In the football world, when it comes to defense, people always mention Italy, whether it is a national team or a club, defense seems to have penetrated into their bones and is an inseparable part of their football philosophy.

But during this period around 2010, the person who was best at defending was a Portuguese.

With his overall defense, he led a Portuguese Super League team to win the European championship, which also embarrassed the arrogant universe team at that time many times and became the king of Europe for the second time.

Jose Mourinho, the most practical head coach in the football world, can definitely do everything he wants to win!

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"I hate this Portuguese because his defense is more difficult than Juventus."

In the team's tactical class, Allegri did not shy away from his feelings:

"The two rounds of competition will definitely be very difficult, and everyone must be prepared, both physically and mentally."

"Let's look at the schedule for this period," assistant coach Mauro Tasotti pointed to the projection on the wall:

"Before the first round, we will be in the process of checking in to Catania, Fiorentina, and Livorno. We are not particularly strong opponents and should be able to deal with them.

After the weekend of the first leg, we will play Roma away. They are now ranked third and compete with Naples for a seat in the Champions League. Therefore, we will definitely do our best to deal with us and we cannot underestimate the opponent.

After the second round, the second derby of the season was followed. I think... I don't need to emphasize anything else, right?"

Of course, there is only one derby in AC Milan, that is, the same city derby with Inter Milan!

Inter Milan performed a mess this season. As of the 33rd round, it was only ranked sixth and behind Roma, which was third-placed. Napoli, which was fourth-placed, lost the qualification to win the Champions League tickets for the next season early.

But... this will not affect their full performance in the derby field. If they can defeat their city opponents and make the goal of Milan's complete victory in the league be wiped out, they will definitely not mind celebrating warmly!

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Tasotti clicked the mouse and the projection turned to the next page:

"Chelsea, they will play Sunderland at home, and then play Liverpool away. After the second leg, they will play Norwich at home. One strong and two weak are more relaxed than us, but Liverpool's game must be very critical."

——Liverpool this season has been leading the Premier League standings until the 33rd round of the league. Suarez, Sturridge, Gerald, Coutinho and Sterling have strong firepower in the midfield, while Mourinho's Chelsea has lost the possibility of competing for the championship.

Thinking of this, Long Shute shook his head:

"Chelsea may give up this league game with Liverpool and put their main attack point in the Champions League, so we have to play all our spirits from the first second of the first round. We cannot be lucky. The first game will definitely be very tormenting."

Kaka and Balotelli, who once played for Mourinho, nodded at the same time:

"That person will definitely do this, the Champions League is more important to him than the league."

Allegri rubbed her eyebrows:

"This is what I worry about... From today to April 23, we have two weeks to prepare. I will have a large rotation in the league and the Italian Cup. I hope everyone can adjust their state. Whether our season will be successful or failed depends on the results in the past two or three weeks!"

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As discussed in the tactics class, after confirming that the opponent is Chelsea, Milan's daily training classes tend to practice how to break through intensive defense formations.

In fact, since the second half of the season, they have encountered many similar opponents in the league, which is also an important reason for the team's sharp decline in the number of goals.

The way to crack intensive defense is nothing more than long passes, set pieces and long shots, but no one has forgotten that Mourinho is an expert in these aspects, and the Blues led by Terry... almost all of them can transform into Dong Cunrui and Huang Jiguang at critical moments. They missed the 2012 Champions League and would never worry about anything on the defensive end!

Long Shute has even decided that if he really can't break through Chelsea's defense, even if he breaks with Balotelli, he will still have to grab the penalty right of a free kick...

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Compared to the Champions League semi-finals two weeks later, the next league seems to have lost its meaning.

AC Milan players have also lost their form due to frequent rotations.

On April 12, in the 33rd round of the league, Milan played against Catania at home.

Although Milan won a 6-0 victory with Longshu's special hat trick, the other teammates seemed a little uneasy.

Or... when they were 10 points ahead of Juventus, they all thought that winning the league was not a big problem, so they couldn't be completely excited when playing football.

On April 16, Milan once again defeated Fiorentina in the semi-finals of the Copa Italy and advanced to the final with a total score of 5-0.

In this game, the mentality of Milan players was more obvious, lacking patience in offense and reckless in defense. Although they finally scored two goals, they almost all got the opportunity with Long Shute's own strength.

Long Shute sees all these problems, but he cannot point them out to his teammates and coaches one by one.

In mid-to-late April, everyone's physical fitness is consumed almost the same. It is actually normal for him to not be as focused as he did at the beginning of the season. If he is too harsh, it may backfire and increase the pressure on his teammates.

After all, with the overall quality of players such as Mex, Zapata, Bonella, Montolivo, De Jong, De Silio and Abate, the overall quality of players is still not as good as Bayern Munich's teammates, Long Shute can only bear more responsibilities.

But he is also a physical body. After playing these games in a row, he had to take a short rest.

On April 19, AC Milan took the home court and welcomed his opponent in the 34th round of the league, Livorno.

Even if Allegri sent out a second team that was absolutely relegated, Livorno, who had been confirmed to be relegated, had no power to fight back at all. He swallowed three eggs and lost to San Siro.

In this game, Long Shute didn't even enter the bench. While sending a text message to Emma, ​​discussing the final details of the wedding, he enjoyed the wonderful performance of his teammates.

The whole game was a signing during the winter break. Salah, known as "Egypt Messi", did not look extremely good at first glance, and he often forgot to bring his sights to the court when shooting, but his improvement speed in the past few months has surprised everyone.

Since he had played in the Champions League when he was in Basel, he was unable to play in the Champions League for the time being after transferring to Milan, so he appeared more on the starting list of the league and the Italian Cup.

Kaka is not young after all, and Salah's physique is not suitable for starting consecutive games, so Salah unexpectedly occupied a main position.

His feet are very skilled, and his small-scale flashing and maneuvering really has the meaning of a king of plum balls. In addition, he has strong explosive power and a sensitive sense of smell in front of the goal. He is very suitable to be a wingman for Long Shute. Whether it is to dribble the ball to attract defense or score himself after receiving Long Shute's pass, he has done a pretty good job - although he is wasting the chance of scoring from time to time...

In addition, Salah can also use his body to withstand the opponent's defender. In some games, Long Shute even suggested that Allegri directly take Balotelli or Pazini, allowing him to act as a forward striker, and the effect is also quite appropriate.

He played the winger position in this game. The midfielder was handed over to Poly to command and dispatch. Nian was interspersed with running positions on the left. Facing weak opponents, several young people could handle it. The goal that deserves to be scored and the assist that should be assisted, and a good personal data list...

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After defeating Livorno, Milan City welcomed a controversial guest.

On April 21, the entire Chelsea team arrived at Milan City.

As the meritorious coach who led Inter Milan to win the 2010 triple crown, Mourinho was warmly welcomed by his fans of the blue and black, but it made the red and black Milan fans sneer.

Chelsea naturally chose Inter Milan's training base - Morati Sports Center as the venue for preparing for the Champions League semi-finals.

At the pre-match press conference, Mourinho once again showed his personality.

Facing the Italian reporter's proposal, "You coached Chelsea for the second time, there is no hope of winning the league championship, the FA Cup and the League Cup were eliminated early, it seems to be another season with nothing, you seem to be living a very embarrassed life in the Premier League." He said without hesitation:

"The Chelsea I coach seems to be the only team in the Premier League to enter the Champions League semi-finals. Can you tell me where are Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United? Oh, sorry, Liverpool seems to have not played in the Champions League for a long time?"

If a reporter forwarded this passage to Liverpool, Rogers and Gerrard would be furious:
Chapter completed!