Chapter 738: Soviet Prison
Barcelona is very depressed.
After Real Madrid loaned Valdebebas to Bayern Munich, Barcelona could not find a suitable training ground.
Atletico Madrid's training ground is worse than Real Madrid's, but better than Getafe and other teams. However, it is located in the far northwest suburbs of the city, dozens of kilometers back and forth, which is very inconvenient.
After much consideration, Barcelona finally chose to fly from Barcelona to Madrid the day before the game.
This is the only solution.
Fortunately, the final venue is in Spain, so the journey is not too far.
Mourinho was studying Bayern's tactics with Faria throughout the game. The two of them got together with Barcelona's video analysts and others to discuss some of the game situations, such as the targeted tactics of both sides.
From Barcelona to Madrid, after arriving at the hotel, the players took a short rest while Mourinho and the coaching staff were still studying and discussing.
They are facing a very difficult problem, which all Bayern opponents will face.
Sodong!
How can we contain the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe? This should be a world-class problem.
He is so comprehensive that he has almost no weaknesses, which allows him to use various methods to deal with opponents at any time on the court, and opponents have no way to defend against him effectively.
In last season's Champions League final, Barcelona's two central defenders were badly beaten by Su Dong, especially Pique.
The Barcelona central defender has always been known for his confidence, but after the Champions League final, he had some shadows on Su Dongbo, so much so that Mourinho was very worried that Pique would not perform well in the game.
"We must learn from the failure of last season's Champions League final and freeze Su Dong's attack at all costs." Mourinho knows Su Dong's threat better than anyone else.
Because he watched Su Dong grow from an unknown person to the world's top superstar. He even almost recruited Su Dong several times, but missed the opportunity for various reasons.
But when it came to the real game, he knew better than anyone how threatening and terrifying Su Dong was.
"The facts have proved that Pique and Puyol alone cannot stop Sudon." Faria combined various data from last season's Champions League final to analyze the difficulties faced by Sudon.
The match between Pique and Puyol and Su Dong was simply horrific.
Barcelona's defeat in last season's Champions League final had a lot to do with the central defenders' inability to defend against Su Dong.
"Yaya Toure is very good at physical confrontation. He and Pique will attack Su Dong, and Puyol will be added..."
Before the assistant finished speaking, Mourinho waved his hand and shook his head, "Not enough, the three of them can't contain Su Dong."
"That's right." Faria also supported Mourinho's judgment, because in last season's Champions League final, Barcelona did not get any advantage from Sudon. Yaya Toure, Pique and Puyol did not limit Sudon's attack.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Freezing Su Dong is a world-class problem. If it were easy to solve, other teams would have solved it long ago.
Just like the German Cup final that just ended, Werder Bremen used two strong center forwards and two defensive midfielders, but they could only barely stop Su Dong.
In that final, Su Dong only scored one goal but had two assists.
This is the most troublesome thing about Su Dong, he is too comprehensive.
He is so versatile that he can play as a winger on the wing, and he can even play the role of a low-passing winger or a reverse-footed winger at any time according to the needs of the field situation. And in his base center position, Su Dong can play even more.
There is simply no way the opponent can defend such a player.
Faria looked at everyone and found that no one had any suggestions. He immediately looked at Mourinho and said, "Then we can only take the dumbest way."
The dumbest and often most primitive way is to pile up people.
If one can’t hold it, then add two. If two can’t hold it, then add three. If three still can’t hold it, I will continue to add people in.
Could it be that Su Dong is a fool who can challenge the entire Barcelona team alone?
Mourinho looked serious, thought for a moment and said, "Let Seydou Keita play. As soon as Su Dong gets the ball, the players around him will immediately surround him."
After saying that, Mourinho specially drew his ideas on the tactical board, and assuming that Su Dong was in the middle, left and right of the frontcourt, Barcelona should arrange what kind of players to double-team him, to ensure that Su Dong could be attacked from all directions, front, back, left and right. It looked like setting up a cage for Su Dong.
It has to be said that, from a conceptual point of view, as long as the number of people increases, the solidity of the defense will immediately increase.
But then comes another problem.
Excluding the goalkeeper, there are only ten players on the field. In order to restrict Su Dong, Barcelona will have to deploy heavy troops in the midfield and backcourt, which will inevitably affect Barcelona's midfield and frontcourt, especially the offense.
Seydou Keita is going to go up, who should he take down? Xavi, Iniesta and Messi, these three players are the ball-controlling iron triangle of Barcelona, and it is impossible to take down any of them.
Mourinho and the Barcelona coaching staff knew that Barcelona's biggest advantage against Bayern was ball possession. If Iniesta was taken away, they would lose possession of the ball. Wouldn't that be like handing your weapon to the opponent before the duel? How could such a stupid thing happen?
Isn't this suicide? Ibrahimovic is not an option either. The club spent a fortune to bring him in. Whether he succeeds or not is another matter. Even if he is upset, even if he really wants to leave the team this summer, that will be a matter for the future. Right now, he is still Barcelona's most intimidating center forward and a superstar.
Then, the player most likely to be taken down in the frontcourt is Eto'o.
"Eto'o has been very complaining about our arrangements this season. If we exclude him from the starting lineup in this crucial decisive battle, I'm afraid..." Faria was also a little worried.
Eto'o's personality is no joke. Once he gets mad, he can really poke a hole in the sky.
How could Mourinho not know this?
But after weighing the pros and cons, he had to do so, because only in this way could he ensure adequate protection for the defense line.
"As long as we can freeze Su Dong, it's worth it!" Mourinho made a prompt decision.
By freezing Su Dong, Bayern's offensive firepower will be weakened by at least half. By then, if Barcelona wins, no one will be able to say anything.
That's how professional football is, as long as you win, everything is right.
The relationship between Mourinho and Eto'o can be slowly repaired after the Champions League final, but the Champions League final is imminent and Mourinho must come up with an effective way to curb Su Dong.
"For the left back, let Maxwell play." Mourinho thought of something else.
Faria and others quickly understood that Mourinho's intention was to let the full-backs actively move forward and participate in the attack.
Although Eto'o is not a standard winger, his characteristics make him very threatening on the wing.
If Eto'o is taken off, Barcelona's wing will basically be gone, and they can only let the left-back actively move forward and participate in the attack.
Abidal's defense is good, but his offense is lacking. On the contrary, Maxwell's offensive ability is not weak. After all, he is a Brazilian player with good footwork and techniques.
More importantly, Maxwell is Ibrahimovic's best friend. The two have worked together for many years in Ajax and have a very good understanding. The purpose of letting Maxwell start is also to create some surprises and unexpected events.
This is true on the left and on the right.
The combination of Alves and Messi is also one of Barcelona's most important offensive means. The two players cooperate very well. Messi cuts inside and Alves goes to the side. This has become Barcelona's regular routine.
Originally Maxwell's defense would have some problems, but now with Seydou Keita and Yaya Toure in the midfield, plus Xavi, I believe the problem will not be too big, and they should be able to provide enough protection for the flanks.
They could even block Robben and Ribery's cut-in.
"At that time, our three lines still need to remain compact and the distance between them cannot be too large. Bayern's passing penetration ability is also quite good. If we open up the distance a little, they may take advantage of us at any time."
Modric and Schweinsteiger are players who have proven their abilities in the Champions League and the national team. They are both world-class midfielders and Mourinho cannot ignore them.
In fact, looking at Bayern's ball control ability in today's world football, who can compete with it except for a few teams such as Barcelona and Arsenal?
That is because they faced Barcelona. If it were any other team, Heynckes might have really fought with the opponent for control of the ball.
In Bayern's lineup, Mourinho attaches the most importance to Su Dong.
Although Robben and Ribery are both very good, Robben needs space and Ribery is thin, which makes them relatively easy to defend on the court.
Only the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe were the decisive factors in the battle of the Bernabeu.
If Su Dong plays at his best, Barcelona will definitely lose. But on the other hand, if they can successfully freeze Su Dong, Barcelona will have a considerable chance of defeating Bayern and winning the Champions League.
At that time, Mourinho will be able to hold his head high and slap Cruyff and others hard, letting them know how ridiculous their remarks were, and at the same time make Barcelona fans convinced!
Therefore, Mourinho is determined to win the battle tomorrow night!
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Huff!
While Mourinho and his assistants were busy studying how to deal with Su Dong, Su Dong sneezed loudly for no reason on the private balcony of Bayern's hotel room.
"Cold?" Ronnie asked with concern.
He came here today specifically to complain to Su Dong because Su Dong reminded him of the fight between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law at home. So today he came here specially to seek advice and ask Su Dong how he settled it.
But what good idea does Su Dong have for this?
Instead, Su Dong was very puzzled because he sneezed for no reason.
"It must be Mourinho!" Su Dong locked on the suspect.
"Ah?" Ronnie was very surprised. What does this have to do with Mourinho? "I know this guy too well. He must be saying bad things about me behind my back, or he is plotting something. This guy is full of bad intentions. You have to be careful!"
Ronnie smiled bitterly. Is this true?
Mourinho said he knew Su Dong very well, and Su Dong said he knew Mourinho very well...
Oh my God, do you think you are on the same page?
(End of this chapter)
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