José wasn't nervous about Morata's cushion shot at all, as if he had already known it.

I saw his figure flash, then jumped high and took the ball directly from mid-air.

The last thing Jose is afraid of is a high-altitude ball.

After taking off the ball, Jose habitually glanced at the outfield.

There is no chance of a quick counterattack at all.

Juventus' players are so experienced that they simply don't have a chance.

Jose had to wait a moment before passing the ball to Jedwai in front of him.

This is how the game began, and gradually deepened.

Juventus counter-attacked very quickly, and that's because they never dribbled too much.

Except, of course, Pogba.

In terms of individual player speed, Juventus players are half a beat slower than Bayer Leverkusen players.

It's just that they have improved their attacking efficiency by reducing the number of passes.

According to some data, Juve's average number of passes per game this season is only about 500, which is a world of difference compared to Bayern's average of 800 passes per game.

Of course, Juventus's number of passes is still higher than that of Bayer Leverkusen, not only because of the lack of ability of the players, but also related to the style of play of the Bayer Leverkusen team.

According to incomplete statistics, the number of fouls committed by Bayer Leverkusen this season has reached more than 600, while the number of fouls committed by Bayern, Wolfsburg, Borussia Mönchen, Dort and other teams is only about 400.

Even if you look at the five major leagues, they are only a handful of existences, which shows the ferocity of the Leverkusen team on the field.

José was watching the changes on the field as he thought about it in his head.

He didn't even notice it, and he didn't know when a leadership temperament began to take shape in him.

…

In the opening minutes, there was little difference in possession between the two sides, but Juventus had three shots on goal, while Bayer Leverkusen had just one.

Judging purely from the scene, Juventus is more like the side fighting at home.

In the eighth minute, Juventus almost broke the deadlock.

Pogba shoots from outside the box with great speed.

To be on the safe side, Jose opted to block the ball with both fists.

Toprak made a mistake in clearing and passed the ball to Vidal.

In the face of the big gift that was given, Vidal decisively shot hard.

There was no way, Jose had to use the first plug-in of the game.

This avoids falling behind at home.

"Steady, don't worry." José shouted.

He could see that most of the players in the Bayer Leverkusen team today were in a nervous state.

You know, Leverkusen has been 13 years and has not been able to escape the fate of the Champions League 16.

Now that we are only one step away from equaling the history of 13 years ago, who can not be nervous?

After a little control of the tempo, Jose kicked the goal kick with a big foot.

Although fans often say that Pirlo is the world's No. 1 in long passing, his speed, physical confrontation, and defensive ability are all very stretched.

Jose would love to say to these fans: let go of your immortal spirit!

The so-called slow speed, weak confrontation, and poor defense are just compared to his long passing ability.

At least at the moment, Calhanoglu is facing Pirlo head-on, and he can't take advantage of it at all.

So, José slowly got used to Bigfoot and Long Pass to find Brarabi or Sun Xingchou.

Braraby, the team's leading scorer this season, relied on quick counter-attacks.

I don't know when it started, the quick counter-attack no longer started from the middle and back, but became launched by the goalkeeper.

As a result, Jose became the counter-attacking engine of the Leverkusen team.

…

In the 17th minute, Kiessling had a chance to shoot.

Jose tees off and passes to Wendell.

Wendell pushes on the flanks to near the opponent's baseline.

In the face of the interception of the Juventus player, Wendell passed back to Son Xingchou behind him.

Son Xingchou burst into the left side of the penalty area with the ball and then crossed in front of the goal.

Kiessling carried two opposing players and stretched out his foot to stab the ball.

The ball turns and rolls towards the bottom left of the goal.

It's a pity that he failed to pass Buffon's ten fingers.

Gianluigi Buffon is older and less agile than his younger players, but he has so much experience in the game that he can already anticipate the threat at a glance.

It's not easy to get past Buffon's fingers and score goals.

Unfortunately, Bayer Leverkusen's first shot on goal was easily defused by Buffon.

…

In the 23rd minute, the situation on the field changed abruptly.

Pirlo's long pass to the left of the penalty area.

Alvaro Morata was successfully countered offside and scrambled to get the ball first.

Unfortunately, the angle of the shot was blocked by Jose.

Morata decisively reversed the triangle and passed back to Vidal.

From 12 yards in the middle of the penalty area, Vidal took the ball and looked like he was about to push it into the empty goal on the right.

Yedwai got down.

With a slight touch of the calf, Vidal collapsed in the box.

The referee blew the whistle decisively.

Penalty kick.

Bayer Leverkusen were awarded a penalty.

However, neither the home fans nor the Bayer Leverkusen players were indifferent.

"Scoundrel, the pharmaceutical company is a scoundrel."

"That is, relying on a goalkeeper who can save penalty kicks, if he can't prevent others, he will directly foul him."

"It's a scoundrel, but I like it."

…

Looking at his teammates and fans as if they didn't care, Jose was really angry and funny.

Are you not afraid of being sent off?

Jose sighed helplessly and had to return to the goal line to concentrate on Tevez's penalty.

Unlike Bayer Leverkusen's indifferent players, Juventus players flocked to Tevez's side to offer Tevez advice.

'I've studied Jose's penalty saves over and over again and he basically waits for the players to kick the ball before he starts making saves.

"Yes, so no matter which direction you choose, you can't fool him, you just have to shoot faster than his reaction and you can kick in."

"I think it's better to play two top corners, and the penalties Jose misses are all in the direction of the two top corners."

Several Juventus players chattered and vied with each other.

Listening to his teammates, Tevez pondered for a while before finally making his own decision.

Tevez found a spot on the ball, gently placed it on the penalty spot, and then stepped back a long distance.

After much deliberation, Tevez believes that ball speed is the key.

Although he can't play the speed of Jose, he can definitely kick the ball at more than 150 mph.

At 150 mph, the time from the penalty spot to crossing the goal line is just 0.3 seconds.

Tevez was unconvinced that Jose would be able to make a save in 0.3 seconds.

As for why Tevez gave up on playing the above two dead corners?

Quite simply, he lacks self-confidence.

The penalty was saved, which can be explained that the opponent's goalkeeper is too strong, but if it is his own flying, it is the player's fault.

The moment Tevez activated, Jose's god-level prediction responded.

Recently, the response probability of god-level prediction is high and scary.

José explained that God was on his side.

With a bang, Tevez kicked the ball like a cannonball, flying towards the bottom right corner of the goal.

High-speed low flat ball, for the vast majority of goalkeepers, its save is no less than the top two dead corners.

No wonder Tevez made such a choice.

The Juventus fans burst into cheers from the stands, and in their opinion, Tevez's goal was a must-score.

Only fans who know Jose know that everything is undecided and that the next thing is to see Jose's performance.

Although Jose had already anticipated Tevez's shot, he still had to wait for the ball to kick the ball before making a save, otherwise his actions would cause them to change their minds at the last minute.

When the ball collided with Tevez's boots, Jose used a timely "timeout" before quickly moving two steps to the right of the goal before jumping down with all his might.

"How is that possible?"

Juventus fans watched Jose save Tevez's penalty before being cleared out of the box by Wendell, and they all stood on the spot.

Jose's performance was too rebellious, and he shocked the fans no less than Melo.

Fans are shocked to find that Jose is really only one heavyweight trophy away from a superstar player.

Will this heavyweight trophy come this year?

Although he was unwilling, Tevez could only slowly retreat, and the game was still ongoing.

Wendell's clearance of the ball was picked up by Calhanoglu.

Bayer Leverkusen's counter-attacking chance.

Unfortunately, Juve's defence is too old-fashioned.

This wave of attacks was destroyed by Bonucci before it could even form a shot.

The battle for midfield was more than fierce but not exciting.

Looking at the scramble between the players of both sides, José couldn't help but think of a year ago.

It was also against Juventus that Villa's players made continuous tackles to force the opponent to draw with difficulty.

Today, Bayer Leverkusen's players rely not on tackles, but on close pressing.

Jose found that in the top five leagues, only Premier League players would tackle the ball on the ground despite the dirty grass.

At the end of the first half, Juve fired nine shots on goal and the two sides played to a 0-0 draw.

If this score continues to the end, Bayer Leverkusen will advance to the final with an away goal advantage.

At halftime, Schmidt went against the usual and did not make any new tactical arrangements.

Only Jose was thinking about how to survive the second half.

"Have you noticed that their No. 6 Pogba likes to push forward with the ball, can we take advantage of that?" José said suddenly.

Bayer Leverkusen struggled against Juventus, the difference in player strength was only a small factor, the most important thing is that the Italian team did not pay attention to possession at all, and it was their forte to defend and counterattack.

Pogba, on the other hand, is an outlier, in addition to liking to advance with the ball, he also often suffers from inattention.

There is no doubt that Pogba's individual ability is very good, he is very strong when he is competing for the ball, and he likes to control the ball naturally because he has a strong ability to control the ball.

It's just that Pogba is not Messi after all, no matter how strong his ball control ability is, it is really hard to say whether he can play normally in the case of close pressing.

After Jose's reminder, Schmidt's eyes immediately lit up, as an academic coach, the control of details is higher than that of those coaches who are born as players.

In the final minutes of the break, Schmidt made a new tactical arrangement for Bender and Rolfes.

Let me tell you quietly, the data mentioned in this chapter is true.

(End of chapter)