528 The battle of wits begins

Champions League champions West Ham comfortably defeated AFC Champions League champions Guangzhou Hengda to advance to the final first.

On the other side, South American champions Corinthians beat African Champions League champions Al Ahly FC with an affordable score of 1-0. Al Ahly are a team in the Egyptian Premier League and will face Guangzhou Evergrande for third place.

The 2012 title race was between West Ham and Corinthians.

Corinthians are a well-known Brazilian giant, Ronaldo and others are from Corinthians, they are the Copa Libertadores champions, like the European Champions Cup winners, starting from the semi-finals.

Corinthians are considered by many fans to be quite a "European" team, with a strong emphasis on tactics and a strong emphasis on speeding up the pace of the game. When West Ham was preparing for the game, Zidane made suggestions to Jiangshan.

He wanted the team to be set up for Corinthians. He believes that in this game, Corinthians will probably increase their attacking speed, strive for goals, and then defend the whole game.

If Corinthians are in full swing, it will be difficult for West Ham to tear apart their defence.

The Club World Cup final is also a winner-or-lose match, and the team's on-the-spot performance is very important, and if you are not careful, you will miss out on the championship.

Although the Champions League champions have basically won the Club World Cup in recent years, the South American champions have also had a strong impact on the Champions League champions, and the last South American team that won the Club World Cup was Sao Paulo in Brazil.

Corinthians have also won the Club World Cup in 2000, the first year of the Club World Cup.

Jiang Shan listened to Zidane's suggestion, his face was calm, "What do you mean, Corinthians' No. 10 player, Douglas will start?" A threat to us? ”

Zidane nodded, "Douglas is the core of Corinthians' organization, he will definitely start, and his role is difficult to replace in the Corinthians team." ”

"Tite might be tactically conservative if you follow your plan, but Douglas is a bit of an out-of-the-box player, out of step with their tactics, and this is a final game, not an ordinary game." Jiang Shan raised his own questions.

Constantly asking questions and guiding assistants to solve problems is one of the ways to train assistant coaches, so that they can use their brains and substitute for the position of the head coach or even the head coach of the other party, so as to generate new ideas and sparks of thought.

The head coach of Corinthians is the veteran coach Tite, the head coach of the Brazilian national team at the 2018 World Cup, and his tactics are quite practical, but his greatest ability is to twist the players into a rope.

He will protect every player, like a child. Even if Neymar fell and the whole world was laughing at, he was still protecting Neymar and saying that he was a kind person.

Although kindness has little to do with falling and rolling, it still moved Neymar to tears, lying on him and crying. is such a veteran coach, in key games, he will definitely arrange players with more tactical execution to play.

Especially against the Champions League champions, they must grasp every attacking opportunity to the best, and Jiang Shan believes that Tite will not let Douglas start.

"This ......" Zidane is a bit of a circle, he has not delved into the relationship between players and tactical systems, players can adapt to any system!

Of course, Zidane can adapt to any system, even bring his own, but the average player can't. Zidane's biggest advantage as a coach is that the players don't dare to doubt his technical thinking, let alone say to him: "You can do it!" ”

Well, from the source, it puts an end to the players' answers to the wrong questions and plays the exiles.

Jiang Shan patted Zidane on the shoulder, "Corinthians will slow down the pace of the game, they will choose to defend and counterattack, this is their best way to fight." ”

"Also, Douglas won't start, he should be replaced by Enrique, a player with more tactical awareness and a stronger defensive ability than Douglas, he will start."

Zidane stared at Jiang Shan, he really couldn't find a point to refute, it seemed that Jiang Shan really saw through Tite's thoughts.

Tite wants to win, the best way is really to defend on the counter-attack, and tactical positioning is very important, a little staggered, it is West Ham's chance, they have to lock any link, not give West Ham enough chances.

During the training, Jiangshan also instilled this concept in the players. The main training method is to intersperse the running of the frontcourt players, speed up the offensive tempo, and pass the ball to threaten the ball.

Taking risks was the key to West Ham's victory.

The preparation time is fast, and the game is coming soon. West Ham are the last title they can compete for this year, and the battle is about to begin.

Winning the Club World Cup would see West Ham win the first seven crowns in their history, and they will also be crowned with a Grand Slam.

All the championships that can be won, all in hand. Leagues, cups and Champions Leagues and Europa Leagues, plus UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup, all the titles that a club can win will be collected.

Jiang Shan took the initiative to shake hands with the old coach Tite, "I like your tactical literacy, and I hope to play against you in Europe." ”

Tite smiled, "I also have this idea, you are the greatest manager of this era, but I am too old, maybe in the near future, I will lead a national team, I hope to meet you!" ”

"I don't have a plan to lead the national team yet, so let's have no regrets in today's game."

"We'll do our best to win the championship and won't let you get it." Tite smiled confidently, "Seven-time champion, such a name, it's really exciting. ”

As expected, Corinthians' personnel arrangements were similar to those envisaged during West Ham's training. When Zidane saw Corinthians' starting lineup, the whole person was quiet, "How many Tites are there before I go?" ”

Douglas did not start, and he was replaced by Enrique.

In the goalkeeper position, Cassio was in charge, and on the back line, Corinthians captain Alessandro, partnered with Chikao, Andre and Santos.

The two midfielders are Paulinho and Ralph. Up front, Enrique partnered Danilo and Emerson.

In the forward position, Bayern veteran Guerreiro started the game. Martinez sat on the bench and waited for his chance.

West Ham, on their part, are also elite.

Goalkeeper De Gea, on the back line, is basically the main lineup, Baines, Varane, Hummels and Glen Johnson.

Raphael Varane has more ability to play the ball than Cahill, so if Corinthians defend, the defenders will become West Ham's regular attacking means if they stick to the ball, so the combination of Varane and Hummels is more suitable.

In the midfield position, Kroos and Modric played together, and in the defensive line, Reus, Shinji Kagawa and David Silva, Lewandowski was at the front.

Shinji Kagawa started the game, not because he was himself and flattered the fans, but because the three people in the front court had the ability to organize attacks and score goals, and Corinthians' defense would be even more uncomfortable.

Eriksen can also start, but his tactical literacy is not as good as Shinji Kagawa at the moment, and he is a bit out of the box, and like Douglas, he failed to grab the starting opportunity.