Yun Sheng knew Zeng Cheng very well by virtue of his memory of the parallel world, and Makelele had watched many of Wang Dalei's game videos and was also very familiar with Wang Dalei's technical characteristics.
If you have only watched Wang Dalei's performance against Milan in the Italian Cup semi-finals, you will have a big misunderstanding of him and think that he is a top goalkeeper in Europe. But after watching the video of Wang Dalei making low-level mistakes, I even felt that he should be reinstated.
Even without considering status-level issues, Wang Dalei's advantages and disadvantages are still very obvious.
Wang Dalei was quick in his saves, passionate in the game, quick in goal-line response, and had a strong offensive ability with hand-throwing balls. Later generations were called "a pair of unicorn arms" by fans.
However, his shortcoming is that he is not tall. At 185cm, he is not tall among goalkeepers, so his position is generally relatively forward to avoid embarrassment when he saves his opponent's shot from an absolutely blind spot. However, because of this, Wang Dalei's position has always been He has been criticized, especially when saving free kicks. He often struggles with the opponent's fast free kicks.
Faced with such obvious advantages and disadvantages of Wang Dalei, Makelele asked offensive players before the game to use their personal skills to move around the Juventus penalty area and strive to create more set-piece opportunities.
Throughout the first half of the game, Zeng Cheng repeatedly encountered Juventus' crosses and points in the penalty area, while Wang Dalei faced many direct free kicks and long-range shots.
If this game is an important test for the two Chinese goalkeepers, then the test papers they got are different.
"Raul dribbled the ball away from Li Xuepeng on the right! The Chinese defender is still too young in front of the King of the Rings!"
"Raul made a precise cross and found Van Persie in the middle! The Dutch forward made a powerful header!"
"Zeng Cheng fought hard to save, but his attack was a little too early! Zhang Linpeng's overhead kick! This clearance is world-class!"
Facing Zhang Linpeng's stretching barb action, even the Juventus fans at home couldn't help but applaud him.
Defenders who can enter the best team in the world are indeed top defensive players.
Cannavaro in front of the home team's coaching bench was speechless: "Sir, it would be great if we could get this guy to Juventus."
Yun Sheng said nothing, his eyes still waiting for changes on the court.
Zeng Cheng expressed his gratitude to Zhang Linpeng. The two of them didn't say much and quickly paid attention to the movement of the ball.
At this time, Juventus' attack ended and Monaco counterattacked.
This time it was Swedish star Ljungberg who advanced with the ball. Although his speed is not as fast as that of Arsenal, his skills are still at the top level.
Facing the strong Vidal, he deftly changed his direction and shook his opponent away!
Pass the ball to the other side and Saviola is about to go solo!
This is a great opportunity!
Lichtsteiner defended closely and barely managed to pull down the Argentinian!
The referee's whistle sounded, yellow card plus free kick!
This ball is about 28 meters away from the goal position, and the position is to the left, which is very good.
The Iceland forward stood in front of the ball, preparing to take the free kick.
Gudjohnsen and Ljungberg are now Monaco's two main free kickers. They didn't show much when they were young. As they get older, their free kick skills are also improving day by day, although they are not as good as Pirlo and Pirlo. Ballack is a top free-kick player, but at least he is at the quasi-first-class level in Europe.
Gudjohnsen shoots hard and fast!
Wang Dalei made the save with all his strength, but the shooting angle was too tricky and he did not touch the ball...
boom!
The ball hit the crossbar and just bounced!
Wang Dalei quickly got up and jumped high to hug the ball before Saviola rushed over!
The Juventus fans in the stands took a deep breath. This ball was too dangerous...
The offenses of both teams were very sharp, with frequent shots just one point away from scoring each time.
Time passed slowly, and with the referee's whistle, the first half of the game was over. Neither side was able to open the opponent's goal. The score in this 45 minutes was 0-0.
Back in the locker room, Wang Dalei was still mumbling about the dangerous free kick in the first half: "Gudjohnsen's free kick was so dangerous, I almost lost the ball..."
Pirlo comforted him: "Young man, don't worry. Even if I play set kicks, I can't be accurate every time. There won't be too many dangerous situations. Don't worry."
Barzagli also patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, we will push them out in the second half and not give them any free kicks from such a good position!"
In the visiting team's locker room, Zhang Linpeng was communicating with Flamini: "If Juventus' attack comes up, I will go to the middle to help Zeng Cheng handle high-altitude balls and increase the number of points in the penalty area. You can help me fill the right position." road."
"No problem!" Flamini agreed, "I'm good at moving and covering positions, so you can feel free to retreat!"
The 15-minute break ended and the game resumed in the second half.
In this game, in addition to the goalkeepers of the two teams, the front tridents of both sides performed very eye-catchingly, especially the two centers, who performed extremely actively.
Van Persie has had no less than ten header opportunities. If it weren't for Monaco's desperate defense, if it were against an ordinary Serie A team, Van Persie would have already scored a hat trick.
On the Monaco side, Gudjohnsen also became the most active player in the game. He used his strong body to push forward in the frontcourt, which was not inferior to Juventus' defensive players, and his strong ball control ability was still top-notch. Pushing forward and retreating not only frequently disrupted Juventus' defense, but also created opportunities for Saviola and Ljungberg on the left and right.
Time passes minute by second, and it is now the 70th minute of the game. Both teams have made substitution adjustments to continue to protect the defense and continue to strengthen the offense.
Now Monaco's three forwards are a little tired and have stopped chasing some neutral balls. However, despite this, Makelele does not dare to make substitutions easily. After all, the young people on the bench are not strong enough and can only let the veterans continue to persevere. .
Yun Sheng made a rare adjustment to the formation. He changed the commonly used 4-3-2-1 Christmas tree formation into a 4-3-1-2. Raul, who had declined in physical fitness, came off the field. Yu Dabao came on. He and Van Persie took the lead. When they got to the front, a double center situation was formed, and Del Piero retreated to the center and played No. 9 and a half.
At the same time, Ballack was also replaced by Marchisio. Together with Vidal, the Italian midfielder ran all over the field to help defend and feed the striker.
In the following period, Monaco was obviously under greater pressure. His offensive status became weaker and weaker. Juventus was able to maintain continuous pressure even when substitute players came on.
In this situation of ebb and flow, Monaco's defense line is crumbling, and the defensive fortress is about to collapse...
