Chapter 386 Barcelona is really out of money!
Speaking of Liverpool this season, it is indeed strange.
The Reds are currently ranked fifth in the Premier League, with unsatisfactory results, and may not even qualify for the Champions League, but they are making great strides in the Champions League and have reached the semi-finals.
But precisely because of the poor performance in the league, Liverpool performed even harder in the Champions League, because they were betting on a hope, that is, to apply for a special exception as the defending champion and be able to participate in the Champions League next season.
Rooney's performance this season has not been ideal and has been criticized and blamed a lot, mainly because he is facing transformation and adjustment. However, in the game against Liverpool, he played quite well, assisting Rooney to score the only goal and helping Manchester United beat Liverpool 1-0 away.
Therefore, Ronnie still has a certain say in Liverpool.
"Benitez is still the same. After introducing Xabi Alonso this season, the double defensive midfielders have been frequently adjusted. He rotates them in almost every game. There is no fixed starting lineup, which is terrible."
"But their biggest problem is the central defender. Hyypia is old and his competitive form has declined significantly. They have not been able to find a reliable central defender combination, so they bought veteran Pellegrino to Liverpool during the winter break, but the main players now should still be Hyypia and Carragher."
Su Dong is no stranger to Pellegrino. The Argentine veteran is indeed quite strong, but he is old after all.
"Liverpool is not an easy team to deal with. Under Benítez's coaching, the team has a strong cohesiveness and good defense. When facing them, it is difficult to have an easy way to please them. You can only fight hard."
Ronnie's statement is consistent with Su Dong's impression of Benítez.
As early as when he played for Valencia, Benítez was notoriously stubborn.
His most famous theory is that if he is given eleven robots, he can win any game.
So much so that some people say that Benítez's tactics can restrain any opponent, but the players' execution may not be in place.
Because people always make mistakes.
Barcelona is good at attacking, but facing Liverpool, Barcelona's attack may not be effective, but the team's defense is the better choice.
Rijkaard has made it clear that in the next period of time, Barcelona will focus on defense and try to improve its defense, hoping to avoid the recent situation of conceding more than three goals per game.
If they lose every game like this, no matter how strong Barcelona's offensive firepower is, they won't be able to withstand it! …………
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Su Dong stayed in Manchester for one night and listened to Ronnie complaining all night.
Having failed to win the championship for two consecutive seasons, a team as proud as Manchester United is now under tremendous pressure.
Especially with Chelsea's strong rise this season.
Ferguson aimed to adjust the team's style of play and support a group of younger players to take over, but the fans didn't care. They felt that these players were not as good as the old ones. Rooney was an English player, and the protective nature of their player made the British media direct their fire at Cristiano Ronaldo, believing that he was too flashy, not practical enough, and could not replace the likes of Beckham.
Anyway, Ronnie’s current situation is the most miserable.
Fortunately, in recent times, someone has come out to take the blame from Ronnie's head.
This was the second time Ferdinand was reported by the media to have had a private meeting with Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon, accompanied by his agent Zahavi, an Israeli agent who has a very close relationship with Abramovich.
When the news was exposed by the media for the first time, Ferdinand became the "Judas" in the mouths of Manchester United fans. This time it was exposed again, and Ferguson had no choice but to warn Ferdinand, hoping that he could keep his promise and stop using Chelsea to hype and put pressure on Manchester United to renew the contract.
Some have analyzed that Ferdinand met with Kenyon in order to use the transfer to put pressure on Manchester United to make concessions on contract renewal salary, but Ferguson has always refused to break the existing salary structure for Ferdinand.
It can be seen that the two sides have been playing games.
In addition to Ferdinand, in the capital market, American sports tycoon Glazer has proposed to acquire Manchester United for the third time.
The previous two acquisition proposals were rejected by Manchester United, but this time Glazer is said to have proposed a new acquisition plan with very attractive conditions. Even Manchester United's CEO David Gill admitted that the offer was very generous.
As a listed company, Manchester United must consider the interests of all shareholders. If the acquisition price is indeed attractive, Manchester United does not rule out the possibility of being acquired, which is bound to cause violent turmoil in the club.
You know, at the end of the last century, Sky TV tycoon Murdoch had basically completed the acquisition of Manchester United, but was strongly protested by Manchester United fans. A group of Manchester United diehards even formed a "Red Rebels" and announced a boycott of Murdoch's acquisition.
Although the acquisition failed later, now that Glazer has come, Manchester United fans still strongly oppose it.
It was in this turmoil that Ronnie's situation became more relaxed.
Su Dong also tried his best to appease his best friends.
Now that you have joined Manchester United, don't give up easily. No matter how difficult the situation is or how much pressure there is, do your best to play for Manchester United. This is the right way.
Like Quaresma, after leaving Barcelona, the possibility of returning to a top team is much smaller. It is even unrealistic to return to a giant like Barcelona in the short term.
Even if someone like Diego Forlan performed quite well after leaving, other top teams still had reservations.
Who knows if Fran will end up in the same situation as Manchester United after he moves to another giant? "Don't worry, I won't be knocked down that easily!"
When they parted, Ronnie put his arm around Su Dong's shoulder and said in an extremely firm tone.
From the moment he decided to join Manchester United, he was determined to make a name for himself in Manchester.
"Of course I believe you!" Su Dong said with a smile.
"I'm your brother, I won't embarrass you!"
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After returning from Manchester, Su Dong plunged into intensive preparations.
There is no suspense in the La Liga, and Barcelona is not willing to invest too many manpower in this event. It is more focused on adjusting the players' condition, and the team is more focused on the Champions League.
Defense is Barcelona's biggest problem now.
How to solve the defense?
Objective problems such as a thin lineup and insufficient player strength are there and cannot be solved this season, so the team has to think of other solutions.
For example, increasing ball possession, actively engaging in counter-attacks and pressing in the midfield and frontcourt, etc.
Rijkaard and Ten Cate are also constantly using training to repeatedly study the team's defense, hoping to find an effective solution.
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April 23rd, the 33rd round of La Liga.
Barcelona will challenge Malaga away.
As the first leg of the Champions League semi-final will be held in the middle of the week, many main core players including Su Dong and Ronaldinho did not play in this game.
But Barcelona still won 4-0 against Malaga away from home.
Giuly scored twice, and Oleger and Gerard scored successively.
The opponent was shut out, and Marcos Senna's performance in the deep midfield was still remarkable.
This also makes countless Barcelona fans feel regretful. If Marcos Senna could participate in the Champions League, Barcelona's situation would be much better than it is now.
Especially through these four months of games, Marcos Senna not only received unanimous recognition from the Barcelona team, but even the media and fans were amazed at this previously unknown player who suddenly emerged.
Who would have thought that a 28-year-old player who was not very famous before would have such outstanding strength?
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As the league is coming to an end, Barcelona received another piece of good news.
After a long period of preparation and construction, the Joan Gamper Sports City located in the western suburbs of Barcelona will be officially opened in the new season.
Starting this summer, Barcelona football team, basketball team, volleyball team, rugby team and hockey team will all move into this new sports city.
Among them, the football team is the focus of this sports city.
Although only the first phase of construction has been completed, the Joan Gamper Sports City will be the world's highest level football training base, and its hardware and software facilities will be more advanced than the current old sports city.
When announcing the good news, Barcelona vice president Soriano also announced that it would be difficult for Barcelona to have enough funds to invest in the transfer market this summer because the club still has a large amount of old debt to pay off, including last summer's blockbuster signings and the loan owed for the construction of the sports city.
This basically means that it will be difficult for Barcelona to invest in the transfer market this summer.
The management suddenly released such a rumor at this time. The subtext was actually to tell the team so that the coaching staff and players would have a clear understanding that they should fully explore internally and not rely on external signings.
Because Barcelona really has no money!
In order to bring in Su Dong and build the Gamper Sports City, Barcelona can be said to be extremely poor.
But from Soriano's statement, it can also be seen that the power struggle within Barcelona's management has basically been settled.
According to the information obtained by Su Dong, Rosell and his family will leave Barcelona.
Laporta will take over Barcelona in an all-round way. Soriano, Begiristain, and Laporta's confidants will have full control over Barcelona. This will temporarily stabilize the internal situation of Barcelona and appease people's hearts.
However, many media have revealed that Ronaldinho is likely to choose to transfer to Chelsea because of Rosell's departure.
But the Brazilian superstar has made it clear in the locker room that he will not leave Barcelona this summer.
He still hopes to succeed at Barcelona.
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With the first leg of the Champions League semi-final approaching, Liverpool arrived in Barcelona in a low-key manner.
Benítez changed his previous confident remarks and appeared very low-key. He admitted that Barcelona is stronger than Liverpool and has a better chance of reaching the Champions League final, but he said that Liverpool also has a chance.
"If we lose just one goal at Camp Nou tomorrow night, we'll have a great chance of advancing when we return home!"
Benítez's biggest bargaining chip is Liverpool's excellent away record in the Champions League this season.
(End of this chapter)
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