Chapter 780: Uncle Bird is here
May 25, the day of the final in Paris, France. With more than half a month to go, Juventus have already begun to prepare for this final, which is where they have an advantage over Barcelona, who will have to fight Real Madrid for the league title, and Juventus have already rotated their main squad with substitutes.
Liu Hao has also increased high-intensity training recently, and the team is integrated, this championship battle, is absolutely indispensable Liu Hao, although in the promotion process, teammates are indispensable, but Liu Hao is the guarantee of victory.
He also fully recovered from the injury in his right foot and was not affected again. During this period, he went back to Madrid, Spain, and personally accompanied Huang Zhang to have a kidney replacement operation, so that Huang Zhang got a new life.
Manchester City finally finalized the transfer of Ronaldo, 32 years old, he still has a value of 50 million pounds, this is not a rumor, nor is it a revelation, but a real official news, Manchester City and Manchester United both announced the news at the same time, Ronaldo has become the biggest traitor in Manchester United history......
But surprisingly, Manchester United fans did not jump out to protest, maybe everyone wants to see what the future should look like, since Ronaldo has made the trip, then Messi is definitely not far away, everything will become a fact.
Real Madrid also announced the next day that Liu Hao would return to Real Madrid after the end of the season, so the Champions League final will be Liu Hao's last game at Juventus.
Juventus fans were very sad after seeing the news, and finally had an invincible thigh in the team, but they could only get him for one season, after all, Liu Hao did not really belong to them.
If this man can lead Juventus to Champions League this season, it will be the perfect curtain call......
The fans have never been disappointed in him, and Liu Hao has never disappointed the fans.
This is Liu Hao's third trip to the Champions League final. Not many players have reached the final three times in a row, but in the 1995-1996, 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 seasons, players who played for Juventus did so.
The most famous is the current Juventus vice-president Del Pierrot, but Juventus only won the championship in '96 and lost to Borussia Dortmund the following year. Lost to Real Madrid in the third year.
Real Madrid did it before, but that was the time of Di Stefano, sixty or seventy years ago, when they won five consecutive Champions League titles......
Now, Liu Hao can hit the triple championship, which is already quite a BT honor.
He is writing a new history, a legend of his own.
Recently he has stepped up his training with the team in order to be able to play better, although Allegri has not yet decided how to play. But Liu Hao has already started to prepare for the competition.
Juventus' preparation is easy, but Barcelona is different.
Under the pressure of the Champions League, Barcelona finally dropped the chain in the league, and in the strong confrontation with Sevilla away, they were forced to draw by their opponents, only got 1 point, so the points were pulled away by Real Madrid 2 points, two points. There was one more round that basically declared their league dream shattered.
With that in mind, I went to Paris. Frustrating for sure. Spinach is not optimistic about them, and in the latest odds to win the title, Juventus is 1.05 and Barcelona is 3.5. Such odds are unbelievable to take place in the Champions League final.
If Barcelona had been at this odds in previous years, it would have been an insult. The team with MSN is always the most popular team, but since Liu Hao appeared and MSN disintegrated, everything is no longer as strong as before.
The arrogant Neymar in the semifinals. This time it became much more low-key, saying in an interview with the French media: I really want to, they are the favorites, but Barcelona will not give up the fight for the title, we will do our best, football is round, anything can happen. We have nothing to lose, the pressure is on their side because they have a big bug.
"No one on this planet does a better job of possession than us, I think our possession is the best defense, you can only contain them if you play the ball to the extreme, and what other teams can't do, we will definitely be able to do, it's an unbeatable advantage."
Neymar is indeed right, if you want to talk about possession, Barcelona say second, no one dares to say first. Even after Messi left the system, his strength has become relatively reduced, and Barcelona is still the same Barcelona.
Having absolute possession of the ball can indeed contain Juventus, and at that time, Juventus may only be exhausted and unable to even grab the ball.
Barcelona are still an inexplicable team, no team can compare to them, and they have been in football for a decade with this advantage.
Allegri naturally noticed this. Against Manchester United, just to prevent Ronaldo's play, against Chelsea, against Messi, against Real Madrid, to prevent their overall attack, but against Barcelona? You never know who is going to score.
Every coach will have a headache against a team that is stronger than him, and if it weren't for Juventus' own advantages, this game would have been even more difficult.
He hasn't made up his mind about how to deal with Barcelona in Paris these days, there have been a lot of tactical meetings, every time he calls the players to watch the video and discuss the tactics, Barcelona's first-team squad has been turned over several times, and each player has been taken out for individual study, whether it is a defensive player or an attacking player.
Sometimes, small details can change the tide of battle, and Allegri is hoping to find holes in the enemy.
Just like Messi's penalty kicks are always saved, Messi always likes to kick the bottom left corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper naturally likes to save in this direction, which is the benefit of studying the opponent.
Each player has his own characteristics of holding the ball, no matter how strong he is, he will have an inertia, for example, Ronaldo always likes to pedal on the spot, don't pay attention to him at all, Xiao Luo's oxtail is always completed with his left foot, and break through from the left side, and Da Luo's high-speed pedaling of the bicycle is finally to the left side. These are all things that can be looked for.
It's no secret.
Of course, although it is not a secret, it is another thing to prevent it after it is actually used in the game. For example, Barcelona's current biggest name, Neymar, is a left-footed player, but his right foot is also very strong. When he's dribbling the ball, you don't know where he's going to go, but there's a rule that when he's down the ball, he likes to pass the ball down the middle, and when he's breaking through with the ball down the middle, he likes to shoot with his feet all of a sudden.
And midfielder Andres Iniesta also likes to break through with the ball, but his movements are very simple. It's not as fancy as Neymar's moves, he may pass his opponent in one or two moves, and if he rushes out against Iniesta, it will be very simple, and Neymar will have to toss for a while.
These are all details, compared to Neymar, in fact, Iniesta is more terrifying, this guy is a big game superstar!
One stop at the Bernabeu. Pellegrí's reputation with the team has risen once again, and the team has nothing but admiration for his formidable tactics. Even Pirlo was impressed.
"Personally, I think Liu should be allowed to start and be at the front. So their defenders don't dare to press up and assist, we take a lot of pressure off defensively, and of course, Liu has to have enough movement if he plays like Real Madrid. Will this give the opponent more chances? Pirlo gave his opinion.
'It's going to be a game that requires a lot of movement and a lot of aggression and we have to cut off his possession and not let them pass the ball in a comfortable way.
"Well, then the attack will be handed over to a few of them. We are still defensive, waiting for opportunities, and the battle in midfield must not be abandoned, even if there is no possession, and we cannot let them take the ball calmly. Allegri nodded, agreeing with Pirlo.
"Barcelona's passing is generally based on the ground, small and fast, the defenders have to run more actively, don't have a sense of slackness, teammates must maintain enough initiative between them, Buffon can shout more in the game, after all, you can see the whole stadium." Liu Hao also expressed his opinion, a team like Barcelona likes to play the opponent dizzy, and then suddenly come to a quick attack, and the opponent is caught off guard. A lot of times, that's how they take out their opponents, and it's simply impossible to guard against.
Like the kind of team that flies the ball with both wings, as long as you focus and defend with more people, the danger is not so great, but the ground attack, a beautiful ball can tear up the entire defense, Barcelona has such ability, almost every player has such a unique skill. By beating Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, Barcelona showed Bayern Munich the true philosophy of Barcelona football.
The Champions League final is sure to be a game where you have to be focused until the end of the game! There is nothing to doubt about this, unless you don't want the Champions League, and after a season, isn't that what it is?
The Barcelona coach is not a fool, he naturally knows his advantages and Juventus's advantages, everyone actually knows the roots, but Enrique still sent the strongest main force in the last round of the league, he still did not give up on the league championship, although he won by a big score, Real Madrid still did not give them a chance and won the final championship.
All they could hope for was a night in Paris!
Both teams arrived in Paris two days early, with Barcelona opting for a training base at PSG and Juventus at a training ground for a second division team.
Barcelona closed their training grounds, while Juventus simply opted for simple training, focusing on recovery and recuperation, and opened up training, becoming a more sought after team than Barcelona.
And Pirlo has a new identity, officially becoming an assistant coach at Juventus, and Allegri added him to the coaching bench a few days ago.
Maybe he also realized that Pirlo has the potential to become an excellent coach, the rich second generation Pirlo is actually a wayward player, a good rich second generation does not do, but he likes to play football, after playing, maybe he also thought about the addiction of coaching......
And the day's training was handed over to Pirlo, it seems that Allegri is a little cynical, and at the moment of the war, Allegri is not there?
The media who came here for interviews were surprised, and when they caught Pirlo, they asked: "You are planning to prepare for war like this?" ”
"How should you prepare for war?" Pirlo asked rhetorically, "I think it's good, everybody is relaxed, if everybody is nervous, then two days later you might break down because of too much pressure, I have enough experience in the final, it's good to do that." ”
Pirlo does have experience, his words are authoritative, moderate relaxation will help the player, excessive tension will make the player feel uncomfortable.
"Will Liu be sent to start the game?"
'I'm just an assistant coach and you should ask Allegri. Pirlo still knew who he was and did not answer tactical questions.
"Why did you become an assistant coach at Juventus?"
"Because of my love for football, I was reluctant to let go of football, I was going to go to the MLS again, but I don't think I can play anymore, I want to be a coach, I will find the motivation again." Pirlo answered this question very seriously.
"It's not just me who wants to be a coach, in fact, Liu also thinks so." Coldly, Pirlo revealed a little more information.
"Liu?" This really surprised the journalists.
"You're saying he's going to retire soon? Isn't he going back to Real Madrid? The reporter was a little confused, thinking that Pirlo was joking.
"It doesn't have a bearing on being a player, does it? Am I not standing here too? He's the team's free-kick coach now, and even I'm learning free-kick ...... from him."
"Aren't you going to be a coach? Also learning free-kicks? ”
"I have to pass on the mastery, what if there is no successor in Italy, while Liu is still there, I have to learn more......"
The reporter found Liu Hao and then asked him about it.
"Andrea is right, I really want to be a coach, next season I will study with Zinedine Zidane, I can learn a lot from him and I believe I will become a coach in the future......"
"There was news this morning that the leadership of your national team has arrived in England, is it possible that you really have to reach an agreement with Mourinho?"
"Yes."
Yes? The reporter was stunned for a moment, but he didn't understand.
Liu Hao's answer was too direct.
"You mean...... Mourinho signed with the Chinese team? He asked again, uncertain.
"I said, yes, Mourinho and the Chinese team have reached an agreement." Liu Hao smiled and nodded, as if he was talking about something very ordinary......
What kind of sensational news does this have to be? Mourinho joins the Chinese national team! (To be continued.) )