Super Marshal

Monaco, hotel conference room in Barcelona.

All the players who made the roster were sitting in their seats with extremely solemn expressions.

Tonight is the first tough game of the new season, Inter Milan.

The Nerazzurri was the strongest team in Serie A last season, and everyone knows that Serie A is best at restraining La Liga.

But what really worries people is Inter Milan's head coach Gao Han.

What tactics will he adopt in the game?

This has also become something that Rijkaard has been worried about in the past few days.

After his former number one assistant Tenkat chose to return to the Netherlands and become the head coach of Ajax, Rijkaard found that there was no one around him who could discuss the problem, which made him even more anxious.

Finally, he posed the question to the players in front of him.

The goalkeeper is Valdes, the defense is Sylvinho, Puyol, Thuram and Zambrotta, the midfielder is Motta behind, Xavi and Deco are up front, and the trident is still Ronaldo. The combination of Erdinho, Eto'o and Messi.

Among the eleven starting lineups, four are from Gao Han's command, and Thuram and Zambrotta also played against Inter Milan during their time at Juventus, so they should be familiar with Gao Han.

But as a result, opinions were completely divided.

"The safest way for Serie A teams to play in La Liga is to defend and counterattack. Although Inter Milan is good at passing and controlling, compared with us, they can't grab the ball at all. Therefore, I dare say that Gao Han will definitely give up their best pass. Control and switch to defensive counterattack style."

"I agree with Gianluca Zambrotta's judgment. As long as we control the ball and rhythm and cut off the connection between their front trident and the midfield, we can beat Inter Milan."

Gianluca Zambrotta and Thuram agree that Inter Milan can only defend.

If a Serie A team plays a La Liga team and doesn't defend, is it possible that they still want to play pass and control?

Inter Milan's so-called excellent passing and control means that when they play in Serie A, when it comes to La Liga or other Latin-style leagues such as the Portuguese Super League, their passing and control advantage is not obvious or even non-existent.

But as soon as the two of them finished speaking, Eto'o burst out laughing.

"Please, you are talking about our boss...uh, no, is it the Gao Han I know?"

Eto'o kept shaking his head, "I don't deny your judgments. Yes, playing in Serie A and La Liga requires defensive counterattacks, but what I dare to say is that Gao Han has never been a defensive counterattack coach. He will do everything possible. There is no way to attack, even if he does play a defensive counterattack, it must be an offensive version of defensive counterattack."

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little funny after hearing this.

Defensive counterattack is defensive counterattack, is there an offensive version?

"Gao Han's consistent characteristic is that he does not play according to common sense. The team he trains can advance, attack, retreat or defend. It is difficult for us to guess his intentions." Ronaldinho also echoed Eto'o. if.

They didn't realize it when they played under Gao Han before, but now they have become rivals. However, they found that it is really difficult to figure out Gao Han's tricks, because he always subverts others' expectations of him time and time again. impression.

"What should we do?"

"Yes, do you want us to play defensive counterattack?"

"Stop being ridiculous, okay? We are a La Liga team, so we must play defensive counterattacks!"

There were many people in the conference room who were unconvinced and expressed different opinions regarding Ronaldinho and Eto'o's remarks that they were too cold and would destroy the morale of Inter Milan.

Rijkaard frowned and never let go. He found that everyone had very different opinions.

In these seven days, Barcelona will play a total of four games. The intensity is really staggering, so there is not enough time to prepare, let alone practice skills and tactics, and even discuss the game style, there is no chance. I could only study it during my free time on the morning of the match day, but the results were so different.

Just when Rijkaard was in trouble, his eyes noticed Messi and Deco. The two of them remained silent.

"Leo, Anderson, tell me your thoughts." Rijkaard said.

Messi is a smart boy, but Deco has a very smart brain, and Deco is a midfielder, so his opinions are of great reference value.

"Uh... I think everyone is right." Messi replied shyly.

After all, he is a young player. It is not a good thing to support or oppose anyone.

Rijkaard had anticipated this, so what he really cared about was Deco.

This player has played under Gao Han for many years and knows Gao Han better than anyone else.

Deco did not hesitate. He is a Barcelona player, so he naturally has to make suggestions for the team, and even use all means to defeat Gao Han and Inter Milan.

"I don't know if you have noticed it, but there is something special about Inter Milan's summer warm-up match this season."

"You mean..."

"Yaya Toure started a number of games in place of Figo and performed well."

Rijkaard and many others nodded. This had been noticed for a long time and even the media had been reporting on it.

However, everyone's analysis believes that this is due to Figo's age and his participation in the World Cup in the summer.

"Yaya Toure and Figo obviously have two different styles. Figo and I are teammates in the national team. I know that he is indeed in good condition, but what is the age, but Yaya Toure Lei is different, both in terms of physical fitness and technical characteristics, he is very different."

When Deco said this, he took a deep look at everyone, "What I want to say is that when Gao Han introduced Ibrahimovic to Chelsea, everyone did not believe his words because this guy The center's scoring ability is not outstanding, but his characteristics are very different, but as a result, it turns out that Gao Han not only worked hard, but also made Ibrahimovic one of the strongest centers."

"Yaya Toure is also very different. He plays like a powerful defensive midfielder. His physical fitness and running range are very good, but his skills are very detailed, his dribbling ability is very good, and his position is not in the center. Playing deep in the midfield, instead playing in the central midfield, or even..."

Rijkaard understood a little bit, "You mean, just like when Ancelotti moved Pirlo, who played as an attacking midfielder, back, Gao Han wants to move Yaya Toure, who was supposed to play as a defensive midfielder, forward?"

"With Inter Milan's entire lineup, it is completely achievable." Deco nodded, "Don't forget, he is Gao Han!"

The four macho tactics, this is a term that was ridiculed by the Serie A media last season, which means that Inter Milan's trident plus Yaya Toure are all real machos.

Use the trident plus Yaya Toure to suppress the opponent's midfield and backfield. Cambiasso and Veron and other midfielders are responsible for organization and sorting. Evra and Maicon fly together on both wings. Inter Milan's play The method is simple, direct and crude, but it is difficult to defend at all.

But Rijkaard's first thought was the height of his own team's defense. In front of the four tough men who were often about 1.9 meters tall, Barcelona had no advantage at all in the air.

What's more, if a team like Barcelona is forced to play in its own half, the end will be extremely miserable.

Thinking about this, Rijkaard couldn't help but feel frustrated.

He seemed to have many choices, but in fact, he had no choice.

The defending champion of the Champions League has been forced into this situation. It's really...

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"Dear spectators, welcome to the Stade Louis II of Monaco."

"What we are broadcasting live for you is the 2006 European Super Cup, the match between Inter Milan and Barcelona."

"The players from both teams have lined up in their respective halves, and the game is about to start."

Beep!

"Okay, with the referee's whistle, the game officially begins."

"Let me first give you a brief introduction to the starting lineups of the two teams."

"Inter Milan, the goalkeeper is Cesar, the defense is Evra, Cannavaro, Vidic and Maicon, and the three midfielders are Yaya Toure, Cambiasso and Veron. , There is no adjustment to the front three, the combination of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Adriano."

"Let's introduce Barcelona again..."

"Oh, Inter Milan made a quick attack after the opening. Maicon dribbled the ball in from the right. He was very fast and very determined. He passed the ball to the center. Adriano took the ball and hit the goal directly!"

"Goalkeeper Valdes flew and saved the ball."

"In just fifty-one seconds, Inter Milan took the first shot."

"We can see that the Nerazzurri don't seem to be reconciled. Although the ball has fallen at Barcelona's feet, they are still pressing forward."

"Okay, Inter Milan stole the ball again and passed it to the right and handed it to Maicon."

"Put it up along the wing and pass."

"Cristiano Ronaldo headers the ball in the back!"

"A little higher."

"In less than three minutes, Inter Milan has already shot two very threatening shots."

"Barcelona also has to shrink their defense now, but Inter Milan still seems to be pressing forward."

"After the opening, the game moved very fast. Both teams fought fiercely. Barcelona was a little passive and made many mistakes in passing and receiving. Inter Milan frequently got opportunities to counterattack."

"Let's look at this time again. Barcelona passed the ball continuously, passed it to Motta, stabilized the ball first, good, and then passed it."

"Harvey comes and catches the ball..."

"Yaya Toure suddenly stepped forward. His legs are really long and he successfully intercepted the ball before Xavi. It was a good opportunity."

"Passed to the right and Veron made a pass."

"Adriano breaks into the penalty area, receives the ball and hits the goal!"

"The ball went in!!!!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Oh my god, just over five minutes into the game, Inter Milan took the lead in breaking Barcelona's goal."

"Yaya Toure intercepted the ball and Veron made a pass. After Adriano received the ball in the penalty area, he pulled it to the left, passed Puyol, and shot directly. Goalkeeper Valdes this time It’s beyond our reach.”

"We can see that Inter Milan's entire process from stealing the ball to counterattack was very concise. Even when Adriano kicked the goal, Thuram suddenly thought of helping to defend. As a result, there was no way to stop Brazil. Player’s volley.”

"It's about 13 meters away from the goal. This is also Adriano's second shot in this game, and both shots are on target. He looks very hot."

The entire Louis II Stadium has completely turned into a sea of ​​celebration.

No one expected that Inter Milan would take the lead in breaking Barcelona's goal in just five minutes.

Is this still the kind of strong conversation people expected before the game?

Looking at the side of the court again, Gao Han was continuing to press forward towards the players, and everyone had a vague premonition.

This is the prelude to a massacre!