Barcelona has been unlucky lately, first Neymar did not sign a new contract with the club, then Busquets's agent asked the club for a salary increase, and then Messi had a minor operation to remove kidney stones.

And after being beaten by Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Enrique also stopped chasing Pep Guardiola's streak of wins. What's more, after the last round of the game against the Levante team, there was a voice that Alves was dissatisfied with being replaced halfway.

Moreover, the club also gave the order to qualify for the Copa del Rey final - a home defeat to Real Sociedad was unacceptable, and at the Anoeta Stadium, it had to be overturned anyway.

All of this also made Enrique feel a lot of pressure.

He admits that in the first leg, he underestimated Real Sociedad a little bit and paid the price for it. And the only thing that must be done now is to make up for it with an away win.

Therefore, Enrique deliberately asked his assistant to call up the video of Real Sociedad's recent games and study the team carefully.

He watched several of Real Sociedad's game footage in one go, and when he did, he began to admire Agusli, a previously unknown opponent.

In the absence of any big-name players in the team, being able to bring a team on the verge of relegation to the current sixth place in the league is enough to show the level of Agusli's coaching, and more importantly, not only the veterans in the team, or the new players from the youth team, under the tutelage of Agusli, seem to have exploded into amazing combat effectiveness.

Their individual ability to play is not very prominent, but the unity of the whole team makes up for these shortcomings, and Enrique can't help but be impressed - when the team is attacking with the ball, the positioning and movement of the off-ball personnel must be planned in advance, and the counter-attack after losing the ball, as well as the flow and coordinated protection of the overall formation, seem to be almost textbook performances.

What particularly impressed Enrique was the winning goal in the last round.

Enrique found that the player was both integrated and detached, and in any case behaved a little differently from the others. Not only is he outstanding in his ability to break through and intercept, but he is also the obvious first choice point for passing in the team as Real Sociedad moves from defence to attack.

And the fact that the player is worthy of the trust of his teammates in handling the ball also gives Enrique a strange feeling that the names of the superstars keep flashing in his mind as he watches the ball in control.

When watching the Qujing to control the overall rhythm, Enrique will think of Xavi, the brain of Barcelona, and when watching the Qujing use long passes to instigate attacks and transfers, Enrique will think of Pirlo and Alonso, and when the Qujing is organized in key areas, Enrique seems to see Ronaldinho's ghostly magician, and when he sees the Qujing raiding with the ball, Enrique seems to see a trace of Kaka's shadow......

In terms of the feeling of passing, receiving, and handling the ball, Enrique thought of his old rival - Zidane, the balding guy can always firmly control the ball at his feet, and will easily pass and get rid of it, the ball seems to him to be a toy that spins with his feet, and every rhythm is controlled superbly.

"It's kind of interesting," Enrique muttered to himself, holding his chin in his hand, "maybe we should find a way to restrain him." ”

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The match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad also attracted the attention of many media reporters. The night before the match, journalists from major Spanish media, as well as from the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Turkey and Japan, gathered at the Barcelo Costa Vassca, where the Barcelona team was staying.

Agusli also led his players to the Barcelo Costa Vassa for pre-match relaxation, a swanky hotel with café, sauna and swimming pool, as well as plenty of entertainment facilities, and a top spot for Real Sociedad to relieve their nerves.

Qu Jing first swam for a while, then did a sauna, and then he refused the invitation of his teammates to go to the entertainment with him, and sat alone in a café in a daze.

He doesn't think about the game, after more than half a year as a professional footballer, he has now formed a very good pre-match habit, when he should train with all his strength, but before the game, he will let himself be quiet and relaxed, and think about other things casually, such as ...... Ma Nan.

"Will she come to watch the game tomorrow?" Qu Jing couldn't stop guessing in his heart, he wanted to send a message to ask, but he felt that the intention was too obvious, which made him a little hesitant, but in the end, he still sent a message to Ma Le.

"I've got my ticket."

Ma Le quickly replied, and he immediately saw through his intentions: "Haha, I got it!" Brother Qu, rest assured, I have successfully persuaded my sister to come to the scene tomorrow! How can you thank me? ”

"You're determined!"

Ma Le's answer also made Qu Jing feel overjoyed, and he breathed a sigh of relief, amused by his timid behavior.

Is it true that the more you care, the more careful you become?

Just as he was thinking nonsense, a message prompt dragged him back again.

"Qu, are you still preparing for the war, do you want to come out and chat and relax?"

The message came from Harvey, and listening to his tone, it seemed that he had arrived in the city of San Sebastian.

"Okay, you're coming to San Sebastian? Didn't you come from Qatar to watch tomorrow's game? ”

"Haha, that's right, I'm at the Barcelo Costa Vasca, where are you?"

"I'm here too, right in the café on the fifth floor......"

"Okay, I'll go down right away."

Five minutes later, Qu Jing saw Xavi with a smile, as well as Iniesta, Busquets and Messi who came down with him!

"Wow, it's star-studded", Qu Jing, who was waiting for them at the door, joked with them, and then gave Harvey a warm hug: "How do you have time to watch the game?" ”

"Don't mention it", Harvey waved his hand helplessly to Qu Jing, and several people found seats and sat down.

Looking at Qu Jing's confused little eyes, it was Iniesta who gave him an answer, and there was a joke in his tone: "He missed a penalty and made Al Sadd lose the qualification for the AFC Champions League, so he ran back and relaxed......"

"Andres, are you going to make up for me?!" Xavi shouted at Iniesta in dissatisfaction, and then smiled and asked Qu Jing: "Qu, how are you preparing?" What to expect from tomorrow's game? ”

"Haha", Qu Jing laughed out loud at Xavi's question, but the people sitting next to him were all Barcelona players, how could they ask like that!

He pointed to Messi, Andres Iniesta and Busquets, and then replied pretending to be serious: "I want to say that we will win, and the three of them will not agree......"