Golden Greenery

Montolivo played very hard today, just as hard as Zhuo Yang, but the specific difficulties he and Zhuo Yang faced were different.

Zhuoyang has received personal care from Gattuso. Even though Ba Ye is no longer at his peak, that refers to his coverage of the court and his tactical agility, as well as his superb midfield defensive skills. But there was no significant decrease.

Today, Master Ba doesn't have to run across the midfield or protect Pirlo. He has only one task: to keep an eye on Zhuoyang from the first second to the last second of the game. What kind of person is Mr. Ba? He has to focus solely on man-to-man defense, and even gods have to stay away.

In terms of physical fitness, Ba Ye could run better than Zhuo Yang when they were together in Milan. Even if he has regressed now, he can still keep pace with Zhuo Yang. In terms of strength, Mang Ba Ye, who is strong in strength and strength, is even better than Zhuo Yang. His legs are as thick as his waist. When it comes to flexibility, Jia Ba Ye is ten centimeters lower than Zhuo Yang. He only suffered a little loss in speed, but his rich experience and understanding of Zhuo Yang more than made up for it.

Although Lippi's Italy boasts a total offense and a total defense, the team's deep-rooted belief in football means that the team's retreat speed when switching from offense to defense is still world-class. In this way, once Zhuoyang enters the half, the three forwards will separate him nearby. Ba Ye didn't watch face-to-face like Rong Hao did with Eto'o. Instead, he only faced Zhuo Yang after he entered the 40-meter area.

Entering thirty meters, you will enter Zhuoyang's shooting range. At this time, Meng Er or De Rossi will come to assist Jiaba. Not to mention the twenty-meter area, there is a sea of ​​people. Therefore, Jia Baye is not fighting alone when facing Zhuo Yang today.

The Chinese team does not have a figure like Gattuso, so although there are people pressing and marking the second brother in the half, the intensity is naturally limited. However, the Chinese team lacks personal ability, but the tactical response is very suitable. The midfielder always uses the numerical advantage to deal with Meng Er Ge and Italy.

Moreover, Rijkaard and Zhuo Yang were very smart. When shrinking, the formation was very far back, letting Italy press forward, but not taking advantage of Italy's counterattack.

Italy is the originator of defensive counterattack tactics, and naturally has the best experience in dealing with opponents' counterattacks. In fact, they often deliberately lure opponents into counterattacks, and then form counterattacks themselves. Everything was a routine. The opponent took the initiative to shrink and let Italy attack hard, but it was not what they were good at.

The Chinese team resolutely refused to counterattack. After getting the ball, they advanced layer by layer and engaged in positional warfare. Use the ball to slow down the rhythm, not giving Italy a chance to take advantage of the situation, and not being fooled by false opportunities.

The reason is that in order to contain Meng Er, Zhuo Yang was positioned relatively far back today. Naturally, he could not rush to the front line during the counterattack. However, other players in the Chinese team did not have the ability to overpower the Italian defender in the counterattack. No, I might be taken advantage of by some sophisticated Italians.

There is another very important point,

The Chinese team has the first-mover advantage and can just keep the tie, so it is very suitable to use positional warfare with a high success rate.

Therefore, Zhuoyang's difficulty lies in his personal difficulties, and the second brother's difficulty lies in his tactical passivity.

In the first 25 minutes, Italy had the advantage from the scene, but they have always been good at playing the ball without the advantage. All six shots were missed or high due to the interference of Chinese players. The Chinese team seemed to be cowardly, with only two missed shots forced by Zhuo Yang, but time is the Chinese team's best friend.

Moreover, the Chinese team unexpectedly took the lead in the 25th minute thanks to De Rossi's courtesy.

Meng Er also wanted to find the Chinese team's No. 6 player who just broke De Rossi's ball, but although he and Zhuo Yang were brothers, he couldn't tell the faces of Chinese people.

In front of the Chinese team, Italy is undoubtedly a strong team, and it should be a strong team in front of any team. But strong teams are not always strong, and weak teams are not always weak. Italy, which has always been slow to start the competition, will only fully enter the state in the knockout rounds or even the quarterfinals. The group stage has never been smooth sailing. The Chinese team is at the peak of its football history after its victory over Cameroon.

The second brother shook his head slightly. He did not think like others that Italy would beat the Chinese team without any suspense today.

Except for Zhuo Yang, no matter how sluggish the Italian players are, they are still several grades higher than the Chinese players. Even the dead substitutes in the corners of the bench are almost unreachable in the career of every Chinese player. But the second brother knows very well that his teammates are not inferior to any football stars in the world in one-on-one situations, but their biggest problem is that they don't know when they will short-circuit.

De Rossi just short-circuited, and this is the norm for Italian players. The first two games in the group stage were all tied like this.

The short-circuit in the brains of players in the midfield and backfield is very scary. Although a short-circuit in the frontcourt will not cause the ball to be lost, they can't score the goal. Kicking it out is like a joke.

Since Luca Toni fell silent at Bayern, Italy has completely entered an era of forward weakness. A group of shooters can be very popular in the league, but once they step onto the international stage, they all seem to be outsmarting each other.

In the 30th minute, Zambrotta broke through from the frontcourt and was knocked down by Sun Xiang. Italy got a free kick. The position was too wide, Meng Er chose to cross, and Iaquinta grabbed the point at the top of the arc, but was entangled by Du Wei and couldn't turn around. In desperation, Iaquinta stretched out his big palm and pushed Du Wei out.

The whistle sounded as the shot went into the net, but luckily referee Damon only gave him a verbal warning. Seeing his anxious and inactive appearance, Lippi felt that it might be a mistake to choose him to start instead of Gilardino today. Thinking of this, Lippi couldn't help but turn his head and take a look. He actually liked Ji Taozi very much.

In fact, when Lippi announced the starting lineup yesterday, Ji Taozi quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He is not a coward, but he really doesn't want to play in this game with the Chinese team.

Ji Taozi would not admit that he was afraid of Zhuo Yang, but he was afraid that he would constantly compare the number of goals scored with Zhuo Yang's on the court. If he hadn't scored six goals a few days ago, Taozi's confidence might not have been lost so quickly. In fact, whether Taozi is confident or not does not hinder the fact that he does not score goals in big scenes in the national team.

Moreover, Zhuo Yang is an arrogant and bad-tempered person. Taozi doesn't know how to deal with it without appearing panicked or losing dignity if Zhuo Yang gets angry at her on the court.

The story between Ji Taozi and Zhuo Yang is not known to others. Sometimes even Taozi wonders if it is an illusion when he thinks about it. In fact, there is no story at all. He is not even sure about Milanello. Did he ever talk to Zhuo Yang when he was there?

Gilardino, who was thinking wildly, was attracted by the first yellow card on the court. In order to prevent Italy from launching a quick counterattack, Shao Jiayi hooked Montolivo from behind.