We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 140: m Maradona

In the 16th minute, Zambrotta received the ball and then made a cross pass to Piero.

Piero shot from within the Piero area.

Being able to name a skill or venue after yourself is a unique skill.

However, with He Tianqi's reminder, Handanovic was prepared for this kind of arc ball to the far corner, and he flew to save the ball.

In the 22nd minute, Zambrotta was intercepted by Zaccardo when he broke through.

Chiellini then got the ball and made a long pass.

Eduardo ran alone in the frontcourt and shot.

But Buffon miraculously saved this one-on-one opportunity.

Both goalkeepers played bravely.

In the 26th minute, Nedved received the ball, forced a breakthrough past Toure, and then passed the ball to Mido.

Mido made a clever heel pass that went straight through Palermo's defense.

Handanovic struck just in time.

Piero broke into the penalty area and shot with a flying tackle.

In the end, the former grabbed the football first, but then collided with Piero's foot.

Vidic went over to express his dissatisfaction immediately.

He was the only one in this defense line who was not an Italian player and was not affected by Piero's national team status, so He Tianqi specially gave him the "roaring privilege".

Generally speaking, Barzagli and Chiellini do this more often.

But today...

This foul did not cause a conflict because Piero retracted his foot early.

Handanovic was not injured either.

But Piero still received a yellow card for this, which was a dangerous move.

Of course, if he had touched the ball first, it would have been Handanovic who would have received a card, and it might even have been a red card.

After all, this was a chance that was very close to scoring.

He Tianqi noticed that Mido curled his lips when the referee was handling this incident.

Obviously, he thought the chance he created was so good that any fool could have scored a goal.

However, Piero started a little slow...which was very disappointing to Mido.

In the 33rd minute, Emerson passed the ball to Nedved.

But Toure just happened to confront Nedved, and Toure took the opportunity to intercept the ball and pass it back to Modric.

boom!
Modric made a rocket pass and connected with Ribery.

After Ribery stopped the ball, he immediately passed it inside. Camoranesi thought he was going to go down the flank and was unable to follow him for a while.

But Emerson, who was returning to defense, rushed directly towards Ribery and knocked him down.

The referee blew the whistle, indicating that Emerson had committed a foul.

But no cards were given.

It seems that he thinks this attack is a positional battle, because Juventus' defense is very neat and has not lost its position.

"It was a free kick from a little way out."

"You can attack directly, but the success rate is low. Palermo should try a tactical free kick."

"Eh? There are not enough people. Vidic hasn't come up yet?"

The commentator noticed that there were not many Palermo players ready to attack in front of Juventus' penalty area. Generally speaking, this is a signal for a direct free kick.

But considering that Palermo has always had the habit of "set-piece tactics", it is hard to say that this is not a special arrangement of He Tianqi.

"Modric appears behind the right side of the ball. This position may indicate he is about to pass the ball."

"Ribery will be outside the left side of the penalty area and Modric is likely to pass the ball to him."

"How did Toure appear behind the ball? He was staring at the ball. Could it be that he was the one taking the penalty? No, no, no, this is another trick of He Tianqi."

"Toure was not among the players who took the free-kick for Palermo."

beep!

A whistle blew, Toure slowly ran towards the ball, and then...

boom!
A powerful shot!
Juventus' wall did not jump up, they did not think Toure would touch the ball.

The football soared into the sky and easily passed over the human wall.

But it was obviously not suppressed. According to the upward trend, the height of the football would be as high as a four-story building by the time it reached the goal.

However, as Buffon looked at this familiar trajectory, he recalled the scene of training free kicks with He Tianqi in the National Youth Team.

At that time, many people in the team showed their talents.

Among them, Pirlo's free kick was the most amazing.

As a result, the transparent newcomer He Tianqi also expressed his desire to give it a try.

Then he scored directly from a free kick, surpassing Pirlo.

This kick also made the players of the national youth team at that time recognize He Tianqi.

Buffon later asked He Tianqi, was that kind of playing style a result of luck?

He Tianqi said that it was not entirely dependent on luck, and if he had enough ability, he could replicate it stably, but he still lacked strength in his feet, so he could only kick this kind of high-quality elevator ball occasionally.

That's right!

It's an elevator ball!

Buffon's hair stood on end.

The next moment, the football that soared into the sky made a sharp turn and headed straight for the goal.

The football has almost no rotation, which causes it to continue to shake irregularly.

Moreover, the visual impact is very strong. The stillness of the football will make you feel that everything around you is still, as if you have entered bullet time, which will make you subconsciously ignore the speed of the football.

This is a double deception of physics and vision.

This is also the scariest part about the elevator ball.

brush!
Buffon saved the ball.

But it was too late.

He felt the gust of wind brought by the football and heard the sound of "waves" coming from behind him.

"GOAL!!!"

"Toure! World wave! Super free kick!"

"Yaya Toure surprised Palermo! He scored directly from a free kick!"

"The path of this ball is so weird! Is it luck? Or did He Tianqi install a controller in the football?"

"This is definitely an unconventional trajectory. How could a football rise to the sixth floor and then suddenly drop to the first floor?"

"Zero to one! Palermo scored the first goal at home and away! Leading Juventus at Juventus' home ground!"

"This result is surprising because in Serie A, Juventus has already defeated Palermo twice this season, and both were unsurprisingly crushing victories."

"They have played against Juventus five times in the last two years."

"Two Serie A games and one Italian Super Cup, and we lost both."

"And in both Coppa Italia finals, they beat Juve as Davide versus Goliath."

"Is it true, as the media says, that Palermo treated the Champions League as the Italian Cup?"

Although it is outrageous, there is no other explanation.

For a moment, all the fans watching the game felt it was absurd.

Palermo mistook the Champions League for the Italian Cup. Everyone knows that this sentence is a joke, but it seems that Palermo themselves... took it seriously!

On the other side, after losing the ball, Buffon turned to look at He Tianqi who was standing on the sidelines.

The two looked at each other, and He Tianqi saw a hint of relief in Buffon's eyes.

If He Tianqi continued to play football, I don't know how many tricks he would come up with to make goalkeepers collapse. The world of football would lose a goalkeeper killer.

He Tianqi: Have you ever thought that if I don’t play football but teach people, I can train thousands of goalkeeper killers?
……

After Juventus lost the ball, they naturally had to try hard to catch up, as this is their home court.

In the 38th minute, Nedved took Toure away from the wing.

Piero, who retreated out of the penalty area, immediately received a pass from Camoranesi, and then made a lob pass into the penalty area.

Mido and Vidic rushed towards the football and a fierce physical confrontation occurred.

Finally Mido fell to the ground.

But the referee did not blow the whistle because this was the Champions League, not Serie A.

The referee believed that this was a normal physical confrontation. Mido fell to the ground because of his poor confrontation ability.

Vidic almost had his hands behind his back and didn't even step out to trip anyone. His defense was clean.

Mido was also shaking his head.

He thought Piero should just pass the ball through the ground, why did he have to pass it high?
Although Mido is tall and physically strong, he, like Ibrahimovic, is a ground-based player who relies on his footwork to make a living.

They are not the kind of people who fly in the sky and play football.

In the 42nd minute, Ribery hit the wall of Modric and got rid of Emerson.

But he was immediately tackled to the ground by Cannavaro.

The key is that Cannavaro's tackle was very standard and he touched the ball first, so there was no foul.

Emerson then passed the ball to Camoranesi.

The Italian winger launched a counterattack with the ball, and Palermo's defensive formation inevitably had loopholes.

boom!
Camoranesiju seized the opportunity and passed the ball to Nedved.

After receiving the ball, Nedved shook off Toure's pursuit and made a long shot into the goal.

Although he did not shoot from his most accustomed left side, his long-range shots were definitely world-class.

boom!
The ball hits Vidic.

The Eastern European giant was suffocating.

The football bounced to the top of the arc.

Mido and Barzagli rushed over at the same time.

This time Mido was one step faster and got into position with his back to Barzagli.

When the football falls, step directly on the ground to stop the ball perfectly.

Then he pulled the ball and it passed between Barzagli's legs.

Mido also turned around and slapped his arms with Barzagli.

The ball passed!

boom!
Mido ran two steps and shot with his left foot, which he was not good at, catching Handanovic off guard.

The ball rolled into the Palermo goal.

The Alps Stadium exploded instantly!
"Mido! He is not only the prince of Egypt, but also the prince of Juventus!"

"Although his personality, emotional intelligence and relationship with teammates are controversial, his performance on the court is undoubtedly top-notch!"

"Perfect stop! Dip through the legs! Pass the ball! Shoot with the back foot! Everything is so perfect!"

"If Ibrahimovic is the 1.95-meter-tall Cruyff, Mido is the 1.90-meter-tall Maradona!"

"One to one! Juventus equalized the score!"

Applause, applause was everywhere in the stands.

Mido opened his arms and embraced it all.

It's a perfect day!
Vidic took the initiative to take responsibility and said that if he had not been suffocated and unable to stop it, they would have been able to defend it.

He Tianqi was communicating with Grosso, asking him to foul Camoranesi early and not give Juventus a chance to counterattack.

As for Nedved, it was impossible to freeze him completely. Toure has done well enough.

In the 44th minute, Zambrotta dribbled the ball from the wing and launched an attack, but was knocked out of the sideline by Zaccardo and fell to the ground.

The referee still didn't blow the whistle.

His main idea for officiating today was to make the game smoother.

The game is generally not interrupted unless it is a serious foul.

This is also UEFA's requirement for referees.

They hope the game will be more exciting.

Nedved came over and knocked Zacardo down immediately, but Zacardo pressed the ball after falling to the ground.

Nedved then knelt down and pushed Zaccardo, as he believed that the other party had touched the ball with his hand first, which was a violation.

Toure came over immediately and pushed Nedved away to protect his teammates.

Players from both teams then gathered around.

The referee was very tough and went straight to Nedved and showed him a yellow card.

Nedved believed that the referee should also show yellow cards to Zaccardo and Toure, but the referee did not do so.

Zaccardo did not foul Zambrotta, it was just a high-intensity confrontation.

Then although he pressed the ball, he did not use his hands, which was a reasonable situation after his body collapsed.

Although Toure pushed the opponent, he had no offensive intention and was only trying to protect his teammates.

The one who instigated the incident was Nedved.

Even if Juventus appealed after the game, there was nothing wrong with the referee's decision.

For a moment, there was booing in the Alps Stadium.

The fans were very dissatisfied with the referee for not blowing the home whistle.

In the 45th minute, Juventus got a chance in a positional battle, with Piero, Mido and Zambrotta all in good positions.

Two more passes and maybe they could break through Palermo's defense.

But Nedved ended the attack with a simple shot.

The ball was hit too straight and was caught by Handanovic.

Iron Man Nedved is almost a perfect player. If there is anything bad about him, it is that he has a bit too much temper.

This can sometimes be disastrous.

Even Zidane, who is at a higher level, has suffered a great loss at this point... Well, not yet, but soon.

The game then entered halftime.

There is not much to adjust on the Palermo side.

The main focus was still on restriction. After more than 70 minutes, the physical strength of Juventus' two wingers began to decline, and the situation naturally fell into Palermo's control.

Although Nedved, Piero and Emerson all play a core role in Juventus' offense.

But Juventus' attack mainly relies on the two wings.

If the two wings can't fly, it will be difficult for them to launch an attack.

Lippi, on the other hand, made targeted adjustments.

He saw that He Tianqi was targeting Nedved.

We also know that it is difficult for our two wings to play well at this stage.

So he let Emerson connect more with the two forwards, and let the two forwards retreat more. They all have a certain ability to connect the game.

Try to attack Palermo from the middle several times.

This is actually not an advanced tactical adjustment, but the advantage is that Juventus' players are almost all the best and have various abilities.

If you can't attack the side, attack the middle.

The defensive midfielder has the ability to pass the ball, the forward has the ability to support, the wingers have the ability to attack, and the midfielder has the ability to shoot from long range.

Of course you can arrange it however you want.

In the same situation, it is difficult for Palermo to get going on the right side.

Because they only have one Ribery.

When the players' abilities were not supported, He Tianqi was still able to make tactical changes by letting Zaccardo play as a defensive midfielder, thereby allowing the right side to fly. This is called tactical ability.

But tactics have their limitations. For example, today Zaccardo had to defend Zambrotta alone, and Toure had to guard Nedved throughout the entire court, so Palermo's right-wing attack was paralyzed.

Therefore, the advantage of a player's ability is that once you have mastered it, it is yours and cannot be taken away by the outside world.

The abilities that tactics give to players are easily affected by external factors.

Half of Palermo's players were inferior or half as good as Juventus' players during their peak period.

Moreover, Palermo players have not yet reached their peak, while most of Juventus' players are at their peak or at the end of their peak and have not started to decline.

The strength comparison is actually huge.

But judging from the current situation, the two sides are evenly matched.

This is another tactical advantage.

Sometimes, tactics and personal ability complement each other.

But sometimes, they are in opposition to each other.

The relationship is complex and cannot be generalized.

[PS: Today is my grandfather’s 80th birthday, so I can only write half a chapter for now. I will finish it after I get back tonight. I should be able to finish it, but it will be late, one or two in the morning? You can get up tomorrow to read it.]

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