In fact, Torres has been in a slump in recent years, often a substitute, and is even more ridiculed for not scoring an empty goal. But he was surprisingly lucky, and he was able to score from the bench in tournaments on a number of occasions. Like the 2012 European Cup, people are optimistic about Ronaldo, Balotelli and other forwards, no one would have thought that Torres always came off the bench but won the Golden Boot, which is inseparable from his efforts.

World Cup winner, European Cup champion, UEFA Champions League champion, UEFA Europa League champion, Torres has been round in recent years!

Fans and the media joked that Torres was a winner in life.

When encountering such a metaphysical player, whether you are superstitious or not, you should be careful anyway.

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Of course, Jurgen Klopp's demand for his players to focus on defending Torres is more out of tactical considerations.

Fairsea will continue to use the same 4-2-3-1 formation they have used this season.

The 4-2-3-1 lowers the demands on a single striker's creativity, highlighting his role as a fulcrum, or his support for his teammates. Jose Mourinho is well aware of the deep water of Chelsea's forwards and has adopted a 4-2-3-1 strategy to avoid relying on the striker's goals. On the other hand, a single striker means more space to move, more freedom of movement, and more convenient for strikers to support and help the midfielders. Better realization of tactical functions other than goals.

Or to put it more bluntly, almost all fans know the current situation of Torres, the former Atletico Madrid golden boy now lacks deterrence, impact and scoring ability, and even became a laughing stock for a while. Jose Mourinho clearly knows this, so one of the tasks he asked Torres to be more crucial than scoring goals was to pull the gap and run. On this basis, look for good opportunities to score goals and complete the task of scoring.

Klopp has to admit that Mourinho's use of Torres in this way has worked well.

At the same time, removing a striker and replacing it with an attacking midfielder at the heart of the pitch gives the No.10 more space and protection behind him.

The No.10 player, if nothing else, will be the Brazilian player Oscar.

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On the other side, the home dressing room at Stamford Bridge.

"Fernando, you have to be aware of the defence at all times, the team needs you to be more aggressive." Mourinho said to Torres.

"No problem, Coach." Torres said, very respectful.

He knows that the media's evaluation of himself is very unbearable now, and even new terms such as 'defensive forward' have come out, and Torres is also angry, but when the game comes, he will still resolutely implement the manager's tactical intentions, and there is nothing to say about the attitude of the game.

"Hazard, your mission is to disrupt Dortmund's defence." Mourinho said.

"Which step is it done?" Hazard asked.

"It's as messy as it can be, and it's tiring them to defend." Mourinho said.

"Okay, Coach, I know what to do." Hazard said.

Mourinho nodded, it can be said that Hazard, as the most talented and capable player in Chelsea today, under Mourinho's tactical system, Hazard's task is to attract many players from the opposing side to defend, use personal ability, break through crosses to create opportunities, and cut inside to create killing opportunities. In the process of defending, it is mainly responsible for interfering with the crosses of the opposing full-backs. Lighten the burden on the midfielders and left wing-backs.

"Cutting off the link between Jiang and the rest of Borussia Dortmund's attacking players, Jiang is a lone player from time to time, he needs someone to pass the ball to him, as long as we cut off the continuity between him and his teammates, Jiang is not a threat." Jose Mourinho spoke to centre-backs John Terry and Gary Cahill.

He carefully studied Jiang Chenxi's goal highlights, and then focused on the games at Dortmund after the winter break, after the injuries of Mkhitaryan and Reus, Jiang Chenxi struggled to support himself in the front court, which inspired Mourinho.

……

Jurgen Klopp is giving the players the final tactical details.

'Jose Mourinho usually plays in two traditional English defenders: John Terry and Gary Cahill. They are very distinctive, resolute and tough in front of the front, good timing, strong positional sense, very good at protecting high balls, but, at one point, both men are now slow to turn and not fast to chase back. Klopp said, looking at Jiang Chenxi and Aubameyang.

Both of them nodded and understood: turn around slowly, this Jiang Chenxi can be used, the speed of chasing back is not enough, this is the time for Aubameyang to play.

With the final tactical arrangements completed, Klopp looked at his players.

"The players who went through that final last season raised their hands." He looked at the players and said.

From goalkeeper Weidenfeller to Reus at the offensive end, they all raised their hands, accounting for about eighty percent of the players, and Dortmund's lineup in recent seasons has been relatively stable.

They all know what game Jurgen Klopp is talking about: the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

'It's the final, it's just a little bit away from the top of Europe, the Champions League trophy is even on the sidelines...... We passed by her, I know what happened last season, you are not reconciled, and I am not reconciled. "Very good, now is the opportunity to knock out Chelsea, to stand on that stage again and to show everyone with our actions that where we fall, we get up there!" Owe us the European champions, pay it back! ”

A lot of people are enthusiastic, no one thinks there is anything wrong with the manager's sentence, of course they think they should have won the championship last season, and there is nothing wrong with that.

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Klopp then glanced around and said, "I haven't played in a Champions League final. ”

Jiang Chenxi, Mkhitaryan, Papastathopoulos and Aubameyang raised their hands, and the four guys were a little embarrassed and slightly ashamed.

"One, two, three, four! You four! Klopp had a serious expression on his face, and then suddenly smiled and said, "I have to thank you and the club, and you have to thank yourself for your efforts, thank your teammates for their efforts, we went to the semi-finals, and most importantly, after two games, you can say to everyone, I'm going to play in the Champions League final, yes, make some guys envy you." ”

The players, including Jiang Chenxi, burst into laughter.

"Anyway, guys. Now we have a great opportunity and a great stage is just ahead! Does anyone want to miss out? ”

"Nobody thinks so, Coach!"

"Excellent! Then cheer me up!" Jurgen Klopp said, "I don't accept losing this game!" I'm going to score! Of course, to win, to go back to Dortmund, I'm in for a treat! ”

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On the other side, Mourinho suddenly answered the phone, and a minute later, the Chelsea manager returned to the dressing room, "Mr. President has called, he has a small gift for everyone to win this game." “

There was a cheer in the locker room.

Everyone knows that the owner Abramovich is very generous, after winning the Champions League that year, the owner invited everyone to board his private luxury yacht, carnival at sea, and gave each player small gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds, which are all additional benefits in addition to the established bonuses.

Everyone is looking forward to the boss's small gift.