After returning from Liverpool, Yang Cheng began to prepare for the final battle for the Bundesliga title, because after the Cup Winners' Cup came to an end, Kaiserslautern ushered in the final three decisive matches of the championship.

Away to Mainz, home to Wolfsburg, away to Hertha Berlin, all three opponents are Kaiserslautern direct opponents to win the championship and promotion, plus the current points have been shortened to 7 points, at any time may capsize in the gutter, a moment of carelessness.

Fortunately, with the opening of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Kaiserslautern has Marshall and Ruud van Nistelrooy's two big strikers in the front, plus Denilson, Deisler, Fritz and other wing stars, Kaiserslautern's attack is unique in the Bundesliga.

On March 23, Kaiserslautern played Mainz away, Yang Cheng rotated the team, and the back line was Lucio, Kyle and Luis? Hout replaced the Bremer trio, while in midfield, Yang Cheng started with Deco in place of Veron, who has been playing continuously recently.

Although the team's starting lineup has undergone a big change, the form and strength of the players should not be underestimated, Mainz sat at home, but played a defensive counterattack, Kaiserslautern dominated the counter-attack, played attacking football, and in the 25th and 68th minutes, Marshall and Ballack established the advantage of the game for Kaiserslautern.

Beat Mainz 2-0 away, Kaiserslautern won two consecutive league games.

A week later, the team welcomed Wolfsburg at home, this time Yang Cheng did not stay anymore, and played the main team as much as possible, and the main rival was cut down with a clean 4:0, Wolfsburg was completely smoothed out by the Red Devils in this game, and Marshall further established his position as the top scorer in the Bundesliga with a hat-trick in this game.

Sandwiched between three consecutive wins in the Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern enters the April schedule.

On April 6, they challenged Hertha Berlin away.

In order to prepare for the away game against Paris Saint-Germain on the 10th, Yang Cheng once again rotated the game, and finally regretted a 1:1 draw with Hertha Berlin away.

But on April 10, Yang Cheng led the team to Paris to challenge Paris Saint-Germain away.

Paris Saint-Germain, who are sitting at home, have shown the power of the defending champions, and they also hope to use the home advantage to crush the weak team in the German second division in one fell swoop, especially Joel? Butz even shouted the slogan of ending the fight in the first round.

But in the game, Kaiserslautern, who has always been known for his 343 offensive football, suddenly changed to 451,

From left to right, the backline is Bremer, Kosch, Kyle and Clemens? Fritz; Gattuso played as a right midfielder, with Nedved, Veron and Ballack lined up in midfield, with Denilson up front.

It was also freer, with Marshall alone at the forefront.

Yang Cheng's sudden change of formation suddenly made Joel? Butz was caught off guard, because according to the information he had gathered before, Kaiserslautern's tactics had always been based on 343, but now he had changed to 451, a modified version of 442, which was indeed somewhat surprising.

At the beginning of the game, when the squad was announced, the outside world was also shocked by Yang Cheng's tactics, after all, Kaiserslautern has not played this tactic this season, although there have been major tournament formation change strategies before, but few have achieved results.

In the midst of doubts, only Yang Cheng himself knows that in the super coach assistance system, the run-in degree of the first formation 343 has reached 74 points, and the run-in degree of 442 that he has arranged before and often practiced in training has also reached 63 points, so it is not a problem to use it in the game.

Moreover, only the tactical formation has changed, but Kaiserslautern is still the same set instilled by Yang Cheng in his bones.

As the game progressed, everyone gradually realized that Kaiserslautern's tactics restrained PSG's starting line-up.

Originally, in this set of tactics, the forward midfielder Rai and Leonardo on the side were the most threatening players, but now Yang Cheng is specifically targeting this, focusing on attacking the wing, using Denilson to contain Leonardo, relying on Denilson's personal ability on the side, coupled with the response of Bremer and Nedved behind him, Leonardo does not dare to take the initiative.

In the middle, Gattuso, Veron and Ballack set up camp and joined forces to freeze Rai, cutting off the link between Paris Saint-Germain's central midfield and Kyle, who can play up and down in a position, and Kaiserslautern deployed heavy troops in the middle.

Clemens on the right? Fritz cooperated with Gattuso to control the attack and defense on the right side, and even frequently suddenly stepped forward to create killing opportunities, making Paris Saint-Germain's attack always seem so worried.

Under this set of tactics, PSG's attack was slow to open up the situation, but Kaiserslautern relied on Denilson, who has been on fire lately on the wing, who brought great danger to PSG on the left and in the middle, and his individual breakthrough was almost unguardable.

In the 62nd minute of the second half, Kaiserslautern counterattacked after breaking the ball, Veron's long pass found Denilson on the left, and the Brazilian crossed after a beautiful pass, Olaf? Marshall beats Paul in the box? Le Gon, header scores, 0:1!

This score was maintained until the end of the game, Kaiserslautern relied on the bold change of targeted tactics, and the away team was unexpectedly upset, temporarily leading Paris Saint-Germain 1:0.

The result was an instant thrill for Red Devils fans, but with Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 both winning the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, Kaiserslautern's victory didn't cause much commotion.

Back in Kaiserslautern, the team immediately beat Leipzig 4-1 at home after a rotation, and Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy scored twice again, showing his excellent goalscoring form, especially the confidence he showed in the game, giving Yang Cheng every reason to be optimistic about his future.

Every striker has to develop that confidence in the constant scoring of goals, and only with that confidence can they dare to hit the ball in the game, and now Ruud van Nistelrooy is on that path, and as he becomes more confident, he will perform better and better.

However, in the 26th round of the league, in the away game against Guterslow, Yang Cheng rotated most of the team's main lineup in order to prepare for the European Cup Winners' Cup match against Paris Saint-Germain, and finally was forced to draw 1:1 away by the conservative Guterslo, Deco scored the winning goal, and Vanney's streak of goals was temporarily ended.

However, it is worth thanking that Kaiserslautern, who returned to the home stadium, returned to the familiar tactics of 343, and with two goals from Marshall and Veron, the home team defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-1, Rai scored an equaliser for Paris Saint-Germain in the first half, but as soon as the second half started, Veron's direct free kick exceeded the score again.

After two legs, Kaiserslautern eliminated Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 on aggregate to reach the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup.

And in Fiorentina, although the purple lily fought tenaciously in the first leg, with the goal of the god of war Batistuta in the 65th minute, the away 1:1 draw against the powerful Barcelona,

However, Barty received a red card in the last minute and had to miss the second leg, leading to Rui? Costa lost 0:2 at home to Barcelona and 1:3 on aggregate.

Sad departure from the European Cup Winners' Cup.

As a result, the two teams in the European Cup Winners' Cup final of the season were all born, Kaiserslautern of the Bundesliga, against the super giants Barcelona of the Spanish First Division, on May 14, and the final was played at the De Kuyp Stadium in Feyenoord in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

In other words, from the second leg of the semi-finals to the final, there are only 20 days in total, and from the perspective of preparation, it is indeed too hasty, especially against Barcelona, which is full of superstars.

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Sitting on the sofa in his office, the TV in front of him was playing the Barcelona vs Fiorentina match again and again.

Although many people in the outside world think that Barcelona was forced to draw by Fiorentina at home in the first leg, which is very embarrassing, but in fact, those who have really watched the game and know the two-legged knockout confrontation know that Fiorentina seemed to take advantage of the first leg, but in fact laid the groundwork for the second leg.

Barcelona at home is undoubtedly strong, Ronaldo, Figo, Enrique, Guardiola, these are all the top stars in today's football, and the attacking combination formed by them is undoubtedly the most feared in today's football.

"If my memory is correct, Barcelona will have more than 100 goals in La Liga this season, it seems to be 102!" Yang Cheng smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.

Think about it, this season, after Real Madrid bought a number of superstars such as Ronaldo, Kaka, Alonso, and Benzema, Pellegrini's team scored 102 goals in La Liga, and the competition in La Liga at that time was far less fierce than it is now.

You can imagine how strong this team's offense is.

Of course, although Barcelona has a strong attack this season, there are many holes in the defense, at least Bobby? The reason why Robson's team is now eight points behind Real Madrid is because Capello knows how to defend better than Robson.

However, in Spain, fans are more recognizant of Robson than Capello's style of football.

Kaiserslautern faces Barcelona, defensive counterattack is a must, and playing against such a Barcelona team, it is definitely lighting the lamp in the toilet and looking for death, but the key is how to defend and how to counterattack!

Just when Yang Cheng had a headache, there was a knock on the office door.

"You're here!" Paul? Bair and Tim? Hank walked into the office one after the other.

They came to sit next to Yang Cheng and saw the video of Barcelona's game playing repeatedly on TV, as well as a sad Yang Cheng.

"It's past 7 o'clock, aren't you going to eat something?" Tim asked with a concerned smile.

"Oh, damn it!" Yang Cheng slapped his forehead, "I just cared about watching the video, and I forgot the time." ”

All three burst into laughter.

From the moment he heard about the Cup Winners' Cup final against Barcelona, Yang Cheng looked preoccupied.

It's easy to understand, because few people in the world are bullish on Kaiserslautern these days, except for those teams who want to bet on Kaiserslautern to the end.

"Although most of the media are singing lamentations to us now, it is not that no one praises us!" Paul? Seeing that Yang Cheng was in a bad mood, Bayer deliberately diverted the topic.

"Oh? Eulogize? Yang Cheng found this word very interesting.

"At the very least, we have once again defended the tradition of the Cup Winners' Cup and rejected the title defence of PSG!"

Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but soon laughed, somewhat diluting some of the pressure brought about by Barcelona's strength, but the giant-like Barcelona has always been a shadow entrenched in Yang Cheng's heart.

In the history of the Cup Winners' Cup, there have been six occasions when last season's champions reached the final of this season with the intention of defending their title, but no team has ever defended their title, and this season's Paris Saint-Germain is no exception.

In fact, Yang Cheng knows that even without the appearance of Kaiserslautern, Paris Saint-Germain will not be able to win against Barcelona, because this is almost one of the strongest teams in football today.

"Fiorentina of tinkerer Ranieri have a poor record this season, but they are still one of the strongest teams in Serie A, Batistuta and Rui? Costa's combination was perfect, but they were still defeated by Barca, and it can't be said that it was just because of a red card from Batistuta! ”

You know, in the second leg of the game, Ronaldo scored a goal at the beginning, but it was invalidated, otherwise, the result of this game should be a 3:0 victory, although Fiorentina's defeat is Ranieri's conservative style, but Barcelona's strength is undoubted.

Another point is the league schedule and the impact of Real Madrid.

The first leg of the match happened to be between the 32nd and 33rd rounds of La Liga, and in the 32nd round, Real Madrid was unexpectedly forced to draw by the weak team at home, which was definitely a godsend for Barcelona, which was opened by Real Madrid, so in the midweek game against Fiorentina, Barcelona seemed a little distracted, and their minds were on the weekend's away game against Atletico Madrid.

As a result, the first leg was forced to draw, but Barcelona narrowed the gap between themselves and Real Madrid from the original 9 points to 7 points, and the Barcelona people saw the hope of turning defeat into victory.

However, in the next two rounds of the league, Barcelona unexpectedly lost to Valladolid, and Real Madrid was forced to draw by Valencia away, and the gap between the two teams widened to 8 points, which is irreparable with seven rounds left in the league.

Coupled with the fact that La Liga was suspended for two weeks at this time, Barcelona began to devote all their energy to the Cup Winners' Cup, so there was a complete victory over the Purple Lily in the second leg.

"I watched the La Liga schedule, on May 11, the 37th round of La Liga Barcelona sat at the Camp Nou to welcome Real Madrid, the current points gap between the two teams is 8 points, as long as in the 36th round, the two teams will not continue to widen the score gap, this game Barcelona will do its best!"

Paul? Bayer pointed to a La Liga schedule in front of him and introduced the next La Liga situation for Yang Cheng.

3 points in a game, as long as Real Madrid wins at home, the gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be narrowed to 5 points, and there are 6 rounds left in the league, everything is possible!

When Yang Cheng thought of this, he couldn't help but begin to identify with Paul? Bayer's analysis.

"In the 38th round, on May 17, Barcelona challenged Celta away, as long as the situation in the 37th round is slightly tilted towards Barcelona, Bobby? Robson won't have any reason to give up on this game, and by then, the midweek Cup Winners' Cup final will definitely be affected! "Paul? Bayer continued to analyze.

"But with Real Madrid's momentum this season, it is unlikely that Barcelona will want to overtake, will they really affect this almost nine-ten-win final for the sake of that unknown situation?" Tim? What does Hank think of Bobby? Robson is unlikely to do so.

But Yang Cheng suddenly laughed and said with great certainty: "Yes, it will!" ”

Others may not know the grievances between Barcelona and Real Madrid, but Yang Cheng knows it clearly, although the hatred between the two teams has not been completely intensified, but the importance of the century derby is self-evident, coupled with the impact of league points, Bobby? Robson will definitely give his all against Real Madrid at home.

That's Kaiserslautern's chance!

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng's whole person suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the feeling of being almost out of breath just now suddenly eased a lot.

When the head coach is indeed inhumane abuse, especially in terms of resistance to pressure and blows to the head coach, if Yang Cheng is just a fan, he will feel that Kaiserslautern will play Barcelona, in case he loses, although he will be injured, although it is very uncomfortable, his life still has to go on, and life still has to go on as usual.

But being a head coach is not good, because this game is related to the hard work and hard work of every player in the team for a season, and they pin all their hopes on Yang Cheng, and a decision by Yang Cheng can negate their efforts throughout the season at any time.

It was also at this time that Yang Cheng was able to understand why so many players often left the team that had treated him well, just because they couldn't win the championship, and it was impossible to understand that frustration if there were no people who had experienced it firsthand.

Now Yang Cheng wants to prevent this frustration from coming to his team as much as possible!

At the same time, he has to start thinking about developing a training and game plan for the team in the next 20 days until the final against Barcelona in the next 20 days, and he even decided to use the achievement points in the super coach support system to make every effort to adjust the condition and morale of the players, so that they can reach the peak state when they play against Barcelona.

Only in this way can Kaiserslautern have the strength to fight against Barcelona!