Nine Hundred and Twentieth IX Grab the Start

When Carlos Planchot was in his hotel room and couldn't find Guardiola, he made a beeline for the conference room.

Sure enough, through the transparent curtain wall of the meeting room, he saw the Spaniard.

Sitting behind a long white desk with an open Apple laptop in front of it, the illuminated Apple logo stands out in a dark conference room, with a charger plugged in next to it, a long-term signs of use.

Guardiola in the front is holding his left chin with his left hand, looking intently at the screen of the laptop.

Needless to say, he must have had insomnia again last night!

When Carlos Planchot turned around, he saw a person coming from the opposite side, wasn't it Domenech Torrent?

The guy was holding a tray with three cups of steaming, fragrant coffee on it.

"I know you can't sleep either!" Domenech Torrent smiled proudly.

After the two knocked on the door, they walked into the meeting room and also disturbed Guardiola in front of the notebook.

The Spaniard yawned a lot, reached out to rub his brow, closed his eyes, and could faintly see eye oil oozing from the corners of his eyes, all of which were symptoms of staying up late.

"Can't sleep again last night?"

Domenech Torrent put the coffee tray on the desk, took a cup and put it in front of Guardiola, and he called Carlos Planchot to get a cup.

He seemed to have guessed that Planchot would get up at this time, and even prepared coffee in advance.

Guardiola didn't open his eyes, nodded, and exhaled softly, "How can I sleep?"

Yes, today is the Champions League final, how many people can sleep?

"Actually, you really don't need to put so much pressure on yourself. Southampton's overall strength is better than ours, and they have a better chance of winning. Therefore, no matter what the result of this game is, we..."

Guardiola didn't let Torrent continue talking, but opened his eyes and said lightly, "This is our job, isn't it?"

Work, very common, a very ordinary word.

Like everything around Guardiola,

It's simple, even a little too simple.

He only has a laptop, which can be connected to the Internet, and through it, he can watch all the game videos that Guardiola wants to watch.

Later, Lars Kunetka's technical analysis team will send another technical analysis report, which should be at least forty or fifty pages thick, and it will be full of all Southampton's analysis and predictions.

Then, all of them have to read these reports carefully, watch the videos, find out as many loopholes as possible in Southampton, and then collect them and prepare them for use anytime and anywhere.

It is even possible that they exhausted countless manpower and material resources to dig out things, but found that they were useless in the competition.

But there is no way, even so, they still have to continue such a boring job.

Yes, that's what they do.

"You know, my job is to study the game and destroy the opponent!"

Guardiola looked at his assistant and showed a slight smile, "The stronger the opponent is, the more important my job is, because when the strength is at a disadvantage, if the tactics can't restrain the opponent, then we can't do it at all." There's no chance of winning."

Planchot and Torrent looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

This guy is a workaholic. He often says that the best way to relax is to work.

Then, he could stay alone in this cold office and watch several hours of game videos in succession.

He and Bielsa of Southampton are probably on par.

"How? What's the gain of staying up late?" Torrent asked with a slight smile.

Guardiola sighed again and shook his head, "No!"

This made the two people on the opposite side almost spit out the coffee in their mouths, staying up all night for so long, but getting nothing?

"Our research on Southampton didn't just start now. All the information that should be collected has already been collected, and it is difficult to find anything else."

Planchot was depressed, "Then you still stay up late watching videos? Even if it's watching American dramas or watching movies, it's good to relax."

"Watching the video is the best relaxation for me, Carlos!" Guardiola chuckled.

"Also, I just don't want to miss even the tiniest detail."

The two assistants looked at Guardiola speechlessly, they were used to the willfulness and stubbornness of the Spaniard.

Even his childhood sweetheart wife can't change him.

In fact, the Bayern Munich team has been collecting information on major European teams, and even has a file for each game to facilitate the collection of information during the match.

As a team that Guardiola attaches great importance to, Southampton is naturally the focus of intelligence collection.

It can be said that up to now, Bayern Munich has done a very detailed job on Southampton's intelligence collection.

The information that should be obtained has also been obtained.

It can even be said that there is basically nothing to hide when the two teams are put out now, and there is no surprise at all.

Let me ask, in such an important game, who would take the risk of using what surprise weapon?

It is estimated that your surprise soldier did not play a role, and you were tossed to death first.

Of course, it would be a different matter if the preparations started early.

But if it was well prepared, it would be difficult to hide from the opponent.

"Actually, for us now, the most important thing is how to restrain Southampton's offense." Planchot analyzed.

To say that everything else is false, how to restrain the opponent is the truth.

Torrent thought for a while, "According to my initial estimate, if we want to restrain ourselves, we have to put at least five players on the defense line, and three more players in the midfield, so there is no need to play offense at all!"

Southampton's offense is so damn sharp!

Hazard, Suarez and Sanchez are all the type that cannot be guarded one-on-one.

What's even more frightening is that these three players gathered together to display an astonishing attack power, and they cooperated with each other skillfully, making it impossible to defend against.

Also, there is a passer Fabregas in the midfield, there is an assaulter Di Maria, plus an outstanding long passer Toni Cross, Nimei, Southampton is really against the sky!

At the end, Torrent glanced at Guardiola secretly, and added, "Also, even if we focus on defense, we may not be able to defend Southampton's offense."

Saying this is a bit shocking.

Guardiola's expression was also a little uncomfortable, but he knew that Torrent was telling the truth.

In his own football credo, he has never stuck to two words. What he pursues and trains is to better control the game and firmly grasp the initiative of the game.

Therefore, in the teams that Guardiola has coached, it is simply unreliable to stick to it.

"Southampton's three front, middle and back lines are very closely integrated. The three players in the frontcourt all have a strong ability to hold the ball. Any one of them retreats can connect the frontcourt."

Planchot's expression looked a little helpless.

"In addition to the trident in the front court, their midfielder also has a strong ability to hold the ball and advance. Di Maria, Pogba, and Kovacic are all good players in this way. Therefore, the conventional targeted defense , it’s hard to work on the saints.”

If it is said that encountering such an offensive combination that is difficult to limit, it is usually more practical to cut off the passing line as much as possible, but this set is obviously useless for Southampton.

The Saints are not afraid of you to suppress their midfielder at all!

"What the hell, how did Bielsa create such a freak team?" Torrent scolded angrily.

But in his scolding voice, there was a strong sense of envy and jealousy.

Who doesn't want to have such a team that makes opponents gnash their teeth with hatred, but has nothing to do?

The competitiveness of a football team on the field and the overall strength of the team are the foundation and the key to determining how far the team can achieve. The head coach's tactics can at most determine how much strength the team can display.

Therefore, Southampton is able to have what it is today. In the final analysis, it is inseparable from the operation of Yang Huan and the management.

While Guardiola was depressed, he was also full of expectations.

He is looking forward to what level he can achieve in Southampton on the basis of having such a strong strength and abundant resources like Bielsa, and whether he can play the perfect football in his mind.

Strictly speaking, this lineup of Bayern Munich does not conform to Guardiola's ideas, otherwise, he would not have arranged Ram to play in midfield.

Don't look at Bayern Munich can also play ball possession tactics, but it is not detailed enough, and the midfielder lacks creativity.

It is really frustrating to be able to control the ball but not create chances.

Coupled with the fact that Franck Ribery and Robben on the left and right flanks are getting old, Bayern Munich has entered the stage of metabolism, and its strength has declined a lot compared to then.

In this case, against Southampton, Bayern Munich is at a disadvantage from the beginning.

"Belsa is a tactical master, and he has a whole set of professional teams to help him. In this kind of game, he will not take risks and try to avoid making mistakes. So, at least on the tactical level, if we follow the original thinking Go, there is no chance of winning at all!"

Guardiola glanced at his two right-hand men and reminded him.

Planchot and Torrent looked at each other, and they both realized what Guardiola meant.

Since conventional thinking does not work, it can only be luck.

"We still play three backs and grab the start!"

Both assistant coaches were fine.

Now for Bayern Munich, it is a chance to fight, and if you don't fight, you just sit and wait to die.

The key question is...

"How long are we going to fight for?" Planchot asked with concern, "After we grab it, how will we play next?"

Don't underestimate these two points, if you don't handle them well, Bayern Munich will die miserably.

Guardiola also frowned, "I can't say this for the time being. Ten minutes to twenty minutes, it should be achieved. The specifics depend on the performance of the enemy and us on the field. Then switch back and play four defenders. Bernard Go back to the left and be steady."

The two assistant coaches also feel that there is no way.

Guardiola's idea is right, grab the start, disrupt Southampton's rhythm from the beginning, and incorporate the game into his own rhythm. If he can score goals at the beginning and take the lead, it would be great.

Even if it doesn't work, it's very reliable to set back Southampton's spirit and stabilize it.

Southampton are strong, yes, but Bayern Munich are not weak either.

That is to say, if you encounter the Saints, if you change to any other team in Europe, Bayern Munich will not lose at all.

If it is purely based on the current strength gap between the two sides, the gap between them is about one ball.

Therefore, as long as the Saints' rhythm is disrupted, Bayern Munich has a chance.

Of course, the risk of attacking is not small, that is, if the attacking tactics do not work, but the Saints seize the opportunity and fight back, then Bayern Munich will lose the game early.

But now, what else can we do?