Super Marshal

"Atletico Madrid is a very aggressive team. I can guarantee that, even on the away field, they will strive to seize the initiative and get the first goal, and will not back down because of a lead."

"Yes, it's hard to say who is good for a one-to-zero score, but if the sheets are first, everything will be different."

"I don't think this is very likely, because Atletico Madrid has been fighting hard again and again, so you may not have the guts to play away from home.

"That's your own opinion. Alpine can lead the team to this day. It's all because of him not playing cards according to common sense."

"But what we are talking about is the second round of the Champions League knockout round. This is a final!"

"Yes, we are talking about the final. They killed AC Milan in the UEFA Cup final."

"Oh, please, that's an offensive AC Milan. If AC Milan is now, I'm afraid..."

"But in any case, I believe that Atletico Madrid will still take the offensive away."

"You mean, we retreat at home and fight defensive counterattacks?"

"Oh my God, this is our home court, and in terms of attack power, are we worse than them?"

"Trezeguet, Piero, Nedved, Zambrotta, Camoranesi, Davis... Our frontcourt combination will not lose to any team, even the Royals. Madrid!"

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There was a lot of discussion in the conference room.

Obviously, the entire Juventus coaching staff is clearly divided into two camps.

One faction believes that Atletico Madrid will still take offensive tactics in away games, but Juventus should take the defensive and give play to the advantages of the Serie A team's defensive counterattack.

But the other faction believes that Juventus should strike head-on if they dare to press out from away.

At the Alp Stadium, the old woman has never been afraid of any team.

Both opinions are reasonable and have their own strengths as the basis, so no one can convince the other.

Lippi sat on the upper head, his glasses were taken off, pinched in his hand, and gently wiped with the lens cloth.

His movements look very calm, very calm, not at all as if he is about to face a big battle.

The two gangs who had been arguing soon noticed the insulting head coach, and found that Lippi had not yet expressed his opinion, so the arguing gradually became quieter, and they watched.

Lippi still wiped his glasses slowly, put them back on the bridge of his nose, and slowly swept over everyone present. Finally, he smiled and said softly.

"You are all right, and you are all right, but I don't know if you have found a very interesting detail."

Everyone looked puzzled, and looked at Lippi one after another.

I don't know if it was the reflection of the light or they were wrong. At this moment, they seemed to see behind the glasses, Lippi's eyes seemed to be shining with wisdom.

"We played the first half of Atlético de Madrid away, and we lost the ball at the last minute, and the ball came so suddenly that we were caught off guard and unprepared."

Everyone nodded their heads. They later reflected on the goal and concluded that Marcos Senna’s outstanding performance was a major factor, but Juventus also had problems, some of which were too sticky.

Playing pass control in front of the La Liga team, Juventus was indeed a little big at the time.

But this is the interesting detail Lippi said?

"Atletico Madrid is not only the team with the youngest average age among the quarter-finals, it is even the second smallest team among the 32 teams in the official UEFA Champions League."

The team with the youngest average age is Ajax, a team composed of all young players.

"Such teams are often easier to make mistakes. The more critical the battle, the easier it is to make mistakes."

When Lippi said this, he smiled confidently again, "Think about it again, how did Atletico Madrid play in the first half of that game at the Calderon Stadium? How was their offensive organization?"

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized it.

Yes, in the first half, the best team should be Juventus.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid, although it is a home game, although it takes a lead, but there is very little time to control the situation, but Juventus, who has played a very threatening offensive many times.

"At that time, wasn't Atletico Madrid at all like the Atletico Madrid we usually see?" Lippi asked again.

Everyone nodded, it was true.

"That's because they are too young and lack the knockout experience at all!" Lippi gave his own judgment.

"The UEFA Champions League knockout, the test for the two teams participating in the competition is not only the strength, but also the psychological quality. Only a team with a stable psychological quality can withstand the pressure brought by the knockout."

But as soon as Lippi's voice fell, someone immediately put forward different opinions.

"But, Marcello, to say they lack experience, but in the UEFA Cup last season, they played very well in the knockouts."

"No, no, Tronet, you are wrong." Lippi smiled and waved to his physical coach, motioning him to sit back.

"What are the UEFA Cup knockout teams? What's more, it was the UEFA Cup. Although Atletico Madrid was pursuing at the time, there was not much pressure on the results, but now?"

When Lippi said this, he once again swept to every assistant present, "Today's Atletico Madrid is famous, and it has become one of the most popular teams to win the Champions League. Countless fans are looking forward to their victory. ."

"Moreover, the influence of the UEFA Champions League is far from comparable to that of the UEFA Cup. I still remember Gao Han once said that the UEFA Cup is their World Cup. Relatively speaking, the UEFA Cup is a bit like the Asian Cup, not even as good as the European Cup."

"Think about it, although they are all knockout matches, is the pressure the same?"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod their heads again and again.

Lippi's analysis was very thorough and hit the nail on the head.

"Moreover, I don't know if you found out that Atletico Madrid are not good at playing Serie A teams, especially defensive counterattack Serie A teams, such as Capello's Roma before, they played very hard."

A very important reason why Atletico Madrid can beat AC Milan is that Ancelotti was not conservative at all at the beginning of the season, which gave Atletico Madrid a chance.

If it is now, take another extremely nasty and anti-revolutionary AC Milan, it would be hard to say.

"Marcello, what do you mean..."

Lippi smiled gracefully and calmly, and nodded: "It's still defensive and counterattack, but after the opening, I was forced to be more aggressive and let them make mistakes!"

At this moment, everyone clearly saw that the silver fox's eyes were really shining.

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On the evening of April 22nd, Alp Stadium, Turin, Italy.

There were no empty seats in the stands. With every touch of the ball by the players in the stadium, the fans followed their heartbeats, mood swings one after another, and admiration and boos were endless.

Both sides are doing their best.

Juventus has the strongest starting lineup. The goalkeeper is Buffon, the defenses are Zambrotta, Tudor, Montero and Thuram, and the midfielders are Nedved, Davis, and Towers. Cinatti and Camoranesi, the striker is Piero partner Trezeguet.

Atletico Madrid’s formation is the same as in the first round. They are goalkeeper Cech. The defenses are Jankulovsky, Carvalho, Marchena and Roberto. The three back midfielders are Deco and Xavi. · Alonso and Marcos Senna, with Kaka as the front midfielder, and Villa and Torres as the double forwards.

The home team still seems to adopt a four-four-two formation, but in fact the style of play is not the traditional four-four-two.

The first is Nedved. It is not so much the left side as the midfielder. Piero is actively pulling to the left, but the position is retreated a bit, which looks a bit like a left winger.

In the middle of the frontcourt, French center Trezeguet is in charge.

Camoranesi still occupies the right, Tacchinati and Davis sit in the middle of the midfield, but the left guard Zambrotta's position is very close to the front, almost equal to the two midfielders, and Turam , Montero and Tudor are like three guards.

Obviously, Juventus deployed heavy forces throughout the mid lane, increasing the containment of Kaka, and at the same time allowing Nedved and Piero to strengthen the intrusion of the midfielder.

This made Atletico Madrid very awkward to play from the beginning of the game, and it has never been able to play at its own pace. Passing control is even more difficult to talk about. Whether it is frontcourt attack or midfield organization, it is very uncomfortable.

Juventus, on the other hand, is not obsessed with the ball at all, focusing on defense and suppression, seizing the opportunity to counterattack, and immediately turning to defense if the counterattack is unfavorable, and never drags it.

This style of play gives Atletico Madrid a headache.

Alpine on the sidelines also shook his head straight, very helpless.

Lippi is Lippi after all!

Juventus's style of play seems to completely give up the initiative of the game, but in fact it is focused on defense.

Atletico Madrid seemed to take the initiative, but the offense failed to create a threat.

At the beginning, the players were able to calm down, but gradually, as the game progressed, although Gao Han and the coach kept calling and reminding on the sidelines, the players on the field gradually showed signs of impatience. .

The most obvious sign is that the players have become indiscriminate shots.

There are many opportunities that are obviously not good. In the past, they would patiently pour their feet and control the ball, but now they basically shoot long shots directly.

But is it possible to break Buffon's goal with this purposeless long shot?

This is not surprising at all. Atletico Madrid rarely encounters this kind of dominant game, but it has no way to start.

Gao Han even used four-star offensive cards and assault cards, but the effect was minimal.

These two trump cards actually failed on Juventus!

This is the first time that Gao Han has encountered this kind of thing!

As the game progressed ~www.NovelMTL.com~ Atletico Madrid played more and more impetuous, Gao Han repeatedly called on the players to be calm and rational from the sidelines, but it seemed to have no effect.

Just when he hesitated whether to upgrade two skill cards and put more effort into it, Juventus made a threatening attack. Zambrotta made a pass from the left, and Trezeguet pressed forward in the penalty area. Carvalho grabbed the first spot and flew the header to Nedved.

As soon as the Czech stopped the ball, he immediately drove the ball to the penalty area.

This surprised Atletico Madrid.

Marchena abandoned Trezeguet decisively, rushed towards Nedved, peeked at the timing, directly put a shovel, and shoveled Nedved with the ball to the ground.

The referee's whistle sounded suddenly!

At the same time, the entire Alp Stadium was booed!

Everyone at Atletico Madrid, including Marchena, including Alpine, was ignorant.

Penalty? (To be continued.)