Compared with the match against AC Milan in the Super Cup, this set has undergone great changes, with more than half of the players replaced.
The formation has also changed.
Obviously, Stramaccioni was quite afraid of AC Milan's all-conquering offensive combination, so he formed a five-back defensive lineup, preparing to defend and then counterattack.
This is exactly the tactical policy they formulated before the game.
Captain Zanetti plays a guest role as right center back in this lineup, and once AC Milan's fierce attack fails and shows fatigue, Stramaccioni can make tactical changes without changing personnel.
Push Maicon to the midfield, Zanetti to the right back, change the formation to a more offensive 451 or 4231, and then blow the offensive horn.
Including the current midfield configuration, it is also set up to restrain Milan's midfield operation.
In particular, letting Guarin keep an eye on Kanter is the top priority of this style of play. Stramaccioni also repeatedly warned Guarin before the game, and carefully studied Kanter's technical characteristics with him, and made
A perfect strategy.
It’s just...
Now Stramaccioni is standing in front of the home team's bench, looking blankly at the Milan players on the field.
Where's Kanter?
Where are Salah, Mane and Ibrahimovic??......
Pan Yi's lineup actually didn't include any of the main players!!!
Forward: Inzaghi.
Attacking midfielder: Seedorf, Aubameyang.
Midfielder: Van Bommel, Ambrosini, Flamini.
Defenders: Antonini, Nesta, Mexes, De Sciglio.
Goalkeeper: Abbiati.
"...???"
At this time, countless question marks appeared in Stramaccioni's mind.
I bet the information he sent people to conduct reconnaissance at the Milan training ground was all false, was Pan Yi deliberately acting?
No, that’s not right either.
Isn't the Milan in front of me now completely present at their training ground, practicing against another team?
The only thing wrong is that Stramaccioni and the others made a mistake about which side is the main force and which side is the substitute...
Stramaccioni couldn't help but feel dumbfounded by Pan Yi's bold behavior.
In such an important derby match involving the championship, Pan Yi actually fielded a full rotation lineup???
What also puzzled Stramaccioni was the tactics adopted by Milan today.
Pan Yi actually arranged for the team to play the 4321 formation, which is the legendary Christmas tree.
This was also the tactic Ancelotti often used in the early years when he was still at Milan.
But at that time, Ancelotti's use of this tactic was actually a helpless move.
Under his staff, he has accumulated four No. 10 players such as Pirlo, Seedorf, Rivaldo, and Rui Costa, so An Pang came up with this method, and the results were very good. This formation can accumulate a large number of personnel in the midfield and backfield, allowing a relatively tight system to be formed in the midfield and backfield, and making it difficult for the opponent to tear through the center.
Under the premise of stable defense, this formation can also control the midfield well, and then use the personal abilities of the frontcourt players to quickly counterattack.
But it also has some flaws, otherwise this formation would have become popular long ago.
For example, in the two side spaces, it is easy to create a situation where less is needed to defend more - because there are no wingers in this formation.
And if the opponent is a team that makes good use of space, during frequent transfers, the range of movement of the three players in the midfield will increase, and it will easily cause system instability or be easily pushed to the hinterland by the opponent. p>
In the current world football, most teams attach great importance to the role of wingers, and breakthroughs and crosses from the wing are very frequent. Therefore, 4321 Christmas Tree will have a hard time facing such opponents, which leads to this formation.
The actual application range is not large.
But now, Pan Yi used this formation to deal with Stramaccioni's Inter!
Since the 4321 Christmas tree is essentially a defensive counterattack tactic that favors the center, Stramaccioni's prediction before the game was completely unsuccessful, and his deployment for Milan is impossible to talk about.
As for guarding Kanter... I can only go to the bench and stare at his silly face.
In short, Stramaccioni is completely confused now.
This surprised him, but also gave him some bad premonitions.
Pan Yi is this person...
Just this courage made Stramaccioni feel that it was not easy.
Thinking about it from another perspective, if he, as an assistant coach, finally got an opportunity to directly command the team to win the league championship, he would never dare to take any risks.
Pan Yi, on the other hand, took all the risks he could.
As for the players in the midfield and frontcourt, AC Milan often rotates them.
But in the backcourt, especially the central defender position, due to the stable performance of Van Dijk and Thiago Silva, there are no injuries, so Nesta and Mexes have few opportunities to play.
It can be said that in a stable team, apart from the goalkeeper position, the center back is the one that least needs rotation.
And today in such an important game, Pan Yi dared to send two of them at the same time, which is really incredible.
So Stramaccioni took aim at Pan Yi from time to time.
He really wants to know what is going on in this Dragon Kingdom boy's head?
……
Pan Yi's idea is actually very simple.
Just to secure the Champions League.
Three days after the battle with Inter Milan, the second leg of the semi-finals with Chelsea will come, and he must ensure that the main players are in the best condition to face that game.
In his mind, the Champions League will always be higher than the league.
Besides, the league championship is almost within our grasp now. If we get it sooner or later, it won’t be much different.
As for "winning the championship by stepping on the rivals in the same city", "it's rare for an assistant coach to perform well", and even "breaking the 100-point record" that he told Allegri before, Pan Yi is not considering it now.
column, at least the priority is very low.
He has now received offers from other teams, and he has to prove that he is not in this game or two.
If the existing substitute lineup is used against Inter Milan's main force, there will definitely be a gap in terms of hard power, including the overall level of running-in.
Based on the actual personnel situation, such as the lack of wingers, sharp counterattacks by centers, and sufficient midfielders...etc., Pan Yi decided to use the Christmas tree formation.
This is based on the characteristics of the existing players in the team, a defensive counterattack formation based on the posture of the weak.
This is also the reason why Pan Yi kept a low profile during the pre-match interview.
What Pan Yi didn't expect was that Inter Milan actually had a defensive formation, and there were no serious wingers.
"If you look at it this way...is there any chance of a wave?" Pan Yi glanced sideways at Stramaccioni and thought.