This summer, like many summers, clubs in Europe's top leagues will select their opponents and conduct several friendly training matches.
Some of them started a tour of North America, and some started a tour of Asia.
In fact, before Yunsheng proposed the "International Turin Cup", Chairman Andrea Agnelli asked Yunsheng if he was interested in also conducting Asian training?
After all, Yun Sheng is from China, and there are Zheng Zhi and Yu Dabao in the team. If he goes around China, he can definitely make a lot of money. If we go to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, with the title of Yunsheng's champion coach, we will definitely be able to attract a group of fans and investment to Juventus.
But Yun Sheng refused.
This year is the World Cup year. Many players in the team have participated in the World Cup and their physical reserves are not very good. In addition, since I have just joined the team, I need to adjust the lineup as soon as possible. I must not waste time wandering around during this period.
Although he rejected the chairman's suggestion, Yun Sheng promised Agnelli that if conditions permit, he promised to choose to go abroad for training next year.
Therefore, the plan for the "International Turin Cup" was officially implemented.
This cup competition adopts a single round-robin format, with five teams each playing against four opponents. The team with the highest points will win the first "International Turin Cup".
Although they are also champions, each team does not pay much attention to the results. They want to use this opportunity to train and try different changes in player organization.
Juventus' opponents this time are Cottbus, Dortmund, Manchester United and Monaco.
Each game is three days apart, with one team having a bye at a time.
Each team is eager to try. The main players hope to recover as soon as possible and welcome the new season; the substitute players hope to perform at their best in friendly matches to impress the head coach and win more opportunities in the new season.
On Juventus' side, Yun Sheng has already determined the tactics, formation and style of play for the new season, but he still needs some consideration in the selection of starting players.
Under the spotlight, the "International Turin Cup" officially opened at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin.
Speaking of this stadium, there are some episodes.
Juventus' home ground was originally the "Juventus Arena", but because the stadium is currently undergoing comprehensive reconstruction and renovation, it will not be officially put into operation next year. Therefore, Juventus has been playing at the "Olympic Stadium in Turin", the home stadium of the cross-city team Turin in recent years, and this time the "International Turin Cup" is also held here.
The first game of the opening ceremony was Juventus vs. Cottbus.
Cottbus sent out all their main players in this game. There are many young people in their team, and it seems that they are undergoing a youth transformation.
In fact, this is not the case, because Cottbus really has no money to buy people. With many veterans leaving the team, Sandel had to forcibly promote young people.
Before this cup match, Yunsheng greeted the opponent's coaches, hoping that they could give the Chinese players in the team a chance to play, even if it was garbage time in the second half, and several coaches readily agreed.
But Yun Sheng didn't expect that Sandel would directly let two new players, Feng Xiaoting and Gao Lin, start the game!
Isn't this too embarrassing?
Not long after Yun Sheng was happy, he realized something was wrong.
In this Cottbus team, Feng Xiaoting and Gao Lin performed very well, even as good as the experienced veterans in the team!
This summer, Cottbus’ veteran central defender Kukielka retired. Now they are in urgent need of manpower at the central defender position. Although Feng Xiaoting has just joined the team, he has used excellent performance on the training ground to He won Sandel's trust and became the main central defender in Sandel's plan for the new season!
Gao Lin, who joined the team with Feng Xiaoting, was also appreciated by Sandel and recognized by his teammates. He has speed, is willing to fight hard, handles the ball calmly and intelligently, and runs aggressively. Although his physical fitness is not superior, he used his hard work and intelligence to quickly integrate into the team and became an important member of Sandel in the new season.
Sandel didn't spend a penny on the transfer fee and got two capable players. He is in a beautiful mood now.
Thinking back to Sandel's cheerful smile when he first met him a few days ago, Yun Sheng finally understood why he was so happy. Humph, I thought his personality had changed, but I didn't expect that he was happy after taking advantage of him.
I said why are you so proud...
However, seeing the two Chinese players integrating into the team so quickly and playing well on the court, Yun Sheng was in a good mood.
Yunsheng is observing the situation in Cottbus, and Sandel is also observing Juventus' tactics.
Although Sandel has a good personal relationship with Yunsheng, in his heart, he still maintains a competitive heart. He was like this before, is like this now, and will still be like this in the future. Even though Yun Sheng has become the youngest Champions League champion, when Sandel faces Yun Sheng, he still desires victory in his heart, even in a friendly match.
Sandel has recently been studying Yunsheng's previous tactics in Monaco. Juventus' formation in this game was 4-3-3, which Sandel expected.
Because in the season when Monaco won the Champions League, Yunsheng dominated Europe with the 4-3-3 formation.
However, after careful inspection, Sandel found that Juventus' current 4-3-3 is completely different from Monaco's 4-3-3, especially in the midfield.
In Monaco's original 4-3-3 formation, the three midfielders used staggered positions. Makelele was responsible for defending the midfielder, Beckham passed the ball near the center circle to control the rhythm, and Wang Chuhe was the most forward to organize the attack.
Today, Juventus almost adopts parallel positions. The three midfielders have a wide running range. They do not have an absolute offensive and defensive positioning and adjust their tactics at any time according to changes on the field.
Let’s talk about the three forward positions. Monaco uses a parallel positioning-a center plus two wingers tactics. The two wingers are more active near the touchline. Recoba is in the center, Gudjohnsen and Saviola are separated on the left and right. During the game, the two wingers try to create a certain distance and sprint space, use dribbling and speed to tear open the opponent's defense, or shoot or pass the ball, and the counterattack is very fast.
Today, Juventus adopted a triangular position-a center plus two shadow forwards. The two shadow forwards are positioned behind the center and can open up space. They can also receive direct passes and directly move forward to cooperate with the center.
In addition to the midfield and frontcourt, even with the same four-back system, Juventus' four backs appear to be more active.
Their two full-backs frequently moved forward to help attack, which is far from the conservative and steady Juventus that people have remembered in the past.
Not to mention Sandel, even the Juventus fans watching the game were a little confused.
Is this Juventus on the field really not another team wearing Juventus jerseys...
