Mister Legend

Chapter 394 The second round confrontation (second change)
Naturally, Li Mudi felt nothing to be happy about winning the underdog in an away game reversal, but the news brought by the team medical team after the game gave him even more headaches.The veteran central defender Moretti, who played the whole game against Verona and did not feel any obvious discomfort during the process, found that the metacarpal bone of his right little finger was swollen after returning to the locker room. I felt severe pain when I touched it, and was later diagnosed with a metacarpal bone fracture. Fortunately, it was not too serious, but I needed to recuperate for six to eight weeks.

According to analysis, the team's first captain probably accidentally injured himself when he fell to the ground in the middle of the second half, but because he was in a state of intense competition, he failed to receive immediate physical feedback The signal came out, so that he didn't realize that he had broken a bone until he walked off the court.

This kind of selfless spirit is indeed worth learning, but the emergence of injuries is not good news for him or the Turin club.The team has to face the unfavorable situation of losing this spiritual leader during the most difficult schedule, and Moretti, who is about to turn 37, has basically made a decision to retire after his contract expires this summer. It will greatly reduce the time he can play the last game in his playing career. If the recovery situation fails to meet expectations, he will bid farewell to this season early.

Before the team felt sorry for the veteran, another injury appeared in the team. The main right back Silvestri suffered a nose injury during training on Tuesday afternoon. In the next few days, he will receive a diagnosis from a rhinologist, and he will need to prove that he is completely fine before he can return to the training ground. This also declares that he will miss the Coppa Italia semi-final with Atlanta on Wednesday night and the weekend with Crotone. The league is over.

In addition to the winger Falk who was injured in the game against Juventus and was later diagnosed as needing two to three weeks of recuperation, three important members of the Turin first team are currently on the injury list. It was as dark as the bottom of the pot, even when his parents and girlfriend returned from a trip, he couldn't make him smile too much.

The family of the coach of Turin went to Switzerland for a holiday together during the Chinese New Year. After the hostility towards the country of kimchi in China gradually dissipated, they returned to Italy before the Lantern Festival. The elder sister and the second sister flew directly back to Asia. , After all, you still need to go to work or school after the holiday.Because of the return of the three people at home, it finally seemed less deserted. Li Mudi could also get rid of all the takeaways he had eaten for many days in a row, and live a good life of eating with his coat, but due to the team's injuries, It was still hard for him to get up.

At noon on the last day of February, Li Mudi welcomed several special guests from the motherland in the canteen of the Turin club: the main team members of the new China U19 national men's football team, who just took over the coach from Jia Xiuquan Former international footballer Cheng Yaodong, team leader Zhang Jie, deputy team leader and former Shide boss Lin Lefeng and a group of five people.

Tianchao U19 did not find the Turin coach this time because of any personal friendship. This newly formed youth army came to Europe for a month-long training in order to prepare for the U19 Asian Youth Championship held in October this year.In addition to competing with the echelons of European powerhouse clubs such as France and Germany in multiple games, with the help of Lippi's coordination, he was qualified to participate in this year's Viareggio Cup.

Since he studied under coach Xu Gengbao when he was a player, nearly one-third of the current group of players come from the Gengbao base in Shanghai, so it is inevitable that Director Cheng, who is coming into contact with players of this age group for the first time, will be different from his old team. The old mentor kept frequent exchanges, and the old coach mentioned in the conversation that Li Mudi has a lot to learn in terms of training young players, and he suggested to ask the only junior in the international football for advice. Director Cheng, who is humble and low-key, naturally agreed.

In this way, Li Mudi got in touch with Cheng Yaodong under the matchmaking of Mr. Xu.Although I dare not give any pointers, the Turin coach is obliged to provide some convenience for the Chinese people on the road of youth football development, so the U19 national youth team temporarily borrowed the Turin training ground before the start of the training. scene.

For the Turin club executives who attach great importance to strengthening the cooperative relationship with the Chinese side, 1 people naturally agreed to the arrival of the national youth team. Immediately after the incident, he instructed Castella, the director in charge of public relations and reception affairs, to accompany him all the way, and he must take good care of these guests from Asia.After a harmonious atmosphere and joyful luncheon for the guests of honor, Li Mudi invited several compatriots to watch the game live at night, and rushed back to the training ground of the first team to prepare for the final match in a few hours. preparations.

According to the original plan, the U19 National Youth Team will have two practice matches with the Turin U19 team in these two days, and then depart for France next Tuesday to compete with Nice, Monaco, Cannes and other corresponding echelons, and then next week. Six returned to Italy to start the journey of the Viareggio Cup.However, judging from the results of the group draw just announced by the organizers of this cup, the national youth team happened to be drawn together with the Turin team, which caused some scruples on both sides, so the opponent for this afternoon's practice match was temporarily replaced by The Turin U17 team finally led the team to get off to a good start in the European training with 4-2.

At 18:25 in the evening, more than [-] people from the top and bottom of the national youth team appeared in the stands of the Olympic Stadium in Turin, but most of them could only sit in temporary seats, because the tickets for tonight were sold out last week Yes, the fans hope to witness the historical moment when the Red Bull returns to the Coppa Italia final after [-] years.

As expected, Atlanta did not give up the hope of promotion. They have an absolute advantage in physical fitness. After being eliminated from the European League and their performance in the league is not good, this is the only event worth fighting for. Therefore, coach Gasperi Ni took out the strongest lineup in his hands and vowed to reverse the situation in the away game.And Li Moody did not dare to hold on to the advantage of winning an away game, and sent all the core players, because the Coppa Italia is almost the only event in which the team is likely to win the championship this season. The pressure brought by the club's executives and fans is really great. Some are big.

Torino used a 3-5-2 formation today, Cassie, Diego Llorente, Ranocchia, Gordaniga, Dickman, Bareca, Vukocevic, Baselli, Gour Eleven people including Cuff, Belotti and Pieto Pellegri appeared in the starting list.The visiting team is also in the same position. Jiashuai, who is accustomed to using single forward tactics, pushed Argentine short player Alejandro Gomez to the forefront in order to strengthen the offense today. Odd partner striker.

After the kick-off, Atlanta, which was behind in the total score, took the lead in launching the offensive. They did not shrink back because they were playing in an away game, and directly pressed forward.In the second minute, Atlanta formed a siege. Christante made a return from the outside of the penalty area. Gomez was 20 meters away from the goal and shot directly into the far corner, but it was slightly higher than the crossbar. Three minutes later, the visiting team suddenly used a high position in the frontcourt to press and successfully intercepted the pass from Goldaniga who made a mistake in a haste. Ranocchia, who came over in time, cleared the ball out of the danger zone.

In the 10th minute, Atlanta, who always took the initiative on the field, continued to maintain a high-intensity pressing strategy. Once again, the home team succeeded in stealing the ball at halftime and directly advanced to the top of the arc. Swiss midfielder Freuler failed to pass the ball. Double-teaming by two defenders.But Vukocevic's clearance failed to kick far, and was followed by Christante. His powerful volley was full of power, but was blocked by Ranocchia to the bottom line, but still shocked the home team supporters in a cold sweat.

Two minutes later, Gomez picked a pass from the penalty area, and his teammates knocked back. Ilicic made a diagonal pass to the goal, and Gomez outflanked and inserted in front of the goal.It's a pity that due to the speed of the pass, the ball didn't hit the target completely, which made the angle of the attack too straight, and it was confiscated in the chest by Cassie, who had always been highly focused.

Seeing that his side was suppressed miserably by the opponent after the start, Li Mudi came to the sidelines and arranged the latest tactics. He asked the players of the Torino team to be tougher and not to fall behind in terms of momentum.So Diego Llorente quickly brought down the visiting team's central defender Caldara who had overwhelmed halftime with a flying shovel. Although he was shown a yellow card by the referee Fabbri, he also showed his talent The fighting spirit interrupted the opponent's arrogance, the team's passive emotions that had been suppressed before were relieved, and even the offensive end began to find a feeling.

No.16 minutes, Gurcuff took a free kick from the left side of the front field to the Atlanta penalty area, and Vukocevic, who outflanked at the back point, made a high-speed shot and shot. Unfortunately, due to the personal interference of the opponent's defensive player, he failed to touch Otherwise, the goal that is less than half a meter away from the goal line is likely to be a goal.

In the following period, the situation on the field took a 180-degree reversal, and the offensive quality of the Turin team was significantly enhanced. Although they could not achieve a large lead in ball control, the effect was too much, making There was a jittery situation in front of the visiting team's gate.

No. In the 20th minute, the home team played a classic counterattack. Baselli made a long pass from the right side of the front court. Belotti dribbled the ball quickly to the edge of the penalty area and sent a low cross. He failed to find a good step, and the ball slipped past his toes. Unfortunately, he missed the opportunity to attack the goal.

Five minutes later, the Turin team made a comeback. The right-wing defender Dickman dribbled the ball and assisted to the frontcourt. After cutting inside, his powerful long-range shot was blocked by the opponent. Baselli, who grabbed the second spot, made a direct pass. Peleg After making a pass from inside, Caldara overwhelmed Belotti with a header to clear the siege, resolving the crisis.

No. In the 207th minute, Bareca quickly advanced from the left, shook the defender and passed to the penalty area. Belotti failed to stop the ball under the interference of the visiting team's central defender Masiello, and the ball was intercepted by the latter.Turin No. 9 immediately raised his right hand to signal to the referee that the opponent had fouled the opponent with a handball, but in fact the ball only hit his waist, so his appeal was ignored.

However, it doesn’t seem necessary to have this penalty. Atlanta’s offense has basically disappeared since the game entered 15 minutes. Before the half-time break, only Froyler completed another block. Long-range shots, the rest were resolved by the home team's defense in advance, but Li Moody's team was much closer to scoring goals.

No.305 minutes, the Turin team was another classic long pass attack. Gourcuff's oblique long pass helped Pellegri find a chance to display his comprehensive ability.He dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area. Facing the siege of two defenders, he skillfully performed a wonderful trick of turning around and smashing the ball. , Once again missed a golden opportunity to score.

After that, the two wingers of the home team also came alive, and the two wingbacks respectively sent high-quality crosses, trying to use Belotti's impact ability to form an attack.But Albania's national goalkeeper Berisha is in excellent form today. Once he leaped high to pick melons on his head, and once he fell to the ground to save quickly under the interference of many players, he destroyed these two threatening offensives with his own strength. .After that, Berisha blocked Gourcuff's cold shot at the near post, trying to keep his own goal.

In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Gourcuff broke into the penalty area and collided with the 1-year-old Atlanta central defender Gianluca Mancini, and the French veteran fell to the ground immediately.But instead of awarding a penalty, the referee showed a yellow card to the Turin midfielder, thinking that he was diving, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from Li Mudi and others.The slow-motion replay of the broadcaster showed that there was no obvious evidence in the physical contact between the two people that Gourcuff deliberately sought to fall to the ground. Under the influence of external forces, you can no longer control your own balance. If the defensive player is not punished for a foul, there is no reason to consider it a flop.

But after the fourth official made useless communication, the Turin coach, who had a previous criminal record, still had no choice but to accept the result of his players being wronged. After all, he didn't want to taste the feeling of being expelled again.

The half-time score remained at 0-0, the home team still held the advantage in the total score, but the visiting team also retained the hope of bringing the two sides back to balance with just one goal.In terms of technical statistics, the Turin team is in the leading position in terms of ball possession rate, number of attacks, shooting data and even the number of yellow cards. They are undoubtedly the side with a higher chance of reaching the final.

(End of this chapter)