Mister Legend

Chapter 359 Unsolvable Puzzles

Just as the coaching staff of the Turin team were discussing nervously how to deploy their own tactical system, hoping to win this destined to be extremely difficult game at home, Naples arrived in Turin City early on Thursday night by plane , The importance attached to this game is self-evident.

Even though they are in the fierce competition for the league title with the White Dolphins, Juventus, who challenged Bologna this round, still very, very generously agreed with the former to use their own training ground for final preparations before the game. For Lian Guan, the Bianconeri's awareness of confrontation with the rivals in the same city is not too much to give way to!
Naples midfielder Jorginho said in an interview at noon on Saturday that the game against Turin this weekend is crucial. The team must get rid of the previous downturn and regain the state of the winning streak.

He said: "The game will definitely be difficult, because the opponent is very strong and is one of our main opponents on the way to the championship. Their current state is also very good, and the players are also very healthy. It can be said that it is very difficult. But for Naples For me, the most important thing is to focus on ourselves, because we have not won two games and we must get three points tonight. I believe that Inter Milan will make mistakes sooner or later, just like we did in the previous two weeks, so as long as the ball The team can get back to the state at the beginning of the season, and it is a matter of course to return to the top of the standings. This year is the third season for the team to compete for the championship, and it is also the best chance. All of us are ready to deal with everything Difficult preparations,."

I don't know if the Brazilian-born Italian international has the gift of prophecy. Anyway, his remarks about Inter Milan's mistakes were verified after a few hours.Spalletti's team actually lost 1-3 at home to Udinese. While giving the other coach Otto a three-game winning streak, they also kept their points at 40. It was also the first league defeat of the Nerazzurri this season, and the unbeaten record of the first [-] rounds was declared dead.

Considering that Juventus' opponents will have almost no power to fight back tomorrow, even if Naples, which is temporarily No.After entering mid-November, the Serie A championship situation gradually became fierce, attracting more fans to pay attention, and the ratings also increased slightly.

The second game on Saturday is the strong dialogue between the Red Bulls and the White Dolphins at home. This game has also been selected as a key event for global live broadcast. There will be audiences in more than 40 countries watching through various broadcasting organizations to the live signal of the game.The pre-match broadcast footage also found a special guest from the stands of the stadium. Kaka actually came to watch the game, which surprised people who didn't know the situation.

In fact, there is no complicated inside story. Today is the 118th anniversary of the establishment of the AC Milan club. When I arrived in Italy, I wanted to meet with the top management of the Rossoneri after seeing my good friends here.However, when he had lunch with the Turin coach at noon today, the former No.1 in world football was not in a good mood, because his agent had just received news from Milan, and there was still no news from AC Milan. Take a stand on his proposal to return to the club for a managerial role.In other words, at least for a short period of time, he can only set other plans for his future.

Due to being in a bad mood, Kaka did not go to Milan tonight as originally planned, but chose to stay in Turin for one night. Only then did he have time to enter the Olympic Stadium through his friend Li Moody. It will affect the matchup of the entire Serie A championship situation.

The game kicked off on time at 18:[-] local time. It was already [-]:[-] am on Sunday in Beijing time. This was very unfriendly to the Chinese audience. However, the domestic CCTV’s decision to only broadcast the Turin game had already aroused the attention of the Milan duo. The strong dissatisfaction of the fans.Since these two traditional giants are officially controlled by Chinese businessmen this season, they naturally took the opportunity to increase their influence in China. Although the increase was far greater than that brought by Li Mudi to the Turin team, they couldn't stand up to their original The mass base is very good. After such an operation, CCTV was forced to make the choice of splitting the live broadcast of the three teams' games equally, so that the Red Bulls' games were no longer limited to the prime time of China.

As early as the evening, the two sides announced the starting list for the game.On the one hand, the home team played a relatively conservative formation against strong opponents. The 3-5-2 position did not set up a midfielder. Diarra, Vukocevic and Benassi all appeared in the central midfielder. In terms of position, it's just that the first two are closer to the defense line.The three central defenders are the current best combination of Diego Llorente, Ranocchia and Canneman. The starters on the two wings are Silvestri and Flanagan. The training time was short, Li Modi didn't risk using him.The goalkeeper and striker are naturally unshakable Cassie and the Italian international combination.

However, Naples' roster made everyone feel something different. Sarri put the original main force Insigne on the bench, and used Polish international Zelinski on the left winger position.On the defensive line, the serious injury of Algeria's left back Gulam also made the Portuguese international Ruy, who was on loan from Roma, occupy a starting position.The rest of the visiting team's nine starters are all regular lineups, and their strength is naturally not to be underestimated.

Li Mudi also analyzed the reason why the Torino team is always in a very passive situation when facing Naples. He believes that the main crux is that they cannot defend against the opponent's three world-class strikers, Callejon, Mertens and Yin. The three of Signe are all players with an excellent combination of technology and speed, and they are not fixed in position and can change positions at any time according to actual needs.With the support of Hamsik and other excellent midfield teammates behind him, Naples' front trident can always find opportunities for fatal blows through erratic movements, especially in the speed of central defenders like Turin. In front of a flawed team, the lethality is extremely high.

Therefore, in this game, he borrowed Juventus' previous tactics in winning the White Dolphins 1-0 away. While the three central defenders stayed in their respective areas, he focused on the timely encirclement of the two wingbacks and the midfielder. This style of play obviously requires a lot of players' physical fitness and the ability to judge when to help teammates.Therefore, the Turin coach arranged for Flanagan, who is strong and weak in attack, as the left wing back. At the same time, Diarra and Vukocevic, two defensive midfielders who are good at intercepting, were put on the field together, and there were three substitutions in his hand. I will also try to leave these positions as much as possible, so that I can still have enough physical fitness to maintain the smooth execution of this tactic in the second half.As for the offensive end, you have to count on the opponent to have a loophole after a long time of being unable to attack. After all, Immobile and Belotti are not the type of Dybala who can create opportunities by fighting alone. If there is no support, it will be difficult to threaten the opponent's goal while playing more with less.

Although Insigne's absence from the starting lineup somewhat disrupted some of Li Moody's plans, Zelinski is also a not tall technical player. His passing and off-the-ball running are better Connect the entire team in series.However, he also has a unique advantage as a winger, that is, he can send a precise through ball closer to the opponent's goal. The vision and imagination of 16 allow the Polish international to form two threats together with Hamsik. The huge ball point can effectively defuse the opponent's tactics of freezing the latter.

After the opening, the visiting team, which had the first wave of possession, did not rush to launch an offensive. Instead, they used the excellent passing and control ability of their own backcourt players to mobilize the defense of the Turin players.However, Li Moody had anticipated this situation before the game. He asked the players to ignore the opponent's kick behind the midfield line, and save their energy to press harder when the ball enters their own half.Seeing that the tactic of luring the snake out of the hole was ineffective, Naples quickly changed the routine, as if pressing the button of multiplying the speed by 2. With the help of the right defender Shisayi coming up to assist, after a quick pass by Carle Hong bottomed out and sent a cross.It's a pity that Mertens at the top is only 1.6 meters nine. Facing Ranocchia, who is 26 centimeters taller than him, is like a child fighting with an adult, with no chance of winning.

However, for the home team that got the ball, the first wave of offense in this game was not smooth. Immobile and Belotti's two-for-one cooperation in the frontcourt was seen through by the opponent. The former Real Madrid central defender Albiol The sliding tackle left the ball behind, and Hamsik organized an offensive.The captain of the Slovakian national team gave a big foot transfer to Zelinski on the left. The latter took advantage of his teammate's running position to find an opportunity to send a direct pass. Under the interference, he forcibly knocked across the middle, and was blocked from the bottom line.

Zelinski's corner kick on the right was very fast, and the Brazilian central midfielder Alan, who was suddenly inserted into the landing point, was headed back. The ball just passed the heads of two Turin players and was ambushed in the small The Senegalese central defender Koulibaly in the middle of the penalty area kept upright.He blocked Ranocchia behind him by using the card position, and then jumped high and made a very easy head-shaking attack and went straight to the bottom of the near corner. Casillas did not face the attack that was close at hand but at such a tricky angle. There was no way, the ball hit the inside of the side net and rolled into the home team's goal.In just 4 minutes of the opening, Naples completed a lightning goal in the away game and took the situation into their own hands.

The sap that was encountered right after opening the door made the entire Turin team look a little at a loss, even Li Modi on the sidelines had a frowning expression, obviously not knowing how to adjust.This set of starters is obviously used to implement defensive counterattack tactics. The offensive power is not too strong, but for the home team that fell behind in less than 5 minutes of the opening, there is no point in continuing to defend. With the opponent's control From the perspective of ball ability, if you don't put a lot of pressure on them, you will hardly make mistakes to let the Red Bulls find a chance to tie the score.

However, rushing out is also powerless. Flanagan's assists are almost useless. Silvestri on the right has a passable cross, but there is no response from his teammates on the other side. It is easy to be stared down by the opponent.Secondly, after the lack of Baselli, there is only Benassi as an organization point in the midfield, and it is also difficult to get rid of Naples' targeting.If Lars Diarra is allowed to go up to help, it will weaken the sweeping ability in front of the penalty area and leave opportunities for the visiting team's frontcourt players to counterattack. There is a great risk in any adjustment, which makes the Turin coach scratch his head.

In this way, when Li Moody was hesitating whether to make a substitution at the point of about 10 minutes into the game, Naples once again played a wonderful cooperation, using the space left by the players of the home team to collectively press Alan in the center. After intercepting Flanagan's pass, he passed a long-distance through pass immediately.The ball passed in front of three Turin players in a row, and was successfully caught by Zelinski, who successfully reversed offside, forming a single-handed trend.

After the Pole broke into the penalty area, facing the attacking Cassie, he launched a low shot with his left foot towards the lower right corner. The Turin goalkeeper, who had already made a dive in advance, copied his classic scene of blocking Robben in the 2010 World Cup final. , he touched the ball with the toe of his protruding left foot, changing its flight trajectory, and finally sent the shot past the goal post and bounced off the baseline.San Cassie saved the entire team with an unimaginable reaction, and after a neat sigh, the entire stadium also began to shout his name, in order to thank the Spanish veteran for his wonderful work just now. save.

After seeing that the situation was not good, Li Moody finally made a decisive decision and transferred Flanagan to the right back position. The team changed to a 4-4-2 formation, with Kanneman as the left back and Silvestri Then became the right midfielder.As for the left side of the midfield, there is no fixed full-back. When defending, Lars stands here to be responsible for defense. When attacking, Benassi pulls as far as possible to the left in the front field, and takes turns with Immobile and the center. Vukocevic or Lars, who came up to respond, used the cooperation of multiple people to attack the visiting team's right back Shisay, who is weak in defense.

However, this set of temporarily arranged tactics obviously has not been rehearsed beforehand. The players are very jerky in completing it. For the time being, they cannot put too much pressure on Naples' defense line, but it can be regarded as an even match with the opponent.In the next ten minutes or so, the two teams fell into a stalemate. Both teams put more energy into the defensive end, making the pace of the game very slow, and frequent mistakes in the offense. Although there were two or three shots , but none of them pose a threat to the goalkeeper.Seeing that the game time was slowly passing to nearly 10 minutes, the Turin players began to become a little impatient, and the situation also developed towards a more dangerous situation.

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