Mister Legend

Chapter 490 From Three Legs to Standing Alone

I don't know if the Italian Football Association and Serie A deliberately arranged this way. In this season's league, some teams will always encounter the Turin duo within three or four rounds, and occasionally even a certain team will appear twice in a row. The situation of encountering these two powerful teams in rounds.

For example, Inter Milan at the beginning of the season played against Juventus and Torino back-to-back within four days, and a similar situation appeared in Naples.

Ancelotti, who has always shown himself as a "good old man in Italian football", his performance in the first season of taking over the new team can be said to be somewhat disappointing. The main structure of the team has not changed much. Now, the white dolphins were able to force Juventus, the overlord of Serie A, into an extremely embarrassing situation under the former coach Sarri in the previous two or three years, but in the hands of "An Pang", they seem to have lost the natural winners they had before. Temperament, how can it not make people feel dissatisfied?
After being tied by Fiorentina in the away game last weekend, the results of 7 league rounds with 3 wins, 2 draws and [-] losses are not too bad in theory. Victory, obviously a significant step back.

To make matters worse, due to the exceptionally good performance of the top three teams in the standings, Naples was already eight points behind the leaders when the league had just started less than a third of the way. The Sarri era is a situation that has never happened before.There have even been rumors in the market. If it weren't for the exaggerated liquidated damages of the new coach, the club's top management may have begun to consider replacement candidates at this moment.

However, when Ancelotti's trip to Serie A, which the outside world has always looked down on from a critical point of view, the San Paolo Stadium on the evening of November 11th brought a surprise to those "anti-Juventus front".The Naples players who had the experience of killing the old lady in an away game last season seemed to have found the feeling of eating and sleeping to play Juventus. Amid the cheers and cheers of more than 4 home fans, the score was 4-2. He quickly gave the seven consecutive league champions a complete defeat, and indirectly helped the Turin team dominate the standings with a three-point advantage.

Contributing to this result is the newly promoted Parma team that returned to the top league after three years. This former Serie A seven sisters controlled by real Chinese capital helped their "ally" Li Mudi hold back Inter Milan. Moving forward, a 1-1 draw brought the latter to three points behind the league leaders.

The experience of the Red Bull leading alone appeared after the fifth round before, and was robbed by Juventus after only one round, so at the beginning, the media and fans did not feel too much fuss about it , in their subconscious minds, it may not be long before the change of ownership at the top of the list will "reappear yesterday".But everyone never imagined that the development of the plot did not proceed according to the direction they set, because someone "playing big cards" actually changed the script by himself!
In the No.13 round of Serie A held on the second weekend of November, the top three teams all achieved their planned victories, but after the next two UEFA Nations League matches, Juventus and Inter Milan Both of these two major players in the international football team have suffered injuries to their main players.Although the Turin team temporarily lost Glick as the core of the defense during this period, due to the relatively weak opponents after that, and Li Moody has already hoarded many excellent talents at the central defender position. , so it has not been greatly affected.

It is also by taking advantage of the special stage of frequent injuries of players due to fatigue during this period of the schedule, and always insisting on rotating the game lineup. At the same time, the Red Bulls, who have very little difference in strength between the main force and the substitute, are in the eyes of the outside world. Like a sudden effort, he has accumulated a considerable point advantage in the league.

Although the away goalless draw with Naples in the first league game after the end of the national team match day, being able to score a valuable point from this strong opponent can already satisfy the supporters of the Torino team.Moreover, the other two competitors also failed to win, allowing Li Moody's team to unexpectedly hold on to the three-point gap.

之后的两个对手都没有什么太强的竞争力，所以意甲领头羊毫无悬念地连续拿下两场胜利，以13胜2平1负、进40球失11球这个自苏佩加空难以来球队的最佳开局战绩，迎来了联赛No.17轮、赛季的首场都灵德比。

It's just that this schedule is very unfavorable to the Red Bulls, because four days before that, they will go to Moscow, which is said to be able to freeze people to death, to compete with CSKA in the final round of the Champions League group stage.Fortunately, because they defeated their qualifying competitors at home two weeks ago, they overwhelmed Schalke 04 and determined their ranking in advance by relying on the relationship of direct victory and defeat. position, thus gaining the opportunity to advance to the top sixteen.

Therefore, in order to fully prepare for the key league with his rival in the same city and the biggest competitor of the league championship, Li Moody once again resorted to a full rotation lineup. Core players such as Cassie, Immobile, Belotti and Glick did not sit at all. Flight to Moscow.Moreover, under the strategy of fully retreating and occasionally making quick counterattacks, neither the starting lone center Pieto Pellegri nor the German striker Johannes Eggerstein who came off the bench failed to give the goal. What a decent threat Akinfeev guarded the goal.

In the end, the Russian Super League team realized the promise they made in Turin City three months ago. Although they failed to achieve a big victory, the score of 1-0 was enough for them to use the principle of better records between them to squeeze out Schalke 04 entered the first knockout round of the Europa League as the third place in the group.

In this group, apart from Atlético de Madrid, who established their qualifying advantage early, the other three teams actually decided the second, third, and fourth places in the final round, which is more in line with the expectations of the outside world after the draw ceremony.

It’s just that this result made the German media very dissatisfied. They all issued articles accusing Li Mudi of letting go in the last game, allowing CSKA to easily score three points and ruining Schalke’s hope of staying in the European competition. .

But this time there is no need for the Turin coach to respond personally. He has already conquered most of the Italian football players and has not made any statement yet. Gazzetta dello Sport, who had been struggling with him before, responded directly. I walked with myself: "If Schalke 04 can win even one point from the desperate Atletico Madrid at their home court, they will not be this unlucky guy, so this pot, the head coach of our Italian team Don't recite!"

After the group stages of the two European competitions were all over, the Italian team also returned the support of the fans with an extremely good performance.All seven participating teams have successfully advanced to the knockout rounds, and the four Champions League teams have won the top two in the group and have not been kicked into the European League. This has happened since UEFA implemented the current European competition rules. , which is the first time it has appeared, will naturally make the Italian media show off.

It's just that the other three UEFA Champions League teams except Juventus all qualified as the second place in the group. In the [-]-to-[-] knockout round, it is inevitable that they will encounter stronger opponents. Unfavorable schedule.It's just that in the general environment where Huang Saren's momentum is still strong and the Premier League heroes are rising one after another, it is already a great achievement to get the right to qualify. Therefore, Italian football is not too demanding on its own team, or encourage attitude prevails.

But obviously the Turin Derby on the weekend is the biggest focus of people's attention, and the temporary results of the European war are just a change after everyone is tired of discussing and analyzing the key league game on Sunday night, because everyone wants to know, Is this year's Serie A really going to change?

As of last weekend's No.16 league round, the top-ranked Turin team outshone the others with 41 points, while Juventus, which was only one victory behind, was in the last national team. After the game day, there was a trough in the state, and they encountered two consecutive draws, and now they are in the role of the number one chaser with a difference of 5 points.

As for Inter Milan, after playing against a wave of easy opponents, they have started four consecutive rounds of hell-level matches. They are currently 6 points behind the Red Bulls, and the championship situation is in crisis again.

After that, the gap between Roma, Naples and other teams from the leaders was even greater, at least 9 points. This was not expected by many people before the start of the season.

More importantly, if Juventus cannot win in this direct dialogue, considering that several opponents after Turin are in the middle and lower reaches of the standings, the difference of 5 points is very likely to remain. Keep it up until early February next year.And once the old woman makes any mistakes, the situation will become even more unfavorable.

Of course, there is a worse result. Although it is unlikely in the eyes of the outside world, it is possible to achieve it after all.That is, the Red Bulls took advantage of the advantage at home to defeat their rivals in the same city, and opened the point difference between the two sides to 8 points, which would be a desperate gap.

It's just that in the pre-match predictions of many so-called experts, people who are more optimistic about Juventus account for the majority, and ten of the 15 people are actually on the side of Allegri's team.The reason is that the Bianconeri have always maintained a strong position in the past derby games, and this year there is Ronaldo joining, and there is no reason not to win.

Judging from the support rate collected by Gazzetta dello Sport, more than 51% of national fans believe that the seven consecutive Serie A champions can win away games and regain the momentum of the former overlord; Twenty-five percent, and the rest is to put the treasure on the tie.

On the day of the game, more than [-] fans from the two sides together who failed to buy tickets almost had a large-scale conflict outside the Olympic Stadium. Even in the stands with many security personnel and explosion-proof police, frequent All kinds of small friction incidents between the supporters of the two teams suddenly broke out, and the heat of this focus battle was heated to a fever pitch.

On the contrary, the head coaches and players of the two teams were very low-key before the game. Uncle Jiong, who was the first to attend the press conference, said: The team has now encountered a difficult situation that has rarely been seen in the past few years, but he believes that his players will be able to find The solution to the trouble, playing the demeanor of a strong team.However, regarding the result of this derby, the Juventus coach, who has always been cautious, remained silent. He believed that the opponent's state was very good, and it was really difficult to deal with the home game with the bonus of support from the fans.But on the other hand, Juventus also had a considerable psychological advantage in the previous confrontation, and the final outcome is hard to predict.

Ronaldo, the team's top card, also greatly praised the previous performance of the Red Bulls in the interview with reporters, thinking that they are the best Italian team so far this season.Afterwards, the topic turned to an old acquaintance, Li Mudi, and even praised the Turin coach to the sky.

"The Turin team is really good. Their performance seems to make me see Real Madrid at their peak in the past two years. There are credits to the players, but there are also contributions from the coaching staff. Especially my good friend Li, He is a rare excellent coach in today's world football. When I was in Spain, I knew him very well and knew that he would definitely grow into the world's top team coach, but I really did not expect it at the time. This day will come so fast."

"Li's coaching ability is of course beyond doubt. Not to mention those coaches who have already become famous, he and Qi Zu should be the best representatives of coaches who have emerged in the past few years. Moreover, our understanding of football and the concept of handling people are highly advanced. They are similar to each other, so they always fit together so well. What do you say? Will you play under Li in the future? Haha, this question is easy to answer! Of course I hope to work with someone who understands me, but Maximi is also very much in line with my head coach, and the age factor makes it impossible for me to change teams, so your wishes may hardly come true."

"Is there any certainty of winning this game? I fight every game with the mentality of winning. As for the result of the game, let us use the performance on the field to speak. But because we know each other too well Coach, in the first two days of training, I have passed on some of Li's coaching details and advantages and disadvantages to my teammates, so I still think that Juventus will have some advantages in the game."

Afterwards, all these words passed into Li Mudi's ears intact, and he smiled and gave his own response to the superstar's praise and joking provocation:

"Both teams are very strong, maybe the other side is better, but we have the support of the fans, so overall it should be considered evenly matched. It's just that the other side has a superstar like Cristiano in charge, which will be a huge challenge. You must know that in the past ten years, he has always been able to lead the team to victory by himself, so we must use special defensive strategies. Cristiano said that he knows me very well, in fact, he should mean I know him better, and I hope he won't complain that I hit too hard after the game, haha!"

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