Chapter 226: Visiting Camp Nou (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Ernesto. Valverde is in a class crisis! ”
In the restaurant of the Reberto hotel chain in Barcelona, the entire Ibiza team is dining, and sports news is playing on a rear-projection TV.
"Espanyol lost 0-2 away to Deportivo La Coruna in the 25th round of La Liga three days ago, and yesterday, on the sidelines of Espanyol's training ground, some fans shouted the slogan 'Valverde is out', since losing 3-5 at home to Ibiza in the first leg of the Copa del Rey, Espanyol have won only one of the next seven league games, losing the remaining six games, and the team has slipped from third to sixth in the league......"
'The magic of Ernesto Valverde, who led Espanyol to the UEFA Cup last season, is gone, and Espanyol fans are already disappointed with the team's poor results of late, and the good news for Valverde is that the club's hierarchy is still vocal about supporting him.
'There was a little bit of trouble for the Spaniards, but we were confident that we could overcome it and get through this difficult moment and I have confidence that the team will continue to get back on winning tracks.' On the TV news, Espanyol coach Ernesto . Valverde said with a slightly tired expression.
"You know what? They all said the coach had witchcraft. Mata said to Mane, who was eating with his head down.
Mane picked up a small piece of bread that had fallen on the floor, put it in his mouth, and muttered, "What? ”
'I heard that in last season's La Liga B, there were several coaches who were sacked after losing to Ibiza, and the scary thing is that many teams had good results before and after losing to us, they started to run out of luck. Mata said mysteriously.
"The coach is very good." Thardio. Mane nodded, munching on his food.
"Eat less." Mata helplessly held his forehead, "Be careful if you eat too much, you will gain weight, and you will have to lose weight." ”
"No, it won't." Mane licked his mouth, "I'll train harder, I won't gain weight." ”
"I really don't understand you, eat so much, and then have to train desperately to consume energy."
"It's delicious, I can't help it." Mane looked at Mata with a surprised expression, as if to say, don't you think such delicious food is delicious?
Mata was speechless, the food that the players ate was a nutritious meal calculated by the nutritionist, and it can be said that it was very scientific to ensure the energy consumption of the players to the greatest extent, but the taste to be said was really indescribable, that is, Mane regarded these nutritious meals as delicious and enjoyed eating.
"Do you really think it's delicious?" Mata asked.
"yes." Mane nodded vigorously.
Could it be that what this guy has on his plate is different from his own? Mata picked up the spoon and tasted it.
"Is this delicious?"
"yes, if possible, I'm going to bring some back to my sister after the season break." Mane said with a smile on his face, "None of them have ever eaten such delicious food." ”
He is very satisfied with his current life in Ibiza, the club is in charge of food, and he is full, he has a jersey when he plays, he usually has sportswear, and his shoes are also provided by the club for free, and most importantly, in addition to eating and drinking, he can also play football, and now he has been promoted to the first team by the coach, this poor black child is very sensitive to the attitude of others towards him, Mane can feel the coach's appreciation for himself, which makes him even more grateful, in Mane's opinion, this day is simply heaven.
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"If you're hungry, you'll be hungry." Aubameyang interjected Mata and said.
"Have you ever been hungry?" Mata asked.
"Yes." Aubameyang nodded, he was hungry not because he couldn't eat, although Gabon is also an African country, it belongs to one of the more developed countries in Africa, and Aubameyang's father is a professional player, and he took the whole family to settle in France very early, their living standard has always been good, Aubameyang has had a hungry experience when he is so old, it was a beautiful moonlight late at night, Aubameyang heard a voice from his parents' room, he secretly listened, and found that his father was beating his mother, Enraged, Aubameyang lit a string of firecrackers, pushed open the door and threw it in......
Then, he was hanged up, pumped with a belt, beaten hard, locked up, starved for a day, and then a few days, the old Aubameyang seemed to be sick, always went to the hospital, and when he came back from the hospital, he would beat him, this situation lasted for about half a month, finally, Aubameyang heard his father beating his mother again, and the next day he was not beaten again, of course, Aubameyang, who is now ten years old, already understood what was going on.
"Does the coach really know witchcraft?" Lewandowski asked curiously.
"That's what the newspapers say." Mata said.
"That's a metaphor, it means that the coach is very good." Royce looked disdainful, it was terrible to be uneducated
"Of course I know it's a metaphor." Mata said unhappily.
"Actually, the coach really knows magic." Farreco said with a smile.
"Really?" Several people asked in disbelief.
"Of course." Fareco said proudly that the 'veterans' who have experienced Fang Jue's leadership of Ibiza from the La B League all the way to the promotion play-offs, and finally the miraculous promotion success, all think so, in their opinion, the second half of the 2006/2007 La B League is even more magical than the current leader in the La B League.
If you haven't experienced the despair of being at the bottom, you can't experience the feeling of being in a desperate situation.
This is also the most fundamental reason why Fang Jue has a very high prestige in the Ibiza team and among Ibiza fans.
Koulibaly didn't say much, he was a somewhat introverted boy, but he would nod his head frequently, and whoever said anything could not be interpreted as an endorsement.
Fang Jue looked at these young people not far away, and his heart was satisfied.
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28 February 2008, Barcelona, Camp Nou.
Referee Lal Van blew the whistle for the end of the game.
Flags flew in the stands at the Camp Nou, and the fans erupted in huge cheers.
The camera pans to the field, and the Ibiza players seem to have been drained of their souls, some players are lying on the ground, and some players are kneeling there, hiding their faces with their hands.
In this game, Fang Jue discharged the double back lineup of Clement and Grenau, which is a slightly conservative lineup, but this is also the most suitable tactic, although Ibiza is the leader of the La B League, but there is a huge gap with Barcelona's strength, you can't expect this team to play against Barcelona at the Camp Nou, that's not bravery, that's stupidity and looking for death!
Fang Jue's tactics were successful, at least until the game was played until 71 minutes.
They held the back of the net and didn't allow Barcelona to score, and at the start of the second half, they took advantage of a counter-attack from Juan Mata to set up Robert Lewandowski's sneak attack.
Even the commentators exclaimed that Ibiza's performance was shocking.
However, in the seventy-first minute of the game, an attack by Barcelona, Yaya. Toure passed, Eto'o's shot before breaking through to the box was blocked by Simon Wright with his body, Xavi fired a low shot into the bottom left corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area, and the latest generation of La Masia's academy midfielder scored his fourth goal in the last six games to help Barcelona equalize.
Xavi's goal also sounded the horn of Barcelona, five minutes later, Zambrotta passed, Henry stopped the ball on his chest and pushed it, in the narrow penalty area, Messi smashed the ball with his left foot to his right foot, pulled the ball, pulled it horizontally, and after continuous flashing and moving, he scored the football with a rubbing shot, two to one, Barcelona overtook the score.
Eight minutes later, substitute Andres Iniesta sent a diagonal pass and Henry sprinted to get rid of Koscielny and Ayala in succession, and then volleyed home with the outside of his instep to make it 3-1 and extend Barcelona's lead to two goals.
Three minutes later, Samuel Eto'o cut inside to make it 4-1 for Barcelona to get rid of the embarrassed Alba!
This was also the final score of the game, the Ibiza played 71 minutes of good football, and it can be said that they did their best at the Camp Nou, but in the face of the sudden outbreak of La Liga giants, their defense was like a gate that was continuously hit by a battering ram, and finally couldn't bear it and collapsed, and was pierced four times in a row!
"This is Barcelona! That's what a strong Barcelona is all about! The local Barcelona commentator said excitedly, "The resistance of the Ibizan people collapsed in the face of the constant attacks of the Barcelona stars!" This is our Barcelona! Great Barcelona! We can now say that we have reached the finals! ”
Barcelona's commentators are not worried about losing character at all, and with a 4-1 win, can this La Liga team still be able to turn the tables?
Amid the cheers of the Barcelona fans and the celebration of the Barcelona players, Fang Jue strode into the stadium, he was comforting his players one by one, he slapped them on the shoulder, applauded, shouted, and told them: You are doing a good job! You guys are great! I'm so satisfied!
Mata, Alba, Lewandowski, Fareco...... Fang Jue comforted one by one.
It was a rainy night, in the icy rain of Barcelona, the Ibiza players fled in frustration and frustration, Lewandowski, who scored a brilliant goal at the Camp Nou, sat in the team bus, looking back at the brightly lit stadium, listening to the cheers of the Barcelona people, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.
He scored, but, the team suffered a heavy defeat and he couldn't be happy.
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The Catalan media praised Barcelona's performance in their coverage of the match after the game, but they did not praise the team either, and in their opinion, there was anything wrong with Barcelona's big home win over Ibiza? This is normal operation! It's not normal not to win.
In fact, Barcelona's recent form has been excellent, they have regained ground in the league and are now just five points away from Real Madrid at the top of the table, after Barcelona were as many as nine points behind Real Madrid in the 21st round of the league, when the Madrid media almost couldn't wait to announce that Real Madrid were going to successfully defend their title in La Liga.
In the league, they are surging and chasing points, and they are in good shape, and they beat the leaders of La Liga at home in the Copa del Rey, which is fine, just normal operation.
After the game, many media did not pay attention to Barcelona's win, they focused on Ronaldinho on the bench, the Brazilian star looked very unhappy, there are rumors that the Brazilian once approached Rijkaard and strongly asked him to play in this game, but Rijkaard finally chose to continue to trust Messi, who is in better form.
Hyping up the news that the star is unhappy, wants to transfer, and makes a fuss is the media's favorite thing to do, anyway, readers don't know whether it's true or not, and it's all up to them to say good or bad things.
Anyway, in the media hype, Ronaldinho has been found to be recommended to other big teams by his agent brother for the thirty-sixth time.
It's just regular reporting (hype (zao-yao)).
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After returning to Ibiza from Barcelona, Fang Jue not only refused to give any media interviews, but also forbade the players to talk about and mention the match against Barcelona, telling everyone not to think about the Copa del Rey until the second leg against Barcelona.
"Now, we're aiming for the league!"
Fang Jue's actions were also interpreted by some media as a depressed mood after the blow, and the "As" newspaper reminded of 'schadenfreude' that the Barcelona man used such a victory to make the Chinese coach, who had been excellent before, and even had been mythologized by some ignorant people, realize the reality, and his team led the team well, not because he was strong, but because the opponent was weak.
This report from the newspaper "As" almost stabbed the hornet's nest and caused strong dissatisfaction among other teams in the second league, Ibiza is the leader of the second league, what do you mean by that? Is it said that Ibiza is a fish belly, and we are garbage that is not as good as a fish belly?
Fang Jue is not accustomed to the "As" newspaper at all, and in an interview with the "Marca" newspaper, he responded sarcastically, "It's very uncomfortable to lose in the semi-finals, but we didn't fall in the quarterfinals." ”
Real Madrid were eliminated by Valencia in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, so Fang Jue has this to say.
It's so interesting, although "Marca" is also the mouthpiece of Real Madrid's media, but, for more than a year, their relationship with Real Madrid President Calderón is very bad, but whenever there is an opportunity to block Calderón, "Marca" will not let go, so, although Fang Jue is scolding "As" and sarcastically mocking Real Madrid, "Marca" is still correct, besides, in the eyes of "Marca", "As", which is now wearing the same pants as Calderón, is also the target.
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On March 1st, Fang Jue entered the system lottery, and he had never been so eager to draw the 'consolation prize' and 'yellow lucky ball' as he is now.
Seeing that he finally drew the 'Yellow Lucky Ball' as he wished, Fang Jue even shouted excitedly, now, he already has seven Yellow Lucky Balls in his hand, although it did not reach the 'perfect' he had expected, but this is also enough to qualify for collecting Dragon Balls.
Two days later, Ibiza drew at home to Albachet in the 27th round of La Liga, and after 90 minutes of fighting Barcelona at the Camp Nou, Ibiza was in average form, and it was lucky to get a draw, and the opponent even had a chance to kill at the last moment.
Six days later, in the 28th round of La Liga, Ibiza beat Real Sociedad 3-1 away, with Robert Lewandowski, Juan Mata and Deisler scoring a goal each.
On March 15, in the 29th round of La B, Fang Jue rotated the team, Deisler, Reuss, Lewandowski and Alba were rested in the stands, and Ibiza, who played in the semi-main lineup, finally won 1-0 at home against Celta with Aubameyang's goal.
Three days later, Ibiza will host the second leg of the 2007/2008 Copa del Rey semi-final between Ibiza and Barcelona at the Ibiza Athletic Stadium.
In the first leg of the game, Ibiza lost 1-4 away, in the eyes of many media and fans, Ibiza has been out of the game ahead of schedule, it is impossible to turn the tables, the second leg of this game, can already be said to be going through the motions, Barcelona has booked a place in the Copa del Rey final.
ps: Thank you very much for the reward of [Night Owl ⊙⊙], ask for a monthly pass, thank you.