This is a photo that quickly became popular on the global Internet after Leeds United slaughtered Barcelona 10-0.
In this photo, Rashford, wearing a white jersey of Leeds United, is sprinting forward at full speed. Pique behind him is pulling hard on his jersey, stretching his jersey very long, and Pique's whole body is because of
He couldn't keep up and staggered, and was about to fall forward.
This is a momentary snapshot, but it is so classic that it instantly became popular on the global Internet.
Fans and netizens even ridiculed Pique.
For example, one netizen with the most likes said: "Dear Pique, if you want my jersey, you need to be faster."
This was obviously an imitation of Rashford's tone, but it made everyone smile from the bottom of their hearts.
Because this picture really fully reflects Barcelona’s embarrassment in this game.
Although, after the game, the Catalan media close to Barcelona all stated that the game was just an accident, this is still somewhat unconvincing.
Just last season, Barcelona was also bloodbathed by Leeds United at the Camp Nou.
Having suffered humiliating defeats for two consecutive seasons, can this be said to be an accident?
Spanish gold medal host De La Morena said on Radio Ser's program that Barcelona's fiasco did not look like an accident, because a similar accident happened once last season.
"In fact, Barcelona often collapses easily when facing fast-paced teams like Leeds United."
De La Morena believes that this is the main reason for the disastrous collapse of Barcelona's contact.
If this reason cannot be found, similar fiascos will happen again in the future.
So what exactly is the problem?
De la Morena specifically called Barcelona legend Stoichkov.
As a core player of the Barcelona Dream Team, Torch Stoichkov is extremely disappointed with the current performance of Barcelona, but he believes that it is a very irresponsible behavior to blame all problems on the players.
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"In fact, Barcelona's biggest problem now is the management."
"It is the stupidity of the management that has led to our current high debt, led to us hiring mediocre coaches, led to the overall age structure of our current team being out of control, and the salary system is also out of control."
Stoichkov said that the current Barcelona team, from players to head coach, seriously lacks a championship mentality.
"When they encounter setbacks and difficulties, their first thought is, let's just do this."
"They are willing to be mediocre, even Messi now."
Stoichkov said that today’s Barcelona, starting from the management, is all rotten.
He even asked De La Morena a question.
"Can you imagine? In the past few years, Barcelona has invested a total of 1 billion euros and gained nothing!"
Stoichkov believes that this is simply unimaginable and even completely illogical.
After investing 1 billion euros, they actually got nothing. Instead, they were brutally slaughtered by Leeds United for two consecutive seasons. This is simply unbelievable.
In addition to Stoichkov, De La Morena also specially connected with the legendary Brazilian star and former Barcelona player Rivaldo.
The Brazilian superstar's views on Barcelona's current predicament are basically the same as Stoichkov's. Both believe that the problem is with Barcelona's management, but he believes that Barcelona's true core now is Messi.
"I never thought Messi would be a problem."
"If anyone feels that way, then that's the biggest problem."
Rivaldo believes that with Messi's strength, he should be the core of any team, and the team should be built around him. However, Barcelona has been de-Messi-ing in recent years.
Obviously, Ronald Koeman's attitude towards Messi is very different.
"On the surface, Messi seems to have become more important, but that's because his overall strength is indeed very good. As for the current Barcelona, no one can replace him, or even share some responsibilities with him."
Rivaldo believes that various rumors from Barcelona in the past period have obviously seriously affected Messi and the locker room, and the management has very serious problems in recruiting and team building.
"Our central axis is too weak!" Rivaldo said this was incomprehensible.
Both the defensive midfielder and central defender were very weak, which caused Barcelona's entire defense to be unable to stand up at all, and was penetrated by the opponent time and time again.
"Messi is about to be 34 years old. The position he should be in right now is not at the front, fighting against young players like Militao and Ruben Dias from Leeds United. This has never been the case.
It's not Messi's strong suit."
"The most suitable position for him should be in the 10th position. Let him lurk behind the center and roam in front of the midfield. This will allow him to fully display his talents."
"But unfortunately, Barcelona has never introduced a suitable center. The players introduced in recent years, such as Coutinho, Felipe Anderson, and Griezmann, are all to share Messi's tasks, even to
Replace Messi!"
Rivaldo believes that this is the biggest problem.
Not only that, the Brazilian star also believes that this is actually an old problem for Barcelona for many years.
Back then, Barcelona expelled Maradona, and later Rivaldo, Guardiola, Ronaldinho, Eto'o and other players, but now it is Messi's turn.
"He is destined to never become one of Barcelona's own, just like me."
Rivaldo believes that the situation at Leeds United is exactly the opposite.
In this Premier League team, everyone can feel the original charm of football and the cohesion of the team. This is what Leeds United has been maintaining and strengthening in the past few years.
"This is a very impressive team, and not just because they're always winning."
"More importantly, the kind of offensive football they insist on, as well as their tactical concepts, as well as their unity, concentration and investment on the football field, are difficult to see from other teams."
Rivaldo mentioned Haaland and said that this player came to Leeds United when he was nine years old.
At that time, Leeds United did not even have a complete youth training. Because he was the child of a famous Leeds United player, when the team set up a youth training camp, they specially formed a U10 age group for him to provide him with the most professional
training.
There are actually many things like this.
Rashford for example.
This talented player once showed amazing strength, but later due to his body's rapid growth, there were problems with his game and state, and his technical characteristics had to change.
In this case, many teams will choose to give up, especially a talented team like Leeds United.
But what did Leeds United do?
It took two years to slowly wait for Rashford to transform, help him re-adapt to his current body, and tailor tactics for him. Only then did the Leeds United trident explode this season.
Rivaldo believes that Barcelona has always emphasized La Masia and told its own story, but in fact, Barcelona has always been working hard to become a team like Leeds United.
But Barcelona has never done it.
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Regarding Leeds United's ten-goal slaughter of Barcelona, not to mention the entire European football world, even the whole world quickly aroused huge momentum. The most powerful evidence is that on that night and the next day, there were three points in this game.
The news has become a hot search topic around the world and has become the focus of discussion and attention among netizens around the world.
First of all, this was a football match, and the result was a volleyball match, which was simply outrageous.
Second, Leeds United itself is a sports celebrity and has a very large influence on the Internet, and Barcelona is also very influential. The collision of the two naturally triggered a heated discussion on the Internet.
In the field of traditional media, many media, including Spain and the United Kingdom, have praised Leeds United, especially the young player Haaland.
To be able to score 6 goals in a single game at the age of 20 in the knockout stages of the Champions League is absolutely extraordinary.
You know, this is the knockout round of the Champions League!
Everyone believes that Haaland's six goals are extremely valuable, more like killing the old king Messi and ascending to the throne, creating the legend of the Rose Emperor.
Many media have even said that Haaland will usher in a new era of super centers.
For a time, his limelight even overshadowed Mbappe, who performed well at Real Madrid.
In the German football transfer market, Haaland's worth even skyrocketed overnight, directly exceeding 200 million euros.
You know, although Mbappe transferred to Real Madrid for 250 million euros, his worth is actually not that much, so after the transfer, his worth gradually declined.
This is mainly because there is a premium in the transfer market.
Currently, the only two players worth more than 200 million euros are Haaland and Mbappe.
This undoubtedly further shaped the image of the two superstars as a new peerless duo.
What’s interesting is that after the two superstars, Rashford and Sancho have also ranked third and fourth in the price rankings with their outstanding performances this season. Both of them have exceeded 1.5
billion euros.
This also makes the value of Leeds United players extremely amazing.
In recent times, the values of midfielders such as Enzo Fernandez, Declan Rice and Valverde, who have also performed very well, have also skyrocketed.
Especially Enzo Fernandez, whose value has been increasing at an extremely fast rate since this season.
All of this proves one thing, that is, Leeds United is already one of the strongest teams in European football, and it is also the most favored team by players.
After the massacre of Barcelona, Leeds United's reputation has further skyrocketed, and it has even begun to have a faint tendency to break into the top giants in world football.
For example, French newspaper L'Equipe analyzed that if Leeds United can win the Champions League again this season, the White Rose will become the top club in European football, and competition in European football will become more intense.
The German Kicker magazine believes in the Champions League special issue that Leeds United is already a top club.
Whether it is in terms of financial resources, software and hardware facilities, the team's lineup, or performance on the field, Leeds United is well-deserved!
