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

Chapter 62: Set-piece tactics work, Palermo is powerless to turn the tide (Seeking follow-up reading)
Palermo engines on!

Eduardo, who was just running back to meet his teammates, immediately turned around and shot out.

The startup speed is quite good.

The experienced Ferrara knew he couldn't keep up with Eduardo, so he took him down with a takedown.

beep!

The referee blew the whistle and showed Ferrara a yellow card.

"Yellow card?" He Tianqi rushed to the fourth referee, "Is this just a yellow card? Ferrara is already the last defender of Juventus, this is definitely a red card!"

"And his move is totally out of football, this is sumo, this is wrestling, this is WWE! This is a red card move!"

The referee then rushed over and explained that Ferrara was not the last defender, etc., and warned He Tianqi to stay calm, otherwise he would take action against He Tianqi.

In anger, He Tianqi glanced at the positions of Juventus players on the field.

His eyes lit up, and he immediately gave up arguing with the referee, turned around and hugged Modric's neck as he came to mediate: "With their position, we can use the No. 14 tactic."

Modric nodded.

Palermo then took the free kick.

"The free kick was still a little far away. Palermo should have gone into the penalty area and then competed for a header. Vidic has come up," Huang Jianxiang analyzed. "Modric is standing behind the ball. He will take the free kick."

"DiDonato was on the side, probably trying to provide cover for Modric."

"Most of the time during Palermo's free kicks, there were two players near the ball, which was confusing."

"But this strategy is good when it comes to free kicks going directly to the goal. But now with this kind of tactical free kick, it doesn't matter who takes the kick, first or last, because both players have a lot of time to adjust."

As soon as he finished speaking, DiDonato rushed towards the football.

Bang, he didn't jump over the ball and let Modric kick it off.

Instead, he took a step forward and moved the ball forward, greatly shortening his distance to the top of the penalty area.

Juventus only had two people forming a human wall.

I never expected DiDonato to just walk away with the ball.

By the time they were moving, DiDonato had caught up with the football, and then…

boom!
A long shot.

He Tianqi's pre-match instructions echoed in DiDonato's mind.

"Chimenti is only 1.84 meters tall and is old. When he saves the ball, not only is his air defense not good, but his coverage of the extreme positions is also insufficient."

"When you shoot, you don't need to pursue strength and speed, but prioritize the angle of the shot. The closer to the goal post, the harder it will be for him to save it."

Swish!
A white arc went into Juventus' goal.

Chimenti's palm was less than ten centimeters away from the football!

"GOAL! 2-3! Palermo scored a goal!"

"This is a wonderful free kick tactic!"

"Everyone thought Modric would take the penalty, and everyone thought it was a free kick into the penalty area. But Palermo chose to shoot directly!"

“DiDonato brought the football directly into his shooting range this time!”

"But the shot was not very fast and Chimenti should have been able to save it."

Most people were immersed in the cleverness of this free kick.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with Chimenti, I just thought it was a magical ball.

Because Chimenti made the save with such smooth movements, you couldn't find anything wrong with him.

But veteran fans just felt something was not right. They always felt that this kind of "soft" and "light" long shot should not have resulted in a goal.

Buffon is unlikely to lose this kind of ball anyway.

Lippi then came to the sidelines and reprimanded Conte, asking him to slow down the team's pace.

Juventus then retreated to their own half and started passing the ball back.

In the 45th minute, Ribery made two consecutive passes from the right, but they were blocked by Pessotto and went out of bounds. Palermo took another corner kick.

That long snake formation made Juventus fans terrified.

Fortunately, although Vidic headed the ball, it was too high.

The referee then signaled the end of the first half.

"No chance!"

In the stands, Simeone, Inzaghi and Chiesa, the three Lazio heroes, began to shake their heads.

Beside them, the Roma trio of Guardiola, Cassano and De Rossi also nodded.

Guardiola: "Lippi is the head coach of the world's top team. During the halftime break, he will definitely make targeted arrangements for this long snake formation."

"It was difficult for Palermo to score from set pieces in the second half using this formation."

"In terms of hard power and attention, Juventus did better than us. I don't see where Palermo can turn the tables."

The “Red and Blue Six” sighed.

If Palermo beats Juventus, both teams will not be ridiculed.

Otherwise, Blue Eagle and Red Wolf would really not be able to raise their heads in front of the old woman.

They said, "How dare a team like you that can't even beat Palermo compete with Juventus for the championship? Go play in Serie C!"

Just ask you what's going on?
……

Back in the second half.

Palermo seemed to want to seize the initiative from Juventus, launched a positional attack and created a corner kick.

But as expected, Juventus has already made targeted arrangements.

Their long snake formation failed to work this time.

In turn, Juventus launched a fast break.

Conte made a super through pass that penetrated Palermo's midfield and backcourt.

Di Vaio quickly chases the ball.

He knocked Bilica down near the left sideline of the penalty area and passed the ball back.

Salas followed up with a shot that hit Vidic, and then Fresi made a follow-up shot and scored successfully.

"Oh! This goal of Juventus is very similar to Palermo's first attack in the first half! The only difference is that Modric's follow-up shot missed, while Fresi's follow-up shot did!"

"If he maintains this form, Fresi might get more playing time next season."

"Huh? The referee indicated that the goal was invalid?"

"Juve players surrounded the referee."

"Oh, it's indeed ineffective! The ball had already completely gone out of the baseline before Di Vaio passed the ball."

"Belica's interference was still effective. The veteran did not make himself the sinner of the team again."

On the sidelines, Lippi remained calm.

It's a pity that we missed the opportunity to expand the score.

But Palermo had too many loopholes, and Juventus could seize the next opportunity to score at any time.

He Tianqi also knew this, but he had no one to replace.

Bilic is already the best central defender in the team besides Vidic.

"Modric, press forward!" He Tianqi issued an order, asking the team to attack instead of defend.

Guardiola shook his head: "This is a trap! Palermo has to press forward to relieve the pressure on the defense. But in this way, once Juventus counterattacks, Palermo will be even more unable to defend."

Simeone concluded: "This is to prevent the defense from conceding goals. It would be better not to have a defense at all."

(End of this chapter)