Chapter 543: Blocking and Digging a Pit for Buffon
No matter how hoarse the Juventus fans at the Alp Stadium cheered, Juventus could only play some innocuous counter-attacks, and then continue to be firmly suppressed by Inter Milan.
The gap is really obvious, Juventus is at Serie A level, Inter Milan is at Champions League level, and it is the kind of level that has the quality to compete for the Champions League.
Of course, Juventus' defense is still very commendable, which is the basis of their survival, so they can maintain no goal under heavy pressure.
Before he felt it before, it dawned on Vardy that his biggest enemy in this game may not be Buffon, but Juventus midfielder Zanetti.
I don't know when it began, when many teams faced Vardy, they liked to use a full-time defensive back to follow Vardy inseparably, prevent him from receiving the ball, disrupt his attack, and use all kinds of means.
It's just that most of the time, those full-time defensive players will end up being played by Vardy, and even beaten to the point of losing confidence, and Vardy's reputation as the big devil is not in vain.
However, Zanetti's performance today caught the eye on Jamie Vardy, who is definitely an underrated midfield defender.
In the middle, the full-time target of Vardy did not close Vardy, but was three steps behind and stuck in a very sensitive position.
With three steps to go, Vardy started and Zanetti had plenty of reaction time to interfere with even if Vardy shot straight at goal.
If Vardy cooperates with others, he doesn't care, because Inter's attack is completely based on Vardy's core, and others naturally have teammates to deal with, he just needs to watch Vardy.
If Vardy goes wide, Zanetti will just run according to Vardy's position, and once Vardy cuts inside, Zanetti will appear in front of Vardy immediately, which is extremely accurate.
In the 24th minute of the first half, Jamie Vardy had a brilliant shot from the flank and cut in, but it was blocked by Zanetti who suddenly appeared in front of him, and it was cleanly destroyed.
This was rare before, especially in the rib area, as long as Vardy started, even if it was difficult for two or three players on the other side to restrain Vardy, today he was guarded by the little-known Zanetti, even Vardy found it incredible.
I may have underestimated the heroes of the world!
If Vardy had super playmaking and scalpel-like through balls, then Zanetti would never have dared to let Vardy do that, but unfortunately, Vardy has both qualities, but he is by no means top-notch.
I had no choice but to seek support from my teammates.
Find an opportunity to grab Ievee and Figo, muttering a few words before parting.
Juventus' side didn't care, at least now the defense of Vardy is very good, Inter Milan can't make no adjustments, the key is that they are confident that even if Vardy has adjustments, they can't jump away from Zanetti's defense.
The next time Inter attacked, Vardy once again received a pass from Maxwell on the left side of the penalty area, and in an instant, Zanetti also appeared in front of Vardy, maintaining a very uncomfortable distance for Vardy, who had mastered the scale very well.
But what he didn't expect was that the corners of Vardy's mouth curled up slightly, and he suddenly showed an incomprehensible smile.
Suddenly, Vardy started and dribbled the ball towards the right, and the explosiveness of the moment made people can't help but let out an exclamation.
It felt like there were springs on my feet.
Zanetti didn't panic because he had plenty of room to react, as he had done many times before, and he could stop Vardy with a single leap and disrupt Vardy's attack.
However, as soon as the body moved, the foot stepped on the ground, and the body jumped out horizontally, and the next second, it seemed to hit a wall and was bounced back.
Zanetti looked confused!
At this time, he realized that just a moment ago, the Swedish god Tayib appeared on his side, just stuck in the direction he wanted to block Vardy, and directly bounced him back.
At that moment, Zanetti's mind involuntarily flashed a basketball-exclusive noun - blocking!
A teammate of an offensive player with the ball blocks the defender with his body and helps the offensive player get a direct offensive opportunity, which is called a pick-and-roll.
Nima, now basketball tactics are starting to be transplanted to the football field?
However, at this point, he didn't have time to think about it, and even just opened his hand and shouted at the referee for a foul, and then turned his attention to Vardy, who had already smashed into the box from the ribs.
Without the kraft candy-like Zanetti, Vardy was in a no-man's land in the box, and the croquettes cooperated with a small range to get rid of the two defenders directly from the two defenders, enter the small penalty area, and face the goalkeeper Buffon.
Buffon did not hesitate to attack, and at the same time his body did not lean down, because he studied Vardy's shots, usually after the goalkeeper attacked, Vardy will choose to lob the goal, excellent shooting skills are enough for Vardy to pick a perfect arc around the goalkeeper and fall into the goal, the success rate is unimaginably high.
Buffon's wishful thinking played quite well, but what he didn't expect was that Vardy was going down the beaten path this time.
Vardy didn't shoot with his feet as he thought, but chose to continue to dribble forward, as if he was going to meet Buffon in a narrow way.
What does he want to do?
In fact, Vardy just wanted to get Buffon out of the game.
The task of touching the head and killing Buffon was completed, but Vardy did not want Buffon to find another opportunity to kill him.
How can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves?
So, just leave it to Buffon.
With Vardy's acting skills, or porcelain touching skills, as long as Buffon dares to pounce sideways when he is single-faced, Vardy is guaranteed to fall seamlessly.
Knocking down a lone player in the penalty area, this era is the red dot package, I didn't say it.
It is with this in mind that Vardy will continue to go towards Buffon, otherwise he will have enough to eat.
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two was so close that they could even feel each other's heavy gasps.
Buffon's expression was solemn, but Vardy's eyes were full of banter.
Are you fooled or not?
Vardy smashed the ball in the moment of the collision and shifted his centre of gravity quickly to dodge from the left and deliberately left Buffon with a chance to save.
Buffon's body quickly fell to the right, and subconsciously reached out and pounced on the ball.
But at the same time, there are doubts in my heart, as long as Vardy does not think about life alone, he will usually never make such a mistake, and he can save the ball so easily?
But in the next moment, before Buffon's hand could reach the ball, the ball was quickly led away by Vardy, and at the same time, his foot was sent to Buffon's hand, just like a tanuki for a prince.
I'm ready to touch the porcelain, just waiting for you to drive over!
In the flash of time, Buffon, who was preoccupied, reacted with a quick retraction of his outstretched hand, which was a big concession to Vardy's foot and give up the last move.
Concentration is a very strict requirement for goalkeepers, and it is clear that Gianluigi Buffon is not in vain, and his ability to react in an instant is worthy of his reputation as a top goalkeeper.
Even if he can't stop Vardy from shaking himself off, Buffon can't choose to bring Vardy down, and once Juve have one less player, then there is really no possibility of a reversal of the game.
So, at the last moment, Buffon relented.
Vardy had already shaken off Buffon and slotted the ball into the Juventus goal, but the defender was more than half a beat slow to save the goalline despite the defender's sliding tackle in front of goal.
Inter scored!
Vardy turned and rushed towards Ibrahimovic, leaping high and jumping on top of Ibrahimovic, who might not have been able to create such a good opportunity if Ibra hadn't come out to make an obstacle.
When celebrating the goal with his teammates, Vardy did not forget to look back at Buffon, who admired Buffon's reaction in an instant, and he thought that he could put Buffon in the pit, but he did not expect that Buffon broke his wrist and made the most beneficial choice for the team.
If you lose the goal, as long as the team still has combat effectiveness, there is a possibility of getting it back;
But if the people are gone, what kind of reversal is there to talk about?
The boos at the Alp Stadium were loud, on the one hand, dissatisfied with Inter's celebrations, and on the other hand, questioned the validity of the goal.
Zanetti rushed to the referee and protested loudly, in his opinion, Ibrahimovic blocked his foul just now, and the goal behind him should not be counted.
However, at this time, the slow motion of the TV broadcast had already given a replay, just like the blocking of a basketball, and Ibrahimovic did not move at all.
It turned out that Vardy's timing was very good, and after Ibrahimovic quietly slipped to Zanetti's side, Vardy suddenly broke out, and then Zanetti inevitably bumped into Ibrahimovic?
Could this be a foul on Ibrahimovic?
It's not a small penalty area, Zanetti isn't a goalkeeper, where is there so much preferential treatment?
Do you have to make way for everyone to make way for you to defend successfully?
No matter how the Juventus players protested, the referee remained unmoved, this referee is not a referee controlled by the phonegate, and it is impossible to favor Juventus without limit.
It took a long time for the game to restart, and by this time, 30 minutes had passed in the first half.
Although the Juventus fans in the stands were still shouting and cheering hoarsely, Juventus' morale was still affected by the goals conceded, and this gap made them feel powerless.
Looking at Gianluigi Buffon, who was clapping his hands and shouting at his teammates to give it his all at the back, Vardy felt that he was a good leader, and although the Bianconeri prince Piero was still on the pitch, it was clear that the responsibility of spiritual leadership had begun to shift to Buffon.
Well, does Buffon, who is strong in front of people, need comfort?
Vardy didn't really mind giving Buffon another comforting touch.