Chapter 199: Bandit-style fighting

Sometimes, people are like this, and they all have a complex of wanting to see the world in chaos.

I believe that all fans around the world are eager to see the game turn into Juventus's crazy attack, Ajax is not conservative, the ball possession is quickly changed, the offense and defense are frequently alternating, and both teams play very actively and proactively. Only such a game is interesting and beautiful.

But for Lippi, this is a bitter experience.

As a typical Serie A team, Juventus has a slow rhythm itself, which is the typical style of Serie A. It focuses on defense and a meticulous tactical system. Passion is not what they pursue. I believe that many Italian coaches even wish they could get 11 robots to execute their tactics flawlessly and without emotion.

Also because their own rhythm has always been slow, and they are stronger in defense than offense, so if they play defensive counterattacks, it will be exactly what Juventus wants, but now they want Juventus to press out and counterattack, even regardless of the defense behind them, which is a bit difficult. After all, Juventus is not used to playing in such a fast rhythm.

On the other hand, Ajax has a very fast tempo, even faster than most Premier League teams, but their speed is not blind, but targeted, especially after they find the direction of attack.

At first glance, both teams are not conservative, but in fact, Ajax has changed from the original high-position defense to more focused on mid-line interception. They put the interception area in the middle and front court on the middle line, and the defense line is in their own 30-meter area. For Ajax, which has always advocated offense, it is already a focus on defense.

In addition, Ajax players are very adaptable to this rhythm. They know very well how to cooperate and maintain the stability of defense under this rhythm. Moreover, their tactics are also very simple, focusing on defense, especially the defense and interception from the middle line to their own 30-meter area, pulling you out and inducing you to make mistakes. As long as you make a mistake, I will seize the opportunity to counterattack.

Moreover, Ajax's counterattacks are often invested by just a few people, very fast, very sharp, with a certain degree of coordination, but not many troops are invested, more like a guerrilla war, fight when there is a fight, run when there is no fight, anyway, I will not suffer a loss.

If Lippi were to describe it, Ye Qiu's tactics should be called a bandit-style play.

"Damn it!" Seeing Juventus attack, Piero was disturbed by Mascherano after taking the ball, and was quickly cleared by Lucio, defusing an attack. Lippi was so angry that he cursed on the sidelines.

But he had no choice, because he wanted to win!

In this kind of knockout game, there is no choice to fall behind, and the leader always has the greatest initiative.

According to the current situation of Juventus, it is necessary to attack, it's just a matter of time, and Lippi can do is to decide the time, but the problem is that you can arrange the time of the offensive counterattack in the second half, but the more urgent the time, the greater the pressure on the players, and the greater the possibility of variables at that time.

In such a crucial knockout match, no one has enough confidence and confidence to score two goals against the opponent within a certain period of time, so Lippi wanted to test it out first, try to counterattack, observe Ajax's response and changes, find the team's weaknesses, and then make a decision.

In the final analysis, no matter what the Silver Fox does, it is still the word of stability.

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Ye Qiu also stood on the sidelines, but he was not like Lippi. The famous Italian coach always smoked a cigarette. He specialized in smoking the small cigars that were produced in abundance in his hometown of Tuscany, while Ye Qiu never smoked.

Therefore, the two head coaches stood on the sidelines. Lippi was smoking a small cigar over there. His silver hair matched his figure, and he also had a sense of elegance. Ye Qiu stood there with his hands in his pockets. His temperament was no less impressive, and even had a bit more of the straightforwardness of young people.

Because of this, the TV live camera gave a close-up of each of the two people, and then a distant camera to capture the two people at the same time, as if to let the fans watching the game not only appreciate the duel on the football field, but also appreciate the open and secret struggles between the two head coaches.

Ye Qiu didn't know that he was caught by the camera, but he was not surprised, because in a Champions League game, this situation could happen anytime and anywhere, so he watched the game indifferently, analyzing the situation, and also analyzing Lippi's current thoughts.

The knockout round is not only a test of the head coach's targeted tactics and the ability to train players, but also a test of the head coach's guessing skills.

"Let the players pay attention to defense, save their strength, and don't rush to counterattack." Ye Qiu explained to Roland.

He had a hunch that Lippi's mind should not be thinking about a large-scale counterattack, because it is not the time yet.

Lippi has always been cautious in his use of troops. He will not take such a risk to launch a large-scale counterattack now, because there is still a second half. So the most likely thing he will do now is to test, because he always has to find the main attack direction for the counterattack, right?

He should be investigating which player is in a worse state, which link of Ajax is a weak point, and which direction can become the main attack point of Juventus' counterattack.

Ye Qiu raised his head and looked at the time. It was 31 minutes. Juventus started to counterattack after losing the ball. It has been 14 minutes now. Ajax has many counterattack opportunities, but because Ye Qiu asked the players to pay attention to defense, the troops were not invested much.

In Ye Qiu's view, a truly threatening counterattack is enough.

"It should be almost done in a few minutes!" Ye Qiu said to himself.

Every team switches back and forth between fast and slow in every game, frequently switching between offense and defense. No team can maintain a fast pace for a long time because they can't keep up with the physical fitness. It is also impossible to maintain a slow pace for a long time, because slowness can't win the game at all, and the same is true for offense and defense.

Juventus can't spend all their energy in the first half. The second half is the counterattack time that Lippi should focus on. The first half is just brewing and warming up, so he will stop after attacking for a while and investigating it.

It should be around 35 to 40 minutes.

Due to the different physical conditions of each team, Ye Qiu can't clearly predict the situation of the opponent. He can only give a rough idea, but he can make his own judgment based on the situation of the game at that time.

But he knew very well that Lippi's preparation and warm-up could not last for a long time. Now Ye Qiu had an opportunity in front of him. As long as Juventus retreated, Ajax would immediately counterattack and launch a round of attacks, directly attacking until the end of the first half, not allowing Juventus to slow down the rhythm.

Doing this, whether or not there is a goal, has at least two benefits.

The first is to enter the halftime break with the morale of the opponent, and the second is to consume more of the opponent's physical energy, so as to get a more comfortable environment for the second half.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu turned his head and looked at Lippi who was smoking a cigar, and smiled, "I will definitely make you angry!"

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Antonio Conte is about to turn 35 years old.

Unknowingly, he has played in Serie A for Juventus for more than ten years. He can be said to have experienced the most glorious years of Juventus, from reaching the Champions League final for three consecutive years to winning the cup, to the re-emergence after a slight decline in the new century. Conte has experienced countless ups and downs with the Zebras and has experienced countless storms.

In Italy, people in the south have always hated the north, and this is also true in football. So at the turn of the century, the rise of two southern teams, Roma and Lazio, triggered the counterattack of Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan in the north. These are all from the long-standing confrontation between the north and the south.

But for Conte from the south, he has integrated into the life of Turin in the north and Juventus. He has lived here for more than ten years and is willing to fight for the Zebras anytime and anywhere, and he will do his best in every battle.

But he is old after all. Although he can try to maintain his state, his physical fitness cannot be maintained just by wanting to. A 35-year-old body can never be compared with a young man in his twenties. So in the past two years, he has begun to play more as a substitute, and Davis is the main midfielder.

This Dutch midfielder is definitely one of the best midfielders in the world today. No one knows his teammate better than Conte. It's just unlucky that he doesn't get along with Lippi. Even if Lippi tried Tudor, Tacchinardi and others, he could never replace Davis' role in this team.

Conte was on the field in this game!

Conte felt very depressed after the goal was conceded not long after the start, and then he followed the team to launch a round of fast-paced attacks on Ajax. Because he was in the midfield, Lippi also required Conte to be able to go up and down, so Conte ran a lot and consumed a lot of physical energy during this fast-paced attack.

Fortunately, when he was a little unable to support it, Lippi asked the team to slow down appropriately.

This made Conte feel relieved. It was not that he wanted to slack off or didn't want to equalize the score, but that his body really couldn't keep up.

Football is different from other sports. The back-and-forth running on the football field requires higher physical fitness, especially in the fast-paced offense and defense. The fast back-and-forth running is simply a torture for people with slightly worse physical fitness. It won't take you a few minutes to completely break down.

After a break, Conte gasped for air, his feet felt like they were filled with lead, very heavy, and he always felt sore in his muscles. These were symptoms caused by excessive physical consumption, and Conte had long been accustomed to it.

Looking up and looking at Nedved who was still running in front, Conte couldn't help but flash a look of admiration. Now, the whole team is probably the only one who can run like this. He seems to have inexhaustible physical energy.

Oh, there is also Davis, this guy is called a wild boar, and his physical fitness is also quite good. What's more rare is that he is very good at cooperating with teammates. He is not just a defender and destroyer in the impression of fans. I really don't understand why Lippi doesn't use him and let him sit on the bench to cool off.

But Nedved is alone. When Juventus began to consciously want to slow down the pace, Nedved alone couldn't make a big wave in front, and soon fell into the double team of Mascherano and Arteta.

Conte also realized this at the first time and immediately ran forward a few steps, obviously slower than when he was in better physical condition, but Nedved still saw him and immediately knocked the ball back.

After stopping the ball, Conte also wanted to observe the situation, but at this time Sneijder approached very quickly and ran over to press, and there was an Ibrahimovic behind him blocking the two central defenders and Conte.

Conte realized that Sneijder was not here for good. He knew that he was running out of energy. He glanced at his right side with the corner of his eye. Camoranesi was not defended by anyone, so he immediately passed the ball to the right. However, when the ball was out of his control, Conte was shocked.

Because at the moment when he passed the ball, he saw Robben quickly pass by Camoranesi, intercepted the ball in advance, and rushed forward vigorously. He also chased after him at a very fast speed and counterattacked directly on the spot.

Conte was so scared that he didn't even think about it. He wanted to rush over to intercept Robben, but his legs were a little stiff and his speed was not fast at all. When he felt that he had caught up with Robben, he found that the ball was no longer under Robben's feet, and his teammate Thuram turned around and looked behind him blankly.

"Damn Ajax!!!" Conte cursed a little collapsed.

It turned out that Robben counterattacked on the spot after intercepting. All Juventus players were shocked. The Dutchman advanced the ball very quickly and rushed to the front of the defense line. Thuram immediately went to grab it without hesitation, but Robben made a diagonal pass to hit Montero's back.

Van der Vaart was like a gust of wind. He was not polite to his good friend. After rushing past Montero, he made a fake move after getting the ball, and deceived Buffon. He pushed the ball into the empty goal with his left foot, 2:0! ! !

The entire Arena Stadium completely turned into a sea of ​​celebration. Everyone knew clearly what this goal meant to Juventus. It meant that they were already 3 goals behind Ajax in the total score. They had to chase 3 goals in the remaining time to defeat Ajax.

What a shocking super reversal that would be?

Facing this group of Ajax who counterattacked so quickly and so sharply, can they do it?

Even Conte, who is well-informed and experienced, couldn't help but cover his face when he saw Van der Vaart excitedly raising his arms and rushing past him, with a look of sadness, because this goal came from his pass error. Although he didn't mean to, no one would care why he made the mistake.

The poor veteran was a little afraid to face his teammates, because he knew very well what was waiting for Juventus next.

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If the first goal made Lippi angry, then the second goal made Lippi more regretful.

Many people may think that this was Conte's mistake, but Lippi knew very well that Conte was just his scapegoat.

If it wasn't Conte, but Davis, such a scene would not have happened, the Dutchman's physical fitness is better than Conte.

After taking Davis, Juventus' midfield has always had problems of one kind or another. Perhaps to use a common saying, there are some players who you don't realize how useful they are when they are there, nor do you think they are irreplaceable, but once you lose them, you will find out how much they are useful.

Of course, Lippi continues to stubbornly refuse to admit his mistakes, because Juventus has a clear advantage in Serie A.

Perhaps it should be said that taking Davis is more for his own authority and for the overall situation, but if Davis is left alone, Juventus may be able to perform better and better in some key games, but it will weaken Lippi's prestige.

The grudge between the two can be traced back to when Lippi returned to Juventus. At that time, the first thing Lippi did was to change the team's tactics to 442, and considering the 442 midfield arrangement, he decided to take Davis, and the Dutchman was furious.

Afterwards, although Lippi changed his formation and played 4231 and 4312, there was no place for Davis in his team. At the beginning of this season, the media broke the news that Davis almost beat Lippi in the locker room, and Lippi and general manager Moggi also declared that the Dutchman must be abolished to set an example.

It can be said that now everyone knows that Edgar Davis is leaving, and there is no shortage of teams interested in the Dutch wild boar. Italian teams such as Roma and Inter Milan all hope to get him, but Juventus has never given up on this issue, so Davis did not leave in the winter break.

It is difficult to say who is right or wrong in this matter. Lippi wants to establish prestige and Davis wants a main position. Both of them are based on their own interests and perspectives. It can't be said that they are wrong. It can only be said that the two met a little conflicting.

Because of this series of grievances, Lippi's regret is only a flash. He doesn't think that Davis can turn the situation around for the team, so regret has become a completely unnecessary move.

For Juventus now, there is no way out. Lippi and the team have only one choice, attack in the second half!

But Ye Qiu obviously grasped Juventus's idea very accurately. After the team scored a goal, he did not consider retreating at all, but continued to adopt a strong attack strategy against Juventus, on the one hand to further hit Juventus' morale, on the other hand to wear down the opponent's physical strength and establish his own advantage.

Lippi did not respond to Ye Qiu's calculations. He chose to give in temporarily, so Juventus began to consciously shrink its defense and let Ajax attack. The Zebras obviously intended to drag the score of 0:2 to the end of the half.

But Lippi also knew that the second half was very difficult for Juventus, because they not only had to break through Ajax's goal and score 3 goals, but also had to beware of Ajax's counterattack. Ye Qiu would definitely make targeted arrangements for Juventus' counterattack.

It's very simple. The whole world knows that Juventus can only counterattack. If he doesn't know how to make targeted arrangements, then he is a fool.

In this unfavorable situation, the possibility of Juventus's reversal is very small.

But now everyone in the team relies on Lippi's breath, and he can't let it go!

Come on, brothers, the climax is about to come, smash the monthly ticket! ! !