Chapter 667 Defending the Triple Crown
Although this season's Champions League has become a civil war in Serie A, Inter Milan has repeatedly performed magic after Jiang Mu's entry. Now it has become the most popular team in European football. There are countless celebrities and football stars from all sides who come to this game, such as UEFA Secretary-General Johnson and Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. Everyone came to the Old Trafford Stadium.
With the whistle of referee Merck, the Champions League match between Inter Milan and Juventus finally kicked off.
The first one to kick off is Inter Milan. After the two strikers Vieri and Adriano passed the ball back, they were not in a hurry to insert the ball. They waited for the team's overall formation to press up. Today, Inter Milan's tactics are very clear, steady, and they make sure that they do not lose the ball to score, because Juventus this game. The season attaches great importance to defense. Now that it is the Champions League final, they will definitely be very conservative, and they do have the capital to keep the goal without losing the goal, so Inter Milan does not want to give their opponents a good opportunity.
Lippi's tactical arrangement is not as expected by Jiang Mu. The formation is very conservative. The goalkeeper will be Buffon, four-backs Thuram, Ferrara, Montero, Birindli, four midfielders Camoranesi, Davis, Tachinati, Zambrotta, double strikers Piero and Trezeguet. In the case that Nedvede could not play, Juventus played more steadily. The four midfielders were still good at defense. They took more steals before attacking. Most of the active attacks were on the sidelines, and the number of attackers in front of them rarely exceeded five.
In the face of Juventus' conservative tactics, Inter Milan played very patiently. They controlled the ball more in the backfield and midfield. When they had the opportunity, they suddenly made a long pass and found Vieri and Adriano to use their personal ability to attack Juventus's defense.
As many media and fans have predicted, the two Italian teams playing the Champions League final will make people drowsy, but in fact it is true. They played for 30 minutes in the first half, the score was 0:0, and the scene was extremely dull.
Jiang Mu sat on the sidelines with a calm expression. He was not eager to take risks because he had achieved great success and had super popularity before. He knew that when the two teams with close strength competed, whoever makes mistakes first was passive. If he wanted to win, he had to calm down and wait for his opponent to make mistakes or his own genius ball. The spirit flashed.
Lippi is also very calm, but his goal is different from Jiang Mu. Jiang Mu wants to win. His goal is to get a draw and then play a penalty shootout with Inter Milan. Of course, it is best if he can win. Now the game is completely expected by Lippi. Lippi is not in a hurry at all. He doesn't believe that the young man standing there will be as calm as him. After all, he is still young and faces another opportunity to make history. As long as he draws 0:0 in the first half, he believes that Jiang Mu will make a change in the second half. At that time, there was a chance for Juventus.
Thirty minutes later, the dominant Inter Milan strengthened the offensive. Ronaldinho and Robben took the lead. They continued to use their personal ability to break through Juventus' defense from the side, but Juventus was very well prepared for this. The players in the middle kept responding to the side, taking Ronaldinho and Robben's breakthrough channel was blocked.
In the 35th minute of the game, Ronaldinho faced the defense of Zambrotta and the full-back on the side. He shook continuously, attracting the attention of the two defenders. Suddenly, he picked up the ball and Zanetti, who inserted at high speed from behind, formed a breakthrough from the side and passed across the middle at the bottom line. Adriano fell to the ground and shoveled in the penalty area, but his grab was a little late, and the ball slipped past the goal.
Although Inter Milan did not score a goal in this attack, it improved the team's morale and confidence. Then Robben followed suit on another sideline. He broke through Tulam with his speed and hooked the ball back when the ball was about to come out of the bottom line, but the ball was cleared by Juventus defender Montero's header.
Then Inter Milan besieged Juventus' penalty area in the last five minutes, but Juventus' defense was very stable. After their avant-back contracted back, they basically did not give Inter Milan any chance, but Inter Milan did not attack blindly. Their defense was very careful not to give Piero. With Trezeguet's opportunity, Piero and Trezeguet are not speed strikers. They didn't pose much threat to fight back. In the first half, the two sides were thrillingly tied.
At halftime, Jiang Mu did not make any new arrangements. The opponent's starting lineup was almost the same. The opponent's tactics were defensive counterattack. This was already arranged before the game, and he did not need to repeat the arrangement. If there is any change in the game, he will command flexibly according to the situation. On-the-spot command is his strength.
Lippi did not make any changes. He was originally a conservative coach. Although he was a little passive at the last minute in the first half, this was also what Lippi expected. Inter Milan was originally stronger than Juventus, and Juventus would lose almost every game in the league. It is normal for the scene to be at a disadvantage. It can be said that Lippi is very satisfied with this.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Inter Milan changed its caution in the first half and suddenly exerted its strength. The front court pressed hard. They quickly plugged in the back court and wanted to catch Juventus off guard. However, Lippi was known as the silver fox. The rhythm change of Inter Milan had been taken into account in advance. The zebra warriors paid attention at the beginning of the game. It is still very concentrated and does not give Inter Milan a chance to make a sneak attack.
Inter Milan just wanted to catch the opponent off guard. As soon as they saw that they couldn't make the sneak attack, they immediately slowed down the pace and slowly deal with the opponent. This is a final. This is a Champions League final, which is related to the ownership of the championship. The time is 120 minutes, or maybe even more. Inter Milan's players don't want to play it too early. The power is exhausted, so slowly wait for the opportunity, change the rhythm from time to time, and strive to win on the basis of stability.
"This is a competition of patience, strength and willpower. This is a game between the two head coaches. Now the game has played for 65 minutes, and neither side has scored. Now with the passage of time, the two sides are even more afraid to take risks. Maybe the game will be dull, boring, but it is absolutely thrilling. It's very exciting. There is a hidden murder every time. Once the opponent is a little negligent, it will be a heart-piercing sword to greet them.
When the commentator saw that the fans were not in a high mood, he immediately used ** four-shot words to refresh the fans.
The game situation is as the commentator said. It looks ordinary on the field, but every player's energy is very focused. Once the opponent makes a mistake, it will be the fiercest attack to meet them, so this is not a game with stronger attack power than anyone else. This is a game where the defense is better and the mistakes are less.
Time disappeared in a minute, and the score was still zero to zero. After 75 minutes, both sides were more cautious. No one dared to make any more mistakes. Whoever makes another mistake will be eliminated. At this time, there was a very negative scene on the court. Both sides tried their best to reverse the ball in the backcourt, and in addition Although one side came forward symbolically, it didn't really suppress all of them.
Seeing this situation, the fans of Inter Milan and Juventus are fine and nervous, but the neutral fans quit, especially the Premier League fans. They are used to the fast pace and look down on the rhythm of Serie A. Now it seems that the two sides are playing a negative game, and they immediately booed. Some fans are still shouting the name of "Jiang Mu", because in their opinion, only Jiang Mu can change this negative situation. As for Lippi, this grandpa doesn't think about it. If he can get a 0:0 draw, he will win.
It seemed to respond to the call of the fans. Inter Milan suddenly changed its pace again when it was nearly 80 minutes and began to attack Juventus' penalty area.
The initiator of this attack was Ronaldinho. The Brazilian suddenly started on the side and shook off Zambrotta with the tail of the god cow. Before Birindli grabbed it, he turned around and pulled the ball to squeeze the Italians down, and then quickly killed Juventus' penalty area. When the Juventus players made up for the side road, Ronald Dinio suddenly cut the hanging door.
Ronaldinho's hanging goal was very sudden. He cut the ball for a few steps and did not stop the ball, so he directly hung the ball to the back corner of the goal.
At this time, Buffon stood in the near corner, guarding against the opponent's cross or hitting the goal. Seeing Ronaldinho hanging the back door, it was too late for him to move back, but Juventus was lucky that the ball bounced out on the crossbar.
Juventus has just escaped the disaster, and the erupting Inter Milan found Juventus' empty space in the middle. This time, it is completely an opportunity for the personal ability of the two strikers.
Inter Milan passed the ball, Vieri resisted the opponent with his body, squeezed it under the pull, and then passed it to Adriano. Adriano carried Ferrara with his body, turned around and volleyed, and the ball was lifted out of the crossbar by Buffon's hands.
Next, Pirlo took a corner kick. Pirlo turned directly to the back corner of the goal. Although he did not score, he shouted loudly to the players of Inter Milan and also shocked the goalkeeper Buffon.
Originally, the fans were a little drowsy, but suddenly it was like a stitch, and their attention immediately focused. The score of this game seemed not big. If you miss another goal, then the ticket is equivalent to buying for nothing.
Lippi is also nervous. Now if Inter Milan is lucky, the result will be completely different. Lippi dares not expect his team to have good luck. He rushed to the sidelines and loudly commanded his teammates to run actively. Don't give the opponent a chance. If he can foul, he will foul early. Don't wait to the front of the penalty area before releasing it. At that time, the defense will be difficult.