Chapter 32 Victory over Barcelona!(1/2)
Guardiola was completely confused.
Before the game, he made many precise arrangements, thought about all kinds of details, what will the opponent do, how to adjust what situations he encounters, etc. When the imagined situation occurs in the game, he can come up with effective methods to deal with it.
Now these arrangements are useless.
He never thought that the game would become what it is now.
“The football field is changing rapidly, and anything can happen.”
This is an old saying.
Guardiola suddenly felt that this sentence was very correct, and the current situation was what he did not expect.
More than 20 minutes into the game, Atletico Madrid took the lead in scoring, all of which were in his vision, but the second goal was an accident. The unexpected surprise was that his own players and the two teams actually had an "internal strife" and one of them was sent off.
When the game reaches that level, Barcelona's hope of tying the score is slim.
Although it is very slim, there is still a chance.
Barcelona has not experienced 10 players in the face of the challenge. Even if they are one less than their opponents, they can still perform well.
In theory, there are still some opportunities.
But... Atletico Madrid scored another goal? How can you play 3 goals behind the game?
Guardiola couldn't help but turn his head to look at the relaxed and casual figure on the Atletico Madrid coaching table, and sighed in his heart, "Let this Chinese seize the opportunity, he really beat his opponent to death..."
Guardiola was full of anger at what was happening in front of him, and there was no other solution.
This shouldn't happen to Barcelona!
In the last round of the game, the team lost to the newly promoted team at home, which could be said to be a mistake. In other words, the team simply performed poorly, suppressed the opponent in the whole game but did not score a goal, while the opponent performed well and seized the opportunity to score the ball.
That kind of accident is normal.
A season is very long, and no team can perform well in every game.
The game is different now.
Atletico Madrid has not given the team a chance to perform, so it has been suppressing its offense, so the team cannot say whether it performs well or not.
Guardiola knew that he was careless and Barcelona was careless, and the team had no hope of turning the tables.
In addition to Guardiola, another rather angry person is Barcelona club chairman Laporta.
Laporta did not appear on the rostrum.
He was watching football in a VIP box, and no media even knew that he was here to watch the game live.
Laporta is extremely grateful for his decision. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to be there for him!
What else do those media say about revenge!
In the first half, my opponent was fed three goals, so why would you take revenge?
It was simply... 'being' revenge!
Laporta feels stupid.
His daily work is quite busy. It can be said that he took some time to watch the ball from his busy schedule and supported Barcelona on the spot.
This decision is so stupid!
"We shouldn't believe in those media! What kind of revenge! What kind of victory!"
"We shouldn't believe Guardiola, this guy can no longer lead the team!"
"Even Barcelona shouldn't believe it! Is it true that the two of their own players' "internal strife" on the spot? Is there anything more embarrassing than this!"
Laporta's face looked very bad.
What made him even more gritted his teeth was that on the Atletico Madrid coaching table, the young Chinese smiled brightly, which was the smile of the winner.
On the contrary, he became a loser.
When Morris hit the ball into Barcelona with another kick, the enthusiasm of Atletico Madrid fans was completely ignited.
This game is so exciting!
For them, there is nothing more exciting than scoring three goals in Barcelona at halftime. Of course, maybe... that is scoring three goals in Real Madrid at halftime.
But that kind of thing hasn't happened yet, they are already excited enough now.
Atletico Madrid coaching seat.
Wan Sheng was also celebrating excitedly with others. He also waved to the audience behind him, and many fans cheered like corresponding calls.
On the big screen on the scene, Wan Sheng waved his hand. Juan Andres commented, "Before the game, Wan Sheng said that Barcelona will talk about revenge again in February!"
"Now we can imagine what Barcelona will say in February, that's really interesting..."
Morris' goal completely made Barcelona lose confidence.
Facing the score behind three goals, even though Barcelona is very confident in the team's strength, these confidences are almost gone.
What made Barcelona even more desperate was that when the game started again, Atletico Madrid had no intention of slowing down the offense at all. They were still speeding up the pace, launching their offensives, and continuing to pursue goals.
This is really... too much!
But Barcelona had no choice but to do anything. With a low morale, they could only choose to retreat and save the goal first.
Fortunately, there is not much time in the first half.
Barcelona held the goal in the last time of the first half, and they breathed a breath of 15 minutes.
During the 15-minute break, Guardiola's angry voice made every Barcelona player feel bad, but they still have to go through a second half.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona's performance improved. Messi created a good opportunity for Iniesta. Iniesta seized the opportunity and helped Barcelona win a goal.
But that's all.
This was Barcelona's only goal in the game. After that, Atletico Madrid relied on a series of dazzling passes and cooperation to hit the ball into the penalty area. Diego Fran, who came on as a substitute, helped the team score a fourth goal.
"Fran! He scored his fourth goal, and Atletico Madrid once again widened the score gap!"
The glimmer of light that Barcelona just saw disappeared again.
Atletico Madrid took the opportunity to attack again. This time Morris was fully demonstrated in good condition. He drifted past three players, Iniesta, Pique and Alves, and almost passed the entire defense line of Barcelona. Then, facing the attacking goalkeeper Valdes, he used a lob shot and sent the ball into the goal without any suspense.
“goooooooooooal!!!”
"Morris! 5-1! Morris dribbled the ball into Barcelona's penalty area and scored the ball. In front of Morris, Barcelona's defense line was almost as pale as paper, and was easily exposed!"
"This is Morris, the best player in England right now!"
"In the summer, Wan Sheng's first signing was to win Morris. He transferred to Atletico Madrid for free. Although he received the highest salary for the team, judging from his performance in this game, he is definitely the most successful signing for Atletico Madrid in several years!"
"Great Morris, he played a hat trick in the game against Barcelona!"
"His amazing performance overwhelms everyone on the court. Barcelona thinks their Messi is the best player in the world, but we can see in this game that Morris is much better than Messi!"
"This is Morris, he is the top player in the world!"
After Morris completed this goal, all media, including the Catalan media, praised him unanimously.
The facts are in front of you.
Morris' performance was so good that his popularity completely overshadowed Messi.
The Catalan media are also regretting, "Why didn't the team fight for Morris in the summer? If Barcelona strives hard, Morris will likely become a member of Barcelona!"
This is completely their self-righteous idea.
Even if Barcelona comes to compete, Morris will still choose Atletico Madrid. He came to Spain for the sake of wins. In comparison, Barcelona is completely unattractive.
In the end, Madei Athletic defeated Barcelona 5-1.
At the end of the game, many media commentators sighed, "This is an incredible game!"
"Atlético Madrid actually defeated Barcelona 5-1. If Barcelona were the winners, the score gap would be very different. Now Atletico Madrid wins! No one can think of this result, and the Madrid people are the same..."
"In this game, Atletico Madrid showed amazing offensive ability. They kept pressing Barcelona in the first half! Barcelona was careless, and they probably didn't expect that this 'Atletico Madrid' would play so well."
"The conflict between Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes and Busquets in the first half was also a turning point. With Barcelona missing one person, the situation became more passive, but Barcelona still scored a goal, slightly regaining his face... But perhaps it is more appropriate to describe it as a 'fig leaf'. The gap between four goals is really too big. Barcelona suffered a crushing defeat at Stadium Calderon. I believe Barcelona will remember this day."
"The best player in this game is undoubtedly the Atletico Madrid midfielder Morris. He was the European footballer in 2008. At that time, many people believed that Morris won the Golden Ball because of Manchester City's good results. But now we see Morris' personal ability. He can break Barcelona's goal three times in one game. There are only a few in history. The last time a player completed this "feat" happened in 2005. In the game between Villarreal and Barcelona, Fran scored three goals, helping the team draw Barcelona 3-3! Interestingly, Fran is now an Atletico Madrid player and Morris' teammate. He also scored a goal in this game. We can say that several Atletico Madrid players can score three goals in Barcelona in one game. From this perspective, 5-1 seems to be a normal result..."
The commentator's last sentence is ironic, but it does show the strength of Atletico Madrid's offense.
In the match against Barcelona, Fran completed a hat trick, and now Morris has completed it. Which team can have two players and have completed a hat against Barcelona?
After the game, media reports became very hot.
At the press conference, there were two focuses of media reporters, one was Morris' hat and the other was Barcelona's "internal strife".
Guardiola was besieged by many media reporters, including Catalan media, who were obviously very dissatisfied with the team's big loss.
Although Guardiola is Barcelona's "meritorial coach" and led the team to win the "six championships" last year, so what?
When the team leader has poor results, the media will still question it.
Guardiola was questioned by the Catalan media, questioning his tactical arrangements, questioning his on-the-spot command, and questioning his authority in the team - why there is a "internal strife" among players, it must be the head coach's problem!
Guardiola could only hold her face and say, "I'm sorry, the responsibility is mine, and I will summarize the problem."
To be continued...