Chapter 351: A Different Olympics (6)
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In this game, the old Maldini continued to discharge a set of four-four-two formations, the goalkeeper is still Pagliuca, and Buffon, who is not yet eighteen years old, is more suitable to sit on the bench and see the world in the eyes of the old coach, after all, he does not have much experience in top competitions, and he is still not very safe in the eyes of the steady old Maldini. But Buffon doesn't need to be depressed, at least he is happier than Cudicini on the bench, who has been sitting in the stands since the start of the Games.
From left to right, the backline is Koko, Nesta, Cannavaro and Panucci. In the old Maldini's view, if nothing else, except for the youngest Koko, the other three in the backline will inevitably become a member of the Italian national team's backline in the Shijie Cup two years later, and Koko is not favored more because of the talent of Italian left-backs in this period, whether it is Paolo Maldini or Di Livio, or Pesoto, or even Lanna and Fortunato, Koko has a big disadvantage against them.
In midfield, Tacinadi slipped back as a lone midfielder and was responsible for establishing a reliable barrier in front of his team's backline. In front of him are Tomasi and Kripa, who are tasked with setting up Koko and Panucci from the wings. so that the opponent does not use the space behind the two to launch a counterattack; When Argentina attacked, they had to rush up to interfere with the opponent at the first time, and when they attacked, they also had to choose the right moment to insert a long-range shot, so it can be said that the task of these three people is quite heavy.
I have to say that the Italian Olympic team coached by the old Maldini has a strong Florentina color, canceling the traditional full-backs, and the two fullbacks on the left and right are fully responsible for the attack and defense on the side; The trio of Taccinadi, Tomasi and Kripa will have to protect their own backline while seizing the opportunity to intervene and threaten the opposition goal with long-range shots, while also opening up space for their teammates to attack.
This is also the reason why Weishenme Maldini chose three players who have played in Fiorentina in the midfield, after all, the tactics he used can be said to be a copy of Fiorentina, such tactics are of course to let the people who have played in Fiorentina play to play the most haode effect.
If it were someone else, with the less than a month of training time of the Italian Olympic team, even the tacit understanding between the players may not be able to run in, let alone such a complex tactical coordination.
This has little to do with the tactical execution of the players, but more to do with the players' familiarity with a set of tactics and the tacit understanding with each other. Think of it, having a player get acquainted with a group of unfamiliar teammates in less than a month while adapting to a whole new set of tactics would be less difficult for all teams to replace.
In terms of forwards, considering that the four defenders of the Argentine Olympic team are all playing in Serie A, Maldini Sr. chose to send a combination of Pierrot and Philippe Inzaghi, both of whom are not the kind of strikers who are easy to be targeted by defenders, and they are very familiar with the defensive style of Ayala, Chamote and others after playing in Serie A for several years, and know where their weaknesses are.
Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles.
It is precisely for this reason that after the start of the game, when the Argentine backline led by Chamot and Sancini saw that Inzaghi and Pierrot were in front of them, they immediately had a headache: the former can suddenly score a goal after 20 minutes of "stealth", and the latter often kicks some weird arcs in the so-called "Piero area". It's really life-threatening for these two to be together, because no one knows if they will take the opportunity to score because of a small distraction.
Suffice it to say, no one but Lady Luck and themselves could stop the duo from scoring.
Zhuang Mingge was lucky, the game was not much as he predicted from the beginning, the Italian team tightened the fence and launched a defensive counterattack, while the Argentine relied on the combination of Crespo and López to play a positional attack, trying to break the Italian defensive system little by little.
Passarella clearly overestimated the attacking prowess of his two strikers, and López, who was being targeted by Cannavaro, was not the first-class centre-forward he was when he did not have a top-level experience, and he was lacking in taking chances after scoring six goals in 21 appearances for River Plate last season.
As for Argentina's two wings, Bassetdes and Morales are in no less trouble than Crespo, with the former meeting Panucci, who can beat him in every way, and the latter barely carrying the ball under the constant pressure of Koko, let alone supporting others.
Although Ortega, who is known as Maradona's successor, constantly tries to break the deadlock for Argentina with breakthroughs, how can the Italians, who are not even afraid of Maradona himself, be tied hand and foot by a so-called "successor"? Under the joint efforts of Tacinadi and others, Ortega was surprised to find that it had become extremely difficult to even break through.
Since most of the forces in the midfield have been invested in the attack, Almeida, who is responsible for the midfield defense, does not dare to act rashly, everyone knows that the Italians' ability to defend and counterattack is the best in the world, and it is purely self-defeating to rush up to participate in the attack.
Since Almeida can't attack, Argentina can only rely on its two fullbacks if they want to increase their offensive firepower.
Despite being a full-back, Chamot has been a centre-back for many years, and it is clear that he is no longer comfortable with the left-back position, and now he is more focused on defending than attacking, so Zanetti is actually the only full-back who can provide assists.
And with the help of Kripa and Tomasi, Zanetti alone can't afford much of a storm.
In this way, Argentina, who had been unable to attack for a long time, began to be impatient, and Ortega showed his "independent" side, reducing his passing and starting to pursue individual breakthroughs, trying to emulate his predecessor Maradona to turn the tide of the game on his own.
Ortega is not Maradona, though, and Italy is not England.
In the end, Ortega paid the price for his single-mindedness.
In the 22nd minute, during a forced break down the middle, Ortega was cut off by Tacinadi and immediately kicked to Tomasi, who turned the ball with a pull and dodged Almeida's tackle before passing the ball to Totti in front!
Now, it's the Italian team that strikes back!