From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 231 Deadlock

After scoring the first goal, Udinese took the initiative to attack, but the two defensive midfielders Badu and Kanter firmly guarded the center. The two full-backs, Cancelo and Piris, did not dare to press too much. At most, they were on par with the double midfielders.

In the frontcourt, Bruno restrained Marchisio and Pogba, and Vidmon attacked Juventus' left wing with all his strength, not only suppressing Evra, but also frequently creating threats on the court.

This made Juventus' entire situation on the field very embarrassing, even embarrassing. The frontcourt trident that the Bianconeri relied on, Tevez did not have a shot, Vidal had a long shot, and Morata was invisible throughout the first half.

It can be said that Udinese's tactics were very successful throughout the first half. Juventus could only parry but had no room to fight back. It was difficult for the offense to pass through the midfield. On the other hand, Udinese frequently Create a threat.

In addition to the lightning goal at the beginning, Bruno also dribbled the ball in from the left, transferred his right foot, and passed diagonally behind him. Vidmont quickly inserted behind Evra and passed to the penalty area. Liermei pushed in and missed.

Then Bruno sent a wonderful pass in the middle and passed it to the back point. Widmon followed up and hit the goal directly, but still missed.

The most threatening attack in the game occurred in the 13th minute. Widmont sent a precise cross from the right, which landed at the back point. Bruno quickly stepped in, sailed the header in front of the baseline, and headed it back to the goal. Salah pushed the ball in front of the goal from close range. As a result, Buffon blocked the shot like a miracle, and Bruno's follow-up shot was also destroyed by Lichtsteiner.

Bruno also created a long-range shot opportunity for Guillerme in the 39th minute. The Brazilian midfielder hit the goal with a heavy shot and directly hit the crossbar, but still failed to score again.

In the 41st minute, Vidmon once again created an opportunity from the right and sent the ball into the right side of the penalty area. Bruno got the ball and passed it across to the goal. Salah was interfered by Barzagli. , the shot failed to hit the mark and was scooped out by Bonucci in front of the goal line.

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Juventus committed 15 fouls in the first half, setting a first-half record in the Champions League this season. Vidal committed 5 fouls in the first half, and his data for passing people, creating opportunities and confrontations, tackling, and successful aerial challenges were all 0. Bruno completed 40 of 38 passes, more than any Juventus player.

It can be said that throughout the first half, Udinese had the advantage. Except for ball possession rate, Udinese is ahead of Juventus in all offensive statistics, and the number of shots is far ahead.

But in this situation where they had all the advantages and even everyone felt that Udinese should be able to score again soon, Juventus equalized the score.

In the 11th minute, Juventus launched a quick counterattack. Marchisio made a wonderful pass with his heel under the defense of two people. Lichtsteiner broke into the right side of the penalty area and passed a low ball. Tevez was 5 meters in front of the goal. Turning around, Kanizis fell to the ground and blocked the shot with his left foot. However, Morata, who had been invisible for 1 minutes before, pushed into the empty goal 1 meters from the left side of the goal, rewriting the score to :.

Morata has scored in 3 consecutive Champions League games and scored 7 goals in the last 5 Champions League games.

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The home team's locker room was so quiet that only the footsteps of the players were left.

It is absolutely unacceptable to be equalized by your opponent when you have the advantage, but it just happened!

Apart from saying angrily, what kind of luck did Juventus have? What else can be said?

Bruno sat in the locker room, taking off his shirt and shorts, sweating profusely.

The temperature in Berlin has been too hot these two days. The temperature during the day has soared to 35 degrees. Even at night, it is still extremely hot. This makes the players' physical exertion obviously greater than usual. This is a good match for Udinese. Quite disadvantageous. Because Udinese adopts a pressing tactic, which requires physical fitness.

The Udinese coaching staff also formulated a strategy specifically for this situation. They put ice cubes in training vests and each player wore them for two or three minutes to ensure that they could recover as quickly as possible.

Bruno was one of the first to put it on, so he's sitting now while the rest of his team-mates who put it on are walking around the locker room.

Only their voices remained in the locker room, and occasionally there was some movement from the staff.

Bruno believes that what the team needs most now is not mobilization, but affirmation.

In the first half of the game, Udinese played very well. As long as they continue to maintain this pressure, there will definitely be a chance in the second half.But the key is to be patient, don't rush, continue to play the way you did after taking the lead in the first half, and sooner or later you will be able to score again.

If you are in a hurry, Pogba's dribbling speed is quite fast, and Kanter's foul just now was a bit helpless, because if Pogba really started, it would be impossible to stop him.

Whether it was the pressure in the frontcourt or the interception and pressure in the midfield, Udinese did a good job. It can even be said that there was no problem, but they were a little unlucky.

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"Everybody sit down, we have more important things to deal with."

Guidolin and Portolucci walked into the locker room and loudly motioned for the players to sit down.There was a sudden silence in the locker room, and everyone looked up at Guidolin.

"The style of play in the first half was very successful. We completely suppressed Juventus. We must continue in the second half and make good use of the space behind the opponent's defensive players to take advantage of our quick counterattack."

The players all nodded.

"We were unlucky in the first half, but that's over. 1:1 is nothing to us. We had a chance to score again. You did a great job. Keep creating chances and we will definitely be able to score again. "

<divclass="contentadv">Obviously, the Udinese head coach also believes that the team’s various targeted tactical arrangements in the first half have been implemented and achieved results, and there is no need to make changes and Adjustment.

But at the same time, Guidolin also said that he would make substitutions about fifteen to twenty minutes into the second half.

Everyone knows that the first person the team will replace will be Di Natale. The Udinese captain's tactical role in the frontcourt is still very obvious, especially when facing a defensive team like Juventus, he is good at running and can often play a key role.

Guidolin made him a substitute in this game, originally intending to use him as a surprise player.

If things still can't get going in the second half, Di Natale will come on as a substitute.

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The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly and both sides returned to the court.

Neither team made personnel adjustments, and it was clear that both sides believed the situation in the first half did not warrant adjustments.

Udinese had the advantage, Juventus defended well, and neither side was willing to make changes easily. No one knows how the situation will develop after taking the initiative to seek change.

The hot weather and different tactics forced Udinese to consume more than Juventus.What is obvious is that in the second half, Juventus began to try to counterattack.

First, Tevez caused an offside, and then there was Vidal's long-distance run in the middle, which was destroyed by Kante's accurate and decisive tackle.

Udinese has never been able to find a way to effectively attack Juventus' goal.Bruno was closely guarded in the frontcourt, and Allegri even seemed to be willing to use two players to lock Bruno. In the first half, Salah, Vidmont, and even Guillerme frequently missed The good opportunity made Juventus feel that this tactic of exchanging money was very cost-effective.

In a football game with a wide field, most of the time, there is really not much that the core stars can do.

Bruno hopes that he can be like an NBA star, destroying the opponent's goal by himself. But unfortunately, that was basketball, but now he is playing football, and it is the highest level football game.

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Udinese adopted high-pressure tactics, and Tevez was offside for the third time.

The biggest performance of the Argentine forward today was several offsides, but Udinese did a good job in preventing offsides.

The situation is changing bit by bit.

The average age of Juventus players is older, but Udinese's tactical play is more exhausting. This makes the two sides seem to have reached a certain balance again.

The situation on the court has also become somewhat stalemate.

Guidolin finally made a substitution in the 10rd minute. No. 7 Crouch replaced No. Badu.

"He finally couldn't help it anymore." Allegri smiled, immediately walked back, looked at the bench, and signaled Koeman to prepare to play. On the one hand, Evra was old, and on the other hand, he already had a yellow card. Now that I'm here, it's time to replace him.

As Guidolin expected, Allegri prepared a plan to deal with Di Natale early.

Evra started the game in order to gain some offensive opportunities, but he did not expect that Udinese would have such an obvious advantage in the first half and score after the opening, which was quite detrimental to Juventus.

Fortunately, Juventus had good luck, and Morata scored to equalize the score despite being completely passive.

Now, the two sides have finally returned to the same starting line. Allegri is convinced that if the stalemate continues, the game will only become more and more beneficial to Juventus, because Udinese's style of play will not work in this hot weather. , it will only become more and more disadvantageous.

"Write a note and ask Koeman to bring it up. Tell Pirlo to let Vidal come back a little and leave the frontcourt to Tevez. He must pay attention to help defend and protect our left wing and we can't let Udinese pass in again. .”

Without Crouch, Allegri was confident in the control of his two central defenders, but now that Di Natale is on, Juventus cannot allow the opponent to cross at will.

Although Di Natale is not tall, his header is still very good. He is good at running, coupled with his precise shooting skills, he has a strong ability to seize opportunities.