football superstar

Chapter 112 - Final Ticket

The camera consciously focused on Messi who was sitting in the stands. He had no expression on his face and was surrounded by thick clothes. He didn't look at the camera, but looked straight at Clemens in the stadium. .

Clemens was a little distracted when Vazquez was speaking just before the game. When queuing up, he asked the captain Manuel who was starting in front of him in a low voice: "What's wrong with Messi?"

Manuel replied flatly: "Injured, the right knee injury has recurred, and I just got the news before the game."

The right knee is where Clemens reminded him last time.

Clemens looked up and met Macy's eyes. There was no disappointment or frustration in his eyes. He just sat there quietly, making people feel uncomfortable.

Clemens did not relax his vigilance because of this. The biggest attack point in Barcelona is naturally Messi, but other players except Messi should not be underestimated. The score of the last game ended 0:0, which means that Barcelona In this game, there can be no turnovers on both ends of the offense and defense.

Once Deportivo have scored a goal, according to the principle of away goal priority, Barcelona must have nearly two to ensure their promotion. It is no longer so simple and easy.

But Barcelona's offensive was not smooth from the start.

From Clemens, it is very clear that they were as lazy as if their feet were filled with lead throughout the game, and they were completely running. Compared with Deportivo, who are used to running to pull their opponents , Barcelona seems very loose.

Vazquez's training for Deportivo is to hope that they will not give up running at any time, because only by increasing the running distance of the entire team can it be possible to create more opportunities.This undoubtedly consumes a lot of physical strength, but it also shows that Vazquez usually has its meaning in letting the players run around when they are free.

Against weaker teams, Deportivo likes to use high-speed running to press up and attack, and after establishing an advantage early, they can control and dispatch the scene, so that they can save energy and score points at the same time.And when playing against a strong team, such as the last game against Real Madrid, even though Deportivo was out of shape and very passive, they could compare the running distance of the entire team in the post-match statistics. Real Madrid has one more person!

When he came to the Nou Camp this time, Vazquez’s requirements were the same. He hoped that the team would continue to maintain the momentum of defensive counterattack, but after the game really started, he realized why Barcelona looked a little bit wrong?

Lazy, this is the impression of everyone, including Paul Bento in the stands.

As the coach of the Portuguese national team, his main task now is to go to the major leagues to inspect players.This time he came to Camp Nou, his biggest purpose was to observe the state of the two players.

One is Deportivo winger Nelson, and the other is Deportivo goalkeeper Clemens.

Logically speaking, both of them are players from Deportivo, and they can observe the state at any time, but only one team can show the player's ability when competing with a strong opponent. It is not as good as scoring a goal against a strong enemy after ten goals.

The former is a number, and the latter is a golden breakthrough.

The last time I watched the match between these two teams, Paul Bento found the treasure of Clemens and quickly identified him. This time Paul Bento also hopes to get a good result.Although Nelson and Ronaldo have the same position, if this winger can be brought to the World Cup, there may be unexpected gains.

However, when the game went on for No. 20 minutes, he closed the open book in his hand, and the assistant on the side was a little surprised: "Sir, are you not going to continue reading?"

Bento frowned slightly: "Barcelona is not attacking now, and Deportivo is also maintaining a defensive posture and not attacking at all. I think the two players I like will not have a chance to show for a long time."

"Maybe this is...Barcelona's tactics?" The assistant looked like a Barcelona fan. He couldn't deny that Barcelona played a bit ugly after the start, but he still didn't want to admit that it was because the team was in a bad state. said hesitantly.

Bento is a head coach, no one knows tactical thinking better than him.

"This will not be a tactical change. Look at the current situation in Barcelona. There is a disconnection between the front and back courts. The lack of Messi as an attacking point in the front court is indeed a big loss, but they overall seem a little lazy. Whether it is frequent The league or the UEFA Champions League dragged them to the current point, in short, if this game continues like this, Barcelona may really be blocked by Deportivo in the final."

Before Bento finished speaking, the situation on the field changed!

Barcelona's corner kick fight is not an advantage in the first place. Clemens has an excellent position. When the ball flies over, he jumps high and puts the ball in his arms.

There is no such thing as sympathy in the professional arena, and in fact Clemens has been watching just now.His worries are similar to that of the assistant. As a goalkeeper, Clemens does not have the keen sense of Mandarin like those head coaches. He can only make judgments based on the first 10 minutes of the game.

Just after the corner kick was sent, Clemens saw that the Barcelona players even began to avoid the opponents around him, and Clemens knew that the opportunity was coming!

As long as a momentary mistake on the court may result in a goal, not to mention the current state of Barcelona is simply horrible.

Clemens directly dribbled near the midfield with a big kick, and Pizzie, who had been waiting there early, jumped up to catch the ball, and then directly dribbled the ball and turned forward!

There are several defensive players in Barcelona's midfield. Although Puyol is injured, he still has many good players.Pique wanted to steal the ball first, but before him, Pizzi passed the ball to Nelson on the right!

After Nelson received the ball, he ran wildly, because he didn't let himself be in an offside position. He didn't get close to Barcelona's penalty area at all.

Speed, stop suddenly, and then circle the ball with his left foot in an arc.

"l! In the 20th minute of the game, La Coruña opened the scoring! This goal was so easy, Nelson sent the ball into Barcelona's net without any real blocking! The score It was rewritten as 0:1, the visiting team scored first!"

The moment the goal was scored at Camp Nou, thousands of fans cheered excitedly, but a few seconds later, there were boos all over the sky!

Nelson didn't care who they booed, he just hugged the people around him excitedly, only to realize after hugging, hey, your jersey is a bit different from mine...

"Let me go." Pique looked at the dull Nelson with a gloomy expression.

Nelson let go of him hastily, and was dragged away by the collar of Rich behind him, while Pique wiped the sweat off his face and kicked the turf angrily.

He chased back desperately, and also desperately hoped to stop Pizzi and Nelson, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop his teammates from pitting him.

A goal, really a goal like a grain of gold, Vazquez's face flushed with excitement.

If Barcelona wants to enter the Copa del Rey final, they must score at least two goals in Deportivo. With the advantage of away goals, even if Barcelona and Deportivo draw, they can only watch their opponents enter the final.

The camera once again found Messi in the stands. At this moment, the injured Messi shrank half of his face in his clothes, leaving only a pair of eyes to stare at Deportivo, who was celebrating wildly on the field. Then he turned his gaze to the goal.

There, there was Clemens standing there with a calm face, his expression unchanged, as if this goal was not worth mentioning.

In fact, Clemens really thought so in his heart, he would not be overly ecstatic for this goal, and even the last draw with zero goals against Barcelona was happier than now.

Mr. Daochang began to like football, but what he liked was the battle where the weak defeated the strong, or evenly matched competitions, rather than the current score that can be obtained with almost no effort.

The Barcelona fans also felt that their home team was out of shape. After the boos, they began to cheer the team with singing and shouting with all their strength.

But Barcelona seems to be really tired.They didn't make any progress in the first half, and they still didn't make any achievements at the beginning of the second half.

The frontcourt players want to equalize the score to buy time for the team, while the midfielders are struggling to defend.They think Deportivo's forwards are simply lunatics, and they haven't seen them run so well in the last game, but now the three players in Deportivo's frontcourt run as if they were unchained, having fun. Coruña's almost frantic running exhausted all the strength Barcelona had accumulated.

Clemens leaned against the door frame, looking very nonchalant with his arms folded.

'The male god started to flirt again...'

'How is this a wave?To be honest, the game was not very good to watch. I thought it was a confrontational battle, but it turned out to be one-sided. '

"I'm really tired. It's not easy for my family, Xixi, not to mention being injured and watching the team being abused qvq"

'Deportivo's official website surprised Messi fans! =mouth='

"Barcelona has crushed other people's family for most of the season. Just beating people is probably exhausting, and...the last game was bombarded around the male god for 10 minutes without knocking. I don't think it is possible to break the goal now." . '

'A penalty kick is awarded... ls you crow mouth!poke your front teeth! '

Clemens didn't complain when the referee pointed to the twelve-yard point, but stepped forward to separate the Barcelona player from the referee's theory that he wanted to give the defending Depor player a ruby ​​card, facing the referee He said in a calm tone, "Sir, this is an unconscious handball." As he spoke, Clemens solemnly assured him, "The penalty kick is correct, and I have no objection to it."

Manuel, who stood behind Clemens, also frowned. It was not easy for the captain of Deportivo who had just come back to keep up with the team's rhythm. The personnel adjustment seems to be to save the substitution quota until the end to delay the game time. Manuel also fought with the team until 75 minutes.

But after all, the old captain hadn't played for a long time, and he couldn't keep up with his physical strength. When the ball flew over just now, he couldn't dodge it in time, and let the ball hit his forearm in the penalty area.

This is not a conscious handball action, but Manuel did block an effective offensive opportunity. There is nothing wrong with the referee's decision to award a penalty kick, but this time the handball is just an unconscious evasion. Do you want to eat it? The card depends entirely on the referee's decision.

The referee on duty is actually a little hesitant. After all, at Barcelona's home court, some penalties must be carefully considered.However, Clemens' calmness obviously convinced the referee. He pushed away the two players who were crowded in front of him, and walked straight to Manuel: "This time is just a warning, I hope next time You can avoid this kind of action, otherwise I can give you a yellow card."

Manuel was still a little annoyed that he made the team have to face a situation that might be equalized, but after all, he was an experienced player. At this time, he accepted the penalty without saying anything, and voluntarily left the penalty area to leave room for the penalty shooter. space.

It was Cesc Fabregas who took the penalty.

He is not the first penalty shooter inside, but now among the offensive players, only Cesc Fabregas is willing to take this penalty.

The team is behind and this is the best opportunity of the game. Naturally, there is a lot of pressure on Deportivo, but the pressure on Barcelona is the same.

Fabregas looked at Clemens who was looking at him peacefully in front of him, and clenched his fists vigorously.

Clemens himself doesn't know how much pressure he brings to people. The striker's task is to score goals, but all the teams that have played against Deportivo have a feeling of suffocation. Clemens Standing in front of the gate really seems to be what the fans said, it is no longer an iron gate, it is a diamond gate, it is completely seamless, leaving no way for others to survive.

Fabregas is willing to stand up and take a penalty kick not because other players do not want to score, but because they seem to be unwilling to face this open goalkeeper.

How to shoot without being saved?

Fabregas gritted his teeth, suddenly roared, then ran up, raised his legs, and finally kicked the ball hard!

Clemens stood there motionless, hands on hips, not even extending his arms.

It wasn't because he was frightened or didn't react in time, but Clemens made a judgment the moment Cesc Fabregas kicked the ball, and the ball flew high over the crossbar also confirmed this. judge.

"You lost." Clemens pulled his eyes back from the ball that flew into the audience, and turned to look at Cesc Fabregas.At this moment, the Barcelona midfielder sat on the ground slumped, looking extremely disappointed.Clemens stepped forward and reached out to Fabregas, just like he did when he reached out to grab Messi the previous game.

This time Fabregas didn't have any rebuttal words, just sighed, took Clemens' hand and stood up.

Clemens was right, Barcelona lost, and the loss was extremely aggrieved, but they didn't have any strength to resist at all.

When the game ended, the Deportivo people celebrated wantonly at Camp Nou, but Barcelona could only be eclipsed. Iniesta even directly covered his eyes and couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or tears.

Clemens was still leaning on the goalpost, staring at the 0:1 screen, and let out a sigh of relief.

In the Copa del Rey final, a door for Deportivo to win the championship and honor was quietly opened, and now Clemens only had to think about how to catch him.

At the same time, the commentator in the live broadcast room got the news——

"Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao in an away game and advanced to the Copa del Rey final! The two teams that will meet in the Copa del Rey final are Real Madrid vs. Deportivo, a team from a small city in northern Spain. Reached the King's Cup final again after many years. Along the way, I met several strong teams such as Sevilla, Atletico Madrid and even Barcelona, ​​but they could all win. It can be said that this ticket to the King's Cup final is Deportivo Deportivo Asia can celebrate wantonly! Three months later, the Copa del Rey final will definitely present a peak match for Spanish fans, and we can give the two teams the greatest expectations!"

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After the game, Clemens did not leave immediately for the team bus, nor did he attend the post-match press conference, but found Messi who had not left the field.

Messi looked a little lonely. He didn't enter the team's roster and was not eligible to enter the locker room after the game.As a veritable core player of Barcelona, ​​Messi is not the leader of the locker room. He likes to bring victory to the team, but the shy Argentine is not good at cheering for the team. Even now he is in the team. Will be comforted and hugged by everyone, but he will not be the one who encourages the whole team.

This does not mean that Messi is not sad. In fact, Messi can't wait to play for the team, but he is more partial than capable.

Sitting on a bench in the corridor, facing the TV.This is generally provided to the staff. They can watch the progress of the post-match press conference through this TV screen, so as to schedule and clean the stadium after the game.But now it's very quiet here, and the agent who accompanied Messi also went out to deal with it, leaving Messi alone to sit here without saying a word.

He stretched out his hand and pinched his right leg. Messi, who lowered his head, felt that there was someone beside him. He turned his head and looked at Clemens' eyes. The Barcelona football king muttered: " You still dare to stay now, how courageous you are.”

Clemens, who had the experience of being surrounded by fans, seemed very calm and calm: "The most dangerous place is the safest place. If the fans around you are gone, no one will notice me."

Messi shrugged and did not refute, just continued to look at the TV in front of him and said: "Congratulations on your victory, you should go and celebrate with your teammates now."

Clemens would like to say that their way of celebrating is a bit weird. For example, now, a bunch of big men are spraying champagne to each other in the locker room, and there will be a wet hug full of champagne at any time. Mr. Daochang couldn't stay any longer.

Macy, however, interpreted Clemens' silence as another meaning. He forced a smile at Clemens: "Thank you for coming to sit with me, Thomas, you did a good job today," But Messi's voice suddenly froze, "What's in your pocket?"

Clemens looked down and found a nylon rope hanging out. Mr. Daochang stuffed it back with a nonchalant expression: "Little gift."

Even if Clemens doesn't say it, Messi knows that this person must be, right? The net on the other side of Camp Nou has also been removed...

The sadness just now was suddenly diluted a lot, Messi snorted: "Come home with me in a while, I want to introduce Thiago to you."

Clemens understood Messi's meaning very cleverly: "You are asking for something for him."

"Yes, the champion of the Bernabéu." You can't have your own team dismantled so many times, but you can't find excuses for the derby rivals, right?

Clemens did not directly acquiesce this time, but said: "I don't think I will go to the Bernabeu this season." After all, the two games between the league and Real Madrid have already been played, and going to the Bernabeu is also a matter of next season. .

Messi blinked: "There is also the Copa del Rey final."

"There is only one Copa del Rey, and the venue of the match has not yet been decided."

What Clemens said is not just nonsense. There is a long time between the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and the final, and there is no home and away system in the final, but a decisive battle like the Champions League.

The venue of the game often goes through a long review process. It depends on whether the home stadium of the club that submitted the application meets the standards, and whether the local fan atmosphere is suitable.Generally, the venue for the final of this kind of cup will be held in a newly built stadium or a stadium with a huge capacity. It is not clear who it is now.

"Do you think Real Madrid will give up their home court?" The only one who knows a team best is the arch-rival club, and Messi is also very clear about this. "Real Madrid has already submitted an application to use the Bernabéu as the final of the King's Cup a few months ago. , It is estimated that it has been approved a long time ago. Barcelona also submitted an application, but... I think even if it is passed, the application will be revoked now."

...Real Madrid are so resourceful.

The corners of Clemens' eyes twitched slightly. He didn't think that he would go to the Bernabéu to play in the final. He could only say that he was indeed a wealthy club, and there was no one at the end of his vision.

The post-match press conference on the TV screen in front of him has come to an end. Barcelona, ​​whose coach is absent due to illness, is basically not the focus of the media. Many questions are directed to Vazquez.The old coach also looked excited to get the first ticket to the finals in his coaching career. He changed the way of answering before the game, but now he knows everything without saying anything.

Messi felt very awkward, stood up and said: "Let's go, or Thiago will fall asleep later. Do you want to say hello to your team?"

"Well, let me wait..."

But when Messi invited Clemens to be a guest, suddenly, the picture on the TV changed.

"The following is an urgent news: Our station learned that the police suddenly took control of the chairman of A Coruna, Rendoiro. According to the insider's description, Chairman Rendoiro may be involved in economic crimes, please see the detailed report below."