Chapter 259: Appropriate Pressure
On January 19th, Barcelona opened.
At 10 a.m., they arrived in Naples, the capital of the Campania region, the first city in southern Italy.
Here, they will play Napoli at home in the first round of the Champions League knockout round.
After entering the knockout stage, the atmosphere of the Champions League has become more and more intense.
Barcelona fans chartered flights to cheer on the team, and despite the small number of votes prepared for them by the Napoli side, it could not neutralize their enthusiasm.
This edition of Barcelona is the most promising after the MSN period.
There are even many fans who feel that Barcelona, which is reorganized around Yile, has better combat effectiveness.
Barcelona were also strong during the MSN period, but their strength was only reflected in the attack, and watching their games always worry about overturning, it can only be said that they have not yet reached the dominance that fans expect.
But the Barcelona team led by Yi Le is different, and this Barcelona team feels very solid.
Whether it's offensive or defensive, they can do it perfectly.
And the strong midfield is also the support of Barcelona fans, and now Barcelona fans dare to pat their chests and shout, who is stronger than us in the midfield?
After Xavi's departure, the problem of weakness in midfield continued until the arrival of Yile.
It can be said that Barcelona fans are heartbroken by this.
Because of this, they feel very comfortable with Yile's presence, which is why they did everything possible to 'curry' with Yile and wanted him to stay in Barcelona.
They hope that Yile can sign a lifetime agreement like Messi, and although this hope is slim, it is not impossible.
On the evening of the 19th, Barcelona fans began to bomb the streets in Naples.
More than 10,000 people took to the streets and began to rumble through the city of Naples.
Their arrogant gestures are as if they say, "We are conquerors!"
Not to be outdone, Napoli fans also organised a street bombing in the East End, with nearly 20,000 people heading from the East to the South of Barcelona's supporters.
The two teams eventually met near a cordon set up by the police.
The people on both sides made loud noises across the cordon, and there was a momentum of fighting if they didn't agree with each other.
This also frightened the few police officers at the scene, who knew that one bad thing would trigger a riot of 30,000 people.
For this reason, they hurriedly drove and combed, which caused the fans on both sides to leave in a staggered manner.
The night gradually thickens in the noise....
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In the early morning, the east is cloudy and the wild atmosphere slowly awakens in the largest city in southern Italy.
On the streets, the crowds began to grow.
Small stalls and shops are also starting to open.
Even though it's a weekend, it's the busiest time of the week for these stores.
Today the atmosphere is obviously a little hotter, and that's the impact of the Champions League.
The hotel where Barcelona was staying had been overrun by a large number of journalists.
Yi Le doesn't know when these reporters have been stationed here, and perhaps some small newspapers are likely to spend the night on the street for a good shooting position.
The purpose is to photograph these big stars.
And Yile, which has just won the Golden Globe Award, is naturally the first to bear the brunt.
However, Yi Le does not feel that he is a special being, and he is still very patient with well-meaning journalists.
It's like when he was running in the morning, a reporter followed him for nearly half an hour, snoring and panting, and his shirt was soaked.
For the sake of this reporter's tenacity, Yi Le stopped and simply conducted an interview.
Even a few simple words surprised the reporter, after all, a small newspaper like them basically can't get the right to interview Yile.
After returning to the hotel, Yi Le had a breakfast.
Breakfast was simple, and in order to be in better condition, he only consumed a certain amount of calories, and the rest was mainly whole grains.
At noon, the whole Barcelona team came to the playing field and stepped on the field.
The stepping session was very smooth, the mentality of the teammates was also very optimistic, the play was very relaxed, and it was predictable that they were in very good shape.
In this regard, Yile is also quite pleased.
In particular, the teenager Fati is even more eager to try.
During training after the previous round of the league, Suarez was injured and could not play.
Antoine Griezmann had to be pushed to the centre-forward position, while Fati was back in the starting line-up.
He cherishes this opportunity very much, and the arrival of Antoine Griezmann has brought him a lot of pressure, and since the beginning of Griezmann's transfer, Yile can see that this little guy is working harder in training.
In every additional practice, Fati would stay and take the initiative to find Yile who wanted to practice together.
For his request, Yi Le naturally satisfied the other party, and from the continuous joint practice, Yi Le and Fati's cooperation gradually matured.
And this game, Fati also wants to prove himself, he wants the manager and the fans to see his growth.
Although he knows that he is still a certain distance from Griezmann, he understands where his strengths lie.
He's only 17 years old!
Fati has worked hard in training, and both Yile and others have seen it in their eyes.
Unbeknownst to Fati, Griezmann's frenzied training stance was also putting a lot of pressure on Griezmann.
This can be seen in his usual training performance.
In the past, Antoine Griezmann was always looking for the ability to break through on the flanks, but recently, he has suddenly taken the initiative to seek support from withback, or act as a fulcrum appropriately.
His thinking is clear, he needs to integrate into the team as soon as possible and become an indispensable element of this team.
In this way, he will not be squeezed down by the little guy who is screaming.
And it's not just Griezmann and Fati, Lenglet and Umtiti are also secretly competing.
Even Lenglet and Umtiti are spying on Pique's location.
The pressure is everywhere.
And the right amount of pressure also makes the team more active.
Valverde is pleased with this, and this is the ideal state of equilibrium.
Everyone has a certain amount of pressure, and at the same time, they all want to keep improving.
For this, Valverde doesn't mind adding another fire.
In his public speech, Valverde made it clear that Barcelona does not have a clear starting line-up and everything depends on form.
These words made the young players' eyes light up one by one, and they secretly clenched their fists, feeling that the opportunity was so close to them.
And the veteran players are pouting one by one, they don't like losing to the younger players, so they will put in more effort.
Valverde smiled to himself at the performance of both sides, but he did not show it and began to explain the tactics of the game against Napoli.