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After 12 rounds of Serie A, he was once again suspended for a week due to the national team break.
Because the opponents that the Chinese team will face on this national team match day are the weakest Bhutanese team in the group, as well as the Xiang G team that had drawn with them in September, Lippi did not call Feng Quan back to China to compete.
Although Feng Quan's absence lowered the strength of the Chinese team by a notch, they still won 12-0 against the Bhutanese team, which is ranked outside the 150th place in the world.
Among them, Yang Xu, who was nicknamed the "master of abusing vegetables", completed a hat trick in the first round of the group stage, and made persistent efforts to stage a good show of the senior in this game.
Five days later, although the Chinese team had an absolute advantage on the field in the away game against the Xiang G team, it was not until the 87th minute of the game that Hao Junming scored the only goal of the game by Hao Junming using a free kick opportunity.
Although there are still two rounds left in the group stage, since the best second place in the other groups only has 14 points after the first six rounds, as long as the Chinese team wins the Maldives in the home game on March 24 next year, even if it loses to Qatar in the final round, it will advance to the round of 12 as the "second place in the group".
Of course, for the legendary coach Lippi, it is obviously unacceptable to qualify for the round of 12 as the second in the group.
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Although the departure of a number of key players has caused Juventus to experience a slump in the early part of the season, with 4 wins and 2 draws in the last 6 rounds, they have finally re-demonstrated the strength that the Serie A hegemon should have.
Although AC Milan, who have won 11 consecutive league games, has been listed as the number one favorite to win the Serie A title this season by major media and fans, due to the fact that Juventus have beaten both home and away opponents in the previous two seasons, coupled with the team's recent form has improved significantly, Allegri believes that AC Milan is not impossible to defeat as long as the tactics are right.
Of course, the most important problem if you want to win is how to defend Feng Quan, after all, Feng Quan's goal efficiency of scoring 21 goals in 9 appearances is too terrifying.
Looking at Fengquan slowly entering the stadium in an AC Milan jersey, Juventus coach Allegri had a very complicated mood.
Allegri's first big club in charge was AC Milan, and in his first season in charge, he led the team to the Serie A trophy after seven years.
Although Allegri has also coached world-class strikers such as Ronaldinho and Ibrahimovic, they are obviously not comparable to the current wind in terms of goal efficiency and intimidation on the field.
Allegri believes that if Feng Quan had joined AC Milan two years earlier, the front three of him, Balotelli and Kaka would have been enough to destroy the defence of any team and help him create a new 'Milan dynasty'.
However, all this is just an assumption in Allegri's mind that it will never happen.
In the Champions League final in June, Allegri wanted to force Atletico Madrid to be unable to organize the attack calmly through the high-pressure pressing in the frontcourt, and then cut off the contact between Feng Quan and his teammates, so as to achieve the purpose of suppressing Feng Quan's personal attack.
However, Atletico Madrid used a quick pass through the midfield, cracked Juventus's high-pressure pressing, and frequently used the gaps in the ribs to constantly threaten the opponent's defense, and finally successfully defended the Champions League with the big four.
Although the current opponent is AC Milan, Allegri believes that if he still chooses to press high, the wind that experienced that Champions League final will definitely advise Mihajlovic to follow Diego Simeone's strategy.
In order to avoid the tragic scene of the Champions League final, Allegri changed his usual four-man diamond position to a five-man parallel position.
Khedira was in charge of defending in the centre, with the attacking and defensive German stars of Paul Pogba and Hernanes waiting for an opportunity, before Alex Sandro, a left-back player, played as a left midfielder, and midfielder Marchisio appeared on the right side of midfield.
Although the five-man midfield configuration allowed Juventus to have only one attack point up front, the sudden forward insertion of Pogba and Hernanes, as well as Alex Sandro's flank attack, greatly enriched the team's attacking methods.
In order to minimise the threat of wind and wind, Allegri's players on the field minimized dribbling on the field, and tried to use short ground passes when passing, so as not to be cut off by the opponent to launch a quick counterattack. At the same time, he also asked the two full-backs not to press forward at the same time to assist, and must ensure that the three stay at the back to guard against the counterattack.
In addition, when the wind was on the wing, Allegri also asked Marchisio or Alex Sandro to assist the full-backs.
Allegri's tactical set-up was very targeted, but when the game actually started, AC Milan's performance was much more than he expected.
At first, when Allegri saw Feng Quan, Mandzukic and Shaarawy in the starting lineup at the same time, he thought that the opponent wanted to follow the example of Atletico Madrid to quickly pass through the midfield and deliberately target the gaps in his own defense.
However, after the start of the game, Feng Quan did not appear on the most familiar left side, but frequently moved in the middle of the front field and on the right side.
Although Juventus' five-man midfield dominated the numerical advantage, the AC Milan midfield, consisting of Bonaventura, Pjanic and Kucka, dominated the midfield competition despite the frequent drop-backs of the wind.
The frequent presence on the right flank is not convenient for the wind to cut inside and hit the goal, but it creates more space for Shaarawy to move on the left. AC Milan's first dangerous shot was scored by El Shaarawyne.
Allegri asked Lichtsteiner to strengthen his defense against El Shaarawy in the following games, but he was surprised to find that El Shaarawy's form today seemed to be even more terrifying than at his peak.
Although Shaarawy's change of direction breakthrough was not as "lightning fast" as Feng Quan, the more frequent change of direction also made the defenders at a loss; And the skillful foot technique reminded him of Ronaldinho, who made his debut in Serie A.
Although El Shaarawy's shooting skills are not as good as Feng Quan's, if he is given more opportunities to shoot, Juventus' goal will be conceded sooner or later.
In order to effectively curb El Shaarawy's attack, Allegri asked Marchisio to drop back a little and try to cut off the continuity between El Shaarawy and the midfielder.
However, with Marchisio's position retreating, Bonaventura, who have been in good form in recent league rounds, have been given more room to move.
In the 17th minute of the first half, Bonaventura received a return pass from Feng Quan in the middle of the front field slightly to the left, and originally wanted to pass the ball to Shaarawy on the left side of the front field.
But after seeing Marchisio quickly get close to Shaarawy, Bonaventura immediately decided to push forward with the ball on his own.
With Feng Quan and Kuczka's tugging attracting the attention of Khedira and Pogba, Hernanes was the only one in front of him when Bonaventura pushed forward.
Although Bonaventura's breakthrough ability is not as sharp as that of El Shaarawy, it can easily get rid of Hernanes' defense with the attacker's first hand advantage and the change in the rhythm of the ball.
Khedira, who was coming from the defense, first pretended to break through to the left, and when the opponent subconsciously shifted the center of gravity, he passed the ball to Mandzukic near the top of the penalty area.
With his back to the goal, Mandzukic first spread his arms to prevent Chiellini from stretching out his foot to break the ball, then pulled the ball horizontally with his right foot, and then turned 90 degrees to the right to break through from the opponent's right side.
Then, just as Chiellini was about to block his opponent's breakthrough, Mandzukic slammed the ball behind him with his heel.
The next moment, Feng Quan, who was originally lying in ambush near the corner of the big penalty area on the right, appeared like lightning on the rolling route of the football, and then quickly picked up his left foot to hit the goal.
However, just before Barzagli could finish the tackle on the ground, Feng Quan's left foot slammed the ball to the front right, and after a slight adjustment, he pushed the ball into the near corner of the goal with his right foot.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was in good form today, but before Mandzukic could make a save, the ball had grazed the post and drilled into the goal before Mandzukic could make a save.
Juventus, who conceded the first goal, have invested more in attack, but young centre-back Romagnoli, who only joined AC Milan this summer, has repeatedly defused their dangerous attacks.
Romagnoli, who has excellent anticipation and precise positioning, even reminds Allegri of Nesta in his prime.
As the game went on, the delay in equalizing made Juventus's players more and more impatient, not only leaking many times in defense, but also frequently making unnecessary mistakes in attack.
If it weren't for Gianluigi Buffon's repeated efforts to turn the tide in front of goal, AC Milan would have sealed the win before the end of the first half.
After the half-time adjustment, Juventus' performance has improved somewhat, but they still struggle to find a good opportunity to shoot in the box against a Romagnoli-led defence. Several threatening long-range shots from outside the box were also defused by AC Milan's young goalkeeper Donnarumma.
Juventus, who had been unable to attack for a long time, finally lost the goal again in the 23rd minute of the second half.
At that time, Feng Quan broke through along the right side to six or seven meters from the bottom line, and sent a cross with a very flat arc to the front of the goal.
The outflanked Mandzukic pushed Chiellini to the back post, and the in-form Shaarawy slotted the ball into the top right corner of the net before Buffon made a save.
11 minutes later, Feng Quan's open space on the right side of the penalty area received a direct plug from Bonaventura, and the final score was locked at 3-0.