Chapter 1176: Decisive Battle at Old Trafford (3)
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Fiorentina's unsuccessful quick counter-attack set the tone for the whole game, and the two teams that invested heavily in the midfield and backfield put more energy into the midfield confrontation in the following time, even if they occasionally seized the opportunity of the opponent's passing error to play a counterattack or two, they were often destroyed by the opponent because they invested too little force in the attack.
"Ha~" Little Groz covered his mouth and yawned, watching the game for so long but not waiting for a goal, and not even seeing a few shots, which is indeed a bit boring for her as an amateur fan, "Antonio, you are so right, I should really let people bring a few movies to relieve the boredom, this game is too boring." ”
"Haha......" Looking at the lazy posture of Little Groz, Zhuang Mingge, who was very full of eyes, smiled unscrupulously and said, "I told you a long time ago that this game will make many non-professionals feel bored." After all, Lippi and Heynckes are both masters of tactical design, and they don't let their team take a rash attack on such a critical occasion because they value it defensively. So I think their original intention was to choose to defend and counterattack at the beginning of the game, and then adjust accordingly according to the opponent's tactics to take control of the game. It's just that what they didn't expect was that the opponent actually adopted the exact same game strategy as themselves, which was the key reason why this final was so dull. ”
"You did say it, but I didn't expect them to be so conservative." Hearing Zhuang Mingge's answer, Little Groz pursed his mouth and said unhappily, "This is the final of the Champions Cup, it is so ugly, and they are not afraid of the fans complaining after the game." ”
"It's because it's the Champions Cup final that's why people treat it like that." Zhuang Mingge watched Ballack and Nedved accidentally collide in order to compete for the ball, and the two fell on the court and flipped on their backs, while saying, "However, removing the dullness on the field, from a professional point of view, the technical and tactical content of this final is still very high." Both Fiorentina and Juventus were at their best in this game, with the players completing their respective defensive tasks almost impeccably. If it weren't for that, the game would have been decided long ago. ”
As Zhuang Mingge analyzed, the players on both sides did play their best tonight, building their respective defenses like an impregnable wall, and there was nothing to be done about Vieri and Trezeguet.
On the Juventus side, Iuliano and Montero and others teamed up to withstand Vieri's impact, although the latter's anti-natural strength made it very difficult for them to defend, but the arrangement of Lippi's three central defenders allowed Montero to take turns to draw two to mark Vieri, leaving one to concentrate on recovering his strength.
In the face of Juventus's wheel tactics, Vieri could only grit his teeth according to Heynckes' pre-match tactical arrangement, relying on his individual ability to impact the opponent's defense, instead of having a teammate around him to help him pull space when attacking.
Although many people feel that Juventus are not capable of causing much trouble for Fiorentina in this Champions League final, Vieri, who has communicated with Heynckes many times, knows in his heart that Juventus lost the league mainly because their bench depth is not as strong as Fiorentina's. If you talk about the main lineup alone, the Bianconeri, who have famous players such as Nedved and Trezeguet, will definitely not lose to the Purple Lily, even if they do not have the upper hand.
Vieri was very convinced of Heynckes' ability, so he obeyed the arrangement of the German coach and was willing to fight alone in the front. If someone else had done this, Vieri would have turned against him a long time ago. After all, this style of play can be a lot of wear and tear on a player's body, and if not careful, it can even shorten the life of his career.
After having spent so many years in Florence and being nurtured by experts such as Carter, Vieri has much more knowledge of sports medicine than in his previous life, so it is only natural that he pays more attention to body maintenance than in his previous life. It can also be seen that Heynckes' position in Vieri's heart has reached the point where the latter can fight to the death regardless of his body and opponent.
Looking at Fiorentina's side, although their attacking routine was blocked by their opponents, the Juventus players also did nothing under the defense of Fiorentina players. Trezeguet had just one shot from the woodwork in the whole game, and Nedved and Camoranesi spent most of their energy on the Fiorentina midfielder, with little energy to devote to attacking.
Seeing that the players were deadlocked on the pitch and the tactical adjustments made did not have much effect, the two managers began to transfer their troops on the pitch in an attempt to change the situation at hand through substitutions. However, these substitutions also did not play a positive role, and the score remained 0-0 without any change under the tight defense of both sides.
And just like that, when Merck blew the whistle for the end of the 90-minute game, Fiorentina and Juventus exchanged blanks at Old Trafford and had to go into extra time that all the teams loved and hated!
You must know that the overtime stage of this Champions Cup final adopts the Golden Ball system, that is, as long as one side scores in this half an hour, the game can be declared over, and the first team to score will win the game and win the Big Ears Cup!
Faced with this situation, neither Lippi nor Heynckes dared to choose to take risks. After all, managers like them, who like to take the game under their control, are most afraid of a situation where they don't even have room to fight back if they make a mistake. Therefore, in the period leading up to extra-time, the two managers invariably gave the same order to their players, which was to concentrate on their own half of the field in extra-time and not give the opponent a chance to attack the 30-meter goal!
As a result, under the unconscious collision of Heynckes and Lippi in the tactical arrangement, Fiorentina and Juventus, who were on the defensive, still did not make any achievements in this half-hour extra time, ending the 120-minute game 0-0, and ushered in the penalty shootout that tested the psychological quality of the players!