Seven Crowns

Chapter 378: Preparing for the Champions League

Celebrate one night after winning the Serie A championship and rest one day the next day. On the third day, Inter Milan began to engage in training and preparations for the Champions League.

All the games that Lu Wenbin has been closed so far and the last three games between Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich have been the subject of repeated research by Mourinho.

He is proud of his personality, but rationally Mourinho will not relax his preparations for the final.

He was able to achieve such a great success now, but he did not rely on lip service.

Hoffenheim has won all the championships they can participate in in the last three seasons. This record cannot but make Mourinho wary.

Moreover, Lu Wenbin's offensive power must also be taken seriously.

After the German Cup final, Lu Wenbin played a total of 50 club games this season, scoring 92 goals, averaging 1.84 per game.

This efficiency is definitely the best in football, and Mourinho cannot but take it seriously.

Therefore, he was so concerned about the first round of the Champions League semi-final match by Bayern Munich.

It is difficult for other players to score goals, but for Lu Wenbin it is difficult not to score.

On such an important occasion as the Champions League semi-finals, Lu Wenbin must have done his best. Bayern Munich can even zero Lu Wenbin in the first round, so their defense must be unique.

Therefore, that game is the focus of Mourinho's research.

Of course, he didn't start studying after the league ended.

When the final opponent was Hoffenheim's result, Mourinho's team had already begun to study Hoffenheim.

After this period of research and summary, the coaching staff agreed that the game where Bayern Munich blocked Lu Wenbin was accidental.

Bayern Munich played well at home, did a good job defensively, Lu Wenbin’s poor scoring luck, and so on. All aspects of the combined factors led to Lu Wenbin’s full play in that game but the result of not scoring a goal.

It is very difficult and difficult for Inter Milan to achieve the same zero seal Lu Wenbin in the UEFA Champions League final.

In terms of probability, the probability of Lu Wenbin scoring a goal in the final is much higher than the probability of not scoring a goal.

This is not only the reason why Lu Wenbin has body, speed, technique, superb shooting skills, and thief off the ball, but also Lu Wenbin's free kick technique.

Including the national team game, Lu Wenbin scored a total of 18 free kicks this season. This efficiency is also the best in football, more than the total number of goals scored by many forwards in a season.

Lu Wenbin even scored twice in free kicks.

Even if Lu Wenbin's sports goal is prevented, it is difficult to guarantee that Lu Wenbin will not use a free kick to score.

Of course, in everything, there must be some inevitable factors in accident.

Bayern Munich's ability to zero Lu Wenbin in the first round of the Champions League semi-final must have some advantages to learn from.

After continuous analysis and research, Mourinho made targeted tactical arrangements for Hoffenheim's main lineup, especially Lu Wenbin.

The first is the formation. Inter Milan cannot play 532 like Bayern Munich. If the defense line shrinks too tightly and there is no strategic depth, Hoffenheim will be pressed and beaten by Hoffenheim, too passive.

It is difficult for a team to stick to 90 minutes without conceding a goal. Bayern was eliminated by Lu Wenbin by scoring two goals in the second round.

Therefore, Mourinho chose a relatively balanced 4231 formation, retaining a more advanced counterattack ability on the basis of taking into account the defense.

When defending, in addition to the forwards, Inter Milan can all shrink back to defend, and there are three lines of defense.

When attacking, with assists from full-backs, as many as 8 people can participate in the attack.

As the coaching staff analyzed, they can't guarantee a zero seal against Lu Wenbin, so they must retain their ability to counter-attack goals, not completely defend, let alone shrink to defend within 30 meters of the backcourt.

Another reason for this formation to press forward is that Mourinho does not want to give Lu Wenbin too many free kicks in the frontcourt.

Even if a foul is necessary, it is best to foul within 30 meters away from the goal.

At the same time, in order to curb Hoffenheim's offensive football, Mourinho also asked the whole team to strengthen running and press Hoffenheim on the court, even the forwards are no exception.

From the second the ball is lost, the team will enter a defensive state.

In order to prepare for the Champions League final, Mourinho even asked the physical coaches to reserve the players' physical fitness with the goal of the Champions League final before the league ended.

This is also the reason why it was very difficult for Inter Milan to win against the relegation team Siena in the last round, because their preparations were not completely focused on the league, and a large part of their energy was focused on the further Champions League final.

This led to their poor performance in the final round of the league and only a small win with one goal.

After the league, the whole Inter Milan team began training and preparations under the tactical framework established by the coaching staff.

The Nerazzurri, who has been waiting for nearly half a century, are full of desire for the Champions League trophy from top to bottom.

Inter Milan is making intense preparations, and Hoffenheim is not idle.

The temptation of the Champions League~www.ltnovel.com~ also stimulates every Hoffenheim player. Even Lu Wenbin, who knows he will not lack the Champions League in the future, is full of desire for the Champions League this season.

Hoffenheim’s German Cup final ended a day earlier than Inter Milan’s final round of the league, so Hoffenheim’s training preparation time was one day longer than Inter Milan’s.

Before the training started, Lu Wenbin used 3 skill points to increase his header attribute to 14/14, and the remaining 2 skill points were useless.

Then, during training, Lu Wenbin also deliberately strengthened the set kicks, mainly corner kicks and free kicks on both sides of the penalty area.

Mourinho's team has long been labeled as a defensive counterattack.

Inter Milan's defense is better than Bayern Munich, and Lu Wenbin is not sure that he will be able to score a goal by breaking through the goal.

In the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, Inter Milan was able to block Barcelona's offensive wave after wave by relying on their bus in front of the Camp Nou goal and finally eliminated Barcelona to advance to the final.

Therefore, Hoffenheim will definitely encounter Inter Milan's intensive defense in this Champions League final, and set-pieces have become a very important way to score goals.

14/14 header, coupled with Lu Wenbin's speed, physique, height, and running without the ball, there are not many chances for the set-piece to compete for the goal.

As for the formation, Ralph didn't play any tricks.

Hoffenheim has long been accustomed to the offensive formation of 433. Both the frontcourt and the backcourt players are quite tacit, and the rash change may not catch the opponent by surprise, but will make his players at a loss.

Therefore, Ralph decided to stick to his offensive football, no matter how Inter Milan responded. (Seeking monthly pass)

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