When the Mallorca team gathered together on January 2, everyone congratulated Kak¨¢. Winning the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or is already a very difficult thing, let alone Kak¨¢. With so many personal honors, his performance in the Champions League is definitely top-notch, and he has repeatedly scored key goals in the European Super Cup and World Club Cup. Although he is not as good as Torres or Klose in terms of goals throughout the year. There are many goals, but in terms of importance, it is important.
Now Kaka is the well-deserved number one player of Mallorca, but his number one position is a bit interesting. He is not the captain of Mallorca, the captain is Matias; nor is he the core organizer of Mallorca, the core organizer is Alonso; no Mallorca's top scorer, the top scorer is Torres - but he is still the top scorer, he doesn't have many assists, he doesn't score many goals, and he is not the core of the team, but he can score key goals and always shines. This is very similar to Zidane who played for Juventus before. In fact, when he was at Juventus, Zidane was not the top player. The top player was Del Piero, the core of the offense was also Del Piero, and the top scorer was Inza. Ji, but this bald man can always perform well in highlight time. Kaka now is somewhat similar to Zidane at that time
"Okay, okay, I think everyone already knows what we are going to do in the second half of the season Ronnie is back now, and our lineup is stronger than ever. Since we are so strong, we should attack some difficult games Whether it¡¯s the league, the Champions League or the King¡¯s Cup, I won¡¯t let anyone go! If we can win the Triple Crown in the 0304 season, we can also compete for the Triple Crown now! Summer is the European Cup , don¡¯t you want to show all the championships you have won to all your teammates in the national team? After the last triple crown, we missed the honor of six crowns. This time we will also win the six crowns! Next! In this game, we will take the Barcelona flag to let everyone know that Mallorca is a monster that will never be filled with honors. We will win any championship!"
On the training ground, Jose issued Mallorca's declaration for this season. During this winter break, Mallorca's players did not just go around and have nothing to do. Most of them also paid attention to their bodies during their vacations. This will allow them to enter the state immediately after the start of the second half of the season without the need for a slow warm-up.
January 6th, Conch Stadium.
The highlight of the 18th round of the league is undoubtedly Mallorca's home game against Barcelona. Neither Barcelona nor Mallorca are in particularly good shape recently. They both lost in the last round. For those who have been left behind by Real Madrid For Mallorca and Barcelona, ??which have six and seven points, they must defeat their opponents in this game, so as not to be widened by Real Madrid!
Faced with this situation, Real Madrid was naturally happy to sit back and watch the fight. Mallorca's game against Barcelona was the last round of the league. In the previous game, Real Madrid defeated them with a score of 2-0. In Zaragoza, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robinho each scored a goal. Real Madrid, which ended the game first, was already nine points ahead of Mallorca and ten points ahead of Barcelona. In the next game, they hope that Mallorca can compete with Barcelona. If it's a draw, their advantage will be even greater
Real Madrid's good situation comes from their improved winning rate against strong teams this season. In the first half of the season, Mallorca and Barcelona both lost at their feet. It can be said that they were more lucky than Mallorca in defeating Mallorca 4-3 at home. Good card, but relying on Baptista's goal to defeat Barcelona 1-0 is a reflection of their strength. Apart from these two games, they have beaten Villarreal 5-0 away from home. , a five-to-one away game against Valencia. So far, they have lost two games, one to Espanyol and the other to Sevilla. Schuster is indispensable for such a result.
But Jose knew that although Real Madrid was worshiping Schuster at this time, Real Madrid's management wanted to fire Schuster after the Champions League defeat. The league champion, but still fired Schuster and hired Chilean engineer Pellegrino. They fired the head coach who led the team to the league championship for two consecutive years. I am afraid that only Real Madrid can do this kind of thing. Later, if Barcelona didn't seem to have no solution, they wouldn't have given Mourinho so much patience. If it had been the past two years, Mourinho would have won the league championship but lost 0-5. That game in Barcelona was enough to get the Portuguese sacked.
At this time, Jose will naturally not pay attention to Real Madrid. The nine-point gap behind Real Madrid seems to be very big. However, if Mallorca can defeat Barcelona and then win the make-up match, the gap with Real Madrid will only be three points. However, if Mallorca does not play well, the theoretical points will not be achieved after all. The difference between them is quite big??
For Barcelona head coach Frank Rijkaard, his position is now in jeopardy. Although he led the team to win the first league championship in seven years, his performance has declined in the past two years, especially being suppressed again by Real Madrid. However, Barcelona did not achieve very good results, and it was difficult for him as a head coach. Take the blame.
Now Laporta's position in Barcelona is not stable. His once close comrade Russell has begun to have conflicts with him. In addition, Barcelona's performance has been ups and downs, and his position has begun to be precarious. Jaccard has provided great support. Now that his own position is unstable, Rijkaard's position will naturally become even more unstable
So this game is also a life and death battle for Rijkaard. If he cannot win, then even if he can continue coaching this season, the end of the season will be when he dismisses get out of class
For both sides, this is a game that must be won. For Barcelona, ??it is meaningless to get a draw in the away game. In that case, they will still be nine points behind Real Madrid, and they will be nine points behind at the halfway point. Barcelona will not be able to win again. It has become quite difficult to win the league championship.
In this game, Barcelona sent all its main players, goalkeeper Valdes, defenders Puyol, Marquez, Milito and Abidal, midfielders Yaya Toure, Xavi, Deco, and forwards The trident of Barcelona is Messi, Eto'o and Ronaldinho. Compared with the previous Barcelona, ??the strength of this Barcelona's striker has actually been strengthened. Although Ronaldinho's state has declined a bit, he has at least maintained 80% of his previous state. Eto'o has returned to his top level after more than a year of ups and downs. Messi's performance is getting better and better, forcing Bojan to the bench. However, in the midfield and backfield, their problems are Still big, there has never been a good right back for Puyordo to appear in the full-back position. Milito and Marquez's defense is not top-notch. In the midfield, Yaya Toure is very strong. , but he has never been in harmony with Barcelona - otherwise he would not have been sold to Manchester City by Barcelona a year or two later. In terms of strength alone, Yaya Toure is definitely better than Busquets, but Busquets But he is a defensive midfielder suitable for Barcelona. He is inconspicuous on the court, but he can become an important part of Barcelona through defense and timely delivery of the ball, so much so that he directly suppresses a midfielder like Mascherano to the central defender. location
Whether it¡¯s sparing no effort in defense, delivering the ball in a timely manner after getting the ball, silently wiping Xavi¡¯s butt behind, or stepping forward to knock the opponent¡¯s players off the court when the team is in trouble, Busquets is a well-deserved main player for Barcelona.
But now he is still in the youth team, so Barcelona's midfield continues to be strong on paper, but there are always some flaws in operation.
Jose took advantage of this, and all four major midfielders came on the field, striving to disrupt Barcelona's defense in the midfield. Barcelona's overall system and high-position defense are definitely not as good as they will be in the next few years, strangling the smooth organization of Barcelona's midfield. , no matter how good their three forwards are, they can only make empty runs.
The forward partners are Henry and Torres, who constantly use speed and impact to hit Barcelona's defense. Although Milito is a speedy defender, he is relatively irritable, and Marquez is tall and slow to turn. This kind of central defender combination, with Henry Torres's skills and speed are just right for a fight.
Although Barcelona is strong now, it is definitely not as invincible as it will be in the next few years. To deal with Barcelona like this, Jose still has many ways, especially now that Ronaldinho's condition has declined and he is no longer as helpless as he was a year or two ago. When you can't.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides launched a fierce press in the midfield. This scene was naturally what Real Madrid wanted to see. It would be better for the two sides to tie, and then one or two main players would be injured during the game, which would affect the overall state. alright¡¡
I have to say that such an idea is very obscene, but it is also normal. If it were Mallorca, Jose would probably hope that Real Madrid and Barcelona would lose both sides in the Derby of the Century, injuring five, six, seven or eight main players, and then he would play very well. easy¡¡
This wish of Real Madrid has been realized to a certain extent.
Twenty minutes before the game, Mallorca and Barcelona were evenly matched in the midfield. Because this game was very important, the two sides quickly entered the state. Unlike the usual first game after the winter break, they always have to After playing for a while, it will become exciting and exciting
Just when Mallorca was gradually taking advantage of the field, Torres was kicked down by Marquez during an attack in the frontcourt, and Marquez received aTorres seemed to be fine at the time, but a minute later, he fell down without warning!
The referee temporarily interrupted the game. Every Mallorca fan looked at the situation on the field blankly. They didn't know why Torres suddenly fell. Torres was soon carried down. After the team doctor completed the examination, he gave gave an answer that Jose didn't want to hear at all.
¡°Torn ankle ligaments.¡±
Hearing this, Jose turned around and kicked over a mineral water bottle next to him, not caring that the water splashed from the bottle mouth wet his pants, and then cursed: "**!"
Jose has a reason to be angry. No matter where it is, a torn ligament is not something that can be solved in a month or two. In the next two to three months, Mallorca may lose their top scorer!
What Real Madrid wanted to see happened. Although only about 20 minutes had passed in the first half, Mallorca had already lost an extremely important shooter!
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