The Football Journey After Soul Shifting

For Trapattoni, it is really a very leisure time. In the ninth group match of the European Cup qualifiers, he led the Italian team to beat the same group of Serbia and Montenegro, Azerbaijan and Finland easily. And Wales, two rounds ahead of the European Cup qualifiers - the reputation of 'Bamboo Trappa' is really suitable for him.If you don't count the brutal trial of the fourth month after Valentine's Day, then he should now be lying in the warm sun at his country house in Verona, or on the golden sands of Rio de Janeiro.

But before that, he still has a lot of things to do. He has to travel around and inspect players; he has to prepare enough training plans and formulate a suitable formation; but the worst is yet to come-he has to lead the team to Western Europe England and ice and snow Russia played two friendly matches in a row.

The friendly match against England on February 2st is a bit troublesome...

Trapattoni looked down at the roster in his hand. Now is the sprint stage of the league. Except for the poor performances of Roma and Ragio, the Serie A giants dominated by the Milan duo and Juventus are all caught in a two-line battle. Even The dilemma of fighting on three fronts.

Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly even more difficult to recruit wealthy players to the national team to participate in friendly matches.It can be said that milan's pirlo, gattuso, and inzaghi may not be able to participate, while juventus' zambrotta and piero It is even more impossible.

Trapattoni turned and said to his assistant.

Alessandro Breo pondered for a moment.Said: "The state should be better for Mariano..."

Trapattoni smiled: "Alejandro, let's treat this game as a training game for new players."

I don't know how the English people will feel when they hear his words.possible.Maybe Trapattoni beware of venom-soaked beer bottles from English football hooligans...

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The finalized 20-man roster undoubtedly surprised countless experts.

Goalkeeper

Buffon (Juventus), Peruzzi (Lazio).

Guard

Favalli (Lazio).Ferrari (Parma), Materazzi (Inter Milan), Nesta (AC Milan), Oddo (Lazio), Panucci (Roma), Grosso (Napoli).

Midfield

Camoranesi (Juventus), Flores (Napoli), Perotta (Chievo), Pirlo (AC Milan).Zanetti (Inter Milan), Gattuso (AC Milan) were selected at the last minute.

forward

Corradi (Lazio), Mariano Arini (Napoli), Luca Toni (Palermo), Totti (Roma), Cassano (as Roma).

Regardless of whether the selection of Lazio's Favalli and Chievo's Perotta is correct or not, the absence of Del Piero on the left has brought a lot of difficulty to Italy's offense. Avant-garde and left winger positions.The selection of Flores, Grosso and Liu Wen also caused a lot of criticism.Once this configuration becomes the main lineup, Italy's left will become a brand new lineup made in Naples.

Some Italian media lamented: "Trapattoni is sleepwalking, and Italy's left wing will be broken mercilessly."

I wonder if the person who said this has watched the Naples game?

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On a green turf under a blue sky.

A tall figure rushed left and right on the court.It's like entering the land of no one.Although his body was a bit taller than his teammates, his footsteps were frighteningly nimble, and within three strides he threw off the defender who had been clinging to him.The teammate immediately passed the ball, and he jumped high.He hit the middle and lower part of the falling ball hard, and the ball passed the goalkeeper's fingers like lightning.Hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal.

Although it was an ordinary training game, this wonderful goal ignited the passion in the field, and the fans watching the training still screamed with excitement.

"Mariano! Mariano! We only have one Mariano!"

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"Okay, well done, Mariano!" Flores clapped his hands, "But how did you do it? Aren't you still outside the restricted area just now?"

"Needless to say. I ran in. If you want to score this goal, you have to run in."

"How did you run?"

"The speed of this ball is not fast. You can get the ball by running in directly. You can do it too."

Three black lines appeared on Flores' face - he should have spent less than 2 seconds... Even Batman, it is difficult to run so fast without props on his body, let alone Mariano still has a shoulder injury.Could it be that there are wings invisible to the naked eye behind him?If you can see it, it must not be an angel, but a fleshy wing similar to a dinosaur-in any case, he is an existence beyond mortals, a monster more terrifying than Godzilla.

Maradona applauded, such a ball can no longer be explained from a technical level.He turned his head and said to the reporters behind him: "Mariano's characteristics are known to each of us. If you give him a chance, he will punish you. In the area near the penalty spot, he is as free as a fish in the water. Moves, and when he has the opportunity, he can seize it as well as possible. With his technique and shooting ability, I think he is the best striker in the 16-meter area in front of the goal. What's more commendable is that he can also break through with the ball himself , to create opportunities for teammates.”

The best striker in the 16-meter area in front of the goal, what a terrific evaluation.

The reporter excitedly excerpted this sentence, which will become the main headline of tomorrow's report - "Maradona Rarely Praises Arini: A World-Class Killer Has the Best Shooting Ability in the World Within 16 Meters"

What evaluation is more exciting than this evaluation?

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Maradona's voice has not yet fallen, Naples will usher in a game without Mariano, Naples at home against Palermo.Liu Wen had to sit in the Sao Paulo stand because he was suspended for accumulating 5 yellow cards.

How long can Naples, which has been unbeaten for eight consecutive rounds, continue this unbeaten record?This has become one of the most interesting topics for many Italians.

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And this game is also very important for the Palermo team.Aspiring to upgrade this season, they have not adjusted their progress during the season, and only ranked sixth with 47 points.

But it is undeniable.The gap between Palermo and Naples is not as big as the score shows-the strength of Palermo should not be underestimated in this round of the Coppa Italia.Palermo has just defeated Serie A's Udinese 2:1, and before that, they eliminated Sampdoria with a total score of 3:2.

Napoli without Mariano?At best, it is similar to Sampdoria.

Scoglio formed a 4-4-2 formation in this game. In the forward line, Calaio replaced Liu Wen, and his partner was still the former Juventus international Mi Corley.

In Scoglio's view, such a lineup should be enough to win Palermo.

Liu Wen sat in the stands, surrounded by a group of reporters, watching the game helplessly.

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But the game didn't go as Scoglio expected.

The opening is only ten minutes.The home team Naples conceded two goals in a row in embarrassment in front of [-] spectators at the San Paolo Stadium, and pushed themselves into a desperate situation early.

In my impression, Naples should not have encountered such a predicament for a long time.

3:0!Incredible game progress!

The cameraman cut the camera to Liu Wen very responsibly.The young talented shooter's face was ashen.

The few Palermo fans who accompanied the team broke out a particularly piercing cheer!

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In the stands of Sao Paulo, Alejandro Breo sat quietly. As one of the assistant coaches of the national team, Naples and Palermo, which have four quasi-international players, undoubtedly became his key inspection objects.

But he didn't think of it.Naples, who had just defeated Juventus and made great strides in Serie B, would play like this.

It is undeniable that Palermo's three goals were somewhat lucky.But judging from the scene, Naples has no advantage at all.From the beginning of the game to the present has been spent in non-stop mistakes.

Compared with the Naples that defeated Juventus, the difference between this quasi-second-rate team is only the lack of a striker.

Is that the difference if Mariano Arini is on the field or not?

Alessandro Breo looked up at the scoreboard.

3:0, really dazzling.

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Brienza crossed again, Luca Toni's header crossed Manita's ten fingers, but hit the crossbar hard, and Naples almost fell behind 0:4 before half-time.

Seeing Tony's heroic appearance, Alessandro Breo nodded thoughtfully.

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After the game, the game was generally considered by the media to be a hotbed of miracles.As well as going straight in from Franco Brienza's cross, hapless Napoli also scored a curious second-half goal to pull a point back.

…It should be that God accidentally helped the wrong person. The corner kick from Flores was flat and fast. It passed through the crowd quickly, bounced on the ground, and flew into the goal.Palermo goalkeeper Gianluca Berti(i) is dumbfounded!

"goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!! Antonio, Antonio scored a terrible goal!!"

Liu Wen, Biscardi and Alessandro Breo all fainted.

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In the end, Naples lost 1:3 to Palermo at home, suspending nine unbeaten rounds, breaking the biggest upset of this round of Serie B.The Palermo team has been unbeaten for 5 consecutive rounds and rose to fifth, showing a strong upward momentum.

In other games, Torino beat Como 2-0, while Cagliari beat Lecce 3-2.

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Today is another sunny day, a little bit cold, but the best weather for training.

Naples has no game today, and the next Serie B game will be three days later, but there is no need to worry, because Naples will play against the Serie B vice-president in the next game. They have only won 4 games and accumulated 17 points. Pescara team.

Although the nine-game unbeaten record was suspended by the Palermo team in the last game, at present, the Naples team has not been affected by the loss in the slightest.

It can be said that under the impact of consecutive victories, the mentality of all players began to undergo some subtle changes-an emotion between self-confidence and arrogance.

I believe that the Milan duo and Juventus players should be very aware of this emotion.

Liu Wen did not participate in training today. In the training a few days ago, his left shoulder hit the ground again during the fight, and the injury worsened. According to the judgment of the team doctor, such an injury may require rest for a week-in this way, He may not be able to participate in the game against Pescara at the weekend.