In the UEFA Super Cup, both teams played a little eccentric on the field.

AC Milan brushed the ball on this side, but it was very cautious in the depth of the advancement, Valencia was suppressed in his own area of thirty or forty meters, but he was not impatient at all, except for the long pass after the break, Corradi's position retreated deeply, which made Lucio, who was marking him, a little dilemma, and Valencia's long pass has other points of contact, like Vicente always cruising near the halfline, even if he assists in defense, he usually does not retreat much, and it is easy to form another arrow in the counterattack.

The most important point is that Vicente's current form curve on the field is definitely at its peak.

Skillful footwork combined with the speed of the ball and a flexible choice of direction gave AC Milan's backline a headache, and it was not uncommon for top wingers to be able to beat the opposition at the back on their own in counter-attacks, as they were so mobile. Therefore, once the Bat Legion counterattacks, it will inevitably be three arrows at once, and this multiple-choice question is undoubtedly simpler for the attacker.

As a result, the scene was so strangely glued, and the coaches of both sides stood on the sidelines, not saying anything at all.

Caring about each other and clamping each other, Valencia maintained an active attitude, although the choice of attack is still dominated by AC Milan, but the Milan side is afraid that its own mistakes will be transformed into sharp and resolute counterattacks by the opponent at any time, so it has to "steady" the word first, but in this way it sacrifices the efficiency of the attack. As a defensive side, Valencia always maintains a multi-player defensive system, and can always rotate in time to fill the holes in the defensive line, although it seems to be hard, but it is actually very stable.

"Paul, how about you adjust at halftime?" , Jiang Qi suddenly said to Maldini.

"If I had to choose, I would wait until the last 20 minutes of the game to make adjustments." Maldini shook his head, "In such a situation, any tactical adjustment means risk. ”

Jiang Qi nodded, "Yes, so the players on the field are also thinking the same way, because they have unconsciously changed to a vested interest mentality." ”

"Vested interests?"

"Well, the fear of losing what you have, like glory."

"But no matter how prudent the tactics are, they won't completely avoid the possibility of defeat?"

'No, it depends on how you lose, losing in 90 minutes is different from losing in a penalty shoot-out, which is more acceptable.

"But there are too many factors that determine the outcome of the latter......"

"So, to give away the dominant position because of the estimated loss, even if they dare to take risks in the last twenty minutes, they are definitely not decisive enough in action, and that is the biggest difficulty we face now...... It's put on the word 'defending', so a lot of games will be played timidly, which falls into the other extreme. ”

Maldini was silent.

Some things, even if they are obtained once, the mentality after that is completely different from when they are not reached, some risks are not to be taken, and some burdens are difficult to give up, which means that the so-called "defenders" are saddled with more shackles than the same competitors from the beginning. That's why it's a great thing to win a title three years in a row, without a strong desire to the limit, without extraordinary tenacity, without fearless courage, the legend of three consecutive championships to create a dynasty cannot be written.

AC Milan's success last season was due to a number of factors: the team was able to work together while remaining intact, the summer recruits made up for key flaws and formed a perfect rotation system, and the coaching staff put a lot of effort into preparing the details for each game...... Objectively speaking, this is the perfect time for prepared teams to create miracles, because most of the big teams in European football have entered the irreversible phase of replacing the old and the new.

Juventus has an aging backline and a main midfielder who has a bad relationship with the club's hierarchy, Inter Milan has not come out of the turmoil at all over the years, Roma City's financial deficit has begun to sell players, Manchester United almost ruined the tactical system of the Lord because of Beckham's departure, Real Madrid's superstar policy is gradually approaching twilight, Barcelona's labor pains have just been polished and have not yet taken shape, Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna have begun to decline after the glory of the previous years, and Bayern Munich is even a little green...... And Arsenal, the Gunners who created the myth of an unbeaten season, are actually squeezing the last of their potential.

This new season is a different story, with three clubs restructured after the summer, but there are many more teams that will actually shape the landscape of European football as a whole.

Capello's Juventus has been reloaded, Chelsea is completely the beneficiary of the golden dollar, Barcelona has become a force to be reckoned with after several years of accumulation, but now we must add Real Madrid, which should have accelerated its decline, in addition to the Red Devils in the post-David era created by Lord Ferguson's continuous large-scale recruitment, Inter Milan, which is rare to stay as the head coach, and Arsenal, which has made the last effort to sign Robben with a lot of money...... These teams could all come out of the Champions League in the new season, and no one can predict the final result.

In such a dire situation, if AC Milan's players cannot give up the shackles on their bodies, then there is no advantage at all.

Jiang Qi understands this realistic situation, Maldini understands it, and all the Milan players on and off the field understand it...... However, this is easier said than done!

In the pre-season preparation period, it is not only a kind of physical reserve, a kind of preparation for the competitive state, but more importantly, psychological preparation, no one can predict the situation that may occur in the long season, and it is necessary to have full psychological preparation to move forward in such an unknown and dangerous world.

Therefore, even though this game is the European Super Cup to kick off the new European season, Jiang Qi still believes that the team's preparation is not complete, and their mentality does not meet the expected requirements.

After a brief conversation, calm returned to the sidelines, and no one from the coaching staff, whether it was Ciacchini or Tasottti, took the initiative to speak, and even stood behind the touchline to watch the situation on the pitch.

Suddenly, the unexpected happened.

Corradi moved to Milan's right to prepare to respond, Albelda saw the opportunity to pass a high ball, and the Brazilian veteran Cafu who guarded Milan's right was already on guard, and the two jumped up at the same time to compete for the header, Corradi Although he had an advantage in height of 8 cm, Cafu was experienced, and finally pushed the ball out of the sideline, but then landed on the ground and covered his left knee with a painful face.

In the high-altitude jump to compete for the header, because of the body confrontation lost the control of the center of gravity, and thus accidentally sprained the knee joint after landing, this situation is very common, Cafu unfortunately became one of them, AC Milan team doctor after a simple investigation, made a substitution gesture to Jiang Qi...... Cafu, I can't keep the game going.

The rookie coach first frowned, and then beckoned to Ramos on the bench, "Sergio, go and do a simple warm-up, pay attention to pull the ligaments more, and get ready to play!" ”

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