57. Dance between square inches
In competitive sports, the attacking side always has a certain amount of initiative, and defense itself means a kind of passivity.
At the San Siro, the difference between the active attacking side and the passive defending side is even more clear, with the players in the red and black stripes running more, passing the ball faster, reflexing more sharply when fighting for the ball, and they almost never stop......
In fact, the advantage of this situation is to peel off the outermost layer of modifiers, and there are only two words inside - age!
Van der Vaart at 20, Kaka at 21, Pirlo at 24, Ljungberg at 26, Drogba at 25, Sheva is slightly older, but 27 is in the prime of life.
On the other side, Montero and Thuram are both 32 years old, Lerotalie is 27 years old, and Zambrotta is a little younger at 26 years.
Lippi is now asking Juve's backline to reclaim and stick to the box, effectively closing the age gap between the two sides.
"They recycled." Tassotti still spoke without a voice.
"Well......", Jiang Qi nodded, the response to this situation had been planned in the discussion of the coaching staff, "Rafael! ”
The rookie head shouted Van der Vaart's name, then made a thumb and forefinger open 90-degree gesture.
The Dutchman responded with an "ok" gesture and then turned and went on to join the attack.
In order to avoid the crazy pressing of the AC Milan midfield, he directly made a long pass to the fulcrum of Trezeguet, which allowed Juventus to gradually recover some situations, but Lippi found that his attacking routine seemed to have been dealt with by the opponent as well.
It turned out that Ambrosini was put on the field to cut off the second drop point that Trezeguet was fighting for, compared to the central defender, Ambrosini has a stronger running ability, can cover the entire midfield, with excellent physical fitness in the competition with Di Vaio, Nedved, Camoranesi These contact points have more advantages, and when Ambrosini mentions the high position, Kaladze and Cafu will consciously adduct.
Kaladze was originally a good central defender with a little training, and Uncle Cafu's physical fitness was extremely inconsistent with his age, and his experience was even more experienced, and his assistance defense was perfect, so both the spectators in the stands and the commentators guarding the video screen found that AC Milan's formation was actually more like a 3-5-2 deformation.
Ambrosini's play-on has multiple tasks, controlling the landing point in the frontcourt, cutting off the receiving player's exit line at the first time, forcing the attacking player to slow down the tempo, and his position is just right to effectively connect the midfield, which is completely a preparation for Zaccheroni's original tactical arrangement.
Both sides seemed to be equally bogged down, reclaiming their defenses and cutting off the starting points of the attack, leaving only quick transitions and fragmented progress.
Lippi seemed calm at this time, sat down in the dugout, and said to Pincorini next to him: "Now it's up to who can breathe more under this suffocating rhythm." ”
When it comes to the resilience of the team, Lippi has never been disappointed in his team, because they are called Juventus.
The ball was back at the feet of the AC Milan players, and after a series of inverted runs, the area where Lerotalje was standing was greeted by Van der Vaart.
The Dutchman swung his right leg a few times, seeing that Lerotalie was unmoved, always maintaining a suitable distance to prevent his breakthrough, and suddenly his calf exerted force, shot on the spot, and the football ran in an arc to the far corner of the goal!
However, the hasty swing slowed the ball, and Buffon made a stretch save in the air and held the ball in his hands.
Throwing the ball to Zambrotta, Juve reorganized the attack, this time not looking for Trezeguet's high point again, but Nedved came back to answer, and after a series of one-two combinations, he avoided Milan's tackle, and then shifted laterally to the right, Camoranesi passed the ball before Ambrosini, Trezeguet barely rubbed it, Di Vaio outran Pirlo and shot with half a foot, Abbiati also hit the ball to the sideline with a bird-like side pounce, and was finally controlled by Kaladze.
The offense and defense of this round are evenly divided!
In the next leg, AC Milan interspersed several runs and seemed to have caused Van der Vaart to face Lerotalie's defense head-on.
The same shaking was staged again, and the Juventus central defender, who also adhered to the principle of preventing breakouts, remained unmoved, and finally the Dutch kid still chose the same calf swing to shoot on the spot, but this time he slyly chose a low flat ball, the ball speed was much faster, and the difficulty for Buffon was increased by a level.
Of course, such a shot is not difficult to defeat the top goalkeeper, and the ball is blocked by a simple side pounce, and the attack and defense change hands again.
It's just that, a few minutes later, the same multiple-choice question was placed in the middle of the two people again, and this time Van der Vaart didn't even make a feint, and decisively worked on the spot!
It's still that angle, it's still that position, only this time the Dutchman's shot came more suddenly, and the difficulty of the goalkeeper Buffon has increased by another level.
However, in front of Buffon, this is not a matter......
Stepping and twisting his waist, his body stretched to the limit, and the Italian's fingertips poked the flying ball out of the bottom line, and the corner kick ......
Even Trezeguet returned to the box to defend corners, and the Milanese naturally got nothing.
Seeing that Montero found Lerotale and whispered a few words when the player turned to return to the midfield, Jiang Qi also stomped his feet and returned to his coach's seat to sit down, "Whether this set of psychological tactics can be effective depends on the next Rafael attack, if the effect is good, Lippi's defense line can open a gap for us, if it doesn't work, we have to change to other attack points." ”
Uncle Mauro, who has always been wooden, suddenly interjected and said: "Being a defender in a wealthy club is a job that requires full psychological preparation. ”
The rookie coach only remembered at this time that Uncle Mauro had a feeling in his heart, and he had also walked the same road back then.
Sure enough, three minutes later, the ball was again at Van der Vaart's feet, and Lerotalley chose a very different reaction than the previous three times, taking a step forward, presumably to shorten the defensive distance between the two and block Van der Vaart's shot.
However, the Dutchman did not try to shake off Lerotale after stopping the ball as he had done on the previous three occasions.
His position itself was facing Lerotali, seeing the Italian suddenly approaching, he turned his back towards the central defender and made a movement that seemed to protect the ball, while his shoulders were slightly exerted, he suddenly pulled the ball under his feet, and then the moment his upper body leaned against Lerotari, he also slid around like a loach!
A smart and elegant Marseille slalom will make Lerota a clean line!
And it is precisely because of this step forward by the Juventus central defender that the gap between him and Montero behind him is enough for Van der Vaart to show off the connection completely, and his right foot is drawn from the football and then pulls the ball, this action similar to the tail of a bull shakes Montero's center of gravity away, allowing the Dutchman to calmly step over this second line of defense!
"It's a gorgeous dance step that dances between square inches!" , the king raised his voice uncontrollably in his hand, "He broke through the two central defenders of Juventus in a row, and now only goalkeeper Buffon is left in front of him!" ”
"Buffon moves! He's fast in his strikes! Van der Vaart picks it lightly with his toes! Very freehand! The ball is in! ”
Jiang Qi jumped up from the coach's seat with his fists clenched, and accelerated to the sidelines, "Well done!" Guys! them like that! ”