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Gerard Houllier is a French coach, he was a midfielder in the player era.Since he played for some low-level league clubs that the domestic media did not pay much attention to at the time, his entire player career was almost blank in terms of resume.

Houllier's coaching career started as the leader of a low-level league club. He first coached Lens Football Club, and then coached Paris Saint-Germain Football Club in Ligue 1988 for a total of three years.From 1995 to [-], he has been coaching the French national team. During this period, he has cultivated fierce players such as Henry and Pires.

In 1998, Houllier went to England to join the veteran Premier League powerhouse Liverpool.At that time, Liverpool had another head coach, Evans, and Gerard Houllier coached the club with Evans, the so-called dual team leader system.It's just that because there are two team leaders, they often can't coordinate in management.In the constant dispute, Evans left in November 1998, leaving Gerard Houllier alone in charge of the club.

At that time, Liverpool's performance had been sluggish. In the 1998-99 season, they won No.7 in the Premier League and were unable to participate in European competitions.Gerard Houllier decided to reorganize the team, sell most of the old main players, and replace them with another batch of new blood, such as Steven Gerrard, Dietmar Hamann and Hyypia.As a result, the results of the 1999-00 season improved significantly. In 2001, they won the FA Cup and the League Cup, and reached the final of the UEFA Cup.The outside world believes that Liverpool has begun to recover and has the ability to challenge Manchester United's monopoly in the Premier League.

Houllier came from a humble background and was not well-known. He also kept a low profile when coaching a giant like Liverpool. In the UEFA Cup semi-finals against Barcelona, ​​which was as famous as Liverpool in terms of strength and reputation, Liverpool adopted intensive defensive tactics in both rounds.

Jiang Mu showed off the friendly match between the main players and the youth team before the game, and under the watchful eyes of more than 1 fans and more than 200 reporters, the main players lost the game 2:3, which made Houllier suspect that it was cunning What kind of conspiracy and tricks are the Chinese playing, because since Jiang Mu set foot in European football, he has been known for being scheming and improvised. If you fool him, the main players who appear in the game may not be the main players.

So when Jiang Mu used the friendly match with the youth team to teach his players a lesson, Houllier also continued to release smoke bombs, proving from all aspects that Liverpool is not the favorite for the UEFA Cup final, but Inter Milan is the big favorite for the UEFA Cup. popular.

Freshly crowned FA Cup-crowned Liverpool, who also won the Carabao Cup in March, bookmakers are offering the same odds for their victory over Inter Milan and Inter Milan's win over Liverpool on Wednesday, and if they Win and they will become the first English side to win three cups in one season.

In response to external media predictions that Liverpool and Inter Milan have a 1965-3 chance of winning the championship, Houllier quickly denied it today, saying: "Liverpool does not have more than half the chance of winning the UEFA Cup and thus becoming the "cup king" this season. Three times into Europe The Inter Milan team, which has won the championship three times in the final of the competition, is the real cup king. They will definitely not drive to Dortmund just for excitement. We have played against Inter Milan twice in history, both in the semi-finals of the Champions League in 1. We beat Inter Milan 3-0 at home in the first round. However, after coming to the away game, Inter Milan beat us 4-3. In this way, Inter Milan reached the final with a total score of [-]-[-] in the two rounds and won the championship.”

"The two teams that entered the final deserved it. Both sides have equal opportunities, but our difficulties may be more. Although Inter Milan only eliminated dark horses such as Alaves and Kaiserslautern to enter the final, but in After Jiang Mu took over, they haven't failed so far, they are more popular than us."

"I think Serie A is very strong, because there, whether it is coaches or players, the level is very high. This is why they have been able to dominate European competitions for so many years. Before reaching the Champions League quarter-finals and UEFA Cup semi-finals There are at least six or seven teams from Italy who just took a nap this season."

"After the start of the game on Wednesday, both sides will play quality games. No team will be willing to be the runner-up. Everyone will work hard. Even a second-tier team will definitely not be able to play well."

Of course, Houllier admits he's a bit surprised that Liverpool have reached the final of a major competition for the third time this exciting season, and should they beat Charlton in the final round of the league They will also secure Champions League qualification for next season.

The French coach is very proud of Liverpool's record: "The purpose of many coaches is to lead their teams to progress and achieve success. When you are the head coach of a team that performs so well, you will indeed have some A sense of pride. To be in the final of the UEFA Cup is of course a big thing, but to lead the team to three cups in one season would be a record because no one has ever done it before."

Looking back, Houllier said: "Our opponent at the beginning of the UEFA Cup was Olympiacos, a team that has entered the Champions League. Beating them gave us confidence. The next opponent is Roma. I still think they are better than us, but our organization has been very successful, Owen's two goals away from Italy changed everything."

"After the draw, I thought we had our chance because Roma were one of the strongest teams in the competition. Then Porto and finally Barcelona. They beat us then, But we knew we could stop them, I knew we could score goals and we did. Now I think we just have to keep that determination and courage to win."

At the same time, Houllier also expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's frequent schedule. "The UEFA Cup final is held only three days after the FA Cup final. The first thing is to be less worried and follow the schedule. I'm learning that pretty quickly. All the games are in front of us now, and the Charlton game is no less than a final, and now it's this The last sprint moment of the season."

Before the game, Houllier tried his best to praise Inter Milan and belittle himself. Jiang Mu, who came from China, could not know that this was his arrogant strategy, so he used his tricks, bragging about Liverpool, and beating Inter Milan players internally. , so that they must not underestimate their opponents, and at the same time stimulated Houllier to play against Inter Milan.

Jiang Mu said: "Liverpool is a great team. They double-beat Manchester United this season, and the FA Cup reversed Arsenal. They are fully capable of winning the championship in any way, but if Liverpool wins the final on May 5 If they still treat the game with the negative attitude they used against Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan can only deal with them in their own way. If Liverpool have nine players behind the ball to defend, they will find Inter Milan will be defending with ten players. This of course will make the final in Dortmund the dullest in the history of the UEFA Cup final. It all depends on how Liverpool play. As for the perception of the fans, it will It is not the responsibility of one Inter Milan team."

Before a general competition, in order to release their own pressure and create pressure on their opponents, both sides will almost have an oral battle, but the UEFA Cup final between Liverpool and Inter Milan is just the opposite. The touting really opened the eyes of fans and the media.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the UEFA Cup final will start in Dortmund, Germany. England's "Red Army" Liverpool team will collide with the Serie A giants known as the "Snake Spirit" to create the first shining spark of "Red May". , the media is not idle either. They analyzed and commented on the two sides of the final before the game. The British "Sun" analyzed the strength comparison of the two sides from the three aspects of survival desire, morale, and attack power. Looking at it, Liverpool and Inter Milan both have 10 points.

Liverpool has won the English League Cup and the FA Cup, and they have already regarded Dortmund as the coronation place of the "Triple Crown".After Leeds United stopped in the semi-finals of the Champions League, Liverpool became the only British team to reach the final of a European competition this season. Their success or failure is even meaningful for the full recovery of English football.And Inter Milan in Serie A has won many UEFA Cup titles, and they seem to be more eager for that huge sense of accomplishment.And winning the championship means their re-emergence in European football, and the weight of the UEFA Cup is definitely not light for them.

In terms of morale, Liverpool and Inter Milan also have 10 points.

The Liverpool team, which has just won the FA Cup, is heading towards the top under the guidance of coach Houllier.The "reversal of the universe" that scored two goals in the last 5 minutes of the FA Cup made the team withstand the baptism of adversity.Among them, Owen has scored consecutive goals in the last 4 games, which has strengthened the killer's sense of smell.

Inter Milan beat Kaiserslautern 9:2 in two rounds in the semi-finals, and defeated AC Milan 7:1 in the league, making people feel the thrill of destruction.Although their 2:3 loss to their own youth team in the friendly match will affect morale somewhat, but everyone knows that the attraction of that game is incomparable with that of the UEFA Cup final, and it is not even ruled out that the game may be a show . , so the morale of both sides is basically the same.

In terms of attack power: Liverpool is 9 points, while Inter Milan is 10 points

Because it was a final match in a neutral country, neither team had to and could not have any reservations. It is not difficult to foresee that offense will be the main theme of this game.The strength of the attack power will be the key to the outcome.

The current Liverpool team has the strongest lineup in the past 10 years. Its comprehensive strength is by no means inferior to Manchester United. Their young blood has contributed to their strong destructive power and aggressiveness. Owen and Heskey scored 15 goals for Liverpool in the league. With 14 goals and 20 goals, the [-]-year-old attacking midfielder Steven Gerrard overwhelmed Beckham and ranked first among the top ten stars in English football. Everything heralded the embryonic form of the next "Premier League King".

inter milan has a more star-studded team than liverpool and their striker vieri has scored 31 goals ahead of shevchenko crespo to top the serie a striker list and what that means in italy known for its defensive football it goes without saying.Although the aliens have just returned, they have continued to come off the bench, scored goals every game, and even staged a hat-trick in the Milan derby. The state recovered quickly. The combination of Vieri and Ronaldo is obviously stronger than Owen and Heskey.

Judging from the comparison of these three aspects, Inter Milan has a slight advantage. As for who can step on the opponent's corpse to get on the podium, it depends on God's help.