After the Inter Milan team got off the plane in Paris, Italy finally temporarily turned its attention away from the telephone door and began to pay attention to the Champions League final - if Inter Milan had not participated in the Champions League final
, then I’m afraid Italy really won’t pay attention to this final now. You must know that during this period in history, the sports media throughout Europe were analyzing the Champions League final between Arsenal and Barcelona, but Italy paid attention.
The focus continued to be on the telephone until the World Cup started and the Italian national team began to compete in the World Cup. Only then did Italy's domestic attention shift.
It has to be said that Dick gave the Italian Procuratorate a big sigh of relief this time. After all, after La Gazzetta dello Sport disclosed the details of the phone scandal, the Italian Procuratorate, which had previously conducted a secret investigation, had no other choice but to let the whole matter go.
Everything has been exposed. On the one hand, it is to alert the snake. On the other hand, under the public's gaze, you cannot carry out many things smoothly. Now your attention is on the Champions League final, and you have to pay attention after the final is over.
A few days, and after a while, the World Cup is about to start, which will divert the attention of the entire Italian country, bringing greater convenience to their investigation.
Dick didn't care about this. What he was focusing on now was still just this final.
In the first few years after Barcelona entered the 21st century, it was quite depressing. The watershed was the transfer of Figo. Although Figo received more than 50 million transfer fees, it seemed to account for most of the transfer fee.
Cheap, but the subsequent purchases of Overmars and others cost a lot, but their performance was not very good. In the next few years, they fell into a vicious cycle. There were also top players, but each of them performed poorly.
It was like suffering from the plague - it was not until the introduction of Ronaldinho in the summer of 2003 that Barcelona gradually recovered its vitality. If the introduction of Ronaldinho that season only stopped Barcelona's decline, then the following summer, Barcelona
The transfers are simply divine - Eto'o, Giuly, Deco, Edmilson, Sylvinho, Belletti, Van Blomhorst... Seven signings, all useful, not top-notch
The main force is an excellent substitute, which directly raised Barcelona's combat effectiveness to a higher level, and they also won the long-lost league championship. Although they were eliminated by Chelsea in the Champions League, after a year of running-in, despite this summer,
They only introduced two players, Esquero and Van Bommel, for free, but their strength is still rising steadily. They have had almost no trouble in the league this season. They have always led the standings and won the championship.
The cup was also uneventful, with four consecutive wins in the group stage and qualifying early. In the knockout stage, relying on solid defense and excellent offense, they defeated Chelsea all the way. Benfica and AC Milan entered the final, which is also very valuable.
Different from Inter Milan's dual forward theme, midfielder providing power, and stable and solid defense, Barcelona's tactics are ornamental 433. Eto'o, the cheetah, finally stepped onto the big stage after joining Barcelona.
In Dick's view, he is the most suitable center for Barcelona. His speed, agility, technique and scoring ability provide Barcelona with a steady stream of firepower. He personally leads the La Liga scorer list all the way, if not for the last few days.
If he didn't play much and didn't score many goals in the last round because he was distracted by the Champions League, it would have been impossible for Forlan to overtake Eto'o and become La Liga's top scorer by relying on consecutive goals in the last few rounds.
But even in the ended La Liga, Forlan scored one more goal than Eto'o, but anyone with eyes can see that Eto'o's role is much greater than that of Forlan.
More, after all, Forlan is just a pure shooter, while Eto'o is the sharp knife of the entire team.
On the wings of Eto'o are Ronaldinho, the source of their frontcourt creativity, and outstanding winger Giuly. As the former captain of Monaco, Giuly had a chance to win the Champions League in the 2004 season. Unfortunately, he was injured early in the final.
When he came off the field, he could only watch his teammates lose 3-0 to his opponents. In fact, if Giuly hadn't come off the field, Porto might not have won so easily. You must know that before Giuly came off the field, Monaco still had some advantages on the scene.
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Not to mention Ronaldinho. This Brazilian with rabbit teeth has now become the well-deserved number one player in the world. In recent years, his limelight has completely overshadowed his predecessors Rivaldo and Ronaldo. In terms of limelight, he is probably the best player in the world.
Only Adriano, who performed equally well at Inter Milan, can compare. However, in terms of enjoyment, there is still a huge gap between Adriano and Ronaldinho.
In terms of midfield, Xavi is not yet the absolute core of Barcelona's future. The absolute core of Barcelona's midfield now is the Brazilian-Portuguese Deco. It is precisely because of being by his side that Xavi has grown up, not only
It's Xavi. Even Iniesta, another Barcelona midfield superstar, also learned something from Deco before he could grow to that height. You must know that before Deco joined, Xavi had already
It has been several years since his debut, but he has not made much progress. This has a lot to do with the lack of learning objects around him. After all, Guardiola has left...
Which players are placed behind these two organizational midfielders has a profound meaning. Many people in Barcelona can play this defensive midfielder position, including Edmilson, Motta and even central defender Marquez.
Playing this position, but with the stability of Barcelona's midfield, Marquez will serve more as a central defender and partner with captain Puyol. If Edmilson, who has stronger defensive ability, is put on the field, then Barcelona's central defender
The field is mainly about offense and defense. If Motta is playing, Barcelona's midfielder will be more aggressive. This is also a variable in Barcelona's main lineup.
Dick has also studied this very deeply, but no matter which one of them Rijkaard sends, it will not make much difference to Inter Milan. It is just that Motta can play more from the center when he is on the court.
In attack, when Edmilson is on the court, he can play more on the wing. This difference can be achieved even if the players adapt to the situation on their own, and Dick does not need to adjust too much.
But for Barcelona, their good results in the past two years have a lot to do with the great improvement of their defense. Barcelona in the Van Gaal era, although their offensive capabilities were equally sharp, were not as good defensively.
There are many flaws. After Bogarde left, Barcelona's defense has no high point. For a period of time, the fact that none of the four main defenders is taller than 1.8 meters has been ridiculed many times. This is also the case for that team.
Although Barcelona's record in the league is outstanding, one of the reasons why it is not so good in European competitions is that when Dick led Atletico Madrid, he used this to directly knock out Barcelona's defense several times, especially in
When you have shooters like Jarder and Cruz, Barcelona loses every time.
It's just that Barcelona's defense is different now. Puyol has completely grown up. Although he is only 1.78 meters tall, his jumping ability, fighting spirit and defensive skills can fully make up for this - for this
Dick didn't dare to underestimate him. He also had two similar defenders, Cordoba and Cannavaro. These two were also over 1.7 meters tall, but few of them could occupy anything above them.
Cheap.
Marquez, who is 1.87 meters tall, provides high-altitude protection for Barcelona's defense. This Mexican also has a hot temper and strong defense. The only weakness of his partnership with Puyol may be that both of them are violent and not stable enough.
, this is something Dick can take advantage of.
The two full-backs, Belletti and Van Blomhorst, are full-backs who are good at offense and defense, with excellent explosive power and excellent ability to rush up and down. Belletti can almost become a winger, and Van Blomhorst also performed well.
If it weren't for the presence of Ashley Cole, I'm afraid Wenger wouldn't be willing to loan Van Bronkhorst to Barcelona.
Goalkeeper Valdez is the result of Barcelona having to endure countless hardships at the goalkeeper position. After Baia, there was Hesp, but after Hesp, Barcelona also searched for the goalkeeper position for a long time like Manchester United, and changed
Countless goalkeepers, including Rustu who shined in the World Cup, performed very mediocrely after coming to Barcelona. In the end, they discovered that the young goalkeepers trained by their own youth academy were the most suitable for Barcelona.
In the final analysis, this Barcelona lineup is focused on offense. The two full-backs are both very offensive. Marquez and Puyol also have good scoring abilities. The midfielders are all players who can attack well and defend well.
The three forwards are all fast and agile, and this lineup is indeed extremely exciting to attack. After Rijkaard brought the Dutch football set, it fit perfectly - he
His subsequent failure in Barcelona had nothing to do with tactics, but was due to internal strife. His style of play was the only one that worked well in Barcelona. This can also be seen from the fact that Rijkaard did not have any decent achievements in coaching later.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, when it comes to offensive personnel and methods, Barcelona is indeed much stronger than us... What a pity, our team can't just rely on this. How can our defense bring success to your offense?"
It's a big trouble, and our offense...can your defense really hold up? Even if we have fewer offensive personnel, they are all good players..."
Late at night, Dick looked at the paper in front of him that was already full of drawings and began to smile slightly. As everyone said, Barcelona is indeed an extremely outstanding team in terms of offense, but Inter Milan is not
Not worse than them, in terms of defense, even better than the opponent!
Although historically Barcelona played an extra man for 80 minutes against Arsenal in that final, but Platini had not yet taken office at this time, and there was no godfather to help. To be honest, the red card still helped Arsenal.
, in such a final, instead of Dick, I would rather lose one person than fall behind by a goal. Didn’t I see that Arsenal could still take the lead with a set kick after defending for so long? If it weren’t for Larsson’s sudden burst.
, the championship has nothing to do with Barcelona...
Moreover, Dick also believes that his defense is unlikely to give Barcelona such a big gap, and Cesar is not a very unstable goalkeeper.
Dick must win this final. He has participated in so many European competitions and can win as long as he reaches the final. This time, it will be no exception!
