Chapter 335: Nightmare Derby (Part II)

However, in the next process in the first half, Li Mudi's plan was not realized, facing only Immobile in the front, the home team only left two central defenders to firmly control it, and the sneak attack that the Torino team wanted did not materialize, but Juventus has been using the advantage of one more person in the midfield to quickly pass and control the opponent's willpower.

In the 28th minute, Sandro curled a cross from the left, and Cuadrado, who was outflanked at the back post, failed to kick the ball in the right place under the interference of Gordanica's falling block, and the ball flew high before being cleared by Ranocchia's header in front of the goal. Four minutes later, Costa cut inside on the left and cut inside on the left to cut down Diego Llorente and opted for an inverted triangle cross, and Dybala fired a shot straight into the far corner from the top of the box, but unfortunately it was about 10 centimeters above the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Pjanic broke through the middle of the field and was intercepted by Musis who was about to become the biggest threat when he connected two people, and the Bosnian complained to the referee that it was a foul after falling to the ground, which was ignored.

Torino's fourth goal of the game didn't come until the 36th minute, when Mobile hit the goal 35 yards away and tried to see if it was good for his feet. However, the Red Bulls suffered a heavy blow three minutes later, and all the head coach's previous plans were in vain.

The home team instigated an attack on the left, and it was Sandro who came up with the assist who sent a 45-degree diagonal cross, and Mandzukic in the middle missed both points during the hand-to-hand fight with Ranocchia, and the ball was picked up by Cuadrado who rushed into the right side of the box. He didn't make a quick move, but stopped the ball steadily, looked up at the goal, and then made a powerful cross with his right foot, causing the young Goldaniga to rush over to block. However, the Colombian winger flicked his ankle back to the top of the arc in the middle of the penalty area, Pjanic followed up with a right-footed shot into the top left corner of the goal, and Casillas couldn't make a save, the ball slid past his fingertips and crashed into the visitors' net. At 1-0, Juventus finally took the lead before half-time.

This goal also declared the complete bankruptcy of Li Mudi's tactics of sticking to the draw and waiting for the opponent to be impatient and then waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, in the face of 1-0 professional Uncle Hu, you can't expect the opponent to make mistakes in this situation, as long as you can get three points, the question of whether to play well is completely absent in the mind of the Juventus manager. If it is a state of eleven to eleven, the old lady may have begun to think about retreating and defending the counter-attack, even if it is now to play one more person and take the absolute initiative, but the right-back Lichtsteiner's move to almost no longer cross the half after taking the lead shows that if the Torino team does not press on the attack, if they want to equalize, they will have to rely on God to help directly.

After Alex Sandro's long-range shot from outside the area and Benasi's long-range set-piece cross was fouled by Chiellini, the half-time whistle sounded and with a one-goal deficit, the players returned to their dressing rooms, while commentators and guests from around the world began to talk about the first half and predictions for the rest of the game.

At this time, even Mr. Zhang Lu, Li Mudi's staunchest supporter, said helplessly that there was basically no suspense in this game. Sent off in the 24th minute caused too much difficulty for the team, although the Torino players were very tenacious and basically did well in defence, leaving no good chances for the opponent, but the physical disadvantage and psychological pressure still caused them to be weak in the final stages of the half.

In the face of the unfavorable situation of backwardness, Li Mudi has not many options to change, losing one is also losing, dozens are also losing, should have been desperate to attack, to see if there is a chance to seize the opponent's mistake to pull the score back to a draw, but this is a city derby! A small defeat by one goal and a big defeat by more than three goals are still very different for the pressure that the manager faces after the game, and most people really don't have the courage to dare to put themselves to death in this situation, because once they don't get it right, they will really die. Therefore, Director Zhang did not dare to predict how the Torino team would adjust in the second half, so he could only say that everyone would wait and see.

On the other hand, PBTV, which has obtained the broadcast rights of the Serie A network platform in the new season, invited the famous football commentator Mr. Zhan Jun to sit in charge, and Mr. Zhan ridiculed the situation of the Red Bull as a "nightmare derby", and also gave his personal advice, I still hope that Li Mudi can stabilize his mentality and not rashly invest heavily in the offensive end. Because a small loss to the opponent in such an unfavorable situation can still be forgiven by the outside world, but if it causes a big defeat, there will be more criticism of the head coach, and the result of the attack is a little more than worth the loss.

However, it was clear that the Italian did not listen to his pertinent advice, and instead directed the visiting players to launch a wave of tough attacks at the beginning of the second half, which was somewhat unexpected by Allegri and caused a dangerous situation in front of the Juventus goal.

In the 48th minute, Bareka assisted the front field and passed a low flat ball to the middle, Benassi pulled his foot and shot angrily about 30 meters from the goal, the ball was blocked by Matuidi with his right leg and then changed the line, just in time to be on the line of the big penalty area Immobile waiting for it. The latter ignored Chiellini's flying tackle and shot directly with his kick, but unfortunately he couldn't fully master the footwork in a hurry, and the ball that could not reach the fastest flight speed was barely fished out of the bottom line by Buffon, who was very focused, and the Torino team almost took advantage of the opponent's laxity to sneak attack.

After the ensuing corner kick was broken by the opposing defender, the Red Bulls were never able to recover from the opposition's press, and they also lost the last chance to get points and retreat, and their shots were fixed at six with more than 40 minutes left in the game, which was not expected at the time. However, this also proves the strong strength of Juventus from the side, the old lady can always hold the initiative firmly in their own hands in the game where the situation is dominant, and the other teams in Serie A are still a little behind them in this kind of stability.

The game was completely controlled by the home team, with the extremely active Dybala and Pjanic, who linked the whole team in midfield, continued to cause Torino one problem after another. In the 55th minute, the Bosnian midfielder's exquisite through ball gave Mandzukic a chance to face Kassi, and the Spanish goalkeeper showed his value at this crucial moment, blocking the opponent's powerful shot with quick one-on-one ability. Unfortunately, in the ensuing corner, his team-mates made a big mistake when the home left-back Alex Sandro made an easy header at the front post, and the ball flew into the net from the theoretical corner near the crossbar post, allowing Juve to extend their lead.

After 2-0, Li Mudi completely gave up the plan to score points, and began to take advantage of the rare opportunity to face strong opponents and began to train young players. In the 60th minute, Torino made two substitutions at the same time, with right wing-back Dickman and central midfielder Fambas coming on to replace Silvestri and Immobile, announcing that the team was no longer looking for opportunities in attack and began to practice defensive coordination with actual combat.

However, the 5-4-0 formation of the two wing-backs was not perfect, and although they withstood the home team's strong attack, they were still a little slack mentally before the end, and the energetic Dybala seized the opportunity to pick up a shot in front of goal to set the final score at 3-0.

Juventus won 71% of the possession and had 11-of-23 shots on goal, showing a crushing momentum for the opponent, and a big win was reasonable.

At the post-match press conference, Li Mudi did not complain about the red card that changed the trend of the whole game, and he admitted that there was nothing wrong with the referee's decision, and that his players did not do a good job, which led to a big defeat. However, the Torino boss did not concede defeat, and he vowed that his team would hurry up and grow, hoping to "reciprocate" Juventus in the second derby of the second half. However, the reporters below did not want to let him go, and successively raised many questions that belittled him in terms of tactical arrangements and on-the-spot command, but Li Mudi always dealt with the matter with a very brief answer and did not give a positive response, which was also regarded by the outside world as proof that he could not afford to lose.

Allegri also didn't smile too much at the praise of the reporters, and after acknowledging the performance of his own players, he also praised his opponent tonight. He reminded everyone that before the red card, the two sides were actually not much different on the field, and the strength of the red bulls this season is still worth everyone's attention.

Later on, Barceli, who was a key factor in deciding the game, also apologized to the Torino fans in a post on his social media, writing: "I want this derby too much, I care too much about this game. I was wrong and I want to apologise to everyone: my team-mates, the manager, the fans and the club, I take full responsibility. ”

Before that, he defended his foul in a post-match interview with Torino Sport: "I tried to avoid contact with Pjanic and pulled my leg back, but unfortunately I was already in the air. I'm really sorry about that. The team had been prepared for the game, but unfortunately the accident changed everything. Maybe I'm too nervous and too concerned about winning against my city rivals. I don't think I'll forget the night easily, but the season is still long, we know what the goal is, everything has to look forward and hopefully I can learn from it and not make that mistake again. ”

Although Baseli's apology and explanation won him the understanding of some fans on the Internet, the vast majority of people still blamed him for the derby defeat, but as he said, the season has only just begun, and the Red Bulls have been doing well before, so everyone is not too those who have made big mistakes. This is to be replaced by the few seasons before Li Mudi took over, with the crazy fighting spirit of Torino fans, it is really not possible to do any punishment, and Baseli is lucky to escape.

However, Li Mudi still announced the punishment of the midfielder of the team who got the red card as soon as possible in the locker room after the game, according to the team rules formulated before the start of the new season, the players who turn two yellows and one red in a game will be fined a week's salary and used as a punishment for picking up caddies on the training ground. According to the contract on Baseli, his financial loss is about 165 million euros, which is enough for him to feel distressed for a while. However, the player's "confession" attitude was quite correct, he did not raise any objections to this, and said that he would abide by the team rules 100%, and finally solemnly apologized to everyone, and his attitude was very sincere, winning everyone's forgiveness.

Before the start of the European competition between Europe and China, the hot topic of Italian football in the past two days will naturally be inseparable from this anticlimactic Turin derby, although a red card ruined all everyone's expectations, but from the strength and state shown by both sides in the game, even without that accident, the Torino team seems to have a great chance of losing the Allianz Arena. Therefore, some so-called experts began to preach that Li Mudi's team did not have the ability to enter the ranks of the championship level after all, and they could be eliminated from the first group, and this argument was echoed by many people, who began to look at the future situation of the Red Bulls.

Knowing of the situation, the Torino coach issued a temporary gag order with his opponent that the team will no longer give media interviews until the national team break in early October, focusing all their experiences on the remaining two games, and slapping those who don't know what to say in the face with reality.

The remaining seven league games all ended on Sunday, with the exception of AC Milan's two-goal win away to Sampdoria (which was a bit of an upset (not counting the specific course of the game, Montella's side only had six attempts and none of them hit the target, but the home team maintained a high level of efficiency, scoring two goals on 4-of-12 shots), and most of the rest of the results were won by the stronger side.

Chievo won 2-0 away at Cagliari, with the former having a little more luck in a close game; The battle at the bottom of the table ended with Crotone's two-goal victory, and the new team Benevento still failed to get a single point, and the start of the six-game losing streak is worthy of sympathy; Inter, who ended their winning streak in the previous round, were favored by Lady Luck today, and they continued to put pressure on the top team in the final minute of the game with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Genoa thanks to Torino veteran D'Ambrosio. Lazio beat Verona by three goals away, and also showed good competitive form; Bologna were also lucky enough to beat Sassuolo at home with an 89th-minute goal, and their performance was as expected by the outside world.

The only draw of the round came in the battle of the big axis - Fiorentina played at home to Atalanta, and the Purple Lilies stubbornly forced a 1-1 game in a passive situation at full-time, although they could also complain about their bad luck after the game. Because the Poseidon Son, who had almost twice as many possession and shots on goal as the home team throughout the game, the equaliser came in the 94th minute, which was quite dramatic. Neither side will be satisfied with today's performance as their points have been stretched apart by the European places.

After six rounds, another team that had won all of their games fell away, with only Napoli and Juventus still holding on, but they should not be taken lightly, as the chasers behind them are not far away, and the slightest negligence could overtake them. With 16 points, 15 points from Torino, 13 points from Lazio, 12 points from Roma and 12 points from AC Milan, the teams at the bottom of the table are all in a solid position, and they will also challenge for next season's Champions League place or even the league title in the next game.