My name is Colani - Chapter 562: Battle with Barcelona 2
Ranieri may have realized his mistake very quickly, so he quickly gave instructions to the players. Trapani retreated all the way and counterattacked. Trapani’s players had a relatively strong tactical execution rate. Everyone was very determined, defended steadily, and waited for opportunities to counterattack.
Barcelona’s threat decreased a lot, and players fell to the ground frequently. In physical confrontation, Trapani had the advantage. Ronaldinho was not in a very good state. He rarely chose to pass today.
In the 18th minute, Trapani took the lead. In the counterattack, Messi was like a man in Barcelona’s half, passing several people and sending the ball into the gate guarded by Valdes.
The whole process stunned everyone.
“Little Ant scored a goal?” Lian Lida was surprised. She only saw Messi take the ball on the left side of the center circle, and then faked a move to get rid of it. Everything was done in one go.
“Is it!” Hugo responded ignorantly!
The fans of the home team at Camp Nou were silent, while the fans of the visiting team Trapani stood and watched the whole process. Everyone stared at the foot that Messi shot. Everyone was the same. Only if the ball went in could it be called a great goal. As expected, the ball went in! The visiting fans immediately burst into thunderous cheers.
Messi jogged on the court with his arms open, seeming to enjoy this moment of glory that belonged to him alone. Unfortunately, his pretense time was short, and he was soon thrown to the ground by his teammates who swarmed over.
When Messi scored, Ranieri also raised his hands high. Playing in Camp Nou is not an easy thing. Although this period is bad, Barcelona is still one of the strongest teams, so they will not play well. Of course, winning is not easy, but Trapani got off to a good start today, so how can Ranieri not be satisfied?
Gradually, Barcelona’s momentum was somewhat reduced, Trapani’s midfield interception state and ability were getting stronger and stronger, Barcelona’s midfield had some problems in terms of control, Motta’s slow turning speed was a problem, as a defensive midfielder, he was not able to move horizontally, but Trapani always played on the wing, making him exhausted, as for Deco, it felt normal at the beginning, now the team was behind, his state was also declining.
Gradually, it was not Barcelona that took the initiative, the court became a mutual attack and defense, Trapani’s defensive awareness and system were more reliable, Barcelona only got five shots until the end of the first half, and only one shot on target.
Ronaldinho was in a bad state, Giuly’s clever running position was gone, as for Saviola, he was completely lost in Trapani’s defensive jungle, and the way he declared his existence was to frequently complain to the referee about Trapani players’ fouls.
“Mr. Platini, what’s wrong with this referee?! It’s impossible to turn a blind eye to such an obvious foul?!” Laporta spread his hands to express his dissatisfaction with Platini.
“Calm down, Mr. Laporta! The referee is the one who makes the decision on the field now. As spectators, we should just trust their interception!” Platini said with a smile.
To be honest, Platini really doesn’t think Trapani’s players committed a foul. What are you doing? ! Saviola, an Argentine kid, is small in size and certainly not physically dominant. It is inevitable that he will suffer in confrontation.
If I had played football in that era, Saviola would have been abolished long ago!
The first half was over, Trapani took the lead away from home, which was not an upset. After all, the media were not optimistic about Barcelona before the game, and now the score on the field was just fulfilling everyone’s prediction.
Rijkaard spent 45 minutes to prove that Saviola’s decision to mention a center forward in Trapani’s defender group was undoubtedly a wrong decision, so he decisively replaced Gudjohnsen during the halftime break. This is an old Chelsea player, Ranieri’s player at the time. His goal efficiency is not high, but he is very stable and is more reliable as a substitute.
In fact, if you look at Barcelona’s bench, you will know that whether it is Rijkaard or Barcelona, they are eager to get Henry, who will be the most beneficial supplement for them.
Gudjohnsen is, after all, a second-rate player. The Icelander actually served as Hasselbaink’s wingman in Chelsea during those years, which is similar to Klose today, but the level is lower than Klose.
In addition to Saviola, Rijkaard also replaced Deco with Iniesta. The reason for this is that Barcelona’s midfield has gradually lost its position in the first half and lacks forward organizational ability. Deco and Xavi are not the kind of midfielders who dribble forward, but Iniesta is such a player.
Rijkaard hopes to increase the variables in the midfield and not be too routine. In the first half, except for Trapani’s own confusion at the beginning, the rest of the time basically restricted Barcelona’s midfield.
Ranieri’s team was running well, he did not make any changes, he even felt that the first half was a relatively easy half, he could not see where Barcelona’s advantage was, it was obvious that several players in the frontcourt were in poor condition, he was a little thankful that Serie A was suspended for a while in the previous stage, the players had time to rest, except for some hesitation at the beginning, the condition was pretty good at other times, but there were just no more goals.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona obviously wanted to attack, Trapani retreated again, and thought about counterattack, Laporta was very dissatisfied with Trapani’s rogue play.
“Look, the Italian team only knows how to do this! I heard that they scored the most goals in the league, I think they can only counterattack and sneak attack!” Laporta said to Platini.
“Haha!” Platini did not respond. He also likes beautiful offensive football, but Hugo has a special relationship with him, so it is not easy to say anything.
After playing for a while, Barcelona had no choice but to make Trapani helpless. Ranieri made a substitution adjustment and replaced Klose with Di Maria. The purpose of this “sneak attack” was more obvious. Di Maria was faster, and the double wings formed by him and Messi could bring greater impact to Barcelona.
Klose was a little dissatisfied with this arrangement. If he had to say, his most suitable position was still the center forward. When it comes to counterattacks, he played a better role in the center forward position than Toni, at least he thought so.
His pseudo-winger position would be more effective in positional warfare, and last season Deschamps played a double center forward, so his power was brought into play. This season, he was not so happy with 433. Obviously, between Toni and him, Ranieri would choose Toni.
“He looks a little unhappy!” The game time shown on TV at this time was the 60th minute. Hugo’s mother watched it very seriously. She saw that Klose seemed a little unhappy.
“Yeah!” Hugo also saw it, but he was just depressed. It was said before that Klose and Toni’s goals have declined this season. On the one hand, injuries have affected them. Klose has missed a lot of games. On the other hand, it is a position problem. Ballack and Messi are both expanding their firing rights.
Hugo can’t do anything to Klose. Klose is not Adriano. He has long known that Klose is actually more suitable for the center position. He just had a good life last season, but this season is no longer a good season!
Klose is a player he likes very much. He is humble and pragmatic, and has strong self-discipline. Hugo can’t find a reason to say anything wrong about him. He should be loved by all Trapani fans.
What if he wants to leave? ! Hugo couldn’t help but think of this question!
Hugo naturally didn’t want him to leave. If there was a choice, why not Adriano? Hugo still holds a grudge against Adriano and hasn’t completely let go of that incident.
“Ouch!” The women screamed nearby, and Hugo came back to his senses. It turned out that Kameni saved the team. Barcelona finally succeeded in passing and cutting to create an opportunity, but Gudjohnsen’s shot was resolved by Kameni who reacted quickly.