On the evening of April 15, 2015.

Before the game, it rained heavily in Turin all day long, from morning to night.

Although the drainage system of the Juventus Arena is very complete, the ground is still very slippery.

What is going on tonight in the heavy rain is the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Juventus faces Chelsea at home.

In fact, neither team likes this kind of water battle.

Needless to say about Chelsea, they are good at passing and controlling, which will greatly reduce the power of their ground ball attack.

As for Juventus, it mainly depends on its influence on Pirlo, the brains of the midfielder.

He hated playing in this kind of weather. The ball was wet, slippery and difficult to control.

As the metronome of the team, today he still appears in the middle of Juventus' three midfielders. Next to him are two strong young men, Pogba and Vidal.

On the outside are two wing-backs, Evra on the left and Lichtsteiner on the right.

The ball almost never stayed at his feet for more than a second!

"Only 15 minutes into the game, only 15 minutes, Chelsea took the lead in breaking through Juventus' goal!"

In this kind of weather, they chose to use the simplest and most direct method to send the ball into dangerous areas as much as possible, and then relied on the players' personal abilities to create threats.

When encountering a team like Chelsea, chasing the ball is a very irrational behavior.

This is the xjbt tactic that many media and fans complained about.

Speaking of which, Vidal and Pogba's personal abilities are not bad at all, and can even be said to be world-class. However, in front of Chelsea, they seem to be fooled around and have no temper at all.

Hazard quickly crossed behind Barzagli, received the ball and shot low.

Looking at Pan Yi, he has only been at Chelsea for just one year, but he has already left a profound personal mark on this team.

He tried several times to stabilize the rhythm or control the ball, but failed.

Fortunately, the referee did not give a card this time, but only gave a verbal warning.

In this way, Juventus' fast break was unable to succeed, and it turned into a positional battle.

At this time, there were three Chelsea players standing at the penalty spot, Hazard, David Luiz and Matic.

In front of Pirlo are two forwards, Tevez and Morata.

Morata immediately rushed to grab the ball, but David Luiz suddenly kicked the ball forward.

David Luiz and Matic both feinted, but Hazard did not shoot directly. Instead, he chose to use his right foot to cross the wall and fall into the penalty area.

The goalkeeper is Courtois, the defense is Terry, David Luiz, and Gary Cahill, the midfielder is Kante and Matic, and the wings are Marcos Alonso and Azpilicueta.

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At this time, he saw Lukaku blocking Bonucci with his body at the front of the penalty area, blocking the best position.

This reminds Pirlo of his fear of being dominated by Kante during the Milan period...

This is dangerous!

Facing the ball flying from the backcourt, Lukaku took a smart step forward, headed the ball directly to the ground on the right.

Can you imagine calling speed dogs like Bale and Mbappe "masters of elegance" or something like that?

Therefore, although Pirlo actively defended, when he chased back to the front of the penalty area, he saw that Hazard had already adjusted, raised his right foot, and shot a violent long shot from the front of the penalty area.

To be honest, Juventus' positional warfare ability is still a bit worrying.

This is a tactical free kick!

1. Pirlo makes a long pass behind the opponent's central defender, and Vidal, Pogba or Marchisio intervenes;

As soon as Pirlo and Pogba get the ball, he will get close immediately. This kid runs like a tiger. Although his feet are not dirty, he is very skilled and knows how to position himself and steal.

In the heavy rain, the ball drew an arc and fell to the right side of the top of the penalty area.

As early as when he was working together in Milan, Pan Yi brought Allegri a lot of high-quality and low-priced goods such as Kante, Salah, Van Dijk, and Mane;

Covered in grass clippings and rainwater, Pirlo got up from the ground, his eyes filled with tears.

From Pirlo, to BBC in the backcourt, to the two wing-backs... they are not too young.

But after the arrival of Tevez and Llorente, Allegri unlocked several new positions:

5. Llorente’s big center tactic, carry the man back and Vidal, Pogba or Marchisio step in and hit the goal;

Kanter is like a sticky plaster!

In fact, no professional head coach would be able to see through such a tactic, and Juventus can dominate Serie A only because of their proficiency and the personal abilities of their players that are much higher than others.

Pirlo desperately tried to catch up faster, but he was only so fast.

Later, Pan Yi went to Hamburg and Chelsea and became famous. Pirlo had no chance to play against him again, but he actually wanted to get to know him.

When it appeared again, it was already in the goal behind Buffon.

Evra, who is 34 years old this year, cannot keep up with the pace of seat B, and fouls are inevitable.

As for a lonely Pirlo, everyone knows how fragile he will be.

In the mist, he saw a head coach, Pan Yi, wearing a transparent raincoat and still standing on the sidelines directing the game.

6. Everyone rushes forward to stir things up to attract defensive troops, and then Tevez cheats and takes care of it!

This is almost all the skills of Juventus' current positional offensive routine.

Is this Chelsea?

Is this the Chelsea that won the Premier League title seven games ahead of schedule...

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"We were completely suppressed and couldn't perform to our best."

I only heard a bang, and the rain in the air around me seemed to be exploded. Then I saw a round shadow in the heavy rain, like lightning in the dark clouds, fleeting.

In other words, the old woman under Allegri basically focused on stability when encountering any opponent...

Behind him is the classic BBC combination-Bonucci, Barzagli, and Chiellini.

This area may not be close, but it's not too far either. Whether it's a direct hit or cooperation, it can create a threat.

"Be careful." Pirlo turned back as if facing a powerful enemy and shouted to his teammates in the penalty area.

That is high pressure and pressing, coupled with fast attack.

On the bench, Juventus still has many good players, such as Marchisio, Asamoah, Ogbonna, Koeman, Matri, Llorente, etc.

If you want to counterattack quickly, Pirlo will use his famous stunt-a long pass spanning more than half of the court, accurately finding the two forwards, and giving the opponent a fatal blow!

This is also an important reason why Allegri now mainly uses 3-5-2 tactics, which can maximize the role of Pirlo!

And it's not just him.

This time, after receiving the ball, Matic made a mid-to-long-distance through ball and passed the ball directly behind the Juventus defense.

It seems that Evra fouled Seat B.

Allegri sat in the coaching bench, holding his chin and muttering to himself.

Pogba and Vidal both nodded to Pirlo, then stood back a little.

This also makes it difficult for them to cope with a fast and capable team like Chelsea.

Chelsea guarded him too closely.

2. Pirlo made a long pass behind the opponent's full-back, and Lichtsteiner on the right inserted into the penalty area;

3. Break through with the ball from the left. However, due to the limited ability of the left wing-back Asamoah, the other veteran Evra is also old, and his physical ability has declined greatly. In actual operation, he basically just makes a few perfunctory moves on the wing.

, and then pass the ball to Vidal, Pogba or Marchisio near the penalty spot;

The two forwards Tevez and Morata also performed mediocrely under the care of the opponent's three central defenders.

Juventus failed to play their own rhythm, and their defensive steals and interceptions failed to show their power. However, Allegri did not consider letting the team shrink its defense, but still expected the team to gain a foothold as soon as possible.

Pirlo looked up and through the rain curtain, he saw seat B lying on the ground. Juventus left wing back Evra was explaining something to the referee.

Allegri also really envies these young people in the Chelsea team, they are all so energetic!

However, it is obvious that Pan Yi has also conducted detailed research on Pirlo's current role at Juventus - he even reviewed it with Valentina at Allegri's house that night!

Therefore, when Pirlo just got the ball, Chelsea's extremely wide-covering midfielder Kante had already bullied him in front of him, preventing him from having more time to react.

At this time, Juventus launched the first threatening counterattack of the game, attacking Chelsea's 30-meter area, but Tevez could only complete a hasty long-range shot, and it went higher.

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Alonso squatted in the penalty area with his head in regret, looking very frustrated, while Juventus looked like they were surviving a disaster.

The Blues took control of the game from the start!

Under the interference of Kanter and others, Pirlo's long pass lost the threat. Whether it was Vidal and Pogba's forward penetration or the two wing attacks, all routines were curbed.

Now all teams know that Juventus' offensive brain is Pirlo, and of course they will send people to specifically mark him.
To be continued...