Chapter 1418: The Last Classical Front Waist (4)

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With Fiorentina and Villarreal drawing 0-0 in the first leg, both Manuel Pellegrini and Jose Mourinho were extremely cautious in their line-up in this game. After all, in the event of a draw in the first leg, whichever side scores first in this game will gain a huge advantage for the rest of the game. Therefore, it has become the consensus of the managers of both sides to tighten the fence and guard their own goals, and then consider the issue of attack.

However, it will be quite difficult for Villarreal to pull some intrigue into the starting line-up for the yellow submarine. Because of their limited financial resources and lack of team background, they cannot compare with the top giants such as Fiorentina in terms of squad depth. Honestly, when the team's main central defender this season, Gonzalo Rodriguez, was out for the season due to a knee injury, it was a big surprise that Bolivian veteran Pena was able to step up in time, and Pellegrini couldn't have asked for more.

Therefore, if Pellegrini dares not to send all his main players in this game, Mourinho will be the first to laugh. After all, apart from these main players, Pellegrini basically doesn't have any good cards at his disposal.

Is it Figueroa, who was once known as the new hope of Argentina's strikers? Or former Spain Under-21 team members Guajre and Fonte? These players may be able to make a splash in a few games, but Pellegrini may not dare to start them......

Goalkeeper Barbosa, from left to right in the back line are Arua Barena, Pena, Alvarez and Venta, Senna and Tacinadi form a double midfield, left midfielder Juan Sorin, Roman Riquelme is in the middle to command the overall situation, and Jose Mari is free to switch between the central and right winger positions, responsible for giving space to his forward partner Diego Forlan and Riquelme behind him.

With Villarreal's squad out of the way, let's take another look at Fiorentina's side. After encounters and probing in the last game, after having a clearer understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of Riquelme and this Villarreal team, Mourinho made some fine-tuning to the starting lineup.

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Zivo, Lucio, Nesta and Zambrotta lined up at the back, while the iron triangle of Claude Makelele, Ballack and Andrea Pirlo continued to start in midfield, while the front trident changed to a combination of Vincent, Jorgensen and Diego Milito.

Having Jorgensen, a veteran in his thirties, start instead of putting Cristiano Ronaldo, who has gradually established himself as the main right winger, was a bit unexpected, but Mourinho also had his own considerations. Indeed, after these seasons of training, Ronaldo has grown very rapidly and has now become a rising superstar in football, but in general, Ronaldo is still a little young and vigorous, and occasionally shows a tendency to be impatient and aggressive in the face of some old fritters. Therefore, Mourinho replaced Ronaldo's starting position in this game with Jorgensen, who is more experienced and has a very good technical and overall vision, in order to make the front trident an organic whole, rather than three who are divided by their opponents and only know how to play alone in the front court.

Although he is already a veteran who is about to turn 31 years old, and his physical fitness has declined a lot compared to when he was younger, he was able to suppress the likes of Romerdal and Glenschal in their prime after the retirement of the Laudrup brothers to become the core of the Danish national team's midfield, and even aroused the interest of Real Madrid before a serious injury, Jorgensen relied on more than just skill and speed. Years of experience as a midfield commander for the Danish national team have given Jorgensen, who is already quite well-rounded, a good sense of teamwork, which is the main reason why Mourinho chose him over Franck Ribery or Di Natale.

It has to be said that Ronaldo's football talent and ball intelligence, as well as his level of effort, are outstanding among professional players. After being excluded from the starting list for this game by Jose Mourinho, Ronaldo's first reaction was not to go to the manager to theorize, nor to be discouraged or even feel sorry for himself on the bench, but to seriously reflect on his performances in the first leg, trying to find out his shortcomings and improve them.

Just as Ronaldo pondered the intentions of Mourinho's move and tried to draw nutrients from it that could allow him to grow further, Pirlo on the field was also thinking about how to deal with the unattractive Brazilian midfielder wearing the No. 19 shirt opposite.

In the 05-06 season, Senna was at the peak of his career, with one-on-one success rates, average passes per game and pass completion rate all in the top three of La Liga players this season, and he kept his turnovers per game at a very low level. Therefore, when these data were unearthed by the media and made public, Senna, who was not famous, quickly attracted people's attention, and regarded him as Villarreal's defensive gate!

If someone says that these are just Senna's personal stats, and maybe the Brazilian is just a statistic brush that doesn't reflect his true value on the defensive end, then anyone who has watched Villarreal's games this season, at least against Juventus and Fiorentina's Champions League, can see that Senna has completely become Villarreal's most reliable gate in these games. Without his interception and protection in the midfield, the yellow submarine would have been sunk by the opponent before it could surface.

However, when the game began, Senna was surprised to find that Fiorentina's attack had become more cunning and flexible in this game. Milito, Vincent and Jorgensen's constant cross-cutting and off-ball movement on the counter-attack, coupled with the likes of Ballack and Andrea Pirlo, put Senna and Tacinadi in a scramble and the alarm sounded in front of goal.

At this time, Jorgensen's role is reflected. With his tandem and playmaking up front, Pirlo can safely choose to give the ball to the Dane when he instigates a counter-attack, allowing him to be Fiorentina's fulcrum on the counter-attack, along with Milito. In this way, Ballack and Pirlo can more calmly step into the second echelon of the counter-attacking battle, and no longer have to struggle between the two penalty areas in order to ensure the quality of both offensive and defensive ends as in the previous game.

It seems that today's Fiorentina team may be even more difficult to deal with than the last game. After another timely defence to disrupt Jorgensen's cross to Milito, Senna thought to himself.