Chapter 539 The last suspense to be revealed

The next day, Xiao Ming called Schindler and asked him to start preparing for the wedding. At the same time, he called Qiao Ming from the United States by phone. However, only the two of them knew about this for the time being. It was not that Xiao Ming was embarrassed to not win the Champions League in the end, but that he did not want the news to be transmitted in advance, which affected the team's preparations...

Before such an important Champions League final, if you are distracted from other things in front of a strong team like AC Milan, it is equivalent to seeking death.

After Xiao Ming arranged the matter, he never said anything again and ignored the wedding matters. He only had this benefit. Once he planned to concentrate on doing something, he would not be influenced by other things.

After winning the league championship, Leiden East took a day off to let the players have a good rest. Xiao Ming planned to go to Istanbul, Turkey a week in advance and adapt to it in advance. Anyway, Xiao Ming was rich and did not care about the little money he spent in Istanbul for a few more days.

Among the personnel flying to Istanbul this time, there were members of all the first teams of Leiden Oriental. Although only eighteen were able to enter the roster and only eleven were able to play, at this time, Xiao Ming still hoped that everyone would be together - of course, this also caused some trouble to his formation.

Leiden Oriental has reached fifteen players who are capable of playing the main players, which means that four players will appear on the bench. At this time, Xiao Ming also felt that there were too many superstars in his team, and maybe some players should be cleaned up - but that was also a matter of summer.

The venue for the final of this Champions League is located in Istanbul, Turkey. This violent place has been questioned by many people when UEFA made this decision at the beginning of the season, especially in England. However, UEFA still ignored the opposition and placed the venue for the final. This is also a good opportunity for Turkey to change its image. So before the start of the game, after Leiden Oriental came to Istanbul a week in advance, Turkey also used the highest-standard hospitality to receive Leiden Oriental's party.

Security and training grounds... Turkey has done a pretty good job in all of this, and it can be considered perfect - maybe it has to do with Leiden East not playing against the team in Istanbul...

AC Milan came to Istanbul one day later than Leiden Oriental. In the league this season, AC Milan led by Ancelotti was suppressed by Juventus led by Capello and eventually ranked second. However, they were able to enter the finals of the Champions League again and defended their honor as the Italian team with the best performance in the European arena. The boss Berlusconi was still very satisfied with this.

The atmosphere of the Champions League finals can be seen everywhere on the streets of Istanbul. When Leiden Oriental and his party came out of the airport, they saw that the streets were filled with Champions League publicity flags and posters, extending to their final venue - Ataturk Stadium. This stadium was built three years ago. It was originally built to bid for the Olympics. It was rated as a five-star stadium last year. From this perspective, it is not too difficult to be rated as a five-star stadium...

In addition to the Champions League flags, there are also flags of Leiden East and AC Milan floating around, with similar numbers. For these two teams, they can be considered away games.

Journalists from all over the world had been waiting in the hotel where Leiden East was staying. On the first day of arriving in Istanbul, Leiden East was haunted by reporters for a long time. In the end, Xiao Ming was only able to get rid of the entanglement of the reporters on the grounds that the players needed to rest, but Xiao Ming was still kept by the reporters.

"Xiao, is this your first time to play at Ataturk Stadium?" A reporter asked an idiot question.

"If Galatasaray's home court was here in the 2000 Champions League, we have been here... But when did this stadium be built?" Xiao Ming asked back. The idiot reporter went down in a mess. This question was really unprofessional...

"What do you think about the finals?"

"I don't have the habit of predicting scores, let alone don't you think it's not good to ask a participant this question? You should ask those experts and commentators, they make a living by relying on this, I'm not." Xiao Ming continued to not cooperate.

Because he is in a very unhappy mood now, the players are all going to rest, and he also wants to rest - at least he has to quietly continue to observe the information of his opponents in the finals alone.

But the reporters naturally have their own solutions.

"Two years ago, Leiden's opponent in the final of the Champions League was AC Milan..." a reporter said in a lengthening voice.

"In the Champions League final, it is normal to meet any opponent." Xiao Ming interrupted him.

"If you play a penalty shootout this time, are you sure?"

"I don't think there will be a chance to play a penalty shootout... Even if the final penalty shootout is finally going to be, I will send out the same lineup as two years ago. Our players will not fall in the same place for the second time. The final result of the semi-finals has proved this." Xiao Ming's words have begun to become impatient.

"What do you think of AC Milan?" The reporters continued to ask persistently.

"Ac Milan is a very strong opponent, I'm very happy to meet this opponent in the final... What makes me even more happy is that the schedule for this year's Champions League is really perfect." Xiao Ming waved his hand: "Okay, this is the last question."

After saying this, Xiao Ming walked towards the elevator without caring about the shouts of the reporters, and then locked the noisy reporters outside the elevator.

Ancelotti and the others who arrived the next day were also treated the same way. They finally came out of the siege of the reporters. Then Ancelotti knew all the things Xiao Ming said in an interview with the reporter.

"If he had played a penalty shootout, would he send out a lineup exactly the same as two years ago?" Ancelotti asked with a frown.

Mauro Tassoti, AC Milan's best right-back in history, and the assistant coach after Ancelotti took over nodded: "That's right, that's what he said...but it's not impossible. During the semi-final penalty shootout, except for Figo who was substituted, the other four people were exactly the same as two years ago, and the order did not change."

Ancelotti looked at Tasotti and then smiled bitterly.

"Can you believe this guy's words? Before playing Chelsea, he swore to destroy all opponents with offense... But what about the end? Two 0-to-zero games, and even the first game he sent four midfielders with strong defensive capabilities, playing even Serie A teams...Mauro, this guy is different from us. He became a monk halfway through and often doesn't play according to common sense. To deal with such a guy, not listening to him is the best choice."

Tasotti nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, if he hears too much, it will easily affect our judgment... Then what tactics do you think Leiden East will use in the finals? Offense? Or defensive counterattack? Our defense line's current return speed is not very fast."

"This is not sure, but as long as we can do our best, there will be no problem." Ancelotti shook her head and said.

"It's really troubled to face such an opponent." Tasotti sighed.

Ancelotti didn't speak. In AC Milan, he has created a lot of easy things. A league champion and a championship champion have made real achievements. For a young coach, he has done well enough. Even Mourinho, who has been prosperous in Europe in the past two years, cannot be said to be better than him in collective honor, let alone other Benitez Deschamps - of course, there is no need to compare with the monster Xiao Ming, who makes people both the boss and the head coach?

Of course, the most important thing is that this monster is still a time traveler...

During the next period, Leiden Oriental and AC Milan trained on the training grounds arranged by them in Turkey. The training content is naturally confidential. In addition to a limited number of open training classes, neither Leiden Oriental nor AC Milan will be open to the public, and those training classes are just ordinary restorative training and physical training.

The reporters have no complaints about the practice of the clubs on both sides. After all, they are just keeping the secrets and there is no need to sacrifice their own interests for your sales. There will be no reporter who is so blind that he wants to peek at the training of both sides. Being a reporter also has unspoken rules. If this kind of thing is done, it is probably the end of the game.

AC Milan doesn't know what tactics Xiao Ming is going to use, and Xiao Ming doesn't actually plan to use any weird tactics. The tactics against Chelsea in the first game can only be done by chance. In the final of the Champions League, if you only pay attention to defense, it will be of no benefit to offense.

He still plans to be 442, and all the main players will play. Of course, some details will be adjusted. For example, Gerald will pay more attention to defense in the finals, and Kaka's surprise ability is quite excellent. Gerald is targeting people and Marklele makes up for the position. This is the kingly way. If Marklele's injury in the last round of the league is not healed before the finals, then Mascherano will play. He is faster than Marklele, and it will be a better choice to use one-on-one targeting Kaka.

In terms of offense, all four major attackers in the front court were on the field. Ronaldo and Xiao Ming must use it. This is the first time this superstar has participated in the final of the Champions League in his career. Such a game is enough to stimulate all Ronaldo's vitality. Xiao Ming has absolute confidence in this. If he doesn't make good use of it, it would be a waste. As for Fanny, how could a striker who scored two winning goals in the first three times in the Champions League finals, not let him go?

Although Figo and Ronaldo on both wings are older, this attack lineup is more suitable for AC Milan's equally experienced but older defense line.

The frontcourt depends on experience, the midfield depends on body, and on the backcourt, Lucio and Campbell may have some problems with flexibility, but Xiao Ming never intends to use defense to win the Champions League final.

Kafu on the right, Maldini on the left, and Nesta and Stam in the middle - this defensive lineup is indeed astonishingly luxurious - if it were put five years ago, it would definitely be the world's number one defense line, but what about now? Maldini is 37 years old, Kafu is 35 years old, Stam is 33 years old, and the youngest Nesta is 29 years old, and Nesta, who is at the golden age, is still a glass man who is easily injured. No matter how strong such a defense line is, it cannot withstand the erosion and wind and rain of time. What's more, in this season's game, this defense line rarely plays together. In many cases, Maldini and Nesta play central defender, and Stam is the right guard...

In terms of ability, this defense line is absolutely excellent. In terms of age, this defense line is not very good. In terms of tacit understanding, this defense line is very bad...

Even with fighters like Ambrosini and Gattuso in front of them, this defense is definitely not as good as it looks.

In the Champions League group stage this season, AC Milan still showed a solid defense. They only conceded three goals in six games, and scored Manchester United in two games in the knockout stage. However, in the next knockout game, they conceded five goals in four games. This kind of defense is definitely not good. If they had not relied on better offense, they would not have been here.

However, Xiao Ming knew that this Milan was the last year of glory and best in the Milan Dynasty. He could take into account both the league and the Champions League. Although they won two runner-ups this season in history, in terms of real strength, they are still much better than the AC Milan who won the Champions League two seasons later. In that season in history, AC Milan almost gave up on the league's main attack on the Champions League. If a giant's purpose in the league is to ensure the top four and focus all in the Champions League, then this giant will definitely start to fall into a trough.

The league is a reflection of weighing the true strength of a team. The Champions League is more about luck.

Historically, Benitez's Liverpool and Ancelotti's AC Milan were not considered normal teams, because they almost gave up the league and competed for honor in the Champions League, just like China always competed for Olympic gold medals in some non-mainstream events - perhaps it is easier to achieve results, but it is not a kingly way.

But that is a future thing. At least now, Berlusconi, who has not passed the phone door, is still willing to invest. For giants like AC Milan, as long as the boss is willing to invest, they will have a good lineup. The partners of Crespo and Shepchenko on the forward line are quite outstanding, not to mention that there is a point-grabbing king Philippe, who is injured, who no one dares to underestimate. Inzaghi, midfielder, Kaka, Sidorf, Gattuso, Ambrosini and Rui Costa, who has gradually become substitutes, even if they cannot compare with Leiden Oriental in the substitute lineup, this kind of winning and losing game is mainly due to the main lineup.

So what Xiao Ming’s biggest headache is not AC Milan’s defense, but their offense. Shepchenko is not the nuclear waste from Chelsea later, but a well-deserved nuclear warhead. He is one of the best strikers in the world. He is in excellent condition and has not been troubled by injuries. Crespo is not valued at Chelsea. He performed extremely well after loaning to AC Milan. He holds up his strength to prove himself. The two goals against Manchester United are the best portrayal of this mentality. Kaka is gradually mature. His personal breakthrough and long-range shooting ability are second to none in the whole world. There are also Kafu, who has excellent assisting ability and the increasingly demonic nerve knife Seidorf... This offensive lineup is mature and effective, and it is not so easy to crack.

Although Xiao Ming knew that the final in history had the greatest reversal in the 50-year history of the Champions League, when he watched this game, he was only excited about Liverpool's tenacious performance. He was not very impressed by the tactics of both sides. He only remembered that at the beginning of the game, he scored a goal by Maldini, who had not scored for a long time, and then counterattacked twice in Crespo...

As for Liverpool's big reversal in the second half, it has no reference value. That kind of game is not a regular game. It can be said that it is a rare encounter in decades. Xiao Ming cannot allow AC Milan to play zero to three in the first half, and then launch a counterattack in the second half... Even if Xiao Ming is sure, he dare not.

Xiao Ming, who is more and more troublesome, simply stops thinking about it. Instead of thinking about how to catch the opponent's loopholes, it is better to think about how to make his offense better - over-considering the opponent's strength and neglecting to exert his abilities is a taboo for the coach.

No matter how outstanding AC Milan's defense is, it is not iron-clad. If you want to take the initiative in the Champions League final, you have to perform better. AC Milan is less than Pirlo in history. Ambrosini, who replaced him, has a strong fighting spirit and fierce fighting, but he lacks Pirlo's ability to control the overall situation and may be stronger in defense. However, in offense, AC Milan probably has to rely more on the personal abilities of frontcourt players and the cooperation between several people.

In this case, instead of thinking about how to make the opponent score fewer goals, it is better to think about how to make yourself score more goals - Leiden East has always relied on offense and has the most powerful firepower in the world. In this case, why bother to give up the strengths and make the weaknesses?

If you do that, the wise will not do it.

Time has passed day by day, and the last highlight of the European football season will be kicked off as scheduled.

Before this, Arsenal defeated Manchester United in a penalty shootout and won the FA Cup. In the UEFA Cup, Liverpool commanded by Benitez grabbed the last straw. They defeated Russia's CSKA in the final and won the League Cup, which is also the second time Liverpool has won the League Cup in recent years.
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