Chapter 721
Chapter 721
In this season, the situation of Li Feng, Messi and Ronaldo competing for hegemony has become more obvious. Li Feng is thriving in the Premier League, and there is no dispute about the best player in the Premier League.
And Messi and Ronaldo staged duo hegemony in La Liga, just like Real Madrid and Barcelona, before the rise of Atletico Madrid, La Liga was still dominated by duo.
However, the interesting thing is not only the rivalry among the players, but also the rivalry among the head coaches, Mourinho, Guardiola and Marco van Basten, three young coaches after the age of 50.
Of course, the young coaches under the age of 50 are not the only three of them. There is Klopp in Dortmund, and Simeone who has just been the head coach of Atletico Madrid.
However~~~The most popular nowadays are undoubtedly Mourinho, Guardiola and Van Basten. It is an indisputable fact that the Bundesliga is not competitive enough. Simeone has just secured the position of Atletico Madrid coach.
How famous Mourinho's name is is no longer necessary to describe too much. Even now, few people will mention the word "marshal". Guardiola also led Barcelona to the top and won the Champions League twice in three years.
Among the three, Van Basten is undoubtedly the weakest. In the player era of the three, Van Basten was the most successful one. However, in his career as a head coach, Van Basten does not seem to have a shot yet.
Although leading the Dutch national team has achieved good results, it is not considered a success if it does not win the championship. In terms of coaching the club, he was fired after half a season.
The reason why Van Basten can be compared with Mourinho and Guardiola is entirely because of Manchester City's performance this season. Although there is still a final test before winning the championship, one thing cannot be denied, that is, Manchester City's performance this season is indeed very good.
Not to mention breaking into the semi-finals of the Champions League, the league points alone are invaluable. Now Manchester City has accumulated 83 points. According to the past situation, Manchester City can already win the championship with the current points in the league.
Before the start of the game, the two most popular young coaches in Europe shook hands friendlyly under the watchful eyes of fans all over the world, or they looked friendly on the surface, and they must be thinking about eliminating their opponents.
On the court, the players of the two teams have already taken their positions.
Manchester City lineup: 433
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart
Defenders: Richards, Kompany, Boateng, Clichy
Midfielders: De Jong, Yaya Toure, Li Feng
Forwards: Silva, Dzeko, Aguero
After the duel with Arsenal, Van Basten's distrust of Balotelli has been very obvious. If it weren't for Manchester City's current striker shortage, it is estimated that Van Basten may transfer Balotelli to the reserve team.
Barcelona lineup: 433
Goalkeeper: Valdes
Defenders: Adriano, Mascherano, Puyol, Alves
Midfield: Fabregas, Xavi, Busquets
Forwards: Iniesta, Messi, Sanchez
It can be said that Barcelona's lineup does not have a real forward. Although Messi has scored many goals, he is not a genuine forward, let alone Sanchez and Iniesta.
It is very difficult for a foreign player to really integrate into Barcelona's tactical system. Just look at Zlatan Ibrahimovic and you will know that the Swedish tower joined with a huge transfer fee, but he could only return to Serie A in despair.
The biggest difference between Barcelona this season and last season is the front line. Villa has declined too much due to injuries. The arrival of Fabregas can further strengthen the control of the midfield.
In fact, Barcelona's tactics are not complicated. The most important thing is three people, Harvey, Iniesta and Messi. These three are the core of Barcelona's tactics.
But this is a well-known thing, but knowing it is knowing, if you can’t stop it, it’s useless to know more. Harvey is an organizer who can keep the ball and pass a good ball under the double-team. As far as the entire world football is concerned, there are only two midfielders who can really be called midfielders.
Li Feng is indeed very good, but his control and grasp of the rhythm of the game is far from reaching its peak, so in this game, Li Feng's goal is not only Messi, but also Harvey.
Li Feng had played against Pirlo before, but it was a friendly match at that time and it was not taken seriously. Now facing Harvey, Li Feng naturally felt a sense of comparison in his heart.
Of course, it is impossible for Li Feng to defend Harvey. This is De Jong's business. Van Basten's task of arranging Li Feng's appearance has never been so-called defense, but offense.
The contest between Li Feng and Harvey is not measured by defense, nor is it measured by scoring ability. Otherwise, Li Feng can beat Harvey by a few blocks and score goals in rounds. Only Messi can compare with Li Feng. The real contest between the two lies in their own control of the game and their grasp of the rhythm of offense and defense.
Li Feng is no stranger to the referee in charge of law enforcement in this game, because this is a referee from Germany named Brich.
"With the whistle of the referee, the first round of the UEFA Champions League half-season competition is officially staged. Manchester City faces the challenge of Barcelona at the Etihad. I think the Chinese fans of these two teams are familiar with it. Barcelona is currently the strongest team in Europe and has many diehard fans in China."
"Not to mention Manchester City, we had Sun Jihai in the past, and now we have Li Feng. It can be said that we have an inseparable relationship with us." In faraway Asia, countless fans are staying up late to watch the game.
At the same time in South Korea, in the living room of Girls' Generation's dormitory, "Hey~~~Damn UEFA, why did they arrange the game so late?" Li Jiasanlang complained while putting on a mask.
"If I had known earlier, I would have stayed in Manchester for a while longer." Beside Saburo, the long-legged movements were exactly the same as Saburo.
"Hey~~~ Sika really knows how to pick the time, and you can watch this kind of century war live." Just when Hyoyeon finished speaking, the TV broadcast camera just happened to scan Zheng Xiuyan in the stands.
"Yeah~~ the one with Sika is Christopher Bailey~~~Hmph~~ OPPA also said that they want to introduce me, but in the end they introduced Sika first." Xiuying suddenly jumped up and handed it over.
How can this kind of century war lack the scenery in the stands, not to mention the wives of the players, there are also various stars and celebrities who like football. For a while, the starlight in the stands is no less brilliant than the stadium.
Of course, in football games, the stands are always just one of the embellishments, and the real pig's feet are still on the field, not to mention that there are two of the most outstanding players in today's football standing on the field, and most of these celebrities are also aimed at these two people.
(End of this chapter)