After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 41 Conte's Juventus

Juventus, the undisputed Serie A hegemony.

Before this year, he had won 27 Serie A titles and 9 Coppa Italia titles.

Their number of domestic titles is far higher than that of the next Milan duo.

Where AC Milan is better than Juventus is in the European arena.

Milan have won the Champions League seven times, while Juventus has only two.

This unlucky guy has entered the Champions League final several times, but he fell before the finish line. One of them was shot by Milan himself.

But returning to the domestic arena, Juventus will never be underestimated.

Although Juventus were relegated to Serie B after Calciopoli in 2006, they came back quickly and slowly recovered.

In the historical line that Pan Yi knows, Juventus regained the Serie A championship with an unbeaten record this year and started a dynasty of nine consecutive championships. It was not until 2021 and 2022 that the Milan duo broke the monopoly .

Therefore, in Pan Yi's view, whether Milan can change their fate and win the championship this year, and whether they can beat Juventus is definitely the most critical battle in the entire season.

In the first four league games, Juventus had 2 wins and 2 draws, also remaining unbeaten.

Although compared to Milan, which has won all four games, Juventus is already 4 points behind in terms of points, but if Milan loses this game, the gap will be pulled back to 1 point in an instant, and the pressure will be shrouded in Milan. on the young teenagers.

Moreover, losing to a direct competitor will undoubtedly cause a devastating blow to the morale of the entire team, and then collapse thousands of miles. Such examples abound in football history.

——In fact, in Pan Yi's previous life, Milan lost in this game, which was also an important reason why they could not win the championship in the end.

Therefore, this game must not be lost!

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"So I think it's better to use the tactics of the last time I played against Barcelona, ​​first defend well, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack."

In the coaches' tactical meeting, Allegri looked at the tactical board with his trademark embarrassing face.

"Yes, I think so too." Tassotti also echoed, "The tactics proposed by Pan Yi are indeed effective. When facing a strong opponent like Juventus, the first thing to do is to ensure that you don't lose. bit."

The views of the two coaches are the same.

To challenge a strong enemy like Juventus in an away game is to defend first.

As long as you don't lose, you can maintain a 4-point advantage, and then try not to make mistakes in the following games, and slowly win the league championship.

At the same time, their speeches also showed how much they trusted Pan Yi now.

Actual combat is the only criterion for testing the truth of tactics!

Playing Barcelona can defend and counterattack to win, and playing Juventus can also do the same.

Pan Yi, as the proposer of this set of tactics, should not object to such opinions, then everyone can happily reach a consensus, and then start the pre-match training.

But unexpectedly, Pan Yi shook his head: "I don't recommend this style of play."

"Oh?" Allegri was obviously a little surprised, "How do you want to play?"

"I want to attack." Pan Yi said firmly, "Win Juventus away and completely throw them off the standings!"

"What?" Allegri and Tassotti were stunned.

This is a path they never imagined.

Pan Yi continued: "And Conte is not Guardiola, his style of play is completely different from Barcelona. If we play defensive counterattack against them, the effect may not be good."

The current head coach of Juventus is the Italian Conte, who is known as the "Kong Er fool".

He is a Juventus star in his playing career and has been selected for the Italian national team many times.

He started coaching after retiring, and gradually became a world famous coach after returning to Juventus.

In the future, he will also coach the Italian national team, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Tottenham Hotspur, all of which have achieved good results.

In his coaching career, one of the most interesting points about him is that he likes the three-back formation.

Whether it is 343, 352, or some variants of 334, 3511, Conte is very particular about the ability and coordination of the three central defenders.

In Juventus, there happens to be such a "BBC combination" that can meet Conte's needs: Chiellini, Bonucci, and Barzagli.

Since the three central defenders have a numerical advantage over the general double central defenders, Conte generally adopts a man-to-man defensive strategy on the defensive end.

The two attacking central defenders are responsible for staring at the opposing striker, while the trailing central defender is responsible for guarding the front of the small penalty area and is ready to defend against both sides at any time.

On the offensive side, one of them needs to be responsible for the ball, so one of the three must have excellent footwork. The one responsible for this role in Juventus is undoubtedly Bonucci.

This can be said to be a steel line of defense with offense.

In the midfield, it also revolves around this three-back system.

Two central midfielders, Vidal and Marchisio in the middle, escorted Pirlo, the card dealer, and let Sleepy use his super ball and passing ability to revitalize Juventus' frontcourt attack.

The striker is basically a combination of Vucinic and Gapato, who can complete various tasks such as retreating organization, high-altitude competition, and counter-shooting.

But generally speaking, Conte's three-back system still focuses on solid defense and then looking for opportunities to attack, and fine-tunes it depending on the opponent's situation.

The two wingbacks attack forward, which is 352, and when they are retracted, it becomes 532, which is very flexible.

But Pan Yi believes that the offensive power shown by AC Milan's 433 formation this season will definitely make Conte fearful.

Under such circumstances, Juventus will not boldly attack even at home, at least not like Guardiola's Barcelona, ​​​​using the ball control style of play.

If this is the case, Milan's practice of compressing the backcourt space against Barcelona is simply useless.

Moreover, it gave up space on the court and lost control of the ball. It is undoubtedly a loss-making business when the strength of the two teams is equal.

Therefore, Pan Yi wanted to do the opposite, take the initiative and catch Conte by surprise!
"If you want to take the initiative to attack, you can. But... how to do it?"

After listening to Pan Yi finish Conte's tactical philosophy, Allegri closed his eyes and thought for a few minutes, and found himself convinced again.

Thin, really thin.

Allegri found that Pan Yi's self-confidence really stems from a deep understanding of himself and the enemy.

Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

At this point, he was really ashamed.

In the face of such an irrefutable theoretical basis, he could only choose to trust his assistant and Pan Yi.

"Conte's Juventus is like a three-layer hamburger based on three central defenders. To break this formation, the top of the penalty area is obviously impossible..."

Pan Yi still had that confident look, and started pointing on the tactical board:

"Consecutive short passes in a small range, attracting most defenses, breaking through the bottom line to grab points, or finding opportunities for teammates to outflank the back point, this is a kind of. Relying on speed and flexibility, short passes penetrate and tear open the rib space, or pass through It is also a kind of opportunity to look for opportunities after shooting or passing. And our players obviously have this ability..."

After Pan Yi spent nearly half an hour explaining his thoughts to the two coaches, Allegri pondered for a while.

Although this tactic will have more changes than the original style of play, it should be understandable for the players to practice a few more times.

The point is that Allegri can't fault this tactic.

Based on his understanding of Conte, he also feels that Pan Yi's tactics can really resolve the protection of his three defenders in the middle.

Finally, Allegri decided:
"I think it's okay, let's do it. Let Conte be surprised by our fearlessness! Haha!"

(End of this chapter)