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Chapter 561 Fighting Barcelona 1
"The first leg will be held at Camp Nou. They are definitely the dominant side, but I think we may be able to do something. If we can achieve an ideal state, we can win them!" Ranieri said in the news At the press conference, it was the same as what he said to Hugo. He didn't give up his hand, and he didn't praise the opponent vigorously. Instead, he expressed the possibility of winning. He thought Trapani could win.

"Mr. Ranieri, Barcelona is not doing well recently. Is this the source of your confidence?!" The Catalan sports newspaper "Mundo Deportivo" asked Ranieri.

Barcelona really failed this season. They struggled in the league. In the Champions League, they were the favorites to win the championship.

They also lost to Ranieri's old club Valencia in the last round of the league, a 0:2 overall defeat.

So the Spanish media is actually not that optimistic about their status.

"No, Barcelona is still strong. My confidence comes from ourselves. We only focus on being ourselves. We are in an excellent stage now. I hope our state will not be interrupted by this game!" La Neri smiled and Mimi responded to the reporter.

Generally speaking, Ranieri's side is quite relaxed, maybe pretending to be relaxed, but at least there is not that much psychological pressure, while Rijkaard's side has a lot of pressure.

As a meritorious coach of Barcelona, ​​he has led the team to be strong for several years, and reached the peak last season, but this season's results are quite different from last season. It is not easy to be the coach of a wealthy team, and he is under great pressure now.

There is a lot of negative news surrounding Barcelona this season. Ronaldinho's nightclub life, Eto'o's dissatisfaction, the decline in the team's internal aggressiveness, the aging of the players, etc. are bothering this Barcelona team. Jekaard gradually lost control, the team's performance was not good, and his life as the head coach was naturally difficult.

Before this game, Barcelona's top card Ronaldinho has been injured for a while, and this important event is still unable to play, which makes Barcelona even worse. Therefore, whether it is Spanish domestic or European mainstream sports media, Barcelona's home court advantage All were skeptical.

"I will be optimistic about Trapani, because this season's Trapani is incredible, I think Trapani will go to the end and win the Big Ears Cup!" Trapani's famous Lombardo told the media so.

It is worth mentioning that Didier Drogba, the old minister of Trapani, Chelsea's World of Warcraft striker gave full support to his old club.

"Without a doubt, I will support Trapani, I am their fan, Lucca have done well this season, I hope they can knock out Barcelona, ​​if we can meet in the next game it will be a good thing beautiful thing!"

This guy not only cheered Trapani, but also texted his old teammates individually to wish them a brilliant performance at the Nou Camp.

In the middle of the week, at the Nou Camp, the new UEFA President Michel Platini sat down in the box accompanied by Laporta to watch the game.

As the most eye-catching game in the quarter-finals, it is normal to attract Platini. Platini prefers offensive football. Barcelona is the representative of offensive football, and Trapani played in Zeman. The times are what matters, Deschamps can be considered, but Ranieri is much more pragmatic.

Rijkaard in Barcelona is still 433, and 433 can be regarded as Barcelona's traditional formation. It is said that La Masia's style of play is the same as that of the first team.

Goalkeeper: Valdes;

Defenders: Zambrotta; Marquez; Puyol; Belletti;
Midfielders: Harvey; Motta; Deco;
Forwards: Ronaldinho; Giuly; Saviola

Ronaldinho, who was determined not to play before the game, suddenly appeared in the starting lineup. This surprised everyone, and Ranieri was also surprised. He was fucking playing with me!
Trapani's formation is also 433. This formation is basically the main player this season, and occasionally changes to 442.

Goalkeeper: Kameni

Defenders: Maicon; Samuel; Victor; Evra
Midfielders: Mascherano; Essien; Ballack

Forward: Klose, Messi, Toni

Barzagli and Jankulovski were injured, Pizarro was suspended for yellow cards, and Adriano was on the bench.

Jankulovski had a lot of injuries this season, Evra gradually ranked above him, and Sely already wanted to deal with Jankulovski.

As for Essien, Trapani and Chelsea have actually reached an agreement, and now they will wait for the end of the season to complete the deal. However, Ranieri always regards Essien as the most reliable core player, and he is the regular main force in the game , The number of appearances last season Mascherano has increased, but Pizarro has decreased.

But Ranieri has always valued Pizarro more, and he doesn't want to let Pizarro go, but Pizarro has some thoughts now, after all, it is difficult to do here, everyone knows that there will be another one next season Beckham, his position is difficult to secure, he hopes he can be the main force.

The front line is now a headache for Ranieri. Everything is fine, but there is only one center position. Tony is not easy to win, and he has become the player with the most goals in the team. good.

As for Adriano, in fact, his ability is gradually showing its power, and he is qualified to be a center forward, but it is difficult to do it with Tony!

Both Vucinic and Fontano have no place now, the front line is overcrowded, and Ranieri is unable to settle it. This is a trouble that everyone jokingly calls happiness, but in Ranieri's view, it is actually not happy at all.

Judging from the layout of the three midfielders, it can reflect the difference between the two coaches. Ranieri has set up a double midfielder in the midfield, while Rijkaard has set up a single midfielder. The idea of ​​offense and defense is all in. This midfield layout.

Hugo didn't come to Barcelona because he was also nervous and afraid of losing. He wanted the team to win more eagerly than anyone else, especially Trapani suffered from Barcelona. He is the kind of mentality that Tony said , want revenge.

I didn't dare to go to the scene, so I watched it at home. It was rare to get together with my family. The whole family gathered in the living room of the manor to watch the game.

Neither his father nor his uncle came home. Only his grandfather and a group of women were left at home. Hugo enjoyed the love and care of his family.

Hugo's mother Lida also wore a Trapani jersey to watch the game with him.

The game started soon, and the whole family moved their eyes. During the game, Hugo took a sip of coffee and lay down beside his mother staring at the TV screen.

Trapani was very careful and did not adopt an active strategy. When Barcelona had the ball, Trapani actually formed a 4231 formation, and even Messi and Klose on the two wings had to return to defense.

However, Ranieri did not press the defensive formation tighter, but put pressure on the opponent near the center circle. After playing for about 10 minutes, Hugo saw what Ranieri meant. Discards contention for possession of the ball.

Barcelona was a bit active in the past 10 minutes. They made good use of Trapani's tactical considerations. Harvey's ability to control the rhythm is very good. He passed three forward penetrating balls and found Trapani. Weaknesses in defense.

Bystanders can tell that Hugo feels that Ranieri's head is not as clear-headed as it appears. His tactical attitude is not firm and a bit contradictory. It doesn't look like a defensive counterattack or an offensive battle.

Either we will be firm, let the formation lean up, and fight against Barcelona, ​​or we will be determined to play defensive counterattacks. What do you compete with Barcelona for the midfielder? !

As long as Trapani's defense shrinks and the density is in place, Hugo can't beat them, because surprisingly, Eto'o didn't play today, and Saviola, a small player, is in front of him. Still have to go the way of infiltration.

(End of this chapter)