Chapter 359: Fortunately, it's a football game
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Before the start of the first round of the Champions Cup round of 16, under the public opinion offensive of the media on both sides, the fans of both teams fell into excitement and worry, excited that the teams they support will face the other side of the world's top, the game will undoubtedly become a classic battle in the number of seasons, and the worry is that the opponent is by no means a soft persimmon, both teams are likely to lose, and failure often means that they are at a disadvantage in the second round. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Perhaps, in the face of Chelsea fans, Barcelona fans have a certain psychological advantage, first of all, this game is held at the Camp Nou, they will naturally think that in their own turf, Barcelona will definitely play better, and no matter how crazy Chelsea's performance is this season, their manager Mourinho was just a translator for Barcelona five years ago.
The level of leading a translator can be compared to Rijkaard, one of the 'Three Musketeers of the Netherlands'!?
At least in the eyes of Barcelona fans, although Chelsea's record is not even comparable to that of Barcelona this season, it is very unrealistic for a Barcelona interpreter to want to win at Camp Nou.
Of course, the above is just the discriminatory opinion of Barcelona fans, according to the "French football" newspaper's "professional statistics" analysis, if you look at the data, Chelsea and Barcelona can be called the most balanced offensive and defensive teams in the world today, in their respective leagues, their goals and conceded numbers have almost reached the most reasonable "critical point", but simply comparing these two teams, the offensive and defensive victories indicate an absolute good play of "Mai Mang to the tip of the needle".
With 25 consecutive wins in the league and six wins in the Champions League group stage, Chelsea's previous record is undoubtedly perfect, and Chelsea's new record is a miracle by any measure, especially in the attacking Premier League.
Defensively, they are no slouch either, with both young goalkeepers showing a world-class level.
According to the analysis of many 'professionals', Peter. Petr Cech has a chance of playing if Thomas. Clarke is a bit taller, the most important reason for which is Petr Cech's performance, and this game is precisely what Chelsea need is consistency, and at the magnificent Camp Nou, it is difficult to guarantee that the 19-year-old Thomas will not make a mistake due to stage fright, and in this game, every mistake will be crucial.
On the other hand, Barcelona is the team that has conceded the fewest goals so far in La Liga, but the number of goals conceded in 23 games has reached 17, which is not outstanding, but Barcelona is not a team that relies on defense to come out, and against Chelsea, Barcelona's real weapon is attack.
But Chelsea's real weapon is also attacking!!
No one can deny that Ronaldo is one of the best attackers in the world today, but more importantly, he also has La Liga's top scorer Samuel Eto'o and Deco, who is also a powerful attacking and playmaker. Behind this "attacking trident", Xavi's presence is very important, because in the eyes of the Spanish media, Rijkaard's tactical system may be missing Ronaldo or Eto'o, but Xavi, who can sort out the midfield in an orderly manner and have "world-class assists" from time to time, is absolutely indispensable, and it is also the real reason why Barcelona can create the most powerful attack in La Liga.
But who can deny that Wang Li is the best attacker in the world, there is no one!?
According to Portugal's "La Presse", Barcelona's backline is not reassuring, even at the Camp Nou, if Chelsea play a defensive counter-attacking tactic, Barcelona will also dare not let go of their hands and feet to attack, because they are afraid, they are afraid of Chelsea's No. 21 Allen. Wang, Rijkaard will never ignore the most efficient striker in the world today, especially when it comes to quick counter-attacks, his speed will be a nightmare for Barcelona!!
β¦β¦β¦β¦ Barcelona, the capital of the Spanish province of Barcelona (part of the Catalan Autonomous Region) and the second largest city in Spain, almost everyone will associate it with football when they hear this name, mainly because both the history and the present Barcelona are almost the sustenance of the will and spirit of the Catalans in this region.
Almost every loyal football fan in the world wants to visit two cities, Milan in Italy and Barcelona in Spain, so it's not an exaggeration to call Barcelona the capital of football.
However, for Wang Li, Barcelona also has only one identity in his heart - the washing place of Chelsea's rival Barcelona, nothing more.
He had little interest in other meanings of Barcelona and did not want to study them.
As soon as they landed at the international airport in the town of El Padro Braguet in Barcelona, the Chelsea players stepped out of the cabin when they were greeted by a large number of enthusiastic Barcelona fans who had lined up to 'welcome'. Dressed neatly in their Barcelona home uniforms, they held up all sorts of abusive, sarcastic, and morale-boosting slogans to 'welcome' Chelsea' in this way - "Translator, get back to your old job, football is not for you!!" β
"Alan. Who is the king!? We have Ronaldinho!! β
"Barcelona is invincible, and an upstart wants to be arrogant at Camp Nou!?"
β¦β¦ As soon as the Chelsea players walked out of the exit, they could see most of the fans, who were standing very far forward, which made the Chelsea players feel that the airport security was deliberately letting go of the water, and when the whole Chelsea team walked out of the aisle, the flashing lights immediately filled the stadium, and reporters from various countries followed in the footsteps of the players, constantly speaking a variety of languages to ask questions.
Among them, Wang Li is the most popular among the players, and can be compared to the head coach Jose who is at the forefront. Jose Mourinho, he's a lot different.
That's right, this time it was surprising that the manager's limelight completely suppressed star players such as Wang Li, Lampard, Terry, Robben, etc., but unfortunately, Mourinho didn't seem to buy it, he walked straight to the bus without looking back, and the players who followed were relatively relaxed, and they also rushed to the bus.
Sitting on the bus, Wang Li turned his head to look at the crazy fans outside waving all kinds of slogans, and the reporters who were anxious to get on the bus to see all the Chelsea players on the bus, and they couldn't help but look forward to the game even more, just from the spectacle, the level of attention in this game is definitely the highest this season.
Maybe in the past, he didn't like these media, but now he wants his football to get more people's attention, and then he looks at these media and feels that their work is understandable, players need fame, the media needs news, the two complement each other, which is also the inevitable development of modern football.
Without these media outlets, who are constantly seeking news, no matter how good football is, who knows!? That's the role of the media vis-Γ -vis the players.
Of course, the role of the fans is more important, because it is related to the foundation of a club's existence, but it does not have much to do with the players, because the income of the players is related to the clubs and other large companies, and it is not directly related to the fans.
'Smack! β
Wang Li patted his head, and said in his heart that he was thinking a little far, these things at least have little to do with him at the moment, and the most important thing now is to play this game well.
For Wang Li, it is really the first time he has played against such a top Spanish team, and it should be said that it is the first time to play against a super giant outside the Premier League.
When he was in Wolverhampton, the team had no chance of European competition, and when it came to Chelsea, the Champions League group stage did not encounter any strong opponents, and because of this, many foreign media still question Wang Li's strength, and the biggest reason is that Wang Li has no experience in playing against the top European giants of the Premier League.
For now, even if teams like Barcelona and Inter Milan are not as strong as the top giants of the Premier League, the styles of the two leagues are different, and their performance on the field is naturally different. If against Manchester United, Chelsea even the substitute players know how to play step by step to have a better chance of winning, then against foreign teams, sometimes even the manager will be a little at a loss, so they have to carefully analyze the opponent's information before the game.
Of course, this is true for Chelsea, and the same is true for Barcelona, relatively speaking, they value Chelsea more than Chelsea value them, mainly because Mourinho has a deep understanding of Barcelona, and Rijkaard's understanding of Chelsea is almost blank, coupled with Chelsea's record this season, can almost shock everyone, which is a little negligent on Barcelona's part.
β¦β¦β¦ Perhaps, for Mourinho, the meaning of this game is even stronger.
Six years ago, the Portuguese was an assistant to Robson and Louis van Gaal, watching people talk in front of the microphone, but now, when he returns to Camp Nou, the little man has been transformed into one of the hottest managers in world football.
When Jose. When Mourinho rushed into the press conference, countless reporters in the audience and himself may have felt the "world of difference" and "time flies", but Mourinho did not come here for nostalgia, he had only one goal - to lead Chelsea to attack the former owners and win the game.
Few people present still believed that Mourinho still loved Barcelona in his heart, but the press conference had just begun, and the Portuguese looked left and right at the familiar surroundings and said: "I want to talk about the last six years, my life and career have taken a qualitative leap, but Barcelona has not. I changed teams and won a lot of trophies, which Barcelona didn't have. I feel sorry because I still have a lot of love for BarΓ§a in my heart. Even after leaving Camp Nou, I still hope they can win all the honours, except, of course, against Chelsea. β
In terms of conversation, Mourinho, who just turned 42 this year, has shown that he is at ease, and this has long been blamed by the English media. Although he mentioned that he had a deep affection for Barcelona, these words made those who love Barcelona unhappy no matter what, and even made them feel that the young manager's words were full of irony.
"Mourinho is suggesting that Barcelona didn't have the talent to keep the Portuguese!?"
"Or did you inadvertently poke the death hole that Barcelona hasn't tasted the championship in the past 6 years!?"
"Or is it to provoke the opponent before the game and make Barcelona quick success!?"
In short, many foreign media on the scene are constantly analyzing the meaning of Mourinho's words, and they are trying to 'crack' the code contained in the words by all means, while the reporters who support Barcelona have sour ears.
Seeing that the reporters in the audience seemed to have finished 'reminiscing' his words, Mourinho continued to say: "I want to be clear before the game that this is a fair fight and we will do everything to win. We've had some problems at the moment, such as Duff's injury that has left him unable to run comfortably, which has caused a bit of a slump in wide attacks, but I'm sure Chelsea will still be the victors in the end. β
Not to be outdone, Rijkaard was not to be outdone by Mourinho's pre-game victory declaration, but the 42-year-old was cautious in his response to the game: "Just like we did after our home defeat to Real Madrid in December 2003, now I need to analyse Chelsea. I've been in office for 6 months and the media call me a coward and think I'm guilty of Barcelona. They accused me of being cowardly and gave up the midfield to Real Madrid. That didn't hurt me. We did, and we thought it was the right choice. Maybe we're going to have to hoard a lot of money in midfield against Chelsea, but if you want me to talk more about Chelsea now, I wouldn't. β
'I've watched a couple of Chelsea games on TV. They are a great team, a great team, very efficient ......" - Rijkaard said bluntly: "However, Mr. Mourinho doesn't seem to have any great player experience, he has everything from books, and I think Barcelona have a better chance of winning this game. β
Obviously, while refuting Mourinho's victory declaration, Rijkaard is also sarcastic that he was not a footballer when he was young, and in European football, there has always been a contradiction between 'academic' and 'practical' managers, and the same 42-year-old Mourinho and Rijkaard are even more representative of it, at least, they are equally young, they are managers of the world's top clubs, and they both have brilliant futures.
Mourinho only smiled at Rijkaard's aggressive words, and he retorted: "As the head coach of the team, Mr. Rijkaard seems to have yet to win a single victory, and I have had many successes. When we played against Arsenal and Manchester United...... But you are alone, and you cannot find an opponent. β
Mourinho's words clearly meant that the Premier League was a more competitive fixture, and Rijkaard immediately retorted: "Really? Do you think so? β
β¦β¦ In this case, the two young managers quarreled directly at the pre-match press conference, if it wasn't for the large enough venue in Barcelona and the seats of the two were relatively far away, the reporters in the audience thought that they would definitely make a move.
However, this made various media explode directly, and they raised their cameras one after another to broadcast the head coach PK battle live.
Unfortunately, after a few more arguments, the two began to compliment each other, and they said that the other team's team is one of the top teams in the world, and the results of this season are also brilliant, and this game is certainly one of the best games of the year, and they are also looking forward to a head-to-head showdown for a while...... The atmosphere at the scene gradually became harmonious, and even at the end of the press conference, the two shook hands cordially, so that all the reporters couldn't understand how the atmosphere that was still tense just now suddenly became so harmonious.
In fact, the two head coaches know very well that the above quarrels are more just to create some contradictions, to increase the attention of the game, or to mention the surname of the fans, in fact, as the head coach of the world's top teams, and the same 42-year-old coach, the two have some sympathy in their hearts.
As for the game for a while, it has almost nothing to do with the war of words before the game, everything that needs to be done has been done, and the rest is just a real fight, and there is no room for tricks.
β¦β¦β¦ At 2:20 p.m., the Camp Nou, which can accommodate more than 100,000 fans, is already overcrowded, of course, Barcelona fans account for the vast majority, and the Blues fans who come with the team are only more than 5,000 people, which is because Chelsea's record this season is brilliant enough, which makes so many fans come to Barcelona with the team.
From this point, it can be seen that, at least in terms of fans, there is still a big gap between Chelsea and Barcelona, a top team with a glorious history.
And the TV stations of various countries have also broadcast the scene live from 1:30, from the warm-up of the players of the two teams, the return to the locker room, the entry of the fans, to the current stadium atmosphere when the game is about to start, they are almost very interested in all aspects of this game before the game.
It is said that the game will be broadcast live from more than 160 countries and regions, and at least 100 million fans around the world will watch the game live, this news not only makes the young players of the two teams a little cowardly, but even superstars such as Lampard and Deco are a little intimidating, because they feel that it is even more exciting than the World Cup.
In fact, the reason why so many fans and media pay attention to the game is more because of the popularity brought by Chelsea, these media and fans want to know whether this team that has won all season can still maintain this form when facing Barcelona, and the popularity driven by the goal machine Wang Li is also very terrifying.
At least in the minds of many non-European fans, Ronaldinho's popularity is far less than that of Wang Li, who has scored more than 60 goals in a single season.
The two teams met in the tunnel and they all looked at each other with a large number of players from the opposing camp, but no one took the initiative to talk to the opposing players, not even some people who knew each other, but of course there were exceptions - "Hello. β
Wang Li walked out of the Chelsea 'camp', he walked directly in the direction of Ronaldinho, and raised his right hand politely.
At this time, almost all the players, coaches, media and officials in the player tunnel looked at Wang Li, and at this moment, Wang Li's special performance undoubtedly made him the focus of everyone's attention.
Ronaldinho was stunned for a moment, reacted, and politely shook Wang Li's right hand, and at the same time, he grinned with his big mouth, but in the eyes of others, this scene was a little scary, like an innocent little Zhengtai throwing his arms into the arms of a strange man - even the Barcelona players also saw it this way, and they looked at Wang Li with some pity in their eyes.
However, what no one knows is that at this time, the terrifying-looking Ronaldinidio himself is the most pitiful person, just the moment he held Wang Li's right hand, he felt a huge force from the opponent's right hand, although it was only for a moment, but that power still made Ronaldinho feel a burst of soreness, he couldn't help grinning, and almost cried out in pain.
Unfortunately, everyone next to him thought he was smiling...... "You are this year's World Footballer of the Year, and I am looking forward to playing against you." β
Wang Li, who took the initiative to come over, also took the initiative to provoke the conversation, his words were very polite, so that the Barcelona players next to him had a good impression of him, but Wang Li's next sentence made their good impression plummet, and even fell negative, "However, in the game, I will let you know what is called the strength of the world's No. 1 attacker, your title is not worthy of the name, at least the gap between you and me is too far." β
After saying this, Wang Li ignored the performance of the Barcelona players and went straight back to his team, while his Chelsea teammates invariably gave him a thumbs up.
**Naked provocation!!
Almost everyone in the players' tunnel was stunned, and as the protagonist of the provocation, Ronalnidio's expression was very strange, and now almost everyone looked at him, and the media behind the players also pointed the camera at him, but the Brazilian superstar's face was stunned, which made many English reporters on the scene regard this as a kind of cowardice.
But in fact, Ronaldinho is still looking back on how he felt when he shook hands, and he even felt that that hand could easily crush his right hand, which was very uncomfortable, but he also recovered quickly, and said to himself, 'Fortunately, this is a football game, you can't use your hands'.
β¦β¦β¦ Attached: Resumes of the coaches of the two teams (free of charge) Jose. Jose Mourinho:
Born 26 January 1963, he worked as an assistant coach to Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon, Porto and Barcelona. Coach assistant for Louis van Gaal in Barcelona; In 2000, he was the head coach of Benfica; In 2001, he became head coach at Unioleira; 2002-2004 Head Coach at Porto; He has been head coach at Chelsea since 2004. He led the team to win the Portuguese domestic league in 2003 and 2004, the Portuguese Cup in 2003 and the UEFA Cup in 2003 and the UEFA Champions Cup in 2004.
Rijkaard:
Born on 30 August 1962, he has played for Ajax, Zaragoza and AC Milan. He made 73 appearances for his country and scored 10 goals; Won the Dutch National League in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1994 and 1995; 1983, 1986, 1987 Dutch Cup winner; Serie A champions in 1987, 1992 and 1993; 1988 Cup Winners' Cup; European Club Cup winner in 1989 and 1990; 1995 European Champions Cup; European Champion in 1988.
1998-2000 for the Netherlands and 2001-02 for Sparta Rotterdam; Since 2003, he has been in charge of Barcelona.
(To be continued)