football world number one

Chapter 232
Facts have proved that even if it is their own home court, the state of a team will fluctuate greatly.

Piacenza's state plummeted after Udinese hit the crossbar with a shot. Although it was quite evil, when Conte saw that the players began to make mistakes that were rarely seen in training, he knew that this game might not be predictable in a conventional way.

As the game time progressed, Piacenza's situation on the court became more and more unfavorable. From the backcourt to the frontcourt, except for a few players such as Liu Feng and Nainggolan, they remained in good condition, and the operation of the entire team was a mess.

Even Marchisio, who used to be in the team's defensive midfielder position like a pinnacle, was frantically pressed by the Udinese striker when organizing the team's transfer of the ball, resulting in conceding the ball. The FIFA virus, which Conte thanked the team for not encountering, played a worse role at this moment.

When one or two starting players are in an unstable state, the head coach can consider replacing them, but when the general players on the field are not in the state, it is no longer realistic to replace players. Conte needs to consider how to stabilize the game as soon as possible.

However, when Conte thought hard and couldn't think of any good solution, Piacenza on the court was the first to fail.

Game No. 30 minutes, Udinese once again took the ball in the Piacenza half.

At that time, Udinese's black and hard midfielder Christian Obodo first directly cut off the ball at Nocerino's feet in a one-on-one state, and then dribbled the ball to advance from the midfield and directly inserted it between Piacenza's second defensive line.

When Nainggolan came back from another position, it was obviously too late. Obodo directly distributed the ball to Quagliarella who came in from the right at high speed before making contact with Marchisio. Quagliarella passed the ball directly before De Silvestri's interception arrived.

The ball took off directly from the right side of the court and hung far to the left side of the penalty area. Wuffel had already started to try to clear the ball in advance when Quagliarella passed the ball. However, the strength of the opponent obviously exceeded his expectations. When he was only one step away from touching the ball, a Udinese player appeared first.

At the beginning of the game, Udinese's main team was the team's right and center, which led to its left position being ignored all the time, and as Udinese's starting left winger Simone Pepe's own strength is far from being so invisible on the field.

Even on the team's non-main offensive line, he can score a lot of goals every season in Serie A. For example, this time, he was the first to get the ball. He was very calm in the face of Maurantanio who was rushing out.

"Udinese scored! Simeone Pepe made a perfect tackle."

During the commentary, Liu Jianhong has been worried about Piacenza during this period. Because most of the players in the team are in a low state, Liu Feng has not received a pass from his teammates in the frontcourt for a long time. The only two times he controlled the ball was obtained by pressing himself.

This delay in scoring goals and the lack of opportunity for offensive players is undoubtedly a sign of the team's loss, so like the audience in front of the TV, Liu Jianhong's heart is quite anxious.

After Udinese scored the first goal through this offensive cooperation, this anxious emotion became more intense. The person who Chinese fans paid the most attention to was Liu Feng, and the performance of Piacenza, who established Liu Feng as the core and was almost bound to him.

On the court, after the team conceded a goal, Piacenza also had players accusing each other for the first time on the field. Marchisio and Nocerino were arguing endlessly because of Obodo's easy breakthrough just now.

If it wasn't for Liu Feng who quickly came back from the frontcourt to persuade them to make peace, and used his identity as the captain to talk to the two separately, the dispute between the two would obviously affect the next game.

"Change formation!"

Conte frowning on the sidelines has been going on for a long time. After Udinese finally scored a goal, he watched the players on the field make a decision. After a brief discussion with the assistant coach, he directly called the players who were like a group of defeated roosters under the celebration of Udinese.

At the kick-off again, Piacenza's formation changed significantly. Conte adjusted the formation from 433 to 442. Liu Feng and Cassia served as the team's double forwards, and Aubameyang pulled back to the full-back position to participate in the team's defense.

"I don't want to see another goal until the first half is over."

There are still 10 minutes in the game before halftime, and Conte is going to make big changes at halftime, so for the next 10 minutes, his order to the players is to hold on to the current situation and not make the situation worse.

The Piacenza players also understood the current situation, and they themselves felt that they were obviously unable to do what they wanted in this game, so after the start of the game again, the team strictly followed Conte's instructions. Except for Liu Feng who was given the privilege, Cassia also retreated to the midfield to help Nainggolan deal with Obodo.

The game time passed by every minute and every second. Udinese went crazy after discovering Piacenza's abnormal state. With coach Marino shouting again and again on the sidelines, the whole team almost exhausted all their strength trying to break Piacenza's defense.

Di Natale had four shots in the next 10 minutes, two of which were narrowly saved by Maurantanio, and Quagliarella even hit Piacenza's crossbar once in an inside cut.

Piacenza can be said to be quite embarrassed in these 10 minutes. If it is not for the protection of luck, it may have conceded the ball again before the end of the first half.

Fortunately, despite the sluggish state, under the bus tactics, Piacenza, which occupies the home ground, still held the situation. When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half in the No. 405 minute of the game, the score remained at 0:1.

After the game, the dark-faced Conte turned and walked to the locker room without saying a word, and the players could only lower their heads and hurried back to the old coach.

It is foreseeable that this midfielder and the entire Piacenza team will be severely criticized by Conte. Due to the unbeaten streak since the start of the game, the players have not yet grasped the power of Conte's hair dryer. Presumably they will all see the explosive power of this young coach this time.

As for the changes in the second half, it depends on how Conte arranges the follow-up.

　Chapter 1 is sent. I have been busy with some things these days. Please forgive me.

　　
　
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