Chapter 436: The Dream of the Three Crowns is Shattered
Although he said to Zhang Yuan that he was not convinced, Mihajlovic did not say so at the post-match press conference. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
'We tried our best to attack and we got some chances, but they were so strong that we didn't have a chance to win at all! I think the season isn't over yet, but they're going to win this season! ”
Mikhailovich's statement is more like saying that our strength is like this, the lads don't have to pay attention to it at all, they are very powerful, they don't need to mind.
Antonio Conte was not particularly pleased with the game, with a particular emphasis on the team's set-piece defence.
'Luckily we were prepared, otherwise it would have been difficult to beat Sampdoria who are in good form. In the last two games, we have allowed the opponent to score three goals from corners, and we can't make similar mistakes again, otherwise we will still bury the game if we have the advantage. But I still have to give a hat-hat to Sampdoria for making us too dangerous from set-pieces. ”
When reporters asked Zhang Yuan's performance, Conte gave great praise, in the three games after the winter break, Zhang Yuan's state was hot, and he had scored 7 goals, which is not all, he also contributed 3 assists!
"His performance was fantastic! I think he's in the best moment of his career! But he's still young, there's still a lot of improvement, and I hope he can continue to do that in the next games. ”
However, the reporters' next questions were a little unpleasant, and some reporters asked: "Mr. Conte, is Juventus' unfortunate exit from the Champions League due to Zhang Yuan's absence?!" ”
Conte really wants to scold people in his heart, how long has this been a matter of time, and you still mention it to me?! He said coldly: "The Champions League exit is an unacceptable result for us! But we have to look forward now! ”
Conte means that you guys don't dwell on such questions, there's no point!
The reporters were quite knowledgeable and did not continue to ask relevant questions.
With this win, Juventus extended their club's winning streak to 12 games, but Roma have not dropped the chain since losing to Juventus, easily winning Livorno at home, still eight points behind Juventus.
But even in this case, many media outlets are now conclusively saying that Rome is out of play!
A few days later, Juventus went to Rome to challenge Lazio, Petkovic's coaching in Lazio this season is obviously not as amazing as last season, his coaching style has been thoroughly understood by many teams, and Lazio is not a very strong team in itself, and it is more appropriate to position it as a mid-table team.
Last season they had European missions, this season they also have European missions, and the summer reinforcements themselves are not very in place, so under the pressure of the third line, the results in the league have declined, and they are currently only 27 points, ranking outside the European zone.
There are many reasons for the decline in results this season, one of which is very important, Klose has increased injuries and appearances as he gets older, and he scored 15 league goals for Lazio last season, which is the key to Lazio's success in reaching the European zone, but this season his injuries have decreased and he has only scored 4 goals so far, and Lazio's attack is basically over.
Lazio have only scored 26 goals so far, more than double that of Juventus, so the quality of the attack is certainly not easy to lean forward, and their defense is relatively average.
However, on January 25, this game was a good opportunity for Lazio, first of all, the top scorer Klose returned, and secondly, they were at home, this season Lazio mainly relied on home to get points, with a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses at home, and a full 19 points.
Because of this advantage, Petkovic is not conservative at the Olympic Stadium, but boldly sacrifices the attacking battle, Klose's characteristics are well known, and the ability to run and grab points is particularly strong, so Lazio's general style of play is to make full use of the two wings, one side Lulic and the other Candreva, and the cross is their magic weapon.
Klose is not just a point-grabbing center forward, the older he gets, his skills are becoming more and more mature, and his passing skills have also improved greatly, so he will often drop back and take the ball to share the ball.
Even at a young age, he is still the focus of the Serie A teams.
After the opening, Lazio obviously had more advantages, and the mood at home was really different, and then in the first half of the Super Cup, Lazio lost two consecutive games to Juventus 0:4, and the heart of revenge is still very urgent.
In the 27th minute, Klose received a through ball and was knocked down by Buffon in front of the goal, the referee awarded a penalty and sent Buffon off with a red card, Juventus was forced to replace Asamoah with Storari, and Candreva scored a penalty, 1-0!
Buffon is not a god, and sometimes he makes mistakes, of course, this ball has little to do with him, and he is still responsible for his defenders.
He didn't want to foul either, but Klose was so well timed that Buffon couldn't do without fouling.
As a result, Juventus had to meet with 10 men in the remaining 60 minutes, Petkovic appropriately recycled his formation and focused on interception, Juventus's style of play is also known to everyone, Petkovic does not think that he can have the upper hand even if he has one more person in terms of possession, and he also does not think that Juventus should be given such a chance in terms of defensive counterattack.
Therefore, Lazio's focus is not on possession and pressure up front, but on interceptions in midfield to prevent Juventus from moving the ball to the edge of the box.
This move works very well, after Juventus changed the formation of 432, the containment force on the side is small, and the opponent's style of play can ensure possession but can not easily create good opportunities, Zhang Yuan and Tevez are very active, but it is useless, Lazio's defense is very tight, Juventus got several set-piece opportunities, but they did not take advantage of it.
In the 80th minute, Conte was in a hurry and replaced Lichtsteiner with Llorente, directly offering a 333 formation, Tevez and Zhang Yuan were separated on both sides, and Llorente was in the middle, which was the rhythm of forcing a cross.
In the last minute of stoppage time, Juventus got a corner, Pirlo took a corner, Llorente jumped high from the crowd and headed the goal, Juventus equalized the score.
After the end of the 12-game winning streak, Zhang Yuan was very unhappy after the game, and when facing reporters, he said: "We should not take it lightly! Made a big mistake today! It's a lesson and hopefully we won't make similar mistakes again in the next races! ”
He expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's stunned defense, and easily let the veteran Klose grab a through ball really shouldn't be, and if you concentrate, it could have been completely avoided.
Roma played ahead of Juventus, winning 3-1 away at Verona to narrow the gap to five points, which is probably one of the reasons for Zhang Yuan's dissatisfaction.
Juventus are now doing everything possible to widen the gap in the score recently, but it is not as expected, the league points advantage has been narrowed, and Zhang Yuan felt thigh muscle discomfort in training on Tuesday, and there is a Coppa Italia against Roma on Thursday night.
An even more unfortunate thing happened, Zhang Yuan was absent, and Roma defeated Juventus 1:0 at their home stadium and eliminated Juventus directly, such a result made Conte feel very annoyed, is it true that without Zhang Yuan, he really can't do anything?!
The Juventus hierarchy are very unhappy with this outing, and according to the new plan, they hope to win the treble of the Europa League, the league and the Coppa Italia this season, but now the dream is shattered.
What's worse is that that damn vampire Raiola has already come to Turin, and it's clear that this is a bad comer, he is 200% here for Zhang Yuan's contract renewal, and he only renewed his contract in 2013?! What kind of problem is this?! Messi's contract for Barcelona has been changed six times, and it is said that it is still changing for the seventh, and that time was not for the salary, so it is not surprising.