Chapter 247: Smart Giroud! Complex Marcelo! One step closer to the great treble [Subscribe]

While the Champions League semi-final at London’s Wembley Stadium was still in full swing, at the headquarters of the Attack Fans Club near the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, Real Madrid President Florentino Perez was watching the live broadcast with concern.

Through the live TV camera, what he saw were basically the Chinese players from Bayswater wearing red jerseys attacking.

Although it was an away game, Real Madrid, still wearing white jerseys, focused more on defense.

Florentino was sitting in the box watching the game, surrounded by the management of the Attacking Fans Club, who are also members of the Real Madrid board of directors, as well as his right-hand men such as Valdano and Zidane.

This offensive fan club was founded to help Florentino with his election campaign. All its members are wealthy and famous people in Spain, and each of them is very famous.

At this moment, although they were in a box with excellent sound insulation, Florentino could still hear the dissatisfied curses of the group of wealthy Real Madrid fans outside from time to time.

Obviously, they are all dissatisfied with Real Madrid’s passive situation.

In everyone’s opinion, this should not happen to Real Madrid.

Anyone can see that the current game situation is not favorable to Real Madrid.

Especially in the second half.

Florentino had mixed impressions of the Chinese in Bayswater.

On the one hand, he admired Yang Cheng’s ability to run the club and coach the team.

If Yang Cheng was not the boss of Bayswater Chinese, he would have recruited Yang Cheng to Real Madrid as soon as possible.

But on the other hand, he felt deeply threatened by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Just recently, Real Madrid’s general manager Jose Sanchez told Florentino with certainty that Real Madrid’s revenue this season will be surpassed by the Bayswater Chinese, and the gap is likely to be far greater.

“In fact, this gap is likely to widen further in the future.”

“Because their new stadium is about to open, with 250 VIP boxes, the annual rental of the boxes is more than 3500 million pounds.”

“If we add in the daily consumption income from the boxes, their match day income will definitely reach a shocking figure!”

This made Florentino feel very depressed.

When he took over as Real Madrid president in 2000, he completely transformed Real Madrid.

Give this traditional, aging, and powerful team a brand new look.

During his six years in charge, Real Madrid transformed from a football club into a modern corporate club with financial operations, brand development and comprehensive operations.

Perhaps many people have no idea what this means.

Even though they were criticized by countless people, in the last two or three years of the first phase of the Galacticos, the value of Real Madrid’s managers in Spain was more valuable than investment banks such as Morgan Stanley.

Many people blame Florentino for messing up the first phase of the Galacticos.

But they never mentioned that during the years he coached, Real Madrid’s revenue hit new highs, even surpassing Manchester United and ranking first in the world.

Some said it was because he had taken advantage of the government by selling the land of the old stadium.

But I would like to ask, if it is really that simple, why can’t other people do it?

How many presidents and vice presidents has Barcelona had from 2000 to now?

How come they can’t do it?
Is it the Catalan regional government that doesn’t support them?

Ultimately, it was Florentino who came up with a viable plan and convinced the Spanish and Madrid governments.

First of all, we must be able to come up with this plan.

Instead of just talking about it, anyone can do it!

Sanz, Calderon, or the president and vice president of Barcelona, ​​they are all a bunch of scum who will spit out if you force-feed them!

What can we expect them to do?
In the first phase of the Galacticos, technical director Piri had an annual salary of 15 euros, but his successor, Valdano, had an annual salary of 150 million.

It’s 10 times more!
Before Florentino took over, the business manager during Sanz’s period had an annual salary of 10 euros, and later Jose Sanchez received 60 euros. Now he has been promoted to general manager, and his annual salary has been directly increased to 300 million euros.

why?
Because they have the ability!
There is a saying circulating in the Spanish business community: If you want to do business with money, you have to hire people who play with money!

But how did Calderon do it?

A bunch of good-for-nothings earning high salaries at Real Madrid.

The most outrageous thing is that a follower of Mijatovic could receive an annual salary of 60 euros, which was almost the same as the then commercial director Jose Sanchez.

Isn’t this nonsense?

Since Florentino took over in 09, on the one hand, he has stepped up efforts to recruit players, bringing in stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Dzeko, Xabi Alonso, and on the other hand, he has stepped up efforts to clean up old accounts.

This includes redundancy in management and teams.

These are not things that happen overnight.

Especially club legends like Raul and Guti.

Pellegrini is a good coach, but he can’t do what Mourinho does.

The departure of Raul, Guti and a group of other people has also brought a very serious problem to the current Real Madrid.

In other words, the shortcoming.

The depth of the lineup!

Real Madrid currently has only one starting lineup that is pretty good.

In the past few years, the players introduced have basically not been very useful.

When he took over the team in 09, Florentino’s strategy was to introduce superstars, as well as local strong core players and rookies.

After sending away Raul, Guti and others, Real Madrid has freed up a lot of salary space.

But stars such as Aguero, David Silva and Villa were successively intercepted by the Premier League or Barcelona.

This results in Real Madrid’s current lineup being weak.

Real Madrid’s original intention was to learn the team-building strategy of the Chinese in Bayswater.

We attach importance to promoting local and own youth training and introducing high-level young players.

Therefore, the overall performance of the bench and even the starting lineup, including players such as Granero, Morata, Jesse, Nacho, Sahin, Varane and Callejon, was really disappointing.

Most importantly, Mourinho does not trust young players.

From the current perspective, Real Madrid’s overall strength, and even the strength of its starting lineup, is obviously inferior to that of the Chinese in Bayswater.

……

“The current situation is very unfavorable for us, especially if we continue to delay,” Zidane said.

“You noticed that too?” Valdano asked.

“Well, Yang Cheng is obviously saving his strength now, waiting for Mourinho to make substitutions.”

“That’s right, but we can’t not make substitutions. If we continue to fight like this, what will we do in the next national derby?”

Valdano was also very worried.

The Champions League semi-finals are a two-legged match. We are now trailing 1-2, but at least we still have the home court of the Bernabeu and a chance to turn the tables.

But what about the upcoming national derby?

Real Madrid is now leading by 4 points, but if they lose the national derby, the lead will only be 1 point.

By that time, the team will be under greater pressure!

“Yang Cheng’s team also has a crucial league game to play, but they are at home, and the depth of the Bayswater Chinese lineup is much better than ours.” Valdano shook his head and sighed.

“Mourinho is taking risks no matter what he does now!”

Although Valdano was ousted from the position of technical director of Real Madrid by Mourinho, he still spoke a fair word for Mourinho at this time.

Things have developed to this point, and no matter which choice you make, there will be risks, and they are all high risks.

When making substitutions, we must ensure that we can maintain the score of 1 to 2.

Otherwise, the score will be further widened and it will be even more difficult to return to the home court.

But if we don’t make substitutions, how much physical strength and condition will we have for the next game against Barcelona?
What if we lose to Barcelona away from home and our lead is reduced, and we lose the first leg of the Champions League, can we turn the tables at home?

In the current situation, it is really difficult to deal with!
“Also, have you noticed that the pressure on the players is increasing?” Zidane’s sense of smell has always been very sharp.

“From the second half till now, in 65 minutes, we have received four yellow cards.”

“Xabi Alonso, Coentrao, Callejon and Arbeloa.”

“This is dangerous!”

Anyone who has played football knows under what circumstances are players more likely to get a card?

That’s when you can’t defend yourself.

“So, we can’t win this game?” Florentino was a little unwilling.

Valdano and Zidane looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

The game of football changes rapidly.

Perhaps, in the next second, the Bayswater Chinese players will make some mistakes that should not have happened.

Maybe, a Real Madrid player will suddenly score a goal with a long shot, just like when Arsenal played against Manchester City before.

Maybe……

All in all, all possibilities exist.

When the game reached the 69th minute, the live camera began to switch to the sidelines.

Real Madrid is going to make a substitution!

Mourinho replaced German player Mesut with Las Diarra.

This is a signal to strengthen midfield defense and interception.

“He did it after all!” Zidane smiled bitterly.

This is the Mourinho he is familiar with and understands.

The Portuguese madman is essentially a relatively conservative head coach.

At this moment, he chose to trust his defense.

This is exactly what he is best at.

Just after Mourinho made the substitution, the Chinese in Bayswater launched another offensive.

First, Marcelo sent a straight pass from the left.

Gareth Bale seized the opportunity, moved forward quickly, used his amazing speed along the left side, passed two Real Madrid defenders, and rushed to the left side outside the penalty area, only to be tackled by Bruno Alves who suddenly rushed out of the penalty area, and kicked him and the ball out of bounds.

This was a beautiful defense!

It looks dangerous, but he was actually going for the ball, and he timed it very well.

Just after the tackle, Gareth Bale and Bruno Alves fell into a ball.

After the throw-in, Toni Kroos moved the ball to the right again.

After Di Maria received the ball on the right side outside the penalty area, facing Coentrao, he first made a fake move to break through the baseline, then suddenly dribbled back and made a curved pass with his left foot.

In the penalty area, Lewandowski got the ball and headed it into the goal.

But this time, the Polish center was disturbed by Ramos’s strong pull and his header failed to gain power.

Moreover, the angle was too straight and was directly confiscated by Casillas.

In just less than 2 minutes, he attacked Real Madrid’s penalty area twice in succession.

This puts pressure on Real Madrid from top to bottom.

Especially in the 74th minute, Ramos grabbed the jersey again when defending Lewandowski.

This time he was caught by the referee and shown a yellow card.

In the first half, both teams received a yellow card.

But so far in the second half, Real Madrid has received 5 yellow cards.

Even people who don’t usually watch football can see that Real Madrid’s situation is precarious.

In the 75th minute, Mourinho made his second substitution.

Granero replaces Callejon.

“The biggest shortcoming in our current lineup is the right winger. We need to introduce a high-level right winger!”

Zidane said to Florentino on the side.

The president of Real Madrid nodded. This was a shortcoming that everyone could see.

“At the same time, we should also introduce a few high-level substitutes to enrich the team’s bench and support the team’s multi-line operations.”

After a pause, Valdano continued, “The team formation strategy of the Chinese in Bayswater is not suitable for us at Real Madrid.”

Because their head coach is Yang Cheng!
……

When Mourinho made substitutions, Yang Cheng also made substitutions one after another.

He first replaced the goal scorer Lewandowski with Giroud.

Modric was then replaced by Aaron Ramsey.

Both substitutions were positional substitutions.

The purpose is very obvious, which is to give Lewandowski and Modric more rest time.

There is still a crucial league game to be played this weekend.

The last substitution was Walcott replacing Gareth Bale.

After the substitution, Di Maria appeared at the left winger position.

Walcott’s position is further forward and closer to the center.

The purpose of doing this is clear.

Even if he makes a substitution, Yang Cheng still hopes to score a goal.

Therefore, Aaron Ramsey and Walcott also performed very actively after coming on as substitutes.

Anyone can see that Mourinho now wants to maintain the score of 1 to 2.

But Yang Cheng still wanted to score a goal.

In the 84th minute, Mourinho made his final substitution.

Higuain replaced Dzeko.

With Yang Cheng taking down two ace attackers, but replacing them with Walcott is different.

Mourinho obviously still hopes that Ronaldo can be effective in counterattacks.

After Yang Cheng replaced three players in a row, Bayswater Chinese still attacked on the left.

Marcelo, Di Maria, Toni Kroos and Giroud all frequently moved towards the left side.

This put enormous pressure on Real Madrid’s right defense.

In the 87th minute, the Chinese players from Bayswater had already launched a very threatening attack.

Giroud retreated, pulled out to the outside of the arc and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Aaron Ramsey sent a through ball and the French center forward met his teammate’s pass with his left foot.

The passed ball bounced high and fell to the right side of the penalty area behind Real Madrid’s defense line.

Walcott quickly shook off Coentrao and made a diagonal run to the right side of the penalty area.

But the little tiger obviously couldn’t appreciate the beauty of Giroud’s ball-bouncing. He didn’t hit it directly, but chose to stop the ball before hitting it.

As a result, the best opportunity for shooting was missed and the ball was saved by goalkeeper Casillas.

The previous offside run was beautiful, but the final handling of the ball was a bit slow.

But the fans at the scene still gave Walcott warm applause to show his encouragement!

Mourinho was watching from the sidelines, shaking his head and yelling at his players.

The game is about to end, stay calm!
But at this moment, the Chinese in Bayswater continued to increase the intensity of their attack.

Real Madrid has even been forced to retreat across the board.

Higuain and Ronaldo were left in front waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

Time passes minute by minute.

The Chinese fans of Bayswater in the stands continued to cheer for the players and build momentum for the team.

Everyone hopes that the team can continue their efforts and strive to score another goal.

As long as we can score this goal, the next leg away to the Bernabeu will be much easier.

Otherwise, although we won 2-1 at home, we gave the opponent an away goal.

In the second round at the Bernabeu, the Chinese in Bayswater are still very dangerous.

In fact, there was no advantage.

The players were also well aware of this, so in the final stages of the game, the Chinese in Bayswater attacked very aggressively.

Even Lewandowski, Gareth Bale and others who were replaced by Yang Cheng kept encouraging their teammates on the sidelines, signaling them to press forward and continue attacking.

Soon, the officials on the sidelines raised the sign for 4 minutes of extra time.

In the second half, Real Madrid received five yellow cards and wasted a lot of time.

Four minutes of extra time was given, which is normal.

But in the 91st minute, when Higuain received the ball in the frontcourt, Pepe intercepted the ball first. When he tried to steal the ball on the spot, he tackled Pepe from the side and back.

Although they received a yellow card, Bayswater Chinese’s quick counterattack failed.

Yang Cheng watched from the sidelines and shook his head.

“This bastard, he even made the yellow card into an artistic form!” Yang Cheng cursed angrily.

Why do you say that?

Real Madrid received a lot of yellow cards, but in fact, no one will miss the second leg.

They take turns getting cards and taking turns committing fouls!

When it comes to playing with the rules and taking advantage of loopholes, Mourinho is considered to be a master.

This is not meant as a disparagement.

All managers exploit loopholes, but he is truly the best.

One minute later, Las Diarra, who came on as a substitute, also committed a foul and received a yellow card.

Unfortunately, these guys’ fouls were all far away from the penalty area.

This made it impossible for the Chinese players in Bayswater to pose a threat from free kicks.

7 yellow cards!

“If he has the ability to make Khedira get a yellow card, I will consider him awesome!” Yang Cheng was also a little anxious and angry.

Every time, the Chinese committed a foul when Bayswater was about to counterattack.

Why didn’t Khedira get a yellow card?
Because if the German gets another yellow card, he will be suspended for the next round.

Therefore, they would rather let Xabi Alonso, Callejon, Higuain and others receive yellow cards than let Khedira take the field.

The time has reached 93 minutes.

The game is coming to an end.

Real Madrid once again passed the ball to the frontcourt and gave it to Granero.

But as soon as Granero received the ball, he was immediately entangled by Marcelo.

The Brazilian’s biggest improvement so far this season is actually in defense.

This season, he has recovered the ball 7.2 times per game.

He averages 3.4 steals per game, 3.7 interceptions per game, and 2 clearances per game.

While he performed well on the defensive end, he was also very sharp on the offensive end, averaging 2.3 dribbles per game and being fouled 1.8 times.

All these are enough to show his role in the tactical system of the Chinese in Bayswater.

But proportional to his improvement on defense and his offensive brilliance is that his mistakes have also increased.

Last season it was 33 turnovers, and so far this season there have been 36 turnovers.

Two of the mistakes directly resulted in lost goals.

This is the complicated Marcelo!
If I have to give a reference, it is Evra of Manchester United.

The French full-back only regained the ball 4.5 times per game, but he made only 29 mistakes and 1 fatal mistake.

After years of repeated training, Marcelo is still strong in offense but weak in defense.

But the reason why his defense is weak is simply due to the team’s tactical system.

When he really focuses on defense, even in a one-on-one situation, he is actually not bad.

Just like this time facing Granero.

The Real Madrid player was not a traditional winger and was entangled by Marcelo when he received the ball.

The Brazilian was short but very agile and quick to react. He kicked the ball away before Granero could.

After successfully stealing the ball, Marcelo stabilized his body, immediately moved forward and kicked the ball to Toni Kroos in front of him.

The German ran to the left byline to receive the ball and kicked it to Di Maria.

But the Argentine had his back to the direction of attack and was blocked by Arbeloa. He was unable to turn around and was forced to pass the ball back.

Since Las Diarra was following Toni Kroos, he could only pass the ball back to Marcelo who was advancing on the left flank.

The Brazilian met the ball and made a straight pass.

Giroud quickly cut in to the left side of the arc, and before Bruno Alves could do so, he kicked the ball to his left.

He quickly stepped out with his left foot and entered the Real Madrid penalty area while controlling the ball under his feet, leaving Arbeloa who was returning to defense empty-handed.

In the penalty area, Arbeloa didn’t dare to kick easily. Once he kicked Giroud, the Frenchman would definitely fall to the ground and pretend to be dead to get a penalty.

Giroud was very smart. When Arbeloa rushed over, he suddenly protected the ball with his left foot, making the Real Madrid right-back dare not kick the ball easily. However, he could not stop the momentum and rushed over the ball.

The French center forward took advantage of this opportunity to push the ball sideways with the outside of his left foot and took a step to the left.

It was precisely this step that distanced him from Bruno Alves.

Arbeloa rushed over again and was turning around.

In a very short period of time, maybe only about 1 second, Giroud got a chance to shoot.

If it was any other center forward who was already in the penalty area, he would definitely shoot directly.

Moreover, Giroud is left-footed.

This position and this angle are very suitable for him to exert force.

But Giroud is clearly not an ordinary center forward.

2011 11 Month 11 Day.

Giroud will always remember this day.

He made his first appearance for the French national team on this day.

Before that game, he had a phone call with head coach Yang Cheng.

There was one sentence from Yang Cheng that left a very deep impression on Giroud.

“Oliver, you have always been a very smart player. I’ve known that since the first time I met you.”

“And I believe you do, too.”

“As a smart person, you should be aware of your strengths and weaknesses.”

“I believe you know very well what to do and when to do it, what can be done and what cannot be done.”

“Believe me, Oliver, as long as you do your best, your career has just begun!”

Giroud has never been a man of exceptional talent.

He knew this when he was young.

As early as when he was in Grenoble in the French Ligue 2, he was not taken seriously.

From Grenoble to the third-tier Istres, and then to Tours in the French Ligue 2, Giroud took one step at a time.

At that time, he never thought that one day he would be able to join a top team like Bayswater Chinese and enter the French national team.

But now, everything has become a reality!
A French media reporter once asked Giroud if he had ever thought about leaving Bayswater Chinese?
This team has the world’s top scorer Lewandowski.

Giroud can only be a substitute for Lewandowski.

Moreover, compared with Lewandowski’s numerous goals, Giroud, who scores few goals, is always scolded and blamed.

In the past one or two years, the Chinese in Bayswater have begun to vigorously cultivate local center forward Harry Kane.

This is a genuine local youth training, and was also written into the team song by Yang Cheng.

Everyone knows that Harry Kane will definitely be reused.

Once England’s center forward matures, won’t Giroud become the third center forward?
In this case, isn’t Giroud’s best option to change jobs now?
But after listening to the question from the media, Giroud smiled and replied: “I haven’t thought about this question.”

He didn’t explain why, or if he would do so in the future.

In Giroud’s view, he has really learned a lot in the three years at Bayswater Chinese.

He didn’t score many goals, but he created a lot of chances for himself and his teammates.

Just as head coach Yang Cheng once told him, he needs to find his own position.

Since you don’t have any extraordinary talents, you should focus on doing what you are best at.

For example, pinball.

Uh, no, make the ball!
Also, headers.

So, in the 93rd minute of stoppage time, when Giroud turned to the left to receive the ball, he had already turned his head to look to the right.

When he received the ball and distanced himself from Arbeloa and Bruno Alves, and when everyone thought he would shoot directly, Giroud made a decision that surprised everyone in the stadium, including the 9 fans in the stands.

The French striker chose to send a cross pass with his left foot.

He lofted the ball high and sent it to the right side of the penalty area.

The landing point is just in front of the right corner of the small penalty area.

As Giroud expected, Aaron Ramsey was racing forward.

Coentrao stood near the penalty spot, leaving the entire right side of the penalty area unguarded.

When Aaron Ramsey came on, there was no one around.

Coentrao rushed over immediately.

But Aaron Ramsey kept looking up at the falling football, turned his back to the right, and kept backing away.

When the ball fell, Coentrao jumped up to head it.

This is his last chance.

But the top popped up.

The Portuguese left-back seemed to be able to feel the football brushing against his hair and falling down.

Aaron Ramsey took two steps back, and without waiting for the ball to land, he stood firmly on his left foot, swung his right foot, and volleyed the ball.

Without any defensive pressure around him, Aaron Ramsey has enough time to judge the landing point and direction of the ball, and can also adjust to his most comfortable shooting posture.

Therefore, this shot was of very high quality.

And it’s not straight to the near corner.

When Aaron Ramsey saw Casillas moving quickly from the left side of the goal, he deliberately shot in the opposite direction and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

This is precisely the angle that is most difficult for Casillas to save.

The Real Madrid goalkeeper dived to the side but couldn’t touch the ball at all.

The football almost brushed the angle between the crossbar and the left post and went into Real Madrid’s goal.

“The ball went in!!!”

“Great world wave!!!”

“A goal from Aaron Ramsey!”

“A very exciting world-class goal!!”

“My God, Giroud’s pass was so beautiful and just right, and Aaron Ramsey’s volley was also quite wonderful!”

“In the final moments of the game, Aaron Ramsey scored a stunning goal with a volley that broke through Real Madrid’s goal.”

“3 to 1!”

At the moment Aaron Ramsey volleyed the ball, Yang Cheng, who had been waiting for a goal on the sidelines and once felt that there was no hope of scoring, was so excited that he rushed out of the coaching area and roared excitedly.

This goal is so crucial!

With or without this goal, the second leg against Bayswater Chinese would be two completely different situations!

Yang Cheng was completely overwhelmed by the sudden surprise!

In the end, he was stopped by the fourth official who reacted in time.

Otherwise, he would probably have rushed into the court.

“We see that the head coach of Bayswater Chinese has also lost control a bit!”

“The whole Wembley Stadium was ignited by Aaron Ramsey’s goal!”

“The Bayswater Chinese got a very crucial goal.”

“3 to 1!”

“With this goal, Bayswater Chinese have seized the most favorable advantage on the road to the Champions League final!”

“Let’s relive this wonderful goal again.”

“Marcelo intercepted the ball in the backcourt and then cooperated with his teammates to send a straight pass to Giroud.”

“Giroud has good technique with his feet and his left-foot passes are very beautiful.”

“Aaron Ramsey’s volley showed his skill, and he did it without stopping the ball.”

“This Welsh midfielder is really talented and still very young with unlimited potential.”

The live TV camera also switched to the sidelines.

Real Madrid coach Mourinho seemed particularly disappointed.

He is saving his energy for the national team at the weekend, but he has also made a lot of preparations.

In fact, Real Madrid was about to hold on to the 1-2 scoreline.

But at the last moment, Aaron Ramsey’s volley shot completely shattered his dream.

What’s even worse is that both Giroud and Aaron Ramsey came on as substitutes.

Two substitutes scored crucial goals.

Mourinho can already see what kind of criticism the media will level at him after the game.

They just accused him of being conservative, cowardly, and that his substitution ruined the overall situation.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit!

Mourinho admitted it!

……

After Aaron Ramsey’s goal, Real Madrid kicked off again and tried to launch an attack.

But the ball was cleared before it could break into the Chinese penalty area in Bayswater.

The referee also blew the whistle to end the game at the right time.

Bayswater Chinese beat Real Madrid 3-1 at home!
In front of the home team’s bench, the players excitedly rushed into the field to celebrate.

All the players seemed extremely excited.

This score is enough for them to take the initiative to advance to the finals.

The Bayswater Chinese have been eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals for two seasons.

This makes Yang Cheng’s team hungry for the Champions League final!
As one of the strongest teams in world football recognized by the whole world, being eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals consecutively is already a very bad result.

Because of this, they performed extra hard.

Mourinho was very dissatisfied with this.

“You should thank Guardiola and his Barcelona, ​​otherwise, the score of today’s game would never be this, nor would it be 1 to 2!” Mourinho said indignantly.

Yang Cheng won the game and was in a good mood. He grinned and said, “If you say so, then you should thank Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal. If it weren’t for them, we would have been able to score a big score again today. Do you believe it?”

“I don’t believe you!” Mourinho cursed.

He absolutely did not believe that his team would lose by a big score again.

“Just wait until I finish off Barcelona at Camp Nou, and then I’ll come back to the Bernabeu to reverse the total score!”

After Mourinho finished speaking, he turned and left.

Yang Cheng wanted to treat him to a drink, but he was in no mood for it.

This made Yang Cheng speechless.

“Brian, tell me, who started this tradition of having drinks after the game?”

“Look, he lost the game and is not in the mood to drink, and I lost the game and don’t want to treat him. Isn’t this embarrassing?”

Brian Kidd laughed when he heard this.

He could see that Yang Cheng was in a particularly good mood, so he was deliberately teasing him.

……

After the game, the outcome of the match at London’s Wembley Stadium spread around the world in a very short time, sparking heated discussions among media and fans around the world.

Whether it is the media or the fans, they basically infer the process of the game from the results.

So, they all criticized Mourinho madly, thinking that his substitutions were too conservative.

When trailing 1-2, instead of continuing to attack and trying to equalize the score and score enough away goals, they actually wanted to conservatively maintain the result of 1-2. Isn’t that ridiculous?

Although, many media reporters defended Mourinho, believing that the 1-2 result away from home was still acceptable for Real Madrid.

Especially considering that there is a national derby at the weekend.

“The biggest mistake Mourinho made was that Yang Cheng’s two substitutions created the third goal!”

“If Real Madrid can leave Wembley Stadium with a score of 1-2, I believe the situation faced by the two teams when they return to the Bernabeu will be very different from what it is now.”

“Of course, Yang Cheng and his Bayswater Chinese deserve more respect and they deserve this victory.”

The media believes that just like Mourinho’s team faces the national derby, Yang Cheng’s team also faces a championship battle with Manchester City.

In fact, Yang Cheng’s team has had to play two games a week in a row and face strong opponents continuously in the past period of time. With three fronts going on at the same time, this is a huge test for any team!

“Under such pressure, Yang Cheng still chose to attack at the last moment.”

“Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey, who came on as substitutes, created the third goal and helped Bayswater Chinese take the initiative to advance. This is the biggest reward for Yang Cheng’s attack!”

Even the Spanish newspaper Marca believed that Yang Cheng’s team’s victory was well deserved and indisputable.

In addition, many media accused Mourinho’s team of being a big winner of cards.

Mourinho himself was very dissatisfied with the result.

In the post-match press conference, he believed that all the accusations against him were hindsight.

“Same set of tactics, same substitutions and adjustments. If we win, all of you will be under my command.”

“But now, I lost, so you are criticizing me and my players and saying that they are useless.”

“I will not, and do not want to, say that we are fully capable of defeating the Bayswater Chinese. This is a very bullshit lie.”

“The fact is, we are not as strong as the Bayswater Chinese in terms of strength and depth of bench.”

“We have to accept and recognize this situation. We need to further introduce strong reinforcements to improve our strength.”

“But before that, I can only do my best to help my team, lead my players and find a tactical style that is most likely to beat the opponent.”

In the end, Mourinho seemed to be forced into a corner and directly shouted out a brutal statement.

“Whether it’s us or Bayswater Chinese, whoever advances to the final will win the final championship!”

“So, this is not the Champions League semi-final, this is the Champions League final!”

“Two-round final!”

What Mourinho meant was that Real Madrid still has the “second half”.

It is too early to pronounce the death sentence on Real Madrid.

In addition, his remarks were somewhat disparaging of Guardiola’s Barcelona.

Barcelona’s away game against Manchester City was scheduled for the next day.

Media and fans around the world generally gave extremely high praise to Bayswater Chinese’s 3-1 home win over Real Madrid, believing that Bayswater Chinese has a good chance of advancing to the final.

“The Bayswater Chinese are one step closer to the great Triple Crown!”

But Yang Cheng said that despite the 3-1 victory, the challenge for Bayswater Chinese in the second leg at the Bernabeu Stadium is still quite daunting.

“Any team at the Bernabeu is likely to lose, and lose miserably!”

Yang Cheng believes that what the Chinese in Bayswater need to do now is to play every game patiently and attentively.

“Only if we treat every game as a final can we achieve victory in the end!”

Yang Cheng did not respond to Mourinho’s statement that whoever advances will win the championship.

This is a matter between Mourinho and Guardiola.

However, Yang Cheng had already booked tickets for Manchester Etihad Stadium in advance.

He wants to watch the game in person!

Whether it is Manchester City or Barcelona, ​​they are both important opponents of the Chinese in Bayswater.

……

On the evening of April 4, at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

No one expected that this world-renowned battle would turn out like this.

A sudden downpour turned Manchester into a “rainy city”.

Yang Cheng even wondered if Jam Hsiao was coming to Manchester for a concert.

What no one expected was that Ancelotti, who was playing at home, would play so conservatively in this game.

Manchester City is not a weak team!

But when facing Barcelona, ​​Ancelotti chose the most conservative tactic.

He gave up the ball voluntarily.

Or it should be said that it cannot be called giving in, but rather giving up the ball because you cannot win the fight.

Because in the opening attack, Barcelona created a one-on-one opportunity.

But Villa’s shot was blocked by the crossbar.

This mistake made Manchester City very alert and they also felt the threat from Barcelona.

So, Ancelotti’s team chose to defend.

The 4321 Christmas tree formation makes their defense very meticulous.

But in this way, Barcelona completely dominated the course of the game.

Guardiola’s team controlled the vast majority of the ball and constantly created shooting opportunities.

Even kicking from time to time.

This was probably inspired by Arteta’s long shot.

But Joe Hart did not make a similar mistake tonight. Instead, he performed very bravely, saving Barcelona’s shots time and time again, showing the excellent performance of an England goalkeeper.

The muddy field caused by heavy rain did not affect Barcelona’s ball possession, but it did have some impact on Barcelona’s offense.

The two sides shook hands and agreed to a 0-0 draw in the first half.

After the second half, the rain got heavier.

But both sides on the court showed no intention of holding back.

Especially for Barcelona, ​​Villa had another one-on-one chance but still hit the post.

This is already the 2th time!

In fact, if the game continues like this, ending in a 0-0 draw is a result that both sides can accept.

After all, for Barcelona, ​​neither the time nor the place is in their hands.

Manchester City showed exceptional tenacity and the players fought very hard, but they really didn’t have a good way to deal with Barcelona.

Ancelotti could only adopt a defensive tactic.

But in the 91st minute, Yaya Toure intercepted the ball from Messi in the midfield and passed it to Kaka.

The Brazilian dribbled forward, broke into the right side of the penalty area, and made a horizontal pass.

Ibrahimovic got ahead of the defender and fell to the ground in front of the goal to shoot the ball, along with the football, rain and grass, into Barcelona’s goal.

The Swedish center was criticized by countless people as a wimp!
Because he hardly scored any goals in the Champions League, especially in the knockout rounds.

But this time, facing Barcelona and Guardiola, he finally showed his true manly side!
After scoring the goal, Ibrahimovic deliberately ran past the visiting team’s coaching bench to celebrate his goal.

Just two minutes after Manchester City scored, which was the last moment of the game, Messi made a straight pass, and Pedro hit a curved ball with his right foot to the far corner from the left side of the penalty area.

As a result, it hit the right post again.

Hit the post 3 times, all on the right side!

It would be unbelievable to say that there is nothing mysterious here!

Manchester City finally defeated Barcelona 1-0 at home with Ibrahimovic’s goal.

But throughout the game, Barcelona’s ball possession rate was as high as 80.1%!

In other words, Manchester City’s possession rate was only 19.9%.

This is simply an appalling number.

But Ancelotti is unlucky.

Barcelona had 24 shots in the game, 6 on target and 3 hitting the post.

Manchester City only had four shots, and one of them was on target.

Even after the game, the heavy rain continued to fall.

Yang Cheng didn’t know whether he should be happy or unhappy about this result.

Even now, Guardiola’s team is still the most ball-dominant and competitive team in European football.

Being able to push Manchester City to this extent is definitely not what Ancelotti wants to see.

It should be noted that giving up possession of the ball does not mean giving up possession of the ball.

Ancelotti was definitely surprised that Manchester City was pushed to this extent.

“Which one would you choose as your opponent, Manchester City or Barcelona?”

Brian Kidd jokingly set a trap for Yang Cheng.

(End of this chapter)