Mister Legend

Chapter 327 Restart
The loss of the derby still had a relatively big impact on the atmosphere in the Turin team, but it was inevitable. Although there was a negative incident in Falk's car accident before the game, everyone's spirits were still above the average level , They all thought that they could break their wrists with Juventus, but who knew it would be a fragile defeat.

However, there is not much time on the schedule to make them sad. On Thursday night, the team will welcome their opponents in the second round of the Europa League group stage at home - Rijeka, the double champion of Croatia's top league last season.On the following Sunday afternoon, the seventh round of the league will start on time. Although the opponents are not too strong, and the Turin team is still playing at home and has a geographical advantage, they can't be careless in the slightest.The whole team agrees that the next two games can just serve as the starting point for the team to start again towards success. As long as they can put all their energy into this training and competition, the Red Bulls will return to their previous invincibility. In a state of invincibility, anything is possible.

So Li Moody had no choice but to say sorry to his mother and girlfriend. He left the apartment before seven o'clock in the morning and would not go home until after nine o'clock in the evening, basically unable to communicate with them privately.Fortunately, those two don't have any serious business to do now, so they went back to Mallorca together, and then started to visit some tourist attractions in Spain. They didn't care whether the Turin coach returned home or not.

After considering the physical and competitive status of the players in the team, as well as the situation of the two opponents this week, Li Mudi formulated a larger rotation plan, allowing young people to get more playing time, and also helping veterans and core players Relieve accumulated fatigue.On Wednesday morning, the Turin team announced their roster for the European war early on. The names of the three generals Casillas, Benassi and Immobile were not included in it, which aroused heated discussions among many people. Everyone thinks that this is the performance of the Turin team not paying attention to their opponents.

Although Li Moody and several players in the team categorically denied this statement in interviews before the game, and used the players' poor condition or some minor injuries as explanations, but obviously no one would believe this kind of excuse.So the Rijeka Slovenian coach Mattjez Keko, who felt insulted, blatantly clamored on Thursday morning to lead the team to give the arrogant Chinese and the Red Bull a good look.His remarks also brought more attention to this game that was originally not much to watch. Sky Sports Italy even held a discussion before the live broadcast of the game to analyze whether the Turin team Qualifications and strength "look down" on opponents.The final conclusion is that there is, and the final result of the game also confirmed that these experts are not blindly favoring the team of their own country.

This game is the first time the two clubs have met in history. Even in the warm-up match, neither side has ever played against each other.However, with the help of today's powerful technology level and professional scouting work, it is not difficult to obtain the opponent's recent data and information, so the coaches of the two teams have a rough estimate of the opponent's strength, and they have prepared early. made a coping plan.

For the home team, Li Moody used a 4-3-3 formation. The goalkeeper position gave the Serbian teenager Vanja Milinkovic-Savic a chance to make his team debut. Knowing this happy event, the mood has been in a very excited state; the four backs are the Englishman Flanagan, who will also represent the team for the first time, veteran Moretti, Canneman and Di Marco; the three midfielders For Fabas, Musis and Baselli who didn't play much in the last game; the frontcourt is Falk, Edra and Belotti.

Although many rotations and newcomers have been dispatched, the strength of the Torino team is still maintained at a relatively high level. Except that the left side is far behind the main force on both offensive and defensive ends, the rest are still the same. Support can be ranked in the mid-range level in Serie A.

On the other hand, Rijeka, who played away games, although they were the domestic league and cup double champions last season, their historical background is not strong. It is only the first top league and second cup title in their team history.After the veteran team Dinamo Zagreb made a strong recovery this season and other teams also recovered their form, Rijeka has been squeezed out of the top three in the league, and their qualifications for the European competition next season will be a problem.Therefore, Keke, who has coached the team for three and a half seasons, still chose a relatively safe 4-4-2 position in the game, and let the two central midfielders recover relatively large, at least in the opening stage. waist to use.

There are no big-name stars in their team. The most prestigious player in the world is the Croatian fringe international and 26-year-old midfielder Philip Bradaric. I don't know much, even the scout and Swedish international Anderson, who was sent to collect information half a month in advance, failed to get much relevant information.Fortunately, the FM system can provide a very comprehensive player's ability and current state, which gives the Turin coach enough confidence to rotate during the game.

After the start of the game, Rijeka did not blindly adopt a style of full defense and wait for an opportunity to counterattack, and took the initiative to compete with the Turin team for the possession of the ball, even wanting to play against the guest.This Li Mudi can't agree, it's not that he can't accept the opponent's possession of the ball, but before the game, he assumed that even if a substitute is sent, it is not difficult to win. Regardless of the result of the game, if the process is not good, it will be irrelevant. .So he immediately instructed the Turin players to also strengthen the press in the midfield, and absolutely suppress the opponent in terms of momentum.

So the two sides launched a series of hand-to-hand combat not long after the opening whistle sounded, and there were six or seven fouls in a row within 7 minutes. Fortunately, the Israeli referee Aurel Greenfield was not very serious. He likes to draw cards, and only showed the first yellow card to warn the visiting team's central defender Elez before the situation turned somewhat uncontrollable.Then the Red Bulls took the opportunity to gradually grasp more ball possession opportunities, and began to launch rounds of offensives under the control of Baselli and Fabas.

The main policy Li Mudi formulated before the game was to take advantage of the opponent's right back Visovic's slow speed. Transfer to the other side.Edra, a teenager from the team's youth training, is a technical winger with good one-on-one ability, especially good at cutting inside from the right. He also has some advantages against the Macedonian international Zuta.This tactic had a miraculous effect in the first half. Under the continuous impact of the two wingers of the Torino team, there were many loopholes in Rijeka's defense, which allowed Belotti, who was ambushing in the middle, to directly threaten the goal many times. Opportunity.

No. In the 14th minute, after Falke and Baselli completed the cooperation of hitting the wall, he forced Visovic to succeed, and then cut inside and entered the penalty area.Facing the supplementary defense of the visiting team's central defender Zuparic, the Spaniard used a fake move to open a gap, and vigorously passed the ball to the center.Belotti overwhelmed Erez smartly and kicked a collision shot with the arch of his left foot. Due to the speed, the goalkeeper Slaga couldn't make a save, and the ball passed under his crotch and flew into the net. 1 to 0, Torino's lead came earlier, this goal helped the players build up strong confidence and laid a good foundation for the final victory.

Then the visiting team tried to launch a counterattack, but they couldn't create a good chance in the middle, so they could only choose to make a fuss about crossing from the side.But their two forwards, one is a cameo by the central midfielder Pavicic, and the other Prjic is 1.8 meters tall, but he is still better at his feet, and headers are not their strong point.Therefore, under the pressure of Moretti and Kanneman, the Croatian team's header tactics failed to exert much effect. Except for two or three unreliable long-range shots, the home team's goalkeeper Savic was in the first half. His nerves have always been in a very relaxed state, and he hasn't even made a serious save.

However, what Li Moody got was not all positive results. Before the half-time break, Baseli felt some discomfort in the right ankle of his right ankle.The team doctor made a preliminary diagnosis in the locker room, and concluded that the ligament may be injured, and it needs to be sent to the hospital for a more in-depth examination before the final result can be known.The Turin coach had no choice but to replace the midfielder who had been unlucky in the last week with the teenager Balic under a depressed expression.

Fortunately, the Croatian teenager on loan from Udinese did not disappoint his boss. In the second half, only 8 minutes into the game, he used a corner kick to assist Moretti to score.In addition to getting the first game data after joining the Turin team, it also allowed the team to expand its lead to two goals, and it is one step closer to the three-pointer.

Leading by two goals, Li Moody became more courageous. He replaced Belotti and Falk with Pellegri and Parrigini in 8 minutes and 62 minutes, turning the game into a training ground. .This kind of contempt of Chiguoguo also made Rijeka burst out with a strong fighting spirit. In the next ten minutes or so, their state improved a lot, and they directly suppressed the home team played by many young players in their own half. Inside.Although there are still not many ways to attack, under the siege, he finally created several shots within the range of the goal, and pulled back a victory in the No. 804 minute of the game.

The Ghanaian right winger Acosti, who came off the bench, grabbed the second spot in time after his teammate's cross was broken, and kicked a world wave about 25 meters away from the goal.The ball flew into the upper right dead corner of the home team's gate like a shell fired from its gun. Savage, who is [-] meters tall, had already swooped to the limit and couldn't stop the long shot. This made Li Mudi on the sidelines feel this Doesn't the kid also have the attributes of a "world wave witness" like Joe Hart?

The score of 1 to 2 made Rijeka see the hope of scoring points in the away game. They immediately launched an extremely high-intensity fight after the re-kick-off, wanting to quickly get the ball back and instigate another attack.At this time, the shortcomings of the Turin team without a veteran in the midfield were revealed. Although Fabas's passing ability and overall situation view are good, he is still not experienced enough in the face of high-intensity siege. The impetuous move, continuous passing and dribbling mistakes, gave the opponent a lot of opportunities to counterattack on the spot.

Fortunately, the defensive line led by the veteran Moretti did not make mistakes again. Flanagan, who represented the new club for the first time, also showed the unique resilience and tenacity of the British, and successfully resolved the visiting team's offense again and again. .

When the game came to the last minute of stoppage time, that is, No. 1 minutes, Rijeka, who had already pressed the whole line, still failed to equalize the score. Instead, the Turin team seized the opportunity of the defense to kill game.Fabas’s long pass allowed Parrigini, who was successful in anti-offside, to take the ball to face the opponent’s goalkeeper very easily. When the Turin winger picked the ball past Slaga on the penalty area line, Among the defensive players chasing after him, the closest one was more than five meters away from him.

In the end, in this game that caused quite a bit of controversy because the home team had hidden their main players, the Red Bulls still won 3-1 without any risk, which put an end to the debates before the game.In another duel in the group that ended at the same time, the AEK team in Athens, Greece, which won the away game in the last round, was forced to a 2-2 draw at home by Vienna, Austria.After the two rounds, the Torino team still ranks first in the list with two wins and two wins. The following rankings are Athens, Greece, AEK, 4 points, Austria, Vienna, 1 point, and Rijeka, 0 points. The situation of the group seems to be somewhat clear. up.

In the other group matches of the European League that ended before, the Italian team still performed well. Lazio beat the Bundesliga team Sürtwaleheim with two goals at home, and also won two consecutive victories; while Atlanta 1-1 in the away game A draw with Lyon is also an acceptable result.On the nights of Tuesday and Wednesday, the three Serie A teams participating in the Champions League also swept away the downturn in the first round and achieved three wins and three wins.Juventus and Naples defeated the weakest opponents Olympiacos and Feyenoord in their respective home games, while Roma defeated Azerbaijan champions Karabak 2-1 away.

Although the strength of their opponents is not strong, the results of these three days of competition still make all Italian football people very happy. They have scored a lot of points in the European Championship standings and are now infinitely close to ranking third. of the German League.The result of Italian football's return to the third European league may be achieved next month, which is naturally a great joy, and they are not far away from the second English league, and it is not impossible to rise to second at the end of the season possible.However, this requires the six teams participating in the European competition to be able to work harder. The sooner they are eliminated, the better, but this also puts forward higher requirements for the overall strength of the team. The difficulty is not small.

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