At the same time, the media interview area at Camp Nou was also in full swing.
Facing media reporters from all over the world, Enrique did not hide his true views on this competition.
But when a reporter questioned Messi, saying that Messi scored all three goals by luck, Enrique showed an obviously unhappy expression on his face.
[Messi is the best player in the world, he is the complete interpretation of the symbolic meaning of football. It is very naive to question Messi, he once again played a strong role, he participated in all the important offensives in the game.
His strong personal ability will make opponents nervous. That’s how the first goal came. For me, it was a wonderful goal. As long as you give Messi 1 centimeter, something like this will happen.]
After quarreling with the reporter, Enrique praised Mascherano and Umtiti, the away right backs of this game.
Regarding Mascherano's performance on the right wing, Enrique used the word "wonderful" to describe it.
Enrique also praised Umtiti, saying that this is the reason why Barcelona signed Umtiti. Barcelona needs to bring in the best players.
Lin Fan mingled among the reporters and raised his hands for a long time before finally getting the chance to ask questions.
"Mr. Enrique, what do you think of Chu's performance?"
Enrique glanced at Lin Fan a second time and smiled meaningfully, as if he guessed that Lin Fan wanted him to praise Chu Zheng.
Enrique was very considerate and smiled: "Now I agree with what Pep said. Chu is a super genius. He has a strong ability to change the situation of the game. His performance after Bravo was sent off was shocking."
"Yes, you heard it right, Chu's performance even gave me the illusion that we would lose tonight!"
After hearing Enrique's words, Lin Fan immediately burst into laughter and sat back.
After a while, the interview ended, Enrique left the scene directly, and it was Guardiola's turn.
Faced with the media's questions, Guardiola also did not evade any, saying: "Before we played 10 against 11, the scene was open, and we were wrestling with a super strong team like Barcelona.
But as soon as the red card came out, we fell into absolute passivity, and a big mountain appeared on our road to victory."
These words fully exposed Guardiola's unconvinced heart.
Soon a reporter mentioned Bravo, but Guardiola avoided answering, which is very intriguing.
This also made reporters at the scene detect some subtext, that is, Guardiola seemed to be dissatisfied with Bravo who was sent off.
When faced with Lin Fan's question, Guardiola, who had always had a cold face, smiled and said: "Barcelona has Messi, and I'm glad that we also have Messi."
"Chu has a unique temperament, that is, no matter how passive the situation is, he can always use phenomenal performance to drive other teammates to reverse the situation. It is the same today, Chu saved the team..."
An hour later, a Boeing 747 soared into the sky from Barcelona's Anprat Airport and disappeared into the vast night.
While the Manchester City team was still on their way back, the outside world was already buzzing with coverage of the game.
Some people gloated over the misfortune, some felt extremely sorry for it, and some were indifferent.
If Chu Zheng and Messi are the most dazzling players in this game and have been praised by the media around the world, then Bravo is the villain.
Bravo was publicly executed by major media and branded as the culprit of Manchester City's almost massacre by Barcelona.
But there are also media with more objective evaluations.
He said that Bravo's mistakes were largely related to his own playing style and Guardiola's tactical system, and Guardiola was also responsible.
This view is actually not nonsense.
In the games Bravo plays in the new season, he rarely uses long balls.
The same is true today. Even though the MSN combination was in front of Bravo during the game, this guy still refused to pass the ball long.
This isn't the first time Bravo has made such a mistake.
But in any case, Bravo is indeed a major turning point in this game.
It was because of his mistakes that a series of chain reactions occurred behind Manchester City, which almost caused Manchester City to be defeated by Barcelona.
Bravo made the blame, so he has to bear it.
And even though Guardiola made good and timely tactical adjustments in this game, he did not escape criticism from the media.
Because Bravo's poor performance also reminded people of Joe Hart, who has been loaned to Turin.
In the past few seasons, Manchester City and Barcelona have met frequently. Joe Hart's saves against Barcelona can be made into a video highlight and used as a coaching film.
But this summer, as soon as Guardiola took office, he showed Joe Hart's low passing success rate and introduced Bravo as a replacement.
But I never thought that Bravo would go on and on, and now he is back at Camp Nou and working as an undercover agent.
"The Sun" even produced a spoof picture after the game to disgust Guardiola.
The picture above is Joe Hart’s mobile phone screen.
The screen showed that Guardiola sent him five text messages, and then made 18 missed calls to Joe Hart in a row to mock Guardiola and Bravo.
Three days later, on October 23, the ninth round of the Premier League started.
Manchester City will face Saints Southampton at the Etihad Stadium this round.
In this game, many players on Manchester City's three lines were rotated by Guardiola, and Chu Zheng was also placed on the bench.
It won't work without rotation.
After this round of league play, Manchester City will play in the fourth round of the EFL Cup on October 26. Their opponent is Manchester United, their rival in the same city next door.
After playing Manchester United, the 10th round of the Premier League begins on October 29.
On November 2, Manchester City will face Barcelona from afar at the Etihad. It will be another fierce battle.
This intensive schedule is enough to give Guardiola a headache.
On the defense line, because Sagna has not recovered from his hamstring strain and Zabaleta is also injured, Guardiola is stretched in the selection of full-backs.
But there is also good news, that is, Manchester City captain Kompany has returned from injury and can play.
Therefore, Guardiola deployed a defensive system of 3 central defenders today.
Although this game is not considered a strong match, it has also attracted considerable media attention.
Because Manchester City has now lost four consecutive games in the Champions League and Premier League, which has tied the worst record in Guardiola's coaching career.
As a result, after the game started, anyone with eyes could see that Manchester City were in a very sluggish state.
In the 28th minute of the game, Manchester City's defense gave a big gift.
In the right rib area at the top of the arc, Stones passed across the middle area at the top of the arc. As a result, there was a huge coordination error with Kompany, causing the return pass to become an assist, allowing Southampton's Raymond to follow up and get the ball and pass it.
Bravo, and then easily pushed the shot into the empty goal.
For a moment, Etihad was in an uproar, and was so angry that Stones made such a low-level mistake that he almost vomited blood.
Afterwards, under the roar of Guardiola who was furious on the sidelines, Manchester City launched a massive attack.
However, Aguero's state in today's starting lineup has been inconsistent again. In addition, Sane, a newcomer to the Premier League, frequently wastes David Silva and Gundogan's second passes in the frontcourt, making Manchester City's offense miserable.
hapiness.
In the 75th minute of the second half, Guardiola couldn't bear it anymore and directly sent on Chu Zheng and De Bruyne, his close friends.
After the two came on stage, the effect was obvious.
In the 79th minute of the game, a fierce fight broke out between the two sides on the right side of the center circle.
After Chu Zheng received the ball from De Bruyne, he seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He turned around and made a long pass to the left rib of the frontcourt.
This long pass instantly opened a big hole in Southampton's defense.
Sane, who followed up along the ribs, took the ball directly down the base, and then passed it across the middle. Iheanacho, who replaced Aguero, shot home and equalized the score.
But it was also the last goal of the game.
In the following time, Chu Zheng and De Bruyne took turns to launch fierce attacks through second passes, but they were resolved one by one by Van Dijk, who has become famous recently.
Since then, Manchester City has lost five games, Guardiola's worst record in coaching career has been broken, and Manchester City's position at the top of the Premier League is also in jeopardy.
