Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 684 Pogba's first show
Some people say that Juventus is a result of habit, what is Juventus' habit, to keep the dominant position in the country!It cannot be ruled out that the top management or the head coach Conte also expressed a similar attitude on some occasions, but for now, Juventus essentially want to go hand in hand. The Champions League is obviously not a big cake they want to give up, at least to qualify. bottom line.

But the opponents in the Champions League are much more difficult to deal with. Unlike in the league, where everyone knows everything, most of the opponents in the Champions League are unknown.

Their strength is not necessarily stronger than their opponents in the league, but they have a sense of mystery.

Zhang Yuan didn't care about the criticism from the outside world. When he was a guest on a TV station, he said firmly: "We will definitely qualify!"

In his opinion, Juventus has actually performed quite well during this period of time. They have overcome many difficulties and achieved good results. Two consecutive draws in the Champions League is not the end of the game. What's so scary about the three rounds left? !
In the league, even Croma and Naples drew with Fiorentina, and the gap with No.2 points was widened by three points. This result is quite good.

Not only Zhang Yuan thought so, but the entire Juventus team basically thought so. Conte's roar was still the same, but the atmosphere in the team was still very relaxed.

This weekend, Juventus will challenge Catania in an away game. Catania is one of the relegation teams, but before the game, the media included this game as a possible upset point. Going to Denmark, and then going to Sicily on the weekend, the state of Juventus will definitely be affected.

At the pre-match press conference, the reporters asked Carrera a question, will you have a rotation in this game? !

Carrera was ambiguous, saying that it might or might not happen, which was an ambiguous answer.

In fact, Conte has already made up his mind not to rotate. This is where he has been criticized, but Juventus' current situation is such that Conte seems much more cautious if he wants to win the game.

The day before the game, Conte announced the starting lineup in the team. The only surprise was that he used Pogba to start this game, replacing Marchisio, and Vidal, who was in a bad state in the previous few games, did not. He was not replaced as predicted by the outside world.

"Paul, here's your chance! But it's time to prove you! Usually you brag about how good you are, but this time, show me a bright performance!" Zhang Yuan encouraged Pogba.

Pogba is excited. He has been sitting on the bench at Juventus for a while, mostly in garbage time, sometimes sitting until the end of the game, and what’s more, he can’t even make the squad. There is still some resentment in my heart.

At this time, it is often Zhang Yuan who enlightens him: "Brother, you must have confidence in yourself, gold will always shine, and you will always have the opportunity to start!"

Pogba finally didn't have any big emotions. He worked very hard in training and humbly learned from the seniors in the team. Everyone likes this hip-hop boy.

"Zhang Yuan, you have to help me this time!" Pogba pleaded.

"How can I help you?!" Zhang Yuan laughed dumbly, "You'd better give full play to your strengths and characteristics on the court, don't be afraid! Just follow the arrangement of Coach Conte!"

Pogba wants to prove himself by scoring goals, but Zhang Yuan disagrees. The consequences of not listening to the coach’s arrangements are very serious. Zhang Yuan does not get complete freedom in some games, and he must obey Conte’s instructions arrange.

There is a reason why Conte did not replace Vidal but Marchisio. Zhang Yuan can still see it clearly. Vidal is a real B2B midfielder with excellent defense. His chances of going forward are equally threatening, but Marchisio is not, and neither is Pogba.

Both of them are not as good as Vidal in defense. Marchisio has a certain organizational ability, while Pogba has outstanding physical condition and better personal technical ability.

That's why Conte would rather use Vidal who is in poor form than replace him. This away trip is not easy for him.

"Paul, you are a midfielder, look at what Claudio and Arturo do?! You don't have to follow their way, you can play your own characteristics, you can also break through the midfield, but you need What you need to pay attention to is to have an overall view and grasp the timing of passing the ball! This is your advantage, and you don’t even think about it, our current midfielder is lacking a change point!” Zhang Yuan analyzed.

What he said is the fact that Vidal and Marchisio are insufficient in breakthroughs and rely more on running positions. Juventus still has a lot of deficiencies in offense. On the one hand, there is a lack of change in the midfield.

Pogba listened attentively like a primary school student, Zhang Yuan kept telling him, and he finally said: "Forget it, don't listen to me, my ideas may not be in line with Coach Conte's meaning! He always treats you Remind me!"

He was really wrong, Conte really didn't give Pogba his life, he actually attaches great importance to Pogba, he thinks this guy is really good, but sitting in his position, the most important thing is to get out As a result, promoting young people is secondary, so many times they dare not use Pogba prematurely. Of course, from another perspective, this method is also a kind of protection.

If Pogba does not perform well and is criticized severely, which dampens the enthusiasm of the young man, the crime will be serious.

Judging from the performance of the previous substitute, Pogba seems to be quite satisfactory, and he has not played his own characteristics. In fact, the rotation in this game is urgent, because there will be double matches in a week. Just kidding, Marchisio didn't play this game because of discomfort in his leg muscles. Conte just let him rest, and Pogba got the chance to be in the top position.

Conte wants to see how this young lad will face his first show and what senses he will bring to himself.

Catania is difficult to deal with at home and is a well-known home dragon. Montella has been promoted to Fiorentina this season, but this attribute has not been taken away. They have played 8 rounds in the league. They have not lost a game in four home games, and they have won Three victories.

Of course, in contrast to this, they are also away worms. They failed to win a game in four away games and lost three games.

The contrast is particularly sharp. After Montella, Catania invited Rolando Malan. Malan was a central defender in the player era, but he has never played for a Serie A team.The 9 seasons at the peak were all dedicated to Chievo, but the Flying Donkeys had not yet been promoted to Serie A at that time. After retiring in 1997, Malan began his coaching career. Last season, he led the Serie B team Varese to fourth in the league. Unfortunately, he lost to Sampdoria in the playoffs and failed to upgrade.

It was this experience that made Catania boss Pulvellenti fall in love with him, so Malan finally had the opportunity to coach a Serie A team at the age of nearly 50.

Judging from the previous situation, this coach is still very good, but it can't change the problem of Catania's away game, but after all, Catania's strength is inherently weak, and the total cost of the summer is only 300 million euros. Can expect to be strong there.

Only rookies like Ma Lan don't care about such investment and throw themselves into the arms of Pulverenti. Other coaches are not unreasonable, especially when it comes to transfer investment.

After the start of the game, Catania did not shrink back to defend. Malan formed a 352 formation today. This formation is the formation that Malan is used to. It is also a five midfielder, but their method is slightly different from Juventus. Malan set up a midfielder in the formation. The purpose is to force Juventus to compete for possession of the ball in the midfield. As we all know, the competition for possession is mainly concentrated in the middle.

After the opening, Juventus went uncharacteristically and immediately started to attack. This is also one of Conte’s coping strategies in this game. Overall, Juventus must be at a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness. Conte wants to score as soon as possible. , to avoid a fierce battle.

And Malan's thinking is surprisingly consistent with Conte's thinking, and he also wants to fight aggressively and take the lead.

Both teams had a fantastic 10 minutes of attacking football and Pogba was brilliant in those 10 minutes.

(End of this chapter)