Chapter 332 I Heard You Guys Are Good at Running? Coincidentally, We Are Also Good at Running!

"Okay, did Li Ang really say that? Ha... This is in line with his temperament. Then I will return this sentence to him. I also wish Chelsea to realize their dream of the Champions League next year~

This final is different. It can be said that fans have not seen a team like us on the stage of the Champions League final for a long time. The match will be exciting and I am looking forward to it.

We are well prepared. You will see a fully prepared Atletico Madrid on the day of the final. The pain of last year has now become our driving force.

Of course, the tactics must be kept secret first. The experience of playing against Mourinho is always unforgettable. I will have a drink with him after the Champions League final, regardless of winning or losing..."

When Li Ang's interview after the FA Cup final was transmitted to Spain, Simeone, who was preparing for the game, also responded generously when he was interviewed by the media.

However, just like Mourinho now, when a reporter asked Simeone about the tactical arrangement of the Champions League final, he also smiled and did not talk about it.

Chelsea, who is in London, is close to the water and gets the moon first.

After winning the FA Cup, the Chelsea team only rested for one day, and played an internal training match at Wembley Stadium the next day.

The English Football Association certainly opened the door to Chelsea at this time.

However, the various media in England were very dissatisfied.

Because Mourinho directly chose a closed training, and did not allow any reporter to film and interview Chelsea's training content at this time.

Not only the internal training match at Wembley Stadium, but also Chelsea's subsequent preparations at Cobham Training Base were kept completely confidential.

The last 6 days of preparation and rest passed quickly.

Atletico Madrid started preparing for the Champions League directly after the end of the La Liga.

They have no other competitions to play, so compared to Chelsea, who also played a round of cup finals, they have a full week of preparation time this time.

But everything has to look at both sides.

The Atletico Madrid team must have rested more fully, and they also have more time for tactical preparation and drills.

But these days, they can't make an appointment with other strong teams to play games, and can only play internal training matches at most.

So the feeling of the whole Atletico Madrid team is basically incomparable with Chelsea.

This is a big advantage for Chelsea in this Champions League final.

Of course, all kinds of analysis and discussion before the game are just on paper. The specific preparations of the two teams still need to be seen in the actual game.

On the morning of June 5, Simeone led the team to London in advance.

Atletico Madrid and Tottenham have negotiated the matter of renting training grounds in advance this time.

That afternoon, the whole Atletico Madrid team, which had completed daily training, also took a bus to Wembley Stadium to complete the site inspection.

Having entered the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, Atletico Madrid today is completely reborn compared to the team in the same city that Li Ang was familiar with at the beginning.

The biggest difference is not just the position changes of several starting players.

But Simeone has successfully integrated his tactical style and temperament into the current Atletico Madrid team.

The players who were not compatible with his tactics at the beginning and did not recognize his tactical concepts have left Atletico Madrid.

In this regard, Simeone and Mourinho are actually very similar. They have strong personal tactical characteristics and they are the ones who have the final say in the team.

As long as they gain 100% trust from the team's top management, they can use their tactical will to transform a team into an iron-blooded team with rapid performance.

They are also based on defense, attach the same importance to the competition for space on the field, and can also play fast and sharp counterattacks.

This Atletico Madrid and the current Chelsea do have a lot in common.

Both teams can also torture their opponents with unique pressure counterattacks in their respective leagues.

So a large number of fans of the home team who have been tortured by these two teams are now very "gloating".

They can't wait to see the exciting scenes of Atletico Madrid or Chelsea being tortured by their own style of play!

The tense atmosphere before the Champions League final gradually filled the streets and alleys of London.

And Li Ang, who had been silent for almost 6 days, also updated his social media on the morning of the Champions League final.

He did not clearly express his determination or mood at the moment, but posted a series of date numbers.

May 29, 2011, August 17, 2011, May 19, 2012, May 25, 2012, August 31, 2012...

After the date was updated to May 30, 2015, Li Ang only posted an emoticon of him touching his chin and thinking.

At first, many fans didn't understand what Li Ang wanted to express.

But when a Li Ang fan posted the cup finals of that year represented by these date numbers, a large number of neutral fans instantly understood.

"Damn it, this guy is so good again! He has never lost in any cup finals since his debut!"

"This is a great way to express confidence, I like it!"

"Hey, guys, I counted, Li Ang has won 11 cup championships since his debut! This is really exaggerated, he is only 24 years old now!"

"Well, although I know that the English Community Shield is a small name, you shouldn't miss it, brother, so Li Ang now has 12 cup championships in his hands."

"Let Atletico break Li Ang's record of winning the cup finals. This is too scary..."

Li Ang's social media updates sparked a passionate discussion among fans who had been waiting for almost a week.

And Li Ang does have the capital to do something.

Even as strong as Messi and Ronaldo failed to win the cup finals 100%, but he did it, and the opponents he met in the finals were not weak.

Atletico is indeed strong enough, but if you really want to compare, there is still a gap in strength between Atletico and Barcelona in 2012 and Bayern in 2013.

Li Ang has already overcome stronger opponents, so there is no reason to show weakness to Atletico now.

And they have already reached the Champions League final. If they don't do something to boost the morale of the whole team at this time, then when will they wait?

Keeping a low profile and accumulating good character is also for stable performance on today's final stage.

Li Ang is absolutely confident in the strength of his teammates and the tactical arrangements of the coaching staff.

But now many of his young teammates have never played in the Champions League final, and even Ibrahimovic has no experience in the Champions League final.

So in terms of mentality, Li Ang felt that it was necessary to give his teammates some tips, so that they would not be too nervous and must be confident first!

Facts also proved that his work was not in vain.

Although he was teased by Mourinho, when everyone took the bus to Wembley Stadium in the afternoon, Li Ang could clearly feel the relaxation of the atmosphere in the team on the bus.

This was completely different from the overly serious atmosphere on the field when they were training yesterday.

After changing equipment in the locker room and warming up, Li Ang specially helped Hazard to pinch his shoulders and joked to relax him.

"Today, I have to count on you on the offensive end, Eden. Don't look at how fierce the media praised Atletico's defense before the game. You have to believe me, I have played against them, and you can definitely beat Juanfran on the offensive end..."

After being instilled with chicken soup by Li Ang, although Hazard still felt nervous in his heart, he was really relaxed emotionally.

After playing around with the other young teammates, Li Ang gradually stopped smiling and devoted himself to the final warm-up session before the game.

For today's Champions League final, TV stations or online platforms with copyrights in various countries started live broadcasting earlier than before.

Therefore, fans from all over the world basically saw the tail of the two teams' warm-up session.

After the warm-up, the players of both teams quickly trotted back to the player tunnel.

They will seize the last bit of time to mobilize morale, and the game is about to start. The eyes of fans all over the world are focused on the Wembley Stadium today!

Today, Wutai also sent a large commentary interview team to the scene.

He Wei and Xu Yang, two old commentary partners of Wutai, are live broadcasting today.

Because it is free broadcast, most fans in China still choose to watch Wutai's live broadcast today.

After the time, the players of the two teams began to follow the pace of the referee team and stepped onto the court.

And He Wei also interrupted Xu Yang's chattering in time, and took the time to introduce the starting situation of the two teams tonight to the domestic audience.

"Okay, the majestic UEFA Champions League theme music is over, and the real battle is about to begin!

Neither Chelsea nor Atletico Madrid has won the UEFA Champions League yet, so no matter which team wins tonight, dear audience friends, we will witness the birth of a new UEFA Champions League champion!

This is Chelsea's starting lineup today:

The trident on the offensive line is the familiar Ibrahimovic, Hazard and Bruyne.

In the midfield, the iron triangle of Kroos, Matic and Li Ang is also the starting lineup as expected.

On the defensive line, Terry and Thiago Silva form a double central defender, Bertrand is the left back, and the right back is It's Azpilicueta.

The starting goalkeeper is still Cech.

As for Atletico Madrid, because Griezmann was injured in the Champions League semi-final and was out for the season, Raul Garcia replaced him in the starting striker position today.

Another starting striker for Atletico is Diego Costa.

In the midfield, Gabi and Thiago are in the middle today, and the left and right wingers are Koke and Arda Turan respectively.

In the back line, Godin and Miranda form a double central defender, and the left and right fullbacks are Filipe Luis and Juanfran.

The goalkeeper is Courtois, who continues to be loaned from Chelsea this season. "

As soon as He Wei finished speaking, the players of both teams had basically completed the pre-match ceremony.

Li Ang winked at Costa when shaking hands with him.

However, Costa made a lip-curling expression to him.

The two are also old friends on the field. Although they haven't met on the field for almost two years, they know each other's playing style very well.

The fans at the scene didn't have to wait long. At 19:45 that night, the referee blew the whistle to start the game!

Chelsea, who played the 433 formation at the beginning of the game today, took the initiative to spread out the formation and launched a tentative attack on Atletico.

This situation is very happy for Simeone. In terms of pure offense, his team is indeed not the opponent of Chelsea now.

Especially when the striker Griezmann is still absent due to injury.

Atletico is very good at defensive counterattacks, and the players on the field will also play very comfortably.

Originally, he thought Mourinho would not give him this opportunity, but now it seems that Chelsea is somewhat arrogant...

Simeone's eyes revealed a hint of joy, and on the field, Atletico's starting players also quickly and skillfully switched to full-line defense.

Chelsea's offense soon penetrated into Atletico's half.

At least on the surface, Chelsea now has complete control of the rhythm of the start of the game and has also formed a trend of suppressing Atletico.

However, fans familiar with Atletico's style of play know it.

Now Atletico's two wings that have retreated to the half are like two fists that are accumulating power. The contraction is to better exert force to play out.

Without Griezmann, Atletico's counterattack connection in the frontcourt may be affected.

But with Diego Costa, the current top center forward, as a fulcrum in the frontcourt, Atletico's counterattack system is still quite complete.

Atletico, which has deployed four midfielders, blocked the middle of the midfield.

Li Ang made several breakthrough attempts with the ball, but under the double-teaming of Gabi and Thiago, he still failed to forcefully break through the defensive shackles of Atletico's center.

In terms of feelings, Li Ang feels that Atletico Madrid is now the only team in Europe that can compete with Chelsea on the defensive end.

Atletico Madrid's defense is very oppressive, and its emphasis on space is basically the same as Chelsea's.

Both teams like to use strong running and frequent back defense to create a strong defensive side in local space.

If you just attack blindly, you will be exhausted on the offensive end like Real Madrid in the last round, and you have to be on guard against Atletico Madrid's quick counterattack at all times.

Li Ang soon had a bottom line in his heart. In the 7th minute of the first half, he made a tactical gesture of pressing down to his teammates in front and behind.

Then the whole Chelsea team, which had just been attacking in a big way, changed its style and abruptly slowed down the rhythm of the game.

Mourinho also made a tactical adjustment of the recovery formation while standing on the sidelines.

This tacit move between the master and the apprentice gave Simeone a bad idea.

Chelsea only grabbed the rhythm of the game for a short 7 minutes at the beginning, and decisively switched to stable control when they saw that the situation was not right.

This slick operation made countless fans in front of the TV dumbfounded.

It is not uncommon in football to adjust tactics in time when the rush to start does not work.

But you Chelsea only attacked for less than 7 minutes, and then decisively contracted the formation. Isn't this attempt too short?

The players on the field of Atletico Madrid also looked at each other.

Chelsea began to play midfield control, so should they continue to defend meaninglessly or press out to fight for the ball?

This tactical choice was thrown to Simeone by Mourinho.

Or from the beginning, the whole Chelsea team did not have any idea of ​​completely suppressing Atletico Madrid on the offensive end.

This short offensive test has allowed Chelsea's players on the field to understand the state of Atletico Madrid's game today.

The only choice to make in tactical games is to find a way to drag the opponent into the field you are good at.

Atletico Madrid is also good at counterattack, so Chelsea can't press forward for a long time to give Atletico Madrid a chance.

Since it is not easy to decide the outcome in one fell swoop, let's make a fuss in the field of consumption that Chelsea is best at!

I heard that you Atletico Madrid can run a lot?

What a coincidence.

We Chelsea can also run!