Among the top coaches in Europe now, there are actually many head coaches who have not played too many with Dick. After all, Dick has only been in the top European league for seven years. There are so many teams and so many top coaches that Dick cannot encounter in just seven years, and Benitez is one of them.

When he started coaching Valencia in La Liga, Dick began his last season at Atletico Madrid. In that season, Benitez did not fall at a disadvantage against Dick. Valencia and Atletico Madrid met twice in the league and both tied. Dick went to Dortmund in the following season. In the subsequent games, Dick only met with the team led by Benitez only once. In the European Super Cup two years ago, Benitez led Liverpool to unexpectedly defeat Inter Milan, causing Dick to lose this game. Benitez is one of the few who met Dick several times, but did not fall at a disadvantage, but had an advantage in the head coach - he played three games with Dick. His result was one win and two draws, and he snatched the European Super Cup championship from Dick. It is rare for people to do this.

So for other fans, although they think Liverpool's strength is worse than Inter Milan, Benitez seems to be able to look forward to it. After all, he has an advantage in record against Dick. Benitez won the Champions League in his first season in coaching Liverpool. At that time, he created miracles when he was at a disadvantage in strength. Who said he could not create such a miracle?

When Dick led his team to Athens, he was immediately surrounded by countless reporters. Dick did not accept any interviews and only showed up at the official press conference before the game. He did not show up in public for the rest of the time, including his players.

"We have won two championships, of course we have to move towards the Triple Crown. Whether it is the reigning Champions League champion or the Italian team winning the Triple Crown, this is something no one has done before. I hope to do this. Liverpool? We are not very familiar with it. There is only one direct match, but that is almost two years ago. We lost that time, but then we won the Champions League championship, and now we are stronger than we did at that time."

Dick treated the next Champions League match with this attitude. He has always been high-profile and it would not be surprising to say such words. However, Benitez also showed high-profile at the press conference before the game, which made everyone feel a little strange...

"What no one has done before must be difficult to do, and what we have to do is just what we did two years ago, so I think the possibility of our victory will be greater... Inter Milan is indeed a favorite to win, but we were not popular two years ago and still won the championship. There are also many popular people in the history of the Champions League finals who lost the final without any temper, such as Barcelona in 1994 and Juventus in 1996... We will bring the sixth Champions League championship to Liverpool fans, which I am very confident."

Benitez's words at the press conference also seemed very high-profile. Now both sides are high-profile, which seems to make the final exciting.

"Well, I think this guy is likely to use the defensive counterattack tactics in the finals... Because such a high profile seems abnormal, he is likely to want me to use the offensive tactics in the finals and be defeated by their defensive counterattacks." Dick said to Marina thoughtfully.

"This is too simple, anyone can tell... Could it be that you are planning to think like this and then use offense to cause trouble for us in the final?" Marina said after thinking about it.

"It's unlikely. If I really play against each other, I will laugh happily." Dick laughed. Marina thought about it and said that this is true. If I play against each other, Liverpool really cannot compare with Inter Milan, especially in the current situation.

"To be honest, I can't tell what Liverpool's starting lineup will be like, because Benitez likes to play rotation too much... I just guess that he may use the single striker's tactics to strengthen the midfield to fight us, and then use counterattacks to hit behind him. Alonso is an excellent long passer, but whether it is Crouch or Bellamy, it is unlikely that he will serve as the single striker. If the starting lineup is Kuyt, his counterattack ability is a bit lacking. It seems that they still plan to keep killing time with us and then defeat us by seizing a certain opportunity... In the past few seasons, Liverpool beat Chelsea like this. The only factor is that Benitez doesn't care more about the situation on the court than Mourinho." Dick said with his chin.

"Is it mean that Liverpool intends to drag the game into the mud pond?" Marina said after thinking about it.

"That's right, so there's some trouble... If you get entangled with them, our momentum will be affected. If you continue to rush hard, you may be killed by them with counterattack... Well, especially when you shrink your defense, their central defenders have strong head-on confrontation ability. Should you let Dinatale come on the court and use his flexibility and speed to score?" Dick said to himself.

Marina brows jumped: "Hidden Tony?"

"I have this idea... but it still doesn't work. Although their central defenders have excellent head-on ability, Tony's height is still feared by everyone. If it weren't for him, our ability to break the formation was still a little worse. We still have to send such a center forward combination to tear their defense directly." Dick shook his head and quickly overturned his thoughts just now.

"Is it still an attack?" Marina thought thoughtfully.

"Yes, only offense. Since we have created such an aura of being invincible and using goals to hit the Triple Crown champions all the way, it would be a pity to give up now. And even if you suppress the offense, it is not that easy for Liverpool to play our counterattack. They are not like Roma. Roma's overall fast attack is quite strong, and they are not like AC Milan, because they do not have a team like Kaka who is in excellent condition and is most suitable for counterattacking. Gerrard is a good player, but his role in counterattacking is limited, Kuyt is a

A diligent striker, but his individual combat ability is a little worse. As for the two wings... What two wings can Liverpool have? Centen, Pennant, Cowell, Mark Gonzalez? Their overall strength is not that strong. What is really a headache is their midfielder, Sissoko's running and sweeping, Alonso organization, Gerald's impact. Such a midfielder is even stronger than our midfielder, so I'm not afraid of them playing defensive counterattacks, I'm afraid they will get entangled with us in the midfield. If there is a problem with passing, they intercept the ball and play fast breaks, it is the most terrifying thing."

Dick said so much in one breath, and then began to outline on a piece of paper: "If the forward Tony and Ibrahimovic can suppress them, even if their defenders have excellent frontal defense, we are not afraid. On the two wings, we need to suppress the offense more, strengthen the attack on the wing, let Figo go to the left, Macon strengthen the assist on the right, Stankovic fills up the position for him, Mascherano and Sneider in the midfield, one sweep the other, our midfielder will not be inferior to Liverpool in the middle, and there is more advantage on the wing... That's all, it's necessary to seize the opportunity and tell the players that their goalkeeper Reina and his best at saving penalty kicks, we have to solve the problem within 90 minutes."

After hearing Dick's arrangement, Marina nodded and then prepared for the next targeted training. Dick and Marina's excellent cooperation is here. Dick gave instructions on tactical matters, and Marina arranged specific tactics, and the cooperation complemented each other.

Time passed day by day, and the streets of Athens began to have more atmospheres of the Champions League finals. Athens was the third city to hold the Champions League finals twice after the reform of the Champions League. In 1994, Inter Milan's city rival AC Milan once defeated Barcelona four-zero on this court to win the Champions League trophy. Before this game, Liverpool participated in the Champions League final three times, all the Italian teams. In 1984, they defeated Rome in the penalty shootout, lost to Juventus in 1985 because of the well-known tragedy, and also defeated AC Milan in the penalty shootout to win the championship. This time, their opponent was replaced by Inter Milan. It can be said that Liverpool touched all the strong teams from Italy in the Champions League final...

Inter Milan had only played against Liverpool in the Champions League once before, during the Inter Milan era, and Inter Milan narrowly defeated Liverpool in two rounds to enter the finals and finally won the championship. Judging from these rules, Inter Milan seems to have gained the upper hand, and it is no wonder that most public opinion has turned to Inter Milan's side...

May 31st will soon arrive as scheduled.

Inter Milan players boarded the bus and headed to the Athens Olympic Stadium to prepare for the final game of the season.

Two hours later, everyone on the scene got the lineup of both sides. At this time, there were still two full hours before the game began.

Inter Milan's starting lineup, goalkeeper Cesar, defenders Macon, Sanetti, Matrazi, Cannavaro, midfielder Mascherano, Sneider, Stankovic, Figo, striker Ibrahimovic, Tony.

Liverpool's starting lineup, goalkeeper Renner, defenders Finnan, Riser, Ag, Carragher, midfielders Sissoko, Alonso, Gerald, Pennant, Zenden, and Kuyt broke out as the forward.

These are the main lineups of both sides. Inter Milan has used the starter in two games against AC Milan, while Liverpool has more of the single striker tactics in the Champions League. Moreover, Gerrard often has a high position in such a lineup, almost as the second striker, and it seems that he is not weak at all in terms of attack power.

After getting this roster, everyone began to get excited - it was obvious that both sides put their all their strength in this game. Will this be another exciting goal battle?

It seems that this is something to be expected, because the finals of the European competitions that Dick often scored countless goals and was full of excitement. The mutual attack with Barcelona last year had already made the popularity of the Champions League almost surpass the limelight of the World Cup, and the final of this Champions League is still worth looking forward to!
Chapter completed!