Chapter 696
For today's mid-week game, Barcelona President Sandro Russell attaches great importance to it.
Because this year is Russell's first season as the new president of FC Barcelona, it is very important whether he can succeed in his first step.
In fact, Russell attaches so much importance to this game, which has a lot to do with what he did after taking office.
Russell's predecessor was the famous Barcelona chairman Laporta. He served in Barcelona for seven years and created the era of Dream [-] and Dream [-].
There is no doubt that such a predecessor will put great pressure on the successor, because people like to compare the predecessor with the current one, especially when you make mistakes in your work, people will say that if Laporta would do this Do, certainly not make such a mistake.
So the first thing Russell did after taking office was to attack his predecessor.
After Rosell took office, he brought Laporta and his staff to court, claiming that the former chairman had embezzled and embezzled public funds, completely exposing the civil strife in Barcelona.
In addition to attacking Laporta, Russell also pointed the finger at Barcelona's overlord - Cruyff.
On March 2010, 3, the Barcelona board of directors who was then Barcelona chairman Laporta appointed Cruyff as the honorary chairman of the club, but on July 26, the third day after Russell became chairman, Cruyff The husband returned the chairman's medal to Barcelona.The reason is that Russell believes that the selection of the honorary chairman should be made through member elections, rather than resolutions made by a few people.Russell's first fire was aimed at the godfather of Barcelona, which of course made the stubborn Cruyff very angry.
Laporta and Guardiola are both staunch "Cruyffists". Russell and Cruyff obviously don't deal with each other. Guardiola and Russell work together, so conflicts are inevitable.
In 2009, Barcelona bought Ziglinski for 2500 million euros and sold it for 1500 million a year later. This was not Guardiola's idea.Russell ignored Guashuai's long-term training plan, thinking that selling the Ukrainian central defender could bring some liquidity to Barcelona.Ibrahimovic was in the same situation last summer. Guardiola paid a lot of money to introduce Ibrahimovic. Russell cleared Ibrahimovic at a low price a year later, and claimed that it was My "most proud work".
Roselle's actions naturally deeply angered many people.
However, in this case, what makes people speechless is that Rosell needs to rely on Guardiola's achievements to quell some voices against him.
Victory can make Barcelona's members forget some bad things.
What's more, the opponent is Liverpool, who just eliminated Real Madrid by a big score. Wouldn't beating Liverpool prove a truth from the side, Barcelona>Liverpool>Real Madrid?
The media can also use this victory to mock Real Madrid severely, which is something that all Barcelona fans love to see.
Therefore, in this game, Roselle issued a kill order to Guardiola.
In order to let Guardiola do his best, Russell also made some promises to Guardiola that he was unwilling to promise before.For example, he agreed to Guardiola's request to renew his contract for only one year. He had hoped that Guardiola would sign a six-year contract with Barcelona. Obviously, Guardiola, who had a problem with Rosell, was not willing. This stalemate for a long time.
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Not only did Russell attach great importance to this Champions League semi-final, but the English media also attached great importance to it.
Since the 2008-2009 season, the Premier League's dominance in the Champions League has suffered an unprecedented decline.
In the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, the Premier League's top three invited a European giant to play, but in the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, there is no Premier League team, and in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, there are only two Premier League teams left. .
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is UEFA's suppression of the Premier League, but this does not prevent some media from claiming that the Premier League is already on the decline.
No matter how the English media explain it, how good their ratings are, none of these can change the fact that the Premier League teams are declining in competitiveness in the Champions League.
Therefore, this season the Premier League media are holding back their energy, and the Premier League team finally made a big breakthrough. Both Liverpool and Manchester United reached the semi-finals, and they have not yet met in the semi-finals.In other words, it is very likely that this season's Champions League final will become an England derby!
Manchester United's opponent Schalke 04 was beaten 2-0 by the Red Devils yesterday.
In the semi-finals of the Champions League, there are few big reversals, and this score is enough for Manchester United to step into the final with one foot.
Now the focus is on Liverpool!
Can he continue to make new breakthroughs? After defeating the only giant in La Liga, Real Madrid, can he also pull down Barcelona!
If this is the case, the English media can not only promote the Premier League to dominate Europe, but also promote the Premier League's victory over La Liga!
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When the game started to No. 20 minutes, the fans of Barcelona fans couldn't be happy.
Although the score is still 0:0, and from the latest data, it can be seen that Barcelona has an overall advantage, but Liverpool is too hateful!
Although Liverpool is still in a 4-3-1-2 formation in this game, it is no longer the original 4-3-1-2 of running control, but an iron barrel formation with an Italian flavor. The four defenders are An iron chain, the three midfielders are also an iron chain, and even the three frontcourt players are also an iron chain.
Unlike defenders and defensive midfielders, the iron chain in the frontcourt is dancing, and the offensive group composed of Suarez, Bale and Dirk is running crazily in the frontcourt.Although there are three players, they still have a great impact on Barcelona's offensive operation.People who often watch football games know that sometimes it is not necessary to have more players than the opponent in high-position pressing.
At the same time, Suarez's three presses were not running blindly, they ran towards whoever saw the ball.If this is the case, no matter how much physical strength Suarez has, they will not be able to withstand nine 10 minutes, and it is even uncertain whether they can play six 10 minutes.
Suarez's high-position press is very targeted, and the focus is on Harvey.
Iniesta was injured in this game. Not only did he fail to enter the 18-man squad, but he couldn't even appear in the stands of the Camp Nou. He is now receiving treatment in the United States.
Therefore, Harvey's partner in this game is Busquets and the Mali midfielder Saidu Keita who will be crowned in Dalian Albin next season. These two players do not have Harvey's organizational skills, so football is more important. Hand it over to Harvey.Because Liverpool focused on Harvey, it was difficult for Harvey to get the pass. Even if he got it, he would fight with Liverpool's strikers immediately, forcing him to have no way to send a wonderful pass.
In the midfield, Gerrard came back, and Yaya Toure and Vidal formed the three big beasts, trying to make more physical contact with the Barcelona players, so as not to let them easily get the ball.
Liverpool's midfield has completely become a muscle-strangling field, which makes Barcelona's striker very uncomfortable.
In this game, Barcelona's starting strikers are Messi, Villa, and Pedro, all of whom are small players. In addition, the physical confrontation in La Liga is completely different from that in the Premier League.La Liga teams pay more attention to technical flow and advocating offense, so you can often see big-scoring games in La Liga.The Premier League is different. The Premier League advocates physical confrontation. Therefore, in the early years of the Premier League, there was an unwritten rule that the midfielders of the Premier League could not be lower than 180cm. At that time, it was seen that many Premier League midfielders were tall. Strong and strong, the most typical is Vieri, he is as tall as 192cm.At the same time, the famous midfielder Roy Keane was slightly shorter, and he was also 180cm on the qualifying line.
Of course, this unwritten rule has already been broken after the mainland technology flow has entered the Premier League, but this does not prevent the Premier League teams still prefer physical confrontation.A player with poor physical fitness, even if he has great skills at his feet, he will not be able to gain a foothold in the Premier League. Therefore, there are many forums in later generations claiming that the club king can also dominate La Liga. Let him go to the Premier League and break his leg every minute , No more than [-] appearances in a season.
Whether Messi can gain a foothold in the Premier League is a false proposition. Levi doesn't know, but it doesn't prevent Levi from using this trick to strangle Barcelona's offensive group very effectively.