Chapter 201: Meat Grinding Battle (I)

Didier Drogba's goal made the entire Alp Stadium instantly silent. All Juventus fans were stunned www.biquge.info watching the ball lying quietly in their own door, and it was difficult to accept the cruel reality in front of them for a while!

What is the number of this Ivorian striker, who has single-handedly penetrated the iron triangle of Cannavaro, Thuram and Buffon! This is the only thought in the minds of Juventus fans at this moment. They never thought that their incomparably strong defense line would be successfully picked off by Drogba alone!

Although Juventus' goal has been breached by Ajax three times before, let's not forget that the Bianconeri didn't actually play at their true defensive level in that game - Zeman's teams often have a strange magic that can invisibly influence the tempo of the game and make their opponents unconsciously play against them according to it.

Even so, none of Ajax were able to solve the central Cannavaro defence, which was made up of three Cannavaro by the same individual ability as Drogba, and it was only by increasing the number of attackers and forcing the opposition to disperse the defence that they found the opportunity to score.

Therefore, after Drogba completed this almost impossible task in the eyes of most people, everyone couldn't help but think of a name that once shocked the entire international football world - the former King Meazza, the ace center forward of the Italian national team, Christian Vieri! Because at this moment, everyone seemed to see Vieri's shadow from Drogba!

If Drogba really has the same level of damage as Vieri on the offensive end...... Thinking of this, Juventus fans, who have always been confident in this game, can't help but start worrying about the team they support. Although Juventus' backline seems to be solid, it doesn't mean that there really isn't a single weakness!

"Fabio Cannavaro is 1.75 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms, Lilian Thuram is 1.85 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, and Didier (Drogba) is 1.89 meters tall and weighs 91 kilograms!" Glancing at the stunned Juventus players on the field and Capello frowning on the sidelines, George said to the elder Charlie, "Regardless of height or weight, Didier is obviously ahead of Cannavaro and Thuram. Coach Capello actually thinks that these two lightweight central defenders can withstand Drogba's onslaught? ”

Although Cannavaro makes up for his lack of height with his outstanding bounce and accurate positioning, this problem has actually been affecting his performance on the court, so that he has never been able to go further and become the top presence in this position!

In George's previous life, with the exception of Cannavaro's near-perfect performance at the World Cup in Germany, where he became the first player in football history to win the title of Mr. Double as a pure defender (Beckenbauer was a free agent at the back, responsible for the team's offensive and defensive operations), the issue of rising to the top plagued Cannavaro for most of the rest of his career. For example, in the Euro 2000 final, if it weren't for Cannavaro's last-minute surge, Italy would have beaten France and lifted the Delaunay Cup on the podium for the second time.

This is the main reason why Cannavaro is rarely regarded as a candidate for the world's best centre-back, despite being known to be known as "one man can play a backline", and Cannavaro, who has obvious weaknesses compared to Nesta, is clearly not worthy of such praise.

And Juve's goal is also inseparable from Cannavaro's erratic play - if Cannavaro had not been eaten raw by Drogba, the latter would not have been able to get a chance to face Thuram and Buffon directly, let alone break the Juventus goal.

"George, don't underestimate Cannavaro. In fact, if it weren't for the previous goal-end save that cost him too much, Didier really wouldn't have been able to gain the upper hand in a head-to-head confrontation. By halftime and Cannavaro has regained his strength, Drogba and they are likely to be beaten back to their original form. Hearing George's words, Lao Cha thought for a moment and expressed his opinion, "However, Coach Capello may have to wait for Cannavaro and Thuram to solve this problem on their own on the field." After all, apart from Cannavaro and Thuram, Juventus no longer have a reliable centre-back available on the bench. ”

As the old Charlie expected, due to Tudor long-term fatigue due to injury, the aging Montero and Ferrara are no longer as brave as they used to be, so after the game entered the halftime break, Capello did not make any adjustments to the lineup, but let the players seize the time to recover their strength, and at the same time made some tactical adjustments, so as to complete the goal of equalizing or even overtaking the score in the second half!

Like Capello, George made no substitutions, and after praising his players for their performance in the first half, he focused on the tactical set-up of the second half – and after a surprise one-goal lead, George had a new idea for the game!

If you want to break through Tottenham's door, let's see if you have this good tooth!

In this way, after the start of the second half, Tottenham took the initiative to shrink the defensive line and lure Juventus to press the attack. However, the experienced Juventus players were not deceived, but followed Capello's instructions steadily, starting from the midfield to advance layer by layer, trying to force Tottenham's defense with the advantage of overall strength!

The slow pace of the game, the extreme emphasis on defence, the complexity of tactics, and the ability to exploit the opponent's defensive holes to chase after them were the common characteristics of Serie A teams in this period. Juventus, as the leader in this field, naturally will not change this style easily.

In the face of Juventus' pressing step by step, Tottenham players are naturally not to be outdone. Under the command of Ledley King, the Tottenham players set up a heavy defensive line within 30 meters in front of the goal, and played a very brutal meat grind with Juventus in their own half!

Nedved wanted to force a breakthrough after receiving the ball, but Kompany and Karl came directly to the door to beat the dog, Alonso was just about to launch a long counterattack, and was immediately put to the ground by Camoranesi who returned to the defense, Mascherano and De Jong both fell to the ground in a scrum, and then a skirmish broke out between the two, forcing Merck to show them a yellow card to barely calm the situation!

Every ball is contested, the physical confrontation is extremely fierce, and all kinds of small actions and fouls are endless...... As the battle continues to escalate, players from both sides have already played their fire. At this point, the Champions Cup group stage between Tottenham and Juventus has finally begun to enter the white-hot stage!

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