host must win

On the sidelines, there is also a sky of fire and ice.

"Damn it!" Rijkaard rushed out of his seat, waving his fists angrily.

This conceded goal made him angry, not in the way of conceding the goal. He admitted that the goal was scored beautifully, and even made him speechless. He was angry that the goal was conceded so quickly!

Just after the start of the second half, Barcelona fell behind again, which made his various arrangements and instructions during the intermission immediately useless.

"Great job!" Ferguson applauded. He turned to his assistant Queiroz and said, "Hey, these bastards scored a goal so quickly. The arrangement at halftime will be changed."

Queiroz glanced at the furious Rijkaard. He seriously doubted that if Rijkaard heard what Ferguson said, would the grumpy Dutchman not be able to resist beating someone?

"It can't be helped. No one thought that Wien could shoot from such an angle and score!" Rijkaard's assistant Harvey Roca reassured him.

"Bastard! Damn it! Shit!" Rijkaard continued to scold him in anger.

Harvey Rocca was a little puzzled, didn't he just lose a ball?The second half of the game has just started, and there is still time for the game. Isn't it the end of the world now?

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After venting his anger, Rijkaard said to his assistant Rocca: "Let Xavi and Larsson warm up!"

Roca was startled. He didn't expect Rijkaard to make a substitution so soon, and two people in a row.However, he would not question Rijkaard's decision, got up and walked to Harvey and Larson, and conveyed the coach's opinion.

After getting the news, Harvey immediately got up and went to warm up. He didn't expect that he would get the chance to play in this final.

Xavi came through La Masia's youth academy and made his first-team debut for Barcelona in 1998, when he was just 18.Eight years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the 8-year-old is in his prime, and he has always been Barcelona's main midfielder in recent years.

However, a serious injury in December last year kept him away from the stadium for five full months. He only returned from injury a few days ago, but he is still far from returning to his best condition.Although he was lucky to be selected for the UEFA Champions League final squad during the season, he never thought that he would really be able to play.

Larson was also very surprised to be called to warm up so early, obviously because he was about to come off the bench.

He is best at playing as a center forward, but because of his fast speed, delicate technique and good ball handling ability, he often plays as a second striker, winger and even a midfielder.He is not tall, but he has an excellent header that the Nordic players are best at.

However, it may be due to the mixed race. He has delicate foot skills that ordinary Nordic players do not have-his dribbling and breakthrough are quite threatening.His awareness and ability to grab points is also recognized as world-class.His all-round ability makes him a vital arrow figure in the Swedish national team and Celtic.

After coming to Barcelona, ​​he was already 35 years old due to the abundance of talents on the offensive line. He has always been a substitute for Eto'o, basically playing in some irrelevant games or garbage time.He never thought about such a major game as the Champions League final, and playing in such an important time period as the game has only passed 50 minutes.

Both of them are experienced people. Although excited, they are seriously warming up and making final preparations for their appearance.

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When Harvey and Larson were warming up with some excitement and preparing to go on stage, in a certain box on the stands of the Stade de France, a small young player was full of envy in his eyes.

He is the genius in the Barcelona team, Laio Messi, known as Maradona's successor!

Argentine genius midfielder, who will celebrate his 19th birthday next month, is one of the most talented teenagers in world football today, and is considered one of the young talents who are expected to challenge Yin Jun.

Last season, the 17-year-old Messi had already represented Barcelona in the game. This season, he has become a rotation player for the Red and Blues. He has scored 8 goals and 3 assists in various competitions.

Originally, Rijkaard planned to bring this super genius in the Champions League final, but Messi was injured in the game against Chelsea in early March, and he has just recovered from his injury, and he has not had time to practice with the team.For the sake of caution, Rijkaard did not put Messi in the Champions League final squad in the end.This makes the Argentine genius can only sit on the sidelines in such a key game.

Seeing his competitors like Yin Jun, Ronaldo, and Rooney represent Manchester United on the field, but he can only be a spectator in the stands, Messi's mood is bitter.

At his current age, Yin Jun has been the core of Manchester United, leading Manchester United to defend the Champions League, and truly reached the top of Europe; the Portuguese is also the main force of Manchester United, and has followed Manchester United to lift the Champions League trophy; the English striker joined Manchester United was a bit late, but as soon as they arrived at Manchester United, they became the unshakable main force, and now they also scored goals in the Champions League final.

Thinking of both Ronaldo and Rooney scoring goals in today's game, Messi's mood is unprecedentedly eager.

If I can't gain a firm foothold in the team in the new season, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for me to compete with those three guys.

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Ferguson glanced at the Barcelona bench, thoughtfully, then turned to Queiroz and asked, "What do you think?"

"Rijkaard is in a hurry," Queiroz said.

Ferguson nodded and said, "Yes! He should be angry for conceding a goal, but his emotions seem to be a little out of control."

Well, there is only one answer!
Obviously, Rijkaard was very impatient, or to put it more bluntly, the conceded goal made his mentality unbalanced. The fundamental reason was that this person lacked confidence in leading the team to win the game.

Reminiscent of what this person said in Spain when he vowed to lead the team to win the championship, Ferguson became more convinced of his judgment: people who are really confident will not say big things, but will be very low-key and simple. For example, an old man...

Originally planned to continue to attack after leading 2:1, to see if he could take the opportunity to score another one, but in the current situation, Ferguson changed his mind.

When Rijkaard replaced Edmilson with Harvey and Van Bommel with Larsson in the 51st minute of the game, Ferguson called team captain Yin Jun to the field Side, conveyed his opinion: defensive counterattack.

"We're not in a hurry," Ferguson said. "It's the Barcelona people who are in a hurry."