Red Rebels

Ugly, destructive, conservative, against the laws of football... The Italian media began to list a lot of criticism after the game, most of which they had used to criticize Capello before, and now they threw them all at him.

Ironically, Capello, who was criticized by them before for being almost completely injured, turned into a typical representative of aggressiveness after this game. As everyone knows, it was Juventus trying to score when they were 2 goals behind. A one-goal comeback.

But once again, they used standard defense to defend the home victory.

When every player on the court can conscientiously complete the tasks assigned to him, Mourinho will be confident that his team will not lose the ball.

Defense is never the responsibility of the defensive players. This is the first commandment of Mourinho's tactical defense system. Only by building a defensive system from the forwards can the defense become impregnable.

The last 70 minutes of the game turned into garbage time. It can even be expected that the 90 minutes of the game at the Alpstadion will inevitably turn into defensive practice time. Mourinho has 2 goals in hand. , it is impossible not to defend and counterattack in the away game.

Yes, maybe Capello will mobilize at home, but firstly, they may not be able to shake the defense, and secondly, they must also consider the counterattack. After all, the players' speed and personal abilities are excellent.

Martin Taylor wrote in his column: "This was an expected game. The only thing that surprised me was the attack and wildness shown in the opening scene. They beat Juventus without any temper. Logically speaking, even a counterattack was impossible, which resulted in two goals in the first 20 minutes."

"But after that, the game lost its suspense. Yes, I had expected the result when Kaká scored. I didn't think Capello's team could score a goal on the pitch after a bad start. , because the condition of their players is not good at all, it can even be said to be very bad.”

"Although this game seemed boring for most of the time, the tactics were very strong. I believe that after the loss of this game, the debate about Capello's rotation should stop, because the players are obviously better than Juventus. Tus is even more excited, even Capello can't deny that."

"The only reason that drove me to watch the last 90 minutes of the Alpstadion was my appreciation for Capello. The Italian tactician was familiar with the game for 70 minutes and might be able to see the loopholes in the defensive system. , can we make targeted adjustments and return the favor at home, this is my only expectation!"

"For them, if they choose to attack in the away game, it will definitely be a step backward in tactics!"

…………….. defeated Juventus 2:0, and in another stadium, AC Milan also defeated Inter Milan 2:0 at home. Palacio and Inzaghi scored goals for AC Milan.

On the next day, Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 4:2 at home. Although Real Madrid had a 2-goal difference, Bayern scored 2 away goals, which also bought Real Madrid's away trip to Germany. There is a hidden danger, and it is not difficult to see from this game that the generally aging trend of Real Madrid players has caused their ability and physical fitness to control the game to decline rapidly, especially at the last moment, when Bayern pulled two goals in a row.

After this game, the issue of the metabolism of Real Madrid stars was also put on the agenda. In particular, the successors of Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo and others began to be discussed by the Spanish media. After all, Real Madrid wanted to If the superstar strategy continues, it is necessary to introduce new blood while taking into account performance while also achieving competitive success.

By the way, Florentino was advised by Xiao Yu and went back to talk to Del Bosque. After that, Real Madrid promoted youngster Juan Mata from the youth training camp to the first team. The Spanish youngster performed well. The prospect is very promising, and it is said that Real Madrid has pre-signed Valencia's David Silva, but the transfer fee is ominous.

The relationship between the two clubs has always been bad. Mendieta was unable to transfer to Real Madrid as he wished, and was forced to go to Serie A, which caused the relationship between Real Madrid and Valencia to collapse. However, Florentino obviously intends to repair it with this transfer. relationship between the parties.

This is also seen as a sign that Real Madrid has achieved metabolism. At the same time, Portillo, who came out of the youth training camp, has gradually matured and begun to contribute to the first team. Coupled with the state of Morientes, Raul and others, They are all maintained very well, which makes Real Madrid's striker still full of talents.

Although the newcomer has performed well and the old man is still using his spare time, the succession process has been put on Florentino's agenda and there is no need to delay.

On the other hand, Chelsea defeated Monaco cleanly 4:1 at home. Although the opponent scored a goal, they were already halfway to the top four. This also made Chelsea begin to turn its attention back to the Premier League.

Before the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Ancelotti sent out a semi-substitute lineup to save energy for this game. The result was a 0:1 loss to Manchester City. Van Gaal's team relied on Ibrahimovic. Simovic's goal defeated the powerful Chelsea.

They defeated Moyes' Everton 3:1 at home. Everton, who lost Rooney, performed better this season than last season and now threatens Liverpool's fifth place in the league. However, as this season After being defeated in the first round of the league, Liverpool defeated Bolton 1:0 at home, and the points gap between the two sides widened again.

Manchester United was held to a 0:0 draw at home by Blackburn Rovers, which also left Manchester United 2 points behind, while Arsenal defeated Norwich 4:1 and continued to rank second in the league.

Three days after the game against Juventus, they went to an away game to challenge Blackburn Rovers, who had just tied with Manchester United. Facing the highly motivated Violent Rovers, the players performed very tenaciously. After scoring the first goal, although Violent Rovers once took the initiative, And evened the score, but in the end, Ismail still relied on a powerful volley at the critical moment to bring back precious 3 points from the away game.

Chelsea, on the other hand, also hid many main players. Carlo Ancelotti's team was forced to a draw at home by Birmingham led by Steve Bruce. Uruguayan striker Pandiani opened the scoring for Birmingham until the last moment, when substitutes came on. Shevchenko equalized the score for Chelsea.

This draw at a critical moment also completely eliminated Chelsea's points advantage in the league. Arsenal, who have been in good form recently, have caught up. The two teams have the same points, but Chelsea occupies the top spot with a goal difference, which is only less than Chelsea is ranked 3rd with 1 point less.

After finishing the league, head to Italy.

As expected by Martin Taylor and others, Mourinho had no intention of playing offensive football at the Alpi Stadium, just as he had previously expected that Juventus would not be able to play offensive football on the court, but he was in the starting lineup But made a slight change.

Kolo Toure replaced Maicon as the starter. This is obviously Mourinho's hope to use the Ivorian's defense to help the team. This also makes people believe that Mourinho's tactics are based on solid defense.

The midfielder still used a 3-midfield tactic, namely De Rossi, Essien and Beckham. This was also guessed by the media before the game, but Mourinho replaced Villa with the forward line Drogba started the game, obviously to take advantage of the speed and skills of the Spanish forward. Ronaldinho and Villa were the strikers, and Kaká was in the midfield.

In a sudden change, Mourinho's team changed into a 4-4-2 tactic, and it was a 4-3-1-2 with the three defensive midfielders retracting deeply, and the people on the bench were all defensive players, including Philippe La. Players such as Tom, Vidic, Mikel and Michael Johnson.

Whether looking at the starting or bench lineup, Mourinho obviously intends to rely on defense in exchange for the right to advance.

In fact, players do this during games too!

After the 90-minute match, the Alpine Stadium was covered with pure white paper towels, as if the snow falling from the Alps had not been cleared away.

The score on the field is 1:0. According to international practice, the home team is in front and the visiting team is in behind.

Despite Juventus' victory at the Stadio Alpi, fans were still unhappy with the result as their beloved team won the game but lost the entire campaign.

The total score is 1:2, proudly entering the top 4 of the Champions League!

This was an extremely difficult game. Although Mourinho ordered the entire team to retreat, Capello's team still seized an opportunity in the second half. Zebra Prince Del Piero hit a goal in the left corner of the penalty area. The ball curled directly into the dead center of the goal. Although Cech responded, he still could not prevent the ball from entering the net.

With this world-beating kick, Juventus, which had been exhausted by its defensive tactics, regained hope. The players tried their best to attack and wanted to help the team advance.

They held on to the end. Many players struggled until their legs cramped. They managed to hold on to the score in the face of Juventus's crazy counterattack. Especially at the last moment, De Rossi intercepted the ball at the front of the penalty area and handed it to Michael Johnson. The player helped Ronaldinho counter offside with a long pass. The latter's shot seemed a bit hasty when facing Buffon, causing the ball to be confiscated by Buffon.

However, this counterattack also made Juventus break out in a cold sweat, and the offensive was eased.

In the end, relying on the steel-like defense line, they secured the right to advance at the Alpi Stadium. At the same time, Juventus fans were so angry that they threw tissues on the spot, as if they wanted to bury them with the snowflakes of tissues so that the Bianconeri could take their place.

Although they failed to reverse the situation in the end, Capello spoke highly of the winner at the post-match press conference, believing that this team has amazing tactical execution and excellent personal abilities. As long as they continue to maintain In this state, I believe there is a good chance of winning the final championship.

"Real Madrid? Yes, they were last year's Champions League winners. They were very good, but that was last year. This year's Real Madrid is far inferior to last year in terms of intimidation and control. They are a team that has passed its peak. team!"

When a reporter asked about meeting Real Madrid in the top four, Capello believed that the possibility of victory was greater, and he also made the above evaluation of Real Madrid. ttp：//wwnf.*he

Regarding Capello's words, everyone has different opinions, but Mourinho does not like to accept other people's opinions at all. He prefers to make his own analysis and judgment, especially for upcoming opponents.

But before facing Real Madrid, we must first face a difficult devil's schedule.

Due to the impact of the Champions League, they must play 4 games in the next week and a half, namely the FA Cup top four away challenge to Arsenal, the 33rd round home match against Aston Villa, and the 34th round away challenge Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth played away games in the 35th round. After the game with Portsmouth, they ushered in the Champions League semi-finals away from Real Madrid in the middle of the week.

What is more favorable is that the main rival Chelsea also has to endure such a schedule, which makes Mourinho feel a little more balanced. However, he is not happy with his FA Cup opponent Arsenal. After all, the opponent does not have the Champions League. pressure, so he began to make some criticisms against Arsenal regarding the schedule.

Mourinho launched a war of words before the game. It seemed that he wanted to interfere with Arsenal in the FA Cup, but in fact he was not, because this FA Cup has been determined to be a forfeited game. Mourinho hopes What they did was to create pressure on Arsenal in the following league games, especially in the 34th round of the league, when Chelsea faced Arsenal at home.

"It's best to let them beat them up and let us reap the benefits!"

Mourinho had the best calculation.