Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 585 The Trouble of a Draw

After returning to Turin, Zhang Yuan participated in the joint training of the whole team. Conte was happy to find that Zhang Yuan was finally not in a downturn. He was able to talk and laugh with his teammates on the training ground, and the training showed a good state .

Conte doesn't know what happened to Zhang Yuan, anyway, as long as his condition improves!

In the game against Genoa at home on October 10, Zhang Yuan was dispatched by Conte. In this game, Conte returned to the 22 formation and let Matri and Zhang Yuan partner as strikers. Determined to win this game, he added a man to the front line, trying to increase the pressure on Genoa.

Juventus is not well-managed here. Buffon sprained his shoulder during training on Thursday. He will not be able to play this game. The goalkeeper's position is guarded by Storari.

In fact, Genoa has not been a solid defensive team since Gasperini's time. They are actually very good at attacking. After being promoted to the first division, they gradually stabilized in the middle. Last season they The points gap with Juventus is only 7 points.

The 451 formation they adopted today obviously wants to compete with Juventus in the midfield. Juventus can calmly control the ball against AC Milan, but in Genoa, various factors lead to Genoa’s possession of the ball. The absolute disadvantage, the advantage in the number of midfielders has been played a positive role by them.

In the first half, Zhang Yuan's retreat was relatively shallow. If he wants to create a threat faster, he must not be too far away from Genoa's penalty area. The consequence of this is that Genoa will press up boldly. A midfielder Veloso Pushing Zhang Yuan fiercely, the others pressed up to steal it.

Juventus's state today is not very good, and the success rate of the pass is not very high, which is one of the reasons why Genoa can also frequently get the ball.

The reason why Zhang Yuan has such a high social status is because he has the ability to change the game. After the first half of adaptation, Zhang Yuan finally began to show his power.

In the 31st minute, Zhang Yuan retreated from the middle to respond, made a forced two-to-one breakthrough with Marchisio, and then slanted to the left side of Genoa's penalty area. Tooth took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

At the end of the first half, Juventus temporarily took the lead. Shortly after the start of the second half, Juventus made another victory. In the 54th minute, Zhang Yuan pulled to the side and made a pass. Matri grabbed the point , Dive the ball into Genoa's net.

The overall situation has been determined. This was the common understanding of Juventus and the fans at the scene at that time, but Genoa really went all out to make trouble for Juventus today.

Juventus, with a two-goal lead, had a relaxation in their mentality, and Conte began to show his conservative side again. He replaced Pazienza with Estigarivia, who had a good performance. Estigarrivia I interacted with the center many times on the side road, passed 2 threatening balls, one time Matri didn't grasp it, and the other time our classmate Zhang Yuan hit the plane inexplicably.

Pazienza's defensive ability is stronger than Estigarivia's. Conte just wants to keep this score now, because Genoa's offensive is actually very fierce, and their shots pose a relatively large threat to Storari. of.

Conte's 442 is a parallel stance. This formation itself is a balanced formation, but you still have to see who you are with. Like today, Conte's formation is not a balanced system. Both sides are offensive. Mainly, the defense is weak, otherwise how could it give the opponent so many opportunities.

Less than 10 minutes after Conte's adjustment, Genoa scored in the 65th minute. Merkel made a cross from the wing, and Rossi grabbed the back point to outflank and scored a header for Genoa.

Conte was very angry on the sidelines, angry about the mental state of the team, the cross was unmarked, and the defense lost position, which caused the goal.

After conceding the ball, Juventus seemed to be awakened by this sap, and the team began to operate normally. Zhang Yuan retreated more. He was asked by Conte to retreat as much as possible to help the midfielder control the situation. , so Zhang Yuan can only retreat deeper, far away from Genoa's goal. The purpose of this is of course to strengthen the control of the Juventus midfielder, but the disadvantage is that Zhang Yuan himself has no way to get any decent shooting opportunities.

Although Zhang Yuan also wanted to continue his record of scoring goals when he appeared on the field at this time, but the overall situation was the most important thing, he chose to follow the arrangement of the head coach Conte.

Zhang Yuan is the person who gave Genoa the most headache. He didn’t score today, but both Juventus goals were assisted by Zhang Yuan. The reason is that Genoa couldn’t keep up with him. Kisio played hard, Zhang Yuan took the initiative to go to the side for the second time, and put pressure on Genoa's side at the same time as Pepe, and found a second chance to assist.

Now that Zhang Yuan retreats frequently to respond, Genoa's control of the ball has begun to take a turn for the worse. After all, with Zhang Yuan's help, Juventus's midfield pressure has gradually increased, and Genoa's players also continue to intercept high-intensity. Those who hurt their bodies, they are gradually unable to bear it now.

Genoa coach Marino simply asked his team to recover a little bit, maybe try to kick and counterattack without such oppression.

In the 83rd minute, Genoa, who had been completely passive, finally equalized the score. After Genoa intercepted in the backcourt, a long pass hit behind the Juventus defense.

Chiellini appealed to the referee that Caracciolo committed a foul, but the referee ignored it and still ruled that the goal was valid. This caused boos from the fans and strong dissatisfaction from the Juventus players, but it was of no avail.

Conte is very calm. He used to be a defensive player. Of course, he knows that it is normal to pull each other under such circumstances. The point just now is not that Caracciolo pulls Chiellini, but Chiellini himself lost his position first, not so much a pull as a failure of the fight.

The game finally ended, and Juventus was disappointed to be chased by Genoa for two consecutive goals at home, and the three points became one point.

"Genoa played very well. It was a mistake that we didn't further expand the score. We also made some mistakes in defense! I'm really disappointed!" Zhang Yuan told the reporter of Sky Sports.

In the last five games, Juventus only won one victory, while the remaining four games were all draws. There were draws with no goals and draws with goals. Not that good.

Conte is very disappointed: "The positive side of the game is that we continue to be unbeaten, but I would rather win two games and lose two games than four draws. We have a good start to the season, but we must Soberly realize that we are strong, but we have a long way to go, and there are no shortcuts on this road. We should work hard in peace, not just taste bitterness, we should look at the positive side. Don't forget Where we started, anyone who has achieved success knows that victory does not come without a long night."

Although very disappointed, he also tried to reduce the pressure on the team from the outside world. He always mentioned that Juventus's starting point is very low, and it is not so easy to restore its previous dominance and crushing strength.

Conte defended Juventus' defense against reporters' accusations: "We always give responsibility for offense and defense to the whole team. It seems a bit limiting to point the finger at the defense. Today we gave the Genoese a chance , Maybe we have some offensive and defensive imbalances, but we shouldn't point all the fingers at the defense."

In fact, Conte was a little depressed after the game, but he was still full of confidence in the team. The main reason was that he saw that at least two players on the front line were still very good. Zhang Yuan seemed to be able to take on greater responsibilities. Defensively, he still needs to be refined and strengthened. It is too easy for Juventus to lose a goal now, which is not good at all.

After playing this game, Juventus can't relax, and the team has no holiday, because they are about to face an "enemy"-Fiorentina.

The hatred between the two teams does not come from the hatred between the upper echelons of the team, but from the fact that Fiorentina fans have a lot of opinions on Juventus.

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