host must win

"Crouch's high point is indeed something we need to be afraid of, but it is precisely because of this, so I very much hope that Benitez can arrange him to start." Ferguson said lightly.

"Why?" Queiroz asked puzzled.

"The strongest is often the weakest. Crouch's role on the court is indeed huge, but his height is there, and he is really strong in offense. But pressing and pressing are not his strong points." Ferguson explained.

Queiroz suddenly realized.

Liverpool played against Manchester United, fighting for skills and passing control, and they would not dare to do so even if they were given a few courages, because they knew very well that this was their absolute weakness, and they could not play the pass and control style of play at all.

On the other hand, Manchester United, under the leadership of Ferguson for many years, although their pass control is not as good as Barcelona and Arsenal, which are known for pass control, they can compete with AC Milan and Real Madrid. Definitely the most technically advanced team in today's world football.

But what Benitez is best at is pressing and pressing.After several adjustments this season, he took down Mohamed Sissoko, who had a weaker passing ability, and partnered Javier Mascherano, who had a stronger passing ability and a certain organizational ability, with Harvey Alonso to form a team. The double midfielder stabilized Liverpool's midfielder in one fell swoop, and created a first-class midfielder double midfielder combination in Europe.

With these two defensive midfielders in charge, Gerrard can appear in the central midfielder position he is best at, and can safely choose the most appropriate time to attack.

Although Liverpool's midfield style of play has only just come into shape, and it is far from the best effect, it is enough to create a threat, and this determines that Benitez will definitely adopt a siege style of play in this game .

Didn't run away!
In this case, if Crouch is allowed to start, it will undoubtedly give Manchester United more opportunities and space.

Because it is impossible for anyone to ask a high center forward who is more than two meters tall to crazily press and press, this is simply unrealistic.

That was Ferguson's conclusion from Liverpool's two-legged tie against Barcelona.

And what he said at the pre-match press conference is half-truth, half-truth, true and false, it depends on how others see it.

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"If Benitez lets Crouch come on, Ronaldo has to hold it down. We have to defend the wing and not allow Liverpool to cross. Without the cross, Crouch's high-altitude ball threat will be weakened. We can only go on the ground, and we can fight back, I believe this is not difficult for us."

Ferguson obviously has his own set of plans on how to limit Crouch, so he is not worried at all.

"What if Crouch isn't on?" Queiroz asked.

This is indeed a bit unbelievable, because Crouch has always been the main force.

"There is this possibility. The reason why Benitez is good at playing cup games is that he is good at winning by surprise. If he dares to win Crouch in this kind of game, it is definitely a move full of courage, which also proves that he It’s still a matter of stability at the beginning.”

Queiroz's eyes lit up and he said, "Two years ago, in Istanbul."

"That's right!" Ferguson nodded, "Although the situation at the time was very complicated, and AC Milan's first goal was a bit lucky, but Liverpool did play more risky games at that time, and Benitez will definitely learn from experience. "

"He will properly delay the game, fight with us in a siege style, and then exert his strength in the second half." Queiroz guessed.

"Exactly." Ferguson nodded.

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Both Manchester United and Liverpool are very young teams. Under normal circumstances, physical fitness will not be a problem, but in this Champions League final, physical fitness will be a very critical issue.

Compared with Manchester United, Liverpool has a very obvious advantage, that is, they have been fully rested before the Champions League final.

After the final game of the Premier League on May 5, they had no other game tasks and began to devote themselves to the preparations for the Champions League final.

And United, for their part, were still preparing for their FA Cup final against rivals Chelsea in the following week, followed by another clash at the new Wembley Stadium last weekend.

Although Manchester United finally defeated the powerful Chelsea and won the FA Cup this season, the physical consumption of Manchester United players can also be seen.

The most important thing is that there is only 4 days between the FA Cup final and the Champions League final!
During the 4 days of rest, although the Manchester United players can barely recover their physical fitness, it is absolutely difficult to achieve the best game state.

Under such circumstances, if Manchester United competes with Liverpool in physical fitness, they will undoubtedly seek death by themselves!

"So, we need to establish an advantage in the first half and force Liverpool to play!" Ferguson said with a flash of sternness in his eyes. He also had no choice.

The situation of the team is there, what can he do?
"Free Ronaldo?" Queiroz asked.

Ferguson nodded.

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Ferguson has prepared two different plans for the two most likely tactics Liverpool will adopt, but he still needs to observe carefully how to arrange and use them in the game.

Sometimes, football games really need a little luck.

Just like in the final in Istanbul two years ago, who would have thought that Maldini scored for AC Milan with a free kick in the opening [-] seconds, and then AC Milan scored two goals in a row?And who would have thought that after the start of the second half, Liverpool suddenly went crazy and AC Milan conceded three goals in a row?

Therefore, the role of the head coach is also limited, and the key still depends on the players.

"I hope Yin can maintain his excellent state during the season!" Ferguson said worriedly.

In Ferguson's heart, no matter what the situation of Liverpool is, as long as Yin Jun can maintain his form, the winner will only be Manchester United.As McLaren said, Yin Jun is an alien, he can do things that others cannot.

The players were relatively relaxed, mainly responsible for regulating their body and mind, but in the meeting room, the coaching staff had a heated discussion, and it could even be said to be arguing, because how to start tonight and what tactics to adopt have so far been unclear. Haven't come up with a set of definite plans yet.

No decision was made on which set of plans to use, and the coaching staff didn't know how to explain the precautions to the players on the field.

Finally, at the last moment before the tactical meeting in the afternoon, Ferguson finally overcame all opinions, made a decision and rejected everyone's objections.

After the meeting, everyone went to prepare separately.

Queiroz and Ferguson came to Yin Jun and Ronaldo's room immediately. Queiroz called Ronaldo out. The two Portuguese talked for ten minutes before Queiroz left. No one knew what they were talking about. .

At the same time, Ferguson was giving Yin Jun face-to-face instructions in the room.

The final is imminent!