From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 232 The Shadow of the Famous Tree
"Also, tell Pirlo to pay more attention to the defense. Stabilizing the defense is the first priority."

Landucci nodded and immediately wrote down Allegri's words in a simple and clear note and gave it to Koeman.

This is often seen on the court, a way for the head coach to convey information to the players on the court.Many of the contents on the notes are tacit understandings that we have in daily life, so they can be written very simply and can be understood at a glance.

"Their midfielder is so good!" Allegri shook his head and sighed.

Kante and Badu form a double midfielder, which is simply a barrier in front of Udinese's defense. Coupled with Guillerme and Vidmont who are actively returning to defense, Udinese's entire midfield is impregnable. Even suppressed Juventus' midfield tonight.Vidal and Pogba did not perform at all, which shows the strength of Udinese's midfield.

"The main thing is that we are restrained by Bruno." Landucci explained.

Allegri nodded frequently, and just one Bruno made Juventus use at least two players to defend him. It would be surprising if the midfielder was not at a disadvantage.

Not to mention Bruno scored a goal at the beginning, even if he didn't score, he held down two defensive players by himself, Udinese was good enough.

Without Bruno, Udinese's midfield advantage would not be so obvious.

But even now, even though the game has been going on for nearly 65 minutes, Allegri still dare not let down his guard against Bruno because he is too dangerous!
"Add another one, tell the players to pay attention to cutting off the connection between Di Natale and Bruno, be sure to pay attention!"

In the past two seasons, Bruno and Di Natale have been the best offensive combination in Europe. The number of assists between the two is the highest in Europe.

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A trace of worry flashed across Allegri's eyes, and he still wasn't confident enough about Bruno.

If you want to say that the most threatening player in the Udinese team, it goes without saying that it must be Bruno.It can even be said that the closer the game looks, the more dangerous Bruno is.

Players like Bruno no longer need to prove anything with goals or assists. Their presence on the court itself is the most threatening thing.As long as you give him the ball, as long as you give him a chance, he can shine.

If Salah, Vidmont and Guillerme were better at seizing opportunities, Udinese would have led at least 3:0 in the first half. Bruno sent them several wonderful passes and planned several attacks. , but just failed to score.

"Don't worry, he seems to have consumed a lot of energy and feels like he can't hold on anymore." Landucci said while looking at Bruno on the court.

After the second half, although Bruno still ran more actively, he seemed to have consumed a lot of energy and was not as shining as he was in the first half.

"After all, he is only 20 years old. In such an important final, the pressure is so great and the consumption is so staggering. It is probably too much for him." Landucci guessed.

Allegri shook his head and said: "Don't be careless."

Allegri knows better than anyone about Bruno.The closer the critical moment comes, the more threatening and terrifying he becomes!
After Allegri reminded him, Landucci suddenly did not dare to be careless.Because he is familiar with Bruno's performance in Serie A in the past two years and knows how powerful this Portuguese is.

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Juventus quickly made its first substitution adjustment.Less than 1 minute after Di Natale came on, Allegri replaced Evra with Coman.

This made Guidolin's expression tighten in front of the home team's coaching bench, because he knew that this was Allegri's plan to defend Di Natale.

Bruno was on the court, but he admired Guidolin's judgment even more.Because he found that everything was really not beyond the head coach's expectations. Guidolin was really like his nickname "Little Zhuge", and he had no plans left.

Except for Juventus' lucky goal, everything was Guidolin's deduction.Our head coach is like a supercomputer!

Especially his usual cold, mechanical appearance without the slightest expression, it really makes people wonder if he is a robot.

If Udinese's right wing was very active in the first half, with Vidmon posing threats on the right wing again and again, then after Koeman came on the field, Juventus completely plugged this loophole.

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The game time passed by one minute and one second.

After making a substitution, neither side seems to have the idea of ​​making another substitution adjustment.

The time quickly entered seven 10 minutes.

After Koeman came on the field, Udinese's crosses from the wing were restricted, and it was difficult for the team to play the same offensive style as in the first half.But Juventus's situation is not much better, and it is also difficult to play a threatening offense.

Bruno looked up at the scoreboard and saw that it was already the 75th minute.He could clearly feel that Udinese players were beginning to show signs of fatigue.

The temperature in Berlin is too hot, which is quite unfavorable for this kind of pressing team, and the consumption is very huge.Once the team cannot run and cannot establish a lead, the final result will be difficult to predict and may even be bad.

After Udinese gradually stopped running, Juventus' counterattack began to create a threat.

Pogba finally took his first shot of the game, a volley near the penalty spot, but it was blocked by Kante with his body. It failed to directly threaten the goal, but it was enough for the Udinese players. Be alert. ………………

"We can't continue like this!" Bruno muttered to himself.

Must find a chance!
No chance?Then forcefully create an opportunity!

Since this season, Bruno feels that not only his overall strength is constantly improving, but his confidence is also getting stronger.At least, on the court, he no longer doubted whether he could do it, but was thinking about how to do it.

These are obviously two different levels of state of mind, which should be regarded as his biggest gain and improvement this season.

Therefore, when he saw Juventus counterattack through the midfield, he was quickly intercepted by Udinese's double midfielders. When Juventus launched a counterattack in the frontcourt, he realized the opportunity and immediately moved toward Di Natale made a gesture.

The two worked together for two seasons. With Bruno's gesture and the look in his eyes, Di Natale immediately understood what to do and nodded silently.

Udinese's backcourt players were really pushed into a hurry, and passing and controlling has never been Udinese's strength.

Juventus was obviously a little anxious this time and wanted to try to press forward.

Kante quickly passed the ball back to the goalkeeper.After Kanizis stopped the ball outside the penalty area, he looked up and saw Di Natale raising his left hand and pointing faintly to the left. He immediately understood.

Udinese's long passes basically go to Di Natale, but there is also a point about which wing they play.

After Di Natale gave the order, he quickly retreated from the front and ran to the left.

Barzagli guessed his intention, but did not follow him out. Instead, he instructed Pogba to follow, and he fell behind.

He is a central defender, and it is very dangerous to leave his position easily.

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There was a bang in the Stadio Olimpico. Under the pressure of Tevez, Kanizis made a long pass and kicked the ball directly to the left.

Di Natale quickly retreated and ran to the left. He noticed that Barzagli did not follow, so he patiently judged the landing point of the ball, blocked the position with his body, and faced Kanizis' long pass. The ball rubbed lightly.

The football hit Di Natale's head and was sent behind Pogba.

At almost the same time, Bruno, who was originally in front of Di Natale and Pogba, suddenly started to shake off Marchisio, inserted behind Pogba as quickly as possible, and chased the ball directly. Go up, it's very fast.

Pogba was shocked because he discovered that Bruno seemed to have consumed a lot throughout the second half, but in fact he had been secretly accumulating energy, and it suddenly burst out at this moment.

Marchisio was thrown away and Pogba had no time to return to defense.

"Be careful with Bruno!" Pogba reminded in a voice.

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But he didn't need to say anything. Bonucci had already reacted and rushed forward.

Di Natale's header was not strong enough and the ball fell quickly.

Bruno and Bonucci followed different routes and chased the ball at the same time.

The reaction of Juventus's central defender is indeed very fast, but no matter how fast it is, it cannot be faster than Bruno, who has a tacit understanding with Di Natale.He took the first step, pushed the ball forward slightly, and chased after it as quickly as possible.

Bonucci was trying to clear the siege, but he couldn't do two things at once. He had no way to catch Bruno. Otherwise, he would definitely choose to foul at this time, because after entering the penalty area, Bruno would become even more terrifying!
Barzagli's reaction was not fast enough, and he was always beside Bonucci. After realizing the danger, he immediately rushed towards Bruno with help and blocked Bruno on the left side of the penalty area.

This is the Italian team, known as a reinforced concrete defense.One ring is tightly connected to the other, and immediately after one, another one comes!
But Bruno has long been mentally prepared, and this is not the first time he has dealt with Juventus.After catching up with the ball, he chose to stop the ball at the first try.

Control the ball and he has the advantage.

Barzagli also stopped immediately, trying to block him.As long as Bruno is blocked and Bonucci and Pogba react, Bruno will be dead.

But Bruno knew his thoughts very well, so his choice was to smash the ball and cut inside immediately after an emergency stop, trying to get out of the way.

As long as there is space, his right foot can be a threat.

(End of this chapter)