"We actually haven't changed the starting lineup, goalkeeper Cameni, defenders Beletti, Ram, Matthias, Nadal, midfielder Senna, Dakot, Alonso, Kaka, forward Drogba and Etoo... Iniesta I plan to let him play in the second half, and Torres is the same. Instead, it's the seven candidates for substitutes, and it needs to be discussed carefully." Jose told the assistant coaches.

"Roa, Iniesta, Torres, these three people are definitely necessary." Natal thought about it and said: "For the striker, it is not enough to just bet Torres, at least one substitute must be added. With Iniesta in the midfield, Pablo Garcia will be the substitute. On the defense line, Campo will serve as the substitute for the defender. Should Romero or Campano be the two sides?"[]

"Teach both." Jose said decisively: "When we are behind, we can let Ram and Beletti reach the position of attacking the midfield. They are not bad at this position. Both of them have to lead both substitutes and fullbacks... On the forward line, Torres is enough. Etoo and Drogba are in poor form, and they are rarely injured. Torres is enough. There is no need to bring two substitutes. I know that even if you are substitutes, it is very important for a player, but we can only have an 18-man roster."

The assistant coaches looked at each other and nodded. Since Jose thought so, they naturally had nothing to say. Although there were five on the benches who were defensive players, there were many offensive players on the court. Just as Jose said, the two full-backs could become wingers and wingers at any time. In this way, as long as they were slightly adjusted, there would be endless changes in tactics.

"This is basically the case... In the next few days, adjust the players' status, please ask everyone." Jose stood up: "At present, there is no possibility of surprises, and some things have been used in previous games. Porto's current state is also at its peak. Their main lineup is similar to ours, both 431 and 12, but their midfielder Deco is more inclined to organize, and our organization relies on Alonso... to control Deco, strengthen attention, and then it depends on how the players perform."

The truth is true. If you play in the last Champions League final in a season, there will be no team that hides the surprises and is useless to keep them. Such a game basically eliminates the principle of taking a different approach. First, it depends on the players' status and performance, second, it depends on the penalty on the field, and third, it depends on luck...

The final of the 96-97 season was Riddle's sudden outbreak to help Dortmund win the arrogant Juventus. Real Madrid in the 97-98 season relied on Mijatovic's golden goal to kill the unlucky Juventus again with a passive goal of Mijatovic. Manchester United's devastating luck in the 98-99 season allowed them to accomplish the miracle of the last three minutes when they were almost beaten by Bayern. Valencia in the 99-00 season unexpectedly lost the goal shortly after the opening, and then Real Madrid in the 00-01 season hit a three-to-zero counterattack.

Ren made no mistakes in the game. Both goals were all penalty kicks in ninety minutes. Then in the penalty shootout, Kahn helped Bayern defeat Valencia. Real Madrid in 2001-02 defeated the unlucky Leverkusen by the flash of inspiration from several superstars. Last season, Mallorca won the game with Albertini's outbreak in a stalemate. In recent seasons, the Champions League finals have largely determined the game. In this case, sometimes they can only pray that they can be better luck than their opponents...

In this game in history, Mourinho's luck was also very good. Jiuli's injury shortly after the opening game completely disrupted Monaco's tactical arrangement. Those who have watched the previous Monaco game will know what Jiuli means to this Monaco team - his fate made Monaco's offense extremely weak, so Porto naturally took the advantage on the field and scored three goals. If Jiuli was not injured, it is still unknown who would win the final.

Jose is not worried that he will be injured by important players, because Mallorca's bench thickness is much better than Monaco. Even if Alonso, the most important core of the organization, is injured, he can allow Iniesta and Kaka to jointly undertake the task of organizing the offensive. If someone is injured in the frontcourt, the Black Wind Double Demons, is injured, Torres can replace them, unless Mallorca's tragedy is so bad that two or three important players are injured in one game - but this probability itself is very low. If this happens, Jose will admit it...

So in the final analysis, the more you do the pre-match preparation work, the fewer problems will occur in the game. What Jose needs to do is to minimize this accident. Although he doesn't know what his luck will be in the finals, whether the Magic Bird really has magic power to go against the will of heaven, it is not a reason not to prepare carefully before the game.

Porto came to Gelsenkirchen a day later than Mallorca - it wasn't that they were very busy in the schedule, but because Mourinho was not the club's boss after all - the Porto president only hoped that the team would come to Germany four days in advance, thinking that such a long time was enough, so Mourinho could only agree with this - anyway, he has found a next home now, and although it has not been revealed, it is already a fact.

Compared with Mallorca, Mourinho was a little annoyed, which made him not very angry when he was interviewed: "Jose? Alemani thinks that going to Schalke is his lucky place? That's too strange. If a ball wins a ball on a certain stadium and this ball is his lucky place, then the lucky place will come too easily... In my opinion, unless you win an important championship on a certain stadium, you can be considered a lucky place for a certain team. It's hard to imagine that Mr. Alemani doesn't even have this common sense."

Mourinho's words filled with gunpowder immediately excited the reporters - there are many things to write before the finals, such as the preparations between the two sides, the celebrities who choose to come to watch the game on site, the behind-the-scenes generated by fans of both sides while waiting... However, all of this is not as eye-catching as what is happening now!

Jose Alemani has made a declaration of victory in advance, while Jose Mourinho expressed a considerable degree of dissatisfaction... If these two young and energetic head coaches faced each other, they would be really good-looking...

"Mr. Jose? Alemani believes that Porto is a very outstanding team, but he already has a way to deal with Porto...Mallorca had a confrontation with Porto in the European Super Cup before this season. At that time, Mallorca defeated Porto 2-1. Will that game have any impact on this final?" Another reporter immediately asked excitedly.

Mourinho glanced at the other party: "We all came to the finals with the overall style of play. If you have the ten best players in the world, then all you have to do is to let the players show their abilities to the fullest. I firmly believe in Porto with the best players in the world. That Super Cup? It was just a Super Cup, and the season had just begun, and everyone was not in good shape, and that game was not worth much."

The reporters opened their eyes. When they heard Jose's words before, they felt that this guy was a little arrogant. Before the final of the Champions League, they said that his team would definitely win. Jose seemed even more arrogant, and he even swears that his players were the best players in the world... Of course, the reporters couldn't refute, who made Porto reach the final?

"One interesting thing is that both coaches are named Jose, and they are also the best among the young coaches that have emerged in recent years. Mr. Mourinho, you have worked as an assistant coach in Barcelona. Are you familiar with Mr. Alemani?" Another reporter asked.

"I don't deal with him much." Mourinho shook his head: "But I know he has won a lot of honors before, but every coach is unique. Don't forget that last season, I was also a European champion."

After leaving this sentence behind, Mourinho boarded the bus and left.

What is never short of people in this world is the kind of good guys, especially those in the journalist industry. A reporter immediately told Jose about Mourinho's words, hoping to get more shocking information...

They were not disappointed, and Jose's counterattack arrived immediately.

"Yes, he was also the European champion last season, and I was also the European champion... But in response to this situation, UEFA is also prepared, that is, to have a European Super Cup to decide who is the best team in Europe last season... You all know what's next. Mallorca won the European Super Cup, and Mallorca was the number one team in Europe last season. If the champion of the Champions League is the king, then the champion of the European Super Cup is the king of the kings. I have no intention of underestimating the League Cup, but after the expansion of the Champions League, the best and best teams will only appear in the Champions League, which is an unquestionable fact." Jose replied with a smile.

"The past is just the past, and only the present victory can prove who is better. Mallorca has performed well in recent years, but Porto is not bad either. It has both the future and the present." Mourinho retorted.

"Who is better is better, you will know after the final." Jose ended the battle of words with such a sentence. The reporters have been busy these days because the battle of words between the two coaches is really eye-opening. Just publishing their conversation is enough to allow the reporters to fill the pages they need to be responsible for...

The battle of words between the two Josés attracted all the attention. In this case, the players on both sides had enough space and no reporters came to disturb them. The two head coaches attracted the firepower so that they could comfortably adjust their state and prepare for the next game...

And this is exactly what José hopes to see.

No one will ignore the competition like the Champions League final. In such a game, how to reduce the burden on players who have worked hard for a season has become a very important factor. Jose and Mourinho chose to attract firepower to himself at the same time. Of course, Mourinho is out of his original intention, while Jose is stealing the Mourinho from his later generations. No matter how you say it, this is also a good idea.

As time passed day by day, the final day also came as scheduled...


Chapter completed!