Montolivo played hard today, just as hard as Zhuo Yang, but the specific difficulties he faced with Zhuo Yang were different.

Zhuo Yang has been taken care of by Eighth Master Gattuso, even if Eighth Master is no longer at his peak now, but that refers to his coverage of the court and tactical agility, while his perfect midfield defensive skills have not decreased significantly.

Today, the eighth master doesn't have to cross the midfield, he doesn't have to protect Pirlo, he has only one task: to stare at Zhuo Yang, from the first second to the last second of the game. What kind of character is the eighth master, he has to concentrate on keeping people on defense, and the gods have to retreat.

In terms of physical fitness, in the past, when they were together in Milan, the eighth master could still run better than Zhuo Yang, and now even if he has regressed, it is enough to keep pace with Zhuo Yang. In terms of strength, the reckless eighth master with a strong smug was even more above Zhuo Yang, and his legs were as thick as a waist. In terms of flexibility, Jiaba Ye is ten centimeters lower than Zhuo Yang. There is only a loss in speed, but rich experience and understanding of Zhuo Yang are enough to make up for it.

Although Lippi's Italy claims to be all-attacking and defending, the team's speed of retreat from attack to defense is still world-class because of its deep-rooted belief in football. In this way, once Zhuo Yang enters the half, the three strikers will cut him up nearby. The Eighth Master did not keep a face-to-face stare like Rong Hao did to Eto'o, but only caught up with Zhuo Yang after he entered the forty-meter area.

Entering thirty meters, it will also enter Zhuo Yang's range, and at this time, Meng Er or De Rossi will come to assist Jia Ba. The twenty-meter area, not to mention, is crowded with people. Therefore, Jia Baye is not alone in facing Zhuo Yang today.

The Chinese team does not have a figure like Gattuso, so although some people are pressing the second brother at half-time, the strength is naturally limited. However, the Chinese team lacks individual ability, but the tactical response is very suitable, and the midfielder has always used the numerical advantage to deal with Meng Erge and Italy.

Moreover, Rijkaard and Zhuo Yang are very smart, and when they shrink, they are very backward in formation, letting go and letting Italy press, but they do not take the opportunity to fight Italy's counterattack.

Italy is the grandfather of defensive counter-attack tactics, and naturally has the most experience in dealing with the opponent's counter-attack, in fact, they are often deliberately luring the opponent to counterattack, and then form a counter-counterattack themselves. Everything is a routine, the opponent takes the initiative to shrink and let Italy attack, but it is not what they are good at.

The Chinese team resolutely did not fight back, and advanced to play positional battles layer by layer after taking the ball. Use possession to pull the tempo down, don't give Italy a chance to take advantage of the situation, and don't be fooled by fake chances.

The reason is that in order to contain Meng Er, Zhuo Yang is relatively backward today, and naturally he can't catch up with the front line when he counterattacks, while the other players of the Chinese team do not have the ability to eat Italian defenders in counterattacks, and two against one is not good, and they will be used by the old Italians if they don't do it well.

Another very important point is that the Chinese team has the advantage of being the first move, and it is enough to keep the draw, so it is very suitable to use a positional battle with a success rate.

Therefore, Zhuo Yang's difficulty lies in his personal difficulties, and the second brother's difficulties are due to tactical passivity.

In the first 25 minutes, Italy dominated the field, but they have always been good at playing non-dominant balls, and all six shots on goal were biased or high by the interference of Chinese players. And the Chinese pair seemed to be shrinking, and the shot was only two times when Zhuo Yang forced his feet, but time was the best friend of the Chinese team.

Moreover, the Chinese team also took an unexpected lead in the 25th minute under the politeness of De Rossi.

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Meng Er also wanted to find the No. 6 player of the Chinese team who had broken De Rossi's ball just now, but although he and Zhuo Yang were brothers, he could not distinguish the faces of the Chinese.

Italy is undoubtedly a strong team in front of the Chinese team, and it should be a strong team in front of any team. But a strong team is not always strong, and a weak team is not always a weak team. Italy, which has always been slow to heat up in the competition, will only fully enter the state when it reaches the knockout stage or even the quarterfinals, and the group stage has never been smooth. And the Chinese team is at the pinnacle of its football history after a big victory over Cameroon.

The second brother shook his head gently, he was not like others, he thought that Italy would defeat the Chinese team without any suspense today.

Except for Zhuo Yang, no matter how sluggish the Italian players are, they are still several grades higher than the Chinese players, even if the dead substitute in the corner of the bench is almost an unattainable height in the career of every Chinese player. But the second brother knows very well that his teammates are not inferior to any football star in the world when they pull out one-on-one, but their biggest problem is that they don't know when they will short-circuit.

De Rossi was short-circuited, and that's the norm for Italian players, with the first two games of the group stage being drawn.

A short circuit in the brain of a midfielder is very scary, and although a short circuit in the front court will not cause the ball to be conceded, he will not be able to score the goal, and the shot is like a joke.

Since Luca Toney fell silent at Bayern, Italy has completely entered an era of inaction, and a leading scorer can be successful in the league, but once he sets foot on the international stage, it seems that they are all softer than each other.

In the 30th minute, Zambrotta broke through on the side of the front field and was pinned down by Sun Xiang, and Italy won a free kick. The position was too biased, Meng Er chose to cross, and Iaquinta grabbed the point at the top of the arc, but was entangled by Du Wei and couldn't turn around, in a hurry, Iaquinta stretched out a big slap and pushed Du Wei out of his head.

The whistle blew at the same time as the shot went into the net, but fortunately the referee Damon only verbally warned him. Seeing his anxious and inactive appearance, Lippi felt that it might be a mistake to choose him to start in place of Gilardino today. Thinking of this, Lippi involuntarily turned his head to take a look, he actually liked Ji Momoko very much.

In fact, when Lippi announced the starting lineup yesterday, Ji Taozi quietly breathed a sigh of relief, he was not a coward, but he really didn't want to play this game against the Chinese team.

Ji Taozi will not admit that he is afraid of Zhuo Yang, but he is afraid that he will keep comparing the number of goals with Zhuo Yang on the field, if it were not for the six yuan of Duzhong a few days ago, Peach's self-confidence may not be lost so quickly. In fact, whether Momoko has self-confidence or not does not prevent him from scoring in the national team.

And Zhuo Yang is an arrogant and short-tempered person, and Momoko doesn't know how to deal with Zhuo Yang if he gets mad at him on the field so that he doesn't look flustered and doesn't lose his dignity.

The story of Ji Taozi and Zhuo Yang is not known by others, sometimes even Peaches thinks about it herself, and wonders if it will be a delusion, in fact, there is no story, and he is not even sure if he has spoken to Zhuo Yang when he was in Milanello.

The distraught Gilardino was caught up by the first yellow card on the pitch, and Shao Jiayi hooked Montolivo from behind in order to prevent Italy from playing a quick counter-attack.