Chapter 313: The Opponent of Another Field
Wang Shihan looked at the time, it was already early in the morning, and her roommates had fallen asleep, but she couldn't sleep, she was thinking about the Juventus game and Zhang Shujie. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
She lay on the bed for a long time tossing and turning, and finally decided to get up, carry the computer to the bed, put on the headset, and watch the crucial battle without disturbing her roommate's sleep.
It was already the early morning of May 7 in China, and it was still the afternoon of May 6 in Italy, and the Juventus players had already arrived at the Sant'Elia Stadium, which is the home stadium of Cagliari, and Juventus's opponent today was the team from the southern Italian island of Sardinia.
Cagliari are 15th in the league and have been relegated early, leaving the players without any pressure or baggage. Previously, there was media speculation about whether Cagliari would be a good man and complete Juventus' championship path, but it was strongly opposed by the club and said that he would go all out in the game.
Juventus didn't think Cagliari would stay, and Conte said: "It's up to us to win." The implication is that it doesn't matter how much Cagliari will put into the game.
Chen Hui and Shen Hao sat quietly in the press box, they had never been so eager for Juventus to win as they were today, because they were not Juventus fans. However, for the sake of Zhang Shujie and Li Mu, I have to pray for Juventus no matter what.
In the dressing room, Conte repeatedly told the tactical points, the advance of the fullbacks during the attack, the retreat of the midfielder when defending, and he even asked Zhang Shujie and Li Mu to withdraw to the center circle when necessary, and he did not allow the midfield to be disjointed.
The players had taken these words to heart, and his assistant Alessio reminded him: "The time is almost up, let's play." ”
Conte nodded: "Now play." We've been winless for three rounds, and today, I want you to take victory into your own hands!"
Eleven of the main players walked out of the dressing room and stood in the tunnel with Cagliari players standing next to them. Zhang Shujie glanced back a few times, and he didn't know any of these team members.
The teammates in front moved, and Zhang Shujie stepped into the court with everyone. Santa Elia is not large, with a capacity of about 25,000 people, but the stands are full. Despite Cagliari's relegation and European hopelessness, the fans were willing to come and watch the game.
There were also a number of Juventus fans who came with the team, holding portraits and jerseys of players such as Zhang Shujie and Li Mu in their stands, hoping that the two Chinese strikers would continue to score goals and bring victory to the team.
Zhang Shujie and Li Mu stood in the middle circle, waiting for the kickoff, the referee's whistle just sounded, Zhang Shujie knocked the ball to Li Mu, and ran forward, Li Mu passed to Vidal, and Vidal knocked it to Pirlo.
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At the same time as Juventus and Cagliari were playing, two other teams were already kicking off at the Meazza stadium. The contest between these two teams is a "city derby" that has attracted much attention in Serie A and even in Europe - Inter Milan VSAC Milan.
The blue sea and the red flame have always been "incompatible". The Nerazzurri have seen a dip since winning the 2009/2010 treble, finishing second in the league last year and not even qualifying for the Champions League this year, so they have to think about the Europa League. AC Milan is fighting for the league title, and Inter Milan is also unhappy, no matter what, the Nerazzurri want to prevent AC Milan from reaching the top, even if they adhere to the idea of "completing Juventus", they can't let their rivals win the championship for a second time.
Milito's push in the box was confiscated by Abbiati, Abbiati stood up and questioned the defender, why he didn't keep an eye on Milito, the Argentine striker is the top scorer in the Inter Milan team, second only to Ibrahimovic in the league scorer list, and tied for second place with Zhang Shujie.
Milito squandered this good opportunity and shook his head repeatedly, he was almost one-on-one with the goalkeeper just now, but unfortunately he didn't shoot with power and couldn't open the scoring.
Milito is a striker who has only risen in the last three years, he was nearly 30 years old when he became famous, he was a late bloomer, he very much wanted to wear the Serie A Golden Boot once, but now it seems that he can't achieve this wish this season, Ibrahimovic, the top scorer in the list, has scored 27 goals, four more than him, he can only keep a silver boot award as a consolation, so he has to compete with Zhang Shujie, both of whom have scored 23 goals.
He doesn't want to lose to a Chinese striker who has only played professionally for three years.
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Zhang Shujie sighed with some regret, a few seconds ago, his left-footed lob shot from fifteen meters from the middle of the penalty area went slightly over the crossbar, Pirlo's pass was very good, Zhang Shujie just had to raise his legs. Cagliari's goalkeeper Agazzi was at his wit's end, but Zhang Shujie's lob landed on top of the net.
Chen Hui also sighed and waved his hand, while Shen Hao gently tapped the table in front of him.
Wang Shihan, who was far away in China, was also very nervous, she was going to cheer for Zhang Shujie silently, but when she saw that the ball did not fall into the net, the joy in her heart disappeared in an instant.
Cagliari are no match for Juventus, and even at home, they have no advantage at all. When two teams with a huge difference in strength meet, relying on home advantage alone will not have much effect, unless there is an upset, but Juventus will no longer allow an upset to appear on their own.
Marchisio broke the ball in midfield and soon passed it to Vidal. Vidal took a few steps, and seeing that Zhang Shujie's running position attracted the opponent's two defenders, the space around Li Mu became larger. He got up and passed diagonally and accurately sent the ball to Li Mu's feet.
Li Mu used his superb ball control skills to dribble the ball all the way, shook off the two of them along the way, rubbed an inner arc with his right foot on the line of the big penalty area, the ball bypassed Agazzi's fingers, and fell towards the goal.
Li Mu wanted to cheer, Conte also raised his arms high, and Shen Hao and Chen Hui in the press box stretched their necks, ready to shout for Li Mu at any time.
Cagliari defender Perrico arrived just in time to jump up and head the ball out, only to fall into the net himself. However, if you can keep the city gate open, this fall is worth it.
Li Mu shook his hand fiercely, a little unwilling, this kind of ball can be saved, it can only be said that Cagliari is lucky. The commentator at the scene said: "Perrico saved Cagliari's life, but Li Mu was really thoughtful about this shot, he saw that Agazzi was standing very far away, so he hit the far corner, but unfortunately Juventus's No. 11 goal has not yet arrived." ”
Conte's raised arm hung down weakly, he didn't blame Li Mu, it was not Li Mu's responsibility that the goal didn't score.
Shen Hao looked at Chen Hui with a wry smile: "It seems that if we want to see the goals of the two of them, we have to continue to wait." ”
Chen Hui shrugged his shoulders and did not speak.
Li Mu was still depressed about the ball just now, and Zhang Shujie went up to comfort him: "What's the matter? ”
'It's not the same as it used to be, and you know that every game we've had is a final, and a goal in a crucial game like that is a lot of money. ”
"Makes sense. ”
"Isn't it! If we can win the title in the first season at Juventus and score a very important goal, it's wonderful to think about. ”
When Zhang Shujie heard this, he couldn't help but substitute himself into the role. Marchisio glanced at them and said, "Zhang, Li, what are you doing? It can't be nervous, is it? Relax, Cagliari is about to kick off the goal." ”
Zhang Shujie and Li Mu looked at each other and smiled after hearing this, and then walked away.
In the first 20 minutes of the game, Juventus had four shots on goal, Cagliari had no shots, the score was 0:0, and at the Meazza stadium, Inter Milan and AC Milan were also 0:0, with Conte focusing most of his attention on his own team. After all, Juventus is the top team in the table, and as long as they can win, AC Milan will be second. Allegri is different, even if AC Milan can win the game, it will depend on Juventus' situation to determine whether the Rossoneri can win the title.
Zhang Shujie's fish leap rushed out of the door, he patted the lawn, although this opportunity was not very good, but as a striker, the ball did not go into his heart a little uncomfortable. Vidal pulled him up and slapped him on the back with a smile.
With almost half an hour to go, Juventus had the upper hand and were just one goal away. Cagliari didn't have the first shot of the game until the 32nd minute, when Pinilla's powerful shot from the edge of the box went straight into the stands and posed little threat to Buffon.
On the other side, the clash between Inter Milan and AC Milan was much more exciting, with the leading scorers Ibrahimovic and Milito almost taking turns attacking each other's goals, the goalkeepers of both teams were busy and the defenders were extremely nervous. Even before the first half was played, both teams had a combined eight shots on goal, four for each side.
Ibrahimovic had scored a goal, but the referee ruled it offside and snuffed out AC Milan's goal. Robinho also missed a solo shot, and when he fired the ball wide, there was a flurry of boos and ridicule at the Meazza stadium, and the nickname "No Goal" was not for nothing.
The person who created this one-on-one goal for him was Ibrahimovic, and Ibrahimovic also looked at Robinho helplessly, not quite understanding in his heart, as a Brazilian striker with amazing skills, how could his shooting ability be so poor? In Ibrahimovic's impression, it seems that no Brazilian player is at these two extremes - good technique, poor shooting.
AC Milan fans have a love-hate relationship with Robinho, loving him because he has a genius on the pitch and hating him because he wastes too many one-on-one shots. Milan fans even believe that if Robinho's solo goal is given to Inzaghi, Ibrahimovic will not be "hands on his waist" on the pitch again and again.
At the Stadio Santa Elia, Juventus' attack pinned Cagliari at the back. Zhang Shujie gave Vidal a good pass, but Vidal accidentally touched his hand when he stopped the ball, and the sharp-eyed referee immediately blew the whistle and gave him a yellow card. Vidal didn't plead, the referee was two meters away from him, so close, he couldn't hide it, it was better to accept it than to argue, otherwise he would provoke the referee, and the two yellows would be more than worth the loss.
There were five minutes left in the first half, and counting the stoppage time, it was only about seven minutes, and the score on the field remained unchanged. Cagliari basically shrank the whole team, leaving only one striker in front, and the rest of the players all cowered in their own backfield, holding the goal.
Cagliari's formation is similar to that of the "901", which makes it difficult for the attacking players to attack. Shen Hao said with a smile: "I didn't expect Cagliari to 'put on a bus'." ”
Chen Hui said: "The beauty of football will be lost in this negative tactic, but football is a game that only depends on the result, the process is not important, Cagliari only wants to draw against Juventus, they are much worse than Juventus, only 'swing the bus' can not concede a goal." ”
Li Mu's shot was blocked by a defender, and Pirlo's shot again was blocked by a defender. Juventus' shots were blocked from five yards away, and this is the "benefit" of "swinging the bus".
The first half entered injury time, and it was at this time that a row of subtitles on the LCD screen outside the field attracted Conte's attention. Before that, there were a lot of subtitles on the big screen, but Conte didn't care, this one is different.
On the other field, AC Milan scored!