Chapter 111: Strange Tactical Issues
A day later, the entire Barcelona team arrived in Paris.
At Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Barcelona coach Rijkaard was asked an embarrassing question by reporters: Rijkaard has played Leon's team twice before, both of which were the losing side, will this make him face Leon's Inter Milan this time to bring psychological pressure?
"Wins and championships are not made by historical data, they are made by hard work on the pitch. Rijkaard said.
Get rid of the entanglement of reporters, Rijkaard's heart is still unhappy, Barcelona led all the way last season, but was finally reversed by Leon's Sporting Gijรณn to take away the La Liga championship, this is a thorn in Rijkaard's heart, and now he has uncovered the scar again, saying that the new hatred and old hatred are a little too much, but it is always unhappy.
This time, his Barcelona soldiers are strong, he has won the La Liga championship, and he is in good shape, so he must win against Leon this time!
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The next day, at the pre-match press conference, the two managers went head-to-head again.
Speaking about the game, Rijkaard said that Barcelona have the advantage because Barcelona have the best players in the whole of Europe and play the most beautiful football.
"We have phenomenal players like Ronaldinho, not only that, but every player in our team is very good, Barcelona is a whole, healthy group, our beautiful football has won the recognition of the audience, but also won and respected on the pitch!
An Italian reporter raised his hand and asked: "But Inter Milan also has top stars, and they are also the new Serie A champions......"
Rijkaard said: "I know the situation in Serie A is special at the moment. Hopefully, these things didn't affect Inter's preparations. โ
Saying that, Rijkaard smiled and did not continue, but what he meant by this was the 'phonegate' incident that is now making a lot of noise in Serie A, and now, Serie A, this former 'small World Cup' has become the laughing stock of other leagues.
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When Leon heard Rijkaard's words, his first reaction was that there was something wrong with this person, the 'phonegate' has not affected Inter Milan at present, and he can confidently say that Inter Milan's Serie A championship is real and can stand the test.
Then he realized that Rijkaard was deliberately trying to shake Inter's morale.
The reason why Leon led the team to Paris a day earlier was to avoid the current mess in Italian football affecting Inter Milan's preparations, but now Rijkaard deliberately did not open any pot and mentioned which pot, 'sinister'.
Moreover, the 'phonegate' incident is now a sensitive topic.
Leon sensed Rijkaard's intentions, and was vigilant and had a plan to deal with it.
I saw him smile slightly and said.
'Barcelona is a familiar opponent for me and I'm happy to be able to meet such a familiar opponent on a stage like the Champions League, and my experience with Mr. Rijkaard will help us find a way to win in the game. โ
Aren't you playing psychological warfare? Aren't you trying to make trouble? Then, just expose your scars.
Leon led Sporting Gijon to snatch the La Liga title from Rijkaard's Barcelona, which was his own work and a thorn in the side of Rijkaard and Barcelona.
Now all he has to do is provoke the thorn and provoke Rijkaard and the Barcelonans.
A team that is dominated by anger can explode with tremendous energy, but it also means that they lose their cool and fall into traps.
Sure enough, Rijkaard's face became ugly, this bastard! Such a blatant act of revealing scars, is it really good?!
The reporters at the scene watched the two head coaches arguing there, and they were very happy to watch.
They are looking forward to the UEFA Champions League final even more.
The clash of the new La Liga champions and the new Serie A champions!
Rijkaard and Leon are rivals and face each other again after a year, and the stage of the duel is on the stage of the Champions League final!
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After the press conference, back at the hotel, Li Ang held a tactical meeting of the whole team.
Inter Milan have been preparing for this game for a long time, and after winning the Serie A title early, all the focus of the whole team is around the Champions League match.
As Leon said, he is very familiar with Barcelona and Rijkaard, which is really helpful for Inter.
In addition, Inter Milan also has two veterans in the team, Ronaldo and Figo, as former Real Madrid superstars, they are also familiar with Barcelona, Real Madrid's century-old rival.
Carlos, Juan Mata and Luka Modric, the three descendants of Leon brought from Sporting Gijon, also know Barcelona as an opponent.
So, in a sense, Inter Milan is really familiar with Barcelona.
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Regarding the tactics of this game, Li Ang has already explained in previous meetings, and he focused on another topic today.
That is: how to play the game if Inter Milan have a player sent off early in the opening period?!
The players thought it was strange โ a red card in a game could have been a possibility, and there was nothing wrong with planning and being prepared.
But how is it possible that someone was sent off shortly after the opening?!
Unless it is an extremely bad foul, the referee will definitely be more cautious when officiating the final of the top competition in Europe, such as the UEFA Champions League final, and will not give a red card easily.
The referee is now thinking about the situation where a player is sent off early in the game and there is one less person to fight, is it a little nervous?!
Leon could see the puzzled looks in the players' eyes.
But he couldn't explain it to them.
He remembers very well that in the original historical trajectory, the two sides in this final were Barcelona and Arsenal, who were previously eliminated by Inter Milan.
Arsenal's starting goalkeeper Lehmann was sent off shortly after the start of the first half, which led to Arsenal playing with one man for a long time, which was also believed to be the reason for Arsenal's eventual defeat.
Although Barcelona is now facing his Inter Milan opponents, Leon is not sure if his butterfly wings will change some of the circumstances of the game, so he has to plan ahead and take into account the situation of his players getting red cards early.