Chapter 74 The Super Death Group Arrives, Guardiola's On-the-spot Composition (2 in 1)
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Tuo Lei Si Bu Xiang Ti Dan Dao
Chapter 74 The Super Death Group Arrives, Guardiola's On-the-spot Composition ([-] in [-])
On August 27th, the eyes of European football are focused on the city of Monaco.
Located at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monaco, a draw related to the situation of the UEFA Champions League this season has slowly started under the eyes of everyone.
Since Guardiola is preparing for the fourth round of the Premier League two days later, he has no time to care.
So Manchester City sent CEO Ferran Soriano to attend the draw.
Although he didn't have time to watch it live, Guardiola took the whole Manchester City team together to watch the live broadcast of the draw ceremony.
Everyone was in a disturbed mood, silently wishing Manchester City a good signing.
Zhao Jinge kept praying, don't touch Wolfsburg, don't touch Wolfsburg, even if you play Barcelona, it's not impossible!
Guardiola's script against Barcelona is much better than Zhao Jinge's bloody drama.
"Zhao, you seem very nervous."
While watching the live broadcast of the draw, Guardiola smiled and patted Zhao Jinge on the shoulder.
"Relax, Zhao, with our current strength, no matter who we draw, our opponents should be the ones who should be troubled."
Zhao Jinge did not answer immediately. This is the first time in his career that he has been exposed to the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony. It is related to this season's UEFA Champions League trip. It would be a lie to say that he is not worried at all.
But it's a little nervous to say that, just like what Guardiola said, Zhao Jinge also believes that Manchester City's strength is not afraid of any challenges. All he is worried about is that he doesn't want to play against his old club.
"I can't say I'm nervous, I just don't want to face Wolfsburg."
When Guardiola heard Zhao Jinge's answer, he immediately became a little interested:
"So I was worried about this. Don't worry, there is a one-in-eight chance, it won't be such a coincidence! Besides, Zhao, is there any team you particularly want to meet?"
"The team you want to meet? There is no such thing. I just hope to draw a weaker No. 1 seed, not Wolfsburg."
While talking, the lottery ceremony began soon.
Before the draw, UEFA first reviewed the feat of defending champion Barcelona's five Champions League wins in history.
The four draw guests are the leaders from the previous four Champions League winning teams, namely the legendary goalkeeper Zubizarreta, the Brazilian full-back Belletti, the former Barcelona team soul Puyol, and the team who defeated the disease and played at Wembley. Abidal holding the big ear cup.
Since this season's Champions League final will be held at the San Siro Stadium (Meazza Stadium) in Italy, the Champions League final ambassador Zanetti and Maldini also appeared at the ceremony as guests of the draw.
Among the first teams drawn first, Barcelona was the first to be drawn out by Subizareta and entered Group E. Subsequently, the other seven seeded teams were also divided into various groups.
Due to the avoidance principle of the same league, Manchester City, as the second-tier team, may be drawn to any other group except Chelsea's Group G.
The most eye-catching part of the lottery is undoubtedly the second team that was drawn later. The grouping of these teams will directly determine which giants will usher in a strong dialogue.
At this time, the Manchester City players watching the live broadcast were also tense and motionless, all their attention was focused on the big screen in front of them.
The first to be drawn was Atletico Madrid, and Simeone's team was placed in Group C.
For them, it is undoubtedly a good sign to avoid a group of rich teams and meet the Portuguese Super League champion Benfica.
Immediately after that, Manchester City's rivals in the same city, the Premier League giants Manchester United, were drawn out. They were lucky enough to enter Group B and met a team of PSV Eindhoven, which was recognized as weaker. New aid Depay will usher in a showdown with his old club.
The third team to be drawn is the "European black shop" Porto. They were divided into Group G to meet Chelsea. Chelsea coach Mourinho will also usher in a reunion with his old club.
Subsequently, Real Madrid, the most important team in the second tier, was drawn out, and the Galaxy Battleship entered Group A to meet "Grand Paris".
Seeing the draw of lots for these three groups, Zhao Jinge's heart was already in his throat.
Uefa, the dog day, really knows how to flow!
According to this rhythm, one of Guardiola and me may have to face his old club.
Immediately afterwards, Valencia, the fifth team, was drawn out, and they were in Group H with the weaker Zenit St. Petersburg.
Then the sixth team "Gunner" Arsenal was drawn out, and this time they will encounter Wolfsburg. For Wenger, this is obviously a good sign.
Wenger at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, I really want to thank Wolfsburg!If they hadn't won the Bundesliga championship, I feel that this wave might not be drawn to Bayern Munich!
The professor is very clear about the peeing nature of the UEFA group.
In the conference room, Zhao Jinge, who was watching the live broadcast, excitedly made a cheering gesture.
Guardiola, who was sitting next to Zhao Jinge, looked at Zhao Jinge's excitement, smiled wryly and shook his head. It seemed that he really might have to face his old club this time.
At this time, all the weaker No. [-] seeds have already belonged, and the only ones left are Barcelona, the defending champion of Group E, and Juventus, the Serie A class bully of Group D. No matter which one is a tough nut to crack.
The same is true for the remaining two second-tier teams, the Bundesliga class bully Bayern Munich, and the Premier League upstart Manchester City.
The last two teams, the Bundesliga tyrant Bayern Munich, were drawn out first, and they will enter Group D to face the Serie A tyrant Juventus.
In the end, with Guardiola's helpless smile, Manchester City inevitably entered Group E where Barcelona is located.
The defending champion, alas!It seems that if you want to win the first place in this group stage, you really have to do your best.
The Manchester City players in the conference room saw that they had met Barcelona, and many old Manchester City players immediately smiled wryly. This is the cosmos team in full swing!
Moreover, Manchester City has been defeated by Barcelona in the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League for two consecutive years.
Facing Barcelona, those old players were born psychologically and felt that they were a head short.
Sterling covered his mouth and shrank in the corner, his eyes full of self-doubt, am I really a crow's mouth? !
A few days ago, I just said a few words of congratulations, how did I really meet a strong team, and it was the defending champion Barcelona!
It's over, it's over, it won't really be a group of death later!
Speaking of it, there is a bit of metaphysics. Manchester City has indeed been extremely unlucky in the draws of the Champions League group stage these years, and it can be compared with Arsenal's knockout rounds.
Since being in the "death group" with Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Naples in the 2011-12 season, Manchester City has been in the recognized "death group" for four consecutive seasons.
Among them, in the 2012-13 season, they were in a group with Real Madrid, Ajax and Dortmund, and they were eliminated at the bottom of the group.
In the 2013-14 season, they were in a group with Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow and Pilsen. After qualifying, they met Barcelona and stopped in the round of 16.
Last season, they were in a group with Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow and Roma. However, after the group struggled to qualify, they met Barcelona again!
Needless to say, the result was another tragedy, and it could be described as ill-fated.
Arsenal played Barcelona for three years and Bayern for five years in the knockout round, and Manchester City's luck is the same, either touching Bayern or fighting Barcelona.
The only thing they didn't meet in the 12-13 season, there were Real Madrid and Dortmund in the group, these two top teams that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League that season.
It can be said to be an old unlucky guy, but in the group stage this year, they met Barcelona again. If there is another stronger team in the third and fourth tiers, it will be a proper death group again.
Guardiola knows how powerful Barcelona is, but at this time, as the head coach of Manchester City, he must stand up and cheer for his disciples.
"Be quiet and listen to me!"
When the Manchester City players heard Guardiola's words, they all turned their heads and looked over.
"If you want to win the Champions League, you must have the courage to defeat any opponent, no matter whether he is a team in the third or fourth tier, or the defending champion!"
"The club spent so much money to buy you, not to let you fear powerful enemies here, but to want you to have enough strength to defeat all opponents! Now continue to watch the draw!"
Looking at the Manchester City players who gradually became quiet after listening to their own words.
Guardiola sighed softly. From the eyes of the players, especially those experienced old players, he did not read the positive spirit.
It seems that meeting Barcelona in the group stage may also be a good thing, at least giving myself the opportunity to polish the spirit of this Manchester City team.
Otherwise, in the current state of these old players, once they meet those top teams in the knockout round, they will definitely suffer a big loss.
The draw continued and Puyol decided the fate of the third pot.
Amid growing uneasiness among Manchester City players, Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen have been drawn into Group E where they are.
Puyol saw that he had sent Leverkusen into Group E with his own hands, and the smile on his face sank immediately.
In the end, "Liver Fighter" Abidal was in charge of the draw for the fourth-tier teams.
The strongest "Red Wolf" Roma in the fourth tier was also sent to Group E without any surprise.
Sure enough, Manchester City was sent to the "group of death" for the fifth consecutive year.
Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano, who was present at the scene, laughed directly, but that smile was full of bitterness no matter how you looked at it.
After laughing at himself, Ferran Soriano sat there very calmly.
It's just that no one knows whether he has already sprayed UEFA to pieces in his heart.
The lottery ceremony ended, and Group E gathered:
The defending champion Barcelona, Manchester City ranked second in the Premier League last season, Leverkusen ranked fourth in the Bundesliga last season, and Rome ranked second in Serie A last season.
Good guy, they are all the top teams in the five major leagues, and they are all ruthless characters. UEFA, you are going to raise Gu in Group E, right?
At this time, Manchester City's conference room had become silent, Sterling shivered in the corner, and the old players in the team showed bitter expressions and remained silent.
The confidence before the lottery has turned into anxiety.
Looking at the results of the lottery on the screen, I am afraid that there will be a lot of problems in qualifying.
Zhao Jinge, who was full of confidence just now, is also frowning at this time. The situation in the Champions League really looks a little bad. Every game is really a tough battle!
Guardiola did not encourage his players as he did just now. After all, he is not a head coach who is good at fighting chicken blood.
In the current situation, words alone can no longer erase the anxiety in the players' hearts. Only through one victory after another can the Manchester City players have enough confidence and the courage to break out of the death group.
After the results of the draw came out, Guardiola was already thinking about how to defeat Barcelona, Leverkusen and Roma in the group stage and successfully advance to the knockout round.
Each of the six group matches is a tough battle, and every point and even the advantage of goal difference is related to whether Manchester City can successfully qualify in this death group.
It seems that before the arrival of the Champions League group stage, I have no rest time.
Fortunately, I am quite familiar with Barcelona and Leverkusen, otherwise, I am afraid that it will take a lot of energy just to collect information.
"Everyone knows the situation we're in, it's very challenging to be honest, and if we manage to break out of this group, I feel like we might go to the end.
Well, today's training is over, everyone should go back early, we have a game the day after tomorrow! "
After Guardiola finished speaking, he left the meeting room with the coaching staff.
Guardiola notified the logistics staff when he went out and put a bed in his office. Every night from now on will be a sleepless night.
The next day, media all over the world reported the results of the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Super Group of Death!This is the most frequently used term in media reports around the world.
In this draw, all the attention is on Group E.
Almost all the media believe that, except for Barcelona who can book a qualifying name, the remaining three teams including Manchester City have the possibility of qualifying.
The top three compete for a spot, and this is their verdict for Manchester City.
Judging from the speculation of these media, they don't think at all that Manchester City can take the top spot in the group from Barcelona.
Even many media have begun to analyze the probability of Manchester City's elimination in anticipation.
The predictions of the media, the concerns of the fans, the malice of colleagues, since being drawn into the death group, these negative messages have flooded towards Manchester City.
There were two moods hanging over the Manchester skies, with the red side celebrating their entry into a relatively weak group and the blue side hanging in the shadows with uncertainty.
Manchester City is still conducting tactical training before the game. Guardiola, who stayed up all night, is very dissatisfied with today's training.
Except for a few players with a strong heart, many other players did not devote 100% in training, and they were still distracted by things other than training.
"Stop!"
Guardiola couldn't take it anymore:
"Is this the performance of your professionalism?! Or do you think that without serious training, you can beat Barcelona, qualify for the top of the group, and finally win the Champions League?!"
"Focus! Focus! Focus! Don't worry about the outside world's evaluation of us! Forget about those damn media, damn ball critics, and those predictions and inferences!"
"It doesn't matter what other people think of us! What matters is how we think of ourselves!"
"I already knew it yesterday. When you hear the word Barcelona, it seems that you have lost your fighting spirit. You feel that you can't win, you feel hopeless, and you are so inferior that you don't even have the idea of fighting for it!"
"You all think that you can't win, who else do you want to believe that you can win!"
"Being drawn into the death group, do you lose confidence? Do you lose your fighting spirit? Do you feel that the future is bleak? With such a mentality, we will get nothing this season!"
"After seeing the draw for the Champions League group stage, it is normal for you to feel worried, uncertain and even afraid.
Frankly speaking, I am also like you, I know how difficult the Champions League is and what it takes to achieve good results.
All the teams participating in the Champions League are almost the top teams in each league, and every matchup is extremely important.
Any team, even if it is a powerful top giant, as long as it relaxes a little, it may be unstoppable in no time!
There are no underdogs in the Champions League. No matter which group we are assigned to, the challenges we face will not be small. "
"I also admit that our luck this time is indeed very bad, and it can even be said to be extremely bad.
But I can assure you that as long as you train hard, earnestly follow every instruction I said, and try your best to fight on the court.
We can definitely qualify from this death group. I can say that we are currently the strongest team in the Premier League, and qualifying is definitely not a problem.
The question is how far do you want to go, and do you have the confidence to beat those top European teams.
As the strongest team in the Premier League, don't we even have the confidence to compete for the top spot in the group and challenge Barcelona? ! "
"The road to champions in the Champions League is a road where the strong are king. The weak teams are the foils of the strong teams. Don't you want to be the foils for those who are trampled on the ground?!
In my opinion, Manchester City already has a group of strong players, we have the strength to become a top European team, and we have the strength to conquer that championship road!
My goal at Manchester City was to win the Champions League, and I hope the same is true for each of you. Do you want to be left behind on the road to the championship? ! "
Looking at the thoughtful players in front of him, Guardiola did not continue to recite the speech written by the entrusted person yesterday night.
As the outside media said, Manchester City is currently a mercenary, and it has not undergone a complete transformation because it has won several Premier League titles.
On the stage of the real strong in the Champions League, Manchester City has never been the one that is favored, so Manchester City will continue to buy excellent players, and continue to pile up strength to attack the high-ranking champion.
The current Manchester City is like a strong giant, but it does not have the soul of a truly strong man.
Compared with those top teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, he is still not tough enough, not confident enough, and lacks the courage to fight against adversity.
Just one predicament in the draw can affect the mental state of most of Manchester City's players, which is absolutely unqualified for Guardiola.
Players will definitely feel confused and overwhelmed when facing a difficult situation, but they must learn the courage to burn themselves and fight desperately in this difficult situation.
In order to curb the bad emotions in the team, Guardiola also began to learn, and he is not very good at making bloody speeches.
Fortunately, this speech helped a little bit, as long as they stopped thinking about the damn lottery result.
Zhao Jinge is one of the few players who has not been disturbed by the outside world. Although he was a little worried last night, he felt that there was nothing to worry about when he woke up.
Leverkusen himself was defeated in the Bundesliga, and Roma is not much better than Naples.
Wolfsburg can kill both of them, how can Manchester City, which has a stronger lineup, fall into the hands of these two teams?
The only thing to worry about is Barcelona. Barcelona is now the touchstone for Manchester City to test themselves. If they can survive, it proves that Manchester City already has the strength of the top European teams.
If they can't make it through, it can only prove that Manchester City is not strong enough and not worthy of the honor of the Champions League champion.
Zhao Jinge is looking forward to the fight with Messi more than these.
He has always wanted to know how big the gap is between himself and the strongest player in today's football!
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On August 27th, the eyes of European football are focused on the city of Monaco.
Located at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monaco, a draw related to the situation of the UEFA Champions League this season has slowly started under the eyes of everyone.
Since Guardiola is preparing for the fourth round of the Premier League two days later, he has no time to care.
So Manchester City sent CEO Ferran Soriano to attend the draw.
Although he didn't have time to watch it live, Guardiola took the whole Manchester City team together to watch the live broadcast of the draw ceremony.
Everyone was in a disturbed mood, silently wishing Manchester City a good signing.
Zhao Jinge kept praying, don't touch Wolfsburg, don't touch Wolfsburg, even if you play Barcelona, it's not impossible!
Guardiola's script against Barcelona is much better than Zhao Jinge's bloody drama.
"Zhao, you seem very nervous."
While watching the live broadcast of the draw, Guardiola smiled and patted Zhao Jinge on the shoulder.
"Relax, Zhao, with our current strength, no matter who we draw, our opponents should be the ones who should be troubled."
Zhao Jinge did not answer immediately. This is the first time in his career that he has been exposed to the UEFA Champions League draw ceremony. It is related to this season's UEFA Champions League trip. It would be a lie to say that he is not worried at all.
But it's a little nervous to say that, just like what Guardiola said, Zhao Jinge also believes that Manchester City's strength is not afraid of any challenges. All he is worried about is that he doesn't want to play against his old club.
"I can't say I'm nervous, I just don't want to face Wolfsburg."
When Guardiola heard Zhao Jinge's answer, he immediately became a little interested:
"So I was worried about this. Don't worry, there is a one-in-eight chance, it won't be such a coincidence! Besides, Zhao, is there any team you particularly want to meet?"
"The team you want to meet? There is no such thing. I just hope to draw a weaker No. 1 seed, not Wolfsburg."
While talking, the lottery ceremony began soon.
Before the draw, UEFA first reviewed the feat of defending champion Barcelona's five Champions League wins in history.
The four draw guests are the leaders from the previous four Champions League winning teams, namely the legendary goalkeeper Zubizarreta, the Brazilian full-back Belletti, the former Barcelona team soul Puyol, and the team who defeated the disease and played at Wembley. Abidal holding the big ear cup.
Since this season's Champions League final will be held at the San Siro Stadium (Meazza Stadium) in Italy, the Champions League final ambassador Zanetti and Maldini also appeared at the ceremony as guests of the draw.
Among the first teams drawn first, Barcelona was the first to be drawn out by Subizareta and entered Group E. Subsequently, the other seven seeded teams were also divided into various groups.
Due to the avoidance principle of the same league, Manchester City, as the second-tier team, may be drawn to any other group except Chelsea's Group G.
The most eye-catching part of the lottery is undoubtedly the second team that was drawn later. The grouping of these teams will directly determine which giants will usher in a strong dialogue.
At this time, the Manchester City players watching the live broadcast were also tense and motionless, all their attention was focused on the big screen in front of them.
The first to be drawn was Atletico Madrid, and Simeone's team was placed in Group C.
For them, it is undoubtedly a good sign to avoid a group of rich teams and meet the Portuguese Super League champion Benfica.
Immediately after that, Manchester City's rivals in the same city, the Premier League giants Manchester United, were drawn out. They were lucky enough to enter Group B and met a team of PSV Eindhoven, which was recognized as weaker. New aid Depay will usher in a showdown with his old club.
The third team to be drawn is the "European black shop" Porto. They were divided into Group G to meet Chelsea. Chelsea coach Mourinho will also usher in a reunion with his old club.
Subsequently, Real Madrid, the most important team in the second tier, was drawn out, and the Galaxy Battleship entered Group A to meet "Grand Paris".
Seeing the draw of lots for these three groups, Zhao Jinge's heart was already in his throat.
Uefa, the dog day, really knows how to flow!
According to this rhythm, one of Guardiola and me may have to face his old club.
Immediately afterwards, Valencia, the fifth team, was drawn out, and they were in Group H with the weaker Zenit St. Petersburg.
Then the sixth team "Gunner" Arsenal was drawn out, and this time they will encounter Wolfsburg. For Wenger, this is obviously a good sign.
Wenger at the scene breathed a sigh of relief, I really want to thank Wolfsburg!If they hadn't won the Bundesliga championship, I feel that this wave might not be drawn to Bayern Munich!
The professor is very clear about the peeing nature of the UEFA group.
In the conference room, Zhao Jinge, who was watching the live broadcast, excitedly made a cheering gesture.
Guardiola, who was sitting next to Zhao Jinge, looked at Zhao Jinge's excitement, smiled wryly and shook his head. It seemed that he really might have to face his old club this time.
At this time, all the weaker No. [-] seeds have already belonged, and the only ones left are Barcelona, the defending champion of Group E, and Juventus, the Serie A class bully of Group D. No matter which one is a tough nut to crack.
The same is true for the remaining two second-tier teams, the Bundesliga class bully Bayern Munich, and the Premier League upstart Manchester City.
The last two teams, the Bundesliga tyrant Bayern Munich, were drawn out first, and they will enter Group D to face the Serie A tyrant Juventus.
In the end, with Guardiola's helpless smile, Manchester City inevitably entered Group E where Barcelona is located.
The defending champion, alas!It seems that if you want to win the first place in this group stage, you really have to do your best.
The Manchester City players in the conference room saw that they had met Barcelona, and many old Manchester City players immediately smiled wryly. This is the cosmos team in full swing!
Moreover, Manchester City has been defeated by Barcelona in the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League for two consecutive years.
Facing Barcelona, those old players were born psychologically and felt that they were a head short.
Sterling covered his mouth and shrank in the corner, his eyes full of self-doubt, am I really a crow's mouth? !
A few days ago, I just said a few words of congratulations, how did I really meet a strong team, and it was the defending champion Barcelona!
It's over, it's over, it won't really be a group of death later!
Speaking of it, there is a bit of metaphysics. Manchester City has indeed been extremely unlucky in the draws of the Champions League group stage these years, and it can be compared with Arsenal's knockout rounds.
Since being in the "death group" with Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Naples in the 2011-12 season, Manchester City has been in the recognized "death group" for four consecutive seasons.
Among them, in the 2012-13 season, they were in a group with Real Madrid, Ajax and Dortmund, and they were eliminated at the bottom of the group.
In the 2013-14 season, they were in a group with Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow and Pilsen. After qualifying, they met Barcelona and stopped in the round of 16.
Last season, they were in a group with Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow and Roma. However, after the group struggled to qualify, they met Barcelona again!
Needless to say, the result was another tragedy, and it could be described as ill-fated.
Arsenal played Barcelona for three years and Bayern for five years in the knockout round, and Manchester City's luck is the same, either touching Bayern or fighting Barcelona.
The only thing they didn't meet in the 12-13 season, there were Real Madrid and Dortmund in the group, these two top teams that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League that season.
It can be said to be an old unlucky guy, but in the group stage this year, they met Barcelona again. If there is another stronger team in the third and fourth tiers, it will be a proper death group again.
Guardiola knows how powerful Barcelona is, but at this time, as the head coach of Manchester City, he must stand up and cheer for his disciples.
"Be quiet and listen to me!"
When the Manchester City players heard Guardiola's words, they all turned their heads and looked over.
"If you want to win the Champions League, you must have the courage to defeat any opponent, no matter whether he is a team in the third or fourth tier, or the defending champion!"
"The club spent so much money to buy you, not to let you fear powerful enemies here, but to want you to have enough strength to defeat all opponents! Now continue to watch the draw!"
Looking at the Manchester City players who gradually became quiet after listening to their own words.
Guardiola sighed softly. From the eyes of the players, especially those experienced old players, he did not read the positive spirit.
It seems that meeting Barcelona in the group stage may also be a good thing, at least giving myself the opportunity to polish the spirit of this Manchester City team.
Otherwise, in the current state of these old players, once they meet those top teams in the knockout round, they will definitely suffer a big loss.
The draw continued and Puyol decided the fate of the third pot.
Amid growing uneasiness among Manchester City players, Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen have been drawn into Group E where they are.
Puyol saw that he had sent Leverkusen into Group E with his own hands, and the smile on his face sank immediately.
In the end, "Liver Fighter" Abidal was in charge of the draw for the fourth-tier teams.
The strongest "Red Wolf" Roma in the fourth tier was also sent to Group E without any surprise.
Sure enough, Manchester City was sent to the "group of death" for the fifth consecutive year.
Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano, who was present at the scene, laughed directly, but that smile was full of bitterness no matter how you looked at it.
After laughing at himself, Ferran Soriano sat there very calmly.
It's just that no one knows whether he has already sprayed UEFA to pieces in his heart.
The lottery ceremony ended, and Group E gathered:
The defending champion Barcelona, Manchester City ranked second in the Premier League last season, Leverkusen ranked fourth in the Bundesliga last season, and Rome ranked second in Serie A last season.
Good guy, they are all the top teams in the five major leagues, and they are all ruthless characters. UEFA, you are going to raise Gu in Group E, right?
At this time, Manchester City's conference room had become silent, Sterling shivered in the corner, and the old players in the team showed bitter expressions and remained silent.
The confidence before the lottery has turned into anxiety.
Looking at the results of the lottery on the screen, I am afraid that there will be a lot of problems in qualifying.
Zhao Jinge, who was full of confidence just now, is also frowning at this time. The situation in the Champions League really looks a little bad. Every game is really a tough battle!
Guardiola did not encourage his players as he did just now. After all, he is not a head coach who is good at fighting chicken blood.
In the current situation, words alone can no longer erase the anxiety in the players' hearts. Only through one victory after another can the Manchester City players have enough confidence and the courage to break out of the death group.
After the results of the draw came out, Guardiola was already thinking about how to defeat Barcelona, Leverkusen and Roma in the group stage and successfully advance to the knockout round.
Each of the six group matches is a tough battle, and every point and even the advantage of goal difference is related to whether Manchester City can successfully qualify in this death group.
It seems that before the arrival of the Champions League group stage, I have no rest time.
Fortunately, I am quite familiar with Barcelona and Leverkusen, otherwise, I am afraid that it will take a lot of energy just to collect information.
"Everyone knows the situation we're in, it's very challenging to be honest, and if we manage to break out of this group, I feel like we might go to the end.
Well, today's training is over, everyone should go back early, we have a game the day after tomorrow! "
After Guardiola finished speaking, he left the meeting room with the coaching staff.
Guardiola notified the logistics staff when he went out and put a bed in his office. Every night from now on will be a sleepless night.
The next day, media all over the world reported the results of the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Super Group of Death!This is the most frequently used term in media reports around the world.
In this draw, all the attention is on Group E.
Almost all the media believe that, except for Barcelona who can book a qualifying name, the remaining three teams including Manchester City have the possibility of qualifying.
The top three compete for a spot, and this is their verdict for Manchester City.
Judging from the speculation of these media, they don't think at all that Manchester City can take the top spot in the group from Barcelona.
Even many media have begun to analyze the probability of Manchester City's elimination in anticipation.
The predictions of the media, the concerns of the fans, the malice of colleagues, since being drawn into the death group, these negative messages have flooded towards Manchester City.
There were two moods hanging over the Manchester skies, with the red side celebrating their entry into a relatively weak group and the blue side hanging in the shadows with uncertainty.
Manchester City is still conducting tactical training before the game. Guardiola, who stayed up all night, is very dissatisfied with today's training.
Except for a few players with a strong heart, many other players did not devote 100% in training, and they were still distracted by things other than training.
"Stop!"
Guardiola couldn't take it anymore:
"Is this the performance of your professionalism?! Or do you think that without serious training, you can beat Barcelona, qualify for the top of the group, and finally win the Champions League?!"
"Focus! Focus! Focus! Don't worry about the outside world's evaluation of us! Forget about those damn media, damn ball critics, and those predictions and inferences!"
"It doesn't matter what other people think of us! What matters is how we think of ourselves!"
"I already knew it yesterday. When you hear the word Barcelona, it seems that you have lost your fighting spirit. You feel that you can't win, you feel hopeless, and you are so inferior that you don't even have the idea of fighting for it!"
"You all think that you can't win, who else do you want to believe that you can win!"
"Being drawn into the death group, do you lose confidence? Do you lose your fighting spirit? Do you feel that the future is bleak? With such a mentality, we will get nothing this season!"
"After seeing the draw for the Champions League group stage, it is normal for you to feel worried, uncertain and even afraid.
Frankly speaking, I am also like you, I know how difficult the Champions League is and what it takes to achieve good results.
All the teams participating in the Champions League are almost the top teams in each league, and every matchup is extremely important.
Any team, even if it is a powerful top giant, as long as it relaxes a little, it may be unstoppable in no time!
There are no underdogs in the Champions League. No matter which group we are assigned to, the challenges we face will not be small. "
"I also admit that our luck this time is indeed very bad, and it can even be said to be extremely bad.
But I can assure you that as long as you train hard, earnestly follow every instruction I said, and try your best to fight on the court.
We can definitely qualify from this death group. I can say that we are currently the strongest team in the Premier League, and qualifying is definitely not a problem.
The question is how far do you want to go, and do you have the confidence to beat those top European teams.
As the strongest team in the Premier League, don't we even have the confidence to compete for the top spot in the group and challenge Barcelona? ! "
"The road to champions in the Champions League is a road where the strong are king. The weak teams are the foils of the strong teams. Don't you want to be the foils for those who are trampled on the ground?!
In my opinion, Manchester City already has a group of strong players, we have the strength to become a top European team, and we have the strength to conquer that championship road!
My goal at Manchester City was to win the Champions League, and I hope the same is true for each of you. Do you want to be left behind on the road to the championship? ! "
Looking at the thoughtful players in front of him, Guardiola did not continue to recite the speech written by the entrusted person yesterday night.
As the outside media said, Manchester City is currently a mercenary, and it has not undergone a complete transformation because it has won several Premier League titles.
On the stage of the real strong in the Champions League, Manchester City has never been the one that is favored, so Manchester City will continue to buy excellent players, and continue to pile up strength to attack the high-ranking champion.
The current Manchester City is like a strong giant, but it does not have the soul of a truly strong man.
Compared with those top teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, he is still not tough enough, not confident enough, and lacks the courage to fight against adversity.
Just one predicament in the draw can affect the mental state of most of Manchester City's players, which is absolutely unqualified for Guardiola.
Players will definitely feel confused and overwhelmed when facing a difficult situation, but they must learn the courage to burn themselves and fight desperately in this difficult situation.
In order to curb the bad emotions in the team, Guardiola also began to learn, and he is not very good at making bloody speeches.
Fortunately, this speech helped a little bit, as long as they stopped thinking about the damn lottery result.
Zhao Jinge is one of the few players who has not been disturbed by the outside world. Although he was a little worried last night, he felt that there was nothing to worry about when he woke up.
Leverkusen himself was defeated in the Bundesliga, and Roma is not much better than Naples.
Wolfsburg can kill both of them, how can Manchester City, which has a stronger lineup, fall into the hands of these two teams?
The only thing to worry about is Barcelona. Barcelona is now the touchstone for Manchester City to test themselves. If they can survive, it proves that Manchester City already has the strength of the top European teams.
If they can't make it through, it can only prove that Manchester City is not strong enough and not worthy of the honor of the Champions League champion.
Zhao Jinge is looking forward to the fight with Messi more than these.
He has always wanted to know how big the gap is between himself and the strongest player in today's football!
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