Chapter 277: Rijkaard's obsession

"Messi is their key man, Juan, and your task in this game is to freeze Ronaldinho for me. Leon then began to deploy some tactical details and requirements, "Don't underestimate this little Argentine man, and don't think it's the Barcelona media boasting, this person is definitely the most dangerous person in Barcelona, and everyone should list this Argentine as an extremely dangerous person!"

According to what he knows, the relationship between Ronaldinho and Barcelona has been very bad, in recent games, Ronaldinho has not been able to get the chance to start, and the young Messi has been reused, in fact, it is Messi's rise that made Barcelona finally make up their minds to banish Ronaldinho.

Carlos nodded, indicating that he understood, of course he knew how difficult it was to freeze Messi, who had performed very well this season, and he also knew that this was a very challenging job, but he was very looking forward to and excited in his heart, he just liked such a stressful and challenging work, the stronger the opponent, the more excited and looking forward to it.

"And Xavi, this is the attacking hub of Barcelona!"

Leon ignored Carlos after assigning him the task, and turned to Muntari.

"Sulai, your task today is not just to defend, but to be involved in attack. ”

Muntari was stunned, he thought that the head coach would let him assist Carlos in defense, which is what he often does in the game, in addition, Carlos's physical condition should not be in the best condition now, do you expect Carlos to carry the midfield defense of Inter Milan? Once Carlos has a problem, the opponent's attack will directly face the backline.

Leon could see his concern, but he didn't explain anything, just continued to assign tasks: "Play to your physical strengths, keep running, and mess up Barcelona's midfield!"

Muntari nodded subconsciously, he was full of physical energy and running all over the field, which was his characteristic.

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"Leave everything behind you to Juan. Do you understand how to plug in and play your back plugging ability?" Leon continued.

In Li Ang's eyes, he still admires Montari, who is full of physical strength and has a wide area of activity, especially the ability to plug in the back is also good, although he looks like a rough brother, but he is thick and fine.

In addition, Muntari is a big player, and in a game where the opponent is weak, Muntari sometimes has a muddy mind, but the more crucial the game, the better the Ghanaian player performs.

"Uh...... I understand, coach ......" replied Muntari with some hesitation. Is this really okay?

This arrangement can be said to be quite bold, if Carlos is in good physical condition and competitive condition, it is understandable to do so, Carlos can cover the midfield with his own defense, but now Carlos is not in good physical condition, so is there really no problem?!

Seeing Montari's hesitation, Leon added: "Just do what I say, this is my tactical arrangement, even if there is a mistake." Nor is it your responsibility. ”

Although Muntari still hesitated in his heart, he could only nod.

In fact, there are many players who are as worried as him, but they have not said anything, they choose to trust the manager's decision, and at Inter Milan, Leon has established absolute authority with one victory after another and one trophy after another.

Of course, Leon knows what the players are worried about, but he knows in his heart, what does Inter Milan's defense rely on? Carlos has played a great role in it, but other players have also contributed a lot, Inter Milan's full-court pressing, this is Inter Milan's first line of defense, this line of defense is to buy time for Carlos's most solid defense line to erect a defensive line, it seems that there is only one defender in the midfield, but in fact it is not.

He glanced at his players and continued to arrange the deployment.

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In the dressing room of the home team Barcelona.

"I've been waiting for this game for a long time. Rijkaard said to his players in the dressing room, "I'm sure a lot of players have been waiting for a long time!"

The players looked at their manager, they understood what Rijkaard meant, and many players in the team understood the manager's mood, because they were in the same mood and feeling as Rijkaard: they had been waiting for this game for a long time!

Rijkaard has no hatred with Barcelona and Inter Milan, however, they have a grudge against Leon!

In the 2004/2005 season of La Liga, Barcelona led the La Liga standings from the first round of the league, and they were still the first in the league until the sprint stage of the second half of the season, but in the end, they were reversed by Leon's Sporting Gijón and snatched away the La Liga championship that had been in their mouths!

Sporting Gijon's miraculous treble that season, especially the La Liga title, was a great miracle, but, correspondingly, it was a disgrace for Rijkaard and Barcelona!

Then, in the 2005/2006 season, Leon went to Inter Milan, and in the UEFA Champions League final that season, he defeated Barcelona again and snatched the UEFA Champions League title.

Now, after two years, in the semifinals of this season's UEFA Champions League, he finally met Inter Milan again and met Leon, and Rijkaard must be gritting his teeth and wanting revenge.

Rijkaard looked around at his players and he didn't shy away from revenge, which was the same resolute attitude from the outset, telling everyone that this game is important for him personally and for Barcelona, and I hope the players understand that. Thus giving it their all in the game.

"I'm sure everybody is very familiar with our opponents, it's a very strong team, that's undeniable, but, again, we're very strong, we're even stronger, I've always thought so, but, two years ago, they snatched the European Championship from us, and since then, there's always been a saying, Inter Milan is the strongest team in Europe, what about us at Barcelona? They think it's also strong, but it's not as good as Inter, why? because they beat us! Now, it's our chance to prove ourselves, to beat them, to beat Inter, to show that we are stronger than them!"

Rijkaard has never been a manager who is good at motivating his players with passionate speeches, but it is clear that he was clearly a little emotional today, and the words he uttered were even more exciting.

It's not a change in Rijkaard's personality, it's because of anger, because of an obsession with revenge!