While Liverpool was studying AC Milan, AC Milan was also dissecting Liverpool.

The meeting was chaired by Ancelotti himself, his mood at the moment is relatively heavy, he has not been convinced by the game two years ago, he thinks that Liverpool is stealing a championship from him, but compared with two years ago, the current strength of Liverpool's players is definitely not under Milan, the two sides can also stand on the same level of strength on paper, and the real lethality of Liverpool may be a little stronger.

After Owen left, what Liverpool lacked the most, and the problem that has not been solved in recent years, is that there is no killer with strong scoring ability and can kill with one blow. Crouch, Kuyt, and Bellamy all had their moments of brilliance, but they couldn't always contribute consistently and steadily to the team. But after buying Chen Yu, Liverpool's shortcomings were not only filled, but also became Liverpool's strongest point.

scored 35 goals in 24 rounds of the league and scored in the Champions League U field, such Chen Yu and Liverpool's steely defense made Ancelotti feel a headache when he thought about it.

Although he is not sure of victory at all, Ancelotti cannot pass on this feeling to his players, and sometimes victory does not belong to the strong, but also to the brave, to the wise, and to the prepared.

“…… Liverpool's current squad is often rotated between 433 and 45L. The arrival of Argentine Mascherano in the winter transfer period has given Liverpool more room for change, and his saving has not only allowed Alonso to get more rest, but also made Liverpool's midfield more stable.

The biggest change for Liverpool is the use of three central midfielders. Liverpool's midfield reserves are absolutely luxurious. Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano, Sissoko, Zenden, Garcia, Pennant, and even Kuyt and Chen Yu can also come back to play in midfield, and when the three central midfielders Gerrard, Mascherano, and Alonso play at the same time, three strikers are placed in front, usually Crouch, Chen Yu, and Kuyt.

The real threat of this formation is on the wings, and after tearing open space on the wings, all three of Liverpool's midfielders have the ability to cut in and shoot, and Gerrard and Alonso can even shoot up to 40 metres, which is a huge threat to our goal.

Because Gerrard, Chen Yu and Kuyt can all break through and pass, and have some defensive ability, so in the game, if the opponent is stronger, Liverpool will often convert into 43l or 45

As Liverpool's three central midfielders all have the ability to plug in from the middle in attack. So Liverpool's attack focus is on the opponent's back defense, the last time we lost all three goals in the back position, this time we must not give the opponent another chance, Gattuso, Ambrosini, Pirlo and Seedorf have a heavy task, especially Gattuso and Ambrosini, you can both uu minutes without attacking, but you must not give the opponent a chance.

Liverpool's backline has changed in two places compared to two years ago. One was centre-back Hyypia stepping back and Reyna replacing Dudek as goalkeeper.

In terms of goalkeepers, it is obviously greatly enhanced. Reina was already famous in La Liga. can squeeze Valdés and other excellent Spanish goalkeepers out of the national team, Reina is speaking with strength. Saving penalties has always been Reina's weapon, and in addition, Reynard's goal-line skills are also good, with quick reactions and few mistakes, so if you want to break through his ten fingers, you must play more resolutely, pass more patiently, and shoot more calmly......"

Speaking of which, Ancelotti glanced at Inzaghi, Gilardino and Kaka, these three are the weapons he relies on the most to break Liverpool's goal, although compared to Chen Yu, his weapon is not sharp enough, but if used well, it can also play the role of a sword.

Inzaghi, Gilardino and Kaka all noticed Ancelotti's gaze, Gilardino and Kaka didn't say anything, but Inzaghi clenched his fists and raised them as if Reina were right in front of him.

Ancelotti continued: "...... Replacing Hyypia was Ager, who, like Reese, had a long-range shot. He and Reese's long-range shots are something we have to watch out for, don't give them a chance to kick their feet at will, especially within thirty meters, which is very dangerous.

Liverpool have changed a lot, but their style has never changed. It's about the whole thing, the emphasis on defence, the toughness and even more like an Italian team than we are, even though they are an English team under the leadership of the Spaniards.

They weren't as good as us two years ago, scoring three goals in the first half, but when we fought back in the second half and extra-time, the Liverpudlians defended very hard, coming forward like a dead man to block our attack.

Now they are still excellent defensively, and the attack has become sharp because of the addition of Chen Yu, and their ability to reach the Champions League final is well deserved by all

If we want to beat them in this game, we have to play to our own strengths, that is, technology, although Liverpool has improved a lot, but the delicate process of technique is still not as good as us, and playing with them, we have to control the ball at our own feet, consume their energy, try to keep the draw in 90 minutes, and then beat them in extra time......"

The tactics designed by Ancelotti are very targeted, mainly to play to their strengths and avoid weaknesses, give full play to their technical advantages, control the ball at their feet, let Liverpool press, consume the physical energy of Liverpool players, and then play a decisive battle with Liverpool in extra time.

Ancelotti formulated this tactic on a basis, because Milan withdrew from the league title competition early, and the physical fitness was very good, while Liverpool was still fighting for the micro championship until the last round, and there was definitely a gap in the physical fitness of the two sides, Ancelotti is to seize Liverpool's shortcomings, hoping to break through at a point, so as to break Liverpool's defense.

After Ancelotti finished speaking, he led the players to watch Liverpool's game video clips, which showed Liverpool's attacking methods and defensive characteristics more clearly, coupled with coach Ancelotti's explanation, Milan's players had a deeper understanding of Liverpool's style of play and tactics.

On the afternoon of the second day of Liverpool's arrival in Athens, Chen Yu's grandparents, parents, siblings finally arrived from China.

At that time, Chen Yu was training, and it was Zhao Muyu and Zhang Youzhen who took his family to the reserved Royal Olympic Hotel, which was not the best, but it was very close to the hotel where Liverpool was staying.

After the training, Chen Yu and his teammates went back to their accommodation, put down their backpacks and hurried to the Royal Olympic Hotel.

Chen Yu entered the hall on the first floor, and Zhang Shubin was sitting on the sofa in the hall waiting for him.

"The training is over?" Zhang Shubin patted the sofa next to him and asked Chen Yu to come over and sit down.

"Well, what floor does my grandfather live on? How are grandparents alright? There's nothing uncomfortable about it," Chen Yu didn't sit down, and asked a little impatiently.

Zhang Shubin said with a smile: "Uncles and aunts are fine, and now it is estimated that they are all jet lag when they sleep." ”

Chen Yu said: "I'll go over and take a look, maybe they are still waiting to see me, my grandfather has always slept less." ”

Zhang Shubin said: "It's okay, I'll accompany you to take a look, on the 9th floor." ”

Chen Yu and Zhang Shubin came to the door of room 909 on the ninth floor, and Zhang Shubin said: "Uncle and aunt live in this room, and your parents are in the next two rooms." ”

Chen Yu suppressed his excitement and went over to ring the doorbell. "Who?"

"Grandpa is me." Chen Yu replied.

The door opened, and when Chen Yu's grandfather saw Chen Yu, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and his cloudy eyes lit up.

"It's Xiao Yu, come in, you, Xiao Yu is here, Shubin, come in and sit."

Zhang Shubin waved his hand and said, "Let's talk, I'll go back to the room and make a call." ”

Of course, Zhang Shubin would not disturb Chen Yu's family at this time, and found an excuse to leave.

After Chen Yu entered the house, he took a look, the room was not small, almost thirty square meters, and the decoration was not as luxurious as his own residence, but it also had everything, so he nodded and asked, "Grandparents, did you get motion sickness when you came, can you adapt to this room?" ”

Grandpa sat down on the sofa, stroked the delicate leather, and said: "No motion sickness, very good, this room is very expensive, in fact, just find a general hostel to live in, what does it cost." ”

"That's right, Xiao Yu, let's just watch you compete on TV, how much does it cost to pick us up so far away?" Grandma and Grandpa had changed into new clothes and shoes, but they didn't look comfortable, and they sat there stiff, as if they were afraid of wrinkling their clothes.

Chen Yu smiled, his grandparents are all old people, usually just watching TV, they don't know how much money he earns, and they don't even understand the conversion relationship between euros and pounds and yuan, but he doesn't want to explain seriously, just said: "It's okay, it doesn't cost much, as long as you want, rest assured to live here, I wanted to take you over to see the last time I participated in the Champions League final, but it was my first time to participate in this kind of competition, and I was a little nervous, so I didn't let you come over." ”

Although Chen Yu's grandfather didn't understand football, he probably understood that this kind of game should be a very important game, so he said: "Xiao Yu, we are very proud of you for being able to play such a game, we can go to the stadium to watch you play once in this life, we are blind to death, you can rest assured to do your own thing, here are your parents to take care of, and your Uncle Zhang, you can rest assured." ”

Grandma also said: "Yes, I have never left our place in my life, and now that I have gone abroad, it is worth dying." ”

Chen Yu's heart was a little sour after hearing this, he has made a lot of money over the years, and he has become famous, but the time with his family is too little and too little, either competition or training, or filming commercials and making shows, look at the state of his grandparents, maybe when he will leave him, he feels that he should accompany his grandparents more in the future, instead of making more money.