When Ronaldo came back from warming up, Gao Shen pulled him to his side and warned him carefully.
The Brazilian superstar listened very carefully.
"Later, you go up and replace Negredo and play forward. You don't have to do anything. Just kill Cannavaro and Thuram for me, interfere with their ball play, and hit them behind."
Ronaldo is such a smart man, he immediately understood Gao Shen's intention, "Hit them and counterattack when you have the chance?"
But Gao Shen shook his head, "If you have a chance, you have to counterattack. If you don't have a chance, you have to create opportunities for me and push out their defense as much as possible. Don't tell me that you can't handle those two old men."
Two old men?
Ronaldo's expression suddenly became rich.
Very old?
Thuram has just turned 34, and Cannavaro will be 33 in September. Among professional players, he is indeed quite old.
Despite Ronaldo's bloated body, his speed has indeed dropped a lot, but he is still very slippery when fighting back.
As long as he seizes the opportunity and gets behind the defense, Cannavaro and Thuram will not be able to stop him.
More importantly, behind him, Raul, Zidane and Beckham all have strong passing ability, even long passing ability.
Especially Beckham's precise long pass is definitely a long-range missile.
Damn, you dare to press me?
My handsome Xiaobei will directly hit your door with a Tomahawk missile. After the rabbit's teeth are drawn, he will insert a single sword and hit every target accurately.
Come here!
Ronaldo nodded, looked at Gao Shen, and found that the head coach was looking sideways at the visiting team's coaching bench, and met Capello. The Juventus head coach turned his head angrily, while Gao Shen showed his expression.
A slight smile.
how to say?
Ronaldo saw two words on Gao Shen's face: treacherous!
He suddenly realized how stupid he was before. He actually thought that he was a harmless young man who had just left school. What was the result? Wasn't he manipulated to death?
Sure enough, this guy looks honest, but is actually full of bad intentions.
Ronaldo decided that he must have a good talk with his Brazilian teammates after the game. He would not provoke this man again even to death. Otherwise, he might be beaten to death by him without even knowing it.
If you can't afford to provoke him, you should probably be able to hide from him!
"What's the matter?" Gao Shen doesn't have the ability to read minds. He couldn't guess what Ronaldo was thinking. He just saw a strange expression on his face.
Ronaldo shook his head with guilt, "It's nothing, I... promise to complete the task."
"Well, go ahead." Gao Shen waved his hand.
…
Capello hates it so much that his kidneys hurt!
Nima, is there anyone like you?
Don’t you know how to respect the elders at all?
However, he is really in trouble now.
Why go to Mutu?
Because Nedved can no longer take care of the ball in the middle of the midfield, Trezeguet before, and now Sarayeta and Ibrahimovic cannot get the ball in the frontcourt, and the Swedish center retreats
It's too much of a waste of opportunity.
Capello has no one available, and Del Piero is injured, so now he can only use Mutu.
Originally, according to his idea, Mutu should be played, Chiellini should be replaced, and he should play with three defenders.
But now, Ronaldo is going up, and Real Madrid has two forwards in the frontcourt. In this case, can Juventus still press forward?
If Chiellini is not replaced, who can be replaced?
Emerson and Vieira are two defensive midfielders, and they cannot move. Any movement will affect the defense. Moreover, there is Zidane on the field at Real Madrid. Who knows what level Zidane can play after he escapes?
Capello hesitated for a while, which made Mutu, who came back from warming up, a little confused.
Don’t we need to replace someone? Who should we replace?
Why don't you speak?
In the end, Capello gritted his teeth and replaced Camoranesi.
…
When Gao Shen saw the substitution number plate on the sidelines, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and laughed.
Substitution in the matchup, still 442.
If it were before, Gao Shen would have felt that Juventus's lineup was really strong, but he just couldn't figure out why in his memory, Juventus had never entered the Champions League since 2003.
Top four?
Now, he begins to understand.
On the one hand, it is because of the overall conservative tactical atmosphere of Serie A, and on the other hand, it is the shortcomings of Juventus's own lineup, which is a serious lack of creativity.
Vieira, Emerson, Nedved and Camoranesi are all versatile and capable of both offense and defense, but it depends on the intensity of the game.
In Serie A, when they encounter weak teams, they can transform into the team's organizational core and are full of creativity. However, in the Champions League, especially in the Champions League knockout rounds, their creativity is seriously insufficient.
Without creativity, there is no passing, and without passing, there are no goals.
However, Capello is an extremely risk-averse conservative.
In addition to these, there is actually another very important detail, which is tactics.
Gao Shen has read the historical data. Juventus stopped in the top 16 in 2004 and was double-killed by Irueta's Super Deportivo in two rounds. It was also in that season that Super Depor lost to AC Milan 1-4 away from home.
Under such circumstances, they returned to home court and reversed 4-0.
AC Milan general manager Galliani once said that this defeat was enough for AC Milan to suffer for several years.
Last year's Champions League, Juventus defeated Real Madrid in the round of 16, but lost to Benitez's Liverpool in the quarter-finals.
This season, if I go by my deep memory, Juventus should have lost to Arsenal.
It is worth noting that these three teams all play 4-2-3-1.
Is this a coincidence?
If it is, once is a coincidence, twice is still a coincidence, what about three times?
On the football field, accidents are everywhere, but behind every accident, there must be necessity.
That is Serie A, which once led the tactical changes in European football, but is now gradually falling behind.
Whether it is youth training talents or tactical changes, Serie A has not caught up with the wave of recent years.
Therefore, the current Italian team is still clinging to their four-four-two.
AC Milan can win the Champions League next year precisely because Ancelotti gave up playing 442 and switched to playing 4321 as a Christmas tree.
Gao Shen has said before that the biggest advantage of 4231 or 433 over 442 is the effective use of court space. The reason why Nedved appears in the middle is because in 442
In the formation, when two deep-lying midfielders are arranged, there is a huge hole in the middle of the midfield, and the ball path is extremely difficult to advance.
Gao Shen was afraid of the strength of Juventus before, but now, he suddenly realized that no matter how powerful the lineup is, it will not be effective if it does not have an advantage at the tactical level or is at a disadvantage.
And this is the key to Real Madrid defeating Juventus!
…
After the two teams completed their substitutions, the situation was still in a stalemate.
Real Madrid focuses on interception and pressing from the 30-meter area in their own half to near the midfield, and is also quite active in the midfield and frontcourt. However, Juventus is afraid of Ronaldo, who often hangs near the defense line, and does not dare to press easily.
In this case, it is difficult for Juventus' offense to be a threat.
On the contrary, it was Real Madrid. After Gao Shen saw through Juventus' weakness, he began to signal the players on the court to increase the strangulation and counterattack in the midfield and frontcourt.
In the 78th minute, Zidane fell to the ground to steal the ball from Mutu near the midline, got up and took the ball away, instigating a counterattack.
Ronaldo retreated from the frontcourt in time. After receiving Zidane's pass in the gap, he turned around and sent a ball from behind, passing the ball directly to the side and back of Thuram.
Raul quickly crossed into the penalty area from the left rib. After receiving a pass from Ronaldo, he shot directly without waiting for Zambrotta and Thuram to attack. The ball missed the left post slightly.
The Bernabeu fans let out a burst of regret.
Just two minutes later, Juventus made a long pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt, looking for Ibrahimovic.
The Swedish center has a very obvious advantage in high ball and has a strong body. After stopping the ball with his chest, he was flanked by Ramos and Dela Red. Dela Red took the lead and intercepted the ball and passed it to Beckham.
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As soon as Beckham stopped, he sent a precise long pass.
The ball flew directly to the Juventus half. On the outside of the penalty area, Ronaldo took the first step to stop the ball. Although Cannavaro touched the ball, he did not lose it. The Brazilian still controlled the ball and broke in.
After entering the penalty area, he passed Thuram and hit the goal directly.
Buffon made a key save and saved the ball out of the small penalty area, followed by Chiellini who drove the ball directly into the frontcourt.
Ronaldo didn't score, but he gave Beckham a thumbs-up gesture from a distance.
This long pass was really beautiful and stopped very comfortably. It was just touched by Cannavaro. Otherwise, the movement could have been better connected and the goal would have been achieved.
In the 83rd minute, it was another Juventus attack. Mutu dribbled the ball and wanted to pass it straight to the edge of the penalty area to find Sarayeta. As a result, Woodgate suddenly came around, intercepted the ball first, and led
The ball was passed to Graveson.
Gravesen didn't wait for the Juventus players to react and quickly passed the ball diagonally to the left rib.
Raul followed up and strode forward with the ball.
Zambrotta desperately chased after him, but Raul didn't wait for Zambrotta to catch up. He passed the ball across the outside of the Juventus penalty area and passed the ball to Ronaldo.
In front of Ronaldo were Thuram and Cannavaro. The Brazilian decisively chose to make an emergency stop. After protecting the ball, he quickly passed it across to the right side of the top of the arc. Zidane followed silently.
Mawson had shot furiously before.
This kick once again caused Buffon to make a crucial save to keep the goal.
In just five or six minutes, Real Madrid launched three threatening quick counterattacks, and each time they hit Juventus behind, creating shooting opportunities.
This is actually a reminder to Capello and Juventus.
Don't press it!
Come up again and I'll hit your glass with a slingshot!
This counterattack can be said to be the most exciting attack by Real Madrid and even the two teams in the two rounds. The fans at the Bernabeu were so excited that they felt like they were beaten to death.
This is the kind of football Real Madrid should play!
Juventus also started to become cautious again after being threatened with the goal.
Capello also knows that since Juventus sold Zidane, the Bianconeri's offense has been like blacksmithing.
How likely is it to attack Real Madrid without being scored on when the Bernabeu is one goal behind?
When the time entered the 85th minute, the Juventus players on the court gave the answer.
