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Chapter 679 Going to France

The days of leisure are always short, and a day off is hardly too long. When the players of Piacenza gathered at the training base again, the day of preparing for the Champions League came like this.

For any team that aspires to increase its influence and the number of fans around the world, the Champions League is the most important stage. Only by going through the game with real swords and guns in one step can it gain the greatest exposure.

Therefore, when Conte stood in front of the smiling team players with a straight face, everyone knew that the next time would not be too easy.

The match between Piacenza and Bordeaux will be held next Thursday. Except that the team needs to go to Bordeaux one day in advance to rest, there is not much training time left for them.

After the team had spent nearly a month leisurely, Conte did not give them any chance to relax, and simply pulled the team's training intensity to the fullest.

Every day, in addition to completing normal training tasks, Piacenza spends two to three hours on tactical drills. Although many tactics are just replicas of the team's previous tactics, the saying "practice makes perfect" often works.

"Speed ​​up! Speed ​​up!!! El, stop Feng!"

From the players' running and attacking, to the team's defensive positioning and grabbing points, Conte, who has been walking back and forth on the training ground, has almost no idea of ​​letting the players relax.

Under such a rhythm, at the end of every training day, the Piacenza players were all sweating profusely.

Even Liu Feng, who has always been used to practicing a set of free kicks after training, has stopped these few days, because Conte has arranged special training according to everyone's ability in his daily training.

Do your best in training and fully relax after training, this is all Conte asked of the team in less than a week.

The whole team was immersed in this state. As a result, time became an unimportant thing. When everyone wiped off the sweat from their heads and walked off the court again, Conte's whistle to summon the players to the conference room sounded quietly.

In a twinkling of an eye, the game is close at hand. Piacenza will fly to Bordeaux in France tomorrow morning, and then challenge the opponent at home that night.

Now, when Conte stood in front of all the players, the exciting announcement of the starting lineup and the squad began.

"In this game, we don't need to be particularly aggressive, so the formation is as follows."

Clicking on the big screen, the diamond-shaped midfield formation that the Piacenza players have gradually become familiar with came into view-a layout similar to 41212. This is the stable lineup that Conte determined to be the most suitable for the team after so many trials.

"Then, starting from the front line, the center forwards for this game will be Gilardino and Feng as shadow forwards."

For Piacenza, there is not much room for choice in the combination of two forwards. In recent days of training, Gilardino has performed very well. He is more comprehensive than Cassia, and he is naturally selected. As for Liu Feng, except for necessary situations, he almost never leaves the team's starting list.

Then, there was the list of four midfielders. From the beginning to the end, Conte arranged for the best players at the moment.

Front midfielder Ganso, left midfielder Ramirez, right midfielder Nocerino, and defensive midfielder Nainggolan, I have to say that the main players are the main players, and they can always firmly occupy the coach's sight at critical moments.

After Conte read the names of the four, the four were naturally very excited and loudly echoed the coach's trust.

As for the defense, the experienced Miranda and Scarpelli, who are relatively better, became the team's double central defenders. As for the left and right sides, they were played by Vistry and Vitale respectively. Wolff, who performed relatively poorly in training in recent days, entered the substitute list.

"Then, the goalkeeper will continue to be Tanio."

In the end, all the players who will start tomorrow's game appeared on the big screen. Generally speaking, there is not much difference. The players have a good idea of ​​each other's performance in training.

"The opponent will definitely try to recover the score at home. I don't think I need to remind you of the cruelty of the knockout round, right?"

"No coach!"

"Very good, then let's disband now, everyone give me a good rest, everyone who entered the big list tomorrow morning will gather here on time!"

"understand!"

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For the Piacenza team with a score of 3-1 at home, this night was not a difficult one. Most of the players fell asleep with excitement and excitement.

The night passed by in a flash, and when the whole team of Piacenza, who was ready to go, boarded the team's bus to Milan International Airport, it was already the next morning.

Amidst the shouts of fans who could not travel with the team, the Piacenza team embarked on the journey.

Arrived at Milan International Airport, boarded the plane chartered by the club, and flew straight into the sky. Just two hours later, the plane that had already flown into France began to land.

The development of modern transportation has made the earth smaller and smaller. This is a great benefit for players who need to travel across countries. Because of the similar time zones, the entire Piacenza team does not even need to experience jet lag after getting off the plane.

The players who took the local bus hired by the club to the hotel were more curious about the city of Bordeaux, which is very different from Italy.

Medieval castles can be seen everywhere, and wine brand stores that can be called names at a glance. This commercial center in southwestern France is much more prosperous than Piacenza, which is just a livable town.

Although today's game was held at night, the streets were already surrounded by fans who painted their faces in the colors of the Bordeaux team or held Bordeaux flags in their hands.

They booed mercilessly when they saw the Piacenza bus passing by.

Obviously, Bordeaux's disastrous defeat at home in Piacenza in the first round made fans remember this Italian team. In this game, Piacenza not only had to confront their opponents head-on, but also resisted the overwhelming pressure from the home fans.

Soon, the Piacenza team arrived at the hotel booked by the club. The team members entered the room methodically in groups of two, and then took a short rest.

Although there is still some time before the start of the game, Conte still made the decision to lead the team to the stadium to warm up in the afternoon, which made the time a little tight for everyone.

After the simple rest, the players hurriedly started to have lunch, and the rhythm of the whole team also involuntarily picked up.

　Chapter 1 here!I went to get another wisdom tooth pulled out today, and I forgot to set the automatic update, Chapter 2 will come later. (Before and after the tooth extraction is really painful, everyone must brush their teeth frequently.)
　　
　
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