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Chapter 505 The battle of wits begins

Champions League champions West Ham easily defeated AFC Champions Guangzhou Hengda and advanced to the final first.

On the other side, the South American champion Corinthians defeated the African Champions League champion Al Ahli Club with an economical score of 1:0.Al Ahli is a team in the Egyptian Super League. They will compete with Guangzhou Evergrande for No.3.

The 2012 title race was between West Ham and Corinthians.

Corinthians is a well-known giant in Brazil. Ronaldo and others are from Corinthians. They are the champions of the Copa Libertadores. Like the champions of the European Champions Cup, they started from the semi-finals.

In the eyes of many fans, Corinthians is quite a "European" team, which emphasizes tactics and speeds up the pace of the game.When West Ham was preparing for the game, Zidane made suggestions to Jiangshan.

He hopes that the team will be arranged according to the characteristics of Corinthians.He believes that in this game, Corinthians may increase their offensive speed, strive for goals, and then stick to the whole process.

If Corinthians enters a full-line situation, it will be difficult for West Ham to tear their defense.

The Club World Cup final is also a game that determines the outcome. The team's on-the-spot performance is very important. If you are not careful, the championship will be missed.

Although the Champions League champions have basically won the Club World Cup in recent years, the South American champions have also brought a strong impact on the Champions League champions. The last South American team to win the Club World Cup was Brazil's Sao Paulo.

Corinthians has also won the Club World Cup. It was 2000, the first year of the trial of the Club World Cup, and it was the first champion.

Jiang Shan listened to Zidane's suggestion with a calm face, "What do you mean, Corinthians' No. 10 player, Douglas will start? Bring us a threat?"

Zidane nodded, "Douglas is the core of Corinthians' organization and will definitely start. His role is difficult to replace in the Corinthians team."

"If Tite follows your plan, their tactics may be relatively conservative, but Douglas is a relatively escaping player, which is incompatible with their tactics. This is the final game, not an ordinary game." Jiang Shan raised his own question.

Constantly asking questions and guiding assistants to solve problems is one of the ways Jiangshan trains assistants. Only by letting them use their brains and take the position of the head coach or even the head coach of the opponent can they generate new ideas and sparks of thought.

The head coach of Corinthians is old coach Tite, who is also the head coach of the Brazilian national team in the 2018 World Cup. His tactics are quite practical, but his most powerful ability is to twist the players into one rope.

He protects every player like a child.Even though Neymar fell and laughed all over the world, he is still protecting Neymar, saying that he is a kind person.

Although kindness has nothing to do with falling and rolling, it still moved Neymar to tears and cried on his body.Such an old coach will definitely arrange players with more tactical execution ability to play in key games.

Especially in the face of the Champions League champions, they must grasp the best of every offensive opportunity. Jiang Shan believes that Tite will not let Douglas start.

"This..." Zidane was a little confused. He didn't delve into the relationship between players and the tactical system. Players can adapt to any system!
Of course, Zidane can adapt to any system, even his own system, but ordinary players can't help it.The biggest advantage of Zidane as the head coach is that the players dare not doubt his technical thinking, let alone say to him: "You can do it!"

Well, from the source, it prevents players from answering irrelevant questions and playing exiles.

Jiang Shan patted Zidane on the shoulder, "Corinthians will slow down the pace of the game, and they will choose to defend and counterattack. This is their best way of fighting."

"Moreover, Douglas will not start the game. He should be replaced by Enrique. This player has a stronger tactical awareness and his defensive ability is stronger than Douglas. He will start."

Zidane stared at Jiangshan, he really couldn't find a point to refute, it seemed that Jiangshan really saw through Tite's thoughts.

If Tite wants to win, the best way is to defend and counterattack, and the tactical position is very important. A slight stagger is the opportunity for West Ham. They must secure any link and cannot give West Ham enough opportunities.

During the training, Jiangshan also instilled this concept in the players.The main training method is the interspersed running of the frontcourt players, speeding up the offensive rhythm, and passing the ball to threaten the ball.

Dare to take risks, this is the key to West Ham's victory.

The preparation time is very fast, and the game is coming soon.West Ham's last contendable title of the year and the battle is about to begin.

As long as they win the Club World Cup, West Ham will become an unprecedented seven-time champion, and they will also become a Grand Slam.

All the championships that can be won, all in hand.The league, cup and UEFA Europa League, plus the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup, all the championships that a club can win will be collected.

Jiang Shan took the initiative to shake hands with coach Tite, "I like your tactical skills and hope to compete with you in Europe."

Tite smiled, "I also have this idea. You are the greatest head coach of this era, but I am too old. Maybe in the near future, I will lead a national team. I hope to meet you!"

"I have no plans to lead the national team yet, so let's not leave any regrets in today's game."

"We will try our best to win the championship, and we will not let you do what you want." Tite smiled confidently, "Seven champions, such a title is really exciting."

As expected, Corinthians' personnel arrangement was similar to what West Ham had envisioned during training.When Zidane saw Corinthians starting lineup, the whole person was quiet, "I am far away from Jiangshan, how many Tites are there?"

Douglas did not start, he was replaced by Enrique.

In the goalkeeper position, Cassio does his part, and on the back line, Corinthians captain Alessandro, partner Chicao, Andre and Santos.

The double midfielders are Paulinho and Ralph.On the forward line, Enrique partnered with Danilo and Emerson.

In the forward position, Bayern's old player Guerrero started.Martinez sat on the bench waiting for his chance.

On West Ham's side, there are also all the elites.

Goalkeeper De Gea, on the back line, is basically the main lineup, Baines, Varane, Hummels and Glenn Johnson.

Varane's ability to play the ball is better than Cahill, so he starts the game. If Corinthians stick to it, the defender's dribbling will become West Ham's regular offensive method, so the combination of Varane and Hummels is more suitable.

In the defensive midfielder position, Kroos and Modric played together. On the forward line, Royce, Kagawa Shinji and David Silva, Lewandowski are at the forefront.

Shinji Kagawa started the game not because he is Japanese and pleases the fans, but because the three players in the frontcourt all have the ability to organize offenses and score goals, Corinthians' defense will be even more uncomfortable.

Eriksson can also start, but his tactical quality is currently not as good as Shinji Kagawa, and he is a bit jumpy. Like Douglas, he failed to grab the opportunity to start.

(End of this chapter)