super storm

Chapter 502 The Death of Barcelona

Messi found that after winning the Champions League, the atmosphere of Gamper Sports City has changed a lot.

Last summer, Ten Carter decided to leave the team and return to the Netherlands to coach alone.

Although the vast majority of people in the team had a very bad impression of him, and even many people applauded his departure, and no one, including Rijkaard, said anything to keep him, but as the season progressed, many people gradually regretted it.

Sometimes, people don't cherish what they have, and only realize its preciousness after losing it, and regret it too much.

Everyone believes that Barcelona's past glory is due to a group of outstanding superstars in the team, because the team's overall strength is superior, and because Rijkaard can lead the team to play beautiful offensive football...

Ten Carter is a nasty guy, he's always playing a nasty character.

For example, he would provocatively ask, "Do you know why we can win the game?"

When players questioned him, he would brutally refuse to answer, "Before asking questions, you'd better go home and watch the video of that game, and then discuss this issue with me."

He dared to persuade Rijkaard forcefully to leave Ronaldinho out of the squad on the eve of the game, after he had been wearing the main vest for a week, on the grounds that he was tired.

God, what a shoddy excuse that is?

Everyone is not stupid, how could they believe it?

And everyone in the team knew that he didn't like Ronaldinho because the Brazilian didn't abide by the rules he made and missed training and went to the party, so he got angry.

Everyone was incredulous about it, and everyone on the team didn't like him.

Including Messi.

Because Ten Carter always forced him to go to the gym for training, which was the way he hated the most.

This summer, the tyrant who made the whole team complain is finally gone.

Everyone is rejoicing at this, and everyone feels that without Ten Carter, Barcelona's Dream Team II peak dynasty will continue to flourish.

And the facts have also proved that after more than half of the league, Barcelona still leads the La Liga standings.

However, the so-called pinnacle of the second dream team has only a pitiful one-point lead.

In the past 21 rounds, Barcelona only won 2 rounds, drew [-] games and lost [-] games. They only lead No.[-] Sevilla by one point.

In the past two seasons, Barcelona scored 51 points and 52 points in the same period, which is eight or nine points higher than it is now.

But what was even more terrible was that Deco began to miss training frequently. He could always find various reasons to return to Brazil. Sometimes he even cut off and played later without the consent of the coaching staff, and called after returning to Brazil.

Ronaldinho also began to spread some lace news frequently, for example, he met a certain young girl in a certain nightclub, or he was hanging out with a certain famous Catalan female star...

And gradually, I don't know when, factions began to appear in the Barcelona dressing room.

Many people are dissatisfied with Ronaldinho and Deco's approach. They think that several Brazilians in the team lack professional ethics and self-discipline, which is not allowed by Barcelona.

Some people dared to make accusations in person, such as Eto'o and Puyol.

I don’t know when, Eto’o and Catalan players began to bundle into an anti-Brazilian player faction, and then several Dutch players in the team also joined this alliance. They began to form antagonism, and the contradictions became more and more acute.

During the winter break, several players, including Larson, chose to leave.

It was also at this moment that everyone suddenly realized that Ten Carter was really important.

Only relying on Rijkaard's gentle policy, he can't control the locker room at all.

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In the Gamper Sports City, Messi walked to the net football field in the players' rest area.

This used to be the favorite place for Barcelona players. After each training session, there are always Barcelona players gathered here, and they will happily play net football in this stadium.

At that time, Ronaldinho was still protecting him like a big brother.

The Brazilian would pat him on the shoulder and tell him, "Don't worry, I'll pass the ball to you, assist you with assists, and let you be on the headlines tomorrow, competing with Yang Yang."

He will also comfort Messi when he is down, "Believe me, you will be the No. 1 football player in the future."

These words are still in my ears, but time has passed.

The football net has been neglected for a long time, the floor is covered with dust, and the net is hanging loose on the ground.

This place has become the place where the least people want to come to Gamper Sports City, and the corners are even full of sundries.

Messi stood outside the field, his eyes full of sentimentality.

He misses the happiness of the past, he misses the laughter at that time, but all this seems to never come back.

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On November 22th, the tenth round of La Liga, Barcelona's home game against Zaragoza, Messi played only [-] minutes before being injured. He had an accident and fractured the fifth metatarsal bone of his left foot. He was injured for two and a half months.

Until recently, he did not return to the team's training.

In the past two and a half months, Barcelona played eleven league games, lost one game, drew five games, and the results were a mess.

The UEFA Champions League even only got second in the group and lost to Chelsea, which led to Barcelona's unlucky draw to Liverpool in the subsequent round of sixteen draws.

Everyone knows that Benitez's team is a cup team, very good at playing cup games, and targeted tactics are a must.

What's more terrible is that before playing against Liverpool, Barcelona will play Valencia again, which is another bitter battle.

With a worried look on his face, Messi stared blankly at the net football field in a daze.

At some point, Rijkaard came to his side. Compared with before, the Dutchman seemed much older.

After Ten Carter left, he didn't seem to be a gentleman anymore.

"Some things have passed, and they will never come back." Rijkaard said with a sigh.

Messi guessed that he should regret it in his heart now. He should not let Ten Carter go, and he should not connive at players such as Ronaldinho and Deco, which caused the locker room to fall apart.

"Leo, the future of this team belongs to you. Next, you should make yourself stronger and braver, because from now on, no one will be able to give you shelter."

Messi felt the pressure.

"Yang Yang has provoked the burden of Ajax and Liverpool successively. Cristiano Ronaldo has also provoked the burden of Manchester United this season. Kaka has also provoked the burden of AC Milan. The only one who can provoke the burden of Barcelona is you!"

Rijkaard's words were very light and heavy, which made Messi not know how to answer.

"All of us are waiting for your return!"

After finishing speaking, Rijkaard patted Messi on the shoulder, turned and left.

He never asked Messi, are you ready?
Because sometimes, for some things, you won't be given any time to prepare.

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Due to the hasty decision to go south, Liverpool's preparations were not ideal.

The hotel was booked online by the club. It is located in the southernmost part of Portugal, a resort in the famous resort Algarve.

Along the way, the staff of the club told the players that this is the best resort in Portugal, with a single house, each household has its own swimming pool, and there are very complete training facilities around, the best stadium, and the best living environment.

Of course, the price is also more expensive.

But when the team arrived at the resort after a long journey, they found that the situation was completely different.

The hotel rooms are relatively humid, and the turf for training is not good. The detached courtyard has a supporting swimming pool, but it is not very clean.

Also, the network signal here is not good, which makes Yang Yang feel very headache, because he has to keep in touch with Su Ye every day. She recently went to Chen Kexin's stabbing crew, and Yang Yang is very concerned about whether her village girl's appearance will work.

The only satisfactory thing is the climate here, which is indeed very good, and the air is also good.

Compared with the rainy Liverpool, this advantage can offset all the disadvantages.

The staff of the club immediately communicated with the hotel, hoping that they could make some changes as soon as possible, but it is obvious that Liverpool is nothing in front of this hotel.

However, Liverpool did not particularly value this.

Because the most important thing for the team is to train and prepare for the game.

For the Nou Camp battle, the outside world is more worried about Liverpool, because Barcelona is indeed a star-studded team, and it is still playing at home in the Nou Camp, which is a great challenge for Liverpool.

Benitez also made no secret of his intentions in this game, he hopes to bring a draw back to England.

"Of course, I hope it will be a draw, but a small defeat is acceptable. As long as we can return to Anfield with hope, then we still have a chance of winning, because at Anfield, it is not easy for any team to win us!"

Benitez's words showed his strong self-confidence and deeply infected all the players.

Even a new player like Yang Yang, who has just joined for a season, is deeply impressed by Benitez's tactical attainments.

Because he can always surprise everyone on the tactical level.

What's more, Mohamed Sissoko is finally back from injury.

Judging from the performance in training, Mali's midfielder is still in good condition, but he has been absent for a long time.

Mascherano and Arbeloa are two players who joined during the winter break. They have not played for Liverpool so far. No one knows how Benitez will make arrangements.

Although Yang Yang likes to think, he can't figure out what Benitez is thinking at all.

He felt that if he could figure it out, he would consider retiring and transforming into a head coach.

And Benitez is also training, arranging a lot of small details against Barcelona, ​​especially Messi.

(End of this chapter)