"Dear viewers, we are now on our way to Old Trafford... What you can see is that there is already a strong atmosphere of the Champions League final on the street! Dortmund and AC Milan can be seen flying on both sides of the street.
team flags, and fans wearing the jerseys of both teams can be seen everywhere on the streets... For local Manchester fans, they may be a little depressed that Manchester United failed to seize this opportunity to enter the Champions League final!"
"This final is the sixth time the Champions League final has been held in England, and it is also the first time it has been held in an English stadium other than Wembley Stadium! For Dortmund's head coach Dick, English stadiums are his blessed place.
Last season he led Atletico Madrid to the Champions League at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland! Can he still create a miracle at Old Trafford this time?"
"The first person to lead two different teams to the Champions League finals for two consecutive years is Chinese! This was almost unimaginable a few years ago, but at this time, it has become a fact! AC Milan is very popular in China.
A popular team, I am also a fan of AC Milan, but at this time, I absolutely support Dortmund! Because the leader of Dortmund is a Chinese!"
A CCTV commentator said loudly in front of the camera. If he is introducing other teams to participate in the finals, as a commentator, he must stand from a neutral perspective, otherwise he will easily be criticized. For example, in a few years
The Wong Tai Sin who later got out because of a shocking roar - but at this time, if he does this, he will not be controversial at all.
Dick is the first Asian and Chinese to coach in the five major European leagues, the second non-white head coach to win the five major league championships, and the first non-white head coach to win the Champions League. Now,
He is also the first head coach to lead two different teams to the Champions League finals for two consecutive years, and is very likely to become the first head coach to lead two different teams to win the Champions League championship for two consecutive years - in this way
Under the general premise, the public opinion on CCTV was naturally one-sided in favor of Dick - it would be strange if it did not fall in favor of Dick...
When various people began to report on the final, Dortmund's players had already begun to gather. After taking a short rest in the hotel, they boarded the bus and drove to Old Trafford!
The final battle of this season begins from this moment.
Dick sat at the front and looked out the window calmly. He did not observe the expressions of the players. At this time, any expression was normal, whether it was nervous, calm or calm.
Rivaldo folded his arms and closed his eyes to rest. Cavinagi kept looking out the window and rubbing his hands together, which showed that the young player was very nervous now. Rosicky was also very nervous - in fact, for the entire Dortmund fans
Said that they all lack the experience to participate in the Champions League final.
However, listening to the heartfelt cheers of the Dortmund fans when they met the bus along the way, the hearts of the Dortmund players gradually began to calm down. This season they have done many things that people thought they would not do before the season.
What they have to do in this final game is to use all their strength and fighting spirit to play a game without regrets!
"AC Milan's starting lineup is no different from what we expected." Marriner suddenly said softly.
Dick nodded slightly. Before getting on the bus, they had already won the starting lineup of AC Milan. This cannot be faked - unless a player of AC Milan is injured before the game, but this will also increase their number of substitutions.
To reduce one number, generally speaking, no head coach would take such a risk and play such a little trick.
Of course, AC Milan will now also get Dortmund's starting lineup - facing this final, the head coaches of both sides chose to play it safe. Ancelotti sent a lineup of 4,31,2, and the goalkeeper recovered from a finger injury.
Dida's comeback, the four defenders from right to left are Costacurta, Nesta, Maldini and Kaladze, the midfield three midfielder Gattuso, Pirlo and Seedorf, Rui Costa
In front of the forward, the two forwards are Shevchenko and Inzaghi. Sitting on the bench are Abbiati, Roque Junior, Simic, Serginho and Ambrosini.
, Broki and Thomason, Dick sent out the so-called Christmas tree formation of 4321, goalkeeper Lehmann, defender Ruyter, Warnes, Metzelder, Dede, midfielder Kyle,
Rosicky, Frings, Rivaldo, Everton, and forward Cavinagi stepped forward. Sitting on the bench were Weidenfeller, Alves, Ismael, Klinger, O
Kocha, Ricken and Orci.
On the bench, Dick chose a lot of offensive players. However, in fact, Dick did not intend to use these players as surprise players in the game. This was just a deterrent, a way to confuse Ancelotti.
Method - Dick's starting lineup can be said to be mainly defensive and counterattack, and there are so many offensive players on the bench, which will make Ancelotti easily think that Dick has prepared some killer moves in the second half, AC
Milan's offense will become more cautious...
This is also true.
After the AC Milan players finished their warm-up and returned to the locker room, Ancelotti frowned and raised his head. In the previous two seasons, Ancelotti actually did a good job at Juventus, but in both
He lost the league championship in the last round. After arriving at AC Milan midway through last season, he gradually showed his abilities.
"In this game, Dortmund fielded a defensive lineup, but Everton's starting lineup proved that they want to use counterattacks to win this game... We must be careful, don't be anxious, and don't give them anything when attacking.
Is there any chance to counterattack? You must know that Dick has put a lot of offensive players on the bench. Basically, except for Ismail, who is a pure defensive player, the other five substitutes all have strong offensive power. He said
Maybe they are preparing to wear us down first, and then use the offensive to defeat us in the remaining time. When we attack, we must not run around exhausted with them, do you understand?"
When saying this, Ancelotti couldn't help but sigh. It is clear that AC Milan's bench is far thicker than the good players, but now it seems that Dick has made his tactical arrangements more comfortable - on the bench
With so many offensive players, he can completely drag AC Milan's players during the game and make their physical fitness decline. Especially if the physical fitness of Milan's defense players declines, there is really no one to replace them. In terms of offense,
Ancelotti hasn't changed much either. He just has super substitute Tomasson and wide player Serginho. What about Dortmund? They can send Klinger and Rosicky to form a midfield dual-core, and they can send Okocha.
With his skills to create chances, he can bring on Olic and even Ricken, who just beat Juventus at the Alpi Stadium!
No one of these players can let down their guard, and Ancelotti, who is cautious by nature, is even less likely to let down his guard.
Perhaps many people in the Italian football community despise Dick, thinking that he is just a guy with a wild background and cannot be compared with the extensive and profound tactical system of Italian football. However, Ancelotti has never underestimated Dick.
When he led Atletico Madrid last season, he defeated Roma led by Capello in the group stage. This season, he defeated Juventus led by Lippi in the semi-finals. Going back further, he once eliminated Parlés in the UEFA Cup.
Mara and Roma can be called the nemesis of Serie A!
For such a head coach, it is impossible to say that there is no preparation for the final. Ancelotti feels that he needs to be more careful.
While Ancelotti had a headache in the dressing room, Dick was confident in his own dressing room...
"Guys, AC Milan is a strong opponent. Their entire team has almost no flaws, but this is the charm of the football game. It does not mean that without flaws, we will definitely win... Maybe we can't
We beat them with goals in the back-and-forth, but we were able to use defense to prevent them from scoring."
Having said this, Dick turned around and drew a few points on the tactical board: "AC Milan's offensive methods are nothing more than these, Pirlo's dispatch, Costa's direct pass, Seedorf's long shot, so
Zaghi's grabbing points... and Shevchenko's comprehensiveness. In this game, both of their full-backs are not good at attacking, which gives us more opportunities... In the penalty area and at the front of the penalty area, we must
Defend. Of course, we cannot assume a defensive posture from the beginning. This will make their offense worry-free. When there is a chance, Rosicky will organize it, and Frings can appropriately attack forward. The main attack is by
The trident in the frontcourt is used to complete the task. If there is a chance, directly hit behind to use Everton's speed. This is our basic tactic, do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Dortmund's players responded in unison that they had been training for a long time before the game - it can even be said that after the Champions League semi-finals, they began to train this seemingly active defensive tactic to defend AC Milan's offense.
Kill time, don't give the opponent any chance, counterattack when you have the chance, don't worry if you don't have the chance, delay it to overtime, delay it to the penalty shootout - by that time, all Dortmund's disadvantages will no longer exist!
Before this game, Dortmund had been practicing penalty shootouts for a week before the end of training, and Dick had also done a lot in gathering intelligence. Now is the time to achieve this goal!
Looking at the high spirits of the players, Dick laughed. He glanced at all the players in front of him with satisfaction - among the starters in this game, only Ruyter had the honor of the Champions League. The others
People are completely blank in this regard. Old players like Rivaldo and Okocha chose to join Dortmund because of his promise to win the Champions League - this is when Dick fulfilled his promise.
There are many head coaches who would make such a promise, but few can fulfill it. Dick does not want to be such a head coach. He knows that he still has a long time to coach, if he can do everything he promises.
, then the intangible assets brought will bring him huge benefits.
It is easy not to make a promise, but when you make a promise, you must keep it. Only such a person is trustworthy, and only such a head coach is worthy of the trust of the club management and players!
"Okay, guys, get ready to go... After this game is over, all of us will have the most glorious days in our lives! Now let us put down everything and devote ourselves to this game.
Then after the game is over, I can proudly say to everyone this summer that we are European champions!"
"Let's go!" With Ruit's shout, Dortmund's players left the locker room with high morale to welcome the last game of the season!
