The techniques and tactics of football matches are complicated, but they are also simple.

It's nothing more than four words: to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

There is no perfect team in this world, nor perfect tactics, and there will always be loopholes and weaknesses.

The head coach’s tactical arrangements and personnel allocation before the game are to put it bluntly to cover up his shortcomings, give full play to his own advantages, and use his strengths to attack his opponent’s shortcomings.

No one can say that it is not as good as the opponent's technical level, and Liverpool itself knows it.

Not to mention Liverpool, even in the Premier League, except Arsenal, no team has the technical level to compete with European strong teams. The tactics Wenger has created at Arsenal are indeed a major alternative to the Premier League.

Therefore, Liverpool can only rely on fighting, grabbing, blocking and interception in this game.

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The Athens Olympic Stadium is not a professional football field.

Because there is a wide track and field track between the court and the stands, there are two semi-elliptical areas behind the goal.

This is obviously quite bad in the design of the football stadium, because it will seriously affect the game atmosphere on the court.

However, for the two teams who can enter the stadium and participate in this game, these are irrelevant.

The stadium has a capacity of nearly 70,000, but in fact only 63,000 people are allowed to enter the stadium.

British fans are notoriously fanatical, but AC Milan fans are equally unambiguous.

Judging from the size of the on-site stands, the two teams are roughly the same.

Maldini, who is 38 years old and 331 days old, is the oldest senior in this final tonight, because tonight is his eighth time to participate in the Champions League final, tying the record of former Real Madrid superstar Hento. He is also the oldest non-goalkeeper in the history of the Champions League final. This is also the third time he has participated in the Champions League final as a captain and is also the oldest captain.

In this regard, the media gave Maldini a very high evaluation, while the AC Milan legend hoped that AC Milan could have the last laugh in this memorable game.

Like the encounter two years ago, AC Milan is still wearing a white jersey, while Liverpool faces in red.

The referee is Van Del from Germany, forty-three years old. He has enforced Liverpool three times in the past three times, draws and loses one and has never scored a goal. He has enforced AC Milan five games and won all five games.

This also made the Italian media quite excited, believing that even the referee was on their side.

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After warming up from the court, everyone was making final preparations.

The coaching staff had already obtained AC Milan's lineup on the way back to the locker room.

The goalkeeper is Dida, the defense is Yankulovski, Maldini, Nesta and Odo, the midfield is Ambrosini, Pirlo and Gattuso, the double midfield is Sidov and Kaka, and the single forward is Da Inzagi.

In fact, there is really no suspense in AC Milan's playing style.

Ancelotti's team really played like the stinky thing in the group stage and the knockout stage. No one could have thought that such a bad team could reach the final.

But this is the magic of the Champions League.

Whether Ancelotti is targeted or he adjusts it by chance, since the quarterfinals knockout round, AC Milan has stabilized its position with this Christmas tree formation and reached the finals.

Of course, Kaka's outbreak is also a crucial and indispensable factor.

It can be said that he is the key to AC Milan's advance to the finals.

In this case, Ancelotti would not make too many adjustments at all, nor did he make any adjustments.

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"I hope everyone can start a little more stable in this game."

Benitez reminded the players with a cautious look on his face, and everyone immediately recalled the Champions League final two years ago. In Istanbul, Turkey, AC Milan scored the goal less than a minute after the opening game.

That was definitely the most nightmare start of the Champions League ever!

"Acc Milan is also seeking stability. Judging from their lineup, they must have guessed our tactical intentions, so they will try their best to control the ball and the rhythm of the game. We just need to use our pressing and oppression to try our best to bring the game into the rhythm we are most familiar with."

The most familiar rhythm of Liverpool, needless to say, is fast!

Faster defense, quick attack, faster counterattack!

"In the lineup of this game, I don't want Crouch to do it, it has nothing to do with him, but because I know that Ancelotti must have made enough plans and he has a way to limit our offensive mode, so we have to change."

"Crouch will be our surprise tonight, and Kuyt, you are the center, Pennant plays the right."

After pausing, Benitez continued: "Crouch did not go on, AC Milan's defense should be relieved. The two wing players should take a more proactive attitude, especially Jankulovsky. Pennant should intersperse more behind him to create a chance to cross from the right."

Pennant nodded heavily. He was excited and excited about his ability to replace Crouch in such an important game, but this required him to take a better and better form on the court to repay the head coach and prove himself.

Crouch was a little disappointed, but he accepted the ten-minute explanation from Yesterdam, which was a tactical arrangement.

The head coach is fighting against Ancelotti!

"Gerard should appropriately expand his scope, especially against Pirlo's suppression."

"Yang Yang, I need you to be more active. Ancelotti will definitely set up heavy troops on the right. Don't look at what he said before the game. I'm sure that the most important task of Odo and Gattuso in this game is to keep an eye on you. You need to be more flexible in running positions. I believe you can do it."

There is no doubt that as long as you are not an idiot, you can see that Yang Yang is Liverpool's main attacker.

The so-called main attacker is to fight the enemy and have to defend.

Therefore, Yang Yang is the only player in the team who has no defensive tasks and only needs to be focused on offense.

His greatest mission is to score goals and find every opportunity to score goals.

Of course, Ancelotti must have targeted arrangements. Odo and Gattuso are both on this side, and they are Ancelotti's killer weapon to lock Yang Yang.

Benitez did not make specific arrangements for Yang Yang. This was his trust in Yang Yang and also gave Yang Yang freedom.

As long as he can get rid of Gattuso and Odo's defense, how Yang Yang runs, how to intersperse, and how to play is his business.

Of course, this must be based on integrating into the team as a whole.

"Finally, good luck to everyone!" Benitez said seriously.

When it comes to such a critical final, sometimes luck is really important.

A goal is a goal that could have been avoided, or even a pass...

God knows what will happen in the end of the game?

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"I've got Liverpool's lineup."

Tasotti quickly walked into the locker room, holding the freshly baked list in his hand.

Ancelotti came over and frowned.

"This cunning guy won't get to Crouch!"

Tasotti nodded, "This is a very bold choice, and they are probably very controversial."

"Not to mention Yang Yang on the left, Odo can't go up at all, Gattuso must always pay attention, Kuyt in the middle, Pennant on the right..." Ancelotti was muttering, obviously deducing the matchup in his mind.

"Don't forget, there is another Gerald." Tasotti reminded.

Ancelotti nodded, frowning deeper.

"Go to go, let Pennant make a cross, Nesta and Maldini are responsible for freezing Kuyt, Yankulovsky finds opportunities to step in and participate in the offense. If we want to score a goal in the first half, it will definitely not work without the wing."

Tasotti understands Ancelotti's meaning, and this is a trade-off.

If you let go of the left, Pennant will get more opportunities to cross, but Yankulovsky will also have many opportunities to go forward.

"Benitez's arrangement is very clear. He wants a draw, and it is a zero-to-zero draw. If we make another effort in the second half, it will be very unfavorable for us." Ancelotti analyzed carefully.

This group of veterans in AC Milan will suffer a lot in the second half, so AC Milan either controls the ball and rhythm, so that it will play more easily and consume less, or it will score first, shrinks defense, let Liverpool attack, and then counterattack.

"Benitez has always been good at using strange things. He killed himself in that battle two years ago. Unexpectedly, he still had this courage and determination two years later. It's really admirable." Ancelotti smiled slightly.

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When the two teams lined up and stood in the two and a half zones of the stadium, Liverpool's Gerald and Kuyt stood in the center circle to prepare for the kickoff. This was the opportunity Liverpool won when he guessed the side just now.

Just now, Gerald called everyone over and formed a circle, hoping that the team could strive to make a rush at the beginning.

This is the usual characteristic of the English team. You must show off your momentum at the beginning and scare your opponent.

This trick seems not new, but it actually works very well.

Gerald was preparing to serve, while Kuyt stepped forward a little to pass the ball back as soon as possible and avoid AC Milan's press.

With the whistle from referee Vander, Gerald kicked the ball to Kuyt, and the Dutch passed it back directly.

As expected, AC Milan quickly robbed and rushed directly towards Liverpool's hinterland.

Xavi Alonso stopped the ball, adjusted quickly, passed it to Mascherano, and then transferred to the left.

Yang Yang was still standing on the left side near the center line at this time. After receiving the pass from Mascherano, Gattuso and Odo both pressed towards him at the same time, and he had to choose to pass back to Aurerio.

AC Milan's frontcourt player immediately rushed towards Brazil's left back, and Aurerio immediately passed it back to the middle of the midfield and gave Xavi Alonso.

The Spanish midfielder headed the ball to Mascherano, but at this moment, Kaka actively stepped forward to press.

Mascherano made a mistake in his busy schedule and the ball was stabbed by Kaka.

Fortunately, the ball did not leave Liverpool's control. Aurerio made a long-range pass back to the penalty area and sent the ball back to Reina's feet.

After the Spanish goalkeeper stopped the ball with his feet at the front of the small penalty area, he slowly led the ball forward and rushed forward before Da Inzagi, and passed the ball to Finnan on the right with one kick.

Finnan drove forward with his big feet and directly passed to Yankulovsky's back.
Chapter completed!