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There is a saying that there must be a brave man under heavy rewards. Stimulated by the Greek Football Association, these Greek players who planned to do their best in the finals were all screaming like they were blown away with chicken blood, and their enthusiasm for training rose by two steps in an instant, and they wished they could start fighting with the Italians now!

Seeing that the players were still so serious about training, they did not relax because of their historic finals, nor had they developed negative emotions because of their opponents' strength, and were full of desire for the champion trophy (bonus?) in front of them, Rehager felt very satisfied. The old coach felt that this time he might really create a miracle that was no less than the newly promoted team he created in Kaiserslautern.

In this way, with the eager expectation of the fans and the intense preparations of the players on both sides, time slowly came to July 4, which is the day when the European Cup final began!

On July 4, the Light Stadium in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal was crowded with fans coming to watch the game. Outside the stadium, there were many fans wandering around the ticket office with hope, hoping to be lucky enough to get a ticket to the European Cup final.

Although the emergence of Greece's dark horse and traditional strong teams generally performed poorly in this European Cup, which made this final awesome, most fans obviously did not care much about Greece's appearance in this final. For them, it is acceptable to see some unexpected situations occasionally, and they are even very popular.

If international competitions like the World Cup and the European Cup are always the stage for traditional strong teams and superstars, and those weak teams don’t even have the chance to show their faces or get upset, fans will also feel aesthetic fatigue. Some unexpected situations and unpopularity can make fans watch every game more passionately.

According to Zhuang Mingge's words, after a long time of life, I have to eat coarse grains and think about the bitterness and sweetness...

Now let’s talk about the starting lineups of the two teams in this game. In the Greek side, Rehager continued to use his 442 formation that was successful in this European Cup, but only made certain fine adjustments to the starting lineup based on the players’ injury situation. Obviously, Otto is planning to use defensive counterattack tactics to deal with the Italian team, who is a master of this.

Due to space limitations, the names of the starting players in various positions in Greece will not be described in detail here. Anyone who has watched the Greek team game should have an impression that most of the names of Greek players are very dysfunctional, such as Papastasopoulos and Papadopoulos. If they are written here, it will take up too many words...

After talking about Greece's tactical arrangements, let's look at Italy. Trapatoni did not relax his vigilance because his opponent in the final was average strength and fame. As mentioned before, in the eyes of this old coach, there is definitely no team that can reach the finals that can be easily dealt with. Therefore, when mobilizing before the game, Trapatoni focused on instilling a thought into the players, that is, be more careful in the game, and don't think that you are sure to win because your opponent's reputation is not obvious.

"Don't worry, boss." Nesta, who took over the armband of the national team after Maldini retired and has now become the leader of the Italian locker room, replied solemnly, "The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, we will not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy. You know, we just suffered a big loss last season. If we fall in the same pit again, we would be too useless."

In the goalkeeper position, although Toldo saved Pauletta's penalty kick in the penalty shootout with Portugal, helping the team successfully advance to the European Cup final, Trapatoni still chose Buffon in the competition for the starting goalkeeper. After all, Buffon is much better in stability and prediction of the ball than Toldo. The latter's condition is greatly affected by emotions. When he is super god, he is indeed a one-man who can't win, but in his condition, he is generally at the level of an ordinary first-class goalkeeper.

On the back line, Grosso returned to the starting left back position after a game of rest, and Zabrotta returned to his familiar right. However, Trapatoni did not use Cannavaro and Nesta in the central defender position, the golden partner who was hailed by the media as the "world's No. 1 central defender combination", but instead allowed Matrazi to continue to start with Nesta.

The reason for this arrangement is mainly because Greece's offense mainly relies on the center's goal-pitting and set-piece tactics in the counterattack. If Cannavaro is allowed to play, then Greece's double-tas Frizas and Charlesteas will have a considerable advantage in height. Even if Cannavaro's strength and bounce are top-notch, it is not safe to let him guard the forward who is half a shot higher. Moreover, this guy has the habit of surging on the court now, so it is better to let Matrazi, who is not at a loss, come on the court.

In the midfield, Deco and Pirlo form a dual core, and De Rossi serves as a single midfielder. Although this combination is slightly inferior in defense, its organization and ball play ability are obviously several levels higher than in the semi-finals. Moreover, Deco's existence can greatly share Pirlo's pressure, preventing it from affecting the team's counterattack efficiency after falling into the Greek midfielder's siege.

On the forward line, Casano and Camoranesi, who had outstanding performance in this European Cup, got a starting opportunity together. They will shoulder the task of suppressing Greece's two full-backs with strong assist capabilities, as well as the task of delivering shells to Milito in the front.

At this time, the players on both sides had already stepped onto the lawn of the Light Stadium under the leadership of the famous German whistle Merk, and completed a series of pre-match ceremonies. They had already stood in their respective halfs and waited for the opening whistle they had been waiting for.

"Coach Trapatoni only sent De Rossi, a defensive midfielder today? This is really rare." Seeing Italy's starting lineup for this game, Zhuang Mingge, who was sitting in the VIP box, raised his eyebrows and was a little surprised by Trapatoni's arrangement. "I didn't expect that Trap has such an active side."

"I think it's very likely that Coach Trapatoni is deliberately imitating our Fiorentina tactical system, otherwise he wouldn't have sent so many Fiorentina players on the starting lineup." Karin didn't know that her analysis actually hit the facts quite accurately. "And even so, I don't think Italy will take the initiative to attack in the finals. After all, our opponent is Greece, which is good at playing defensive counterattacks. Avoiding mistakes and compressing backcourt space is the most important thing."
Chapter completed!