Vol 4 Chapter 991: Gamble

On the evening of February 11, the Kingdom Stadium of Navarre.
In the 23rd round of La Liga, Osasuna played against Barcelona.
After the game, the away locker room.
With a bang, the door of the dressing room was kicked fiercely from the outside.
The sudden sound shocked everyone in the locker room, making the noisy locker room suddenly silent. Everyone turned around and looked at the entrance of the locker room, and then saw the angry Guardiola briskly walking. When he came in, he gritted his teeth and gritted his face, glaring at everyone from time to time.
The air in the locker room seemed to be condensed in an instant. All the players did not dare to let out the atmosphere. Even if they could, it was estimated that they would slow down their heartbeat as much as possible, just watching Guardiola with their eyes.
Captain Puyol was a little worried, fearing that Guardiola would act irrationally at this time because of his anger, and wanted to go forward to persuade, but soon he realized that he did not seem to persuade him Possibility.
The suffocating terror atmosphere filled the air in the locker room.
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The Catalan media said that Barcelona has enjoyed playing heartbeat recently.
What does that mean?
The team's performance is too volatile.
After a zero-to-zero draw against Villarreal, Barcelona performed well in the two-round King ’s Cup. They did not lose against Valencia. The two sides were one to one. After returning to home, Barcelona took two to zero. Under the Bat Corps.
Entering the final of the King's Cup is undoubtedly a matter of celebration. Although the opponent of the final is Real Madrid, but at least, it proves that Barcelona has the opportunity to compete for a championship trophy. This is also a certainty.
But neither the media nor the fans are satisfied.
In the middle of the two semi-finals of the King ’s Cup, in the 22nd round of La Liga, Barcelona faced the Royal Society at home. The final result was two to one. Barcelona won the game, but in fact, Barcelona did not play well during the game. Especially after Messi scored a goal in the 72nd minute to help the team lead by two goals.
Attitude, this is a problem mentioned by many media after the game, because after Messi scored, Barcelona thought it was a winning ticket. The result was less than a minute, and was scored by Carlos Bella of the Royal Society, and then the Royal Society succeeded. Created a threat, but Barcelona was beaten a bit embarrassed.
This is in Camp Nou!
However, three points saved Barcelona.
The Devil's schedule, difficult opponents, and Real Madrid's performance in this round are also not good, so no one will put too high demand on Barcelona.
Real Madrid's away match against Getafe in the same city was also a poor performance in the audience. It wasn't until the 19th minute that Yang Yang scored a goal. This was the only goal in the game, but after finishing Geta After the Philippines, the outside media received news that Yang Yang would miss the second round of the King's Cup game.
Three days later, Yang Yang did not appear in the San Mames stadium, and Real Madrid also took a three-to-zero lead in the first round, and carried out a rotation. The result was almost an away game. Fortunately, Morata scored twice to save Real Madrid.
The teenager was also famous for this.
The weather in Madrid has been unpredictable in recent times, and Yang Yang ’s cold is not uncommon, but for Barcelona, ​​it is a godsend, because everyone knows that Yang Yang represents the strongest fighting power of Real Madrid.
Unexpectedly, instead of seizing the opportunity, Barcelona also gave Real Madrid a chance.
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In fact, Guardiola had a hunch before the game.
He is very dissatisfied with the recent situation of the team, especially the status and enthusiasm of many players in the team.
Harvey is thirty-two years old, although Iniesta is only twenty-eight years old, but the two of them have basically received all the honors they can get. Except for the highest honor, they can basically be said to be nothing. Unwanted.
European Cup, World Cup, Champions League, League ...
Others do n’t know, but Guardiola knows well that there are a lot of players in the Barcelona team who want to play more easily, preferably the kind of games that can be won 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 transmission and control, but on a large scale of active running and pressing.
Without running, without pressure, Barcelona's pass will no longer be a threat.
Continuous multi-line combat, coupled with the wrong atmosphere in the team, Guardiola made a determination to make a decision, that is, in the game against Osasuna, he won Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta Midfielder iron triangle.
These three players are the main players in Barcelona's immobile midfielder. Some people even joked that Guardiola would not dare to move them because they are the guarantee of Barcelona's victory.
But at the Navarro Kingdom Stadium, Guardiola not only moved, but all three won.
This is a gamble.
In the Barcelona locker room, no one can provoke Guardiola's authority, and as long as he wins this gamble, then the next thing will be logical.
Guardiola chose Tiago and Fabregas, but unfortunately, these two players did not bring enough return to his trust.
Tonight, the temperature of Pamplona where Osasuna is located is only minus three degrees, which is very cold. The reason for the ball.
Osasuna scored two goals in the first half, and Tiago planned in the second half. Cuenca crossed and Sanchez scored a goal for Barcelona, ​​but only five minutes later, Raul Garcia ’s goal Barcelona broke into the desperate abyss of ice and cold.
The final result was three to two, Osasuna beat Barcelona at home.
Messi played the whole game, but showed no performance.
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At this moment, Guardiola stood in the locker room of the visiting team after the game, glancing at all the players, his eyes fell on Messi.
The Argentine lowered his head and could not see his expression at this moment, nor did he know what he was thinking.
But the Barcelona coach can totally imagine that after the game will be another round of how to use Messi's voice.
This is nothing new.
Since more than half a month ago, there have been a lot of media incessantly and repeatedly telling fans again and again, calling on the coaching staff, Messi needs a rest, he is too tired!
Don't Guardiola know?
He is not stupid, he is not an idiot, he does not know that Messi is tired and needs a rest?
But he has no way, because Messi is still asking for more playing time. Even in poor condition, he still wants to play the whole game tonight. He wants to score, he wants to exceed that Yang Yang!
Is it possible that Guardiola can run to tell him that this Barcelona darling who has become somewhat self-willed, you should rest, should take a rest like Yang Yang, not brave.
There is a jargon in the Spanish football circle, don't brave the heroes in winter!
But all of these are secrets in Barcelona's dressing room. Messi himself never said anything to the outside world. The outside media and fans all believed that this was because Guardiola was not willing to let Messi take a break. It was only Guardiola who felt the misery.
But now, all of these are no longer important.
Two to three lost to Osasuna. Although Real Madrid ’s current round is one day behind Barcelona and has not yet been carried out, but from the current situation, the worst result is Real Madrid ’s loss, the two sides still maintain Fifteen points gap.
But for Barcelona, ​​losing this game is tantamount to losing the entire season, and the morale of everyone on the team has disappeared with this defeat.
More importantly, Guardiola will completely lose his original lofty status in the locker room because he lost!
The professional league is very cruel. He wants to introduce fresh blood and wants to move towards the midfield. These are understandable. Even before this game, Harvey and Iniesta could not resist, only Follow Guardiola's instructions.
If they win, Tiago and Fabregas take advantage of the opportunity to introduce competition in Barcelona's midfield. This is a very good thing for Barcelona and Guardiola.
But now I lose.
The loser has no right to speak. Guardiola ca n’t hide the fact that no matter what he says or how to say it, that is, the player he chooses cannot replace Xavi and Iniesta, so he can only continue to choose to trust the midfielder. Triangle, Barcelona can only return to the original track.
This is not Barcelona that Guardiola wants!
Although the management has made it clear that it will strive to introduce Neymar this summer, form the frontcourt Triangle headed by Neymar, Messi and Sanchez to create the top European offensive combination, but Guardiola has been tired.
Standing in the dressing room and watching 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 have fought side by side with him and were born and died for him in the past few years. They have built together merits. They have swept the Europa together. Although they do not have a Champions League, they still created an epoch-making tactical innovation.
But now, they are no longer a fellow traveler.
But different roads do n’t mean you have to be a stranger, do n’t you?
Thinking of this, Guardiola suddenly sighed deeply and looked at each player in front of him deeply. Finally, he said nothing and turned away.
He had to go to the press conference after the game, he had to face the provocation and humiliation of those media.
Barcelona's players stared at Guardiola's back, and they were suddenly scared.
They were already mentally prepared to withstand the anger from the head coach. They even felt that Guardiola would scold at their noses, but unexpectedly, Guardiola did not do so.
A lurking contradiction and conflict suddenly disappeared into the invisible.
But this is not a good thing.
Everyone knows what this means.