Chapter 11 Barcelona

Barcelona, a new starting point for Degan!

Although Barcelona only won the La Liga championship last season and did nothing in the domestic cup and the Champions League, it can be seen that Barcelona has become more and more mature under the leadership of Guardiola. The performance on the field and the atmosphere of unity within the team are the basis for the team's progress.

Judging from the team's performance last season, Guardiola's team has been stable. It has only lost one game under the nerve knife of Atletico Madrid in La Liga, beat Real Madrid, and remained in the lead for the whole season.

Before the start of the season, the team did not buy people, but first cleaned up some unwanted players in the team, the first of which was Swedish Ibrahimovic.

After some twists and turns, AC Milan and Barcelona announced the transfer of Ibrahimovic at the same time, and the Swedes were interviewed by the media. At this time, his conflict with Guardiola had been fully made public. When he left Barcelona, he fired again to speak to Guardiola. Dissatisfied, he attributed all the reasons for his transfer to the indifference of the young coach of Barcelona.

"I never seem to have appeared in Barcelona. Every time I pass through Guardiola's room, he will deliberately leave. I don't know what happened. Maybe he is afraid to see me. Now, I am also satisfied, because after all, I'm going to transfer to AC Milan, and I want to start a new journey. If you want to know the problem, you'd better ask Guardiola. Anyway, I don't know anything. The problem is that the coach doesn't want me. I don't want to fight with him anymore, and I don't want to waste time, so a transfer is the best solution. In short, Guardiola broke my dream of playing for Barcelona. There was a period of time. Time, I'm listless in everything. Now it's all right. What I have to do is to get back the spirit I lost in the past.

Until now, Ibrahimovic has not integrated into Barcelona's football system. Ironically, when the Swedish debut ceremony attracted a record 50,000 people to watch at Camp Nou Stadium last year, football celebrities like Saki and the Barcelona godfather Cruyf predicted that Rui The classics are not suitable for Barcelona.

Ibrahimovic also performed in the following season, confirming the prediction of Cruyff and others: no matter how famous the Swedes are and regarded by many professionals, he has never been able to continue Barcelona's football style.

Like Eto'o, the biggest "enemy" facing Ibrahimovic is actually Messi. After Messi played the shadow center position, his performance and goals improved significantly, and the real No. 9 player in front of him not only did not benefit from it, but performed poorly.

In contrast, Messi, who turned to the middle, became more and more skilled in cooperating with Harvey, Iniesta and others, and other players from the Barcelona youth training camp also quickly integrated into Barcelona's technical and tactical system.

Only the "individualistic" player Ibrahimovic feels lonely and difficult to find his own position in a team like Barcelona.

Before leaving, in addition to complaining to the media about the unfair treatment he encountered in Barcelona, Ibrahimovic kindly reminded Degan: "I know that people all over the world think that Degan and I are enemies, okay! In fact, I think so, but before leaving, I still want to give advice to this opponent that his journey in Barcelona will not be smooth. I hope he can be psychologically prepared. No matter how famous he is, in Barcelona, he will always be Messi's helper and will not become the Lord. Horn!"

People don't know why Ibrahimovich said this. All people know is that the Swedes are finally out of the sea of suffering.

Soon after the Swedes left, another player left Camp Nou. Manchester City officially announced that Barcelona midfielder Aya Toure had officially joined, and the two sides signed a five-year contract.

Yaya. Toure is also the successor of German international Jerome. Boateng, Spanish international David. Silva, after Belgian international Compani, Manchester City signed the fourth important player this summer. According to media reports, Yaya. Toure's transfer fee will be as high as 28 million pounds.

Because of Yaya. Toure's brother Colo. Turay is the captain of Manchester City. In this way, the Icodivian brothers will form a brother company in the Premier League and welcome David. Silva just a few days later, Manchester City welcomed another top player.

"We have introduced another great player. I'm glad that Yaya can join us. He is an excellent player." Mancini said happily, "Everyone knows that Yaya is the player we have been looking forward to. We welcome him to Manchester City. He has been playing in high-level clubs before. I believe that his experience and ability are very important to us."

and Ibrahimovic, Yaya. Compared with the former superstar Henry, who left, it seemed silent. Like Bailey, Beckham and others, Henry became another football superstar who set foot on the land of the United States at the end of his career. In addition to his huge economic benefits, the major leagues also needed this star. Promote the American football market again.

After confirming the joining, the Frenchman said in an interview with reporters that this is the last contract for his player status: "I'm very happy to come here. Everyone knows that I love the city. I came here to win, which is the most important thing."

In fact, it is no longer a secret that Henry came to the United States to play football. He himself expressed this idea very early. In the past season, he was not happy in Barcelona, and the poor performance of the French team at the World Cup in South Africa and the farce of the strike have strengthened his determination to land in the United States to some extent.

Henry went to the United States and will not be alone. This time, he joined Red Bull with his teammate Marquis in Barcelona. The Mexican ended his seven-year career in Barcelona, and he is also the eighth foreign aid in Barcelona's history.

During his seven years in Barcelona, Marquis played 242 official games on behalf of the Reds and Blues, scoring 13 goals and gaining a lot of honors. Moreover, he is one of the few foreign players in Barcelona who has experienced Dream Two and Dream Three teams. With Ronaldinho and Etoo being cleaned up one after another, Marquis still found his place in the two dream teams.

Previously, the news about Marquis's joining New York Red Bull has been basically confirmed, but now the Mexican star who joined Barcelona from Monaco has completed his contract.

After selling several players, Barcelona still maintained a relatively stable lineup. At the same time, Barcelona has also introduced several powerful stars, of which the largest player is Degan. Although Barcelona has to pay Degan an annual salary of 17 million euros after tax, you should know that Degan is free It is definitely a cost-effective deal to pay the remaining transfer fees for Degan's new year.

In addition, the Fabregas transfer farce, which was booming after the end of the World Cup, was basically finalized, and even Wenger had introduced Fabregas's double Arteta, and finally failed due to Wenger's tough attitude and Arsenal's resoluteness. Fortunately, it was at the tactical level. Barcelona's need for Fabregas is not urgent.

The introduction of Fabregas failed, and Barcelona turned to target Mascherano. After Liverpool left Benitez, the last barrier for Mascherano's departure was gone. The pony who had wanted to follow Benitez to Inter Milan did not make a clear statement at Inter Milan. Later, he showed his goodwill to Barcelona.

Shortly after Degan joined Barcelona, the official website of FC Barcelona officially announced that the club had reached an agreement with Liverpool on the transfer of Mascherano. At the same time, Liverpool's official TV has also confirmed that the transfer has been completed.

Barcelona is losing Asia. After Toure, he finally bought the captain of the Argentine national team, and Brother Ma's strength is not inferior to Yaya. Toure. As for the players themselves, it is well known that Mascherano had the intention to transfer to Barcelona as early as two years ago. Now he has finally left the British Isles that made his family uncomfortable, and has also joined a top club that is more competitive than Liverpool. This ending will naturally make Mascherano extremely happy.

With the completion of this transfer, I have to say that compared with Inter Milan, which is a little procrastinating, Barcelona's action has completed much more beautifully in the purchase of Brother Ma. After learning that Mascherano decided not to renew his contract with Liverpool, Barcelona immediately issued it with the help of the media. Strong buying signal.

Liverpool, knowing that it was unable to retain Brother Ma and Inter's delay in bidding, sent an invitation to Barcelona. A day later, the Barcelona delegation arrived in Liverpool, and the parties finally reached an agreement at this meeting.

In addition to Digan and Mascherano, Barcelona has also completed a repair to the team's back line and introduced Seville's Brazilian player Adriano. At present, the 25-year-old Brazilian has played for Seville for six seasons. He is a versatile player who can play two full-back positions, and can also mention the midfield Wei has proved his value even in the middle. He has an excellent overall view and strong assist ability. He has been the main force of Seville for many years and has won many honors.

After completing the slimming and signing work, Barcelona immediately entered the preparation stage for the new season. The new season, both for Guardiola and the new president Russell, will face a great test of the European Cup!

Especially the new chairman Russell, the first season of his tenure was basically only allowed to succeed and not to fail. The day after Russell took office as chairman, he was deprived of Cruyff of the title of honorary chairman, and then Cruyff's chief parent Guadioola transferred. The market has been resisting Russell's buyers to express its position. Even Guardiola has complained about signing Degan. In his plan, Messi will always be the core of the team, and Degan's arrival will make his plan completely overturned.

It turns out that Russell can't rule out dissidents and can only recruit. The frank ** godfather rejected Russell's apology. What will be Russell's political achievements and what will be the future of Ramacia?

Everything can only be confirmed after the start of the new season!

Rosell's pressure cannot be unfilial. Former chairman Raporta brought four league championships to Barcelona during his tenure. Although he failed to achieve a breakthrough in Europe, such achievements are still enough to put pressure on the new president Russell.

As soon as Russell took office, he exposed his predecessor's economic and financial problems, while Guardiola only renewed his contract for one year, and Supizarreta replaced Bergeristan as the new technical director.

The changes in the high-level election, the harmonious relationship between the head coach and the new chairman, and the deep and weak lineup of Barcelona have made the situation of the defending champion of the league in the new season unclear.

In terms of signings, except for Degan, Mascherano and Adriano, the substitute strength in other positions of the first team has not been sufficiently enhanced, especially in the position of left winger, which urgently needs to be strengthened.

The central defender is still Barcelona's old problem. Pike plus one-year-old Pujol is the main central defender, Glassman Gabriel. Mirito served as a substitute central defender, and Guardiola wanted to transform Abidal into a central defender, but when he made a guest appearance as a central defender in the World Cup, he was a cup. If a substitute central defender with a certain strength is not introduced, once they are injured, Barcelona will still be more overstretched to deal with multi-line battles.

In the new season, Barcelona was promoted from the second team. Young defenders such as Gomes, Munessa or Fontas still seem to be inexperienced or thin, and still need to be tempered over time to become successful.

The substitute problem of the midfield, in the case of the introduction of Mascherano, in fact, Barcelona's midfield strength has not been strengthened, Yaya. Toure's departure did not guarantee the strength of the back waist position.

Although Busquets, as the main force, followed Barcelona to win the championship and helped Spain reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, his key mistakes are a headache and still need to be tempered.

The left winger is the biggest problem in Barcelona at present. Henry left the team because of his poor state. The former trident no longer exists. Pedro can still play this position. Of course, Degan can also be pulled to the left side. Iniesta can also make a guest appearance, but he is not an authentic left winger, which will have an impact on the scoring effect. .

In the center position, Ibrasimovic's bad state last season made him a hot potato. At the beginning of the summer transfer, he was dealt with AC Milan, but after the introduction of Degan, all problems could be solved, but what about Degan's substitute?

When in Florence, Cavinage could play as a substitute for Degan, but in Barcelona, there was only a young Boyang behind Degan.

There is another hidden problem for Barcelona in the new season, that is fatigue.

Digan and Messi played a lot of games last season and participated in the World Cup. After only a month of rest, they have to start preparing for the new season. They are too tired. In addition, the midfield brain Harvey was also basically full-time and didn't get a good rest. Iniesta is also prone to injury, which is also a bad potential factor for Barcelona in the new season.

The final problem is that the coach Guardiola has only renewed his contract for one year. In addition to the excessive use of Messi and Harvey, his on-the-spot command is too conservative and lacks incompetence. Basically, it takes 70 or 80 minutes to change a person, and a second person is changed at the end of the game in 80 minutes. Such a result guide It is caused by the fatigue of the main players and the carelessness of the lead.

If you meet an opponent like Mourinho, if you don't make some effort to improve your coaching ability, you can't just rely on the performance of the players by relying on discipline and unity.

The league is facing Real Madrid's comeback, and the Champions League wants to enter the knockout stage and make a difference. For Barcelona, whose lineup is weak in the new season, the road will be tortuous and not very optimistic.

However, Barcelona also has exciting fans in the new season. In addition to the introduction of the two big stars, Degan and Mascherano, fans will also see many new faces from the youth team, that is, their own families, in the new season.

As the landmark fruit of Barcelona's success in recent years, the Ramacia Youth Training Camp continues to provide a steady stream of new forces for Barcelona's first team, but it takes not only talent and effort to truly become masters such as Messi, Harvey and Iniesta, but also opportunity and patience to wait for grinding.

Dos Santos and Azulin are good seedlings, but they lack the opportunity and enough patience. If Barcelona does not continue to attract players and strengthen the team's strength in the new season, the conservative and stubborn Guardiola may have to give young players some opportunities to play.

Tiago. Alcantara, Jonathan. Dos Santos, Jeffron, these players who played last season will get more exercise in the new season. Tiago and Santos Jr. are both players with delicate foot skills, solid basic skills in passing, and a certain overall view and organizational strength. Once Harvey or Iniesta are injured, they may get a chance to play. Jefferson's left and right wingers can play, but with the presence of Messi and Pedro, he doesn't have many chances to play. Boyang's situation is more troublesome and may encounter bottlenecks.

got some opportunities to start in the second half of last season's league, but that was because Ibrasimovic was in poor shape.

In the new season, with the arrival of Degan, he will undoubtedly occupy the position of the main center. Judging from the efficiency of Degan's attendance in Florence, Boyang's chances of playing will be greatly reduced. Going to the side is not what he is good at. He should be a spiritual shooter with a strong sense of scoring. Inzaghi is his best learning template, and the middle road is where he should play.

However, Guardiola has always been very unpopular with Boyang. If he has not been able to play in the new season, Boyang is likely to be loaned out and play more games before this age, many of which are due to It was abandoned because he didn't get enough opportunities to exercise, but once Boyan left, Degan's substitute became the biggest problem.

In terms of the team's tactics, the new season will not change much tactical thinking for Barcelona, which has evolved tactics for more than 20 years.

With the determination that the team is based on short ground passes, the team has strengthened the evolution of the middle road and regional cooperation. In the new season, the front end of the team, against the giant Digan, the team appropriately increased the high ball on the side and hung it from the middle. Although there is only one offensive point in the middle of Degan, there are Harvey, Iniesta, Messi and other cover points behind it. In the case of ensuring the team's control of the ball, it can also be scored in the back row. It is Barcelona's main offensive means.

Strengthening the team's mutualhuanposition and cooperation in the three offensive lines is also a top priority. Harvey and Iniesta continue to play the midfield double core, and then use Messi's breakthrough to pull the opponent's defense line. Guardiola has been using this trick to deal with strong enemies before, and the results are still good.

After Degan's arrival, such a tactical play will be more effective. Three players who can play well on the sidelines, no matter who is involved in the sidelines or runs, it is a good thing for Barcelona's attack.

Some people have doubted whether Degan can integrate into Barcelona's tactical system before, and it is believed that people will soon see what the result will be.

Florence and Belgium have also played transmission and control tactics. Degan is still the core of tactics. Now in Barcelona, although their TIKI-TAKA has more sophisticated requirements for transmission control, I believe it is equally difficult for Degan.

After having the two world-class stars Digan and Messi at the same time, Barcelona's goal this season has also become very clear, which is to win all events, the Spanish Super Cup, La Liga, the King's Cup and the Champions League, which Roselle's predecessor La Porta failed to achieve, such as If this feat can be completed during Russell's term, it will undoubtedly make Russell the greatest chairman in Barcelona's history.

However, at the same time, Barcelona will also face many challenges. In La Liga alone, although the two giants, Barcelona and Real Madrid still rule the league, the strength of Valencia, Seville and Villarreal should not be underestimated, as well as the re-emerging Atletico Madrid. Athletic Bilbao and Maroka, who play the role of spoilers, will undoubtedly become more exciting in the new season of La Liga.