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Chapter 614 Huo Village's Miracle Victory and Loss Has a Preview

In addition to the verbal war between the players and coaches of both sides, the fans of both sides are not idle. On the virtual network, Manchester United fans and Hoffenheim fans, German fans and British fans are also scolding enthusiastically, and they are not convinced by each other.

However, the media of the two countries did not do their job properly at this time. They did what the coaches and players should do, carefully analyzed the opponent's weaknesses, and discussed how to arrange troops. "Kicker" also predicted Sir Alex Ferguson The starting lineup that may be used in this game, the German reporter predicts that Manchester United will send a lineup of 4222 or 4231, with double midfielders, Jia Park Ji-sung and Rooney relying on strong physical fitness and fighting to contain Hoffenheim's attack on the two wings In the midfield, grab the possession of the ball. As for the attack, Ronaldo will be the free second striker, while Berbatov will overwhelm Tevez to get the starting position of the striker.

The German reporters were really professional, and their predictions were actually very similar to the analysis results of Rangnick's coaching staff.

Rangnick and his coaching staff will definitely not patronize the war of words with Ferguson. During the recent period, including the game against Hertha Berlin, they have been studying the way Manchester United will adopt and use in this game. formation.

Although Hoffenheim once beat Manchester United 5:1 in the European Super Cup, Rangnick and the coaching staff believed that the Super Cup and the Champions League must not be compared, and Manchester United still lacked Ronaldo and Giggs at that time.In this game, Hoffenheim could not adopt the fierce offensive style of the Super Cup, and from Ferguson's war of words, Rangnick felt that the cunning Scottish old man had aggressive tactics, and seemed to expect Hoffenheim to play offensively.

Manchester United's lineup is very large, and many substitute players are the absolute main players in the Bundesliga. When studying Manchester United's starting lineup, even though Rangnick and the coaching staff had the most scientific statistical search and simulation methods, they still took a lot of brains , However, from Ferguson's recent start and changes in opponents with different strengths, Hoffenheim's coaching staff still found some clues.

In terms of defensive midfielder, Fletcher will definitely occupy one position, while the other seat belongs to Carrick, Anderson and veteran Giggs. Anderson has good physical fitness, Giggs' experience is an advantage, and Carrick is more comprehensive. , Judging from Ferguson's first round against Inter Milan, Manchester United is likely to attack, so Giggs is more likely to play.

In terms of striker, although Carlos Tevez is active, Berbatov's height, as well as his ability to control the ball and make the ball play a greater role for Manchester United. He and Ronaldo may partner with the striker, and Ronaldo's position is slightly behind. Take it easy, it's more free.

Since Li Huan performed a hat-trick against Manchester United last time, Ferguson must use most of his energy to deal with Li Huan.It is very likely that Park Ji-sung will defend Li Huan on the wing. Thinking in another way, Park Ji-sung's physical fitness and game style are suitable for defending Li Huan.Even Ronaldo will personally go to the right of Hoffenheim to suppress Li Huan.

In terms of defense, goalkeeper Van der Sar, center back Vidic Garrio Ferdinand, right back Gary Neville and left back Evra, as long as there are no injuries, this combination is fixed.But Rangnick and the coaching staff speculate that Ferguson may start the 28-year-old O'Shea because captain Gary Neville has not been in good form recently.

But Lannick also paid attention to Ferguson's tricks.Ferguson is by no means an honest person. He will definitely use smoke bombs in training. Therefore, what Hoffenheim sees must not be accurate. Ferguson can use any means.

According to the research of Rangnick's coaching staff, Manchester United's starting lineup should be 442 with a balanced offense and defense, goalkeeper Van der Sar, and the four defenders are O'Shea, Vidic, Ferdinand, and Evra.The midfielders are Fletcher, Giggs, Rooney and Park Ji-sung, and the forwards are Berbatov and Ronaldo.

According to the results of the research, Hoffenheim also adopted a targeted arrangement, because they have a psychological advantage in the Super Cup, and they still play at home. Rangnick does not want to be as conservative as playing Arsenal, and try his best while maintaining a solid rear. The pursuit of victory is the guiding ideology of Hoffenheim.

Although Manchester United did not try their best in the Super Cup, it cannot be said that Manchester United did not want to win. Manchester United still showed most of their strength in that game, but Li Huan's performance was so good that Ferguson was unexpected.Compared with the Super Cup in this game, Manchester United has one more Ronaldo, but the role played by a Ronaldo is very similar to that of Li Huan.It is very likely that Manchester United's breakthrough at one point will cause Hoffenheim to be defeated across the board.Rangnick's tactical arrangement is mainly how to defend Ronaldo.

Of course, it is impossible to rely on a certain player to defend Ronaldo. A player like Ronaldo is very free in the frontcourt. He will not be restricted to one position, so everyone in the defense must be prepared.

Needless to say, Li Huan's defensive ability, he can be alone on the right, and the two defensive midfielders in the middle can also protect the back line. The main position is the left back. Ibezberg is a first-class defender in the Bundesliga. , Compared with the European footballer Ronaldo, it will not work, and someone must help defend.Otherwise, it will definitely be blown up.But if Weiss is played, there will be three defensive players in the midfield, and Hoffenheim's offensive power cannot be guaranteed.If Eduardo is on, the defense is not stable, which will make Hoffenheim's coaching staff feel extremely headache.I always feel that 11 people on my side are not enough.

In the end, after some discussions and compromises, neither Eduardo, who was excellent in offense, nor Weiss, who was excellent in defense, was promoted to the starting lineup. The offense is the same as Eduardo, and the defense is the same as Weiss, but they are both good and not very good.If it plays well, it may play a major role in both offense and defense. If it does not perform well, it is likely that the offense will fail and the defense will fail, but this is also a helpless move by Hoffenheim. They really have no more suitable people to use.

On the forward line, Rangnick also has a lot of brains. The four forwards have performed very well recently and each has its own characteristics. Although Saviola has been in a mediocre state recently, in the Super Cup, apart from Li Huan's hat-trick , Saviola also performed very well. After repeated drills, Lannick finally chose to let the Argentine and Ruud van Nistelrooy attack Manchester United's defense together. Lannick believed that under the cover of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Saviola's flexibility would allow Manchester United's defense is a headache.Although Demba Ba performed well, he was useless against Manchester United's two high center forwards.

Now scouts, reporters and even fans may be sent by Manchester United to spy on the military situation. After the tactics and starting arrangements were made, Rangnick did not disclose it to the team. Change at any time, so that the Manchester United people can't figure out what Hoffenheim's tactical arrangement is.

In the endless war of words, in the hustle and bustle of the media, and in the anxious waiting of the fans, the semi-finals of the Champions League finally came, and the game between Barcelona and Chelsea began first.Manchester United and Hoffenheim are also very concerned about this game. One of these two teams must be their opponent in the final. In addition, this game will also show how the semi-final will start.

The two head coaches Rangnick and Ferguson didn't have time to go to Spain to observe in person, but they both took the players to watch the big game at Camp Nou together by the TV.

Compared with playing offensive football in the quarter-finals and scoring 18 goals in four games, the semi-finals, which many fans have been extremely expecting for the past few days, were lackluster. Chelsea scored 7 goals in the quarter-finals against Liverpool. , actually let go of all "dignity" and basically placed the game in the second half of the game. In nearly one-third of the time, nine players guarded the penalty area. The world-class killer Drogba had nothing but a sneak attack. , There is no ball to play at all.

Hiddink announced no less than four times in different public occasions before the game that "we will play against Barcelona". During the game, Chelsea condescended to obey, put away the domineering that swept Liverpool together, and put on a big iron bucket, which made Rangnick suffer. He was greatly shocked, and now he understands the cruelty and reality of the Champions League, and what Wenger said, "It is more painful to fall on the threshold of the final than to fall on the field of the final".

In fact, both Rangnick and Ferguson understood that Hiddink did not have many choices. After studying the fiasco of Bayern and Lyon, especially Valencia's draw with Barcelona, ​​Hiddink made a decision that made many people , including them, the expected decision, taking the risk of being dubbed as "breaking the circle" and "passive" football, brought quite a lot of profits, and the 0:0 result also made Xi Dink can return to Stamford Bridge with a smile on his face.At this time, a great and honorable death is not as good as a lingering life.

I don’t know if it was stimulated by this game. The next day Hoffenheim’s training prohibited reporters and fans from watching, while Manchester United canceled the adaptive training, and then Fogg suddenly made a speech to the referee sent by UEFA. Doubt, because the referee of this game is the referee of this year's Super Bowl, the Swedish Larsson.Ferguson said: "Is there no other referee in UEFA? Larsson's refereeing this game has a great impact on our psychology. Everyone knows that he refereeed our game against Hoffenheim. We lost a lot. 1:5, and one person was sent off."

However, Lannick lightly avoided this matter at the press conference. Lannick said: "Coach Ferguson may be joking with referee Larsson. Manchester United's strength will not be affected by the referee of this game. Referee Ersen has a good control over the game, and he will not favor us just because he is at our home court.

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