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Chapter 985 Volume Seven Heart of the Lion King Italy will do the same
Before leading the team to the European Cup, Lippi, the head coach of the Italian national team, accepted a TV interview.In the interview, the elegant "Silver Fox" held a cigar from "Paradise" Tuscany, and said goodbye to the TV audience all over Italy——

"This is my last national team and after the end of Europe, no matter what the result is, I will leave. Of course, I want to win the championship, Italy is a team with championship quality. It's just that if things don't Before it happens, I can't say much..."

In fact, Italy does not place too high hopes on this team. They believe that the host Spain and the undefeated French team in the qualifiers are more likely to win the championship than Italy.If Italy meets these teams before the final, it will be hard to say the outcome.

The pessimism of the Italians comes from the World Cup in Brazil two years ago.In that cup, the Italian team, which was considered to be the favorite to win the championship before the game, was eliminated in the group stage and went home, and the group where Italy was in was not a "group of death". Unpopular.

The defeat of that World Cup caused many people to leave the national team, including 35-year-old Pirlo, 32-year-old Cassano, 32-year-old Dossena, 36-year-old Buffon... Today's national team is re-established Come to think of it, they have nothing to do with the Italian team that won the World Cup in Germany ten years ago.

But Italian football is so strange. Every time when the whole world is not optimistic about them, they can always achieve impressive results.For example, in the 1982 World Cup and the 2006 World Cup, they were all champions.

Now, they have also reached the final all the way, hoping to win the European championship.As a team that has won the world championship four times, the continent's highest competition has only won once, which is really inconsistent with their status as a world-class team.The Italians hope to write their names in the history of the European Cup for the second time.Although it was generally not optimistic before the game, since it has reached the final, there is naturally a consensus in Italy at this time. I believe that the blue fighters led by Lippi can defeat England and regain the top of Europe.

In order to cheer up the team and themselves, the Italian media used the games from six years ago as examples.In the World Cup in South Africa six years ago, England led by Capello performed well and reached the semi-finals, but met the Italian team led by Lippi. In the confrontation between the two Italian coaches, Lippi laughed At last.The Italian media is now taking it out and saying-"Look, we have a psychological advantage against England."

Such a statement is really far-fetched, but Italians these days just like to hear it.

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Italy is deliberately creating an optimistic atmosphere, but Lippi doesn't think there is anything optimistic about this game.As a experienced head coach, he has seen all kinds of opponents and led the team to play countless games without repetition. He has rich experience and he knows that this England team is very difficult to deal with.

Although at the beginning of the European Cup, Twain's team gave people a bad impression, and even almost couldn't get out of the line for a time.But since the start of the game with the German team, their performance has been getting better and better. Defeated Germany 2:1, ended 2 years of invincibility against Sweden 0:48, defeated the favorite French team 4:0, and eliminated the host Spain 3:1.Such achievements are impressive enough.You must know that they eliminated basically the top teams in Europe along the way.On the contrary, Italy's road to promotion is much easier.

The good news now is that England has fought against strong teams all the way. They must be better than Italy in terms of physical exertion, and the English players are also more exhausted in terms of mental state.Although Italy had one day less rest than England, they played very easily in the semi-finals, which can be said to be "without bloodshed".

Lippi's tactics are very simple, and it is not difficult to guess. Before emphasizing offense, he first emphasizes defense. No matter what he does, defense is the most important.England showed their strong offensive strength in the European Cup, only the game against Wales did not score, and this game is what Lippi needs to focus on. The games of those teams that lost to England are not too big The value of the game, only Wales' victory over England is worth studying, from which we can find the password to defeat England.

Lippi has already studied this game. Wales used the method of defending and counterattacking, deliberately showing weakness, and then waited for England to underestimate the enemy with pride, and then used their ability on set kicks to determine the outcome.The tactics are simple, but very effective.Wales coach Toshack seized on England's high-spirited but proud characteristics after England's recent victory over Portugal, and formulated this tactic, which finally achieved miraculous results.Their only win at this tournament sent them to the round of [-].

Against the Italian team, Wales did not continue to use defensive tactics.Perhaps it was because they had achieved their pre-match goals, so the game was played very relaxed, or maybe Toshak wanted to show the team another side. They aggressively attacked at the beginning, hoping to break through Italy's goal.It's a pity that they kicked a piece of iron - even in the face of the weak Welsh, Lippi insisted on defensive counterattack.The impregnable defense made Wales' offense come back without success, and even exposed loopholes in their defense. Italy seized these loopholes and launched a counterattack, easily defeating Wales.

Thinking about it now, Lippi may hope that Wales will use the same tactics against them as England in the game, so that he has a chance to test how much the team can do in the face of this kind of defense.

He was also not sure what tactics Twain would use when facing Italy.

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"Lippi will definitely stick to the defense and counterattack." Tang En said so during a meeting with the coaching staff. "He led the team to play a lot of games. Whenever he wants to hold high the banner of attack, he will always die miserably. I personally think that there is a game that is of great reference value to us. I don’t know if there is still a game in this game. How many people remember—in a group match of the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa, Brazil beat Italy 3-0."

When he said this, several well-informed coaches immediately showed a look of surprise.Everyone still remembers that game.

"In that game, Lippi had already sent the strongest lineup he could send at that time. He wanted to play against Brazil, because he needed to score goals and win to qualify from the group. 433 was the formation of Italy at that time. Pirlo and Montolivo is dual-core, and there is De Rossi. But the performance of such a lineup is terrible. Because Pirlo is old, Montolivo lacks speed and is not good at defense, and there is only one De Rossi in the midfield Against Brazil's Kaka, Robinho, Maicon, Melo and others. In that game, Italy was not only completely defeated in terms of score, but also did not take advantage of the scene. This game brought a lot to Lippi The shock caused him to completely abandon his illusions. Since then, he has returned to the old way of defending and counterattacking..." Tang En talked eloquently, as if that match didn't happen seven years ago, but just yesterday.

"In this final, we can't expect Lippi to make mistakes like he did back then. I think Lippi will continue to stick to the defensive and counterattack tactics. They have players who can solve problems alone in the frontcourt. As long as they can hold the tie, it is very likely To win. We have two options: first, try to score the goal as soon as possible in the game, forcing Italy to come out and attack us, so we will have more chances." He held out two fingers, "second, We also retracted to focus on defense, avoid conceding the ball first, and drag them to a penalty shootout to gamble on luck."

"Which one do you choose?" he asked.

The coaches fell into deep thought.

Generally speaking, World Series finals are usually pretty boring, because most people will choose to play a conservative approach, making sure their side does not concede the ball first, and then thinking about scoring goals.If the coaches of both sides think so, then if there are no surprises in this final, it must be extremely boring.

The oldest coach, the 66-year-old Tony Carr, was the first to express his opinion: "I think it is better to be cautious, Tony. Defense is the first. We must first ensure that we are not the first to concede the ball. Think about beating Italy. In a final like this, the side that concedes first can be very passive, especially when we are up against a team known for their solid defense...”

Tang En didn't respond. He neither nodded in agreement nor shook his head in denial. He just turned his attention to other people, hoping to hear more from their opinions.

"I don't agree with you, old Karl." Steve Wigley disagreed, "I think we should be more aggressive. Lippi must not have thought that we would take the initiative to attack in the final, he thought we would be like you. I think that's exactly what we can take advantage of. Going forward, trying to score the first goal. We have the strength." He even clenched his fists.

Hearing someone objecting to his suggestion, Karl didn't refute immediately, just shook his head with a smile.

"I think it's better to be conservative. This is the final, we can't make mistakes, at least we can't make mistakes first..." Another coach, Steve Gatin, said, "The final is not about who performs better, It’s about making fewer mistakes than anyone else. Even if the penalty kick is delayed, we still have a chance of winning. Just strengthen penalty kick training in the past few days.”

It is now 2:1, and the conservatives temporarily have the upper hand.

Dunn turned his gaze to Des Walker.As an assistant coach, he also has to speak out.

"I agree with Wigley." Walker's opinion was simple.

Now everyone looked at Tang En again.Conservative or offensive score is 2:2, evenly matched.

Tang En didn't give an answer right away, he was obviously hesitating too.Conservatives have their reasons, and they are very convincing. The final victory in such a final is the team that makes few mistakes or even no mistakes. If you want to avoid mistakes, conservative defense is the way.

It stands to reason that Tang En is the kind of person who can do whatever it takes to win, and is not afraid of sacrificing the scene.He is not afraid to bear the infamy of negative football. As long as he can win the championship trophy, he can trample all those who have scolded him in the quagmire under his feet.

But today, Tang En didn't intend to really do this.Or rather, not intending to do just that.

"What you all said is very reasonable, it's really embarrassing for me..." He deliberately made a dilemma.

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George Wood, who had just taken a shower, received a call from Gareth Bell.

"Guess where I am! George!" Bell's energetic voice was heard as soon as the phone was connected.

"Home." Wood didn't have the time to play such a childish game with Bell, so he casually reported a place name.

"Tsk, you're so boring! I'm in the Maldives! Palm trees and white sandy beaches, the weather is 1000 million times better than the bad weather in England! I love it here! It's good to get out early..." Bell exaggeratedly exclaimed.

Mitchell opened the door and came in. Seeing that Wood was on the phone, he asked casually, "Is your mother?"

Wood shook his head: "A noisy little monkey."

Mitchell laughed. He knew who was calling.

"Hey, George!" Bell heard Wood's words, not happy to get up. "I called you kindly, and you treat me like this?"

"What's the matter?" Wood ignored him and asked directly.

"Congratulations on reaching the final." Bell said this very sourly.Although he said before that it would be good to be eliminated early, in fact he would rather stay in Spain at this time.

"Thank you."

"I heard that your opponent is Italy, I have something to tell you, maybe it will help you."

Wood raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

"Oh, what do you mean!" Bell knew that Wood was interested, and he finally caught Wood's handle.

"Okay, thanks. Please tell me."

Bell cleared his throat and continued after fully enjoying the respect given by Wood: "If you can tell the boss, tell him that it is best to adopt a more conservative defensive counterattack in the game against Italy..."

"Italy will do the same."

"I know! But this is the final, not the group stage, there is no tie, even if everyone defends, the winner will be decided! Penalties! I think this is the best way to decide the championship. We are in the match against Italy During the game, the top [-] made us a little dizzy. From the coach to ourselves, we thought we could challenge Italy. So we tried to take the initiative, and the result? We even lost our underwear. Lippi is very cunning, he just Waiting for others to attack, and then counterattack. This is really similar to the boss, so I suggest that the boss do the same. It’s okay if the scene is ugly, and it’s okay if the game is dull. You don’t play for those TV viewers. This approach gives you a very good chance of winning the title. I believe that England's defense will not be a problem with you. To be honest, if we continued to use the same tactics against you in that game, maybe we could have dragged them into extra time. , and even a penalty shootout. It's a pity..."

Bell was silent for a while, obviously feeling bad about being eliminated.

"If we win against Italy, maybe we will meet you in the final! At that time, we will have a psychological advantage against you! Haha!" After a while, his voice was full of vitality again.

Bell then told Wood the players in the Italian team who needed special attention, reminding him to be extra careful with these people during the game.These are all the first-hand information that Bell has mastered after the match against Italy. Of course, he knows that the boss is always used to studying the opponent thoroughly, but the information collected from the player's point of view should have some new things, even if it is just a little bit. Little by little, he hoped that he could help the boss.

Finally, after showing off the scenery and weather of the Maldives, he was about to reel up.

"George," he called again suddenly.

"Huh?" Wood, who was about to put down his phone, stopped.

"We must win! We must win the championship!"

"Of course. We're not here to compete for the runner-up."

"Hey, that's good, that's good..." Bale smirked, "At that time, I can say-'Look, we are the only team in the European championship that hasn't won!'"

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It was raining heavily at the window, and the wind was raging on the sea in the distance, rolling up astonishing huge waves and hitting the embankment on the shore. Those poor palm trees bowed their heads in this bad weather, and seemed to be in danger of breaking at any time.A white mist filled the sky on the shore, and nothing could be seen in the distance.

Even if the windows were closed tightly, the huge roar could not be stopped, and it continuously penetrated into the dark room.

Weather like this is rare in the Maldives, but that doesn't mean it never will.From May to November in the Maldives is the rainy season. The heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon seems to counteract the dryness brought by the northeast monsoon. There are often strong winds and strong winds.At such times, travelers can only hide in their hotel rooms and sigh.

The unlucky Gareth Bell dropped his phone, lay on the bed, and looked at the ceiling boredly.His girlfriend was in the shower, so he had time to call Wood.

"Damn it! I finally came to the Maldives, but I ran into this kind of horrible weather... Ah, it's better to be Spain..."

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