Chapter 223: Halftime Lecture
"Hey, hey, hey, why are you listless?!"
"Because of the result of the first half?!"
"Because you guys didn't play well?!"
"Because you weren't trying hard enough?!"
When Conte walked into the dressing room at half-time, the atmosphere in Juventus' squad was not normal, and Napoli's second goal at the end of the first half really hit Juventus' morale. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
All the players, including Zhang Yuan, are thinking, is he going to lose again, and it's still 0:3?!
No one believes in fate, but this game has a precursor to fate!
Zhang Yuan held a towel to cover his face, his back against the closet, he just wanted to be quiet, he needed to think about what he should do in the second half?
Conte's voice sounded slowly in the dressing room, but his voice was not very loud, but in an environment like the dressing room, all the players could hear it!
The players don't know how to answer Conte's questions, and they all seem to have a little bit of bad luck, some don't play well enough, and some players secretly reflect that they don't seem to be playing too well!
But Conte's next words surprised everyone!
"No! You played well! I won't criticize you because you played great! You did the math, you created a total of 10 shots in the first half, what does that mean, it shows that our tactics are correct, we have to keep this tactic! Napoli don't get many attacking chances, but they are lucky! Yes, we are behind! But I always believe that good luck will come in the second half! I believe we can catch them!"
"I've always told you that we're always here to win, but today I don't want you to think about that, I want you to keep going on the right path, from the second half, we fight again, we want to beat them 3-0 and tell them what we deserve to get!
Conte's mouth gushed endlessly, now he seems to be completely different from just now, just now he was thundering on the sidelines, but now like a chameleon, he has become a passionate orator!
Is Juventus really playing very well, of course not, Napoli's attack is hardly a possession attack, the speed of progress is fast, Juventus is indeed a little afraid of such an opponent now, the pass is too fast, and Juventus has been very uncomfortable several times.
Conte obviously knew that he still discharged the 352 formation and made a careful deployment in the tactical arrangement, but Juventus still failed, and the main problem is, of course, the inevitable deviation of the players in execution, and not the complete and faithful implementation of Conte's tactics.
But seeing the low morale of the Juventus players, Conte, as the manager, really can't criticize them anymore, and some players may think that it is their own fault, and some players will have a different attitude!
Kong Moumou, what kind of bird are you, the 352 formation and tactics are not good at all!
The blame will be on Conte, and when some players question the manager's ability, it's not a good thing for the team!
What Conte needs to do is to inspire confidence in the Juventus players, confidence in the tactical system, of course he can't scold, too much scolding may provoke a bigger backlash, and the players in a low state are not everyone so disciplined.
Now that he knew that the players were on the wrong side of the execution, after seeing the Juventus players cheering each other up, Conte went hand-in-hand like a primary school teacher, and he made different tactical adjustments to different players.
Of course, they are all fine-tuning that does not involve big movements, and the range of action is large, which is not to make it clear that his ideas are incorrect.
The key point is that Conte thinks he is right, and he says that Juventus are better than Napoli in creating attacking chances.
This halftime talk lasted for a long time, and Napoli's substitutes were still warming up, but Juventus didn't warm up at all, because they also had to listen to Conte's "speech"!
Zhang Yuan is also a person who has seen a big battle, when he was in Real Madrid, Real Madrid was also difficult, Zhang Yuan has no intention of giving up, this game is no exception, he will not give up, just now he pondered his way of playing in the second half, and Conte explained to him in a timely manner.
"I give you the freedom, you can be a wandering center forward in the front court, but do you understand your important role?! I don't want you to pass uncontrollably! You shouldn't feel bad about the result of the first half, and you shouldn't lose confidence!"
"Because you're Zhang Yuan! You should be the one who can change the trend of the game!"
Conte didn't praise him so high-profile in front of Zhang Yuan!
Zhang Yuan is a little flustered now, he is happy to hear the manager's approval of him, but soon he is taking the current situation of Juventus as his own.
Yes, I'm Zhang Yuan, and I have the ability to change this game!
Zhang Yuan has not faced the game with a high-profile attitude for a long time, but today he has to be high-profile, because Conte has said that he can change the game, so Zhang Yuan wants to do something for Conte to see.
Now we are broadcasting for you a make-up match in Serie A this season, Napoli played at home against Juventus, in the first half Napoli relied on the goals of Hamsik and Pandev to temporarily lead Juventus 2:0, it should be said that the result of the first half was very difficult for Juventus, I don't know what kind of arrangements Juventus coach Conte will make at halftime!"
"Well, the game has started, Juventus haven't made any changes in terms of personnel! Conte didn't change the formation, still 352 against Mazzarri's 352. ”
Conte did not make any adjustments in personnel for the time being, but some adjustments were made in the tactical arrangement, mainly in the coordination of the middle, Pepe is the first time to play such a position, he and Vidal are separated on both sides, but in terms of the task of insertion, the original Marchisio and Vidal are rarely two forward, because there is to leave one person to give Pirlo the necessary protection.
But today it is Pepe, Pepe himself is a winger, Conte talks a lot, no matter how positive Pepe's attitude is, he can't change some of Pepe's birth habits, and sometimes he doesn't pay much attention to protection.
Not only him, but also on the wings, sometimes seeing him and Estigarivia appear on the same route at the same time, the sense of hierarchy is not clear.
Conte made a point of emphasizing this at half-time, asking Pepe to be more coordinated, as his position in left midfield is actually more important than Estigarivia's.
Estigarivia can go deep, even into the Napoli corner, but Pepe can't, he can't go that deep, unless Juventus' center of gravity shifts to his side, and Estigalivia switches positions with him.
This is just a normal situation, in the second half Conte took Zhang Yuanshu as a more critical pawn, his requirement was that Juventus's formation attack should make the necessary moves according to Zhang Yuan's passing movement, and at this time Conte asked his midfielders Vidal and Pepe to resolutely insert according to the situation, and even go deep into the opponent's penalty area.
Mazzarri was quite relaxed on the sidelines, but he came back to his senses in a few minutes, Zhang Yuan's position was more flexible than in the first half, Zhang Yuan did the most in the first half was to move up and down, but in the second half Zhang Yuan obviously strengthened the lateral movement.
This means that he is difficult to defend, Zhang Yuan in the sport is enough to make many of the world's top defensive players feel a headache, not as famous as Ronaldo and Messi, but no one who has been an opponent with him and knows him well is not afraid of his power.
In the 56th minute, with Zhang Yuan's unremitting efforts, Juventus got a good chance to score.
Another lateral move, he swam to the left, and made a wall-hitting coordination with Estigarivia, and then after receiving the ball, relying on a quick change of direction, he threw off Inle, and in the face of Gargano, Zhang Yuan did not force a strong breakthrough but chose to make a wall-hitting cooperation with Vidal.
Twice cooperated, Zhang Yuan moved the right side again, this is not the end, Zhang Yuan pulled the Napoli defense, when he passed Gargano, he suddenly got up and crossed diagonally, and re-stuffed the ball to Estigarivia, he was unguarded, when he received the ball, Maggio reacted, he pounced on Estigarivia!