Chapter five hundred and sixty-two are very high-profile
Among the top coaches in Europe, there are actually many who have not played against Dick too much. After all, Dick has only been in the top European leagues for seven years, so many teams, so many
It is impossible for Dick to encounter all the top coaches in just seven years, and Benitez is one of them.
When he started coaching Valencia in La Liga, Dick started his last season at Atletico Madrid. In that season, Benitez did not fall behind against Dick. Valencia in the league
The two encounters with Atletico Madrid resulted in draws. The following season, Dick went to Dortmund. In the following games, Dick only met the team led by Benítez once, and that was in the European Super League the year before.
In the Cup, at that time Benitez led Liverpool to unexpectedly defeat Inter Milan, causing Dick to lose the game. It was also rare for Benitez to meet Dick several times, but his record was not at a disadvantage.
On the contrary, a head coach with an advantage - after playing against Dick in three games, his results were one win and two draws, and he snatched the European Super Cup championship from Dick - there are not many people who can do this.
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So for other fans, although they think Liverpool is worse than Inter Milan, Benitez seems to be something to look forward to. After all, he has a record advantage over Dick, and Benitez is coaching Liverpool.
He won the Champions League in his first season. At that time, he also created a miracle even though he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Who says he can't create such a miracle?
When Dick led the team to arrive in Athens, he was immediately surrounded by countless reporters. Dick refused to accept interviews at all. He only showed up at the official press conference before the game and spent the rest of the time
Did not appear in public, including his players.
"We have already won two championships, and of course we have to move towards the Triple Crown. Whether it is defending the Champions League after the reform, or leading the Italian team to win the Triple Crown, this is something that no one has ever done.
I hope to be able to do this. Liverpool? We are not very familiar with it. There is only one direct match, but that was almost two years ago. We lost that time, but then we won the Champions League.
, and we are stronger now than we were then."
Dick will treat the next Champions League game with this attitude. He has always been high-profile, so it will not surprise people to say such things. However, Benitez also showed it at the press conference before the game.
The high profile makes everyone feel a little strange...
"Things that no one has done before must be difficult to do, and what we have to do is only what we did two years ago, so I think we have a greater chance of victory...
...Inter Milan is indeed the favorite to win the championship, but we were not the favorite two years ago and still won the championship. In the history of the Champions League finals, there are also some favorites who lost in the final without temper, such as Barcelona in 1994 and Barcelona in 1996.
Juventus... we will bring the sixth Champions League to the Liverpool fans, I am very confident about this."
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 very likely to use defensive counterattack tactics in the finals... Because such a high profile seems very abnormal, he probably wants me to use offensive tactics in the finals, and then be counterattacked by their defense
Defeat." Dick said to Marriner thoughtfully.
"This is too simple, anyone can see it... Could it be that he wants you to think like this and then use his offense to cause us trouble in the finals?" Marina said after thinking for a while.
"It's not possible. If it were a head-to-head match, I would have laughed very happily." Dick laughed. Marriner thought about it, and it was true. If it was a head-to-head match, Liverpool really wouldn't have the chance.
Compared with France and Inter Milan, this is especially true under the current circumstances.
"To be honest, I can't tell what Liverpool's starting lineup will be like, because Benitez likes to rotate too much... I just guess that he may use a single forward tactic to strengthen the midfield to fight us, and then
Using counterattacks to hit behind, Alonso is an excellent long passer, but neither Crouch nor Bellamy is likely to serve as the lone forward. If Kuyt is the starter, his counterattack ability is
There are some shortcomings. It seems that they still intend to keep killing time with us, and then seize a certain opportunity to defeat us... In the past few seasons, Liverpool defeated Chelsea in this way, and the only factor was Benitez.
He cares less about the situation on the field than Mourinho." Dick said, rubbing his chin.
"Does this mean that Liverpool intends to drag the game into a quagmire?" Marriner said after thinking for a while.
"That's right, so there's some trouble... If we get entangled with them, our momentum will be affected. If we continue to fight hard, we might be killed by their counterattack... Well, especially when we shrink our defense.
At that time, their central defender was very capable in head-to-head confrontation. Should we let Di Natale play and use his flexibility and speed to score goals?" Dick said to himself.
Marina's brows twitched: "Hiding Tony?"
"I have this idea... but it still doesn't work. Although their central defenders are very good in frontal confrontation, Tony's height is still feared by everyone. Without him, our ability to break the formation is still a little worse, and we still have to
Send out such a center combination to directly tear apart their defense." Dick shook his head and quickly overturned his previous thoughts.
"Still attacking?" Marina thought thoughtfully.
"Yes, there is only offense. Since we have created such an invincible attack and are hitting the Triple Crown with goals all the way, it would be a pity to give up now. And even if we suppress the offense, Liverpool wants to win
Our counterattack is not that easy. They are not like Roma, whose overall fast attack is quite powerful. They are also not like AC Milan, because they do not have Kaká who is in excellent condition and is most suitable for counterattacks.
Team. Gerrard is a good player, but his role in counterattacks is limited. Kuyt is a diligent forward, but his individual combat ability is somewhat poor. As for the wings... Liverpool can
What two wings are there? Zenden Pennant, Kewell, Mark Gonzalez? Their overall strength is not that strong, the real headache is their midfield, Sissoko runs and sweeps,
Alonso organizes, Gerrard attacks, this kind of midfielder is even stronger than our midfielder, so I am not afraid of them playing defensive counterattack, I am afraid that they will entangle us in the midfield. If there is any problem with the passing, we will be blocked.
The scariest thing is when they steal the ball and play fast break."
Dick said so much in one breath, and then began to outline it on a piece of paper: "If the forwards Tony and Ibrahimovic can suppress them, no matter how excellent their defenders' frontal defensive capabilities are, we are not afraid. On the wings
We need to suppress the attack more, strengthen the attack on the wing, let Figo go to the left, Maicon strengthen the assists on the right, Stankovic fills in for him, and Mascherano and Sneijder in the midfield, a sweep
As an organization, compared with Liverpool, a midfielder like ours will not be inferior in the middle, but will have more advantages on the wings... That's all. It is necessary to seize opportunities and tell the players that their goalkeeper Reina is good at fighting.
Penalty kick, we have to solve the problem within 90 minutes."
After hearing Dick's arrangements, Marina nodded, and then went to prepare for the next targeted training. This is where Dick and Marina's excellent cooperation began. Dick gave tactical instructions, and Marina
To arrange specific tactics and coordinate them to complement each other.
As time passed, the streets of Athens began to have more of a Champions League final atmosphere. Athens was the third city to host two Champions League finals after the Champions League was restructured. In 1994, Inter Milan's city rival AC Milan
They once defeated Barcelona 4-0 on this court to win the Champions League trophy. Before this game, Liverpool participated in the Champions League finals three times against Italian teams. In 1984, they defeated Roma in a penalty shootout to win the championship. In 1985, Liverpool won the Champions League.
Because of the well-known tragedy of losing to Juventus 1-0, they also defeated AC Milan in a penalty shootout in 2005 to win the championship. This time, their opponent was Inter Milan - it can be said that Liverpool won the Champions League final.
I met all the strong teams from Italy...
Inter Milan and Liverpool have only played against each other in the Champions League once before. That was during the Inter Milan era. In two rounds, Inter Milan narrowly defeated Liverpool to enter the final and finally won the championship. Judging from these rules, Inter Milan also seems to have the upper hand.
It’s no wonder that most of the public opinion is on the side of Inter Milan…
May 31st will come soon as scheduled.
Inter Milan's players boarded the bus and headed to the Olympic Stadium in Athens to prepare for the last game of the season.
Two hours later, everyone at the scene received the lineups of both sides. At this time, there were still two full hours before the game started.
Liverpool's starting lineup, goalkeeper Reina, defender Finnan, Riise, Agger, Carragher, midfielder Sissoko, Alonso, Gerrard, Pennant, Zenden, Kuyt one person forward
forward.
These are the main lineups of both sides. Inter Milan used the starting lineup from the two games against AC Milan, while Liverpool used more single striker tactics in the Champions League, and Gerrard is often in a very low position in such a lineup.
He plays forward, almost as a second forward, and his offensive power doesn't seem to be weak at all.
After getting the lineup, everyone started to get excited - it was obvious that both sides had tried their best in this game, and this would be another exciting goal.
A big war?
It seems that this can be expected, because the European competition finals that Dick participated in often scored countless goals and were exciting. Last year's mutual confrontation with Barcelona made the popularity of the Champions League almost overshadow the World Cup, and this
The final of the Champions League is still worth looking forward to!
This is also Dick's biggest reliance. Although not allowing the Champions League to be defended is a gimmick of UEFA, if the level of the Champions League finals is always so exciting, UEFA will not be willing to take action against him...
