Chapter 389 Dare you fight back?

During the halftime break, the fans quickly opened the sports software and had a passionate discussion in the comment area. - [Looking at the performance of the Barcelona players in the first half of the game, I feel that Barcelona is likely to be kicked out by Manchester United today. ] - [He lowered his head, Leo Messi; spread his hands, LeBron James. ] - [It has nothing to do with Messi, right? He was so tightly guarded and his teammates were not strong, so it was useless even if he was strong. ] - [Why doesn't it matter? With a salary of nearly 100 million, he directly occupies nearly 1/3 of the team's space. In addition, the salary increase and long-term contracts of veterans such as Pique and Busquets, the salary left for others is the salary of child laborers. What qualifications do you have to accuse other teammates of not being strong? ] - [Yes, if you don't play well with the highest salary, you will be criticized. This has always been the case in football. Did Chu Fengshao get criticized at the beginning? If you don't score a goal in a game, you will be said to be a goal drought. ] - [He didn't run before the end of the first half of the game. I guess Messi himself knew that he had no chance to win, so he just played badly. Anyway, he was reversed every year and his face was lost. 】 - 【I took a look at Chu Feng's data, averaging 12.3km per game, and the heat map is all over the front midfield. This is what a core player should look like! 】 - 【Messi might as well give up the ball and act as a frontcourt terminator, without running back and forth, and without squeezing the space of teammates. 】 - 【The question is, which coach dares not to let Messi play as a core player? His reputation is there, and he is the successor of Maradona. The national team and the club have to give him face. 】 - 【It is also difficult to be a Barcelona coach. I silently mourn for Setien for three minutes. 】

At this moment, in the home team's locker room.

"We did a good job of pressing in the first half. We need to keep up the pressure in the second half and don't have to worry about any physical problems."

"Because Barcelona players consume more energy than us. High-intensity attack and defense transitions, physical confrontations and back-and-forth running are not something Barcelona can bear now."

Mourinho drew a big arrow on the tactical board and continued, "Don't worry about the wide space behind you. If Barcelona wants to make a long pass, let them pass. What we have to do is to score more goals and completely destroy Barcelona at home."

In fact, Mourinho is not worried about Barcelona's attack, because once supported by the super midfield, Messi can be said to be a great threat.

But now Barcelona no longer has a qualified midfielder. When facing weak teams, they can still scare the opponents, but when facing strong teams, they can only take the beating.

Moreover, even if Barcelona scored two goals, it would be difficult for them to make a comeback given their morale.

Mourinho has a thorough study of human nature. He knows that Messi is not suitable to be a leader, not only because of his taciturn personality, but also because of his running data which is as low as it can be.

After all, when your teammates look at you and find you walking leisurely, how can their fighting spirit be ignited? So he has always emphasized that when you fall behind, you must run more and keep yourself busy.

This way you can ignore your frustration and focus on the game.

For example, Chu Feng would keep running even if he had no chance.

There is a saying: It is not because there is hope that we do it, but because we do it that we have hope.

In the visiting team's locker room, silence became the theme.

Macy leaned against the cabinet with empty eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

Setien was so anxious, thinking, "Please say something. Even if it's meaningless, it's better than saying nothing."

But why are you keeping silent?

He had no choice but to stand up, cough twice, and said, "Well, actually we still had a chance in the first half. Leo and Luis' shots almost broke Manchester United's goal, but our luck was a little off."

Hearing this, Pique's eyes went dark and he thought to himself, how dare you say that.

Messi's shot seemed threatening, but in fact, because of Kante's interference, the angle of the shot was so straight that even his grandmother could have blocked it.

As for Suarez.

This guy is really not as good as before. His shots after forcing himself to break free are weak and have no effect at all.

Could it be that he still expected the Premier League Golden Glove to throw the ball into the goal by himself? "That's right, Rio, we have to have confidence in ourselves. Even if Manchester United targeted you, didn't you still manage to get rid of them continuously?"

Rakitic seemed to be even more confident than Messi. He patted his chest and shouted: "Manchester United's high-pressure defense has left us with a lot of space behind us. As long as we make good use of this space and be more efficient, Manchester United will not dare to press forward.

If we can control the midfield, we can slowly get the rhythm of the game back, and it may only take a few minutes to equalize the score. Don't forget that we have done the same thing before! "

After Rakitic finished speaking, only a few responses were heard.

This made the leader of the Meichui group very embarrassed. He opened and closed his mouth again and again, and finally closed it.

"Ivan is right. We can't always be in Manchester United's rhythm. We must take back the initiative!"

Setien said firmly: "Manchester United is not as strong as we thought. They just rely on their physical advantage to keep pressing. As long as we can break their high-risk pressure, we can continue to create scoring opportunities!"

These solemn words gave the Barcelona players a little hope. They regained their morale and formed a circle to cheer themselves up.

"At the beginning of the second half, Barcelona made a substitution adjustment, Griezmann replaced Suarez, it seems that they want to strengthen the frontcourt attack!"

"It's okay, actually. Barcelona is three goals behind and has nowhere to retreat. They can only seek hope of victory in this desperate situation!"

"Hey, the ball comes to Bruno Fernandes' feet. The Portuguese gets rid of Rakitic and looks for Wan-Bissaka who is advancing on the wing!"

On the court, Wan-Bissaka received the ball quickly, squeezed Alba aside, and broke through with his physical fitness.

When he got to the baseline, he kicked the ball directly to the middle, looking for Chu Feng in front! Bang! Ding! Two consecutive sounds scared Pique so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He was highly focused just now, but Chu Feng rushed towards him rudely and unreasonably and headed the ball into his chest.

If the crossbar hadn't saved the day, Barcelona would probably have conceded another goal.

"Wow! Look at the height of this jump, it's like he's a trapeze artist!"

"Barcelona's defense is as thin as a piece of paper in front of him!"

"Neither Pique nor Lenglet had a very high level of air defense. Facing Manchester United's mindless bombardment, they really felt like they had no power to use."

During the half-time break, Setien said very well that we should use the space to counterattack.

But when faced with Manchester United's crazy pressing, Barcelona players seemed to be drowning in the water, without even a chance to breathe, let alone save themselves.

Under long-term and high-intensity pressure, Barcelona players' error rate soared.

54th minute of the game.

After continuous passes, the ball came to Sandro's feet.

The Brazilian winger stopped suddenly and started again, making Semedo lose his direction. After getting rid of the opponent, he went straight into the penalty area.

Pique, who came to assist, blocked most of the shooting angles, but Sandro chose to pass the ball back to the front of the penalty area.

"Matic coming from the back!"

"What a powerful shot! Ter Stegen makes a crucial save!"

"The danger is not over yet! Manchester United has deployed a lot of manpower in the penalty area, and McTominay heads the ball to the second point!"

At Old Trafford, under the spotlight, Barcelona's penalty area was in chaos.

The football spun in the air and flew towards the penalty spot.

In that area, Chu Feng and Langlet engaged in fierce physical contact like wrestling bulls!

Bang! Lenglet's expression suddenly twisted, and he felt a sharp pain in his waist and abdomen.

At this moment, he felt that he was not fighting against humans, but against crazy beasts.

He moved sideways half a step almost uncontrollably, which meant he gave up the first landing point.

Chu Feng groaned, quickly regained his balance, and his back arched as he thrust forward! Bang! His forehead hit the football hard, making a dull sound that frightened the Barcelona players!

The next moment, Ter Stegen dived sideways with all his strength, and his fingertips just touched the whistling football!

But it didn't work.

The straight line turned into a broken line and still bounced into the net, creating a white wave!

4:0!!!

“The ball goes in again!”

"The game hasn't even reached 60 minutes yet, and Chu Feng has already scored four goals!"

"Before the game, everyone was wondering what kind of situation would the two giants with years of grudges play today?"

"Equally matched? Home team advantage? Or is it the guest team taking the lead?"

"Neither. Manchester United crushed Barcelona with their overwhelming performance!"

"As we all know, when top teams play against each other, the scores are basically similar. Even if there is a one-sided score, there is rarely a huge gap."

"And this night, Barcelona conceded 4 goals in less than 60 minutes. It is really rare!"

Zhan Jun was feasting his eyes and excitedly pumped his fist as he explained.

On the field, Chu Feng and his teammates ran to the bottom of the Ferguson Stand and waved to Sir Alex Ferguson up there.

When they were in the youth training camp, they reviewed the games in which Manchester United lost to Barcelona, ​​and now they finally have the opportunity to repay the favor.

"David, these kids really don't hold back at all."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Ferguson didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Why would we stay against Barcelona? We should beat them in the first round to avoid any problems in the second round."

Beckham smiled happily. Whether at Manchester United or Real Madrid, he had no good impression of Barcelona.

Seeing Barcelona being beaten like this today, he was gloating from the bottom of his heart.

On the sidelines, Setien looked deathly pale and slumped on the bench.

Don’t say the football is round when the game gets to this point.

Everyone understands that Barcelona has no hope.

Now we can only try to recover the losses, concede as few goals as possible, or score more away goals.

When he returned to Camp Nou, Setien suddenly felt that being beaten away from home was understandable. If he was beaten again at home, he would probably be fired that night.

But think about it, it's not impossible. Barcelona is such a mess, and he took over it only because of the money.

If the club can terminate the contract on its own initiative, then I can get a penalty fee.

On the other side, Mourinho raised his hands and waved them excitedly.

Damn, what Barcelona.

When the tide receded, Barcelona was not swimming naked, but was left dead on the beach.

Is the gap in strength between the two teams that big?

Actually, yes.

But Barcelona can avoid this by using efficient attacks to reversely curb Manchester United's pressure at the beginning of the game.

But the problem is that Barcelona players don't run, the formation is a terrible 4-4-2, and their morale is crushed by Manchester United goal by goal. All these reasons combined have led to the current situation.

The center of Dream Theater.

Messi made a classic move, standing there with his hands on his waist, head down, sighing, and a dull look in his eyes.

Looking back at his Champions League journey, since the 2015-16 season, he was defeated by Atletico Madrid in 2016, eliminated by Juventus in 2017, killed by Roma in 2018, and eliminated by Manchester United in 2019. By 2020, he thought he could win the Champions League and get the Ballon d'Or.

But who knew it could turn out like this.

The photographer at Old Trafford was very understanding and gave Messi a single close-up shot, perfectly interpreting what loneliness and solitude are.

Chu Feng in the distance looked coldly, without many thoughts in his mind.

But he felt that playing with Barcelona was boring and was not as good as playing with Real Madrid.

"Guys, the game isn't over yet, keep pressing high!"

Chu Feng waved his hand.

Show mercy?

Manchester United's recent league schedule is relatively easy, and having been eliminated from the League Cup early, they can focus all their energy on the Champions League.

Shouldn't he play with the data? "Barcelona made a substitution adjustment, Frenkie de Jong replaced Busquets, it seems that they want young people to lead their teammates."

"But judging from the current situation, he won't come here to take the blame, right?"

"Manchester United also made adjustments, Havertz replaced B Fee, Luke Shaw replaced Sandro, and Herrera replaced McTominay."

"Using all the substitutions at once, does Mourinho want to continue the attack?"

Zhan Jun took a deep breath and thought that it was enough. Don’t make Barcelona angry and hurt Chu Feng maliciously again.

"In fact, Barcelona players are not willing to do such a thing." Zhang Lu said with a smile.

Suddenly, they heard a noise and they looked down hurriedly.

It turned out that Manchester United was too excited and Maguire even stood in the center circle. As a result, Pique intercepted the ball in the backcourt and made a long pass to Griezmann who was making a forward run.

The Frenchman sped up and rushed towards the Manchester United penalty area! Wan-Bissaka and Thiago Silva chased back frantically, and the distance between the former and Griezmann kept narrowing.

"Griezmann stepped on the ball and stopped suddenly. He needs to slow down the pace!"

"Hey, just pass the ball diagonally to the right, Messi is moving forward quickly!"

"He made an extreme change of direction to shake off Sandro and dribbled the ball into Manchester United's penalty area!"

De Gea decisively left the goal and pounced on Messi fiercely.

The next moment, Messi lowered his shoulder and pushed the ball again, avoiding De Gea's center of gravity and getting rid of it from the right side.

Seeing this, De Gea hastily retracted his outstretched hand. If he had touched it, he might have been given a red card and would have been suspended for the next game.

Therefore, it is better to let Messi score, since Manchester United is leading by a large margin anyway.

Amid the cheers of Barcelona fans, Messi scored a goal into the empty net.

He ran into the goal, picked up the football, and waved to his teammates as he ran back, telling them with his actions that there was still hope.

Chu Feng patted Ya Zi's shoulder, looked around and said coldly:

"Guys, Barcelona still dares to fight back, keep pressing, we are going to give Barcelona an unforgettable memory at home today!"

(End of this chapter)