Chapter 495 Messi's Fighting Spirit

The recent La Liga belongs to Wang Li, who alone shines throughout Spain and even the whole world.

Since Wang Li's comeback, Barcelona's head coach Rijkaard has been studying defensive strategies whenever he has time. For Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid is an absolute opponent. As a head coach, he must work out a way to win, and Wang Li is Real Madrid's number one star.

Last season, Rijkaard had already truly understood Wang Li's strength, and he could not help but pay attention to this.

He knew very well that if he did not restrict the performance of this black-haired boy in the match against Real Madrid, it would be very difficult for Barcelona to win.

However, Barcelona is not good at defending.

So, after all this time, Rijkaard couldn't come up with any good solution, which made him pin his hopes on Barcelona scoring more goals than Real Madrid.

But this match between Real Madrid and Chelsea made Rijkaard feel that Barcelona had ushered in the dawn of victory.

Mourinho's defensive tactics have obviously restricted Wang Li's performance. Rijkaard feels that as long as he can find a little inspiration in Chelsea's tactics, perhaps Barcelona can still find a defensive strategy in addition to attacking.

If you take both into account, the probability of winning will be much greater.

Facing the Spanish derby, the team cannot afford to be negligent. On the night of returning to Barcelona, ​​Rijkaard spent the whole night thinking about the tactical arrangements and called the team's coaching staff to study the match videos of Chelsea and Real Madrid.

It worked, at least that's what Rijkaard thought, because he saw through Chelsea's defensive approach.

The combination of several defensive methods has a very obvious effect, and Chelsea has achieved this. However, Rijkaard is still a little worried, because Barcelona and Chelsea have completely different styles. It is not appropriate to directly use Mourinho's method, and Barcelona's defense cannot be as tight as Chelsea's.

But now is not the time to worry about this.

"It's better to have it than nothing." That's all Rijkaard could think of.

If the performance of the black-haired boy is restricted, as long as he scores fewer goals, Barcelona's goals are likely to exceed Real Madrid. This is what he is thinking now. The Spanish derby is approaching, and he has no time to think about it inappropriately.

So, in Barcelona's training the next day, Rijkaard moved Chelsea's defensive tactics directly to the training ground.

Like Real Madrid, Barcelona's offense is not a concern, but their defense has always been poor, so Rijkaard asked the team to train their defense before the game.

Rijkaard was very anxious, but as Barcelona players, they only had to do what the coach said, and the atmosphere in training was not heavy at all.

"Andres, you have a chance. Maybe you can learn a lot from the game." As the big brother of the team, Ronaldinho reminded Messi on the training ground.

Lionel Andrés Messi, born on June 24, 1987, is an Argentine football player who plays as a striker and can also serve as an attacking midfielder.

Now, he has been promoted from Barcelona's youth training camp to the first team.

The training mechanism level of Barcelona's youth training camp is undoubtedly the highest in Spain, but it is also the most vulnerable to poaching. The most famous stars in recent years are Fabregas and Pique, who were respectively taken away by Arsenal and Manchester United. Messi is also facing poaching. Before the start of this season, he had some problems in the summer due to the team's reported list, so Real Madrid, Manchester United, AC Milan and other clubs have made moves to snatch this player.

Juventus was the most aggressive among them. They even offered a sky-high transfer contract of 17.5 million euros. But obviously, Barcelona is not a fool and they will not sell the team's priceless treasure.

Sure enough, Messi showed his level this season. In the last derby against Real Madrid, although he did not score a goal, he became a good organizer of the team's offense with his performance, and his performance in the midfield was particularly outstanding.

Now, he is playing for Barcelona as a striker. In recent league games, Messi's performance has been getting better and better. He has scored 6 goals and 3 assists for Barcelona. This efficiency is extremely brilliant for a 19-year-old player. The most important thing is that he doesn't have much playing time.

So, now the Barcelona media has called him the "new Maradona".

"ah?"

Messi obviously didn't react when he heard Ronaldinho's words. He turned his head with a puzzled expression on his face.

"I said you might learn a lot from the game," Ronaldinho repeated.

"Learn something?"

At this time, Messi finally realized, "You mean with Allen Wang, the most expensive star?"

Ronaldinho nodded and said, "Although many people say that he always brags, in fact, he is really strong, at least much stronger than me, and he is almost the best in dribbling, passing, shooting and so on."

"You know him well?" Messi was obviously interested.

Ronaldinho smiled, but that slightly 'scary' smile did not have a hint of warmth: "Last year I exchanged jerseys with him and played two games with him. I admit that I am no match for him."

"Really?"

Messi didn't know Wang Li, but he had heard of Wang Li's name. It should be said that all football players in the world have probably heard of Wang Li's name. After hearing Ronaldinho's words, Messi was obviously aroused. In the Barcelona club, even a player like Ronaldinho had to admit that Messi had the potential to become a superstar, and this potential was very great.

Although Messi is usually very quiet, when it comes to football, it is difficult for him to be truly convinced by anyone: "I really want to see him in person. I have watched many videos of him, but his moves are very fancy. Yes, that's how I feel."

It's not just Messi himself who thinks so. Many people who watch Wang Li's game videos will have this feeling. His moves are indeed very fancy. Of course, it is precisely because of the fancy that the fans are more intoxicated because it will be very eye-catching.

However, professional players feel that these moves are not practical - fancy is synonymous with impractical.

“It’s also very practical.”

Ronaldinho took over the conversation affirmatively: "I think you can't say that without actually competing with him. If you want to succeed, work hard to learn. This game will definitely be helpful to you."

"Thanks."

Although he didn't quite understand, Messi still expressed his gratitude to Ronaldinho for his kindness, but he was already full of fighting spirit in his heart.

Challenging the world's top star, what could be more exciting than this! ?

On the morning of April 2, the small square of the Bernabeu Stadium was already packed with people.

Unlike Real Madrid's usual home games, although most of the fans in the small square are still wearing Real Madrid jerseys, there are also a large number of fans wearing Barcelona jerseys. These Barcelona fans came very early and they are cheering for Barcelona.

Unlike ordinary leagues, the Spanish derby is highly valued, and the number of tickets allocated by the English Football Association to the away fans is by no means just a few thousand. The Bernabeu Stadium has a total of 80,000 seats. This time Barcelona received 30,000 tickets, Real Madrid only had 40,000 tickets, and the other 10,000 tickets were sold to neutral fans.

Perhaps many people will wonder if more than 30,000 away game tickets can be sold?

There is no need to worry about this problem at all. For the Spanish derby, the number of tickets can only be small, not large. These 30,000 tickets were simply ordered online and sold at the window, and they were all sold out on the first day.

In the small square, Real Madrid fans and Barcelona fans were completely opposed to each other. They were insulting each other across an corridor. Fortunately, the Madrid police dispatched riot control forces and limited the distance between the two sides from nine o'clock in the morning, which prevented a fight from happening.

At various locations in the small square, there were media from all over the world, all of them were interviewing the fans and learning about the popularity of the game from the spot.

Compared with Real Madrid and Barcelona clubs, the fans obviously do not have any pressure. When facing interviews, they directly speak their minds and continue to verbally attack each other.

"Real Madrid is a bunch of rubbish, they will definitely lose!!"

"I hope the referee will be fair and of course it would be best if he favours Barcelona."

"It would be nice if there was a misjudged penalty during the game."

These are the words spoken by the fans. Almost all of them hope that their team will win, and they ridicule the opposing team in various ways, or even launch direct verbal attacks.

In this chaotic situation, at around 1 p.m., the bus carrying all the Barcelona players finally drove into the Bernabeu Stadium.

In the small square, the bus was surrounded by Real Madrid fans. Although there was police "cover", after the bus drove into the stadium from the small square, the bus skin was completely scratched. There were even various coatings on the bus, including paint, various rotten fruit juices, and even a lot of human excrement. In short, Barcelona was definitely treated badly.

When the players got off the bus, the whole team was silent. Although there were many Barcelona fans, this was Real Madrid's territory after all, and keeping silent and exploding on the court was the best option.

The same can be said for Messi, who is playing in his second Spanish derby and first at the Bernabeu.

So he just followed the other players towards the locker room.

But at the corner of the player's tunnel, he met a familiar figure. Seeing this figure, he stood still until the figure also stopped and looked in his direction.

Then, the two looked at each other for a long time.

(To be continued)