Volume 1 Chapter 453 - Turning Point (I)

At the end of the first half, Juventus woke up like a dream, realizing that under such fierce firepower as Fiorentina, it was too difficult to defend and counterattack to defend the victory, and if you wanted to win, you had to show a desperate spirit, but at this moment the Fiorentina players were full of fighting spirit and fierce offensive, and it was impossible for Juventus to counterattack. In the face of the empty goal, she kicked the ball into the stands, and if she was replaced by a striker, the score was probably rewritten again.

Juventus is not an idle person, and the status of the Serie A hegemon is not forged in a day, after being equalized by Fiorentina, they made a test of counterattack, seeing that the momentum was not right, and immediately adopted a steady style of play, ready to wait for halftime before scoring a point with the opponent.

Fiorentina is gaining momentum and wants to reverse Juventus in one go, but the ideal is very full, and the reality is very bone, when Juventus intends to defend steadily, there is no good luck and a long time, it is not easy for any team to break through their defense, and in the end the two sides can only shake hands in the first half and wait for the second half to adjust and then fight again.

Halftime is a song and dance for Fiorentina, Prandelli has changed two players, it is impossible to change the third, the last substitution should be reserved for maneuvering, in terms of tactics, although Fiorentina fell behind in the first half for most of the time, but it was too bad luck, and the tactical arrangement was not weaker than Juventus at all. So at halftime, Prandelli just encouraged the players, called Chen Yu aside, communicated individually, and then let the players rest on their own.

In the visitors' dressing room, it was a completely different atmosphere, with Capello yelling at the superstars worth tens of millions with a cold face, criticising their poor performance in the first half.

“…… Fiorentina created a lot more chances in the first half than we did, and if it wasn't for the posts helping us, our goal would have been beaten into a sieve, don't tell me luck is part of the quality, at least you have to create the same chances. Emerson, Vieira, you two didn't play their best, you gave Chen Yu too much room to move, we couldn't limit his play, we couldn't win, and everybody had to remember that Tony still needed someone to play for him, but Chen himself could create chances...... Ibrahimovic deserves credit and it was his selflessness today that gave us the opportunity to take the lead......"

After criticising the players, Capello praised a few more players by name, and then began to set the task for the second half.

For Juventus, there is no problem with a draw in this game, Fiorentina is two points behind them, and Milan is as much as five points behind them, and AC Milan will play Chievo in this game, whether they can win or not is still between the two, as long as they get a draw, Juventus can still keep the leader.

However, Capello and his players are reluctant to pick up just one point on the road, and after winning their opening nine games in a row, Juventus have even greater ambitions to open up the gap on their rivals in the league and then focus on the Champions League.

In Serie A, Juventus is the well-deserved boss, but in Europe, Juventus' record is very average, winning the European Champions Cup twice, and the last time to win the championship is now ten years away, Juventini is very dissatisfied with this, they hope to regain the Champions League after ten years.

The Champions League, although it is called the league, is actually the nature of the knockout round, the accident and difficulty are much greater than the league, Juventus wants to win the Champions League, if there is a league constraint, I am afraid it will be difficult to do so, but it is too risky to give up the league to compete for the Champions League, and now Juventus has played a wonderful start, leaving the two Milans far away, and now only this is the only one who has only come up from the second division for a year Fiorentina is in hot pursuit.

With this thought, Capello of course can no longer aim to keep the position of the leader, he wants a win, is three points, so Capello asked the two fullbacks Zambrotta and Chiellini to strengthen the assist, in addition to assisting the defenders to limit Chen Yu and Toney, the midfielder must press the assist at every opportunity to create opportunities for the forward

In addition to giving his players this strategic precedence, Capello also gave special guidance to Trezeguet and Ibrahimovic.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a second striker with the physique of a centre-forward, a talented wandering attacker, and Trezeguet is an example of an opportunistic centre-forward in the box, Capello wants them to be able to combine their own characteristics more with their team-mates, and in fact the goal in the first half was the perfect combination of Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet.

When the players of the two teams rested in the locker room, the fans in the stands also had a rare relaxation, the first half of the game was too intense and exciting, the fans were attentive and highly nervous, at this time it was necessary to recharge their energy and wait for the more intense second half.

After the players left the field, the reporters had no target and turned their cameras to the stands to capture some tidbits of the game.

There are many celebrities and celebrities who come to watch such a major event, such as Barty, Baggio, and Vialli, all of whom sit in the ordinary stands, and there are fans around them who take advantage of the break to ask for autographs, and these superstars do not refuse the fans' requests, and some superstars even chat with the fans in a friendly manner.

In addition to superstars, only beautiful women can murder reporter films, and among the beauties, the most eye-catching and most photographed by reporters is the Chinese beauty Zhao Muyu.

Zhao Muyu attracted the attention of reporters and fans in addition to her Chinese identity, but also because she is the hardcore of the purple lily, she will go to the scene to watch almost all the games of Florence, it is said that she and the leader of the purple lily Chen Yu are still relatives, in this way, Zhao Muyu also became famous unconsciously, and many good people also called Zhao Muyu the lucky goddess of the purple lily.

Half-time was not without things to do, and the second half of the game quickly kicked off amid the fans' amusement and fart, betting on winning and losing.

With neither manager satisfied with a single point, the second half began with a fierce battle between the two sides.

Fiorentina, who had the right to kick off, were the first to attack.

In the first minute of the opening game, Fiorentina veteran Chiellini lost the ball under the pressure of Chen Yu, Donadale made a low cross from the right, Di Natale volleyed with his right foot on the penalty line, Abbiati reacted quickly and sealed the ball with both fists

The ball was played into the box and Juventus were not out of danger, with players from both sides battling possession.

In the scuffle, the diminutive Cannavaro was hit in the face by Tony's right elbow when he jumped up to fight for the top, covering his face and falling into the penalty area.

Referee Messina blew the whistle at this time, and immediately called a stop to the game, signaling that it was Toney who had committed a foul, and Juventus sent a free kick at the back.

Juventus, of course, who received the ball, did not show weakness, and in accordance with the manager's instructions, Vieira pulled to the right sideline to form an attacking combination with Camoranesi and Zambrotta.

Under the cover of Zambrotta, Camoranesi quickly went down, cut inside along the baseline and kicked back at the same time to shake off two defenders, and then pushed the front point with his right foot, Ibrahimovic pushed the near corner with his right foot from 9 meters in front of the goal, but Frei miraculously blocked it with one hand, Camoranesi followed and shot again by defender Daine used his chest to block the bottom line.

The two teams gave the opponent a dismount at the beginning, making both sides feel that the other side was not easy to deal with, and both sides not only increased the intensity of the attack, but also increased the strength of the defense.

In this way, the field has entered a stalemate, and the passing and receiving errors of both sides have increased, but the opportunities to attack have become fewer and fewer.

In the first minute, Cannavaro felt a little pain in his thigh after colliding with Tony, and after holding on for two minutes, Cannavaro finally couldn't support it anymore and took the initiative to reach out and ask for a substitution...... Seeing the golden pair of Thuram and Cannavaro being opened, Capello couldn't help but feel nervous, worried that Fiorentina would launch a fierce attack from Kovac, after all, Kovac has not yet entered the game.

Sure enough, Fiorentina, who had been worried about not being able to break the Juventus defence, took aim at the new Kovac. Whether it is Chen Yu, Toney, or Di Natale, they all put the point of attack on Kovac, Kovac is under a lot of pressure, and the two midfielders have to make up for their own penalty area to assist Kovac in defense.

In the 58th minute of the game, Vieira returned to the penalty area to scramble for a header, he pushed the ball into the no-man's land outside the penalty area, and ran quickly to get the ball, but Chen Yu grabbed the ball in front of him.

Vieira was annoyed, and he pushed Chen Yu to the ground from behind.

There was boos in the stands, and the fans who had stopped booing Vieira because of the equaliser began to boo Vieira again.

Referee Messina also ran over quickly and showed a yellow card to warn Vieira.

Chen Yu took the free kick himself, because Abbiati had performed well before, this time Chen Yu shot a very powerful free kick, the ball went through the wall and went straight to the far corner.

After the break, Abbiati's performance was still extremely brave, Chen Yu's such a beautiful shot was actually saved by Abbiati, but Abbiati pounced too fast, so that after saving the ball from the bottom line, his head also hit the goalpost, and his ear was bleeding.

The game had to be temporarily interrupted, and the team doctor rushed over to treat Abbiati, where Buffon also began to warm up and prepare to replace Abbiati.

Abbiati's injury was not serious, but his ear was scratched, and after the team doctor bandaged Abbiati, the goalkeeper, who was on loan from Milan, was back in the game.