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Nestled in the mountains and sea, Barcelona is the gateway to the Iberian Peninsula and has a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild and rainy winters, unlike the four seasons in Madrid, especially in winter and early spring, when it rains very much and snow is rare.

Although the temperature in Barcelona rarely drops below freezing in winter, it is still very cold, especially in the drizzle that makes the whole city feel like wet clothes that have just been pumped out of a drum washing machine.

Guardiola walked out of La Masia with an umbrella, looked back at the Camp Nou in the rain, turned and walked north, he loved the feeling of walking through Barcelona, and in his opinion, it was the best way to see Barcelona, the only way to appreciate the unique charm of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.

In the drizzle, it adds a bit of poetry to the city.

To the north of the Camp Nou is the Polytechnic University of Catalunya, and further north is the venue for the Barcelona Open, but Pep Guardiola's destination continues north.

Surrounded by the famous rich area of Barcelona, the left and right sides of the road are enclosed mansions and villas, high fences, trees that block all sight, judging from the previous planning map, it is indeed staggered, but people walk in it, there is no feeling.

If at this time, he knew how to Chinese ancient poems, he would say that he didn't know the true face of Lushan, only because he was in this mountain!

Follow the road all the way up the mountain, go straight to the halfway up the mountain, come to the gate of a closed villa, and stop.

The gate is the same as the gate of any other mansion, it doesn't look much different, there is a doorbell on the small door next to it, and a surveillance camera is facing it in the distance.

It's called the White House!

Not the White House where the President of the United States offices, but the home of Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona!

The name has been called for many, many years, but few reporters ask Cruyff why you dare to call your home the White House.

His own explanation is that he likes the white decoration style and palace-like architecture, so it is called the White House, but is there a deeper meaning in this? No one knows!

But what Pep Guardiola is clear about is that Rijkaard has been coming here almost every week since he took charge of Barca, and he has continued this tradition since taking the helm, the difference is that Rijkaard drives and he chooses to walk.

Every time he pressed the doorbell, he would unconsciously exert force, as if there was such a force that wanted to make the hand that drove him to ring the doorbell back, which made him have to work harder to complete such an easy action.

There is no doubt that it was Bucky who opened the door.

"What a coincidence of you came to this kind of ghost weather, his golf course is at home!" He said with a smile.

Holding an umbrella into the mansion, into the garden, looking at a two-and-a-half-story mansion and on the first floor there is a large glass room specially carved out, Cruyff is swinging his favorite golf club, playing golf in the glass room.

It's hard to imagine his posture comparable to that of the old Tiger Woods, who is still thinking about football even when he is playing golf, but why does he never want to devote himself to football coaching?

At this time, Guardiola couldn't help but think of Yang Cheng's words in his mind, "There is such a so-called detachment, that is, asking others to complete something that they can't accomplish, or even can't accomplish at all!" ”…,

Pep Guardiola understands a little bit of the embarrassment of Rijkaard's reign!

For all the managers of Barcelona, Cruyff is equivalent to the president above their heads, and they are nothing more than the executors of Cruyff's tactical will!

Of course, that doesn't mean they're just going to be obedient to Cruyff, which is the smartest thing about the Dutchman because he only focuses on the big picture, the details and the details are up to the manager, and he advises the team by columns, interviews with reporters and even phone calls to Laporta.

In the past few years, there has been another weekly meeting!

"Here it is, Josep!" Walking into the glass room, Cruyff just swung a shot, hit the ball gently, the ball seemed to be pulled by a line, and fell into the hole not far away, the Dutchman clenched his fist and shouted, "YES!" ”

"Sit!" Cruyff pointed to the chair next to the glass room.

Guardiola sat down, feeling strange, it was raining overhead and around, but it was blocked by transparent glass, and the feeling of being far and near, he couldn't help but be a little involved.

"How prepared were you against Real Madrid?" Cruyff sat down next to Pep Guardiola after handing over the club to Budge and, admittedly, for his age, he was very well maintained.

Of course, playing golf every day, writing a column, saying a few words, there is an endless amount of money to spend, who doesn't expect such a comfortable life?

"Almost!" Pep Guardiola is a little afraid of Cruyff.

It's a kind of awe that comes from seniority and seniority, because Cruyff was the most powerful king at the Camp Nou, and it was he who personally promoted Guardiola from the youth team to the first team, and gave him his first appearance, witnessing the whole process of Guardiola from a young player to a team leader.

It can be said that everything in Guardiola's career comes directly from Cruyff's cultivation and trust, and it is difficult for Guardiola to say no to Cruyff.

That's why Cruyff recommended him!

Rijkaard is a loyal follower of Cruyff's football philosophy, and it was Cruyff's stop that Scolari's plan to stop it, and in the summer of the loss, it was Cruyff's move that forced Barcelona to completely stand against the world's managers in the Mourinho CD affair.

At that time, Cruyff recommended two people to Barcelona, one was Pep Guardiola and the other was Juan de la Mos.

Juan de la Mos was once the head coach of Barcelona's B team, and during his time in charge of Barcelona's B team, he became Cruyff's most loyal devotee, he would call Cruyff a teacher with respect every time he saw him, and he also admitted many times that his coaching philosophy came directly from Cruyff.

Pep Guardiola was never Cruyff's first choice, the Dutchman's first choice was Juan Banramos, but Laporta chose Pep Guardiola for political purposes, and to appease the fans and find a way out of future defeats.

Guardiola himself is very aware of this, so he is always trying to prove that he has the ability to coach Barcelona, and he has to try to get rid of the shadow from Cruyff, and both need results!

"In this game, you and Yang Cheng don't have the slightest secret to speak of!"

While countless thoughts were flashing through Guardiola's mind, Cruyff began to bask in the upcoming derby of the century.

Obviously, the Dutch feel that this is not so much a contest between Guardiola and Yang Cheng as it is a confrontation between the football philosophy that he and Guardiola represent, and Yang Cheng's football philosophy. …,

"You all have substitutes for the Champions Cup in midweek, which is good to give the main players time to rest, so there are no secrets to the lineup, if I guess correctly, Yang Cheng's lineup will not change!"

'The goalkeeper is Casillas Thiago at the back, with Silva, Sergio Ramos and McCone occupying three of those positions, but he used Miguel Torres at left wing-back in midweek, and it's clear that he's also oscillating between Arbeloa and Marcelo, who will be able to form a fight when he returns from injury?

After hearing this, Guardiola took over, "I heard that I participated in the team training, and I can't see any injuries!" ”

Cruyff shook his head, "Don't look at it that way, the key battles are different from training or even other games, and the slightest detail can lead to the collapse of the game, so you have to guard against Marcelo!" ”

Guardiola nodded in agreement.

"If Arbeloa is on, the target must be Messi, and let Messi cut him is an effective weapon to revitalize the attack!"

After a pause, Cruyff added, "Xavi, Alonso and Mascherano will all have to be careful about the ability of this pair of midfielders to press in midfield, the most important thing in this game is not elsewhere but in our midfield, whether we can ensure that our possession area is effectively advanced to the Real Madrid half." ”

Pep Guardiola is well aware that this is the key point for Barcelona, and it is also his recent choice of Sergio Busquets over Yaya. Toure's reason, the Ivorian has proven many times that his restlessness is the biggest hidden danger in the game.

Real Madrid's tactics are also to move the defense forward, and Yang Cheng's double-back tactics are also the most important thing is whether they can push the defense line forward, so the key to this game is actually who can suppress the opponent in the midfield.

"Don't underestimate Real Madrid's recent changes, the wide players cut inside, the middle players cut outside, these are very effective offensive ways to pull the defensive line, we must pay attention, the best is to be able to attack from the beginning, put the rhythm and situation into our control, firmly suppress Real Madrid, ensure our possession, seize the opportunity!"

The competition for rhythm and situation is very important to this game, because both teams have to ensure that the defense line moves forward, so that whoever finishes better will be more likely to incorporate the rhythm into their own scope, and then better complete their own skills and tactics, weakening the opponent, which is undoubtedly the biggest key to winning the game.

Therefore, Cruyff's idea is to start attacking and using home advantage to ensure that he gets the first opportunity.

It can be said that this series of ideas coincides with Guardiola's previous plans, after all, the two have the same ideas and ideas, and the current Real Madrid is not mysterious, it has become the subject of research for all managers around the world, and it is not surprising that they have the same views.

But they are not without disagreements, for example against the team's center forward.

"Or is it up to Eevee?" Cruyff looked at Pep Guardiola as if he were looking at an opinionated student.

Pep Guardiola nodded, "He's been doing really well lately, scoring a lot of goals, and I think he's adapted to Barca's game.... ”

But before he could speak, Cruyff waved his hand and interrupted him, "In La Liga, Real Madrid is different from other teams!" ”

Unlike just now, Cruyff's tone is very deep, obviously they have discussed this topic many times, but Guardiola sticks to his opinion, he feels that Ibrahimovic can make Barcelona's tactics more three-dimensional, as can be seen in many recent games.

But Cruyff doesn't see it that way, although in the summer, he did not prevent the team from letting Eto'o go, but as the schedule has progressed, he has changed his opinion, he feels that Ibrahimovic is not suitable for Barcelona today, and it is the biggest mistake to let Eto'o go at Barca, and it would be a mistake to continue to use Ibrahimovic in important games. …,

'Bojan has been doing really well lately and I think he can make a difference in the derby of the century!' Cruyff gave his opinion.

Pep Guardiola looked at Cruyff, who followed the Dutchman's ideas and opinions on many issues, but felt he was right in this matter. Silva has no advantage. ”

"But he's hardworking and he's more able to fit into the team's system!" Cruyff reminded.

After that, he did not forget to remind again, "Josep, sometimes the head coach should insist on his prestige and position, but he must not let personal grievances affect his own half-ass, and he must not let his stupid self-confidence blind his eyes, so that he cannot see the situation clearly." ”

It's a well-known fact that Pep Guardiola doesn't like Bojan, who is a rare striker that Barcelona has cultivated in recent years, and has performed well since being promoted to the first team, and has been expected by all Barcelona fans, but this has also led to Bojan wanting to play more in the first team than in the second team.

So much so that last year, when Guardiola asked Bojan many times to participate in the second-team competition and increase some training opportunities, Bojan refused, and even the two quarreled a few words on the training ground, and then Guardiola came to power, Bojan completely fell out of favor, replaced by Pedro, Busquets and other young players in their own academy.

Cruyff looked at Guardiola deeply, and he also knew very well that this was Guardiola's insistence, and if the two continued to argue, it would only make the result more out of control in the end, which Cruyff did not want to see.

He has never forgotten how Nunez expelled him from the Camp Nou in the later period of his tenure at Barcelona, and excluded him from the core of Barcelona, because he said too much, which caused Nunez to be angry, and if it were not for the dark period of Gaspat later, it would have been difficult for Cruyff to return to Camp Nou through Laporta.

He's learned one thing since that time.

No one can accept a strong person dictating to him on top of his head, even his most devout believers, so he has now changed his way of getting involved, and he has started to be more about manipulating and controlling the big picture.

So, when it came to sensitive points of disagreement, Cruyff wisely chose to stop and change the subject.

"Recently, there has been a lot of excitement in the outside world!" Standing up from his seat, Cruyff looked out of the glass room, the rain fell on the glass, and everything he looked at outside became distorted, "Don't let the emotions of the fans affect the team, and don't let the grievances and grievances accumulated by the team over the years be transferred to the players." ”

Guardiola naturally attaches great importance to this situation, because he knows very well that every Barcelona match against Real Madrid will inevitably be regarded by fans as a confrontation between Catalonia and the Castilians, which belongs to the level of national confrontation.

It is difficult to ensure that there is no Laporta to help him, because his goal is not Barcelona at all, but to participate in politics, and the politics of Catalonia is his foothold, so he has now begun to consciously raise chips for his next political participation, the most typical is to incite national sentiment.

Independence has always been the sentiment of the people of Catalonia, who were victims of the dictatorship of Franco, but who resisted, and who have not been resolved at all, but have intensified in the current era of the people.

I believe that if it weren't for the two-game derby of the century, there would be no outlet for their emotions at all. …,

But over the years, especially in the past two years, Barcelona has lost almost in all directions, which has pushed the emotions of all Barcelona fans to a new height again, coupled with the hype and exaggeration of some politicians for the sake of votes and fame, which is tantamount to pouring oil on the flame of raging national sentiment.

This kind of national sentiment is indeed conducive to the team's more fighting power when facing Real Madrid, which is from the capital and represents the royal power, but once it gets out of control, it is not something that Guardiola can control.

Last season's derby of the century at the Bernabeu was a prime example of this, and it was clear that the players were completely out of control!

"Yang Cheng is a very formidable opponent, in the face of such an opponent, everyone can only beat him and his Real Madrid if they are fully committed and play their strongest strength, and if we want to do this, we must ensure that we can play our football smoothly!"

This was the advice Cruyff gave to Guardiola when he was leaving, and Guardiola was not unaware of it.

He spent the whole way down the hill thinking about this game and Cruyff's words, and he wanted to get more chips and ways to win from it, so that when he saw the reporter at the intersection of the neighborhood, it was too late to hide.

"Hello, Mr. Guardiola!" A reporter immediately caught up, "Are you visiting Cruyff?" ”

Obviously, they already knew, so they specifically blocked it here.

Guardiola nodded.

"From what we know, you have to visit him in the mountains every game, which makes us wonder what role Cruyff plays in Barcelona at the moment. Is it you or is he the manager of Barcelona? "The journalist was a bit of a bad word, because he was a journalist from the Madrid area.

"He's my senior, he's had great results at Barcelona, I'm just talking to him about football, he's never borrowed too much, and he's never interfered too much in the management and tactics of the team." Pep Guardiola is clearly a little angry.

No one wants to be suspicious of each other in person, do they?

"All I can say is that John's opinion, while important, is that I am directing the game!" Guardiola said angrily.

After that, he stopped being interviewed, shook off the reporter, and walked straight forward.

But his anger was only the beginning of the derby of the century! ）