On March 23, in the 28th round of La Liga, Mallorca faced Atletico Madrid at home, and Barcelona faced M¨¢laga at home.
Facing Atletico Madrid, which is still ranked well this season, Mallorca defeated Atletico Madrid cleanly 2-0 at home. Although Torres did not play against his old club, Mallorca still won the victory. He had been injured for a while. Henry scored twice after his comeback to help Mallorca defeat Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona, ??on the other hand, was demonstrating to Mallorca. They scored six goals against M¨¢laga at home, beating Jose and Juan's team to a pulp. After the game, Juan called Jose and cried: "We were really shot while we were lying down! They probably thought we would help you stop them, and then they beat us six to zero. We were so unjust!"
Jose comforted Juan a few words, maybe because Tristan helped Deportivo to stop Real Madrid last season. Everyone knows that Malaga and Mallorca have a good relationship, and they are the actual controllers of the two clubs. The relationship has always been good, and Mallorca has also sold and loaned many players to Malaga. Malaga's current three main players Guisa, Negredo and Pedro Leon are all from Mallorca. Among them, the ownership of Negredo and Pedro Leon is still in the hands of Mallorca. It is inevitable that Barcelona will think that Malaga, which is ranked in the middle this season, will try its best to help Mallorca block Barcelona - so they almost They used the energy to play in the Champions League final to play this league. Originally, M¨¢laga was worse than Barcelona, ??and when the opponent took it seriously, they lost 0-6
It¡¯s miserable, it¡¯s so miserable, it¡¯s unspeakably miserable.
But I have to admire Guardiola. This bald man didn't know how to boost the morale of the team when Mallorca was chasing him with only one point left. They are also winning consecutively and are pressing hard. Mallorca was at one end, and while Mallorca usually won by one or two goals, they won all the way and regained their momentum abruptly.
After this round of the league, there will be a FIFA match day, and then there will be April, the most intensive schedule. The performance in April will be the final accumulation of strength for the two teams before the decisive battle.
In April, both teams will play five league games, two Champions League games and a possible Champions League semi-final. Eight games in thirty-one days will put a huge pressure on everyone.
Mallorca and Barcelona are both big players in international football, and they are all affected in this regard. In this almost completely fair competition, who is the top team will be decided.
If there is no winner in April, then May will be the final battle!
This crucial confrontation will have its final result in the remaining two months!
??In the middle of the national team competition, there are opportunities that others have ignored.
On April 5, in the 29th round of La Liga, Mallorca challenged Athletic Bilbao away and Barcelona challenged Valladolid away.
This round of league play after the national team game is also a challenge for both sides. Most of the main players are exhausted due to previous tired battles. If the main players are forced to play, it will be considered a win, and then they will face the upcoming championship. In the cup knockout rounds, you will be at a relatively disadvantageous position, and if you let the substitutes come on and fail to win, you will be at a disadvantage from the beginning of the confrontation
Jose and Guardiola unanimously chose to trust the substitutes.
The first game was Barcelona. They defeated Valladolid away from home with a golden goal from substitute Bojan, temporarily extending their lead to four points and putting all the pressure on Mallorca. .
"Barcelona now is more and more like Mallorca in the past two years. They were dominant in the league. They were able to win big when the main players came on the field. They also achieved pretty good results when they adjusted the main lineup and let the substitutes play. Xavi More and more like a brain, it has begun to make up for the loss after Deco left. Eto'o can score many goals as always, Messi has become one of the best teams in the world, Malo Facing the challenge from Barcelona, ??can they continue to persevere?"
The pro-Barcelona media began to put pressure on Mallorca in this way. If Mallorca cannot win this round of the league, then they will be pulled by Barcelona to at least three points!
Jose also sent out all his substitutes, who were said to be substitutes, but the presence of Klose, Henry, Balotelli, Riise and others also made this team quite strong. Their opponent Bilbao At present, the competition is no longer in danger of being relegated, and the ranking has reached the middle. It will not be too difficult to win against opponents who do not have much fighting spirit.
However, the fact??That's not the case. Athletic Bilbao is a strong La Liga team that has never been relegated. Although their results in the past ten years are not very good, they still have a profound foundation. They will perform well even if they are pursuing, not to mention they still have a chance to hit the UEFA Cup
Only three minutes into the game, Mendieta assisted Yester to break into the penalty area. Vertonghen, who was in a hurry to make up his position, tripped Yester. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. Mendieta calmly took the penalty kick and hit the ball for the home team. Athletic Bilbao opened the scoring!
The entire stadium immediately fell into a state of crazy boiling. The young Vertonghen held his head. He could not have fouled just now. After all, Yester's chance was not particularly good. However, now, he gave the opponent a point. The ball was passed and the opponent made a free throw. At such a critical moment, it would be an unforgivable move if he failed to defeat his opponent away from home!
This frustrated the young Belgian defender, and in the following time, Athletic Bilbao did not be conservative, but continued to launch fierce attacks again and again, using constant back and forth attacks to make Mallorca players They are a little exhausted.
Although the strength of this substitute lineup is not bad, they are somewhat lacking in experience, especially in the central axis - Klose Silva in the frontcourt is an experienced player, and Balotelli is also an unknown player. Nervousness is a monster, but in the midfield, apart from the experienced Farinos, Martinez is still young. De Jong cannot contribute much besides defense. The two central defenders are also newcomers. Under the pressure of the opponent Under this situation, it is inevitable that the situation will be chaotic
Mallorca resisted for the entire first half, and then failed to resist - in the 40th minute, Mendieta directly passed a long pass into the penalty area from the right side of the center, and Llorente got rid of Tia by running. Go Silva's defense, and then despite Vertonghen's confrontation, he still grabbed the first goal, swung his head and headed the ball into the blind corner of the goal, Pinto couldn't make the save, two to zero! Bilbao leads Mallorca by two goals at home!
Bilbao fans are going crazy. Mallorca has not lost in the Champions League and the league since the beginning of this season. In the Champions League, they have won six consecutive group matches, and in the league they have not lost all the way. So far, they have only lost two games since the beginning of the season, one was the Spanish Super Cup away to Valencia, and the other was the Spanish Copa del Rey away to Real Madrid, and even if they lost, they have never been behind by two games. The ball passed!
Whether it¡¯s Real Madrid, Barcelona, ??or those giants in the European arena, Athletic Bilbao, which is currently ranked in the middle, has done what it failed to do! This is enough to make the long-sluggish Athletic Bilbao famous again!
Vertonghen almost collapsed. He committed a foul on the first penalty kick, and the second goal conceded was when the opponent's center hit it over his head. The poor Belgian felt that he was two goals behind the team. The culprit
He was frustrated until his central defender partner Thiago Silva pulled him up and realized that the first half was over and it was time to enter the halftime break - this was also the thing he feared most, because in the midfield During the break, he will definitely be severely criticized if he makes a mistake. The eyes of wealthy families cannot be rubbed out. Such a poor performance may cause him to lose hope and trust in Mallorca's future
This is also what Vertonghen fears most. Being able to join Mallorca is an excellent opportunity for Vertonghen. Being able to play under the guidance of the famous coach Jose is enough to prove that he has good potential. It is very likely that he will become famous in the future, but he also knows that not everyone can be trained in Mallorca. The players that coach Jose values ????and focus on training have a very high success rate, but there are also players who are not very capable. , his performance in Mallorca is just average - for example, Campano, who has played as a substitute in Mallorca for many years, and Guisa, Negredo and others who have not had many opportunities in the first team of Mallorca. Pedro Leon After all, Mallorca is different now. They are a wealthy club. Even if they still have the tradition of training outstanding young players, they will only train top players who can become top players
Even if he transferred to Mallorca for 10 million euros, it may not prove that he is what Jose can cultivate into a top-level talented player.
Now that he is playing in such a crucial game, Vertonghen seems to see himself being hidden in the future, and then living a few years of inaction and then transferring to other teams
The Belgian was so scared that he felt a little scared when he entered the locker room. Although he finally entered the locker room, he huddled in the corner and did not dare to look up at the locker room. of other people.
Originally, Jose was actually not too annoyed. He had to accept the responsibility of using young players.They paid the price for their mistakes, and strictly speaking, except for Vertonghen's reckless performance in the first goal, he didn't make much mistake in the second goal. Did he give it to Thiago? Silva was filling in, and he was also filling in. They jumped together to fight for the top. In the end, due to the slight disadvantage in height - his height is 1.9 meters, while Llorente's height is 1.94 meters - It is because of this disadvantage that Llorente was the first to seize the opportunity and attack the goal with his head, which was not considered a mistake.
But when he saw Vertonghen looking timid, he was a little annoyed - what is the position of central defender? That is the position that requires the most courage and fighting spirit! Except for a few central defenders who are famous for their elegance, such as Baresi, which other central defender does not need to fight with the opponent's defender and use courage and fighting spirit to block the opponent's attack? Take Italy's top defenders as an example. Nesta is elegant but also good at hand-to-hand combat. Cannavaro is only over 1.7 meters tall but is famous for his bravery. Materazzi is synonymous with tough guys and villains. The central defender has no courage and is easily frustrated. No matter how good his physical fitness is, he will end up like Senderos.
The central defender can be defeated, but cannot be defeated.
Just when he was about to teach Vertonghen a few words, Matthias, who was the substitute for this game, secretly pulled him and then waved to Vertonghen: "Jane, let's go out and talk. !¡±
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