Godfather Of Champions

From the end of the game against Sunderland, Nottingham Forest once again entered closed training. The English media complained that no coach has used closed training so frequently to prepare for the game like Tony Dunn.

Karl Spike then said that this fully proved Tony Dunn's inner fear-he did not dare to let the media and opponents know what he was doing now. This means that he himself has no confidence.

Dunn's nature of doing so is naturally confidential, because he wants to give Juventus a "big surprise." But he doesn't think he has no confidence, self-confidence and blind arrogance are two different things. In any case, he is also facing the strongest opponent in this group, arrogant on the surface and arrogant in the heart are two different things.

In fact, what Dunn said to the media before coming to Italy was not entirely intended to cause some trouble for Ranieri's brain. He really had to be careful.

This point, he also said to the team.

When the team arrived in Turin, they trained to adapt to the field at the Alpi Stadium. For the first fifteen minutes, the media can enter the scene to shoot. This is required by the regulations, otherwise Dun En would not give them even a second. However, the media could not shoot anything meaningful in these 15 minutes. Because the team has been doing simple physical training. After spending these fifteen minutes, watching all the media pack up and leave, the team started the real tactical exercise-it was just a practice of some set-piece tactics.

Dunn knew that there would be someone from Juventus staring at him in a corner of the stadium, so he wouldn't show the real thing on the enemy's turf.

After the training is the pre-match press conference. Dunn saw Ranieri again. Both sides are very low-key. Ranieri's low-key is normal, but Dunn's low-key is not normal. Dunn repeated what he said in England, but he deliberately acted like he was ridiculing, and he didn't say it seriously.

He just wanted others to be unable to guess what he was going to do.

"Juventus is a very strong opponent... I said before that the qualifying team is Nottingham Forest and any team? Well, yes. Isn’t Juventus one of them? You must ask me to name it. Speak out? In that case, I said that A qualified, what do B and C think? I am not stupid enough to make enemies everywhere..." Dunn completely overthrew his previous arrogant image with a smile.

Many media murmured below: "You can turn your face and deny it after you just said it for a long time. It's too shameless!"

"If he wants more face, he is not Tony Dunn..."

Dunn seems to want to show his favor to Juventus, but the Turin media will not give him this opportunity. They repeatedly mentioned the two group games two seasons ago, and asked Dunn what he thought.

"What do you think? It's normal to win or lose on the football field. Besides, does what happened two seasons ago make any sense now? Too much winning or losing is useless for tomorrow's game. I only care about tomorrow. I don’t care about the past."

"Have you ever thought about revenge at the Alpi Stadium, Mr. Dunn?"

"I respect Juventus very much. This is a great team. She has won a total of since its founding in 1897..." Dunn began to recite Juventus' profile, and it took about two minutes. After memorizing it, I said to the reporter who asked the question: "Do you understand what I mean?"

The brain of the Italian reporter has temporarily lost the ability to think.

But it is impossible for the media to let him go so easily. Another reporter came off the bench: "You know Juventus very well, Mr. Dunn. But you still did not say whether the game of the day will become a revenge battle in Nottingham Forest."

Dunn stared at the reporter who stood up for a while, his eyes slowly getting cold, and the reporters were expecting Dunn to suddenly slap the table and turn his face and yell at him, so that there would be a good show. But that kind of look only appeared for a second, and he suddenly smiled and said, "When is the retaliation? I am not interested in revenge, I am only interested in winning."

This answer disappointed the reporters too much.

They had to throw the question to Ranieri and asked him if he was worried about the revenge of Nottingham Forest at Alpi Stadium. Ranieri was not fooled by the media either, his answer was exactly the same as Dun En: "I am not interested in this kind of question."

Due to Dunn's sudden abnormality, the press conference that should have had many highlights ended in a semi-cold atmosphere.

When leaving the press conference site, Dunn stopped Ranieri and wanted to take the initiative to shake hands with him: "I hope tomorrow is a wonderful game." He smiled and said in Italian.

Ranieri was a little surprised: "I don't know you can speak Italian, Mr. Dunn."

"A little bit." Actually not at all. This sentence was made by Tang En's temporary assault and rote memorization.

So Ranieri also smiled: "I hope so too, Mr. Dunn."

After Dunn bid farewell, the smile on Ranieri's face gradually disappeared. He felt that he couldn't understand this man more and more. Since he was about to play against himself, his performance has become more and more abnormal. Facing the reporter's provocations, he didn't even get angry on the spot. Is your temper much better because of a heart attack?

Is there any connection between his abnormal performance and the game?

Ranieri shook his head and stopped thinking about such meaningless things. Anyway, Juventus only plays his own football, no matter what tricks Dunn played, it is meaningless in front of Juventus.

This is a desperately stable team.

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"No one asked me how to play the game with Juventus, and their attention was drawn to other places." In the hotel room, Dunn was chatting with Tang about the afternoon press conference. "Tomorrow we will surprise them!"

At the same time, in the hotel where Juventus stayed, Ranieri gathered all the players and coaches for the last tactical meeting. In this meeting, it is necessary to clarify the tactics used by the team tomorrow and the countermeasures against the tactics that the opponent may use.

This is a meeting directly related to the result of the next day's game, and everyone must take it seriously.

"Nottingham Forest pays attention to wing attack, this is their tradition. No matter what opponent you face, no matter what the situation, Tony Dunn will not give up this." Ranieri explained the Forest team to everyone present before the tactical board. Tactics.

"Matthias Fernandez has been in very good form recently. Dunn will definitely focus on the wing in tomorrow's game. However, from the last two games, Fernandez and other forest team players The cooperation is not tacit enough, more often he is alone on the wing. This is our opportunity. Cut off his contact with the rest of the Forest team, and he will be nothing to fear."

"Our defensive focus is on the wing. As long as the forest team's two wingers are not allowed to fight, their offense is not a threat. I think that in tomorrow's game, Dunn will play their away game with Atletico Madrid. The same starting lineup. The two midfielders-George Wood and Thiago, are mainly used to intercept our offense. Their offensive focus is on the left and right sides. But we must also deal with the opponent's two midfielders. Ready to plug in. Sissoko."

Ranieri named the team's midfielder Mohamed Sissoko.

"You will be in the middle tomorrow, stop them."

Sissoko nodded vigorously, obviously satisfied with Ranieri's arrangement. Because the coach did not choose Paulson and Marchisio, who are also defensive midfielders. This shows that in head-to-head games, the coach trusts himself more than the other two.

In fact, he had long wanted to have a longer time with George Wood. As an equally good midfielder, he regards Wood as his biggest competitor. In the past few years, Wood relied on the team's reputation and worth as if he were a Rockets, soaring all the way. And he came to Juventus from Liverpool, always in a half-black state.

He believes that his strength is not as weak as Wood, and Wood's strength is more likely to be speculated by the English media. He has played in England and he knows the virtues of the media there.

When he was still in Liverpool, there were several encounters with Nottingham Forest. At that time, Wood was a high-profile rookie, but in Sissoko's view, he was no different from himself. All are physically good, technically rough, and good at defense. That's all, but only because Wood is a native England player, so he was slammed by the media, and he seemed to be quasi-world-class...

At that time, he happened to be marginalized in Liverpool, and even the main force could not be played. After Benitez had his own full-time defensive midfielder, he also introduced Mascherano, whose role overlapped with him. He knew that his days at Anfield were over.

Juventus played against Nottingham Forest two seasons ago. He missed those two games because he was sent off with a red card in the previous game. This time he finally won't miss it again.

Midfielder to midfielder? He is looking forward to it.

Ranieri only left one Sissoko in the middle, and then let the others focus on the wing. Although at home, he still intends to use defensive counterattacks to deal with Nottingham Forest. Two seasons ago, he used this set of tactics to defeat the then unbeatable defending champion Nottingham Forest. He believes he can still do it two seasons later.

"First defend firmly, then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Nottingham Forest is a team used to counterattack against others, but they are not good at counterattacking others' defensive counterattacks. We scored goals in the first and last five minutes of each half. Good opportunities, try to seize them. If we want to attack, we will use the mid lane. Nottingham Forest will focus on the side lanes. The mid lane will be our opportunity."

Ranieri announced the starting list for tomorrow's game after explaining the tactics.

The veteran Del Piero, who will turn 36 next month, did not start, but he is on the squad. If the situation cannot be opened, Ranieri may replace him and use his experience and skills, as well as his ability to set the ball to break the deadlock.

The starting forwards are Amaury and Iaquinta. The midfielders are lined up. From left to right are Malouda, who was brought in from Chelsea for £7 million this summer, and the talented young player Giovinke trained in his youth training ( Sebastian_Giovinco), a strong defensive midfielder Mali Sissoko, and the old and tough Camoranesi. From left to right, the back line is Molinaro (Christian_Maolinaro), Chiellini, Lerotare, and Czech Grigra. The goalkeeper is naturally Buffon.

Also sitting on the bench are the old captain Del Piero, Christian_Poulsen (Christian_Poulsen), Jago Falk. Silva (Iago), Melberg (Mellberg), K Players such as Domenico_Criscito are not weak.

This is the strongest lineup Ranieri can come up with recently.

It can be seen how much he attaches importance to this game.

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But after the start of the game the next day, after observing for a few minutes, after seeing the formation of the game in Nottingham Forest, he was immediately dumbfounded-For the first time, Tony Dunn failed to adhere to his wing attack characteristics. Instead, they are in the middle!

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This is the formation of Tony Dunn in this game.

Goalkeeper Akinfeev, centre-backs Pepe and Kompany, left-back Layton Barnes, right-back Rafinha. The midfielder George Wood, the three central midfielders from left to right are Matthias Fernandez, Thiago and Shahin. The forwards are Ibisevic and Eastwood.

"What is this?" Ranieri muttered to himself from the sidelines.

None of the information he collected indicates that Nottingham Forest has ever used or tried to use such a formation. All fools know that the wing is the basis for the success of the Forest team. Judging from the signings every summer, Tony Dunn always values ​​wing players the most. Almost every wide player in the Forest team lineup is world-class.

In contrast, the player's ability in the center is slightly inferior. After being promoted to the Premier League, Van der Vaart may have been the best player in the midfield offensively, but he has now been sold to Real Madrid. Shaheen is talented, but he never feels like he can take on heavy responsibilities, let alone Thiago. He is not the kind of star player who can change the course of the game.

Dunn relies on this midfield lineup, why should he play a three-center avant-garde configuration?

Although Fernandez can also hit midfielders, he is the most suitable midfielder. Put him in the middle, isn't this self-destructing the Great Wall?

Soon Ranieri knew why Dunn made such an arrangement.

Juventus plan to score a goal in the opening five to ten minutes, dragging the game into their familiar rhythm. But their attack was stubbornly blocked by Nottingham Forest in the midfield. This time, even Fernandez was asked to actively defend.

There are four people in the middle, three in the front and one in the back, forming enough depth to protect each other. At the same time, he can attack directly from here. Once offensive, Fernandez and Shaheen on the left and right sides spread out like a wing. Thiago sorts out the team’s offensive order in the middle. George Wood protects behind him, sometimes between them. After completing the shift, Wood stepped forward and Thiago trailed behind.

At the same time, Eastwood frequently retreats, like a shadow striker, and a bit like a freeman in the frontcourt. There is no fixed position. Ibisevic in front of Juventus defends against Juventus's defense, so that they dare not act rashly. This lineup seems to have abandoned the wing, but it greatly strengthens the defensive and offensive capabilities of the center. Shahin and Fernandez were given the opportunity to face the goal directly.

In addition, the Forest team did not really abandon their wing. Dunn asked Barnes and Rafinha to step in when they had the opportunity to actively participate in assists.

Such a combination of sides, all of a sudden stunned Juventus. In the first ten minutes of the game, they were at a loss as to what to do-the pre-match tactical arrangement was to keep an eye on the wing and counterattack steadily. Nottingham Forest takes center as its main attack direction. And after putting down four people in the middle, they are not afraid of possible counterattacks from Juventus.

Ten minutes later, Juventus's offensive was fierce, but fruitless. More often, their offense was stopped when they advanced to the midfield. The midfield of Nottingham Forest was blocked like a highway in a series of car accidents. No matter how fast the offense is here, the speed must be slowed down or even stopped completely.

Ranieri stood on the sidelines, listening to the cheers from the home team fans in the Alpi Stadium stands, and then looked at Tony Dunn, who was standing on the sidelines and directing the game like him. He felt a little headache... Continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, author support, and genuine reading!)

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