Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 681 Lucescu's Enlightenment
The fans at the Juventus Arena blushed and cheered. They had their eyes opened today. They hadn't seen their team play so badly in many years. They were so passive that they thought that Juventus was playing today. His opponent is Barcelona.

Zhang Yuan ran to the corner area and hugged Pirlo tightly, and the two shook their angry fists at the fans together.

"Damn him, I just think you kid is the most likely to do it!" Pirlo praised, of course he knows that such a pass is very difficult to find, even if ordinary people know it, there is no way to guarantee a goal, but Zhang Yuan really This is not the first time such a good show has been staged, and today his shooting was impeccable and perfect.

"We need a goal too much! We succeeded!" Zhang Yuan smiled.

The Juventus executives naturally applauded Zhang Yuan's goal. It was unexpected that they played like this in the first 20 minutes. It is indeed worthy of everyone's joy to be able to get away with the equalizer after 2 minutes.

But just like Carrera was happy, the high-level officials were somewhat worried. There was no way that Juventus could not find a way to restrain their opponents. Even if they equalized, it is foreseeable that Juventus will still be at the bottom.

Lucescu didn’t mean to blame his players, the ball was a bit of an accident, Juventus’s set-piece tactics were executed almost perfectly, the pick-and-roll in the center of the penalty area, Pirlo’s pass, Zhang Yuan’s shot was impeccable, Donnie The goal conceded by Shakhtar Tsk seemed inevitable.

Evened? !What are you afraid of? !We will also take the initiative!

This idea is consistent with the players of Shakhtar Donetsk. As long as this advantage can be maintained, goals will come.

The morale of the Juventus players has improved a lot, and everyone is running desperately, trying to recover the disadvantages in the situation.

Shakhtar Donetsk still has an advantage. Their technical ability is really good. Juventus can't take advantage of it. After that, Juventus' performance has improved and their possession rate has also increased, but they are still weak. to the opponent.

Shakhtar Donetsk is not slowing down, maybe for them, it is not a bad thing to get a draw in this game.

In the 40th minute of the game, Shakhtar Donetsk began to exert their strength again, and began to make a conscious breakthrough and shoot.

But at this time, the Juventus players have gained a firm foothold, and the defense is more tightly organized. Shakhtar Donetsk can only fire from the outside. As for Juventus' offense, it has improved compared to the beginning. Leila also dared to push his players forward when the team was in possession of the ball. Zhang Yuan and Vucinic, who received reinforcements, of course gradually became some threats.

At the end of the first half, both sides failed to change the score. Shakhtar Donetsk took the lead in terms of statistics, with a possession rate of 67% to 33%, the number of shots on goal 7 times to 6 times, and the success rate of passes 90% to 74%. , They were in the bottom when they shot on target, and they only had the shot on target when they scored. On Juventus's side, apart from Zhang Yuan's goal, Pirlo also hit the goal frame with a free kick.

"Guys, this is not the performance we should have! If we continue to perform like this, then we will get nothing this season!" Conte's instructions to the players on the phone were as severe as ever.

The Juventus players sat on the benches in the locker room and listened quietly to his lectures. Everyone knew exactly where the problem was. They were contained tactically, and everyone felt vaguely powerless physically.

When there is a problem with the tactics, the team has to adjust the tactics. There is no doubt that Juventus was guessed by Lucescu in this game, so it is natural for Conte to adjust the tactics.

During the intermission, he replaced Vucinic and replaced Matri with Zhang Yuan as the second striker and Matri as the center forward.

His tactics in the second half were also very simple. Zhang Yuan became a free man in the frontcourt, and Juventus' overall idea was to counterattack.

This is the way he can think of. The problem with Juventus now is that their physical fitness cannot keep up with the opponent's rhythm. Conte simply wants to make his offense simpler and clearer, and focus on defense. It sounds a bit useless, but But it is not a way.

On the court, you can't arouse the infinite combat effectiveness of Juventus players just because of a few words of lectures. It depends on the factual basis. Conte's intelligence lies in this place.

After the intermission, the second half of the game started, Juventus made personnel adjustments, but Lucescu still maintained the original style of play, and Juventus soon made them break out in a cold sweat.

Zhang Yuan was given a great deal of freedom, and Juventus's counter attacking rhythm fluctuated with him, and Zhang Yuan's running position also began to erratic, unlike the first half, which was relatively dead, he always went to find In Shakhtar Donetsk's short gap, there are no restrictions on the side and center.

This kind of Zhang Yuan is very troublesome. Zhang Yuan's purpose of finding a position is very clear, that is, to avoid the flanking attack after holding the ball. He just wants to use his breakthrough ability to change the game. This is what Conte expects of.

In the 47th minute, Zhang Yuan moved to the gap on the left wing and received a long pass from Pirlo. Zhang Yuan started his own performance, accelerated with the ball, made an emergency stop and changed direction, and passed two Shakhtar Donetsk players A cross from the bottom, Matri from the middle rushes to rush, and shoots!

The ball was magically blocked by Pyatov. This was the first time Juventus caused Shakhtar Donetsk trouble after the tactical change.

The matter is not over yet. In the 51st minute, Juventus got another chance to counterattack. After Zhang Yuan got the ball, he cooperated with Matri to hit the wall. Yuan took advantage of the opponent's short-term loss of position and drove straight in. However, his choice of shooting was a bit bad. When facing Rakitsky, he did not choose to go beyond others, but chose a long shot. He was a little impatient and was caught. Easy, Pyatov.

Lucescu began to have a vague feeling that something was going to happen sooner or later if Zhang Yuan still drove like this.

Shakhtar Donetsk was also attacking in the second half, but the offensive efficiency in these few minutes was far worse than that of Juventus. They didn't have a single shot. Look at the opponent's two shots, and they were both quite threatening shots.

Lucescu began to adjust his tactics, and the formation was still withdrawn. It’s not that he hadn’t considered creating an offside tactic, but he finally chose to give up such a tactic. He was a little afraid of Zhang Yuan. be yourself.

As soon as he recovered, Shakhtar Donetsk's backcourt space became smaller, and Zhang Yuan was restrained to a certain extent. At this time, Carrera started to plan for the next step. The opponent was unwilling to take risks, but he wanted to take risks.

Juventus' formation began to press upwards, and the state of Juventus players has improved since the second half, mainly because the interception ability of the midfield and backcourt has been greatly improved, Shakhtar Donetsk was once in a while This is why there is no reason to shoot.

Carrera also sees this to be able to press up. If it was in the state of the first half, he really didn't dare to let his team press up too much, because if the interception is not done well, the goal will be tight. Come on.

The characteristics of the Shakhtar Donetsk players have gradually become familiar to the Juventus players, and the situation has reversed. Juventus began to have an advantage in possession of the ball. Of course, the threatening counterattack in front is not easy to play. .

Fortunately, Juventus's own style is not a team that relies on counterattacks to make a living. Their advantage lies in the slow-paced attack with the width of the wings.

Zhang Yuan got an excellent opportunity in the 71st minute. Marchisio sent a wonderful pass from the front of the penalty area like his opponent William.

It's a pity that Carrera is on the sidelines. In the Champions Cup, Zhang Yuan missed two consecutive games. Why the hell? !
Zhang Yuan didn't know either. It was justifiable to play against Chelsea. The ground was uneven. There was no reason for this game. He just missed the shot!
Oh, what is this called!Why don't you go in? !Zhang Yuan kicked the goal post hard.

Juventus has been unable to attack for a long time, Shakhtar Donetsk is in a serious situation, Lucescu is extremely nervous on the sidelines, and keeps directing his team to defend.

In fact, the player advantage of Shakhtar Donetsk's current lineup is precisely offense. It is not a good thing to shrink the lineup. The current scene is a clear proof.

Fortunately, it is enough for Juventus to waste opportunities, but they failed to score. After 80 minutes, Lucescu finally figured it out, and he made a mistake.

(End of this chapter)