Soccer Card System
Chapter 710 The Champions League semi-finals are beckoning!
Chapter 710 The Champions League semi-finals are beckoning!
Chapter 722 The Champions League semi-finals are beckoning!
A big win!
Let Manchester City stabilize up and down.
The fans are also relieved. After Gao Bo returns, the team's victory is still guaranteed!
But Manchester United and Chelsea also won this round.
Therefore, the situation in the league has not changed in favor of Manchester City.
And now for Manchester City, what's even worse is that Manchester United and Chelsea don't have to participate in the Champions League!
They just need to concentrate on the league, especially Manchester United!
Manchester City will go to Turin first, and have a big battle with Juventus. After returning, they will have an away game against Manchester United in a Manchester derby that can determine the progress of the league championship!
Continuous tough battles, I don't know if Manchester City has the thickness of this bench.
Perhaps the only good news is that Kaka is back from injury!
After Manchester City won this game, they will leave for Italy immediately.
In England, the media also began to pay attention to Manchester City's Champions League trip.
This season, Manchester City reached the Champions League knockout stage for the first time, and then successfully entered the quarterfinals.
Juventus is undoubtedly a strong opponent. Juventus is now the leader in Serie A, and their lead is more than Manchester City.
Thirty rounds have been played in Serie A. Juventus has 21 wins, five draws and four losses, scoring 68 points.
Although their scoring efficiency is not as good as the top three teams in the Premier League, look at the team behind them, Naples.
Naples is now No.2 in Serie A. They only scored 58 points, a full ten points behind Juventus!
And before the start of this Champions League game, Juventus also won a key victory!
In the No.30 round of Serie A, Juventus challenged Inter Milan away!
This is a war between two absolute rivals, this is Italy's national derby.
In the end, Juventus relied on the goals of Matri and Cagliarella to beat Inter Milan [-]-[-]!After winning the Italian National Derby, Juventus is at its peak.
Manchester City came to Turin two days before the game!
When walking out of the airport, when the Manchester City players appeared, reporters rushed up one after another.
However, the players ignored the long guns and short guns extended by the reporters. They boarded the bus expressionlessly and headed to the hotel.
That night, such a scene appeared on Italian TV.
"Whether it is Manchester City's players or the coach, their expressions are very dignified. Although Manchester City won a big victory in the last league game, they just suffered a defeat not long ago. Manchester City lost [-]-[-] away to Everton. It is worth mentioning that this is Manchester City's first league defeat!!"
In the picture of Turin TV, in conjunction with the picture of Manchester City players walking out of the airport, the host said so.
At the same time, Conte, the head coach of Juventus, also came to participate in the show.
Opposite to a bulging blonde hostess, Conte looked very relaxed.
"Man City are undoubtedly a strong team and it will not be an easy game against Manchester City."
Conte crossed his legs and said.
"How is their strength, compared to Inter Milan?"
"They are not comparable to Inter Milan"
Conte paused.
"Inter Milan is much weaker than them!"
Conte's words made everyone on the scene laugh out loud.
This is Turin TV. The host and guests of this show are naturally fans of Juventus.
Before the war, Juventus did not forget to step on Inter Milan.
On the afternoon of his arrival in Turin, Gao Bo took the team to the training base of the Turin club.
This is Juventus' rival in the same city, and Turin is naturally happy to provide convenience for Juventus' opponents.
The training that afternoon was mainly focused on physical recovery, and the team did not arrange a large amount of training content.
In the media public training 15 minutes before the training, Gao Bo accepted the media interview.
"Juventus are a strong team and we need to take it seriously!"
"Experience? We don't lack experience! My players are professional players with a very stable mentality. We have Golden Globe winners like Kaka, and we have more players with Champions League experience."
Gao Bo said in front of reporters.
Before the trip to Turin, there was such a worry in the English media.
That is the question of Manchester City's Champions League experience.
In the league, Manchester City is one of the strongest teams in the Premier League, but, after all, this is the first time they have played in the quarter-finals of the Champions League-all this is new for Manchester City.
Therefore, the media in England believe that Manchester City may encounter a tough battle away from home.
But in Turin, the pro-Juventus media brought up the old story again.
In the Europa League that year, Luton led by Gao Bo eliminated Juventus and won the championship all the way!
Juventus fans have deep memories of those two games!
Especially in the second round between the two sides, Luton defeated Juventus four to one!
The majestic Serie A giants, when facing a third-tier team, lost so badly.
This is of course considered a disgrace by Juventus.
Although Luton is not visiting Turin this time, their head coach is the same person!
"Back then, Gao Bo led Luton to eliminate Juventus, and now he leads Manchester City to Turin again. I think this is Juventus' chance for revenge!!!"
"Turin Sports Daily" published Juventus's battle declaration.
Many Juventus fans also have this idea.
The disastrous defeat to a third-tier team has always left Juventus fans in their hearts.
"I was very impressed with that game, but I don't think it was a revenge game. It was just a normal Champions League game."
Conte was also asked about revenge in his pre-match press conference.
Conte didn't have any thoughts of "revenge".
In Conte's view, Juventus and Manchester City have no grievances, and it was Luton who defeated Juventus. The head coach at the time was not Conte, and now Juventus players have changed.
It doesn't make any sense to bring up old things now.
"I want the team to win, we want to reach the semi-finals, maybe even the final!"
And Buffon, who followed Conte to the press conference, said with a look of longing.
In the 2003 UEFA Champions League final, Buffon and Juventus lost to AC Milan in a penalty shootout in the final!
This is one of the permanent regrets of Buffon's career.
And this season's Juventus has performed well in the league and the Champions League. Of course, Buffon also hopes that his team can reach the Champions League final again.
Manchester City and Juventus have no record of fighting against each other in history. Therefore, although the media tried to find all kinds of gimmicks, the coaches and players of both sides appeared to be very low-key.
In such an atmosphere, the time for the game is getting closer and closer.
April [-]rd, Turin, Juventus Stadium!
The Apennine Peninsula located in the Mediterranean Sea is still a comfortable weather, with a breeze blowing. Although the sky has darkened, you can still see the dark blue sky in the dark night, as well as a few white clouds floating from the sky, and the lights of the Juventus scene complement each other.
In this stadium that can accommodate 1000 people, it is already full of seats!
In the 2012-2013 season, the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Juventus vs. Manchester City at home, is about to begin!
In the hustle and bustle of the scene, the two head coaches came out of the player tunnel almost at the same time.
Conte walked and waved towards the stands.
The head coach of Juventus, after taking over Juventus, quickly pulled the team out of the trough. Last season, Juventus finally won the Serie A championship. After nine years, Juventus finally came out of the shadow of the phone door and reached the top of Serie A again!
And this season, Conte's team went all the way through the Champions League and reached the quarter-finals. Juventus fans will naturally have more expectations for the team's prospects in the Champions League!
Beat Manchester City and reach the semi-finals!
Juventus fans are dreaming.
As for Gao Bo, his face was expressionless. He walked to his coach's bench, sat down, and turned his head to discuss something with his assistants.
Although Gaobo has played against Juventus before, this is his first visit to this stadium-this is a new stadium that was only opened in 2011.
Juventus seems to have changed their luck after opening the new stadium. In Gao Bo’s memory—of course, another out-of-control memory, after Juventus opened the new stadium, they started the starting point for dominating Serie A. From 2011 to 2018, for seven consecutive years, Juventus has won the Serie A for seven consecutive years!
Of course, I don't know whether Gao Bo's butterfly effect will have any impact on Juventus' Serie A dominance-in Gao Bo's view, this impact seems to be limited. After all, Juventus's advantage in the league every year is still quite large.
But Gao Bo also knows that Juventus is very strong in Serie A, but under Conte's hands, Juventus's Champions League competition is not so strong-this is one of the reasons why Conte was finally dismissed from Juventus.
"We guessed well before the game. Juventus did not change their formation. It is still a 352 formation, and the main players are all out." Moya said.
"It seems that our opponent is very confident!" Gao Bo nodded.
"Of course, this is their home court."
While Gao Bo and Moya were chatting.
Conte sat down on the bench.
Now Conte can be said to be full of ambition.
It can be said that Conte's coaching philosophy is also extended from Sacchi: more emphasis is on a person's organizational discipline, emphasizing the players' ability to execute the head coach's tactical arrangements.
This point is very similar to Gao Bo a few years ago.The current Gaobo has more flexibility on this basis.
Gao Bo believes that football is a human sport after all, and humans are not machines.So he began to emphasize flexibility, and began to have more protection and encouragement for the individual performance of offensive players. He even began to allow players to act according to their own judgment, and no longer overemphasized organization and discipline over everything else.
Of course, organizational discipline is certainly required.
But Gao Bo prefers to use it on defense. On the offensive end, in addition to tactics, sometimes a player's flash of inspiration can also create unexpected effects.
In this game, Conte basically offered Juventus's current best lineup.
The goalkeeper is of course the goalkeeper Buffon, the back line, there are three central defenders, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, and then five midfielders, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio in the middle, and the wing backs on both sides are Lichtsteiner and Peruso!
Vidal and Marchisio protect the defense and at the same time provide protection for the team's midfielder Pirlo. In the frontcourt, it is the combination of the two forwards of Cagliarella and Matri.
On the Manchester City side, Gao Bo also sent the best lineup of Manchester City recently.
Goalkeeper Oblak.On the back line, the central defender combination is Kompany and Maguire, the right back Trippier, the left back Kolarov, the two midfielders are Casemiro and Fernandinho, the front midfielder is Kaka, David Silva is on the left, Griezmann is on the right, and Hazard is the striker!
"In this game, both sides are playing their best! Juventus, who are playing at home, may continue their consistent tactical thinking, and look for opportunities to attack after a solid defense!"
"This game may be relatively dull. Juventus' steady and sophisticated defense is their biggest asset. They are the team with the fewest conceded goals in Serie A. After [-] rounds in the league, Juventus has only conceded [-] goals. It is the only team in Serie A that has conceded fewer than [-] goals!! Manchester City's offensive team is luxurious, David Silva, Kaka, Griezmann, Hazard! Such an offensive combination is very sharp. It can be said that this is a contradiction!"
When the players from both sides entered the field, the commentators expressed their views one after another.
Their views are of course well-founded. Most of the time, you can say that Juventus football is conservative and without passion.
They are always too cautious, otherwise they would have the title of old lady.
But it's their set that guarantees victory.
Conte won the league championship last season with this set of tactics, and Conte himself is also a head coach who admires such a safe and cautious tactic.
Therefore, before the game started, people generally predicted that no matter what the final result of the game, the final goals of the game would not be too many.
As the name suggests, the Juventus team is an "old woman" who is used to wind and rain, cautious, calm and capable.
What they are best at is killing their opponents in a slow pace.
At the beginning of the game, it was Manchester City who kicked off first.
Gao Bo is naturally very clear about this feature of Juventus.
Kaka is of course also very clear.
Although Juventus' mortal enemy is Inter Milan, the relationship between AC Milan and Juventus is not very good.
When Kaka entered the field, he was booed by Juventus.
Now as soon as he gets the ball, the boos are even louder!
For Kaka's characteristics, Juventus players obviously also know very well, so when he got the ball, Juventus' formation began to shrink.
Juventus seems to be very cautious.
Kaka passed the ball to Fernandinho, and then ran a few steps forward. After attracting Vidal's attention, he suddenly retreated a few steps and reached for the ball.
Fernandinho passes the ball again.
Vidal originally planned to stick to Kaka, but at this time David Silva moved laterally while reaching for the ball.
Vidal changed his attention and stared at David Silva.
And Kaka really made a passing action.
Pirlo is a midfield master, but when it comes to defense, he is actually not very good at it.
This Italian guy who seems to have been awake on the court doesn't bother to do the dirty work of defense.
If he can stretch out his foot to interfere with Kaka, he will complete the task.
But Kaka didn't intend to pass the ball this time, he also saw Vidal's action.
He buckled his right foot and passed by Pirlo.
At this time, Juventus' defense line is still very complete, and Kaka did not see a suitable passing line.
He looked at the goal, and it was still quite far away from the goal, but Kaka still decided to take a long shot.
Anyway, the game has just started, so it's not bad to try long-range shots first.
Before the game, Gao Bo asked the players to shoot more long shots.
He knows the characteristics of Juventus. For such a team, it is still very difficult to tear apart their defense by passing the ball continuously. Gao Bo simply let the team play easier.
"Extraordinary, long-range shots, set-pieces!"
Gao Bo's emphasis before the game still rings in my ears.
So Kaka immediately opened his bow and set his arrows!
"Kaka shot. It's a bit far away."
As the commentator just said, Kaka shot with his right foot, and the football flew towards the goal like a cannonball! !
Buffon was already ready, he saw Kaka's intention to kick and shoot.
Despite the speed of the ball, it is completely impossible for such a shot to penetrate the goal of Buffon's handle.
Juventus fans, including the Juventus coaches on the sidelines, did not feel that the ball was dangerous.
However, to everyone's surprise.
Vidal, who has been going to defend David Silva, did not see Kaka's shot.
So, when the football came roaring, he turned his head, and before he had time to react, the football hit his face and bounced to the ground, just landing at David Silva's feet!
Vidal was blinded by Kaka's shot and hasn't reacted yet, David Silva is not welcome!
He rushed straight up, straightened the instep of his left foot and volleyed!
The football flew close to the ground and flew towards the goal. Before everyone could react, the ball had already flown into the goal from the lower right corner.
Buffon moved ahead of time to block Kaka's long-range shot, so when David Silva shot, he moved very quickly, but he only had time to react. By the time he arrived, the football had already entered the goal against the inner edge of the post, and he had no time to touch the football
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! David Silva!!! Manchester City leads Juventus 1-[-] in the away game!!! In less than [-] minute of the game, Manchester City took the lead!! Who would have thought before the game that the old woman Juventus would concede the ball so quickly??"
"To be precise, it was 36 seconds!! The opening 36 seconds!! Manchester City scored a goal!! Now Juventus is in trouble, they have to press the attack. In the two knockout rounds, Manchester City has scored an away goal, and they have the upper hand!!!"
After the goal, David Silva was quite excited. He laughed and rushed to the sidelines, pumped his fists in celebration, and then turned around.
Hazard, who was the first to rush over, jumped up and jumped on David Silva.
The skinny David couldn't stand such a blow, he was immediately thrown to the ground by Hazard.
Then Manchester City players rushed up one after another, pounced on the two of them, and celebrated the goal together.
In fact, Gao Bo did not expect the team to score so quickly.
There was an element of surprise in this goal, but no matter how you say it, this goal gave Manchester City the upper hand!
He was still writing and drawing with a notebook, and even prepared for a zero-to-zero first half-he has studied the Juventus team these days, but their defense is very good, and they are also very resilient!
This is a pretty tough opponent.
But now this goal has made Manchester City's situation suddenly clear.
The conditions for Juventus to seek stability are gone.
They slowed down the pace, and Manchester City can naturally push the boat along.
The big deal is to play a one-to-nil away game.
Such a result is quite favorable for Manchester City, but for Juventus, it is quite passive.
Therefore, after conceding the ball, Conte will appear so angry.
He was very dissatisfied with his team's lack of focus at that moment.
Everyone was attracted by Kaka's long-range shot, and temporarily forgot about the marking of other Manchester City players.
At the moment when David Silva took a shot, no Juventus players stepped forward to interfere?
Conte roared on the sidelines, and the Juventus players on the field were also sinking.
Conceding the goal just at the beginning was a heavy blow to Juventus.
However, the Juventus team is also worthy of their title of "old lady". They did not panic after losing the ball.
After the game restarted, the leading Manchester City immediately adopted a more secure strategy of defending and counterattacking.
This is also Gao Bo's pre-match arrangement.
He didn't want the team to gnaw at the opponent's complete defense line. Defense is Juventus' strongest point, so Manchester City naturally shrank back after taking the lead, ready to fight Juventus' counterattack.
And Juventus gradually took control of the game. They slowly pushed the front line across the half, appearing very calm.
In the 11th minute of the game, Quagliarella created a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt.
Pirlo came to take the penalty.
This was a free kick far from the goal, but Pirlo still hit an extremely fast deciduous ball.
The football was slightly higher than the crossbar, which shocked the Manchester City players!
"Ahh! Pirlo!! What a pity!!!!"
The Italian commentator held his head in regret.
"Pirlo is dangerous!!!"
The commentators in England were frightened by Pirlo's handling of the free kick this time.
"Manchester City needs to pay attention. The opponent does not have any offensive methods. Pirlo's free kick is very threatening. Manchester City needs to avoid giving free kicks to the opponent in dangerous positions as much as possible!"
Although Pirlo's free kick did not score, it set off a frenzy of Juventus' offense!
In the No. 13 minute of the game, Vidal made a long-range shot after a feint in the middle!
The football went out of the bottom line through the post! !
In the No. 15 minute of the game, Pirlo picked a pass from the side, Lichtsteiner made a cross from the side, Matri put in a header from the center, and under the interference of Maguire's defense, the football was pushed up!
In the No. 17 minute of the game, Juventus's offense made a comeback.
Pirlo took a long shot from the penalty area line and was pounced by Oblak, and then Quagliarella made a supplementary shot in front of the goal, which was cleared by Kompany first! !
Juventus' offensive is getting stronger and stronger.
The Juventus fans at the scene also made a huge noise in solidarity with their team.
In such an atmosphere, not to mention the Manchester City players on the field, even Gao Bo frowned.
In the 203rd minute of the game, a scene that made Manchester City fans worry appeared.
Goal hero David Silva fell to the ground after a confrontation with Barzagli, and then lay on the ground clutching his left thigh.
The team doctor rushed in to check, and finally he made a gesture.
David Silva couldn't hold on and had to be replaced!
Gao Bo finally made up his mind.
"No more kicks like this! Let Dzeko warm up!!!"
He turned his head and said to Moya, and then waved for Kaka, Griezmann and Hazard to come over.
"Go back and tell the players that we can't let them go on like this anymore, we are controlling the rhythm and pressing them back!!"
"Dzeko will give you the ball later, try to shoot more from outside the penalty area!!"
There is no time to make too complicated arrangements. After Gao Bo finished speaking briefly, he pushed the two of them back to the court.
"Manchester City is going to make a substitution, David Silva is injured, Gao Bo looks like the player who is going to be replaced is Dzeko!!"
"Dzeko is ready to play, Manchester City makes a passive substitution!!"
"More than 20 minutes in the first half, David Silva was injured, Manchester City lost a frontcourt player, and was forced to use a substitution!!"
The narrators said one after another.
Manchester City fans also began to worry about the team.
Although the team is now leading by one goal, this series of unfavorable factors seems to make it difficult for Manchester City to retreat from the Juventus Stadium.
Conte saw the scene where Gao Bo kept calling the players on the field to give them face-to-face instructions.
He knew that Manchester City must make adjustments.
Although he didn't know what adjustments Gao Bo would make, Conte was full of confidence in his heart.
At this stage of the game, Juventus has the advantage. Except for being behind in the score, Juventus has the advantage in other aspects.
That being the case, Conte can naturally wait and see, and his team does not need to change in a hurry! !
However, when the game resumed, Conte found that Juventus' smooth and smooth offense was gone.
Because Manchester City regained possession.
Compared with control, Manchester City is not weaker than Juventus at all!
In fact, in terms of the number of midfielders, Manchester City is no less than Juventus.
To some extent, 4231 is also a variant of the 451 formation.
Therefore, Manchester City also has a lot of people in the midfield.
The two sides competed in the midfield, but the result of the midfield competition was that Manchester City had the advantage!
Conte's confidence was gone and his side were gradually overwhelmed by Manchester City in midfield.
"After Manchester City made the substitution, they gradually took control of the situation!! If the team that played better in the first 10 minutes was Juventus, then after Gao Bo made adjustments, Manchester City began to gain the upper hand!"
"Juventus, who fell behind by one goal, began to be gradually suppressed by Manchester City!!"
"It's unimaginable that a team from England can play such delicate tactical coordination, and Griezmann and Hazard's continuous attempts on the wing have also allowed Italian fans to see the performance of these two powerful players. Once upon a time, the league that such outstanding players most yearned for was Serie A, but now, Serie A has begun to lag behind La Liga, lagging behind the Premier League, and even the Bundesliga is beginning to surpass Serie A."
The Italian commentators sighed.
Italy is the region with the richest football tactics. There are many famous coaches here, and football tactics such as chain defense have been developed here.
Moreover, Serie A was once the number one league in the world, known as the Little World Cup.
However, with the decline of the Italian economy, Serie A has gradually declined with the overall environment.
At least, except for a few teams, such as Juventus, many Serie A teams have begun to tighten their money, and the competitiveness of Serie A has dropped a lot compared to a few years ago.
In the impression of the Italians, the English team with rough tactics will also have an outlier with delicate tactics like Manchester City.
Perhaps it is not a different kind. Guardiola took over Manchester United and began to reform Manchester United's tactics. With the strengthening of the Premier League's economic strength, more and more famous coaches, including coaches from Italy, will go to the Premier League to carry out "tactical poverty alleviation". At that time, I am afraid that more and more English teams like Manchester City will appear.
As for the Juventus players, they are not as smooth as they were before 10 minutes of the first half.
They feel aggrieved playing on the court.
Manchester City did not aggressively press the offense, they just controlled the ball in the midfield.
The personal abilities of their players, as well as the tacit understanding and fluency of their cooperation, are obviously better than Juventus.
The Italian media also seemed to have this feeling. As the game went on, Juventus became more and more that Manchester City had nothing to do.
Before the end of the first half, Manchester City scored again!
Game No. 309 minutes, just after the two teams entangled in the midfield for more than ten minutes, Manchester City suddenly launched an attack.
Manchester City's sneak attack caught Juventus by surprise.
Griezmann came to the midfield to catch the ball and launched a long pass. Dzeko headed back in the penalty area. On the line of the penalty area, Kaka stopped the ball and aimed at the lower right corner and volleyed!
Buffon was beyond his reach, football got into the net again!
"Kaka!!!! Beautiful!!! Manchester City scored the second goal of the game!! Before the game, people thought it would be a close game, but now it seems that this is not the case. Juventus, who are playing at home, looked a little weak when facing Manchester City. The Serie A champion was almost tactically knocked down by the opponent at home!"
"Manchester City easily scored the second goal, from No. 20 minutes of this game, Juventus can no longer get any advantage!!"
"Manchester City's offense is very sudden, but this suddenness is based on their midfield technical advantage. Their control in the midfield is obviously stronger than Juventus, which was unimaginable before the game!!"
In the silent Juventus Arena, the Juventus players looked very frustrated.
They didn't expect that the game against Manchester City would be so difficult.
At halftime, Gao Bo praised the team's performance, but he didn't get carried away with them all.
"This is a 10-minute game. We played well in the first half, but it doesn't mean we performed well in the second half. I praise you because you did a great job in the first half, but don't think that you can indulge in the second half. The opponent is Juventus, and they are capable of threatening our goal!"
"We continued our style in the second half, using the ball to lure Juventus out, and then hit their defensive weak points!! They have three central defenders, but when they press up from the midfield, there is space on the wing, this is our chance!!"
Several names were marked on the tactical board behind Gao Bo.This is the dangerous figure of Juventus that Gao Bo marked for the team before the game and asked the team to pay attention to it.
Among them, in the most prominent position, the name of "Pirlo" is impressively listed.
Pirlo is undoubtedly the master of the midfield. For such a player, Gao Bo dare not take it lightly.
The intermission time went quickly, and the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half!
Neither team made adjustments.
At the kick-off point in the second half, Juventus created a dangerous offensive by taking advantage of the kick-off opportunity.
Pirlo distributed the ball to the wing, and after Peluso plugged in, he passed the ball into the penalty area.
After the ball was cleared by Maguire, Marchisio fired a long-range shot from the penalty area, forcing Oblak to make a save.
He threw himself sideways and saved the ball over the baseline!
Corner for Juventus! !
Pirlo's corner kick hit the penalty area, Matri shook his head in the penalty area and hit the goal, the football hit the post and bounced back, and was kicked out of the baseline by the exclaimed Trippier!
Juventus continue to corner! !
"Matri!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
The Italian commentator held his head, and the Juventus fans in the stands also sighed regretfully.
But they soon cheered up.
"Juventus has just started the second half, and the offense has improved a lot!!"
"That's how it is played!! This is Juventus!!!"
Juventus fans applauded Juventus' performance.
However, when Manchester City snatched the ball back, Juventus fans found that Juventus's performance just now seemed to be only a flashback.
Gao Bo breathed a sigh of relief.
If Matri scored this goal, Manchester City would really be in trouble, but now Manchester City will basically not give Juventus any chance.
One of the signs of a strong team is super control.
When City want to keep games under control, they tend to be able to do so.
This game is not an isolated game.
What Gao Bo wants to achieve is to win the game on the one hand, and on the other hand, the team's consumption should not be too large.
Because after this game, there will be the Manchester Derby immediately. This is a game that absolutely cannot be lost, and the intensity of the game can also be imagined.
David Silva's injury was unexpected, which has caused Manchester City to suffer a lot of losses.
Gao Bo's previous plan was to shrink the defense and give Juventus the space in the backcourt.
But he soon discovered that he underestimated Juventus, and his opponents could launch a very threatening offensive.
So he made adjustments quickly!
Let the team control the ball and press the opponent back.
But in fact, Manchester City's purpose is to burn the flames of war to Juventus' half. On the one hand, Manchester City can stop the opponent's attack, and on the other hand, Manchester City can even expand their lead.
Conte also saw Gao Bo's plan, so Juventus quickly made a substitution.
He replaced the midfielder Vidal, and then replaced the striker Vucinic!
Then replaced Cagliarella with Giovinco!
In terms of offense, Juventus also began to play more simply and directly.
Giovinco can bring breakthrough ability, and so can Vucinic!
The strong Matri can be used as a fulcrum in the frontcourt.
Once in possession of the ball, Pirlo's long pass will be the starting point of Juventus' attack.
The breakthroughs of Vucinic and Giovinco can also pose a threat to Juventus' offense!
The fighting style of the two head coaches has also made the situation on the field constantly changing.
Facing Juventus's slightly more direct style of play, although the opponent has not yet threatened the goal guarded by Oblak, they have successfully disrupted the scene!
Juventus is planning to win in chaos.
If the game ends with the current score, it will undoubtedly be difficult for Juventus to comeback away.
But if they can score one goal, then although Juventus is also very difficult, the difficulty is not as great as two goals behind.
What's more, the game time is still long, what if the score can be evened?
In the 607th minute of the game, when Giovinco made a breakthrough in the frontcourt and made a set kick, Gao Bo felt something was wrong.
Sure enough, Pirlo's free kick bypassed the wall and went straight into the goal! !
One to two!
Juventus pulled one back! ! !
"Pirlo!!! Beautiful!!! Juventus got back a goal!!!! The score became one to two!!! There is still time!!! There is still time for the game!!!!"
The Italian narrator shouted!
Amidst the cheers of the fans in the stands, Matri rushed into the goal, scooped up the ball and walked back!
The camera locked on Pirlo!
The Italian midfielder also waved his fists and quickly ran towards his own half!
Juventus pulled a goal back, and there were more than 20 minutes left in the game, enough for them to score another goal!
Gao Bo was also a little helpless about the conceded goal. The opponents were not weak, and it was almost impossible to suppress them for nine to 10 minutes.
However, when Juventus pressed forward aggressively, they were counterattacked by Manchester City!
Casemiro intercepts Juventus' forward pass and then he passes the ball to Kaka!
Kaka dribbled the ball at high speed all the way, to the frontcourt split to the right!
Griezmann made a dunk from the right, passed Chiellini and then crossed the ball to the middle!
The football passed by Dzeko's feet, but Manchester City still had follow-up players after the point!
Hazard then shovels!
The football flies into the goal again! ! !
Three to one! ! !
Manchester City once again expanded their lead! ! !
This is also the goal at the end of the game!
As soon as the 3 minutes of stoppage time passed, the camera locked on Conte.
The Italian coach rubbed his face with his hands, then stood up and walked into the player tunnel.
"A one-to-three loss at home almost means that Juventus has been sentenced to death!!"
"Most of Manchester City's body has entered the semi-finals of the Champions League!!"
"The game is over!! The game is over!!! Manchester City defeated Juventus [-]-[-] away. Although the two sides have another game in the middle of next week, Manchester City is basically determined to advance! The possibility of Juventus wanting to comeback is too low!!"
the narrators said.
Gao Bo stood up from the coach's bench.
High-five each other with your assistants.
"Are we going to the semi-finals?"
Moya asked with a smile.
"low profile"
Gao Bo also smiled brightly
Big word!It’s been a long time since I’ve done such a big chapter!
More than 1 words are updated today, please vote and reward o(╯□╰)o
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 722 The Champions League semi-finals are beckoning!
A big win!
Let Manchester City stabilize up and down.
The fans are also relieved. After Gao Bo returns, the team's victory is still guaranteed!
But Manchester United and Chelsea also won this round.
Therefore, the situation in the league has not changed in favor of Manchester City.
And now for Manchester City, what's even worse is that Manchester United and Chelsea don't have to participate in the Champions League!
They just need to concentrate on the league, especially Manchester United!
Manchester City will go to Turin first, and have a big battle with Juventus. After returning, they will have an away game against Manchester United in a Manchester derby that can determine the progress of the league championship!
Continuous tough battles, I don't know if Manchester City has the thickness of this bench.
Perhaps the only good news is that Kaka is back from injury!
After Manchester City won this game, they will leave for Italy immediately.
In England, the media also began to pay attention to Manchester City's Champions League trip.
This season, Manchester City reached the Champions League knockout stage for the first time, and then successfully entered the quarterfinals.
Juventus is undoubtedly a strong opponent. Juventus is now the leader in Serie A, and their lead is more than Manchester City.
Thirty rounds have been played in Serie A. Juventus has 21 wins, five draws and four losses, scoring 68 points.
Although their scoring efficiency is not as good as the top three teams in the Premier League, look at the team behind them, Naples.
Naples is now No.2 in Serie A. They only scored 58 points, a full ten points behind Juventus!
And before the start of this Champions League game, Juventus also won a key victory!
In the No.30 round of Serie A, Juventus challenged Inter Milan away!
This is a war between two absolute rivals, this is Italy's national derby.
In the end, Juventus relied on the goals of Matri and Cagliarella to beat Inter Milan [-]-[-]!After winning the Italian National Derby, Juventus is at its peak.
Manchester City came to Turin two days before the game!
When walking out of the airport, when the Manchester City players appeared, reporters rushed up one after another.
However, the players ignored the long guns and short guns extended by the reporters. They boarded the bus expressionlessly and headed to the hotel.
That night, such a scene appeared on Italian TV.
"Whether it is Manchester City's players or the coach, their expressions are very dignified. Although Manchester City won a big victory in the last league game, they just suffered a defeat not long ago. Manchester City lost [-]-[-] away to Everton. It is worth mentioning that this is Manchester City's first league defeat!!"
In the picture of Turin TV, in conjunction with the picture of Manchester City players walking out of the airport, the host said so.
At the same time, Conte, the head coach of Juventus, also came to participate in the show.
Opposite to a bulging blonde hostess, Conte looked very relaxed.
"Man City are undoubtedly a strong team and it will not be an easy game against Manchester City."
Conte crossed his legs and said.
"How is their strength, compared to Inter Milan?"
"They are not comparable to Inter Milan"
Conte paused.
"Inter Milan is much weaker than them!"
Conte's words made everyone on the scene laugh out loud.
This is Turin TV. The host and guests of this show are naturally fans of Juventus.
Before the war, Juventus did not forget to step on Inter Milan.
On the afternoon of his arrival in Turin, Gao Bo took the team to the training base of the Turin club.
This is Juventus' rival in the same city, and Turin is naturally happy to provide convenience for Juventus' opponents.
The training that afternoon was mainly focused on physical recovery, and the team did not arrange a large amount of training content.
In the media public training 15 minutes before the training, Gao Bo accepted the media interview.
"Juventus are a strong team and we need to take it seriously!"
"Experience? We don't lack experience! My players are professional players with a very stable mentality. We have Golden Globe winners like Kaka, and we have more players with Champions League experience."
Gao Bo said in front of reporters.
Before the trip to Turin, there was such a worry in the English media.
That is the question of Manchester City's Champions League experience.
In the league, Manchester City is one of the strongest teams in the Premier League, but, after all, this is the first time they have played in the quarter-finals of the Champions League-all this is new for Manchester City.
Therefore, the media in England believe that Manchester City may encounter a tough battle away from home.
But in Turin, the pro-Juventus media brought up the old story again.
In the Europa League that year, Luton led by Gao Bo eliminated Juventus and won the championship all the way!
Juventus fans have deep memories of those two games!
Especially in the second round between the two sides, Luton defeated Juventus four to one!
The majestic Serie A giants, when facing a third-tier team, lost so badly.
This is of course considered a disgrace by Juventus.
Although Luton is not visiting Turin this time, their head coach is the same person!
"Back then, Gao Bo led Luton to eliminate Juventus, and now he leads Manchester City to Turin again. I think this is Juventus' chance for revenge!!!"
"Turin Sports Daily" published Juventus's battle declaration.
Many Juventus fans also have this idea.
The disastrous defeat to a third-tier team has always left Juventus fans in their hearts.
"I was very impressed with that game, but I don't think it was a revenge game. It was just a normal Champions League game."
Conte was also asked about revenge in his pre-match press conference.
Conte didn't have any thoughts of "revenge".
In Conte's view, Juventus and Manchester City have no grievances, and it was Luton who defeated Juventus. The head coach at the time was not Conte, and now Juventus players have changed.
It doesn't make any sense to bring up old things now.
"I want the team to win, we want to reach the semi-finals, maybe even the final!"
And Buffon, who followed Conte to the press conference, said with a look of longing.
In the 2003 UEFA Champions League final, Buffon and Juventus lost to AC Milan in a penalty shootout in the final!
This is one of the permanent regrets of Buffon's career.
And this season's Juventus has performed well in the league and the Champions League. Of course, Buffon also hopes that his team can reach the Champions League final again.
Manchester City and Juventus have no record of fighting against each other in history. Therefore, although the media tried to find all kinds of gimmicks, the coaches and players of both sides appeared to be very low-key.
In such an atmosphere, the time for the game is getting closer and closer.
April [-]rd, Turin, Juventus Stadium!
The Apennine Peninsula located in the Mediterranean Sea is still a comfortable weather, with a breeze blowing. Although the sky has darkened, you can still see the dark blue sky in the dark night, as well as a few white clouds floating from the sky, and the lights of the Juventus scene complement each other.
In this stadium that can accommodate 1000 people, it is already full of seats!
In the 2012-2013 season, the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Juventus vs. Manchester City at home, is about to begin!
In the hustle and bustle of the scene, the two head coaches came out of the player tunnel almost at the same time.
Conte walked and waved towards the stands.
The head coach of Juventus, after taking over Juventus, quickly pulled the team out of the trough. Last season, Juventus finally won the Serie A championship. After nine years, Juventus finally came out of the shadow of the phone door and reached the top of Serie A again!
And this season, Conte's team went all the way through the Champions League and reached the quarter-finals. Juventus fans will naturally have more expectations for the team's prospects in the Champions League!
Beat Manchester City and reach the semi-finals!
Juventus fans are dreaming.
As for Gao Bo, his face was expressionless. He walked to his coach's bench, sat down, and turned his head to discuss something with his assistants.
Although Gaobo has played against Juventus before, this is his first visit to this stadium-this is a new stadium that was only opened in 2011.
Juventus seems to have changed their luck after opening the new stadium. In Gao Bo’s memory—of course, another out-of-control memory, after Juventus opened the new stadium, they started the starting point for dominating Serie A. From 2011 to 2018, for seven consecutive years, Juventus has won the Serie A for seven consecutive years!
Of course, I don't know whether Gao Bo's butterfly effect will have any impact on Juventus' Serie A dominance-in Gao Bo's view, this impact seems to be limited. After all, Juventus's advantage in the league every year is still quite large.
But Gao Bo also knows that Juventus is very strong in Serie A, but under Conte's hands, Juventus's Champions League competition is not so strong-this is one of the reasons why Conte was finally dismissed from Juventus.
"We guessed well before the game. Juventus did not change their formation. It is still a 352 formation, and the main players are all out." Moya said.
"It seems that our opponent is very confident!" Gao Bo nodded.
"Of course, this is their home court."
While Gao Bo and Moya were chatting.
Conte sat down on the bench.
Now Conte can be said to be full of ambition.
It can be said that Conte's coaching philosophy is also extended from Sacchi: more emphasis is on a person's organizational discipline, emphasizing the players' ability to execute the head coach's tactical arrangements.
This point is very similar to Gao Bo a few years ago.The current Gaobo has more flexibility on this basis.
Gao Bo believes that football is a human sport after all, and humans are not machines.So he began to emphasize flexibility, and began to have more protection and encouragement for the individual performance of offensive players. He even began to allow players to act according to their own judgment, and no longer overemphasized organization and discipline over everything else.
Of course, organizational discipline is certainly required.
But Gao Bo prefers to use it on defense. On the offensive end, in addition to tactics, sometimes a player's flash of inspiration can also create unexpected effects.
In this game, Conte basically offered Juventus's current best lineup.
The goalkeeper is of course the goalkeeper Buffon, the back line, there are three central defenders, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, and then five midfielders, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio in the middle, and the wing backs on both sides are Lichtsteiner and Peruso!
Vidal and Marchisio protect the defense and at the same time provide protection for the team's midfielder Pirlo. In the frontcourt, it is the combination of the two forwards of Cagliarella and Matri.
On the Manchester City side, Gao Bo also sent the best lineup of Manchester City recently.
Goalkeeper Oblak.On the back line, the central defender combination is Kompany and Maguire, the right back Trippier, the left back Kolarov, the two midfielders are Casemiro and Fernandinho, the front midfielder is Kaka, David Silva is on the left, Griezmann is on the right, and Hazard is the striker!
"In this game, both sides are playing their best! Juventus, who are playing at home, may continue their consistent tactical thinking, and look for opportunities to attack after a solid defense!"
"This game may be relatively dull. Juventus' steady and sophisticated defense is their biggest asset. They are the team with the fewest conceded goals in Serie A. After [-] rounds in the league, Juventus has only conceded [-] goals. It is the only team in Serie A that has conceded fewer than [-] goals!! Manchester City's offensive team is luxurious, David Silva, Kaka, Griezmann, Hazard! Such an offensive combination is very sharp. It can be said that this is a contradiction!"
When the players from both sides entered the field, the commentators expressed their views one after another.
Their views are of course well-founded. Most of the time, you can say that Juventus football is conservative and without passion.
They are always too cautious, otherwise they would have the title of old lady.
But it's their set that guarantees victory.
Conte won the league championship last season with this set of tactics, and Conte himself is also a head coach who admires such a safe and cautious tactic.
Therefore, before the game started, people generally predicted that no matter what the final result of the game, the final goals of the game would not be too many.
As the name suggests, the Juventus team is an "old woman" who is used to wind and rain, cautious, calm and capable.
What they are best at is killing their opponents in a slow pace.
At the beginning of the game, it was Manchester City who kicked off first.
Gao Bo is naturally very clear about this feature of Juventus.
Kaka is of course also very clear.
Although Juventus' mortal enemy is Inter Milan, the relationship between AC Milan and Juventus is not very good.
When Kaka entered the field, he was booed by Juventus.
Now as soon as he gets the ball, the boos are even louder!
For Kaka's characteristics, Juventus players obviously also know very well, so when he got the ball, Juventus' formation began to shrink.
Juventus seems to be very cautious.
Kaka passed the ball to Fernandinho, and then ran a few steps forward. After attracting Vidal's attention, he suddenly retreated a few steps and reached for the ball.
Fernandinho passes the ball again.
Vidal originally planned to stick to Kaka, but at this time David Silva moved laterally while reaching for the ball.
Vidal changed his attention and stared at David Silva.
And Kaka really made a passing action.
Pirlo is a midfield master, but when it comes to defense, he is actually not very good at it.
This Italian guy who seems to have been awake on the court doesn't bother to do the dirty work of defense.
If he can stretch out his foot to interfere with Kaka, he will complete the task.
But Kaka didn't intend to pass the ball this time, he also saw Vidal's action.
He buckled his right foot and passed by Pirlo.
At this time, Juventus' defense line is still very complete, and Kaka did not see a suitable passing line.
He looked at the goal, and it was still quite far away from the goal, but Kaka still decided to take a long shot.
Anyway, the game has just started, so it's not bad to try long-range shots first.
Before the game, Gao Bo asked the players to shoot more long shots.
He knows the characteristics of Juventus. For such a team, it is still very difficult to tear apart their defense by passing the ball continuously. Gao Bo simply let the team play easier.
"Extraordinary, long-range shots, set-pieces!"
Gao Bo's emphasis before the game still rings in my ears.
So Kaka immediately opened his bow and set his arrows!
"Kaka shot. It's a bit far away."
As the commentator just said, Kaka shot with his right foot, and the football flew towards the goal like a cannonball! !
Buffon was already ready, he saw Kaka's intention to kick and shoot.
Despite the speed of the ball, it is completely impossible for such a shot to penetrate the goal of Buffon's handle.
Juventus fans, including the Juventus coaches on the sidelines, did not feel that the ball was dangerous.
However, to everyone's surprise.
Vidal, who has been going to defend David Silva, did not see Kaka's shot.
So, when the football came roaring, he turned his head, and before he had time to react, the football hit his face and bounced to the ground, just landing at David Silva's feet!
Vidal was blinded by Kaka's shot and hasn't reacted yet, David Silva is not welcome!
He rushed straight up, straightened the instep of his left foot and volleyed!
The football flew close to the ground and flew towards the goal. Before everyone could react, the ball had already flown into the goal from the lower right corner.
Buffon moved ahead of time to block Kaka's long-range shot, so when David Silva shot, he moved very quickly, but he only had time to react. By the time he arrived, the football had already entered the goal against the inner edge of the post, and he had no time to touch the football
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! David Silva!!! Manchester City leads Juventus 1-[-] in the away game!!! In less than [-] minute of the game, Manchester City took the lead!! Who would have thought before the game that the old woman Juventus would concede the ball so quickly??"
"To be precise, it was 36 seconds!! The opening 36 seconds!! Manchester City scored a goal!! Now Juventus is in trouble, they have to press the attack. In the two knockout rounds, Manchester City has scored an away goal, and they have the upper hand!!!"
After the goal, David Silva was quite excited. He laughed and rushed to the sidelines, pumped his fists in celebration, and then turned around.
Hazard, who was the first to rush over, jumped up and jumped on David Silva.
The skinny David couldn't stand such a blow, he was immediately thrown to the ground by Hazard.
Then Manchester City players rushed up one after another, pounced on the two of them, and celebrated the goal together.
In fact, Gao Bo did not expect the team to score so quickly.
There was an element of surprise in this goal, but no matter how you say it, this goal gave Manchester City the upper hand!
He was still writing and drawing with a notebook, and even prepared for a zero-to-zero first half-he has studied the Juventus team these days, but their defense is very good, and they are also very resilient!
This is a pretty tough opponent.
But now this goal has made Manchester City's situation suddenly clear.
The conditions for Juventus to seek stability are gone.
They slowed down the pace, and Manchester City can naturally push the boat along.
The big deal is to play a one-to-nil away game.
Such a result is quite favorable for Manchester City, but for Juventus, it is quite passive.
Therefore, after conceding the ball, Conte will appear so angry.
He was very dissatisfied with his team's lack of focus at that moment.
Everyone was attracted by Kaka's long-range shot, and temporarily forgot about the marking of other Manchester City players.
At the moment when David Silva took a shot, no Juventus players stepped forward to interfere?
Conte roared on the sidelines, and the Juventus players on the field were also sinking.
Conceding the goal just at the beginning was a heavy blow to Juventus.
However, the Juventus team is also worthy of their title of "old lady". They did not panic after losing the ball.
After the game restarted, the leading Manchester City immediately adopted a more secure strategy of defending and counterattacking.
This is also Gao Bo's pre-match arrangement.
He didn't want the team to gnaw at the opponent's complete defense line. Defense is Juventus' strongest point, so Manchester City naturally shrank back after taking the lead, ready to fight Juventus' counterattack.
And Juventus gradually took control of the game. They slowly pushed the front line across the half, appearing very calm.
In the 11th minute of the game, Quagliarella created a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt.
Pirlo came to take the penalty.
This was a free kick far from the goal, but Pirlo still hit an extremely fast deciduous ball.
The football was slightly higher than the crossbar, which shocked the Manchester City players!
"Ahh! Pirlo!! What a pity!!!!"
The Italian commentator held his head in regret.
"Pirlo is dangerous!!!"
The commentators in England were frightened by Pirlo's handling of the free kick this time.
"Manchester City needs to pay attention. The opponent does not have any offensive methods. Pirlo's free kick is very threatening. Manchester City needs to avoid giving free kicks to the opponent in dangerous positions as much as possible!"
Although Pirlo's free kick did not score, it set off a frenzy of Juventus' offense!
In the No. 13 minute of the game, Vidal made a long-range shot after a feint in the middle!
The football went out of the bottom line through the post! !
In the No. 15 minute of the game, Pirlo picked a pass from the side, Lichtsteiner made a cross from the side, Matri put in a header from the center, and under the interference of Maguire's defense, the football was pushed up!
In the No. 17 minute of the game, Juventus's offense made a comeback.
Pirlo took a long shot from the penalty area line and was pounced by Oblak, and then Quagliarella made a supplementary shot in front of the goal, which was cleared by Kompany first! !
Juventus' offensive is getting stronger and stronger.
The Juventus fans at the scene also made a huge noise in solidarity with their team.
In such an atmosphere, not to mention the Manchester City players on the field, even Gao Bo frowned.
In the 203rd minute of the game, a scene that made Manchester City fans worry appeared.
Goal hero David Silva fell to the ground after a confrontation with Barzagli, and then lay on the ground clutching his left thigh.
The team doctor rushed in to check, and finally he made a gesture.
David Silva couldn't hold on and had to be replaced!
Gao Bo finally made up his mind.
"No more kicks like this! Let Dzeko warm up!!!"
He turned his head and said to Moya, and then waved for Kaka, Griezmann and Hazard to come over.
"Go back and tell the players that we can't let them go on like this anymore, we are controlling the rhythm and pressing them back!!"
"Dzeko will give you the ball later, try to shoot more from outside the penalty area!!"
There is no time to make too complicated arrangements. After Gao Bo finished speaking briefly, he pushed the two of them back to the court.
"Manchester City is going to make a substitution, David Silva is injured, Gao Bo looks like the player who is going to be replaced is Dzeko!!"
"Dzeko is ready to play, Manchester City makes a passive substitution!!"
"More than 20 minutes in the first half, David Silva was injured, Manchester City lost a frontcourt player, and was forced to use a substitution!!"
The narrators said one after another.
Manchester City fans also began to worry about the team.
Although the team is now leading by one goal, this series of unfavorable factors seems to make it difficult for Manchester City to retreat from the Juventus Stadium.
Conte saw the scene where Gao Bo kept calling the players on the field to give them face-to-face instructions.
He knew that Manchester City must make adjustments.
Although he didn't know what adjustments Gao Bo would make, Conte was full of confidence in his heart.
At this stage of the game, Juventus has the advantage. Except for being behind in the score, Juventus has the advantage in other aspects.
That being the case, Conte can naturally wait and see, and his team does not need to change in a hurry! !
However, when the game resumed, Conte found that Juventus' smooth and smooth offense was gone.
Because Manchester City regained possession.
Compared with control, Manchester City is not weaker than Juventus at all!
In fact, in terms of the number of midfielders, Manchester City is no less than Juventus.
To some extent, 4231 is also a variant of the 451 formation.
Therefore, Manchester City also has a lot of people in the midfield.
The two sides competed in the midfield, but the result of the midfield competition was that Manchester City had the advantage!
Conte's confidence was gone and his side were gradually overwhelmed by Manchester City in midfield.
"After Manchester City made the substitution, they gradually took control of the situation!! If the team that played better in the first 10 minutes was Juventus, then after Gao Bo made adjustments, Manchester City began to gain the upper hand!"
"Juventus, who fell behind by one goal, began to be gradually suppressed by Manchester City!!"
"It's unimaginable that a team from England can play such delicate tactical coordination, and Griezmann and Hazard's continuous attempts on the wing have also allowed Italian fans to see the performance of these two powerful players. Once upon a time, the league that such outstanding players most yearned for was Serie A, but now, Serie A has begun to lag behind La Liga, lagging behind the Premier League, and even the Bundesliga is beginning to surpass Serie A."
The Italian commentators sighed.
Italy is the region with the richest football tactics. There are many famous coaches here, and football tactics such as chain defense have been developed here.
Moreover, Serie A was once the number one league in the world, known as the Little World Cup.
However, with the decline of the Italian economy, Serie A has gradually declined with the overall environment.
At least, except for a few teams, such as Juventus, many Serie A teams have begun to tighten their money, and the competitiveness of Serie A has dropped a lot compared to a few years ago.
In the impression of the Italians, the English team with rough tactics will also have an outlier with delicate tactics like Manchester City.
Perhaps it is not a different kind. Guardiola took over Manchester United and began to reform Manchester United's tactics. With the strengthening of the Premier League's economic strength, more and more famous coaches, including coaches from Italy, will go to the Premier League to carry out "tactical poverty alleviation". At that time, I am afraid that more and more English teams like Manchester City will appear.
As for the Juventus players, they are not as smooth as they were before 10 minutes of the first half.
They feel aggrieved playing on the court.
Manchester City did not aggressively press the offense, they just controlled the ball in the midfield.
The personal abilities of their players, as well as the tacit understanding and fluency of their cooperation, are obviously better than Juventus.
The Italian media also seemed to have this feeling. As the game went on, Juventus became more and more that Manchester City had nothing to do.
Before the end of the first half, Manchester City scored again!
Game No. 309 minutes, just after the two teams entangled in the midfield for more than ten minutes, Manchester City suddenly launched an attack.
Manchester City's sneak attack caught Juventus by surprise.
Griezmann came to the midfield to catch the ball and launched a long pass. Dzeko headed back in the penalty area. On the line of the penalty area, Kaka stopped the ball and aimed at the lower right corner and volleyed!
Buffon was beyond his reach, football got into the net again!
"Kaka!!!! Beautiful!!! Manchester City scored the second goal of the game!! Before the game, people thought it would be a close game, but now it seems that this is not the case. Juventus, who are playing at home, looked a little weak when facing Manchester City. The Serie A champion was almost tactically knocked down by the opponent at home!"
"Manchester City easily scored the second goal, from No. 20 minutes of this game, Juventus can no longer get any advantage!!"
"Manchester City's offense is very sudden, but this suddenness is based on their midfield technical advantage. Their control in the midfield is obviously stronger than Juventus, which was unimaginable before the game!!"
In the silent Juventus Arena, the Juventus players looked very frustrated.
They didn't expect that the game against Manchester City would be so difficult.
At halftime, Gao Bo praised the team's performance, but he didn't get carried away with them all.
"This is a 10-minute game. We played well in the first half, but it doesn't mean we performed well in the second half. I praise you because you did a great job in the first half, but don't think that you can indulge in the second half. The opponent is Juventus, and they are capable of threatening our goal!"
"We continued our style in the second half, using the ball to lure Juventus out, and then hit their defensive weak points!! They have three central defenders, but when they press up from the midfield, there is space on the wing, this is our chance!!"
Several names were marked on the tactical board behind Gao Bo.This is the dangerous figure of Juventus that Gao Bo marked for the team before the game and asked the team to pay attention to it.
Among them, in the most prominent position, the name of "Pirlo" is impressively listed.
Pirlo is undoubtedly the master of the midfield. For such a player, Gao Bo dare not take it lightly.
The intermission time went quickly, and the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half!
Neither team made adjustments.
At the kick-off point in the second half, Juventus created a dangerous offensive by taking advantage of the kick-off opportunity.
Pirlo distributed the ball to the wing, and after Peluso plugged in, he passed the ball into the penalty area.
After the ball was cleared by Maguire, Marchisio fired a long-range shot from the penalty area, forcing Oblak to make a save.
He threw himself sideways and saved the ball over the baseline!
Corner for Juventus! !
Pirlo's corner kick hit the penalty area, Matri shook his head in the penalty area and hit the goal, the football hit the post and bounced back, and was kicked out of the baseline by the exclaimed Trippier!
Juventus continue to corner! !
"Matri!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
The Italian commentator held his head, and the Juventus fans in the stands also sighed regretfully.
But they soon cheered up.
"Juventus has just started the second half, and the offense has improved a lot!!"
"That's how it is played!! This is Juventus!!!"
Juventus fans applauded Juventus' performance.
However, when Manchester City snatched the ball back, Juventus fans found that Juventus's performance just now seemed to be only a flashback.
Gao Bo breathed a sigh of relief.
If Matri scored this goal, Manchester City would really be in trouble, but now Manchester City will basically not give Juventus any chance.
One of the signs of a strong team is super control.
When City want to keep games under control, they tend to be able to do so.
This game is not an isolated game.
What Gao Bo wants to achieve is to win the game on the one hand, and on the other hand, the team's consumption should not be too large.
Because after this game, there will be the Manchester Derby immediately. This is a game that absolutely cannot be lost, and the intensity of the game can also be imagined.
David Silva's injury was unexpected, which has caused Manchester City to suffer a lot of losses.
Gao Bo's previous plan was to shrink the defense and give Juventus the space in the backcourt.
But he soon discovered that he underestimated Juventus, and his opponents could launch a very threatening offensive.
So he made adjustments quickly!
Let the team control the ball and press the opponent back.
But in fact, Manchester City's purpose is to burn the flames of war to Juventus' half. On the one hand, Manchester City can stop the opponent's attack, and on the other hand, Manchester City can even expand their lead.
Conte also saw Gao Bo's plan, so Juventus quickly made a substitution.
He replaced the midfielder Vidal, and then replaced the striker Vucinic!
Then replaced Cagliarella with Giovinco!
In terms of offense, Juventus also began to play more simply and directly.
Giovinco can bring breakthrough ability, and so can Vucinic!
The strong Matri can be used as a fulcrum in the frontcourt.
Once in possession of the ball, Pirlo's long pass will be the starting point of Juventus' attack.
The breakthroughs of Vucinic and Giovinco can also pose a threat to Juventus' offense!
The fighting style of the two head coaches has also made the situation on the field constantly changing.
Facing Juventus's slightly more direct style of play, although the opponent has not yet threatened the goal guarded by Oblak, they have successfully disrupted the scene!
Juventus is planning to win in chaos.
If the game ends with the current score, it will undoubtedly be difficult for Juventus to comeback away.
But if they can score one goal, then although Juventus is also very difficult, the difficulty is not as great as two goals behind.
What's more, the game time is still long, what if the score can be evened?
In the 607th minute of the game, when Giovinco made a breakthrough in the frontcourt and made a set kick, Gao Bo felt something was wrong.
Sure enough, Pirlo's free kick bypassed the wall and went straight into the goal! !
One to two!
Juventus pulled one back! ! !
"Pirlo!!! Beautiful!!! Juventus got back a goal!!!! The score became one to two!!! There is still time!!! There is still time for the game!!!!"
The Italian narrator shouted!
Amidst the cheers of the fans in the stands, Matri rushed into the goal, scooped up the ball and walked back!
The camera locked on Pirlo!
The Italian midfielder also waved his fists and quickly ran towards his own half!
Juventus pulled a goal back, and there were more than 20 minutes left in the game, enough for them to score another goal!
Gao Bo was also a little helpless about the conceded goal. The opponents were not weak, and it was almost impossible to suppress them for nine to 10 minutes.
However, when Juventus pressed forward aggressively, they were counterattacked by Manchester City!
Casemiro intercepts Juventus' forward pass and then he passes the ball to Kaka!
Kaka dribbled the ball at high speed all the way, to the frontcourt split to the right!
Griezmann made a dunk from the right, passed Chiellini and then crossed the ball to the middle!
The football passed by Dzeko's feet, but Manchester City still had follow-up players after the point!
Hazard then shovels!
The football flies into the goal again! ! !
Three to one! ! !
Manchester City once again expanded their lead! ! !
This is also the goal at the end of the game!
As soon as the 3 minutes of stoppage time passed, the camera locked on Conte.
The Italian coach rubbed his face with his hands, then stood up and walked into the player tunnel.
"A one-to-three loss at home almost means that Juventus has been sentenced to death!!"
"Most of Manchester City's body has entered the semi-finals of the Champions League!!"
"The game is over!! The game is over!!! Manchester City defeated Juventus [-]-[-] away. Although the two sides have another game in the middle of next week, Manchester City is basically determined to advance! The possibility of Juventus wanting to comeback is too low!!"
the narrators said.
Gao Bo stood up from the coach's bench.
High-five each other with your assistants.
"Are we going to the semi-finals?"
Moya asked with a smile.
"low profile"
Gao Bo also smiled brightly
Big word!It’s been a long time since I’ve done such a big chapter!
More than 1 words are updated today, please vote and reward o(╯□╰)o
(End of this chapter)
You'll Also Like
-
In the Era of Rebirth, the Charming Daughter-in-law In the Courtyard is Beautiful and Sassy
Chapter 196 14 hours ago -
Longevity, step by step to the highest
Chapter 189 15 hours ago -
Jujutsu Kaisen: The Red Blood Manipulation Achievement is the Strongest
Chapter 168 15 hours ago -
Let’s eat and eat starting from the Star God of Star Railway!
Chapter 218 15 hours ago -
I'm doing scientific research in the Ninja World
Chapter 219 15 hours ago -
Villain: Change your fate, start by snatching the gentle sister-in-law
Chapter 207 15 hours ago -
Elves: New Zhiye, starting from Carlos
Chapter 177 15 hours ago -
The Roaring Golden Lion in Konoha Village
Chapter 206 20 hours ago -
Douluo: Antagonist System, Starting Off by Smacking Yu Xiaogang's Face
Chapter 266 20 hours ago -
Marvel: Infinite evolution starting with Venom
Chapter 382 20 hours ago