Placa Laureada de Madrid, Distintivo de Madrid

When I wake up for church tomorrow, I'll definitely know by then which Los won and which Los lost. Will it be Los Blancos? Or will it be Los Rojiblancos? Either way, San Siro will become the battlefield of the season (apart from Wembley ofc) and the fashion capital of Milan will become another football capital of Spain. If Zinedine "Le Professeur X" Zidane is Patrick "full of win" Stewart, then Diego "El Lobo" Simeone is Sir Ian "Gandalf isn't gay, Dumbledore is!" McKellen.

No one should expect the working class of Los Rojiblancos to have turkey with the elite class of Los Blancos.
Unfortunate for humanity, but fortunate for football.

Blame TNP, don't blame me

Unlike what happened recently, you shouldn't hold yours truly responsible if your favourite Madrid loses by tomorrow. The reason being why is that Deadpool doesn't play on either side. The only reason why he would join the X-Force may be down to Cable himself (just don't ask me whether Nathan Summers drives a Porsche or Jeep Cherokee). And yes, I know T.J "he made Weasel looks German" Miller may have made Liverpool even more famous at this point of time.

Just don't ask me whether Sazae is actually Korean just because you see Korean subtitles above.

Since TNP may have given me something to work on, I might as well expand upon what is being written thus far. After all, upgrading is a very S'porean thing. And that includes bloggers. At least for me anyway since I don't go around reading other people's blogs for fun.

3 areas highlighted by TNP-Formation

First, we have the formation. As a Spanish team, Los Rojiblancos actually play more like the English. In fact, the Los Rojiblancos approach is no different from the Leicester approach. The irony? El Lobo actually did that way before Il Volpe (note that I don't use La Volpe due to gender difference) took over the Foxes of England.

As a 4-4-2 team, Los Rojiblancos will always play deep. Win the ball+defend the ball=the winning XI. Straightforward, yes. Easy to deal with? Not really. If I know what you're thinking, it means I would have already limited your options beforehand. You may say there's only this much 4-4-2 can do for El Lobo, but it merely means Simeone knows this cold hard truth as well (which is why I always say he's Heather Chua's worst nightmare ever since the last genius to grace that ITE stage). It's called using the opponent's analysis against himself, it's basically reverse psychology in layman terms. Lest we forget, El Lobo is El Lobo. You don't call him El Perro (to those who understand Spanish, no Korean jokes pls. We Asians are already buckling under our very own dog-eat-dog educational environment).

As for Los Blancos, Zizou did the right thing by shoring up the defence. During José "O Especial" Mourinho's time, a certain Pepe (not to be confused with the Chinese name Pei Pei) once had a problem. That problem had a name and a different nationality, his name is Raphaël Varane and he's French. This time round, the tables are turned. No longer Pepe is the one having a problem. Rather, he's now having no problem playing under Le Professeur X even though he's a French. By adopting a 4-3-3, Zizou has created a strategy hinging heavily on controlling the game from the back. With a solid back 4 and Casemiro being the 5th man, is it any wonder that Real Madrid is now looking like the real deal of Europe ever since Vicente "doesn't think like van Gogh" del Bosque showed El Dinero what would eventually happen come 2010 and 2012?

Key players

I decided that there's only this much TNP can do for me in terms of shielding the blame. After all, the atmosphere at San Siro will be all about winners taking all. Sounds like the Milan derby, but the difference lies in what is literal (cup final derby) and what is figurative (i.e. league derby). Let us see Los Tres Amigos for who they really are.

First amigo on the list? Casemiro. If the referee is to be the 12th man of Camp Nou, then Casemiro will always be the 5th man of the Real backline. Zizou's tactic is basically two-fold. Discipline and responsibility, freedom and expression. The former is all about the defence. You can score like an army from Catalonia or an elite force from Bavaria, but you'll still lose if the opposition can hold fort like what the Rohirrim did during the Battle of the Hornburg. This lad may be young (he's actually 24), but that doesn't prevent him from being that Roy "take that, you *bleep*!" Keane of the moment. Of course, I'd like to include Patrick "the black Schwarzenegger (no racist jokes pls, I know a bit of German btw)" Vieira as well. Sadly, we already got Paul "Le Chevalier Noir" Pogba taking that claim.

Our second amigo on the list will be Gareth "the Batman" Bale. If Cristiano "yes, I know Brazilians speak Portuguese as well" Ronaldo is the Superman of Los Blancos, then Bale is that other DC character made even more famous by another Bale of Wales. He may not be that 超サイヤ人ゴッド we all are seeing in the image above, but that also means we shouldn't call Belinda "tak benci" Bencic as the next Martina "not Martini" Hingis. Let alone Angelique "Die Engel" Kerber when it comes to Steffi "Die Greif" Graf. Mark my words, GB11 has (and will) always be the Batman to CR7's Superman. He doesn't take the limelight by storm in the same way his partner has always done, but this dynamic duo is arguably the reason why Los Blancos are scoring like the stereotypical white guy in St James (I mean the local power station, not the foreign park).

There's a reason why this meme is smaller in size. It has got nothing to with the 3rd amigo coming from the wrong end of Madrid. Rather, this is the only size available. The other memes I found were basically Spanish and I don't want to elitise myself (forget about the Oxford dictionary, forget about asking Emma "Duchess of Megawatts" Watson whether such a word exists. There's no such word as elitise, it's a word in my own dictionary). Enough about attention grabbing, I'm not interested in getting myself into jail just because I made a joke at the expense of the SPG culture. Saúl "he ain't any son of Kish" Ñíguez may easily become the joker in Simeone's hand. He's young (3 yrs younger than Casemiro fyi), he's most likely hungry now, and he's definitely raring to fly off from a gun's barrel. One solo wonder goal doesn't make a hero, but we can also say that Greedo wasn't the reason why Han Solo is... well, Han Solo. The class may be there, but can Saúl keep up the momentum? After all, Turan is now chilling out under the Catalan sun.
Simeone is not only famous for wringing out that extra 100% from his charges, a darker side of him actually entails the kind of ruthlessness not even seen in the likes of Sir A.Fergie and the new foreign boss of Man Utd. You most likely won't need to be someone like Simeone's celebrity victim to get yourself off his good books.

Simeone is, without a doubt, the greatest trolling god to grace the footballing world ever since the English first invented the game (I mean football, not trolling). There is nothing trollolol about being not good enough, however. In a certain sense, El Lobo actually thinks like a local Singaporean more than any foreign talents we're having now. If you're not good enough, off you go on loan. If I can recoup any amount of dinero once the season ends, I'll do so. His ruthless nature is nothing like what I've seen in the likes of Sir A.Fergie, the new Ud boss, or his apprentice at my beloved Boro. I don't have to spell it out for you whether Simeone will have his own son of Jesse ready in case a certain somebody decided to be the son of Kish. Ultimately, the most pressing question is this:

Will the #FootballTrollingGod start with Saúl?

VIP mention

I don't know what's wrong with people nowadays. As a player, CR7 is no Stevie G or that white Paul. Neither is he Raúl as well. The barracking is now looking (and sounding) stupid. No player is bigger than the club, so what are you all thinking? Like it or not, Madridistas or not, CR7 will always have a trick up his sleeve. In the current footballing world, I rate only 3 players as quite literally out of this planet.

While I wish I can be Boro's Messi in the technical area, such a wish can wait for another day. CR7 really has that unique ability to raise his game for a seemingly lost cause. His pace may have faded a wee bit, but do not underestimate a charismatic player of his calibre. Whether he's able to take the fight straight into Los Rojiblancos will be an interesting point of analysis. In fact, the only way for him to do it is to attack the backline while entrenched deeply in their own half. If Los Blancos need to win, someone has to be daring enough to do a 1 vs 4.

Whether his own country really needs Le Benz, I do not know. What I do know, however, is the fact that his team (and also fellow countryman) needs him. In order to facilitate the kind of ruthless aggression Batman and Superman are so famous for, we need an offensive anchor up front. This is where Le Benz comes in. A lot has been said on his scoring prowess, but I need to highlight his pace and holding up play as well. At the age of 28, he's starting to hit what we call a footballer's peak (i.e. 28-32). He will be the one leading the charge, not Batman or Superman. Therefore, the onus for Los Blancos is to create multiple goal outlets where the threat can come from anywhere just outside the D-cup area. Los Blancos is a team thriving on offensive aggression where the front 3 are anything but a Lonesome George.

Not to be confused with the human Coke, Koke is basically the most dangerous amigo in Los Rojiblancos. Xavi once lauded him as his heir apparent. Given the kind of player Xavi is, it's quite easy for us to discern what's so dangerous about Koke. Capable of operating out wide or in the central midfield, this is a player blessed with shrewd vision. It's not every day we get to see a ball-passing machine capable of playing out wide. In a Xavi sense, he's no winger. You can try putting players like Xavi, Alonso, and Scholes out wide. It will backfire spectacularly (last time I checked, someone actually put Scholes out wide on the left to accommodate Stevie and Frank in the centre. Possibly the reason why Scholes decided to rage quit). No such risk for Koke. The difference between passing the ball from the flank and doing the same thing from the centre lies in the options. If you're playing wide, there's only one way to pass the ball. And that is sideway. If you're passing the ball from the central region, that's where the ball can go anywhere like a heat seeking missile. If Koke isn't the kind of player possessing a higher level of strategic awareness than the likes of Xavi, Alonso, and Scholes, then you might as well expect Lonesome George to have a girlfriend. The only catch? Lonesome George actually died without a girlfriend.

Heaven or Hell: Final Round

Come tomorrow, it's quite literally heaven or hell for us. Okay, not really quite. But hey, there's still the problem of flares and pyrotechnics to make things more fun, no?

Lessons to be learnt from the St Andrew's fiasco

Firstly, where did it all go wrong? Surely that's not because of Malala "not from Malacca" Yousafzai even though she's technically an immigrant. So what was the cause of 2 pts dropped?

There are two reasons behind the St Andrew's screwjob.

First, we have the linesman who was made to look like an idiot just because even Gary "not Lim" Rowett said the goal by Daniel "El Ratón III?" Ayala should be legal. As it turned out, the goal was legally ruled as... well, illegal.

Secondly, let's not be too harsh on that poor bloke. After all, we shot ourselves in the foot by parking the bus after going 2-1 up. In case you think I'm interested in writing up a conspiracy theory concerning some blokes from England having a problem with me just because I may have put some managers out of their jobs, you're wrong. You all might as well speculate whether George Bush Jr is a Muslim since you all like to say 9/11 was an inside job.

In other words, let the Referees' Association do their house cleaning just like how we should do our own house cleaning.

Note to all in that secret FB society: Half of the lingo will elude you easily like a B2 stealth bomber. Basically, that's because of difference in culture between Singapore and Teesside.

Lessons to be learnt from Champions League

I don't know about you, but both halves of Madrid have taught us a thing or two on how to win matches. Los Rojiblancos taught us the fact that you only need 1 single tactical substitution to make things right. Los Blancos actually taught us the fact that defensive excellence combined with dogged nature can win you the match.

Ultimately, what I said above will have a bearing on how our final match will go.

Heaven or Hell, Let's Rock!

Firstly, Chris "Joey Barton's first BFF" Hughton will NOT park the bus. Derby tried doing a favor for both us and themselves. Ultimately, it's only half-success. A 1-1 draw basically means Hughton has to take the fight to us. A brief look at his customary starting 11 would betray two notable names.

Anthony "French bloke, name sounds English" Knockaert is without a doubt the most dangerous guy with the ball. While he's no Kingsley "unrelated to Aladeen's BFF" Coman, he's nevertheless the closest bloke to Thomas "the super Bavarian mallet" Müller in this division. Capable of playing on the right, I won't be surprised if he can also play down the centre in hole 9. As it turned out, Hughton decided to play him on the right.

You may not know this guy, but local (S'porean) football fans will recall a certain Michal "can't think of a nickname for now also" Váňa. The relationship between the two is never abt Wilson "Not Willy" Raj. Rather, both of them come from the same nation. Well technically anyway since the Czech Republic is part of Czechoslovakia (basically, this also means that Belinda "tak benci" Bencic is also technically a Czech. *shrugs*). 

Either way, seeing this bloke deployed out wide may not raise many eyebrows. More on that later...

Grant "he who bites the lead" Leadbitter should be a no-brainer to start despite certain sections of fans demanding that Adam "not Swandi" Forshaw to start the game as our very own Die Bastion. Another no brainer to start is this sea creature in red above. Adam "Wenger should sign him and play 4-1-4-1" Clayton has been outstanding for us. His greatest strength lies in consistency, this bloke will be one half of our lock in the same way Knockaert will be one half of Brighton's key.

Assuming that George "every SPG's dream BFF" Friend won't be starting, we'll surely be keeping our fingers crossed on whether some Belgian (who happens to look a bit like Putin and a bit like the latest James Bond) can deliver the goods. Belgian chocs, Belgian waffles, and Belgian beer. The only thing better than the three added together will be Richard "not de Late" de Laet redeeming himself after his total nightmare at St Andrew's street. Worst come to worst, the leftback position will be filled by Lonesome George himself.

A cagey affair

Despite Brighton now reliving the good old Me Gusta! days, Hughton is no Gus "Me Gusta!" Poyet. Do NOT expect Brighton to press us all over the pitch. This is a team nicknamed the Seagulls, not a big fat albatross waiting to be shot down. This is even more apparent given we're not leaking goals in the same manner we're not scoring much as well.

However, I won't be surprised if Seagull Chris will try to control his own half of the pitch before letting fly at us come 2nd half.

Baseline anyone?

Don't we all love tennis? Not only do the girls get to ogle at Rafa "not Benítez" Nadal's biceps, we guys also get to ogle at the young stars like Angelique "der Engel" Kerber, Eugenie "pretty genie in a bottle" Bouchard, and ofc Bencic herself also. Beyond that, there's the baseline.

When I say baseline, I'm not referring to where the camera is aiming. Rather, baseline means... well, baseline. How we approach the match will most likely be how the Seagulls approach the same match. Namely like a stereotypical Swiss tennis player, never mind whether it's Roger "非弱智" Federer or Bencic herself.

As a defensive unit, we're quite obviously watertight at the back. 'Tis a no-brainer. But what about Brighton? I still remember when Seagull Chris first came to the team, the entire dressing room was in somewhat of a shambles. It's like seeing Nadal struggling while wondering whether he'll still be Le Roi d'Roland-Garros. One thing which stood out back then was his decision to play 3-5-2. To me, it's a risky move because the logical approach should be keeping things tight from the back till middle. In other words, why not 4-4-2 or 4-5-1?

I'll never know the answer to this question because I ain't Seagull Chris. What I can do, however, is to find a common ground between the 3-5-2 of last season and the 4-4-2 of this season.

Most dangerous bloke alive?

People will say Knockaert. Fans will say Knockaert. Holloway, Neville, and the two Jamies will say... well, Knockaert. I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with whether Emma "megawatts" Watson should be a French with an English name. For me, however, the most dangerous bloke will no doubt be some Czech bloke whom 99% of the S'porean population know nothing about. Namely Jiří "can't think of a nickname for now" Skalák.

Wait, you crazy? You siao ah?

No,  I'm not. Even if I am, perhaps that's because I'm truly born a genius. After all, every genius is a madman in his own right. The irony behind the 170 million quids showdown may be visible only to a chosen few, but it doesn't mean I'm excluded from this chosen lot.

You see, we as the unwanted Boro are notorious for playing like Valencia under Quique "1-0 Sánchez" Sánchez Flores while Brighton is now playing somewhat like Los Che under the leadership of Unai "will he make unagi sushi out of Liverpool?" Emery. In order to facilitate our excellence of (defensive) execution like a certain Bret "the Hitman" Hart, we need to have an excellent four by two. In order for the opposition to facilitate their own excellence of execution, they need to have an excellent four by two. Our four by two is to prevent opponents from scoring, their four by two is to allow their own players to score.

Unlike the five-blokes-across-the-midfield approach last season, Brighton is now technically better across the back. This is why I'm sure Seagull Chris will want to control his own half during the first 45 minutes. Let's just face it, guys. We're not playing against Barcelona in the same way they're not playing against Real Madrid.

Which now comes to the role of the main strikeforce. Let me first state that Skalák is both a forward and the kind of player Seagull Chris enjoys deploying out wide. Therefore, the Czech bloke is technically NOT part of the main strikeforce.

The role of the forward two will most likely boil down to 2 scenarios:

1. Frontline anchor

2. Sharing the fun in goal scoring just like what Chris "not Hughton" Sutton did the last time round with Alan "Captain England" Shearer.

Scenario 1 may seem like the more offensive option due to scenario 2 sounding like what Leicester has always done this season. But trust me when I give you the counter-intuitive answer. Option 1 is more defensive and option 2 is more offensive. Remember, folks. Brighton is possibly the most technical team so far out of the 24 teams in the Championship. It's like watching Swansea during the good old days of conspiracy theories involving the FA and the Welsh in general.

Either way, the key to Heaven or Hell lies in where Seagull Chris will play his ball anchor.

Note: To further elaborate what I'm saying here, let me just ask you this question. Is it easier for a team to defend the ball with 6 blokes surrounding the ball anchor or 5 blokes doing the same thing?

But I still don't understand what you're saying!

Okay, let me just explain this to you. If you're to deploy a forward out wide in Football Manager, what is your reason? The thing with forwards played out wide isn't a new concept. I've seen this approach done N times over for the past few seasons of watching Championship football. As a wide forward, Skalák's duty is to know when to cut in from the flank rather than whether.

The moment he does that, we're screwed. Our backline needs to be 200% alert. It's not good enough for us to keep out 2 strikers and a French alone because there's a third card in Seagull Chris' hand.

Which now comes to Knockaert

We need to force this guy back. Back to where he originally started. Namely the right end of a flat midfield rather than giving him the license to kill. If watching the super Bavarian mallet himself playing on the right ain't traumatic enough, it means either you're a fan of Bayern München or a fan of Germany come La Marseillaise 2016.

Basically, this is where either every SPG's dream BFF comes in or that Belgian Putin steps in. I'm pretty sure our Friend will be good enough to do the job properly. But what if he gets crocked halfway through like Marco "not van Bastard" van Basten himself?

Instinctively, fans may question whether de Laet is good enough not to turn up late in terms of shackling Knockaert. However, it must also be stated that both the Belgian and the French used to play for the same team. It's very easy for us to overlook this fact, but it still remains true that the two of them were regular starters for Leicester prior to Claudio "Italian bloke, English football" Ranieri bringing in the beer and pizza. In other words, Nigel "he looks like Colossus" Pearson was the bloke who made them famous by bringing in the fire and brimstone. Therefore, it is to my humble (?) opinion that de Laet should not have any excuses if he allows Knockaert to wriggle free like some slippery French unagi.

Special mention

On the first glance, it's extremely easy for people to assume Ben "Prince Gibbo" Gibson is in the team due to Steve "King Gibbo" Gibson being his uncle. I still remember Mogga praising him for his commanding presence. Think that's before he hit the legal age of 21 (I don't know about UK, but legal age of consent in Singapore is 21. Before that, you're answerable to your parents). No matter what, someone in the secret FB society of local (and I don't mean Singaporeans) Boro fans once mentioned that he's technically crap. Win the ball, then he becomes Jushoov d'Ball. At that time, I never disagreed with Mark (not to be confused with my cousin Mark). However, I did say that it's up to Prince Gibbo to decide whether he's content to be a Championship player for the rest of his life or wanting to be Premiership player for the rest of his future.

If this lad starts, he must bring his A-game. As the left end of the centreback partnership, it's his duty to make sure de Laet/Friend won't walk alone. He has to be mindful of two things.

1. Knockaert cutting inside from the right.

2. Knockaert rampaging down our left.

If we give Knockeart the license to kill, it means Skalák would be given the chance to execute. We can't afford failed this to happen. And even if Skalák doesn't score, it merely means Knockaert can play the ball to either of the two main strikers.

Role of the central mids

I don't care whether Forshaw will start. What I care about is whether our holding mids can weather the storm. Their job is to fortify the back 4. Not only that, they should also be our first line of defence against a very damn technical Brighton team ever since Óscar "not Luis" García took over the team years ago.

P.S: If any Geordie fan happens to finish reading this post, let me clarify that four by two means four by two literally. I'm not anti-Jewish, I'm also not a Cockney.

Add P.S: If we really can't score, then we may need to sign John Terry himself.

Batalla de la Capital (not much time to live?)

This post will be really brief. Hopefully. It's been a surreal weekend so far for my beloved Boro. Firstly, we shot ourselves in the foot via chronic prolificacy. Then the linesman decided to help us make the situation worse by flagging a legal goal as illegal. I really feel gutted for my fellow Boro'thers-in-arms and Daniel "El Ratón III?" Ayala. If it's true the linesman is from Huddersfield, it means Lee "not a politician" Johnson may have done us a favor of vengeance by stuffing Huddersfield 4-0. William Shakespeare would have been so chuffed at being outdone.

And yes, I know Chris "Joey Barton's only BFF" Hughton won't park the bus this Sunday.

One more bullet, one final bullet

Pep "not you, Pep" Guardiola is officially staring at his own Pexit at this time I'm typing this. While a potential Pexit is not really a 100% done deal, the danger is still very real. In fact, I think he's been bald for the past 1-2 seasons. If Kurt Angle has been bald for N years, it means Diego "#FootballTrollingGod" Simeone is the modern football's equivalent of Adam Copeland.

So where did Pep go oh so wrong? Personally, I feel he played his cards too cautiously. He's from Catalonia, not Singapore. However, his midfield selection is anything but Catalan. Bereft of Thomas "the German spaceman" Müller, the entire Bayern München is like Guardians of the Galaxy minus Star-Lord himself. In fact, it's very easy for Simeone to prey on Pep's tactical fear.

The Minghui'matics is very simple:

I play deep+I defend the ball+I force your midfield out of shape=I win.

I may suck in mathematics, but I do have a decent analysing brain.

Simply put, Pep paid the price because Simeone was the braver player.

Does that mean a premature end to Bavaria's Oktoberfest? Will we see the end of beautiful barmaids like this one below?

If it's true that Pep still has one more bullet, then he has to make that bullet count. It's all or nothing, let's go for broke.

Just start that German space ninja pls

If Paul "not the apostle" Scholes is lovingly known as the Ginger Ninja, then Müller is def that German space ninja. I still remember seeing him in action against the Argentine left during the World Cup 2014 final. Seeing him rampaging down the right is like seeing a Republican having a go at Obamacare. It's like seeing Guy pummeling the opposition into oblivion. Plenty had been said about that Super (white) Mario's super goal, but the German ninja was nothing to take lightly of.

Without ample support (pls don't divert your eyes to the angmoh chiobu above, I'm talking football here), it's a no-brainer that the Bavarians couldn't do a thing in penetrating Los Rojiblancos. Can't force them to counter, in the end kenna forced to come out.

This time round, Pep has to start his German space ninja. Personally, I have no issues with his choice of wide men. Therefore, there's no reason for Pep to change the lineup in the width dept.

Pep needs Müller playing just behind the lone striker with the German space ninja given the license to kill by passing rather than shooting. This time round, he has to force Simeone to play his best hand asap.

Superheroism and Jesseca Liu

Forget about Ms Liu motivating the entire dressing room by dressing up as a Bavarian barmaid. Forget about motivating the entire dressing room by hiring the Big Valbowski as a motivational speaker.

What the German pride needs now is a hero of epic proportion. From Berlin to Hamburg, no one is interested in seeing Jesseca "doubt she's a Rabbit" Liu reprising her role as the Queen. And neither are they interested in seeing the Big Valbowski pulling off his finishing move on that trolling Simeone. If Kingsley "not a Cimmerian" Coman is German, perhaps we may see a Conan the Barbarian moment or two.

From Berlin to Hamburg, every German is waiting with bated breath for that Dragon Reborn. Not exactly Lews Therin Telamon, but perhaps someone else quite close. Ladies and beautiful girls, I present you Big Lews himself.

The only way for Pep to claw his way back is to keep his fingers crossed that Big Lews can pop a goal or two. Drawing first blood is not the important part. Rather, drawing first blood within the starting 30 mins will be vital to Pep's cause (not to mention his reputation as well given his cautious approach last time round). Srsly Pep, you're no Batman.

Three Face, not Two Face

To the fans, he's known as Cholo.

To the opponents, he's the greatest trolling god whose trolling ability has surpassed his Portuguese father and Slavic brother. Not to mention his British grandfather as well.

To me, however, he's El Lobo.

Like his namesake (?), Los Rojiblancos play like a pack of wolves even though they shared the same colours as the Singaporean Lions. My head says Barca, my heart belongs to Boro. If there's any team that reflects the past near 20 years of my life, it would be this current batch of Los Rojiblancos. Unattractive, but capable. Never a pleaser to others, but surely a pleaser in their own right.

If El  Lobo wants to taste final glory once more (ironically, I doubt Manchester City will be in the fashion city of Milan), he will do well to create a rectangular block. From the central defence till the central strike force. The longer the match gos 0-0, the more advantage Los Rojiblancos will have. Period.