Chapter 886: Falling Behind Will Get Beaten

"It's time to start, the live broadcast begins!"

“Wow, the narrator is out!”

"Wow, the live broadcast tonight is still with Lao Huang and Lao Zhang!"

"It's so awesome. I love watching them comment on the game."

"Yes, Lao Huang is right, Lao Zhang really understands football, this kind of comment is interesting!"

"That's right. To commentate on Serie A, we still need Lao Huang and Lao Zhang!"

"I support you, Lao Huang!"

As the WeChat video live broadcast channel of the game was launched, the scene of Huang Jianxiang and Coach Zhang sitting in the live broadcast room appeared on the screen, and the comment area suddenly became lively.

"Hello, everyone. Welcome to the live broadcast of the 2014-2015 Italian Serie A match, the 16th round of the match, which is also the last match before the winter break, by WeChat Video."

At this point, Huang Jianxiang paused deliberately, and then emphasized, "Juventus will face Inter Milan at home!"

"The signal has come from our side. Everyone can see that the players of both teams have already guessed the sides. Inter Milan took the lead in serving the ball. Both teams have also set up their positions in their respective halves, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle."

"The referee for tonight's decisive match is the 43-year-old Italian international referee, Nicola Rizzoli. He was also the referee in the previous World Cup final in Brazil. He is a very good referee."

At this time, Coach Zhang interjected, "If I remember correctly, this should be the third Italian referee to officiate the World Cup final."

"Yes, before that it was Sergio Gonnella and the bald referee Collina who everyone is very familiar with. Rizzoli is the third and currently the most influential referee in Italy."

Coach Zhang nodded, "Yes, this game will determine who will be the leader, so it is only natural to arrange the best and most outstanding referee to enforce the law."

"Okay, now we can see the roster of both teams."

"First is Juventus, with Buffon as goalkeeper, Evra, Chiellini, Bonucci and Lichtsteiner as defenders, Marchisio, Pirlo, Hernanes and Guarin as midfielders, and Berardi and Quagliarella as forwards."

After Huang Jianxiang introduced Juventus' lineup as quickly as possible, Coach Zhang commented again.

"Juventus has insisted on playing with four defenders in European competitions this season. In this game, they used a 4-4-2 formation. The intention is very clear, which is to maintain the balance and rigor of the formation. So, it is obvious that they still take the threat from Inter Milan very seriously."

"Yes!" Huang Jianxiang agreed, "Inter Milan's formation is 4-2-3-1."

"Handanovic is the goalkeeper, Alex Sandro, Juan Mata, De Vrij and Damian are the defenders, Blind and Khedira are the midfielders, Felipe Anderson, De Bruyne and Dybala are the front players, and Aubameyang is the lone striker."

After the introduction, Huang Jianxiang asked in surprise: "Coach Zhang, Inter Milan's lineup in this game is a bit strange. Blind was promoted to midfield and partnered with Khedira as a defensive midfielder. Juan Juan played as a left center back. What do you think?"

Coach Zhang said without thinking: "Inter Milan has used Blind as a defensive midfielder several times this season, and his performance has been quite good. It is mainly because of his excellent passing. Partnering with De Vrij on the back line, he can provide the team with stable passing and organization in the midfield and backcourt."

"Well, many people say that after Klopp came to Serie A, Inter Milan's style is different from that of Dortmund before. The tactical style is more varied and more balanced, and sometimes they even start to control the ball."

"Hehe, hehe, that's true. The change is very obvious!" Coach Zhang said with his signature smile.

"During the International Champions Cup this summer, WeChat Video organized an event that not only invited some world-famous foreign coaches to participate, such as Bielsa, Guardiola, Ancelotti, Enrique, Klopp and Koeman, but also many domestic first-line coaches."

"With so many world-famous coaches gathered together, the topic of discussion must be related to football tactics. What impressed me most was that Bielsa mentioned that he believed that confining players to a certain point or area on the field was outdated."

"What do you mean?" Huang Jianxiang asked.

Anyway, the game hasn't started yet, so they still have some time to chat.

"That is to say, the tactical trend now and in the next few years is that players do not have fixed positions or fixed areas. They are on the field to undertake different tasks of the team, and their responsibility is to complete the task."

"I don't quite understand!" Huang Jianxiang shook his head and smiled.

"To put it simply, this is an upgraded version of the concept of position substitution, which completely blurs the position. Players choose their positions and deploy their formations according to their tasks, the ball, the goal, the opponent, teammates and space."

Huang Jianxiang immediately said upon hearing this: "This is a bit like Sacchi's idea back then."

"Yes, this is very similar to Sacchi's idea back then, but now it's obviously a step further, that is, using ball possession and running to create gaps between the defense and the midfield. Once a player receives the ball in the gap, other players immediately surround him and form a numerical advantage in a local area to launch an attack."

"So, at first glance, Inter Milan's formation is 4-2-3-1, but in fact, if you pay more attention during the game, you will find that many times, they can be 4-3-3, 4-4-2, or even 4-2-4. There are many variations."

"As for the forward line, using Aubameyang in the middle is one set, using Pelle in the middle is another, using Dybala on the wing is another, using him as a second striker is another, and Morata can play in the middle or on the wing. The entire frontcourt attack routine is completely messed up."

"We can even often see De Bruyne in the middle as a number 10, but he can move forward and switch positions with the left and right wings, or even go forward to be an attacker, or retreat to participate in the organization, and then dribble the ball forward himself. He is so comprehensive that he performs very well."

Huang Jianxiang immediately understood when he heard this, "So Juventus took a defensive stance in this game!"

"Yes, this kind of team is too difficult to defend. You never know what moves they will make!" Coach Zhang laughed.

"However, under Mazzarri's leadership last season, the team only finished fifth in the league."

Coach Zhang chuckled again, "So Mazzarri should be fired, and it's even a little late for him to be fired. I guess the Inter Milan management wanted him fired a long time ago, but they just couldn't find a suitable one. Later, he met Klopp, and they reached an agreement, so he was fired."

After a pause, Zhang continued, "In fact, Klopp's tactical concept is very advanced. It must have been influenced by Bielsa. If it is applied to the Serie A, the team that is ahead will beat the team that is behind, and the team that is behind will be beaten."

"So, Inter Milan is sure to win?" Huang Jianxiang asked with a smile.

"No, no, no, that's not necessarily true."

"Then why?"

"Being ahead doesn't mean you'll win, and falling behind doesn't mean you'll lose. The key lies in the players' on-the-spot performance."

At this point, the referee finally blew the whistle to start the game.

"Dear viewers, dear viewers, this is WeChat video. We are now broadcasting for you the 16th round of the 2014-2015 Bundesliga season, where the leader Juventus plays against Inter Milan, the second place in the league."

"The people responsible for explaining this to you are Huang Jianxiang and Coach Zhang."

"Inter Milan kicked off first, passed the ball back quickly to Blind, then back to De Vrij."

"We saw De Vrij get the ball and signal his teammates to press forward, showing the demeanor of a great general."

Coach Zhang chuckled, "De Vrij is the best central defender in Serie A this season. He continued his outstanding performance in the World Cup and is the mainstay of Inter Milan's defense. He has excellent defense and strong passing ability, especially long passes."

As he was speaking, De Vrij suddenly made a long pass, accurately transferring the ball from the back line across the center line and landing on the right side of the front court.

Dybala got the ball on the right and as soon as he stopped, Aubameyang ran over to support him.

After a pass between the two, Dybala successfully turned around and dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area.

With a low pass, the ball went along the right side of the penalty area and went to the bottom line, and Aubameyang sprinted quickly.

"Aubameyang is too fast, let's see how he will handle this ball!"

"Get the ball, enter the penalty area, and suddenly knock it back..."

"Dybala shoots..."

Then two loud sounds, "bang" and "wow", were heard almost at the same time.

Dybala's shot was blocked by Buffon and went out of bounds.

"This shot was very threatening. Buffon's rescue at the critical moment was a credit to him!"

"Buffon is still strong and reliable. However, Aubameyang's sprint just now was too fast, which made Juventus' defense chaotic. And the sudden return pass at the end line should be a tacit understanding that they had long ago."

At this point, Coach Zhang sighed, "Dybala's shot was very threatening, but unfortunately, he failed to score."

After the first shot failed to work, Inter Milan did not continue to press and oppress Juventus in the frontcourt as they did in the past, but retreated appropriately and deployed defense in the area around the center line 30 meters outside Juventus.

"Many teams in Europe are no longer using the high-pressure tactics of the past, such as Southampton, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Hamburg, Monaco and Atletico Madrid. Inter Milan is also adopting this attitude. This should be regarded as another change in the mainstream tactics in Europe in the past two seasons."

As soon as Huang Jianxiang finished speaking, Coach Zhang immediately took over, and the two seemed to have a good understanding of each other.

"This is indeed a trend, because now the defense is stronger. It is hard to say whether we can intercept the ball when we press forward, but it is too dangerous behind us. Any long pass can hit us behind us, so it is not useful."

Coach Zhang said here, and chuckled again, "Let's see, Klopp puts Aubameyang on the field. He needs to run more and pull more in front to create opportunities, so he can't press too high."

As he was speaking, Inter Milan's midfielder successfully intercepted the ball again and passed it to De Bruyne, who turned around and got rid of the defender, dribbling forward quickly, immediately creating a three-on-three situation in the frontcourt.

"Very good, there is a chance, De Bruyne, pass the ball behind, to Dybala, cross the ball to the front of the goal, Aubameyang..."

"Oh my, such a good opportunity, but I missed the target!"

"Hey, Aubameyang tried to angle the ball because he saw Buffon, so he wanted to shoot it to the bottom left corner. But he tried to angle it too much, and the ball hit the post if it was just a little off."

"Coach Zhang, the game is only four minutes old, but Inter Milan has already had two very threatening shots. What do you think of Juventus' situation in this game?" Huang Jianxiang asked.

Logically speaking, Juventus is the dominant team in Serie A, so why does it seem like they are being suppressed by Inter Milan?

"Hehe, this, first of all, must be said, this is the characteristic of the two teams, Inter Milan advocates this kind of active offensive style of play, while Juventus is relatively more stable, and their deployment of troops is also mainly defensive."

"Another thing I think is that Pirlo seems to have some problems."

"Pirlo?"

"Yes, that mistake in the pass just now was made by Pirlo. It's not like his usual level."

"this……"