It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 36: Guardiola's Conflict

Barcelona's next game is in seven days.

Guardiola gave the players a day off today.

Guardiola has stipulated that players are not allowed to participate in commercial activities two days before the game.

During this time, Xiaer was finally able to shoot the endorsement of "HP Ink".

It’s not that Shire hasn’t been approached for other endorsements recently, like yesterday a beverage company, the one that produces apple cider vinegar, hoped that Shire could endorse their beverages.

……

After finishing the endorsement shoot, Charles bought some Barcelona specialties and mailed them out, also bought a bottle of apple cider vinegar, and returned home to rest.

Barcelona teammates all have their own lives.

During this rare break, everyone had a tacit understanding and did not disturb each other.

In the evening, Charles drank a glass of apple cider vinegar, intending to improve his drinking capacity.

After brushing his teeth, Charles soon felt drunk and quickly lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

Three hours later, just when Charles was sleeping soundly, his cell phone suddenly rang.

Charles was half asleep, rubbed his eyes and took the phone.

Three o'clock in the morning, Guardiola.

well.

Although there is a time difference between Spanish time and natural schedule, and although Spain is still in winter time, it is still light at nine o'clock.

But that's no reason to call someone at three in the morning.

Charles leaned against the bed and yawned, "What's wrong, boss? It's three o'clock in the morning."

The sound of the game came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm watching Lyon's game video..."

Every time the Champions League comes, Guardiola seems to be "poisoned". He has to innovate in tactics and lineups, taking a gamble between being seen through by opponents and being defeated by them.

That’s right, it’s “whole life”.

He would wonder if his opponent had seen through his tactical arrangements and was targeting him.

Guardiola then began to change tactics.

Then I started to think: Will my opponent predict that I will predict that he will predict my tactical arrangement?

In addition, he would talk tactics to the air during the game.

After the game, he would pull the opposing players aside and explain the tactics to them.

He would also call the players' mothers, who knew nothing about football, late at night to explain tactics to them.

Charles had heard about his head coach's strange behavior a long time ago, but he didn't expect that it would be his turn today.

"...Okay, wait a minute, I'll go get some paper and pen."

Charles turned on the light and reluctantly went to the study with the phone to receive Guardiola's tactical explanation.

"... I think they will pile up five players in the midfield, completely cutting off Xavi's communication with his teammates."

"We forced Messi to leave the right to find the ball, and then used Benzema to pressure Alves so that he would not dare to rush forward easily. This was equivalent to destroying our strong right-wing attack."

Charles quickly took notes, "...It could also be that we strengthen the interception in the midfield to prevent our short passes from penetrating and distance Eto'o from the penalty area." The rustling sound of wiping the whiteboard came from the other end of the phone, "How can we overcome Lyon's strong midfield away from home? What if the two wings continue to be unable to open up?"

"Puyol still plays as left back? What if the referee continues to turn a blind eye to Messi's fall?"

"What if they put wine in the water?!"

Charles was so sleepy that he lay on the table, listening quietly to Guardiola's talk.

"okokokok……"

Perhaps all teachers' voices have hypnotic qualities. Charles felt the lids on his eyes becoming heavier and heavier. Slowly, as his eyes closed, he fell asleep on the table.

Time passed quickly between Georgian President Saakashvili's visit to Camp Nou and the rugby match arranged by Guardiola to relax the players.

Soon it was time for the home game against Espanyol.

Just by looking at the names, it is not difficult to see that Espanyol and Barcelona are mortal enemies.

The original intention of the Espanyol team was to fight against Barcelona, ​​which was almost entirely composed of foreign players at the time.

One can even joke that Espanyol only plays two games a season: home against Barcelona and away against Barcelona.

"Station, stage, you are watching the 0809th round of the 24- La Liga, Barcelona vs. Espanyol."

"This is the 150th Barcelona derby between Barca and Espanyol."

"Currently, Barcelona ranks first with 62 points, while Espanyol ranks last with 18 points. The 44-point gap is also the biggest gap in the history of the derby between the two teams."

"Two years ago, Espanyol made Barcelona lose the championship. Now facing Espanyol in the relegation zone, Pique shouted the slogan 'Celebrate Espanyol's relegation'."

"Although there is a huge gap in strength between the two teams, the Spaniards are not afraid of Barcelona at all."

"Espanyol defender Nick Pareja said before the game, 'They played very well! We know very well that this will be an extremely difficult game, but we will show our fighting spirit and desire for the game.'"

"In the 149 Barcelona derby matches in history, Barcelona has the advantage with 83 wins, 33 draws and 33 losses."

"Among them, in the 74 games played at Camp Nou, Barcelona had a record of 57 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses."

"And Azulgrana hasn't lost to Espanyol at the Camp Nou for 27 years."

"In the first leg of the two teams' match this season, Barcelona defeated Espanyol 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium."

"If the Spaniards are ordinary people holding a table knife, then Barcelona is like a super soldier who can run rampant in a tank."

"But the hatred between teams in the same city can narrow the gap in strength between the two sides."

"What's more, the Spaniard has a former Barcelona player, De La Pena, who grew up in the Barcelona club and has a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the football culture of Camp Nou."

"De La Pena, who once stood side by side with Raul as the rising star of the two biggest clubs in La Liga, no longer has the frivolity of a young celebrity, but has become more mature after going through many twists and turns."

"He is not Barcelona's darling, he is a sharp thorn that makes Barcelona sleepless."

"Two seasons ago, he and Tamdo teamed up to tie with Barcelona, ​​creating conditions for Real Madrid's comeback and win the championship."

"Here are the lineups for both teams:"

“巴萨（4-3-3）：1-巴尔德斯/22-阿比达尔，3-皮克，4-马科斯，20-阿尔维斯/24-图雷，6-哈维，17-夏尔/14-亨利，9-埃托奥，10-梅西。”

“西班牙人（4-1-4-1）：1-卡梅尼/5-塞尔吉奥·桑切斯，21-哈尔克，16-巴雷哈，3-戴维·加西亚/22-莫伊塞斯/14-安赫尔，17-内内，9-德拉佩纳，10-路易斯·加西亚/24-伊万·阿隆索。”

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