Five hundred and sixtieth chapters Benitez's confidence
When the players from both sides came out and were waiting for the game to start, Dick and Benitez met on the sidelines.
"The whole world is waiting for Inter Milan to win the Triple Crown... In ninety minutes, I think this goal will be achieved." Dick spoke first with a smile.
"I believe there are many people waiting for Liverpool to win another miraculous victory, no less than those who are looking forward to seeing the Triple Crown." Benitez replied calmly.
"Really? But according to the rules, Liverpool should lose the game when they meet an Italian team in the final for the fourth time." Dick laughed.
"If there is a pattern, then the Italian team has never been able to win the Triple Crown." Benitez continued to respond calmly.
Seeing that the opponent was not irritated by him, Dick also praised in his heart, and then said: "Well, it seems that Liverpool is going to play defensive counterattack. I don't know if Liverpool's defense can defend our offense. We will definitely play offensive
Football, really."
"Is the lone striker a defensive counterattack? You know we have four attackers in the frontcourt." Benitez said the last thing.
Dick smiled and said nothing, let go of Benitez's hand, then turned and walked towards his seat. Although Benitez rarely spoke at length, his eloquence was quite good, especially
In such a bickering, Dick wanted to provoke the other party but failed, so he had no choice but to give up.
The purpose of irritating the opponent is to let Liverpool open up the attack on the field, and Inter Milan's goal will become easier. But if it doesn't succeed... then use the attack to test Liverpool's defense. Dick has at least seen it.
, Liverpool really intends to use defensive counterattacks to deal with Inter Milan. With Inter Milan’s previous scoring momentum, if they fail to score for a long time, they will inevitably become impatient. At that time, Liverpool will
opportunity, Benitez sees this clearly.
And Dick is also very clear about this. He has always kept the team with an unstoppable momentum and never let them stop. If this stoppage is not caused by himself but caused by external interference, it will indeed cause the players to have problems.
Even Dick couldn't be well prepared for the psychological fluctuations.
But Dick also understands one thing very well. If Inter Milan can score even a goal in the first half of the offense, they will be able to take the initiative completely in their own hands! Regarding this, Dick is very confident about himself.
The players have sufficient confidence and have sufficient confidence in the tactics they have arranged.
Dick is confident that he will be able to score, and Benitez is confident that Inter Milan will not score in the first half. The tone of this game is destined to lay the foundation in the first half and be able to break through in this regard.
The opponent's confidence can take the initiative in the entire game.
It is precisely because of this that Dick told the Inter Milan players before the game started to attack with all their strength in the first half and don't care about other things. If you can break through the opponent's door, that is victory!
It was precisely because they entered the field with this idea that from the beginning of the game, Inter Milan brought the game into a rhythm that made the audience's blood rush.
After a few passes back and forth, Sneijder passed the ball to Materazzi behind him. Materazzi went straight into the frontcourt. After Figo got the ball from the wing, he passed the ball forward. After Ibrahimovic received the ball
He pretended to be in the bottom line, but quickly buckled the ball back, dodged Finnan who was filling in, and shot directly from a small angle. Reina reacted quickly and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand.
"Oh! Inter Milan had a very threatening shot at the beginning! Ibrahimovic's dribble was so beautiful, but it was a pity that Reina's wonderful save prevented Inter Milan from scoring from the beginning! There was a little problem with Liverpool's defense
, I hope their defense will be better next..."
Dick applauded the court, then sat back, and the game just started. Although Liverpool's defense may get better and better in the future, it cannot be said to be a pity for missing such an opportunity, and he did not criticize
What about Ibrahimovic? Although Ibrahimovic could have chosen to pass it to Toni just now, he also posed a great threat to shoot his own shot. There is nothing to say about this.
Figo took a corner kick, Carragher headed the ball out, and the ball flew up to the frontcourt. Kuyt and Zanetti fell to the ground after a fight. The referee did not make a penalty. Zanetti passed the ball to Masche who was retreating.
Rano and Mascherano distributed the ball to Maicon, and Inter Milan continued to attack.
Maicon dribbled the ball forward from the right. Before Zenden retreated to defend, he raised his foot and passed the ball into the penalty area. Tony and Carragher jumped at the same time. Carragher jumped in front and pushed the ball out of the baseline. Inter Milan expanded the corner kick again, but this time
The second corner kick also failed to create any threat. Agger headed in front of Materazzi to clear the ball.
"Liverpool defends set pieces very well." Dick thought in his heart, but this is normal. Premier League teams are good at defending set pieces. Their players often have excellent head-on confrontation and jumping ability. Liverpool
Naturally, there is no exception. Whether it is Agger or Carragher, they are both central defenders with very strong frontal defensive capabilities. In addition, Benitez will definitely put in some hard work in defending set pieces. It is also good to have such an effect.
Normal things.
It's just that no matter how good the defense is, there will always be problems. Dick doesn't believe that they can always maintain this level of defense without any flaws and prevent Inter Milan's strong attack from finding any chance -
This situation is not impossible, but it is too rare. In the Champions League final, Dick asked Dortmund to use defense to prevent AC Milan from finding many opportunities. He used various methods to confuse the opponent.
AC Milan failed to attack with all their strength from beginning to end, which delayed the penalty shootout. Now that Inter Milan intends to attack with all its strength from the beginning, the probability that Liverpool can resist is already quite small.
Liverpool, who were beaten by Inter Milan from the beginning, did not complete a counterattack until the tenth minute. Maicon made a mistake in stopping the ball in front of the penalty area. After being intercepted by Pennant, he broke into the penalty area and decisively started from a small angle.
Foot shot, Cesar, who was well positioned, fell down to block the ball, and Materazzi jumped in front of Gerrard to make a big kick.
"Liverpool launched a counterattack! This shot is also very threatening! Maicon made a mistake! For Inter Milan, Maicon may now be the biggest weakness in their defense. After all, although the Brazilian defender is attacking this season
The performance is very good, but there are always some problems in defense. It is okay to have a little problem in normal games, but if there is a problem in such a final, it may affect the performance of the entire team! Like this
The mistake also sounded the alarm for Inter Milan."
The commentator commented on Maicon's mistake just now, but Dick didn't care about it. With Maicon, you have to bear his mistakes. After all, Maicon is not the world's number one right back in both offense and defense in the future. He is now
The advantages and disadvantages are as obvious. What he has to do now is to stop Maicon from thinking too much.
"Douglas! Just go and play football and don't worry about other things!" Dick rushed onto the field and blew a whistle, shouted twice, and then returned to his position.
Maicon nodded. Maicon himself did not expect that he would be able to enter Inter Milan's main lineup this season. He originally joined Inter Milan three years ago, but was loaned out for two years due to non-EU signings.
In the past two years, his performance has not been so eye-catching. Originally, Maicon thought that after Inter Milan recovered him, he might continue to rent him out or resell him. However, Dick kept him and after the summer training camp
He was put into the main lineup, and a new set of tactics was even tailored to bring out his offensive abilities!
A man who knows his friends will die. Dick valued Maicon so much, and Maicon repaid Dick as soon as possible. This season, Inter Milan has more offensive firepower than last season, and Maicon also takes the greatest credit. This season
He has scored thirteen goals in various competitions and assisted more than ten times. For a full-back, such statistics are already quite top-notch. People think Maicon is a weakness, mainly because of the
When it came to the mistakes he made on defense, for Dick, such mistakes were nothing at all.
After such a counterattack by Liverpool, Inter Milan launched another attack. Maicon took the ball and passed it to Sneijder. Sneijder quickly passed it to Figo on the left. Figo and Zanetti did the same thing.
After a one-two match, he dunked the ball back and passed it with his right foot. Toni took off from behind and headed the ball towards Carragher's back, which was received by Reina who was attacking.
Inter Milan's offense began to become more and more fierce. Their offensive was mainly concentrated on the left. Figo frequently broke through and then made crosses. The two centers continued to compete with their opponents in the penalty area to create opportunities. For a moment, Liverpool's penalty area
It has become a lot more lively.
But seeing this, Benitez doesn't have much to worry about. Although this kind of aerial attack is very lively, it is also what Liverpool is good at. After all, their two central defenders are both central defenders with strong head-to-head confrontation capabilities.
The attack won't have much impact.
Not only did he see it, but the commentators also saw it: "Inter Milan's offense is a bit messy. They seem to focus too much on frontal attack. It is not easy to score goals with this approach...Inter Milan's attack
It's very positive, but Liverpool's defense is very solid. If we continue to play like this, it will not be a good thing for Inter Milan."
From a neutral perspective, the commentators are more supportive of Inter Milan, because they play well and have a strong offensive. Liverpool's defensive posture is not very pleasing, but in such a competition, often
The more stable the team is, the better it will be able to achieve good results, which inevitably makes people a little worried.
The fans of Inter Milan were shouting crazily in the stands, hoping to see a goal in the next moment, while the fans of Liverpool were also unwilling to be outdone to support their team, just push through - this is their
Thoughts, in the past few years, Liverpool's performance in the Champions League has always been very good. They didn't play well, but they were able to score goals and win. Even if the way of final victory seemed a bit embarrassing, as long as they won in the end, that was
winner!
"Want to use a strong attack to break through our defense? That is not an easy task."
Benitez looked at his watch. More than 20 minutes had passed in the first half. During this period, although Liverpool was completely suppressed by Inter Milan, there were no flaws. If this continues,
Liverpool will always have a chance - especially after seeing Pennant pass a long pass to the back post after a breakthrough, and Gerrard receiving the ball and volleying a shot slightly over the crossbar, Benitez became even more reassured -
—If they can still score goals, then the mentality of Inter Milan players will be even more unbalanced...
