Chapter 537: Barcelona is too poor!
2 to 5.
With 20 minutes remaining, three goals down is not an absolute difference, there are many classic examples of turnarounds in the history of world football, and three goals in a few minutes can happen, but no one thinks Barcelona can turn the tables.
Barcelona had no motivation, and they were completely discouraged by Zhen Shaolong's successive goals.
Yes.
Completely!
Just now Zhen Shaolong scored the third goal, Barcelona has already suffered a major blow, Zhen Shaolong immediately scored the fourth goal, they were immediately hit to the ground, and they all thought that the game could not have a chance at all.
Barcelona thought so at the back.
The front court thinks so too.
The same is true for core players Messi, Xavi and others, they have been hit the hardest, and their minds have been around Zhen Shaolong's performance for a long time, and their hearts are also filled with shock.
"Why is he so strong?"
"Our defense doesn't seem to work for him at all!"
"Whether it's Pique, Puyol, or Busquets, it's useless to defend, he can break through easily......"
"His possession was perfect!"
"How could we have beaten Newcastle with such a player......"
In Barcelona's desperation, the game soon resumed.
Barcelona were hit hard, but they still went to play normally, and they were even much more active up front, constantly passing forward, hoping to find a chance to score.
It's a different story in the backcourt.
Zhen Shaolong's position was noticed by several players, and the backcourt players all wanted to guard the defense line to prevent the opponent from suddenly breaking out again to complete the goal.
The mentality of the players in the front and back of Barcelona is different, which is also reflected in the game, their lineup is a little disjointed, and there is no one in the open field twice in a row, resulting in being easily grabbed by Newcastle United.
Newcastle United took the opportunity to play instead.
In the next ten minutes, Newcastle United's possession time increased dramatically, and they almost tied with Barcelona, which is really a bit abnormal.
This is not to say how bad Newcastle United's strength is, but Barcelona's performance is really poor, they are originally possession of the ball, the main thing is to control football, in terms of controlling football, Barcelona dare to say second, no other team dares to say first, even if other top giants and this Barcelona team, it is difficult to have the upper hand in possession.
Now that Newcastle United have achieved an equal score, it can be said to be very remarkable.
Newcastle United not only had more possession, but also used a succession of chances to play an attacking effect.
In the 79th minute of the game, Michael Owen grabbed a powerful shot in the penalty area and almost broke through the Barcelona goal, but unfortunately the football was blocked by goalkeeper ValdΓ©s.
Then, in the 81st minute, Barton rushed to the penalty area to grab a header, rushed in front of Puyol, jumped up to the goal, and the ball turned and flew into the far corner of the goal.
"The ball is in!"
"Barton!"
'It was Newcastle's sixth goal! The score became 2-6 and they were already four ahead! β
"Today was really crazy for Newcastle to be able to play such a big score at Camp Nou......
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2 to 6.
The score is hopeless.
With less than ten minutes remaining, Barcelona were already certain to lose.
The Barcelona players were helpless.
The fans in the surrounding stands closed their mouths and looked at the stadium with disappointed eyes, and some fans did not want to see the end of the moment, and they had already begun to leave the stadium early.
Sidelines.
Guardiola is also sighing helplessly, and he summed up the reason for the big loss - not paying enough attention to Zhen Shaolong.
Before the start of the game, Guardiola carefully prepared and carefully analyzed Zhen Shaolong, and the tactics he and the coaching staff have been working out, or choose to believe in Barcelona's attacking ability.
Now the decision has been proven wrong.
When Guardiola thinks about it, he also feels that he is a little too confident, and the opponent is a terrifying goalscorer who has scored 60 goals in the league in a single season.
That's 60 goals!
In the games played, the average goal was two!
This statistic is horrible!
Last season, Barcelona's total league goals were 105 goals, and 60 goals accounted for more than half of the proportion, which means that the opponent alone exceeded the efficiency of half of Barcelona's midfield.
"It's the right direction to score goals, but you have to defend it too!"
"You can't let the other party play!"
That's the lesson from Pep Guardiola's failures
The other side.
Newcastle United coach Kevin Keegan was very happy, and he felt that he should not be too happy, because the credit for the victory belonged to Zhen Shaolong, to the players who defended seriously on the field, and it had little to do with the tactics and on-the-spot command he formulated.
But......
Keegan still couldn't help but show joy, and the joy of success burst out from within.
This is the Camp Nou.
Which team can beat the mighty Barcelona by a big score at the Camp Nou?
Now Newcastle United have done it.
Mostly, he, Kevin Keegan, is the head coach of Newcastle United......
"I shouldn't have thought that!"
"It's a shame!"
"Victory has nothing to do with me! It's a stolen honor! Kevin Keegan kept reminding himself, but it didn't seem to be of much use, he tried his best to control it for a long time, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be sick, and still some of them couldn't be together.
On the rostrum.
There is a heavyweight who is also watching the game, and he is the president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta.
Laporta was frustrated by the scoreline and angry at the result, but he knew it was not on the players, not even on manager Pep Guardiola.
What can I do if the other person is too good?
As the president of the club, Laporta's thinking is different from that of coaches and players, and he found that Zhen Shaolong is indeed very good, it is like a bug in the game, and when he is extremely good, Barcelona's defense has little effect.
Such a player should belong to Barcelona!
Laporta began to think about it carefully, he pointed to the pitch and asked Sandro next to him, "Do you think it is possible for him to join Barcelona?" β
Sandro is the manager of Barcelona FC and Laporta's campaign assistant, and Laporta has always been deeply trusted, not only has the power of the commercial department, but can also intervene in the transfer work.
Laporta never imagined that he would hear the answer, "We're afraid we can't afford it." β
"Can't afford it? And players we can't afford to buy!? Laporta subconsciously retorted, he couldn't believe his ears, Barcelona is one of the best clubs in the world, and it can be considered one of the richest clubs, how can there be players who can't afford it?
Sandro nodded and said, "I've been paying attention to him for a long time, he shocked the whole world with 60 Premier League goals last season, and this year's Ballon d'Or, no surprise, is his." β
Laporta listened and nodded.
For a player in his early twenties, winning the Ballon d'Or is indeed amazing, and it is even more worthy of Barcelona to pursue.
"Real Madrid also wanted to get him, I heard that there is Manchester City, that is, rich Arabs, they also have a chance, yes, even if their results are not good, they are not giants, but everyone knows that Ashley, the chairman of Newcastle, is a businessman and a profiteer."
Sandro explained carefully, "Because of this, we can't afford it at all, unless we are ruthless enough to pay 200 million in liquidated damages." β
"Two hundred million?"
"Yes!" Sandro affirmed: "I've heard that Manchester City's β¬120 million offer was rejected. β
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"Also, his salary is also very high, the current contract salary is more than 10 million euros a year, if he comes to Barcelona, he will definitely get a higher salary than Messi, or even twice as much, otherwise he has no reason to come to Spain."
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"He is a Chinese player and has a high commercial value, and Newcastle does not have his image rights, which means that his commercial income has nothing to do with the club."
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"So if we want to get him, we need to prepare at least 300 million euros, and I think the only people who can come up with this money now are rich Arabs, or Real Madrid can be ruthless, but they are not much better than us, and if you want to complete the transfer, you have to replace the player."
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Laporta had nothing to say, he found out for the first time that Barcelona was too poor.
As the two discussed, the game continued, with Basrona hoping to regain morale and try to save some face, but they didn't even expect to equalise because they couldn't score four goals with little time left.
In the remaining time, Barcelona still scored a goal.
Iniesta.
Barcelona slotted into the box and Andres Iniesta stepped in to score the ball.
3 to 6.
It was also the last goal.
The game ended 3-6 with Newcastle United beating the home team Barcelona at the Camp Nou to win the third game of Group C of the Champions League.
This match was too cruel for Barcelona.
The last time they suffered a big defeat at home in the Champions League group stage was 11 years ago, when Barcelona suffered a 4-0 home defeat to Dynamo Kiev, Shevchenko scored a hat-trick and Rebrov added the icing on the cake.
It has been more than 11 years since that game, and the Camp Nou has never witnessed such a heavy defeat, and this 3-6 defeat is also even more painful.
The Barcelona players, fans and even media reporters were bitter and a little unacceptable about the result.
Newcastle United were excited.
The whole team, the fans, and even the British media who came to the stadium were as excited as a holiday, they were excited to enjoy the afterglow of the big win, and the fans were reluctant to leave the stadium for a long time after the game, and the players were laughing non-stop on the field.
Zhen Shaolong is naturally the center.
A group of teammates almost bowed down, especially Owen, who evolved into the first horse-fart, who stood next to Zhen Shaolong for a long time and continuously sent meaty compliments--
"I already knew I could win, because we had Zhen!"
"Zhen!"
"Four goals!"
"Zhen has already scored nine goals in the Champions League! The Golden Boot is definitely yours, and no one can snatch it! β
After Owen touted it, he immediately faced Zhen Shaolong and said flatteringly, "Zhen, just teach me Chinese kung fu!" From today onwards, I will call you Sensei! β
"Teacher!"
"Master, take me......"
Zhen Shaolong hurriedly stayed away, he felt that he couldn't talk to Owen more in the future.
This guy just has a sick brain!