Greenery on the back

Chapter 352 Battle Sailor
Yue Feng heard Nei Tian say that Xi Rui was pitiful, he shrugged and said: "Compared to those who were injured on the boat, we are considered lucky."

"No, I mean she came all the way to Italy to find you, and you don't associate with her, it's very pitiful." Uchida pouted.

Looking at the bewildered Yue Feng, Uchida smiled, "Anyway, I already have Hoshino-chan, so you can continue to be a Wannian single dog."

"Hehe, if you spend the time chatting with Hoshino on football, you won't be left behind so much by me." Yue Feng also replied with a smile.

"You are a straight man of steel and a football fanatic, I have convinced you." Uchida shook his head helplessly, turned around and called the car to the train station.

On August 8th, Empoli's first Coppa Italia game was against Arezzo, who stood out from the two-level fight in the previous round.

This is a mid-range team in Serie C. For the first time, Ranocchia let Yue Feng and Uchida Maren start the game, playing 352 wings.

The Coppa Italia is an elimination system, and every game cannot be lost. Therefore, except for Yue Feng and the two, Ranocchia did not dare to be careless, and only let three or two main players rest in rotation.

Yue Feng continued his good form in the warm-up match and helped the team beat the opponent 5-0.

In this game, the bearded forward Mateucci scored one goal, Stefano scored two goals, and Yue Feng, who was only a wing back, not only sent two excellent assists, but also scored two goals alone goal.

This made Ranocchia want to dig deeper into his shooting ability. After all, Empoli's current offensive methods are relatively simple, and it is not enough to always rely on the wingback to pass from the bottom.

A single tactical play will only allow the opponent to fully study you, and then take corresponding measures to limit it in the game.

In this game, Yue Feng had a long-range shot from the ribs. At this time, Ranocchia saw Yue Feng attack the goal with his right foot from the left for the second time.

In the last team training match, the same "cloud piercing arrow" surprised Ranocchia.His Inter Milan teammate Coutinho in the player era was good at scoring goals in this way.

More than ten years ago, Coutinho relied on this foot to cut in and take a long shot, and he used to eat it all over the world.

He can pass and shoot with his left and right feet, and his defensive skills are top-notch. Ranocchia thinks that Yue Feng's future ceiling may be higher than Coutinho's.

Therefore, in the team's daily training, Yue Feng carried out special long-range shooting training in accordance with the requirements of Ranocchia.He was originally a very hardworking person, and he still had the skills of long pass, so he learned this move of "cloud piercing arrow" very quickly.

Long-range shooting is not enough to stand alone in front of the goal and practice. Ranocchia puts the emphasis on sports warfare. The entire left side of Empoli has practiced partial coordination around Yue Feng's long-range shooting.

The No. 8 Thomas from the left midfielder, the No. 2 Yulei from the left of the three central defenders, and the bearded forward Mateucci are quite dissatisfied with the head coach's style of play centered around Yue Feng.They didn't dare to go directly to Ranocchia, so they all ran to captain Luca to pour out their bitterness.

During the break during training, Luca came to Ranocchia with a water bottle.

"Andrea," Luca had contact with Ranocchia when they were players, and the age difference between the two was only 7 years, so he directly called Ranocchia by his name.

"What's the matter Anthony?" Ranocchia looked at the tactical board while drinking water.

"I know that Yue's recent performance is very good, but the team's offensive core around him, isn't this kind of tactic a bit extreme? Yue is just a kid under the age of 18." Luka went straight to the point and made it very clear.

"You have also seen his level in these two games, Anthony, I don't think age is an obstacle to becoming a main force."

"But... everyone will feel a little uncomfortable. Some people say that it is because Yue was born in Inter Milan. This kind of statement is not good for you."

Ranocchia was not angry, but smiled and said, "I'm thinking about Empoli. You guys, you are used to a set of tactics, so you don't want to change to a new one."

"But you also know that the team must keep innovating in order to keep winning. You are the captain, go and help me appease the players. As for Yue, if you give him enough power to fire, I believe he will impress you all." After all, Ranocchia patted Luca on the shoulder and walked towards the training ground again.

下一场比赛还是意大利杯，就在8月18日进行。由于到了第三轮，之前胜出的20个队伍将加入新的对手，他们就是意甲上赛季排名9到20的12支球队。

According to the results of the draw, Empoli will face Sampdoria, the 15th place in Serie A last season, in this round.

In terms of ranking alone, Empoli's draw result is not the worst.The most unlucky next week is the Livorno team, which is also in the second division. Their opponent is Udinese, who ranked 9th in Serie A last season.

Livorno, the one where Yue Feng and Xi Rui planned to take a boat to Livorno on the island.When Yue Feng saw the result of the lottery, he also felt that the city had become a little home recently.

Trying to kill the black-bone chicken with their strength is simply a dream.

But Yue Feng and the others will not be easy. Sampdoria is a veteran and strong team, nicknamed "Sailors".

Although it is now down and out, there are many good players in the team, which are much stronger than Inter Milan's first-line bench team.

Not to mention Sampdoria's biggest ace, the Argentine international Dybala who once played for Juventus.

Although the 36-year-old Dybala is in the retirement stage, he is still the most reliable offensive core of "Sailor" Sampdoria.

In addition, No. 20 Maroni, who is also an Argentine, is also a big killer in Samp's midfield.

In short, facing Serie A teams, Empoli, which is only at the mid-range level of Serie B, does not have much chance of winning from the face of the cards.

But this is the charm of the cup, and there are not a few teams in the first division that capsized in the gutter.

Ranocchia decided to give it a go.

The 2030-2031 Second Division has not yet started, and Empoli, who only has the cup to play, has no reason not to work hard.

So, Ranocchia continued to put out a 352 formation, and let Yue Feng and Uchida Maren continue to act as two wing guards.

But just to be on the safe side, he also put Liam and Pinner on the bench.

But on the day of the game, Ranocchia and Yue Feng were a little disappointed when they saw Sampdoria's starting lineup.

The opponent didn't seem to take the second-tier team seriously, and the top star Dybala was put on the bench.

Samp put up a 4312 formation, with three central midfielders and a midfielder forming a midfield four.Among them, the midfielder is No. 20 Maroni.

Among the three central midfielders, the middle one is mainly responsible for defense, while the other two are protecting the ribs, they must also participate in the attack in the middle at any time.

Samp's formation is also targeted. Although Empoli often plays 352, the main offensive route before is the center.

Because Liam and Pinner on the two wings can't get hard at all.

(End of this chapter)