World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 584 "Old Lady" Juventus

Juventus is the undisputed king of Serie A and one of the most successful clubs in the world. .

Founded in 1897, they have won a total of 36 Serie A championships and are the team with the most championships in Serie A.It is also the first team in history to achieve the Grand Slam of the three major European cups (Champions League, Europa League, European Cup Winners' Cup).

But in reality, the feeling is that Juventus is a team that is obviously very strong, but not too strong.

Strong refers to his honor and achievements, ten consecutive Serie A championships, and he has rubbed against Milan, Roma, Lazio and other giants.The Champions League can often reach the semi-finals, or even the finals, which is only one step away from the top of Europe.

However, he doesn't seem too strong.

No matter who you play, you can't score a few goals, but it is also difficult to avoid conceding goals.The kick is also grinding and chirping, and the style of the game is ugly.

It's a bit like Captain America in Marvel, whether facing Thanos or miscellaneous fish, he can fight [-]-[-]!

Juventus' nickname is "The Old Lady".

According to themselves, it is because the team pursues noble sportsmanship.When the team was established, the founder emphasized that Juventus should be a team with good skills and good morals, and it should be as amiable and courteous as a respected old lady.

However, more people think that this is because Juventus's style of play is procrastinated and stable, just like the old lady's foot wraps, smelly and long!

This style of play allowed Juventus to achieve a good record, but it also restricted them from going further and lost many fans. In order to achieve a double breakthrough in economy and record, Juventus spent a lot of money on the introduction of Ronaldo in the summer of 2018.

It is difficult to evaluate what kind of deal this is, just as you cannot accurately define the strength of Juventus.

Economically, Juventus must have made a lot of money, but they have not been able to improve their performance.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo has maintained an efficient competitive state and scored like a ball, he is also the well-deserved core of the team.But without a strong and passionate midfield support, his performance will inevitably be affected.

The feeling now is that Ronaldo is playing with Juventus, playing very tired and hard, and Juventus's operation is also awkward.

For Juventus and Ronaldo, their cooperation cannot be defined as success without winning the Champions League.It has been 4 or 5 years in a blink of an eye now, and Ronaldo is already a 37 or 8-year-old veteran. If he does not win the championship, it will be really difficult to climb the peak again.

In this regard, Juventus led by Ronaldo is very similar to Barcelona led by Messi.You know, Luo Qiuwang is two years older than Meiqiu Wang!

However, they are different.

Although Ronaldo is older and less talented, it feels like he is more trustworthy than Messi.

No one thinks that Messi will lead Barcelona to win the Champions League now, but many people think that Juventus, which is actually similar, has a chance, because he has Ronaldo in his team!
Ronaldo has a big heart, which has been proven in countless classic duels.The stronger the opponent, the stronger he is. With him on the field, the game will never end!

This time he led the team to the semi-finals of the Champions League and moved towards his dream again.

In the hearts of the world, the 38-year-old Ronaldo is no different from the 18-year-old, and he still maintains a strong hunger for victory and honor.

People like to jokingly call him "Luo Sansui", but they don't know that it is this dream-chasing ruthlessness that stimulates him to constantly reach the top.

Even though he went away for half his life, he was still a boy when he came back!

Of course, to say that Ronaldo has only spirit and no strength is pure nonsense.

The two biggest illusions in world football: Ronaldo has no talent, and Messi doesn't work hard.

Can a person without talent stand on top of world football?Now Ronaldo has made breakthroughs and his fancy moves have degraded a lot, but his ability to grab points, bounce and header, shooting accuracy, variety of attack methods, ability to read the game... These are all top in the world, and it can even be said that there is no "one".

This is also an important reason why the outside world believes that Ronaldo is more likely to cause trouble for Maritimo than Messi.He may not be able to make the team's offense more smooth and gorgeous, but he can send the ball into the opponent's goal under any circumstances!

Football, after all, is a sport of sending the ball into the goal!

It is precisely based on the trust in Ronaldo that people are looking forward to the next matchup.

However, to the disappointment of the outside world, the suspense seemed to be killed in the first round of this much-anticipated contest!

Different from the previous rounds, Maritimo's Champions League knockout round is a "host first, then guest" format.

The home and away situations are different, and Gao Yuan's coping strategies are also different.

This time, in the first round, he chose to take the initiative to attack. The team played extremely fiercely, continuing the fast-paced, high-confrontation, high-pressure press of the previous game against Barcelona, ​​and strived to complete all their achievements in one battle!
The old "old lady", how can she stand this kind of stimulation.

In the away game, their old problem of being slow to enter the game state has committed again.

The kick was stumbling and slow, but under Maritimo's high pressure, it was even more fragmented.

Even Ronaldo was robbed.He is different from Messi. Now the 38-year-old Ronaldo has become a pure shooting machine. He has no ability to retreat to the midfield to get the ball.

Therefore, he could only stay in the frontcourt and watch his teammates get robbed and become dizzy, complaining endlessly, but he could only stare blankly and worry in vain!
Under such circumstances, Mariti broke the deadlock in the 18th minute.

Zhou Yong steals Chiellini in the frontcourt and distributes it to Wang Zi in front of the penalty area. Wang Zi stopped and dribbled past Dericht through the crotch. With a low shot, he pierced the goal guarded by Schensny.

Maritimo, who took the lead early, played more easily.

In the 43rd minute, through a corner kick, Kusai scored a point in the middle to expand the score.

During the intermission, Juventus coach Pirlo made adjustments, and the locker room boss Ronaldo also used passionate speeches to encourage and calm everyone's emotions.

In the second half, Juventus gradually stabilized their position and gradually entered the rhythm of the game. (Nonsense, if you don't enter the rhythm, it's not slow, but completely cold).

In the 73rd minute, Juventus counterattacked. Dybala passed Danso and crossed the penalty area. Ronaldo made a clever miss in the front point, which attracted the attention of the defenders. Morata, who rushed to the back point, kicked and shot.

Niu Gensheng's inexperience was fully reflected in this ball. He was also shaken by Ronaldo's missed ball. Although his second reaction was quick, he couldn't catch it in the end, and the ball rolled into the net.

2: 1.

Just when Juventus saw a glimmer of light, Ronaldo's wonderful full moon scimitar free kick 3 minutes later was like a pot of cold water pouring down on the head, which made Juventus lose heart.

3:1, Maritimo secured the victory!

At the end of the game, Maritimo had another chance to expand the score.

In the 93rd minute, Pan Xinyue turned offside and successfully scored a goal that killed the suspense of the semi-finals.

But was reminded by the VAR video assistant referee that it was offside.

The referee took advantage of the slope to go down the donkey and announced that the goal was wireless.

However, according to the slow-motion playback, Pan Xinyue was almost completely parallel to Chiellini who was dragged at the end. If it had to be said to be offside, it was Pan Xinyue's long hair, which was slightly longer than Chiellini's "coconut head".

However, everyone also understands, for the ratings!If the 4th goal is really scored, there will be no suspense at all, who will spend money to watch the next round of the game!
The game ended, 3:1.

Young Maritimo won again, and it was easy!Everyone is used to this kind of victory and takes it for granted.

However, they didn't notice that Ronaldo in the opponent's eyes, apart from disappointment, was more unyielding and resolute!
(End of this chapter)