Section 347 The game begins
"Hello everyone, this is the Champions League final, this is the Champions League final between Parma and Manchester United. We can see that the game hasn't started yet, but the stadium is already full. Although the game was played in distant Russia, Manchester United fans, there are still many people who came to the scene to cheer for their team, but I heard that the tickets for this game have been sold out early, and it is said that the price of tickets has been speculated to sky-high prices, and fans who want to rush to Russia to watch the game have bought tickets. ”
As a high-profile competition such as the Champions League final, the game has not yet started, and the broadcast cameras of various TV stations have already begun to prepare. The camera swept over, and above the stands, Manchester United fans occupied a huge area, and they followed the team all the way to Russia to cheer on their team.
"As you can see, Parma have significantly fewer fans than Manchester United...... However, this is also related to the allocation of tickets to UEFA, Parma has fewer tickets, so they have fewer people coming. However, we can also see that many of the neutral fans on the scene are supporting Parma. After all, this is Russia, and Arshavin, who is the core player of Parma, is the captain of the Russian national team, although he was born in St. Petersburg, but in the game, because of the national team, he is still popular with the fans. The overall atmosphere of the stadium is more inclined to that of Palmado. ”
While speaking, the camera has shifted to the position of the players' tunnel, and the players on both sides are already standing in the players' tunnel.
'The players from both sides are ready to play, so let's take a look at the playing lists for both teams. Parma's formation is still 4312, with goalkeeper Frei, Grosso, Ager, Cannavaro Jr. and Zabaleta in the back line. Their back three are Frenkie de Jong, Yaya Toure and Motta, while their front line is Arshavin and up front Edinson Cavani and Milito – their strongest squad. ”
"Manchester United are in a 442 formation, with goalkeeper Patten van der Sar and Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Brown at the back. In midfield they used Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Hargreaves, while up front were Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez. But we all know that although Manchester United submitted a 442 formation, when they played, more often than not, it was more like 433. ”
The camera is shown in the tunnel of the players, where the players of both teams are already standing. The players on both sides looked calm and didn't have any particularly big mood swings. The final is about to start and now the players are ready for the big game, and you can see that they are very calm.
'Some of the players Parma played were different from Liverpool and even more different from Chelsea. On the left flank, they brought on Barzaretti and in centre-back Thuram for Cannavaro Jr. This season, Parma have two very good players at left-back, Grosso is better at defending, while Barzaretti is less defensive, but he is better at combining with the players. When playing against Chelsea, Parma used Barzaretti but now Grosso. This has a lot to do with Manchester United's strong attacking power on the right side, Ronaldo is a great threat on this side, and Parma has changed to a better defender, which should also be to defend Ronaldo. Thuram, on the other hand, was the main player in the last game, but was replaced in this one. This should be the overall impact of Manchester United, while Cannavaro Jr. has a stronger sweeping ability and a better defensive strength. It can be seen that these two changes are made for Manchester United, and they are still very prepared. ”
Lineker, as a commentator, can still see what Parma has in mind when analyzing their backline, but when he sees the front, his tone is a little less optimistic, "We can see that Parma's frontcourt players have almost sent their best players. In the last round, because it was against players like Lyon, their players were well rested and no one was absent. Their frontcourt players are all the main players, and on the bench, they also have Keita, Rossi, Crespo and other players, plus Barzaretti and Thuram, they are still very good. Compared to them, Manchester United have the absence of Ryan Giggs, which will also be a big problem for Manchester United. ”
"However, even so, the quality of Manchester United's players should be better than Parma. This season's Cristiano Ronaldo is no worse than Kaka last season, and as long as he is on the field, Manchester United has a big advantage. And not to mention, the other players of Manchester United are also very strong, although after a death match with Chelsea, but their main players have not lost much, the three players in the midfield still have not lost, Ronaldo, Tevez, Rooney are still on the field, and Hargreaves in the midfield can ensure their defense, and there is an excellent Scholes, in terms of overall strength, they are still stronger than Parma. ”
Lineker is still an Englishman after all, and he is also very confident in the strength of the English team, and there is nothing wrong with what he said. This season's Cristiano Ronaldo has played really well.
Cristiano Ronaldo was already the best player in the Premier League last season, and last season, he was the only season in the Premier League where both goals and assists reached the top three in the league. And after this season, his style of play has changed a lot. He no longer does everything, but starts to show his value more and more with his shots. Over the course of the season, he has scored more than 40 goals, which is quite astonishing. In particular, he is still a full-back at Manchester United, scoring more than 40 goals as a midfielder, which also gives Lineker a lot of confidence in him.
Although in the eyes of many, Ronaldo's performance against Chelsea this season is slightly worse, compared to Kaka, who was almost violent against strong teams last season, but Lineker said that he is very strong and there is always nothing wrong with him.
"Parma's weaknesses should still be two. One is that their goalkeeper Frei's attacking ability is not strong, and he is a goal-line goalkeeper, which is a characteristic that can be exploited, and the other weakness, and the other is their left-back - Manchester United with Cristiano Ronaldo, when encountering almost all players, they can have a great advantage, and it is difficult for Grosso to gain the upper hand under the attack of such players. ”
Parma don't really have any major weaknesses overall, at least Lineker doesn't see anything wrong with them. However, the two problems he said are indeed Parma's troubles: their goalkeeper is indeed slightly inferior, and in the face of Ronaldo, there are indeed few people who dare to say that they can fully prevail.
"And then there's another place to pay attention to, and that's the coaches on both sides. Sir Alex Ferguson is familiar to all of us and this season is his second Champions League final. He is 69 years old this year, and it can be said that he is already the oldest coach in the Champions League this season. On the other side of him, Li Bin, who is just 34 years old this year, is the youngest coach in the Champions League, two years younger than Deschamps, who led the team to the final at the age of 36, and it is surprising to lead the team to the Champions League final at this age. I have to say that the head coaches of both sides, one is old and strong, and the other is young and promising, and they are both very good coaches. ”
On the pitch, the players are already in the field. At the entrance of the players' tunnel, Li Bin and Ferguson shook hands and walked away on both sides. Li Bin walked to the front of the coach's box and did not sit down, but stood there looking at the court. On the other side, Ferguson sat in the coach's box, leaned on the backrest, chewed gum in his mouth, and stopped watching the game.
"You can see that there is a big difference between the coaches on both sides. Li Bin is obviously a young man who can't sit still now, and Coach Ferguson is very relaxed, but I don't know how long his relaxed mood can last? And who of them will be the biggest winner today? Let's see, too. ”
After successfully arousing the interest of the audience, Lineker stopped talking and handed the camera to the players on the field.
Players from both sides have already taken the field, and the captains of both sides are already flipping coins to decide who will kick off first. Manchester United's captain on the pitch is Rio Ferdinand, while Parma's side is their captain Cannavaro Jr.
Guess the coin was Ferdinand winning, but it wasn't a big deal for Cannavaro Jr. For him, what needs to be noted now is that Parma has arrived.
This is the Champions League final, the highest level competition in Europe. And now, we're finally here.
Parma's journey has not been easy, and Cannavaro Jr. has seen how the team has come step by step over the years, and he also knows how he has come step by step. From four years ago, I was not even the main force of the team, and now, standing in the final of the Champions League, everything is like a dream.
Sometimes, he thinks that life is really interesting: four years ago, he was a substitute for Bonella, and at that time, Bonella and Ferrari were in full swing, and he could only sit on the bench and nothing. What now? Bonella was already scolded to death in Milan, and Ferrari continued to fall in level, but he stood on this field.
Although he is still only a rotation for Parma, not an absolute workhorse like Agger, it also makes him very satisfied. He knew how hard it had taken him to get here, he saw what happened to Bonella and Ferrari, and of course he was very satisfied with the life he had now.
I am not a genius, and this opportunity is especially rare for me. Manchester United is down, they will still be Manchester United next year, but Parma will lose and they will be nothing next year.
It's the biggest glory of my life. This fight, no matter what, I'm going to win.
Presumably, my teammates think the same way, right? It was our greatest moment!