Chapter 650: Heaven and Hell
The second leg of the Champions League semi-final is just around the corner, and Millwall away to Barcelona doesn't seem to have much suspense as Millvoj already has a three-goal lead.
"Millwall will lose three goals at Camp Nou?"
When the British media listed this possibility, they did so in a joking fashion, for the simple reason that Millwall had not conceded more than three goals in a game in the past three seasons.
Most of the teams that can beat Millwall are only one or two goals.
Both balls are quite high.
In fact, there are very few teams that beat Millwall, and it is only in games that Millwall does not pay attention to that they can suddenly win.
All of England are confident that Millwall will make it to the final.
Barcelona did not give up.
Not only the Barcelona club, but also the Catalan media did not give up, and two days before the game, their offensive came.
"World Sport" published a news, "In the summer, Zhang Yang is likely to leave Millwall and join Barcelona and take over the coaching whip of Barcelona!" β
This is not empty old Feng.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed that they would invite Zhang Yang to be the team's head coach, and as for the current head coach Rijkaard, he is almost certain to leave.
Laporta gave an interview and did not talk about Rijkaard.
Soon.
Zhang Yang's assistant Nguyen Hailong told him: "The Barcelona coach called and intended to invite him to coach Ba. β
Zhang Yang just listened.
So far, he has not figured out what to do next season, because the 2008 financial crisis is coming, and 'Zhang's Investment' has already begun to make moves, constantly shorting US stocks with leverage, and the company's 'headquarters' in London has also begun to short the British stock market.
This time period is important.
At the end of the season, he has to go to the United States to preside over the work, what club to coach, he is not in the mood to think about it, if time is tight, he will even resign as Millwall manager, after all, it is more important to make a lot of money, and when he has enough money, he can buy Millwall directly.
Barcelona?
Don't think about it.
In the future, you don't have to work for others, you can run the club yourself.
When you buy a club, you may activate a 'football club chairman module', which is really interesting and a new challenge.
So any club invitation doesn't need to be considered at all.
Laporta didn't know Zhang Yang's thoughts, he didn't give up inviting Zhang Yang, and through various relationships, he found Zhang Yang's phone number and dialed it directly.
Zhang Yang was surprised when he received the call, and immediately politely refused, "Mr. Laporta, I have no plans to coach at Barcelona, in fact, I am not sure if I will continue to be the head coach......
This refusal was absolutely unexpected.
Laporta was stunned, "How would such a talented coach consider not being a manager?" This refusal is too fake! β
Laporta felt humiliated.
It would be understandable if he normally refused his invitation, after all, Zhang Yang did a good job in Millwall, and there was no need to leave to come to Barcelona.
This perfunctory refusal is too much!
Laporta felt angry and he could only vent his anger on Rijkaard, "Gotta win the game!" Defeat Millwall! β
Rijkaard listened very depressed, he is the head coach of Barcelona, not Laporta's minion, and Laporta spoke in the media, completely ignoring him as the head coach, anyway, he already wanted to leave, he didn't care at all, and immediately pushed back angrily, "You are not His Majesty the King, you are not qualified to ask me for anything!" And, if you have what it takes to lead the team to victory, I'll leave now! β
Laporta was very angry.
Rigerald didn't pay attention to him at all, and led the team to do the rest of the work normally.
This is the professionalism of the coach.
In the game against Millwall, Rijkaard was already disheartened, and his work attitude was naturally not as good as before, and he didn't even bother to do the work of boosting morale, so he arranged the game normally according to his own ideas.
Yes, their own thoughts.
So Ronaldinho appeared in the starting lineup, and Messi also entered the starting lineup, but the core of the middle was Ronaldinho, and Messi could not replace Eto'o as a striker, so he could only be aggrieved to the right side.
When Barcelona came on, the Camp Nou fans cheered, they hadn't seen Ronaldinho play for too long, and even with Messi in the team, many fans still couldn't forget Ronaldinho.
Many Barcelona fans are shouting Ronaldinho's name.
With fewer than 5,000 Millwall fans on the lurch, there were barely any voices left.
But it's okay......
Barcelona fans paid attention to Ronaldinho's appearance, forgetting to boo the visiting fans, and Millwall was very flat on the pitch.
Ronaldinho's appearance was very unexpected.
Barcelona's style of play will not change, Millwall's targeted arrangement has not changed from the previous game, it is still Livermore to mark Messi, but Ronaldinho plays, and Livermore's defense has become Ronaldinho.
What about Messi?
Zhang Yang can only be handed over to Zambrotta.
This unplanned thing is still a bit of a headache, but fortunately, the team has a three-goal lead, and Zhang Yang is not in a hurry, even if Barcelona sends ten Ronaldinho, it may not be able to win three goals.
In addition, Ronaldinho's state is something that no one can say.
Maybe it's good, but maybe it's not a threat.
The cheers given to Ronaldinho by Barcelona fans are still very emotional, Ronaldinho stood on the playing field, and his eyes were a little red.
He was impressed.
He gave all the peaks of his career to Barcelona, but he was ready to leave tragically and be forgotten by the fans, and he didn't expect to be able to represent the team again, and the fans gave so much support.
Messi was also very emotional.
Messi is cultivated as a core, he knows his conflict with Ronaldinho, but the personal relationship between the two is not bad, and he also feels sorry for Ronaldinho to leave, and now seeing Ronaldinho play, there can be so many fans to support, Messi is also happy for the Brazilian.
At the same time, Messi breathed a sigh of relief.
The shadow of the last game was too big, and now that Ronaldinho is on the pitch, he will certainly help to take a lot of the pressure off, although he is assigned to the right side, but it is much better than being confined in the middle.
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Ronaldinho's role in playing is not small, even if the players in the team recognize Messi, they recognize Ronaldinho even more.
Barcelona's fighting spirit has risen a notch.
From the start of the game, they ran aggressively, coordinated actively, and made wonderful passes and catches quickly, and quickly threatened the Millwall goal.
Millwall is still playing defensive counter-attacks.
Ronaldinho's appearance did not affect Millwall's overall defence, and they still responded with a stable formation.
At the same time, the scramble has become fierce, at least more intense than the previous one.
This is what the flamboyant demands.
Ronaldinho has no play, but it must be used to fight fiercely to limit Barcelona's overall play, after all, this is the Camp Nou, so that Barcelona can play smoothly, with or without Ronaldinho, it is possible to score more than three goals.
Therefore, we must not let the opponent play wantonly.
Increasing the intensity of the scramble is one way, no matter how well the opponent plays, using tactical fouls can always pause the game, and in the continuous timeouts, Barcelona's attack is interrupted continuously, and it is impossible to play too smoothly.
At the same time, with the experience of the last game, Zhang Yang also allowed the team to increase the speed of the counterattack.
Just get the ball and go fast!
The side road should also go up!
Millwall played well last time, but there were still problems, such as the two wing-backs, Maxey and Simpson, who basically didn't play much.
To make a statement is to make them work.
Under these two adjustments, the team's offensive and defensive focus will become stronger, and Barcelona will become less likely to play a big score.
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For the head coach, leading the team to participate in the game is a chance, because there is no guarantee of winning any game, even if there is an absolute advantage in strength, you may lose the game.
Manchester United is a prime example of this, with the occasional game of defeat to a smaller club or even a club in the non-professional league.
Millwall have made few mistakes, but there have been occasional poor performances and losses over the past three seasons.
So it's just a matter of chance.
The purpose of Zhang Yang's exhaustion is also to improve the team's chances of qualifying, and they are already three goals ahead, with a chance of qualifying more than 90 percent.
Zhang Yang's heart is more than 95 percent, but Barcelona still has a chance.
The tactics laid out on the field now can also give Millwall a better chance of qualifying, almost more than 98 percent.
If Barcelona can assess the odds of less than two per cent and succeed in knocking out Millwall, there really is little way to do it.
That's God help.
Zhang Yang has a plug-in, but he is not a god and cannot fight against the gods.
Barcelona didn't have God to help, but they have to admit that they are doing well at home and have one player who is the most active.
That's Messi.
After the last leg, Messi was criticized by many media, and a large part of the reason for Barcelona's three-goal loss was attributed to him.
Messi is under a lot of pressure.
In the current game, Messi was not focused on defense, and suddenly became the most active player, he seems to be trying to prove that he is not a player who pulls the team's back legs, and he has been praised by the media again and again while continuously breaking through and passing on the right side, creating opportunities for his teammates.
In the 28th minute of the game, Messi had a rather amazing performance.
Messi cut inside on the right and then fired a powerful shot straight past Graham's conservative goal.
1 to 0.
1 to 3 over two legs!
"Messi! Messi! He pulled Barcelona back! β
"This goal gave Barcelona hope again!"
The surrounding fan stands also fell into a sea of cheers with the goal, and Barcelona fans were extremely expectant, they could score consecutive goals to equalize the score, and even overtake the score, and successfully eliminated their opponent Millwall.
But......
Five minutes later, Simpson sent Barcelona back to hell with a direct free-kick.
It was a 25-metre set-piece opportunity.
Simpson made a brilliant curl that went around the wall and into the corner, and ValdΓ©s did his best to save it, but could not do anything about it.
1 to 4!
It was not just a goal, it was also a crucial away goal, and even if Barcelona scored three goals in a row to make it 4-4, Millwall could still advance to the Champions League final with the advantage of away goals.