Chapter 56: Is it a fake fall or a penalty kick?

After a brief celebration, the teammates devoted all their energy to the rest of the game.

In the next corner defense, Torino central defender Platali grabbed the first landing point and directly pushed the opponent's set ball out of the penalty area. At this point, the offensive organized by Vicenza completely ended in failure.

Due to Ogbonner's poor physical fitness, the replacement of Dicesare's partner was another central defender Platali of Torino. In today's several high-altitude ball defenses, the 31-year-old veteran managed the first place with his rich game experience and performed well in athletic form.

After the alarm was lifted, Chu Jiang stood in front of the goal and couldn't help but recall the save just now.

During the two consecutive saves, there is no doubt that Chu Jiang's flexibility, prediction of 15 and reaction of 17 were important factors in his successful save. Of course, he also had his persistence, and his firm belief in never giving up easily until the last moment.

But what Chu Jiang cannot deny is that luck is the most important factor in his two wonderful saves in a row!

The first ball can also be attributed to his accurate position selection, but when defending the opponent's second attack, Chu Jiang completely subconsciously stretched his feet, and he didn't expect that he would really encounter football. If he did the defensive process again, Chu Jiang would not be sure of being able to block the attack from the door again.

Logically speaking, the strength of the Turin team is above Vicenza, and this time it is a home game, so why do you have to rely on luck to lead the score? Moreover, the only goal in Turin is based on Chu Jiang's free kick... With the strength of the Bulls, it should be easy to win the game, how could it be so difficult?

In the following game in the first half, Torino controlled most of the ball possession time on the court, but it always only blossomed and did not bear fruit on the offense. It seemed that the offensive was very strong, but there were not many opportunities for threat.

On the contrary, Vicenza, which was not in the best position, made the quick counterattacks very exciting, making the two midfielders Devize and Zanetti a little embarrassed. Fortunately, their last pass quality was not high, and Chujiang, Dicesare and Platali had excellent defenses, which did not give the Vicenza any opportunity to take advantage of.

1:0, Torino maintained a goal lead and entered the halftime break.

During the halftime break, head coach Lerda seemed very happy. In his opinion, his team took the initiative and the score was ahead. Everything was so beautiful and there was nothing to worry about. Unlike him, Chu Jiang, who is the hero of the goal, was a little uneasy. He was still thinking about the problem he thought of in the first half of the game.

Why can't Turin show his strong strength on the court?

The second half was exactly the same as in the first half. The Turin continued their lively and ineffective offensive, while the Vicenza fought back with a cold spell, which always made the fans of the Turin team burst into a cold sweat every once in a while.

During the game, Chu Jiang finally saw some problems with the Turin team.

Coach Lerda insisted on tactical play in Turin is 4231, a style of playing with two wings flying together. He requires both full-backs to make a large assist, and the gap left behind is handed over to the back midfielder in the corresponding position to fill in. In the offense, he relies too much on Bianchi's super strength to either grab points in the opponent's penalty area or support.

In his tactical system, the number one star Bianchi is a very classical way of playing with a powerful center.

As the number one center in the Serie B League, Bianchi is indeed very capable. However, no matter how strong his personal ability is, he cannot rely on him to support the entire team's offense alone. In modern football, it is difficult to have another forward in which he can play all over the world.

There are fewer and fewer centers like Batistuta, Vieri and Tony now, and they are almost extinct. The new centers are like Ibrahimovic, Torres, and Milito. The heading skills are not necessarily so outstanding, but they have some fun skills under their feet.

When the team attacks, the current center will serve as a fulcrum of the team. After getting the ball, it will either break through or cooperate with teammates to provide more offensive routines for the team's attacks. The centers no longer rely on their own personal abilities to frequently challenge the entire defense line of the opponent.

That classical center-forward style has long been outdated! However, Lerda still insists on this style of playing. In today's football games, such a backward style of playing can easily be seen by the opponent.

When the Vicenza defended Bianchi, it was the same as when all teams played against Torino before.

Two central defenders were staring at Bianchi, one was close to him and the other assisted in defense. At the same time, another midfielder was sent to stand between the Turin passer and Bianchi at all times.

In this way, under the defense of three people, even if Bianchi is strong, it is difficult for him to threaten Vicenza's goal. Although he works very hard, most of his strength is wasted in vain in fighting with his opponents and getting into positions.

Therefore, although the attack of Torino seems lively on the surface, it actually does not have a great threat. On the contrary, because the two full-backs have relatively large assists, Torino is easily caught by the opponent in defense and fight back.

During the game, as long as the Vicenza cuts the ball, they will quickly pass the ball behind the full-back who is in front of the Torino team. Garofalo goes forward, and they choose to play on the left side of Turin; Dambrosio goes forward, and they choose to play on the right side of Turin. Although not every pass can be successful, as long as it succeeds once, it can create a significant threat to the Torino team's defense.

Obviously, their playing style is more targeted.

In the 50th minute, Lazarevic successfully passed a Vicenza defensive player in the frontcourt and dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area. In the following defense, Vicenza made a foul and gave the Torino a good positioning ball.

Chu Jiang came to football again.

After using the "Know Yourself and Know Your Advantage" skill for the second time, Chu Jiang's shooting success rate was 65%, which was 15% lower than when he took the previous penalty. If this continues, the success rate of the third free kick in this game should drop to about 30%.

After adjusting his mentality, Chu Jiang shot directly with his right foot again.

As usual, the football flew out a beautiful arc, easily bypassing the human wall and avoiding the blockade of goalkeeper Russo.

However, this time, Chu Jiang's free throw hit the crossbar of the goal and flew out of the bottom line!

This is the first time Chu Jiang missed a free kick in the official game!

However, although this free kick was not scored, it scared all the Vicenza players and coaches.

After seeing the football fly out of the crossbar, Vicenza's head coach Maran stood on the sidelines and cursed, asking his defenders not to make easy shots in front of the penalty area and not to give the opponent a chance to take a free kick. Obviously, Chu Jiang's free kick made him feel very nervous.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that if there was a free kick next time, Chu Jiang might not necessarily take the penalty.

A 30% shooting rate can also be another shot for ordinary players. But Chu Jiang is different. He is a goalkeeper. If the success rate is too low, the goalkeeper will take a lot of risks in taking a free kick. At present, Turin has only one goal lead, and Chu Jiang may not dare to take this risk.

In the 53rd minute, Stefanovic dribbled the ball and broke through to Vicenza's penalty area. This time, Vicenza did not dare to foul. The two defenders showed an open block under hesitation, giving him a chance to complete the shot. Stafanovic took a long shot without hesitation, and the football rushed towards the opponent's goal like an arrow from the string.

Although Russo made a quick save, he did not touch the ball because the football flew too fast.

However, Stafapipai's astronomy hit the pillar heavily. His luck was not very good, and the Vicenza escaped another disaster.

Later, Lerda replaced Stafanovic with Gasbaroni, intending to continue to strengthen the attack.

In the 60th minute, Vicenza got a chance to counterattack.

Vicenza players passed the ball from the backcourt and directly sent the ball behind Garrofalo. This time, Vicenza's captain Martinelli grabbed the ball before Paul and Zanetti. After getting rid of Zanetti's tackle, he passed the ball to Baccarate in the middle. Baccarate kept stopping and directly gave the ball to Vicenza's top striker Abruscato who was following him.

Abruscato did not make any adjustments, and he shot hard with a strong shot towards the ball. The football flew towards the dead corner at the bottom right of the goal like a shell.

Seeing this ball, the fans watching the game immediately exclaimed.

Facing Abruscato's shot, Chu Jiang was ready. At the moment when the football flew out, Chu Jiang reacted at the same time. After moving sideways for a few small steps, Chu Jiang jumped deep and beautifully shot the ball out of the baseline, which attracted the exclamation of the on-site commentator Berley!

In the 70th minute, the Vicenza made a comeback.

After two or three passes, Martinelli broke into the penalty area of ​​Torino and hit the ball across to Baccarat. Baccarat resisted the central defender Platali who was guarding him, turned around and knocked down to the ground to shoot.

This time, Chu Jiang, who was waiting in front, fell to the ground and pressed under him.

In the 81st minute, Abruscato broke into the penalty area after completing a two-pass-one wall with Martinelli. He tried to push and shoot before Di Cesare blocked it.

Although the shooting angle was good this time, Chu Jiang was still saved from the bottom line by the quick-responsive Chu Jiang.

God said: "If you give it three times, you won't cum, so I will shoot you in the face!"

On the football field, if you waste your shooting opportunities continuously, you will definitely be retribution. Sure enough, after only two minutes, the Vicenza people tasted the consequences of not seizing the opportunity.

After receiving a pass from his teammate, Lazarevic dribbled through the double siege of two defensive players and headed straight to Vicenza's penalty area. Fearing that he would give Chu Jiang another chance to take a free kick, Vicenza's players missed the opportunity to bring Razarevic down outside the penalty area while shrinking.

The 20-year-old Lazarevic was not afraid of tigers, and he rushed directly into the opponent's penalty area with the ball. Facing the central defender Giani who came to defend, Lazarevic suddenly dunked, shook his center of gravity, followed by an acceleration, easily getting rid of his defense.

Seeing that Razarevic was about to face the goalkeeper directly, Giani had no choice but to hit him with a very small action to interfere with his ball possession. Faced with Giani's foul action, Razarevic fell to the ground very barely, and then made a two-and-a-half-win roll on the grass. Their movements were no less standard than those of graduates in some theaters.
Chapter completed!