Godfather Of Champions

"Although we have to attack in the second half, I want to remind you of England's counterattack."

Lippi could already guess what tactics Dunn would use, because the situation was too obvious. After a one-goal lead, Dunn can wait in the backcourt for the Italian team to attack, and he will play defensive counterattacks. For Lippi who had studied him, this was not a surprising tactical arrangement. If his team leads by one goal, he will make the same choice as Dunn.

Therefore, Italy's focus in the second half is not only on offense, but also on guard against England's quick counterattack.

"The person who lost the ball counter-robbed it on the spot, while the other positions quickly retreated. If necessary, foul the frontcourt. In short, do everything possible to prevent them from playing fast offenses."

During the entire intermission, Lippi only gave tactical explanations, and did not say something like "hold on for another forty-five minutes to get the championship." As he is almost 70 years old, he knows that such remarks have no effect on the Italian players. Italian football is more tactical than psychological.

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Tony Dunn was still talking to the players, but James Vaughn didn't listen to a word. He already feels that he won't get any chance to play today. He doesn't even think about why this is happening. Now he feels like a spectator, just like Mitchell. It's just that Mitchell was suspended because of accumulated yellow cards, which is the reason why manpower is irresistible. And yourself? Just so inexplicably, he was put on the bench by the head coach without any explanation...

This is too frustrated!

Des Walker touched Dunn and gestured to him to make him pay attention to Vaughn's condition.

Dunn then saw Vaughan who was depressed.

This is not the effect he wants...

Dunn looked down at his watch, the time was almost up, and he waved to the players: "Get out, guys. For the last forty-five minutes, don't let yourself regret it."

Vaughan heard this, and he smiled bitterly in his heart. They may not have regrets, what about themselves?

"Vaughn, you stay here for a while." Dunn suddenly called his name.

Vaughn froze for a moment, then stopped at his feet. The teammates cast their eyes on him and Dun En, but they didn't say anything, didn't even whisper, just took a look and then left.

In their minds, the boss really should give Vaughan an explanation. It was too cruel to just put him on the bench in excellent condition and explain everything.

The two stayed in the locker room, quietly waiting for the people around to walk away. Vaughan looked at Dunn, but Dunn cast his gaze outside the locker room door.

When people finished walking, Dunn took his gaze back and looked at Vaughan.

Dunn was trying hard to find traces of anger in Vaughan's eyes. To his slight disappointment, the frustration seemed to prevail.

Vaughan also thought the boss would explain to him why he didn't let himself start the game this time, but he didn't expect Dunn to just say a word--

"Don't take off the T-shirt in the jersey in a hurry."

After saying this, Dunn gestured to Vaughan to go out first.

Vaughan walked out of the locker room in confusion. He was awakened by the loud noise of the scene until he entered the stadium from the player tunnel. He understood one thing-he would have a chance to play in the second half?

But after understanding this matter, he didn't know what kind of mood it should be. Happy or... dissatisfied? Since you want to play yourself, why not start but substitute? But the good news is that I finally saw some hope.

After Vaughan, Dunn also came out. He walked back to the coaching bench and Des Walker was looking at him: "How's the talk?"

"I just told him not to change clothes in a hurry." Dunn shrugged. If this attitude were placed in the eyes of those who sympathized with Vaughan, he would have gritted his teeth with hatred.

Walker also laughed helplessly: "Are you not afraid that he hates you?"

"That's what I couldn't ask for." Tang En replied sternly.

What is it to be hated by a player for the championship trophy? Are there fewer people in the world who want him to die?

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After the second half of the game restarted, Italy significantly strengthened its interception and pressure in the midfield. England's midfielders can feel that they can no longer take the ball as calmly as in the first half for ten seconds before considering whether to pass or dribble. The Italians' close press makes them very uncomfortable. If they hesitate a little, the ball at their feet will be cut off.

This time reflects the importance of "quick play" that Dunn has repeatedly emphasized.

Everyone must observe the situation on the field before receiving the ball and know where the teammates and enemies are, so that when the football comes, they can immediately know what to do next, instead of waiting for the ball to be observed. route.

In the past two years, Dunn has been doing such exercises in the England team. Regardless of the styles of those players in their respective clubs, the England team must play in accordance with this requirement when they arrive. Those who fail to meet the requirements will be phased out. No matter how talented, how famous, or not meeting Dunn’s requirements, Unwilling to change his players, Dunn resolutely drove out. Even if the media complained and murmured, he was not moved.

Until now, there is such an England national team that listens to him.

When he told his players at halftime that he needed a quick pass, the players didn't panic.

With Italy's pressing and front pressure, England's midfield has become very simple. George Wood and Gerrard sit in the middle and are mainly responsible for forward passes in the offense. The two full-backs are more like wingers in the offense, but Abang Raho withdrew back, connecting the forward line and the forward line together, the position is very flexible.

When defending, England's midfielder collectively recovered and formed the first line of defense in front of the back line, trying to resolve the Italian offensive outside the penalty area.

The two teams are pressing very fiercely, and fouls are essential. The coaches of both sides urged their players to foul when necessary. So the second half of the game was frequently interrupted by the referee's whistle, and it seemed that neither side's offense could be smoothly played.

Lippi found that it is not easy to find a flaw in the England team's defense. Dunn obviously has the true story of Italian reinforced concrete chain defense, although he does not know who taught him.

When England is defending, Rooney has to retreat to the circle. From his beginning, England's defense has been linked together closely.

Although Paroski was pulled to the side, the center was not emptied. Forty was paid full attention by Terry and rarely got any decent chances to get rid of the opponent.

Lippi realized that in order to break such a dense defense, what he needed to do was not to pin his hopes on a player's aura, but instead to set the ball.

Thinking of this, Lippi paid attention to the time. Seventeen minutes have already started in the second half. The score is still 0:1. His team is behind. If you want to make adjustments, you must do it early. This is not the time to take care of some people's face.

He glanced at the players sitting on the bench, then pulled the assistant coach Ferrara: "Go and ask Balotelli to warm up."

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Like Dunn pressing Vaughan on the bench, Balotelli did not appear on the Italian starting roster, which is also a bit surprising. After all, Balotelli is a very characteristic attacking player, and The reputation is not small. It’s just that Dunn’s and Lippi’s treatment is completely different. Everyone is questioning Dunn’s decision, and they understand Lippi.

Quite simply, Balotelli's decision to move to Nottingham Forest was wrong from the very beginning. He switched to Nottingham Forest because of his unhappiness at Inter Milan, but as Nottingham Forest has gradually declined in recent years, his personal status and reputation have also been greatly affected. In addition, the head coach of the Italian national team always has a tradition, and he is not very concerned about the investigation of players abroad.

Originally Balotelli could still occupy a place in the national team's starting lineup, but now he has fallen to a substitute. Called many Inter Milan fans to sigh and sigh for good luck.

Lippi switched to Balotelli at this time, naturally because of his free kick footwork. Because everyone has more fouls, and at the same time, the Italian team has the upper hand. The fouls are mostly in the half court of England, and the offensive free kicks are mostly. Balotelli can always bring new hope to the team's offense.

In addition, he is regarded as a player from Nottingham Forest. He should be able to help the team figure out Tony Dunn’s thoughts...

Balotelli stood on the sidelines, waiting to play. Half a minute ago, Lippi had told him the task. It's very simple. Use your own technology to create breakthrough opportunities. In addition, all the free kicks and corner kicks in the front court are given to him. You must make good use of these set kick opportunities to find a way to break England's dense defense.

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Dunn saw Balotelli standing next to the fourth official, he thought about it, and searched for information about the Italian in his memory.

Nottingham Forest's performance in these two seasons is average. The black player's main position in the team has become more and more stable-after all, it cost 35 million pounds. Which head coach dares to easily put him on the bench? It's a pity that he has not been able to use his personal abilities to help the team improve its performance. On the contrary, the state has fluctuated with the decline of the team's performance.

He himself was not very happy. He has been clamoring for a transfer this summer and may go to Manchester United to find his mentor Mourinho.

Lippi must have replaced him because of the fact that Italy has won a lot of set kicks...

I have to remind the players on the field to pay a little attention to the foul spot...

He also got up and walked to the sidelines, calling Wood's name, asking him to bring his latest instructions to the players on the court.

"Pay attention to the foul spot!"

In fact, few people have hope for Balotelli, except for Lippi, who put him on the court.

After all, this season, Balotelli’s state is too unstable. When it is good, he can perform a hat trick in a game to turn the tide, and when it is bad, he can make the on-site commentator suspect that the Forest team did not give him. Sign up for the competition.

And to make matters worse, such bad moments occurred more often last season.

But Lippi didn't think so, so he pulled the opponent to give a very detailed explanation before letting Balotelli play. Tell him what to pay attention to, what to do, and authorize him to take all set kicks. It can be seen that Lippi placed high hopes on Balotelli.

It's a pity that Balotelli's first possession of the ball failed Lippi's high hopes after he came on the field-he stopped the football directly to the opposite George Wood when he stopped the ball.

There was a burst of laughter from the English fans in the stands. John and Bill even sang Balotelli's hymn, which is obviously to remind everyone of the relationship between the two opinions.

"Does Balotelli think he is still wearing a red Nottingham Forest jersey? He actually stopped the ball directly to the opposite George Wood. And it can be seen that Wood was also a little surprised by his mistake...Aha! "Mortensen relentlessly satirized Balotelli, although in the league, he is likely to cheer Balotelli's beautiful goal many times.

The Italian narrator covered his face and couldn't bear to witness the shameful scene.

There are conspiracy theorists among Italian fans. They must think that the Nottingham Forest inexplicably grabbed love and stole the new golden boy of Italian football from Inter Milan. It must be for today. For the finals, they deliberately planned to abolish Balotelli two years ago.

Looking at it now, they succeeded!

This idea has made many Italians grit their teeth with hatred of the English. If you think about Nottingham Forest and the head coach of the England team is Tony Dunn, it is more likely! It may be that Tony Dunn planned all of this! How about going to Nottingham Forest instead of Manchester United where Mourinho knows Balotelli better?

Sure enough, to win by unscrupulous...

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Because of that mistake, as soon as Balotelli gets the ball, there will be a burst of laughter in the stands, and it is the English fans who are targeting him.

I really don't know how Lanzafame, who was replaced by him, saw this scene on the bench and how he felt. In fact, what is more interesting is what Lippi is thinking now...

Dunn laughed from the sidelines. He was a little proud. Balotelli's mistake was a blow to the morale of the Italian team, and it also made the Italian teammates' confidence in him shaken.

He didn't know why Lippi took the risk to send Balotelli, although Balotelli's free kicks were successful, but some of the gains outweighed the gains. After all, in the previous European Cup at the airport, Balotelli didn't play much time and his performance was average. In technical statistics, apart from an assist, there was no other figure to come by.

Is this the silver fox confused for a while, or is there really any foresight in it?

"I feel like changing to Balotelli is a faint move. If Italy loses the final, this substitution will definitely become the media to criticize him after the game."

"I think England can take this opportunity to attack and score another goal. At that time, the victory is set. The English can start celebrating their first European Cup in history."

"Balotelli's performance in Nottingham Forest is very mediocre. This summer, he had an unpleasant relationship with the club's senior management and wanted to transfer. These transfer rumors obviously affected his mood and state. Lippi really did let him play. Thoughtless……"

"Lanzafame's performance is regular and he has made a lot of defensive contributions. Just replace him with a Balotelli who doesn't let go. What does Lippi think?"

The narrators from various countries don't mind taking this opportunity to get into trouble.

"Lippi is really old, and he made such a mistake in such an important game... It's sighing that the years are not forgiving. After all, he is a 68-year-old man..." Some people shook their heads and sighed. As if it was a very regrettable thing.

And the protagonist, who has been talked about by them, is sitting steadily on the coach's bench, and you can't see what you want to see from his Furui Bubo face. He did not frown because of Balotelli's mistake, nor did he get up anxiously to the sidelines and yell at the team. He did nothing, like a statue.

This old Italian man who looks a lot like Paul Newman really looks more handsome as he gets older. That calm gentleman's temperament has naturally revealed itself.

His performance, on the contrary, added a little confidence to the Italian players on the field.

The head coach didn’t panic, why are we panicking?

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