On the evening of October 20th, Alpine Stadium in Turin, Italy.
In the third round of the Champions League group stage, Barcelona challenged Juventus away.
After all, this is an away game, and the team is full of injured players, so Barcelona plays away games more cautiously.
Juventus was more active. Capello did not make any new changes in the lineup, but he made very interesting adjustments in the positioning of the players.
The front line is still the two-forward combination of Ibrahimovic and Del Piero, but in the midfield position, Nedvěd steps forward and assumes the attacking midfielder position, suppressing Barcelona's back line behind the two forwards.
waist, and at the same time, he also penetrates back to participate in the attack.
Brasi, Emerson and Camoranesi form the defensive midfielder.
Juventus' formation looks like a four-three-one-two.
This is somewhat beyond Barcelona's expectations.
Rijkaard's formation is not new, it is still Barcelona's regular four-three-three formation.
The goalkeeper is Valdes, the defense is Van Bronckhorst, Oleg, Puyol and Belletti, the midfielder is Marcos at the back, Deco and Xavi are up front, and the front three is Ronaldo.
Jordinho, Sudong and Iniesta.
Between Iniesta and Larsson, Rijkaard finally chose to listen to Su Dong's opinion.
Facts have also proved that Iniesta is more in tune with the team, has a better understanding of cooperation, and is more skillful in passing and receiving.
But Juventus's style of play surprised Barcelona, and they played relatively passively from the beginning.
Ibrahimovic was particularly active.
Only four minutes into the game, the Swedish center received a long pass from Gianluca Zambrotta and tried to counter an offside attack, but was ruled offside.
Ibrahimovic was so angry that he argued with the referee for a while before going back.
In the eighth minute, another cross from the left came from Gianluca Zambrotta, and the Swedish center headed the ball slightly higher from close range.
Soon, Zebina sent a direct pass, and Del Piero almost made a one-on-one shot.
Barcelona waited until the tenth minute before Xavi took a long shot, but it went a bit far.
Juventus quickly retaliated, and Ibrahimovic's furious shot was caught by Valdes.
From the beginning of the game, Juventus suppressed Barcelona, especially the configuration of Nedved and the three defensive midfielders, which suppressed Barcelona's midfield very painfully, making it difficult for the midfielder to pass threatening attacks.
Ronaldinho was closely guarded by Zebina on the left, and Iniesta on the right retreated more to support the midfielder. At the same time, he defended Zambrotta who frequently intervened in the attack. This made Barcelona
It is difficult to create opportunities on the wing.
The center was suppressed and the wings lacked threats. Barcelona's offense was predictable.
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Su Dong was alone at the front.
Wherever he went, Cannavaro and Thuram followed him.
At first, Su Dong didn't pay much attention to them. After all, Cannavaro had competed with each other when he was at Inter Milan. But he didn't expect that after coming to Juventus, under Capello's training, Cannavaro and Cannavaro would compete with each other.
Thuram's combination turned out to be very difficult.
Even Cannavaro's entire mental outlook has changed.
He seemed to have become very confident and decisive.
Just when Su Dong was thinking about how to respond to the pass from the backcourt, a burst of exclamation suddenly erupted from the Alpstadion.
I saw a long pass from the midfielder and backcourt, sending the ball directly into Barcelona's penalty area.
Ibrahimovic relied on his height advantage to overpower Puyol and Oleg, and got the best spot. He headed the ball back to the edge of the penalty area, and then Nedved followed up.
He fired without stopping the ball.
This shot was very powerful and the angle was very tricky.
Valdes is beyond reach.
One to zero! The home team takes the lead temporarily!
Su Dong was a little surprised when he saw it near the midline. He didn't expect Juventus' offense to be so simple and crude.
Directly passed the long ball to Ibrahimovic, and after grabbing the first point, Nedvěd followed up to grab the second point, and scored.
This routine is simple, right? But it works!
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After scoring a goal, the Juventus fans at the scene cheered for a long time with excitement.
Although Juventus' offense has been criticized a lot this season, and some people even think that Capello always lacks aggressiveness after taking a one-goal lead and emphasizes too much on defense, but it is undeniable that as long as he scores a goal,
Juventus has never lost!
It's not because there are few games, but because Juventus has an unbreakable steel defense.
As long as you score first, you can kill your opponent alive!
Do not believe?
Look at the frustrated looks of the Barcelona players after conceding the goal.
Before conceding the ball, they couldn't break Juventus' goal and it was difficult to create a threat. What would happen after conceding the ball?
After Ibrahimovic celebrated with his teammates, when he walked back to the center line, he grinned at Su Dong.
"I said, I'm going to beat you!" the Swedish center pointed at Su Dong provocatively and said.
Su Dong looked at his teammates around him, then at the proud Swedish center, and felt a little angry in his heart.
"Don't be so proud, you didn't score this goal either."
Ibrahimovic was in a very good mood and was still smiling, "Don't worry, wait, I will score."
"Then wait until you get in!"
After he finished speaking, Su Dong ignored him.
"Hmph, wait, I will score a goal for you!" Ibrahimovic hummed behind him.
Su Dong turned around and left with a condensed look on his face, and he would never give up.
Ibrahimovic's goal just now really stimulated him. This kid has been provoking him since joining Juventus in the summer, and then asked Larsson to take the lead. Although Larsson said, this kid
He was just a very nervous and unruly thorn, so there was no need to argue with him, but Su Dong still wanted to teach him a lesson.
If he doesn't teach him a lesson, and everyone will use him as a target in the future, then won't he be hit by arrows every day?
However, Juventus' goal just now really inspired Su Dong.
When it comes to playing the role of a high center forward, Su Dong can slip away better than anyone else!
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Rijkaard, like Benitez, is a head coach with very obvious advantages and disadvantages, but they are completely opposite.
Benitez's tactical literacy is very high and he has a very obvious tactical style. He knows exactly what he wants and knows each team's tactics well. Coupled with his personality, no matter what happens at any time, he will always be able to deal with it.
Able to provide solutions with ease.
But this also brings about another problem, that is, he has very strict requirements on players and is not good at communicating. Without the lubricant of Yesterdam, he would not be able to get along with anyone.
Rijkaard is on the contrary. Black Swan is a player. Although he has some football ideas of his own, he rarely restrains the players and more often allows them to play freely, especially the offensive players in the frontcourt. He basically does not
Any advice given is to point out how he generally wants to play, and the players can find their own way to perform.
The advantage is that the individual player's role is highlighted and becomes very important, and his individual performance will be outstanding, but the disadvantage is that when the team encounters trouble, he basically does not adjust very much.
In other words, he couldn't come up with a good solution.
Therefore, on weekdays, if you see him on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, leisurely, don't think that he is sure of victory. In fact, it is because he has no choice at all. Since there is no choice, then just take it easy and let the players have a headache!
The same goes for the game against Juventus.
After the lineup is arranged, he basically doesn't care much. At most, he reminds the players on the sidelines. As for how to play on the court and how the players perform, that is a problem that the players themselves should solve.
Taking advantage of the restart, Sudong found Ronaldinho and Iniesta and expressed some of his thoughts.
Soon, Su Dong's ideas were conveyed to the midfield and backcourt, including Deco, Xavi, Marcos, Puyol and others.
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After the game restarted, Juventus began to be quiet.
This is also Capello's style.
As soon as you are in the lead, just be patient and let the opponent press out to fight. First, establish yourself as invincible, and then attack the opponent to counterattack.
To use his theory, as long as I don't lose the ball, I won't lose!
I have to say that Capello is the only one who is so stubborn and so successful!
But unfortunately, he didn't survive for long this time.
Unfortunately, the Barcelona he encountered also had a high center forward, even a high center forward who was better than Ibrahimovic and had a more obvious tactical effect.
"Su Dong!!!"
When the live radio broadcast an exclamation, Su Dong was standing on the outside of the arc of the penalty area, with his back to the direction of the attack, using his body to hold Thuram, and holding up his chest to stop the long pass from Xavi in the midfield.
Come down.
As soon as the ball hit the ground, Sudong immediately turned to the right, took the ball two steps to the right in small steps, and instantly attracted the attention of Thuram, Cannavaro, Emerson and Blasi around him.
When the Juventus midfield defenders noticed, Su Dong suddenly sent a short pass.
I saw a slim and slippery figure, quickly writing from the ribs. After receiving Su Dong's pass, he walked directly into the penalty area and rushed to Cannavaro's side.
Before Cannavaro could turn around, seeing Zambrotta approaching, Iniesta passed the ball horizontally with his right foot.
The ball passed from behind Cannavaro and Thuram to the left side of the penalty spot.
Ronaldinho, who was just outside the penalty area, quickly inserted into the penalty area. When Iniesta's cross came to him, the Brazilian superstar volleyed.
Even though Buffon is a world-class goalkeeper, even though he reacted early and flew sideways with all his strength, the Juventus goalkeeper was still powerless in the face of Ronaldinho's close shot.
One to one!
Ronaldinho jumped up with excitement and rushed directly to the sidelines to celebrate.
Sudong and Iniesta also rushed over immediately.
Less than ten minutes after conceding the goal, Barcelona equalized the score!
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When Su Dong returned to the center line and met Ibrahimovic again, the Swedish center had a gloomy face, but he himself was cheerful and smiling, and he felt like he deserved a beating.
