Chapter 940 Final 1

Sacchi said: "Trapani is also short of people. Today they only have two full-backs available on the wing, which is very bad. The defense should be weaker than usual. I think Chelsea can try to attack Trapani!"

He obviously thinks Di Matteo is a bit conservative in his deployment.

"But the key to this game will be Didier Drogba. Everyone knows how good he is. For Mertesacker and Boateng, Drogba will be a test for them in this game! They must always stay focused!" Sacchi continued.

The live broadcast room discussed the starting lineups of both sides. Di Matteo, known as the coach of Fo, had already met with Wenger before the game. Di Matteo always had a calm expression on his face. In fact, he was really relaxed at the moment. He was more relaxed than the players on the field.

The difficulty of Chelsea to deal with this game is even greater than that of dealing with Barcelona. At least they had people when facing Barcelona, ​​but in the final they didn't even have people, and the lineup could only be regarded as a patchwork. The various clamors of the English media before the game were just self-deception.

Of course, the ball is round, and anything is possible. So before the game is over, the coach is still looking forward to the most beautiful result. At present, he has made all the preparations and considerations. What else is there to worry about? !

Wenger is also relatively relaxed. He finally loosened the pressure spring before the game. Who cares? As long as everyone can follow the established tactics, stay calm and concentrate in this game, Trapani will still have the advantage.

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As early as four days ago, UEFA announced the referee of the final. The 41-year-old Portuguese Proenca will referee the peak match between Chelsea and Trapani.

Proenca was born on November 3, 1970 in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. He started refereeing the Portuguese league in 1998 and obtained international referee qualification in 2003. Proenca's first participation in international competition refereeing was in the 2004 European U-19 Championship. At that time, he refereed a total of 3 games, including the final between Turkey and Spain. In December of the same year, Proenca made his first appearance in a club competition organized by UEFA, when he officiated the UEFA Cup match between AEK Athens and Grica. In September 2007, Proenca made his Champions League debut in the group match between PSV Eindhoven and CSKA Moscow.

In the 2010/11 season, Proenca won the Portuguese Golden Whistle Award and was identified by UEFA as one of the referees for the 2012 European Cup. This season, Proenca has officiated five Champions League games, including the Trapani match in the group stage.

For Chelsea's games, Proenca has not officiated a single game.

From his officiating experience, he is 41 years old and in his prime, with a relatively high level of officiating and a relatively low rate of misjudgment.

With his whistle, the Champions League final between Chelsea and Trapani officially kicked off at the Allianz Arena.

Chelsea's strategy seemed to be defensive from the beginning, and Trapani did not make any attempts at the beginning of the game. Hehe, Wenger has been in the Premier League for many years, and has only been in Trapani for more than a season. He knows Chelsea very well. The Arsenal he led and Chelsea were London derby opponents. Of course, Arsenal hates Tottenham the most.

Because Wenger knows Chelsea, he does not intend to hide anything in front of Chelsea. Trapani's formation is relatively forward, and the overall pressure is pressing. Chelsea's midfield cannot be said to be excellent, but under the current situation, it is difficult for them to control and suppress Trapani.

For Chelsea, the overall strength gap, from head coach Di Matteo to Chelsea players, may have only one thought throughout the game, to keep the damn football away from their goal. Chelsea seemed a bit difficult to handle the ball in the midfield. It was difficult to pass forward and it was easy to lose the ball. Passing backwards made the ball close to their own penalty area and the goal. They were also worried about Trapani's pressing speed. You know, it was also one of Trapani's good plays. Wenger was more proactive in this game.

In the 3rd minute, Trapani completed the first shot. Kaka received Messi's cross pass and shot from outside the penalty area. Of course, this shot was not too threatening, and Cech easily got the ball.

But Kaka's shot was like a horn, blowing the banner of Trapani's attack. Trapani began to press harder and harder, and attacked Chelsea's position fiercely.

Di Matteo's team began to shrink and built a tight defense outside their own penalty area. In fact, they had the idea of ​​defensive counterattack from the beginning. Drogba is very good, and he is also a great striker from Trapani. He is strong and especially good at confrontation. Di Matteo meant to use Drogba as a fulcrum.

In the 7th minute, Chelsea launched a long pass in the backcourt, and Boateng suffered a loss from Drogba. He was blocked by Drogba and took the ball off smoothly. Unfortunately, due to the lack of investment of Chelsea's offensive players, Drogba could not make a pass.

He is also good, very imaginative, one depends on Boateng, one turns, and then takes advantage of the momentum to shoot an imaginative shot. He did not have extra time to look at the goal before shooting. He shot this shot entirely by feeling. He knew Kameni's habits. Kameni has a large range of activities, so this shot is not aimless.

However, his shot was not well controlled, but full of power, more than 40 meters away, a cannon!

This was Chelsea's first shot.

There is a reason why Chelsea was able to eliminate Barcelona. In recent years, Chelsea always gives people a sense of iron and blood. They are a team of mourners against Trapani with a remnant formation, but their willpower is surprisingly strong. Trapani has suppressed them in control, but it is still difficult to create absolute opportunities.

Trapani played a little anxiously, frequently performing long-range shots from the periphery. Messi has not entered the state today, and Ashley Cole seems to be in good shape, defending Messi to no avail.

Ashley Cole is now 32 years old, but it seems that there is no problem with speed and turning. Messi tried to get rid of him several times but failed. He really didn't fall from his title of the first left back in the Premier League.

20 minutes passed quickly, Trapani completed 5 shots, while Chelsea was still alone with 1, but Trapani only shot on the goal frame once, which shows how successful Chelsea's defense is.

Until this time, the coach Di Matteo still had a calm expression, while his opponent Wenger was obviously not so calm. The players were too impatient and should be more patient. They were not patient enough to mobilize the opponent's defense line.

"Too impatient, too impatient! How can they break through the opponent's goal just like this?! And how can Chelsea be like this? It's only been a short time, and they always try every means to delay time. Is it interesting?!" Hugo couldn't help complaining.

What he said was somewhat reasonable. Chelsea set up the bus and then delayed time. Their players always kicked the ball slowly when they fell to the ground, allowing their defensive players to breathe slowly.

Kaka complained twice, thinking that Chelsea players were suspected of delaying time. Trapani fans also booed Chelsea players from time to time in the stadium, but Proenca did not punish them, and Chelsea did what they wanted and still played slowly.

"Starting to defend as soon as they came on the court, are they determined to play overtime!" Victor also mocked Chelsea's tactical play.

Chelsea's tactical style of play is ugly. Maybe Abramovich used to think so, but today, he doesn't think his team's style of play is ugly at all. The style of play that can win the championship is a good tactic. No matter how awesome Trapani is, he will still break his teeth when dealing with Chelsea.