Mister Legend

Chapter 271 The Second Derby (Second More)
As mentioned before, the two-week schedule is very unfriendly to Juventus. There is a city derby with a different meaning between the Champions League semi-finals in two consecutive weeks. The choice of the club has caused no small difficulty.

In order to allow enough rest time for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Monaco on Tuesday night, the No.30 five rounds of Serie A were scheduled to be held on Saturday evening. It is very difficult for the young Juventus players to recover to a sufficient state.So the "Italian Sky Sports News" published on Friday morning broke the news: Allegri is likely to hide Higuain in the Turin Derby the next day and change to a 4-4-1-1 formation .

The article stated that with four rounds left in the league and Juventus leading the No.2 Roma by 9 points, if the Red Wolves cannot retreat in front of AC Milan, then as long as they overthrow the Red Bulls again, the old woman You can complete the first six consecutive championships in Serie A history.However, compared to the breakthrough in the Champions League, they obviously don't pay as much attention to it as they did when they won the previous one or two league championships, and they have already confirmed their sixth consecutive championship.Therefore, considering the physical status of the players, the Juventus coach has confirmed that Neto will replace Buffon in the goalkeeper position in an interview with reporters, and there will be more unexpected changes in other positions.

According to the reporter's inquiries, in the two days of training, Allegri focused on practicing the 4-4-1-1 style of play, with Mandzukic on the front line, and Cuadrado and Sturaro appeared on the front line. On the two sides, Dybala ambushed behind the striker to provide follow-up offensive firepower.

This speculation is quite consistent with the physical condition of the players detected by Moody Li through FM. However, the Turin coach is still skeptical that Sturaro, a rough guy who is only good at fighting in the middle, will be put on the side. , If Allegri really did this, it would be the end of his love.This almost declares that the offense on one side is basically abolished, which is definitely a great thing for the Turin team's defense, but can this kind of pie-in-the-sky thing really be caught up by him? Li Modi feels a little unreliable .

However, the starting roster announced before the game gave him a surprise. The previous media reports were all fulfilled. Compared with the one in Monaco three days ago, Juventus’s lineup today has made eight personnel adjustments. Except for Mandzukic and Dybala in the frontcourt, only central defender Bonucci is the absolute main force in the team, and everyone else is a rotation player.

The formation is a set of 4-4-1-1 and 4-2-3-1 free travel. In addition to the above three and the pre-determined Neto, Cuadrado and Sturaro, the left back is played by Ghana. Midfielder Asamoah cameo, right back is Swiss veteran Lichtsteiner, and another central defender is Morocco international Benatia on loan from Bayern.The two central midfielders are the German Khedira and the Venezuelan midfielder Rincon who has been favored by the Turin club and has not been able to get a chance to play for a long time. Many main players are rested in rotation. It can be said that they are not at all and will temporarily rank fourth in the standings. This is the red bull's opportunity.

The visiting team has continued the usual 4-2-3-1 position in the recent period. Joe Hart, Zampacosta, Ranocchia, Rossettini, Barreca, Akuva, Barcelona Lee, Farke, Rajajic, Boyer and Belotti formed today's starting list.The reason why Akuwa was chosen as the midfielder and Benassi was put on the bench was also to strengthen the protection of the defense. Even if the opponent does not play with all the main players, the offensive ability should not be underestimated.

Before the start of this game, this round of Serie A has already ended a contest. Naples sat at home and defeated the mid-lower team Cagliari 3-1, temporarily surpassing Roma by 2 points. To the second place in the standings.Mertens' two goals brought his total number of goals to 25, tying Dzeko and tied for second in the scorer list. There are still 5 goals away from Belotti, who has suffered two rounds of scoring shortages. difference.

After the coaches and players of the two sides shook hands on and off the field, the referee Paul Valeri blew the whistle for the official start of the game, and the home team Bianconeri, who took the lead in kick-off, launched an attack without making any attempts.After the pass from the right was blocked out of the touchline, Dybala's cross kicked into Bareca's leg and went out of the baseline. In less than 30 seconds, Juventus won a corner kick, showing Out of aggressive momentum.

However, after the corner kick was sent out, it failed to pose any threat. It was pushed out by the tall Ranocchia at the first point, and the home team who grabbed the second point also failed to complete a good cooperation. The ball was handed over to the Torino team.

In the next two or three minutes, the battle between the two sides in the midfield was very fierce, but the old-fashioned Juventus gradually controlled the rhythm of the game by using their inversion ability in the midfield and the backcourt, forming a main attack situation.However, due to the coordination problems of several players in the frontcourt and the visiting team's good attention on the defensive end, they only completed two long-range shots with a lot of deviation and failed to hit the goal guarded by Joe Hart. pose any threat.

Due to the fact that there are multiple guest players on the field, the home team's running position is a bit unusual. Everyone often changes positions, which makes the Turin players seem a little overwhelmed at the beginning, but after a few minutes of adaptation After that, they gradually found each other's footsteps.

In the 4th minute, Lin Kong, who originally kicked the midfielder, came to the right, got rid of the defense and then made a cross. Unfortunately, the ball was unresponsive at the back point and flew out of the far sideline.In the 6th minute, Juventus made a mistake in the backcourt and was intercepted. Boyer took the ball to the left side of the penalty area and dribbled continuously, but failed to find a good way out of the ball. Four minutes later, the home team shifted the ball to the right continuously, Cuadrado knocked back, and Lichtsteiner picked a pass from the penalty area but failed to pass the level of Nokia and was cleared out of the bottom line.Then the right corner kick was taken to the back point, Bonucci jumped in and rushed to the top, but unfortunately failed to hit the right position, the rebounded ball was kicked out of the penalty area by Akuwa.

Taking advantage of the boredom of the battle, the camera of the broadcaster began to scan the stands of the stadium, which really allowed them to catch a few big shots.Juventus star Michel Platini, the former UEFA president who was banned from participating in football affairs by the FIFA arbitration committee for 6 years due to financial reasons, also came to the scene to watch the game. Compared with before, he seemed to be in good condition. , When his picture was released on the big screen in the stadium, he also won a lot of applause.

Back on the court, although the situation was a bit unfavorable, the Turin players never gave up the chance to counterattack, but the opposing player was more cautious after the mistake just now, so they couldn't find a good opportunity. No.12 minutes, after Cuadrado's cross was pushed out, Baselli's long pass finally found Belotti in the frontcourt once.The latter, with the help of Boyer and Falk's involved movement, forced the ball to the right of the arc top of the penalty area under the double-team of three defensive players, and suddenly took a long-range shot. Unfortunately, he failed to grasp the sight. , The ball misses the left post.

But turning around, the home team also played a clever breakthrough from the side. Because Sturaro's skills were too rough, Dybala, who frequently appeared on the left after the opening, used his super personal skills to wipe out Zampacos. Tower, and then select Inscribed.Seeing that the situation was not good, Rossettini, who came to defend, also failed to take advantage of the one-on-one confrontation. After taking a fake move and being thrown off his center of gravity, he had to grab the Argentine's jersey with his hands. In addition to giving the opponent a free kick in a good position, he also received the first yellow card of the game.

After that, Juventus suddenly launched a strong attack and almost finished the goal. No.15 minutes, after Mandzukic's long-range shot was blocked, he won another corner kick. Dybala took the ball from the left and went straight to the middle.Benatia overwhelmed Ranocchia with a powerful header from the six-yard line, and Joe Hart didn't make a dive at all, just watched the ball fly towards the goal with great speed.But this time luck was on the side of the Turin people. The ball hit the lower part of the crossbar and hit it hard near the goal line before bouncing back into the penalty area.At this time, many people outside the field were looking at the goal line referee, and the gesture of no goal made the supporters of both sides feel completely opposite emotions.

However, the alarm in front of the visiting team's goal has not been lifted. The second point was saved by Sturaro who was guarding the front post. He could only ferry the ball back to the center under the interference of Zampacosta.Faced with this header that seemed to be passed and shot, the England goalkeeper subconsciously made a save and slapped the ball out of the small penalty area with his left hand.Unexpectedly, Bonucci caught him straight away. He raised his right foot to meet the ball and volleyed vigorously. However, under the interference of Ranocchia, he kicked an anti-aircraft shot and failed to catch the visiting team's goalkeeper. A half-empty chance on the ground.

After missing this unexpected golden opportunity, Bonucci put his head in his hands with an expression of disbelief, while the fans of the home team who watched the match uttered a neat sigh.At this time, the broadcaster also gave a slow-motion replay of the header just now, which proved that the bottom line referee's judgment was indeed accurate. The whole of the ball happened to be tangent to the outside of the goal line, and this was indeed not a goal.

After Bonucci regretted the termination for a few seconds, he temporarily regained his composure, turned around and was about to run back to the backcourt, and happened to bump into Ranocchia who had just got up face to face.The two old teammates who had fought side by side in the Bari team and the national team looked at each other and smiled, and then the Juventus center back jokingly put his head on the opponent's face, and seemed to complain in his mouth, "I let you interfere with my shooting". Ranocchia patted his good friend's shoulder with a smile, and did not fall to the ground in pain as some dark-hearted guys thought, and tricked the referee into sending off the opponent with a red card.

This scene of interaction between friends happened to be recorded by the camera, and it became a different scene in the Turin Derby, which has always been full of gunpowder. It was fully reported by many media after the game. It is an alternative condiment. .

However, after the re-kick-off, the players of the two teams did not continue to carry forward this spirit of friendship. The home team, which gradually found its own rhythm, began to attack frequently, while the Turin side, which mainly focused on defensive counterattacks, was always ready to switch from defense to offense. Arriving, always use concise delivery to deliver shells to Belotti who is protruding forward.

No. In the 18th minute, Juventus made a long pass to the frontcourt and was contested by the defensive players. Sturaro, who was active in running, did not stop the ball and directly kicked and shot, but the difficulty was too great, and his ability did not reach the level of a top forward. level, so the ball deviates a lot from the left post, achieving the purpose of helping the opponent to clear the siege.Then Turin responded with an offensive, but Zampacosta's cross was only a hair's length away from Belotti who grabbed the point in the middle, otherwise it would be a very good opportunity.

No. In the 204th minute, Cuadrado made a straight pass, and Lichtsteiner picked a pass from the penalty area to find Mandzukic who succeeded in countering offside. Unfortunately, the Swiss right back failed to grasp the strength and the ball went directly out of the baseline.The Turin team who took the goal kick launched a quick counterattack from the left. Bareca made a cross. Falke volleyed directly from the top of the penalty area under the cover of Hong Beibei, but it still missed the post.Li Mudi came to the sidelines and told the players not to be too impatient, even if the opponent's oppression is strong, they should not easily try to attack with no certainty, but to be patient and look for better opportunities again.

No. In the 208th minute, when Turin gradually improved and began to pull the offensive and defensive situation of the game back to balance, the home team played a very threatening counterattack.After Cuadrado received a long-distance through ball from Dybala, he kicked a very large cross from the right. Mandzukic, who followed up in the center, shot under the interference of Ranocchia who fell to the ground. The ball went high. Out of the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Dybala, who was extremely active, made a breakthrough on the right side near the bottom line, and was brought down by Akuwa who returned to defense.The Argentine then made a beautiful tactical positioning kick and handed the ball to Lichtsteiner in the penalty area on the right, who made a slight adjustment and then attacked with his right foot.Since the attention of the visiting team's defensive players was focused on the header near the small penalty area, no one reacted in time to form effective interference when the Swiss fullback shot.However, his feet were not smooth today. Although he hit the goal, he was not strong enough. Joe Hart, who had enough time to prepare, blocked the near corner with a single palm, wasting a rare good opportunity again.

In the 306th minute, the Turin team also completed a similar cooperation. Baseli took a tactical corner kick from the right, Zampacosta transferred the ball to the outside of the penalty area, and Rajajic followed up with a far The shot was also above the crossbar.The shooting training a few days ago did not seem to have a very good effect. So far the visiting team's 4-0 performance is really ugly. Fortunately, they did a good job on the defensive end. Only Juventus players got 7-1. Shooting data, the ball boy in this game is also very hard!

(End of this chapter)