Chapter 721: The best defense line in the world is by no means invulnerable!
In the away dressing room, Yaldim was having a heated discussion with his assistants.
Li Liang and his teammates high-fived one by one, and their minds kept flashing back to the scene just now.
Juve's defence was more solid than in the first game, but Monaco's attacking quality was significantly higher than in the first game.
At first, he believed it was because his team-mates had become accustomed to Juve's style of play, but it soon became clear that Juve were also becoming more familiar with their side.
Yaldim clapped his hands: "Guys, I'm proud of your performance!"
We showed our determination and strength and we had half time to go, so I'm sure there will be a turnaround if we continue to perform like this. ”
He pointed at Li Liang: "Thank you to our captain."
Lee, you're doing very well! In the second half we want you to play a bigger role to ......"
Allegri was also nervous in the home team's dressing room, and he asked Pjanic: "You can't let Lee be in your zone as easy as if he were walking!" ”
Pjanic spread his hands: "Head, this guy is more difficult to deal with than the last one, I need support!" ”
Khedira, who was wrapped in a thick ice pack on his thigh, interjected, "Head, Lee is a very difficult guy to deal with.
His speed is average, but he is very good at changing the tempo, and I think it is difficult for one person to completely control him! ”
At the beginning of the second half, Lippi immediately keenly noticed the changes on the field: "Look at Lee's position! ”
Inspired by the final moments of the first half, Jardim made bold adjustments.
He replaced Sidibi with Fabinho in advance, reinstated the back four position and the midfield double midfield configuration, and then moved the veteran Moutinho's position to the middle to play in the midfield.
Li Liang's position is higher forward and more flexible.
Allegri seemed to anticipate the change in his opponents, with Alves and Sandro dropping back and Marchisio starting to follow Li Liang closely.
Pep Guardiola sighed: "It seems that the Italians are ready to win with defence. ”
Li Liang has become more active, and he has been flexibly switching positions with Falcao and Mbappe after the position, which makes Monaco's offensive in the front court more and more prosperous.
Li Liang has been thinking about how to score two goals with 45 minutes left!
He is facing Juventus, who is fighting at home, and is known as a European first-line powerhouse with the best defense in the world!
From the first game, he found that the sudden change of pace when he scored had a miraculous effect, and the two assaults he had just hit the front line also caught Juventus off guard.
A flash of inspiration suddenly occurred in Li Liang's mind, and he immediately decided to start acting immediately!
Fabinho organised in midfield, with Mandzukic and Pjanic coming up to block and the Brazilian picking the ball out to Moutinho, who quickly transitioned the ball to Li Liang.
Marchisio's close defense made Li Liang almost lose the ball, and the Italian midfielder knew that as long as he didn't let the opponent complete the turn in front of him, it would be done.
Li Liang calmly observed the situation with his back to Marchisio, and he knew that he had to act in time when the rest of the Juventus squad surrounded him.
He gave the ball to Moutinho again, turned and cut forward, but Marchisio still didn't leave.
The two quickly entered the penalty area, and Bonucci strode up to meet them.
Jose Moutinho distributed the ball down the left and Edouard Mendy had already set the step forward.
Li Liang and Mbappe exchanged glances, and the two immediately began to cross and change positions, Li Liang took away Marchisio and Bonucci in the middle at the same time, and Mbappe strode sideways inward.
Alves was on his heels with Mbappe, and Chiellini immediately reclaimed from the other side to protect the middle.
Mendy sent a diagonal pass, Li Liang met the ball and quickly crossed the ball with a cross step to successfully turn.
Marchisio didn't rush in, he was waiting for reinforcements from his teammates.
Li Liang stepped on the bicycle in front of him, and quickly knocked the ball into the center of the penalty area the moment Bonucci approached-
Mbappe missed the ball, Falcao cut in at high speed to grab the spot, and Buffon made a brave sideways pounce to take the ball in his arms.
In the cheers of the home fans, Buffon got up and kicked the ball, pointed to his eyes and yelled at the defenders: "Marking, pay attention to marking!" ”
Allegri was also roaring, but he didn't expect that the defensive tactics he had arranged were almost broken through by Monaco's first attack in the second half!
Yaldim and his assistants cheered loudly, and they all saw the morale of the Monaco players on the pitch even higher.
Old Man Zhang looked at the playback in the projection screen, nodded and praised: "Monaco has completely let go of the burden?"
These guys are really crazy! ”
Feng Yihan answered: "Zhang Lao, a group of veterans of Juventus are obviously holding the kick, anyway, they will definitely be able to enter the finals, there is no need to fight against Monaco again!" ”
Dongzi and others are inclined to Feng Yihan's view, and it is precisely because of the victory that Juventus is becoming more and more conservative.
Li Liang tightened the captain's armband and loudly encouraged his teammates.
What surprised him even more than the high morale was that his teammates finally began to "jump" in this game!
Falcao has an overall rating of 92!
Mbappe also came to 89!
The overall rating of the Juventus players has generally not changed.
At this point, Li Liang is finally convinced that when Monaco plays in a better state, it will enter the "jump" state before its opponent!
Juventus, on the other hand, are still playing consistently, but there are already signs that they are completely different from the previous game.
Li Liang became more and more convinced that he was getting closer and closer to the answer to the question he had been thinking about since the first half.
In times of despair, hope cannot be given up.
Do every run, every coordination, every pass.
As long as you persevere, you will definitely see hope again!
Even the best defense line in the world is by no means invulnerable!
He has already found that Juve's three centre-backs are almost impregnable in the centre of the box, with Barzagli dropping back, Leonardo Bonucci on the right and Chiellini on the left, and the experienced Gianluigi Buffon, Falcao and Kylian Mbappe struggling to find a direct chance.
After a game and a half, Li Liang became more and more aware of the characteristics of the three central defenders, and the old and strong Barzagli seemed to show slight signs of physical decline after several consecutive sprints to save danger.
Bonucci is a tall and athletic man who likes to press the ball and often leave gaps behind him.
Chiellini is more balanced in all aspects, but there seems to be a bit of a drop in fitness under Monaco's repeated onslaught.
Li Liang made up his mind that he must continue to speed up, continue to speed up the offensive tempo, put more pressure on Juve's defense, and not leave them a chance to breathe!
Juve, from the coach to the players, all the fans who were there, and even many Monaco fans who were on the field, believed that the passivity of the home team was an illusion, that the shrewd Italians were not going to waste their energy, and that the aggregate score of 3:1 was enough to ensure a march into Cardiff.
Gaudino said to Lippi: "When I was in Monaco, Zizou also went to the Stade Louis II to watch the game with me.
He talks about us and their Euro 2000 final.
At that time, the Frenchman's continuous impact finally allowed Fabio [Cannavaro] to make a mistake in the last moments......"
Lippi replied, "I know what you mean.
Even the best defenders will make mistakes, depending on how much pressure the opponent can put on him.
Lee and Monaco's biggest enemy now is time, and it is not easy to score two goals against Juventus in the remaining half. ”
Gaudino nodded: "It seems that Li has no signs of giving up at all, I don't know if Andrea (Barzagli) and Giorgio (Chiellini) can always guard against him!" ”
Lippi said: "If Monaco's impact style of play can bring down Juve's defenders, then the game is really not good! ”