While Leon was studying Manchester United, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was also studying their opponents.

Manchester United have successfully defended their Premier League title and reached the final of the Champions League, and the team has been frequently compared to the 1999 treble-winning stadium, and the English media are singing the praises of Manchester United, believing that Alex Ferguson's Red Devils can beat the Nerazzurri and return to the top of Europe.

In order to cheer up the team, the English media even released statements that Europe owes England a European Championship (England went out of the Euro 2008 qualifiers and failed to reach the European Championship finals), so in the Champions League, Manchester United will definitely win the championship.

Such a statement is really far-fetched, the England team did not enter the European Cup, this is their own death, the strength is not good, when will it become Europe owes England a European Cup, but, today's England people just like to listen to such remarks, of course they don't think that the England team did not enter the European Cup because of the strength of the problem, Manchester United and Chelsea have reached the Champions League semi-finals, there are two Premier League teams in the top four, Manchester United reached the Champions League final, this is the evidence of the strength of the Premier League, but also the evidence of the strength of English football, we are strong。

There is a deliberate atmosphere of optimism in Britain that Manchester United will win the title, but Ferguson does not feel that there is anything to be optimistic about this game. As a seasoned manager. He has seen all kinds of opponents, played countless finals, and won countless championships, but Ferguson has to admit that the Inter Milan team he is about to face in the final is an extremely difficult opponent.

Inter Milan have a strong centre-forward like Adriano and a practical goalscorer like Diego Milito, and the Argentine striker is a notoriously big-profile player, as well as talented goalscorers like Sergio Aguero and Cassano.

In midfield, Inter Milan are even more powerful, Croatian star Luka Modric has developed into a top midfield star under the tutelage of Leon, Juan Mata and Arshavin are separated from each other, and Juan Carlos, a well-rounded midfielder, is a tough barrier that any team will have to face if they want to break through Inter Milan's goal.

At the back, the combination of Samuel and Zivo can be said to be time-tested, with left-back Patrice Evra also known as the best left-back in football today, with the experienced veteran Zanetti and the impactful McCone in the right-back position.

Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar is also considered one of the best price goalkeepers in football right now.

It can be said that this Inter Milan team is extremely strong, and they have been guided by Leon for three seasons, they are very tacit, this is a very mature team.

In the past, Inter Milan often gave people the feeling of soft-footed shrimp in the competition, and the psychology was not strong enough, but the current Inter Milan can be said to be the best team in Europe to play the final, and this is a team that already has the heart of a champion.

Of course, what scares Ferguson the most is the young manager of Inter Milan, who is a little fox, cunning and cunning.

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Ferguson is in a meeting with his coaching staff.

As the game approached, Ferguson found himself unable to anticipate the tactics that Leon might adopt.

When Inter Milan faced Arsenal and Liverpool before, it can be said that it was completely with strong attacking ability, and the teams of Wenger and Benitez could not find the north, and Arsenal and Liverpool were completely stunned and finally lost miserably.

Judging from the matches between Inter Milan and Arsenal and Liverpool, Leon may continue to hold high the banner of attack, give full play to Inter Milan's attacking ability, and fight against Manchester United.

If this is the case, Manchester United needs to be wary of Inter Milan's strong attack in the opening stage, as long as they do not concede the goal and survive that onslaught, Manchester United is fully capable of fighting against Inter Milan, Ferguson still has some confidence in his team, and the most important thing is to withstand the pressure in the opening stage.

But......

"What if Inter Milan had a counter-attacking strategy in the final?" said assistant coach McWhelan.

Ferguson frowned, this has to be guarded against.

Leon's team is known for its flashy attack, and his 'LiOn' tactics have long been known for being the focus of opponents' research, but there is one thing that has to be taken seriously by Ferguson, Leon's team is actually very good at playing defensive counter-attacks, and, in fact, Leon was known for his defensive counter-attacks when he started at Sporting Gijón, and Real Madrid and Barcelona were tortured to death by Leon's counter-attacking tactics.

In such an important game as the Champions League, what if Li Ang was more conservative and adopted defensive counterattack tactics?!

In that case, how should United respond, should they attack from the start, or should they defend first?

If a little stability is the main thing, then, what should Li Ang do if he takes advantage of the situation to seize the initiative in the game?!

Ferguson had some headaches: Generally speaking, a team has a clear tactical imprint and there is a pattern to be found, but Leon is a cunning little fox who is difficult to guard against.

"This final, it's going to be very difficult, the opponent is very tenacious and cunning, Leon may take an attacking posture or a conservative style of play, they are very good at both tactics, now, what about us? We have two options: first, attack at the beginning of the game, try to score as soon as possible, force out and attack us. We'll have more opportunities that way. However, we also have to prevent Inter Milan from attacking at the beginning, in this way, the game will be attacked at the beginning, such a game, it will be very intense, and there will be greater accidents, we must prevent one point, that is, in the offensive state, Inter Milan will score first, and then they will stubbornly defend and counterattack, and play our counterattack. ”

After Ferguson finished speaking, he looked at the thinking assistants, and he held out two more fingers, " Second, we shrank up at the beginning of the game, focusing on defense, avoiding conceding the ball first, in this case, if Inter Milan attack, it is nothing, we stabilize the defense, play their counterattack, of course, this will also sacrifice our offensive initiative, but if Inter Milan also focus on defense, then, the game will be very anxious and dull, in this case, the game will probably be dragged by them to the penalty shootout, and in the end we can only bet on luck. ”

"Which one do you choose?" asked Ferguson, after another pause.

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Meanwhile, at the hotel where Inter Milan was staying, Leon was in his room for a meeting with the coaching staff.

'Attacking, playing with our attacking energy, the latter is defending and playing Manchester United's counter-attack. Leon held up two fingers and looked around at his assistant, "Which one do you choose?"