Barcelona – Valencia: Taking the blame on the wrong person
(Baonghean.vn) - The Camp Nou team was just kicked out of the Champions League by AS Roma in a bitter way. Meeting Valencia at this time, Messi and his teammates will vent all their anger on coach Marcelino and his team.
According to Sport (close to Barcelona), Messi and Pique loudly criticized coach Valverde right after the match between AS Roma and Barcelona (3-0) ended.
Since arriving at Camp Nou, former coach Bibao has never been in a similar situation. It seems that his players are all expressing their disappointment with coach Valverde. Therefore, the atmosphere in the dressing room at Camp Nou is extremely stifling. To calm down the situation, the only way for Barcelona to temporarily calm down is to win against Valencia.
Perhaps coach Marcelino and his players felt that the visit to Camp Nou was not at the right time. Barcelona is now like a wounded animal. All the resentment, bitterness and anger will be vented by the "Catalan giant" on the "bats" (Valencia's nickname).
Having to play at Camp Nou, the difficulty and danger for Valencia are multiplied. According to statistics, in the last 2 away matches against Barcelona, the "bats" suffered both defeats (4-2 and 1-0).
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| Barcelona players show their disappointment after being eliminated by AS Roma. |
In addition to the above disadvantages, Valencia cannot compare with the home team in terms of squad quality. Neto, Garay, Guedes, Zaza, Rodrigo... have professional level and class far inferior to Stegen, Pique, Busquets, Coutinho, Messi, Suarez... Obviously, the force in the hands of coach Valverde is much better quality than what his colleague on the other side of the battle line possesses.
Currently, after 31 rounds of La Liga, Barcelona is leading and creating an 11-point gap over the second-placed team, Atletico Madrid. With only 7 rounds left in La Liga this season, Barcelona will be crowned champions if they win 4/7 of their final matches.
The 2017/2018 La Liga trophy is almost firmly in the hands of coach Valverde and his team. The question that fans are interested in right now is how will Messi and his teammates perform after the shock at the Olimpico stadium a few days ago?
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| In the first leg at Mestalla Stadium, the two teams drew 1-1. Photo: Internet |
Victory, even a big victory over Valencia, is needed for the Camp Nou team to somewhat appease the Cules' anger. Therefore, defeating Valencia is a must for coach Valverde and his team. It will not only help Barcelona move one step closer to the La Liga championship, but also give the "Catalan giant" a chance to make amends with their home fans. Coach Marcelino and his players should be mentally prepared to endure Barcelona's anger./.
