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Chapter 346 The best in history! Die, Mourinho! [A big chapter with words, please beg me to subscribe]

The 17th round of La Liga has ended, and all the top four teams have won.

Atletico Madrid defeated Valladolid 4-0.

Valencia defeated Jerez 3-1 away from home.

Real Madrid defeated Real Mallorca 2-0 at home.

Barcelona narrowly defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-0 away from home.

The reason why Mourinho's team said it was a narrow victory was mainly because the two goals appeared at the end of the first half and the second half, especially in the second half.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Puyol took advantage of a corner kick to open the scoring for Barcelona.

But in the second half, Rayo Vallecano launched an offensive like crazy, which overwhelmed Mourinho's team.

It wasn't until the 86th minute that an own goal sealed the victory 2-0.

This made everyone feel very dissatisfied.

In this case, Mourinho began to be questioned.

But Mourinho's statement is different from that of Barcelona's technical director Begiristain and Barcelona's godfather Cruyff. It can even be said to be completely contradictory.

"We will make a comeback on the road!"

The Barcelona godfather also said that the combination of Cesc Fabregas and Xavi is not the most suitable.

"I have full confidence in the players."

January 1, Sevilla Pizjuan Stadium.

After grabbing a goal, the situation took a turn for the worse.

After playing against Rayo Vallecano, Mourinho said at a press conference that Barcelona's current performance was disappointing and he believed that the players did not have enough passion to cope with the game.

"Creative midfielders like Rosicky and Van der Vaart should get more trust!"

Mourinho once again emphasized that Barcelona's goal this season is still the championship, and it is the championship on all fronts.

If in the past two seasons, Barcelona could barely accept that bad scene because of Mourinho's outstanding results, then now, they have to reconsider another issue.

In the 20th minute, after Sevilla intercepted the ball in the midfield, Rakitic and Shinji Kagawa completed a beautiful pass and passed the ball into the penalty area and found Negredo.

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"We are a strong team and we can't always adopt that passive offensive strategy."

Therefore, now, Mourinho is also under heavy pressure.

But for Barcelona with such a strong lineup, it would be really embarrassing if they couldn't qualify in the group.

As for losing to Sevilla at home, Mourinho thinks this is not a big problem.

If Begiristain considered it from a tactical perspective, then Cruyff analyzed it entirely from a strategic level.

In the absence of a scene, it would be unreasonable if there were no results.

Subsequently, Sevilla continued to pursue and attack fiercely.

The godfather of Barcelona believes that the problem the team is facing now is that the team's current tactical play is too obsessed with strength and confrontation, while ignoring creativity. "This is a very bad situation."

Cruyff believed that players do not have enough creativity and can only execute tactics mechanically. Once the opponent figures it out, it will become more difficult for the team. Every step forward, the resistance will be greater.

Throughout most of the second half, Mourinho's team was passively beaten.

In the second leg of the Copa del Rey knockout round of 16, Barcelona challenged Sevilla away from home.

The Portuguese madman said in an interview with media reporters that La Liga is now the most competitive league in the world.

Can Mourinho really still bring a championship to the team?

Mourinho showed enough determination in this game. The midfielder included Fabregas, Thiago Motta and Xavi, with Eto'o and Diego in front. Milito and Robben's trident.

Barcelona is currently ranked third in La Liga and competing on three fronts at the same time. Isn't this report card good enough?

Negredo returned the ball, and Navas succeeded in pushing the ball into the empty goal, opening the scoring for Sevilla.

Juande Ramos' team launched a fierce attack from the beginning, especially in the first 3 minutes, they almost scored with a header, which made Buffon break out in a cold sweat.

"When opponents adapt to our offensive routine, they can quickly counterattack, but we lack the experience and means to deal with this kind of scene."

The Barcelona management can tolerate it, but the fans at Camp Nou and the Catalan fans really can't tolerate it anymore.

"Among the top four teams in La Liga, only two teams still have hope of winning the Triple Crown. One is us and the other is Atletico Madrid. I don't know where all the criticism of the team comes from."

As for the Copa del Rey, the first-leg loss to Sevilla 1-2 at home put Mourinho under heavy pressure.

Begiristain said in an interview with media reporters after the game that the problem Barcelona is facing now is the lack of sufficient threats on the offensive end, the playing style is too passive, the offensive methods are too single, and there is a lack of change.

In response, Mourinho chose to "fight back."

This season, the only thing Barcelona is doing well is that they played well in the Champions League group stage.

Sevilla began to play their best defensive counterattack.

Although, from the current point of view, Barcelona is still ranked third in La Liga, the gap has gradually been widened by Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. The possibility of winning La Liga cannot be said to be impossible, but it is indeed small.

What is surprising is that at the beginning of the game, it was the home team Sevilla who launched the attack.

This caused a lot of trouble for Barcelona.

Mourinho was furious on the sidelines.

Sevilla's defense is famously strong, and the tactic Juande Ramos is famous for is Spain's offense combined with Italy's defense.

What's even more interesting is that both of Sevilla's central defenders are French.

The 32-year-old veteran Gallas and the 30-year-old Escud have one thing in common, that is, they are not tall enough.

Gallas is 1 meters tall and Escud is 82 meters tall. Both of them are relatively weak in physical strength confrontation and high ball.

But the problem is that Barcelona lacks high center forwards.

It can be said that both rounds of the game completely exposed the difficult problems faced by Barcelona in the offense.

This is just a positional battle. If the intensive defense is broken, Mourinho's Barcelona's problems on the offensive end will be more obvious.

In the 53rd minute of the second half, Barcelona was too anxious to attack, and Sevilla took a chance and counterattacked again. Rakitic sent a pass, and Navas broke into the right side of the penalty area again, forming a single shot. Breaking through Buffon's goal.

2 is better than 0!

Although Barcelona got a goal back in the 63rd minute, Xavi used a shot from the top of the penalty area to break the goal guarded by Diego Lopez, but in the end Barcelona lost to Sevilla 1-2 away. Leah.

The home and away games were both 1-2, and the total score was 2-4. Barcelona was eliminated!

Just two days ago, he just made harsh words about advancing on three fronts, but he was eliminated by Sevilla as soon as he turned around. Mourinho was furious after the game.

He accused Barcelona's players of lacking aggressiveness during the game, especially in the first half.

"This is not the mental state that a team aiming to win the championship should display. They seem to have surrendered before the game even started!"

Mourinho even shouted that it would be difficult for some players to appear in the team's starting lineup again.

"They need to prove their strength again!"

……

Mourinho's outburst after the game aroused strong attention throughout Spanish football and even European football.

The involution of La Liga is nothing new.

It is normal for a strong team to be overthrown by a weak team every minute, or even be upset.

As Spanish fans jokingly say, who hasn’t been blown away?

But Barcelona's loss this time is indeed a bit unsightly.

First, it was 1-2 at home. Mourinho then made harsh words. However, in the away game, there was still no improvement and he could not win against Sevilla.

This is like a slap on Mourinho's face. Can the Portuguese madman survive?

It can be said that Mourinho's bombardment after the game just catered to the outside media's onlooker mentality that made things worse, and everyone was waiting to see Mourinho's good show.

The Portuguese madman just took the initiative to send it to the door.

But after all, he is the man who helped Barcelona win the second Champions League in history, and his current coaching position is safe.

Valencia is another strong team that has been eliminated from the Copa del Rey.

But unlike Barcelona, ​​after losing 1-2 to Deportivo La Coruna at home in the first round, they had a fierce battle with Super Deportivo on the road.

In the first half, Valencia took a 2-0 lead thanks to Dzeko's brace.

The total score is 3 to 2, and Valencia is about to get the right to advance.

But in the second half, Felipe Luis got a goal back for Super Depor in just 4 minutes.

In the 71st minute, Felipe Luis sent an assist and Falcao made another victory to equalize the score.

Although Valencia had an absolute advantage throughout the game and created more opportunities, in the end Deportivo drew with Valencia 2-2 at home and eliminated the Bats with a total score of 4-3. Out.

They were all eliminated, and Ancelotti was obviously more tragic than Mourinho.

However, after taking a 2-goal lead and then being equalized, this process was really Ancelotti-like.

Atletico Madrid defeated Huelva 5-1 at home and became the only top four teams in the top 8 of the Copa del Rey.

The team's luck was good. After promotion, the opponent they drew was Celta Vigo.

Yang Hao also immediately announced that he would continue to compete in the King's Cup with mainly substitutes, rotations and young players from the second team.

This will not only give more opportunities to substitutes and second-team players, but also allow first-team players to take a breath.

……

Round 18 of La Liga.

Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 thanks to Ibrahimovic's goal.

Mourinho's Barcelona welcome Juande Ramos' Sevilla to Camp Nou.

This is the third consecutive game between the two teams in the recent period.

Throughout the first half, both sides failed to create good offensive opportunities.

Although Mourinho's team maintained offensive pressure and took advantage of the situation, Juande Ramos' Sevilla still played steadily and never gave Barcelona a chance.

Diego Lopez's performance in Sevilla is also very stable.

But at the beginning of the second half, Barcelona's continuous attacks created an accident. When Escud was returning to defense, he accidentally blocked Robben's pass from the right into his own goal, turning it into an own goal.

As soon as the ball was lost, Sevilla tried to launch a counterattack.

As a result, Xavi sent a direct pass, and Eto'o, who succeeded in countering offside, scored again with a shot to further expand the score.

Sevilla is really anxious this time.

In the 85th and 91st minutes, Barcelona seized the opportunity to counterattack twice in a row, and Robben scored 2 goals in a row.

In the end, Barcelona beat Sevilla 4-0 at home and felt proud.

Mourinho also vented his anger in front of the media after the game, countering all the media reporters who had insulted him before, and even secretly insinuated Cruyff and Begiristain, believing that they lacked respect for the team.

In the world of professional football, winning is king.

As long as we can win, especially by a big score, it makes sense no matter what.

On the other hand, if you lose the ball, no matter how you defend yourself, it will be useless.

In fact, a very important turning point for Mourinho's victory was Escud's own goal.

This is also the fun part of football games.

If it hadn't been for that own goal, judging from the performance in the first half, Mourinho would have been in a position to not score.

But because of an own goal, the situation was broken, resulting in Barcelona's repeated counterattacks.

Can this be said that Mourinho's team is out of trouble?

The answer is obvious.

……

Atletico Madrid faces Sporting Gijon at home in this round.

In just 12 minutes, Messi passed three players on the right and sent a wonderful pass, assisting Torres to score.

In the 36th minute, Messi suddenly appeared in the left rib of the frontcourt and completed a beautiful cooperation with Iniesta and Di Maria.

After Di Maria broke into the left side of the penalty area, he passed the inverted triangle back. Messi was on the left side of the penalty spot and scored with his left foot, further expanding the score for Atletico Madrid, 2-0!

This goal also completely ignited the passion at the Emirates Stadium.

More than 7 Atletico Madrid fans were chanting Messi's name crazily. This is the 11th consecutive league game in which the Argentine has scored, setting a record for the longest consecutive scoring streak in the history of Spanish football!

Messi surpassed Ronaldo and Martin to become the best in La Liga history!

Before the end of the first half, Atletico Madrid completed a very exciting offensive cooperation.

Torres retreated to play the ball. Iniesta, surrounded by five defensive players, grabbed the ball and sent a direct pass. Di Maria broke into the left side of the penalty area and passed the ball. Messi scored with a low shot from the middle. Extend the score again.

3 is better than 0!

Scored twice!

After changing sides in the second half, Sporting Gijon once stabilized its position.

In the 75th minute, Di Maria passed the ball from the left, and Messi flicked the ball straight into the upper right corner of the goal, 4-0!

hat trick!

Atletico Madrid fans throughout the Emirates Stadium stood up and gave Messi the warmest applause and cheers.

Yang Hao quickly replaced this precious pimple.

Then, in the 85th minute, Di Maria sent a direct pass, Torres hit it from the left, and Suarez, who came on as a substitute, scored, locking the score at 5-0!

After the game, Atletico Madrid beat their opponents by 5 goals and received rave reviews.

Messi, who set a historical record in La Liga and scored a hat-trick, received overwhelming praise.

Yang Hao publicly stated that Messi's goal gave Atletico Madrid a great help.

"He is always showing his quality. As the head coach of the team, I actually don't have to do anything but let him play."

"This is actually something with no technical or tactical content!"

Yang Hao was obviously joking with this last sentence.

What this means is that Messi is so strong that he doesn't need any skills or tactics at all. Just let him play and he can score and win.

This is of course an exaggeration, but it reflects Yang Hao's love for Messi.

After missing out on the Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year last season, Yang Hao put forward higher requirements for the press and public relations department. Starting from January, he required the publicity machine to be at full power to promote Messi in 1. .

Therefore, from Messi setting a historical record to performing a hat-trick, Atletico Madrid's press department was fully engaged, and the outside media and public opinion were overwhelming. In addition, La Liga games are now broadcast live around the world, which quickly aroused the interest of fans all over the world. hot discussion.

Messi has been in shocking form since January!

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Entering late January, European winter break transfers are gradually coming to an end.

In fact, all La Liga teams are strengthening their recruitment during the winter break based on their performance in the first half of the season.

Especially the teams currently stuck in the relegation zone, such as Zaragoza and Valladolid, are strengthening their recruitment.

Zaragoza invested a total of 1800 million euros.

This does not include Brazilian central defender Edmilson signed on a free transfer from Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid has no need for signings, but there is a risk of being poached.

Not the first team, but the second team.

The outstanding performance of Atletico Madrid's second team in La Liga, coupled with the team's well-known youth training strength, has attracted strong attention from the outside world, and many young players in the team have also been poached.

For example, goalkeeper De Gea, midfielders Koke and Isco and other local players are even more popular.

De Gea is a direct descendant of Spain's youth training. He has a promising career. Starting from U16, he has been rising all the way. He has entered the national team in every age group and is a main player.

The 19-year-old De Gea performed very eye-catchingly in the Spanish Second Division and had already attracted attention as early as last season.

But he never got a chance in the first team.

The 23-year-old Neuer has just gotten rid of the nickname "Butter Hand" and his strength has been recognized. At the same time, his technical characteristics and tactical role in Atletico Madrid have also begun to attract the attention of many insiders.

The German goalkeeper is playing a pivotal role.

More importantly, he rarely gets injured.

This forced Yang Hao to give more opportunities in the King's Cup and other games to substitute goalkeeper Palop.

It’s really not that Yang Hao has any prejudice against De Gea, this is the norm in European football.

The position of goalkeeper is very special. The main goalkeeper will always participate in the game without injury and will not change easily, but the substitute goalkeeper also needs games to maintain his condition.

Otherwise, once the main goalkeeper is injured, how can the substitute goalkeeper step in?

It can be said that a substitute goalkeeper must exist.

Then the problem arises. It is necessary to maintain the stability and continuous performance of the main goalkeeper, and at the same time take care of the condition of the substitute goalkeeper. The sad thing is the third goalkeeper.

De Gea is actually okay, he is still young, can play in the Spanish Second Division, and has improved a lot.

But now, he is no longer satisfied with playing in the second division.

In 09, he entered the Spanish U21 national team and officially became the reserve team for the future main goalkeeper of the national team.

For De Gea, this undoubtedly requires more opportunities to participate, especially in high-level competitions like La Liga.

When De Gea's agent found Yang Hao, he talked about the player's thoughts.

According to Yang Hao's original plan, Palop should retire this season, and De Gea would step in and become the team's second goalkeeper. However, this proposal was rejected by De Gea's agent.

His player is not willing to be the second goalkeeper. He wants to prove himself on a higher stage.

He is still young and does not want to live in Neuer's shadow.

This situation is actually very common. For example, Diego Lopez always served as a substitute for Casillas when he was at Real Madrid. After sitting on the bench for a few years, he left Real Madrid and came to Sevilla, where he suddenly became the most popular goalkeeper in Spain. , and was also selected for the national team.

De Gea hopes to play for a team that can give him more stable playing time when he is still young.

Moreover, he does not want a loan.

The atmosphere of the entire conversation was actually quite good, and De Gea's request was reasonable.

Atletico Madrid prefers to loan De Gea, and several La Liga teams are currently interested in loaning De Gea.

But the players resisted.

In this case, Atletico Madrid must evaluate a risk.

After the loan, what should the player do if he refuses to renew his contract with Atletico Madrid in two or three years?

Moreover, is the other party willing to do its best to cultivate and support the players who are loaned out?

When needed now, they are definitely willing to give it a chance.

But what about summer?

Will they consider bringing in their own goalkeeper?

For De Gea's matter, Yang Hao went to Atletico Madrid headquarters to convene a meeting with senior officials to discuss.

In the end, everyone believed that with Neuer impossible to sell, sending De Gea away was the most responsible choice for the players and the best choice at the moment.

The problem lies in how to ensure Atletico Madrid's interests.

De Gea's current transfer value is approximately 700 million euros.

Atletico Madrid's asking price is 1000 million euros, as well as 50% of future transfer revenue.

This is also to guard against De Gea's future transfer.

Atletico Madrid has shown enough sincerity, the asking price is not high and reasonable, and De Gea and his agent are also very satisfied.

De Gea even went out of his way to find Yang Hao and expressed his wish to return to Atletico Madrid one day.

Yang Hao also encouraged him to keep up his efforts and improve himself after leaving.

In the end, between teams such as Espanyol, Getafe and Rayo Vallecano, De Gea chose Rayo Vallecano.

The reason is also very simple. Rayo Vallecano offers the best salary package and needs to be given the main position.

Rayo Vallecano is currently short of local players, especially high-level local players like De Gea.

More importantly, Rayo Vallecano is closer to Atletico Madrid.

As De Gea said in an interview with media reporters, he hopes to compete and train closer to Atletico Madrid and have the opportunity to return to Atletico Madrid in the future.

"I will always wait for the call from Atletico Madrid. I hope that one day I can wear the red and white striped shirt again!"

Atletico Madrid fans also responded well to this, congratulating De Gea for his better performance in Rayo Vallecano.

Moreover, Atletico Madrid did not set any avoidance clauses for this transfer, which shows the confidence and grandeur of the Shenzhen Legion.

Yang Hao actually has a lot of feelings about this transfer.

From Gabi to De Gea, they are all so strong and capable players, and they are all players that Yang Hao likes, but in the end they failed to stay, which made him feel a little regretful.

But this is a very realistic choice.

Now, Yang Hao's decision will affect everyone at Atletico Madrid and affect the season-long plan.

He really couldn't be willful.

More importantly, there is really no way to test human nature.

Forced retention is one way, but after forcing the players to stay, there is no way to provide the players with the game time and training opportunities they need. So what is the use of forcing the players to stay?

In the end, they still broke up unhappy.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to simply be more relaxed.

Over the years, Atletico Madrid's good image and reputation in Spain and European football have been established bit by bit through all aspects, and the attitude towards players is particularly critical.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid has been the team that European players most desire to play for for many years in a row.

Atletico Madrid handled the transfer of De Gea in the same way.

An estimated price of 700 million euros, a 19-year-old future international, and a transfer fee of 1000 million euros. Not bad, right?

How many people are rushing to buy it!

This is also a good thing for De Gea, as he will have more negotiating chips.

Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, has 50% of the future transfer revenue share, so it will not lose money in the end.

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January 1st, the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

Atletico Madrid hosts Celta Vigo.

Only 3 minutes into the game, Atletico Madrid created an opportunity through Adriano. Toni Kroos's long shot from the front of the penalty area penetrated Celta Vigo's goal and opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid.

In the 11th minute, with an assist from Hazard, Busquets broke into the penalty area and scored the second goal.

Subsequently, Celta Vigo gradually stabilized its defensive position.

After Atletico Madrid took a 2-goal lead, they did not continue to pursue the victory, but played steadily.

In the end, the Sheets defeated Celta Vigo 2-0 at home.

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Round 19 of La Liga.

Barcelona defeated Valladolid 3-0 away from home.

Xavi opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 21st minute, followed by Tevez and Robben each scoring a goal.

After Mourinho's team experienced the low point of being eliminated from the Copa del Rey, their form quickly recovered and they showed excellent form in two consecutive games.

The defense was solid and they scored a lot of goals. Although the scene was still far from the passing control that Cruyff envisioned, I have to say that Mourinho's counterattack was very beautiful.

The Portuguese madman has this ability and is tough enough.

Atletico Madrid beat Getafe 1-0 away from home in this round, with Messi scoring the only goal.

Real Madrid defeated Malaga 2-0 at home, and Ronaldo scored twice.

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Midweek, the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals knockout round.

Atletico Madrid relied on Adriano's goal to beat Celta Vigo 1-0 in the away game and successfully advanced to the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a total score of 3-0.

The other three teams that entered the semi-finals are Sevilla, Racing Santander and Getafe.

In the end, after the draw, Atletico Madrid drew Racing Santander.

Sevilla vs. Getafe.

Yang Hao clearly realized that the Copa del Rey is no longer far away for Atletico Madrid.

The last time they won the Copa del Rey was in the 06/07 season, when the team won the Triple Crown.

After that, for two consecutive seasons, Atletico Madrid only won the league, and the Champions League stopped in the semi-finals.

But now, Atletico Madrid has reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey again.

Although luck in the draw is good, Atletico Madrid's strength is also on the one hand.

Yang Hao is not worried about the remaining opponents, except Sevilla.

……

Round 20 of La Liga.

Mourinho's Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijon 1-0 away from home.

Although the game was difficult and the scene was not good to watch, Mourinho's team won again.

Real Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 away from home.

Wenger's team has performed very solidly this season, especially after Vidic joined, and the defense has been strengthened.

The goal conceded this time was a penalty and had nothing to do with the defense.

Overall, although Real Madrid's performance has been somewhat stumbling, they continue to lead the La Liga standings.

Atletico Madrid defeated Malaga 2-0 at home, with Messi passing and shooting.

……

In midweek, Atletico Madrid faced Racing Santander at home in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

Atletico Madrid, which has reached the semi-finals again, still relies mainly on rotations, substitutes and a young lineup of the second team.

But Yang Hao made adjustments to the game lineup and faced Racing Santander with 442.

In just 9 minutes, Suarez assisted Hazard to score, opening the scoring for Atletico Madrid.

After taking the lead, Atletico Madrid created several opportunities in a row, but it was not until the 40th minute that Di Maria scored another goal, expanding the score to 2-0!

In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, Hazard dribbled the ball and broke through continuously, then entered the penalty area, created a foul on the opponent, and won a penalty kick opportunity for Atletico Madrid.

Adriano took the penalty himself and calmly finished it in one fell swoop, giving Atletico another victory, 3-0!

What no one expected was that in the 72nd minute, Hazard dribbled the ball and passed it to Suarez in the penalty area. The opponent fouled again in the penalty area and Suarez was tripped to the ground. , the referee awarded a penalty kick.

This time Adriano did not fight, but handed the penalty kick to Suarez.

The Uruguayans scored in one fell swoop and locked the score at 4-0!

But before the end of the game, talented youngster Canales scored a goal for Racing Santander.

In the end, the Sheets defeated Racing Santander 4-1 at home.

When Canales made his La Liga debut for Racing Santander last season, he only played 6 times and 102 minutes as a substitute.

By this season, especially starting in December, he gradually established a foothold in Racing Santander and became the main midfielder.

Especially in the 4-3 away game against Espanyol, he scored twice and contributed an assist.

This was quite amazing for a young player who was only 18 years old at the time.

Not long ago, in an away game against Sevilla, he scored twice again.

Canales' outstanding performance has earned him strong attention from Real Madrid and Barcelona.

In fact, Atletico Madrid is also paying attention, but the problem is that Atletico Madrid is now full of talents in the midfield and cannot accommodate Canales, so it has not participated in the battle for Canales.

It is said that Real Madrid has basically reached a consensus with Racing Santander, but the specific transfer fee is not clear.

For this midfielder, Yang Hao admired him both in his previous life and now.

In his previous life, Canales moved to Real Madrid after experiencing an outstanding performance at Racing Santander, but unfortunately, he met Mourinho, who was not good at using players of his type.

Coupled with injuries, Canales' development at Real Madrid was seriously not as expected.

It can be said that he is a case of Zhongyong who was tortured by injuries.

Now, Real Madrid's head coach is Wenger. I believe Canales will develop better after going to Real Madrid.

After all, Wenger is famous for his ability to train young players.

Players like Canales are just right for Wenger.

……

Round 21 of La Liga.

Valencia defeated Valladolid 2-0 at home with goals from Banega and Villa.

Barcelona defeated Getafe 2-1 with goals from Robben and Xavi.

But at Camp Nou, Mourinho's team paid a heavy price, with 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Among them, the red card was given to the main defender Bruno Alves.

He committed a foul in the penalty area and was sent off directly with a red card. He also gave Getafe a penalty kick. Soldado made it in one fell swoop and got a goal back for Getafe.

The final score was 2-1, and Mourinho was able to win again.

But the victory was somewhat embarrassing, especially at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona really played ugly.

Real Madrid defeated Espanyol 3-0 at home, with Lahm, Ronaldo and Higuain each scoring a goal.

Atletico Madrid narrowly defeated Racing Santander 2-1 away from home in this round.

In the 24th minute of the first half, Messi assisted Torres to score.

But in the 35th minute, Khalsa got a goal back for Racing Santander.

Until the 54th minute of the second half, Messi single-handedly dribbled the ball into Longtan. After passing three people in a row, he kicked off the right side of the penalty area and scored the winning goal for Atletico Madrid.

In the end, Atletico defeated Racing Santander 2-1.

Messi has scored in 14 consecutive La Liga games.

Messi has scored 14 goals in 19 rounds. So far, Messi has scored a total of 21 goals in 29 rounds.

With 17 rounds left in La Liga, setting a new single-season scoring record seems to be no longer a suspense, but a high probability event.

According to Marca's report after the game, "The only thing that can prevent Messi from making history is injury!"

But Yang Hao and Atletico Madrid are also strengthening their protection of Messi.

Especially before the end of every game, as long as the team secures the victory early, Yang Hao will replace Messi.

This has even affected Messi's goalscoring numbers.

But there is no way. Yang Hao knows very well that in the upcoming schedule, especially the Champions League at the end of February, Messi will be Atletico Madrid's sharpest weapon, so it is necessary to ensure Messi's health and stable performance.

In response, he set up a private team doctor for Messi to protect and track him.

……

Midweek, the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

The same stadium, the same group of opponents, but the process of the game is completely different.

Only one minute into the game, Canales' shot caused Godin to make a clearance error and turned into an own goal.

Atletico Madrid conceded a goal right from the start.

But in the 7th minute, Racing Santander's situation was not much better. Modric's shot also caused a mistake by the opponent's central defender and scored an own goal.

Both goals were own goals. If word spread, it would really be a joke.

Both sides adjusted in the first half and failed to score again.

Until the 51st minute of the second half, Suarez sent a wonderful pass. Modric broke into the penalty area and hit the goal, leading the score to 2-1!

This score was maintained until the end of halftime.

In the end, Atletico defeated Racing Santander 2-1 and advanced to the Copa del Rey final.

而另外一场比赛，塞维利亚在主场2比0击败赫塔菲的情况下，在客场0比1被赫塔菲击败，最终是以总比分2比1晋级国王杯决赛。

The game is still far away. In May, the game will be held at Barcelona's Camp Nou.

……

The sequelae of Barcelona's last round of the league against Getafe at home was revealed in the 22nd round of the league.

Mourinho's team is visiting Madrid's Emirates Stadium this round to challenge Atletico Madrid.

But before that, Mourinho's entire defense only had Puyol as the main player.

Bruno Alves was suspended due to a red card, Juanfran was suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards, and Abidal suffered a muscle strain after playing Getafe and will be out for at least six weeks.

The absence of the three main players has caused huge losses to Barcelona's defense.

The war is imminent, and Mourinho's mood can be imagined.

Catalan media broke the news that after the Barcelona team doctor announced that Abidal had a muscle strain, Mourinho was so angry that he had a big fight with the team doctor in public, and even insulted the team doctor as an incompetent waste, which triggered a fierce conflict.

"Mourinho's team has won consecutive victories recently and wants to perform better at the Emirates Stadium to face Atletico Madrid."

"But now, Bruno Alves and Juanfran have to stop playing, and Abidal is injured."

"The defense that Mourinho is most proud of now only has Puyol left."

"But what Puyol has to face is an offensive formation composed of superstars such as Torres, Kaká, Messi, and even Adriano. In this case, how can Barcelona defend it?"

This is not only Mourinho's biggest headache, but also a difficult problem for the entire Catalan media.

Everyone knows that this is actually related to Mourinho's tactics.

Why do we have to fight for Getafe with so many yellow cards and even one red card?

This is obviously a problem of the team's tactical execution and style.

At center back, Gabriel Milito can still partner with Puyol, but the price paid is that the team's defense against high balls will be tested. After all, both center backs are short.

On the right, Montoya, a young player from the second team, performed well and has also entered the first team this season. Mourinho plans to use him as a starter.

But what about the left?

Facing the wolf-like Messi, Mourinho made a very bold choice and asked Puyol to move to the left, and the center became Gabriel Milito and Thiago Motta. partner.

In the front, Mohamed Diarra was behind, and Muntari partnered with Cesc Fabregas in the midfield.

Xavi is also suspended due to accumulated yellow cards.

The trident is Eto'o, Diego Milito and Robben.

Compared with Mourinho's weak left and right, Yang Hao sat at home and did not hold back at all.

It's a fatal move once it's launched!

(End of this chapter)