Chapter 530: Prelude to the Massacre
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All the players in the squad sat upright in their seats with very solemn expressions.
Tonight is the first hard-fought game of the new season, Inter Milan.
The Nerazzurri were the strongest team in Serie A last season, and everyone knows that Serie A is the best at keeping La Liga at bay.
But what really worries people is Inter Milan manager Gao Han.
What kind of tactics will he use in the game?
This has become something that Rijkaard has been worried about for the past few days.
After his former number one assistant Ten Carter chose to return to the Netherlands as head coach of Ajax, Rijkaard found that he was surrounded by no one who could talk to him, which made him even more anxious.
In the end, he threw the question to the player in front of him.
Goalkeeper Valdés, the backline is Silvinho, Puyol, Thuram and Zambrotta, the midfield is Motta behind, Xavi and Deco are in front, and the trident is still a combination of Ronaldinho, Eto'o and Messi.
Four of the eleven starting line-ups came from Gao Han, and Thuram and Zambrotta also played against Inter Milan during their time at Juventus, so they should all be familiar with Gao Han.
But as a result, opinions were completely divided.
"Serie A teams play La Liga, the safest way is to defend and counterattack, although Inter Milan is good at passing, but compared to us, they can't grab the ball at all, so, I dare to say, Gao Han will definitely give up their best pass control, and instead adopt a defensive counterattack style of play. ”
'I agree with Zambrotta's judgment that as long as we control the ball and the tempo and cut off the link between their front trident and the midfield, then we can beat Inter. ”
Zambrotta and Thuram agree that Inter will defend and can only defend.
The Serie A team plays the La Liga team and doesn't defend, is it possible to still want to play pass control?
Inter Milan's so-called passing and control is powerful, that is, playing in Serie A, and when it comes to La Liga, or a league with a strong Latin style such as the Portuguese Super League, their passing and control advantages are not obvious, or even have no advantages.
But as soon as the two of them finished speaking, Eto'o burst out laughing.
"Please, you're talking about our boss...... Uh, no, is it Gao Han I know?"
Eto'o shook his head vigorously, "I don't deny your judgments, yes, Serie A does have to defend and counterattack in La Liga, but I dare to say that Gao Han has never been a defensive counterattack manager, he will do everything possible to attack, even if he does play defensive counterattack, it must be an offensive version of defensive counterattack." ”
Everyone couldn't help but be a little amused when they heard it.
Defensive counterattack is defensive counterattack, and there is an offensive version?
"Gao Han's consistent characteristic is that he does not play cards according to common sense, and the team he has trained can attack and retreat, and it is difficult for us to guess his intentions. Ronaldinho echoed Eto'o's words.
When they played under Gao Han before, they didn't feel that they had really become opponents, but they found that it was really difficult to figure out Gao Han's cards, because he was always subverting other people's impressions of him again and again.
"What then?"
"yes, do you want us to fight back defensively?"
"Don't be funny, okay? We're a La Liga team, it's a dead end to play defense and counterattack!"
Regarding Ronaldinho and Eto'o's remarks that they were too cold and demoralized with Inter Milan and destroyed their prestige, many people in the conference room were not convinced and put forward different opinions.
Rijkaard's brow furrowed and he never let go, and he found that the big guys had a big difference of opinion.
In these seven days, Barcelona had to play a total of four games, and the intensity was really staggering, so there was not enough time to prepare, let alone practice techniques and tactics, even if it was to discuss the way of playing, there was no chance, so I could only take advantage of the leisure time on the morning of the match day to study it, but the result was so divided.
Just when Rijkaard was embarrassed, his eyes noticed Messi and Deco, and the two did not speak.
"Leo, Anderson, tell me what you think. Rijkaard said.
Messi is a smart kid, but Deco is a very intelligent brain, and Deco is a midfielder, and his opinions are very valuable for reference.
"Uh...... I think everybody has a point. Messi replied shyly.
In the end, it is a young player, who to support and who to oppose is not a good thing.
Rijkaard had anticipated this, so what he really cared about was Deco.
This player has played under Gao Han for many years and knows Gao Han better than anyone else.
Deco is not entangled, he is a Barcelona player, so he naturally wants to give advice to the team, and even did everything possible to beat Alpine and Inter Milan.
"I don't know if you have noticed a little, but there is a special place in this season's Inter Milan summer warm-up. ”
"You mean ......"
Yaya Toure started in place of Figo in a number of games and he was outstanding. ”
Rijkaard and many others nodded their heads, something that had been noticed for a long time, and even the media had been reporting on it.
However, everyone's analysis feels that it is due to Figo's age and his participation in the World Cup in the summer.
"Yaya Toure and Figo are obviously two different styles, Figo and I are teammates in the national team, I know he is really in good shape, but in the end the age is there, but Yaya Toure is different, both in terms of physical fitness and technical characteristics, it is very different. ”
When Deco said this, he looked deeply at everyone again, "What I want to say is that when Gao Han introduced Ibrahimovic in Chelsea, everyone didn't believe him, because the center's scoring ability is not outstanding, but his characteristics are very different, but as a result, it turns out that Gao Han not only used it well, but also made Ibrahimovic one of the strongest center forwards." ”
"Yaya Toure is also very different, a bit like a power defensive midfielder, with great physicality and range of movement, but he has a very fine technique, a great ability to dribble the ball, and his position is not a drag in the midfield, but in the middle of the midfield, and even ......"
Rijkaard understood a little, "You mean, just like Ancelotti pulled Pirlo back in the front, Gao Han put Yaya Toure in front of Yaya Toure who was supposed to play in the back?"
"With Inter's entire squad, it's completely achievable. Deco nodded, "Don't forget, he's a cold!"
The tactics of the four macho men, which was ridiculed by the Serie A media last season, means that Inter Milan's trident plus a Yaya Toure are all real macho men.
With the trident and Yaya Toure to suppress the opposition's central midfield, Cambiasso and Veron in charge of organizing and combing, and Patrice Evra and McCone flying on the wings, Inter Milan's style of play is simple, direct and rough, but it is simply difficult to defend.
But Rijkaard's first thought was the height of his team's defense, and in front of the four fierce men who were about 1.9 meters at every turn, Barcelona had no advantage in air dominance.
What's more, a team like Barcelona will end up extremely miserable if they are pressed by the opponent to play in their own half.
Thinking about this layer, Rijkaard couldn't help but feel frustrated.
He seems to have a lot of options, but in reality, he has no choice.
The reigning champion of the Champions League was forced into such a situation, which is really ......
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"Friends of the audience, welcome to the Louis II Stadium of Monaco. ”
"We're broadcasting live from Inter Milan vs. Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Super Cup. ”
'Both teams were lined up in their respective halves and the game was about to start. ”
Beep!
"Okay, with the referee's whistle, the game officially started. ”
"Let me first give you a brief overview of the starting line-ups of both teams. ”
"Inter Milan, the goalkeeper is Cesar, the back line is Evra, Cannavaro, Vidic and McConn, the midfield three are Yaya Toure, Cambiasso and Veron, the front three are not changed, the combination of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Adriano. ”
"Let's talk a little bit more about Barcelona ......"
"Oops, Inter Milan played a rush soon after the opening, McCone on the right side took the ball in, very fast, very resolute, passed to the middle, Adriano took the ball and hit the goal directly!"
Goalkeeper Valdés flew to save the ball. ”
"Just fifty-one seconds into the game, Inter had the first shot on goal. ”
"We can see that the Nerazzurri don't seem to be reconciled and even though the ball has fallen to Barcelona, they are still pressing. ”
"Okay, Inter broke the ball again, but it went to the right and gave it to McConn. ”
"Slip it up the side and cross. ”
"Cristiano Ronaldo then nods the ball to the goal!"
"It's a little higher. ”
'In less than three minutes, Inter had already had two dangerous shots on goal. ”
'Barcelona are now having to shrink their defence as well, but Inter Milan still look like they're pressing forward. ”
"After the opening, the pace of the game was very fast, both teams fought fiercely, Barcelona was a little passive, there were a lot of mistakes in passing and receiving, and Inter Milan frequently got opportunities to counterattack. ”
"Let's look at this time again, Barcelona passed in a row, passed to Motta, stabilized the ball first, yes, and then passed. ”
"Xavi came over to catch the ball......"
"Yaya Toure suddenly stepped up, his feet were so long, he managed to break the ball before Xavi, good chance. ”
"Pass to the right and Veron kicks it through. ”
"Adriano goes into the box, receives the ball, hits the goal!"
"The ball is in!!!!!!"
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!”
"Oh my God, just over five minutes into the game, Inter Milan opened the scoring for Barcelona. ”
Yaya Toure broke the ball, Veron went through, Adriano received the ball in the box, pulled it to the left, shook off Puyol, and volleyed straight away, goalkeeper Valdés couldn't reach it this time. ”
"We can see that Inter Milan went very neatly from breaking the ball to counter-attacking, and even when Adriano hit the goal, Thuram suddenly thought of helping to defend, and there was no way to stop the Brazilian player's volley. ”
"About thirteen meters from the goal, it was Adriano's second shot of the game, and both of them were on target, and the form looked very hot. ”
The entire Stade Louis II was transformed into a sea of celebration.
No one expected that in just five minutes of the opening game, Inter Milan would take the lead in scoring Barcelona's goal.
Is this the kind of strong conversation that people were expecting before the game?
Looking at the side of the court again, Gao Han was continuing to press forward towards the players, and everyone had a faint premonition.
This is a prelude to a massacre!