Playing against Arsenal, Yunsheng is not the first time.

If you don't count the meeting of the International Torino Cup friendlies, today is the third time that Yunsheng has led the team to play Arsenal in an official match.

In the quarterfinals of the Champions League in the 0910 season, Yunsheng, then the coach of Monaco, once met Arsenal, and in the two-legged match, the final aggregate score of the two teams was 3-3, and Monaco advanced to the semi-finals by virtue of the advantage of away goals.

It was after winning that game that Monaco got better and better, and it went all the way to winning the Champions League.

Yunsheng's impact was very profound, and in the second leg of the game, it was Wang Chuhe's last-minute free-kick stunner that finally eliminated Arsenal.

It was also from that moment that Wenger had already made up his mind to buy Wang Chuhe and form a dual-core situation in China.

Compared with two years ago, although Juve's overall strength is higher than Monaco's, with Pirlo's injury and absence, Yunsheng really has no midfield brain to replace Pirlo.

Although Ballack is hard enough and passes the ball well, although Xiao Luo is full of spirit and good passing, and although Diego is super strong in dribbling and top forward, the three of them together may not be as good as Pirlo's role in the team's offensive and defensive conversion and rhythm control.

Pirlo's absence gave Yun Sheng a headache.

Now Juventus, the most indispensable thing is this Italian central axis - Buffon, Pirlo and Piero.

Yunsheng is not particularly worried about Van Persie's absence today, but Pirlo's absence has reduced Juve's winning rate by at least 30%, at least Yunsheng thinks so.

Look at AC Milan, which is 19 points ahead of Juventus this season, the biggest difference between them and last season is not the absence of Pirlo?

In the locker room, Yunsheng arranged tactics seriously and seriously.

"Ballack, you have a lot of responsibility in this game, not only in defense but also in part of the organisation. Diego and Ronaldo strive for more forward opportunities, cooperate with the front trident, and strive to play more short passes, which can minimize the impact of Pirlo's absence, you are the core of the whole team in this game, extremely important! ”

'And Leonardo Bonucci, I asked you to start in place of Metzeld in this game, not only because you were faster and better suited to Arsenal's fast horse strikers, but also because you were better at passing. Today you have to work well with Ballack, not only defensively, but also offensively. I ask you to play more at the back, use your passing ability to start attacking from inside the box and help Ballack take on some of the responsibility of organising the attack! ”

"Piero, I'm asking your front three to be more active, you are the key to the team's goals in this game, and with more points at home, we can have a more psychological advantage in the second leg. You are the captain, and the responsibility of scoring goals is handed over to the forward line you lead, come on! ”

The Juventus players responded loudly to Yunsheng's arrangements and requests, and their fighting spirit was high!

The game is about to begin, and the players from both sides leave the locker room and run onto the pitch. The referee's whistle blows and the game begins!

In the first half of the game, Arsenal kicked off first, and after they kicked off, they launched a continuous pass in the front court, with tacit understanding, and the pass success rate was extremely high.

This is the way Arsenal play works, and no matter what opponent they face, Arsenal will not change their pursuit of artistic football, which is one of the reasons why fans love them.

Compared to Arsenal's artistic football, Juventus are better at defending. Although Yunsheng has brought a lot of offensive efficiency and agility to this team after coming to Juventus, Juve has dominated European football for many years, and they rely on stable defense, and the most important tradition, Yunsheng will never lose it.

In the opening five minutes, Arsenal twice played short passes in front of the Juventus penalty area, but both attacks were disrupted by central defender Leonardo Bonucci. Juve's young centre-back won a round of applause and cheers at the Juventus Arena.

Today, Yunsheng let Bonucci start and replaced Metzeld's position, not because Metzeld was injured or in poor form, but completely from a tactical point of view.

Although Bonucci is not a deft defender, he has already established himself among the top defenders in Serie A with his excellent defensive anticipation. Even in the Italian national team, he has already become the main central defender, partnering with club teammates such as Barzagli. It was the presence of a top centre-back like Metzelder in the Juventus squad that made Bonucci a mere rotation player.

In addition to his outstanding defensive ability, his assists and passing playmaking skills are top level, and he even started playing in the midfield position when he was in the youth team.

Italian coach Fabio Capello once commented on Bonucci: "When there is the ball at his feet, Bonucci is the best Italian defender, the top three in the world. ”

Such an evaluation can be said to give Bonucci quite a face.

However, Bonucci also has serious weaknesses, such as when he played in the national team, Inter Milan and Barry, the team was a three-centre-back system, so he was slightly lacking in one-on-one defense, which was more obvious in Yunsheng's back four.

This is also the reason why Yunsheng has been letting him play in the rotation position in the past two years and has always asked him to continue to grow.

In the first five minutes of the game, he was a perfect score, and the perfect combination of his national team team-mate Barzagli also made Juve's defense very solid.

Gervinho tried to dribble into the box twice, but was intercepted by Bonucci, and the Italian defender remembered the technical characteristics of Gervinho that Yunsheng told him, and targeted defense made the Ivorian play ten twists today.

Equally uncomfortable are Juve's strikers.

Arsenal's centre-back combination was also very good today, with Koscielny and Vermaelen, like Arsenal's two iron gates, firmly closing the passage to the goal, leaving the Juve striker at a loss for a while.

In the parallel world of later generations, Koscielny was affectionately known as the "K6" by Arsenal fans. He spent nine years at Arsenal, leaving the best of his youth here, and his never-say-die will is the backbone of Arsenal's defence.

And Belgian talented central defender Vermaelen also plays tough and is loved by fans. In the parallel world of later generations, he was later called the "High Priest" after his transfer to Barcelona - as long as he was injured, the rest of the team was basically uninjured. This funny meme has also become a topic of conversation among many fans.

The two equally confrontational and ferocious centre-backs have brought a passionate spirit to the artistic Arsenal side.

And in this game, the central defenders of both teams played bravely and showed a top level!