Chapter 1201: Chapter 1201
Chapter 1201: Chapter 369: Master of Qingcheng, Capello
Players from both teams line up.
The UEFA Champions League anthem echoes.
At moments , the faces of local fans in London always display a sense of nostalgia.
The adapted UEFA anthem “Zadok the Priest” was first composed in 1727.
Back then, that country on the American continent still had quite a few British Empire colonies, who would have thought the son could turn around and become the father.
Truly, past events cannot be pursued.
If time could be reversed, they’d rather have treated that continent more ruthlessly than they did Scotland and Ireland, not willing to lose their global dominance.
The camera shifts to the stands.
Quite a number of Milan legends are present.
Even the recently departed head coach of the Netherlands team, Van Basten, appears in the guest stands.
Seated to his left is Fabio Cudicini, father of Chelsea’s substitute goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini.
On Basten’s right is Lorenzo Buffon, a legendary Milan goalkeeper and Buffon’s great-granduncle.
Not far retired, Albertini sits with the old captain Baresi.
Trapattoni, currently coaching Ireland, exchanges coaching insights with former legendary coach Sacchi.
The Milan legends are truly dazzling.
Quality-wise, only Real Madrid can truly match them.
In any random shot, several famous players from the past can be spotted.
Chelsea Club anticipated such a scene.
Hence, they invited Pele in advance.
The old King of Football gladly agreed to watch live, especially since Chelsea would arrange his entire stay.
With Pele sitting among the home fans, Chelsea doesn’t appear weak.
In terms of celebrity fans, Chelsea has the upper hand.
After all, most are Huang Kaiwen’s fans.
Kitty Spencer also appeared at Stamford Bridge today.
This time, she wasn’t too low-key, choosing to stay with her cousin’s family.
The UEFA anthem ends.
Terry steps up to exchange team flags with Maldini.
“The captains of both teams will flip the coin.”
“Let’s take a look at the starting line-up of both sides.”
Chelsea 433 with double defensive midfielders:
Defenders: Ashley Cole, Alex, Terry, Ramos,
Midfielders: Huang Kaiwen, Ballack, Mikel,
Forwards: Joe Cole, Drogba, Quaresma.
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Defenders: Jankulovski, Hummels, Maldini, Bonera,
Midfielders: Ambrosini, Kaka, Pirlo, Torres, Gattuso,
Forward: Ibrahimovic.
“Torres is given as an attacking midfielder in the formation, but his position should be in the forward line.”
“Yes, perhaps today he needs to retreat more, using his speed to assist his midfield teammates, increasing midfield numbers is a good constraint on the opponent.”
“Oh yes, Gattuso’s position, it’s clearly targeted at Huang Kaiwen, but today Huang Kaiwen is playing as a midfielder.”
“Mourinho’s arrangement is very specific, Ancelotti should be the coach who knows Huang Kaiwen the best, but if Huang Kaiwen plays as a defensive midfielder, Gattuso will find it quite challenging to target him.”
“Today, AC Milan’s defense and Chelsea’s attacking line are both quite unexpected. Before the game, Zambrotta was hospitalized in London with acute gastritis, and Bonera temporarily replaced him. On Chelsea’s attacking line, Drogba and Joe Cole both returned from injury, and Quaresma starts after suspension. The state of these three players is truly hard to guarantee.”
The coaches of both teams are equally striking.
Chelsea’s four most authoritative coaches stand by the sidelines.
Mourinho has his hands in his pockets, his expression still defiant.
Today, Huang Kaiwen plays midfield because he divined the result.
With one hand on tactics, the other on divination, he doesn’t think Ancelotti can do much.
Boas keeps glancing at the player tunnel area, contemplating when might be appropriate to head to the restroom.
Rui Faria inserts his hands into his sleeves, slightly hunched, with a somewhat disdainful look at Boas.
Steve Clarke continues to remind the players on the field to focus on tactics, passing the ball to Huang Kaiwen.
Even with so many in the decision-making team, there’s not a hint of bloated feeling, everyone is at their respective tasks on the sidelines.
On AC Milan’s side, Ancelotti and Tassotti squat by the coach’s bench.
Slowly extracting items from the backpack.
Currently, Ancelotti’s willingness power gatherer is already the 17th model.
Previous iterations progressed rapidly, mainly due to new breakthroughs.
The willingness power gatherer now needs to be mounted on a tripod, to minimize interference from the earth’s magnetic field.
At the same time, an extendable antenna is installed on top, along with the original small radar, double-pronged, ensuring maximum reception of willingness power.
The Bluetooth and infrared receivers in the shoes can ensure stable transmission of willingness power even amid interference.
The jersey, shorts, shin guards, and shoes all contain receptors to enable the formation of a perfect cycle of willingness power on the player’s body.
At 7:35 PM, German referee Wolfgang Stark blew the whistle to start the match.
Ibrahimovic kicked off with a pass to Torres, who blocked it with his right foot and passed to Kaka.
Kaka looked up to find Chelsea’s formation very tight, opting for a direct pass back.
Pirlo received the ball, a slight push with his right foot, beginning to slowly control possession.
At this moment, Gattuso was a bit flustered.
Ancelotti instructed him today to mark Huang Kaiwen closely, as long as Huang Kaiwen doesn’t get injured, he can defend any way he likes.