Chapter 565: We Are the Best
After Dunga asked, all three of them fell into deep thought.
"How did you deal with Barcelona?" Dunga added, "I remember one season when you guys killed Barcelona 4 times. Your days at Real Madrid, against Barcelona were basically the upper hand. What's the trick? ”
Kaka first smiled bitterly: "But last season we were beaten by Barcelona. ”
"That's because Ricardo and Ronnie left," Dunga said, "and when the three of you get together, Barcelona don't have the upper hand over you." How did you deal with Barcelona at that time? ”
"The season of the four beats against Barcelona was the 07-08 season," said Ricardo, "and Messi is not mature enough. If you've noticed, sir, we didn't take advantage of Barcelona in the '08-09 season and the '09-10 season. ”
Dunga smiled: "But Spain doesn't have Messi, so I don't have to worry about that. ”
Ricardo also smiled: "That's just as well." ”
He recalled for a while and said: "Actually, it's a little different from the arrangement you made, when we were against Barcelona, we were more about playing defensive counterattacks, not taking the initiative to grab them, and let them control the ball if the opponent wanted to control the ball, and we seized the opportunity to play counterattacks and hit one by one." There is also something similar to what you arranged, sir, that is, to seize set-piece opportunities. ”
"Do you let your opponent keep the ball?" Dunga's brow furrowed, "Our Brazilian team is used to having the ball at our feet, and it may not be suitable for defensive counterattacks. ”
"Barcelona's retreat is very fast, if you execute a high press, make a steal and then control the ball, basically there is no chance. Instead, put the battlefield in their own half, and launch a counterattack with a long pass immediately after the ball is broken, which can play more threatening. Ricardo spoke his mind.
Dunga looked at Ronaldo again: "Ronnie, what do you think?" What do you think was the key to your ability to suppress Barcelona in the first place? ”
Ronaldo touched his bald head, showed his rabbit teeth and smiled: "I don't know much about this, I just execute tactics and don't think about it." ”
After a pause, he continued: "Personally, I think that we were able to win not because of how reasonable our tactics were, but because we were strong enough. ”
Ricardo chimed in: "It's really about defending solidly, and then using the individual abilities of a few of us to open up the situation. ”
Dunga was noncommittal.
Then he didn't talk about this topic anymore, only said that he wanted the three of them to have a good rest, keep in shape, pay attention to their diet tomorrow, and after a few small talks, he let them go back to the room.
Ricardo and Kaka returned to the room, and Kaka seemed a little worried.
Ricardo smiled and asked, "Are you worried too?" ”
Kaka sighed and said, "yes." I was very confident. But Mr. Dunga didn't seem to have confidence, and even I was not confident. ”
"I'll tell you," said Licardo, looking at him, word by word, "you don't care what his coaching skills are, as long as you know one thing, the three of us are invincible together." Spain may be strong, but the three of us can beat them. We've beaten a lot of opponents, we've won a double, so you should have a little bit of confidence in the combination of the three of us. ”
Kaka frowned a little, then a small smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the smile gradually widened, and finally his handsome face was full of smiles, as bright as the autumn sun.
"Yes, we're the best. No matter who the opponent is, we can win! ”
July 11 evening, Johannesburg, Soccer City Stadium.
The closing ceremony of the 2010 World Cup is taking place.
The stands with a capacity of more than 94,000 fans are full.
However, most fans were distracted from the grand closing ceremony, even when watching the Latin diva Shakira sing. Everyone's all the attention is on the next final.
Spain and Brazil, which Spain won back their first crown? Or did Brazil create the six-star myth?
However, the end will be revealed in a few hours.
The waiting time is not painful. Some fans excitedly played with selfies, while others chatted with strangers in the lead seats.
There are always endless topics to talk about among fans. Who is the best performer in this tournament? Who is the most pity? Who will be the key figure in this game? Will there be any changes in tactics?
In a euphoric atmosphere, it was soon time for the start of the game.
At 20:20 South Africa time, players from both sides began to enter.
Spain retained the line-up from the semi-finals, with goalkeeper Casillas and defenders Ramos, Pique, Puyol and Capdevilla. Three midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Xavi. Alonso and Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Pedro flew together on the wings, and Villa was in front.
Until many years later, there were many fans who commented that this was the strongest Spain.
Casillas, Ramos and Pique are in their prime, Capdevilla is also a very good left-back, and Puyol is still young; The midfielders have Xavi and Xavi. Alonso, the two masters of the organization, and Fabregas on the bench as a teenager who became famous; There is an intercepting midfielder like Busquets, who has a solid defense and a certain passing ability; Andres Iniesta and Pedro were at their most energetic, Villa at their peak, and Fernando Torres on the bench......
It can be said that there are big cards with enough weight in each position.
In contrast, Brazil's squad is actually much shabby, with only McConn, Lucio and Cesar among the world-class stars, apart from the big three of Ricardo, Kaka and Ronaldo.
But then again, having Ricardo, Kaka and Ronaldo means having everything, doesn't it?
In Pro Evolution Soccer games, players form their own team, and some unknown players can be used in the middle and backcourt, as long as they save enough points to buy these three in the front court, they can open the door to victory.
Of course, reality is different from football.
However, in the eyes of fans and football critics, Brazil, which has a wealth of experience and an invincible trident, still has a higher winning rate than Spain.
Spain's formation can be counted as 433, while Brazil's formation today is 4231.
The so-called 433 and 4231 are not much different, the difference is that Xavi is positioned further back, often retreating between the two midfielders to get the ball, while Kaka's position is a little more prominent.
Brazil's line-up has changed a little bit from the semi-final, with Cesar in goal, Lucio returning at the back, McConn, Lucio, Thiago. Silva and Bastos form the back line. The duo at the back is still Baptista and Gilberto. Silva, teenager Ramirez did not get a chance to start. In the final, Dunga clearly trusted the veteran more.
The front four remained unchanged.
After a series of ceremonies, the Brazilian team kicked off.
The 2010 World Cup final has officially begun.