114. Scales
In a team big-ball event such as basketball and volleyball, it is almost a default rule to give as much offensive control as possible to the hottest players.
When his own three-point shooter hits back-to-back shots, his teammates provide cover for the point of attack, provide passes, and break through to create gaps...... As long as he can continue the fiery feeling, then this support will be carried out very resolutely.
The same goes for volleyball, where setters will always distribute the ball to the easiest player to score in recent times.
Therefore, now the whole Juventus team has a clear dominant idea, give the ball to Piero at every opportunity, you must know that Piero on the pitch is indeed omnipotent!
Forced a breakthrough in the middle, pulled to the side of the cross, retreated to the midfield organization, and occasionally made a cameo appearance as the fulcrum of the attack in the front court...... Prince Zebra's performance was enough to become a textbook template for any nine-and-a-half role player, and the brilliant performance made the Alpi Stadium cheer even without stopping.
Lippi soothed the heart that had been tense for the past few days, and it was fair to say that Piero's performance on the pitch was absolutely dominant, and the encounter seemed easier than he expected to fall into the familiar trajectory of Juventus, taking the lead early on, and the initiative of the situation was firmly in the hands of the Bianconeri themselves.
Mr. Silver Fox glanced at the other end of the middle line, but found that the rookie leader on the other side did not seem to write the distress of being in trouble on his face, but still stood there calmly, as if he was an outsider.
After hesitating for a moment, he touched Pincorini next to him with his elbow, "If you were the manager of AC Milan, what would you do to deal with this situation now?" ”
Pincorini understood that Lippi was referring to Piero, who was in hot form on the field, and he rubbed his chin in contemplation for a long time, "First of all, let him feel intimidated from the heart, let the experienced defender put a few tackles fiercely, which will make him more hesitant when making moves, but you need to master the scale, preferably on the front, well!" ”
The side-to-back tackle is undoubtedly dangerous, and it is difficult to say where the referee will pull out the sign, or the yellow one in the jacket pocket, or the red one behind the butt. And since it is a deterrent, it is easier to receive the desired effect with a frontal tackle.
"Hmm......", Lippi was silent, although this kind of ferocity may not be very effective for some old Jianghu in Serie A, but for Piero, who was seriously injured, it is really possible to work.
However, looking at the dog skin plaster called Gattuso that chased Piero on the field, Lippi seemed to be a little more relieved.
The trick of using ferocious foul tactics to deter opposing players was not proposed by no one at the pre-match preparation meeting in Milan, but it was resolutely denied by Jiang Qi, the reason is very simple, the first AC Milan is away, and the second is that this trick will probably make Piero's friendliness to himself drop again and again, and Lao Jiang doesn't want to invite Milan players as guests every time the recovery ceremony of the zebra prince......
So the rookie coach put forward another idea: the state has a bonus does not mean that Piero's other indices will also have a bonus, such as physical fitness!
So since the open-hung Piero still has a controllable limit in terms of physical fitness, wouldn't he be able to disarm the alarm in advance if he drained as quickly as possible?
Just like dealing with centers like Yao Ming and O'Neal who have no solution in terms of physical conditions, sending two or three meat mounds to the interior blue-collar workers to fight them hand-to-hand and consume physical energy is very likely to inhibit their performance.
So, Jiang Qi sent Gattuso to defend Piero, arranged for Pirlo and Ambrosini to assist in the defense, and did not relax for a moment, so that Piero wanted to take the ball and catch the ball to pay twice or even several times the usual running distance without the ball, and when he intended to enter the 30-meter danger zone, he did not miss any opportunity to close defense to consume Piero's physical energy with the collision of the body!
In Jiang Qi's vision, the ideal state is to use Milan's defensive system to cut the connection between Piero and the entire Juventus team as much as possible.
However, it was clear that this intention was detected by Piero, but because it would take more physical effort to run away from the clamping of Milan's defensive system, the purpose of the defense returned to the original point - to consume physical energy.
A calm mentality, a resilient defense, and an orderly team system...... If Juventus' lead is due to Piero's personal talent, then today's radiant Bianconeri Prince failed to open up the gap in the score with all his might, which is entirely the result of the Milan players' will, diligence and tactical discipline to level the advantage.
The entire first half was played up and down on a seesaw at both ends of the pitch with talent and hard work, and in the end it was still 1-0 on the scoreboard on the Alpi Pitch.
"You need to take more responsibility for the offense!" , which was the phrase that Lippi emphasized the most in midfield.
"In the second half, we had the opportunity to press forward, and in the last five games, seven of the 11 players at Juventus played almost all of the games, and the other four also played an average of more than 70 minutes, and their fitness limits are constantly being pushed forward, and this happens to be our advantage!" Jiang Qi looked serious, "The league is like a marathon, the one who can hold on to the end is the winner, and this game is the same, their average age is greater, and there are fewer people who can play, so we have a great chance in the second half!" ”
Changing places and fighting again, as Jiang Qi said in the locker room, Juventus's fitness problems began to come to the fore.
"Juventus' preparation before this season was actually the worst in the Serie A top three, they did not find a suitable reinforcement, the high hopes of Lerotalie are not in form, and the release of Davies, who has completely fallen out with the club, in the winter has also left them without an important rotation player in the midfield, compared to AC Milan, who can play the league with two sets of teams, and even compared to Inter Milan who poached Adriano and Stankovic in the winter to make amends." , head Su concluded in the live broadcast room.
"So Lippi simply can't trust more rotation players and substitute players, which makes him have to squeeze the limit of his own players in terms of personnel, in fact, the league has played so far, Juventus can still bite AC Milan and Roma has to say that it is a miracle." , the old T also agreed.
Captain Su nodded, "Speaking of which, the current Serie A is still fighting an arms war, and investment can largely determine the final result, the previous Lazio and Roma have fully illustrated the problem, but the burning of money cannot last long, so the decline of the Roman duo after winning the championship is inevitable." ”
"Or maybe Juventus' result without a title this year is a ...... that Moggi has already foreseen", said the old T. meaningfully.
"Hey, hey! Juventus is still in the lead, okay? The king coughed twice in his hand and reminded.
"The balance of power on the field has actually begun to tilt, and I am afraid that the result of 1:0 will not last long." Old T explained, "Look! Piero fell to the ground, it seems to be cramping, and the fitness problem is now Juventus' sword of Damocles! ”