Chapter 1340 Equalize
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After the fifteen-minute halftime break, the Fiorentine player who returned to the court continued the offensive momentum before the end of the first half. Ibrahimovic and Trezege had just pulled the ball out in the middle circle, and Gattuso, De Rossi and others couldn't wait to rush through the half and actively pressed against Juventus' ball-holding players, leaving only Maclale to protect the defense line in the rear to avoid being seized by the opponent to make a quick counterattack.
Although Juventus players had expected Fiorentina's move to strengthen the pressing force after the half-time break, they obviously did not expect that while Mourinho asked the players to strengthen the pressing force against Juventus' midfield and backcourt, he did not make substitution adjustments, but instead let De Rossi and Gattuso push up significantly, disrupting their backcourt in this way!
Faced with the fierce Fiorentine players, Juventus was naturally not to be outdone. Under the leadership of Emerson, Tacinadi and others, the two teams once again launched a fierce confrontation on the court. However, this time, the battlefield of the players fighting between the two sides was mainly concentrated in Juventus' half-court, rather than in the first half, the two teams killed the sky and the earth in the midfield.
"Murinho is still too young and energetic. He can't hold back his anger so quickly." Trapatoni put his hands on his chest and looked like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. He commented on Mourinho's actions. "Pressing the formation so far is very pressured on the back line. Once someone in the middle has any omissions, a counterattack is enough to drive them into a state of no return."
However, Trapatoni obviously forgot a very important point. That is, the main purpose of Fiorentina's overall formation is not to strengthen its own offense, but to make it impossible for Juventus to comfortably fall in the backcourt by pressing them on the midfield and backcourt, thereby increasing the possibility of their own successful steals in the opponent's half.
In other words, Mourinho did not allow the players to increase the ball time, but generously handed over the ball to Juventus. He only significantly provided the defense area to strengthen the pressing force against Juventus in the backcourt, rather than defending layer by layer in the half court like traditional Italian teams.
You should know that in order to lure Fiorentina to press the formation and make their backcourt, which was originally very tightly defended, become empty. Most Juventus players retreated to their half-time, leaving only Trezege and Ibrahimovic to cruising in the frontcourt, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack. This means that whether Juventus' counterattack tactics can be implemented smoothly depends to a large extent on Ibrahimovic and Trezege's performance in the frontcourt.
Although Mourinho was a little worried about this, the situation was forced to do so much at this time. After all, if he did not choose to push up because he was worried about Juventus' quick counterattack, then with the unconformity of Trapatoni and the Zebras, it is very likely that Juventus players would be huddled in the half and would not attack.
What's more, although Ibrahimovic, who is tall and strong, has skills and footwork that are completely inconsistent with his body shape, speed is obviously not the Swede's strength. Therefore, in the counterattack, Ibrahimovic is more of a tactical fulcrum for Juventus in the frontcourt, supporting and passing the teammates. Similarly, Trezege's strength lies in the grabbing point and smelling in front of the goal, and is relatively average in dribbling and sprinting ability. Therefore, as long as Nesta and Lucio can grasp the right measure, it doesn't matter if Juventus directly passes the gap behind them, because at the speed of Ibrahimovic and Trezege, when they dribble and rush to Fiorentina's penalty area, the Fiorentine players with more advantageous speed have already returned to the defense.
Moreover, although Juventus' defense line is said to be the most solid in Serie A, in fact, the Zebras' defense line also has many hidden dangers. Needless to say, Zebina's nerve knife is almost the same as his tricks. Grosso's ability is only middle and upper-middle among the left back, and his height of up to 190 cm makes him suffer a lot when dealing with some speed and technical players. Although Gala has the top physical fitness among the defenders, his defensive skills and judgment are also very consistent with the standards of a top central defender, the Frenchman's problem is that his attention in the game is not very focused, and he often has a top-notch and a defensive misplacement. This is a very fatal disadvantage for a central defender.
This is why Gala in his previous life repeatedly demanded that he would play central defender at Chelsea instead of left back, but Mourinho, who was the head coach of the Blues at the time, refused to agree and would rather give young player Hute a chance than let him play central defender.
Although Gala has a teammate like Turam who is good at checking and filling in gaps, it has greatly made up for Gala's shortcomings. The complementary style of the two makes Juventus' defense very reliable. But even Turam cannot make up for Gala in time every time.
In Zhuang Mingge's previous life, the central defender combination of Cannavaro and Touram was also not perfect, but at that time, there was the world's number one goalkeeper behind them, which could make this defense perfect to the greatest extent. Now, although Frey's level is also good, compared with a monster like Buffon, the French goalkeeper is still slightly inferior. It is precisely because of this that Juventus' mid-lane defense always has hidden dangers, but few teams can discover and seize these opportunities.
Look, in the 53rd minute of the game, Gala made a serious mistake when receiving Emerson's return pass, and directly stopped the ball to Milito who was pressing forward. After getting the ball, the latter did not give Gala the chance to make up for the loss. He changed direction and directly dribbled into Juventus' penalty area!
Seeing Milito rushing into his penalty area, Gala, who was planning to steal immediately, couldn't help but hesitate. Because Milito had already run in front of him at this time, if he dared to stretch his feet from behind, what would happen?
Gala knew very well that once he tackled from behind and had physical contact with Milito in front, the latter would likely fall into the penalty area and cheat a penalty directly, and he would be sent off the court with a red card by the referee for tackle behind the scenes.
After Gala hesitated, he lost the last chance to block Milito. The latter, who formed a single shot, first pulled the ball horizontally against Frey who was abandoning the goal, then directly shot the ball at the near corner of the goal!
The ball flew under Frey's open arms and then rushed into the door behind the Frenchman!
Chapter completed!