In the 31st round of Serie A, Inter Milan took on Juventus away. In first-half stoppage time, Charhanolu scored a penalty to give Inter a lead, and Juve failed to break through the mid-post twice to give the Nerazzurri a 1-0 win. In the standings, Inter are three points behind at the top of the table and are back in contention for the title.
In this game, Inter played more passively, suppressed by Juve, and was able to harvest three points, which had an element of luck, and it was also related to the tactical adjustment of Inzaghi Jr.
【Starting Lineup】
On the international match day, Italy, Turkey and Chile were all blocked from the World Cup, and the Inter players were not only seriously demoralized, but also physically exhausted. Only Barrera took one break, and Both Chalhan and Chilean two went on to start the second game after being eliminated.
Shk and Dumfries both played two friendly matches, Paige, Correa and Dzeko only started once, Lautaro and B. Ronaldo did not go to the national team because of injury, but also because of injury, just resumed training, the state and fitness can not be guaranteed.
Overall, on this international match day, Inter players are consuming a bit more than expected.
Debut and ratings
Juve's side is also a lot of internationals, and the same age is on the older side, but recently in good shape, has been unbeaten in 16 consecutive rounds, and recently won 4 consecutive wins. Juve have only lost two games in the last four months, except for the Champions League being eliminated by Villarreal, which is the Italian Super League cup loss to Inter.
Juve are only one point away from Inter before the game, and the winner or loser of this match will determine who will be out early and who is eligible to compete in the final competition.
【B Luo VS Dybala】
The importance of Ronaldo is vividly reflected in his absence, so when he plays, he will always be taken care of. The shadow forwards and forwards of each team in Serie A have one more task against Inter Milan - to keep an eye on Ronaldo. What's more, such as AC Milan, in the two-legged confrontation, has specially replaced the technical front waist with confrontational players, just to keep an eye on B Ronaldo.
What about a team that doesn't have a front waist?
Allegri gave the answer, changing to 4231 and setting up a special front for B Ronaldo.
Serie A is the league that pays the most attention to the tactical game, and all Serie A teams, including the former overlord Juve and the current leader AC Milan, have collectively attached so much importance to B Ronaldo on the tactical side, indicating two problems:
First, B Ronaldo is currently the best organizational back in Serie A;
Second, strangling Ronaldo is an effective way to deal with Inter.
But since it is the best in Serie A, it is certainly not that anyone can strangle to death, at least Dybala, who temporarily changed to the front, can't do it.
Dybala is a striker, although technically excellent, has a certain degree of organizational ability, but in essence is still a forward, he can not play the front, does not have the running ability of midfielders, and as a technical player, he is not good at confrontation and defense.
From this point of view, Pioli did it more thoroughly, preferring to sacrifice the offense and change to the muscle man to kill B Ronaldo, which is completely a weak and strong mentality. And Allegri, can take the initiative to change the position, to ensure that there is a person in the front waist position, is already a lower posture, after all, the mentality of domination for many years, the mouth says modest words, and the heart still has its own pride.
After the opening, Dybala followed B. Ronaldo
Inter's forward passes can only be done by the wing, lateral transfers can only be done by the centre-backs, and the midfielders can't catch the ball at all. Juve's position seemed to be putting Inter's midfielders into a box, and Inter could only pass the ball around the box.
Dybala followed B. Ronaldo
Ronaldo couldn't move forward with the ball, and Inter could only attack with long passes.
It seems that Dybala seems to have restricted B Ronaldo, but a closer look will find that Dybala can only follow and stand, and even follow tightly, B Ronaldo has every opportunity to shake off Dybala through a wide range of running.
Sure enough, as time went on, Dybala began to be unable to keep up.
Looking at a set of data, in the first 10 minutes of the game, B Ronaldo only touched the ball and passed 4 times, ranking sixth in the team; 11-20 minutes, B Ronaldo passed third in the team, and the number of touches was tied with Barrera Bastoni for the first place; 21 to 45 + 9 minutes, B Ronaldo's touch number and passing number were high and far ahead, retaking on the heavy responsibility of the core of the organization.
That is to say, Dybala's stare at B Ronaldo began to decline after 10 minutes, and after 20 minutes it was basically gone.
In the 11 minutes, Ronaldo midfielder organised with the ball and Dybala walking in front
This time it can also be said that the offensive and defensive conversions were too fast, and Dybala did not have time to return. In those 16 minutes, Dybala completely gave up the stare at B Ronaldo. Inter goalkeeper kicked off, a very standard frontcourt staring pattern.
Juve pressed for the 433 stop
Juve 433 stand, Dybala in the center position, Vlahovich and Morata were taken away by Bass and Danbu on the pull side, leaving Dybala in the middle to see Shik and Handa two points, can not look at it at all, B Ronaldo again, can only be midfielder Locatelli to stare at the top.
Inter passed through midfield
Barrera pressed rabio forward, Peppa took away Cuadrado, and the Juve midfield was completely empty, and at this time, Char Khan was unattended. Locatelli realized the problem and gave up B Ronaldo in time to return to the back position, but because Lautaro returned to midfield, he did not dare to go up to stare at Chalkhan, and could only reach out to let Dybala return to stare. Dybala did take two steps towards Charkhan and then stopped, and Chalkhan successfully received the ball and completed the advance.
Ronaldo took the half-time organiser and Lautaro shot from the penalty area
When B Ronaldo first dribbled the ball, Dybala could symbolically follow, and after B Ronaldo passed the ball, there was no ball to run, Dybala did not follow at all, allowing B Ronaldo to lead all the way through the midfield to organize the attack.
Ronaldo dribbled the ball through the half and was finally inserted into the box by Qarhan to complete the shot
In the first 16 minutes was completely suppressed, the shot was 0-8, from 17 minutes to 45 +4 penalties, the number of shots from both sides was 3-3, the possession rate was flat, and the reversal of the situation had a lot to do with Dybala's abandonment of the goal. After 17 minutes, Inter's attack advanced smoothly, and even without Dzeko's participation, it was easy to advance to the front, including Opportunities such as Lautaro's kick in the penalty area and Charkhan's rib insertion into the penalty area.
【Allegri's Missteps】
AC Milan's Diaz did not dare to start inter just because of his short stature, but as long as he played, his attitude was very positive, and Dybala, who was also a technical player, did not even have the attitude of fighting.
Completely abandoning the defense of B Ronaldo, Dybala did not dare to violate tactical discipline so blatantly, and it should be Alegri who made a tactical change after seeing that Dybala really could not keep up.
Dampou advanced with the ball
It can be seen that when inter took the ball at the back, the person who forced B Ronaldo became Vlahovic. But no matter how it changes, Juve's frontcourt will not kill Inter's backcourt.
This time it is very typical, B Ronaldo sinks into the defensive line and becomes a four-back, Juve is also a person staring, both backs staring at Barrerachar Khan, Cuadrado and Morata staring at Bass and Dambu on the edge of the la side, Dybala staring at Shik, Vlahović staring at B Ronaldo, but the problem is that Handa is not staring, B Ronaldo returns Handa, Dybala becomes a first defense two, he presses up to force Handa, he empties the Labian Shik, Morata goes to poke Shik, and the opposite Danbu gets space.
Inter's usual main offensive side of the left side of the game, Page, was suppressed by Cuadrado, but the right side gained more space, and several breakthroughs were formed, which were made up by Juve players by personal ability.
Barrera breaks through and Morata chases back
Inter have successfully passed the midfield many times, mainly because Juve have problems with the frontcourt pressing system, and the key is Dybala.
Although Dybala is not very old, he does not have the strength to fight, and he belongs to the traditional pure offensive player who does not participate in defense. Putting Dybala into the pressing system is still the most critical position, just like Inter with the old Zheko and forced to play the pressing tactics, it belongs to their own death. What's more, Juve are still facing Inter, which has been cooperating for several seasons, and when facing Real Madrid Liverpool, they dare to play a short-passing system in their own penalty area.
Some people say that this game is a rookie pecking at each other, but I think that when Inter is not physically strong and in poor shape, at least the attitude of the game is very hard, the tactical execution is also very strong, and the choice of defense in the case of away lead is also normal. And Juve have some players, in the case of no hope of the top four in the championship, the attitude of the game is problematic.
Dumfries builds points
For example, this penalty, Danbu took the ball in the backcourt, no one cared, Barrera returned to pick up the ball, or no one cared, Barrera from the back all the way to the midfield, or no one cared, let Inter easily into the box, and finally created a penalty.
Juve did not defend in front of the four people, Vlahovic has just completed a sprint to force the defender, slowly retreat is no problem; Cuadrado misjudged the situation, thinking that Barrera will return the pass, so he is ready to press forward, and the ball is not on his side, when the ball enters the box, he has also returned to the defensive position; Morata later chased back into the box at high speed, preventing Barrera who was inserted into the box, although the final foul was sent, but as a striker, such a defensive attitude is commendable.
Only Dybala, doing nothing, stood and watched. Although his mission was to keep an eye on Ronaldo, Barrera had gone all the way from his defensive zone, and he didn't even do symbolic interference.
Now are passing the inter and dybala scandal, in my opinion, Dybala does have a certain ability to take the ball in front, but not a breaking point, Correa also has the same characteristics, although the strength is a little worse than Dybala, but has been bought out, and then the introduction of Dybala is a duplicate investment. Although Dybala has a certain organizational ability, it is still a pure striker in essence, and the weaknesses in confrontation and defense are too obvious, if you use him, you can't beat the frontcourt, and the consumption of teammates is too large.
From the characteristic point of view, there are advantages and disadvantages, but considering his annual salary, age and injury history, I think it is still prudent. When the contract is renewed, lift it up, let Juve suffer losses, the purpose has been achieved, as for whether to sign him or not, my opinion is to let the bullet fly a little longer, and wait and see. There are not many teams that can accept Dybala now, and wait and see, if there is a local tycoon to shoot, don't bid, give up decisively; if no one has signed, the players are facing unemployment, they start to be anxious, and they can significantly reduce their wages.
【Counter-attack without threat】
After overtaking Juve's opening ten minutes of the three-plate axe, Inter gradually pulled the game back to the balance, and even had a slight advantage, mainly because Allegri used aggressive forward tactics, but did not have the right players to make inter backcourt easy to play.
Inter, after taking the lead, chose to focus on the defensive end in the second half, which is also understandable.
Some fans are not satisfied with this game, one is because of the recent bad results, depressed mood, scolding players and coaches to scold the mouth, this game is so ugly, inertia, and then scolding; second, because Inter only defended in the second half, there was no counterattack, and the scene was very awkward.
There is no threat of counterattack, let the opponent press unscrupulously, continuous attack, and the natural defensive end will be very awkward. So why is Inter's counterattack not threatening?
Counter-attack 4 hit 3
It was Inter's most threatening counter-attack, but not by himself, but by the mistakes of the opposing defenders.
4 to 3 Barrera with the ball, the front three people against the opposing three defenders, why can't even shoot the goal?
First of all, Dzeko made a mistake, he ran to the right first, trying to pull the side to take away left-back Sandro, and when he ran over, he found that Dumfries was plugged in, so he turned around and ran back, but he failed to open up space and blocked Barrera's forward route.
Dzeko should run to the left as soon as possible, taking Chiellini in the middle, allowing Barrera, who is carrying the ball, and Dumfries on the right to form a two-on-one pair against Sandro. At least let Chiellini move sideways and give Barrera a shot gap. The result was that Chiellini held the middle of the road steadily, blocking Barrera, and Dzeko became completely redundant, all invalid running positions.
Secondly, Lautaro has no speed, the space between Chiellini and De Ligt is very large, Lautaro as long as he accelerates forward, whether it is inserted in front of or behind De Ligt, good to get a direct shot opportunity, poor can also take away De Ligt, but his empty run is not as fast as Barrera with the ball, so that Barrera can not split the ball to the left, the opponent only uses concentration to defend the side.
Inter crossed from the back and Dzeko made a mistake in stopping the ball
Juve stepped up the pressing force in the second half, but still forced Inter's backcourt pass, the ball back to Dzeko has thrown off De Ligt's close body, not even need to stop the ball, as long as a light knock back, Char Khan directly over the top, the left side of the Paige can take off. However, Dzeko directly stopped the ball without interference.
Strike back quickly
This time it was Juve corner kick attack, Barrera broke the ball at the back and launched a counterattack, the problem is also due to the lack of speed.
Still the biggest space between Rabio and De Ligt, Barrera looked up at the left side three times during the dribble, but Lautaro never ran past De Ligt, there was no way but to pass to the right. Qarhan inserted on the right side is also a no speed and no breakthrough, as long as he stops, it is gone, he chooses to pass the ball directly, expecting that there are attacking players on the line, which is already the best choice.
Offensive slowdown
Juve made a pushing appearance in the front, but did not play much role, allowing Inter to smoothly advance to midfield.
When Bastoni carried the ball forward, Damian on the right line was empty, Barrera collected it in the middle and reached out to direct Bastoni to the right. Sandro was faced with one defense and two defenses, so he chose to stand between the two people and retreated, reducing the threat of being beaten, a very clever choice.
Bastoni saw Sandro's position and also considered the lead and Damian's speed, so he chose to pass to B Ronaldo in the middle.
Dzeko was unable to rush behind him, and Correa took Danilo from the flank to the middle of the road through the running position, when the left side appeared empty. But Page didn't plug in and kept standing in the back gasping for air, so B Ronaldo waved at him discontentedly.
The counterattack is speedless
This time it was B Ronaldo who ran without the ball to catch the ball, and after the completion of the ball, it was still Barrera holding the ball, and the situation was inserted in front of the three ways.
On the right, if Dumfries was still there, he went straight to the speed, but it was replaced by Damian, and this pass could not be chased. But no way, Dumfries national team played two games.
In the middle of the road, Zheke does not have the ability to plug forward, and it is good to be able to return to the transition.
On the left side, Correa did not choose to insert forward, but pulled to the side, waiting for Paige on the side to insert, the result was that Page was too slow, and when he came up, the opponent had all returned to position and became a position battle.
Dzeko was indeed in poor shape, winning only 2 of the 13 confrontations, but due to Juve's failed front-court pressing system, Inter did not need Dzeko to successfully push through the half, forming a situation in which Barrera held the ball and inserted the three lines forward many times.
But why has this situation not been able to score many times, and even the shot is rarely completed?
The key is the lack of speed.
Forwards Dzeko and Lautaro, including the replacement Correa, do not have the speed to insert themselves directly behind them, or such a running habit, when Barrera advances with the ball, they can only stop to catch the ball or run laterally, which will lead to a slowdown and cannot create vertical space.
Page and Dumfries on the flanks have speed, but Page is suppressed by Cuadrado in this game, and the defensive end is too much to rush up when attacking; on Dumfries' side, Sandro pays attention to defensive protection, leaving him almost no room for forward insertion. When the space in the second half became larger, it was replaced by Damian, who had no speed.
The counterattack cannot be fast, and can only become a positional attack. Inter's positional attack against the relegation team are difficult, must rely on the full-back to significantly press the pile of people to form an advantage, this game in the face of Juve's defense, do not dare to press sharply, naturally do not expect to gain anything.
【Iron Blood Defense】
Inter have focused on the defensive end, the whole thing is very good, Juve's attack looks hilarious, but there are only a few times when the real threat is formed.
Vlahović got rid of the shot
The ball originated from Rabio's midfielder dodging Charkhan's tackle, and then dodging Dzeko's return and sending a straight plug, Vlahović received the ball with his back to get rid of Shk to complete the shot.
Vlahović, known as the third striker of the younger generation, was frozen by Shke for most of the game, and is obviously not Shke's opponent in terms of confrontation and high ball competition, but when he goes down three roads, he has more flexibility at his feet than Shke.
Zakaria broke through the centre of the post
The ball was too aggressive for B Ronaldo, easily flashed by Zakaria, and then suddenly accelerated, and B Ronaldo could not catch up. Since B Ronaldo is a back-up, as soon as he is broken, the opponent directly hits the center-back.
Why would B Luo go to such a high position to pounce?
It can be seen that before It was Char Khan who stared at Zakaria, B Ronaldo dragged behind to protect, Chiellini took the ball, And Qarhan predicted that he would divide the wing, so he moved to the side, leaving Zakaria to B Ronaldo, who could only defend.
This ball happened after the opponent had just changed two people, and the opponent was replaced by a fresh force, and the attack must be more ferocious. Inter players or Inzaghi Jr. feel that they can't be too tight and too passive, and they have to push the defensive line out a little.
Cuadrado burst into the penalty area and crossed the line
This ball Bastoni tried to squeeze Quado with his body, but he could not squeeze it, and Was slipped by Quadrador. There was a similar situation in the half.
Cuadrado saved the ball and crossed
It was the same situation, Bastoni tried to squeeze Quadrador with his body, but he couldn't squeeze it, but fortunately this time he was out of bounds.
Cuadrado avoided the opposing Page, and stepped forward to take advantage of the flexibility and speed to hit the tall Bastoni, which was also a tactical success. Including insisting on using Dybala, and changing to play at the feet of Vlahovic in the second half, it is a tactical idea to follow the technical foot.
As you can see, Juve's most threatening attacks are basically based on personal ability, inter's overall defense is doing well, almost showing obvious loopholes, of course, this is done at the expense of the attack.
Inter didn't play well this game, but the one that eliminated Barca in the Treble season was even more ugly, and it didn't prevent it from becoming the most classic game in my heart. At this stage of the season, three points are important, let alone three points at home at Juve.
The game was not just three points, but also confidence and morale, and there were a few small details in the game that are worth mentioning.
Dampou was kicked down
Note that when the camera is given to Little Inzaghi, on the far right side of the camera, a majestic figure rushes to the scene of the incident to discuss the situation for his teammates, which is the responsibility of the leader on the field.
Dumfries was kicked down
Note that after Dumfries fell to the ground, everyone else stood still, or stood still, and B Ronaldo outside the camera rushed to the referee for the first time to ask for an explanation, which is the duty of the captain.
Page defends
In the last minute of injury time, Barrera's ball was cut off in front of him, and it was too late to return to the position, at this time, Paige, who switched to left forward, made an accelerated sprint to the right side of the defense, and successfully blocked the opponent's cross. As early as half an hour ago, Paige, who could not run before the attack, was able to accelerate the sprint defense at this time, which was completely supported by spirit, which was an exemplary role that should be played as a big guy in the team.
Although the game was not good, from Shk, Ronaldo and Page, I saw a spirit, a tenacious and indomitable iron-blooded spirit, and with the blessing of this spiritual strength, Inter will definitely be able to regain its form at the end of the season.
【Conclusion】
Statistics
Statistically, Inter are falling behind across the board, winning is very awkward and lucky. But a closer look at the course of the game reveals that Juve only had a certain advantage in the opening ten minutes of the game, after which Inter pulled the game into a balance and scored. The passivity of the second half is more due to inter's active recovery, although the counterattack can not be played, but the defense does not show too many loopholes.
This victory is worthy of the fighting spirit of the players on the field. Some fans who say Inter don't deserve to win don't deserve to be Inter fans.
The victory in this game does have a certain surprise and luck factor, and many of Inter's own problems have not been solved.
Most of the progress in this game stemmed from Dybala giving up his focus on B Ronaldo, but it is not the norm in the league that B Ronaldo can get such a large space. Little Inzaghi still failed to get rid of his dependence on Zheko on the offensive end, with Zheke's physical strength, continue to start, such a state will definitely continue, how to play next, or a headache problem.
The good news, though, is that Inzaghi Jr. has learned to recycle defense. The speed of counterattack is a tactical problem that can be solved, know how to change the rhythm, will play hard, this is progress.
The victory in this game allowed Inter to retain the qualification for the championship, coupled with the morale bonus of the away victory over Juve, the team's state gradually recovered, the remaining opponents are not strong, I believe Inter is still a big favorite to win the championship!
STRENGTH INTER!