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Chapter 637 Huo Village Miracle Prepares an Iron Bucket

(It's so cold, the [-] update is over)
A week before the start of the Champions League final, the Bundesliga was settled, and they were also the first league in European football to end.Hoffenheim successfully defended the title four rounds ahead of schedule, and Li Huan also became the league Golden Boot winner again with 30 goals, and once again wrote the record for a defender to become the top scorer.Rangnick also led the team to defend the title and reached the Champions League final, becoming the best coach in the Bundesliga.

Wolfsburg unexpectedly overwhelmed Bayern and ranked second in the standings. Bayern ranked third and needed to play in the Champions League qualifying round. Before the league was over, the Bayern club started looking for a coach again. .

Among the three relegated teams, two are closely related to Li Huan. One is his former home team Karlsruhe. downgrade.The other is Cottbus, which is the team of Li Huan's compatriot Shao Jia. They survived the last round of relegation for three consecutive years. Since the beginning of the season, the Bundesliga has no Eastern European teams.

Now there are still two events in the entire German football world. One is the German Cup held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen, who have already won the Bundesliga championship, will compete for the last championship.The other is the UEFA Champions League final held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, where Bundesliga's Hoffenheim and La Liga's Barcelona compete for the highest honor in European football.

The DFB-Pokal final in Germany has been considered a game without any suspense. Hoffenheim defeated the invincible Bundesliga. It is impossible for Bremen, who is strong in offense and weak in defense, to snatch food from Hoffenheim's tiger's mouth.

Now the entire German football world is discussing the game between Hoffenheim and Barcelona. This game is definitely a heavyweight event that attracts the attention of fans all over the world.The super dark horse vs. Prince Charming, the steel chariot vs. the art master, and the little showman challenged the little Li Feidao, all of which are eye-catching duels.With both teams likely to be crowned treble winners, this Champions League final is yet another European treble battle.

Lineker, England's best striker, said: "Football is a game where 22 men run and play and the Germans win." But with the decline of the German team and the Bundesliga, this sentence is more and more like a joke up.In the quarter-finals, the old overlord of the Bundesliga was swept by Barcelona 5:1 in two rounds, and now the new overlord stands in front of Barcelona, ​​but the European media is not optimistic about Hoffenheim, thinking that Hoffenheim wants to beat Barcelona. Impossible, Barcelona, ​​Arsenal, and Manchester United are not the same type of team at all. Hoffenheim is afraid that they will not even touch the ball for 10 minutes in a game.

European bookmakers are also not optimistic about Hoffenheim winning the championship.In the odds of winning the Champions League final issued by BWIN, Barcelona lost 1 to 1.50, while Hoffenheim was 1 to 2.30. Barcelona led Hoffenheim by a large advantage. Judging from the odds of the two sides' results in 90 minutes, Barcelona also has the upper hand. Their odds of winning are 1 to 2.10, the odds of a draw are 1 to 3.25, and the odds of Hoffenheim's victory are 1 to 3.35. Obviously Bookmakers are optimistic that Barcelona can beat Hoffenheim to win the title within 90 minutes.

BWIN公司还开出了决赛的大小球赔率，以2.5球为界，决赛90分钟内进球在3球以下的赔率为1赔1.65，显然博彩公司认为决赛的总进球最有可能在0-2个，而进球3个及以上的赔率为1赔2.10。

After more than 20 days of careful research on Barcelona, ​​Rangnick and the coaching staff believe that the European media has not exaggerated. It is really possible that Hoffenheim may have less than 10 minutes of possession of the ball against Barcelona.There are countless ways for Barcelona to beat Hoffenheim, but there is only one way they want to beat Barcelona, ​​and that is to play an iron barrel formation, and it must be a Mourinho or Chelsea iron barrel formation.

Mourinho, who has always been considered by Rangnick to be different and not conspiring with each other, has now become the main subject of Rangnick's research. Rangnick's bedside is the game video of Mourinho's team. Austrian tactical arrangements and command.Rangnick does not like Mourinho and thinks he is anti-football. Rangnick also believes that as long as he is given enough time, he can also build an offensive team like Barcelona, ​​but his time is too short now. up.If he wants to win the championship now, he must follow Mourinho's path.

From the past five years of Barcelona's games, Rangnick found that only Mourinho's defensive counterattack could restrain Barcelona.Mourinho's team did not all use fierce scrambling and fouls to stop Barcelona, ​​but relied more on reasonable defensive positions to compress Barcelona's offensive space.This is especially evident in Harvey's defense. Mourinho's team almost never takes the initiative to grab Harvey, but focuses on blocking Harvey's passing route, which leads to Barcelona's brain having many opportunities to get the ball , but it is difficult to pass a threatening key ball.

If you want to win Barcelona, ​​you must first freeze Harvey and Iniesta, and then freeze Messi. Mourinho has done a good job in freezing Messi.Messis are always facing a defender with a solid wall behind him.This kind of multi-level defense not only reduces the chance of being penetrated by the opponent using personal ability or small-scale cooperation, but also avoids giving the opponent free kicks in dangerous areas. Therefore, although the scene is not good-looking, it can actually kill most of the opponents. Barcelona's attack.So Messi has not scored a goal so far when he played against Mourinho's team.

In addition to studying how Mourinho's Chelsea dealt with Barcelona, ​​Rangnick also watched the video of Manchester United last season and Hiddink's Chelsea and Barcelona this season, hoping to brainstorm. After all, Mourinho is different from him. Chelsea in Rinho is also different from Hoffenheim.Rangnick had to find a counter-reverse style of play suitable for Hoffenheim.

In terms of defensive ability, although Hoffenheim has made great progress this season, it is definitely not as good as Chelsea or Manchester United last season. Rangnick is a coach who focuses on offense, and he certainly does not pay as much attention to defense as Mourinho. A defensive master like O.

But the main reason why Rangnick wants to play iron barrels is because Barcelona's ability to break dense defenses is too poor.In the game between Barcelona and Chelsea, Barcelona made a lot of crosses from the side, but the threat was almost zero. The reason is that there are no players who are good at heading the ball in the frontcourt.Needless to say, the three dwarves Xavi, Iniesta and Messi, Eto'o can occasionally show off in La Liga, and he is simply a small and exquisite kitten in front of the tall and sturdy Chelsea defender.

Another magic weapon to break the dense defense is long-range shots and set kicks, but this is also Barcelona's tactical shortcoming.Guardiola is not interested in the offensive method of long-range shots. He only likes the ball to move from the left side of the penalty area to the right, and then from the right to the left. Barcelona players keep passing the ball, passing the ball and passing the ball again, but there is no People are willing to force the opponent to expand the defensive range through long-range shots and actively create gaps.As for the statistics of Barcelona's set kicks, Rangnick is even more delighted, because Barcelona only scored one goal in 60 corner kicks, and only scored one corner kick in a poor season last season.Facing such a team, it would be a pity to the gods and Buddhas not to put up an iron bucket formation.

And in terms of counterattack, Hoffenheim's counterattack is sharper and faster than Chelsea's. In addition, Hoffenheim has an advantage that other teams can't match, that is, Li Huan's free kick is invincible in the world. A free kick within 30 meters of the front of the penalty area will inevitably result in a goal.This kind of deterrence made all the teams that played against Hoffenheim restrain their hands. Although Barcelona is very strong, they may also be afraid of Li Huan's free kick for three points.This is also the capital that Lannick wants to play defensively and counterattack.

The German media also began to make suggestions for Hoffenheim. The "Bild", known as the British "Sun", tried its best to arrange unfavorable news such as Barcelona's scandals and civil strife, and harass Barcelona's military morale.The rigorous and pragmatic "Kicker" and "Four Four Two" use their own methods to find Barcelona's weaknesses and discuss how Hoffenheim can deal with Barcelona.

"Bild" believes that the locker room problem is a major hidden danger for Barcelona. The contract renewal of goalkeeper Valdes has not been resolved. In addition, Valdes' buttery hands are also good for Hoffenheim. Forward Eto'o and Messi compete The position of the boss, the big mouths that the Cameroonians don't know when they come out often cause a major blow to the morale of their team. "Bild" hopes that Eto'o will make another shot at this time, so that Hoffenheim will win the championship. Hope is even greater.

"Kicker" summed up the two major shortcomings of Barcelona: First, Barcelona's central axis from defense to offense is good at technology, and their height is their shortcoming!Therefore, the German's height advantage can precisely gain an advantage in free kicks, especially corner kicks.In particular, the tenacious willpower of the Germans was the nemesis of the Spanish tragedy.

The second is the competition between the head coaches.Although it is the first time to play in the Champions League, Rangnick's coaching experience is far richer than Guardiola's. Rangnick's on-the-spot coaching ability is completely superior to Guardiola's. Judging from the Ronia Derby and Atletico Madrid games, Guardiola's thinking at a certain moment will always be short-circuited.

In addition, "Kicker" believes that Hoffenheim's technical style of play is not completely the same as that of ordinary German teams. Hoffenheim's main lineup has basically overcome the cancer and stubborn diseases of the German tanks. Arshavin has both skills and strength, and Eduardo has excellent skills, and most of them can play alone, helping the German chariot to run over the Iberian giants.

What's more, Hoffenheim also has a super defender like Li Huan. Even if Barcelona's speed is stronger than the slow-turning German, Hoffenheim will not be at a disadvantage. Li Huan's recovery speed is very fast.

Cruyff, who single-handedly created the technical and tactical styles of La Masia and Barcelona, ​​is also helping Barcelona. The Dutch trapeze talked about this game in detail in his column.Cruyff believes that Barcelona has a greater chance of winning the championship, but Hoffenheim also has a [-]% chance of winning.

The Dutchman believes that Li Huan, Arshavin, and Ruud van Nistelrooy in the Hoffenheim lineup are the biggest threats to Barcelona. Cruyff especially mentioned Li Huan, saying: "Everyone knows what a great player Li Huan is. , but we can only see such greatness when the ball is at his feet, if we can keep him out of danger or sleepwalking on the court, then we minimize his threat! We although I don't know how many times Li Huan can touch the ball on the court? 20 times or 30 times? If we can limit this number to 10 times, I think at least we can reduce his danger by 50%, but that's it. Don’t take it lightly, because once it succeeds, it will be a fatal blow! Arshavin is the same, he is also a player with the ball at his feet, and we must deal with him like we did with Li Huan.”

When Cruyff talked about his compatriot Ruud van Nistelrooy, he said: "Van Nistelrooy doesn't need the ball, as long as the ball is under his feet or over his head, he can pose a threat. He can even pass through himself. There is no doubt that we must assign special personnel to guard against such an air bully, but the most important thing we need to pay attention to is to try to control him outside the penalty area of ​​the penalty area, and the danger will be greatly reduced. As long as we control the offensive and defensive rhythms and keep clean sheets, then we will be able to win the trophy for the third time at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome."

Finally, Cruyff also reminded the Barcelona general to beware of the Germanic spirit of the Germans. This kind of tenacity has been integrated into the blood of the German team. No matter how many foreigners there are in this team, tenacity is always their characteristic.

The media actively made suggestions for the team. The players and coaches of the two teams were not idle during this period. Hoffenheim won the championship four rounds ahead of schedule, and it ended early. At this time, Rangnick had secretly I went to Spain to watch two Barcelona La Liga games.Hoffenheim's scouts all over the world also gathered at Camp Nou and La Masia training camps to watch Barcelona's training videos and help Rangnick collect information.

Barcelona's league games are very tense, Guardiola can't get away, but Barcelona's youth team coach Enrique recorded every Hoffenheim game without missing a beat, and the videos of Li Huan and Arshavin are Clipped separately.Barcelona also put a lot of effort into Hoffenheim, and they didn't dare to underestimate this super dark horse that has been invincible in Europe for a year.

At this time, Barcelona club officials also launched a heart attack like Bayern. Laporta first signaled Barcelona's mouthpiece "Mundo Deportivo" to let the wind say that Barcelona wanted to offer 5000 million to buy Li Huan and Arshavin in a package, and then pretended on the TV station. To put it bluntly, this kind of thing can only be discussed after the Champions League final, and now it is disrespectful to Hoffenheim.

(End of this chapter)