I Want to Be the King of Football

The entire Bayern team arrived in Milan the night before the game.

After the team completed training in Munich, they packed up and set off for the away game.

The familiar team bus came to pick him up and checked into a five-star hotel in Milan. The entire itinerary was strictly confidential, and many media reporters were even unaware of Bayern's whereabouts.

After arriving at the hotel, the coaching staff arranged for the players to watch a videotaped game.

AC Milan beat Udinese 3-2 at home.

This battle can be said to be fresh and hot. Bayern are also looking for the focus of attention according to their different positions, some pay attention to defensive players, some pay attention to offensive players.

Bayern are doing their best this time, but even now, even the players themselves don't know who will start.

Especially Ribery, he has performed well in two or three consecutive games, but whether he will arrange a starter is impossible.

Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos, two teenagers, have also performed quite well this season and are also eligible to start.

After watching the video of the game, the players went back to their rooms to sleep.

The next morning, a piece of news appeared in the Italian media.

Leonardo, the head coach of AC Milan, was interviewed by Gazzetta dello Sport and mentioned this focused battle.

First of all, he expressed his respect for Heynckes, and then he said that he is very familiar with Bayern, because Bayern is the most dominant team in European football in the past two or three seasons, and he thinks he knows Bayern.

A lot of their players were injured before, but now they are all recovering. Their team is very cohesive, their playing style is very integrated, and they have a very strong German football atmosphere.

Leonardo believes that AC Milan has its own characteristics and advantages. If you want to win, you must stick to your own style of play.

The knockout round is a home and away game, with a total of 180 minutes, which is very different from the Serie A game, and our phased goal in the first leg is to keep a clean sheet.

Leonardo talked about Su Dong, thinking that Bayern is a team that is very good at finding opportunities to score goals, They have the best attackers in the world, Su Dong may break the balance on the field anytime, anywhere. It's a huge test for any team's defense.

The head coach of the Rossoneri said that he believed that the team could achieve the desired result at home, because Nesta, the backbone of AC Milan's defense, returned. It was rescued from the draw and brought the team a victory.

Yes, I know, against Bayern, a lot of people are worried about our defense, about Nesta and Thiago Silva, what I want to say is that Nesta is really not in the best shape, but 100% Nesta, at 75, is still the best central defender in the world and still has the ability to block any attacking player.

But not everyone agrees with Leonardo.

Gazzetta dello Sport also published another interview, that is, Udinese coach De Biasi publicly stated that he is more optimistic about Bayern Munich in an interview with the media.

We lost at San Siro because of our own reasons, not because AC Milan did better, in fact, I don't think they deserved a victory.

Debiassi believes that the problem with Udinese is that the rhythm is too slow. If the rhythm can be quickened, AC Milan's defense will be more difficult.

Although the Udinese coach believes that AC Milan will definitely improve in the Champions League, he still believes that if Bayern Munich beat AC Milan at the San Siro, he will not be surprised at all.

The Italian media is also divided into two factions, pessimists and optimists.

Gazzetta dello Sport has used a lot of space to report the different viewpoints of the two factions, but basically there is nothing new.

Football matches are played at the level of Bayern and AC Milan, especially in the knockout rounds of the Champions League. The outcome is actually unpredictable.

Perhaps from the data point of view, Bayern has the advantage, but AC Milan is not without the strength to fight back.

The media hype has aroused the attention of the fans. If the game wins, praise Bayern, step on AC Milan, and show his wise and unpredictable side by the way; in case Bayern loses away, it is easy to handle. Step on Bayern, especially the stars such as Su Dong, let me say the last sentence, it's not how good AC Milan is, but how badly Bayern is playing, and then I'm still unpredictable.

No matter who wins or loses, the media wins anyway.

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Reports in the media did not influence Bayern's decision.

After breakfast, Heynckes put everyone in a hurry and announced the starting lineup for the game.

Goalkeeper Neuer, Marcelo, Pepe, Lucio and Lahm in defense, Schweinsteiger, Mascherano and Modric in midfield, Ribery, Sue in front East and Robben.

This is basically Bayern's strongest lineup at the moment.

Thomas Muller and Tony Kroos, two players who have performed well this season, failed to start, but sat on the bench as Raiders.

But just like that?

wrong!

If the highest level of technical and tactical competition in the Champions League knockout is as simple as that, then the media will really win.

Heynckes' idea of ​​​​this game is to attack, but not blindly.

His request to Ribery and Robben is to retreat as much as possible and help the midfielder, the purpose is to ensure that Bayern controls the midfield.

Ac Milan's trident is indeed very strong, but there is a very serious problem. Ronaldinho and Pato are on both sides. They basically do not participate in defense. Even if it is a frontcourt pressing, it is also a symbol Sexual eye defense, not to mention Huntelaar, his speed is slow, and he is more at the front.

As early as during his time at Barcelona, ​​Ronaldinho was known for his dislike of defense, and when he came to AC Milan, he was even more so.

Pato, like all Brazilian players, doesn't like to defend.

But in the past few years, AC Milan's style of play is obviously not in line with the current football technical and tactical trend.

If the front trident does not return to defense, what about the midfielder?

Ambrosini, Pirlo and Beckham, can this set of three midfielders hold the midfield? Can you protect the line of defense?

If you go to Flamini, the defense will be better, but the question is, who will win among the three?

Heynckes then drew a long pass line when Bayern counterattacked on the tactical board. Basically, he went to the back of the two full-backs, that is, through the long pass, let Ribery and Robben play the other side. road.

The main purpose of this is to open up the defensive power in the middle, so that AC Milan's already weak middle becomes even weaker. It is best to let Su Dong face the opponent's central defender directly.

In addition, Heynckes also proposed to let Schweinsteiger press up and play in a position similar to the attacking midfielder, while Modric retreated and partnered with Mascherano to make the midfield change. It became a triangle-like position.

The reason is very simple, he needs Schweinsteiger to suppress Pirlo when he is defending, and actively plug in when he is attacking.

It's a bit of a dubious feeling.

In the case of Ronaldinho and Pato not retreating, Bayern's midfielder is more numerous than AC Milan. If Schweinsteiger can be used to exchange Pirlo, no matter from which point of view Look, Bayern are making a lot of money.

Therefore, Heynckes' mission to Schweinsteiger is also very clear, to exert his fighting ability that he can't run, strangle Pirlo, so that he can't play a threat.

As long as Pirlo gets rid of, what else is there to be afraid of in AC Milan's midfield?

The entire offensive and defensive thinking is clear, and the players basically know the coach's tactical intentions.

When expressing his opinion later, Su Dong made a request. He hoped that Schweinsteiger could pay due attention to Pirlo's position and try to be between AC Milan's midfield and the defensive line when the team was attacking. Leave some space for him.

I watched the video of last night's game, and watched the video of the AC Milan central defender in the past few games. I found that Thiago Silva's defense was really taught by Nesta.

How? Pepe asked with interest.

He is actually not tall, 1.83 meters, but his defense is very similar to Nesta, because as a small central defender, he is actually very flexible, but his first subconscious defense is not to go forward and block The opponent, but retreated back and returned to the position.

In fact, there is a big difference between a go-up central defender and a drop-out central defender.

The former is active attack and the latter is passive defense. At a time when more and more emphasis is placed on controlling the ball, active attacking central defenders are undoubtedly becoming more and more pleasing. When Sudong played for Barcelona, ​​Puyol was not there, right? Barcelona's defensive impact is very large, because Puyol is a central defender who is on the go.

But here comes the problem.

Taking the initiative to attack is a kind of risk in itself, and there will be a certain probability of mistakes. Any head coach will accept the central defender to snatch, which in itself allows them to make mistakes, but in the eyes of the media and fans, your central defender is the last line of defense. Mistakes are unforgivable.

What about the central defender?

Since they always get back to their positions the first time and try to minimize their own mistakes, they seem to be more robust.

Nesta is praised, in part because of that.

Some people may ask, then why does the head coach allow the central defender to rush?

Fans who have a deep understanding of technical and tactical skills will know that modern football is about fighting for every inch of land.

Ball rights and space must be the eternal theme on the court.

When the central defender is in the position, he is giving up space to the attacker, which is a passive and passive tactic.

Therefore, in recent years, the role of the top-scoring central defender has become more and more obvious, and the role it has played has become more and more important.

Bayern's two central defenders, Lucio and Pepe, are both up-and-coming central defenders, so Bayern's back line will get windy from time to time.

But compared to the benefits brought by a top-scoring central defender, occasional mistakes seem less important.

Today, the two central defenders of AC Milan are both positioned, which undoubtedly gives Bayern forwards, especially Su Dong, considerable room for maneuver.