Chapter 1007, the confrontation of new and old forces
In the stadium's live broadcast room, Di Livio and Vieri were commentating on the game to warm up for the big game in advance.
Seeing that the players had finished their warm-up and returned to the locker room, Vieri excitedly geared up: "This game is going to be good!" ”
Di Livio glanced at Vieri: "Man, you have to pay attention to your words in this game, no matter what the league is, do you like it or hate Juve, but now Juventus are in the Champions League, after all, they represent Italian football, and we have to hope that they win." ”
Vieri waved his hand impatiently: "I know, don't worry, I still understand what to say on what occasion." I hate Juventus a lot, but if Juve had scored today, I would have applauded them. ”
Di Livio: "'I hate Juventus a lot', you shouldn't say that......"
Vieri took the starting line-ups of both sides and presented them to the fans in front of the television.
"Juventus continued to play in a 4-3-2-1 formation today: goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon returned and started the game. From left to right at the back are Giorgio Chiellini, Barzagli, Metzeld and Lichtsteiner, while the three midfielders from left to right are Ronaldo, Andrea Pirlo and Ballack, the two shadow strikers are Piero and Raul, and the center forward is Robin van Persie. On the bench sat Diego, Yu Dabao, Wang Dalei, Trezeguet and other players. ”
"Dortmund still lined up in a 4-3-2-1 formation today: goalkeeper Weidenfeller, Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic and Piszczek at the back from left to right, Gundogan and Kehl at the back, three attacking midfielders from left to right: Reus, Shinji Kagawa and Gotze, and central striker Robert Lewandowski. On the bench sat a number of attacking players such as Barrios and Perisic. ”
Looking at the starting lists of the two teams on the video screen, Di Livio was a little dissatisfied: "Before this game, almost most of the bookmakers were one-sided with Dortmund, they thought that the Hornets played younger and more fashionable, and the attacking power was stronger, while the Juventus players were generally older and certainly not Dortmund's opponents." I scoff at this statement! ”
Vieri on the side also talked about his opinion with a serious expression.
"In the Champions League this season, there are indeed a lot of teams that are attacking and aggressive, and a lot of big teams have also entered a lot of young talents, and they have started to dominate the game. But despite this, there are still many veterans who play extremely eye-catching! ”
"Take the semi-finals of Serie A as an example, it is precisely because of the outstanding performance of the veterans that all four Serie A teams have entered the round of 16. In the AC Milan team, Nesta, Inzaghi, Gattuso, Seedorf ...... A group of veterans played bravely and still maintained a very good form. ”
"Piero in the Juventus squad is the spiritual pillar of the team, and stars such as Raul, Ballack, Ronaldo, and Guti are still at the top level."
"Roma have brought in a lot of young players, but their top scorer and assist leader is still the veteran Wolves Totti."
"In the Inter team, the old captain Zanetti, the central defender Lucio and Materacci, the midfielder Cambiaso and other players, they are still old and strong, they have not been eliminated by international football, and they still have the strength to impact the Champions League!"
Di Livio: "What you said earlier is not bad, but the style of painting has changed later, and the smile is gradually disappearing......"
Vieri didn't care about his partner, he still just said: "Take this game as an example, this is the clash of new and old forces in European football, and I am more optimistic about the Italian team winning!" ”
Di Livio: "That's a good point......
At this time in the locker room, the managers of the two teams are also making final instructions.
Jurgen Klopp was full of passion, using exaggerated, verbal movements to arrange tactics for his players.
"We have to bring up the speed of this game, most of them are veterans, you guys are absolutely fine! As long as we can crush them with speed, we will win this game! ”
In the away team's locker room, Yunsheng was also making the final request.
"Our tactical approach in this game is to defend and take advantage of opportunities. The opponent was very fast, and we were closer to each other on the three lines, taking advantage of the regional personnel advantage to help defend and compress the space to not give them the opportunity to accelerate the sprint. ”
"And the strikers have to pay attention because the clash between the two teams today is going to be very intense, and we may even lose in this stadium, which is what we expected, so we won't get a lot of chances in this game, which requires you to seize the opportunity and try to get a lethal blow and score as soon as possible!"
Fifteen minutes later, the players from both sides walked to the pitch in good spirits, the referee's whistle sounded, and the game began!
Juve kicked off the first half and did not rush to attack, but fell to the ground in central midfield and looked for attacking opportunities.
The reason why Juventus did not press the attack easily was also Yunsheng's arrangement.
Juventus know Dortmund's backline very well, not only because of his time at Cartbus, but also because of the memories of the parallel world in his mind.
In later generations, Jurgen Klopp's Dortmund were so strong that they not only broke Bayern's continued dominance in the Bundesliga, but also brought the Hornets to the Champions League final. Facing a strong team of Real Madrid's level, Dortmund can kill the opponent and successfully advance.
Lewandowski who is gradually at his peak, Royce who is in good physical condition, Gotze and Shinji Kagawa who are in full shape, and Gundogan, who are becoming more and more stable, this Dortmund team can definitely rank among the top five in the world on paper!
In addition to their attacking power, the solid defence of this defensive line is also an important part of their revival.
Especially the central defender Hummels, Yun Sheng is very familiar with him.
During the Cartbus period, Yunsheng once loaned this young German central defender from Bayern, although he was young at the time, his strength definitely reached the first-class level of the Bundesliga. And after several years of training, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is now the best in Europe!
In the parallel world of later generations, he constantly moved between the two clubs of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, and won various titles.
At international level, he also helped Germany win the 2014 World Cup and develop into one of the best centre-backs in the world.
This year, against the backline led by him, Juve's attacking players were extra careful, meticulously looking for flaws and opportunities.
Just when Van Persie wanted to use his personal skills to break through Hummels, he was caught by the opponent and cut off the ball.
Then there's Borussia Dortmund's German goalkeeper Weidenfeller, who is in very consistent form and is now in his prime of fitness.
Juventus want to score today, it looks like it's going to be difficult......