Messi was receiving a massage from Barcelona's physiotherapist Frado. After the day's training, he felt some muscle stiffness. He didn't want to affect his chance to play in the game, so although the team doctor didn't say anything, he
Still have to insist on getting a massage to relax.
The eighteen-man squad announced by Barcelona coach Rijkaard included Messi's name. The young man who is about to turn eighteen is very excited. Of course he is eager to play in such an important game.
"You just have muscle fatigue and stiffness caused by some mental tension." Physiotherapist Vlado said.
"I'm not nervous." Messi, who was lying on the bed and enjoying the service of a masseur, argued. In the eyes of this shy young man, being nervous before a game is a shameful act and a coward.
"Haha, don't be nervous, don't be nervous." Frodo said with a smile, "Little Leo is a big star who wants to score goals in the game."
The young Messi has been very optimistic since he joined Barcelona. The staff of the Barcelona Club also like this shy young man very much. It is not an exaggeration to describe Messi's situation in Barcelona with the word "thousands of favors".
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Messi smiled sheepishly, then closed his eyes and enjoyed the massage, but there were some random thoughts in his mind. Sporting Gijon's sudden rise this season shocked everyone, especially Messi. He simply couldn't imagine the man who once
The Chinese coach who leads Real Madrid's under-17 youth A team is now able to lead Sporting Gijon to achieve such incredible results.
Messi can't forget the game with Real Madrid's under-17 youth team, and he can't forget the head coach of that Real Madrid team, Leon. The loss to Real Madrid in that game was the first that Barcelona encountered in the youth competition that season.
Messi and his friends, who had won a victory, were in a hot state and were making great progress all the way, were given a blow by that defeat.
Unexpectedly, the coach of the Real Madrid youth team, in less than two years, actually coached the La Liga first team, and led the team to become a dark horse that shocked the entire Spanish Football League. Now he is actually competing with Barcelona for the league championship!
Messi feels really incredible.
He admired Li Ang a little, that man was really awesome.
However, no matter how good you are, Barcelona will eventually win the championship! And if he has a chance to play, he will definitely work hard to score goals and contribute to the team's win-Messi thinks so, in fact, he has a little idea
, he wants to take revenge on the Real Madrid Under-17 Youth A team that lost to Leon.
This young Argentinian man is holding his breath and wants revenge.
Just when Messi was still thinking wildly, the physical therapy massage ended.
Physiotherapist Vlado gently patted his shoulder and woke up the little guy who was in a daze: "Leo! You have to work hard for this game!"
Messi nodded vigorously.
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Barcelona's assistant coach Tenkat noticed that Rijkaard was a little distracted and couldn't help but worry. Could it be that Rijkaard didn't have any certainty and confidence in the game? That would be terrible, so he finally couldn't help but ask,
"Frank, tomorrow's game..."
"Do you want to ask me how sure I am of winning?" Rijkaard said with a smile. "To be honest, I don't know either."
This answer surprised the assistant coach. He did not expect Rijkaard to give such a certain and unoptimistic answer.
"Frank, this..." Tenkat said.
"Don't worry!" Rijkaard knew what his assistant was worried about. "Although I don't know how sure we are of winning, we must go all out in this game! As long as we do our best, this game will win."
There is great hope to win the game.”
"What are you worried about?" Tenkat asked.
"The pressure of this game is all on our side." Rijkaard said, "In this game, we must win, and Li Ang has a lot of leeway, and a draw is acceptable to them, so they have
There is a lot of room for strategic transformation.”
"Are you worried that they will be more conservative?" Tenkat asked.
"Yes." Rijkaard nodded. This was his biggest worry. If Sporting Gijon adopts a defensive strategy, it will be difficult for Barcelona to win and it will be difficult to break through the dense defense.
"I don't think so." Tenkat thought for a while, but raised an objection.
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"Oh? Tell me." Rijkaard became interested.
"I don't think Sporting Gijon will be conservative in this game! Will they even be more proactive than us?" Tenkat said.
"Why do you say that?" Rijkaard asked.
"Because of Li Ang." Tenkat touched his nose, "I have studied this person carefully. Although this person is sometimes a little conservative, sometimes he is very radical. He has a great gambling habit! This time
In the game, once Sporting Gijon can beat us, they will be five points ahead of us in the standings. This is a temptation for Li Ang, but I think they will choose a more proactive tactic."
Rijkaard touched his chin and thought.
"There is a reason why I said that." Tenkat saw that what he said attracted Rijkaard's attention. He was very happy and continued, "In addition, I still think that Leon and Sporting Gijon want to win the championship.
This is just their slogan, or they do have the desire to win the championship, but maybe it is not that strong. They should know the gap between them and Barcelona! Therefore, this will make Sporting Gijon easier. This game,
Even if they lose, even if they only finish second in the league, it is still a great achievement for them. Therefore, in this game, if they relax their mentality, they may play proactively."
Tenkat talked eloquently. As he said himself, he has been studying Li Ang, studying Li Ang's psychology, studying Li Ang's leadership style and tactics during this period, and figured out a set of his own experiences. Now he has the opportunity to give it to
Rijkaard expressed his opinion and he was very happy.
When Rijkaard heard what he said, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "What you said does make some sense. This inspired me. I have to think about it carefully."
At the same time, Rijkaard breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Sporting Gijon is not so conservative, Barcelona's hope of winning the game will greatly increase. "Thank you, Genk." He expressed his gratitude to his assistant. Tenkat's analysis
, it sounds quite reasonable. Rijkaard thinks that maybe things are really as his assistant guessed, that would be great.
"I am most happy to be able to help you." Tenkat said happily.
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At Sporting Gijon, Li Ang is also having a meeting with his coaching staff.
"Our scouts got Barcelona's training video. They are practicing offensive tactics. Of course, there is nothing surprising about this. In this game, they must win and they must attack." Li Ang's words caused a stir.
Everyone's good-natured laughter, obviously, being able to pull down Barcelona and force Barcelona to fight against the odds is something to be proud of and proud of.
Li Ang suddenly turned his head and looked at Banderas, "Pablo, tell me how we should play this game?"
Pablo thought for a while and said, "It is safest to defend and counterattack, but I guess you might want to attack Barcelona?"
There are two sets of tactics that Sporting Gijon has been practicing in the past few days, one is very offensive, and the other is somewhat conservative. This shows that Li Ang and the coaching staff have been making preparations and have not made a final decision.
"Confrontation?" Li Ang did not answer, but Scott Rui frowned, "This is a bit too crazy."
"We really need to show our offensive strength in this game." Li Ang said.
Scoteri frowned and was about to retort. He has a relatively conservative character. Even if Sporting Gijon draws in this game, it is acceptable. On the premise of maintaining a tie and fighting for victory, there is no need to take risks.
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Li Ang waved his hand and signaled Scott Rui not to worry, "Listen to me, I will divide this game into two stages. The first stage, I call it the stalemate stage! The so-called stalemate stage is that we
We must defend well, consume Barcelona's offensive energy, and try our best to defend the goal! Consume their patience. Of course, we still have to counterattack when there is a chance, but defense is the first priority!"
Both Banderas and Scott Terry nodded, this is the safest tactic.
"What about phase two?" Banderas asked.
"In the second stage, I call it a thunderous blow!" Li Ang said slightly excitedly, "Whether our previous defensive counterattack succeeded or not, when the game reaches a certain level, when I think the time is right, we will press
Go out and, like Pablo said before, fight against Barcelona!"
"According to the inertia of human thinking, we defended for most of the game and were getting closer and closer to a draw. The Barcelona people must have thought that we would be satisfied with a draw. Then, our sudden aggressive attack may catch our opponents off guard.
"Li Ang said.
"Of course, you have to defend well. If you lose the ball early, then this tactical idea will be meaningless." Li Ang added.
Banderas and Scotre thought for a while, and they all expressed support for Li Ang's two-stage tactical concept. Of course, as assistants, their main task is to support Li Ang's work and fill in the gaps, so as to truly achieve the goal.
It was Li Ang who had the idea.
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"I suddenly had an intuition." Banderas suddenly said at the end, "Maybe the Barcelona people will think that we will be more proactive and think that we will attack them from the beginning."
"Why do you think so?" Li Ang asked in surprise.
"Because it's more in line with your personality," Banderas said.
"Am I that gambling-y?" Li Ang touched his nose and felt a little guilty. Banderas may not know that Li Ang's original intention for the game against Barcelona was really to win the game from the beginning.
The confrontation with Barcelona required a vigorous fight. However, Li Ang thought for a long time and finally gave up the idea that seemed vigorous but had great hidden dangers. It was better to play it safe and hold on to the start of the counterattack!
Barcelona is more anxious than Sporting Gijon in this game. In this case, Sporting Gijon can just sit tight, defend well, and wait for opportunities to counterattack. There is no need to gamble and take risks.
At this stage of the league, the two teams are so close in points. Every game and every detail may affect the outcome of the league. The most important thing is to be safe and not make mistakes.
Now is the time to compete for internal strength. Although Barcelona is far stronger than Sporting Gijon, at this time, Sporting Gijon cannot panic or take chances. Everything must be steady and steady.
Li Ang didn't expect that his 'epiphany', which meant he could be a handsome man steadily advancing toward the championship, would accidentally dig a hole for Barcelona.
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April 17, 2005, Gijon, El Molinon Stadium.
The entire stadium was packed.
Players from both sides enter the stadium, line up, shake hands, and guess sides.
Guessing the side above, Sporting Gijon captain Fernando Hierro beat Barcelona captain Carles Puyol, Sporting Gijon won the right to pick the side, and Barcelona kicked off first.
Li Ang nodded on the sidelines. It doesn't matter if Barcelona kicks off first. Sporting Gijon should remain unchanged in response to changes and just defend well.
In the visiting team's coaching bench not far away, Rijkaard was frowning, and it could even be said that he was quite angry.
What he held in his hand was the starting list of Sporting Gijon. Looking at those names and the Sporting Gijon players on the field, Rijkaard was extremely depressed. What about the promised match between Sporting Gijon and Barcelona?
It was said that Sporting Gijon would be more proactive?
The script Rijkaard sees now is different from the designed one, it can even be said to be very different.
He forgot, however, that Sporting Gijon would take the initiative and even attack Barcelona. This was entirely influenced by his assistant coach Tenkat's 'very reasonable' analysis.
His judgment has nothing to do with Li Ang.
Rijkaard feels very bad now. Judging from Sporting Gijon's starting lineup, Li Ang has made up his mind to adopt conservative tactics, and Barcelona's starting lineup is completely Rijkaard's. According to Sporting Gijon, he may
He made a guess based on his strong attack style, but now he made a wrong judgment and lost the first step. This feeling is simply terrible.
The battle between the head coaches of both sides starts with the arrangement of one's own starting lineup and guessing the opponent's starting lineup. After a game, the head coaches of both sides are completely engaged in a secret battle of wits and courage!
