1143 Super strong teams compete for hegemony at first glance
Guardiola's remarks at the post-match press conference can be summarized in the eyes of the media in two words: harsh words!
The media now does not have to make things too difficult for Guardiola.
After all, the knockout round of the two-round match only ended the first 90 minutes, if Barcelona did create a miracle in the next second round.
Nowadays, sarcasm, mockery, and inferring mistakes will become things that will make Guardiola or outside spectators more proud.
The media are very patient and they know how to build momentum.
As a young coach who was just starting out as a top European football player, the media will naturally praise him, but in his heart he is also looking forward to him falling from a high position!
Only such a story is exciting and dramatic, just like when Qin Xiong was injured in the former, the media would also say that Qin Xiong, the superstar, had already seen signs of falling.
Let Guardiola be stubborn now. After the second round of the match, let’s see the results. At that time, whether Guardiola can only be stubborn or is really stubborn will naturally be clear!
Although Koeman celebrated the victory with the players in the locker room, his condition completely changed after walking out of the locker room.
Low-key, serious, calm, restrained. See
When he appeared at the post-match press conference, the reporters on Fleet Street collectively applauded him!
You should know that Barcelona's strong continuity is more lasting than Real Madrid in the previous season!
Barcelona's image as a king-level team has become more popular.
There is a saying circulating in football: the whole world is studying how to restrain Barcelona!
There are indeed teams that can make Barcelona lose.
But being able to make Barcelona dizzy like Liverpool play today, causing Barcelona to leave Anfield slightly cowardly, Liverpool is the first team in the past two years!
In this way, Koeman's achievements will make Fleet Street proud.
In particular, Fleet Street still has a tendency to disgust Barcelona.
Because last season, the tragedy of being born at Stamford Bridge made Fleet Street feel uneasy!
So, Liverpool was able to beat Barcelona, and there was such a huge gap in scores, Fleet Street had no reason not to applaud Koeman.
Koeman's attitude of not being surprised by honor and disgrace has won praise from Fleet Street.
"Liverpool beat Barcelona 4:1 today. What is the secret to winning?"
Koeman said lightly: "As I said before the game, Liverpool did two things well today, the first is defense and the second is offense. Especially when the defense and offense are combined, our control over the offense and defense conversion is very commendable. This is our secret to defeating Barcelona."
Fleet Street reporters like Koeman's speech, but journalists from other countries seemed to be indifferent, while journalists from Spain were filled with righteous indignation and were filled with anger.
damn it!
You use Liverpool, which is already a lineup that stands out as a leader in European football, to play against the defensive counterattack. What else can you say!
A Spanish reporter stood up for Barcelona and asked Coman: "Does Liverpool pursue only game victory? With top players such as Carragher, Alonso, Gerald, Qin Xiong, Torres, etc., Liverpool can only huddle in its half and fight back. Doesn't this make Liverpool look very unpursuing?"
Koeman said slowly: "If you just saw the essence of this game is defensive counterattack, then I can only say that this is one-sided and superficial. There are many teams that use defensive counterattacks against Barcelona, but they did not succeed. Liverpool succeeded. I said that we did a good job in both defense and offense. This is not the strategy of the head coach to arrange a defensive counterattack, so that the defender stays in the second half and the offensive players are ready to attack forward. We don't need to talk about these, the knockout round is not over yet. Liverpool is just leading Barcelona 4-1 now, and there is still the next game. Maybe Liverpool will be turned over."
"If Liverpool will be turned over, that's your incompetence!"
"Oh. Maybe, but I will see this way. Now we are in a critical period. Liverpool must be calm and maintain a good attitude, and must not be complacent. I still say the same thing. In the knockout round of two rounds, no matter what the score is in the first round, in the second round, we must forget the score so that we can play our normal level and not be complacent or depressed because of the first round. What I have experienced and really seen are many typical examples of three goals falling behind and turning around. Barcelona is such a strong opponent, we must be wary of this."
The reporters on Fleet Street once again applauded Koeman, who thought Koeman was still great at this point.
Liverpool chose the new coach before the season, and they were not optimistic about Koeman, but now they think that Koeman has reached the top of Europe, enjoyed glory, and had complete failures in Valencia. After going through the trough, it can be said that he has seen all the storms and waves.
Now he knows how to face different environments and situations and bring stability to Liverpool's morale. This is the most important thing.
Liverpool's 4-1 victory over Barcelona in Anfield knockout match shocked Europe!
Being able to give Barcelona such a tragic defeat, Liverpool first gained the favor of all bookmakers. Liverpool's odds for winning the Champions League fell sharply, becoming the most popular favorite to win the championship!
European media's evaluation of Liverpool has skyrocketed!
"Liverpool beat Barcelona! The Reds will beat the defending champion!"
"Coman taught Guardiola a lesson!"
"Qin Xiong defeated Messi head-on!"
"The Red Army One Night Dream of the Dynasty Era!"
In addition to these, no reporter pointed out in his analysis that European football may usher in an era of chaotic confrontation after Liverpool's resurgence!
The European champion Real Madrid, the previous season, has a strong lineup. Although it was completely ravaged by Liverpool this season, as time goes by, Real Madrid will become a strong team that cannot be ignored after running-in and growing!
Barcelona is recognized as a contemporary king-level team. Even if they are eventually eliminated by Liverpool this season, Barcelona's status will not decline rapidly!
Now with Liverpool's revival, perhaps the situation of three strong men will compete for the next few years!
These strong teams at the same time will be abandoned by ordinary strong teams and become giants above everyone else, and the war between them will become the mainstream of the European football future stage!
There are many such predictions, but the future is always full of variables. No one can accurately predict whether it is a three-strong competition, or whether there are more top teams. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!