newbobooks Chapter 422 Barcelona
Chapter 422 Barcelona
Chapter 422 Barcelona
After winning the championship, Notts County did not hold a championship celebration immediately, because the season is not over yet, and there is still an honor waiting for them to defend.
As the top giants in Europe, Barcelona is a stumbling block and the biggest enemy on the road to Notts County's defending UEFA Cup. It is not easy to move them away.
Last season, Barcelona's performance was extremely bad, so they could only roll to play in the UEFA Cup. After Laporta took office, he worked hard and brought the Brazilian genius Ronaldinho from Paris, and frequently played in the transfer market. Shots, strengthen the team's strength, and laid the most solid foundation for the team's revival.
Maybe it’s because the new players need to adapt, and Barcelona’s performance at the beginning of the season was not satisfactory. Both Laporta and Rijkaard were under tremendous pressure. Fortunately, after a period of adjustment and adaptation, Barcelona finally broke out. Strong combat effectiveness, catching up, now ranked second in La Liga, second only to the flourishing Valencia, crushing rival Real Madrid and the star-studded Galaxy battleship.
And the biggest contributor to Barcelona's performance is the Brazilian genius Ronaldinho. He is like an elf on the court, and no one can be him. He has gradually matured and has shown the temperament of a superstar.
However, this season's Barcelona still needs to pay off the debts of the previous seasons, and the team's lineup is not reasonable, which is the root cause of their inability to compete with Valencia.
Rijkaard's Barcelona has not fully advocated a controlled style of play, and even largely relies on quick 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 superficially good-looking.
The Black Swan, who is obsessed with the 433 formation, has a good starting lineup. The new aid Davis plays an obvious role. As a top player in the midfielder position, Davis played a vital role in Barcelona's catching up process. Cocu next to him and Harvey, who has gradually gained a foothold in the first team, also played well.
Ronaldinho occupies the position of the left winger. Even after only one season, he has become the absolute core of Barcelona by virtue of his perfect performance.
There is no fixed starter at the right winger position. Although Overmars, who is over 30 years old, had top-level strength when he was young, he has been troubled by injuries. The Dutch veteran has already lost his most threatening explosive power.
As a supernova in Portugal, Quaresma was more famous than Ronaldinho before, but after he joined the giants Barcelona in high spirits, he did not perform at all. On his head, he played 22 times this season but only scored one goal, so the main position is a no-brainer.
Although Herald, who has a Barcelona pedigree, returned at a high price, he has not performed convincingly in the past two seasons. Of course, he is the only one who can barely qualify for the position of right winger.
As for the center position, Kluivert usually starts, but the performance of the Dutch center is also very unstable, it is difficult to guarantee a continuous scoring rate, and the backup center Saviola is even more embarrassing. Goals are also useless.
There are still two important pieces of the jigsaw puzzle for the dream team to win the championship. One is the striker Eto'o, and the other is the organizational midfielder Deco. Now Notts County has locked Deco firmly. I just don't know if Barcelona A suitable replacement can be found. Anyway, David thinks that things are not so easy. After Porto lost Deco, they have already been eliminated from the Champions League. David poached two cornerstones, Deco and Carvalho. A player who directly took Porto's Champions League champion away.
For such a Barcelona team that is still on the way, Notts County is still not afraid. Even if it is the peak dream two, Notts County, which has reached the peak, can definitely stand up to it, so when preparing for the game, everyone's mentality is still very relaxed .
In fact, there is another good thing. Notts County’s schedule in the previous rounds of knockout rounds was unfavorable. First the host and then the away, and the final decisive battle in the away game was needed. The schedule of the race was really surprising, and David thought it would be a bumpy journey to the end.
When Notts County came to Barcelona, the players were also attracted by this beautiful city, and they couldn't help but have an idea that it would be nice to have a vacation in Barcelona after the end of the season.
Barcelona is originally a tourist city, and the golden beach attracts countless tourists every year. It is indeed a good place for vacation.
While the players were imagining what was going on, David noticed that Iniesta's expression was not so relaxed. He lowered his head and frowned slightly, appearing preoccupied.
After thinking about it for a while, 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 he returns here as an opponent, it is perfectly normal to have infinite feelings.
I wanted to talk to Iniesta to let him relax, but I was worried that it would be counterproductive, so David dismissed the idea.
And he is completely different from his original idea now. When he was humble in Notts County, 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 habits and lose their awe. Although most players have not yet had such signs, David knows that this is definitely not speculation.
It's enough for the club to do its best, 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. Such a 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 on the second day after the team arrived, the Spanish media reported a piece of news.
Barcelona will secretly meet Iniesta's agent!
The Spanish media has always been accustomed to catching rumors and even fabricating news, but David does not think that this news is fabricated.
Although since Iniesta left Barcelona, Barcelona has never expressed interest in Xiaobai, nor has it expressed the idea of buying back Xiaobai, but according to the reality of Barcelona, it may be true to want to buy back Iniesta. It's not groundless.
(End of this chapter)