On the evening of February 11, at the Estadio de Navarre.

In the 23rd round of La Liga, Osasuna hosted Barcelona.

After the game, the away dressing room.

There was a loud bang, and the door to the locker room was kicked open from the outside.

The sudden sound shocked everyone in the locker room, making the originally noisy locker room suddenly silent, everyone turned around and looked at the entrance of the locker room, and then saw the angry Guardiola walk in quickly, gritting his teeth, his face full of hatred, and glaring at everyone from time to time.

The air in the dressing room seemed to be condensed in an instant, and all the players didn't even dare to get out of the atmosphere, and even if they could, it was estimated that they would even try to slow down their heartbeats as much as possible, just staring at Guardiola with their eyes.

Captain Puyol was a little worried, for fear that Guardiola would act irrationally at this time because of the anger of the departure, and wanted to step forward to persuade him, but soon, he realized that he didn't seem to have the possibility of persuading him.

A suffocatingly tense atmosphere of terror permeated the air in the locker room.

……

Catalan media say that Barcelona have loved to play in a heartbeat in recent times.

What does that mean?

It's just that the team's performance is too up and down.

After a 0-0 draw away to Villarreal, Barcelona did well in the two-legged Copa del Rey and did not lose away to Valencia, a 1-1 draw, and back at home, Barcelona won 2-0 against the Bats.

Reaching the Copa del Rey final is undoubtedly a cause for celebration, and despite the fact that the final will be against Real Madrid, it is at least a guarantee that Barcelona have a chance to compete for a trophy.

But neither the media nor the fans were satisfied.

In the middle of the two Copa del Rey semi-finals, in the 22nd round of La Liga, Barcelona hosted Real Sociedad, and the final result was 2-1, Barcelona narrowly won, but in fact, in the course of the game, Barcelona did not play well, especially after Messi scored a goal in the 72nd minute to help the team lead by two goals.

Attitude, this is a problem mentioned by many media after the game, because after Messi's goal, Barcelona thought it was safe to win, but in less than a minute, it was scored by Carlos Vela of Real Sociedad, and then Real Sociedad created a threat one after another, and Barcelona was beaten a little embarrassed.

This is at Camp Nou!

However, the three points saved Barcelona.

The devil's schedule, difficult opponents, and Real Madrid's poor performance in this round mean that no one will be too demanding of Barcelona.

Real Madrid challenged Getafe, the opponent in the same city, and it was not until the nineteenth minute that Yang Yang scored a goal, which was also the only goal in the game, but after playing Getafe, the outside media received news that Yang Yang would miss the second leg of the Copa del Rey match.

Three days later, Yang Yang did not appear at the San Mamés Stadium, and Real Madrid also rotated after leading 3-0 in the first leg, and almost overturned the away game, but fortunately Morata scored twice in the second half to save Real Madrid.

The youngster also made a name for himself as a result.

Recently, the weather in Madrid has been unpredictable, and it is not uncommon for Yang Yang to have a severe cold, but this is a godsend for Barcelona, because everyone knows that Yang Yang represents Real Madrid's strongest combat effectiveness.

Unexpectedly, instead of seizing the opportunity, Barcelona gave Real Madrid the opportunity.

……

In fact, Guardiola already had a premonition before the game.

He is unhappy with the recent situation of the team, especially the form and motivation of many players in the team.

Xavi is thirty-two years old, and Iniesta is only twenty-eight years old, but the two of them have basically won all the honors they can get, except for the highest supreme honor, they can basically be said to have no desire.

European Cup, World Cup, Champions League, League......

No one else knows, but Pep Guardiola himself knows very well that there is a mentality in the Barcelona team that there is a mentality that they want to play more easily, preferably the kind of games that can be easily won.

It's human nature to be happy, but professional footballers shouldn't be like that.

Barcelona's football is not based on passing, but on aggressive running and pressing over a wide area.

Without running, without pressing, Barcelona will no longer be a threat in passing possession.

Playing on multiple fronts and the unfavourable atmosphere in the squad, Pep Guardiola made a ruthless decision to win the midfield triangle of Sergio Busquets, Xavi and Andres Iniesta against Osasuna.

These three players are the main midfielders of Barcelona, and some people even joked before that Pep Guardio pulled no one to touch them, because they are the guarantee of Barcelona's victory.

But at the Navarro Kingdom Stadium, Guardiola not only moved, but also won all three.

It was a big gamble.

No one in the Barcelona dressing room can challenge Pep Guardiola's authority, and if he wins the gamble, the rest of the game will be a matter of course.

Pep Guardiola opted for Thiago and Cesc Fabregas, but unfortunately neither player has brought enough return for his trust.

Tonight, Osasuna's Pamplona was only minus three degrees Celsius, which was very cold, which made Barcelona from the south very uncomfortable, with completely inaccurate passing and extremely bad pitch, but these were not reasons to lose.

Osasuna scored twice in the first half, while in the second half, Thiago planned, Cuenca crossed and Sanchez scored, to pull a game back for Barca, but just five minutes later, Raul Garcia's goal sent Barca into a cold abyss of despair.

The final result was 3-2, with Osasuna beating Barcelona in a shock home game.

Messi played the whole game, but he didn't show anything.

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At this moment, Guardiola stood in the visiting team's dressing room after the game, scanning all the players, and his eyes fell on Messi.

The Argentine kept his head down, unable to see his expression at the moment or let anyone know what he was thinking.

But the Barcelona boss could well imagine that after the game there would be another round of voices on how to use Messi.

It's not new anymore.

Since more than half a month ago, there have been many media outlets telling fans non-stop, repeatedly, again and again, calling on the coaching staff that Messi needs to rest, he is too tired!

Didn't Guardiola know?

He's not stupid, he's not an idiot, he doesn't know that Messi is tired and needs to rest?

But he can't help it, because Messi is still asking for more playing time, even if he is not in good shape, he still asks to play the whole game tonight, he wants to score, he wants to surpass that damn Yang Yang!

Could it be that Guardiola can run to tell him, tell this Barcelona darling who has become a little wayward, that you should rest, and you should take turns to rest like Yang Yang, instead of being reckless.

There's a saying in Spanish football, don't be a hero in winter!

But on the contrary, all these are secrets in the Barcelona dressing room, Messi himself never mentions it to the outside world, and the outside media and fans all believe that this is because Guardiola is unwilling to let Messi take turns to rest, and only Guardiola himself knows the suffering.

But now, all of that doesn't matter anymore.

Lost 2-3 to Osasuna, although Real Madrid's current round of matches was a day later than Barcelona, and it has not been played for the time being, but from the current situation, the worst result is only that Real Madrid loses, and the two sides still maintain a gap of 15 points.

But for Barcelona, losing this game is equivalent to completely losing the whole season, and the morale of everyone in the team has also disappeared with this defeat.

What's more, Guardiola will completely lose his original high status in the dressing room, because he lost!

The professional league is brutal, he wants to bring in new blood, he wants to move towards the midfield, which is understandable, and even before this game, Xavi and Iniesta could not resist and could only follow Pep Guardiola's orders.

If they win, Thiago and Cesc Fabregas take the opportunity to step up, and Barça introduce competition in the midfield, which is a very good thing for both Barcelona and Pep Guardiola.

But now I lost.

The loser has no say, and no matter what Guardiola says now, no matter what he says, he can't hide the fact that the players he chooses can't replace Xavi and Iniesta, so he can only continue to choose to trust the midfield triangle, and Barcelona can only return to the original track.

This is not the Barcelona that Guardiola wants!

Although the management has made it clear that they will strive to bring in Neymar this summer, form an iron triangle of frontcourt led by Neymar, Messi and Sanchez, and create the best attacking combination in Europe, Guardiola is tired.

Standing in the dressing room, looking at the players in front of him, Guardiola gradually calmed the anger in his chest.

Because he can't hate it.

This is a group of Barcelona players who have played alongside him and who have been born and died for him over the years, and together they have built up immortal feats, they have swept the Europa League together, and although they have not won a Champions League, they have still created an epoch-making tactical innovation.

But now, they are no longer fellow travelers.

But just because you're not on the road doesn't mean you have to be a stranger, does it?

Thinking of this, Guardiola suddenly let out a deep sigh, looked deeply at every player in front of him, and finally said nothing, turned around and left.

He had to go to the post-match press conference, and he had to face the provocation and humiliation of the media.

The Barcelona players were all stunned to see the back of Pep Guardiola's departure, and they were all suddenly scared.

They were mentally prepared to withstand the wrath of the manager, and even thought that Guardiola would point at their nose and scold, but what they didn't expect was that Guardiola didn't do it.

In this way, a latent contradiction and conflict suddenly disappeared invisibly.

But that's not a good thing.

Everybody knows what that means.