Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Chapter 176 Big Circle Tactics, Attacking
In the middle of the week, on match day, Weiss ** Stadium.

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 knockout round, Dortmund's away game was extremely unfavorable. After Wang Po's shining moment and won a precious draw, the away goal was more important.

Such a small advantage also gave Dortmund more room for maneuver in formulating tactics in the second round.

On the contrary, Juventus was forced to a dead end, they had to attack, and they had to attack if they wanted to advance.

"Steady, the full-back pays attention to cutting inside, and the full-back pays attention to retracting to protect the midfield."

Before the game, Tuchel repeatedly urged the players.

With Pjanic strangled in the midfield and Dybala restricted on the striker, Juventus' offense collapsed by more than half. "Pay attention to defense assistance and position rotation."

Compared with the first round of confrontation, which emphasized the offensive line, this time against Juventus, Tuchel focused on building a defensive system.

Inside the player tunnel.

"Hey, I bet you don't have a chance to beat my goal this time."

Buffon took the initiative to step forward and said confidently.

"Really? Recently, my feet are a little smooth." Wang Po joked.

"Haha, we came prepared this time." Chiellini approached with a smile and said.

Before the war came, it could be seen that the Juventus players were relatively relaxed.

Bonucci was still resentful of being the backdrop for Wang Po's goal last time, raised his eyebrows, and interjected, "We won't give you any chance this time."

"See you on the court." Wang Po said full of fighting spirit.

The four made an "ok" gesture.

The passionate Champions League march reverberated in the Wess** Stadium, Wang Po entered the field with his caddy, the drizzle fell sparsely from the sky, and the air was a bit cold.

It's a rain fight.

Even so, the entire stadium was still filled with diehard Dortmund fans. The shocking scarf wall brought a huge visual impact to the players of the visiting team, as if they were facing a thousand troops. Cold fireworks rose from the diehard stands, exaggerating the suffocating atmosphere before the war to the extreme.

On this field, even the referee will have weak legs and feet.

"Toot~!"

The referee blows the whistle and the game officially begins.

Due to the disadvantage of away goals, Juventus had to attack and took the initiative of the ball as soon as it came up. It seemed to be a replica of the first round of the two teams. The difference was that this time, the attack speed was accelerated.

The conduction of the ball and the air-cut running position have all improved a level compared with the first round.

This is the real Serie A overlord, the level, intensity and rhythm that a giant club should have.

In this game, the offensive changes of the Juventus team are more than that. Allegri has put in a lot of effort for this game. After all, his team has the defense line Bonucci and Chiellini.

Surprisingly, Mandzukic, the typical pillar center of the Juventus team, did not stand in his best center position this time, but appeared in the position of central midfielder.

What is this for?
Even the commentator who has commented on Juventus for many years can't understand what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of formations like Uncle Jiong.

However, as the game progressed, Allegrini's offensive tactics quickly surfaced.

The big circle tactic is the big circle tactic created by Van Gaal when he was at Manchester United.

When attacking, Marchisio sank between the central defender Bonucci and Chiellini to take charge of the backcourt and take care of the defense.

Another Juventus midfielder, Piniachi, appeared near the arc of the frontcourt, but his focus was not on offensive organization, but on defense and the transfer of the ball.

Judging from the intentions of three consecutive offensive rounds, basically the ball reaches the frontcourt, and it will be withdrawn to the central midfielder's center Mandzukic to win the award.

From a macro point of view, whether it is offense or defense, there are no Juventus players in the midfield area, and they are all concentrated on the two sides.

The ball is basically transferred through the wing, and the transition of the ball is Marchisio, who sinks between the central defenders in the backcourt.

Up front, Dybala and Higuain split the right and left with two impactful strikers.

The ball developed from the side, and after reaching the feet of the two strikers, Mandzukic, who had previously been in the central midfielder position, struggled forward to return to the center position.

Go down the sidewalk and use height and hardness to attack.

Of course, there are also times when the offense changes positions, Mandzukic is used to pull the left side, and Higuain, who also has the attributes of a center forward, goes to the center to grab points.

Adopting such an offensive tactic, "Uncle Ji" Allegri is really helpless.

The midfield combination of the Champions League runner-up in the 15-16 season accompanied Pogba's return to Manchester United, the defensive bandit Vidal left Bayern Munich, and after the midfielder Pirlo retired, in fact, Juventus' midfield has collapsed.

Compared with Pirlo, Pogba, and Vidal, the reused Pjanic, Marchisio, and Khedira are inferior in both offense and defense.

It is really helpless to play this kind of sleepy old football.

Offense has always been Juventus' weakness, but in this game, Juventus must give it a go.

After a week of "retreat and practice", "Uncle Ji" Allegri decided to adopt the big circle tactics created by Van Gaal when he was at Manchester United.

At that time, Van Gaal created this set of world-famous big-circle tactical background at Manchester United because the philosophy of pass-and-control football was popular in world football at that time. However, with the Manchester United midfielder staffing at that time, it was difficult to get away from the spot and play the ball in the face of close pressing.

This set of big circle tactics was in Manchester United's system at the time, and the core was the offensive and defensive midfielder Fellaini.

There used to be a saying that when attacking, use Fellaini to strengthen the offense, and when defending, use Fellaini to strengthen the defense.

In the control of high-altitude balls, Fellaini has a unique advantage, which is also a strong point that many teams cannot match.

However, in this game, "Uncle Ji" Allegri pulled Mandzukic back to the central midfielder position obviously to replace Fellaini's role, and although Mandzukic is a serious center player, But his defensive attributes are also quite high, and he often uses frontcourt pressing and chasing defenses.

The big circle tactics used in this game shocked everyone's jaws.

(End of this chapter)