Golden Greenery

In the days when Messi was lost, Zhuoyang gave Barcelona no worries. When the two stood on the sidelines together in the 60th minute, preparing to come on as substitutes, the red and blue fans who came from the expedition burst into heartfelt cheers. Although the number of people was small, the momentum was huge, which made the home fans of Kazan Ruby feel a little scared.

On the second match day of the Champions League group stage, Barcelona visited the Kazan Center Stadium with an instant score of 1:1.

Half a month ago, a home victory over Panathinaikos of Greece gave Barcelona a good start in their new Champions League campaign. Continuing this momentum, Barcelona defeated the third round of La Liga 3:1 at the Calderon Stadium ten days ago. Opponent Atletico Madrid.

But in that game, Messi, who scored a goal, was kicked by Uyfalusi at the last moment of the game and injured his left ankle. Ujfalusi was sent off with a red card, and Messi was diagnosed with an ankle ligament contusion after the game and needed to rest for 10-15 days.

Zhuo Yang also scored a goal, and it was a key goal for the lead. Another icing on the cake came from Pique, who participated in the 100th anniversary of La Liga. Xiaojie's action of stopping his chest to volley and hit the goal in the corner kick tactics is not like a central defender at all, he is a complete center forward material.

As for Reyes being put on a stretcher by Zhuo Yang early in the game, it was very unnoticeable. No one connected Reyes' tackle on Zhuo Yang in the Spanish Super Cup with this scene.

Messi was injured, but Barcelona did not lose weight at all in the next two La Liga games, defeating Sporting Gijon and Bilbao 4:1 in two consecutive games. In two games, Zhuo Yang scored 3 goals, and he opened the scoring for Barcelona at the most anxious time. Calabash scored one goal against his old club Sporting Gijon, Pedro scored one goal, and Xavi, Keita and Xiaobu scored their first goals of the season against Biba.

After playing three La Liga games in six days, almost all of Barcelona's main lineup was rotated, with only Zhuo Yang and Valdes showing full attendance. Valdes is a goalkeeper, and he will never get tired even if he works full time throughout his life, but Guardiola would never dare to use Zhuo Yang like this. Therefore, in this expedition to Kazan, Zhuo Yang and Messi, who had returned from injury, sat on the bench to watch the enemy's formation.

Messi is much more obedient than Zhuo Yang, who really can't even get out of bed if he just rests at home. Of course, this is what he said himself. Zhuo Yang would never believe that Messi would poop and pee on the bed, just an ankle. It's not like he couldn't take care of himself after being paralyzed.

Guardiola took the opportunity to muster the courage to persuade Zhuo Yang: "Zhuo Yang, it would be great if you could take football as seriously as Leo."

"What, Pep, do you think I don't take football seriously?"

"No, don't worry about it. I mean, you can be more serious, and then you will undoubtedly become the best player in world football.

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"What, Pep, don't you think I'm already the best player?"

"No, no, no, Zhuoyang, don't worry too much, you are indeed number one in the world today."

"Then any questions?"

"...No more. Zhuoyang, don't worry..."

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The Russians' home court is notoriously difficult to play, and everyone from Napoleon to Hitler to Guardiola is well aware of this. Last year, Barcelona met Kazan unexpectedly in the group stage, and they were disgraced with one draw and one loss.

After losing on this field last year, Guardiola didn't think he had to win today. In the first half, both sides scored one point each with the penalty kicks of Novoa and Huluwa. Originally, Lao Gua planned to leave it at that and just hold on to one point and go home. However, after the start of the second half, Kazan's offensive gradually became more fierce. The Russians' counterattacks were like bayonets, frequently threatening Barcelona's goal.

Within fifteen minutes, Rubin Kazan had already hit three goals. Barcelona's defense was under incredible pressure and the midfield was gradually losing control. Seeing this critical situation, Guardiola did not seek medical treatment for his pain, but decisively sent Messi and Zhuo Yang to use offense to suppress the arrogance of the Kazan people.

Messi replaced Mascherano, Zhuo Yang replaced Pedro, and Iniesta returned to midfield. Barcelona's forward line has returned to its normal form, and its midfielder has a standard midfielder.

In fact, Barcelona's midfielder seemed passive in the second half, and Mascherano had to bear some responsibility. Although he was unambiguous in terms of ability, he was not in sync with Barcelona's original rhythm in the midfield. This lack of synchrony is a matter of feeling, small techniques and subtle reactions in passing and receiving. When the football passes by him, there will always be a slight lag in rhythm, which makes Harvey and Xiaobu very uncomfortable.

Barcelona's TIKA-TAKA in the midfield and frontcourt is too particular. Those who are familiar with and adapt to this unique rhythm will be like a duck in water. Otherwise, it will seriously hinder the team's frontcourt operation.

The loss to the newly promoted Helgus in the second round of the league was caused by the opponent's unreasonable kicking from the wing. On the surface, it seemed that it was because Maxwell lost the ball on the wing. But the root cause was that he replaced Xiaobu that day. Mascherano, who serves as a central defensive midfielder, is inefficient in the midfield.

Now it seems that Mascherano is not very suitable for playing midfielder in Barcelona, ​​and perhaps he can be considered for the defense. And from this point of analysis, we may be able to get a glimpse of the reason why Messi has never been able to succeed in the Argentina national team.

The strongman appears and the effect is immediate. In the 70th minute, Xavi's pass allowed Messi to form a one-on-one shot, but Messi's push hit Kazan goalkeeper Ryzhkov in the chest. The football bounced back and hit his own leg.

Zhuoyang appeared like a ghost at the landing point. After Italian center back Salvatore Bochetti was placed beside him, Zhuoyang fell to the ground and used a shovel shot to lead the score to 2:1.

The 24-year-old Bochetti was sold half of the ownership by Madibo to Kazan for 9.5 million this summer. Dortmund wanted to use this price to buy 100%, but Hasler did not agree, even with Uncle Zha's face. Business is business, and favors are favors, especially within the Bundesliga. If you start this way, you will offend many other people.

The worries of Kazan Ruby fans have become a reality. On this venue, the most terrifying person in Barcelona is not Messi, but Zhuo Yang. In the 89th minute, former Inter Milan striker and Nigerian Obafemi Martins pressed Puyol so hard in the corner kick that he couldn't even lift his head. However, Zhuo Yang, who participated in the defense, stabbed out diagonally and counterpressed. He took the lead and put the football on his head to clear the siege.

The Barcelona-style counterattack was also mercury-filled. After a series of quick passes, when Messi made the final direct pass, Zhuoyang miraculously appeared at the forefront. The volley from the waistline of the penalty area 12 meters away from the goal went straight into the near corner. Zhuo Yang locked the score at 3:1.

Barcelona's two consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage is a very correct gesture; Zhuo Yang scored 5 goals in two Champions League games, which is the most correct performance.

Even Guardiola was comforting himself at this time: Maybe it would be good to just let Zhuo Yang be like this.