Chapter 111: Guardiola's self-confidence
The decisive battle attracted the attention of all of Spain and all of Europe. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The vast majority of Spanish fans will be watching the Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid matchup, and there are some heavyweights among them, such as Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero, who is quite a famous Barcelona fan, and of course he will be on Barcelona's side this time.
'I don't want to predict the score, but everyone knows that my heart belongs to BarΓ§a.' Zapatero had just returned to Spain from Asia when he showed his love to the red and blue team.
Spanish Sports Minister Lisavitz sided with Atletico Madrid, "I believe Atletico Madrid will win the Copa del Rey and then the league title, and next season they will represent Spain in the Champions League!" β
"A lot of people say that Barcelona is a template for modern football, and that stems from the way Barcelona plays and the players...... But this is only because Barcelona reached the Champions League final, Atletico Madrid did not qualify for the Champions League, but they also have the strength to reach the Champions League final! β
Spain's first deputy prime minister, Rubacaba, chose not to offend, "Predict the score? Who ordered me to answer this question! The last time I predicted a 5-0 national derby, it turned out to be a reality, and I don't want to say anything more about it this time. β
Not long ago, former Barcelona president Gaspar said that if he were asked to predict the Copa del Rey score, he would not say 5-0, he would predict 14-0. Today Gaspart once again expressed his opinion on the Copa del Rey final, "Barcelona will do everything they can to score as many goals as possible, but Atletico are not an easy opponent to be defeated. It would not be bad for Barcelona to be able to score 1-0 in the final moments, which would have caused more pain for Atletico. β
The Copa del Rey final attracted more attention from politicians, celebrities and football legends, with three English televisions, two Portuguese televisions, and Germany, France, Italy and other royal regions broadcasting the game live.
This final can be said to be highly anticipated!
Under the expectation of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people, the decisive battle is finally about to begin!
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Atletico Madrid's achievements over the past decade have put many players to shame, and many of them have been involved.
For many players, relegation 10 years ago was a bit of a long way off, but they haven't had a single domestic Spanish title in the last five years.
In the past five years, Real Madrid has been sinking, not winning any titles, Barcelona was also inconsistent a few years ago, as a result, Villarreal has risen, Valencia has risen, even Sevilla has played in the Champions League three times, and Atletico Madrid ...... The results can only be described as pitiful.
So when Wan Sheng 'helped' them to look back at the team's achievements over the past decade, many players were more desperate to win the Copa del Rey.
This is not just a domestic cup championship, but the first Spanish domestic championship won by Atletico Madrid Club in the 21st century, as long as they can win this championship, no matter how bad Atletico Madrid's results are in the future, fans will remember them, because they helped the team win the championship, on the contrary, the team's results are getting better and better, then fans will definitely see this championship as 'the beginning of the rise of Atletico Madrid', and each of them will definitely be remembered at that time, and even will be recorded in the history of Atletico Madrid.
What a glory that is!
Many players are even more eager to play when they think of this, and Barcelona is no longer just an opponent in their eyes, but an enemy - an enemy who must be defeated!
Wan Sheng stood in the players' tunnel with the team, he looked around carefully, the walls on both sides, the portraits on the walls, the reporters in the mixed area behind him, the brightness outside the passage in front of him, and the warm voices that came in, rippling in his ears, like a beauty bathing in excitement.
Wan Sheng suppressed the desire and excitement for the championship, kept a serious face, and opened the football training master system to check the content of the task--
"Personal Honours: Wan Sheng, you are already a world-renowned international manager, but you need to keep moving forward and lay the foundation for the king, and the new champion will bring even greater glory.
Requirements: Win a Spanish domestic championship.
Rewards: 1,000 XP points, high-level talent skill 'Eye of Status Evaluation'. β
This task must be accomplished.
Wansheng has two talent 'eye' series of skills, one is the eye of strength evaluation, one is the eye of potential evaluation, the combination of the two can see a player's current ability and potential, under normal circumstances, almost directly determine a player's future, and now a new talent skill has appeared - 'the eye of state evaluation'.
The name of the skill is enough to indicate the effect of the skill.
Unsurprisingly, the 'Eye of Form Evaluation' is to be able to see the current state of a player, and undoubtedly, this will be a magic skill for the future lineup, which can see the state of each player in the team, and can directly send the best players in each position without even looking at the player's usual training performance.
It is also very useful in the game, in the official game, the state of the players will have ups and downs, some players are affected by the body and mind such as 'body reloading', 'goals scored and conceded', etc., the state will have ups and downs, and even very large ups and downs, for example, a player starts in good shape, but the mental quality is very poor, the opponent scores a goal, and immediately becomes out of shape.
In general, in a game, only occasional and overall performances can be used to evaluate a player's form.
With the 'Eye of Condition Evaluation', you can immediately know which player is not in good shape, and you can make substitutions.
At the beginning of the season, when he received the task of personal honor, Wan Sheng classified this task as a 'must be completed', so when Atletico Madrid and Barcelona were in a fierce competition in the league, Wan Sheng did not intend to give up the Copa del Rey.
It's not easy to compete for the league title, so in order to get the job done, the Copa del Rey must also be fought for.
Now Atletico Madrid is playing very well in the league, and there is a lot of hope of winning the title by the end of the season, but after all, it is the end of the season, and it is also uncertain, and the Copa del Rey trophy is just around the corner.
As long as you can beat Barcelona!
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While the players from both sides were waiting in the tunnel of the players, the Mestalla Stadium radio had already begun to introduce the rosters for both teams.
The announcer read the names of the players of both teams one by one.
The commentator's starting line-up of Atletico Madrid, including Sergio Aguero, Mesut Ozil, Raul Garcia and Morris, all caused a lot of cheers, but the number of fans supporting Barcelona was obviously more than that of Atletico Madrid, so the Barcelona players received a warmer welcome.
Today, 20,000 fans came to Madrid, a small half of them are fans who support Real Madrid, and more than 25,000 Barcelona fans came, these people are Barcelona diehards, and they will never cheer for Atletico Madrid.
The number of fans also shows the opinion of ordinary people about the game.
Although Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona in the league, in the league competition, there are many advantages for Barcelona, but in the eyes of the public, Barcelona is undoubtedly one of the top teams in Europe, even if the home and away lose two games, few people will question Barcelona's strength, especially like this kind of competition, many media commented before the game, "The Copa del Rey final is a problem for Atletico Madrid, few players in their squad have participated in the final, and compared with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid lacks experience......
"What they need most now is not a trophy, but more experience in important competitions......
The above is, of course, what the Catalan media say.
The Madrid media certainly don't say that, they are not worried about the quality of Atletico Madrid, but they still talk about the experience of the tournament, and in many cases, the experience of the tournament is directly related to the form and performance of a team in the game.
For teams with less experience in tournaments, the players will have more psychological pressure, they will be more nervous, so the performance will naturally suffer.
On the contrary, the performance is much better.
This is also one of the reasons why many media are optimistic about Barcelona, Barcelona has a lot of experience in major competitions, especially last year, they also won the 'Grand Slam', and won all the championships they can get, for them, the Copa del Rey is just a small event, and the championship is nothing at all.
It's a mentality that makes it easier for the players and it can be played in the game.
Wan Sheng scoffs at such claims!
Everything has a good side, there will also be a side of nostalgia, in important games, the mentality of the players is the same, if you really talk about the experience of the competition, Barcelona is indeed stronger than Atletico Madrid, but this is only because the players of Barcelona are more mature, they have more experience, and the so-called 'do not look at the championship in their eyes' relaxed mentality, in the final of important competitions is not all good things, the players are relaxed and relaxed, but lose the heart of chasing the championship.
If you lose the chase for the championship, you may relax, but you are eager to win the championship to be able to perform better!
This is also an important reason why some teams, after reaching the peak, have strengthened the lineup, but their results will gradually decline, or even become very poor!
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With everyone's expectations, the final finally began.
Barcelona kicks off first!
As Villa kicked the ball out, the fans in the stands let out loud cheers, the stadium flashing lights were all turned on, and the Mestalla Stadium turned into a devastated galaxy.
Wan Sheng stood up and walked to the sideline solemnly.
Pep Guardiola stared at the game earnestly, his upturned right leg on the ground.
All of Spain, Europe, the world, everyone's goal is focused on the tournament itself.
Barcelona launched the first wave of attack!
Villa handed the ball to the backfield and after a few more passes, the football was quickly up front, and then Xavi passed diagonally to Butskec, who was about to pass to Messi, but was stopped by Raul Garcia.
Barcelona's attack ended and the ball was at the feet of Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona don't care, though, the game has 90 minutes to go, it's just getting started, a tentative attack is nothing, they still have a lot of time and opportunities.
Atletico Madrid made a couple of passes.
It's a normal backcourt setup in a game, the purpose is to get everyone in position and then look for loopholes to attack.
But when Raul Garcia got the ball for the second time, he remembered what head coach Wan Sheng kept emphasizing.
'Against Barcelona, we don't have to be in control, it doesn't make sense to keep the ball with Barcelona, we can't do it better than them!'
"What are our strengths? That's right, it's speed! β
"We're going to fight fast!"
"Whether it's a counterattack or a normal attack, we have to play the rhythm and make the game faster, and then the advantage will be ours......"
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Morris received a pass and Xavi immediately pressed it.
Next to Busquets, he also rushed over, seemingly to stop Morris with Xavi, Morris hurriedly handed the ball to Raul Garcia, Busquets rushed to Raul Garcia again, Iniesta also approached, Raul Garcia had to face a pinch.
It's not just Morris and Raul Garcia, when the ball is in the middle of the pitch, the Atletico Madrid players have to face very tight pressing when they get the ball, and they are at risk of losing the ball at any time.
This scene is in Wansheng's eyes.
The positioning and movement of the Barcelona players in this game was very unusual, and it was clearly Pep Guardiola's preparation to deal with Atletico Madrid.
Wan Sheng looked at the Barcelona coach's box.
Pep Guardiola was sitting there watching the game as if he felt the gaze coming over him, and Guardiola turned his head to look at it.
The two looked at each other and smiled at each other.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have played each other twice, and looking at Atletico Madrid's other competitions, especially Real Madrid's, Guardiola thinks he can analyse the tactics used by Atletico Madrid in the game.
To put it bluntly, it's a conservative defensive counterattack!
Focusing on defense, waiting for opportunities to counterattack, whether you can score or not is put aside, as long as you can hold the goal and drag the game into extra time, it is also very beneficial for Atletico Madrid, because Barcelona is stronger.
Pep Guardiola was so confident that he thought his analysis was correct, so he made the decision to play - to increase the thickness of the midfield.
After the thickness of the midfield increases, the attack can be pressed to break the dense defense of Atletico Madrid, and defensively, it can also limit Atletico Madrid's counterattack to the greatest extent.
Increasing the thickness of the midfield is good for both attack and defence.
It's not a problem that the front and back are a little weaker, some of the backfield players are useless in the face of quick counter-attacks, and in attack, Barcelona have never fully counted on their forwards, even Villa, who are often the same as the midfielders.
An adjustment of positioning and running is directly aimed at the layout of Atletico Madrid.
Pep Guardiola is complacent about it.
After making adjustments, Barcelona were not at all afraid of Atletico Madrid's dense defense and quick counter-attacks.
Can...... Is that really the case?
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ps: Recently, until mid-October, I've been very busy almost every day, all kinds of socializing before getting married, and I can't write for many days.
In the face of life events, there is really no way, here to say 'sorry'!
Thank you all for your support. (To be continued.) )