i am beckham

Chapter 246 Only half a step to the top of Europe
At the end of the Premier League, Ferguson generously gave the team two days off.

联赛最后一轮5月11日结束，而欧冠决赛要等到5月28日进行，球队一共有17天准备时间

Faced with such a long preparation period, even the English media collectively ridiculed Manchester United players for paying a "painful" price for their impulse a week ago.

Many media have done calculations for Manchester United players, entering the Champions League final, the extra bonus belongs to the club, and the amount allocated to each player is almost insignificant for 17 days of working time.

Of course, this is just the media looking for fun when they are bored.

But even Ferguson has to admit that in front of the old strong team Juventus, the young Manchester United team has a big gap with their opponents in terms of strength and competition experience.

In order to let the players prepare for the game with peace of mind, Ferguson declined all media interviews, and he announced that he would not accept media interviews until before the game.

But the media did not intend to stop. The 17-day preparation time is too long, and there is plenty of time to prepare materials for the two teams.

The two teams had two chances to confront each other in the group stage. Juventus had an advantage with 1 win and 1 draw, and the Bianconeri had a clear advantage against Manchester United.

In the first round in Turin, Manchester United did not find a targeted way after conceding the ball. Instead, they were given scoring opportunities by Juventus one after another because of low morale.

If it wasn't for Schmeichel and Gary Neville's hard work, the number of goals conceded in that game would have started with 3 goals.

When they returned to Old Trafford, Juventus scored first again, but Manchester United completely gave up amidst the cheers at Old Trafford. Not only did they equalize the score at the last moment, but they also made Juventus extremely embarrassed.

If someone draws a conclusion now, it can only show that he does not understand football.

Before entering the final, no matter how big the difference in the book strength of the two teams is, it will not count on the day of the game.

Once in the finals, even if the strength is half a grade, they will be able to pull back to the same starting line on the day of the game. Once the players' morale is raised, they can fight no matter how strong their opponents are.

What's more, Manchester United is not much worse than Juventus. In 1992, Denmark could win the championship with a substitute spot. In 2004, the Greek team defeated all the teams with a defensive counterattack. They were the more vigorous side in the final.

The English media agreed that the probability of Manchester United winning was 40%-46%. I don’t know how this probability was deduced, and they didn’t mention it, but they took Juventus and Manchester United apart and compared them carefully. The veteran Italian team does have an advantage.

The first is the comparison between the coaches. Ferguson has been in charge of Manchester United for ten years and has won 5 league titles in the past 4 years. Especially after the shocking reversal of last season, after defending the Premier League title this season, his reputation in Manchester United can be described as skyrocketing.

Lippi's coaching experience is very rich. After retiring, he has worked as a coach for 8 teams. The season with the highest winning rate was only 38%. He can be called the "tramp" coach of Italian football.

It wasn't until last season when he coached Juventus that his job was considered stable.

Judging from the prestige of the team, Ferguson is basically one-handed at Manchester United. He has the final say on all the management of the club, and he can build the team according to his own ideas.

Unlike the manager model of the head coach of an English club, the Italian head coach is only in charge of the team's daily training and has only the right to make suggestions on player transfers.

From this point of view, Ferguson, who used to turn on the hair dryer at the meeting of the board of directors, has more rights, and Lippi has to work for the boss honestly.

Compared with coaching ability, neither of them is a fuel-efficient lamp. Ferguson dared to sell core players such as Ince and Kanchelski, and let go of the inexperienced "92 class".

In terms of tactical ability, in the years when Arsenal's technical flow has not risen, Manchester United is the representative of short pass coordination.

Influenced by the overall atmosphere in Italy, Lippi's tactics are more defensive, but Juventus' control is also amazing.

Judging from this season, when the score is tied, few teams can beat them in possession rate. Once the score is ahead, their counterattack tactics make people have nowhere to start.

Their game is not exciting, but the victory is stable.

In terms of the head coach, Ferguson is currently slightly better.

But Manchester United's striker strength is obviously not as good as their opponents. Cole is a nerve knife, Solskjaer's ability to fight is too poor, and Scholes' situation is similar. Manchester United can only count on Cantona to fight tough battles.

On the other hand, Juventus, Boksic, Vieri, and Del Piero are all stable, and each has its own advantages when collaborating with each other. Their strikers are more powerful.

Looking at the midfield, Ryan Giggs and Beckham's wings are absolutely sharp. Few clubs in Europe dare to say that their two wings are better than Manchester United.

Keane and Bart have good passing and control skills, and they also have passing skills. They are neither afraid of technical teams nor tough styles.

But Juventus's wing is not known for its speed. Their four players are more like four central players, with decent breakthrough ability and first-class control ability. All Juventus players have advantages in front of Bart.

Juventus's midfield is slightly better, but it depends on the performance on the spot.

Compared with Manchester United, the Bianconeri's biggest advantage is their own backcourt, and their entire defense has almost no weaknesses.

In comparison, Manchester United's central defender still looks a bit cumbersome, and his mobility is obviously not as good as that of his opponent.

In terms of goalkeepers, Schmeichel and Peruzzi's abilities can basically be split [-]-[-], and they are the best goalkeepers at the moment.

In addition to the two positions of the head coach and the goalkeeper, the Manchester United team is slightly inferior to the opponent in the three lines on the field, but this is just a deduction, and the final result depends on the actual confrontation between the two teams.

In addition, the beff between Cantona and Deschamps is also the focus of discussion. The two people's conflicts in the French team are irreconcilable. Jacquet supports Deschamps and refuses to recruit Cantona. This makes every confrontation between the two people a hot spot.

There is still a little story between Manchester United and Zidane. After the end of last season, the future superstar wants to transfer, and Manchester United also has a chance.

But Ferguson was hesitant, he really didn't know how to use this talented French midfielder.

According to the market situation in the past two years, if an English club wants to rob France's own star, it must not only start first, but also show all sincerity.

Ferguson did not act, and Juventus quickly recruited the future superstar player of the French team.

In the anticipation of the fans, the two teams finally stood at the Olympic Stadium in Munich.

Manchester United fans held up their red scarves and sang the team anthem half an hour before the game. Juventus fans in blue and black striped uniforms clapped their hands and shouted loudly. More than 2 fans acted as a buffer zone between the two clubs.

Ferguson continued to set up a 4-4-2 formation, Cole was at the top, and Cantona was always a free man in the frontcourt.

Behind them, Beckham, Keane, Bart and Giggs are waiting in full force.

The four defenders are Gary Neville, Pallister, Johansen and Irvine, forming Manchester United's strongest line of defense.

Beckham felt that this was the most emotional game he had ever played. He slept very lightly last night and woke up several times in the middle of the night.

And Gary Neville was worse, Beckham found him turning over every time he woke up.

When eating breakfast the next day, Beckham found that not only Gary, but most of the players were dozing off, and many players were too excited to fall asleep.

This is the influence of the battle for the pinnacle of European clubs.

Beckham feels that as long as he can pass Juventus, Manchester United can stand on top of Europe. This feeling makes people's heart beat faster just thinking about it.

(End of this chapter)