After Real Madrid loaned Valdebebas to Bayern Munich, Barcelona could not find a suitable training venue.
Atletico Madrid's training ground is worse than that of Real Madrid, but better than that of Getafe and other teams. However, it is located in the northwest suburbs of the city, with a round trip of dozens of kilometers, which is very inconvenient.
After much consideration, Barcelona finally chose to fly from Barcelona to Madrid the day before the game.
There is no other way.
Fortunately, the final venue is in Spain, so the distance is not too far.
Mourinho was studying Bayern's tactics with Faria throughout the whole process. The two got together with Barcelona's video analysts and others to discuss some game situations, such as the targeted tactics of both sides.
After arriving at the hotel from Barcelona to Madrid, the players took a short rest while Mourinho and the coaching staff were still studying and discussing.
They have encountered a very difficult problem, and it is also a problem that all Bayern opponents will encounter.
Su Dong!
How can we contain Su Dong?
This should be a world-class problem.
He is so comprehensive that he has almost no weaknesses, allowing him to use various methods to deal with opponents at any time on the court, but the opponent has no way to effectively defend him.
In last season's Champions League final, Barcelona's two central defenders were badly beaten by Su Dong, especially Pique.
This Barcelona central defender has always been known for his confidence, but after that Champions League final, he cast a shadow on Su Dong, so much so that Mourinho was very worried, fearing that Pique would not perform well in the game.
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"We must learn from the failure of last season's Champions League final and freeze Sudong's offense no matter what." Mourinho knows better than anyone else the threat of Sudong.
Because he watched Su Dong gradually grow from an unknown person to the world's number one superstar. He even almost recruited Su Dong to his team several times, but missed it due to various reasons.
But when it came to the game, he knew better than anyone else how threatening and terrifying Su Dong was.
"Facts have proved that Pique and Puyol alone cannot stop Sudong at all." Faria combined various data from last season's Champions League final to analyze the problem of facing Sudong.
The battle between Pique and Puyol and Su Dong was simply miserable.
Barcelona's defeat in last season's Champions League final had a lot to do with the central defender's inability to defend Sudong.
"Yaya Toure's physical confrontation is very good. He and Pique will flank Su Dong, plus Puyol..."
Before the assistant finished speaking, Mourinho waved his hand and shook his head, "It's not enough. The three of them can't trap Su Dong."
"That's right." Faria also supports Mourinho's judgment, because in last season's Champions League final, Barcelona did not get any benefits from Sudong, Yaya Toure, Pique and Puyol, and
Su Dong's attack was not restricted.
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and they all looked at each other.
Freezing Su Dong is a world-class problem. If it were easy to solve, other teams would have solved it long ago.
Just like the just-concluded German Cup final, Werder Bremen used two strong high center forwards and two defensive midfielders, but they could only barely block Su Dong.
Su Dong only scored one goal in that final, but had two assists.
This is the most troublesome thing about Su Dong, he is too comprehensive.
He is so comprehensive that he can play as a winger on the wing. He can even play as a bottom-passing winger or an inverted winger at any time according to the needs of the field. In his base center position, Su Dong can play even more.
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There is simply no way for the opponent to defend such a player.
Faria looked at everyone and found that no one had any suggestions. He immediately looked at Mourinho and said, "Then we can only adopt the stupidest way."
The stupidest and often the most primitive way is to use the number of people to pile up.
If one can't hold it, I'll have two, if I can't hold two, I'll have three. If I can't hold three, I'll keep adding more people.
Is it possible that Su Dong, who has no belly button, can challenge the entire Barcelona team by himself?
Mourinho looked solemn, thought for a moment and said: "Let Seydou Keita come on. As soon as Sudong gets the ball, the surrounding players will wrap him up immediately."
After saying that, Mourinho also specially drew his thoughts on the tactical board, and assuming that Su Dong was in the middle, left and right of the frontcourt, what kind of players should Barcelona arrange to double-team him?
Make sure to form a pincer attack on Su Dong from all directions, front, rear, left and right. It will look like setting up a Su Dong prison.
It has to be said that from a hypothetical point of view, as long as the number of people increases, the stability of the defense will immediately increase.
But then comes another problem.
Excluding the goalkeeper, there are only ten players on the field. In order to limit Sudong, Barcelona will inevitably deploy heavy troops in the midfield and backcourt. This will inevitably affect Barcelona's midfield and frontcourt, especially the offense.
Seydou Keita is going up, who should he take down?
Xavi, Iniesta and Messi, these three players are Barcelona's ball-controlling triangle, and no one can win.
Mourinho and the Barcelona coaching staff are very clear that Barcelona's biggest advantage against Bayern is possession of the ball. If they win Iniesta, they will lose possession of the ball. This is not the same as losing their weapons before the duel.
Give it to the other party?
How can there be such a stupid thing in this world?
Isn't this suicide?
Neither can Ibrahimovic. He was brought in by the club at a huge price. Whether he succeeds or not, even if he is having trouble, even if he really wants to leave the team this summer, that will be a matter of the future. Now he
He is also Barcelona's most intimidating center and a superstar in the world.
Then, the one most likely to be taken down in the frontcourt is Eto'o.
"Eto'o has complained a lot about our arrangements this season. If we exclude him from the lineup again in this crucial decisive battle, I'm afraid..." Faria was also a little worried.
Eto'o's character is no joke. Once he is annoyed, he can really poke a hole in the sky.
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But after weighing the left and right, he had to do this, because only in this way can he ensure sufficient protection for the defense line.
"As long as Su Dong can be frozen, it's worth it!" Mourinho made a quick decision.
By freezing Su Dong, Bayern's offensive firepower has been reduced by at least half. When Barcelona wins, no one can say anything.
That's the way professional football is, as long as you win, everything is right.
The relationship between Mourinho and Eto'o can be slowly repaired after the Champions League final. However, the Champions League final is imminent, and Mourinho must come up with ways to effectively contain Sudong.
"As for the left back, let Maxwell play." Mourinho thought of something else.
Faria and others soon understood that Mourinho's intention was to let the full-backs actively advance and participate in the attack.
Although Eto'o is not a standard winger, his characteristics make him still very threatening on the wing.
If Eto'o is taken away, Barcelona will basically have no wings and can only let the left back actively advance to participate in the attack.
Abidal's defense is good, but his offense is lacking. On the contrary, Maxwell's offensive ability is not weak. After all, he is a Brazilian player with good footwork and technology.
More importantly, Maxwell is Ibrahimovic's best friend. The two have worked together for many years at Ajax and have a very tacit understanding. The purpose of letting Maxwell also hopes to create some surprises and accidents.
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This is true for the left wing, and it is also true for the right wing.
The combination of Alves and Messi is also one of Barcelona's most important offensive methods. The two players work together very well. Messi cuts inside and Alves cuts in. This is already a regular routine for Barcelona.
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Originally, Maxwell's defense would have problems, but now that Seydu Keita and Yaya Toure are in the midfield, plus Xavi, I believe the problem will not be big, and they should be able to provide enough for the wing.
intensity of protection.
They were even able to block the incoming cuts of Robben and Ribery.
"At that time, our three lines must still be kept compact and the distance cannot be large. Bayern's passing penetration ability is also quite good. If we open up the distance a little, they may take advantage of us at any time."
Both Modric and Bastian Schweinsteiger are players who have proven their strength in the Champions League and the national team. They are both world-class midfielders. Mourinho cannot turn a blind eye to them.
Even looking at Bayern's ball control ability in today's world football, except for a few teams such as Barcelona and Arsenal, who can compete?
That is to say, when meeting Barcelona, if it were another team, Heynckes might actually compete with his opponent for possession of the ball.
In Bayern's lineup, the one Mourinho values most is Su Dong.
Although Robben and Ribery are both very good, Robben needs space and Ribery is thin, which makes them relatively easy to defend on the court.
Only Su Dong, this is the decisive factor in the Bernabeu battle.
If Su Dong performs to his level, Barcelona will undoubtedly lose. But on the other hand, if Su Dong can be successfully frozen, then Barcelona will have a high probability of defeating Bayern and winning the Champions League.
At that time, Mourinho will be able to feel proud and slap Cruyff and others hard in the face, letting them know how ridiculous his remarks are, and at the same time convincing Barcelona fans!
Therefore, Mourinho is determined to win this battle tomorrow night!
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While Mourinho and his assistants were intensively studying how to deal with Su Dong, Su Dong sneezed heavily for no reason on the private balcony of Bayern's hotel room.
"You have a cold?" Ronnie asked concerned.
He came here specifically to complain to Su Dong today because he was reminded by Su Dong of the fight between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at home, so he came here specifically to ask for scriptures and wanted to ask Su Dong how to settle the matter.
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But does Su Dong have any good ideas about this?
On the contrary, he sneezed like this for no reason, and Su Dong was puzzled.
"It must be Mourinho!" Su Dong locked the suspect.
"Ah?" Ronnie was very surprised. What does this have to do with Mourinho?
"I know this guy very well. He must be talking bad about me behind my back now, or he is up to some conspiracy. This guy is full of bad intentions, so you have to be careful!"
Ronnie smiled bitterly, is this true?
Mourinho said that he knew Su Dong very well, and Su Dong said that he knew Mourinho very well...
