Chapter 22 Barcelona Derby

Although he was confident in front of Xia Yang, Tang En actually had no idea. Although Chen Jian once expressed his desire to play football in the Forest Team, that happened four years ago. After four years, he was doing well in the Spanish. Why should he go back again?

He called Chen Jian, but on the phone, he couldn't hear Chen Jian's thoughts just by listening to the sound. He didn't know what Chen Jian was thinking. What if he didn't look down on Nottingham Forest now? It's not impossible. After all, the current Forest team is really too down.

Now voices in England generally believe that Nottingham Forest's goal this season should be relegation, and if nothing changes are made, even relegation will be a problem. The clouds of George Wood's possible retirement have been shrouded in the sky above this team, which is panic.

Moreover, few of the players who have transferred to Forest have performed well in recent years, but many of them have left have emitted light and heat again. Such a sharp contrast and contrast make others think that Forest has become a "star black hole". Everyone is eager to escape from this black hole. How could anyone be willing to do the opposite?

In addition to the dishonest agent, although he promised to give him a higher signing fee, he still had no intention of working together properly and was still thinking about his own wishful thinking.

These conditions are unfavorable...

As long as he is a smart person, there is little chance of choosing the Forest team. But he still wants to come to Spain this time, just to do his best. In addition, he is also a world-renowned coach, and perhaps his influence can play some role?

Aren’t there many players who are eager to play football under Wenger? So are there no players who want to play football under me?

Tang En thought so.

Then he received a call from Xia Yang.

"Congratulations, Mr. Tang En." The voice on the other end of the phone could not hear the reluctant meaning, as if Xia Yang agreed from the bottom of his heart. "I discussed it with Ajian. We all think joining Nottingham Forest is a good choice. Ajian has always wanted to play football for the Forest. I also respect his opinion. I will try my best to promote an agreement between the Forest and Espanyol."

Regardless of whether the agent is sincere or not, Don Evan Dogti can breathe a sigh of relief now. Next is the club-level negotiations. After Alan Adams was dismissed, there were others there, and Evan Dogette would also come forward when necessary. Now that he begged for himself, he will naturally meet any request. Since that is the case, Don Evan is not polite.

After Chen Jian got things done, Tang En could finally feel relieved and enjoy a Barcelona city derby.

The day before the game, Chen Jian received a call from his agent Mr. Xia, telling him that he had already negotiated with Tang En, and that the next one would be negotiated with the Spaniards when the important derby war ended.

Chen Jian let out a long sigh, and he could finally devote all his energy to this game.

"Hey, Chen. Barcelona's midfielder will definitely be close to you in this game. You are our core. If you are frozen, there will be problems with our offense and defense. What are you going to do then?" Teammate Gavrilovic asked about the next day's game when chatting with Chen Jian before the tactical meeting began.

As soon as the Serbian central defender asked such a question, the teammates around him were also intrigued. They all gathered around to hear what Chen Jian said. This is actually a small game in their team, and Chen Jian has a clear mind. He seems to have a natural insight into football, so before the game everyone likes to ask him to guess what he will do if something happens during the game. Then use it to refer to the actual game situation or the head coach's arrangements to see if he is correct.

Of course. They will also have some small bets, such as a little money or a meal. Most of the time, Chen Jian will win.

If this is not the case, how could he be the core of the main midfielder in the La Liga team as a Chinese? It is entirely due to his performance that completely conquered the picky teammates and coaches. This is a place where strength is mentioned. As long as you have the strength, you can win respect. Chen Jian won the trust of his teammates with his intelligence.

"If they stare at me closely, I will retreat." Chen Jian smiled. "From the central forward to the midfielder. I think Barcelona's midfielder can't rush to our penalty area to guard me, right?"

"They can substitute people to stare at you, such as a striker or a midfielder, harass you on the spot." The person who spoke was another teammate. Israeli defender Yoffer Fogelman.

Chen Jian thought for a while. "This possibility is very small. Barcelona's forwards are lazy... but it is not completely impossible. If this is true, I will quickly get the ball and give you more balls. Be careful of Yofer, don't stop my return pass."

He pointed at Fogelmann, who was attacking him.

The teammates around them all laughed knowingly.

Chen Jian has a good temper and rarely gets angry. He always smiles at his teammates, so he has a good reputation. No one likes teammates who are stern. This oriental person is very likable.

At the tactical meeting, about Barcelona's strict defense against Chen Jian, head coach Manzano indeed arranged for Chen Jian to move backward in this game. From his previous central defender to a midfielder.

After hearing the head coach's arrangement, many teammates lamented in their hearts: I lost money again!

Chen Jian smiled happily. But then he remembered that he was leaving the team and these teammates in winter, so his smile stopped. To pursue his original dream, he must give up everything he has obtained now. Is it worth it or not?

The Barcelona city derby one day later was the highlight of the La Liga. Espanyol's performance has been stable in the middle of the past three seasons, and is no longer the weak team who was barely even relegated. Such a Spaniard can also cause enough trouble for Barcelona in the derby game. Barcelona can't get any cheaper every year at the derby game at Corneia and Eplatt Stadium (Espanyol's new home court). Barcelona's three derby games in these three seasons have two draws and one loss.

However, when he returned to home, Barcelona's performance was also good. They won two wins and one draw at Camp Nou.   I haven't lost yet.

Today this game will be held at Camp Nou.

Tang En was invited by Xia Yang to watch the game in the stands with him. Since he had decided to transfer to Nottingham Forest, even if Xia Yang and Chen Jian have the same interests, they would not feel embarrassed to sit together and watch the game.

In this game, Barcelona really implemented a very strict defense tactic for Chen Jian. Chen Jian was wearing the No. 10 jersey of Espanyol, which is enough to show his role and position in the team. Chen Jian was responsible for the dispatch of Espanyol's midfielders in recent seasons. As a small team, there are no more powerful players and no benches with enough thickness. So the tactics are inevitably monotonous. Chen Jian is their tactical core. Once he is stared at, the team's performance will be greatly reduced.

After all, Chen Jian is not a world-class star, and even the first-class Europeans may not be able to achieve it. Otherwise, Espanyol would not have achieved the same result. But the same-city derby is another matter. In such a game, the strength of both teams will be abandoned, and the results and process of the game need to be calculated separately. It can be said that no matter how many superstars Barcelona has, how strong their original strength is. How many local champions have won and how outstanding their recent results are, before this game, both sides were pulled to the same level.

Whether you can win this game is often not about strength, but about fighting spirit and spirit.

The game entered the high-speed track from the beginning. The players on both sides fought fiercely and the smell of gunpowder was very strong.

This is the first time Tang En has seen Chen Jian so popular.

Five minutes into the game, he got the ball in the midfield. Barcelona's midfielder Busques came up and knocked him down, and one minute later he found a chance to retaliate. At that time, Busques got the ball, who was originally going to break through, but Chen Jian stretched his foot behind his back and hooked his toes, and fell to the ground with unstable center of gravity.

Busques got up and wanted to cause trouble for Chen Jian, but Chen Jian also raised his head without showing any weakness. The two people were of different heights. Chen Jian was shorter than Busques, but his expression was extremely fierce. He was not at all inferior to Gundamdibusques.

Don Eun smiled in the stands: "Oh, there's a little bit of George's shadow... No wonder the media would say he is George Wood, the younger one..."

"A Jian is not like this in normal times." Xia Yang seems to dislike Chen Jian so fiercely. "His image is very healthy and sunny, and is very popular with sponsors."

No wonder. Tang En smiled, stopped talking, and continued to watch the football.

In terms of strength, Barcelona is better, but they were embarrassed by the Spanish mad dog-like pressing tactics. Espanyol seemed to have no consideration of the physical strength in the second half and pressed the entire game from the beginning of the first half.                                                                                                 �

The tactics are very right. If there are one or two shooters in the Espanyol ground formation who can kill the throat with one sword, then the situation will be even more favorable. Unfortunately... this is the sadness of the small team.

No matter how powerful the head coach is, he must be controlled by the team's own strength and cannot fully play. A clever woman can't cook without rice.

Tang En admired Manzano's man, although they had never been in contact. It is a great achievement to stabilize a team like Espanyol in the middle of La Liga. Chen Jian was able to perform well in his hands. It is not good to say that he is Chen Jian's second mentor.

The first goal was indeed the more active and fighting spirited and vigorous visiting team Espanyol. At 31 minutes of the game, Espanyol first used a series of fierce offensives to attack Barcelona's back line and were exhausted physically and mentally. Then, Chen Jian, who took the ball in the midfield, suddenly passed a long diagonal pass near the center circle. The football barely avoided the blocking of three Barcelona players along the way, and accurately gave the forward teammate Emilio who cut in from the wing. After receiving the ball, the fast forward suddenly took the ball and then took the opportunity to the penalty area, and then faced the attacking goalkeeper Barcelona goalkeeper Roberto scored.

The Camp Nou Stadium, which was like a pot of boiling water just now, immediately quieted down, and only a small group of Espanyol fans were cheering, shouting loudly about the name of Emilio, the goal-scoring hero.

Don also stood up and applauded Espanyol's goal. But he was not for Emilio, but for the No. 10 who gave Emilio a thirty-five-meter-long penetrating pass.

It's so mature compared to four years ago...

The difficulty of this ball is to accurately find the space and pass path at that moment in the ever-changing field situation, and also to determine whether your teammates can run towards this space. As well as mastering the timing of the ball, the teammates cannot receive it early, and the teammates are offside if they are late. In addition, the use of footwork is also very important. In such a long pass distance, the speed is faster, but the difficulty also increases. Strictly speaking, there is only one path that can allow the football to pass directly to the destination. And the width is less than three meters. The football passes through such a narrow and long area and has to be unbeaten by the opponent. It is really very intensive to pass the ball under the feet, and the strength and accuracy must be qualified.

Xia Yang, a half-baked guy, just praised Chen Jian's performance, and his voice was loud, as if he hoped that Tang En could give more points on his personal contract. Tang En didn't care about his calculations. He saw a lot of things from this pass. He became more and more determined to sign Chen Jian.

Wood and Chen Jian have not exactly the same style, so they are not worried about the waste of overlapping positions. Moreover, when two people are on the court at the same time, they can avoid the opponent staring at one of them, which will lead to the team's offense paralysis. Both of them can attack and defend well, and no matter who goes up, they can organize the offense. No matter who retreats, they can stabilize the defense. But Wood's physical fitness is better. In the offense, his strong breakthrough in the middle is very threatening, and Chen Jian relies more on passing to achieve this goal. The two can complement each other.

Tang En had already begun to outline in his mind when these two people appeared on the court at the same time. How should the Forests attack and defense?

Barcelona demonstrated their strength in the subsequent games, and the giants are rich ones after all.

In the second half, Espanyol's physical strength dropped sharply, and some of them could not keep up with Barcelona's pace. They scored two goals in ten minutes.

Chen Jian's physical strength is pretty good. As a midfielder, he doesn't have to run fewer wing players, but he just has few sprints. Later, his physical strength can still support him, so the football passes more to his feet. Barcelona also saw it. He recognized Chen Jian's attention. It was a derby battle, and the atmosphere was hot, so he naturally wouldn't be polite when defending. Chen Jian was kicked three times with a black foot, and someone in Barcelona also received a yellow card on him.

Tang En was a little worried that Chen Jian would be injured in this game, so he began to hope that Manzano would replace Chen Jian. But Manzano was unmoved, but instead asked Chen Jian to give up the position of the midfielder, continue to press forward, and push to the position of the front half.

Then he made an adjustment. He replaced the goal-scoring hero with a midfielder Ben Jia Ming. Emilio, who had exhausted his energy, seemed to be a substitute to strengthen his defense.

But what happened next made Tang En admire Manzano's methods, although it was a bit... well.   The smell of at all costs.

As the core, Chen Jian is often pushed by Barcelona players. It is common for him to fall to the ground. Because the referee is a derby, the whistle is very diligent, and he is afraid that he will be negligent, so the two sides will fight together.

So in this way, Espanyol won a lot of free kicks in the front court.

When he was replaced, Jia Ming obviously had the talent for free kicks, because as soon as he came on the court, he took over all the team's set-piece penalty power.

Tang En saw some of the Mansa Piao Astronomy.

Camp Nou fell into silence for the second time.

And Tang En clapped and laughed in the stands. Manzano's wishful thinking...

In the end, the game was tied 2:2. Although Barcelona did not lose the game at home, as a home game, even if they failed to win the game. Espanyol was also indignant of not beating Barcelona.

All kinds of verbal battles after the game are indispensable, but Tang En doesn't care about these anymore.

As soon as the game ended, he asked his agent Xia Yang to send a text message to Chen Jian, telling him that he wanted to see him.
Chapter completed!