When Carlos Pranchote couldn't find Guardiola in his hotel room, he went straight to the conference room.

Sure enough, through the transparent curtain wall of the conference room, he saw the Spaniards.

Sitting behind a long white desk, in front of him was an open Apple laptop, the lit Apple logo was very conspicuous in the dimly lit conference room, and the charger was plugged in next to it, which was a sign of long-term use.

Guardiola, who was in front, held his left chin with his left hand and looked intently at the screen of his notebook.

Needless to say, he must have had insomnia again last night!

When Carlos Pranchote turned around, he saw a person walking on the opposite side, wasn't it Domenech Torrente?

The guy was holding a tray with three steaming, fragrant cups of coffee on it.

"I know you can't sleep either!" Domenech Torrent smirked.

After the two knocked on the door, they walked into the conference room, and also disturbed Guardiola in front of the notebook.

The Spaniard yawned a lot, reached out to rub his brow, closed his eyes, and could faintly see eye oil oozing from the corners of his eyes, all of which were symptoms of staying up late.

"Can't sleep last night?"

Domenech Torent placed the coffee tray on his desk and took a cup and placed it in front of Guardiola, beckoning Carlos Planchote to take a cup himself.

He seemed to have guessed that Planchot would get up at this time, and even prepared his coffee in advance.

Guardiola didn't open his eyes, nodded, and exhaled softly, "How can you sleep?" ”

Yes, it's the Champions League final today, how many people can sleep?

"Actually, you really don't need to put so much pressure on yourself, Southampton's overall strength is better than ours, and they have a better chance of winning, so no matter what the result of this game is, we ...... it."

Guardiola didn't let Torrent continue, but opened his eyes and said lightly, "It's our job, isn't it?" ”

Work, very ordinary, very ordinary a word.

Like everything around Guardiola, it's very simple, and it's a little too simple.

He only has a laptop with an internet connection, through which he can watch all the footage of the matches that Guardiola wants to watch.

Later, Lars Kunitka's technical analysis team will send another technical analysis report, which should be at least forty or fifty pages thick, and it will be full of all the Southampton analyses and forecasts.

Then, all of them had to carefully look through the reports, watch the footage, find as many loopholes in Southampton as possible, and then collect them and prepare them to use whenever and wherever they wanted.

Even, it is possible that they have exhausted countless manpower and material resources to dig up the things, but when they come to the competition, they find that they are useless.

But there is no way, even if it is, they still have to continue such a boring job.

Yes, that's what they do.

"You know, my job is to study the game and then destroy the opponent!"

Pep Guardiola looked at his assistant and showed a slight smile, "The stronger the opponent, the more important my work is, because in the case of a disadvantage, if the tactics can no longer restrain the opponent, then we have no chance of winning." ”

Planchot and Torent looked at each other, both shaking their heads helplessly.

This guy is a workaholic, and he often says that the best way to relax is to work.

Then, he could be alone, in this cold office, and watch the game footage for hours on end.

He and Bielsa in Southampton are probably going to have a fight.

"How? What's the catch of staying up late? Torrent asked with a slight smile.

Guardiola sighed again and shook his head, "No! ”

This made the two people on the other side almost squirt the coffee in their mouths, staying up all night for so long, but finding nothing?

"Our research on Southampton is not just starting now, the intelligence that should be collected has already been collected, and it is difficult to find anything more."

Planchot was depressed, "Then you still stay up late watching the video?" Even if it's watching American dramas, watching movies, it's good to relax. ”

Watching the video is the best relaxation for me, Carlos! Pep Guardiola smiled.

"And I just don't want to miss even the smallest details."

Both assistants looked at Guardiola speechlessly, both accustomed to the willfulness and stubbornness of the Spaniards.

Even his childhood sweetheart's wife can't change him.

In fact, Bayern Munich's team has been collecting information on major European teams, and even has set up a file for every game to facilitate the collection of intelligence when playing against each other.

Southampton, as a team that Guardiola attaches great importance to, is naturally the focus of intelligence gathering.

It can be said that up to now, Bayern Munich has done a very detailed job of intelligence gathering in Southampton.

The information that should be obtained has already been obtained.

It can even be said that the two teams are now put out, and there is basically nothing to hide, and there is no surprise at all.

In such an important game, who would risk using any surprise soldiers?

It is estimated that your strange soldier did not play a role, and he was tossed to death first.

Of course, if you start preparing early, that's a different story.

But if you are prepared, it will be difficult to hide from your opponent.

"Actually, the most important thing for us right now is how to contain Southampton's attack." Planchot analyzed.

Saying that everything else is false, and how to restrain the opponent is the truth.

Torrent thought for a moment, "According to my preliminary estimate, if we want to be restrained, we have to put at least five players in the backline, and three more in the midfield, then the attack will not need to be played at all!" ”

Southampton's attack was so sharp!

Eden Hazard, Suarez and Sanchez are all types of people who can't be prevented at all by one-on-one.

What's even more terrifying is that these three players put together and exert amazing attacking power, and they cooperate with each other skillfully, which is simply unguardable.

Also, there is a passing method in the midfield, Bregas, and an attacker Di Maria, plus an outstanding long passer Toni Kroos, Nimei, Southampton is really against the sky!

In the end, Torrent also sneaked a glance at Guardiola and added, "And even if we focus on defense, I'm afraid we may not be able to hold Southampton's attack." ”

When I said this, it was a bit shocking.

Guardiola's expression was also a little uncomfortable, but he knew that what Torrent said was the truth.

In his own football creed, he has never stuck to two words, what he pursues and trains is to better control the game and firmly grasp the initiative of the game.

Therefore, in the team coached by Guardiola, it is simply unreliable to stick to it.

"Southampton's front, middle and back three lines are very closely combined, and the three players in the front court all have a strong ability to hold the ball, and they can connect the midfield and midfield at any time."

Planchot's expression looked a little overwhelmed.

"In addition to the front trident, their midfield also has a strong ability to advance with the ball, Di Maria, Pogba, Kovacic, are all good players along the way, so it is difficult for the Saints to work with conventional targeted defense."

If it is usually more practical to cut off the passing line as much as possible when encountering such an attacking combination that is difficult to contain, this set is obviously useless for Southampton.

The Saints aren't afraid of you suppressing their midfield!

"Hell, how did Bielsa come up with such a freak team?" Torrent scolded indignantly.

But in his scolding, there was a strong sense of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Who doesn't want to have such a team that makes opponents hate and gnash their teeth, but is helpless?

The competitiveness of a football team on the pitch, the overall strength of the team is the foundation, and the key to determining how far the team can go, and the tactics of the head coach can only determine how much strength the team can play at most.

Therefore, Southampton can have today, in the final analysis, it is inseparable from the operation of Yang Huan and the management.

While Guardiola is depressed, his heart is also full of expectations.

He's looking forward to seeing how far he can go at Southampton, with the strength and resources of Bielsa's strength, and whether he can play the perfect football he wants.

Bayern Munich's lineup, strictly speaking, does not fit Guardiola's ideas, otherwise, he would not have put Lahm in midfield.

Don't look at Bayern Munich, they can also play possession, but they are not detailed enough, and the midfield lacks creativity.

It's really frustrating to be able to control the ball and not create chances.

Coupled with the fact that Ribery and Robben on the left and right wings are dying, Bayern Munich has entered the stage of metabolism, and its strength has declined a lot compared to that year.

In this case, against Southampton, Bayern Munich was at the back from the start.

"Bielsa is a master tactician, he has a whole team of professionals around him to help him, he doesn't take risks in such a game, and he tries to avoid making mistakes, so, at least on a tactical level, if we go the way we go, there is no chance of winning!"

Pep Guardiola glanced at his two right-hand men and reminded him.

Planchot and Torent glanced at each other, and both realized what Guardiola meant.

Since conventional thinking doesn't work, it's just a matter of luck.

"Let's still play back three and grab the start!"

Both assistant coaches have no opinion.

Now for Bayern Munich, it is to fight to have a chance, not to fight, is to sit and wait for death.

The key questions are......

"How long are we going to rob?" Planchot asked with concern, "After grabbing, how do you play next?" ”

Don't underestimate these two points, if they are not handled well, Bayern Munich will die a miserable death.

Guardiola also frowned, "I can't say this for the time being, ten to twenty minutes, it is estimated that it should be achieved, it depends on the play of both sides on the field, and then switch back, play four backs, Bernat back to the left, steady." ”

The two assistant coaches also felt that it was okay.

Pep Guardiola was right, to get off to a start, to disrupt Southampton's rhythm from the start, to bring the game into his own rhythm and to score in the opening kick-off and take the lead.

Even if it doesn't work, it is very reliable to frustrate Southampton's sharpness and stabilize it again.

Southampton are strong, that's true, but Bayern Munich are not weak either.

That is, if it is replaced by any other team in Europe, Bayern Munich will not be left behind at all.

If it is purely calculated according to the current difference in strength between the two sides, the gap between them is probably one goal.

So, as long as the Saints' rhythm is out of order, Bayern Munich has a chance.

Of course, the risk of attacking is not small, that is, if the attacking tactics did not work, but the Saints seized the opportunity and counterattacked, then Bayern Munich would have lost the game early.

But what else can be done now?