super storm

Chapter 993
On the evening of February [-]th, the Navarre Kingdom Stadium.

La Liga No.20 three rounds, Osasuna vs. Barcelona at home.

After the game, the away locker room.

With a loud bang, the door of the locker room was kicked open from the outside.

The sudden sound shocked everyone in the locker room, and made the originally noisy locker room suddenly silent. Everyone turned around and looked at the entrance of the locker room, and then saw an angry Guardiola walking in quickly, gnashing his teeth, his face full of resentment, and glaring at everyone from time to time.

The air in the locker room seemed to be condensed in an instant. All the players didn't even dare to breathe out. If possible, they would even slow down their heartbeat as much as possible, just watching Guardiola with their eyes.

Captain Puyol was a little worried, for fear that Guardiola would do something irrational because of his anger at this time, and wanted to go forward to persuade him, but soon, he realized that he did not seem to be able to persuade him.

An atmosphere of suffocating tension filled the air in the locker room.

……

The Catalan media said that Barcelona likes to play with their hearts recently.

What does that mean?

It's just that the team's performance is too ups and downs.

After a [-]-[-] draw with Villarreal in the away game, Barcelona performed well in the two rounds of the Copa del Rey. They did not lose in the away game against Valencia.

Entering the Copa del Rey final is undoubtedly something worth celebrating. Although the opponent in the final is Real Madrid, no matter what, at least it proves that Barcelona has a chance to compete for a championship trophy, which is also an affirmation.

But neither the media nor the fans are satisfied.

In the middle of the two Copa del Rey semi-finals, in the second round of La Liga No.20, Barcelona played against Real Sociedad at home. The final result was 70-[-], and Barcelona narrowly won.

Attitude, this is a question mentioned by many media after the game, because after Messi scored a goal, Barcelona thought they were sure of winning, but in less than a minute, they were scored by Carlos Vela of Real Sociedad.

This is at Camp Nou!
However, three points saved Barcelona.

The devil's schedule, difficult opponents, and Real Madrid's poor performance this round, so no one will place too high demands on Barcelona.

This round of Real Madrid's away game against the same city rival Getafe also performed poorly. It was not until the No.19 minute that Yang Yang scored a goal. This was the only goal in the game. However, after the Getafe game, the outside media received news that Yang Yang had a serious cold and would miss the second round of the Copa del Rey match.

Three days later, Yang Yang did not appear at the San Mamés Stadium, and Real Madrid also took a [-]-[-] lead in the first round, and then carried out a rotation. As a result, they almost suffered a comeback in the away game. Fortunately, Morata scored twice in the second half to save Real Madrid.

This teenager also became famous because of it.

Recently, the weather in Madrid has been unpredictable, and it is not uncommon for Yang Yang to catch a cold, but this is a godsend opportunity for Barcelona, ​​because everyone knows that Yang Yang represents the strongest combat effectiveness of Real Madrid.

Unexpectedly, instead of seizing the opportunity, Barcelona gave Real Madrid a chance.

……

In fact, Guardiola already had a premonition before the game.

He is very dissatisfied with the recent situation of the team, especially the state and enthusiasm of many players in the team.

Harvey is 32 years old, and Iniesta is only 28 years old, but the two of them have basically won all possible honors. Except for the highest honor, they basically have nothing to desire.

European Cup, World Cup, Champions League, League...

Others don't know, but Guardiola himself knows very well that in the Barcelona team, many players have a mentality. They want to play more easily, preferably in games that can win easily.

It is human nature to be greedy for pleasure, but professional players should not be like this.

Barcelona's football is not based on pass control, but on a wide range of active running and pressing.

Without running, without pressing and pressing, Barcelona's passing and possession would no longer be a threat.

Continuous multi-line combat, coupled with the bad atmosphere in the team, Guardiola made a hard-hearted decision, that is, in the game against Osasuna, he won the midfield iron triangle of Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta.

These three players are Barcelona's unshakable midfielder. Some people even joked before that Guardio would not dare to move them because they are the guarantee for Barcelona to win.

But at the Navarro Kingdom Stadium, Guardiola not only moved, but also won all three.

It's a big gamble.

In the Barcelona locker room, no one can challenge Guardiola's authority, and as long as he wins this gamble, then the next thing will follow.

Guardiola opted for Thiago and Cesc Fabregas, but unfortunately neither player reciprocated enough for his trust.

Tonight, the temperature in Pamplona, ​​where Osasuna is located, is only minus three degrees, which is very cold. This makes Barcelona from the south very uncomfortable. The pass and control are completely inaccurate, and the field is extremely bad, but these are not reasons for losing.

Osasuna scored two goals in the first half, but in the second half Thiago planned, Cuenca made a cross, Sanchez scored and scored for Barcelona, ​​but only 5 minutes later, Raul Garcia's goal completely drove Barcelona into the cold abyss of despair.

The final result was [-] to [-], Osasuna upset Barcelona at home.

Messi played the whole game, but did not perform.

……

At this moment, Guardiola stood in the dressing room of the visiting team after the game, scanned all the players, and his eyes fell on Messi.

The Argentine lowered his head, unable to see clearly his expression at this moment, and let no one know what he was thinking.

But the Barcelona coach can fully imagine that there will be another round of voices about how to use Messi after the game.

This is not new.

Since more than half a month ago, many media have been telling the fans repeatedly, repeatedly, and calling on the coaching staff that Messi needs to rest, he is too tired!

Didn't Guardiola know?

He's not stupid, he's not an idiot, he doesn't know that Messi is tired and needs a rest?
But he has no choice, because Messi is still asking for more playing time, even if he is not in good form, he still wants to play the whole game tonight, he wants to score goals, he wants to surpass that damn Yang Yang!

Could it be that Guardiola can run to tell him, tell this Barcelona darling who has become a little wayward, that you should rest, and you should take turns like Yang Yang, instead of being brave.

There is a saying in the Spanish football circle, don't be a hero in winter!
However, all of these are secrets in the Barcelona locker room. Messi himself never mentions it to the outside world. The outside media and fans all believe that this is because Guardiola is unwilling to let Messi rest. Only Guardiola himself knows the pain.

But now, all of these are no longer important.

Lost to Osasuna [-]-[-]. Although Real Madrid's match is a day later than Barcelona and has not yet been played, judging from the current situation, the worst result is that Real Madrid loses. The gap between the two sides is still [-] points.

But for Barcelona, ​​losing this game is equivalent to completely losing the entire season, and the morale of everyone on the team disappeared with this loss.

More importantly, Guardiola will completely lose his original lofty status in the locker room, because he lost!
The professional league is very cruel. It is understandable that he wants to introduce new blood and move towards the midfield. Even before this game, Xavi and Iniesta could not resist and could only follow Guardiola's instructions.

If they win, Thiago and Fabregas will take the opportunity to play, and Barcelona will introduce competition in the midfield. This is a very good thing for both Barcelona and Guardiola.

But now I lost.

The loser has no right to speak. No matter what Guardiola says now, he can’t hide the fact that the players he chooses cannot replace Xavi and Iniesta, so he can only continue to choose to trust the midfielder’s iron triangle, and Barcelona can only return to the original track.

This is not the Barcelona that Guardiola wants!
Although the management has made it clear that it will strive to introduce Neymar this summer, form a frontcourt iron triangle headed by Neymar, Messi and Sanchez, and create the top offensive combination in Europe, but Guardiola is already exhausted.

Standing in the locker room, looking at the players in front of him, Guardiola gradually calmed down the anger in his chest.

Because he can't hate it.

This is a group of Barcelona players who fought side by side with him and fought for him in the past few years. They have made great achievements together, and they swept Europa together. Although there is no Champions League, they still created an epoch-making tactical innovation.

But now, they are no longer fellow travelers.

But different roads doesn't mean we have to be strangers, doesn't it?
Thinking of this, Guardiola suddenly sighed deeply, looked deeply at every player in front of him, turned around and left without saying anything.

He still has to go to the press conference after the game, and he still has to face the provocation and humiliation of those media.

The Barcelona players all stared blankly at the back of Guardiola's departure, and they all suddenly felt scared.

They were already mentally prepared to withstand the anger from the head coach. They even thought that Guardiola would point their noses and scold them, but unexpectedly, Guardiola did not do so.

A latent conflict suddenly disappeared like this.

But that's not a good thing.

Everyone knows what this means.

(End of this chapter)