We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 185 Match Point, Match Point, and Match Point
"Daily Sports": "Motta was named the best player of the match, paying tribute to Arteta for defeating his home team. The only one who can defeat Barcelona is Barcelona!"

Mundo Deportivo: "Modric deserves death, kicking Ronaldinho may be intentional! He Tianqi's team is so dirty!"

"Marca": "Playing dirty! Barcelona has three times as many yellow cards as Palermo! As a result, three Palermo players were injured!"

"AS": "Modric made an extreme one-for-one exchange, but Barcelona really took advantage! The data shows that before Modric was injured, he performed the best of the game!"

Bild: "Super massacre! Palermo once again slaughtered Camp Nou 6-0!"

Kicker: "Laporta may be impeached, will Palermo kill another club Zhu Xi?"

Palermo is killing madly.

Such sharp offensive football has never appeared in world football.

In one season, they defeated both La Liga giants and basically conquered Spain.

Of course, The Sun is the most capable of doing things.

Their front-page headline was a poster for the Chinese film A World Without Thieves, but Andy Lau’s head was photoshopped into Modric’s.

You know what, they do look a bit alike, after all, they both have hooked noses.

The Sun: "Barcelona stole Palermo's goal, Modric stole Barcelona's Ronaldinho, and they fought theft with theft, and staged a world without thieves!"

For a time, the overseas sales of this movie increased significantly.

Modric is already very well-known in the mainland, after all, he is He Tianqi's core player.

After this incident, he and Andy Lau were even called the "Double Virtues" of the Chinese film industry, competing against the British Double Virtues.

In the post-match interview of this game, the Catalan reporters came in aggressively and seemed to be looking for an explanation.

He Tianqi was contented and smiled, and every smile stabbed the hearts of Barcelona reporters: "After the last game, Rijkaard said that he understood our impotent rage after the loss and believed that Modric's goal did not happen."

"And now, we have told Barcelona with facts. If Modric's first goal is invalid, then we will use more goals to prove that you can steal for a while, but you can't steal forever!"

"In addition, I want to thank Rijkaard for his understanding of us at the time. Unfortunately, it is difficult for me to understand his feelings now because we Palermo have never been eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals."

"I have to admit that we lack the experience of being eliminated in the Champions League. This is also where we need to learn from Barcelona in the future."

Barcelona team reporter died.

The reporter of Daily Sports asked: "What do you think of Modric's deliberate kicking of Ronaldinho? Should he be put in a pig cage?"

He Tianqi expressed shock: "I don't allow you to do this to Ronaldinho. Although his performance in this game was far worse than Modric's, I still want to believe that he didn't mean to hurt Modric on purpose."

"I hope Ronaldinho can cheer up. In fact, it's good enough to be compared with Ribery. There's no need to force a comparison with Modric!"

People were shocked.

He Tianqi is really shameless.

So Modric is now the role model for the best player in football, right?

Is there such a thing as fraud?
He Tianqi: "I saw everyone's surprise, so I think I need to add one thing. Whether it is this game or this season, Modric's contribution to Palermo is more than five times that of Ronaldinho to Barcelona!"

"They are different types of players. Modric can inspire the whole team. If it's one for one, I think Palermo will suffer."

"So I suggest Barcelona fans look for other reasons for the loss, otherwise it will make you look ridiculous."

"I can give you a good perspective, that is, is the fair penalty of the referee in this game the reason why Barcelona lost?"

"Will Barcelona stop playing football if the referee doesn't favor Barcelona?"

"Every time there is a controversial match, Barcelona wins. But why is there no controversy when Barcelona loses? Or why is there not so much controversy when Palermo and other teams win?"

Reporter of Daily Sports died.

A reporter from Mundo Deportivo was ingenious. If Barcelona is not doing well, Palermo will not have an easy time either: "You are a selfish head coach. In order to beat Barcelona and maintain your lead in the league, you overused Modric, Zacardo, Yaya Toure and other players, causing them to get injured."

"It has been confirmed that Yaya Toure and Zaccardo will miss the Champions League final! Modric is not sure whether he can catch up in the end."

"And with the World Cup about to start, there is a high possibility that they will miss the World Cup because of this."

"I am disgusted that you ruined the dreams of three players for your own selfish desires... Is beating Barcelona so important to you?"

"Is winning more important to you than their dreams? You put yourself above the players, you monopolist! You bring Eastern dregs to the Western football world!"

The smell is very strong.

Typical Western perspective + random accusations.

This made He Tianqi feel reflective.

He Tianqi nodded: "Playing football is the players' job, and who plays football is the head coach's job. I have my reasons for my arrangement, and there is no need to tell you everything. What if you steal my ideas about arranging troops and formations?"

"As for whether it is overuse, if my players don't want to play, I will never force them. I respect the players' wishes 100 percent."

"I believe that there is no better manager in European football than me in this regard."

"Injuries have always been the biggest enemy of players, but Palermo's rotation is already the best in Europe, and injuries still occur under such circumstances. Or the UEFA schedule is not reasonable, and there are too many games arranged."

"Either our opponents, Barcelona, ​​played too dirty and injured our players."

"I think these two factors are more reliable than what you just said."

"As for the World Cup, they will certainly be there. We have checked them carefully to make sure they can be back to their best before the World Cup."

"As the head coach of Palermo, I will also send their performance data this season to their national team in the form of video + text data, and personally call their coaching staff."

"I believe that these players can help their national team and they should not and cannot be left out."

"Because they have been an important part of the best team in the world over the past two years."

He Tianqi answered several questions from the other party in succession, then looked at him and said, "As for whether defeating Barcelona is important to me, I think you overestimate the status of Barcelona in people's hearts."

"When I think of La Liga, the first thing that comes to my mind is Real Madrid."

"When I think of strong teams, I also think of Manchester United, Arsenal, Bayern and the top three in Serie A."

“Excuse me, who is Barca?”

The reporter from Mundo Deportivo blushed with anger.

"Oh, by the way." He Tianqi added, "As for your question about whether winning is important to me. I can tell you clearly that winning is the most important thing to me!"

"If you don't play football to win, what's the difference between that and playing rogue?"

"Does that mean that you, Barcelona, ​​don't play to win, but sometimes play to lose? That's match-fixing. I suggest that FIFA, UEFA, and the Spanish Football Association investigate Barcelona. No wonder there are so many controversies in their games..."

This video of the post-match press conference went viral in the media.

Fans of teams that had suffered losses from Barcelona before gave thumbs up.

Mourinho: "A dirty team, defeated by Palermo in the brightest way. The former looked ugly and ridiculous in the sun! Six to zero? Hahaha!"

Moratti: "Palermo and Inter Milan are both brave fighters! We are all fighting against unfair practices in football!"

Real Madrid official: "Congratulations to Palermo for defeating Barcelona, ​​you are great!"

……

Palermo reached the final.

The next day, their opponents were announced.

In the semi-final between Arsenal and AC Milan, the two sides were tied 0-0 in the first leg.

In the second leg, Vieira scored the only goal of the game with a header from a corner kick.

Arsenal advance to the final!
The English media cheered for Arsenal and called it "the best Arsenal"!
However, Wenger revealed a secret during the post-match interview.

Wenger: "This is definitely the best Arsenal, stronger than ever. So here, I have to thank one person, that is... our opponent in the final, He Tianqi!"

"Last summer, Vieira's stay or departure was on everyone's mind. In fact, I must admit that Vieira was very close to joining Juventus at that time."

"But when I talked to He Tianqi about Eduardo's transfer, he told me that Vieira should be kept. Vieira is still the best defensive midfielder in the world. Arsenal should not sit idly by and watch such a player leave."

“And that turned out to be incredibly true!”

"Me, Vieira, Henry... our Arsenal team has never been so close to the Champions League. We will launch the final attack on the championship!"

Professor Wenger has an extraordinary magnanimity and will never be greedy for credit that does not belong to him.

Of course, he did this to get closer to He Tianqi. Wouldn't he be able to seize the initiative when introducing players like Van Persie and Toure in the future?

After all, the higher-ups can't give Wenger much financial support, so I'm afraid many future transactions will have to be done based on personal connections.

Wenger: Brother He, can you give me some of your talented players?

Of course, Arsenal thanked He Tianqi, and AC Milan naturally started scolding him.

It was fine that they robbed us of the Champions League last year, but this year they actually gave advice to our opponents and blocked us from the final?

Of course, there are also rational fans who said that people have been giving advice to Arsenal since the beginning of this season.

Who knew that in the end Arsenal’s opponent would be Milan.

And in the end, doesn’t Arsenal also have to play against Palermo?
You reap what you sow. He Tianqi has created the greatest difficulty for himself to win the Champions League again.

Harming others and yourself is retribution, so please stop cursing me so harshly.

And Turin Sports Daily also said that Juventus should have signed Vieira and Chiellini together!

This is how they should make it to the Champions League final!
Inter Milan concluded that they must buy Palermo players this year.

Look at Arsenal, they entered the Champions League final as soon as they bought Eduardo.

This means that this year there will be at least one player who will win the Champions League again!
Palermo's products are not only high-quality, but also have the genes of the Champions League champions.

Buy and buy!
The heat of Barcelona's crying and making a fuss gradually faded, and people's focus of discussion shifted to the future confrontation between Arsenal and Palermo.

If you don’t pay attention, you won’t know. Once you pay attention, you will be shocked.

Both Wenger and He Tianqi are known for their ability to train young players.

The battle between the old and new mentors, who is the strongest Confucius in football?

Henry and Ribery, the new and old Ballon d'Or winners, the runner-up of the FIFA World Player of the Year, the new and old strongest strikers of France, who is the strongest player of the French team today?
Pires and Ribery, the battle for the starting position of the left winger of the French team. Ribery is in the limelight and has stronger strength, but Pires is not weak and has a tacit understanding with the team. Choosing who to start is a happy trouble.

In the Croatian derby between Eduardo and Modric, who is the best Croatian now and in the future?
The battle between Eduardo and He Tianqi as master and disciple.

The battle between Bergkamp and Van Persie, the idol and the fanboy. Van Persie has said more than once that his idol is Bergkamp, ​​and Bergkamp has also repeatedly expressed that he is very optimistic about Van Persie's future and wants to play with him in the national team.

The battle between Vieira and Motta, the strongest all-round defensive midfielder of the new and old.

There are many top defensive midfielders of the older generation, such as Davis, Makelele, Gilbert Silva, Emerson and Redondo, but Vieira is the best all-rounder.

The new generation also has many top defensive midfielders, such as Pirlo, Essien, Chiellini, Diarra and so on, but when it comes to versatility, it must be Motta who has successfully exchanged his talent and amazed everyone this season.

There is also the "Ashley brothers" dispute between Ashley Cole and Ashley Young. Both are left-backs, so who will be the starting player for England in the national team?
Although Cole has a big advantage, Ashley Young's ability to win in direct confrontations may change the head coach's mind.

Ashley Cole is also in a "battle for the fastest in football" with Valencia. This game may reveal who is the fastest in European football.

Of course, it is a bit regrettable that Yaya Toure cannot stage the "Toure Brothers Derby" with his brother Kolo Toure.

In addition, the Premier League is also very concerned about the performance of three former players including Carragher, Sherou and Viana.

Carragher and Sherou have been called the "Liverpool duo" by some Palermo fans.

With so many highlights, the emotions of the whole world were instantly aroused.

The Champions League final is bound to be extremely popular.

However, before this game, both sides had very important "life and death battles" in the league.

As for Arsenal, their league performance this season was poor. Not only did they withdraw from the championship race, they also had to compete fiercely with Tottenham and Blackburn for fourth place in the Premier League to secure a place in next season's Champions League.

It was from this time that Arsenal became Asena!
As for Palermo, if they win the next Serie A game, they will win the Serie A championship this season two rounds in advance!
This will allow them to devote more energy to the subsequent Italian Cup final and the Champions League final.

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On April 30th, the 36th round of Serie A, Palermo won the championship match point!
Their opponent is Fiorentina.

In the last round of last season, Palermo's opponent was this Fiorentina team.

And for both of them, it was a battle to avoid relegation.

A year has passed, and Palermo is no longer the same Palermo. Now they are the Nuohulu Palermo, competing for the Serie A championship.

But unexpectedly, Florence has also become the Florence of Nuohulu, and is currently tied with Inter Milan for fourth place in Serie A.

The competition for the top four in Serie A this season is even more intense than in the Premier League.

In the Premier League, Arsenal, Tottenham and Blackburn are competing for the top four.

In Serie A, five teams are competing for the top four: Inter Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio, Udinese and Roma.

The changes in Palermo are not actually a sudden increase in strength.

They fought hard for the championship last season and had a chance to win Serie A.

The team's Serie A results have improved by leaps and bounds this season, mainly because the squad has been strengthened, the substitutes have been trained, and the team has not given up on Serie A strategically.

But how did Fiorentina achieve such a leap forward without making a huge improvement in strength?
The answer was revealed after this game.

Palermo used the "three-goal king" in this game, because playing against Barcelona in the European Cup still consumes a lot of main players. However, the three-goal king, which has always been so popular, failed.

Their fancy dribbling could not bring any benefits to the team, and they were unable to cause damage or fouls.

This is certainly not because their skills are not good enough.

It was because the referee's confrontation was too harsh. The three-ball king was completely kicked into three fleas. The combined length of their rolling on the grass was comparable to that of the future Neymar.

This is the problem with these "technical kings".

If the referee calls a foul on you, you are the king of the ball.

If the referee doesn't give you a foul, the ball will roll.

Today's three-ball king can obviously only be used as a three-ball roll.

Fiorentina took the opportunity to score a goal.

In the second half, He Tianqi replaced Motta, Van Persie and Di Maria.

As a result, Van Persie's concise style was very different from that of Mido and Viana, and the Fiorentina players who had adapted to the rhythm of the three-goal king were completely unable to keep up with Van Persie's handling.

Young player Fan scored two goals with ease, helping the team to reverse the score.

Unfortunately, Fiorentina got a penalty in the final moments.

Thiago Silva pulled down the opposing striker during a corner attack.

But this penalty was extremely controversial, because given the intensity of the game, this action could not be considered a foul at all.

With this kind of writing style, Palermo tied 2-2 with Fiorentina and missed the chance to win the championship early.

The suspense will be postponed to the next round.

The next round will be difficult.

Because their opponent is Juventus!
As of the end of this round, Palermo has 86 points.

Juventus defeated their opponents and had 83 points, only three points behind Palermo.

AC Milan also easily defeated their opponents and accumulated 81 points, so theoretically they still have a chance to win the championship.

Inter Milan also lost in a highly controversial decision and dropped to fifth in the standings.

May 7th, the 37th round of Serie A.

Palermo got another match point.

If they win this game, they will win the championship one round in advance.

If there is a tie, the suspense will be carried over to the final round.

If we lose, the situation will be reversed.

Juventus will have the same points as Palermo, and the last time the two sides met in Serie A, Juventus won.

This will result in Palermo being ranked second behind Juventus due to their head-to-head record.

Then in the last round, if everyone wins, Juventus will be the Serie A champion.

Because of this, before this game, Modric, who had just been seriously injured in the Barcelona battle, actually returned to the team earlier than Toure and Zacardo.

This brings some variables to the game.

After all, people always say that Modric is "a loser, trash and useless".

But if you ask them to pick three players from Palermo, Ribery and Modric must be among them.

Modric: I am not good, but it doesn’t affect my skills!
Before the game, He Tianqi anticipated the intensity of the game.

In this direct confrontation with Juventus, Moggi had no idea how much money he had spent. The difficulty of this match was absolutely incredible!
So He Tianqi did not start Tony, but let Mido absorb the damage.

Because of the absence of Toure, only Xie Lu can play in the midfield.

Two of the three football kings played.

In the 14th minute, Grosso made a straight pass and Ribery scored, opening the scoring for Palermo and leading by one to zero.

But then came the outrageous part.

In the 29th minute, Ribery participated in the defense according to He Tianqi's special requirements for this game, and fouled Camoranesi. As a result, the referee actually showed Ribery a red card directly.

Palermo has one less player.

The scene was filled with astonishment.

Fans who have been following this season's Champions League are not unfamiliar with this scene, as Chelsea also had a player receive a red card early in the match against Barcelona.

But...not as early as Palermo.

How much money did the referee get to make such a decision?

Next, it was Juventus' turn to suppress Palermo.

In the 43rd minute, Trezeguet scored with a header to help the team equalize the score at 1-1.

In the second half, in the 61st minute, Nedved scored a world-class goal.

Palermo's defense was very solid in this game, but the Czech player's long-range shot was too sharp, it was a magical shot.

In the 72nd minute, Chiellini's long-range shot caused Van der Sar to lose the ball, and Trezeguet made the follow-up shot to complete his second goal.

Juventus leads 3-1.

He Tianqi made three consecutive substitutions.

Modric comes on for Xherrou.

Van Persie replaces Mido.

Di Maria replaces Pedro.

In the 76th minute, Palermo intercepted Piero in the backcourt, and Modric received the ball and launched a rocket pass.

Van Persie fought for a point and headed the ball to the right. Di Maria received the ball and accelerated to get a one-on-one chance. He pulled out Buffon and pushed the ball horizontally. Van Persie scored at an explosive speed, making it 2-3.

In the 88th minute, Modric intercepted the ball in the backcourt and made a fake pass to shake off Emerson. He dribbled the ball forward and made a fake shot from 35 meters away from the goal to shake off Chiellini. He dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and made a lob pass.

Van Persie rushed to the back post and volleyed the ball without stopping, completing his second goal as a substitute!

In the end, the game ended with a score of 3 to 3.

Both sides were very unhappy with this.

Mogi smashed the stadium box directly.

He Tianqi was too lazy to criticize the referee after the game: "I am surprised by this penalty. This year is the strangest year since I started playing football. There are too many bizarre penalties that have affected the outcome of the game."

"Some people have gone mad, and this madness is undoubtedly the key to their own destruction."

"But I firmly believe that Palermo will win the title this season, no matter how great the obstacles are."

After this game, Palermo continued to lead with 87 points.

Juventus has 84 points and still has the possibility of a comeback. If they win in the last round and Palermo loses, they will defeat Palermo with the win-loss advantage and come back to the top!

AC Milan continued to win this round and its points reached 84.

As the saying goes, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

A woman fights an eagle, and gets cheap edamame!
If Palermo loses in the last round and both Juventus and AC Milan win, then AC Milan will take advantage of its head-to-head record against Juventus and surpass the Old Lady to reach the top!
But soon actuaries from PricewaterhouseCoopers overturned Milan's calculations.

They said that in the last round, if Palermo loses and Juventus and AC Milan win, then the three teams will all have 87 points.

During this period, Serie A did not look at the win-loss relationship uniformly, but rather looked at the relationship between two teams separately.

AC Milan outclassed Juventus due to the win-loss record.

Juventus outclassed Palermo because of the win-loss record.

Palermo and AC Milan tied in the win-loss record, but Palermo was better than AC Milan in terms of goal difference and number of goals scored.

In this case, Serie A is likely to arbitrate the three teams to play in the championship play-offs.

Judging from the refereeing in recent games, it is almost equivalent to Juventus and AC Milan competing for the championship.

Many people who had previously bet heavily on Palermo to win the Serie A title are now disappointed and have booked rooftops everywhere, ready to bungee jump at any time.

This is simply a dead end!
In addition, Inter Milan continued to suffer unfair penalties in this round of games, and was equalized by the opponent, falling to sixth in the standings.

The situation for the top four is not good.

The Roma team, whose atmosphere had already collapsed, also lost the game because of the penalty, but public opinion after the game focused mainly on the conflicts within the team, and the truth was subsequently covered up.

……

May 11, Rome Olympic Stadium, Italian Cup final.

Palermo, the triple champion of the Italian Cup, are about to face their fourth consecutive final here.

And their opponent is Juventus!
In four years, Palermo has met Juventus in the final three times, winning the final trophy the first two times.

But this time, no one was optimistic about them.

On the one hand, in recent times, the Italian Football Association referees have made huge differences in their calls on the two teams, and any normal person can see that Palermo has been "nitpicked".

On the other hand, Palermo has three championship games to play in the next six days, which is extremely difficult.

Today's Italian Cup final.

The last round of Serie A will be held three days later, and the Serie A championship will be fought.

The Champions League final in six days.

Three trophies in three days, or three days without any trophies.

The last time a team was this exciting was Leverkusen five years ago.

Everyone knows the result.

Hello, King of Sanya!
Major media outlets have sought out many authoritative figures to make predictions about Palermo's upcoming schedule.

Mourinho said bluntly: "If it were me, I would give up the Italian Cup and Serie A and focus on the Champions League. Not because Palermo does not have the ability to compete for the championship on three fronts, but because they are only treated fairly in the Champions League."

"I believe that anyone with eyes can see that the Italian Football Federation does not want Palermo to win the title."

Ferguson: "The most reasonable arrangement is to give up the league, just like Palermo did last year. With two championship games in six days, I believe they may be able to continue to create miracles."

Wenger added: "I think Palermo should strive for every championship. Winning the Italian Cup four times in a row is a great honor. The Serie A championship is the only one they lack at the moment."

Benítez refuted Wenger: "It is obvious that Palermo cannot win all the championships. If they do what Wenger said, they will hand over the Champions League to Arsenal! I agree with Ferguson and think that He Tianqi should give up Serie A, so that Milan can win the championship more easily. Ugh... It will be easier for Palermo to win the championship."

Lippi threatened: "The Champions League is supreme. No team has successfully defended the title since the Champions League was reformed. He Tianqi is a speculator. He knows how to maximize his profits, so he should give up the Italian Cup and Serie A as soon as possible!"

Leverkusen: "We suggest that Palermo give up these three championships, so that we can be freed from the pillar of shame of the three Asian kings!"

Kane: What do you mean, you think I don't exist? You are just the third runner-up, but you are nothing compared to the "most runner-up" in my career!
Amid all the discussions, He Tianqi used his deployment to tell everyone the answer:
Ribery, Toni, Di Maria

Modric, Motta, Mascherano
Grosso, Vidic, Barzagli, Valencia

Handanovic

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There is no doubt that the main players are out in full force!

According to the statistical analysis of Turin Sports Daily, they found that the more crucial the event, the less willing He Tianqi was to use Mido, Sherou and Viana.

Of course, the "Sicily Daily" also published some data to confuse the real with the real, indicating that when Mido, Cheru and Viana were on the court, Palermo was more efficient in scoring goals and could score more explosive scores.

The starting lineup for Juventus is:

Piero and Vieri
Nedved, Chiellini, Emerson, Camoranesi
Balzaretti, Cannavaro, Robert Kovac, Zambrotta

Buffon
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Among them, Kovac is a Croatian international, and his brother Niko Kovac owns the No. 10 jersey of Croatia.

As Modric's statistics and honors have accumulated, some young fans who "only look at the statistics and not the game" have called on Kovac, the 35-year-old Kovac, to step down and hand over the team and the No. 10 jersey to the great ball thief.

It is reported that the proposal originated from a Croatian fan who has been a fan for 20 years.

But in an interview before the game, Modric said that he respected the Kovac brothers very much, they were great predecessors, and said that his habit of wearing a sweat-deflecting headband was imitating Niko Kovac.

This was very helpful to Niko Kovac who was watching the game on TV.

The national team coach has informed him that Modric will definitely be selected for this World Cup and the coach intends to put him in the starting lineup.

Niko Kovac's attitude is important.

If he refuses, Modric will only be able to come on as a substitute in the first two group matches, no matter how well he performs for the club.

And now, Kovac agrees with Modric's suggestion to start.

With a whistle, the game officially begins!
(End of this chapter)