Green striker

16:53.

In the visiting team's locker room, after cleaning up a bit, Chen Yang followed his teammates, got dressed and went out to warm up on the field.

"Pass the ball! Pass the ball!"

"Run! Move your body!"

"Bang!"

"This ball can hit the post, I'm convinced!"...

During the warm-up, Chen Yang was close to the sideline, slowly lowering his waist to relax his muscles.

Compared with the intensity of activity in warm-ups in the past, Chen Yang's movements today were much slower.

Because compared to some of his teammates, Chen Yang currently wears an extra training vest during warm-ups.

He played the entire game in the last round of the league, and he will not appear in Tarragona's starting lineup.

Today's warm-up on the field, Chen Yang may not be so serious. The most asked of him is to serve as a sparring partner for his teammates who will start next.

Therefore, not being among the starting lineup may make some fans who follow Chen Yang feel a little disappointed.

But this is the fact. Who makes Chen Yang the core of Tarragona's offense now? In the Tarragona team's schedule, it is not just the Copa del Rey game. The team also counts on Chen Yang to maintain good physical fitness and condition.

Continue to lead the team forward in the league.

In the first round of the game, Chen Yang was brought on. Mandy also planned to bring on Chen Yang in the second half of the game if the game went well.

Get an away goal and see.

After all, we will meet Barcelona in the cup. As long as there is a slight chance, no one will not want to "perform" well and strive for an upset appearance.

But if things don't go too smoothly, Chen Yang may be asked to have a good rest on the bench today and simply prepare for the next round of the league.

These are all naive ideas. Before the competition, they are all empty talk.

For Chen Yang, it was just that he now stepped into the Camp Nou stadium, stepped on the turf divided into light and dark, stretched his body, raised his head and observed this famous stadium... What was in his heart at this time

There was an ethereal feeling, very calm, you could say calm! And this was even calmer than before!

It stands to reason that when Chen Yang stands at the Nou Camp, as a player, he should have more or less ideas.

But Chen Yang didn't have this. Chen Yang now seemed more indifferent after knowing the result.

From the successful trial in Tarragona, the beginning of his career, playing football to now, the first goal, the first hat-trick, scoring in double figures in the season... and now we are about to play against Barcelona.

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For Chen Yang himself, he has already succeeded, and it is difficult for him to feel any inexplicable excitement just because of this.

Chen Yang doesn’t have any dreams of being a son, nor does he have any dreams of being a son of the emperor. In fact, Chen Yang can’t be considered a fan of any professional team. He is a real die-hard fan. If you insist on saying so, he is just a Chinese fan.

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Therefore, if Chen Yang cannot face the excitement and joy now calmly, the only possibility is victory, or a real honor, a trophy representing the championship.

It is those more valuable "experiences" that have not been experienced yet, that have not been possessed before, that can make Chen Yang's heart flutter and be attracted to them.

At this moment, the Camp Nou stadium rang out with shouts from the radio host and cheers from many Barcelona fans who had already arrived at the stadium.

It's the players' tunnel, and the Barcelona players have come out to warm up.

Chen Yang continued his warm-up movements, looking far away at the Barcelona players who were on the field to warm up today.

He saw Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets... and also saw Villa, Puyol, Mascherano and Pique. At this time, Pique was still only 24 years old.

The man, who had shaved off an inch of his head and looked full of energy, was still smiling and rubbing the head of what was probably Milotto not far away from him after he came to the court, joking with him.

Of course, Chen Yang also saw Messi, who was not too tall and very conspicuous in the Barcelona team. At this moment, Messi was playing with the ball by himself in the crowd.

At this time, Messi was not that old man with a messy beard. His appearance was still at its peak. He was a young cutie, the kind that many girls would dream of.

After Chen Yang observed it for a while, he looked away and continued to stretch honestly.

But Chen Yang is also thinking in his heart now. Regarding this game, Chen Yang is indeed very indifferent in his heart, but when he sees these stars who are quite familiar in his memory, their young appearance appears in front of his eyes.

Although he was already mentally prepared, Chen Yang couldn't help but smile when he thought about the future situation.

This is a sense of dislocation that comes from time and space.

It's amazing and interesting!

But being able to compete with these people made Chen Yang feel more and more how real it is now.

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17:24.

The warm-up has long ended, and the entrance march of the game is now underway. The starting players of both sides of this game walked out of the tunnel and onto the field amid the cheers of the nearly 50,000 people who came to Camp Nou today.

Chen Yang, in this late autumn season, wore extra warm clothes and watched from the bench warmly and comfortably.

Of course, Chen Yang would not be the only one sitting on the bench. Captain Slin, defensive midfielder Capezzi, and Horn, the main players of the first team, were accompanying Chen Yang.

These guys are sitting on the bench. Tarragona's formation must have changed today.

The starting eleven, the tough main goalkeeper Elgabri, the defense is still outside the main force, with a central defender Albedo, and in the midfield is Jimenez and Cordo's double back

The waist combination includes Musk, who was born in the youth training, Pedro, a substitute midfielder who rarely plays in the Tarragona team, and Morente, who is currently the second choice striker under Chen Yang.

A conservative choice of 5-4-1, with the backcourt being the main defensive force and the midfielder playing as a substitute, this is Mandy's arrangement for today's Tarragona starting lineup.

There is no such thing as counter-attack, it is just an honest defense.

This is the most trouble-free and simple way to compete with the current Barcelona.

Whether such a formation can withstand today's Barcelona attack is very uncertain.

Because not long after the Tarragona starting lineup was announced, Barcelona's starting eleven had also been determined.

Barcelona is still playing their 4-3-3.

But the players on their starting lineup really didn't put any water into it.

The goalkeeper is Valdes.

The defense is, Alves, Pique, Puyol, Adriano Correa Claro (left back)

The midfielder is Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta.

The striker is Bojan, Depero and Messi.

"At what point in the game do you think we will concede the goal?"

The person who said this was none other than the team captain Silin who was sitting on the bench with Chen Yang and watching the entrance.

When Silin, the old captain, said this, it was rare to see a rather helpless look on his face.

When Chen Yang heard what the old captain said, he nodded. He naturally knew the reason for the old captain's helplessness.

Indeed, in the Copa del Rey match between Barcelona and Tarragona, this starting eleven was given. With this lineup, not only was there no water left in it, but Tarragona was treated as a team.

The La Liga teams are playing, except for Bo Yang, who is a young player, the others are all main players in the league and the Champions League.

Especially the devilish iron triangle on the central axis, and there is also Messi.

In front of Tarragona's half-main and half-substitute team in Segunda División, this is really the kind of game that doesn't give them a chance at all.

"In my opinion, after the game, at least one goal will be scored in the first half, and one will probably be scored in the second half." Chen Yang gave his views on the success and failure of goals.

But on the side, the head coach Mandy, who was also listening to this, had a different view from Chen Yang. On this point, he laughed and joked in a humorous tone: "Maybe in the first half

Scoring one goal per game is probably not the lowest cost. As for Barcelona’s first start, if we can hold on to the goal before the end of the first half and avoid being scored more than two goals, it will be a successful result.”

"How can you see this?" Chen Yang looked sideways at Mandy after hearing this.

After all, this is what Mendy himself said as the head coach, and Mendy's words also mean that he is not optimistic about the team's defense in the face of Barcelona's offensive firepower.

However, if the current Tarragona team is not allowed to score more than two goals, it is equivalent to saying that the defense has collapsed.

In Chen Yang's opinion, this should not be the case, and it has not reached this point yet.

But that’s what Mandy thinks. Regarding Chen Yang’s doubts, his explanation is quite simple, “What kind of team is Barcelona, ​​what kind of team is Tarragona, maybe Barcelona’s players, those “superstars”

I don’t know their strength very well, but I know very well the weight of our players’ strength on the field.”

Football is indeed round, and everything is indeed possible.

But in professional football, if the strength of the teams competing on both sides is too disparate, this possibility will often become impossible.

Because of the lack of capital to make this possible.

In terms of strength, not to mention other aspects, it is ball control, passing, and personal skills. Compared with the current starting players in Tarragona and those in Barcelona, ​​in which aspect can they not be at a disadvantage?

What's more?

No! No one! Among the starting players on the field, there really isn’t anyone who can take a shot!

If it were really possible, maybe Chen Yang could go up and support him.

But it's just a card to show off, nothing more.

Chen Yang alone cannot change, nor can he cover up the nature of Tarragona as a "weak team" in the face of a giant like Barcelona!

"To put it as a joke, the current starting eleven of Tarragona, their combined value cannot equal half of that of Barcelona's Messi." Mandy said this, his eyes were

Looking at the players on the field who are about to start the game.

Although Mandy had already said that he was joking, but from his meticulous look now, the joke in his mouth was full of seriousness.

In some situations, a joke is really not a joke, but a cold fact.

Regarding football and worth, ordinary people can reach heights by working hard, and perhaps superstars only need one game to reach a level where they can easily reach their feet.

"But that's not necessarily the case."

It was Chen Yang who expressed his doubts about this.

This made the people next to him notice, and they all looked at Chen Yang.

When Chen Yang said these words, it seemed that he had some high opinions.

Then they heard Chen Yang's next sentence, which was: "If we don't make any progress, maybe in the future, the entire Tarragona will not be able to stand up to Messi's... thigh!"

"Hahaha!"

"You're absolutely right."

"It's really no problem. Maybe I really can't stand up to someone like Messi, haha."

The old captain and several bench players sitting in front of him burst out laughing after listening to Chen Yang's words.

Even Mandy, who was originally serious, couldn't help but laugh twice and applauded: "There is indeed nothing wrong with what you said, maybe this is really the case."

This is the case for a wealthy team. If there are no superstars gathered, no championship honors, and no aura of wealth shining under the club, otherwise, how can it be called a wealthy team.

And even while Chen Yang and the others were chatting on the bench, the time passed by half past five. In this game, after the whistle blew, the fourth round of the Copa del Rey between Barcelona and Tarragona was in the first round.

This is where it started.

In the first half of the game, the visiting team Tarragona attacked from left to right, while Barcelona kicked off first.

After Barcelona's Bojan kicked the ball.

The situation is indeed as Chen Yang and Mandy said, the Barcelona team, which is basically the main force, has the ball in their hands from the beginning of the game.

Facing Tarragona, who retreated from the start, Barcelona took the absolute initiative!

No matter what kind of defense, pressing, and pressure Tarragona has, it is not enough in front of Barcelona.

It is true that the new generation of defensive counterattacks brought by Chen Yang, if used well, will ruthlessly damage the old passing and control system.

In Segunda División, even in games where Chen Yang was not present and the old captain was not present, Tarragona was still able to maintain its defensive strength while carrying out counterattacks against the Segunda División teams.

However, the opponent this time is different. This is not the team that plays pass and control in the second division.

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13th minute.

The conductive pull from the backcourt, in the constant passing and chamfering.

Busquets, who was trailing behind in the midfield, received the ball again. He passed the ball directly, bypassing Moriente who was pressing in front of him, and successfully passed it to the feet of Iniesta.

Then Iniesta's feet changed, and he easily used his famous skill to fry balls, deftly breaking through Musk's defense.

Then he passed the ball to Xavi who was looking for a position in the middle.

Xavi looked at the Tarragona defense and fired a through ball without stopping.

Messi, who was running behind Albedo at some point on the wing, ran against offside and was hit by Xavi's through ball.

Messi stopped the ball and moved forward.

Then he hit the door quickly from a small angle and directly passed through Elgabri's goal!

It was such a single opportunity created by a few passes, and Tarragona's first goal of the game happened suddenly.

The players on the field in Tarragona looked a little regretful after conceding the ball.

Defensively, Tarragona's players may have only taken the shot a little late in their respective positions, but Barcelona seized this opportunity and scored.

After the goal, Messi and Xavi hugged and celebrated the goal.

The Barcelona players all ran to Messi, touched his head, and surrounded him.

Camp Nou erupted in enthusiastic cheers and applause.

Cheer for Messi's goal and the superstar who emerged from Camp Nou.

Chen Yang, who was on the bench, rested his chin on his hand and watched these quietly.

It's no surprise that goals happen.

But the goal was scored too early.

Moreover, this goal was still in a positional battle, and it was a situation opened by Barcelona in the middle of the midfield.

This situation is a bit surprising.

But this is Barcelona. In this era, they are the best team in passing and controlling, and they are also the team where all players are at their peak.

Especially with Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta, this can be said to be the most dominant central axis of Barcelona's dream three dynasty midfielders. This game is in front of Tarragona. If they want to achieve something

as the biggest difficulty.

If anyone can find a way to solve this central axis, he will definitely fight to become a god.

However, this central axis, this season, is almost an impossible reality in the face of peak golden years like Harvey and Xiaobai.

The only thing that can solve this central axis is time.

The only thing that can beat Barcelona is the actions of others.

However, it won't be this game.

"Stay steady! Concentrate! Be quick with your defensive actions!"

On the sidelines, after Mandy scored, he walked to the sideline and explained to the players on the field.