Chapter 42 Six-Point Battle
On the evening of October 2, Juventus Arena.
This professional football stadium, which was just opened this year, can accommodate more than 40,000 spectators, and is now full.
After all, this is a direct confrontation between the top and second place in Serie A.
The result of the game may even directly determine the title of this season's championship!
Since the international match day will enter after this game and the league will restart in two weeks, both sides of this game are also the main players, without any reservation.
AC Milan is still 433:
Forwards: Mane, Ibrahimovic, Salah.
Midfielders: Kante, Boateng, Gattuso.
Defenders: Anthonyni, Thiago Silva, Van Dijk, Zambrota.
Goalkeeper: Abiati.
The only adjustments made in the lineup are the two full-backs.
This is mainly due to tactical considerations.
Veteran Zanbrotta's cross from the bottom is his unique skill, fast and accurate.
The same is true for Anthonyni on the left.
The young Desilio is energetic and energetic, but this indicator is much inferior.
Pan Yi made special adjustments in this game and had his own ideas.
On Juventus, Conte did have the 352 he used most often:
Forward: Vuzinic, Pato
Midfielders: Decerli, Pirlo, Vidal, Marcicio, Lichsteiner
Defenders: Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzali
Goalkeeper: Buffon
In this lineup, the most eye-catching one is the two former Milan players.
One is Pirlo, who is said to have a conflict with Milan coach Allegri, and then runs away from Juventus in anger.
The other is Pato. Juventus, who is determined to win the championship, has always arranged him as one of the two strikers after buying this Brazilian prodigy at a high price. It seems that he has not fully adapted to Conte's tactical system and has only scored one goal in the first four games of the league.
These two people faced their old master today, of course they held their breath and wanted to show off.
However, from Pan Yi's perspective, Pirlo must be trying to curb his performance.
After all, this midfielder brain, who seems to be unable to open his eyes all day, seems to be a bit of a professional end in the later stages of Milan, and he can't play as a main player.
However, after leaving Milan, he became Juventus' real engine and led Juventus to win the championship in a row.
Therefore, defending him is the key to whether he can defeat Juventus.
And as for Pato…
It is said that after he transferred to Juventus, he often secretly returned to Milan and had a tryst with Barbara. It would be strange if he could play out with such a professional attitude.
This time Pan Yi asked the senior management to sell Pato to Juventus. In addition to reducing Milan's financial burden, he also cheated Juventus.
In addition to economic and tactical roles, Conte faces such high-priced players, even if Pato performs poorly, it is not easy to put him on the bench directly.
This will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among some players and can also affect the atmosphere in their locker room.
Even if Pan Yi leaves Milan in the future, as long as Juventus still carries the burden of Pato, Milan may still suppress Juventus.
As the saying goes, Pan Yi's plan to disrupt Juventus is exactly the case.
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Now in the visiting team's locker room, Pan Yi, Allegri, and Tasotti looked at the pieces representing Juventus players on the tactical board and couldn't help but smile.
Juventus's set is exactly the same as they expected before the game.
Of course, it is not very difficult to guess this.
Under Conte's command, the three BBC players in the back were almost unstoppable. Only when he sometimes used the 4-back formation, Chiellinira would go to the left to hit the left back, and then right wingback Lichsteiner would withdraw to hit the right back.
The three in the middle of the field, Pirlo, Vidal and Marcisio, would not move either.
On the forward line, Conte himself doesn't like to use the already-old captain Piero, but sometimes players like Mattri, Krasic, and Simeone Pepe will be rotated.
But after introducing Pato at a high price this season, the two forwards were basically fixed as a clever combination like Vuzinic Pato, especially when they need to play with a strong team.
So, guessing is actually equivalent to guessing the formation.
As long as Conte uses a 352 formation, he will basically be the group of people on the field unless there is any injury.
Of course, whether Conte will use 352 in this key game, Pan Yi was not so sure before the game.
After all, Conte's technical and tactical arrangements are actually very flexible. Judging from his previous coaching experience, he will not stick to using 3 defenders. He has also played tactics like 424, 4141, 433.
He mainly arranges the best lineup and play style based on the characteristics of the players in his hands.
However, based on Juventus' current staffing and Conte's personal preferences, Pan Yi boldly judged that this Italian coach would use 352 in the game against Milan, and made targeted arrangements and training.
This is the best card Conte can play at the moment, and it is also the safest and safest formation and tactics he thinks.
Now it seems that Pan Yi guessed it right!
This is very important.
On the surface, every match is just a test of the players' skills, body and will.
In fact, the fighting of the coach behind the scenes has largely determined the trend of the game.
Some people say that football is actually an intellectual war, but it only requires some physical and skilled players as a carrier.
Pan Yi deeply agrees.
So he will make such meticulous preparations before every game and then target the opponent until he dies.
The opponent's moves are all clear and have been targeted, and you still have many tricks that others have not expected to use, so of course you will have a great chance of winning.
Now it's like a real war, Milan has set up ambushes on all sides, waiting for Juventus to enter the ambush circle...
When the Milan players came back from the court and listened to the coaches' final emphasis on the tactics, everyone also felt the coaches' desire for this victory.
The players were also very excited.
They looked at Juventus' lineup, just like the coach predicted before the game, and they knew that they had won another step in tactical targeting.
In addition, this game itself is a sixth-point battle for the championship, and the players don't even need to do too much pre-war mobilization.
Finally, Allegri asked Pan Yi to give his final lecture:
"I don't want to say too much today, you all know the meaning of this game."
"As it said, we don't want a draw, we just need to win!"
The players nodded vigorously and let out roars, which was a promise to Pan Yi.
Pan Yi finally raised his arms:
"Go, go and grab the three-pointer and leave the championship in Milan!"
Chapter completed!