Chapter 48 The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

The idea of Van Gaal and Mourinho is actually not wrong. Although the vice-captain Figo is rested, the main midfielder Rivaldo and the top scorer Kluivert are both on the field. If Mallorca rotates, then A defense line that is no longer strong must not be able to withstand the impact of Barcelona.

As for Mallorca's offense, Van Gaal is quite afraid. Eto'o and Tristan's striker combination is quite threatening, especially Tristan's height, which has a great impact on Barcelona's defense. Barcelona's central defender is tall It has always been a weakness, Nadal left, Bogarde is old, Barcelona can't even find a central defender over 1.85 meters...

However, what they didn't expect was that this Jose in Mallorca was holding back his bad intentions and wanted to trouble Barcelona.

One was to repay a favor from Piri. Although Piri did not necessarily expect Mallorca to stop the top few teams to pave the way for Real Madrid, but for Jose, he agreed, so he must To do it is also a matter of character in the football circle-whether you can do it is one thing, and whether you will do it is another matter.

At the same time, if a team is mixed in La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona are definitely unavoidable. Although Jose does not want to be attached to a certain side, it is possible and necessary to be close to a certain side. It is very difficult to do what you want to do in this situation.

From a political point of view, although Mallorca is isolated overseas, the Balearic Islands where it is located began to self-govern 17 years ago, but this autonomous region does not always think about independence like Catalonia. Unlike the Basque Country, which insists that its blood is more important than the country, as an autonomous region with tourism as its pillar industry, it is best to be closely connected with the Spanish government. From this perspective, even if the Mallorca Club No matter how independent they are from the influence of the district councils, they still have to stand on the side of the district councils under such circumstances.

From the perspective of the interests of the club, a club like Barcelona, which is not as rich as Real Madrid and treats money as money, is not a good partner. Just think about how they wrangled about the transfer of Fabregas in later generations. , It is not easy to take advantage of them. Real Madrid is different. Just from the nursery rhyme "There are four finalists in the Champions League, and the top three thank you to my emperor", you know that Real Madrid is a good man who is generous and generous...

Real Madrid's lineup is not as stable as Barcelona's, at least for the next ten years. They buy a group of people and sell a group of people every year. Jose still expects to get some benefits from Real Madrid. The cash received may not last long before Mallorca can implement self-hemopoiesis. If you don't get some benefits by buying and selling players, it would be useless.

Therefore, based on emotion and reason, Jose also intends to give Barcelona a blow in this game.

In addition to the above two reasons, Jose has not defeated a real strong team in the league. Real Madrid has no chance to play this season. He has given up the game for various reasons in Deportivo and Valencia , and Barcelona is the best target: first, they are the defending champions of the previous two seasons, and they have enough weight; second, their state is not very good recently, and there is a possibility of defeating them; Cy doesn't mind throwing a handful of salt at the wounds of Barcelona, who have just been crushed in the Champions League...

Jose knew his chance had come when he saw that Luis Figo was not in Barcelona's announced starting line-up.

Figo is not particularly eye-catching at this time. Although he is the vice-captain of Barcelona and the longest-serving player among foreign players, he is not as famous as Rivaldo to the outside world, and his prestige in the team is not as good as Guardiola. He didn't have a particularly outstanding performance, and he wasn't even considered a superstar. However, Jose knew that the Portuguese was an extremely important part of Barcelona's offense. To some extent, his importance was even higher than that of the top star Rivaldo. And the core Guardiola on the field.

According to later legends, when Florentino and his think tank decided to poach a Barcelona player as their campaign capital in order to run for the chairman of Real Madrid, many people suggested Rivaldo. The reason is simple and correct: " The Brazilian can score more goals and drive the Bernabeu crazy." However, Florentino showed his foresight. He disagreed with the judgment of think tanks, but said: "Figo is Barcelona's Shoulder, without Figo, Barcelona's vitality will not recover in a few years, and Figo's status in Barcelona is not high, and his salary is not too high, so it is easier to dig."

Facts have proved that Florentino's view is extremely correct. The Barcelona dynasty that lasted for two years after Ronaldo left collapsed after Figo left, and then ushered in the darkest years in the club's history. Gaspart's poor management ability includes the factor of messing around, but Figo's departure is also a big factor.

Judging Figo, Jose is the same. In Barcelona now, Figo is an absolutely important person. Maybe you don't think there is anything more in Barcelona when he is on the court, but when he is not on the court, you must You will feel that there is something missing in Barcelona. A good fighter has no great achievements.

Now without such an attacker who can hit both sides, Jose has a lot more confidence to deal with Barcelona.

What's more, according to his observations, Barcelona is indeed at the end of its battle. After losing to Real Madrid in the battle of the century, Barcelona has won five consecutive victories in the league, including two 4-0 wins and defeating La The brilliant results of strong teams like Coruña and Valencia, in the same period in March in the four Champions League group matches, they also achieved a complete victory in one breath. Like Leeds United, their results throughout March were complete victories , It should also be time for the state to start to fluctuate.

And the 1-3 loss to Chelsea in the away game, and the complete defeat by Chelsea in the first half, are enough to prove that Barcelona's current state is not good!

A team that has won consecutive victories for a long time, after a sudden defeat, if their psychology and physiology cannot be adjusted in time, they are likely to suffer consecutive defeats!

There are many such examples in history, and there will be many in the future. The stronger the team, the easier it is to be affected.

For the Barcelona players, they don't care much about the next league game. After all, what they are facing is just a team that has just escaped from the relegation zone. Easy to play, because of the pressure of relegation, he performed well before. Once the danger of relegation is lifted, he will often breathe a sigh of relief and play quite mediocre in the future, and the Barcelona players are not fools. They also noticed that in the previous games Mallorca basically gave up the game against the championship-winning teams such as Valencia and Deportivo. Instead, they fought quite fiercely against mid-range teams and relegation opponents. In addition, there is another purpose to muddy the waters of La Liga. Smarter players have already guessed this point.

As players in a team, news spreads quickly among each other. One person guesses, and others will know soon. Coupled with some signs shown by the head coach Van Gaal on a daily basis, Barcelona The players are more sure of their judgment, so they are also preparing to welcome Mallorca, who is a guest at the Nou Camp, with a relaxed attitude.

In the eyes of the Barcelona players, Mallorca, who came to the Nou Camp, was a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. However, what they did not expect was that what came was a group of wolves in sheep's clothing...

Now the pack of wolves is hiding under the sheep's clothing, and several experienced old wolves have sharpened their fangs, planning to leave a few deep wounds on the Catalan, but Van Gaal has already The sharpest knife was left at home, thinking that the group of lambs in front of him could be dealt with with other weapons...

"The guys in Barcelona thought we were here to give three points without resistance! Maybe they planned to win the game with the least cost, and then only win one or two goals to think that it has been given. Our enough face is a reward for our wit and no resistance... However, what I want to say now is that if those guys think this way, they have miscalculated! I never thought of being in this game Disarm and surrender! Although we played two games in the previous four days, the schedule was very intensive, but next, we have a full week of rest time...Since this is the case, what do we have to be afraid of? Why should we be afraid? Go ahead, kill them, fight them with all your might! In yesterday's game, Atletico Madrid lost, Sevilla lost, Numancia also lost, and today, Real Betis will play against Racing Santander, Real Oviedo will play Valencia away, they have little chance of winning, we are five points away from the relegation zone, this is not a game we have to win , However, if we win this game, we will have the opportunity to expand our advantage over the relegation zone to eight points! There are still six rounds left in the league, and the eight-point advantage is enough for us to announce the success of relegation in advance, so that we can focus all our energy on To go to the UEFA Cup, fulfill our previous promise, bring Mallorca fans the first European trophy... Do you want to do it?"

Before the start of the game, Jose roared loudly in the locker room. His roar immediately resonated with the Mallorca players!

Jose's analysis is very good. In the case of most of the other relegation opponents losing this round and some draws, if they can unexpectedly grab three points from the giants Barcelona, it will basically mean Mallorca's successful relegation. The final of the UEFA Cup will be held between the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth rounds of La Liga, that is, between the last two rounds. If they can successfully relegation before then, then Mallorca will be able to devote all their attention Concentrating on the UEFA Cup without being distracted by relegation is very beneficial to the UEFA Cup championship!

Even if you are not distracted, you may not be able to win the UEFA Cup, but for the relegation team, if the relegation is successful one day earlier, the team will be able to relax one day earlier—professional players will not be able to bear the pressure of relegation for a long time !

So after hearing Jose's words, the Mallorca players immediately waved their fists, and the confident and heroic roar sounded in the locker room of the visiting team at Camp Nou!

"Let's go, kill them!"

A group of wolves in sheep's clothing began to show their fangs, and rushed out of the visiting team's locker room at the Camp Nou!