Star Coach

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In the Champions League final, players were more cautious, and superstitions became inexplicably more common on the field. When you walk onto the court, does your left foot come up first or your right foot comes up first? When Giuly stepped into the court, he almost broke his egg. He dared to step on the sideline today.

Smith deliberately passed by Pirlo and muttered, "Trombone, the trombone is my lucky item, haha."

Pirlo's face changed slightly, "Is this guy deliberately looking for trouble? The cornet is obviously my lucky item."

As the rhythm of "the champion" sounded, the fans at Dream Theater began to applaud, and fans all over the world were paying attention to the Champions League final.

The camera swept over and the players were in high spirits.

The visiting team AC Milan's starting lineup was domineering, and the players' strength overwhelmed Monaco. Ancelotti's lineup is 4312, which is long and narrow and has strong defense.

At the goalkeeper position, Dida beat Abbiati to start. On the back line, lined up from left to right are Kaladze, Maldini, Nesta and Costacurta. With a very tacit combination, the two central defenders are known as the best partners.

The three midfielders are Seedorf, Pirlo and Gattuso. Gattuso is on the right side. Because Costacurta is not good at assisting, he has a heavy defensive task and has to wipe Pirlo's ass.

In the attacking midfielder position, Costa started, and the two front forwards were the ghostly Inzaghi and the explosively balanced Shevchenko.

Although this lineup is not as bright as Real Madrid's stars, every player is top-notch, and when matched together, they are never weak in key battles.

Monaco's starting lineup looks much shabby. There are not many famous stars, old and young. The formation is also the standard match of 442, without many highlights.

There are no surprises for the five players in the backcourt. Just those few main players can't free up other treasures. Roma's undisputed starting goalkeepers, Evra, Givet, Rodriguez and Ibarra appeared without any surprise, and the fans are used to it.

In the midfield, Jiangshan arranged Ribery, Chicos, Cisse and Giuly. Ribery started two consecutive games and was very excited.

Neither Drogba nor left-footed Beckham Wroten got a chance to start and sat on the bench waiting.

At the forward position, Nonda and Smith started. Nonda has recovered well and feels very good with his feet. He got a chance to start today. His interspersed running is also a must to deal with Milan's powerful central defender combination.

Drogba and Pushol are easily restricted by Milan's two central defenders, and this game will definitely not be as effective as flexible players. Smith retreated slightly and emerged behind Roundup.

Ancelotti saw Monaco's formation and said, "The little fox wants to take advantage of Smith's impact again. I won't be fooled. Gattuso will make him feel the cruelty of the Champions League."

Smith played in both games against Real Madrid, and scored a golden goal in the second round, killing Real Madrid and getting a chance to start in the Champions League final; in the first round, Smith's goal was ruled offside, and the slow-motion replay was the fault of the referee. Misjudgment.

Guardiola looked at the players on the court nervously, "Fortunately, the overtime match against Real Madrid lasted only 5 minutes, otherwise it would be difficult to say whether the players could recover their physical fitness."

He has been in a good mood these days. The team has started negotiations with him. As long as he retires, he can get an assistant coaching contract. Jiangshan arranged for him to play in the last few rounds of the league, and even held a retirement ceremony for him.

At the start of the game, AC Milan took the lead. Monaco players retreated to defend, and the two sides began to test each other.

Inzaghi passed to Shevchenko and returned to midfield. Gattuso quickly gave the ball to Pirlo.

Pirlo is in the middle of the organization. Pirlo is not good at body, speed, and breakthrough ability. He struggled particularly in the attacking midfielder position in the first two years. With Gattuso and Seedorf partnering with him, Pirlo's ability was finally released.

The trio combined to control the midfield effectively. There have been many outstanding performances in the Champions League this season. Pirlo was still observing the position of his teammates as before, but unexpectedly a player in red appeared next to him.

Red clothes, blond hair, Smith. Smith did not retreat, but Roundup did. Then Pirlo didn't pay attention and the ball was taken away.

Smith took a step forward, faced Gattuso, quickly moved and passed back to Cisse behind him. Cisse had no advantage when facing Seedorf.

Seedorf's ability to defend and organize offense is very strong, and his overall strength far exceeds that of Cisse. Cisse also did not dare to neglect, so he had to distribute the ball to the wing and Ibarra went up.

From the bottom, a cross was made. Nonda received the ball and shot before Maldini got close to him. The angle was a bit right, but Dida punched him out. Kaladze destroyed the ball out of bounds and resolved the danger.

Smith moved closer to Nonda, "Dida is still not as good as Abbiati. If Abbiati would have controlled the ball, he would definitely have it in his arms."

"Of course, the players who made such small moves can't believe it."

Dida looked ugly and did not have an attack.

On the out-of-bounds ball, Nunda and Smith did not cooperate well enough, and Nesta broke it out of the penalty area and fell to Seedorf's feet.

Seedorf dribbled the ball in a good rhythm, easily breaking through Cisse's defense and reaching the frontcourt to Rui Costa in front.

Costa's ball-handling skills are good, but it's unclear. He has never been able to attract the attention of Milan fans and has little fan popularity.

Costa saw the right moment and passed the ball with great penetration. He missed Rodriguez and Zicos and Inzaghi started. It was indeed a long-awaited opportunity.

Beep!

After Inzaghi received the ball, the referee immediately blew the whistle for offside.

Evra directed the defense and quietly moved forward a few positions. Fortunately, the team had a good ability to create an offside trap and successfully contained Inzaghi for the first time.

Inzaghi was very upset. If he had taken a step back just now, he would have hoped to get the ball. Shevchenko came to comfort him.

Monaco did not invest many troops in the attack. Smith and Nonda were roaming in the frontcourt. Ribery was restricted by Gattuso and could not perform. Giuly inserted into the frontcourt.

Seedorf had no choice but to retreat.

In the current Milan, Seedorf's organizational ability is crucial. Pirlo's combination of long and short passes is great, and his passing at the moment of transition from defense to offense is very coquettish, but the team organization also relies on Seedorf's support.

Pirlo's position is not deep enough now, and Ancelotti is still exploring a midfielder-back style of play, which still needs time.

In the first ten minutes, the two teams continued to test. There were not many people involved in the attack, and the threat was small. It was smooth and excessive.

"The tension among the players has been relieved. The next step is to kill with real swords and guns." Guardiola looked at the situation on the field and said, "Coach Jiangshan, should we increase the breakthrough on the right?"

"No, take the left path." Jiang Shan sneered, "Do you think Ribery is uglier or Gattuso?"

"Of course it's Ribery, Gattuso is quite handsome." Guardiola shrugged. Is there an uglier player in football than Ribery?

I don't know if he heard Guardiola's words. After receiving the ball, Ribery suddenly rushed forward, faced Gattuso, dribbled and broke through.

Gattuso was not familiar with Ribery, so he had to intercept horizontally and not give him any room to break through. When he saw Ribery showing timidity, he quickly stimulated him, "Don't retreat! Hey, little guy, let me take good care of you."

Ribery grinned, a bit scary, "You ugly thing, you can't guard me." He passed the ball and the ball went over the top, and Ribery broke through from the right.

"Did the ball pass? Hehe, it's a joke." Gattuso disagreed, turned around, and blocked his position.

Ribery moved towards the center, and the ball fell right at the feet of Evra, who was sprinting up. Facing Costacurta, Evra had the advantage of speed. After getting rid of it, he calmly passed the ball and the threatening ball appeared.