Chapter 316 The End of B2B Is Li Ang

No matter what era of football, fans are always very interested in the duel between master and apprentice.

Although Leon and Pirlo played together in Milan for only half a year.

But since then, whenever the two of them mentioned each other in media interviews, their words were full of closeness and admiration.

As long as fans who know a little bit about Leon's past interviews and his games in Milan know that Leon has learned a lot of team organization skills from Pirlo.

Speaking of Leon's teacher, most fans will think of Xabi Alonso first, but it is also reasonable to call Pirlo Leon's second master.

Now this pair of master and apprentice who have almost spanned two football eras are facing off on the stage of the official game.

The old fans of Milan were full of emotion, and the rest of the neutral fans were full of expectations and ready to watch the show.

Leon's organizational interference with Pirlo before and after the sudden attack was the first confrontation between the master and apprentice.

Compared with his rejuvenation performance in the 2012 European Cup, Pirlo is now truly at the end of his career.

When he was young, he would choose to use smarter methods to avoid such targeted tactical interference.

Not to mention that he is now over 35 years old.

But a master is a master after all, and Pirlo no longer needs to frequently hold the ball to control the team's game rhythm.

Many times he only needs to run and involve, and then use a pass to slightly correct Marchisio or Pogba's wrong organizational route.

And these two younger generations are not mediocre people.

Sometimes the rhythm of transmission is fast, even if they can't react for a while, as long as Pirlo reminds them, they will make adjustments in the first time.

Marchisio is more inclined to drag back and stabilize the ball, while Pogba is more inclined to deliver shells forward.

The two have their own responsibilities and cooperate with each other, which is very good for the overall operation of Juventus.

In this short opening 10 minutes, Li Ang did not just limit Pirlo's ball.

He is also observing the current operation system of Juventus' midfield.

In a way, after removing Pirlo, Juventus's strength on both offense and defense will not decrease too much.

This strength refers to the lower limit of Juventus's performance.

Without Pirlo, they should be the overlord of Serie A now. Even if the leading points are reduced by a few points, it will not affect their current domination of Serie A.

There should be no big problem in entering the Champions League quarterfinals.

At first glance, Pirlo is not very important to this Juventus. Pogba and Marchisio can also support Juventus' midfield organization one after the other.

For example, now, Pirlo did not directly participate in the organization of Juventus's game, but Juventus still fought Chelsea in the midfield.

The fans felt that the game was very direct. Compared with the "invisible" Pirlo, they were more aware of Pogba, who made many forward runs on the offensive end and played a good performance.

But is this really the case?

Chelsea actively pressed forward after the start and has already taken control of a certain initiative in the game.

If Leon is allowed to participate in the attack at this time, Chelsea will naturally have more threatening opportunities on the offensive end.

But Mourinho has not changed the tactics he arranged at the beginning. He still let Leon advance to the hinterland of Juventus and continue to keep an eye on Pirlo, so as not to let the Italian veteran play comfortably.

Leon also had no objection. He would rather hide with Pirlo at this time, and had no idea of ​​retreating to receive the ball and organize the attack.

Allegri looked at this scene on the court and cursed in his heart.

He knew that Mourinho had seen the importance of Pirlo to the current Juventus.

Yes, if Marchisio and Pogba can play normally, the lower limit of the entire Juventus team can be completely maintained.

But when it comes to the upper limit of the team's performance and the stability of the control of the game rhythm, this Juventus really can't do without Pirlo!

Pirlo's importance to Juventus is far more than just a few wonderful long passes and a few ground passes on the court.

He controls the pace of the game, and is also responsible for the stable delivery and distribution of the ball.

Pogba is extremely talented, but he can't stand his temper and always wants to push forward.

Marchisio is calm enough, but his talent is limited to the first-class in football. He is more than enough to cover the bottom, but not aggressive enough.

Only Pirlo, his existence makes up for the defect of Pogba's current lack of scheduling, and also makes Marchisio the best organizing deputy in Europe.

Even though he is old, Pirlo does still have "magic". He can make the two young players in the midfield play more outstandingly and calmly.

He is indeed the only true core of Juventus.

So the targeted tactics that Mourinho arranged at the beginning of the game completely hit the lifeblood of Juventus.

It is completely understandable that Uncle Jon is in a bad mood.

The only thing that makes Uncle Jon feel acceptable at this time is that Chelsea has lost their core at the same time-Li Ang.

Mourinho is ruthless enough to trade the upper limit for the upper limit, and to use self-harm to make the opponent's core players mute.

Anyway, Allegri thinks he can't do this.

"Should we let Paul (Pogba) and Arturo (Vidal) switch positions? We move the offensive organization point forward, and let Arturo retreat to increase the interception strength and fight their counterattack!"

The assistant coach of Juventus suddenly spoke at this time and gave his tactical suggestions.

Allegri was a little moved, but after thinking for a moment, he finally shook his head slowly.

"Let's see, let's see..."

In terms of tactical paranoia, Uncle Jon is very much like a famous football coach, that is, he is seriously paranoid to the end.

This is not to say that Uncle Jon does not understand tactical flexibility and is not good at on-the-spot adjustments.

But when he thinks that he does not need to adjust the tactics, Uncle Jon will stubbornly continue to let the players on the field execute the tactics arranged before the game.

When he thinks that he needs to adjust the tactics, he does not need others to urge him. Even if the players on the field think that the original tactics are better, Uncle Jon will stubbornly force the adjustment.

Well, it sounds a bit incredible, but this is also a clear manifestation of Uncle Jon's tactical style.

However, the latter appeared on the field relatively less often, and Uncle Jon still advocates stable winning in his bones.

At this stage, there is no imbalance in the rhythm of the game between the two teams on the field, so Uncle Jon is naturally more conservative and stable.

Li Ang also expected this in advance, after all, he was one of the players who came into contact with Uncle Jon's tactical core.

Seeing Uncle Jon's delay in making a decision on the spot, Li Ang also smiled knowingly.

Pirlo didn't know why, but when he saw Li Ang's confident smile, he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

Just when countless fans in front of the TV also thought that Chelsea and Juventus would continue to stalemate for a while and would not easily fight.

Chelsea's variation came quickly!

In the 16th minute of the first half, Mourinho quickly made two tactical change gestures to the Chelsea players on the field on the sidelines.

Immediately afterwards, Chelsea's midfield and backcourt players quickly and layeredly pressed forward!

Li Ang finally became active at this moment, and together with his teammates, he pressed towards Juventus, who was now controlling the ball!

"Mourinho's tactical adjustment came very quickly. Chelsea seems to be going to play high pressure! I wonder if Juventus has made a corresponding tactical plan before the game..."

Zhan Jun, who was commentating on today's Champions League focus game, looked at the live camera with interest, and countless fans also looked at Allegri who was communicating quickly with the assistant coach in the camera at this moment.

Chelsea's crazy running high pressure tactics are no longer a new secret.

Especially after the collapse of Barcelona in the last round of the Champions League knockouts, Chelsea's tactics have been disassembled and analyzed by countless media experts.

As for how Chelsea oppresses opponents and seizes the opportunity of attack and defense conversion to play a continuous and rapid attack, now a senior fan can tell the tactical essence.

But in football, fans have never seen any team that can deal with Chelsea's tactical play well.

Can Juventus become the first wealthy club to withstand Chelsea's crazy offensive?

Sports media and fans from all over the world were very curious at this moment.

And Allegri also quickly gave his own response after Chelsea's tactical changes.

All Juventus players further contracted their formation, and the midfield players retreated, and Pirlo, who was no longer entangled by Li Ang, finally had his place.

At the beginning of Chelsea's tactical adjustment, both Pogba who held the ball and Vidal who retreated to respond were embarrassed by Chelsea's double-teaming and pressing.

But after collectively retreating half the field, with Pirlo as the core of the ball control, Juventus quickly came up with a new tactical system of backcourt passing and control!

"Oh! The backcourt ball control system that Chelsea used when playing against Manchester City! It seems that Allegri has also studied Chelsea's games a lot, and Juventus actually used this set of tactics today!"

Zhang Lu clapped his hands in the studio and exclaimed, and Zhan Jun was also quite surprised.

Juventus's trick of stealing can be regarded as stealing the essence. After all, Mourinho came up with this new set of backcourt passing and control in order to deal with Guardiola's high-position pressing.

The tactical effect is very good.

Now Allegri uses Mourinho's tactics to deal with Chelsea's high-pressure defense. The tactics are naturally applicable. It depends on whether Juventus' players can withstand the pressure.

Under the expectant eyes of countless fans. Juventus has initially established a foothold in the backcourt.

If you want to play backcourt passing and control, the technical ability and tacit cooperation of the players must be extremely high.

Juventus happens to be one of the European giants that adapt to this system.

Barcelona, ​​which was defeated by Chelsea before, is actually very suitable for this set of play.

But at that time, Barcelona lost the ball too quickly. After losing the initiative in the game, Barcelona could only be forced to press forward helplessly, and finally Chelsea beat them 7-0 in two rounds.

Now it seems that Juventus has completely learned the lesson of Barcelona's defeat to Chelsea in the last round. When they encountered Chelsea's high pressure throughout the game, they immediately came up with a response plan for backcourt control.

With Pirlo in the middle, Marchisio and Pogba retreating to provide support, and Bonucci's passing ability on the defensive line, Juventus can really play with this system.

Evra and Lichtsteiner moved inward, increasing Juventus's outlet points in the backcourt, and they could also get forward to receive the ball and counterattack at any time.

This time, Uncle Jon copied Mourinho's tactics in place, and the degree of restoration even surprised Mourinho!

Li Ang was also very surprised. This was an unexpected situation.

Pirlo led the rapid rotation of the ball in the backcourt, using technology to resist Chelsea's high pressure.

What is more dangerous is the long pass counterattack that Juventus may launch at any time in this situation!

When I thought of Morata, the little brother of the past, standing in his backcourt.

Li Ang couldn't help but recall the dusty memory of Morata's journey alone to help Juventus eliminate Real Madrid...

If Juventus really wants to score first at home, there is no doubt that Li Ang is 100% sure that Uncle Jon can really defend the whole game and ensure a 1-0 result!

At this moment, Chelsea is pressing forward, and the tactics can't be adjusted at all.

Before Mourinho could react, Li Ang felt that he had to put a safety rope on his team's tactics.

"Tony! Tony! Let's switch positions, I'll retreat first!"

Without time to explain more, Li Ang immediately called for Kroos to come forward and switch positions with him.

Kroos didn't know Li Ang's tactical intention, but the tacit cooperation over the past half of the season made him choose to trust Li Ang unconditionally at the first time.

The two quickly completed the position change, but Li Ang did not just retreat to Kroos's original position, but continued to retreat all the way.

It was at this moment that Juventus's backcourt held the ball and avoided De Bruyne's pressing Pogba, and suddenly sent a counterattack long pass across most of the court!

Tevez, who had been at the forefront of Juventus' formation before, became the focus of Chelsea's defenders at this moment.

But in the blink of an eye of this defensive misjudgment, Tevez retreated to respond, but Morata made a high-speed forward run!

The two Juventus forwards had already played a wonderful cooperation that interfered with Chelsea's defense judgment when they passed each other!

"Return to defense!!!"

Terry was horrified and roared in anger at the first time!

He had to be anxious because he and Thiago Silva were not the best in football in terms of absolute speed.

Chelsea's two full-backs had already pressed into Juventus' half, and Matic's speed of chasing back was even slower.

Terry couldn't imagine what kind of heavy blow Chelsea would suffer in this Juventus counterattack if Morata really rushed up!

In the Juventus Arena, more than 30,000 diehard Juventus fans cheered wildly at this moment!

They seemed to have seen that under Morata's strong impact, Chelsea, who had been invincible in the Champions League before, was broken by them!

Only one goal is needed, and they are one goal ahead!

Then Juventus can also play Chelsea's defensive counterattack, which is also a tactic that the Zebras are good at.

Defeat Chelsea and revive the glory of Juventus again, right here... Damn!!!

Countless Juventus fans who have already imagined the beautiful scene of Juventus defeating Chelsea, burst into swear words directly when watching the live broadcast, and their mood is also falling rapidly like a roller coaster!

Because they saw that when Morata successfully received the ball and rushed through the Chelsea defense line, Li Ang followed closely and chased back to Morata at a faster speed!

This is really a ghost!

Wasn't Li Ang still in Juventus' half just now? How come he has returned to defense so quickly!

The questions in the minds of Juventus fans could not be answered by anyone, and Morata, who was running with the ball in Chelsea's half at this moment, was also facing the biggest crisis.

The two brothers who had a good relationship in Real Madrid in the past completed a fast and fierce contact confrontation on the court at this moment!

Li Ang unceremoniously knocked Morata's position away and took the ball back from his feet!

Morata wanted to counter-rob, but Li Ang took advantage of the situation and turned in a circle after getting the ball.

The two people crossed each other again, and Li Ang did not stop at all, and launched a reverse attack on the spot.

The Juventus players who had previously rushed forward because of the excellent counterattack opportunity exposed their own defense line directly in front of Chelsea at this moment!

Juventus can play long pass counterattacks, and Chelsea can certainly do it!

Li Ang rushed to the center line with the ball counterattack, and before Vidal intercepted, he directly hung the ball in front of Hazard who was already pulling to the side and accelerating forward!

Steiner and Evra both retracted their positions in the previous tactical adjustments, which just gave Hazard enough space to sprint to the side.

Chelsea's terrible ability to seize the opportunity of attack and defense conversion was fully demonstrated at this moment!

Hazard held the ball alone and directly killed through the right side of Juventus!

Master Pi, who came to intercept, didn't even touch Hazard's jersey, and was ruthlessly passed.

But at this moment, few Juventus fans would blame Pirlo for his poor defense, because it was not his defensive responsibility.

Marchisio wanted to stay in the middle and interfere with Li Ang's further advance.

But after Hazard passed Pirlo and cut into Juventus' penalty area, Marchisio could no longer care so much.

He could only go back to defense first to help Bonucci, whose defensive strength was far inferior to Chiellini, block Hazard's space.

This was the forward space that Hazard helped Leon to pull out through his strong personal ability.

In many games in the past, Leon was able to smoothly join the attack from behind, thanks to the huge advantage Hazard played in this kind of wing attack and defense battle!

Allegri's heart was beating fast, and he screamed for Pogba to go to the middle to withstand Leon's forward attack.

But Leon really seemed to not need a rest, and he maintained a terrible impact speed after continuous sprints!

Hazard sent a cross before being surrounded and double-teamed.

Ibrahimovic and Chiellini jumped up in the middle of the court at almost the same time.

Under the tense gaze of more fans holding their breath, Leon rushed into the back of the Juventus penalty area, and took off like a heavy bomber!

Pogba, who came to defend, had no time to think about it. After jumping up, he rushed towards Leon!

But the scene he expected, at the cost of a foul, of knocking Li Ang away, did not happen.

Instead, he was the one who flew backwards!

Under Li Ang's terrifying impact, Pogba didn't even have room to resist.

He could only watch Li Ang shaking his head fiercely and heading the football to the far corner of Juventus' goal while still in the air!

Buffon actually reacted at the first moment, and he really pounced on the football.

But just a strong touch of the fingertips could not make this powerful header deviate from the goal range!

The football finally flew into the goal with a rotation!

After landing, Li Ang did not pat his chest passionately as usual, and then ran to the corner flag area to slide and kneel to celebrate.

He first took a deep breath, and the smile on his face became a little hideous.

Commentators from various countries passionately released their emotions at this moment.

They cheered for Li Ang's powerful and wonderful header!

But the fans felt Li Ang's fatigue at the first time.

Without saying much, Li Ang leaned on his knees near the bottom line of Juventus and lowered his head to slow down.

After returning to defense, he participated in the attack without stopping. He accelerated twice in a row, which almost made him lose his breath.

After the other Chelsea players rushed over, they hugged Li Ang to celebrate with great excitement and gratitude.

Mourinho was also lying on the coaching bench at this time, holding his chest, and made a look of fear and gratitude.

Mourinho's action was a bit funny, and many neutral fans in front of the TV couldn't help laughing after seeing it.

But thinking back to the offensive and defensive changes that took place in this exciting short minute, the neutral fans immediately understood Mourinho's mood at the moment.

There is no doubt that Li Ang saved Chelsea... No! Not just saving.

Li Ang jumped off the cliff directly, and climbed to the top of the mountain with Chelsea about to fall!

At this moment, Li Ang played the role of a B2B midfielder to the extreme!

The Sky Sports commentator shouted passionately!

"Even God will believe it! At the end of the B2B midfield, it's Li Ang!"