"The most dangerous time for Bayern Munich is when they have complete control of the ball!"

In the senior meeting room of Grand Hyatt Berlin, where he stayed in Southampton, Bielsa explained the Saints' core ideas in this game to all the players listed on the 18-man roster.

In order to ensure the team's safe preparations, and to take good care of the players' families and the members of the Saints Fan Club who came with the team, Southampton booked the entire Grand Hyatt Hotel, so Bielsa did not need to worry about speaking at all.

"Guardiola's team is very good at creating threats when controlling the situation, so we have to destroy the opponent's control of the game from the first minute of the game."

Bielsa pointed to the LCD screen behind him, and a PPT was being switched on it, showing Bayern Munich's starting lineup and the list of substitutes.

"We have received news that Ribery will be destined to be absent from this game. He has not played for a long time and has not even made the roster. However, another wing player, Robben, probably will be on."

Bayern Munich's offense relies heavily on the performance of both sides, but this season, Ribery and Robben were both injured and often absent, so Guardiola's deployment was also greatly affected.

"I have absolutely reason to believe that Bayern Munich will still adopt the three-back tactics, because this tactic has been practiced by Guardiola many times and has achieved certain results in the semi-finals, which can maximize the losses caused by the absence of two core players in the wing."

Behind Bielsa, Bayern Munich's starting lineup is the 352 tactic.

The three defenders are Dante, Harvey Martinez and Jerome Boateng.

For the five midfielders, Xavi Alonso dragged behind, four players lined up in front, namely Bernat, Thiago, Ram and Robben, and the two forwards were Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller.

At first glance, this formation looks like three or five, but in fact, there are many variable factors.

For example, Bernat retreats are four defenders, and if Ram also changes his position in the game and retreats to the right side, it is the five defenders tactic.

The reason why Guardiola's team is a headache is that his formation is completely uncountable, the players' positions change too frequently, have strong liquidity, and are changing anytime and anywhere.

This is true of Southampton.

It is completely foreseeable that Bayern Munich will definitely invest a lot of defensive energy in the game to prevent the Saints' offensive lineup, especially the frontcourt Trident.

"So, from the beginning, we have to snatch up and press Bayern Munich firmly in the half, and use pressing to suppress them, but we don't need to compete for the ball too much. Remember, if their defense wants to control the ball, they can do whatever they want, but once they enter the midfield..."

Bielsa's slaps lined up on the LCD screen behind him, covering the area where the three midfielders, Xavi Alonso, Ram and Thiago, were huddled.

The Argentine madman means that he will allow Bayern Munich to control the ball on the back line appropriately, but as soon as the ball enters the midfield, Southampton will immediately grab it, completely destroy Bayern Munich's organization and press back their balls.

Let me ask, if the ball cannot pass the midfield, how can it play a threat?

"In order to limit Bayern Munich's midfield, we must appropriately shrink the formation and focus on the area from the center line to the 30-meter area to control the middle lane and ribs."

Speaking of this, Bielsa showed the next PPT, which is a matchup between the players of the two teams.

"Luiz!" The Argentinian looked at Suarez, "I need you to block all the passes to the midfield. If Xavi Alonso retreats, you must follow up immediately and keep a watchful eye on him!"

Suarez nodded. This task was not unfamiliar to him.

Moreover, with his ability, he can quickly cut into the gap between Xavi Alonso and the back line at the moment of defensive transition. As long as he gets the ball here, Bayern Munich will be in danger.

Because he believed that his two teammates, Hazard and Sanchez, would keep up as soon as possible.

As long as the three men get the ball in the frontcourt and play and cooperate, they will have the confidence to break through Bayern Munich's defense.

"Eden, Alexis, I need you to help Louis. Your main task is to block the passes to Ram and Thiago while Louis in the middle, and force Bayern Munich to pass to the side."

As long as Bayern Munich locks up the midfield of the midfield and prevents the defense from passing the ball to the three players in the middle, no matter how much ball possession Bayern Munich has, it will be a big deal, because their ball-out route can only be the side.

In this case, Southampton's defense will be much easier to organize.

Because of the two wings, let alone Ribery is not here now, even if the Devil's Wings come back, Ribery and Robben start, Southampton controls the middle of the frontcourt, Fabregas and Danilo, Di Maria and David Abala, can all limit Bayern Munich's two wings.

As long as the ball is on the wing, it will be difficult for Bayern Munich to threaten the attack.

As for attack, it's even simpler.

The three-back tactics have natural flaws in the wing defense.

In order to pursue midfield ball control, Guardiola reuses players like Xavi Alonso and Ram. As long as Southampton's front trident can be transferred to the gap to receive the pass, Fabregas and Di Maria will be inserted immediately, and Southampton's offense will be able to survive.

One-on-one, no one can defend Southampton's front trident.

More importantly, in the midfield, there is Fabregas passing with one kick, Di Maria dribbled the ball, and Tony Cross, who organized and controlled the rhythm, once the Southampton midfielder was running, it was hard to defend.

This is also why some people comment that the Saints' midfield is comparable to Barcelona at its peak.

Di Maria's role is similar to Iniesta, Fabregas is similar to Xavi, and Tony Kroos is similar to Busquets.

Although the technical characteristics and styles of specific players are different, resulting in different characteristics of the two midfield combinations, in general, this is the case with the specific functions.

Therefore, as long as you can grab the ball and block Bayern Munich's offense, the Saints' offense is not a problem.

One of the important reasons why Southampton has such confidence is that the trident in the frontcourt is willing to invest in pressing and defense.

Just imagine, if Southampton's trident was like Real Madrid's frontcourt trident, playing the old man's ball, defending if he was in a good mood, and standing to watch the show if he was in a bad mood, Bielsa would hand over such an important first line of defense to them?

Of course, Bayern Munich is not completely unable to fight back.

Let’s not talk about whether Bielsa’s tactics can work successfully. Even if they really work, Bayern Munich has a choice.

For example, Guardiola could give up his possession and focus on limiting Southampton's offense.

But in this case, whether Bayern Munich can still create a threat on the offensive end depends on luck.

Another situation is that Southampton's front-court pressing and blocking are not strong and cannot work, which leads to Bayern Munich being able to control and pass more effectively. Once Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Robben have the opportunity to directly attack the defense line, Southampton's goal is also worrying.

This is the case with football tactics. Any choice is a coexistence of opportunities and risks.

As the head coach, Bielsa can only choose the tactics that are most likely to play to the team's advantages and most likely to defeat the opponent.

As for whether it can work, it depends on Bayern Munich's response.

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While Bielsa was setting up the team's tactics for tomorrow's final at Grand Hyatt Hotel, major German TV stations were also warming up for the upcoming Champions League final.

The most watched German TV station, one of the most popular TV stations, even specially created a special program, invited many football celebrities to discuss tomorrow's game and study whether Bayern Munich could defeat the Saints.

"The strongest part of the saints lies in their attack!"

Michael Barack, a former superstar in German football and a famous star in Bayern Munich, commented on the show.

"I've never seen any team that can attack like Southampton, and they have the opportunity to gather the best superstars, Suañas, Hazard, Fabregas, Sanchez, Di Maria and Tony Cross. They are absolute superstars and their strength is beyond doubt."

"In contrast, Bayern Munich, we also have superstars, Ribery, Robben, Lewandowski and Thomas Muller, but we have to admit that we are slightly inferior by comparison."

"Not only that, Southampton gives me the feeling that their tactical rigor is very high, and they rarely lose tactical discipline. Every player is playing for the overall team and also performs at the highest level because of teamwork. This is very, very rare in the current European football world. The last time I saw it was Guardiola's Barcelona!"

After hearing this, the host smiled slightly and asked, "Michael, what do you mean is that Bayern Munich doesn't have much chance of winning?"

"There is definitely a chance of winning!" Barack replied, "The strongest place is often the weakest place. The Saints' offense is indeed quite sharp, but can their defense be as good as their offense?"

"In such a crucial final, can Bielsa allow their superstar players to invest enough energy to defend? You should know that offensive players are born to resist defense, and Southampton players will also be lazy and unwilling to defend, so this is their weakness."

The host nodded and said, "Thank you Michael, then who do you think is the most important player to pay attention to in this game of Bayern Munich?"

"Suarez!" Barak replied without hesitation.

"Why?"

"It is a very lucky thing for any team to have a player like Suarez. His active running and outstanding personal skills can bring chaos to the opponent. I personally think that his biggest threat is to retreat and find trouble for midfielders, and to get the ball in the threatening area and fight against three players alone against double-teams of three players. This is quite terrible!"

"What about Hazard and Sanchez?"

"They are also very scary. Southampton's biggest luck is that they have three top stars with excellent personal abilities at the same time, which makes them look at ease when facing any defense."

"This is a nightmare for all opponents!" Barack finally added.

Anyone can hear that Bayern Munich's legend believes that in this final, Bayern Munich is at a disadvantage in strength.

If Guardiola's team wants to defeat their opponents, they have to do a lot of effort in limiting the opponent's offensive players.

But the question is, with Guardiola's personality, will he put down his figure and defend?
Chapter completed!