"Good evening, welcome to the 1996-97 UEFA Champions League final, I'm Rao, the commentator of the game, and it's an honour to sit here this evening to watch the Champions Cup final between Fiorentina and Borussia Dortmund...... Let me introduce you to the starting line-ups of both teams. Sitting in the VIP box and putting on headphones, Zhuang Mingge naturally chose the commentary of Italian TV.

Regardless of the process and result of the game, it is more comfortable to listen to your own commentary during the live broadcast of the game, if you choose German TV, it is estimated that the evaluation of Fiorentina heard in the whole game will be negative, Zhuang Mingge does not want to find guilt for himself.

Fabio Capello and Heathfield both seem to be intent on keeping their squad open for the final, with Fiorentina and Borussia Dortmund both clubs handing in their 18-man squad for the Champions League final just before the deadline at the behest of their managers.

Due to the limitations of bench depth, Heathfield could only make some fine-tuning to the starting line-up, changing the formation from the traditional four-four-two to three-five-two: goalkeeper Kloes, Reut and Heinrich were separated from the left and right, and took on most of Dortmund's attacking and defensive tasks on the wings.

In Dortmund's tactical system, the role of Reut and Heinrich is quite important, as they can move forward as full-backs and when defending they can drop back to the backline as full-backs.

It was their tireless running down the flanks and their versatility at both ends of the pitch that gave Heathfield more leeway to deploy their formations and more resources to call on in other positions.

Jurgen Kohler and Martin Clay became the starting centre-backs to intercept Fiorentina's attacking players at the first time, and if they failed to stop Fiorentina's attack and caused the opposition to rush through the defence, Summer, who was the libero at the back, had to show up in time to intercept the ball that Kohler and Clay had missed.

In the middle of the midfield, Paulo Sousa's position is a little behind, and he controls the tempo of Dortmund's game with Andrés Muller, who plays as a forward midfielder, but the main task of the Portuguese midfielder is to sort out Dortmund's backfield, so that his teammates don't want to rush forward when they get the ball; The Germans, on the other hand, tend to be more tempographic, feeding the two strikers at the front, and improvising according to the current situation on the field. As for the Dortmund midfielder, Paul Lambert's role is similar to that of Fiorentina's Davies and Di Biagio, with the Scot keeping the Dortmund midfield strong while also tasked with marking the heart of the opposition's playmaker.

Up front, Swiss star Chap Issat and German Riddle form a double striker, with the former's nose in front of goal and the latter's outstanding impact guaranteeing Dortmund's goals.

On the Fiorentina side, Capello also sacrificed the secret weapon he has carefully built these days, and for this Champions League final, Capello also changed the team's formation: the gold medal coach actually moved the three-striker style used by Ranieri when he coached Fiorentina again!

Starting goalkeeper Toldo, the choice of this position is unquestionable; At the back, Capello did not play a three-centre-back duo like Heathfield (Sameer, who is also a libero at the back, but opted for Ferrara and Nesta in the middle, with Robert Carlos and Zambrotta as the starting wing-backs.

In midfield, Redondo, Effenberg and Davies form a midfield three, and according to Capello's training camp, these three players have a lot to do in this game. Needless to say, Redondo and Effenberg both knew it when it came to attacking; When the team was defending, Capello demanded that all three must return to defend and build a protective line in front of the back line to stop Dortmund's penetration.

As for the offensive organization work in the frontcourt, it was handed over by Capello from Eeffenberg to the forward line, and the German Tiger's position was also moved back, and Redondo was on the same line, and Davies was even further back.

The three Zuihou players in the starting line-up are alien Ronaldo, Argentine god Batistuta, and Frenchman Djokaeff, who took over the offensive playmaking from Effenberg.

Capello's change of formation has shocked many people: Is this still the Italian coach who is known for being conservative? Dare to play this kind of more offensive four-three-three in the Champions Cup final! Instead of a four-four-two with a balance of offense and defense!

Capello didn't take the wrong medicine, right? You must know that even Dortmund, which has half a home advantage, has put on a three-five-two (five-three-two) formation that pays more attention to backcourt defense in this final!

However, Zhuang Mingge, who was sitting in the box watching the game, was not surprised by this, because in the days before the final, Zhuang Mingge was specially invited by Capello to discuss the characteristics of the Dortmund team, and then the head coach ruthlessly caught him in a small black room to watch the game video for three whole days on the pretext of "assisting the team"!

This made Zhuang Mingge so depressed that he wanted to hit the wall: there were several delicate beauties living in the house, and Weishenme had to be locked in a room with an old man to watch the game video!

It is precisely because of this that Zhuang Mingge is quite clear about Capello's tactics in this game, although Capello's arrangement has reduced Fiorentina's defense a lot, giving Dortmund players more space to attack, so that the possibility of their own goals conceded has greatly increased; But on the other hand, isn't Capello's tactics aimed at better restraining Heathfield's Dortmund?

Back on the evening of the 25th, Zhuang Mingge and Capello hid in the chairman's office, discussing how to deal with Dortmund in the game.

Zhuang Mingge knows that the current Dortmund seems to be invulnerable, but in fact, this team also has very obvious weaknesses, and their biggest weakness is nothing else, it lies in the players that this team relies on the most!

"Paulo Sousa and Sameer are superstar players of all size, but their glassy physique means they miss a lot of games every season, and they are severely deficient in fitness due to long-term injuries. So, if Fiorentina went out of their way to speed up the pace in the final...... Fabio, what do you think will happen? ”

"That's right! I didn't think of that! Hearing Zhuang Mingge's reminder, Capello, who was still in a dead end, suddenly realized, "Boss, I think it's really a pity that you don't want to be a coach." ”

"Hehe, forget it, the coach's line of work is too stressful, I can't do it." Zhuang Mingge laughed and avoided the topic, he was not interested in becoming a head coach.

Just when Zhuang Mingge recalled his tragic experience under Capello's oppression in the past few days, the referee blew the whistle in his mouth!

The Champions Cup final between Fiorentina and Borussia Dortmund has officially begun!