Chapter 33: Barcelona Derby

Hu Lai sat alone on the sofa in the living room to watch a La Liga game.
Uncle Yong is not by his side to accompany him, but in the live box of the game he is watching.
This La Liga game is the focus of this round of La Liga.
Saria vs. Catalan United.
Barcelona City Derby.
Because Sarria is far from Catalonia in terms of fame or strength, so this city derby is not well-known.
Far less famous than the "Madrid Derby" of the Kings of Madrid and Madrid pirates.
But in terms of intensity and importance of both sides, it is not at all inferior to other derby in the same city.
The deceased legendary president of the Catalan Club, Louis Giovas, once said a famous saying: "I don't care about the'king' or the'pirate', I just want Sarria to die completely!"
Of course, he said this fifty years ago, when Sarria was at the peak of their club.
But even in the peak period, there is still a big gap between the strength of the Catalan United at the time.
Their peak period is at most two Copa del Rey wins in three years.
In that period, Catalonia won three league titles in five years.
Although the two teams are far apart in terms of strength and status, Siovas, the legendary chairman of Catalonia, said such a sentence, which shows how much hatred between Catalonia and Sarria. deep.
It can be said that Catalonia regards the entire Catalonia as its sphere of influence, and as a result, under their noses, there is such a Sarria.
How can the side couch allow others to snore?
The King of Madrid is certainly a competitor of Catalonia, but in a sense, this kind of competition actually has a feeling of "caring for each other". Even the Catalan United believes that only the Madrid Kings are worthy of their opponents and entangled with them for a hundred years.
As for Sarria, who is closer... it can't be regarded as an opponent at all, but a mortal enemy that Catalonia wants to eliminate and then quickly.
An enemy and an opponent are completely different definitions.
When confronting your opponent, you must maintain your demeanor.
You can do anything you want to fight against a deadly enemy as long as you can kill the opponent.
On the other hand, Sarria’s attitude is simpler. They don’t have any "oppositions" in the domestic league. In their eyes, only Catalan opponents in the same city are enemies. Because their strength is weaker than their opponents, their reputation is lower than their opponents, and their status is lower than their opponents, so they tend to work harder when playing against Catalonia.
Both teams regard each other as deadly enemies, and this game is naturally like sparks hitting the earth.
Very exciting and intense.
Hu Lai grinned straight through the TV screen.
My heart said, good fellow, if I hadn't confirmed it again and again, I really thought I was watching a Premier League game.
The intensity of the physical confrontation is even worse than that of the Premier League that Hu Lai is familiar with.
Just now, Catalan United striker Edmond Patterson received a yellow card because he directly knocked Sarria's midfielder Mikel Lecco with his knees in the process of returning to defense.
Lecco, who was pushed by his knee to his waist, fell to the ground and did not get up, his expression was very painful.
Now the team doctor and stretcher are on the field.
The commentator of the British TV station is saying: "...It seems that Lecco can't hold on to the game anymore..."
Hu Lai's eyes lit up--the position of Lecco and Brother Huan overlapped, and the effect was the same. If Lecco can't stick to the game, wouldn't Huan's opportunity come? !
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"It seems that Lecco can't hold on to the game... Zhang Qinghuan may be on the stage..." Before the CCTV commentator He Feng could say anything, the scene suddenly cut to Sarria's bench.
I saw Zhang Qinghuan taking off his bench vest.
Obviously it is about to be replaced!
"Great! It's the first time for a Chinese player to appear in the Barcelona Derby!" Yan Kang looked very happy. "This is another historical moment!"
He Feng teased: "In the past year or two, we have had a lot of historical moments...ha!"
Soon Zhang Qinghuan completed the dress-up and appeared next to Sarria coach Arno Casas, bowed his head and tied his shorts and listened to the coach's instructions.
This is not his first appearance in La Liga, but the importance of all previous matches may not be comparable to the current game.
So he still looked serious and serious, and didn't have the relaxed feeling of being familiar with the road.
This is a desperate order...
The audience is in the same mood. They both look forward to and worry about Zhang Qinghuan's substitute appearance.
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"Zhang, don't think too much after playing, just play as you usually do in training and games. Catalonia's midfield defense is problematic, and your pressure is not that great. Use your skills to get rid of their defense. , And then send a fatal pass!"
Although when he first met Zhang Qinghuan, Sarria coach Casas didn't know much about the Chinese player.
But after almost half a season, he has already known that the most suitable position for Zhang Qinghuan is the organizational midfielder.
It won't work to ask him to go to the side assault.
Instead, let him do a good job in the middle, whether it is to organize an offense or shoot directly to create a threat.
Judging from the performance of the recent period, at least Zhang Qinghuan's presence will be a powerful supplement to Sarria's midfielder.
Now when the original main midfielder Lecco is injured, can't Zhang Qinghuan be able to top it?
And without Zhang Qinghuan, Casas would have to consider a change of formation and tactics.
In the case of the team falling behind 1:2, if they lose the players who organize the offense, the team will have to use simple and rude play against Catalonia, but for Catalonia's defense, the straight-forward play has an effect. not good.
After listening to the head coach's arrangement, Zhang Qinghuan nodded and replied in simple Spanish: "Don't worry, coach, I understand."
Then he was pushed to the fourth official.
When he left, Sarria's assistant coach asked Casas: "Can he do it, Arnault?"
Casas shrugged: "This is an accidental substitution, Victor. We shouldn't put hope on him, it's unfair to him. Don't put pressure on him, this game...nor can he be alone. decided."
He paused for a moment and said so.
This is a derby in the same city, or at home, of course he doesn't want to lose.
However, the current strength gap between the two teams is too huge.
It's not that he said that if he didn't want to lose, he could not lose.
Sarria's strength in all three lanes is worse than Catalonia, how can he win?
It’s pretty good that this game can be a 1:2...
Although it is said that the difference in the strength of the derby in the same city is not important, since Sarria returned to the first division from the Spanish League, in the Barcelona Derby, the results against Catalonia have been somewhat horrible-all defeated.
Let alone win, there was not even a draw.
Although Sarria worked hard in every game, the fighting spirit was completely okay. But the huge power gap between the two sides cannot be made up by fighting spirit alone.
In the worst time, Sarria lost 0:5 away and was beaten helplessly.
Therefore, the Barcelona derby between Sarria and Catalonia, the scene is fierce and fierce, it is because both sides are very hostile to each other, and it has nothing to do with the technical content of the confrontation.
In the eyes of many people who know the ball, this kind of fierceness will not make a game look good, but will greatly reduce the enjoyment of the game. After all, the game is always interrupted and it is not smooth at all. How can it look good?
As the coach of Sarria, Casas is very aware of the strength of the team, so he feels that it is good to be able to be only one goal behind.
Of course, he just said this to himself in his heart, not to anyone else.
After all, this is the Barcelona Derby. The opponent is the rivals of the same city, Catalonia. How can you surrender before the game is over?
Reason tells him that it is difficult to beat Catalonia, but emotionally, he will definitely smash his opponent to the end.
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Because Lecco has been taken off the court ahead of time, Zhang Qinghuan does not need to give him a high-five. When the game enters dead time, he can be replaced with the referee's permission.
Zhang Qinghuan, who was running on the field, was still making gestures to his teammates, telling them that the head coach said that everything remains the same, how he played before, and how he will play next.
He didn't make any major adjustments just because of his sudden substitution.
This is also for everyone to stabilize the military's mind, and don't mess up the position just because of hurting the organizational midfielder.
After running to his own position, he took a deep breath and exhaled all the foul air in his chest.
Then shook his head left and right, and noted down the positions of teammates and opponents.
Take the exam in a while.
To him, this really seems to be an "examination" in a sense.
This is not the first time he has played for Sarria, nor is it the first time he has played in La Liga.
His first time is long gone. But today's game is still very important to him.
Because this is the Barcelona Derby.
What does it say?
"The best way to win the support of fans, the trust of teammates and the favor of coaches is to perform well in important games."
Are there any games that are more important than the same-city derby?
At the very least, for a small team like Sarria that has only won ten championships in more than a hundred years...No.
Regardless of whether it is the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, or the Europa League finals, Sarria is an extravagant hope.
But the two Barcelona derby games a year are their finals.
Zhang Qinghuan knows very well that if he wants to truly gain a foothold in this team, or in La Liga.
So in today's game accompanied by an unexpected appearance, he absolutely must show enough convincing performance.
Just like Hu Lai.
After joining Leeds City, he didn't even make the big squad for a full month~EbookFREE.me~ But once he was in the Premier League, the goal was like a flood of gate openings, which could not be stopped.
Scored five goals in three league rounds, completely killing him.
It also paved the way for him in the following days in Leeds.
Speaking of Hu Lai, Zhang Qinghuan thought of Guan Yu Hu Lai's remarks relayed by Uncle Yong.
A gathering of talents?
He looked at the Catalan United players in front of him. They are all the top stars in world football. Both the ability, the value and the fame are far greater than those of Sarria. Naturally, they are far greater than Zhang Qinghuan.
It's really a gathering of elites, masters like clouds.
but……
So what?
Today I will treat you like carrots for a meeting!
(End of this chapter)