My name is Colani

Chapter 353 81. Advancement to the Finals 2

After all, Ledesma is only 22 years old. He has been in Serie A for some time, but this is his first time in an intercontinental competition. He has zero experience. Trapani's other players have been together for a long time. Although they have no experience, they can at least get used to each other. Ledesma lacks both, so he is nervous and his technical movements are a bit awkward.

Zeman quickly sent a message to the court, asking Ledesma to pass the ball to Pizarro, and let Pizarro move a little higher to replace Ledesma as the main passer. Trapani's midfield position has changed.

Basel's style of play still seems very simple. In the first 20 minutes, their threat was much greater than Trapani's, but they were unlucky. Forward Petric missed two excellent scoring opportunities. They should have led 2:0.

Hugo was very dissatisfied with the situation on the court. Even if two main players were missing, it shouldn't be like this. Are the players too relaxed? !

In the 24th minute, Trapani, who was slightly at a disadvantage, scored the first goal. Trapani got the ball and launched an attack to the frontcourt. Pizarro planned to make a two-on-one cooperation with Ledesma, but Ledesma did not do so. He easily dodged the Basel player who rushed forward, advanced about 3 meters, and shot directly outside the penalty area.

His sudden shot was of very high quality. In addition, Basel's defense and goalkeeper did not expect this move and were not prepared. Basel's goalkeeper moved slowly and was seized by Ledesma to score a long shot!

Debut! First goal! The previous performance was a bit bad. Ledesma did not expect that his luck was really good. He scored a goal in his debut, and this goal was very critical. He helped Trapani lock in a goal at home. Now Basel must score four goals to reverse the situation, and the hope is getting slimmer.

After scoring the goal, Ledesma excitedly took off his fan and ran towards the fans screaming. The fans applauded and cheered to celebrate the goal.

Hugo applauded and teased his grandfather, "See, see? Grandpa, this is the guy who stopped the ball two meters away!"

"You and your grandfather are so grudgeful?!" Pacilio glared at Hugo like an old naughty boy, and then applauded Ledesma.

If Hugo thought, Trapani would definitely slow down the pace and slowly consume Basel since they were leading, but it was not him sitting in the coaching seat but Zeman. Zeman would never do that. He would let the team slow down the pace and save energy, but he would never be satisfied with passing the ball in the backcourt. He still let the players have the opportunity to boldly press forward and use the advantage of numbers to attack the opponent's goal.

After Basel lost a goal, the head coach was very angry on the sidelines, and the players seemed a little confused on the court. After all, 4 goals are not as simple as a number. Everyone knows that Trapani is unstable, but 4 goals, this gap will make anyone feel that it is very big.

Basel did not fight back as expected, but Zeman's team got closer to the opponent's penalty area. Klose and Toni's headers threatened the opponent's goal, but there was only a lack of goals.

Basel's head coach cheered loudly for his players on the sidelines. Maybe his words played a certain role. Basel regained some vitality before the end of the first half and caused some minor troubles for Trapani. The combination of Di Loreto and Barzagli was not solid, but fortunately Kameni was trustworthy and blocked the opponent's shot.

At the end of the halftime match, Trapani entered the locker room with a good result, but Zeman still had many problems to solve. First of all, the loopholes in defense could not satisfy Hugo and the fans. They gave the opponent a lot of opportunities. This was due to the style. Hugo's Trapani also gave the opponent a lot of opportunities last season, but it was definitely not like this.

In Zeman's attack, the two full-backs pressed too far forward, especially on Maggio's side. Since Klose played the role of a pseudo-center forward, he often cruised to the penalty area, more times than Hugo's first task for Klose. Who should be handed over to the wing? ! Naturally, it was handed over to the full-back Maggio!

This is a tactical problem, but Zeman did not change. Who let his blood gene be offensive?

In the second half, the situation at the beginning of the game was not significantly different from the first half. The visiting team still had a small advantage. Basel obviously made some targeted settings and did a good job of restricting Trapani's high-pressure pressing.

As time went by, Basel players' spirits became less and less, because they still hadn't scored after 70 minutes, and the difficulty of scoring 4 goals was getting higher and higher. Seizing such opportunities, Trapani began to slowly control the situation. Ledesma gradually adjusted his state, and Trapani's midfield operation began to flow smoothly. The next step was to follow the scripted offensive routine.

Ribery and Evra began to show their power frequently. Evra was born as a winger, but as a full-back, he had no less offensive factors. In the first half, the midfield lacked connection, and Ribery had limited ball possession and was not a big threat. At this time, Ribery began to have more ball possession opportunities, and Zeman's tactical arrangement also deliberately let him hold the ball in the second half.

Evra and Ribery's side was almost impossible for Basel to prevent. They are both French. The two seemed to have a tacit understanding in cooperation. In the 74th minute, Evra's cross was passed by Toni. , Klose succeeded in shooting from behind less than one meter away from the goal, and Basel's goalkeeper had to pick up the ball from the goal nest again.

Behind Klose's celebration was the disappointed expression of the Basel players. They failed to seize the opportunity, and Trapani scored so easily. Their dream of the Champions League group stage was over!

Zeman began to make personnel adjustments. The two forward generals came off the field one after another, and Lucarelli and Mascara came on. Unfortunately, after the team took the lead, many players thought of celebrating after the game. The help given to them Not too much.

As a result, in the second leg of the qualifying round at the Barbera Stadium, Trapani defeated Basel at home and entered the Champions League group stage with a total score of 6:2.

The final whistle sounded, and the Barbera Stadium turned into a sea of ​​joy. Last season's fourth place was an unprecedented result. This time reaching the Champions League main draw was also the most dazzling day in Trapani's century-old history. The stadium Jay Chou's "Nunchaku" was played on the live radio, which added to the cheerful atmosphere of the stadium.

"Well done! Milek!" Hugo had already left the stands and walked onto the court, high-fiving today's hero Klose.

"Well done! Daniel!" Hugo hugged Ledesma, "Today is your first appearance and you scored a goal! Good guy! You are our lucky star!"

Hugo smiled and narrowed his eyes, and Ledesma said thank you to Hugo very embarrassedly.

With the players and coaching staff, Hugo embraced and celebrated with everyone. In fact, today should be regarded as the perfect ending of last season. He qualified for the Champions League. When shaking hands with Zeman, Hugo said: "Mr. Zeman, fortunately you lived up to everyone's efforts last season!"

"If I can't even get through this level, then I really shouldn't stay here any longer!" Zeman looked serious.

This look made Hugo laugh. You old man, if you really can't pass this level, you probably won't have many good games to play. You can get a lot of money in the Champions League main game, but the UEFA Cup only costs a few dollars. ? !

At the post-match press conference, Basel's head coach was full of reluctance. He believed that his team was lacking in seizing opportunities. Originally, they should have scored two goals early. In that case, the situation would be completely different.

Basel completed nearly 20 shots in the game. There is some truth in this data. Many of the shots were long-range shots made by Basel after they were impatient. When they cannot grasp the goal in front of the goal, it is necessary to use long-range shots. Don’t you see? In the first half, Ledesma also scored a world wave, turning the situation around.

Even with several long-range shots, Zeman's team still allowed their opponents more than ten shooting opportunities. This is not so reasonable in Italy. In many games, Serie A teams rarely score more than 20 shots. Yes, this shows that Zeman's team has some defensive problems.

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