Chapter 454 The Genius of Barcelona Is in Trouble

Things haven't been good for Barcelona lately.

In La Liga, the 'Red and Blue Legion' is like sleepwalking, with only three draws and one loss in the past four rounds.

In the last round of Barcelona's home game against the same-city rival Espanyol, the two sides scored a goalless draw after 90 minutes. Spain's "Aspen" actually thought it was 'not surprising', which is enough to prove how bad Barcelona's league is, and even Spain's The media are used to it.

For head coach Frank Rijkaard, there is no longer any attachment in La Liga. They want to catch up with Real Madrid, the leader with 11 points more than themselves, in the last five rounds.

So after the dream of the league championship was broken, Barcelona's main energy was also placed on the Champions League arena.

When it comes to the Champions League, Barcelona is still united.

Midfielder Andres Iniesta made a public statement, inspiring the ‘Catalan giants’ to give it a go, and hoped that the team could get out of the current downturn.

Iniesta firmly believes that Barcelona will be able to reproduce the glory of 2006. "We have entered the semi-finals. It is very important for us to advance to the final. The next 180 minutes can help us realize our dreams."

"We can do it, but we have to adjust our mentality over the two legs. We've got to the point where we're going to fight."

Speaking of Barcelona's league performance, the Spain international admitted that it was really surprising, but the 'Red and Blue' is a force to be reckoned with in the Champions League. "The Champions League is another scene."

"We lost to Betis away, but we were able to beat Schalke 04 on an expedition to Germany. This is a good example."

Iniesta also praised Manchester City, admitting that he was a little afraid of the overall strength of the opponent, "They are a miracle team, and now they have a world-class strength team, and they also have great players who can seal the victory at any time. I Worry about the team, not a certain player."

"Their manager is very young and very good, he made Manchester City a great team to win three consecutive championships, which is very remarkable, we have to concentrate, but I believe they also have lingering fears for us."

Iniesta said these are not unusual, because the Champions League has become Barcelona's only hope this season.

Coach Rijkaard has been interviewed many times, all of which are based on the theme of the Champions League. Other Barcelona players also yearn for the Champions League.

In an interview two days before the game, Rijkaard urged the players to give their best, "It's time to make history! I don't think there is a favorite between the two teams, it's a battle between two great teams, no matter who wins. We will all share in the joy of victory."

"A lot of people say the game is Messi vs Maurice, I don't think that's right, it's a game between two teams. Puyol can't play, so everyone else has to work harder. To win. The European title is my dream, we have the ability to win and the players who are going to play tomorrow have a chance to go down in history."

There are many media in Spain and the United Kingdom, who regard the game as a contest between Messi and Maurice.

Messi is Barcelona's biggest player to watch.

Although this season has passed, the Argentine genius has been fighting more with injuries, but he has also proved that he has replaced Ronaldinho as Barcelona's number one star.

Morris is the unstoppable core of Manchester City.

Now when it comes to Manchester City, many people can think of Morris, because he is the best performer in the Manchester City team and the most vocal in the team. Even though Morris is over 30 years old, his outstanding performance still allows him to win all media approval.

Therefore, the game between the two teams is regarded as the contest between the two best players-Messi and Morris.

In the constant reports of the media on both sides, Messi stood up and revealed his heart, "The La Liga championship is far away from us, but we have a chance to enter the Champions League final. I know that the recent league has made the fans very dissatisfied, but the Champions League is completely different. Another game where we need the support of the fans. The fate of our entire season depends on these two games..."

A lot of people are talking about the match between Messi and Maurice, Messi did not say anything about it, but his teammate, Portuguese midfielder Deco stood up to support Messi, "Morris is a great player. , is the best in the world, but our Messi is better."

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The day before the game, the Manchester City team came to Barcelona.

When they got off the plane, many media reporters came to interview. At this time, almost the whole world was talking about Messi and Maurice, so Maurice was also one of the protagonists. He respected Wansheng's advice and did not I paid attention to the reporters who came to interview, so only Wan Sheng and team manager Sinar were interviewed.

Wan Sheng dragged his luggage and talked about the latest news, "I think everyone seems to be talking about Messi and Lee. Who is stronger between the two depends on the outcome of the two teams."

"I believe we will be the winners, so Lee will be the winner too."

This continuation of the 'Wansheng style' did not arouse hostility from the Spanish journalists next to it. The reporters who know Wansheng up to now regard this kind of words as 'everyday', they can only continue to pretend not to hear it, otherwise they will It's hard to get access to other news.

Their approach is correct.

When Wan Sheng was in a good mood, he quickly talked about the two players.

Maurice is his own player, Wansheng didn't say much, instead he kept talking about Messi, "He is a genius, there is no doubt about it. There are many players from Barcelona's youth academy who are very talented, but I believe Mei West is the best among them. The world football in the next few years belongs to a genius like Messi, and even now, at the age of 20, he has become the star of Barcelona.”

Wan Sheng turned his head and glanced at the surrounding reporters, and confirmed, "Am I right?"

"He is indeed a star, otherwise there would not be so many people talking about him. Rijkaard, various Barcelona players, various football commentators, football legends, and you are also talking about him and want to hear him. So I think he is the star of Barcelona, ​​but I also think he deserves that title. He's really talented."

The Spanish media were full of joy when they heard Wansheng's praise to Messi, but Wansheng's praise was not over yet, "I believe he will become that kind of 'great' player, he has this kind of potential, I think, If we want to win, we have to pay attention to Messi, he is amazing."

The last sentence is what Wansheng wants to express, but many media ignore this sentence, and all they hear is Wansheng's praise to Messi.

The Spanish media are talking about Messi, and the game is a contest between Messi and Maurice. They didn't expect to hear the answer of 'who is the best of the two players' from the Manchester City coach Wan Sheng - Wan Sheng Praise Messi so much, doesn't it mean that Messi is better than Morris?

This is the conclusion of the Spanish media, from Wansheng's praise of Messi's words.

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In world football, Wansheng already has some fame.

But to Barcelona fans, Wan Sheng is no different from a stranger because their team has never played against a Wan Sheng team.

When Barcelona met Manchester City, Barcelona fans were still somewhat hostile to Wansheng, because they became opponents, but it was limited to that kind of hostility to opponents, not something related to off the field.

only so.

So when Wansheng praised Barcelona's talented star Messi, some Barcelona fans immediately had a good impression of Wansheng, just like some Catalan media said, "...before that , This young Chinese will only take the initiative to praise the opponent's players after defeating the opponent. It is very difficult to hear the praise of the opponent's players from his mouth. Some people even think that he will never praise the team that is not his own. player."

"But he took the initiative to praise Messi, he said Messi was the best player, a genius, and he thought Messi would be a 'great' player..."

"Obviously, this young Chinese is very optimistic about Messi, maybe he also admires Messi, but unfortunately, no matter what he says, Messi can only be a Barcelona player. But we can learn from his words. Come to the conclusion that he thinks Messi is better than Maurice..."

"That's the view of Man City manager Wan Sheng."

With these reports from the Catalan media, some Barcelona fans have a good impression of Wansheng. They think that this Chinese is not as 'disgusting' as the media reported. Wan Sheng complained and said, "British media is always chasing shadows. What I saw Wan Sheng was a very kind and respectful head coach for his opponents."

The rhetoric of these Barcelona fans made many British media feel incomprehensible.

Is that Chinese very kind?

Does he have respect for opposing players?

Fuck it!

Many British media began to study what Wansheng was feeding the Barcelona fans. They soon knew that Wansheng had greatly praised Messi, saying that Messi had surpassed his Argentine predecessor Maradona. Same.

I see!

But why did the Chinese do this?

Could it be that... Could it be that... next season, he is going to take over from Rijkaard and take over as Barcelona coach in Catalonia? ! !

"It must be so!"

"Manchester Sports News" concluded, "This season, Barcelona's performance in the league is a mess, especially the 'international derby' loss to Real Madrid, which makes Rijkaard's coaching position unstable. If they can't make a difference in the Champions League A breakthrough to make up for the lack of league results, Rijkaard is likely to face the end of being dismissed, and then President Laporta will seriously consider finding a coach who is enough to be the Barcelona coach."

"In the summer, this young Chinese is very likely to leave Manchester City. He will definitely receive invitations from many clubs, and Barcelona will be one of them, because his coaching style is actually very suitable for Barcelona..."

The next analysis is how similar Manchester City's football style is to Barcelona's, and how likely Wansheng is to coach Barcelona, ​​"Manchester Sports Daily" even speculated at the end, "This Chinese may have received Laporta's invite."

Of course, this is all speculation.

When Wan Sheng knew about these reports, it was already before the game. He didn't expect that a few words of praise to Messi would have such a big effect.

But in fact, what he said to the media was the last sentence, "If we want to win, we must pay attention to Messi!"

Both the Spanish and British media seem to have ignored this sentence, completely analyzing his praise for Messi.

This is really interesting.

Wan Sheng smiled, squinting at the arena, turning to Diamares next to him and saying, "Barcelona's genius seems to be in trouble." (To be continued ~^~)