"Arrogant Jose! It seems that nine points are nothing to him Maybe last season Mallorca was able to win the championship one round ahead of schedule despite being nine points behind Real Madrid, which made his confidence unlimited. But Barcelona now is different from Real Madrid last season! Barcelona now is much more stable than Real Madrid last season! Not to mention that Mallorca may not be able to win two make-up games, and they almost created a new streak in La Liga. Facing Barcelona, ??which has a winning record, Mallorca will not have any chance to win the championship! Their monopoly on La Liga will end! Barcelona will shoulder this responsibility without hesitation!"
After Jose expressed his confidence in winning the league in an interview, the pro-Barcelona media seemed to be stimulated - they had indeed been holding back for a long time. They had been struggling for four or five years after Figo left. After finally winning a league championship in the 0506 season, they were defeated by Mallorca in the Champions League. Then Mallorca immediately won two league championships in a row. It can be said that after the arrival of the 21st century, Barcelona fans I have never been truly happy, and now this guy who monopolizes La Liga actually wants to win the La Liga championship this season. It is really intolerable!
Jose found it incredible to face the aggressive questioning from the Barcelona media.
"I don't know what they are excited about Do you want me to say that it is impossible for us to win the league championship this season and decide to respectfully give the league championship to Barcelona Club, will they be happy? In this case, then, then What else are we going to play in the next dozen or so rounds of the league? It¡¯s better for everyone to stop playing and go to the European arena to win glory for Spain wholeheartedly.¡±
He specifically strengthened the phrase "bring glory to Spain" - in the past few years, no team has been able to win more glory for Spain than Mallorca. Without the five Champions Leagues won by Mallorca, The number of Champions Leagues won by La Liga will not be as overwhelming as the Serie A Premier League!
After saying this, Jose laughed: "Monopoly? We have only won two league championships in a row. I remember that in the early 1990s, Barcelona won four consecutive championships, right? Throughout the 1990s, They also won six La Liga championships. Why didn't Barcelona say they had a monopoly and voluntarily gave up the championship? Don't tell me that they voluntarily gave up the league championships in the three seasons of 9495, 9596 and 9697 to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. ah¡¡"
Jose's answer made everyone laugh - that's the way it is, there is no reason not to fight for the championship if there is a chance, unless there is a greater benefit to losing - is that match-fixing? Even the pro-Barcelona media dare not say it! Now it is okay to make a high-sounding claim that Mallorca¡¯s monopoly of La Liga is detrimental to the development of La Liga. After all, the media has freedom of speech. However, if Mallorca is engaging in match-fixing, it is not an issue of freedom of speech, it is an issue of opposition to Madrid. Lorca's accusation! If no evidence can be produced by then, Mallorca will definitely take them to court. Any club will vigorously resist such a thing as match-fixing, because if it is stained by this matter, it will be a stain that can never be wiped away!
¡°In the football circle, things like reputation are still quite important.
After the lip-service lawsuit was over, Jose began to focus on the league - before the start of the Champions League knockout rounds, Mallorca will play six rounds of league games, including four official league games and two make-up games. ¡ª¡ªIf this kind of game is played well, Mallorca will have more confidence in catching up with Barcelona.
On February 1st, Mallorca challenged Osasuna away.
Osasuna used a counterattack to break through the gate of Mallorca at the beginning. However, the entire scene was firmly controlled by Mallorca. Klose and Torres, who played at the same time in this league game, each scored a goal to take the lead. According to the score, Balotelli, who came on as a substitute in the second half, used an imaginative lob from outside the penalty area to lock the score at three to one. Mallorca defeated the opponent and got three points.
Barcelona also won. They defeated Racing Santander 2-1 in a difficult away game and continued to lead Mallorca by nine points.
Midweek was Mallorca's away game against Getafe. In this game, Jose rotated a small number of players and still played with most of the main players. Their offensive capabilities were fully demonstrated, and they were defeated 4-1 in the away game. Getafe reduced the points advantage behind Barcelona to six points.
"We still have one game less." Jose said at the post-match press conference.
On February 8th, Mallorca faced Deportivo La Coruna at home. The game was very difficult. Deportivo equalized the score in the 55th minute. However, in the 80th minute, Kaka's winning goal Helped Mallorca achieve six consecutive victories, and Barcelona also won under pressure. They defeated Sporting Gijon 3-1 at home and occupied the first place in the standings with a six-point advantage.Set.
In the middle of the week on February 11th, Mallorca participated in the second make-up game and faced Sevilla at home. Under Sevilla's effective attack, they were almost tied by the opponent, but at this time their Captain Matias stepped forward and after receiving Alonso's corner kick, his header in the 86th minute shattered Sevilla's hopes of taking a point away from home. Mallorca made it seven consecutive games. With the win, the points gap behind Barcelona narrowed to three points.
¡°We have played twenty-two rounds of the league now, and we are still three points away.¡± At the press conference after the game, Jose made a ¡°three¡± gesture to the camera with a confident smile.
Now the Barcelona people are beginning to feel the same fear that their mortal enemy Real Madrid felt last season - obviously the advantage is not small, they are also winning consecutively, but they are being chased by Mallorca. The fierce fighting momentum frightened the team into confusion - Barcelona's media were constantly cheering for the team, saying "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid" and "Mallorca is a paper tiger", but they watched Mallorca chase from nine points. At three points, it would be a joke to say that there is no pressure on Barcelona
All Jose's actions after these rounds were to put pressure on Barcelona. In fact, Mallorca did not shorten the actual point difference with Barcelona after these rounds of winning streak. The gap between them and Barcelona is still three points. , but the pressing momentum shown by Jose and Mallorca will create extremely huge pressure from all aspects-if Barcelona's media reaction was not so fierce before, perhaps it would not cause Such a big response, but now, they can no longer keep a low profile
Last season, Real Madrid was chased all the way by Mallorca and came back successfully when their advantage was actually greater than that of Barcelona. You must know that last season, Real Madrid actually led Mallorca by six points, but Being chased and beaten by Mallorca all the way, and after accidentally losing a game, his psychology completely collapsed. Even before the face-to-face confrontation with Mallorca, Mallorca had already led by six points, which led to the erosion of the entire battle. , can Barcelona withstand it this time?
At this time, Guardiola showed his calmness and ability to withstand pressure.
"Mallorca has won seven games in a row? I don't care about this. I only know that we are still first in the league. Nine points to three points? We were only three points ahead of them, and we are also winning consecutively. , I don¡¯t know why some people think that our winning streak is not as good as theirs. Barcelona only needs to play their own football and don¡¯t need to pay attention to what others are saying. Our goal this season is also to advance towards three championships at the same time. , after all, we still have a chance to win the Triple Crown now, but Mallorca has no chance."
"Triple Crown? That's what's left from our game." Jose replied disdainfully during the interview.
His performance was just to irritate Barcelona. Once they start to get excited, they will easily have problems in the league if they are upset. However, Guardiola will appear more calm, and then he will not be with He He. Sai stopped talking and began to quietly prepare for the next league match.
His move made Barcelona's morale begin to calm down. Yes, in the last twenty rounds of the league, they only tied with Mallorca once, and won all other games! If they hadn't been blocked by Mallorca midway, they would have broken Real Madrid's winning streak. There is really no need for them to be anxious now.
"This guy was able to create a dynasty, and it's true that he didn't just rely on the so-called system."
Jose sighed after seeing Guardiola's reaction. He originally thought so, but now he just confirmed it.
In the world in which he was reborn, Guardiola won the Triple Crown in the first year of coaching Barcelona. This is by no means something that can be achieved by luck and the blessing of a godfather. This Barcelona and the Barcelona under Rijkaard There is not much difference, but he quickly integrated his strength and made them all perform well at the same time. This in itself has proved Guardiola's coaching ability. Maybe there are some differences from those tactical masters in other aspects, but in terms of commanding Barcelona, ??he is indeed the most suitable head coach for Barcelona.
There are still two league rounds before the start of the Champions League knockout rounds. What Mallorca has to do is to continue to bite Barcelona in these two rounds of leagues and make them distracted on all fronts. The Copa del Rey is out of the question. In the league and In the Champions League, Mallorca must fight to the death with Barcelona.
February 15th, the 23rd round of the league, Mallorca challenged Nuventia away.
This newly promoted team had great success at the beginning of the season. They defeated Barcelona in the first round and lost to Real Madrid 3-4 at the Bernabeu in the second round. However, in theAt this time, they gradually showed their prototype. Now they have 20 points, ranking second from the bottom, and their relegation situation is in danger
Facing Mallorca in the stadium, they just wanted to use the iron barrel formation to win a draw, completely forgetting the story of their brave attack against Real Madrid in the second round of the league away from home.
Facing Nuventia's overall defense, Mallorca used constant back-and-forth attacks to tear apart the opponent's defense. Shortly after the start of the second half, Kaka, a weapon that broke the dense defense, broke through with a powerful and heavy volley from outside the penalty area. Finally, relying on this goal, Mallorca defeated Nuventia with a goal away from home, extending their winning streak to eight games.
Mallorca has rarely won a big victory in these eight consecutive games, but they are always able to win. After pressing all the way, Barcelona finally made a mistake
In this round of the league, although Barcelona was not too obviously affected, in this game, they did not have much to do against Real Betis, who was also fighting for relegation, although Eto'o scored in both the first and second half. One goal, but they were still beaten 2-2 by Real Betis in the away game, leading Mallorca in points, with one last point left!
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