Chapter 370: Losing the Ball in the End
Bendtner also came to Juventus with hope, and his agent negotiated with Juventus because he knew that Juventus needed a high-school striker. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But after Bendtner came, he found that the situation here is not quite the same, of course, it has a lot to do with his own thoughts, he is not Trezeguet, Trezeguet not only can score, but also has the role of the fulcrum in the front court in Juventus's tactical system, Bendtner loves to show himself too much, in other words, he feels overly useful to be a fulcrum, he likes to play with his feet.
But he's not Ibrahimovic either, and his skills at his feet aren't necessarily good enough to get there.
In addition, he is really not adapted to the football environment in Italy, it is not like the Premier League, there are more long passes, the pace of attack and defense is fast, the striker will get more support in the front end, and there is more emphasis on tactics here, whether it is in Juventus or in other teams, it is unlikely that a high striker like him will get too many opportunities, sometimes there are one or two people in front, you have to fight against the entire back line, you have to learn to be efficient, Zhang Yuan to Juventus have experienced a period of adaptation.
It's not that Bendtner doesn't know that he should make changes, but he just doesn't want to use him, and Conte doesn't want to use him if he gets injured, and he himself knows very well that the Juventus hierarchy will not buy him out until his brain is in the water at the end of the season.
However, he has no opinion on Zhang Yuan, he still admires Zhang Yuan, he doesn't know Zhang Yuan's previous way of playing, but he can see that Zhang Yuan has been trying to change, change how to serve the Juventus team, and Zhang Yuan can indeed score, Bendtner once said to Zhang Yuan: "It's a good experience to watch you play!"
praised Zhang Yuan fiercely, Zhang Yuan can pass the ball, and some passes can vaguely see Pirlo and see Ronaldinho's charm, which makes Bendtner appreciate more, because he thinks he is a technical striker.
So at this moment, the two of them sat together and chatted very happily, just talking about Barcelona.
The game on the field started soon, Zhang Yuan didn't chat with Bendtner, both of them watched the game attentively, Zhang Yuan really cared about the team, and Bendtner should be to give himself a boost, although Juventus conceded a lot of goals in the Champions League, but Bendtner still thinks that his temporary club's defense is still better, and the more he is in the case of a strong opponent, the more energetic.
Barcelona quickly controlled the situation on the field after the opening, they have this quality, and Conte also positioned his team's tone early on to defend and counterattack, commonly known as to put an Italian-style iron bucket formation in front of Barcelona.
Conte doesn't want to do this, but it's not okay, Barcelona's small-scale cooperation in the front field and the penetration in the front of the penalty area are very powerful, not stacking people, only relying on the numerical advantage to prevent the opponent's penetration, because the space is small, the space for Barcelona to operate is small, and the penetration is not easy.
So Juventus' entire space was flattened, with Giovinco and Vucinic both returning to their own half to participate in the defense.
There is nothing to be ashamed of in such a scene and nothing to lose confidence, Barcelona play like this, they are very good on the ball, and Real Madrid will be the same when they face them, and the Juventus players have long been mentally prepared.
But in fact, this Barcelona team is still changing under Vilanova, and Barcelona during the Guardiola period practiced the ball to the extreme, but such a textbook team is bound to become the object of everyone's research, and with the age of Xavi, the core of the midfield, Barcelona needs to cultivate a suitable successor in the long run.
They are a good match for this successor, having bought La Masia's child Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal in the summer of 2011.
But Pep Guardiola soon found that this disciple could not become Xavi's type, Cesc Fabregas can control the tempo, but he is not a top master of the ball like Xavi, he is not as good as Busquets defensively, not as good as Iniesta in breakthroughs, and during his time at Arsenal, he was commendable for his ability to score goals and assists.
The Premier League is a fast-paced place, Arsenal is also a fast-paced attacking team, Fabregas has developed a habit of kicking forward in such an environment, and Barcelona is obviously not so simple, Xavi sometimes needs to get rid of the opponent's pressing, slow down, wait for the opportunity, and sometimes even frequently do some seemingly useless backward passes.
Cesc Fabregas could not take on such a task, and he was in an awkward position under Pep Guardiola, playing in several positions up front, while Vilanova's situation has not improved much since he came to power.
Vilanova has actually changed since he came to power, because everyone is studying Barcelona's tactics, resulting in Barcelona often every game is a very difficult battle, and Vilanova's approach is to give up some possession, he needs the opponent to attack, the reason why Barcelona has scored more goals this season than before, is precisely because of such changes, their front trio attack is fast, and the opponent often exposes loopholes because they are eager to seize opportunities.
But not every team has done this, they have not been able to fool many teams in the Champions League, and this season their backline has been plagued by injuries from time to time, the personnel is not organized, sometimes it is not a success, and there are a lot of goals conceded in the league and the Champions League.
In this game, Vilanova also did not want to press Juventus too much, but Conte was very wise, Juventus players are still quite disciplined in the execution of tactics, Barcelona gave up space in the front court, Juventus did not force, had to wait for Barcelona to enter the established area before starting to force the encirclement.
Barcelona also has a way to face such a situation, they have a breaking point, the main breaking point is Messi and Sanchez, Pedro is still interspersed with good running, and the breakthrough ability is not as good as Messi and Sanchez.
Sanchez was originally coveted by Juventus for a long time, but for Juventus, the season when Marotta came to power, they didn't have much money to spend, and everything they could spend was smashed on Zhang Yuan, who looked more promising.
It turns out that Zhang Yuan is a good deal, and Sanchez's transfer to Barcelona is not bad, but it is still a little short of the expectations of Barcelona fans, but it is undeniable that Sanchez is capable.
Juventus, who defended carefully, was not so easy to be broken by Barcelona, there was danger in front of the goal, but they did not concede the goal, of course, Juventus's attack was not good, and the two sides played 0 at the end of the first half: 0, Juventus didn't have a shot on goal, it's embarrassing, isn't it, it doesn't matter that Barcelona doesn't have many shots, only 6 times, Barcelona is obviously more stable in the back of this game, since it can't lure Juventus, it simply took over the initiative on the field, and is not in a hurry to attack, this is not their home stadium after all, and they can't commit such a desperate attack.
This kind of game scene is not good-looking, Zhang Yuan watched it with relish in the stands, he has been trying to observe, observe the Barcelona players, and see what changes have been made in the Barcelona players in the past two years, maybe this is where he can use it in the next game, and Bendtner next to him is not so interested, this kid actually covered his mouth and yawned.
The first half was good without conceding a goal, and the players who went up to Conte and down to Juventus were very satisfied, and Zhang Yuan returned to the dressing room and high-fived the players on the field to express their praise.
The situation in the second half is still like this, Barcelona has many breakthrough points and created opportunities, but it is almost hot, so in a field like the Champions League, strength and luck are essential, otherwise Guardiola's peak Barcelona has long defended the Champions League, since the restructuring, no team in the defending Champions League can do it, and the Universe team can't do it, either because the strength is not strong enough or because it needs a little luck.
Barcelona were a little impatient in the later stages of the game, perhaps the attacking factor was buried in their blood, they had forgotten that this was Juventus' home stadium, and wanted to score, but Juventus almost seized the opportunity to break the door of Valdés' handle, but Vucinic also lacked a little luck.
However, Barcelona finally reaped the rewards, and in the 87th minute, with only a few minutes left in the game, Barcelona took advantage of a tackle error by the Juventus defense Leonardo Bonucci, and Sanchez broke through the door of Buffon's handle, and the away Barcelona finally took the lead.
Juventus still conceded a goal after holding on for so long, and it was his home goal!