Midfielder

The Champions League final is always a battle of wits between coaches and a battle of courage between players. A week before the start of the game, Chelsea and AC Milan both chose a closed training mode. They rejected all external interference and concentrated on preparing for the game.

In fact, there is no secret about the tactical play and personnel adjustments of the two teams. After all, after a season of running-in, even if there are adjustments to the main lineup, it is just a fine-tuning, and there will be no particularly significant changes to the overall tactics.

At this time, Mourinho and Ancelotti are guessing what the opponent's tactical choice is, whether to suppress the opponent at the beginning, or to rely on their own strong defense to start fighting with the opponent. Both teams can be regarded as distinctive, and this is the case from all aspects.

There is no need to say much about the defense line. A defense line led by Maldini is definitely world-class. With Dida behind them, it is estimated that this is an ultimate test for Drogba, Lampard and others to break the goal of AC Milan.

Before the game, the Italian media said that as long as AC Milan's defenders don't make mistakes, it's really hard to find loopholes in them that can be exploited. Whether in terms of experience or personal ability, the Rossoneri's defense is perfect.

Perhaps the only regret is Maldini's age. Whether the no longer young Mardini can continue his good form may be a rare hidden danger in AC Milan's defense. Apart from that, don't plan to find any obvious gaps in this defense.

Cafu and Maldini, the two full-backs of AC Milan are completely prepared for Robben and Duff. Everyone knows how sharp Chelsea's two wing attacks are, so Ancelotti hid these two people in the previous two league games in order to let them retain their physical strength to deal with Chelsea.

In such a direct dialogue, it is estimated that even Mourinho is not sure what advantage his two wing knives can take. Robben and Duff have no problem in personal ability, but compared with their opponents, they do not have that kind of absolute dominance.

At least in this direct confrontation, Robben did not dare to say that he could beat Cafu. If it was a pure physical confrontation, the Brazilian who won the World Cup would definitely not be so easy to deal with. Even if he is a little older now, it would not affect his performance in the game.

Everyone knows that Cafu can run, and Robben may have an advantage in short-distance sprints, but after starting and blocking, it is estimated that Robben will find it difficult to complete the side overtaking calmly like in the previous games, and Duff will encounter Maldini's defense, which is even less suspense.

Maybe Maldini is old, but don't forget that this guy is considered the number one left back in world football. In terms of defense alone, no one may surpass the old captain of the Rossoneri in the past ten years. There is no need to say more about this guy's ability.

Except for not being able to win the World Cup, Maldini's performance in the club can be said to be perfect. Seven Serie A titles, four European Champions League titles, two Toyota Cup titles, and four European Super Cup titles. It is estimated that these honors do not need to be said more.

Anyone who often watches football knows the name of Maldini. In addition to being very handsome, his playing style on the court is also tenacious and terrifying. It is really a difficult task for Duff to break through his defense.

As for the combination of Stam and Nesta, it seems to be a feast prepared for Chelsea. Drogba, the African elephant, has met his opponent this time. From height to physique, the strong Dutchman Stam will never be at a disadvantage when fighting against him.

This is the confrontation between the two air tyrants. If we only look at the ability to head the ball, these two guys can be said to be equally matched. However, the only one who can defend Drogba in a one-on-one situation is probably a guy like Stam. At least he will not let Drogba wreak havoc over the AC Milan penalty area.

If Drogba wants to continue the feeling of air combat throughout the season, he may have to spend some effort to deal with the tall Dutchman, and Nesta's existence is undoubtedly to curb Lampard. This guy may not be tall, but his reaction speed is so fast.

When Ronaldo dominated Serie A, he had a hard time dealing with Nesta. From this, you can see how strong Nesta's ability is. If he hadn't been entangled with injuries, his achievements in football might have been more than what they are now.

Although Ancelotti did not announce his list of players in advance, Mourinho does not think that the Italian will easily change his defense. These four people plus Dida are definitely the starting lineup of AC Milan, unless Ancelotti suddenly goes crazy.

Compared with the defense, there is nothing to guess about AC Milan's forward combination. Crespo plus Shevchenko is the most stable combination of AC Milan in the past dozen games, but on their bench, there will definitely be a demon sword like Inzaghi.

Shevchenko doesn't need to say much. The Ukrainian nuclear warhead is absolutely first-class in power. Whether he is fighting alone or cooperating with his teammates on the front line, this guy is the sharpest knife of AC Milan. It can be said that he can kill gods and Buddhas.

As for whether the special case or Carvalho can contain this Ukrainian like the PSV Eindhoven team, I guess we can only ask God. Anyway, in Chelsea's training in recent days, these two guys are obviously ready to fight to the death.

However, compared with Shevchenko, Crespo's recent state is the most troublesome for Mourinho, especially the sensitive identity of Argentina. Originally, this guy was Chelsea's private property at the beginning of the season, but now he has to stand on the opposite side of his old club.

"If only we had added an additional condition to restrict his playing time in the lease terms, this would be our mistake." Listening to Mourinho's words, Brito beside him was speechless. This guy really did everything he could to win.

However, this does reflect Crespo's recent hot state from one side. From the league to the Champions League, in ten games, this guy actually scored nine goals, especially his recent feeling in front of the goal, which is simply god-like. It can be said that he seized every opportunity.

It is no wonder that when someone asked AC Milan about buying Crespo, Kenyon had more than doubled the guy's value. Who said Chelsea has always been doing a losing business? This time, it is obvious that Chelsea is ready to slaughter AC Milan.

But Crespo himself enjoyed his time in AC Milan, and he had said before the game that he wanted to prove his worth against Chelsea. At least in this game, he was still wearing AC Milan's uniform. As for the future, that is something to consider in the summer.

A player who is ready to show his strength in front of his old master is the most terrifying, because there are too many examples of such counterattacks. The more such exiled players are, the more likely they will stab their old club at a critical moment. Who knows how lucky Chelsea is.

Mourinho has no scruples about AC Milan's forward combination now. After all, this is a competition of strength. There is nothing to say. It depends on how Terry and Carvalho kill their opponents. If we compare strength alone, Chelsea is not at a disadvantage.

What gives Mourinho the most headache is AC Milan's midfield. Compared with Chelsea, the opponent's midfield has a stronger control. If Chelsea's midfield pursues a strangulation tactic, then AC Milan's midfield uses perfect technology to control every link.

Moreover, AC Milan's midfield has too many possible combinations. Except for Gattuso and Pirlo, the midfielder pair, who will not change easily, the other two positions can be arranged in many ways. Costa, Kaka, Serginho, Seedorf, all of them can play.

Four No. 10s, this is the capital of AC Milan's midfield to laugh at Europe. In terms of creativity alone, it is estimated that even Barcelona's midfield cannot be compared with the Rossoneri. It can be said that when AC Milan is ready to play more gorgeously, no one can predict how powerful it will be.

Everyone can pass the ball. Except for Gattuso, every AC Milan midfielder can pass a good ball. This is the most terrible thing, because you can never kill their creativity unless you send four defensive midfielders to follow each of them.

In the past, there might be only one or two people who could act as commanders on the field. Makelele and one more person might be able to control the opponent, but now the more troublesome point is that there are too many people who can act as commanders in AC Milan, so many that it is outrageous.

How to guess who the opponent will send to start is definitely a difficult problem for Mourinho. At least in his opinion, it is almost impossible to completely strangle AC Milan's midfield. Perhaps the best way is to tighten the fence, let the opponent attack, and then Chelsea prepares to counterattack.

However, whether Lin Yi can hold up the backbone of Chelsea alone is indeed a bit of a question for this little guy. His task is not only to deal with Gattuso's interference, but also to rely on his personal ability to support the offense and defense conversion of the entire team.

Using one person to deal with several organizers of the opponent, it seems that the little guy will not have a good life in this game. What Mourinho has to consider now is how to use a reasonable formation to help Lin Yi stabilize the control of the midfield. If he is crushed by the opponent, it is definitely not good news.

Lin Yi knew what Mourinho was thinking about, but compared with the game that was to be played a week later, it was obvious that what he was doing was more torturous. The ticket to the final that he was going to give to Selina was taken away by someone else.

Uh, looking at the smiling Emma Watson in front of him, Lin Yi found himself in tragedy again. . .