Chapter 3 Farewell Ceremony

After the game, Barcelona held a farewell ceremony for Guardiola.

One hundred thousand fans in the audience stood up and sang Guardiola's song.

For them, today is a happy and sad day.

Fortunately, they have Messi who is only 25 years old and in his prime.

Sadly, due to the controversy over the club's change of chairman, the team's legendary coach Guardiola left.

This makes them feel a little pessimistic about the future prospects of the team.

It is difficult to find a coach like Guardiola, who came from La Masia's youth training system, is familiar with Barcelona's tactical play, and makes full use of Barcelona's characteristics to develop a new tactical system and give full play to his own advantages.

With Guardiola in charge, Barcelona once created the feat of having all 11 players in the game come from Barcelona's youth training.

But after Guardiola leaves, can his successor still reuse players from La Masia's youth training in this way?

Can he still achieve such a brilliant record as Guardiola?

The more they think about this, the more reluctant they are to leave Guardiola.

The fans waved Barcelona flags, held up various pictures with Guardiola's portraits, and loudly sang praises to Guardiola.

Guardiola walked to the court alone. He raised his head and looked at the audience and the stadium.

Here he led the team to achieve brilliant results and left a legend that belongs to them.

But after today, he will no longer belong here.

If I come back here next time, it will probably be as an opponent.

By then, will these lovely fans still welcome and cheer for themselves as they do today?

At this time, the big screen on the court began to play the highlight replays of Guardiola's achievements during his four years of coaching.

first league championship

first UEFA Champions League title

First six-time Grand Slam winner

On the big screen, Guardiola celebrated when his players scored goals.

Standing on the sidelines directing the game in the heavy rain

Running and cheering when the team wins the game

Running around the field when winning the first championship

In every game, I carefully take notes and study the tactics and opponent's weaknesses...

In the end, the scene was fixed on the scene when the team won the Champions League last season and he was thrown high by the players.

With excitement, Guardiola took the microphone handed over by the staff.

I put it to my mouth several times, but couldn't speak.

I was afraid that as soon as I opened my mouth, the fans and players would hear my choking voice.

This is his home, and he is about to leave.

People often say that the feeling of being close to hometown changes, but when a wanderer leaves his hometown and his future is uncertain, what will be his mood at that time?

He took a deep breath, worked hard to adjust his state, and said:

“I would like to express my gratitude to everyone!”

"Especially the people around me, the players, the coaching staff, the club staff."

"I am also very grateful to the fans who support us. We may not be that close, but I can feel your support every day."

"You know I will miss you and I am thrilled to have your support as I leave Camp Nou!"

The fans waved various banners and slogans supporting and thanking Guardiola, and gave Guardiola applause and blessings.

"As for the reason for my departure, I have said it many times on different occasions, but I think I still need to explain it to you again here."

"In the past four years of coaching Barcelona, we have achieved very good results, but during this time I have been under great pressure from work and have not been able to spend time with my family.

Here, I apologize to them, and I promise to be with my family well in the next period of time! "

Guardiola looked towards the tunnel, where his girlfriend Cristina Serra and her four children were looking at him with a smile.

Lin Quan is among them!

Yes, the couple who adopted Lin Quan were Guardiola and Serra.

Although they are not their biological children, Guardiola and Serra have always treated Lin Quan as their own, treating them equally like their other three children.

Guardiola waved to them, and Serra immediately walked towards him with four children.

"Thank you for your hard work, Pep, now we can finally start our vacation!"

Serra smiled and hugged her lover. She saw that Guardiola was a little depressed, so she tried to divert his attention with things like vacation.

"Thank you Christina, I'm sorry that I haven't been able to spend time with you and the children all these years!"

Guardiola felt a little guilty and apologized sincerely again.

"There's no need to say sorry. If you really feel you're owed something, it's better to show it with actual actions!"

"Well, this is a good suggestion, I will consider it!"

Guardiola was thinking about marriage. He felt that it was time to end this long-distance love affair.

When it was Lin Quan's turn, Guardiola took the initiative to hug him, patted him hard on the shoulder, and said to him:

"Lin, you are already sixteen years old. It's time to think about your future career plans. Do you have any ideas?"

Lin Quan thought seriously for a while and replied:

"I plan to practice hard at Barcelona, and then find a team to rent or transfer to!"

"You want to leave Barcelona?"

Guardiola was a little surprised by Lin Quan's idea.

Players from the La Masia youth academy rarely have the idea of leaving Barcelona.

But looking at Lin Quan, he doesn't seem to have such deep feelings for Barcelona.

Could it be that his choice to resign because of the stalemate in his relationship with the club affected him.

"Yes, Barcelona's first team is full of talents. I don't have many opportunities here, so I have to leave!"

Lin Quan said this, but in fact he was thinking that Barcelona was not worth staying.

Judging from Basaca's operation to drive away Messi at the deadline of the transfer period ten years later, this club has no human touch at all.

A legendary player who played for the team for 21 years, scored more than 600 goals, and led the team to win countless honors, could be humiliated and driven away by them in such an inhumane, almost playful way.

Only a fool would want to stay in this kind of club!

Guardiola thought about it and realized that Barcelona's midfielder indeed has a rich reserve of talent.

Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta and others are at their peak and very strong.

I'm afraid young players really can't compete with them, although when he was the head coach, he was prepared to train Lin Quan as Harvey's successor.

For this reason, he was even given the No. 4 jersey of the youth team, which was also the jersey he wore when he played for Barcelona.

But he doesn't know how Barcelona's tactics will change after he leaves.

Every coach has his own ideas. Some like to reuse players from their own youth training, while others like to buy famous players from outside.

Therefore, the development plan he had formulated for Lin Quan may not be feasible now.

"Okay, I respect your choice. Let's have a good chat after we go back!"

Lin Quan nodded, Guardiola is now the hottest legendary coach on the planet.

I must consider his opinion.

After hugging his family, colleagues and team players in turn.

Guardiola quickly left the field as the club staff lined up to see him off.

From this moment on, Guardiola and Barcelona disconnected.

Many people, including fans and club executives, thought this was just a short separation.

He will come back when the club's president changes and the conflicts between Guardiola and the club ease.