Chapter 329: Focus Battle

Gao Bo's words were distorted immediately after passing through the mouths of the media.

Almost everyone now agrees that Gobo has a soft spot for Barcelona's football philosophy and that he is a big fan of Pep Guardiola. His Atletico Madrid is emulating the way Barcelona plays.

The Catalan media were so happy that they even thought that Atletico Madrid's opening two consecutive wins had something to do with Atletico Madrid's learning from Barcelona.

Even if they think that Atletico Madrid is only learning the surface, it is this bit of skin that makes Atletico Madrid infinitely useful.

Barcelona fans were also very excited to mention this, and of course, they did not forget to mock the Madridians....

Barcelona have reached the pinnacle of results over the years, especially when they won six crowns the previous season, which made their fans feel even more superior.

For a while, tike-taka became the most popular topic in football, and managers from all walks of life have been sparing no effort to study the way Barcelona plays.

Barcelona's players also think highly of themselves and consider themselves to be the best team in the world, so no matter who they are, isn't it normal to emulate them?

On the way to Madrid, the Barcelona players discussed the topic of Atletico Madrid.

"They want to beat us with our tactical pull?" Pique has always been very active in the team, and he exaggerated his expression: "Ha... Is this possible? ”

Most of the players laughed.

In fact, what Pique said was not funny, but the players also laughed one by one, which may explain the atmosphere in the Barcelona team now.

Despite a surprise defeat in the second round, Barcelona's players were not discouraged.

Barcelona has not lost in recent years, but in the end, the championship is still Barcelona at the end of the season!

Barcelona are at the top of their game and their age mix is reasonable, Xavi is in his prime, Iniesta is on the rise, and Messi is only 23 years old.

The core of this squad is still young, and they look set to continue to dominate Spanish football for a long time.

Even if Jose Mourinho comes to the helm of Real Madrid, so what?

Barcelona's players have already developed a championship temperament at this time, and with the championship watering, they are confident that no matter what opponent they encounter, Barcelona can also knock them down.

If Atletico Madrid had tightened their defence and responded to this game with a bus swing and a counter-attack, Barcelona might have had some trouble at the Calderón Stadium, which has been the case at Barcelona in previous seasons.

But if Atletico Madrid wants to play possession in front of Barcelona....... That's where the Barcelona players come in.

They will not be afraid of the other side pressing out, even Real Madrid, in the past two years, they have not dared to press out against Barcelona in the past two years, let alone Atletico Madrid.

So when the players realized Gao Bo's "incompetence" through the media, the Barcelona players only felt funny.

Does this Chinese think that he will take a Europa League tail and go to the sky?

.......

Pep Guardiola is a little concerned about the underdog sentiment in his team. After watching the footage of Luton's game, Pep Guardiola can be sure that Gobo is definitely not a coach of the same type as him.

Pep Guardiola first developed his own understanding of football, and then arranged the team's tactics according to a certain philosophy he believed in.

And people like Gao Bo are different!

In the small Luton team, Guardiola sees a lot.

Sometimes they defend on the counter-attack, sometimes they press for assists, they can also play with three midfielders and three strikers, and Luton even played 541 at the extreme!

Gao Bo is a utilitarian man - as long as he can win, he will use any tactic!

Gao Bo will definitely not compete with Barcelona for possession in this game!!

Pep Guardiola is convinced of this.

Barcelona arrived in Madrid the day before the game, and after checking into the hotel, Guardiola immediately gathered the players!

In one of the hotel's conference rooms, Pep Guardiola looked at the Barcelona players sitting on either side.

"I know there's a lot of interesting news in the media these days, and it's all in a good mood."

Pep Guardiola spoke.

"However, we still have to take a look at the situation of our opponents first, and the first thing we need to understand is.... Gao Bo !! ”

"It's this Chinese!! He led a small team like Luton Town to win the FA Cup in England and also won the Europa League! That's really remarkable, isn't it? ”

Pep Guardiola pointed to a photo of Gao Bo in a suit and leather shoes directing a game on the conference room projector.

Barcelona's players saw the young manager of Atletico Madrid at a glance, and the Chinese has been frequently appearing in the Spanish media these days.

However, as for Gao Bo's previous resume, the general situation of Barcelona's players still knows a little, but when it comes to the specific situation, they don't know much.

What if Luton Town win the Europa League?

Barcelona didn't have the Europa League on their sights.

"I think you must be thinking that this Gao Bo has brought the technical flow of football to Luton, and they are playing in England the same football as Atletico Madrid now."

Pep Guardiola pointed two fingers at his head: "We are so arrogant!! Guys!! ”

"We're so arrogant!!"

Pep Guardiola stressed again.

"Even if the opponent does play the same football as us, why do we think we can win?"

"What's the logic behind our win? No imitator can beat us?! ”

"It's football!! Guys!! ”

Pep Guardiola slapped the table.

"If we still have that in our heads, then we will definitely lose, like we have in the last two or three years, how difficult it is to play on this away road, I am sure many of you know very well!!"

The Barcelona players watched Pep Guardiola silently, and now that Guardiola said this, they immediately understood where their mistake was.

Who says Atletico Madrid is bound to lose as a copycat?

There are so many factors that can affect a football match and Barcelona's players are some of the best stars, so they quickly figured it out. They have been poured a lot of ecstasy soup by the media before.

"And...... Atletico Madrid is not necessarily our copycat! ”

Pep Guardiola pressed it on his laptop and the projection screen began to show images of Luton's games from last season, especially against some of the best teams.

'It's what Luton look like when they're playing on the counter-attack.

"This is when they press the attack!"

"Can you find a shadow of us in the style of this team?"

Pep Guardiola waited until the players had finished watching it before he spoke.

"There is no doubt that this is also the handiwork of this Gao Bo coach! This gentleman will definitely be able to get his team to build a concrete defense in front of the goal when necessary!! ”

"He reminds me of the gentleman from Real Madrid!"

Pep Guardiola said.

The Barcelona players were also stunned.

This high wave ...... I'm afraid he is also a representative of utilitarian football.

.......

Gao Bo doesn't think of himself as utilitarian - because the essence of competitive football is not the pursuit of victory!

Matchday was fast approaching, and the atmosphere at Calderón Stadium was even more lively than usual.

Because today's opponent is Barcelona!

As we all know, Barcelona and Real Madrid are mortal enemies, but the relationship between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona is not much better.

The bad relationship between Madrid and Catalonia makes Atletico Madrid and Barcelona on the same page!

As the players from both sides warmed up, Barcelona could clearly feel the hostility of the Madridians.

All kinds of humiliating slogans and flags for Barcelona were displayed during the warm-up of the Barcelona players.

Even when the stands were more than a dozen metres away from the stadium, the Barcelona players could still hear the crazy insults from the Atletico Madrid fans and the middle fingers raised at them by the entire stand.

Barcelona's players are used to such scenes, and Atletico Madrid will be treated like this if they go to Camp Nou.

Let's talk to each other.

Several of Atletico Madrid's new signings were surprised by the scene, as they had never seen such a frantic crowd when they were at home in the first round of the league.

"I didn't expect the atmosphere in the stands in Spain to be so crazy," Kante said as he looked at the almost distorted faces of the fans in the stands opposite.

"You haven't seen the Madrid derby!"

Raul Garcia patted Kante on the shoulder and said.

For Atletico Madrid, their biggest enemy is still Real Madrid.

Players from both sides warmed up on the pitch, and all eyes were on Calderón.

Atletico Madrid hosts Barcelona!

The 2010-2011 season is a highlight of the third round of the Spanish Primera League!

It's about to start!