i want to be king

Chapter 333 Provocation from Ibrahimovic

Two weeks later, La Liga rekindled the flames of war and ushered in the seventh round.

Barcelona's away game against the city's rivals Espanyol, and Real Madrid's away game against Real Betis.

Galacticos, who played the game two hours earlier, drew 9-[-] with Real Betis in the away game, and still failed to get rid of the current predicament, while Barcelona was in the away game, relying on Su Dong's assist in Deco's goal in the [-]th minute, a [-]-[-] away victory over the Espanyol.

Although it is a derby, it is really not important compared with the focus of the Champions League group match against Juventus in the middle of the week.

Whether it was Su Dong or Ronaldinho, they played leisurely and did not try their best.

Perhaps affected by the Champions League match in midweek, Valencia lost [-]-[-] at home to Sevilla in this round.

This has led to Barcelona's current seven-game winning streak, scoring 21 points, and ranking the leader in La Liga, while Valencia, which is ranked second, only scored [-] points, which is a full seven points behind Barcelona.

It has to be said that this is already quite a gap.

As for the Galacticos Real Madrid, they are ranked No. 11 in the standings with [-] points, and there is no sign of bottoming out for the time being.

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As Barcelona's most tyrannical opponent in the Champions League group stage, Juventus won Messina [-]-[-] at home in this round of Serie A. Capello's team ranked first in Serie A with a record of five wins and one tie this season, three points ahead of second-placed AC Milan.

It is worth mentioning that, including the two games in the UEFA Champions League group stage, Juventus only won the opponent by one goal in five of the eight official games this season.

This also makes many people wonder about Capello's training.

It can't be such a coincidence every game, just win one ball, right?
After playing the Messina game, the Juventus general was full of confidence in the home game in the middle of the week when he was interviewed by the media, saying that Juventus would beat the opponent at home and establish a leading advantage in the group stage.

"I watched their derby match against the Spaniards yesterday. Including Su Dong and Ronaldinho, they obviously kept their strength and were obviously preparing for the Champions League in the middle of the week. This is enough proof that they are worried and afraid of us."

Capello spoke highly of Barcelona's strength, especially the offensive football played by this team this season, but he still believes that Juventus will win [-]-[-] against Barcelona.

"Barcelona has the kind of superstar who can bring them goals at any time. After Su Dong's arrival, Barcelona's frontcourt offensive methods and scoring efficiency have been greatly improved, which makes their offense more threatening. Compared with before, Barcelona is now a more dangerous opponent."

"However, our current state is also very good, and we have prepared for this game for a long time. I think we will play a wonderful game at home."

Perhaps it is because of the feeling that the words of coach Fabio Capello are not strong enough. Captain Del Piero said in an interview with the media that Barcelona's visit to Turin City did not bring any shock to them.

"Yes, we are about to meet the sharpest offensive team in Europe this season, but it's nothing. We just need to eliminate them on the field like two years ago. Don't forget, we won that time at Camp Nou!"

Del Piero said that this season's Juventus has strengthened its lineup and its overall strength has improved, "I believe that we can become the protagonists of the Champions League!"

The Swedish center Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has performed well in Serie A this season, has shown a very strong desire to win. He said that he is excited about meeting Sudong.

"In the recent national team match, I had entrusted Larson to help me bring a message to Su Dong. I will score goals in the game. I hope he will not let me down."

"I think this game came at the right time, we really need a game like this to inspire everyone!"

The group stage played two rounds, and both teams won two consecutive victories.

In the next third and fourth rounds, there will be home and away matches against each other, which is bound to become a key battle for the ranking of the group stage. Whoever wins these two key matches will be able to seize the advantage in the group ranking.

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The crucial decisive battle is imminent, but the unfavorable news is one after another.

The derby between Barcelona and the Spaniard has always been hot. In the two derby games last season, the referee successively took out [-] yellow cards and six yellow cards, which is amazing. This is why Rijkaard repeatedly told the players to be careful before the game.

He would rather lose the Derby in the end, and only hope that the players can fully participate in the crucial decisive battle against Juventus.

But the bad news is still there.

During the two-week national team match, Brazil's midfielder Edmilson injured his ligament and will be out for at least half a year. This made Barcelona, ​​which is already full of injuries, even worse.

In the game against the Spaniard, captain Puyol collided with his opponent Morales and suffered a strong impact on his left knee. He is likely to miss the Turin battle.

Ronaldinho's ankle has not fully recovered, and he played two consecutive national team games before...

What's more terrible is that the French winger Giuly was sitting on the bench in the game against the Spaniard. After the game, when he was checked the next day, it was found that his injury in the national team had worsened and he could not play Juventus.

Coupled with the old sickness before, this made Barcelona's first team more difficult, and the formation of troops was also stretched.

And the most important thing is the right winger.

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Su Dong sat in Rijkaard's office, listening to Black Swan and Ten Carter introduce the current situation of the team.

The reason why I want to chat with him privately is that Ronaldinho was not in good form when he played against the Spaniard.

This is not surprising, who can be in good condition after traveling long distances?
It can be said that the two-week national team match day seriously interrupted the overall state of Barcelona and the players, and even caused injuries.

"According to the feedback from the team doctor, Ronaldinho and Puyol have a high probability of participating in the match, and we will also include them in the squad for the Turin tour." Rijkaard introduced.

Su Dong nodded, which is what he should have meant.

Both players are very important to Barcelona.

"The biggest problem now is the right side. Giuly will definitely not be able to play. We don't have a good choice, or let Larson pull to the side. He is a scorer and has no breakthrough ability on the side. If he pulls to the side, then Belletti can only rely on Belletti's offense on the right side, and the defense behind him will be a big problem." Ten Carter analyzed.

Barcelona is the same as Real Madrid in their bones, they both advocate offensive football.

"Another option is the young players, Iniesta and Messi, they all played against the Spaniard, and you saw their performance. What do you think personally?" Ten Carter asked with concern.

As the number one center forward in the team, Su Dong is the backbone of the team when Ronaldinho is not in good condition.

It is also what the head coach should do to consult his opinion and find him a suitable partner.

It's all about winning, isn't it?
Su Dong didn't answer immediately, but thought carefully for a while before looking at the two coaches in front of him again.

"If there is no mistake, Juventus' defense line from left to right should be Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Thuram and Zebina." Su Dong is also paying attention to Juventus's movements.

Both Cannavaro and Zebina were introduced this season. The former played the main role from the very beginning. Thuram switched to the central defender and partnered with Cannavaro.

"In this case, Messi is not suitable to start. He is not yet able to compete with Zambrotta, but he is suitable as a substitute and as a surprise player in the second half."

Messi's physical resistance is still too weak. Although he has been training with Su Dong for a while and has made a lot of progress, but due to his original physical condition and his frailty, his physical progress is not particularly obvious. It can only be said that he has grown slowly.

Su Dong has asked Professor Lacasco to formulate a nutritional diet for Messi, and he must help this little brother get his body up anyway, otherwise, he will always look sick. How can he play football?

Both Rijkaard and Ten Carter were a little surprised, because they all heard that Sudong and Messi had an inseparable relationship.

In fact, they originally wanted to ask Su Dong for his opinion, so they were already ready to persuade Su Dong to let Messi replace him.

It's just that I didn't expect Su Dong to bring it up by himself.

"Between Larsson and Iniesta, I suggest Iniesta."

"Why?" Rijkaard asked with interest.

"Iniesta's speed is not fast, but his breakthrough ability is still good, he handles the ball very well, and has a wide range of running. Whether it is with me, Deco, Xavi, or Belletti who is inserted behind him, he can cooperate."

Ten Cate nodded, glanced at Rijkaard, and said: "But his offensive threat is much worse than Larson's."

"Facing a team like Juventus, creating opportunities is more important than scoring!" Su Dong expressed his opinion.

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After leaving Rijkaard's office, Su Dong didn't know what choice the head coach would make in the end.

Is it Iniesta, who is more capable of creating opportunities?

Or Larson with better scoring ability?

"Hey Sue!"

Walking to the corridor, I heard Messi and Iniesta calling him from the indoor football field.

The three of them were a team just now, and after Su Dong was called away, two of them were missing one.

Su Dong walked over, put one hand on the other, and pulled Iniesta and Messi to his side.

"Train hard today and tomorrow, work harder!" Su Dong reminded them, patting them on the shoulder.

How smart Iniesta and Messi are, they immediately understood what Su Dong meant, and knew that Su Dong must have spoken for themselves in front of the head coach, so they nodded immediately.

Looking at Su Dong again, his eyes were full of gratitude.

No matter how well you play on weekdays, and no matter how close you are, it can't be worth the importance of pulling a hand at a critical moment!
(End of this chapter)