Lombardo spread his arms from afar. At least show me some respect.
He had wanted to prove himself in front of Dejan Lu.
But just sharing the pitch with him brought back memories of how terrifying Dejan Lu was.
That left flank where no number of defenders could stop him, where he could always score.
He had created two goals, and they could not even be called counterattacks.
Both had come from established attacks.
That was truly frustrating.
Piero felt much the same.
As a teenage prodigy, he had replaced Baggio.
But looking at it now, he could only replace Baggio.
Baggio had failed to produce particularly good results at Juventus, which was why he had gotten that opportunity.
But Dejan Lu was still Dejan Lu. Even after moving from Sampdoria to Manchester United, he remained the most terrifying presence on the left.
Juventus had an exceptionally strong starting lineup.
Yet they had still failed to stop the attacks orchestrated by Dejan Lu.
Lippi glanced at the time and quickly shouted to the pitch, "Hold on. Stoppage time is almost here. We'll make some adjustments at halftime."
He had no particularly good solution at the moment.
But he had to give the players confidence.
Perhaps they would still have a chance after making some halftime adjustments.
The players from both sides returned to the center circle.
Ravanelli passed to Lombardo for the kickoff, and Lombardo quickly passed back to Conte.
Conte obediently prepared to keep possession and run down the clock.
Only after Cantona pressed him did Conte pass to Deschamps.
The French captain carried the ball forward at speed himself. Cantona worked exceptionally hard in pursuit, far beyond his usual effort.
It showed just how much resentment he had toward the French national team.
Deschamps was not tall, but