Chapter 150: Restlessness
Listening to the conversation between Xavi and Qu Jing, Messi just smiled and did not say no. Busquets, on the other hand, is completely sculptural, as if no one else existed at all.
Andres Iniesta is no stranger to Qu Jing, having played against Barcelona twice, and both men had brief conversations after the game, and Iniesta also chatted with Xavi and occasionally talked about the young player who played well in the game.
"We're going to win, Qu, get ready to be out," Iniesta said to Qujing, his expression relaxed, as if joking with an old friend, but with a sense of confidence in his tone.
Qu Jing smiled at him helplessly, of course he understood the dominant psychology of the Barcelona players, the Barcelona team is like a famous family, the family is big, and the Real Sociedad team can only be regarded as a small family at most, the contrast between the two is too great, if he is a neutral, he will not hesitate to think that Barcelona will win this game.
However, since he is an opponent with the Barcelona team, he doesn't want to admit defeat easily, so he also made a small joke with Iniesta: "You guys have won the trophy softly, can we give us a chance this time?" β
"That's not good", Iniesta looked at the music book seriously, and then glanced at Messi: "Leao has won 5 Ballon d'Or awards in a row, and I haven't seen him give others a chance." β
With the resentful look in his eyes, Iniesta's words made Messi finally laugh, and the Argentine looked at them a little shyly: "If I were a judge, I would give these awards to the midfielders, without your contributions, we would be useless." β
"It's pretty much the same, since you're so humble, then I'll forgive you", Xavi waved his hand very generously, as if they didn't want to give the Ballon d'Or to Messi.
This also made Qu Jing a question, so he asked Harvey: "There is no doubt that the selection of individual honors will always favor the best goalscorer, if you could choose again, would you be a goalscorer, or would you continue to be a passer?" β
Hearing Qu Jing's question, Harvey put his hand on Iniesta's shoulder and laughed: "Once upon a time, Andres and I had this kind of discussion. To be honest, it's almost physically difficult to be a goalscorer, but even if I have the physical qualities of a goalscorer, I think I prefer to pass. I like the feeling of looking for gaps and it takes a lot more to deal with situations than just staring at the goal. β
Harvey's answer, Qu Jing couldn't stop nodding.
Everyone likes to play a different role, just like on the battlefield, someone is suitable for strategizing, and some are suitable for charging, so Qu Jing also chooses and loves to be a passer, he likes to sort through the chaos of the situation, and then use creative and unexpected ways to solve the puzzle.
"Qu, if you had the opportunity to join Barcelona, would you agree?"
Harvey's question also made Qu Jing subconsciously stunned, but he didn't answer immediately, but asked back: "Why do you ask that?" β
Xavi smiled and pointed at Iniesta: "Andres and I always talk about some young players, like Dybala, Verratti, Pogba and of course you, I think Dybala and you both have BarΓ§a's DNA and are fully capable of integrating into Barca's tactical system, if I were a reinforcement coach, I would consider you." β
"Then from now on, I will pray every day that you can become Barcelona's reinforcement coach", Qu Jing snorted, and did not continue to talk on this topic, for Xavi's praise, can be used as motivation to motivate himself, too serious, then it is not Qu Jing's style.
A few people chatted casually for more than an hour, talking about a lot of hot topics in football today, such as the upcoming Champions Cup knockout round, and the new pattern of world football.
Messi and Busquets never spoke much, probably because they were not very familiar with the Qujing.
Occasionally, some reporters would pop up in the cafΓ©, but when they saw a few people talking and laughing, they just took pictures from a distance and didn't rush up to disturb them.
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From noon on 13 onwards, the Anoeta Stadium was crowded with fans who had come to watch the game, which was a bit different from Real Sociedad's usual home game, and only in the Basque derby against Athletic Bilbao.
Real Sociedad's victory at Camp Nou has also greatly raised the psychological expectations of fans, who believe that Real Sociedad will definitely complete the successful defeat of Barcelona at the Anoeta Stadium last season, and after successfully reaching the Copa del Rey final, they will also beat Sevilla, the last opponent.
EITB reporters also took to the streets to randomly interview fans from different parts of the Basque Country, and the interviewees were generally optimistic about Real Sociedad's smooth promotion, and believed that Real Sociedad would complete the feat of winning the trophy this season.
The pre-match press conference also set a record for the number of journalists visiting the Anoeta Stadium, with as many as 500 reporters arriving from all over the world, and the focus of these reporters was also on whether Real Sociedad could bring down the Barcelona giant again.
Agusli remained unpretentious, repeatedly stressing to reporters that the first leg was won by luck, but at home, in front of an all-time sold-out crowd, he said his players would not give up.
Enrique's attitude was tougher than Agusli's ambiguity, and he and captain Andres Iniesta confidently expressed their thoughts on the game after answering a number of questions from journalists: "We are in good shape, we are confident of winning, we will definitely take the victory at the Anoeta Stadium and then prepare for the upcoming Champions League with ease." β
The reactions of the managers and fans of both sides also brought some nervousness to the Real Sociedad players, and also made Qu Jing feel some minor quirks of his teammates.
Martinez, for example, has grown a beard on purpose, Reyes is praying in the locker room, and Ilia Ramendi is more of a choosinger who struggles with which shoes to wear until he goes on the pitch......
"What are you doing?"
Seeing the strange behavior of his teammates made Qu Jing very curious.
"I don't understand, it's called a lucky thing", Martinez touched his beard that he had grown for several days, and explained triumphantly, "I will let myself grow a beard for a few days during very critical competitions, and the beard will bring me good luck every time!" β
"Wow, it's so amazing", Qu Jing's eyes widened, and he looked completely adoring, "Since that's the case, then why don't you keep this beautiful beard?" β
"How's that going to work!" Martinez glared at him, "Don't you know how good luck people are, not special moments, why squander?" β
Seeing that Qu Jing was choked and speechless by his wonderful answer, Martinez rushed to Reyes, who was still chanting words next to him, and pouted: "Qu, do you have any lucky objects or anything like that, or any special rituals like Diego?" β
"Like...... No", Qu Jing perfunctorily said to Martinez, but in his head, Ma Nan's figure flashed instantly......
When entering the warm-up before the game, Qu Jing was a little uneasy, and he peeked at the box where Ma Nan should appear several times, but to his disappointment, he didn't see Ma Nan and Ma Le.
After returning to the locker room after the warm-up, Agusli made the final pre-match mobilization for everyone, in fact, the importance of this game is self-evident, so Agusli did not say too much, he just said: "Create our own history, in Barcelona, in the Anoeta stadium, in front of the fans, prove your value!" β