Strictly speaking, Lippi wasn't happy with his line-up, but he couldn't help it.

As a manager at Juventus, it's hard to let the players choose from you, you have to accept it, say yes, you can't say no.

The central defender is a big weakness, Ferrara is old, Tudor has a lot of injuries, and his state is not stable enough, Montero is short, rough and does not know how to be modest, Thuram is the most relied on by Lippi as a central defender, but there is a lack of people on the right side, so he can only choose to play on the right side, Zambrotta went to the left side.

It's the result of a compromise, but fortunately, these are a group of extremely experienced players and the tactical execution is also very good, at least the thorn Edgar Davies has allowed Lippi to calm this group of players, making it easier for him to control the dressing room, but without Davies, Juventus' midfield has become a weakness.

But things in this world are not perfect, and if you want to gain something, you will always lose something.

After two stumble rounds of the group stage, Lippi felt lucky to have reached the quarter-finals and met Ajax, because this team is too young and vulnerable to all kinds of influences, despite their quality and European attacking power.

Football is never just about strength and tactics, it's about people

It's like Montero's black kick just now, and he got a yellow card, is it a loss?

That's just the calculations of ignorant women and children, standing on a higher level, this yellow card is not a loss, because it makes Van der Vaart always have a shadow in his heart, every time he retreats to get the ball, he always feels a chill in his back, I don't know when Montero will give himself another black foot, always worried and afraid.

If you are an experienced player, you can rely on your own mental will to dispel this fear, but Van der Vaart is too young, although he has a lot of experience, his spirit is not stable enough, his will is not strong enough, and he is easily affected by his own emotions and the situation of the game.

This is beyond the contest of strength and tactics, and goes straight to the hearts of the people

In Lippi's view, Juventus' biggest bargaining chip in beating Ajax in this game is not defense, but experience.

There is no need for him to say more, this group of experienced professional players clearly know how to observe the situation, know how to analyze, and know how to counterattack and blow the opponent when Ajax starts to be a little weak after a long period of attack.

After attacking for more than half an hour, Ajax's sharpness was smoothed out by Juventus' defense, coupled with the strong pressure given by Juventus, Ye Qiu's shouting and adjustment on the sidelines had little effect, because many players had been overwhelmed by Juventus.

Playing on the pitch and watching the game on the sidelines are two completely different feelings, like being immersed in a swimming pool and standing by the pool and feeling about the water are two completely different feelings, so the manager and the fans can't know the players 100 per cent.

Juventus quickly regained the initiative when Ajax began to recede, and when Camoranesi's diagonal pass found Piero, who dribbled down the middle and crossed behind Kivour, Lippi couldn't help but rush out of the dugout, and in his opinion, Trezeguet would not miss such a godsend.

In fact, the French striker steadied ahead of Abidal and stabbed the ball into Van der Sar's goal, 1:0.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL”

The Alps Stadium burst into an overwhelming cheer, and countless Juventus fans chanted Piero's name in unison, offering the highest praise to their zebra prince.

Although it was Trezeguet who scored the goal, it was clear to everyone that Piero's assist was crucial, and his outstanding play in the so-called Piero area was a key factor in this goal.

Trezeguet, on the other hand, rushed out of the pitch and rushed to the stands where the fans were after the goal, receiving cheers from the fans in the stands, although many people chanted Piero's name, but he was not disappointed at all.

Goals, for him, are more important than anything else

Piero, Nedved and other players rushed out of the stadium one after another, celebrating with the French striker on the sidelines.

1:0, although it was only the first goal, although in the first half an hour, Juventus was beaten very embarrassed, but this goal completely vented the depression since the beginning of the game, and this is Juventus's best way to win.

Don't have possession, don't dominate, don't take the initiative, I just want to beat you

"Ajax's biggest regret in this game is to give up their more three-dimensional attacking methods in the past and adopt this kind of positional battle that is more conducive to defense, which is almost difficult to achieve in Juventus's impregnable defense." The on-site commentator was obviously suspicious of Ye Qiu's arrangement.

Changing formations on the spot is a big risk in itself, and almost no famous coach would do this, but Ye Qiu did it.

If you win, you are a hero, but now if you lose, you have to bear the infamy

"Unlike the traditional 433 tactics of Ajax in the past, the tactics of insisting on two wings to advance, this game Ajax changed to 4222, and it is difficult for the two wings to play an effect, although Robben on the left is active, but Sneijder on the right is almost no threat, McCone frequently stepped forward, resulting in a leak in the back line, and without Van der Vaart on the right side to echo, Robben on the left side is easily isolated and helpless."

"If I have to say, then Ajax is in the current situation, and the most responsible person is the head coach Ye Qiu, who should give up his overly aggressive ideas and adopt more secure tactics to deal with Juventus."

The on-site commentator's words seem to be very reasonable and convincing, I believe that there will be countless fans in front of the TV who will agree, maybe they will blame Ye Qiu for all the losses, but is this really the case?

At least some people think not.

Sacchi, who works as a match commentator on Italian live television, believes that Ibrahimovic's absence has a huge impact on Ajax's attack, and even the absence of the Swedish center has forced Ye Qiu to take risks.

"Ibrahimovic is a very strange centre-forward, he has the body and strength of a strong centre-forward, but at the same time he has a very delicate technique at the feet, his echo of the left and right wings and the tandem of the ball behind him are very good, with him, Robben and Van der Vaart on the left and right wings do not have to worry about being isolated."

"But Huntelaar's center forward is different, he is more accustomed to playing in the penalty area, he has almost no echo on the left and right wings, he is more about grabbing points, so in the past, if Ajax went to Huntelaar, Ye Qiu would generally consider going to Hleb, let the Belarusians cut inside, cooperate with Sneijder, whether it is Van der Vaart or Van der Meyer on the right, he must also be closer to the middle, give up the past style of play on the side, and make the ball for Huntelaar."

'But obviously you can't do that in this game, you can't have three or four players do what one player can do against a strong opponent like Juventus, which you can do against teams in the Eredivisie that are far inferior to Ajax, but now Juventus are better than Ajax and have more experience.

"Using Huntelaar to play Ajax's traditional 433, this is definitely a failure, and it will definitely be strangled by Juventus, so Ye Qiu has to change, give up the 433 tactics, and instead let Van der Vaart play as a striker and cruise behind Huntelaar, I think this is a very creative change, and the starting point is also correct, the key is that after the change of formation, Ajax failed to play its due strength, which should be a problem that Ye Qiu must solve as soon as possible, and even solve it at halftime."

"In the first half, Ajax's several long-range shots after the start, especially the long-range shots of Brazilian right-back McCone were very good, and the forced use of off-ball running and passing and receiving cooperation carved a gap in Juventus's copper wall, which should be worthy of Ye Qiu's deep thought and thinking, and should continue to play such a tactical play."

"However, at present, the most important thing for Ajax is to ensure the quality of defense, after all, losing one goal away from home is not unacceptable, steady and steady defense, and then trying to counterattack, and strive for away goals, this is the most effective way to play."

Sachi's half-time summary made many fans see Ye Qiu's helplessness clearly, Ibrahimovic's injury made Ajax have to change the formation on the spot, but in the face of the steady Juventus, Ajax may be difficult to make a breakthrough.

After the start, Ajax gradually fell flat, gradually submerged in the iron wall of Juventus, and was penetrated by an efficient counter-attack by the opponent.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Ye Qiu was reflecting, reflecting on what the problem was?

Changing formations? He doesn't think it's a problem at all, but the biggest problem is not changing.

But the key is that after changing the formation, it didn't achieve the desired effect at all, what the hell is going on? How should I adjust it?

When I walked to the players' tunnel, at the entrance, I ran into the silver fox Lippi.

The old fox smiled heartily, obviously the whole first half was not unexpected by him, maybe Ajax's change of formation surprised him a little, but the development of the game was finally on his preset track, and he must have been choreographed in the second half.

"Although I'm sorry, I still feel that I won" Lippi looked at Ye Qiu with a smile, "You are still young and not realistic enough." ”

After saying that, he walked into the player's tunnel, which was more or less a halfway attack on the competition.

Ye Qiu looked at his back and smiled playfully, "Are you young?" We have been able to get to where we are today, isn't it because we are young? ”

Walking into the away team's locker room at the end of the passage, Ye Qiu obviously felt that the player's mood was very low.

The amazing start, the dull process, the failed ending, this is the saddest thing, the whole first half can almost be said to be a big ups and downs, the emotions of the players are affected, and it is also a matter of course.

Ye Qiu originally had a lot to say, he thought of a lot of words of encouragement to the players, but he couldn't say it.

Walking up to Van der Vaart, he saw several bruises on the latter's left foot, one of which was the size of a palm, that is, the place where Montero was kicked, and now he was being massaged by the team doctor, grinning in pain, and tears almost fell out.

The teammates around him looked at him with sympathy, and many players also suffered from black feet, but the injury was not as good as Van der Vaart, so he massaged himself over there, and occasionally there was a sound of pain.

"In the second half, you can rest, Raphael" Ye Qiu felt that his tone was a little cruel.

Van der Vaart was stunned, raised his head in disbelief, looked at Ye Qiu, and the Ajax players around him were also stunned, and they all thought that Ye Qiu was crazy? Replacing Van der Vaart at halftime?

"Head, I'm fine" Van der Vaart opened the team doctor's hand, stood up, and jumped a few times in front of Ye Qiu, enduring the pain, "I'm really fine, I can continue to compete" His eyes were full of anticipation, even longing.

"In the second half, he must still be doing this to you, not only your left foot, but also your right foot, and even they will use all kinds of means and small movements against you......"

"I'm not afraid," Van der Vaart shouted.

Ye Qiu stared at Van der Vaart's eyes and smiled, "Don't be reckless, rest well, and return to Amsterdam to take revenge" After speaking, he also patted Van der Vaart's shoulder comfortingly, but the Dutch opened it.

"Head, are you going to throw in the towel?" Van der Vaart asked loudly.

When all the players heard this, they all immediately stood up one by one, showing expressions of concern.

"I know that you deliberately used words to provoke me, I was afraid, I was kicked hard in the back for no reason, I was afraid, but I regret it now, I shouldn't be afraid, if I'm not afraid, then they may not be able to score."

When he said this, Van der Vaart sobbed, his eyes were red, there were no tears, and his face was stubborn, "I'm not afraid now, even if he kicks and breaks my leg, I'm not afraid, I must take revenge." ”

"Yes, head, those turtle grandsons are too dirty, we want revenge"

"Teach them a lesson, the more they kick like this, the more we can't throw in the towel, fuck Juventus, fuck them"

Ye Qiu turned his head, glanced at Van der Vaart, and then swept the players around him, and smiled, "Are you trying to provoke me with words?" ”

The players burst into laughter.

"But I like you guys, that's the fighting spirit we Ajax should have, tooth for tooth, blood for blood, they have to make small moves, let them go, we only need to do one thing, we can make them completely finished, and that is to kill them, let them lose at the Alp Stadium, lose completely"

"Yes, head, we have your back"

"We've got your back, head"

"That's how it should be"

"McConn" Ye Qiu looked at the depressed Brazilian right-back, who had at least three long-range shots in the first half, but none of them were on target, and Piero's assist also came from his mistakes.

The "head" makes the Brazilians a little afraid to speak out loud.

"Do you dare to keep shooting? Long shot," Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Mai Kong raised his head in some surprise and looked at Ye Qiu, although the latter was smiling, it didn't seem like he was joking at all.

"Hurry up, dare or don't dare?" Ye Qiu urged.

"Dare," McCone nodded.

Ye Qiu pointed at Maikong and smiled, "I thought you were going to be a seed."

Everyone immediately laughed along with Da Lu.

Ye Qiu motioned for the players to sit down again, Van der Vaart continued to receive emergency treatment from the team doctor, and everyone else was doing their own thing, and he was in the middle of the locker room, beginning to analyze the gains and losses in the first half and the deployment of the second half for everyone.

"The reason why we lost in the first half was not because we had the wrong tactics, on the contrary, from the start, our tactics were very right, maybe not as effective as our past 433, but it is the most effective offensive tactic we can put out at the moment, so we will continue to use this tactical style of play in the second half."

In the past three or four years, Ye Qiu has become the authority in the hearts of the players, and no one will object to Ye Qiu's words.

"On the offensive end, our biggest problem is the interaction between the wings and the middle, the two wings have to pay attention to putting pressure on the opposing full-backs and creating tactical width, Van der Vaart is roaming in both ribs, plus Huntelaar, I think as long as you work well with each other, Juventus wants to cut off the connection between the middle and the wing, it is very difficult."

"So, you have to remember that it's better for us to open up the width and we should run to pull the Juventus players appropriately to create opportunities for the back to attack, and we did a good job of attacking and shooting a few dangerous times after the opening, whether it was McConn, Sneijder, or Yaya Toure, you were bold enough to do it for me when you had the chance."

"Okay" Yaya Toure was the first to respond, and everyone else responded one after another.

Ye Qiu looked at the Ivorians, "Don't just shout, Juventus is playing 4312, in this 4312 tactic, 1 is the most important, he can form a triangle with two forwards, you pay attention to think about it, Juventus's several attacks are the coordination and running between Nedved, Piero and Trezeguet, of which Nedved is very important." ”

"In the future, the forward can become a strong protection and support point for the three midfielders, it can be said that Nedved plays a pivotal role in this tactical formation of the front 2 and the back 3, as long as he is cut off, whether it is the front 2 or the back 3, the connection is cut off."

The players then connected with the situation in the first half and couldn't help but agree with Ye Qiu's analysis.

"And you have to pay attention, Juventus's attack on the left side is stronger, Zambrotta, Piero, Nedved are all active on this side, and the right side is more Camoranesi, so Mascherano and Lucio should pay attention to the protection of our right side, especially after McCone's insertion, as for Yaya Toure, Nedved will be handed over to you"

The Czechs have a wide range of activities, responsible for connecting the front and back, and the rear attack is very good, Ye Qiu has to focus on the arrangement, if he continues to use the system to defend, it is inevitable that there will be problems, and it is easy to be led by the Czechs, so he arranged a special person to keep an eye on him in this field.

"Just now, when I walked into the tunnel, Lippi said to me, I'm sorry, I won."

"I don't know what you thought when you heard that, but I was angry, very angry, but I didn't give him a punch because I had to follow the rules of the football field, and I was going to beat him openly, and then I went up to him and told him, I'm sorry, I'm the one who won."