Valverde’s problem

Author: Bei Guoxia

"Finally, I would like to add. The player I am focusing on is Suarez, who is getting older and older. His finishing ability is good, but his speed and strength have declined. His strongest point now is the sudden acceleration at the front of the penalty area. This is Something to note.”

"Rakitic is known for his excellent running ability, but now his running ability has also declined significantly. And he is a meritorious player. The head coach Valverde's foundation is not stable. It is impossible for him to win the meritorious player. , this also helps us.”

"And since Barcelona left the team with Xavi and Iniesta, they are no longer a team based on passing and controlling. Their control has declined seriously. Our high-position pressing can restrain them!"

"I would like to say one last thing. Barcelona is not invincible, we can beat them! Similarly, the semi-finals are two rounds! One game can't decide anything!"

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May 1, 2019, the day of the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

Barcelona, ​​a beautiful city.

There are already a lot of tourists during normal times, but these two days the number of tourists has been several times higher than usual.

What's more important is that there are many more Chinese tourists among the tourists these two days.

Spaniards do not distinguish between Asian tourists who are Chinese and who are Korean and Japanese.

But everyone in Spain knows that these tourists with East Asian faces must be Chinese.

The reason couldn't be simpler, because today's game is between Ajax and Barcelona, ​​and Ajax's top star is Chinese.

The Chinese has stirred up the European football world this season.

Especially not long ago, when Lin Kedi tied Ronaldo's record, the transfer news coverage of Lin Kedi went to a higher level.

For example, previous transfer news about Lin Kedi was reported to have a transfer fee of 80 million and a transfer fee of 90 million euros.

But after Lin tied the record with Cristiano Ronaldo, the transfer rumors turned to 100 million euros as the minimum price, and 120 million euros was the standard price. Many media even exposed the price of 150 million euros. .

So naturally, the locals in Barcelona regard these tourists with East Asian faces as Chinese.

At this time, just one hour before the start of the game, the area around Barcelona's home stadium, Camp Nou, was already blocked by water.

Fans gathered here, and those with tickets naturally went in early, while some without tickets also wanted to experience the atmosphere outside the stadium.

At this time, the Ajax players were already in the visiting team's locker room at Camp Nou.

Generally speaking, before the game, players from both sides will warm up on the court for a while, and then enter the locker room 30 to 15 minutes before the game.

This is the first time the two teams have met in recent years, but the two teams still have a close relationship, and it is also the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Therefore, this game has received far more attention than the other semi-final.

Scouts from various wealthy teams are already on standby at Camp Nou.

And many famous football players have also come to Camp Nou.

This time, Migu Sports sent a combination of Zhan Jun and Liu Yue. After all, Zhang Lu was old and it was not practical to fly back and forth frequently, so Liu Yuelai was sent to replace Zhang Lu as a coach.

Liu Yue is also a rare technical commentator, and he is a good match with Zhan Jun.

The two arrived in Barcelona two days in advance, and today they entered the stadium a few hours in advance and sat in the media box.

The two arranged the commentary items neatly on the small table, and then began to adjust the angle of the broadcast.

Yes, this time Migu Sports also provided a live broadcast perspective for Zhan Jun and Liu Yue.

It seems quite boring to the two of them, but maybe some people like this kind of live broadcast where the commentator shows his face.

Zhan Jun was chatting with Liu Yue while debugging.

"Brother Yue, which team do you like?"

"Hey, Brother Jun, you are brother, you are older than me, and you call me brother?"

"It's not okay to call you by your name. It's too unfamiliar. It's not nice to call you Yuezi, but it sounds nice to call you brother. In this way, I call you brother Yue, and you call me brother Jun. It's just right."

"Alright—"

"Brother Yue, so what do you think of today's game? Look at it from a neutral perspective."

"From a neutral point of view, I am more optimistic about Ajax."

"Oh? How do you say that?" Zhan Jun asked curiously: "Because many people think Barcelona is the stronger side."

"Barcelona has obvious shortcomings. Their athletic ability has declined significantly, and Ajax happens to be a team that is good at high-post pressing. Plus they have a bunch of young people. Isn't this very restrained against Barcelona?"

"But Barcelona has Messi."

"Messi's finishing ability is of course very strong, but if he cannot display his finishing ability, his walks and his lack of defense will become problems, and his teammates will leave gaps for him.

Not playing defense to run the ball."

"But Barcelona's running ability has declined."

"Yes, Brother Jun is right. Now Valverde's coaching tactics are also very problematic. He doesn't dare to touch those veterans. He uses veterans in the midfield, veterans in the frontcourt, and veterans in the backcourt. The only one who is younger is

For the left winger position, he can choose Coutini

Ousmane or Dembélé. Elsewhere, there are players over 30 years old. Especially now that the season has reached the final sprint stage, young people can still keep rushing forward, but the physical fitness and condition of the veterans are probably already over.

At the end of the crossbow!"

"Brother Yue, listening to what you said, do you think Ajax of the Young Guards can restrain Barcelona? Then who do you think are the key figures of the two teams?"

Zhan Jun's sense of hosting came to him.

"The key figure in Ajax must be Lin Ke. Today Ajax is likely to be in a high-pressure situation. If Barcelona presses hard, then Ajax may return to defensive counterattack mode.

In short, under both tactical systems, Lin Kedi has a lot of room for performance, especially every time Lin Kedi scores a goal in the Champions League, he is setting a new record. I think this is what many fans want to see.

Needless to say, Barcelona’s key figure is definitely Messi. His finishing ability is of historical level, but today, if he cannot display his finishing ability, and Barcelona’s entire staff is aging.

Seriously speaking, Messi's lack of running and defense are deducted points, so for Barcelona, ​​the most important point, the most critical point is Messi."

"Oh, Brother Yue, I regret asking you before starting the commentary. I should have said this before the commentary, or during the intermission."
Chapter completed!