Chapter 202: Meat Grinding Battle (Part II)

Capello couldn't help but be a little surprised to see that Tottenham did not fall behind in this meat grinder-like war, and had to fight with Emerson and Nedved on the pitch. www.biquge.info Obviously, he didn't expect this opponent to behave so toughly, not only fending off his own frontal attack, but also dragging Juventus into the bottomless quagmire known as the meat grinder!

Juventus' muscular midfield is unbeatable in Serie A, but for Tottenham players who are used to the fast-paced and confrontational environment of the Premier League, the last thing they fear is to compete with their opponents for muscle and physicality. Perhaps in terms of individual ability, Emerson and they are indeed a step ahead, but when it comes to roughness and brutality, Roy Keane and Vieira are clearly a notch above the Bianconeri!

In fact, being able to drag Juventus into this grind battle already represents Tottenham's victory to a certain extent - putting a lot of energy into the fight for the ball and confrontation will naturally reduce the amount of power that Juventus players can put into the attacking end. In this way, Tottenham's goal will be safer!

The players on both sides were sparking on the field, and the two managers off the field were not idle. Both Capello and George are racking their brains to think of countermeasures to increase their chances of victory!

Especially with Fabio Capello currently trailing the scoreline, there is simply no way for the gold medal coach to let his players waste precious energy and time in such a pointless grinder. Because he knows very well what Tottenham is doing this, he naturally wants to try his best to avoid the game going in the direction that is most unfavorable to Juventus!

Therefore, in the 60th minute of the game, after seeing Nedved, who tried to cut inside with the ball, was once again cleanly brought to the ground by Stephen Carr, Capello, who could no longer bear it, finally took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to change his tactics first. However, Capello's choice was confusing to everyone present, not only because he sent Gianluca Pesoto, who served as a substitute fullback, but also because the player who was replaced by Pesoto was actually Prince Del Pierrot of the Bianconeri!

Sending in a full-back and replacing a striker at a time when the team was in desperate need of an equaliser, Capello's substitution took everyone by surprise - if he had replaced a defender with Juventus in the lead, Capello's intention would have been relatively easy to understand, and it was nothing more than to strengthen the defense and keep the win. And now, Juventus is obviously the side behind the score, why did Capello take the initiative to weaken Juventus' strength in the offensive end?

Seeing the substitution logo made by the fourth official on the sidelines, Pierrot's face at this time can be said to be quite unsightly - being substituted when the team is behind, no matter what the reason for Capello's choice is, his move invisibly shows the fact that the gold medal coach does not trust the Zebra Prince who has been Juventus' ace in the past ten years!

Unlike most Italian managers, Capello has never been very interested in this type of nine-and-a-half-type player. When he was coaching at AC Milan, Robert Baggio, who was at his prime, was bullied by Capello so badly that he could only sit on the bench and wait for his chance.

George also couldn't see the true intention of Capello's move, but he didn't panic because of this, but made a gesture to the Tottenham players on the pitch with great calmness, signaling them to respond to the change. Because George believes that if Capello has any plans, he will definitely be exposed as soon as possible in the next game. After all, the most precious thing for Juventus right now is time!

"It's really a well-known gold medal coach who can come up with this solution to the dilemma that Juventus is currently facing. Sure enough, after the game restarted, Capello's intentions were clearly shown in front of George, and the former's solution to the problem also made George admire, "Replace Pierrot with Pesoto, and push Zambrotta, who was originally used as a left wing-back, to the position of left wing-back, while Nedved moved to the middle, liberating the Czechs' attacking ability without weakening the defense, thereby strengthening Juventus's attacking power in disguise." What a genius idea!"

Before George's words could be finished, Nedved proved the accuracy of his words with practical actions - a powerful long-range shot from outside the box almost pierced Cech's ten fingers!

"George, I still don't understand, why did Coach Capello do this?" After listening to George's explanation, old Charlie asked a little puzzled, "If you change to a striker or attack midfielder, the effect should be better than this, why go around in a circle to achieve the intention of strengthening the attack?"

"So Charlie, tell me, if you are Capello, what adjustments should you make at this time?"

"Of course, uh......" came to his lips, and the elder Charlie realized that on the bench at Juventus, he couldn't find such a player who could help the Bianconeri in attack!

"You found out too, right?" Seeing the embarrassment of old Charlie, George smiled and said, "So, Coach Capello is also helpless to do this." The current Juventus, although there are a lot of first-team players and the strength of the main squad is strong enough, the depth of the bench is far less than when it reached the Champions League final for three consecutive years. As soon as a key player is injured or out of form, then Juventus will become quite passive. ”

George still hasn't said a word, which is that compared to Lippi, Capello doesn't value those role players who are less qualified, and even hesitates to give them the opportunity to prove themselves. As a result, the substitutes who were able to get a lot of playing opportunities during the Lippi period had very little playing time under Capello, and naturally there was no chance to save the team in a flash of inspiration.

After seeing through Capello's intentions, George didn't even use the substitution quota, and directly waved his hand, allowing Vidic to step forward to help Kompany and Mascherano help defend Nedved, strengthen the protection of the front of the penalty area, and leave Ledley King alone to mark Trezeguet, and at the same time let Carl and Evra on both sides adopt the strategy of defending the center and letting the side, if they can't prevent Zambrotta and Camoranesi's internal cut, they will immediately take tactical fouls, and resolutely do not give them the opportunity to hit the goal directly!

As a result of George's adjustment, Juventus's initial offensive was quickly defused by Tottenham Hotspur - Trezeguet is a first-class centre-forward, but his style is more traditional than that of Vieri and Drogba, and he is not as strong as Vieri and Drogba, and it is difficult for him to deal with Ridley King who is marking him alone without support. Nedved and others desperately pumped shells forward to try to activate Trezeguet, but most of their passes were successfully intercepted by the likes of Alonso and Mascherano who were heavily defended in front of the penalty area, giving the French center a chance to perform at all!

Seeing that the remaining game time is getting less and less, the Juventus players, who have always been very calm, finally began to become a little impatient. And this, naturally, led to the confrontation between the players on both sides becoming more and more intense, and the referee Merck had to blow the whistle frequently, almost becoming the busiest person on the field!

Unconsciously, the balance of victory began to gradually tilt towards the end where Tottenham were!

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