This summer, the famous sports brand Adidas, in conjunction with several sponsored companies including the United States, held a warm-up cup in the United States, inviting Barcelona, ​​Los Angeles Galaxy, Manchester United and AC Milan to participate, and named it the International Champions League.

Among them, the invitation to the Los Angeles Galaxy team is obviously aimed at the local U.S. market, while the other three giant teams are the most appealing teams in their respective leagues.

It's interesting to say that when planning this event in May this year, the organizer planned to invite Real Madrid in La Liga.

But when he heard that Qiao Wanxian became Barcelona's head coach, the organizer immediately changed his mind and unified his opinions and invited Barcelona!

In the US football market, except Manchester United, all clubs in the world are similar. However, Qiao Wanxian is different. His new love Miranda Kerr is the main supermodel of "Victoria's Secret". In Hollywood, Qiao Wanxian's name is constantly being circulated.

After all, Louise Burkun has officially changed his career, entering the entertainment industry and entering Hollywood!

The United States is a country with a strong commercial atmosphere, full of all kinds of gossip entertainment rumors, and Qiao Wanxian is like a leader in gossip news.

This is why the organizer rejected Real Madrid and chose Barcelona.

Under Adidas' promotion and hype, this event has become the most influential and appealing event in the world football warm-up match this summer after the German World Cup, and has attracted much attention from fans. Many TV stations have also broadcasted the TV series, and the attention is not as good as a friendly match.

In order to better complete this warm-up match, the Barcelona Club arranged the team's training camp in the United States to conduct summer training camps in a university school.

Qiao Wanxian has already put forward requirements for the coaching staff. He wants to first get the lineup this summer. Then he focuses on strengthening the team's strength and tactical level from two aspects: one is to spread the team's offensive points, and the other is to offense and defense of set pieces.

Due to height, Barcelona's defense against set pieces always has certain hidden dangers. Even after Lucio arrived, he still suffered a relatively disadvantage in the offense and defense of set pieces, especially when encountering some powerful teams.

Moreover, judging from the situation in recent years, Barcelona's set balls are not very powerful, but rely more on sports warfare.

However, Barcelona is one of the most violated teams in Europe. Especially the midfield players, which allows Barcelona to get a lot of opportunities for set pieces in the frontcourt.

If there is any improvement at this point, the team's overall combat will undoubtedly reach a big step, especially its offensive ability!

Settings have always been regarded by weak teams as a necessary means to defeat strong teams in an upset manner. Qiao Wanxian was deeply troubled by this problem when coaching Chelsea. In Barcelona in the new season, he hopes to make some changes in this regard.

The spread of offensive points is a new tactical requirement put forward by Qiao Wanxian.

The current Barcelona team has extremely strong midfield lineup, especially the new frontcourt trident, which does not even need to use the No. 1 student, so they can eat the defense of any team in the world.

During this trip to the United States, Barcelona brought a total of 32 players, including a large number of Lamacia youth training young players. Among them, they included many famous names, Boyan, Busquets, Pedro, Thiago...

After Qiao Wanxian led the team to the United States, the one who mentioned the most in the interview with reporters was the young players in the team. He told the public that this group of players all have outstanding potential and talent and are fully capable of playing football on the first team.

"The most important thing is that they are full of hunger for games, victory, and honor. They are very eager to wear Barcelona's first-team jerseys and fight for this great team. This is the glory of Lamacia and the tradition of Lamacia!"

It is obvious that Qiao Wanxian is using these young players to put pressure on the veterans in the team to avoid the slackness of these stars. After all, for Barcelona now, running-in lineup is the top priority.

Of course, physical fitness is equally important.

In the Barcelona team, almost all first-team players have competed in this year's World Cup, and most of them have also competed in many games. Physical fitness problems are tested, which will definitely have an impact on the team's combat effectiveness.

Moreover, this group of players did not receive sufficient news this summer, and pre-season preparations will definitely be affected.

Like when he was coaching Chelsea, Qiao Wanxian handed over most of the training matters to Klopp, and he seemed relatively free in person. He watched every training class from the sidelines, saying a few words and mentioning a few words from time to time, and it looked quite like a leader.

On August 13, Barcelona ushered in its first warm-up match after arriving in the United States, that is, the semi-finals of the International Champions League, with its opponent AC Milan.

This is Barcelona's first warm-up match this summer, and it is also Joe Wanxian's first game to coach Barcelona. His opponent is Serie A giant AC Milan, which is a showdown that American fans are concerned about and expect.

They hope to see stars such as Shevchenko, Barack, Ronaldo, Van der Fate, Xavi, Pirlo appear together in this game.

Ancelotti is a good man who respects the requirements of sponsors and club owners. At the opening stage, most of the main players in the team were arranged, while Qiao Wanxian seemed careless and ranked five or six minors to play. Only forward Trident Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Messi were the only equipment that could be praised.

The one that attracted much attention in this game is naturally AC Milan's midfielder Van der Fate.

The Dutch shines under Qiao Wanxian and enters the ranks of first-class stars. This winter, he transferred from Chelsea to AC Milan with a record price of nearly 50 million euros, and was highly expected by San Siro.

This is the first time the master and apprentice fight, and it naturally became a highlight of this game.

But Ancelotti was helpless.

After joining AC Milan, Van der Fate's performance was pretty good, but he definitely did not reach the level he expected. It can only be said that his performance was average.

In this game against Barcelona, ​​Van der Fate showed his power in front of Qiao Wanxian and showed his level.

In the 18th minute of the game, Van der Fate planned an attack in the middle, and finally scored a long shot outside the penalty area before Busquets blocked. Valdes struggled to save but was powerless.

But in the 32nd minute, Barcelona equalized the score!

Ronaldo failed to make a strong breakthrough on the left, but he had no choice but to cross, but unexpectedly, Milan's central defender made a mistake. Ibrahimovic used his strong body to resist the opponent, stopped the ball with his chest and shot and completed the goal.

In the second half, Barcelona began to make large-scale personnel adjustments. Barack, Ram, Lucio, and Ashley Cole appeared one after another, but AC Milan was the opposite. They used substitutes to replace most of the main players.

The stalemate scene finally changed a little. Barcelona began to take the dominance of the game. Finally, in the 81st minute of the game, German captain Barack received an invisible pass from Iniesta's heel from outside the penalty area and scored a long-range shot, 2:1!

Barcelona took the lead.

The game ended with Barcelona's 2:1 reversal of AC Milan, but neither team obviously did not show their due strength. The scene was chaotic and the performance was very average.

Especially Barcelona, ​​what you see on the court is more about the sparks between Xavi and Iniesta, and there has not been a spark between Ibrahimovic and Messi, and Ronaldo and Xavi.

After the game, Joe Wanxian and Ancelotti shook hands and greeted, and said with a smile: "Raphael performed well in this game. I hope he can continue this state for a season."

Ancelotti was a little surprised.

He and Qiao Dapao have never had a good relationship. Why does Qiao Dapao seem to be showing off his goodwill this time?

Sure enough, Qiao Wanxian revealed his true face and said mysteriously: "Carlo, tell you a secret. Do you know why Van der Fate can't show his due strength in AC Milan?"

"Why?" Ancelotti raised his eyebrows.

Qiao Wanxian said in a deep voice: "Because from the perspective of the style of play, Van der Fate and Pirlo are too similar, and it is difficult for the two to coexist. So..."

Ancelotti glared at her eyes: "What do you mean?"

Qiao Wanxian said with a smile: "How about selling Pirlo to exchange for enough funds to strengthen the midfield strength. AC Milan now has good front line strength and strong back line, but the midfield is insufficient."

"You want to buy Pirlo?" Ancelotti gasped, "There are already excellent midfielders in Barcelona, ​​such as Xavi, Barack, Iniesta, and Van Bomer. Do you want to buy Pirlo?"

"This is a good thing that wins both sides, I think you should consider it." Qiao Wanxian continued to bewitch: "I know that Lao Bei cannot give you sufficient transfer funds, which makes it difficult for the team's strength to be expanded. I can guarantee you that Barcelona will pay Pirlo a considerable transfer fee, so you can introduce players who are more suitable for Milan."

"Pirlo?" Ancelotti shook his head heavily, "Impossible! Pirlo is too important to Milan. He cannot leave the team, and I will never allow him to leave the team."

Qiao Wanxian sighed: "If this is the case, it's a pity that AC Milan will definitely not be able to make a difference in the new season. Ronaldinho has transferred to Inter Milan. To be honest, Etoo has also received a offer from Moratti."

"Etoo is going to Inter Milan too?" Ancelotti took a breath.

Milan's city derby has always been the most valued game between Berlucosni and Galliani. Now Inter Milan's crazy strengthening of its strength makes Ancelotti really envious.

But can Pirlo be sold?

Ancelotti still shook her head firmly.

Pirlo's status is really important!

Qiao Wanxian narrowed his eyes when he saw Ancelotti's expression.
Chapter completed!