Chapter 593 Fight for Dignity

On the 22nd, Leverkusen rushed to Milan from Germany. Their arrival also made the football popularity of Milan suddenly rise. No matter how late it is, there are Inter Milan fans wearing blue and black jerseys in the streets and alleys of Milan, and of course Leverkusen fans wearing red jerseys.

At the beginning of the plane, Leverkusen coach Top Mueller began to declare war on Inter Milan.

These days, the Italian media's contempt for Leverkusen makes this German head coach very uncomfortable. He said to the Italian reporter who interviewed him: "Inter Milan is very strong. They are popular in Group D, but we are not here to participate in a friendly match or learn. This is a group match of the Champions League. It's about life and death, and more about honor, we will never easily admit defeat, because this is a battle.

Top Mueller's words have not been taken seriously. Both fans and the media think that this is just a complaint made by a loser team when it is despised. Just vent it, and it will not have any impact on reality. Even the players of Inter Milan think that this is just a few words to boost the morale of the players. There is no need to take it seriously. Do they really have the ability to turn things up in Meacha?!

Because the opponent's strength is average and there is no feud between the two teams, the fans of Inter Milan did not embarrass the visiting team. When Leverkusen was training, some Italian fans even went to watch it. Of course, it was just watching, not making trouble.

However, the performance of Inter Milan and the Italian media makes Leverkusen more unhappy. No one wants to see themselves despised. In training, Leverkusen people work very hard. They are eager to prove themselves in tomorrow's game. Even if they lose, they will lose with dignity.

In the evening, Jiang Mu left the players to watch the first two Champions League group matches. At different stages of the game, the referee's law enforcement style and the team's morale play are different. By watching the game, the players can gain emotional understanding and better adapt to the game in the next day's game.

The game between Bayern and Manchester United has the greatest impact, but because their two teams have a detached position in the group, the two teams do not want to fight. The old and rational Heathfield and Ferguson arrange the tactics are very stable. In addition to playing fiercely when scoring, they are relatively stable after equalizing. In the end, the double Fang shook hands 1:1.

In the Group B match, Liverpool and Barcelona were angry. Barcelona, who played away, unexpectedly beat Liverpool 3:1 at Anfield and took the lead in the group stage.

In another game in Group A, Roma defeated Porto 1-0 and temporarily ranked first in the group. In another game in Group B, the match between Juventus and Alkmaar was postponed due to fog, and it is likely to play with Group CD the next day.

After watching the game, the players went home to rest one after another. The players of the coaching staff such as Jiang Mu and Baresi stayed and continued to study the next day's game. The overall tactics, the arrangement of the starting player, etc. have been completed. Now it is time to study the details and take into account all possible what may happen as much as possible, although the football game is always There are exceptions, but being able to control accidents is also one of the signs of a strong team.

Nothing happened during the day the next day, but the game between Juventus and Alkmaar continued to be postponed. Tonight, there are still only four games in Group C and Group D.

In the afternoon, the head coaches of both sides reported the team's starting lineup at the press conference before the game. Leverkusen's starting list is: Bout/Pracent, Novotney, Ramello, Sebezen/Zeroberto, Barak, Basturk, Schneider/Novil, Kirsten. Inter Milan's starting lineup is: Toldo/Zanetti, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Cordoba/Pierlo, Dibbiao, Recoba, Concesan/Vieri, Ronaldo.

The starting lineup was announced three or four hours in advance, which is a new thing for Inter Milan. Jiang Mu rarely announced the starting lineup so early, and Leverkusen also announced it decently. It can be seen that this team is preparing for a real battle with Inter Milan, and may lose. They What I want is to leave with dignity.

At night, Meacha was brightly lit like a transparent castle. Although Leverkusen was not a heavy opponent, after winning the league and the UEFA Cup, Inter Milan fans all focused on the Champions League, and the Champions League group match also attracted nearly 80,000 fans here. Watch the game.

At 845, Tiger, the referee from Norway, blew the whistle at the beginning of the game.

The starting kickoff was from the visiting team Leverkusen.

Leverkusen's formation is the 442 formation today, which is a little unexpected, because in the face of a strong team, Topmuller usually sets a 451 formation. Today, they not only announced the lineup in advance, but also played 442.

However, Leverkusen was still very cautious when attacking. The speed of the three lines pushing forward was not too fast, and it always maintained a distance of about 10 to 15 meters.

The distance between the three lines is not to stand casually. If it is too far, it will be loose as a whole. Due to the loose formation, the area of personal responsibility is very large. The defenders basically focus on the follow-up defense without losing their position. They are afraid of being passed after the pounce and shoveling, causing the other party to be in their own area **, further disrupting the whole defensive formation. As a result, it is difficult to effectively steal or interfere with the opponent's passing organization in the midfield and front court. Generally, for a mature team, if the ball can fall smoothly in the midfield, the danger of the opposing defender will come. At the same time, when attacking, the distance between such three lines cannot form an effective passing triangle in any position of the whole. There is less choice of the team player's ball point. If you are forced to make a long pass, the error rate will increase, and it is easy to hand over the ball control.

The distance between experienced coaches and players to the three lines is very **. Once the opponent's three lines are disconnected, they will immediately take a quick rush to the opponent, causing the opponent's return and long pass, grabbing the ball, or forming a rapid two-to-one and two-two-two cooperation in the front court, which is close to the opponent's penalty area.

Now the three lines of the Leverkusen team are very compact. Each ball player can form a lot of triangular contact points at close range, which can transfer the ball through continuous simple and fast short passes. The sense of rhythm is also very strong. In addition, the team member's personal rid of and constantly pulling and looking for loopholes in the opponent's defense line. If the overall situation is not very strong, it is difficult to steal and interfere with Leverkusen's attack, and it can only constantly shrink the defense line.

When Leverkusen defends, as long as the opponent's midfield player takes the ball, two or three players from different directions in Leverkusen immediately come to grab and squeeze the space. Because of the tight formation, the other German players next to him are blocking the remaining possible passing routes, even if If you can get rid of the encirclement, you will also be destroyed by German players who have been replaced at close range.

In this way, the opponent is under great pressure when attacking. It is difficult to take the ball and pass the ball smoothly and comfortably, and the chance of threatening the goal is much smaller. It seems that Leverkusen's defense is not particularly fierce, but in the face of Leverkusen's encirclement, it is even more difficult to easily get rid of and organize the attack.

Jiang Mu himself is a tactical master and likes to take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses, but the Leverkusen that just started today brightens Jiang Mu. He feels that the opponent's performance today is really unusual. Both the attack and the defense have maintained a high level. His players seem to have a sense that there is nowhere to say. Jue.

However, Inter Milan's formation remains the same closely. The defense and protection between the players are very good, and the striker also has certain defensive tasks. Due to the gap in number of people and the wide space, it is difficult for the two strikers to grab the ball from the opponent's feet, but this kind of decisiveness and momentum will definitely be the psychological product of the opposing players. In the process of rushing to make mistakes, the probability of professional players making active mistakes in passing the ball is almost negligible, but the probability of passive mistakes is very high. The striker plays more aggressively, in order to increase the probability of the opponent's mistakes.

It is not easy for Leverkusen to break through Inter Milan's defense normally. At this time, they are not in a hurry to transfer the offensive line to the side. Zeloto and Barak and Basturk are very close on the left. The delicate Zeloto likes to break through to the opponent's ribs in his body. Later, there is a small Turk, Basturk, who is full of aura. He constantly intersperses and responds, which can bring great trouble to the opponent's defense line. When these two people can't tear apart the opponent's defense, Barak and full-back Placent will come to help, concentrate the strength of the four people to attack a little, and try to open a gap in the opponent's defense.

Inter Milan's main defenders on the right side are Sanetti and Di Bianio. When it is difficult, Recoba and Ronaldo can also return to the right side to participate in the defense.

Sanetti is experienced, and Dibbiao's defense is very aggressive. Leverkusen tried to break through at this point but failed. He was almost hit a quick counterattack after being cut off by Inter Milan. Fortunately, Barak and Prasente paid attention to defense when they dragged back, and directly wiped out Inter Milan's counterattack in the midfield. I gave a free kick on the side.

In order to pursue the integrity of the formation and the distance between the three lines, Leverkusen even abandoned flexibility and change. Inter Milan's attack is much more casual. It is not limited to the formation and three lines. It may concentrate on superior forces at any time, or it may concentrate players to encircle, making it very difficult for Leverkusen to defend. Inter Milan dared to do this because they were stronger and not afraid of being counterattacked by Leverkusen.

After getting a side-side free kick, the attacking player of Inter Milan quickly rushed to the penalty area. Sedov did not wait for Pirlo's free throw. He quickly sent a free kick and launched an attack.

Inter Milan's fast attack hit Leverkusen with a time difference. The ball found the lighthouse Vieri in front of him. Vieri headed the ball back. Ronaldo faced the opponent's complete defense line or dodged the angle to test the opponent's goalkeeper Bout.

This is a fast cold shot. Ronaldo swings his legs is not large, but the strength of the ball is not small, and the speed is very fast. Butt is tall and it is not easy to roll on the ground. It is a little slow to fall down. When the ball was pressed under him, it slowly rolled out and almost rolled into the goal. Fortunately, Butt is still in today's state. Yes, the backhand pressed the ball on the goal line again.