Tonight, AC Milan will challenge the powerful Barcelona team at Camp Nou.
In fact, for this game, no matter where the media or fans are, they are not optimistic about Milan.
The reason is simple: the current Barcelona team is recognized by everyone as the Cosmos team.
In the past 2010/11 La Liga season, Barcelona scored 98 goals and conceded 24 goals in 38 league rounds, accumulating 99 points, achieving three consecutive league championships. During this period, Barcelona set a new record for the longest winning streak in La Liga with 16 consecutive league wins.
Record.
In the Champions League, Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3-1 in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final. They defeated Manchester United twice in three years and won the Champions League twice, winning the Champions League for the fourth time in team history.
In that game, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson's slightly trembling hands were also a microcosm of Barcelona's complete control of the situation in this game.
In fact, in 2011, Barcelona finally won five crowns, only one Copa del Rey less than the six crowns in 2009.
Not only were they crazy about winning the championship, Barcelona's control of the scene also made their opponents desperate.
The "Habaibu" combination of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets in the midfield takes coach Guardiola's passing and control philosophy to the extreme.
This may be the strongest midfield combination in history, and it also helped the Spanish team win the 2010 World Cup.
On the front line, Messi, the world's best football player, is firing on all cylinders, constantly setting new goalscoring records.
In the next year, that is, 2012, Messi even broke the football record for goals in a single natural year with 91 official game goals, and won the Ballon d'Or for the fourth consecutive year. p>
The top Haberbume brought the most terrifying team to today's world football.
This is Barcelona’s dream team and the universe team in world football!
In front of such a team, and playing away from home, the difficulties faced by AC Milan can be imagined, and it is understandable that they are not favored.
And the current Barcelona team can be said to be strong. Except for captain Puyol who has just returned from injury and may not be able to play, the other generals are in good condition.
They have just defeated Real Madrid to win the Spanish Super Cup, defeated Porto in the European Super Cup, and also beat Villarreal by five goals in the league, and their morale is high.
The right time, the right location, the right people, Barcelona, who played at home, had it all.
It's a flying dragon riding on the face again, how could it be possible to lose?
Who would think that anyone can defeat this invincible defending champion of the Champions League at Camp Nou?
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In the AC Milan dressing room.
All coaches and players are here, making final preparations.
"Everyone, please be quiet." Allegri clapped his hands and pointed to Pan Yi, "We have practiced targeted tactics for this drill in the past few days. Now let's ask coach Pan Yi to emphasize the key points.
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Pan Yi nodded to Allegri, then went straight to the tactical board and placed the chess pieces:
"Barcelona's usual formation is the same as ours, which is 433. But the style of play is different. They prefer control."
"On the left, Sanchez or Pedro are very good at weaving and penetrating, while Messi may appear in any position, and then go down to the low post to get the ball, so that he can cut forward to get more space." p>
"Including the center, it may be Villa or Cesc Fabregas. They often act as a false 9 and retreat to the midfield to strengthen control by increasing the number of people in the midfield."
"Barcelona's three-man midfield consisting of Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets is very powerful in its own right. Now with Messi and Villa retreating, there are five people. Our regular three-man midfielder is very powerful.
It’s hard to compete with it.”
"Therefore, in today's game, we need to make some changes in tactics..."
Pan Yi was talking and the players listened carefully.
Many of them have never participated in any European competition before, let alone played in the Champions League or challenged the Cosmos Barcelona at Camp Nou.
Like Pan Yi, they are eager to get good results here and to show themselves in this game that is watched by the whole world!
But they all know how strong Barcelona is.
Therefore, whether we can win today depends largely on whether the coaching staff's arrangements can restrain the performance of Barcelona's stars and allow Milan's own characteristics to be reflected.
Allegri also nodded to Pan Yi and motioned for him to continue.
The main reason was that the tactical plan proposed by Pan Yi was very much in line with Allegri's wishes, so he basically accepted it completely.
He was originally worried that a young man like Pan Yi would be a fool. No matter who the opponent was, whether playing at home or away, he would always think about a fierce attack.
But what I didn't expect was that Pan Yi's tactics for Barcelona were very... pragmatic, and even Italian coaches like Allegri, who are conservative in their own right, thought they were a bit too utilitarian.
So today’s tactics class will be taught by Pan Yi.
"This is their right back Alves. Everyone knows that he is a full-back with super offensive power and will also be very active in the game. Coupled with Messi, who often moves on the right, the defensive pressure here is
It will be bigger."
Pan Yi pointed to Barcelona’s right wing on the tactical list and continued:
"So our left winger, Mane, must retreat to the left midfield position in this game and defend first. On the one hand, it can limit Alves' activities, and on the other hand, once the ball is grabbed,
, Mane can use his speed to attack the area behind Alves."
"The same is true for the other side. Their Adriano will also step in, but the firepower is obviously weak. Our Salah should be able to defend this side well."
"In the midfield, positioning is very important. Kante and Gattuso basically don't need to participate in the offense. The priority is to ensure that they occupy favorable positions when defending. With Mane and Salah on both sides, it equals 5 vs. 5 in the midfield.
, Only in this way can there be a basis for confrontation."
"When counterattacking, Boateng can have a higher degree of freedom, but Kante and Gattuso still need to pay attention to their positioning to prevent the opponent from counterattacking again."
"So our formation still looks like a 433, but in fact it will be a defensive 451, based on defense and waiting for opportunities to counterattack."
"The most important thing about this style of play is that the midfield and backfield positions should be as flat as possible and not give the opponent too much space."
"Concentrate fully when in possession of the ball, maintain a reasonable positioning and offensive and defensive balance, so as not to be defeated when encountering a counterattack."
"Then without the ball, block the space, defend intensively in the low post, and wait for opportunities to counterattack."
"When counterattacking, pay special attention to hitting behind Alves and looking for Mane with the ball!..."
As Pan Yi kept explaining, the players nodded frequently.
In everyone's heart, a big net to capture Barcelona has been gradually woven...