Capello couldn't help but feel a little surprised to see that Tottenham actually did not lose at all in this meat grinder war, and fought hard with Emerson and Nedvěd on the court. Obviously, he did not expect that this opponent would be so tough, not only resisting his own frontal attack, but also dragging Juventus into this bottomless quagmire called a meat grinding war!
Although Juventus' muscular midfielder is invincible in Serie A, for Tottenham players who are accustomed to the fast-paced and confrontational playing environment of the Premier League, what they are least afraid of is competing with their opponents for muscle. and physical fitness. Perhaps in terms of personal ability, Emerson and the others are indeed superior, but in terms of roughness and brutality, Roy Keane and Vieira are obviously a level higher than the Bianconeri!
In fact, being able to drag Juventus into this meaty battle already represents Tottenham's victory to a certain extent - putting a lot of energy into fighting for and confronting the ball, and Juventus players on the offensive end. The amount of energy that can be invested will naturally be reduced a lot. In this way, Tottenham's goal will become safer!
The players from both sides were fighting fiercely on the court, and the two head coaches off the court were not idle either. Both Capello and George are racking their brains at this time to think of countermeasures to increase their own possibility of winning!
Especially Capello, who is currently lagging behind, there is no way this gold medal coach would allow his players to waste their precious energy and time in such a meaningless battle. Because he knows Tottenham's purpose for doing this very well, and naturally he must try his best to prevent the game from developing in the direction that is most unfavorable to Juventus!
Therefore, in the 60th minute of the game, after seeing Nedvěd trying to cut inside with the ball once again being cleanly brought down to the ground by Stephen Karl, Capello, who could no longer endure it, finally took advantage of the opportunity. The dead ball opportunity is the first to change tactics. However, Capello's choice confused everyone present, not only because he sent Gianluca Pessotto as a substitute full-back, but also because Pessotto was replaced by Pessotto. The player asked to be replaced turned out to be Zebra Prince Del Piero!
When the team desperately needed an equalizing goal, a full-back was sent and a forward was replaced. Capello's substitution adjustment surprised everyone - if he was in Juventus When Tooth was in the lead and replaced a defender, Capello's intention was relatively easy to understand. It was nothing more than strengthening the defense to preserve the fruits of victory. Now, Juventus is clearly lagging behind. Why would Capello take the initiative to weaken Juventus' offensive power?
Seeing the substitution sign printed by the fourth official on the sidelines, Del Piero's face at this time can be said to be quite ugly - he was substituted when the team was lagging behind, no matter Capello's reason for making this choice What exactly is it? His move invisibly illustrates the fact that the gold medal coach does not trust this zebra prince who has been Juventus' ace in the striker for the past ten years!
Unlike most Italian coaches, Capello has never been very interested in this type of No. 9 and a half player. When he was coaching AC Milan, Roberto Baggio, who was at his peak, was bullied miserably by Capello and could only sit on the bench waiting for opportunities. Cassano also got stuck when playing in Rome. Perrault, that is, Totti, whose physical fitness is much stronger than the average No. 9 and a half, can get the attention of this gold medal coach.
George also couldn't see through the true intention of Capello's move, but he did not panic because of this. Instead, he calmly made a gesture to the Tottenham players on the field, indicating that they should remain unchanged in the face of changes. . Because George believes that if Capello has any plans, they will be exposed as soon as possible in the next game. After all, for Juventus now, the most precious thing is time!
"He is indeed a famous gold medal coach. He can actually come up with such a way to solve the current difficulties faced by Juventus." Sure enough, after the game restarted, Capello's intentions were clearly revealed in front of George. , and the former's method of solving the problem also impressed George. "Pesotto replaced Piero, and Zambrotta, who was originally the left back, was moved to the left midfielder position, and Nedvěd moved to the center. , liberating the Czechs’ offensive capabilities without weakening their defensive strength, thus strengthening Juventus’ offensive power in disguise. This is really a genius idea!”
Before George finished speaking, Nedvěd proved the accuracy of his words with actual actions - a powerful and heavy long-range shot from outside the penalty area, which almost penetrated Cech's fingers!
"George, I still don't understand why Coach Capello did this?" After hearing George's explanation, old Charlie asked with some confusion, "If you replace it with a forward or attack the midfielder, the effect should be better than this. It’s better, so why go in a circle to achieve the intention of strengthening the offense?”
"So Charlie, tell me, if you were Capello, what adjustments should you make at this time?"
"Of course, uh..." As he spoke, old Charlie realized that on Juventus's bench, he couldn't find such a player who could help the Bianconeri on the offensive end!
"You also noticed it, right?" Seeing the embarrassment of old Charlie, George smiled and said, "So, Coach Capello did this out of necessity. Although the number of people in the first team of Juventus is not The strength of the main lineup is strong enough, but the depth of the bench is far less than when it reached the Champions League finals for three consecutive years. Once one of the main players is injured or in poor condition, Juventus will become Pretty passive.”
George didn't say anything, and that was that compared to Lippi, Capello didn't value those inferior role players and was even stingy about giving them a chance to prove themselves. This resulted in those substitutes who were able to get a lot of playing opportunities during Lippi's period, but they had very few playing time under Capello, and naturally they had no chance to save the team.
After seeing through Capello's intention, George didn't even use the substitutions. He waved his hand and asked Vidic to help Kompany and Mascherano defend Nedvěd and strengthen the front edge of the penalty area. The protection intensity is such that only Ledley King is left to guard Trezeguet, while Karl and Evra on both sides adopt a strategy of guarding the center and leaving the sides. If Zambrotta and Camorane cannot be guarded Xi immediately took a tactical foul when he cut inside, determined not to give them a chance to hit the goal directly!
The result of George's adjustment was that Juventus's newly improved offense was quickly resolved by Tottenham players again. Although Trezeguet is a first-class center, his style is more traditional center and there is no Viet. With a body as strong as Drogba's, it is difficult for him to deal with Ledley King who is marking him without support. Nedved and others tried desperately to send shells forward in an attempt to activate Trezeguet, but most of their passes were successfully intercepted by Alonso, Mascherano and others who were guarding the penalty area. Give the French center a chance to perform!
Seeing that the remaining game time is getting shorter and shorter, the Juventus players who have always been very calm finally started to become a little impatient. And this naturally led to the confrontation between the players on both sides becoming more and more intense. The referee Merck had to blow the whistle frequently and almost became the busiest person on the court!
Unknowingly, the balance of victory began to tilt towards Tottenham's side!
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