Extraordinary coach

"We have been away from the Champions League for many years. This time, I hope we can touch it."

“So, Southampton is the hurdle we have to get over.”

"Come on, everybody!"

In the visiting team's locker room, Valverde spoke passionately to all the Barcelona players.

"Don't worry, coach. We've come this far, and we won't stop here. This time, we will bring an ideal result from St. Mary's." Messi, with a beard on his face, looked very confident.

"We want to take away the victory. Then it will be easier to go back to Camp Nou." Busquets said with a smile.

"Don't worry, everyone. I have already seen through their tricks. No opponent can get past me." Pique also smiled confidently.

"This time, we will definitely win. We are in such good shape and have been preparing for this for so long. There is no reason not to win." Ter Stegen said.

"I heard that St. Mary's has not been attacked since this season. This time, we will attack it..." Other players also expressed their opinions with confidence.

Seeing the player's extremely confident look, Valverde was very satisfied.

After nodding, Valverde said: "Don't take it lightly. They had eliminated Real Madrid, which had won three consecutive Champions League titles before."

"Haha, Real Madrid is nothing now. They were beaten like dogs by us in the league." Suarez looked contemptuous.

Other players quickly joined in the disdain.

"That's right. Real Madrid is shit right now!"

"They're not even worth mentioning."

"..."

Although the players said they were struggling a bit, Valverde still showed a very bright smile.

What the players said is true. Since this season, Real Madrid has been completely beaten by Barcelona in all competitions. In several encounters, Barcelona had the absolute upper hand.

In the previous Copa del Rey, Barcelona also defeated Real Madrid 3-0 at the Bernabeu. At the beginning of the season, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-1 at Camp Nou.

In terms of record, the current Real Madrid team is really nothing in front of Barcelona.

And being able to achieve such overwhelming results is what Valverde is most proud of.

"Okay. You still can't be careless. After all, Southampton still has Ronaldo in the team."

"C Ronaldo..."

When it comes to Ronaldo, many Barcelona players, his biggest rival, stopped laughing, and even Messi became serious.

"I didn't expect to meet him again. I'm looking forward to it. I hope he won't let me down if he goes to a new team." Messi's eyes were bright, and his fighting spirit was burning inside.

"Don't worry. I will lock him up. I won't let him steal your limelight." Pier smiled and hugged Messi.

"Don't worry, everyone. We are fully prepared for this game. Even if we can't win, we will never lose." Valverde said confidently.

When he said this, all the players became excited and wanted to rush to the court to start the game right away.

In the home locker room, Sun Yi also faced the players.

"What needs to be said has been said a long time ago. There is nothing to say now. I only have one sentence, just go up and do it."

Sun Yi's speech was very simple, but it received an enthusiastic response from the players.

"Yes. Just go up and do it."

"This time, we will let Barcelona go back in disgrace like their Spanish compatriots."

"As long as I'm here, they won't be able to act wild here in St. Mary's!"

"..."

Sun Yi was very satisfied with the players' attitude. He nodded and said: "We have practiced tactical arrangements and other things before. Now I will talk about some details that need attention..."

"..."

After explaining the details that should be paid attention to in the game, Sun Yi glanced around the players, waved lightly and said: "Let's go on the field!"

"Come on."

"It's time to greet the guests!"

"..."

After a while, both sides lined up onto the court with anticipation.

The St. Mary's Stadium was once again full. After seeing the players entering the stadium, the fans burst into a wave of cheers.

"Messi, Messi..."

"C Ronaldo, Ronaldo..."

Countless people in the stands were shouting the names of these two peerless beauties.

Some fans even held up a banner that read 'Two Heroes Club'.

"Finally I can see Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi playing on the same pitch again."

"Don't watch this kind of scene more than once in the future!"

"It may not even be the last time the two of them competed together!"

"..."

Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi should be said to be the two football players with the most fans in the world. It's really rare that the two of them can meet and compete again.

Therefore, this game attracts the attention of countless fans. Many are still neutral fans who do not belong to either team.

Because of these two factors, according to incomplete statistics, the global audience watching this game is not even less than the World Cup final.

When these fans saw Ronaldo and Messi holding hands together, many of them were as excited as if they had won a grand prize.

"Which of these two superstars can lead his team to victory today? It's really exciting!"

"I'm more optimistic about Messi. Let's not talk about strength or foundation, just talk about the team's integration. Barcelona will definitely win. Messi has been with Barcelona since his debut. His team is so tacit and united. On the contrary, Ronaldo only joined the Southampton team at the beginning of the season, and the level of understanding and integration is definitely much different.”

"The only advantage for Ronaldo is that they are playing at home this time."

"..."

Seeing that the game was about to start, many neutral fans and football commentators began to discuss it heatedly.

However, many people are optimistic about Messi for the above reasons.

In the VIP box, there was a person who was also full of confidence in Messi and his team.

This person is Guardiola with a bare forehead. He stood up, looked at the game that was about to start below, and said with great anticipation: "I don't believe it, Barcelona can't win this time. You can never be invincible."

"Beep!!"

With a whistle, the game started with the cheers of fans from both sides.

The Southampton team, which had the right to kick off, immediately took advantage of their home court and did not test the ball at all. They did not even pass the ball backwards. Instead, they directly let Ronaldo lead them forward.

This kind of kick was deliberately arranged by Sun Yi, in order to take advantage of the opponent's unsteady footing and take a hit. Give him a strong kick. If you play well, you can dampen Barcelona's momentum by the way.

The Barcelona team did not panic because of this sudden attack. They immediately organized their defense on the spot under the leadership of Busquets.

If the opponent is not in chaos, there will be no surprise effect. Seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage of, Ronaldo immediately started to knock on the door as he did not want to be trapped in a tight siege.

The quality of his kick is pretty good, and it goes towards the goal. It's a pity that the distance is a bit far, and he doesn't have the terrifying long-range heavy artillery like Adriano.

So his heavy artillery was easily collected by Ter Stegen.

And Ter Stegen arrogantly shook his tail finger downwards after grabbing the ball.

Seeing Ter Stegen like this, many Barcelona fans laughed excitedly.

"Haha, the little lion did a great job!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo actually shot from such a distance. This is because Ter Stegen does not exist. Don't you think you are Adriano?"

"Xuxu~~~"

Barcelona fans were so arrogant that they even booed Ronaldo at St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton fans, of course, quit.

"SHIT!! You Luthors. If you are so arrogant in our territory, you will get out crying later."

"Come on, Southampton will kill them."

"Come on, Ronaldo. Hit them in the face with a goal."

"..."

Valverde crossed his arms on his chest with a slight smile on his face. He turned to look next door.

"You want to succeed through sneak attacks? You are overthinking, Sun. We are the Barcelona team."

Sun Yi's face looked very calm. The attack did not create any threat, which he had expected.

He didn't even think about scoring a goal, he just wanted to suppress Barcelona's momentum.

However, it seems that the effect of suppressing momentum is not very good at present.

Soon, Barcelona launched an attack.

soon! After Barcelona launched the attack, they attacked quickly!

They unleashed quick attacks on Southampton from both sides. And it was Messi himself who brought the ball to impact. This allowed Barcelona to successfully break down Southampton's wing defense.

After the ball was sent into the penalty area, the siren sounded in Southampton's goal.

Fortunately, under the joint defense of Van Dijk and Pavard, Suarez's shot in the penalty area was blocked.

'Wow! It was so scary. Almost scored. ’

Countless Southampton fans were shocked. They didn't expect Barcelona's offense to be so scary.

The players of the Southampton team couldn't help but wipe away the cold sweat. Barcelona's attack completely caught them by surprise.

Barcelona's offense this time is completely different from what everyone imagined. They thought that Barcelona would, as usual, cooperate in passing and controlling in the midfield and backfield, and only launch an attack after the opponent loses patience and loopholes appear.

Unexpectedly, Barcelona changed its previous style and launched a sudden attack from the wing.

Even Sun Yi felt very surprised. "The Barcelona team seems a little different today!"

"Well done, well done!"

"I almost thought I was going to score."

"If I had done it a few more times, I would have definitely scored."

This attack created such a big threat that the Barcelona fans cheered.

Valleverde also applauded happily. "Okay. The tactics were executed very well this time."

He turned around and saw Sun Yi, who was frowning, and his smile suddenly became brighter.

"Haha, Sun, are you surprised? Are you surprised? This is specially prepared for you."

"Just keep watching, there are more surprises to come."

Guardiola in the VIP box was very satisfied. He nodded and sat down with a smile on his face, and then picked up a glass of red wine and took a sip.

Close your eyes and savor it for a while.

"This wine is good! It has layers..."

"Sun, I feel like today's Barcelona team is weird." Diaw said while looking at the court.

Sun Yi nodded. "They are so different today. It feels like they are here to restrain us."

Just as Sun Yi said this, he saw that Southampton's offense encountered a lot of trouble.

First, Ronaldo was not surprisingly marked. Secondly, Southampton's tactic of bypassing the defense zone was ineffective.

It is normal that Southampton's tactics were anticipated by opponents. After two seasons, Southampton's tactical system has long been studied thoroughly by opponents. But the real power of the tactical system is that even if you know it, you have no way to deal with it.

But from the perspective of the field, Barcelona's response is very effective. It almost grasps the key points of Southampton's tactics to deal with it.

And Barcelona's defense is not just to build a defense line in the backcourt, but to intercept from the frontcourt.

This makes Southampton unable to play a fast-paced offense and unable to find Barcelona's defensive loopholes.

In the end, Southampton's attack was unable to break through the defense, and they could only rely on Paulinho to force a long shot from the outside. But he failed to hit the goal due to interference.

Such an attack was not very threatening, so it was not considered a success.

This made Barcelona even more excited.

"Haha, didn't they say that Southampton's attack was one of the best in the world? Judging from these two attacks, it's not that good?"

"Next, it's our turn to organize the attack."

"Go, Barcelona. It's time to show real offense."

Barcelona kicked off later.

As soon as they kicked off, Southampton immediately started defending. "They are coming, everyone stay calm, don't rush to grab easily. Be patient..."

With Barcelona's TIKI-KATA tactics, the opponent must have enough patience.

But then, everyone found that Barcelona did not implement the TIKI-KATA tactics at all, but just like the last time, they launched a quick attack directly from the two sides.

The result was the same as last time. Southampton's wing was once again unstoppable and was broken by Barcelona. Then it was sent to the middle penalty area.

"Bang!"

Suarez, who was flanking in the middle, got the ball.

Fortunately, Van Dijk followed closely and blocked Suarez's shot out of bounds with his long legs.

"Wow! It was almost there again!!!"

The fans of Southampton couldn't help but be nervous. Just now, if Van Dijk hadn't defended well, Suarez would have scored in all likelihood.

Sun Yi stood up from his seat suddenly.

"All our pre-match tactical arrangements failed. This is not the Barcelona team we are familiar with."

"We have to adjust!"