CIATB Chapter 580 Chapter [014] - Important Battle 1 - [Today's 2nd update]
Chapter 580 Chapter [014] - Important Battle 1 - [Today's 2nd update]
Chapter 580 Chapter [014] - An Important Battle - [Today's Second Update]
The draw between New Zealand and Slovakia is a good thing for the Italian team. At least the gap between the teams has not widened. Everyone is on the same starting line. The Italian team still has a lot of opportunities.As soon as the game ended, the media from all over the country said that Italy was lucky, and that it was not beyond redemption! ! ! !
At this time, news came out from the Italian team that Buffon, the number one goalkeeper of the Italian national team, had a recurrence of back pain and was likely to miss the next game against New Zealand. This cast a shadow over the prospects of the Italian national team.
Of course, many media believe that this is a smoke bomb under Lippi. In the history of the World Cup, smoke bombs like this are common, and such things are too uninnovative.Lippi's smoke bomb is as old as an Italian player, and it is unusable! ! ! !
But at this time, there was a very disharmonious figure in Italy. "Corriere dello Sport" actually reported such news: Cassano claimed that he did not watch the Italian game, and bombarded Lippi for lying and abandoning himself! !
It is written like this in the article: Before the Azzurri went to the World Cup, there were high voices in Italy for Cassano to join the national team. After all, the Bari boy played well in the Sampdoria team and was in surprisingly good condition, so he deserved a place in the national team.But in the end Lippi did not take Cassano to South Africa.
Italy's World Cup campaign started with a draw, much to the disappointment of many Apennines fans.At this time, Cassano accepted a TV interview. The Sampdoria star admitted that he did not watch the first match between Italy and Paraguay. He said that today's Italy is not playing as well as before because there is no Totti, Del Piero and himself.
According to Corriere dello Sport, in an interview with Sky Sports TV, Cassano said, "The game? To be honest, I didn't watch it. When I said they lacked imagination, I meant that the team lacked Totti and Del Piero, and I think I was also missing."
Cassano expects Prandelli to become the coach of the Italian national team. He said, "If Prandelli coaches the Italian team, I think I may return to the national team." Regarding Prandelli, the bad boy said bluntly, "Although there is a gap between me and him, I think he is a great coach and a very good person. But the problem still depends on me. I think if I have the opportunity to return to the Italian team, I will be able to get along with everyone in harmony."
Regarding why Lippi did not recruit him into the national team, Barry Boy said frankly: "Is there any misunderstanding between me and Lippi? Frankly speaking, I really don't know. I didn't see any misunderstanding either. He said that I was tired of the national team. I think it is not the case at all. Again, I don't know what is wrong between me and him. Maybe you will say that my personality makes him reject me from the national team."
At this time, such disharmonious remarks may make Lippi even more unhappy, which is a bit like adding insult to injury.But now, Lippi doesn't have so much time to care about these things. He has to prepare for the next match with New Zealand. This match is very important for the Italian team. Although the outside world is still very optimistic that the defending champion can break out of the group, Lippi doesn't want any more surprises. The Italian national team attaches great importance to the training these days. Xu Zhou can clearly feel that the players are meticulous in training, and the atmosphere is very serious! ! !
In the usual training, everyone has more or less seen Lippi's intention to change teams. In training, the Italian national team played 4-4-3 significantly more.At the same time, the outside media also think so. In the match between Italy and Paraguay, De Rossi's goal saved the defending champion from the nightmare of defeat in the first game.However, Italy still has many problems in terms of skills and tactics. The Azzurri's offense is lackluster and their defense is not as solid as before.If this set of plastic surgery continues to be used, the prospects of the defending champion will be full of clouds. "Gazzetta dello Sport" analysis, Lippi is likely to make adjustments to the existing lineup.
The first option listed by "Gazzetta dello Sport" is the evolution 4-4-2.In this lineup, Di Natale will lock a main position, another place will be produced between Iaquinta and Pazzini.In midfield, Lippi will move Gattuso to the left due to Xu Zhou's excellent performance on the right.However, the state of the Rossoneri veteran has not been adjusted to the best, so Giovinco still has a chance to play.There is no doubt about the match in the middle, and De Rossi and Montelivo will continue to play together.There is not much controversy in the back line. Marchetti may replace the injured Buffon, and Zambrotta played well, which greatly reduces the possibility of Maggio.
In this lineup, Di Natale's performance will be worth looking forward to.This season, Di Natale became popular in Udinese, benefiting from the team's double striker system. As long as there is a high point that can make room for Di Natale, the Serie A Golden Boot will explode with amazing combat effectiveness.In addition, this lineup has a very balanced offense and defense in the midfield. As for the offense, the two sides are still the main ones, but the forwards can also retreat to support.
The second option listed by Gazzetta dello Sport is a 4-3-3 change, which will be a pure 4-3-3 without an attacking midfielder.In this lineup, Pacini will be the center forward, Xu Zhou will be used as the right winger, and Di Natale and Iaquinta will compete for the left winger position.In the midfield, the three tend to stand in parallel, Montereyvo is in the middle, De Rossi and Marchisio are separated on both sides, but Gattuso may replace the Zebra Prince, and the defensive formation is the same as the first plan.
In this lineup, Montelivo's abilities will be activated to the maximum.In Fiorentina, Montereyvo is in the middle of the midfield. In this position, Montereyvo can take care of defense and gain a wide field of vision, which is conducive to Montereyvo creating more threatening balls.However, there are two hidden dangers in this lineup. First, Pazzini is also not the best choice for a single arrow. Although the Samp shooter has a strong impact, he is limited in height after all, and he will inevitably be at a disadvantage against tall defenders.The other is the choice of left winger, Di Natale and Iaquinta are not the best candidates, the former is more suitable to play double forward, the latter is more suitable to play center forward.As for how to choose, it depends on Lippi's final choice.
Yes, in these days of training, Lippi did arrange it like this. Xu Zhou was also tried to play many positions, and the one who played the most was the striker. It can also be seen from this that Lippi is very dissatisfied with the strikers of the Italian national team. Perhaps Lippi regrets not bringing Cassano and Giulio Rossi at this time! ! !
On the front line, Xu Zhou's performance is also very eye-catching, but Lippi always thinks that this is not as good as Xu Zhou's performance in the position of the right midfielder, because if Xu Zhou is in the position of the right midfielder, the link between the midfield and the backcourt will be good. If Xu Zhou is pushed to the front line, there are indeed some problems in the link between the midfield and the backcourt! ! ! !
This gave Lippi a very headache, and he was also considering whether to push Xu Zhou to the front line?This is where Lippi is very hesitant! ! ! !
In these days of training, Lippi's temper is obviously bigger than before, and he often growls on the training ground, yes, growls at the players.And the worst character among them is Marchisio. This kid has been yelled at by Lippi countless times! ! ! !
The pressure is really too great.However, at this time, a piece of good news came, which relieved Lippi a lot. Pirlo and the team doctor personally admitted that Pirlo will return in the game against Slovakia. This is undoubtedly good news for the Italian national team! ! !
This made the preparations for the Italian national team more and more vigorous, as if the clouds and fog were suddenly cleared and it was sunny! ! ! !
Two days before the game, the referee for the most important battle of the Italian national team came out, and he was Bartres.
Italy will face New Zealand in their second World Cup group match.FIFA has now decided to arrange for Bartres to officiate the game.In the match between Algeria and Slovenia, he once sent off Gesar with a red card.
Italy drew 1-1 with Paraguay in the first game, and New Zealand and Slovakia shook hands 1-1 in another match in the same group. After the first round of the group stage, a rare situation occurred in Group F: Italy, New Zealand, Slovakia and Paraguay had the same points and the same goal difference. The first round did not widen the gap between the four teams in the standings.With two rounds left in the group stage, all four teams currently have the possibility of qualifying. On June 6, Group F will start the second round of the group stage. The second round is crucial for the four teams.
Among them, the focus battle between Italy and New Zealand attracted attention.The Azzurri midfielder De Rossi said before the game that Italy's goal is to reach the semi-finals, and if they can't even qualify for the group, it will be a complete failure.However, in order to achieve this goal, Italy first needs to achieve good results in the game against New Zealand on the evening of the 20th.The enforcer of the game has also become the focus of media attention. "Corriere dello Sport" revealed that FIFA has decided to arrange for Bartres to enforce the game between New Zealand and Italy.
(End of this chapter)