Mister Legend

Chapter 451 A Regretful Day

"Hello, viewers who have just turned on the TV. This is Italian National Radio, and what you are broadcasting is the live signal of the 2017-18 Coppa Italia final. I am your old friend Sergio Cesi, and I am your old friend I sat together to explain and comment on the game for everyone. It is our country's famous football star Dino Zoff. Now the score is 1 to 0. The defending champion Juventus was played by Brazilian winger Douglas in No.604 minutes Costa took the lead with a fantastic shot from distance. So Dino, what do you think of the state of the game?"

"To be honest, I underestimated the performance of the Torino team in the first half. The Bulls are undoubtedly the more qualified team to win the game."

"If you guessed correctly, there will be a turning point later, please say 'but'."

"Hehe, you are still so impatient, Sergio. But anyone who has been paying attention to the game can easily feel the changes in Juventus after the halftime break. Here, I have to sigh that Coach Allegri does not Kui is a recognized "tactical master", in addition to rich tactical knowledge, he also has flexible adaptability, which is an outstanding quality in the entire world of football."

After taking a breath, Zoff continued to praise: "He didn't make any adjustments to the players on the field. He just used the change of a few players in the frontcourt to restore his offensive ability, which was in trouble in the first half, to a normal level. In particular, Costa frequently appeared on the right side and together with his teammates launched high-intensity attacks on the young Bareca. This is definitely the best decision so far in the game. We all know that this Turin team They are very good. They locked in the third place in the league early and reached the final of the European League. But today's game is still too difficult for them. The opponent's state has gradually adjusted to the best level. If they can't top If this wave of strong attack by Juventus is passed, the suspense of the championship may no longer exist."

"Then if you were on the side of the Turin team, what strategy would you suggest to Coach Li to adopt? Everyone can see that their current situation is really bad. It seems that the goal may be re-opened at any time... Oh, let’s take a look at this offensive on the field first. There was a mistake in the pass and reception of Immobile and Baselli, and Juventus had a counterattack opportunity. Pjanic’s pass found Costa, who was advancing at high speed on the left , passed to Dybala in the middle, and Cuadrado on the left, oh! With consecutive passes, the ball entered the penalty area of ​​the Torino team, Quadrado shot from a small angle, Casilla Si! Beautiful! Wonderful save, although he gave the opponent a corner kick, but he did the best he could do."

"Yes, a wonderful attack, and an equally wonderful save. To be honest, seeing the goalkeepers of the two teams on the field today, my heart seems to have returned to the late 70s and early 80s. At that time, my age Similar to these two players, in the eyes of the outside world, they should have been disarmed and returned to the field long ago, but our performance in the game proved that goalkeepers in the late 40s or even [-] years old are still capable of contributing high-quality goals. play."

"Indeed, Buffon and Cassie's performance today can definitely be called almost perfect. They have repeatedly resolved the opponent's inevitable attack. Even if the latter concedes a goal, it is not his fault. The ball hit the teammate's body and changed the line, he was very difficult... Wow! The goal was scored! Juventus took advantage of this corner kick to knock on the goal of their rivals in the same city again, and scored two goals in five minutes , almost sealed the victory of the game."

As a TV commentator in the nature of a host, Sergio Ciersi naturally has to take over the right to speak when major events occur in the game, so when the game celebrates when a goal is scored, he combines slow motion The playback uses a faster speech rate to review the entire process of the corner kick just now.

"Let me look at the goal again. Pjanic took a corner kick to the front. The quality is not very high. It is too close to the goal line. It is an area that the goalkeeper can control. It is difficult for Juventus players. To compete with Casillas who can use his arm. But Belotti made such a fatal mistake at this time. He chose to clear the ball with a header when no one around him interfered, but failed Mastered the contact position with the ball, but formed a perfect back kick. Shaking Casey behind him, the ball went into the side net at the back point after a bounce. It was a perfect shot. Own goals!"

The guest Dino Zoff also answered at this time: "Yes, Juventus's corner kick attack was not a big threat, but Belotti unfortunately didn't help and implemented a penalty for his team. A heavy blow. After the score became 0 to 2, the Turin team has little hope of winning this year's Coppa Italia. Allegri is the best head coach in world football today One, if there is no accident, Juventus will resort to counterattack tactics. Players with speed advantages such as Higuain and Bernardeschi will appear on the field one after another. Definitely not good news."

"But they have no other way, don't they? If they don't strengthen their offense, when the game enters the last 10 minutes, the suspense of the outcome will be completely crushed. I don't think Coach Li will give up on the game. It's a last-ditch chance, anyway, the situation can't get any worse, so it's better to give it a try."

"In theory, it is, but don't forget that this game is not only a domestic cup final, but also a derby in the same city. The grievances and hatred between the two teams are too rich. Sitting here continuously I can’t finish talking about ten days and ten nights. If I lose by a big score on such an important stage, I don’t know how the radical fans of the Turin team will react. You must know that I played and coached Juventus back then When I was in Tus, there were many violent conflicts."

Zoff’s tone still contained a little nostalgia for the past. Although he was 76 years old, he still had a clear mind and he did not forget those major events 30 years ago. Obviously, what happened back then were very representative. Sexuality and influence left a deep impression on him years later.

And when the two were analyzing the next trend of the game, the assistant coach of the Turin team had already turned to the field when the referee stepped forward to signal the Juventus players who were still in a state of frantic celebration to return to their own half as soon as possible. The side's fourth official submits a request for a substitution. One minute later, Spanish winger Falk came on to replace the left winger Barreca. The formation of the Red Bulls became 1-4-3, but both Immobile and Belotti were closer to the center, and the attack from the right More to Silvestri who plugged in at the back.

It's just that before the Turin team's heart attack routine was played out, Juventus also made personnel adjustments immediately, and they still changed two people in a row.As if hearing what Zoff said on TV, Allegra put Higuain and Bernardeschi on the field at one time, two players with more speed advantages, replacing Mandzukic and Dybala.After the substitution, the Bianconeri's player position has not changed much, but the threat in the counterattack tactics has greatly increased. The two new players plus Douglas Coase, who can run 11 meters into [-] seconds Tower, the defenders of the Torino team are very difficult to deal with.

No. 705 minutes, Falk wiped out Cuadrado, who was not good at defending, on the left side of the front court, but he was a little too impatient in the cross, and the placement was not ideal, and he was easily cleared by Barzagli.Immediately after Pjanic got the ball, he organized a quick counterattack. He took the lead before the arrival of Muses' fierce tackle, and used a precise oblique long pass to find the black and white who had already advanced rapidly on the right. babe.

Bernardeschi took advantage of the fact that he was the first to start and was in the same direction as the ball. He pulled Kanneman, who was turning around and chasing back, down a distance of less than two meters. Always keep an eye on your teammates and defenders in the middle.

After discovering that Higuain's run completely restrained Ranocchia, and Vukocevic, who was chasing back, was temporarily about three or four meters away from him, the Juventus winger decisively chose to cut inside.He dribbled the ball to a position ten meters away from the penalty area line and finally attracted the defense of the former Milan captain. After making a fake move to move forward, he passed the ball to the left.The smoker couldn't get a kicker, because Diego Llorente firmly blocked the passage between him and the Torino goal, and the pursuit was about to rush behind him, and there was no better choice. After that, Higuain could only make a diagonal pass to the left again. Costa finally completed a shot of good quality before Silvestri's crazy block, but it was slightly out of the post.

Although they failed to score a goal, Juventus's counterattack has demonstrated their ability. Once the Turin team cannot strengthen their offense while taking care of their defense, then the third conceded goal may come soon. And that will be the decisive event that will completely kill the suspense of the game.

It's just that Li Moody, who had no choice, naturally had no choice but to go all the way to the dark. He successively used Boyer and Pellegri to replace Muses, who had just been given a yellow card by the referee for excessive movements, and Musis for hitting Belotti, who scored an own goal and was not in a high mood, the Torino team set up a 4-2-4 formation when attacking, which is a make-or-break routine.

And this change almost helped the Red Bulls narrow the score gap after just 2 minutes. Falke, who suddenly switched to the left, showed a flash of inspiration at the corner of the opponent's penalty area. He first used A job similar to Cruyff's turning around shook away Benatia's marking, and then stepped up the ball to throw away the physical condition of his guest full-back Cuadrado, who was on the left sideline of the penalty area. With no chance of interference, he immediately made a cross with his left foot to the center.

Although Immobile's running position did not create a tacit understanding with his teammates, his behavior of raising his left foot to stop the ball still interfered with the judgment of others. Matuidi, who was caught off guard, wanted to make a clearance two meters outside the small penalty area in the middle , but kicked the ball to the center left post.Fortunately, the luck was not too bad, the ball bounced back to the goal, and Benatia, who was driven back, kicked out of the sideline, and Juventus almost gave the opponent an own goal.

The result of this goal caused a pessimistic thought in the hearts of everyone in the Turin team. The final difference between the two own goals seems to have shown that the goddess of luck is standing behind the opponent today. In the case of downwind, luck is more in favor of the opponent, so there is almost no possibility of changing the prospects of this game.

But the players of the Red Bulls still did not give up their last hope. They launched the final attack on Juventus' goal in the remaining time of the game, and made Allegri order a retreat after replacing Costa with Marchisio With the exception of Higuain and Bernardeschi who were still preparing for a counterattack, the rest of the Juventus players retreated to the deep area of ​​their own half, forming a multi-lane formation in front of Buffon. barrier.

In the end, the Turin people who tried their best failed to score even a goal. When Antonio D'Amato blew the whistle for the end of the game just after No. 903 minutes, the entire Stadio Olimpico It became a sea of ​​celebration for the Juventus club and its supporters.

The other half of the stadium is a concentration camp where their rivals from the same city are trapped in infinite sorrow.Except for some radical fans who were guarded by the riot police, they kept clamoring to make the despicable Juventus pay the price, most of the team supporters looked at the biggest enemy in the field with a sad face However, their eyes did not actually focus on anything, because the endless sorrow has soaked the body and mind, making it impossible for everyone to concentrate on reality.

Some of the female fans and children had already burst into tears, and even burst into tears. All this deeply hurt the hearts of Li Mudi and his disciples.After barely cheering up and expressing their gratitude to the supporters at the scene, all the coaches and players of the Turin team hurried back to the locker room, leaving the field to today's winner.

This is the fourth consecutive year that Juventus has won the domestic cup championship, and it has also achieved the double crown for four consecutive years. Neither of them is a new record in Italian football.At the same time, they have not conceded a goal in this season's cup match, which is the first time this event has appeared since its inception in 1922.Saying that they are the absolute rulers of football in the Apennine Peninsula in recent years, I believe no one will raise even the slightest doubt.

At the press conference after the game, Allegri, after expressing his joy of winning the championship, also highly praised the performance of the Turin team today. He believes that the strength and willpower shown by the teams in the same city are world-class level, and predicts that the Turin team will become one of Juventus' main competitors on the two domestic fronts next season.

And because of the 2-0 score, Buffon, who achieved the 300th clean sheet record in his career, held a separate press conference after the game, officially announcing that he will leave the Bianconeri after the end of the season.This also means that in the 38th round of Serie A next Saturday, Juventus' home game against Verona will become his farewell game in the old lady.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately suppressed the influence of the Coppa Italia final that had not yet fully fermented, and the entire Italian football environment entered into an atmosphere of remembering this great goalkeeper, which indirectly made all losers The Ling Club temporarily avoided the attention of the outside world, alleviating the psychological pressure they were under, and did not turn the finale of the season into a catastrophe.

(End of this chapter)