++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++
I really do not like the prospect of putting the Zlatan on the bench. If Capello would do that we would not be able to hold onto the ball for extended periods of time as nobody on our team can hold the ball up like Zlatan. Furthermore we need a strong player to work on Samuel and Helguera at the back, and we all know Del Piero will not be able to do this task.
What we need to do is pressure Real for as long as possible,forcing them to play defense. We need to trap them in their own half, much like I saw Osasuna do a couple weeks ago, totally out playing Real in the first half. Osasuna basically kept Madrid in their own half by pressuring Real into making mistakes and clogging up the middle of the pitch so that there were no outlet passes.
I would use something like this:
Buffon
Zebina - Thuram - Cannavaro - Zambrotta
Emerson - Tacchinardi
Camoranesi -Ibrahimovic - Del Piero
Trezeguet
AT least this system would pressure Real's backline and probably create some more chances than the usualy4-4-2. If we want to win this match we cannot play predictable football, like that of the formation Capello has usually fielded. We need to get Camoranesi involved because I see him as the key to this match; we need his creativity and service.