Chapter 56 is still a little short
Looking at the Florentine players who were celebrating crazily on the court, Guardiola was completely stunned. The current situation was something he had never thought of before.
Less than half an hour after the start of the game, his team was already 0:2 behind. Guardiola looked at the lost disciples on the court. At this time, he really hoped that his father's love would come.
Unfortunately, at the door of the Florence team, no matter how much Platini spoils Barcelona, his god son, he dares not continue to make blatant nonsense.
In the first round of the previous competition between the two teams, the media have bombarded Barcelona, the referees, and even began to bombard UEFA. If he, the UEFA president, still wants to do it steadily, he can't go any more at this moment.
Without the love of his godfather, Barcelona's departure was completely restrained by Florence. Although Guardiola made several adjustments compared with the first game, it seems that the effect is not very good now.
Henry was transferred to the middle, and the stronger ability in front of the door was raised, but the ageing former king of Hebri now has no faster than before, and his frontal assault ability is not as good as Eto'o.
Up to now, Henry hasn't even made a decent shot. Most of the time, he can only rely on Messi's personal performance to threaten Florence's goal.
After Eto'o was transferred to the side road, his performance was also very bad. He was not a striker on the side. Although he had speed, the ball on the side was not his characteristic at all.
Now Barcelona can be said to have fallen into a dilemma. The middle road can't be opened. The kind of small fast spirit and small-scale tactical cooperation that they were best at in the past can't fight at all in front of the Florence midfield meat grinder.
In the last game, the sideline attack that equalized Barcelona at the last moment also lost its power due to improper use of people.
In contrast, on the side of Florence, it is one word by one!
Through fast ball-out, large-scale transfer, relying on Digan's technology, control, and Mutu's speed grab, he keeps creating dangers in front of Barcelona.
At this time, when it comes to ball control, Barcelona will definitely abandon Florence a few streets, but Fiorentina has no intention of competing with Barcelona for possession of the ball.
As for grasping the initiative on the court, let alone watch the game, you can see that Florence plays on the same channel as Barcelona, and even Barcelona can't bring Florence into their frequency.
"Josep! If it goes on like this, even in the second half, it's too late for us to do something!" Guardiola's assistant, Biranova, came to him and whispered a reminder.
Guardiola didn't say anything, just nodded. He knew that Hiranova was right. He was not Mancini. There was no hesitation in his personality, but how to solve the team's dilemma now?
Guardiola doesn't have a constitution in his heart!
The biggest accident of this game was that Fiorentina scored the leading goal through a quick counterattack, which completely failed the tactical arrangement formulated by Guardiola before the game. Then the main attack was in the middle, and Barcelona fell into a trap and has been consuming in the midfield. As a result, the players' physical fitness is strict. Heavy consumption, now it's impossible to shift the direction of the attack to the sidelines.
What bothers Guardiola most is that Florence's tactics are completely the nemesis of Barcelona's "TikiTaka". Whether it is midfield or the defender line, Fiorentina can always form a local personnel advantage, even if the players on the court are good. No matter how tacit the cooperation is, there is no way to break through Florence's defense.
On the other hand, although there are only two people on the front line of Florence, Degan's threat is too big to deal with young Pike at all. In addition, a poisonous snake Mutu keeps moving on the wings, involving the team's defensive energy, making Barcelona's best full-back assist in the past. I can't type it out.
Guardiola wanted to turn around and walk to the coach's seat. He subconsciously looked up and suddenly saw Prandelli sitting in the stands. Guardiola had always regarded himself highly, but after meeting Prandelli, he knew what it was like to be outside the sky. This old Italian handsome man was completely his. Nemesis.
Taking the opportunity of a dead ball, Guardiola called Harvey to his side: "Harvey! Now we have to make some changes. You tell Henry and Eto'ao to change their positions, and then send the ball to both sides and play more side roads. This is our only chance!"
As Barcelona's commander on the court, Harvey certainly knows the current plight of the team. If no change is made, Barcelona will eventually be consumed to death by Florence.
But can we solve the current problem just by changing positions between Henry and Eto'o and taking two more sides?
Of course, the answer is no. At this moment, the Fiorentina players on the field have gone crazy. Barcelona is going to attack the side road, and Florence immediately met them. If you play the side road, I will also play the side road to see who plays more fiercely.
It's not only Beckham and Modric, but also Degan is constantly leaning on the sidelines, making Barcelona's two full-backs Beretti and Pujol tired of coping with it, and there is no way to beat the half and participate in the attack.
Finally, near the end of the first half, Fiorentina scored again. After Digan took the ball and attracted most of Barcelona's defensive experience, he suddenly sent a straight ball to the other side of Barcelona's penalty area.
Modric quickly followed and shot, so that Valdes could only look at the ball and sigh.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Modric! Luca. Modric! Rod's straight ball completely penetrated Barcelona's defense, and Modric easily scored the goal! 3:0! 3:0! We are sure to win!"
After scoring, the Fiorentina players swarmed to the South Stand, where they were all the most loyal fans in Florence. The fans in the stands waved their fists and shouted the names of Modric and Degan loudly, and the scene boiled up in an instant.
Prandelli in the stands also jumped up at the moment of scoring a goal and hugged the fans around him who didn't know him at all. At this moment, he is not the head coach of Florence, but just an ordinary Florentine fan.
3:0!
The eyes of the players on the field in Barcelona were confused. They already had a premonition that they could not win. Just like last season, they fell in front of Florence again. The only time, last time, they only played in the last 16. This season, they finally took a step closer.
Guardiola shook his head in disappointment and returned to his coaching bench. He knew that the game was over in the first half, and it was impossible for Barcelona to score three goals in the second half and complete the reversal.
Although the game is as it is now, Guardiola has nothing to complain about. The team's tactics are formulated by him, and every player on the field has performed very well. Unfortunately, a strong center like Digan is missing from his team.
Guardiola even began to fantasize that if Digan was in his team, if he had the super combination of Degan and Messi, with Messi as the core and Digan rushed into the battle, no team in the world would defeat Barcelona.
Although Degan has regarded Barcelona on the way to compete for the Champions League championship three times, who would refuse if he could have such a player!?
At the end of the first half of the game, the two teams returned to the locker room in a different mood. Fiorentina, who took the lead of three goals, did not celebrate in advance, because Digan said as soon as he entered the door that the celebration would stay until the top, and now what they need is to fight.
In Barcelona, Guardiola is still making a last effort. Although he knows that it is difficult to win, as the main coach, he can't give up.
The second half of the game was almost a replica of the first half. At the beginning of the game, Florence got a free kick outside Barcelona's penalty area. This time, Degan did not give up to Beckham and hit the goal hard. Valdes met the football, but he was unable to stop the football from entering the net.
4:0!
At this time, there is no suspense. Although there is still a lot of time left for Barcelona, no one will believe that they can achieve a reversal.
I have to admit that even without the help of the referee and the love of my godfather, Barcelona has always been a strong team. Unfortunately, their little fast tactics can't be played at all after meeting Florence. It seems that they are different from each other. Florence's tactics are Barcelona's emperor.
Messi is still working hard. He is indeed one of the best players in the world. Although he is still a little immature, his thin man has resisted Barcelona's future without hesitation.
Fiorentina has paid the price of four yellow cards to defend him in this game, and it can be said that no one has ever made Florence so embarrassed.
Messi's efforts were rewarded in the 67th minute. Midfielder Harvey's pass, Messi succeeded in offside and pushed the far corner to score.
But this goal is no longer enough to save Barcelona's fate. Five minutes later, when Degan sent the ball into Barcelona's goal for the third time in this game, the game was over.
5:1!
An incredible score. Before the game, no one would have thought that Barcelona, which dominates La Liga, would have no power to fight back in front of Florence.
Guardiola completely gave up. He began to be replaced. The first to be replaced was Busquets. This brother suffered 70 minutes of boos from Fiorentina fans during the game, and now he doesn't know how to move.
Then Guardiola replaced Messi. He didn't want Messi to continue to suffer the pain of failure on the court. When Messi came off the field, the camera caught his eyes turning red, but he just endured it to prevent tears from falling.
A man in the stands also sighed at this time: "It's still a little worse!"
This person is Ronaldinho, Messi's good friend when he was in Barcelona. He made a special trip to watch the game. Originally, he expected Messi to complete the unfinished task and defeat Degan, but now it seems that this task is still a little difficult for young Messi.
"Rio! Don't be discouraged. You can still be stronger. When you become stronger, you will definitely defeat him!"
After Messi left the field, the game had lost its meaning. Barcelona sent a very clear signal that they had given up their resistance. Although Fiorentina hated Barcelona, their opponents surrendered, and there was no need to continue to chase and fight. Florence's assistant coach Antonelli also He began to change people, replaced with Arteta, Kavinage, and even the young player Desilio.
The next game was a little dull, and the thoughts of both sides were not in the game. They both wanted to end as soon as possible. The referee also seemed to hear everyone's voice. When the time reached 90 minutes, he blew the whistle and announced the end of the game.
In the mixed area, Digan was immediately surrounded by reporters as soon as he appeared: "I am very satisfied with the results of this game, which proves that no team can defeat Fiorentina without external interference. I am proud of my teammates. They have done their best today!"
The game is only one aspect. Now people are more concerned about Degan's thinking about next season. Although there are continuous rumors about the transfer on Kaka, Degan, the younger brother of the Wright brothers, is also not without the possibility of leaving. The previous salary cuts have completely exposed the conflict between Degan and the club's management.
"I don't want to say anything about the future now. Let's leave everything until the end of this season! I like the city of Florence and love this team. If possible, I hope to stay all the time!"
Of course, these are just Degan's expectations. It is unknown what others think.
At the post-match press conference, Antonelli, who replaced Prandelli, also praised the team's performance today, and finally summed it up with one sentence: "Everything is perfect!"
After tasting the bitterness of failure, Guardiola did not look frustrated: "Yes! We lost today's game. It's my responsibility. My players have performed well, and the responsibility for failure lies with me alone, but I don't think it's a disaster. Instead, I think it's a reminder that we haven't done well enough now! We still have to work hard for the future!"