football spell system

Chapter 1147 Young New Army
After Del Piero left the field in the second half, the importance of Cassano became more obvious.

The new Giovinco is fast and good at dribbling, but he is still a bit behind Cassano in terms of game reading ability.

Not long after the start of the second half, Cassano passed the two again and passed the ball accurately to Balotelli. Balotelli's shot from inside the penalty area hit the post and Croatia escaped unharmed.

It is a pity for Italian fans. If this goal is scored, then the Italian team will be stable in this game.

Balotelli didn't score, he looked at Cassano with some guilt, Cassano gave him the middle finger again...

Looking at Cassano who was very active on the court, Speed ​​said to Yun Sheng in admiration: "Sir, your transformation of Cassano is really correct."

Yun Sheng smiled slightly: "This guy is not suitable for playing the forward position. He needs space. Let him retreat properly to play the shadow front. This is the best."

In the parallel world of later generations, Cassano and Balotelli formed a double forward in this cup, but Cassano only scored one goal in the whole tournament, and his performance was mediocre.

It's not that he's not in good shape. You must know that in the past season, his league goals and assists in this and future generations are in double figures, and the league is in excellent shape.

The biggest reason affecting his performance is the tactical reason.Let him be too close to the goal to give full play to his true advantages, so Yunsheng let him withdraw and form a shadow forward partner with Del Piero, who can pass the ball to Balotelli in front, or use his personal skills to advance, so as to give Cassano the greatest advantage.

The Juventus general was happy to see Cassano's wonderful performance, while Croatia was also making tactical adjustments.

Eduardo and Kalinic came off the bench, and Croatia's formation instantly became 3-3-4.

With two goals behind, they will be desperate.

Now there are Mandzukic and Jelavic on the front line, as well as the new Eduardo and Kalinic, who are full of offensive power.

The three players in the midfield position are Perisic, Modric and Rakitic, and these three players are also talented players.

This Croatian team is very young. Their performance in the first half was mediocre, mainly because after winning the first game against Ireland, they hoped to focus on stability in this game.

But I didn't expect them to fall behind 0 to 2 at halftime, and Balotelli almost scored the third goal just now. They must go all out to attack.

Yunsheng has introduced the names of several young Croatian players to the players many times.

Modric, who is about to transfer to Real Madrid, Rakitic, who has been favored by Barcelona, ​​Perisic, who has won consecutive Serie A championships in Dortmund, Mandzukic, who has been acquired by Bayern, Jelavic, who plays for the Premier League team Everton, and Kalinic, who is said to be favored by half of the Serie A teams...

These resounding names formed this powerful new army of young people!

In the first half, Croatia hesitated between offense and defense, which delayed the opportunity. After the personnel adjustment in the second half, Croatia's offense came up decisively!
In the 72nd minute of the game, Perisic passed the ball into the penalty area after consecutive breakthroughs on the left. Mandzukic's header was smashed by Buffon's double fists, and the ball flew straight out of the penalty area.

Modric from outside the penalty area took a strong long shot and the ball went straight to the dead corner!

It was too late to save Buffon who fell to the ground, and the ball flew into the far corner!

2 to 1!Croatia pulled one back!
Faced with Croatia's counterattack, Yunsheng chose to strengthen the defense. He replaced Abate and Montolivo, who were physically declining, and replaced them with Alcomota and Gattuso.

In the 89th minute of the game, another wonderful performance by Modric created a dangerous situation in front of the goal.

After shaking off Pirlo, Modric did not face Gattuso's frenzied pressing directly. He chose to go wide. Marko Mota made a precise cross before putting in a shovel. Mandzukic volleyed in the penalty area and the ball hit the net!

2 to 2!Croatia is absolutely equal to Italy, they have shown great resilience!
At this time, the regular game time was over, and the 2-minute stoppage time was fleeting. The referee's whistle sounded, and the game ended in a 2-2 draw.

In the live broadcast room, Vieri finally couldn't bear it anymore, he severely criticized Yunsheng and the Italian team!
"Two consecutive games were draws. Is this accidental? They were both drawn when they were leading, and they also conceded goals at the last moment. This Italian team has too little desire to win and too little toughness!"

"So what if there is Yun Sheng? He is just a good coach at the club, a young coach who has never led the national team. Maybe our choice is wrong!"

"There is also the Juventus quadruple-winning team that we are proud of. Although this group of people has nothing to say about their strength, they have exhausted their physical fitness for multi-line combat long ago! If I were the head coach of the Italian team, I would definitely send players from other clubs to the field! The reason why we always concede the ball at the last moment has a lot to do with the physical condition of the players!"

Vieri is not the only one who holds this kind of criticism. After the game, Italy, which ranked third in the group, was also criticized by domestic and foreign media. Most of the criticisms are very similar to Vieri.

Can Yunsheng help the Italian team go further?

It now appears that even many former supporters are pessimistic.

After the game ended, the players had a rest the next morning, and the coaching staff continued to meet and discuss.

Yunsheng faced the problem head-on, and first made a self-examination.

"About the criticism from the media, I think there is some truth to it. In terms of the team's physical balance, I really did not do well. The national team game is not a club competition, and the players' physical adjustment needs to make greater changes. I should let the main players try to rotate as much as possible to avoid physical impact."

Cannavaro naturally spoke to Yun Sheng: "Sir, it's not your fault. Our training time is too short, and we changed coaches in the middle of the training session. The two opponents before the group stage are very strong. We must deploy the strongest players. No one dares to rotate easily."

Looking at the standings, Yun Sheng frowned.

Spain and Croatia, with one win and one tie, tied for the first place in the group with 4 points; Italy, which had two consecutive draws, scored 2 points and ranked third in the group; Ireland, which had lost two consecutive games, was at the bottom of the group.

Although Italy is only two points behind, it is very troublesome that their goal difference is zero!
Now Spain has four goal difference, Croatia also has two goal difference advantage.

If Spain and Croatia tie in the final round, then Italy must have a goal difference of more than two before it can overwhelm Croatia and get the second place in the group.

From this point of view, the last game against Ireland turned out to be a battle of life and death for Italy...

(End of this chapter)