Chapter 170 Top-Level Contest

The Spanish Super Cup is scheduled to be played at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing in mid-August, and the news also made Chinese media and fans very excited.

Not to mention that Barcelona was the 'six crown winners' the year before and the European champions last season. They represent the world's top technical strength. Only Atlético de Madrid, or even Wansheng alone is enough.

Wansheng has been a top coach in the world for a long time, but he has played two symbolic exhibition games in China, which are not regular games at all, and fans can only know how Wansheng's team is really playing through TV. of.

Now they can see it with their own eyes!

For Chinese media and fans, there are too many gimmicks to talk about in this Super Cup showdown, and Wansheng is just one of them. Last season, Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona to win two important Spanish championships, which is enough to prove that they For Barcelona, ​​this game can be called 'revenge'. They won the European Championship, but they failed to win the domestic championship. They were also killed by the 'Domestic Champions' league and cup.

Now Barcelona needs revenge!

There are so many things that can be said about Barcelona. In recent years, Barcelona has almost swept Europe, and their results are recognized as the best in Europe. Even the top European giants like Manchester United must admit their strength. Not as good.

This is Barcelona, ​​they stand for strength.

So, can the 'strong' Barcelona complete its revenge and defeat Atletico Madrid to win the Super Cup, or can Wansheng lead Atletico Madrid and continue to play the role of the 'Barcelona Killer'?

"let us wait and see!"

A picture of Wan Sheng being interviewed appeared on the TV screen. He faced the camera with a smile and said, "The Beijing Olympic Stadium is a very beautiful place. I have been there more than once. The Bird's Nest Stadium is also very beautiful. I like it there. , I didn't expect to have the opportunity to lead the team to an official game there, I'm looking forward to it!"

Guardiola was different when he was interviewed. Although he was a gentleman and kept his senses in any situation, his mood was still reflected in the league.

In Guardiola's view, it is completely unnecessary to go to China to participate in the Super Cup.

This is the Spanish Football Association for commercial interests, at the expense of the interests of the team.

Guardiola even once worried about whether China has a formal football stadium, because he rarely heard about Chinese football. In the eyes of most Europeans, China is a football desert, even poorer in Africa.

It feels like I want the Chinese table tennis team to go to Africa to participate in the competition.

Africa?

Will there be a formal professional table tennis stadium?

Fortunately, after leading the team to Beijing, Guardiola found that the environment here was not bad. On the second day, he and his assistant coach went to Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium for inspection, buying tickets like ordinary tourists.

During the period, Guardiola also made a joke.

Guardiola wanted to try the effect on the lawn, but ordinary tourists were not allowed to enter the middle lawn. He stepped over the railing directly and was stopped by the security guard.

It just so happened... that several security guards didn't know Guardiola, and the two sides quarreled about this matter. The reporter's interview was after this incident, and it was strange that Guardiola had a good face.

In fact, Guardiola is still satisfied with the facilities of the Bird's Nest, but what he just experienced made him very unhappy, so when he was interviewed, his face didn't look very good, but fortunately he still maintained a gentleman's demeanor. I was very unhappy and didn't say it, just talked, "I never thought that it was necessary to come to China for the Super Cup, but now, I found that the environment in China is not bad, and the stadium facilities are also very complete, I believe it will be a A great game!"

Anyone can hear the sincerity of such words.

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I have to say that although Guardiola's face was very bad when he was interviewed, it did not affect Barcelona's popularity among Chinese fans.

As the game was about to start, the fans began to flock to the stadium, many of them wearing Barcelona shirts, and they were definitely cheering for Barcelona.

There are more Atlético de Madrid supporters, but as everyone knows, most of them don't really support Atlético de Madrid, they come to support Wansheng.

In terms of the popularity of the team, there is still a big gap between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both have the most high-profile core stars.

Among the Barcelona team, the most popular is undoubtedly Messi. Many people on the scene shouted Messi's name. They are here to support Messi. Ernest and Maurice are only comparable to Barcelona's Harvey, Iniesta, Alves and others. Others like Falcao and Thiago Silva are really expensive, but they are all famous. But it's not big, not to mention J-Rodriguez, Kevin-De Bruyne, Raul-Garcia, Godin, De Gea and others. Few Chinese fans know about them. For example, the most popular is Wang Qiuming, because Wang Qiuming is a Chinese player. In this world-class game, it is not easy for Chinese players to appear. Many fans shouted for Wang Qiuming to start.

Of course...impossible!

If it is a commercial game, it doesn't matter at all. This game is an official Super Cup, and the outcome of the game will determine the championship, so Atletico Madrid's first starting striker will definitely be Diego Costa, followed by the new transfer. Falcao and veteran Klose will come, and then it will be Wang Qiuming's turn.

Wan Sheng thought about it, and finally put Wang Qiuming on the big list, and Klose was eliminated.

For Klose, one less game is irrelevant. He is too old to fight for anything at all. If he stays at Atletico Madrid, he is willing to be a substitute.

Although he entered the team roster, Wang Qiuming still depends on the situation of the game if he wants to have a chance to play.

Barcelona has certain arrangements for the game.

It's not about tactics or anything, but they know what to do to attract fans' attention. Coming to China to participate in the Super Cup is not just for a game, or for a trophy at all. In addition to competing for a trophy, they must also take advantage of the opportunity. Promote their respective teams.

When the two teams adapted to the venue, Barcelona began to perform intentionally.

They are not adapting to the venue normally at all, but to show off their personal skills one by one, all kinds of fancy moves, all kinds of wonderful pictures, so that the fans in the audience are addicted.

By this time, many fans who did not know Barcelona before also understood why many of them like Barcelona.

They really are one of the top teams in the world, a team to support with confidence!

However, in the second half of the warm-up, Barcelona still stopped. They started to warm up normally and continued to cooperate with passing and receiving the ball. This alone also attracted fans because Barcelona’s passing and receiving were too accurate. Many of the passes look as precise as flying on a fixed point, without the slightest deviation at all.

Then look at Atletico Madrid, it will be worse.

Atlético de Madrid did not show any skills to the fans, but did it according to the normal warm-up. They also passed and received the ball, but most of them were short passes. Occasionally a direct shot is good, but it is difficult to attract the attention of fans. That's right, more importantly, some Atlético Madrid players are jogging most of the time, as if adjusting their physical condition, but that is really nothing to watch.

Some fans can't help but wonder, "Will such Atletico Madrid be Barcelona's opponent?" But Chinese fans spare no effort to support Atlético Madrid, or Wansheng, even if they are not optimistic in their hearts, they continue to give Atlético de Madrid cheers.

As the two teams warmed up, the head coaches of both teams attended the press conference.

At the press conference, Wan Sheng talked about the game with confidence and said, "We are confident to win."

Guardiola said the same thing.

So the comment of the Chinese media was, "This will be a battle of dragons and tigers like Mars hitting the earth! It depends on who can laugh at the end of the two teams."

Afterwards, the two head coaches returned to the locker room respectively. On the way back, a reporter in the mixed area talked about the performance of the two sides during the warm-up, especially the warm-up of Barcelona. Wan Sheng smiled after listening, "They did that? Really? Interesting! It's all pretentious. We are a professional team, not street acrobats, no matter how well we act, it doesn't matter, everything has to be decided in the game."

"But after hearing what you said, I feel more confident in winning!"

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After much anticipation, the game is finally about to begin.

On August 16, 2011, the Spanish Super Cup officially started at the National Bird's Nest Stadium.

The National Bird's Nest Stadium has a capacity of 91,000 people, and more than 80,000 fans poured into this game. At first glance, it was almost full.

The Chinese Football Association, as the organizer, prepared 70,000 tickets, but the novels were sold out shortly after the sale. Not only fans of Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but more neutral fans. Just to support Wansheng.

There were also celebrities from all walks of life in the audience.

This game is the first time that Spain has held the Super Cup abroad, and it is also the first time that China has hosted a Spanish game.

In addition to the Italian Super Cup held in 2009, the Bird's Nest Stadium is the second time that Europe's top football competition has been held.

The difference between this game and the 2009 Italian Super Cup is that the participating side, Atlético de Madrid, is a team controlled by a Chinese company, including the coach and the players. There are two Chinese. They can be regarded as ' Half-a 'Chinese team.

As the opponent of Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona is recognized as the strongest team in Europe at present. They were the European champions last season and the 'Spanish six-time champion' in 2009. There is no doubt that the level of this match is already the world's top level. .

As described by Central TV, "The final of the World Cup is not necessarily higher than this match between the two clubs."

That's not an exaggeration.

Many fans seem to think that the national team is strong, such as Brazil, Germany, Italy and other national teams. They put together a group of stars and seem to be stronger than the club. But in fact, the lineup of the giants is not weak at all, and so are the giants clubs. It is composed of stars from all over the world, especially the giants in Europe. Players under the EU system can join the team unconditionally, which is why some teams are called 'world team' with laughter. Spanish football is better, like Chelsea, Manchester United and other teams in the Premier League do not have a few native English players in the team.

In addition, the advantage of the club lies in the team's excellent cooperation.

Professional players spend most of their time playing for clubs. They don’t join the national team for many matches, and they don’t spend much time training together. Naturally, there is no tacit understanding with unfamiliar teammates. As far as Italy is concerned, the Italian national team is not necessarily strong. I have played against teams like AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Juventus, and the same is true of Spain. The Spanish national team is almost a replica of Barcelona. Half of the players are from Barcelona, ​​and even the tactics are Barcelona. In short, the club is no weaker than the national team, and Central TV's statement is not an exaggeration at all.

With such a high level of competition, the popularity can be imagined.

Wansheng takes the game very seriously.

The Spanish Super Cup is a tasteless rib, but he knows very well that Barcelona wants to beat Atletico Madrid, not just the trophy, the key is to 'win', Barcelona lost to Atlético Madrid three times last season, they hope to complete the revenge, otherwise When the two teams meet in the league, Atletico Madrid will undoubtedly have a psychological advantage.

Wan Sheng knows this, but he doesn't want Barcelona to achieve its goal!

For a team, a mental advantage is also an advantage. If they have a mental advantage over Barcelona and Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid will play against them more smoothly.

So Wansheng sent all the main force.

However, Atlético de Madrid has many new players, some new players have not fully adapted to the tactics, and their personal ability is not the same as the performance of the old players, so the main lineup is still unfamiliar.

Apart from Diego Costa in the striker, the only new players in the starting lineup are Kevin De Bruyne and Thiago Silva, and other new players, including 'Mr. 40 million' Fall Test and midfielder J-Rodriguez have no chance to start.

J-Rodriguez's adaptation to tactics is not bad, but he is only the core of the 'future' Atletico Madrid. The future is not the present, after all, he is no better than Maurice.

Morris is much better than J-Rodriguez in terms of individual ability and teamwork.

This is also the most secure lineup of Atlético Madrid at the moment.

Wansheng sent this lineup to hope to be upright and play against Barcelona in the safest way. (To be continued ~^~)