host must win

In the locker room of the home team at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Benitez is making pre-match arrangements: "I hope everyone can start a little more steadily in this game."

Benitez warned the players carefully, and all Liverpool people immediately thought of the Champions League final two years ago. In Istanbul, Turkey, AC Milan scored a goal in less than a minute.

That was definitely the most nightmarish start to the Champions League ever!

Benitez continued: "Manchester United is also seeking stability. Judging from their starting lineup, they must have guessed our tactical intentions, so they will do their best to control the ball and the rhythm of the game, and we just want to play. With our pressing and pressing, try to bring the game into the rhythm we are most familiar with."

Needless to say, the rhythm Liverpool is most familiar with is fast!Defend fast, attack fast, and counterattack faster!
"In this game's starting lineup, I don't want Crouch to start. This has nothing to do with him, but because I know that Ferguson must have made enough plans. He has a way to limit our offensive mode. So we're going to change. Crouch will be our surprise player tonight, and Dirk Dirk, you'll be in the center and Pennant will start on the right."

After a pause, Benitez continued: "Crouch didn't play, Manchester United's defense should be relieved, and the two wide players should take a more proactive attitude, especially Ivor Lah, the Frenchman will definitely be unable to hold himself back and will step forward to assist frequently. Pennant should intersperse more behind him to create opportunities for crosses from the right."

Pennant nodded heavily. He was excited and excited that he could start instead of Crouch in such an important game, but this requires him to show a better and better state on the court to repay the head coach ,prove yourself.

Crouch was a little disappointed, but he accepted the team's arrangement, if it could help the team beat Manchester United!
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At the same time, in the locker room where Manchester United is located, assistant coach Queiroz is also conveying Ferguson's tactical intentions.

"Benitez's formation is very clear. He wants a draw, and it's a zero-to-zero draw. It's not good for us to work hard in the second half." Queiroz analyzed carefully.

Because the 90-minute battle with Chelsea in the FA Cup final was only four days ago, there must be a lot of physical problems.In the second half, it will be more disadvantaged. Therefore, Manchester United can either control the possession and rhythm of the ball, which will play more easily and consume less energy, or they will score first, shrink the defense, let Liverpool attack, and then counterattack.

"Benitez has always been good at using strange things. He almost played himself to death in the battle two years ago. I didn't expect him to still have such courage and determination two years later. It's really admirable. .”

"Paul should appropriately expand his range, especially the suppression against Alonso."

"Yin, we need you to be more active. Benitez will definitely deploy a heavy force on the left. Don't look at what he said before the game. I'm sure that Mascherano and Riise are the most important thing in this game. The task is to stare at you, you need to move more flexibly, I believe you can do it."

There is no doubt that anyone who is not an idiot can tell that Yin Jun is Manchester United's main attacker.Whether he appears in the midfielder position, or the wing, or any other position, will not change this.

The so-called main attacker is to fight until the enemy has to defend.Therefore, Yin Jun is the only player in the team who has no defensive tasks and only needs to focus on offense.

His greatest mission is to create goals and find every opportunity to create goals.

Of course, Benitez will definitely have targeted arrangements. Mascherano and Riise are on this side, and they are the trump cards for Benitez to lock Yin Jun.

Ferguson did not make specific arrangements for Yin Jun, this is his trust in Yin Jun, and it also gives Yin Jun freedom.As long as he can get rid of Liverpool's defense, how Yin Jun runs, how he intersperses, and how he organizes the offense is his business.

Of course, this has to be based on integrating into the team as a whole.

After Queiroz conveyed the arrangement of the coaching staff, Ferguson stood up and said seriously: "Finally, I wish everyone good luck!"

In this critical final, sometimes luck is really important.An advanced goal, an avoidable mistake, maybe even a pass...God knows what will happen in the end of the game?
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While Manchester United and Liverpool were in the tunnel, ready to play, the eyes of the world were already on the Olympic Stadium in Athens.

In the East, CCTV's broadcast of the game has already begun.

"... Audience friends, we can see that players from both sides are ready to play." Huang Jianqiang said, "This is a game that attracts worldwide attention, and it will also be a game that will determine who is the real king of English football. Contest!"

"A year ago, Manchester United, who won the Champions League for the fifth time, had already tied Manchester United in the number of Champions League titles. A month ago, when Manchester United beat Everton at Goodison Park, they were at the top of England. The number of league titles tied with Liverpool."

"Under such circumstances, today's Champions League final will be crucial, because the team that wins the championship will overwhelm the opponent in terms of top honors!"

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While Huang Jianqiang was speaking, the main championships of Manchester United and Liverpool were shown on the TV screen.

The first to play is Manchester United.

英格兰顶级联赛（18次）：1907/08，1910/11，1951/52，1955/56，1956/57，1964/65，1966/67，1992/93， 1993/94， 1995/96， 1996/97， 1998/99， 1999/2000， 2000/01， 2002/03， 2003/04，2005/06，2006/07
FA Cup (13): 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007
English League Cup (4 times): 1992, 2003, 2005, 2006
欧冠（5次）：1967/68，1998/1999，2002/03，2003/04，2005/2006
European Cup Winners' Cup (1 time): 1990/91
UEFA Super Cup (4 times): 1991, 2003, 2004, 2006
Club World Cup (Toyota Cup) (4 times): 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006
The championship trophies of these important events reached 49.

As the former king of English football, Liverpool's honor book is also very dazzling.

英格兰顶级联赛（18次）：1900/01，1905/06，1921/22，1922/23，1946/47，1963/64，1965/66，1972/73，1975/76，1976/77，1978/79，1979/80，1981/82，1982/83，1983/84，1985/86，1987/88，1989/90
英格兰足总杯（6次）：1964/65，1973/74，1985/86，1988/89，1991/92，2000/01
英格兰联赛杯（6次）：1980/81，1981/82，1982/83，1983/84，1994/95，2000/01
欧冠（5次）：1976/77，1977/78，1980/81，1983/84，2004/2005
联盟杯（欧联杯）（3次）：1972/73，1975/76，2000/01
UEFA Super Cup (3 times): 1977, 2001, 2005
The total number of championships in important events has also reached 41. Although the number is 8 fewer than Manchester United, the gold content is also very high, such as the 3 UEFA Cups that Liverpool fans often mention when they hate Manchester United fans.

Of course, the very tasteless Community Shield and its predecessor, the Charity Shield, were not counted. In this award, Manchester United won the trophy 16 times, and Liverpool won the championship 14 times.