"It will be cloudy tonight, the possibility of rain is not expected to be high, the wind is level 3, the temperature is 18 °C, it is recommended to wear short suits, T-shirts, light jeans, casual clothes, professional suits and other clothing in a single layer of cotton and linen fabric...... There is likely to be significant traffic congestion near Anfield Stadium and police hope that citizens can travel by public transport......"

On the TV screen, the beautiful blonde presenter is broadcasting the weather conditions at night, the probability of rain is relatively low, and the weather can be said to be quite good, which is a good weather for fans who will be heading to the stadium to watch the game.

But this news made Liverpool's manager Benitez frown slightly, in fact, Liverpool has been raining a few days ago, but, just yesterday after the arrival of the whole Inter Milan team in Liverpool, the rain suddenly stopped for half a week, which made Liverpool who has been preparing to fight in the rain a little disappointed, in fact, England's team has always been good at playing rain battles.

"What is the weather station doing? Benitez couldn't help complaining, before the club also specially arranged personnel to go to the weather station to understand the weather, the weather station said categorically that the next week or so will be rainy, and there may even be more than moderate rain on the match day, but now it's good, the game day, but the rain has stopped.

"I called the weather station again and they said that there was still a chance of rain. The assistant said.

"Take Plan B. Benitez looked at the sky outside and shook his head, the meteorological department was unreliable, although the sky was gloomy, there were no dark clouds, and it was not too sultry, so it was strange that it could rain.

Benitez naturally can't just prepare the tactics of the rain battle, he has prepared several plans for the team, and now he has to use the B plan.

Contrary to Benitez, Leon was quite happy with the weather on race day. For his Inter Milan, this is a non-mainstream Italian team, or this is a team that Leon combines the technical flow with the chain defense of the Italian team, this Inter Milan is more advocating ground attack, attacking smoothly, in addition, their defense is also quite tough, such a team is really difficult to deal with.

Of course, even on a rainy day, Leon will not frown, and Inter Milan is also a good hand in the rain war or even the chaotic battle.

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The entire Inter Milan squad is leaving their hotel for their journey to Anfield.

In this game, Inter Milan was playing away, and there were not many tickets that could be distributed to Inter Milan fans, so those Inter Milan fans who did not buy tickets gathered outside the hotel to see off their teams.

For this game, Inter Milan fans are very important, Liverpool is known as a cup expert, in the Champions League, this team is pumping the wind, it is really not easy to deal with, Inter Milan first leg away game, if you can achieve a better result, this is very important for Inter Milan's promotion.

Seeing the Inter Milan bus slowly driving out, the Inter Milan fans waiting on both sides of the road became excited, and the reporters also frantically pressed the shutter, and suddenly the flashing lights were loud.

With the opportunity to play in the first half of the season during the injuries of Diego Milito, Aguero and Cassano, and winning the admiration of Leon, Mario Balotelli was also included in Inter Milan's European registration list, and this time he was given the opportunity to travel with the team to Liverpool, Balotelli opened the window, poked his head out, grinned and waved at the fans.

The fans saw Balotelli in action and they screamed, applauded and cheered in return.

"Mario, be honest!" shouted assistant coach Banderas.

"I'm just going through too much and won't let me play, so I've got to find a way to vent. Balotelli grimaced and reluctantly sat down, but Mata who was sitting next to him heard him mutter.

Mata bit his cheek, he was afraid he would laugh out loud.

That's right, in the face of the cheers of the fans, Balotelli, who was the most active, was only 'gifted' by manager Leon to be taken away from home to feel the atmosphere of the Champions League game, and after the game started, Balotelli will watch the game from the stands at Anfield - he did not make it to the squad at all.

"Otherwise, in a moment you will say to the coach that you are injured and let me play. Balotelli said suddenly, to Mata.

Mata stroked his forehead, what did this guy think in his head, how could he have such a strange idea, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Mata is injured, it will be Arshavin or Deco who will replace him, and it will not be Balotelli's turn.

"How's that??" Stretching out a finger, he suddenly poked Mata's buttocks, once, twice, three times, and said with a smile as he stabbed back.

"Not very good. Mata shook his head, saw that Balotelli was still stabbing him, and said unhappily, "Don't stab me." ”

"Then you stab me. Balotelli said, turning his body to the side and raising his buttocks, and then seeing that Mata was not moving, he turned his head, "Come on, come on." ”

A black line in Mata's head: MMP!

Aguero, who sat in the seat behind the two and watched them quietly without speaking, couldn't hold back any longer and laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Balotelli was not pleased, and turned his head to look at Aguero, "Why don't you try it?" said him, holding up a finger and doing a lewd demonstration of piston action.

Aguero's face is going green.

"Hahaha!" Mata laughed when it was his turn.

"Or, two-petaled ass. One for each of you. Balotelli said with a serious look at Mata and Aguero.

Mata and Aguero looked at each other, and together they went up and rubbed Balotelli's head, this bastard, it was disgusting.

"Be quiet!" Banderas shouted casually, but that was all, no further stopping.

Li Ang didn't pay attention to the nonsense of these guys at all, although Li Ang was strict in governing the army, but he was not the kind of coach who was particularly rigid, and the players were usually amused or something, not only would he not stop it, but he would encourage it, which was a promoter of the lively atmosphere. As long as these boys don't make too much trouble, he won't interfere.

He was leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes. In order to be able to keep your brain awake during the race, you need to get plenty of rest at this time. The head coach is definitely very, very hard work, the whole game is 90 minutes, although the head coach does not have to play on the field, but the brain power is huge, not to mention a passionate coach like Li Ang, who has to jump up and down on the sidelines.

Over the years as a coach, Li Ang has developed an admirable skill, that is, no matter how noisy the surrounding environment is, no matter how noisy it is, as long as he wants to sleep, he can fall asleep.

You have to learn to self-regulate the stressful job of a manager, otherwise the pressure will be too much to cause a nervous breakdown or even an emotional breakdown.

Halfway through the journey, Leon opened his eyes and closed them again, and he began to think about Liverpool, the opponent of this game.

Beside him, his assistants Pablo Banderas and Mihajlovic were chatting quietly about Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez.

The discussion focused on why Benitez is a master tactician and where he is strong.

Perhaps it was also a relationship with the Spaniards, Banderas had a lot of respect for Benitez, believing that Benitez was a true master tactician, and he also used the 'Istanbul Night' as proof of this.

On the 2005 Istanbul Miracle Night, Liverpool, who were three goals behind in the first half, scored three goals in the second half to drag the penalty shootout, and finally defeated AC Milan to win the Champions League trophy. What really happened in this magical second half? Let's take a look at Benitez's changes, as Liverpool made just one personnel change at the start of the second half and it didn't look like it had much of an impact on the game. This substitution is crucial. Hamann came on for Finnan and a midfielder for a centre-back. Benitez used a very strange tactic...... They went from 4-4-1-1 to 3-5-2, which changed the balance in midfield, with Steven Gerrard given more freedom and Cafu and Maldini being pressed down by Riese and Smitchell up front. The change of play left more space for the Reds' two full-backs, with Steven Gerrard constantly moving to open up space for them. It was Steven Gerrard, who scored a header. With the score at 2-3, Rafael Benitez's side shifted the ball from the right to the left, and it was clear that AC Milan's midfielders had big problems defensively. Liverpool were more aggressive and played more concisely. Gerrard and Barosh then combined to create a penalty and a shocking comeback took place.

"This game was the most convincing. Banderas said.

Mihajlovic nodded, acknowledging the magic of 'Istanbul Night', however, he had a different opinion, "But, apart from that miraculous game, aside from that European Champions Cup winner, Benitez was not a success at Liverpool. ”

An argument ensued between the two men.

Leon was 'woken' up by two assistants, and then he spoke.

"Mr. Benitez is indeed a very good coach, the reason why Benitez can be called a master tactician is because of the variability of tactics rather than the depth of tactics. That's why Liverpool have been able to do well in the cups, but they have always been poor in the league!"

"You mean, Benitez's tactics are more about the tactics of the opponent, but his team doesn't have a fixed and excellent tactical play. Banderas immediately asked.

In a sense, it can be understood in this way. Leon nodded and said that Benitez's tactics have not changed much in the past ten years: the Spaniards want to choose people according to their own technical and tactical style of play and formation, and the 4-2-3-1 that has remained unchanged for thousands of years is his philosophy. He needs a midfielder who can distribute the ball in a timely manner, so that the team can be dispatched and organized by him in the attack, he needs a beast waist who can sweep the whole field - make the opponent uncomfortable and grab the ball at all times, he needs an all-round center forward - can play the ball, score by himself, and stand in the penalty area.

And the tactics he created are more demanding in the midfield, Benitez needs a player like Alonso, just like in Liverpool, Alonso is injured and misses the game, or during the suspension, the Reds seem to be unable to play overnight, that's the reason, he needs a midfielder who is all-round, and the execution of tactics has reached a kind of near-perfect player.

"Mr. Benitez is indeed a very good coach, the reason why Benitez can be called a master tactician is because of the variability of tactics rather than the depth of tactics. That's why Liverpool have been able to do well in the cups, but they have always been poor in the league!"

"You mean, Benitez's tactics are more about the tactics of the opponent, but his team doesn't have a fixed and excellent tactical play. Banderas immediately asked.

In a sense, it can be understood in this way. Leon nodded and said that Benitez's tactics have not changed much in the past ten years: the Spaniards want to choose people according to their own technical and tactical style of play and formation, and the 4-2-3-1 that has remained unchanged for thousands of years is his philosophy. He needs a midfielder who can distribute the ball in a timely manner, so that the team can be dispatched and organized by him in the attack, he needs a beast waist who can sweep the whole field - make the opponent uncomfortable and grab the ball at all times, he needs an all-round center forward - can play the ball, score by himself, and stand in the penalty area.

And the tactics he created are more demanding in the midfield, Benitez needs a player like Alonso, just like in Liverpool, Alonso is injured and misses the game, or during the suspension, the Reds seem to be unable to play overnight, that's the reason, he needs a midfielder who is all-round, and the execution of tactics has reached a kind of near-perfect player.