Chapter 422 Barcelona
After winning the championship, Notts County did not hold a championship celebration immediately, because the season was not over yet, and there was an honor waiting for them to defend. ??????? ? Hunting ? ?
As Europe's top giants, Barcelona is a stumbling block and the biggest enemy on the road to Notts County defending the UEFA Cup. It is not easy to move them away.
Last season, Barcelona's performance was extremely bad, so they could only play the UEFA Cup. After Laporta took office, he worked hard to bring the Brazilian genius Ronaldinho from Paris, and he frequently appeared in the transfer market. The shot, enhanced the strength of the team, and laid the most solid foundation for the revival of the team.
Perhaps it is the new aid that needs to be run in. Barcelona's results at the beginning of the season were not ideal. Both Laporta and Rijkaard were under huge pressure. Fortunately, after a period of adjustment and adaptation, Barcelona finally broke out. Strong combat power, catching up, and now ranked second in La Liga, second only to Valencia, who is in full swing, will be the rival Real Madrid, and the superstar-studded Galaxy battleship is under it.
The biggest contributor to Barcelona's performance is the Brazilian genius Ronaldinho. He is like an elf on the court. He has gradually matured and has shown the temperament of a superstar.
However, this season, Barcelona still needs to repay the debts of the previous seasons, and the team's lineup is unreasonable, which is the fundamental reason why they cannot compete with Valencia.
Rijkaard's Barcelona has not fully advocated the control style of play, and even largely relies on fast counterattacks to create scoring opportunities. The team's lineup looks gorgeous, but it can really help the team. There are not many, and I have to say that the cards in Rijkaard's hand are only good-looking on the surface.
The Black Swan, who is obsessed with the 433 formation, has a good lineup. The role of the new aid Davis is obvious. As a top player in the defensive midfield position, in the process of Barcelona catching up, Davis has contributed greatly. Cocu next to him and Xavi, who has gradually gained a firm foothold in the first team, also have a good swing.
Ronaldinho occupies the position of the left winger. Even if he has only been here for one season, he has become the absolute core of Barcelona with his perfect swing.
There is no fixed position on the right wing. Although Overmars, who is over 30 years old, has top-level strength when he is young, but plagued by injuries, the Dutch veteran has long lost the most threatening explosive force.
As a new star in Portugal, Quaresma was more famous than Ronaldinho before, but after he joined the giant Barcelona in high spirits, he did not show his due level at all, and the name of parallel imports was also crowned early. On his head, he has only scored one goal in 22 appearances this season, and he doesn't even need to think about the main position.
Although Gerard, who has Barcelona blood, has returned at a high price,
But there has been no convincing performance in the past two seasons. Of course, among the big boys, he is the only one who can barely play the right wing position.
As for the center position, it is usually Kluivert, but the performance of the Dutch center is also very unstable, it is difficult to guarantee the continuous goal rate, and the backup center Saviola is even more embarrassing. No matter how fast the rabbit runs, it will not score The ball is also useless.
Before the dream team won the championship, Barcelona still has two important pieces of the puzzle, one is the striker Eto'o, and the other is the organizational midfielder Deco. Now Notts County has firmly locked Deco, but I don't know if Barcelona is not. I can find a suitable replacement. Anyway, David thinks things are not so easy. After Porto lost Deco, they have already been eliminated from the Champions League. David poached the two cornerstones of Deco and Carvalho. Players who directly took Porto's Champions League away.
Notts County is not afraid of such a Barcelona that is still on the way. Even if it is the peak dream II, Notts County who has reached the peak will definitely be able to compete with it, so when preparing for the game, everyone's mentality is still very relaxed. .
In fact, there is another advantage. Notts County’s schedule in the previous knockout rounds was unfavorable. It was the first guest and then the guest, and the final decisive battle was required on the road. However, this round of semi-finals was hard work, and Notts County got the first guest and then the host. The schedule of the game is really pleasant, and David thought it would be bumpy all the way to the end.
When Notts County came to Barcelona, the players were also attracted by this beautiful city, and could not help but have the idea that it would be good to have a holiday in Barcelona after the season.
Barcelona has always been a tourist city. The Golden Beach attracts countless tourists every year. It is indeed a good place for vacation.
Just as the players were thinking about what was wrong, David noticed that Iniesta's expression was not so relaxed. He lowered his head, frowned slightly, and looked preoccupied.
After a little thought, David understood why Iniesta was like this.
Although he is not a Catalan, he has been trained in La Masia since he was a child. How could Iniesta not have feelings for Barcelona!
Now that I'm back here as an opponent, it's normal to have infinite feelings.
I wanted to talk to Iniesta to relax him, but I was worried that it would have the opposite effect, so David dismissed the idea.
And he is now completely different from his original thoughts. When Notts County was humble, he needed to consider the feelings of the players all the time, find ways to make the players feel a sense of belonging to the club, and retain the players with emotion.
But after two seasons, David felt that the effect of doing so might not be good.
Notts County has shown the greatest sincerity, but it is possible that the players will feel that the club should be like this because of their habit, and lose their awe. Although most players have no such signs, David knows that this is definitely not speculation.
It's enough for the club to do the best of benevolence and righteousness. He can't control the thoughts of every player. If the player really leaves with determination, how can he change his mind!
He is afraid that one day the player he likes will betray him, and this result is definitely not what he wants to see.
Maybe Iniesta is just feeling it for a while! David could only comfort himself in this way.
But what he never expected was that the Spanish media reported a piece of news the day after the team arrived.
Barcelona will meet Iniesta's agent!
The Spanish media have always been accustomed to chasing stories and even fabricating news, but David does not think this piece of news is fabricated.
Although Barcelona has never expressed interest in Xiaobai since Iniesta left Barcelona, nor has it expressed any idea of repurchasing Xiaobai, but according to the reality of Barcelona, I am afraid that I want to buy back Iniesta. Not groundless. (To be continued.)
