Chapter 844 Barcelona, ??do you believe in miracles?
Chapter 844 Barcelona, do you believe in miracles?
Gao Shen's guess was absolutely correct.
After the battle at Camp Nou, the Spanish media basically blamed Guardiola.
World Sports News published a comment immediately after the game, with only two sentences.
"It's a game of missing people."
"Messi was on the field, but I didn't see him playing; Guardiola was sitting on the sidelines, but I didn't see him directing."
The implication is that the target is directly aimed at the team's top superstar Messi and head coach Guardiola.
Messi's performance in this game is indeed regrettable. It is not at the level that a superstar should have. When facing Manchester City's defensive formation, the Argentine's most proud personal ability did not get any room to display.
Daily Sports commented: The match against Manchester City proved that Messi is losing his halo and is not capable of deterring or even overturning the opponent's defense.
Barcelona mouthpieces believe that Messi's downturn has led to Barcelona's downfall.
There is also a very obvious gap, that is, the running ability of Barcelona players is much less than that of Manchester City. Messi is the least running among the main players of Barcelona, which naturally makes him receive more criticism.
Harvey's running time was 11 kilometers. This data is not too bad, but compared with his peak period, it is obviously less.
Messi, on the other hand, is less than eight kilometers away, which is a bit low.
In comparison, Manchester City's right winger Robben contributed nearly 11 kilometers.
Gareth Bale even produced more than 12 kilometers of running data.
What's even more frightening is that the Welshman was still sprinting and creating threats at the last moment of the game.
From this series of data, it is not difficult to see that Barcelona's players are obviously at a disadvantage in terms of running ability.
But the ball possession rate is extremely high.
Barcelona's ball possession rate in the entire game was almost 70%.
In other words, Manchester City's ball possession rate is less than half of Barcelona's.
However, the Premier League team used less than half of the opponent's ball possession rate to create twice as many threatening shots as Barcelona. The Spanish media believed that this was worth thinking about for Barcelona.
As for head coach Guardiola, he once again received overwhelming criticism.
Especially with his starting lineup.
Daily Sports believes that Guardiola will not be able to direct the game once he encounters Gao Shen.
"He is like a coward who is afraid of anything difficult."
This Barcelona mouthpiece believes that Barcelona should show a more courageous performance. For example, the three-back play after 60 or 70 minutes in the second half is obviously more offensive and more controlling than the 433 that started smoothly.
force.
"Obviously, Guardiola's cowardice prevents him from making adjustments in front of strong enemies."
Mundo Deportivo also believes that the head coach Guardiola "contributed indispensably" to Barcelona's disastrous defeat.
"There is no doubt that he should be responsible for this!"
"The team's start was like a tragedy. Gao Shen and his Manchester City used an almost perfect victory to tell the world that Barcelona is not terrible at Camp Nou. This is simply a miracle for Barcelona.
A disgrace!”
World Sports News analyzed that Guardiola always showed a lack of confidence when facing senior players.
"In the last half hour or so of the game, it was proved that three defenders are more suitable for Barcelona's current style of play, but Guardiola refused to make adjustments, which is very incomprehensible."
"There is no doubt that he is a great coach and has brought out a great Barcelona, but now, Barcelona may have to reconsider whether he can continue to bring glory to Barcelona."
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Compared with the Catalan media's accusations against Guardiola and Messi, other Spanish media were very tolerant.
Real Madrid mouthpiece AS pointed out that Manchester City's tactics have a strong Premier League style, including a lot of physical contact.
"The referee's enforcement at Camp Nou was a bit too lax, which is not fair to Barcelona at all."
AS reported that according to La Liga's law enforcement standards, Manchester City's opening goal was illegal, and Rakitic should have been penalized for a foul, but the referee did not, and instead contributed to Manchester City's counterattack goal.
Editor-in-chief Alfredo described Manchester City's performance at Camp Nou as like an armored tank rushing into a busy city.
"The referee, linesman, and goal-line referee all turned a blind eye to many of Manchester City's fouls."
But Alfredo also had to admit that behind this was Manchester City's standard of refereeing and enforcement of Champions League games. What was behind this was the meticulousness and precision of the Manchester City team in preparing for the game.
"Barcelona used to be such good players, but after Guardiola's team was repeatedly cut down, they reduced their research on related aspects. Now Barcelona's control over the referee's enforcement standards is obviously not as good as Manchester City's."
Alfredo said that the 3-0 home defeat was basically a death sentence for Barcelona.
"It's almost impossible to advance, unless a huge miracle happens."
"But Barcelona, do you believe in miracles?"
"Look at Manchester City's steady performance in the game. If you want to perform a miracle in the hands of Gao Shen, it is simply harder than reaching the sky."
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After a night of fermentation, Manchester City's away victory quickly appeared on the pages of major media around the world.
The authoritative British Times published a front-page headline.
Great Manchester City! Close to the semi-finals!
The Times believes that after defeating Barcelona 3-0 in an away game, the possibility of being overturned is very small. The key is that in addition to ball possession rate and passing data, Manchester City's data is better than Barcelona in all other aspects.
This proves that Manchester City was more dominant than Barcelona in the game.
"Everyone in Manchester City is running fast and pressing like crazy."
"Robben and Gareth Bale kept sprinting and running to interfere with Barcelona's defense. Suarez contributed 13 kilometers of running in the whole game."
The Times believes that Manchester City's away victory came from the head coach's superb strategizing and the players' concentration and investment. This allowed Manchester City to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League and even reach the final.
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But the Times believes that this is not the scariest thing about Manchester City.
"The really scary thing is that we can clearly feel that Manchester City this season is stronger and better than last season, than at any time, especially in the current team, the average age has reached a very good level.
state."
"The core players are in their prime, and there are a number of young talents emerging in the team such as De Bruyne, Henderson, Jerome Boateng, Sturridge, Hazard and so on.
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The Times stated that with the current situation of Manchester City, this team will continue to become an immeasurable force in European football in the next few years, with an unlimited future.
"This is the only team in world football today that has the strongest lineup that can compete with Barcelona."
The Guardian stated bluntly, "Manchester City advanced to the semi-finals ahead of schedule!"
The British media expressed very optimistically that in the history of the Champions League, no team has ever been able to comeback on the road after losing 3-0 at home.
This proves that Barcelona wants to reverse Manchester City, which has never happened at least in history.
The Guardian believes that this advantage is obvious enough, and even at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City is likely to further expand its advantage.
"Gao Shen and his team adopted a very pragmatic, but quite threatening tactical play."
"It seemed like they were lagging behind on the field, but Manchester City did not play conservatively. They created more threatening offenses than Barcelona, making the owner of Camp Nou look more like an empty frame who only controlled the ball."
The Guardian stated that Manchester City is the most popular team in the Champions League this season. If Gao Shen can really lead the team to win the championship again, then Manchester City will become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since its restructuring.
Gao Shen will also become the first head coach in the history of the Champions League to win four Champions League titles.
Either way, they are making history.
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If the British and Spanish media cannot be objective, then the media in other European countries have praised Manchester City's performance.
Bild believes that Gao Shen and his Manchester City are getting closer and closer to defending their title.
The German media stated that this season's Champions League final will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, and Bayern Munich is determined to win this final.
"Bayern's management has reiterated more than once that they hope to win the Champions League at home!"
But now, Bild believes that Bayern's most terrifying opponent has emerged.
That is the profound Manchester City.
Bild believes that Manchester City is the team most likely to reach the Champions League final in its half, and it is also the opponent that Bayern should pay most attention to next.
"Gao Shen has reached the Champions League final three times, won the championship three times, and never failed!" Bild reminded worriedly.
Kicker Magazine also believes that the sophisticated Manchester City completed a great game at the Nou Camp.
"Manchester City did not give Barcelona any chances throughout the game and only conceded three goals. Barcelona should thank their goalkeeper Valdes. Although he conceded three goals, he is still one of the best players in the Barcelona team.
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Gazzetta dello Sport believes that Gao Shen once again won the away game and proved that he is the best head coach in world football today.
"Guardiola has lost many times in a row against Gao Shen. He has defeated countless opponents, except Gao Shen. This game is the same."
La Gazzetta dello Sport is very optimistic about Manchester City and believes that Gao Shen's rich experience will definitely help Manchester City reach the Champions League final again and even successfully defend the title.
"They are now even more popular than Bayern Munich who are playing at home!"
L'Equipe also believes that Manchester City has shown the strength to defend the championship and let the world see their growth and progress.
"Gao Shen and his team humiliated Barcelona in the away game. Both the game process and the final result proved that Manchester City deserved to win."
"In the next second round, it will be difficult for Barcelona to make a comeback at the Etihad Stadium. Gao Shen and his team will reach the semi-finals or even the final."
"Looking at the entire European football world, who else can stop Gao Shen and his team from becoming the first team to defend the Champions League since the restructuring?"
French newspaper L'Equipe said that except for Bayern who had a chance, there seemed to be no one left!
