Chapter 280: Juve's Weakness
Once the game began, Juventus, who had won the right to kick off, were in no hurry to attack. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Led by Nedved and Emerson, the two core of the midfield, the Juventus players carefully tested Tottenham's defensive intensity, ready to find holes in the opponent's defense before launching targeted attacks!
After the first three head-to-head meetings of the season, Juventus have long since put away their contempt for Tottenham Hotspur, seeing them as their biggest rivals on the road to the title - they have been able to knock out the top teams such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, and even won one win, one draw and one loss in the previous three direct meetings with them, and the record and the field are not at all behind, which is definitely not explained by a simple sentence of luck.
As for the other two semi-final teams, AC Milan and Monaco, the Capello and Juventus players did not take the two possible opponents in the final into account. Having played AC Milan at least twice a year, they are well aware of the Rossoneri's weaknesses and know how to deal with this formidable opponent. And Monaco, I'm sorry, even if this Ligue 1 team has played an extremely impressive result this season, it will not be Juventus' opponent at all!
That's right, you read that right. Despite being frantically poached by Europe's major giants last summer, after being secretly acquired by George and becoming a satellite club of Tottenham Hotspur, the Ligue 1 club, which has introduced many future stars, played an eye-popping performance under the leadership of head coach Didier Deschamps and main center forward Romerdal Falcao, beating Deportivo 5-0 in the group stage, and went all the way through the knockout stage to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second year in a row!
After all, their defence was just as impressive as Monaco's exhilarating attack – they conceded goals in almost every game after reaching the knockout rounds, and it was only thanks to their tough and unlucky attacking power that they managed to reach the semi-finals. Therefore, if Juventus plays Monaco in the final, then I am afraid that Capello will wake up laughing in his dreams!
However, to Capello's surprise, Tottenham did not organize the attack by Alonso step by step after resisting his own attack as he expected before the game, but launched an attack on the spot after receiving the ball, trying his best to speed up the pace of the game, and did not give the Juventus players a chance to breathe at all!
Faced with this abnormal situation in front of him, Capello frowned and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but change his face greatly: "Quick, Gianluca (Zambrotta)! Tell Pavel (Nedved) and Emerson that you must stabilize the rhythm for me, and you must not be brought into their rhythm by Tottenham!"
Although he is very confident in the strength of Juventus, Capello also knows in his heart that there is no absolutely perfect team in this world. Even the Bianconeri, who have been extremely stable on all fronts, have an extremely fatal weakness!
If Tottenham's weakness is that the tactical routines are not rich enough, and the players are a little dull and inflexible when defending, then the problem for Juventus is that when the opponent deliberately speeds up the pace of the game, it is difficult to play at their own pace like AC Milan and Inter Milan!
Compared to the likes of Veron and Pirlo, Nedved, who is at the heart of Juventus' midfield, is clearly less than capable of controlling the tempo of the game. As a result, the Bianconeri's style of play is too hard-bridged, lacking the necessary changes in tempo, and they are more likely to be disrupted than the Milan duo!
In fact, it was not George's idea to speed up the pace of the game and force Juventus to play fast with them on the pitch, but by Edgar Davies at a pre-match intra-squad meeting. When the Dutch boar presented his thoughts and ideas at the meeting, almost everyone was stunned - is it too risky to use this tactic against Juventus?
In the end, it was George who used his authority as the owner and head coach of the team to override the crowd and decide to take Davis' advice. Because in George's view, Davies's suggestion is not whimsical, if used correctly, it can help Tottenham beat Juventus at the lowest cost!
Of course, speeding up the pace of the game and messing up the game with Juventus is undoubtedly a double-edged sword. While bringing more scoring opportunities to Tottenham, it will also expose more holes in Tottenham's defense!
Therefore, whether he can break Buffon's goal first is crucial at this time. If Tottenham score first, then the player has a good chance of winning the game in one go, and if Juventus seize the opportunity first, then Tottenham will be in danger next!
It has to be said that George's luck was quite good. His gamble paid off in the nineteenth minute of the game – a crack finally appeared in Juventus' defence under the relentless onslaught of Tottenham players!
Davies did not choose to hand the ball to Alonso after stealing the ball at Emerson's feet, but launched a quick counter-attack on the spot. I saw a scalpel-like pass from the Dutch Boar to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was plugged in along the right flank!
In the face of the menacing Cristiano Ronaldo, Zambrotta carefully kept his distance from the Portuguese and avoided being broken by the opponent with the ball directly - for Zambrotta, such a choice can be said to be understandable. Because they have become accustomed to defending through positioning and as a whole, they rarely rush directly to the opponent and go head-to-head.
This time, though, Zambrotta clearly miscalculated. Because Ronaldo cleverly took advantage of Zambrotta's defensive distance and the opportunity to mark people tightly, directly on the right side of the emergency stop kickback, and then left foot to pick the ball into the penalty area!
From Emerson's tackle in midfield by Davies to Ronaldo's pass into the Juventus penalty area, the whole process took only seven or eight seconds. So, when Drogba was in the box ready to receive Cristiano Ronaldo's cross, Juventus didn't have time to set up their defence!
Faced with this embarrassing situation, Cannavaro could only bite the bullet. However, if you think about it with the back of your head, it is extremely difficult for the captain of the Italian national team, who is 1.75 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms, to successfully defend Drogba, who is a full lap older than him!
In this way, after nearly 20 minutes of fierce fighting, Tottenham Hotspur, who was fighting at home, successfully seized a defensive mistake by Juventus, and Drogba knocked on the goal guarded by Buffon with a powerful header, and grabbed a slight advantage in this game related to qualification for the Champions League final!
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