green shooter

Chapter 33 The Game Begins

In the meeting room of the Turin Club

"So Juventus will probably still use a 4-4-2 formation in the next game?"

"I think so, the tactics they have been using in previous games, Ranieri is not a very flexible coach."

"The striker combination should be Trezeguet and Del Piero."

"That's right, if nothing unexpected happens."

"Huh—" the head coach Walter let out a long breath, "Trezeguet and Piero..."

It seems that Juventus' striker combination put a lot of pressure on him, "We can't play 4-4-2 in the next game, we still have to defend first, but... defense alone can't defend, it's hard to prevent them from not scoring the whole game."

"Yeah, even if our defense can defend against their striker, it can't defend against the referee."

"Hahahahaha." Assistant coach Giuseppe made a joke, and everyone present couldn't help laughing.

On July 2006, 7, Juventus was relegated to Serie B and penalized due to the well-known phone gate incident.

Seeing that the team will play in the second division next season, Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram went to Barcelona together, Fabio Cannavaro and Ferreira Emerson went to Real Madrid, and Vieira and Ibrahimovic became Inter Milan players.

Juventus have suffered a heavy blow in terms of personnel.

Only Nedved, Piero, Camoranesi, Buffon and Trezeguet stayed in the team. Fortunately, new young players grew up in the second division. Antonio Nocerino proved his strength in this year's league. Chiellini also seized the opportunity after Cannavaro and Thuram left.

No one can shake Juventus's strength in the second division, and finally successfully returned to Serie A with the first place in the second division.

Of course, the coaches of the Turin team are teasing that the fans are well-known that Juventus can always benefit from the referee's penalty, just like the Manchester United team in the Premier League. Since the Ferguson era, everyone knows the famous Ferguson time.

It is even more outrageous in later generations. Even if the referee has blown his whistle to announce the end of the game, he can still send them a penalty through var to make them win.

"Okay, okay," coach Novellino signaled that everyone should get back to the topic, "so we still have to find a way to score goals. Then our forward, who do you think is better to play?"

Seeing that no one took the initiative to speak, the head coach turned to assistant coach Giuseppe de Grado.There is no way, "Then let me talk about it first. Bijellanovic started the last game. He played twice a week. The team doctor's report showed that he may have some physical problems. It is not recommended to let him continue to start."

The other coaches nodded in agreement, and Giuseppe went on to say,
"Judging from the performance in the last game and the state in today's training, Zhu is actually the best. I didn't think of this before, but..."

"However, in such an important game as the Turin Derby, is it inappropriate to rely on a 16-year-old kid, although I believe in Zhu's psychological quality, he can withstand the pressure."

"Yes, yes, I agree with Agostino, and Zhu is from the Juventus youth training..."

"Yeah, I understand what you said," Walter listened patiently to everyone's opinions, "Well, let's see tomorrow. I think whoever performs well in training will be given a chance."

The head coach has said so, and everyone can only agree.

"Let's look at other positions next, if we play 4-4-1-1," it seems that there is not much room to choose, except for the forward position, there is no suspense.

"The front midfielder should be Recoba. He can play as the number nine and a half."

"Well, yes. Midfielder..."

As night fell, the lights in the conference room were still on, and the coaches were discussing the personnel tactics enthusiastically.

Zhu Hantao finished today's extra training before it was completely dark, and he had to catch the No. 4 tram to go home.If you miss the last bus, you can only take a taxi back.

……

The morning before the game, head coach Walter took the Turin players to prepare for tomorrow's game at the Torino Olympic Sports.

Since the team's home stadium, the Turin Olympic Stadium, is currently shared by the Turin team and Juventus, the Turin team does not always have the opportunity to come here for training, and it needs to be arranged in advance.

In view of the importance of the Turin Derby, the two teams in Turin City have allocated the time to use it early.

"Are the opponent's players better than us? Let me shovel them away, but pay attention to the position and try not to make fouls. For fouls, keep me away from the penalty area. Don't give them free kicks in good positions."

The head coach Walter carefully arranged tactics for the players, which was the result of discussions with the coaching team of the Turin team at the tactical meeting yesterday.

"They must have wanted to press us from the very beginning, and we will counterattack them. Once the ball is broken, I don't want to see you dribbling the ball, and pass it to the frontcourt immediately. It doesn't matter if you go sideways or hit behind.

The head coach was talking at the top, and the players below didn't know if they were listening carefully. Anyway, Zhu Hantao nodded from time to time while listening.

"We can find more opportunities for this central defender named Chiellini. Although he played well in the second division last season, it can still be seen that he is too young and often makes some mistakes. As long as we can seize an opportunity, we may be able to take the lead."

"When you have a chance to shoot, don't hesitate, be decisive, and don't give the opponent's goalkeeper a chance to prepare. Buffon has rich experience and his defense is very sophisticated. You must pay attention to this. Ordinary shots are not very threatening to him."

"The points to be paid attention to in the next game are almost covered. Let's start training next. There is not much time. Juventus will use it at the stadium in the afternoon..."

……

Sunday, September 2007, 9, 30:[-] pm

The highlight of the sixth round of the Italian Football League, the Turin Derby, the Red Bull Turin team's home game against the city's rival Bianconeri Juventus is about to begin.

Before the game started, Zhu Hantao was a little nervous in the Torino locker room.

The second appearance was the start of the Turin Derby. He was still a young player who was only 16 years old. To be honest, the head coach Valter Novellino who made this decision was under more pressure than Zhu Hantao.

Once the result is not good, or something happens, it must not be Zhu Hantao who is criticized by the reporters after the game, but the head coach who hastily sent him on the field.

The head coach who just came from the pre-match press conference had a gloomy face, and everyone could see that his mood was not very beautiful.

"Some of you are new to the team this season. You may not have experienced the Turin Derby, but you are all professional players. I don't think I need to say more, you should all understand the meaning of the Derby."

Novellino looked around with a serious expression, looking at his players.

"Here I want to reiterate that this game is not just for three points, not just a league game, for the club, for the team's supporters, for everyone, it has extraordinary meaning."

"So the importance of this game against Juventus is self-evident. I hope you can do your best to win the derby. To win the derby, it is not necessarily the one who ranks higher in the standings, not necessarily the stronger one, or the one who performs better. It must be the one with more fighting spirit, more energy, and more desire to win!"

Seeing that the members of the Turin team did not respond, Walter said loudly: "Have you heard?! Give me some reaction! Are you all stupid!"

"I heard it!" All the players replied.

"Speak up! Didn't you have enough to eat!?"

"heard it!"

"Okay, Turin must win!"

"Victory! Victory! Victory!"

"Very good, the pre-match mobilization is here, boys, come on! The victory belongs to us!" Coach Novellino clapped his hands, and the group got up and prepared to play.

TV stations such as Italian National TV Sports Channel and Sky Sports Italy will broadcast live the focus of this round of Serie A.

Channel [-] of Huaguo's national TV station will also broadcast the game, and the commentators for Huaguo fans will be guided by Liu Jianhong and Zhang Luzhang.

"Hua Guo TV, Hua Guo TV, audience friends, hello everyone, I'm Liu Jianhong. It's 02:30 in the morning BJ time, the sixth round of the Italian Football League, and the match between Turin and Juventus will start soon. This game will be explained by Zhang Luzhang and I."

"Hey, players from both sides have entered from the player channel of the Torino Olympic Sports."

"The referee for this game is Gianlucar Rocchi. Next, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides."

This game was held in the early hours of Yanjing time. Tomorrow... oh no, it should be Monday. Everyone has to go to work and school. This time is very unfriendly to domestic audiences.

Even senior Serie A fans don't have much to stay up late to watch. Most of the fans who stick to the TV are fans of the two teams, or in other words, mainly Juventus fans.

"First of all, the home team's starting lineup. According to the starting list we got, the Turin team is playing a 4-4-1-1 formation. The forward No. 99 Zhu Hantao plays a single arrow, the midfielder No. 4 Recoba, and the four midfielders line up from left to right. They are No. 8 Barone, No. 5 Corini, No. 13 Gleira, and No. 27 Zanetti."

That's right, after much deliberation, the head coach of the Turin team decided to let Zhu Hantao start. It stands to reason that a young player should start a few words, but the commentary of Huaguo TV did not dare to say too much.

"Hey, this Zanetti is Paolo Zanetti, an Italian, not the Zanetti of Inter Milan."

"We continue to look at the starters, left back Lanna, center backs De La Fiore and Natali, right back Comotto and finally goalkeeper Cereni."

"Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the Turin team. Hey, there are several players who are new to this game, but they are all veterans who have been in Serie A all the year round. The official formation is 4-4-1-1. If Barone and Zanetti on both sides stand higher, it can also be said to be 4-2-3-1. We will see when the game starts, hey."

"Okay, let's look at Juventus's starting lineup again. Here is their most commonly used 4-4-2. The striker position Trezeguet and the Zebra Prince Del Piero start together. The midfielder Nedved, Zanetti, Nocerino, and Paladino."

"Hey, in fact, the Juventus midfielder Zanetti and Zanetti have the same spelling and pronunciation, but this is also a good way to make a distinction."

"Left back Molinaro, centre-backs Chiellini and Lerottaglie, right-back Grigera."

"Hey, judging from the player's worth and reputation alone, Juventus' victory over Turin is also stronger in terms of strength, but today's Turin is playing at home, so let's see how well they can perform."

"The one in the dark red jersey is the home team Torino. In the first half they attacked from left to right. Juventus still wore their traditional black and white striped shirt, because it does not conflict with the color of Turin's home jersey."

"Okay, the game has officially started!"

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