Chapter 502: The Death of Barcelona

Messi found that after winning the Champions League, the atmosphere of Gamble Sports City has changed a lot.

Last summer, Tenkat decided to leave the team and return to the Netherlands to coach alone.

Although the overwhelming majority of the team had a very bad impression of him, and even many people applauded his departure, no one has spoken to keep him, including Rijkaard, but as the season progressed, Many people are gradually regretting it.

Sometimes people don't appreciate what they have, only after losing it, they realize its preciousness and regret it.

Everyone thinks that Barcelona's glory in the past is because there are a group of outstanding superstars in the team, because the overall strength of the team is superior, because Rijkaard can lead the team to play beautiful offensive football...

Ten Carter is a nasty guy, he's always playing a nasty character.

For example, he would defiantly ask, "Do you know why we were able to win the game?"

He would brutally refuse to answer when players questioned him, "Before you ask questions, you'd better go home and watch the video of that game, and then discuss this with me."

He dared to persuade Rijkaard, on the eve of the game, to exclude Ronaldinho from the squad on the grounds that he was tired.

Omg, what a poor reason is that?

Everyone is not stupid, how can they believe it?

And everyone in the team knows that he doesn't like Ronaldinho, because the Brazilian didn't follow the rules he made and went to the party after missing training, so he got angry, even though he knew that the Brazilian could score, Can dominate the game, still have to exclude him from the roster.

Everyone was incredible about it, everyone on the team didn't like him.

Including Messi.

Because Tenkat always forced him to go to the gym for training, which was the way he hated the most.

This summer, the tyrant who caused the whole team to complain has finally left.

Everyone is rejoicing about this, and everyone feels that without Tenkat, Barcelona's dream second team's peak dynasty will continue to flourish.

Facts have also proved that after playing more than half of the league, Barcelona still leads the La Liga standings.

However, the lead of this so-called peak second dream team is only a pitiful one.

In the past 20 rounds, Barcelona have won only 12 rounds, drawn seven games and lost two games, and they are only one point ahead of second-placed Sevilla.

In the past two seasons, Barcelona scored 51 points and 52 points respectively, which is eight or nine points higher than it is now.

But more importantly, Deco began to miss training frequently. He could always find various reasons to return to Brazil. Sometimes he even made a move without the consent of the coaching staff, and then called after returning to Brazil.

Ronaldinho also began to often spread some lace news, such as he met a certain young girl in a certain nightclub, or he was hanging out with a famous Catalan female star...

And gradually, I don't know when, factions began to appear in Barcelona's locker room.

Many were unhappy with Ronaldinho and Deco's approach, arguing that several Brazilians in the team lacked the work ethic and self-discipline that Barcelona would not allow.

Some people dare to make accusations face to face, such as Eto'o, such as Puyol.

I don’t know when it started, Eto’o and Catalonia players began to bundle into an anti-Brazilian player faction, and then several Dutch players in the team also joined the alliance, and they began to form a confrontation, contradictions also getting sharper.

During the winter break, several players, including Larson, chose to leave.

It was also at this moment that everyone suddenly realized that Ten Carter was really important.

Relying on Rijkaard's soft-hearted policy alone, it is impossible to control the locker room at all.

...

In Gamble Sports City, Messi walked to the net football field in the players rest area.

It used to be the favorite place of Barcelona players, and after each training session, there is always a gathering of Barcelona players, who will happily play net football in this stadium.

At that time, Ronaldinho was still like a big brother, protecting him.

The Brazilian would pat him on the shoulder and tell him, "Don't worry, I'll pass the ball for you, help you with assists, and let you make the headlines tomorrow and compete with Yang Yang."

He will also comfort Messi when he is down, "Trust me, you are the future number one in world football."

These words are still in my ears, but time has passed.

The net football field had been left unattended for a long time, the ground was covered with dust, and the nets were hanging loosely on the ground.

This has become the most unwilling place in Gamble Sports City, and the corners are even full of debris.

Messi stood outside the pitch, his eyes full of sentimentality.

He misses the joy of the past, he misses the laughter and laughter at that time, but it seems that all this will never come back.

...

On November 12, in the tenth round of La Liga, in Barcelona's home game against Zaragoza, Messi only played for 22 minutes and was injured. He had an accident and fractured the fifth metatarsal of his left foot. Injured for two and a half months.

Only recently has he returned to training with the team.

In the past two and a half months, Barcelona have played eleven league games, lost one and drawn five, with a total mess.

The Champions League even finished second in the group and lost to Chelsea, which led to Barcelona's unfortunate draw to Liverpool in the subsequent round of 16 draw.

Everyone knows that Benitez's team is a cup team, very good at playing cup games, and targeted tactics are a must.

To make matters worse, before the match against Liverpool, Barcelona will have to play Valencia again, which is another tough fight.

Messi looked worried and stared at the football net in a daze.

I don't know when, Rijkaard came to him, and the Dutchman seemed to be much older than before.

After Tenkat left, he didn't seem to be a gentleman anymore.

"Some things have passed, and they will never come back." Rijkaard said with a sigh of relief.

Messi guessed that he should regret it in his heart now. He should not let Ten Carter go, and should not condone players such as Ronaldinho and Deco, which caused the locker room to fall apart.

"Leo, the future of this team belongs to you, and then you should make yourself stronger and more courageous, because from now on, no one will be able to give you shelter."

Messi felt the pressure.

"Yang Yang has picked up the burden of Ajax and Liverpool, Cristiano Ronaldo has also picked up the burden of Manchester United this season, Kaka has also picked up the burden of AC Milan, and only Barcelona can carry the burden of you!"

Rijkaard's words were light and heavy, and Messi didn't know how to answer.

"All of us are waiting for your return!"

After speaking, Rijkaard patted Messi on the shoulder and turned away.

He never asked Messi from start to finish, are you ready?

Because sometimes, there are things that don't give you any time to prepare at all.

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As the decision to go south was made hastily, Liverpool's preparations were not ideal.

The hotel was booked online by the club. It is located in the southernmost part of Portugal, a resort in the famous Algarve resort.

Along the way, the staff of the club told the players that this is the best resort in Portugal, with a single house, each house has its own swimming pool, and there are very complete training facilities, the best stadium and the best living environment around.

Of course, the price is also more expensive.

But when the team made the long journey to the resort, they found that the situation was completely different.

The hotel room is damp and the training turf is not good. The single courtyard has a swimming pool, but it is not very clean.

Also, the network signal here is not good, which makes Yang Yang feel very headache, because he has to keep in touch with Su Ye every day, she recently went to Chen Kexin's thorn horse crew, Yang Yang is very concerned about her village girl's appearance .

The only satisfying thing is the climate here, which is really great and the air is good.

Compared with the rainy Liverpool, this advantage can offset all the disadvantages.

The club staff immediately communicated with the hotel and hoped that they could make some changes as soon as possible, but it was clear that Liverpool was nothing in front of this hotel.

However, Liverpool is not particularly concerned about this.

Because the most important thing for the team is to train and prepare.

For the Camp Nou battle, the outside world is more worried about Liverpool, because Barcelona is indeed a star-studded, and it is still playing at Camp Nou, which is a great challenge for Liverpool.

Benitez has also made no secret of his intentions for this game, and he hopes to bring a draw back to England.

"Of course I hope it's a draw, but a small defeat is acceptable, as long as we can return to Anfield with hope, then we have a chance of winning because at Anfield any team wants to beat us. , it's not easy!"

Benitez's remarks showed his strong self-confidence and deeply infected all the players.

Even new players like Yang Yang who have just joined for a season are deeply impressed by Benitez's tactical attainments.

Because he always surprises everyone on a tactical level.

More importantly, Mohamed Sissoko is finally back from injury.

Judging from the performance in training, Mali's midfielder is still in good shape, but he has been absent for a long time.

Mascherano and Abeloa are the two players who joined during the winter break. They have not played for Liverpool yet. No one knows how Benitez will make arrangements.

Although Yang Yang likes to think, he is also completely unable to guess what Benitez is thinking.

He felt that if he could figure it out, he would consider retiring to become a head coach.

And Benitez is also training, arranging a lot of small details for Barcelona, ​​especially for Messi.