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

Chapter 273: Europa League Death Group, Goodbye Old Lady

August 29th, the third round of the Premier League.

The big six in the Premier League finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because Aston Villa suffered their first crushing defeat, losing 0-3 to Everton.

Lewandowski, who started the game, is undoubtedly responsible for this.

Facing a real Premier League defense, he was ineffective and couldn't even seize the good opportunities given by his teammates.

This lack of competition has seriously wasted the efforts of Bale, Ashley Young and De Bruyne.

As a result, Villa has dropped to eighth in the Premier League standings, which is outrageous.

That means there are still seven teams that haven't lost.

Because as long as they lose, even if the points are the same, the goal difference will definitely be less than Villa.

Of course, these rankings don’t really mean much.

In the first few rounds, it was normal for the rankings to rise and fall wildly due to a win or a loss.

Basically, after ten rounds, the ranking will be relatively stable and have basic reference value.

[Ding! Lewandowski gets a "fast start"]

He Tianqi looked at Lewandowski on the training ground.

You know what, this kid is really talented and he can gain skills even when losing.

Giroud, who has become the team's main center forward by virtue of his age advantage, will probably be overtaken by Lewandowski if he plays for a while longer.

Lewandowski is fully capable of developing the so-called functionality.

He is far better than Giroud and everyone thinks.

At this stage, it is impossible to compare Lewandowski and Shevchenko.

But in the end, both of them were mentioned at the same time, and it was Shevchenko who was lucky.

September 13th, the fourth round of the Premier League.

Aston Villa will challenge Stoke City away.

Because the first match of the Europa League group stage will be held in three days.

He Tianqi appropriately enabled rotation.

Lewandowski, who performed poorly in the last game, got the chance to start again.

Then he led the team to a 1-2 loss again.

He Tianqi was furious after the game.

"Lose, lose, lose. After losing to Everton, we lost to Stoke City. If we keep playing like this, we'll lose to Vietnam!"

Zidane watched He Tianqi "wind up" the team.

Although there was no system panel, he could feel that Aston Villa's morale was improving.

Especially core players such as De Bruyne, Motta, Bale, Dong Fangzhuo, Bonucci and Ashley Young.

They knew there was more to Vera than just that.

They need a chance to prove Villa.

They want to tell the world, we can win the Premier League!

And such an opportunity has come!
……

September 16th, the first round of the Europa League group stage.

Aston Villa qualified for the European competition by virtue of winning the FA Cup last season.

This created the group of death.

Because their opponents are Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Stuttgart!
All three teams topped the standings last season and challenged for the league title.

Although they all failed in the end.

But no one would doubt their strength.

It is unfortunate for everyone that Aston Villa is grouped with them.

Because they don't think Aston Villa are losers either.

He Tianqi has extensive experience in European wars.

Six consecutive European titles!
One UEFA Cup, five Champions League titles.

Apart from Mourinho who finished the season one after the other, basically no one knows other head coaches in recent years.

Because you don't even have the Champions League!

In this situation, Villa's first European game came against Juventus.

The Bianconeri visit Villa Park.

The 40,000 Villa fans at the scene let Italian friends know that He Tianqi is living well here!

On the huge tifo, He Tianqi is stepping on Lippi who is wearing a Juventus jersey, with more than a dozen championship trophies behind him!
These are all the championships He Tianqi has won in Italy.

Most of them were snatched from the two giants Juventus and AC Milan.

At the pre-match press conference, a reporter asked He Tianqi what he thought of Piero's condition.

He Tianqi was stunned: "Ah? Is Piero still playing football?"

The scene was full of flash lights.

Isn’t the headline out now?
"Oh, no, that's not what I meant." He Tianqi explained, "Because he is not in the national team this time, and we haven't seen each other for a long time, so I don't know his current status."

"But I know he's a good player and I'm sure he will contribute to the team."

Thirty-seven years old is a bit too old for a striker, a well-repaired striker.

Especially since Piero lived in the Age of Gods, which did not pay much attention to maintaining physical condition.

Even in the post-Mero Messi era, the two football kings' form has visibly declined at such an advanced age.

It can be seen from here that Juventus' lineup this season has not yet fully returned.

They probably still don't have the strength to compete for the Serie A title.

Their starting lineup for this game is:

Piero Iaquinta
Aquilani, Melo, Sissoko, Marchisio
Grosso, Chiellini, Barzagli, Marc Motta

Manninger

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Buffon was injured and did not come.

Three quarters of this team's defense is the Palermo defense that "no one can break through" back then.

Chiellini and Barzagli are both in their prime.

Having just won the 2010 World Cup, many fans think that they are in no way inferior to Maldini + Nesta of that year!
Among them, Chiellini can also play as a defensive midfielder, but there are many players who can play as a defensive midfielder in Juventus, so he is the only top defender.

When He Tianqi saw this aging team, he was really afraid that the team would fall apart if it weren't for the newly emerging golden boy Marchisio who lowered the average level.

"They are quite strong." After leaving the press conference, Zidane expressed his opinion, "Although Melo did not meet expectations, his defense is still good. The double defensive midfielder combination with Sissoko is obviously targeting De Bruyne."

"Both Aquilani and Marchisio are very versatile players, both are talented in attacking, playing as wing midfielders and dual core driving."

"Although Piero is old, his threat cannot be ignored."

"Although Iaquinta is only 32 years old, the huge model is there, and the fulcrum effect becomes more powerful as he gets older."

"Not to mention the defense, it's impeccable."

He Tianqi nodded repeatedly, but at the end he asked, "So how many do you think they will lose?"

Zidane was stunned.

Too confident?
He thought the game was fifty-fifty.

But considering He Tianqi's face, he said, "Let's tie it with one goal?"

It's about 1.5 balls.

He Tianqi smiled but said nothing.

Zidane was very curious and asked: "How much do you think it should be?"

"Big score?"

"impossible?"

"why?"

Since you asked sincerely, I will tell you out of compassion!
He Tianqi spread out his own lineup map.

Their starters are:

Dong Fangzhuo, Giroud, Bale

De Bruyne, Motta, Fellaini
Ashley Young, Boateng, Bonucci, Trippier

Schmeichel

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"Marchisio is not good at defense, and Marc Motta is not strong enough. The two of them will definitely not be able to defend against Ashley Young and Dong Fangzhuo's attack." He Tianqi wrote and drew. "Similarly, although Aquilani is comprehensive, he can't stand Grosso who is already 34 years old."

"Grosso's biggest advantage is that he is fast, has good skills and runs actively even at such a high level. Two of these four characteristics are gone." "Bale + Trippier are also capable of beating them."

"If the two flanks are exposed, Aquilani and Marchisio will be pushed to their own backcourt or even near the baseline."

"How can we drive this dual core? Can we rely on Melo and Sissoko to launch the attack?"

"Without offense, what's the point of Juventus's strong defense? How many goals we can score depends entirely on the feel of our players, doesn't it?"

"Just watch. If Piero and Iaquinta take more than five shots in this match, I lose!"

Storm, this is undoubtedly an offensive storm!

The line of defense that longs to be broken may actually be broken today.

Especially since Buffon is not here!

Zidane was speechless.

His intuition and feelings told him that this was impossible.

But He Tianqi's analysis told him that this must be the case.

Do you believe in metaphysics or some other science?

If he believed in He Xue, wouldn’t he become Qi He, oh no... Qi He Zong in the future?
He Tianqi: MMP!

……

Soon, the game begins.

Juventus's situation at the beginning was not as bad as He Tianqi said.

Aquilani attacks from the left.

However, he failed to get past Fellaini and was intercepted by Fellaini.

The two have faced each other in Serie A and are not strangers to each other.

Motta passed the ball to Bale, who sped up with the ball. When Grosso saw the speed, he knew he could not outrun Bale, so he could only take the initiative to move forward and put pressure on Bale.

As expected, Bale turned inside.

As a result, Melo and Grosso formed a double-team.

Bale stopped the ball in time and turned around, struggling to protect the ball despite the impact from Melo.

He can still hold on in this level of confrontation. He is relatively strong among speed players.

Bell knocked it across.

Motta rushed forward from the back row.

Buffon, who was watching the game on TV, thought to himself that something was wrong!
This is a shot!
Although at this time Motta was more than thirty meters away from the goal.

Moreover, he did not make an exaggerated run-up or leg swing. It looked more like he was preparing to pass the ball long into the back of the penalty area to find Dong Fangzhuo or De Bruyne.

But Buffon just has this intuition.

Motta just wants to shoot!
boom!
【Heavy Gunner-Star Level】!
【Excellent in both offense and defense】!
Buffon's intuition came true.

Unfortunately, Manninger did not have the same intuition.

When Manninger realized it was a shot, he immediately dived.

Then the football was like a cannonball, shaking irregularly.

Swish!
The football went straight into the net.

This is the world wave!

Once it is suppressed, it is extremely difficult to put out!

"GOAL! One to zero!"

"Motta scored the first goal for the team with a world-class goal!"

"Motta, who proved himself to be the world's best defensive midfielder in Italy, really prefers playing against Italian teams. The quality of this shot is simply outrageous!"

"It was so sudden! Manninger was totally unprepared."

"If Buffon had come instead, he might have been able to save this long shot."

Juventus then launched a fierce counterattack.

And in the eleventh minute, the threat was brought to the front of Aston Villa's penalty area.

The ball possession changes continuously here.

Finally, Marchisio fired a long shot in the chaos, shocking everyone.

when!
The football hit the crossbar and bounced off.

Aston Villa have not maintained their goal for so many years in vain.

Marchisio then kicked the turf a few times, but he was just a bit unlucky.

In the 18th minute, Aquilani made a through pass.

Piero received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and dribbled past the anxious Trippier, who slipped and fell to the ground.

boom!
Piero fired the shot with his right foot.

when!
The football hit the post and bounced out.

The "Pierrot area" was also a little lacking in quality.

Not anymore.

In the 23rd minute, Villa regained control of the ball.

Motta launched a counterattack with a long pass from the backcourt, directly connecting with Bale who cut inside without the ball.

Chiellini is experienced and used his body to hold Bale back, trying to wait for the ball to roll out of the baseline so that he could take a goal kick.

However, Bale was extremely rebellious and fast, so he tried to create some distance and go around him.

Chiellini did not dare to be careless and quickly kicked the ball out of the baseline, forcing Villa to take a corner kick.

De Bruyne took a corner kick and looked for the back post.

Dong Fangzhuo shot from the back post, but due to his vision, he missed the target and performed at the level of the Chinese national team, kicking the ball into the stands.

In the 31st minute, Grosso, still strong as ever, sprinted at full speed and completed an inverted triangle pass in front of the baseline.

Aquilani followed up with a sweeping shot.

Unfortunately, the ball slipped out of the far corner of the goal.

In the 37th minute, Villa began to press across the half court.

But Juventus defended very well and De Bruyne and Motta had no chance.

Bonucci took the responsibility and sent a through ball attempt.

Unfortunately, Sissoko remained alert and blocked the ball, but he also gave Villa a corner kick.

This time De Bruyne took a tactical corner kick and kicked it to the front point.

Dong Fangzhuo ran out of the penalty area to receive the ball, and with a move of his heel, he changed the path of the football, which was equivalent to a back knock.

De Bruyne started running after the ball was passed, dribbled away the ball, took two steps to the right corner on the left side of the penalty area, and shot directly!
The football rose up at a very fast speed with a large arc.

After passing the defensive player, he fell rapidly.

This is a topspin shot!

boom!
The football bounced off the ground, passed over Manninger's hands and went into the goal.

"GOAL! Two to zero!"

"Incredible goal!"

"It was very difficult for De Bruyne to score with this shot, but luck was on his side!"

The commentator at the stadium admitted that De Bruyne's shot was just luck.

But in fact, since the beginning of this season, De Bruyne has started to refine his topspin passes and shots with the outside of his foot.

These two techniques happen to be what Modric is very good at.

Characterized by suddenness.

The disadvantage is that it is not friendly enough to teammates.

In the past, Ding Ding had to consider the feelings of his teammates.

Tintin now... I would rather die than let my friend die!

After this goal, Juventus became anxious and desperate to equalize the score.

Neither the young Aquilani nor the even younger Marchisio could control the rhythm at this time, and could only let the older brothers do it on their own.

Juventus' attack naturally became scattered and less and less threatening.

In the 42nd minute, Ashley Young intercepted the ball, broke through to the frontcourt and made a cross.

Giroud heads the ball into the goal.

Unfortunately, the speed was a little slow, the header was a little off, and the football hit the crossbar.

Aston Villa: I have raised you in vain!

Giroud: Did you hear that, stupid goalpost!
Aston Villa: I'm talking about you! You're such a big guy, but I've never seen you score a header!
(End of this chapter)