"I think this is a waste of time! This team called San Remo doesn't reach the level where they can test or exhaust AC Milan." In the stands, several professionals are whispering.
They are from Liverpool, including members of the Liverpool coaching staff, scouts, and some external technical personnel.
Any top-tier football match is no less than a war.
The open and covert strife in the Champions League doesn't merely involve manipulation in the draw.
Nor is it limited to tricks in the visiting team's locker room, or at the hotel where the visiting team stays, etc.
Those are behind-the-scenes operations, unspeakable, and not worth advocating.
What truly reflects the relationship between football and war lies in pre-match preparation and research of the opponent.
AC Milan has this Italian Cup final before the Champions League final, which may give them the title of double cup winners, but it may also allow them to be prematurely studied by their opponents.
