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"Just half an hour before the start of the game, we finally got the starting line-up for both sides!" In CCTV's studio in Beijing, commentator He Ping and guest commentator Xu Yang are sitting in the preview of the game. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

3D technology played the starting lists of both sides in the center of the studio.

Not surprisingly, Mourinho played with all the main force and faced the dark horse Hoffenheim with the strongest attitude.

Goalkeeper is Giulio. Cesar. Lucio and Samuel were paired at centre-back, with veteran Zanetti at left wing-back and Brazilian McCone at right-back. In midfield, Stankovic, Motta and Cambiasso formed a back three in front of the back line, with Sneijder alone in front of them. Up front, Milito and Samuel Eto'o.

"Such a starter, three backs ......" He Ping was stunned for a moment.

"It seems that Mourinho is still seeking stability in his home turf, Hoffenheim's attacking power is very strong, and it is reasonable to arrange three midfielders to protect the backline......," Xu Yang analyzed next to him.

"Okay, let's take another look at Hoffenheim's starters!"

Hoffenheim's starting XI came as no surprise: goalkeeper Hildebrand. Half-backs Simunic and Pogatts, left wing-back Kolarov, right-back Baker, midfielder Sana, Chu Zhongtian a little in front of Sana, Salihovic and Azavag on the left and right wings, and experienced Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ibisevic up front.

"Hoffenheim's starting lineup can be guessed with your eyes closed, and the rotation changes are only small ones. For example, rotate Metzelder and Simunich, rotate Pogatts and Comper, and so on. Chu Zhongtian started the game, his recent form is recovering, and I believe he will be the key figure in this game......"

He Ping introduced.

At the same time, in the dressing room at Hoffenheim, Rangnick also got the starting list for Inter Milan.

He glanced at the formation map on it, and in front of the Inter Milan back line, the names of three people were lined up, which looked quite spectacular - three back three.

Cambiaso, Motta, Stankovic, all three of them belong to the kind of midfielders who can play both offense and defense.

When he saw the starting list, Rangnick suddenly realized that he had made a mistake - he had always thought that Mourinho had underestimated Chu Zhongtian because of some old grudges. But that's not the case!

He used three offensive and defensive backs just to contain Chu Zhongtian!

If this is the case, then Chu Zhongtian is in danger...... These three people, no matter which one of them alone, are not easy to deal with, let alone the three of them come together?

But there's no time to adjust...... That's the worst thing!

He had no choice but to call Chu Zhongtian and Sana together separately and tell them: "In the game, you two should pay attention to each other's positions and don't get too far away. Lorik, you must protect Chu! ”

Sana nodded.

"As for Chu, if the opponent is very fierce, then play the ball quickly, don't entangle with them in the midfield!"

Chu Zhongtian looked at the Inter Milan starting list in his hand and frowned.

Cambiaso belongs to the kind of defender who has excellent running ability and covers the whole field, his interception and tackling ability are outstanding, and he is the guarantee of the solidity of Inter Milan's backline, without him, no matter how good Lucio and Samuel are, they will not be able to withstand the opponent's wave of attacks.

At 1.88m, Motta is a great physicality and defensive prowess, and he is also a versatile midfielder who can play in multiple positions in midfield, both in attack, in creative finals and in disrupting opposition attacks.

Last season in Gena, he was a powerful player and was a key player in Geniana.

Stankovic's defensive ability may be slightly inferior to his two teammates, but he is more powerful in attack, after all, his best position is in the attacking midfield, and the defensive midfielder is only a cameo. He was fast with the ball, good at technique and powerful with his shots, and he repeatedly scored from distance in Serie A. He plays in the back because he has excellent physical fitness, excellent running ability, and can defend part-time. This time, Mourinho put him in a central midfield position, on the one hand, to assist the two men on the defensive, and on the other hand, to add variety to the game - no one knows when Stankovic will suddenly transform into a wing-back and assist the front with the ball.

These three people, with Chu Zhongtian's understanding of them, are not easy to deal with...... I didn't expect the three of them to deal with themselves together.

He thinks Mourinho really thinks of himself.

But he wasn't intimidated, that's enough!

One pick three, just thinking about it makes people's blood boil!

"Okay, Ralph." He stared at the names of the three men on the starting list and replied.

※※※ "I'm sure each of you has done a thorough study of the videos I've given you before, and it's good, now is the time to test how well you're doing with your homework." In Meazza's home dressing room, the Inter manager is agitating his players.

Mourinho is very familiar with this kind of thing. During his time in Porto, he made a name for himself as a tactician, agitator and public figure, and these images were later shaped by England's well-developed media, and the world knew that Mourinho was the most unique of football coaches.

"The only powerful character they have is Chu, but I won't send someone to freeze him."

Rangnick and Chu Zhongtian both thought that Cambiasso, Motta and Stankovic were used to mark people, but Mourinho didn't mean that at all. His three midfielders in the front row of the back line are just to build a stronger first line of defense, erecting two barriers in front of the goal, while keeping the formation compact, like a filter, filtering Hoffenheim's attack layer by layer, and finally being able to break through to Cesar's attack, which is already the end of the crossbow and no threat.

"Your task is to keep the formation, no matter what the situation, you have to keep it compact and complete, don't blindly attack and steal, it doesn't matter if you give them the ball in possession. If Chu takes the ball and enters whose area, he will be responsible for defense, don't blindly steal with his feet, force him to pass horizontally or back, in short, try not to let him send a straight pass. "Chu Zhongtian's ability to plug the ball in front of the penalty area is very good, and Mourinho obviously can't be unaware, so his requirements for the team's defense of Chu Zhongtian are mainly to contain his through ball." The important thing is what we do when we get the ball, and it's very important to move from defense to attack. ”

The reason for arranging three back midfielders, especially pulling Stankovic back to play the back midfield, is to fully take into account the various situations that will be encountered when the team turns from defense to attack, three back midfielders are far easier to break through the opponent's blockade than one back midfielder, so that there will not be a back midfielder who makes mistakes under the opponent's tight defense, or can only helplessly return and cross the pass, and the football cannot pass in front.

"When you three get the ball, just go to Sneijder and let him organise the attack. Dejan, meanwhile, you have to run up to pick up and protect Sneijder. ”

"Okay!"

Mourinho assigns tasks to everyone individually, and as a famous, famous, and high-profile public figure, everyone always thinks that Mourinho is arrogant, good at psychological warfare, and lucky. Few people have been able to see the hardships and true abilities he has put in behind the scenes.

If he only plays psychological warfare and is lucky, why do the players of every team he coaches worship him with all their hearts? That's not luck.

The Stadio Meazza was packed, and despite the fact that the opponent was a team that no one had heard of last season, the Inter fans were still enthusiastic about the team's game. Because Inter Milan has not made it out of the quarter-finals for four years in a row. Everyone always laughs at Real Madrid for being in the Champions League round of 16 for five years, but in fact, Inter Milan has not had a good time in recent years.

Not only have they failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for four years, but Inter Milan also have a humiliating record of failing to win a single game in the knockout stages of the Champions League for four years in a row. The Nerazzurri last won the knockout stages of the Champions League in the 2005-2006 season, beating Villarreal 2-1 at home. Since then, they have failed to win seven consecutive knockout games and have been eliminated by Villarreal, Valencia, Manchester United and Liverpool.

In addition, Inter Milan have failed to score in the last three years in the knockout stages of the Champions League, and have failed to score in five consecutive games since a 2-2 draw with Valencia in the 2006-2007 season.

With these shameful records, it's easy to understand why Inter Milan fans are so enthusiastic about the game.

Even if Hoffenheim is considered by UEFA to be the biggest dark horse in this season's Champions League, even if they beat Manchester United at home and beat the English giants to qualify as group winners, they are still an unknown team in the eyes of Inter Milan fans. Encountering such a team in the first round of the knockout round is a great opportunity for Inter Milan to break the shameful record!

Everyone is looking forward to seeing the team's first goal in the knockout stage of the Champions League in three years, eager to see the team's first victory in the knockout stage of the Champions League in four years, and all looking forward to Inter Milan breaking through the curse of the last 16 in four years and reaching the quarter-finals, or even the semi-finals and the final...... Inter Milan fans set off red fireworks in the stands, a favorite of Italian fans, and during a Milan derby at the Meazza Stadium, the two sides were in the middle of a fierce battle, resulting in an abandonment of the game by excited fans throwing lit fireworks into the stadium. At that time, the stadium was full of smoke, and red fires could be seen everywhere in the fog. The two players of Inter Milan and AC Milan, Materazzi and Gattuso, leaned together and watched helplessly as the fans "reveled".

The Milan police were also close enemies in this game, as both German and Italian fans had a bad reputation in European football. German football hooligans showed their skills as early as the 1998 World Cup in France, beating the French police into vegetative groups. And the racism of Italian fans, as well as the violence on the field, are a headache for the Italian Football Federation.

Between the Hoffenheim fans and the Inter Milan fans, three rows of heavily armed police officers separated them, fearing that the fans of both sides would rush together in a scuffle as soon as they were excited.

Emily had no such worries, she sat in the box, but she didn't have an easy time because she had to deal with the people who came up to talk to her.

She doesn't have any friends here, and she's so popular because she's a Hollywood movie star. There are always some men around me who come up to join in the excitement and offer hospitality, and take the initiative to talk to her, wanting to get to know her. She has a lack of a match with those people.

"Miss Emily, you're so pretty!"

"You too, sir."

"Huh?"

"Miss Emily, I'm a fan of yours, your latest Traveler is so good!"

"Thank you. And you're talking about The Rambler, right? ”

"Miss Emily, have you ever been to Dinsukiya in India? It's such a beautiful place......"

…… This boring conversation continued until the players on both sides came out.

The starters of both teams followed the four referees and walked out of the corridor in line. At the head were the captains of both teams, Zanetti and Chu Zhongtian.

There were loud cheers from the stands.

Emily jerked up from her seat while looking down, despite a handsome guy next to her who was still babbling about his love trip to India. She soon saw Chu Zhongtian's back, and then she chanted Chu Zhongtian's name like the Hoffenheim fans outside the box: "Chu-"

Her sudden movement startled the handsome guy next to her, he didn't expect Emily to be so lovely on the movie screen. Stan also has such a rough side...... Emily finished shouting Chu Zhongtian's name and applauded until more players came out, and she sat down. She turned her head to look at the handsome guy who had been scared silly, and smiled sweetly: "I'm sorry, where did you just go?" ”

This handsome guy himself forgot where he said...... ※※※ Chu Zhongtian walked out of the corridor with the team. Although you can hear the noise outside in the corridor, when you really walk out, you will feel the noise, rather than simply "hearing". Those loud voices seem to be solid again, used from all sides, to hold you tightly in the middle, to squeeze you, to make you irritable and lose your cool.

This set didn't work for Chu Zhongtian, although he had never played in a home team with a capacity of more than 35,000 people, but he was no stranger to this noisy environment.

He walked on the pitch with the four referees in front of him, Inter captain Zanetti and his comrades behind him.

The live broadcast was enthusiastically introducing Inter's starting line-up to the crowd, and every player was greeted with a tsunami of cheers from the home fans.

Chu Zhongtian didn't set his eyes on the opponents around him. On his way from the corridor to the pitch, he caught a glimpse of the home team's dugout, where Mourinho was standing, looking back at the players from both sides.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Chu Zhongtian always felt that he was the target of that person who had been staring at him for a while.

But by the time he looked at it, Mourinho had already turned to face the pitch and he saw only one back.

Mourinho did look at Chu Zhongtian again. The player he once wanted to keep but insisted on leaving is now the biggest threat to Hoffenheim's core player in this game.

He was annoyed at the thought of the cynicism in the media during this time. But patience is necessary, and he carefully prepared a "meeting gift" for Chu Zhongtian, hoping that he likes it.

The TV broadcaster also knew the grievances between these two people, so after giving Chu Zhongtian a close-up, he gave Mourinho a close-up.

The narrator said: "Chu's first professional club in his career was England's Chelsea, but he didn't play a single game for the Blues in a Chelsea shirt and was loaned to Metz. After a season-long loan spell, he returned to Chelsea. Chelsea then sold him to Metz, who made his permanent move to Metz and became the heart of Mez as a star. And the person who let Chu go at that time was Mourinho. Jose Mourinho doesn't think Chu is the kind of player who can get a foothold at Chelsea, and now I wonder if he will regret his decision. ”

Mourinho won't regret it. He's not the kind of person who makes a decision that he regrets. Just one Chu Zhongtian can't make him regret it. Chu Zhongtian is not the only star in the world.

Chu Zhongtian didn't always stare at Mourinho, he didn't have any special feelings for Mourinho, and it was wrong to stare at him. After seeing Mourinho's back, he naturally turned his gaze back and stared ahead, the huge Meazza stadium unfolded before his eyes, the towering grandstand was full, the iconic pillars were showing strength, the green turf stretched under his feet, and the center circle was the ball boys holding up the huge Champions League logo, he did not continue to walk, but turned right and led the team to the side, where the Hoffenheim flag fluttered in the night breeze.

He settled under the Hoffenheim flag, and everyone came up in turn, standing in line on his left.

The theme song of the Champions League, "Champions League", resounded over the stadium, and three different languages, French, English and German, repeated the same meaning:

This is the greatest team! It's the biggest event ever!

They are the best! They are champions! Crown-Army-!

This song Chu Zhongtian was familiar to him when he was a fan, and now he is standing on the field of the Champions League knockout round, facing the strong rival Inter Milan, and the music in his ears is not separated by the TV, which is more real and clear.

The referee motioned for the captains of both sides to come over and exchange flags and pick sides. Chu Zhongtian stepped out, turned around and stepped forward, shook hands with Zanetti and exchanged team flags, and then picked sides. At the end of the pick, Hoffenheim won the kick-off, and the captains shook hands with each other again, then shook hands with the three referees and returned to their respective teams.

The music of the Champions League has disappeared, the shouts and singing of the fans are once again the protagonists, and the game is about to begin!

(To be continued)