Center

Chapter 170 Substitution
The offensive and defensive rhythms of both sides were very fast, and the cheers of the fans in the stands were also louder and louder. Long Bisheng sat on the bench and watched the game without blinking.

In the past, the object of his study was Sosa, and now the object of his study is Buki. These two centers are not considered top centers in Serie A football, but they can survive in the Italian arena, and they also have their outstanding features.

While learning from his teammates, he has been watching the CD that Ding Yu gave him every night for the past few months.He guessed right. Ding Yu did not simply record some videos of the goals scored by the Tonys, but illustrated and analyzed each goal in a comprehensive manner.Long shot, close shot, running position, shooting action, the way you choose when you fight against the opponent... There are only a few hundred goals in more than a dozen CDs, but each goal has at least four to five minutes of detailed explanations - such a huge amount of work is obviously not something that Ding Yu can do alone with the poor rest time. The strength of Yunjia Tianyu Club obviously also played an important role in it.

In fact, Ding Yu did turn to Yunjiatianyu Club for help. Yunjiatianyu Club now has a special technical department responsible for detailed technical analysis of the world's famous teams and famous stars, and researching their technical characteristics and playing methods.

After thanking Ding Yu and Yunjia Tianyu Club in his heart, Long Bisheng focused his attention on the game again. Compared with the previous games, Bucky looked much more active in this game. He not only ran all over the field, paid attention to cooperating with his teammates, but also often returned to the backcourt to help defend.

No.15 minutes, Amodio, who took the ball in the middle, suddenly sent a beautiful over-the-head ball. Carajo forced a breakthrough from the edge of the penalty area and then made a pass. Bucky made a feint shot in the middle to attract the defense of the two defenders, but the ball was passed to Trota, who was outflanking from the back. Trota shot directly from a small angle without anyone guarding him!

Buffon made a wonderful save, quickly fell to the ground to block the ball out of the baseline, and there were loud sighs from the stands.

After the No. 660 of the Italian national team chose to stay and play in Serie B, his condition is still very good. Except that the first two rounds of Serie B seemed a little uncomfortable, in the next seven rounds of the league, Buffon blocked his opponents and prevented seven opponents from scoring any goals against him. He has extended his clean sheet time in Serie B to [-] minutes. All he has to do is to continue to maintain this record!

A few minutes later, Bucky tackled Lerotalie while grabbing the ball in the frontcourt. The defender was taken out of the field for treatment, but he returned to the field soon. a strangulation.

The first half ended, the two sides played [-]-[-], and Rea was quite satisfied with the score. After all, Naples even created more opportunities than Juventus in the first half, but what worried him was the second half.

His eyes fell on Bucky again, who had worked hard in the first half and even made a couple of clearances inside his own box - but what good was that?A center forward who frequently appears in his own penalty area but is unknown in the opponent's penalty area is not even as practical as a central defender!

What's more, the stalemate in the first half was more due to the fact that I suddenly changed the lineup to four-four-two-four midfielders must be thicker and more stable than three-midfielders, but in the second half, when Juventus adapted, it was still a question of whether there would be such a stalemate.

Thinking of this, Rhea made a decision.

"Christian." Reya said to Bucky who was wiping his sweat, "You played all the games in the last few games, and you fought hard in the first half... Take a rest in the second half."

Bucky opened his mouth wide and was stunned. Reya turned to Long Bisheng: "Long, you will substitute Christian for the second half."

Long Bisheng was more surprised than Bucky, he subconsciously glanced at Bucky, then nodded: "I see."

Rea didn't look at them again, but turned to the tactical layout board: "Juventus will definitely make changes in the midfield in the second half, and we also need to make changes in offense. Dragon, in the second half, you should try to entangle Chiellini and Lerottlie as much as possible, and fight them with your body. This is our home court. It doesn't matter if you move a bit bigger. Carajo, you should be more active in the second half. , Buffon's control range is very large. Grava and Maldonado strengthen their assists, and the assists from the back are more concealed and more threatening."

The players named by him nodded their heads one after another. In the first half, Naples' offense was mostly done by the midfielders who inserted into the penalty area. Obviously, in the second half, they will change their style of play.

There were also people watching Bucky secretly. As the main striker, his previous performance was indeed unsatisfactory, and he was replaced in the middle of this important game. Could this be a sign that Bucky fell out of favor?

Bucky wiped his sweat silently. He knew that his previous performance was not very good, but this time his performance was very hard!Why did you replace me in the middle?Bucky growled in dissatisfaction in his heart.Bearing the heavy pressure brought by Naples' highest net worth this season, he can't accept being replaced like this!
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Juventus coach Didier Deschamps was also surprised by Naples' substitution at the beginning of the second half. He laughed when he got the information about Long Bisheng. He could see that Rea wanted to strengthen the impact in the penalty area and compete for the top.You must know that although Lerotalie has the weakness of turning slowly in his performance in Serie A and is not suitable for playing the main central defender in the giants, he has become more and more trustworthy with age and experience. He is no worse than any world-class central defender in one-on-one defense. Although Chiellini is young, he has already played for Juventus for two seasons. It's nothing at all!
"Nicolas, keep an eye on that kid." Didier Deschamps called Lerotalie: "Let him know that height alone is not enough on the court."

When he said this, Didier Deschamps didn't notice that his main central defender frowned, and a look of pain flashed across his face.

"Christian, sit next to me."

Rhea took the head coach's seat, and then he reached out and called Bucky.

Bucky came over reluctantly, then sat down next to Rhea and didn't speak - although he was 28 years old, in front of the 63-year-old Rhea, any player was just a child.

"I understand your thoughts. This first half was your best performance in the past four games, but I still replaced you—why?" Reya said lightly.

yeah, why?Bucky wanted to ask that question too.

"You did too many extra tasks as a center forward, but you didn't complete what a center forward should do." Reya sighed: "Although we had a certain advantage in the first half, we lacked impact in the penalty area. Facing the opponent's two central defenders, you were afraid. Instead of confronting each other in the penalty area, you chose to escape...In the first half, you returned to the penalty area to help defend, pull out the penalty area and pass the ball to your teammates... These are important things, but they are not things you should do as a center! Attack! Score goals! Instead of doing what midfielders and defenders can do!"

"I know you are anxious, and I am also anxious, but at this time, you should be more calm. Only scoring is the only way to restore your form...Christian, think back to what you have done in the past few seasons. In addition, take a good look at Dragon's game. Although he is young, he has never been afraid to fight head-on with the opponent's defender. This is the foundation of a center forward on the football field, fighting in the penalty area and scoring goals."

Bucky began to think carefully about Rea's words. He is also an experienced center. He has played in Italy for many years, and he has played in Serie A and Serie B. The confusion before was just because he was under too much pressure. After Rea mentioned this point, he immediately thought of his shortcomings in the previous few games.

(End of this chapter)