When Carlos Planchot was in his hotel room and couldn't find Guardiola, he headed straight for the conference room.
Sure enough, through the transparent curtain wall of the conference room, he saw the Spaniard.
Sitting behind a long white desk, there is an open Apple laptop in front of him.
The illuminated Apple logo is very conspicuous in the dark conference room.
There is a charger plugged next to it.
This is a long-term Signs of use.
Guardiola in front is holding his left chin with his left hand and looking at the laptop screen intently.
Needless to say, he must have had insomnia again last night When Carlos Planchot turned around, he saw a person coming from the opposite side, and it was not Domenech Torrente.
The guy was holding a tray with three cups of steaming, fragrant coffee on it.
"I know you can't sleep either," Domenech Torrent said with a proud smile.
After knocking on the door, the two walked into the conference room, also disturbing Guardiola who was in front of the laptop.
The Spaniard yawned widely, stretched out his hand to rub his brow, closed his eyes, and could faintly see eye oil seeping out of the corners of his eyes.
All of these were symptoms of staying up late.
“I couldn’t sleep last night again” Domenech Torrent put the coffee tray on the desk, took a cup and put it in front of Guardiola, while he called Carlos Planchot to get a cup.
He seemed to have guessed that Pranchotte would get up at this time, and even prepared coffee in advance.
Guardiola did not open his eyes, nodded, and exhaled softly, "How can I sleep?"
Yes, today is the Champions League final, how many people can sleep?
"Actually, you really don't need to put so much pressure on yourself.
Southampton's overall strength is better than ours and they have a better chance of winning.
Therefore, no matter what the result of this game is, we will win."
Guardiola did not let Torrent continue, but opened his eyes and said lightly, "This is our job, isn't it?"
Work is a very ordinary, very ordinary word.
Just like everything around Guardiola, it is very simple, even too simple.
He only has a laptop with Internet access, through which he can watch all the game videos Guardiola wants to watch.
Later, Lars Kunetka's technical analysis team will send another technical analysis report, which should be at least forty or fifty pages thick, filled with all Southampton's analysis and predictions.
Then, all of them must read these reports carefully, watch the videos, find out Southampton's loopholes as much as possible, and then collect them and prepare them for use anytime and anywhere.
It is even possible that they spent countless manpower and material resources to dig out things, but found that they were useless when it came to the competition.
But there is no way, even so, they still have to continue such a boring job.
Yes, that's their job.
"You know, my job is to study the game and then destroy the opponent."
Guardiola looked at his assistant and showed a slight smile, "The stronger the opponent, the more important my job is, because when we are at a disadvantage, if our tactics can no longer restrain the opponent, then we will not be able to restrain the opponent at all.
There’s no chance of winning.”
Planchot and Torrent looked at each other, both shaking their heads helplessly.
This guy is a workaholic.
He often says that the best way for him to relax is to work.
Then, he could stay alone in this cold office and watch game videos for several hours.
He is probably a match for Southampton's Bielsa.
"How do you gain anything from staying up late?"
Torrent asked with a slight smile.
Guardiola sighed again and shook his head, "No" This made the two people opposite almost spit out the coffee in their mouths.
They stayed up for such a long time but got nothing.
"Our research on Southampton did not just start now.
All the information that should be collected has been collected.
It is difficult to find anything more."
Pranchotte became depressed, "Then why don't you stay up late watching videos, even American TV series, movies, just to relax?"
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"Watching videos is the best way to relax for me, Carlos," Guardiola chuckled.
"And I just don't want to miss even the smallest detail."
The two assistants looked at Guardiola speechlessly.
They were both used to the Spaniard's willfulness and stubbornness.
Not even his childhood sweetheart wife can change him.
In fact, Bayern Munich's team has been collecting intelligence on major European teams, and even creates files for every game to facilitate the collection of intelligence in preparation for the match.
As a team that Guardiola attaches great importance to, Southampton is naturally the focus of intelligence collection.
It can be said that up to now, Bayern Munich has done a very detailed job in collecting intelligence about Southampton.
All the information that should be obtained has been obtained.
It can even be said that now that the two teams are out there, there is basically nothing to hide, and there is no way to talk about the surprise team.
Let me ask, in such an important game, who would take the risk to use what surprise weapon?
I guess your surprise weapon didn't work, and you were tortured to death first.
Of course, if you start preparations early, that's a different matter.
But if you are prepared in advance, it will be difficult to hide it from your opponent.
"Actually, the most important thing for us now is how to restrain Southampton's offense."
Planjot analyzed.
It is false to say that everything else is true.
How to restrain your opponent is the truth.
Torrent thought for a while and said, "According to my initial estimate, if we want to be restrained, we have to put at least five players on the defense and three more in the midfield.
Then there is no need to play at all in offense."
Southampton's attack is so sharp Hazard, Suarez and Sanchez are all types who cannot be guarded one-on-one.
What's even more frightening is that when these three players come together, their offensive power is astonishing, and they cooperate so skillfully with each other that they are simply impossible to guard against.
Also, there is a passer Fabregas in the midfield, and an attacker Di Maria, plus an outstanding long passer Toni Kroos, Nimei, Southampton is really incredible.
At the end of the sentence, Torrent secretly glanced at Guardiola and added, "Moreover, even if we focus on defense, we may not be able to defend Southampton's offense."
Saying this is a bit shocking.
Guardiola also looked a little uncomfortable, but he knew that Torrent was telling the truth.
In his own football creed, he has never been stubborn.
What he pursues and trains is to better control the game and firmly grasp the initiative in the game.
Therefore, in the teams that Guardiola has coached, it is simply not reliable to stick to it.
"Southampton's front, middle and back lines are very closely integrated.
The three frontcourt players all have strong ball-taking abilities.
If any one of them retreats, they can connect the middle and frontcourt."
Pranchotte's expression looked a little helpless.
"In addition to the front three, their midfield also has a strong ability to get the ball forward.
Di Maria, Pogba, and Kovacic are all good players in this area.
Therefore, conventional targeted defense , it’s hard to work against the Saints.”
If we encounter this kind of offensive combination that is difficult to limit, the more practical approach is usually to cut off the passing line as much as possible, but this method is obviously useless against Southampton.
The Saints are not afraid of you suppressing their midfield.
"What the hell, how could Bielsa create such a freak team?"
Torrent cursed angrily.
But there was a strong sense of envy and jealousy in his scolding.
Who doesn’t want to have such a team that makes opponents hate them and gnash their teeth, but there is nothing they can do about it?
The competitiveness of a football team on the field and the team's overall strength are the foundation and the key to determining how far the team can reach.
The head coach's tactics can only determine how much strength the team can exert.
Therefore, Southampton is what it is today.
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In the final analysis, it is inseparable from the operation of Yang Huan and the management.
While Guardiola was depressed, he was also full of expectations.
He is looking forward to what level he can reach in Southampton with Bielsa's strong strength and abundant resources, and whether he can play the perfect football in his mind.
Strictly speaking, Bayern Munich's lineup does not meet Guardiola's ideas.
Otherwise, he would not have put Lahm in the midfield.
Even though Bayern Munich can also play possession tactics, it is not detailed enough and lacks creativity in the midfield.
It is really frustrating to be able to control the ball but not create opportunities.
Coupled with the fact that Ribery and Robben on the left and right wings are both aging, Bayern Munich has entered the metabolic stage, and its strength has declined a lot compared to the past.
In this case, Bayern Munich was at a disadvantage from the beginning when encountering Southampton.
"Belsa is a master tactician, and he also has a whole professional team around him to help him.
In such a game, he will not take risks and will try to avoid making mistakes.
So, at least at the tactical level, if we follow the original idea If you go away, there is no chance of winning.”
Guardiola glanced at his two right-hand men and gave a reminder.
Planchot and Torrent looked at each other and realized what Guardiola meant.
Since conventional ideas don't work, we can only try our luck.
"We still play with three defenders to get the start."
Neither assistant coach had an opinion.
Now for Bayern Munich, they have to fight to have a chance.
If they don't fight, they just sit and wait to die.
The key question is "How long are we going to rob?"
Pranchotte asked with concern, "After robbing, how will we play next?"
Don't underestimate these two points.
If they are not handled well, Bayern Munich will die miserably.
Guardiola also frowned, "I can't say for the time being.
It should be achieved in ten to twenty minutes.
It depends on the performance of both the enemy and us on the field.
After that, I will switch back and play four defenders.
Bernard Go back to the left and be steady."
The two assistant coaches also felt that there was nothing they could do.
Guardiola had the right idea, grab the start, disrupt Southampton's rhythm from the beginning, and incorporate the game into his own rhythm.
If he could score a goal at the beginning and take the lead, that would be great.
Even if it doesn't work, it will be reliable to dampen Southampton's spirit and stabilize it.
Southampton is very strong, that's true, but Bayern Munich is not weak either.
That is to say, if they met the Saints, if it were any other team in Europe, Bayern Munich would not be inferior at all.
If calculated purely based on the current strength gap between the two sides, the gap between them is about one ball.
Therefore, as long as the Saints' rhythm is disrupted, Bayern Munich has a chance.
Of course, the risk of attacking is not small, that is, if the attacking tactic does not work, but the Saints seize the opportunity and counterattack, then Bayern Munich will lose the game early.
But now, what else can be done: