Red Rebels

Mirasilla Hotel is located in the northern suburbs of Madrid. There is no bustling business district nearby. It is secluded, but it is a good place to avoid reporters. Moreover, this is the territory of Real Madrid, and the Red Rebels can enjoy a very good experience here. services.

As soon as the training time is over, the players either hide in the room and play games, or go for a walk around, but there is no good place near Mirasila Hotel. There are also some people, such as Xixi Luo, Kaka and others. The gym, or the swimming pool, even if there is a competition tomorrow, they will not be left behind tonight.

Mourinho and Xiao Yu were in the hotel bar. Downstairs was the hotel garden. The balcony seats could also see the scene near the swimming pool. It was quiet and there was no need to worry about being disturbed. It was a good place to sit on a summer night. place.

"I can see that you are very confident," Xiao Yu said with a smile, picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

Mourinho nodded and said: "Our understanding of Manchester City and Van Gaal will not be lost to anyone, and we have made full preparations for this game and must not make any mistakes."

Manchester City's lineup this season is still very strong. The main forward is Ibrahimovic, behind him is Tevez, Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Yaya Toure and Van Bommel form the midfield, and the defense is It's Kolarov, Lucio, Campani and Kolo Toure, and the men will be the Italian men's god Buffon.

Such a lineup is not unpowerful, and in this season's Premier League, although Manchester City performed very well, scoring 88 points in 38 rounds of the league, this score puts it down in other seasons, and it is basically the points that secure the championship. , but when he encountered the Red Rebels this season, Van Gaal had no choice but to end in despair.

"I just received the news from Professor Fryer that Evra is allowed to play." Mourinho's eyes flashed with a trace of sternness.

Xiao Yu followed with a smile, Evra played, the main lineup of the Red Rebels was finally assembled, with the devilish wings of Evra and Alves, plus the magic quartet in the frontcourt, and midfielder Fabray With Gas's organization and strategizing, Kaká's back-row attack, the Red Rebels' offensive will be stronger than in the FA Cup final.

"Although the situation is optimistic, the game will definitely not be easy to play, so I do not give any optimism to the players. Louis van Gaal's Manchester City is definitely a tough nut to crack, especially their running and interception, especially the interception in the midfield. It is definitely It’s a big threat, and you have to wake up with your 120,000-point spirit.”

Manchester City's midfielder is very strong. Yaya Toure has already become famous after switching to Manchester City. Now he is already a world-class midfielder. Whether it is organizing offense, passing or intercepting, he is very good. After Vieira, Manchester City The core of the midfield, Van Gaal's capable player, and Van Bommel is experienced and strong. With him by his side, Yaya Toure is even more powerful.

Although the Red Rebels midfielder is also very strong,

But one thing is true, that is, destruction must be easier than construction, and defense must be easier than offense.

"Manchester City's biggest problem lies in their two penalty areas. Ibrahimovic has never been an efficient penalty area killer. Although he is good with his feet, his performance in tough battles has never been satisfactory. Things have improved slightly in the Champions League this season, but in the finals, with Curtis taking care of him, it probably won’t be a big problem.” Mourinho commented on his opponent, with a sense of giving guidance.

Curtis has speed and skills, good defensive awareness, and excellent coordination awareness. He is a very excellent central defender, the kind of central defender who can step forward to intercept, but next to a player like him There must be a suitable assistant, such as the steady Terry and Vidic.

Mourinho also tried the combination of Terry and Vidic. It was more than stable, but not enough to rush in. There was no need to worry about making mistakes and being scored, but the support for the midfield was not enough, so after trying it a few times, he finally I still like Curtis. Once the captain of the Red Rebels is not injured or sick, he will basically start, with Terry or Vidic as his partner.

"Tevez is a very threatening player, full of momentum, but his style of play is unique and his semen ability is not outstanding. Now as his body becomes stronger, his speed and ball-dripping skills are also plummeting. "

When he was young, Tevez was very good in terms of speed, dribbling, and breakthrough. But now, as he comes to the Premier League and as he begins to adopt a powerful playing style, his body is strong. The muscles became stronger, but instead the speed dropped and the technique became rough.

If measured according to the standards of the Red Rebel Laboratory, the heights of Messi and Aguero are close to Tevez, but Messi’s weight is 67KG and Aguero’s weight is 69KG, but Messi 1 Meter 70, Aguero 1 meter 72, 2KGru is within these 2 centimeters.

However, Tevez is 1.71 meters tall, but his weight is as high as 79KG, and it is even said that he once reached 83KG. But don’t look at the muscles of about 10KG. For a football player, especially a football player of 6-inch height For athletes, 10KGru can almost reduce his speed by at least one or two levels.

The muscles have become stronger, and although the body's resistance to resistance has become stronger, the flexibility has decreased, and some delicate technical movements cannot be performed, which leads to the roughening of the technique.

Today Tevez is performing well under Van Gaal, but he is more of a spoiler. He relies more on his bravery, blood and fighting spirit to start crazy in the frontcourt. His running ability contributes to the team's offense and defense, but his unique style of play, coupled with his weak ability to read the game, makes his contribution on the offensive end limited.

"As for Sneijder, he is a typical player from the Ajax assembly line. His skills are relatively balanced, but balance can also be called mediocre. Now Van Gaal's tactics have given him a platform to perform, but as long as he can By suppressing the situation, Sneijder's role is not so terrible."

"Van der Vaart was originally a very spiritual player, especially when he was at Ajax, but unfortunately, as I said before, today is an era of assembly lines. A spiritual player like him is not as good as Van Gaal. Under his guidance, he no longer has the aura he once had."

The current Sneijder and Van der Vaart are the two Dutch players that Van Gaal relies on in the midfield. The former focuses on attack and the latter focuses on organization. This is also formulated by Van Gaal based on the characteristics of the two. After all, Van der Vaart's skills are more delicate and control. The ball and dribbling are also more relaxed and calm, while Sneijder is basically a one-shot deal, either long-range or direct pass, and it is difficult to hold the ball when faced with a fierce grab.

If we look at it by type, Sneijder is a modern midfielder who passes and receives the ball quickly and is not sloppy, while Van der Vaart has a bit of a classical temperament, has agility, and uses his brain to play football, but his style of play is soft and his kicking is soft. The ball speed is slow.

In Van Gaal's tactics, the characteristics of Sneijder and Van der Vaart are complementary, which has a lot to do with his familiarity with the two players. Coupled with a beast-level Yaya Toure, Manchester City's The midfielder has complementary characteristics and is the strongest link among the three lines.

"Needless to say, Kolarov and Kolo Toure are on the defense line. These two full-backs are both offensive and defensive. The combination of Lucio and Campany is a major drawback in the defense line. Lucio's The turn is slow, the body is not flexible enough, and the awareness of marking is average. Campani has a weak sense of position, lack of experience, weak physical fitness, and many problems.”

"Not just the defense, but also the generals"

"Men?" Xiao Yu was a little funny. Although Buffon's title as the world's number one men's general was taken by Cech, now he has fallen to Cech, Casillas, Adler and others. Afterwards, but he still has strength.

"What is the most important thing about a general?" Mourinho looked confident and asked Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu was stunned and immediately searched in his mind, "You mean, mentality?"

Mourinho nodded with a smile, "Yes, mentality. After Buffon switched to Manchester City, his mentality was no longer as stable as it was at the peak of Juventus. Especially in a series of major games, he was too The more anxious you are to prove yourself again, the more likely you are to make mistakes.”

After hearing this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but secretly admire him, but he didn't admire Mourinho's accuracy in understanding Buffon's mentality. After all, Buffon had already encountered a lot of criticism from football fans after he switched from Juventus to Manchester City. Boom, he was under tremendous pressure, which made him unable to show his strength as the world's number one general after joining Manchester City.

What really impressed Xiao Yu were the details of Mourinho's preparations. These evaluations of each Manchester City player were obviously not obtained casually, but based on information collected by the scouting department. The head coach will then analyze the situation and finally come up with such a report.

"It seems that you are already confident about this game," Xiao Yu said with a smile. He could finally rest assured.

"It's hard to say, but I'm confident." Mourinho still had an unfazed expression. He would not reveal his feelings easily before he won the championship trophy. "Besides, Manchester City always has a huge bottleneck."

"What's the meaning?"

Mourinho stood up and walked to the balcony fence. He could just see the swimming pool below. Xixi Luo, Kaká and many other Red Rebel players were swimming and having fun there. The atmosphere was very lively, and he couldn't help but feel excited. A sense of pride and joy.

Although he has a strong self-esteem, and although he is very confident in his abilities, if there were not a group of outstanding players like Xixi Luo who grew up under his sculpting, he would not be as popular as he is today. Rebels.

Sometimes Mourinho wonders whether he has made Kaka, Xixi Luo and others successful, or has Kaka, Xixi Luo and others made him successful? Was it he who created the heyday of the Red Rebel Army? Or did the Red Rebels help him reach the pinnacle of his career?

Perhaps, the Red Rebels, Mourinho, Kaká, Xixi Luo and others are all one, they are a whole, and they are all prosperous.

"They lack a player with strong individual combat capabilities, a player who can change the situation of the game at critical moments," Mourinho said calmly.

Whether it is Ibrahimovic, Sneijder, Van der Vaart or Tevez, none of them have the ability to change the game and break the deadlock at critical moments. However, in the Red Rebels, Kaká, Xixi Luo, Messi and Aguero etc. Everyone has this kind of strength.

Some people say that this is the difference between superstars and non-superstars

"The lack of advancement speed in the midfield and frontcourt, and the lack of a player with outstanding personal abilities in positional battles, makes it not too difficult for Manchester City to attack and defend, and if my guess is correct, they will still play in this game. Prevent counterattack.”

Xiao Yu stood up with a smile and came to Mourinho's side, "Then have you thought about it, should you stick to the offense in this game?"

“Of course,” Mourinho said without a doubt, “not only must we insist on attacking, but we must also attack wildly from the beginning, making full use of the wide players cutting inside and the central players supporting from C to pick up the rhythm. The defensive formation presses forward, the full-backs press forward, and from the first minute of the game I want to control the game.”

Feeling Mourinho's strong confidence, Xiao Yu was not worried at all, because if Mourinho was so confident, then the Red Rebels would definitely win this game.

After feeling confident, Mourinho suddenly sighed and looked at Xiao Yu, "They all said that this season's championship is the last gift they give you, so they hope it is the best gift."

Xiao Yu felt Mourinho's attempt to stay, shook his head, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "There is no such thing as a banquet in the world. No matter what, I will still be a footballer of the Red Rebels."

Mourinho knew that he could not persuade Xiao Yu. Sometimes he felt that he was a very stubborn person, but in fact, in his opinion, Xiao Yu was more stubborn than him, and he could not persuade him no matter how hard he tried.

"Tomorrow, I will definitely sit in the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium and watch you win the cup."

"But they hope that after the game is over, they can celebrate with you," Mourinho said as if the game was already a sure thing.

Xiao Yu was a little hesitant. He rarely appeared on such occasions.

"This is what the players want," Mourinho reminded.

"Oh well"

Mourinho smiled and nodded. Strictly speaking, this was the last gift he and the players gave Xiao Yu.

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When night falls, fans begin to flock to the Bernabeu Stadium crazily.

Although the game time is scheduled at 20:45 pm Spanish time, which is still one hour before the kick-off time, the fans have already begun to arrive at the Bernabeu Stadium impatiently.

If you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that the majority of players wearing red jerseys today are still players of the Red Rebels. These players are obviously Red Rebel players, while the jerseys of Manchester City players are all sky blue.

This is the first time that the Champions League final is scheduled to be played on a Saturday, and it is also the fourth time that it is scheduled to be held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

"The Red Rebels have been on a roll this season and have won three trophies: the Premier League Championship, the League Cup Championship and the FA Cup Championship. But this is not the most surprising thing. What is really amazing is that they have won three trophies so far this season. It has maintained an impressive record of undefeated victories so far, which is unique in the history of world football.”

"Manchester City's record this season is also very good. Under the guidance of Van Gaal, Manchester City has shown unparalleled competitiveness this season. Although in the league, Manchester City lost to Reds with 88 points, which could have won the championship. Rebels, but now this Champions League final will give Manchester City a chance to take revenge.”

"Before the game, Van Gaal said in an interview with the media that this was an independent and special game that had nothing to do with the league, League Cup, or FA Cup, nor had anything to do with the team's previous and subsequent performances. Relationship, the outcome of this game depends on the performance of the players on the field in these 90 minutes."

"Mourinho also said that the previous three trophies have nothing to do with the Champions League final. At the same time, he also said that the Red Rebels have an amazing desire for the Champions League. They have been away from this trophy for two seasons, and now they hope to Get this trophy again and regain the pinnacle of the Red Rebels.”

After showing some players entering the stadium and interviewing some players about their views on the game, the live broadcast screen switched back to highlights of some of the matches between the two teams in the Champions League this season.

After the highlights of these scenes were played, the scene was cut back to the Bernabeu Stadium.

"The game is about to start. We can see that the entire Bernabeu Stadium is packed with seats, and the stands are dyed red and sky blue. The red represents the Red Rebels, and the sky blue represents It's Manchester City football."

"In this game, the two sides signed pre-game tickets. Manchester City was lucky. They won the spacious and luxurious home team locker room, while the Red Rebels lost in the CU lottery for a while. They won the simple visiting team locker room, but they just couldn't. I wonder if Van Gaal’s team can bring this good fortune to the pitch.”

The screen cut back to the player tunnel again, and it was found that the players from both teams were standing in two teams, waiting to play in the player tunnel.

"The starting lineups of both teams are very consistent with our guesses. After all, this is the strongest lineup of both teams this season."

The referee led the players from both teams slowly out of the tunnel. Thunderous cheers immediately erupted from the stands, and the players from both teams were seen wrapping around the silver UEFA Champions League trophy Big Ear Cup placed at the entrance of the stadium. They passed by and then stood in a straight line next to the court.

After a brief ceremony, the starting lineups of both teams also returned to their own half, but I don't know if it was because luck was not on their side. When the Red Rebels were guessing the coin, Curtis Lost to Van Bommel.

"The game hasn't started yet, but the Red Rebels have already lost two games in a row. Looking at Van Gaal's smile from ear to ear on the sidelines, I guess he is snickering in his heart."

"Everyone knows that in a football match, in addition to the strength gap between the two sides, there is also a very important factor that determines the outcome of the football match. When luck is on which side, the balance of victory is often easy to tip. This side is tilted, especially in such a crucial final."

Mourinho on the sidelines glanced at Van Gaal, who was looking over with a smile. He curled his lips in displeasure. Although he didn't pay much attention to the so-called home and away teams and coin guessing, he lost to Van Gaal. Gal is also an unhappy person.

"Jim, look, in another 10 minutes, I guarantee, this guy shouldn't be joking, I'll make him want to cry," Mourinho complained to Cassel beside him.

Cassel had a playful expression on his face that said, "I'm waiting to see." It was very interesting.