According to the arrangements of Rijkaard and Tenkat, Barcelona's pre-season training this summer is mainly divided into two stages.
The first stage is mainly about physical reserves and player inspection. During the past half month from Denmark to Asia, Barcelona has been focusing more on physical reserves and also inspected players through four warm-up matches.
Although it was a long journey, we were able to win all four warm-up games, which is very satisfying.
After returning to Spain, Barcelona started the second phase of training, mainly focusing on adjusting the state.
There will be two Spanish Super Cups in mid-August. The opponent is last season's Copa del Rey champion Real Betis. Barcelona dare not underestimate it. Rijkaard also hopes to adjust the team's condition before the Super Cup and strive for success.
Win this championship trophy.
After all, Barcelona has not won the Spanish Super Cup since 1996.
As the last warm-up match before the Super Cup, Barcelona was invited to participate in the Carranza Cup held in Cadiz.
This is Spain’s traditional summer warm-up cup. When it was born, the teams invited were all winners of La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, so it was called the Little Club World Cup. But more than fifty years later, the impact of the cup
Its power is gradually declining, but it is still a traditional event.
As La Liga champions, Barcelona was also invited to participate in this cup competition.
The opponent in the semi-finals is Sevilla, who is also very strong.
This team sold many players this summer. Ramos and Baptista both went to Real Madrid, but they also introduced Fabiano, Kanoute, and loaned Savio from Barcelona.
La, and Maresca was introduced from Juventus. The overall strength is not necessarily inferior to last season.
As a team that performed relatively well in La Liga last season, Barcelona hopes to use Sevilla's hand to test the team's tactics and substitute lineup, especially the defensive issues.
After all, everyone knows how fragile Barcelona's defense was last season.
In the first half, Rijkaard arranged a midfield combination of Van Bommel, Gabri and Iniesta, obviously still wanting to test Gabri and Iniesta.
Eighteen minutes into the game, Ronaldinho assisted Su Dong to score, but Sevilla also created many opportunities and Fabiano missed at least three scoring opportunities.
In the 34th minute, Edmilson, who played as a central defender, passed a diagonal pass from the left. Sylvinho forced a breakthrough and passed the ball. Sudong hit the header with a header in the penalty area, giving Barcelona another victory, 2-0.
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Just three minutes later, Sylvinho took a free kick from the left directly into the penalty area, and Edmilson scored with a header, making it 3-0.
After a change of sides in the second half, Sevilla seized an opportunity and pulled a goal back. Daniel Alves saved Sevilla's face. This was Sevilla's only goal in the game.
In the end, Barcelona defeated Sevilla three to one.
Although the game was won, Sevilla's right back Alves performed well and left a very deep impression on people. This Brazilian right back has very strong skills and abilities. He is Sevilla's right back.
An important starting point for the sub-attack.
As early as last season, the Brazilian connection between Alves and Baptista was Sevilla's most important offensive line.
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Defeated Sevilla 3-1 and entered the Carranza Cup final.
Two days later, Barcelona met Cadiz in the final.
Su Dong did not this time, but came on as a substitute in the second half.
In the first half, Barcelona used the midfield combination of Deco, Van Bommel and Xavi, but the effect was not obvious. Instead, in the 41st minute, the opponent scored.
Su Dong came on as a substitute in the 55th minute. Three minutes later, he received a pass from Xavi. After stopping the ball with his chest in the penalty area, he turned and volleyed, successfully equalizing the score for Barcelona.
Subsequently, substitute Ronaldinho scored two free kicks to reverse the score.
The two free kicks of the Brazilian superstar scored directly. They were both very beautiful kicks and the angles were very tricky. The goalkeeper was helpless and Su Dong, who was watching from the side, was very impressed.
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boom!
On the training ground of Gamber Sports City, another free kick flew from Su Dong's feet and went straight to the goal hanging in the distance.
The ball quickly climbed up, bypassing the dummy placed at the front of the penalty area, and went directly over the crossbar without being suppressed.
Su Dong sighed helplessly.
He was practicing Albertini's specialty, leaf ball.
Ever since he learned drop ball from Albertini at Sporting Lisbon, Su Dong has been practicing hard over the years, hoping that one day he can kick a wonderful direct free kick.
Strangely enough, everything else went smoothly, but it was only in the area of free kicks that Su Dong's progress was not smooth.
In the personal attribute panel of the Ball King's Road system, free kicks are also Su Dong's biggest weakness.
Of course, it cannot be said to be a weakness. After all, no matter what position a player is playing, free kicks are considered a bonus and are not a necessary skill.
Su Dong took several penalty kicks in a row, but the footwork was not very smooth.
Iniesta, who was training with him, couldn't sit still. He and Messi took turns running to pick up the ball. It was too much work.
"Su, are you stimulated? Seeing Ronaldinho score twice with a free kick, do you want to try it too?" Xiaobai asked with a smile.
Su Dong made no secret of his envy and nodded, "His free kick was so beautiful."
"Who says it's not?" Iniesta was also quite amazed. "Whether it's the angle or the intensity, it's very beautiful. I think Armando was completely stunned and didn't even make a save."
Armando is the goalkeeper of Cadiz, a newly promoted team in La Liga this season.
Just before Ronaldinho's two direct free kicks, Armando saved Su Dong's shot and a header respectively. They were both very good saves. This made Su Dong wonder.
Was Mando targeting him intentionally?
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It can only be said that the direct free kick is really very lethal and very beautiful.
Su Dong is a virgin man with a perfectionist complex at heart. He cannot accept his obvious shortcomings like free kicks under any circumstances, so he really wants to practice free kicks.
"Let me tell you, the main thing you lack is some practice. After all, our team has many free kick masters, and it's not your turn to take penalties. Without practice, no matter how much you practice, it won't be of much use." Iniesta
Analyze.
Barcelona's number one free kick penalty taker is Xavi, and the direct free kick from a better position is given to Ronaldinho. In addition, Deco also has a free kick skill.
On the contrary, Su Dong never took a free kick from Sporting Lisbon to Valencia and then to Barcelona.
"It's okay, don't take it too seriously. How can there be a perfect person in this world? It doesn't matter if you don't know how to take free kicks, as long as you can score goals, right?" Iniesta comforted.
But Su Dong felt quite uncomfortable.
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After extra practice, when he returned home, Su Dong called Albertini.
Although the two were teammates at Sporting Lisbon for only one season, they had a very good relationship. Su Dong often called Albertini to ask for advice, especially about free kicks.
Albertini also told everything he knew.
The Italian midfielder couldn't say much about Su Dong's troubles.
"The skill of free kick is very different from other skills. In fact, it also requires understanding. Sometimes just practicing all the time is not a solution. Practicing is just the basics, but you still have to be able to understand the feeling."
Albertini said that it was a feeling that could not be described in words.
Especially free kicks with obvious arc changes, such as leaf balls, require that kind of strong feeling.
"To be honest, you've been practicing for more than two years, and you've been stuck at entry. Why don't you just take a break?"
From what Albertini meant, he almost didn't tell Su Dong directly: You may not have the talent in this area.
But is this really the case?
Su Dong definitely doesn't believe it, because he clearly has all his free kick talents.
As for talent, he didn't know what other people were like, but he definitely had a full level talent.
You know, he is currently at the [Ball Level 3] level and has full free kick talent. That is equivalent to having the talent of the world's top free kick master. How could he have no talent?
There must be something wrong somewhere!
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Sometimes, things in the world are so strange.
God is like a naughty child who will always deliberately rub salt into your wounds when you don't get what you want.
It likes to see you in pain and wants to die. It's really a bit...
A week later, the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup.
Barcelona faces Real Betis away from home.
Rijkaard finally corrected Marcos Senna once again and asked him to replace Van Bommel as the team's main defensive midfielder.
In the first half, both sides played in a stalemate, and Real Betis could barely hold on.
But in the second half, just two minutes into the second half, Ronaldinho sent a direct pass from the left, and Giuly broke into the penalty area and scored.
Four minutes later, Harvey passed the ball directly behind him. Su Dong succeeded in countering offside and scored a single goal with a calm push.
In the 63rd minute, Real Betis defender Luis Fernandez fouled when defending Su Dong, giving Barcelona a very good free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
Brazilian player Ronaldinho personally took the penalty, and it was another wonderful direct free kick.
The arc was very beautiful, bypassing the wall and going directly into the Real Betis goal.
Three to zero!
This is a direct free kick that is 28 meters long!
Su Dong immediately ran to Ronaldinho to celebrate his free kick, but he felt even worse in his heart.
Aren't you kidding me?
Which pot should not be opened?
I obviously know that I have not made much progress in my free kick training recently, but Ronaldinho's footwork is so smooth, scoring three direct free kicks in two consecutive games. This is obviously causing trouble!
Too much, right?
Su Dong was even more determined to practice the free kick no matter what.
Scoring goals is secondary, the main reason is that the direct free kick is so cool!