Red Rebels

Football has always had a magic that is hard to guess.

In fact, if you analyze it carefully, a large part of what creates this magic is the human heart!

For example, the biggest victory this season was a 7-0 home victory over Manchester City. This score was absolutely beyond everyone's expectations, but in fact, the victory was determined before the game, starting with Keegan's decision. When pressed out and beaten.

Some people may say that Keegan is stupid. He is so stupid that he is asking for trouble if he still presses the whole court despite Newcastle's disastrous defeat. However, we can't help but reflect on it. If it were the other way around, Keegan would have won. What's up?

In a football match, the tactical arrangements of the head coaches of both sides before the game are actually to guess each other's psychology. I believe Keegan also knew very well at the time that he could not give the other side space. However, on the one hand, he was forced to prove it in front of the new chairman. Himself, on the other hand, he also hopes to be surprised.

If he wins, Keegan will become famous in one fell swoop, but unfortunately he loses and can only be reduced to a negative example. This is football!

Capello deliberately released news before the game that Juventus would win 0:2 on the court. Why was he so sure?

If you look into it carefully, it’s his fault!

Therefore, Mourinho ignored this point. He was concerned about what tactics Juventus would adopt in this game and how to make good use of the home court advantage and resolve the battle in the first round as much as possible, because no one could We will not pin our hopes of promotion on key away games.

Another point is that Capello announced the starting lineup in advance. The goalkeeper is Buffon. The defense is composed of Zebina, Thuram, Montero and Zambrotta. The four midfielders are Camoranesi. , Davis, Appiah and Nedved, the forwards are Del Piero and Trezeguet.

While announcing the starting list, Capello denied rumors that Trezeguet was interested in moving to Arsenal. It is said that the Frenchman hopes to follow Henry and Vieira and change his environment at Arsenal and be reborn. Arsenal Henry may be sold in exchange for a huge transfer fee.

However, this transfer rumor has not been confirmed by anyone involved.

Everything before the game seemed to confirm Capello's confidence in this game. Did he really seize the loophole?

Mourinho is very aware of the shortcomings of his team. No team in the world can be perfect. The question is how to use its strengths to cover up its shortcomings on the court.

"Capello said that his team will beat us by 2 goals. I don't think this is an insult to us, but a cynicism to himself!" In the locker room before the game, Mourinho said to himself players sneer at their opponents.

"So far, there have been 29 rounds of Serie A this season. Capello's team has scored one goal or less more than their opponents, including draws and defeats in 21 games, while they scored 1 goal or less. The number of games without scoring has reached 14, you know, Juventus currently occupies the top spot in Serie A!"

"What does this mean?" Mourinho sneered and spread his hands towards the players. "This proves how low Capello's chances of beating us by 2 goals are, so we don't need to pay attention to him at all. Say what you want, if we feel his words are harsh, then we will give him a punch on the court."

The players were relieved a lot by Mourinho's words, and each of them became relaxed. Several players even smiled and said that they would teach Juventus a lesson.

"This is our home court. We have to attack. There is no other option. I can guarantee that Capello will definitely defend and counterattack in this game. It is impossible for him to let his team play against us away from home, so We have to take the initiative from the beginning of the game and score goals!”

After saying that, Mourinho raised two fingers, "He said he would score 2 goals for us, so we will give him 2 goals in return, and we must strive for goals from the beginning!"

Mourinho's starting lineup for this game is Cech, Evra, Terry, Curtis, and Maicon.

Among the three defensive midfielders De Rossi, Beckham and Essien, Kaka is positioned further to the right, Ronaldinho serves as the left winger, but the position is more free, and Drogba serves as the main center.

Although Messi can play the main role in the league, this is a crucial decisive battle. Mourinho cannot let him be the starter at a young age, and he must also guard against Capello.

In addition to taking a lot of risks when recruiting young players in key games, you also have to consider the players' psychological endurance. After all, this is a knockout match that goes from heaven to hell. If you perform well, the media will praise you as a supernova. If you perform poorly, criticism will be overwhelming. Very soon. It can ruin a genius.

The frontcourt combination of Drogba, Ronaldinho and Kaká is enough. Coupled with Mourinho's strategy of using three defensive midfielders, the purpose is to allow the two full-backs to advance more and participate in assists, so In terms of attack power, it will not have much impact at all.

This is what Mourinho can do at this stage, a personnel configuration that can advance, attack, retreat and defend, and his tactics are very clear, press forward and attack wildly from the beginning!

………………’s frenzied attack tactics gained the advantage on the court from the very beginning.

Capello, as Mourinho expected, was tactically sound and played the game steadily. After all, Juventus players have rich experience in European wars and every player has experienced hundreds of battles. This is the point of the players. do not have.

Mourinho saw this early, so he did not ask the players to press the whole court. Facing Juventus, he did not have enough strength to restrict the opponent in the whole court, so Mourinho's strategy was very clear, and the defense line pressed forward. , compressing Juventus’ space.

Neither Del Piero nor Trezeguet is a fast forward, which makes Mourinho more confident to let the defense press.

Juventus was really not used to the tactics. Davis made a mistake when he touched the ball for the first time after the kick-off, forced by Kaká. Drogba volleyed hard from the front of the penalty area, and Buffon easily got the ball. .

Although they failed to score, they sounded the clarion call for attack, and the players more resolutely implemented the strategy formulated by Mourinho.

In the 3rd minute, Zambrotta protected the ball in front of the baseline. Maicon pressed forward and successfully intercepted the ball. He passed the ball back to Essien. Essien passed it to Beckham. The latter passed the ball diagonally behind him. Ronaldinho used The speed overwhelmed Zebina. After receiving the ball, he took advantage of the situation and shot low. Buffon performed well and saved the ball from the bottom line, forming a corner kick.

Seeing that the players were performing more and more energetically on the court, Mourinho smiled confidently. On the other hand, Capello crossed his arms over his chest and walked in front from time to time, pointing at the players on the court. He also has enough confidence in his team's defense.

But soon, his confidence was shattered by the corner kick!

In the 4th minute, Beckham took a long arc shot from outside the penalty area. Buffon failed to catch the ball and had to block the baseline, resulting in a second corner kick.

This time, Beckham learned from the experience of the last corner kick and took a forward shot. Curtis headed the ball behind him, and Kaká emerged from the gap like a ghost. He knelt down and headed the ball. He turned into the goal guarded by Buffon, 1:0!

After the goal, there were overwhelming cheers at the scene. Kaká was so excited that he ran across the field, pointing to the sky and mumbling words. Needless to say, everyone knew that he was praying. This is the Brazilian's signature surname for scoring. Ball celebration.

The moment Kaká scored, Mourinho clenched his right fist. He knew very well that the game was beginning to enter the track he had arranged.

Capello remained expressionless and showed no reaction at all, as if the goal didn't exist at all.

The Juventus players on the court were experienced after all, and they quickly woke up from the pressure of being scored. They organized an orderly defense in the face of still maintaining strong offensive pressure.

"Efficient, concise and fast, these are typical tactical characteristics. In order to guard against Juventus' attack, Mourinho specially removed the right winger and played a three-midfielder tactic, but activated the two full-backs to advance forward. The assist suppressed Juventus’ wing attack very well.”

"It can be said that no matter how the tactics change, they still maintain their own tactical philosophy, which is to form a local numerical advantage when attacking. Therefore, Maicon goes forward and Kaká stays to the right. Coupled with Essien, it is easy to win. A 3-on-2 situation was formed, which basically restricted Juventus’ wings.”

Although the goal was scored, the offense still did not slow down. The players were still very active on the court, and Juventus had not yet recovered from its passivity in the opening game.

Capello constantly signaled the players to adjust, hoping to reverse the situation, but he completely increased the tempo from the start, forcing Juventus to play at a fast pace.

In the fast pace, Juventus players made constant mistakes.

In the 11th minute, another mistake by Zambrotta gave Kaka a chance. He kicked back from the sideline and passed a low pass with his left foot into the penalty area. Drogba's close shot was saved by Buffon with divine help. The subsequent corner kick tactics also failed to pose a threat.

Mourinho was so angry on the sidelines that he almost jumped out of his skin. This is not to say that Drogba's shooting skills are not good. The shooting skills of the Elephant King of Cote d'Ivoire have improved greatly. I can't say that they are comparable to Ruud van Nistelrooy, but at least he is a European-level center. Above the standard line, this shot was mainly due to Buffon's outstanding performance.

However, Mourinho still signaled the players to suppress it. He clearly felt that Juventus was gradually gaining momentum. If they could not take advantage of this period to score another goal, the 1:0 score would not be safe at all. Especially with a tough away game.

In the 17th minute, after Ronaldinho got the ball from Beckham on the left, he used his personal skills and speed to break through Zebina. He wanted to cut inside, but was blocked by the experienced Zebina and had to Pass back to Evra who comes forward from behind. ㊣Baidu search: ㊣\\\\、half @福￥生\\//㊣

The French left back observed the situation and passed the ball 45 degrees to the penalty area.

Drogba beat Thuram to head the ball. Buffon made fists with both hands and hit the ball. The ball flew not far. Kaká jumped in front of Montero who was clearing the ball and volleyed the ball with his unfamiliar left foot. Sweeped into the goal, 2:0!

After scoring this time, Mourinho completely let go of his worries and rushed out of the coaching bench to celebrate with Kaká, who was running towards him. Then he turned around and talked to his coaching staff and substitute players one by one. He clapped his hands to celebrate, as if his team had won the game in advance.

"Perhaps, the game is over now!" Martin Taylor said with a wry smile when commenting.

Yes, to put it bluntly, Mourinho and Capello are the same kind of people. In the knockout matches, which are more focused on calmness, they cannot let the team attack, because only more stable tactics can help the team go further. Far.

Sure enough, after Kaka won two games in a row, Mourinho began to let the team gradually retreat with confidence, and began to be conservative after the game, which was criticized by many so-called professionals. After all, starting from the time he ranked as the third midfielder, Everyone has expected that this will be a game that pays attention to stability. A good goal in the opening 20 minutes is enough for the fans.

If you want to watch a game where every minute is played with hearty offensive football, you may have to look for it in the game!