My name is Colani

Last season, under the leadership of Prandelli, Parma played really well, but in the summer they lost core defensive players such as Ferrari, Moretti, Blasi, Castellini, etc. However, Gilardino, who had been in the market for a summer, stayed. This is Parma's most valuable asset.

Prandelli moved to the newly promoted Fiorentina this season. Baldini took over Parma. Baldini did not have a glorious past. He did well in Empoli because his predecessor Spalletti laid a good foundation. But now Parma really has no money to hire a good coach.

Prandelli jumped ship, which was a wise move.

Baldini still had a misunderstanding about Parma, a down-and-out giant. Maybe he thought this was a good opportunity for him. After all, Parma's reputation is much stronger than Empoli. Having such a coaching experience is very important for his resume.

This is an adventure for him. He clearly knows that Parma cannot be compared with last season.

The transfer period is over, and Trapani's lineup is fixed. There are three goalkeepers: Kameni, Viviano, and Gilini.

Defenders: Evra, Jankulovski, Rinaudo, Victor Colani, Barzali, Di Loreto, Peruso, Maggio, and Maicon.

Midfielders: Mascherano, Li Tie, Miku, Guardiola, Pizarro, Ledesma, Mauri, and Zabaleta.

Forwards: Ribery, Messi, Klose, Quaresma, Toni, Lucarelli, and Mascara.

The first team has a total of 27 people, which is basically a relatively reasonable lineup configuration. Of course, some of them Trapani wanted to get rid of but couldn't. Guardiola is the one who wanted to get rid of but couldn't. It's hard to find his next home, and Trapani didn't explicitly say that he wanted to sell him, so he was left hanging.

In the match against Parma, Zeman deployed a 433 formation:

Goalkeeper: Kameni

Defenders: Maggio, Peruso, Barzagli, Evra

Midfielders: Li Tie, Pizarro, Miku

Forwards: Ribery, Toni, Klose

Compared with last season, Zeman was more cautious in his selections for the first game, without making major changes. The two new full-backs did not start, and midfielder Ledesma and winger Quaresma did not start either.

Parma used 4231 on Baldini's side:

Goalkeeper: Frei

Defenders: Bovo, Ferronetti, Potenza, Bonera

Midfielders: Grella, Simplicio

Offensive midfielders: Bresciano, Fiore, Marchionni

Forward: Gilardino

The formation looks like an attacking formation, but in fact Baldini is more attentive to the defensive system. Parma's offense relies on the wing, but the defense has a double defensive midfielder combination. If you look at the ages of the four players in their defense, you won't find it strange. Their age is probably the youngest defense in the Serie A. Bonera is 23 years old, Ferronetti and Potenza are only 20 years old, and Bovo is 21 years old. Such a young combination is much younger than Trapani's youth army.

In fact, the game also reflects Baldini's idea. Facing Zeman's aggressive tactics, Parma's back midfield combination basically did not cross their own half, but simply helped the team defend, while Parma's two wings Marchionni and Bresciano had to retreat to help defend at any time.

Zeman's idea of ​​attacking instead of defending was deeply reflected in the first half. Parma found it difficult to adapt to Trapani's rhythm. Ribery was very active. On this side of the wing, he suppressed Bovo and Bresciano and had no ability to attack forward.

It's just that Trapani's data on crosses is a bit ugly. On the one hand, Parma's defense is relatively tight, Trapani's cross space is small, and the success rate is poor. Toni and Klose both need good crosses.

Zeman seemed helpless off the court. Although it was Parma's home court, he just took a defensive counterattack posture, which made Trapani very uncomfortable. Even if Toni had enough experience and accurate shooting skills, it would be useless if he didn't get a chance to shoot.

The score was 0:0 at halftime. Parma withstood the test. The home fans could not understand Baldini. When Prandelli was there last season, they were not beaten so badly by Trapani. This was our home ground. The impatient fans could not wait to boo the home team at the end of the half.

Baldini was unmoved. He was not a crazy coach like Zeman. He believed that the offense must be efficient and the defense must be tenacious. This was his experience from leading a relegation team. So he did not change his tactics in the second half. Seeing that Trapani always focused on the wing, and always on Evra's side, he made some fine-tuning, hoping that Grella could help this side.

But it was because of his change that Trapani seized the opportunity. Five minutes into the second half, in the 50th minute, Miku, Ribery and Evra played a wonderful match on the wing. Miku took advantage of Grella's distraction and flashed to the middle, then sent a diagonal pass. Klose's erratic movement made Bonera lose his way, and he shot directly from the right side of the small penalty area to the near corner. The ball went into the net from Frey's armpit.

Trapani broke the deadlock. Baldini was very angry on the sidelines, but he could do nothing. Maybe he shouldn't give a player like Miku a little space, but regret was useless.

After losing the ball, Baldini began to let Parma's formation move forward and take a radical approach to counter high-pressure defense. He tried to lock his sights on Li Tie. This direction was correct. Li Tie's technical ability and ability to control the ball were a little bit worse, but Li Tie was not stupid. After more than a year of training, he became much smarter. Facing the opponent's pressure, he often chose to pass the ball back to his own half, sometimes even directly to Kameni.

Too many back passes caused Parma fans to boo, but Li Tie still went his own way and didn't give the opponent any chance.

Miku and Pizarro observed the situation and gradually recovered their positions a lot, especially Pizarro. The distance between him and Li Tie was close, and Baldini couldn't let his players press too high. After all, after a useless pressure in each round, they could only wait for Trapani's offensive mistakes.

In the 64th minute, Ribery was tackled by Bovo in an attack in the frontcourt and fell to the ground injured and unable to continue the game. Zeman had to replace Ribery with Quaresma. Judging from the situation on the scene, Ribery's injury was very serious and he was carried out of the field on a stretcher. However, Bovo only received a yellow card, which caused dissatisfaction among Trapani, but they were helpless.

Quaresma was newly introduced, and his playing style was different. He used to play in a self-centered style in Sporting Lisbon. Zeman had criticized him, but at least he did not change much in this game. He still played with his head covered. Parma was not familiar with him, and he also stirred up some storms, but they were all thunder and rain, and there was no result.

Zeman kept making gestures and shouting on the sidelines of the court. Quaresma didn't understand Italian anyway, so he still played in that way. His playing style led to a sharp increase in the error rate.

Parma actually needs such an opportunity, and Baldini also needs such an opportunity. His main formation is to use the rapid breakthrough of the wing to create opportunities. Marchionni is very fast.

In the 71st minute, Parma brought a very threatening attack to Trapani. After Quaresma lost the ball in the frontcourt, Parma quickly advanced to the frontcourt after getting the ball. Marchionni used his speed to break through the careless Maggio and passed the ball to the penalty area. Gilardino ran to the front point and rubbed the ball with the back of his foot. The ball went straight to the near corner of the goal.

Kameni has not grown much in recent years, but this is not without advantages. He has a fast reaction speed and falls to the ground quickly. If he changes the goalkeeper, such a shot may go in, but he relied on his falling speed to block the ball with his arm. The ball hit the leg of Li Tie who was returning to defense and bounced on the goal post. Kameni finally caught the ball for the second time.