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The Camp Nou, which has always been feared by the enemy, has even had a moment of rebellion. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
When Messi shook Puyol and Piqui outside the box in succession in stoppage time in the first half, shook the attacking Valdés in the box, and then pushed the empty goal, the stands of the entire Camp Nou stadium rang out with sparse applause, which was obviously a reward for the outstanding performance of the Red Rebels by a small number of Barcelona fans.
But more Barcelona fans are booing, but this time the situation is different, they are not booing the Red Rebels who are playing away, but the home team they have always loved, Barcelona!
Banners such as "Pep Guardiola Get Out" have been pulled out in the stands, and the boos are just adding fuel to the fire, and the Barcelona fans applaud the outstanding performance of the Red Rebels players, which is a great irony for Barcelona, which proves that Barcelona fans are dissatisfied with the team's incompetence.
At least they would rather see a good attack than a retrenched defence, only to be poured three goals in a row, and Sergio Busquets, a player they once thought would be the heart of the team's midfield for years to come, immediately became incredibly poor after losing his skill as an actor.
Especially in the same game as Michael? In front of Johnson, he is almost useless!
Xavi was Barcelona's most consistent player in the whole game, but when his teammates were separated by the Red Rebels one by one, and when Barca's tactical map was divided into untouchable small areas by the Red Rebels, Xavi's role was reduced to a minimum, and his excellent organization and passing ability were completely dismantled.
Pep Guardiola was sitting in the dugout of the home team, and he obviously didn't want people to see his face at this moment, but everyone could guess that his face must be ugly, very, very ugly.
In this game, he still chose to reuse the Barcelona lineage, but the group of players he trusted obviously did not bring him enough returns, at least in the face of the Red Rebels, Barcelona's group of players almost failed to organize an effective defensive system, allowing the Red Rebels players to gallop in the hinterland of Barcelona.
After 13 minutes of trial after the opening, the Red Rebels scored a goal from Xiao Xiaoluo to break the deadlock on the field.
After that, the game was completely reduced to Messi's show time, and the Argentine superstar, who has been in excellent form this season, showed unparalleled excellent form in this game, scoring twice for the Red Rebels in the 31st and 47th minutes respectively.
Especially in the second goal, he shook off three Barcelona players in a row and then pushed the empty goal, which can be called the most exciting goal in the Champions League this season, fully reflecting Messi's excellent individual ability.
There was just over a minute left in stoppage time, but Pep Guardiola was already starting to feel that it was too long, and the players on the Barcelona pitch were struggling to even move, as if the applause from the defection of the fans in the stands, and the outburst of boos from anger, weighed on each of them like a heavy stone.
Puyol, Pique, Busquets, Pedro, Bojan...... All of them were descendants of Barcelona, and all of them were once proud to be from La Masia, but now, this identity makes them feel extremely heavy.
They once wanted to prove that Barcelona's strength does not only come from their show and acting skills on the pitch, but they also hope to be able to beat their opponents openly and with Barcelona's system and tactics, but in the end, Barcelona has not won many rounds in a row, and even teams like Kazan Ruby can't beat it.
It's not just the Barcelona fans who don't do it, but even the players themselves feel depressed and find it difficult to accept.
But they don't have the power to change that!
At least that's how this game is!
"The Red Rebels are indeed too strong!" Pep Guardiola had to admit.
Standing next to him was another assistant coach who was recently promoted from the second team, and Villanova, who is currently under UEFA's Fair Play investigation, suspecting that Villanova was suspected of directing players to play non-competitive games before and during the game, and could even be banned for life if convicted.
Pep Guardiola also has a bad reputation now, because he can't prove what Villanova did, he, the manager, will not know, he is okay because Barcelona can't afford such a result!
"The psychological quality of the players is so bad, at least against the Red Rebels, they all lost the first chance to win the game early, continue to keep them on the pitch, the Red Rebels will only score more and more goals, easier and easier."
Guardiola took a deep look at his assistant coach, who is also a player from the Barcelona lineage, and began to work as a coach after retiring, and the club promoted him to the first team at this time, replacing Villanova as Guardiola's assistant, in the hope that he can take charge of the first team and maintain stability when Guardiola is gone.
In addition, there is another purpose that is hidden deeply, and Guardiola can vaguely guess, that is, surveillance!
At this moment, Barcelona really can't make even the slightest mistake!
"Then replace them all!" Pep Guardiola said suddenly.
At this moment, even the assistant coach was a little stunned, looking at Guardiola in disbelief, but the latter suddenly stood up, stared at his new assistant, and said word by word.
"Replace all the people who are doing badly, bring in Abidal, replace Ziglinski, replace Keita!"
"But they are suffering an internal ban from the club......"
The assistant coach was just halfway through the sentence, but Guardiola suddenly interrupted him, "Internal ban? I just know that our midfield was completely out of balance in this game, and the youngsters from the Academy simply couldn't afford to do it, and our left side was completely beaten into a sieve by the Red Rebels' right flank. ”
After a pause, Guardiola stepped out of the dugout and pointed to the pitch, "If we can't fill these two holes, we're only going to lose more goals, and we have to change!" ”
"Besides......" Guardiola turned and stared at his assistants with a pair of electric eyes, "they all have convincing qualities if their absence results in a team being knocked out of the Champions League ......"
Pep Guardiola didn't say any more, but everyone knows which of the two is more important.
The assistant coach is not a hesitant person, otherwise, Laporta would not have been able to promote him to the first team, he just thought for a moment, and immediately nodded in agreement, but said: "Since you have decided, then I can only support it!" ”
In a word, he has pushed his responsibilities to the fullest.
This is Barcelona's administrative style, in this kind of club, which has no operating pressure and membership system, everyone just holds a mentality of not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, Guardiola used to be like this, but now, he feels that he is running out of time in Barcelona, so he let go.
…………………… When Sergio Busquets and Piquet heard they had been taken off, they were both stunned.
"Replace us?" They couldn't believe their ears.
But when they saw the affirmation in the eyes of the assistant coach, they immediately understood that this was a fact that could not be changed.
It's just because of their tragic performance in the first half that they can take a shower in the dressing room at half-time, change into dry clothes, survive the second half, and wait for the game to end.
They will be the scapegoats for this game, absolutely, and will be drowned in the saliva of the fans when the time comes!
But they didn't have any money to argue because their performance in the first half was really poor, especially in defence, Piquet and Busquets were almost the worst players in Barcelona's whole game, and the other player was a left wing-back promoted from the academy, but his performance can only be described as terrible.
"He must be crazy!" Piqué complained.
The duo walked into the tunnel and pushed open the door to the dressing room to find the likes of Abidal and Keita present, with Guardiola clearly thinking about the problem, and everyone looked up at the two of them, which made them feel ashamed.
They are all the second generation of Barcelona's officials, and they are Barcelona's descendants, and they always think that they should have some privileges in the team, but they have never been replaced by midfielders without injury or illness as they did today.
This annoyed both of them, and when Busquets walked into the dressing room, he slammed the door behind him.
The whole dressing room was disturbed by the bang, and everyone looked up at Busquets, who walked straight to the shower area, not caring about his actions.
"Stop!" Just as he walked in front of Guardiola, the Barcelona coach suddenly snorted coldly.
Busquets paused for a moment, but immediately continued on his way.
"I told you to give me a TMD stop, are you deaf, or didn't you hear?" Pep Guardiola suddenly went berserk, rushed up at once, grabbed Busquets by the collar of the back, and pulled him to the ground in the cold.
"Don't you know that it's forbidden to make noise in the locker room, it's forbidden to make noise, and it affects the rest of your teammates? Do you really take all the rules I have made before as wind in your ears? ”
Busquets was stunned for a moment, he was just a little temper of some second-generation officials, and he never had the idea of infringing on Guardiola's authority, but he never thought that Guardiola, who usually looks good with a good surname, would suddenly go crazy at this moment, looking at the posture as if he was going to do something to him.
Guardiola saw that he frightened Busquets, and immediately shook off Busquets's back collar, feeling mixed feelings, not only recovering some self-esteem for his prestige, but also disappointed in Busquets's surname.
How could such a player ask him to take on the burden of the team in crucial games?
Fear when you encounter a fierce opponent; When encountering difficulties, choose to escape; How can such a player achieve success when he starts to retreat when he encounters an enemy stronger than them?
Slowly straightening up, he walked to the middle of the locker room, slowly swept over each player, and then asked, "Can any of you tell me how we should play in the second half?" ”
The players were stunned, it was clear that they had never experienced anything like this!
I didn't know before, but since Pep Guardiola took charge of Barcelona, this shrewd and capable manager has been resolute, he has taken care of everything in the team, and even the transfer market that even the manager has always been difficult to interfere with, he has been given a lot of power, which also has a lot to do with his historical achievements at Barcelona.
But now, he asked the players how they were going to play in the second half, which was absolutely surprising.
Including Abidal and others are looking at each other, is Guardiola out of control? Or is he tempting something?
Seeing that the players did not speak one by one, Guardiola suddenly sneered and shook his head, with an extremely disappointed expression as if his team had suffered an unprecedented rout.
"I suddenly understood why Jose Mourinho, the Red Rebels manager with a big mouth, would say that Barcelona today is so different from the Barcelona team he knows, and I really can't think of any reason to refute his statement, although I don't want to admit it."
'But a team that doesn't even have players who can say their tactical ideas and their views on the game, I don't think it's a top club, and I'm pretty sure that there must be something wrong with this team, either the players or the club.
"I also suddenly thought, maybe when I unload the burden of this body, I can change careers, I will think about a good question, why, or should I ask, since when, for what reason, the Barcelona team I knew at the beginning, but suddenly became such a cowardly team that bullies the weak and fears the hard?"
Guardiola was not stern, and his tone was not angry, but he was a little cold, but the more he did, the more people felt his frustration and the frustration in his heart.
When he turned around and saw Abidal next to goal, he admired the French full-back, he was very high-level, and he would even be a must on the left, but he met Patrice Evra from the Red Rebels, which made his place in the French national team suppressed.
"Eric, didn't you always show off when you were in the Red Rebels, and you were proud to have your own opinions in the locker room? Do they all use quarrels and debates as a means to promote communication and tacit understanding? Why can't I see it now? Is it because you have been away from the Red Rebels for a long time? ”
A hint of embarrassment flashed on Abidal's swarthy face, he did often show off his time in the Red Rebels to people, but now that he heard Guardiola's questioning, Abidal, who had always been disgusting and shy, suddenly opened his mouth.
"No, it's just that I'm worried that saying it will make you a little unhappy!"
Guardiola smiled and nodded: "Then you say, I listen, I promise that I will never pursue anything for this, no matter what you say, even if you insult me to my face, there is no problem!" ”
After hearing this, Abidal increased his confidence a little and nodded: "I think we have a serious lack of self-confidence, I don't know how strong the Red Rebels are, but I know very well that we have some of the best players in the world in every position, we have a tactical system that has been in place for several years, and we should play our own style." ”
"But in the game, we are more playing with some small means, and even using some non-competitive means to achieve the goal of the game, but that is just a little clever, and now that we are being targeted, we have no way!"
"When I joined Barcelona, my work ethic made it necessary for me to give my best game to Barcelona, so I will fight for Barça's victory until the last breath, but not including playing tricks, I want to be able to use football to face all opponents and challenge all difficulties, including the Red Rebels!"
After hearing this, Guardiola nodded incessantly, but was noncommittal, and asked everyone again, "Is there anyone else you want to say?" ”
This time Villa suddenly stood up, "I'll talk about it!" ”
Pep Guardiola nodded, and Villa continued to speak.
"I think there are some players in our team who have a serious sense of xenophobia, which is not at all the temperament and demeanor that a big team should have, and football is becoming more and more communicative, eclectic, and xenophobia will only make you shrink."
'I also think that the likes of captain Puyol, including Pique and Sergio Busquets, should apologise to the likes of Abidal, Keita and Ziglinski for what they have done before, so that we can see a united Barcelona.
Villa's words were echoed by several players on the pitch, including Abidal and Keita, who are not the kind of little men who hold grudges, but have been racially discriminated against before, but as long as Pique, Puyol and others apologize, they can put aside their past suspicions for the time being.
However, there are a number of players who are currently making transfers, and it is unlikely that they will continue to stay at Barcelona in the future, but at least until the winter break transfer, they will still fight for Barcelona, which is their work ethic.
With Abidal and Villa at the beginning, the players in the dressing room began to speak one after another, and they talked endlessly, and finally even began to evolve into discussions and even debates with each other.
The full 15-minute half-time break passed quickly, but when Pep Guardiola led the Barcelona players out of the dressing room to prepare for the second half, they all looked unsatisfied.
No one knows exactly what they talked about, how much they talked about, and how deeply they talked during those 15 minutes, but it was clear that when they walked out of the locker room, they all had a resolute attitude on their faces that they would not fight until the last minute, and the ease with which they lifted the burden from their shoulders.
And when Pep Guardiola walked out of the tunnel and happened to pass by Mourinho, the Spanish coach who was in danger of being Barcelona was in danger, and smiled at Mourinho with confidence and pride.
"The game has just begun, Jose!"
(To be continued)