Chapter 301 Valverde’s Helplessness

In the Champions League semi-finals, everyone is looking forward to the excitement in the second half.

Manchester City VS Barcelona, ​​no matter from which aspect, the collision between the two sides has different meanings.

The most anticipated one is undoubtedly the showdown between De Bruyne and Yile.

These are the two midfielders that everyone has high hopes for at this stage!

Even Yi Le was vaguely looking forward to it.

Although there were photos of the two in the Premier League, the situation at that time was not too friendly to De Bruyne.

At that time, the entire Tottenham team was serving Yi Le, and De Bruyne had not yet gained a real say. At that time, the core of Manchester City was Silva.

Coupled with the fact that Yi Le repeatedly beat De Bruyne violently, causing him to suffer from transphobia, the subsequent duel became a bit abnormal.

Due to various factors, De Bruyne was unable to exert his full strength, resulting in the two never having a true full-strength confrontation.

However, since Yile left the Premier League, De Bruyne's growth is worthy of recognition.

He has gradually established a core position in the team, and his performance is getting better and better. Now he is the core of Blue Moon. There is no doubt about this.

As for De Bruyne's public call, Yi Le did not respond.

He will answer with his performance during the game, not with his words.

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Entering the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Barcelona also faces a helpless choice.

Today's Barcelona is fighting on three fronts.

If everything goes well, their player reserves can fully cope with it.

However, they suffered successive setbacks in the league and the Champions League some time ago, and the last Champions League game escalated to the level of a life-and-death battle. Although the result was gratifying, it took a huge toll on the players' physical energy.

Nowadays, many people have physical fitness problems.

In this case, the main players simply cannot bear the frequent pace of double matches a week.

Champions League, League, Copa del Rey!

One of these three lines must be given up, leaving no buffer space.

The decision didn't seem too difficult.

Valverde was sitting at his desk. There were three pieces of paper on the table that said 'UEFA Champions League, League and King's Cup'. Finally, he took off the paper with King's Cup written on it, crumpled it into a ball and threw it directly into the trash can. .

Barcelona gives up Copa del Rey!

Next, they will focus on the league and the Champions League!

The most important thing is the Champions League!

If necessary, Valverde will even give up the league to ensure that the team reaches the Champions League.

Barcelona has a high probability of winning this year. The consequence of a premature matchup between the giants is that the overall strength will be lowered, and the amount of water injected in the semifinals and finals will increase.

Of course, that doesn't mean that RB Leipzig and Lyon are too weak.

It can only be said that compared to the fierce competition between the top four and the four giants, the current situation is a bit clearer.

Even for many people, this year's Champions League champion will emerge from the second half of the competition. Whoever advances to the finals, Barcelona or Manchester City, will reach the top of Europe.

Of course, judging from the current situation, Barcelona consumed too much in the last game.

Physical fitness is even a secondary issue, injuries are the most critical thing.

Fortunately, Barcelona's current core Yile did not have the problem of recurrence of old injuries. This is gratifying. However, Barcelona's top scorer Suarez suffered a muscle tear and missed the next game.

Without Suarez, Barcelona's offensive capabilities will be greatly reduced.

Although Suarez does not have much stickiness in the formation, his scoring efficiency is very high. Especially after serving as Yi Le's goal tool, his scoring rate has reached a terrifying level. The data of 1.1 goals per game? Now he leads La Liga and the Champions League scorer list with this number of goals.

Injury to such a general is not a good thing for Barcelona.

Although Valverde was mentally prepared at the beginning of the season, he also felt very tricky when it came to the critical moment.

In today’s Barcelona formation,

Apart from Suarez, it is difficult to find a center personnel.

We can't let the short Messi play center.

Not to mention Fati, being thin and too young is a problem.

Griezmann is suitable for the wing and central midfielder positions, rather than charging directly into the battle.

Now Valverde even has to consider playing as a double forward to make up for his lack of offensive ability.

Thinking of this, Valverde looked constipated. After all, the 4-4-2 formation is easily despised. After all, this is one of the ancient formations. If a team adopts this tactic, the media will definitely say: This team does not have outstanding players. Players execute complex as well as advanced modern tactics.

After all, in this tactic, many positions are not too flexible? The overall formation is slightly clumsy.

But Valverde had no choice. The reason why he chose this formation was to expand Yile's influence.

As we all know, the 442 formation is also called the thigh formation.

Different from the formation with a single striker? 442 allows the main attacker to lead the striker in the opponent's hinterland.

And the main attacker is Yi Le.

Although to some extent this has increased the pressure on Yile, after experiencing the last game, Valverde developed a kind of mysterious confidence in Yile and always felt that he was qualified for any job.

Of course, it's not that Yi Le has never played in this formation. On the contrary, he is a very qualified thigh. This is the result of careful consideration from many aspects.

Guardiola's Manchester City will definitely choose to be flexible in tactics. After all, 'passing and controlling' is the pride that is engraved in Guardiola's bones.

Valverde doesn't think Barcelona's lineup will lose to Manchester City, he just doesn't have confidence in himself.

From players to lineup, Barcelona has a slight advantage over Manchester City.

But there is still a gap between the head coaches.

Valverde didn't dare to belittle himself. He was Mengsan's meritorious coach. He didn't think that the bald man who created Mengsan Dynasty was a fuel-saving lamp.

Whether it is in terms of technical and tactical aspects, reaction to the battle, right to speak in the locker room, etc., he is inferior.

Moreover, his team is not in the best shape either.

Therefore, he could only use this relatively conservative strategy to deal with it.

This game is not only crucial for Manchester City, but also for Valverde himself.

After all, this is the ‘ex-ex’!

Barcelona fans still have feelings for Guardiola, and this feeling will also create contrast in this game.

It's okay to win, but if he loses, he definitely has reason to believe that his situation will become very difficult.

Even if the fans don't say anything, the media will ridicule them.

Therefore, he needs to win this game.

Even if he is embarrassed and ugly, he still has to win the game.

For this reason, he put his weight on Yi Le, which was the only thing he could do now.