Chapter 219 The Contradiction Between Victory and Idea (13/134)
In fact, Cruyff can understand why Guardiola chose to recycle the defense at this time.
Because the team has already lost two goals, and looking at the morale comparison between the two sides, Lazio is in good shape, while Barcelona is a little down. If this is the case, if the game continues, Lazio will concede more goals.
But Cruyff believes that even if we lose more goals, as long as we play our Barcelona style and characteristics and stick to Barcelona's beliefs, that will be fine.
There will definitely be a winner or loser in a football match. If you choose something that goes against your own football philosophy because you don’t want to lose...then is this Barcelona still Barcelona? What is the difference between it and those ordinary giants? Why can Barcelona get such recognition all over the world?
Welcomed by so many fans? Isn’t it because we have always adhered to our own ideas in such an impetuous football environment and finally achieved success?
In football matches, winning is not everything.
Sometimes, losing is necessary.
Barcelona no longer needs wins and championships to prove themselves.
Originally last year, Cruyff was very optimistic about Guardiola, because he believed that Guardiola was a head coach who met his expectations, and he was a "Cruyffian".
Cruyff was satisfied with football and it could bring victory.
Barcelona was very exciting during that time, and watching Barcelona games every weekend has become a repertoire for many people.
This made Cruyff very happy.
He believes that if he has to say who can truly inherit his legacy, it's not Rijkaard, or someone who always wins, it's Guardiola.
He is a true Catalan, a true Barcelona man, a true, pure "Cruyffian".
In fact, Guardiola's ability to coach Barcelona has a lot to do with Cruyff.
At the beginning, the Barcelona club was hesitating between several head coach candidates. Mourinho's voice was very high at that time, and everyone was optimistic about this head coach who had a close relationship with Barcelona to coach Barcelona.
FC Barcelona even approached Mourinho.
But at this moment Cruyff came forward.
He told Barcelona club executives that Mourinho is definitely not a suitable head coach for Barcelona because he is too utilitarian.
Instead, he recommended Guardiola, who was still working on winning games.
Guardiola is relatively unknown in the coaching world, far less famous than he was as a player.
But Cruyff was very optimistic about him.
Laporta naturally respects Cruyff very much. He cannot ignore Cruyff's opinions, nor can he violate them.
Moreover, if Guardiola is poached, I believe it will be a big blow to Chang Sheng.
Laporta is willing to do anything as long as it makes him feel sick and uncomfortable.
In this way, Guardiola became Barcelona's head coach.
In Guardiola's first season coaching Barcelona, he was able to clean up the locker room so smoothly, clean up old heroes like Ronaldinho and Deco, and train young people to take the lead... all of which were inseparable from Cruyff's credit.
It was Cruyff's influence that helped Guardiola succeed in taking over, stabilize public opinion, and stabilize the locker room.
In Barcelona, the influence of King Cruyff is very huge, and what he says is regarded as a guide by everyone.
Cruyff also often wrote columns to praise Guardiola and support Guardiola.
The relationship between the two people is also very harmonious.
But now the Dutchman, sitting in a box at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, is disappointed with the young coach he has supported for a year and a half.
Because he believes Guardiola has been abandoned by their shared ideals and beliefs.
Why did he choose Guardiola in the first place?
It's not just because he thinks Guardiola can inherit Barcelona's true tradition.
But now, seeing Guardiola's utilitarian side, Cruyff began to doubt whether his decision was correct...
Cruyff had these entanglements because he had no idea what the match between Lazio and Barcelona meant to Guardiola.
This is not an ordinary Champions League semi-final, and Guardiola does not have to defend the Champions League title.
If the opponent in this game is another team, such as Mourinho's Inter Milan, he will spare no effort to attack.
But in these two semi-final clashes, Guardiola must win no matter what!
He doesn't want to lose to Changsheng, which means that he is wrong, and Changsheng is right...
He cannot admit defeat.
This is the only opponent he doesn't want to lose.
I don’t know since when, the idea of “My own Tiki-taka is right” has unknowingly turned into “I can’t lose to Chang”...
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In fact, Cruyff is just a spectator. He cannot empathize with every player's feelings and situation at this moment.
He knows that the players are a little tired, but in fact the players' situation is not as simple as "a little tired"...
Even if Guardiola doesn't order to shrink the defense, Barcelona has no hope of counterattack.
Because the physical strength of this Barcelona players is basically exhausted.
The little physical energy I finally regained during the halftime break was completely gone after more than 70 minutes.
When the ball was lost at the end, some Barcelona players simply stopped running - they couldn't run at all.
In addition, some players chased back, but their physical fitness was not good enough and their speed could not keep up. In the end, they chased further and further...
After such a sprint, the Barcelona players had very little physical energy left.
At this point in a game, they can no longer run. They have never experienced such a game before...
In the process of winning six crowns, no matter what the opponent was, no team could push them to this point.
But Lazio did it.
This is enough to surprise many Barcelona players.
But what’s even more surprising is yet to come.
They were hungry and exhausted, but Lazio's players still insisted on a fast passing and cutting style of play on the court.
They all know how physically demanding this style of play is.
It seems that Lazio has not been affected by physical fitness at all...
You know, it's the end of the season, and everyone's energy reserves from the summer are running low!
How did they do it?
Many Barcelona players looked at the Lazio players walking so fast and felt seriously unbalanced.
With such physical and mental conditions, what would happen even if Guardiola didn't choose to recycle defense?
I'm just afraid that I won't win the game, and it will be embarrassing on the scene...
Barcelona today is completely on the verge of collapse!
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When Lazio regained the two-goal lead over Barcelona, the score behind and physical exhaustion made Barcelona's players very anxious.
They don't have as many messy beliefs and ideals as Guardiola and Cruyff.
Their idea is very simple - we are here to defend the Champions League. This season's Champions League final is held at the Bernabeu. How can we lose in the semi-finals? We must reach the final, and then reach the top again at our mortal enemy's home court.
Create new records and new legends!
So he couldn't accept that he lost the first round like this...
Especially Messi.
The performance of the much-watched No. 1 player in the world today was very average. Although there were some successful breakthroughs and wonderful passes, they were insignificant compared to his reputation.
His name is so resounding that everyone has high hopes for him, even himself.
He always has high demands on himself and thinks he should perform better.
In this way, Barcelona will not fall behind Lazio 1:3 in the away game.
But today he was like a lion trapped in a cage. No matter how much strength he had, he couldn't get out.
This made him very irritable.
In the 83rd minute, Ledesma chased to the sideline, intercepted Messi's ball, and then wanted to protect the football, delaying time, and at the same time forcing the opponent to kick the football out, because before it was
He touched the ball for the last time. If he could get the opponent to touch the football, Lazio would also be able to get a throw-in, which was really killing two birds with one stone.
Messi was trying to snatch the football back from behind.
At this time, his weakness of short legs showed up...
Ledesma held the football in front of him, then stuck his butt out. No matter how hard Messi kicked from behind, he couldn't reach the football - because his legs were not long enough.
In the end, he became so angry that he could only kick Ledesma in the calf.
Ledesma clutched her calf and fell to the ground with a scream.
The referee rang out amid the boos of the Lazio fans and gave Messi a yellow card!
"Messi became so angry that he kicked Ledesma down... The Argentine's mentality may be a microcosm of the Barcelona team... After losing 1:3 in an away game, they should know very well that there will be something wrong in the second round.
How difficult it is... The World Footballer has nothing to do in the face of such a game... In this game, Barcelona is completely defeated! Their only gain is an away goal - I don't know if there is a chance in the second round.
Use it..."
Seeing Messi kicking someone, Cruyff shook his head, then he got up and left.
He couldn't stand watching this kind of game anymore.
What a loss!
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Messi's foul was the last episode of the game that attracted more attention.
After that, the exhausted Barcelona was completely unable to threaten Lazio's goal, but Lazi almost scored a goal in one attack.
When Modric's long-range shot slid out of the door, Guardiola felt as if he had escaped from death.
Almost collapsed.
If Barcelona loses to Lazio 1:4 on the road, then the second round will be meaningless...
The referee then blew the whistle to end the game.
Rome's Stadio Olimpico erupted with huge cheers.
"The game is over! Lazio won this focus battle! In a high-profile dialogue, Lazio defeated Barcelona 3:1 at home! The score cannot express the full face of this game. Anyone who watched
Everyone who plays this game will admit that Lazio deserved to win!"
"The suspense is half over! For those who argue about who is the strongest team in today's football, Barcelona or Lazio, as long as you watch this game, you will probably not be arguing anymore! Who is?
The strongest? I think Lazio!"
"Sure enough, the teacher is superior in skills, but the student Guardiola was still a little too green when faced with the teacher's constant victory... The entire Barcelona team was completely overwhelmed by Lazio's fast style of play... In the end, you can see
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, it was a relief for them..."
"There will be a second round, but if both sides are still in this state, the teacher said I don't think Barcelona can win..."
The Lazio fans in the stands cheered one after another.
The Barcelona fans stood blankly in the stands, looking at the score on the big screen in disbelief.
Barcelona, the six-time champion and the invincible opponent in Europe, actually lost 1:3 in this game! There was almost no power to fight back!
They can't accept this cruel reality... (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
