Chapter 399: The aftermath of the game
While commentators on broadcast platforms around the world began to wrap up the most eye-catching game of the weekend, viewers around the world tuned in to the live broadcast signal feeling a little unsure of how to describe their feelings at the moment. For Juventus supporters, conceding a ball at the end of the minute and turning the three points into a point is obviously a bit difficult to accept; The thoughts of those neutral fans are more complicated, the process of the game is indeed full enough, there is no shortage of elements that should appear in various derby battles, and the final draw result is also in line with everyone's expectation of seeing a close matchup, but the final goal has become the only regret.
For the vast majority of non-professional or neutral followers of a football game, their primary concern is often the goal, and preferably a large number of wonderful goals. Sandro's first-half outflanking in front of goal was clearly not technical, but there were some bright spots from Benardeschi's back-to-back overtaking before the assist, but Torino's equaliser was clearly a balloon that was created by mistake, which would have somewhat diminished the excitement of the game.
However, the Torino fans and the entire team who were celebrating the hard-won draw did not think about whether the goal was beautiful or not, they had fallen into a frenzy, and even the usually calm and serious Samfield hugged each other with his colleagues and shouted twice in excitement to vent the excessive joy in their hearts. Although the Torino team prepared before the game with the mentality of trying to win the derby, the draw that escaped death at the last moment still made everyone excited as if they had won the championship at least for this short period of time, and they couldn't help but be restless.
After shaking hands with Allegri, who was always a bitter melon, Li Mudi turned his body to the stands and waved his hand to the fans who had always cheered for his side, expressing his gratitude. But before he finished loading B, he was surrounded by young substitutes such as Savic and Bonifaczi, who rushed over, so that the Torino coach had to say to everyone in a helpless tone: "Isn't it just a draw, as for being so excited?" But the expression on his face was an irrepressible smile, and his complexion was far more ruddy than usual, which were typical sullen performances.
Because this game is the focus of global attention, and it is during the New Year of the Celestial Empire, the Italian Football Association deliberately increased the scene of off-field interviews, and Li Mudi, as the commander of the home team, was also pulled to the interview area by Football Association officials and accepted an interview with on-site reporters. He did not say much about the controversy in the game, but repeatedly mentioned the difficulties of the city derby, and praised the players' tenacious fighting spirit today, and finally sent Chinese New Year greetings to his compatriots in Chinese, then got up and returned to the dressing room for the post-match summary and prepared for the press conference afterwards.
The wrestling between the two teams was clearly not limited to the field, and at the press conference half an hour later, the managers of both teams expressed strong dissatisfaction with the violent behavior of the opposing players today, and invariably criticized the referee's law enforcement scale, so that the battle between the two sworn rivals on the field continued off the field.
Allegri, who started the game, directly defined Torino's style of play as dirty, saying: "We fought against Tottenham in the Champions League last Wednesday for 90 minutes, so the players were not at their best physically, but the lads showed a world-class professional attitude and still showed the best professionalism today. But the game that just ended was a complete disaster, the opponent used a lot of unconventional moves to limit our performance, which directly caused three of our important players to leave the field due to injury, which is simply a stain on football. ”
"Judging from the latest report provided by the team doctor, Costa's injury is considered the mildest and he only needs three or four days of rest to return to training. Higuain, on the other hand, was lucky not to have a torn ligament, and his ankle was not a sprain, but a hard bump, which is good news for him to recover quickly, but it is estimated that it will take a week to recover, and it is almost certain that there will be no way to catch the crucial game against Atalanta next weekend. As for Benardski, his injury is the most serious, preliminarily judged to be a ligament sprain in the knee joint, and the team doctor predicts that he may be out of action for at least three weeks, and if a detailed examination after the knee swelling has disappeared, he will be out for a longer period of time, which is definitely the worst news for a team that is currently full of injuries. ”
'It was all caused by today's opponents and I don't know what they did to choose this lethal tactic, but it was clear that they got what they wanted and got a point out of us. But this point was obtained by immoral means, which should be resolutely resisted. I've always been optimistic about Coach Lee's prospects and think he's one of the best players in the new generation to become a world-class manager, but what happened today is very disappointing for me, and I hope to have a decent matchup in the next meeting. ”
"It was also part of the referee's decision that the game was out of control, and it was unbelievable that they injured three of our players and only got a yellow card. On the contrary, it is ridiculous that we, who have always played by the rules, got two! If Orsato had been able to adjust the scale of the blowing penalty in time and strictly demand the brutal actions of the other party, perhaps there would have been no tragedy in the future. Injuries to a number of key players can seriously disrupt the team's performance in future games, and it's terrible that we're being tested on three fronts at the moment and that we're in a crisis of injuries at the most critical moment. But there is a strong belief in the team that we will still go to the end and win this season, and everyone is very confident in that. ”
'But I and my players are a little frustrated that we didn't win this local derby, because apart from injuries to players like Gonzalo Higuain, the game is always under our control. The goal conceded at the last minute can only be said to be the team's bad luck today, considering that Juventus are the only Serie A team that has not conceded in injury time in the first 24 league games of the season. But it was clear that Coach Li Mudi had Lady Luck behind him, as legend has it, and they snatched two points from us with a goal that didn't make sense. It's frustrating, but it's part of football, so we accept the result. With thirteen rounds to play in the league, it will be clear who will have the last laugh, but it is certain that it will not be a team that can only rely on luck to pick up points. ”
Li Mudi, who was then present, refuted the Juventus manager's accusation that the Torino team was "dirty" in simple and direct words, saying: "I don't know what Mr. Allegri has to complain about, they have committed two more fouls than we do, and it is a complete slander to say that the Torino team played dirty. Higuain's injury is a coincidence, Cassie touched the ball first, and the collision between the two people was also caused by inertia, and there was no intentional factor; Costa suffered a minor injury because of a foul interception of Falck's cross, but he basically didn't have a big problem, but he directly killed Falke, our winger is suspected of having a broken calf bone, and he has to recuperate for at least three to four weeks, who is this playing dirty? ”
"Only Benardeschi's injury is supposed to be related to Ranocchia, but everyone can see that Andre didn't do it on purpose, he went for the ball and it was an accident to bring down the opposing player. However, the fact that Belotti was knocked to the ground by a punch from Chiellini was a definite deliberate injury, and I saw his outrageous maneuvering movements even from the sidelines. But the most incredible thing for me is that the referee team didn't say anything about it, who can tell me what this TMD is all about? ”
"Even if the referee didn't see what happened, wouldn't the VAR team on the sidelines send a reminder in time? I just watched a slow-motion replay of Sky Sports in the dressing room, which clearly and clearly recorded the whole process of Chiellini's punch hitting Belotti on the left cheek, so did our referees get distracted at the time? Or did the device just fail at that moment? Or is someone deliberately hiding the truth? I have asked the club to immediately report this matter to the Football Association, hoping to get a reasonable explanation at the first time. To be honest, looking back now, I can't believe that Chiellini would have stayed on the pitch as if nothing had happened, which almost makes me think it was in a dream, it is too unrealistic. ”
"As for the result of this game because of the goal in the last minute, it looked unfair to Juventus? Joke! Are we all children who have never been to school? Can't understand the content of the game, and can't understand the technical statistics after the game? Whether it's possession, passes, threats and penetrations into the opposition's 30-metre zone, Torino are in a slight lead, not to mention the 4-of-10 shots against 3-of-7 shots. All of this shows that we are the team that has the right to complain about only one draw, so Mr Allegri's statement is nonsense and a bit ridiculous. ”
"However, given the fact that both sides actually played a good half of the game, I personally think that a draw is a reluctantly acceptable result. Juve are still under pressure on Napoli, and with this point, they have taken advantage of the advantage of their head-to-head advantage to temporarily move up to the top of the table. We've also narrowed the gap to fourth place behind us a little bit and taken a small step towards our goal of qualifying for next season's Champions League. The team is about to have a difficult schedule, the Coppa Italia, the Europa League knockout rounds, these are the stages that our Red Bulls need to fight for, and we hope to come back at the end of the season to see who is crying and who is laughing. ”
Naturally, the post-match press conference attracted the attention of many people, and the statements made by the managers of both sides became a hot topic on the Internet.
Napoli beat the underdog SPAL 1-0 at home thanks to a goal from Brazilian midfielder Allan, widening the gap with the Old Lady to three points. At the same time, this game is also the ninth consecutive league win for the White Dolphins, breaking the record of the team's all-time top league. And this winning streak started after the 2-1 win away to Torino on December 16 last year, which also made many Juventus fans question that the Red Bulls deliberately put different energy into playing against the two championship contenders because they did not want their rivals to win the championship. Of course, this kind of baseless speculation has no way to stand, and it soon disappeared from the Internet.
There were no upsets in the rest of the weekend's league games, with the exception of Atalanta and Fiorentina who drew 1-1, Milan and Lazio both picked up three points and continued their march towards European qualification. They won their third Serie A game at home to relegation rivals Crotone, but with only 10 points, they are still 10 points away from fourth-from-bottom Crotone, who lost to the game, and it will be difficult to avoid a return to the second division in the summer.
The next day, Monday, the Italian media and the Internet were still flooded with all sorts of news about the Turin derby. Whether it's media reports such as La Repubblica and La Presse that Juve defender Giorgio Chiellini could be punished by the Football Association for hitting Torino striker Belotti with his hand, or Juventus midfielder Marchisio's wife Sinopoli posted on social media that coach Allegri did not let her husband play, or Falke and Costa accusing each other of secretly making mistakes in the process of intercepting the cross in a private interview, these things have received very heated attention.
But it all stole the limelight at noon on Tuesday when the Italian Football Federation issued a notice on its official website stating that the Juventus defender would not be penalised as there was no video evidence of Chiellini deliberately hitting Torino striker Belotti in the derby. As for why Sky Sports replays were not used as a reference, the reason is very absurd, because the station's camera and video are unique and not common to the Football Association, so they cannot be used as a basis for judgment.
In addition, the Football Association also punished Li Mudi and Allegri for publicly criticizing the work of referees, and fined each 10,000 euros, which is not cheap. But the Torino coach who learned the news didn't care about the problem of more money and less money, and for the first time, he felt that the Italian Football Association was also so fucked up! Listening to the reasons why Chiellini will not be punished, I can't think of any more excessive statements for a while, no wonder the attractiveness of Italian football has been declining year by year, with such inaction managers, which star, excellent foreign coach is willing to suffer the crime of black whistle here? The national team was made out of the World Cup by these people, and if it continues like this, a country on the Asian side will be their future role model.