Chapter 170: A Contest of the Highest Standards
The Spanish Super Cup is scheduled to be played at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing in mid-August, and the news has also made the Chinese media and fans very excited. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Not to mention that Barcelona was the 'six champions' of the previous year, the European champions of last season, they represent the world's top technical strength, just say Atletico Madrid, or even just say that 10,000 wins alone is enough.
Wan Sheng has been the world's top coach for a long time, but he has played two symbolic exhibition matches when he came to China, which were not regular matches at all, and fans can only know how Wan Sheng's team really played through the TV.
Now they can see it with their own eyes!
For Chinese media and fans, there are too many gimmicks to talk about in this Super Cup matchup, Wan Sheng is just one of them, last season Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona to win two important Spanish titles, enough to prove their strength, for Barcelona, this game can be called 'revenge', they won the European championship, but failed to win the domestic championship, and was killed by the 'domestic champion' league and cup three times.
Now Barcelona needs revenge!
There are so many things that can be said about Barcelona, Barcelona has almost swept Europe in recent years, and their results are recognized as the best in Europe, even Manchester United, the top European giants, must admit that they are inferior in strength.
This is Barcelona, they represent the powerful.
So, can the 'powerful' Barcelona complete its revenge and defeat Atletico Madrid to win the Super Cup, or will Wan Sheng lead Atletico Madrid and continue to play the role of the 'Barcelona killer'?
"Let's wait and see!"
Wan Sheng was interviewed on the TV screen, smiling at the camera and saying, "The Beijing Olympic venues are a very beautiful place, I have been there more than once. The Bird's Nest Stadium is also beautiful, I love it there, I didn't expect to have the opportunity to lead the team to play an official match there, I'm looking forward to it! ”
Pep Guardiola was a different story when he was interviewed, although he was a gentleman and kept his sanity on all occasions, but his mood was reflected in the league.
In Guardiola's view, it is completely unnecessary to go to China to participate in the Super Cup.
This is the Spanish Football Federation sacrificing the interests of the team for commercial gain.
Pep Guardiola has even been concerned about whether there are regular football stadiums in China, because he has rarely heard about Chinese football, which is seen by most Europeans as a football desert, even in poor Africa.
Then I feel like I want the Chinese table tennis team to go to Africa to participate in the competition.
Africa?
Will there be a formal and professional table tennis venue?
Fortunately, after leading the team to Beijing, Guardiola found that the environment here was not bad, and the next day, he and the assistant coach went to the Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium for inspection, and bought tickets to enter like ordinary tourists.
During this period, Guardiola also made a joke.
Pep Guardiola wanted to go to the lawn to try the effect, but ordinary tourists were not allowed to enter the middle lawn, and he stepped over the railing directly and was stopped by the security guards.
Just right...... Several security guards did not know Guardiola, and the two sides argued about this matter, and the reporter's interview was after this incident, and it was strange that Guardiola could have a good face.
In fact, Guardiola is still satisfied with the facilities of the Bird's Nest, but what he has just experienced makes him very unhappy, so in an interview, his face does not look very good, but fortunately he still maintains a gentlemanly demeanor, and he is very unhappy and does not say it, just said, "I have never thought that there is any need to come to China to play the Super Cup, but now, I find that the environment in China is not bad, and the stadium facilities are also very perfect, I believe it will be a wonderful game!" ”
Anyone can hear how sincere this kind of words can be.
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I have to say that although Guardiola's face was very bad when he was interviewed, this did not affect Barcelona's popularity among Chinese fans.
When the game was about to start, the fans began to gather at the stadium, many of them wearing Barcelona shirts, and they were definitely cheering for Barcelona.
Atletico Madrid has more supporters, but everyone knows that most of them are not really supporting Atletico Madrid, but supporting Wansheng.
In terms of the popularity of the team alone, there is still a big gap between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both have the most high-profile core stars.
In the Barcelona team, the most popular is undoubtedly Messi, many people on the scene shouted Messi's name, they are here to support Messi; Atletico Madrid wants to be a lot worse in this regard, because the most famous Ozil and Morris are only comparable to Barcelona's Xavi, Iniesta, Alves and others, others such as Falcao and Thiago Silva are indeed worth a lot of money, but they are not very famous, J-Rodriguez, Kevin De Bruyne, Raul Garcia, Godin, De Gea and others are not to mention, few Chinese fans know them, in comparison, the most popular is Wang Qiuming, because Wang Qiuming is a Chinese player, In this kind of world-class competition, it is not easy to have Chinese players, and many fans are shouting for Wang Qiuming to start.
Of course...... No way!
If it's a commercial match, it doesn't matter at all, this is an official Super Cup, and the outcome of the game will determine the championship, so Atletico Madrid's first starting striker will definitely be Diego Costa, followed by the newly transferred Falcao and veteran Klose, and then Wang Qiuming's turn.
Wan Sheng thought about it, and finally put Wang Qiuming in the squad, and Klose was eliminated.
For Klose, it doesn't matter if he has one less game, he is too old to fight for anything, and staying at Atletico Madrid is willing to be a substitute.
Although he entered the team squad, Wang Qiuming wanted to have a chance to play, and it still depends on the game situation.
Barcelona have a certain arrangement for the game.
It's not about tactics or anything, it's that they know what to do to get the attention of the fans, and they come to China for the Super Cup, not just for a game, or all for the trophy, and in addition to competing for the trophy, they must also use the opportunity to promote their respective teams.
As soon as the two teams settled into the venue, Barcelona began to deliberately perform.
They are not adapting to the field normally at all, but showing off their personal skills one by one, all kinds of fancy moves, and all kinds of wonderful pictures, which make the fans in the audience addicted.
At this point, many fans who didn't know Barcelona before also understood why many people liked Barcelona.
They are really the best team in the world, really a team that people can support with confidence!
However, in the second half of the warm-up, Barcelona still stopped, and they began to warm up normally, constantly passing and receiving the ball, which alone is also very attractive to the fans, because Barcelona's passing and receiving are so accurate, many of the passes look as accurate as a fixed flight, there is no deviation at all.
If you look at Atletico Madrid, it's a bit worse.
Atletico Madrid didn't show the fans any skills, but followed the normal warm-up, they also passed and received the ball, but most of them were short passes, and occasionally there was a direct shot on goal, which was good, but it was difficult to attract the attention of the fans, and more importantly, some Atletico Madrid players spent most of their time jogging, as if they were adjusting their physical condition, but that was really not interesting.
Some fans can't help but wonder, "Will Atletico Madrid be Barcelona's opponent?" But Chinese fans have spared no effort to support Atletico Madrid, or Wansheng, even if they are a little unoptimistic, they still continue to cheer for Atletico Madrid.
During the warm-up between the two sides, the managers of both teams went to the press conference.
At the press conference, Wan Sheng talked about the game with confidence on his face and said, "We are confident that we will win. ”
Pep Guardiola said the same.
As a result, the Chinese media commented, "This will be a dragon battle like Mars hitting the Earth!" It's up to both teams to have the last laugh. ”
After that, the two managers returned to the dressing room, and on the way back, a reporter in the mixed area talked about the performance of both sides during the warm-up, especially mentioning the warm-up situation of Barcelona. It's so interesting! It's all showcase. We're a professional team, not street acrobats, and no matter how good we are, it's all about the competition. ”
"But hearing you say that, I'm more confident of winning!"
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In anticipation, the game is finally about to begin.
On August 16, 2011, the Spanish Super Cup was officially launched at the National Bird's Nest Stadium.
The National Bird's Nest Stadium has a capacity of 91,000 people, and the match was flooded with more than 80,000 fans.
The Chinese Football Association, as the organizer, prepared 70,000 tickets, but they were sold out not long after, not only Atletico Madrid and Barcelona fans, but also neutral fans.
In the audience, there are also celebrities from all walks of life.
This match is the first time that Spain has held a Super Cup abroad, and it is also the first time that China has hosted a Spanish competition.
After the Italian Super Cup in 2009, the Bird's Nest Stadium is the second time to host Europe's top football tournament.
The difference between this game and the 2009 Italian Super Cup is that the participating side, Atletico Madrid, is a team controlled by a Chinese company, including the manager, including the players, there are two - Chinese, they can be regarded as a "half-" Chinese team.
As the opponent of Atletico Madrid, Barcelona is considered to be the strongest team in Europe at the moment, they are the European champions last season, and they are also the 'Spanish six champions' in 2009.
As Central TV described, "The final of the World Cup is not necessarily higher than this confrontation between two clubs." ”
That's not an exaggeration.
Many fans seem to think that the national team is strong, such as Brazil, Germany, Italy and other national teams, they put a group of stars together, it seems that the strength is stronger than the club, but in fact, the lineup of the giant team is not weak at all, and the giant club is also composed of stars from all over the world, especially the European giants, players under the EU system can join the team unconditionally, which is why some teams are laughed at as the 'world team', Spanish football is better, such as Chelsea in the Premier League, Manchester United and other teams, There are not a few homegrown English players in the squad.
In addition, the club's strength lies in the team's excellent coordination.
Professional players play for the club most of the time, they don't join the national team to participate in the game much, they don't have much time to train together, and they naturally have no tacit understanding with unfamiliar teammates, as far as Italy is concerned, the Italian national team is not necessarily stronger than AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus and other teams, and it is the same for Spain, the Spanish national team is almost a copy of Barcelona, half of the players are from Barcelona, and even the tactics are Barcelona's style of play, in short, The club is not weaker than the national team, and the statement of Central TV is not an exaggeration at all.
With such a high-level competition, the popularity can be imagined.
Wansheng takes the game very seriously.
The Spanish Super Cup is a chicken rib, but he knows very well that Barcelona want to beat Atletico Madrid, not only the championship trophy, the key is to 'win', Barcelona lost to Atletico Madrid three times last season, they hope to complete revenge, otherwise the two teams meet in the league, Atletico Madrid will undoubtedly have a psychological advantage.
Wan Sheng knew this, but he didn't want Barcelona to achieve his goal!
For a team, a psychological advantage is also an advantage, and if Barcelona and Real Madrid have a psychological advantage, Atletico Madrid will play them more smoothly.
So Wansheng sent all the main forces.
However, Atletico Madrid has a lot of new players, some of the new players have not fully adapted to the tactics, and their individual abilities are not the same as the performance of the old players, so the main lineup is still unfamiliar.
Apart from Diego Costa in the attack, the only new additions to the starting line-up were Kevin De Bruyne and Thiago Silva, with other new players including 'Mr. 40 million' Falcao and midfielder J Rodriguez not getting a chance to start.
J Rodriguez has a decent adaptation to tactics, but he is only the core of the 'future' Atletico Madrid, the future is not the present, he is no better than Morris after all.
Morris is much better than J Rodriguez in terms of individual ability and team role.
This is also the most secure squad for Atletico Madrid at the moment.
Wansheng sent this lineup in the hope of being upright and playing an offensive battle with Barcelona in the safest way. (To be continued.) )