Chapter 258: Toss at the last moment

This secret disappointed Matri, what kind of bullshit secret, think about it, in fact, professional players are not likely to confess which team they like, after all, this kind of influence is not very good. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

Zhang Yuan and Matri were eating dinner leisurely, relaxed and comfortable, which is not the norm for the two of them, but the current mental state of the Juventus players.

Winning back-to-back games and six points above AC Milan has given Juventus a lot of things, such as self-confidence, and the players are full of confidence now.

When the team is full of confidence in victory, Conte will definitely have no shortage of homework, and Juventus' immediate opponent is Lecce.

This opponent is not ordinary, because of their current situation, they are now third from bottom with 35 points, but Genoa, who are 17th above them, have only 36 points, and Fiorentina have 41 points.

What Lecce want to do now is to put themselves in a position with Genoa and step on Genoa's shoulders, with three rounds left in the league and their hopes of relegation, but their schedule is clearly unfavourable compared to Genoa.

In the 36th round, their opponent was Juventus, who were in full swing, and even if they didn't have that strength in this game, they could only bite the bullet and hope to get points from Juventus.

And what Conte has to do is to resolutely stifle Lecce's idea, Juventus also needs these three points, and a difference of 5 points does not necessarily mean that Juventus has won the championship!

After the match with Inter Milan, Conte began to use the 352 formation position, which played a very good role, and Juventus also entered the winning streak, and this game was no exception, Conte still used the 352 tactic.

Lecce coach Kosmi was suspended for this game, and it was his assistant coach who commanded the game instead of him, but Kosmi had already made sufficient plans for Lecce, and they also played 352, but Kosmi's 352 had no other purpose, that is, to defend, and concentrated a large number of personnel in the midfield and backfield to defend Juventus.

Before the game, Kosmi said that he hoped that the team would not be afraid of the strong Juventus and beat Juventus, but in fact, Kosmi was also satisfied with getting a point at the Juventus Arena.

So he has only one strategy, that is, to defend and counterattack, if it is true that Juventus crushes himself with strength, Kosmi has nothing to say, no way, not every time there will be so good luck on the field, strength is the most critical factor.

Cosmi's tactical strategy was correct, first fighting with Juventus in the midfield, using various methods to disrupt Juventus's rhythm, so in fact, after the start of the game, Lecce did not fall behind in the control of the ball.

This is very rare, and there are very few teams in Serie A that can do this now, on the one hand, the Lecce players are very motivated and hard working at such a critical juncture, and on the other hand, the Juventus players are obviously a little too contemptuous of Lecce.

Juventus's sharp knife Zhang Yuan played very poorly in the first half, Zhang Yuan wanted to win this game, he worked hard and was very active, and began to pass people frequently, but today his success rate is really outrageous, 6 dribbles in the first half, he only succeeded once, which is obviously not his normal level.

On the one hand, the Lecce team's defensive position is very good, the density is high, and the implementation of Kosmi's tactical intentions in the area defense is relatively in place, Zhang Yuan is often caught in the bag and easy to lose the ball, on the other hand, it is Zhang Yuan himself, he is not in a very good state today.

Conte frowned on the sidelines, Juventus not only played badly, but the other players were also bad.

However, it was Juventus who took the lead in the first half, who temporarily took the lead over Lecce thanks to a goal from Marchisio midway through the first half.

Kosmi, who commanded the game remotely, was still not in a hurry, always letting the team stick to defensive counter-attacking tactics, and at half-time, he said to the Lecce players over the phone: "Frustrated by the 0-1 score?!" It's not a big deal, boys! 0:1 we at least have hope, if it is 0:2, do we still have hope?! No, this is the Juventus Arena and until now no team has scored more than 2 goals here! So we can't abandon our tactics, we have to continue to play this way and we will have chances in the second half! ”

Kosmi is right, he really thinks so, what about the strong teams, the strong teams will have one or two holes in every game, the key is that Lecce must take the opportunity.

Conte did not scold the Juventus players loudly at half-time, but pointed out everyone's shortcomings one by one, hoping that everyone can improve in the second half.

Juventus were not in good form in the first half, but because of their strength, they still managed to get a chance not to shoot, but unfortunately they couldn't score, and Lecce goalkeeper Benassi played bravely today.

After the start of the second half, Juventus began to look a little conservative, they were more concerned about the ball and defense, Zhang Yuan was obviously tired, and he was not active at all, having said that he was really tired enough this season, and his physical fitness had reached the extreme by the end of the season.

Lecce also adjusted their tactics a little in the second half, mainly because several fast frontcourt players stepped up the front to press Juventus.

Juventus didn't produce a single shot in the first 10 minutes of the game, and Conte was speechless and understandable, after all, this is a double game a week, and the players will have more or less physical conditions by the end of the season.

Of course, Lecce were definitely not good, they only had two shots on goal in the first half, and they also had no shots so far in the second half.

In the 55th minute, the situation changed, Cuadrado and Cáceres scrambled, and was shown a yellow card by the referee for too big a move, after he had already received a yellow card, two yellows turned into one red, and was sent off the field.

Conte immediately made a substitution, bringing on Quagliarella to replace Zhang Yuan and Vucinic to play as a second striker.

Zhang Yuan applauded and walked to the sidelines, this substitution did not make him dissatisfied, he was not satisfied with his performance, but he was always unable to exert his energy, and it was natural to be replaced.

"You played a little bit badly today, don't be distracted by things off the field!" Conte patted Zhang Yuan on the shoulder and said.

"No, Coach! I'm a little overwhelmed today! Zhang Yuan said weakly.

Conte felt that Zhang Yuan was very abnormal, and he asked Zhang Yuan to go to the team doctor to have a look, maybe his physical fitness was a problem, but it was not enough for Zhang Yuan to run in the second half.

The team doctor didn't find anything strange after examining Zhang Yuan, but Zhang Yuan began to feel uncomfortable after sitting on the bench for a while, his head was a little heavy, a little painful, and he seemed to have a low-grade fever when he touched his head, and he had a cold?!

Zhang Yuan went to the team doctor for a preliminary examination, and the team doctor found out that Zhang Yuan had a cold!

"Let's go to the hospital after the game, I guess you have a cold!" Rio said.

Now it can only be like this, Zhang Yuan feels that he is really strange, he didn't expect that he actually had a cold, no wonder he felt bored after playing on the field for a long time.

The match between Juventus and Lecce continued, and after Cuadrado was sent off, Juventus started the mode of bombardment, but the final effect was zero, and Benassi made 8 saves in the post-match statistics.

In contrast, Buffon gave a big gift to the Lecce team in the 85th minute, Barzagli's return pass was not big, but Buffon, who has always been a stable mess, actually stopped the ball directly to Muriel, Muriel crossed, Bertolachi scored an empty goal, and the Lecce team magically equalized the score.

Buffon covered his face and was shameless in the face of Jiangdong's father, his mistake could bury the Juventus championship, how could he not regret it.

In this way, the Lecce team actually got a point at the Juventus Arena, which also interrupted Juventus's winning streak.

Conte was frustrated by the result, but he defended Buffon as soon as he could: "Every player can make a mistake, Gigi is just a mistake, it's nothing big, he's always relied on us!" ”

As for Zhang Yuan, Conte also knew that Zhang Yuan was sick, and he explained to reporters: "Zhang Yuan had a cold today and his physical fitness was seriously overdrawn, so I replaced him early!" ”

In this round of the game, AC Milan won, they took all three points, and the difference between them and Juventus is only three points, and there are still two rounds of the league, but it was tossed at the last moment, and it is impossible to conclude who the champion is.