Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1724 The game has just begun

The Italians came, but the Brazilians didn't.

Marquez ultimately failed to catch up with the game, and he would have to be sidelined for a month.

Before the trip from Milan, Insoubre coach Manuel Piandi told reporters that he was sorry and disappointed that Marquez would not be able to play away from home.

"...Marquios is injured, which is something that no one wants to see. And for our team, his absence has a huge impact. We will face a very strong opponent away from home. In order to We must go all out to beat Madrid Pirates. But now Marquez is injured..."

He shook his head and did not continue.

"He's confusing us."

Parotti said to his players in the locker room before the game.

He was giving his last words.

"Although Marquez is their main player and indeed has outstanding strength, he is not the core of Insubre's midfield. The lack of Marquez will definitely not have as serious an impact on the team as he has shown. He I just hope that we will let down our guard by thinking that we have suffered heavy losses due to Sublay.

"Because it is an away game, Insubre will adopt a more conservative and pragmatic tactics. They will first solidify their defense, consume our patience, and wait for opportunities to counterattack us. At the same time, I also want to remind you to pay attention to the resilience of the Italian team. Even if We are one goal ahead of them in the game, so we should not relax easily. Insoubre is a relatively comprehensive team. They are different from the Turin Bulls we met last season. Their offense and defense are both good."

Parotti repeated what he had told the players before.

As an Italian, he knows the Italian teams well.

Some things can change with the change of head coach selection, but some things belong to the team's DNA and are difficult to be completely changed.

For example, the Turin Bulls pay more attention to defense, and their defense has always been very good. Therefore, when it comes to signings and tactical choices, they will give priority to defense. Of course, this is also because they have always had a nearly invincible "Caesar" on the front line, so they don't need to think too much about offense.

The Milan giant Insoubre is more balanced, and they will not be too biased like the Turin Bulls.

That's a nice way to put it, and a bad way to put it is overall mediocrity.

Previously, he had the Russian superstar "Ivan the Terrible", which also ensured his attack power. Now Romanov has left the team and returned to the Russian league to retire. Although Insubre has introduced many offensive players to enhance its strength, there are times when it is unable to score goals due to the lack of sufficient offensive means.

The last ten minutes of their 1:2 away defeat to Eldrea last weekend were proof of this.

Compared with the "mediocrity" on both ends of the offense and defense, their strength in the midfield is still slightly stronger. In addition to the injured Marquios, they also have many excellent midfielders.

For example, the powerful left midfielder, Czech international Michael Turicek, has both the exquisite and comprehensive skills of Eastern European players and the iron-blooded spirit of Eastern European players. He is a player like a "fighter".

There is also the full-time defensive Italian international Giuseppe Vicari. Although he is only 1.78 meters tall, he is a defender who gives many offensive players a headache. He has outstanding defensive ability, can run well, and has a tenacious fighting spirit. .

But the most outstanding person in the midfield is Marco Rossini, the talented midfielder they trained in Soubre himself.

Although he is only 22 years old, he has already occupied the core midfield position of the Italian giants.

At the same time, he is also considered to be a genius who can become the core midfielder of the Italian national team in the next ten years.

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Marco Rossini distributed the football to the wing in the midfield and gave it to the right back Luca Brienza who inserted behind him. Then he did not rush forward, but looked left and right before heading towards The wing behind Brienza moved over.

Sure enough, Brienza soon encountered resistance from the Madrid Pirates as he moved forward. At this time, Rossini shouted behind him: "Luca! Luca!"

Luca Brienza looked back and saw Rossini coming over to meet him, so he passed the football.

Before receiving the ball, Rossini had been turning his head to observe the situation on the field. He noticed that as the football moved closer to the right, the defensive focus of the Madrid Pirates also shifted here. On their right, Insubre's left appeared. Empty time.

So when he received the ball, he immediately adjusted his direction, then raised his right leg and passed the football to the other side of the court.

He found Insubre's left back Pierluigi Scalera.

The Italian left-back, known for his assists, caught Rossini's ball on the sideline, and then instead of continuing to dribble along the sideline, he chose to cut inside!

Just when the Madrid Pirates right back Irazusta, who came up to defend him, thought he was really going to cut in, he used the outside instep of his left foot to push the football toward the baseline again!

Then change direction and break through the bottom!

And because Errazusta retreated to defend him and cut inside, he just put a distance between him and him, and could no longer step forward to intercept and block the ball immediately.

Scalera broke through Irazusta, looked up to observe the situation in the penalty area, and then made a pass.

But his cross was deflected by Danny Drew.

The Dutch center back is stuck in position and firmly controls the air.

"It was a great day, but the pass was a little unnecessary... Scalera could have continued to rush into the penalty area instead of such a simple pass..." In the studio behind, Yan Kang said to Insubre Comment on this attack. "If this ball is played by Romanov in the center of the penalty area, there will be no problem in passing it."

He Feng said: "But Romanov was no longer in the team last season. Hamel is a good forward, but his heading ability is far behind compared to Romanov."

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The commentators were paying attention to Scalera's final pass, but in the Madrid Pirates' coaching bench on the sidelines, the coaches were discussing Rossini.

"Rossini is indeed capable. He can be the core of a wealthy club at the age of 22. I even think he should thank Albertazzi... If it weren't for Albertazzi, how would he know that his most suitable position is not center forward? But what about the midfield?"

Marco Rossini, a talented player trained by Insubre himself. He first played as a center forward in the Insoubre youth team and scored more than 80 goals in one season. Known as a young genius, everyone thinks he will become a super shooter in the future.

As a result, he met Mauro Albertazzi, a talented goalkeeper who also became famous at a young age, and was beaten by Albertazzi to the point of "doubting his life."

Later, as he grew older, he switched from forward to midfielder, and such "rumors" were still circulating in public opinion. It is said that Rossini does not play as a striker because he suffered too many blows from Albertazzi.

Neither Rossini nor Albertazzi had ever admitted this, but it did not prevent such rumors from continuing to spread.

Rossini, who switched to midfield, initially played as an attacking midfielder. Later, his position gradually moved back, and now he is fixed in the position of the organizing midfielder.

Unexpectedly, he played in this position instead, and his future is obviously much better than when he played as a forward.

If he continues to be a forward, he may not even be able to play at Insubre now.

After switching to playing as a midfielder, the 20-year-old has already played in the Insoubre first team. After two seasons of experience, he has now become the core of the team's midfield.

As a former striker, he has a speed advantage and a certain ability to break through with the ball. After his position is retreated, he is given more space. Coupled with his long pass and vision, he is indeed more comfortable playing as an organizing midfielder.

He and Albertazzi, childhood rivals, reunited in the Italian national team.

The Italian media believes that the two of them will lead Italian football forward for at least the next ten years. Italian football does not have to worry about having no successor after Caesar retires.

"His position is too flexible. When he retreats, neither Juan nor Joaquin can follow him out." There are also Pirates coaches who don't want to ridicule Rossini, because Rossini has indeed brought them threatened.

"That's why we use 433. Vukovic goes up and is right up against him. Vukovic has defensive ability. He can help us limit Rossini." Hearing the discussions of the coaches, The first assistant coach Valentine turned to them and said.

An attacking midfielder to do defensive work.

I'm afraid it would be difficult to be replaced by others, and it would be "making things difficult for others".

But when it comes to Vukovich, no one has any objections.

After training last season, Vukovich's defensive hardness has improved much compared to when he played in Vesseldorf.

He is moving closer and closer to the position of "all-round midfielder".

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Rossini handled the ball in front of the back line, but this time he was pressed closely by Vukovich as soon as he received the ball.

The latter hit hard. Rossini did not expect Vukovich's collision to be so direct and powerful. His body staggered and he lost possession of the ball!

After Vukovic hit him, he quickly bypassed him, as if he knew he would definitely lose the ball, and took control of the ball first.

Madrid Pirates took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack amidst the cheers of the home fans.

Insubre's midfielder Giuseppe Vicari rushed up in time to steal the ball.

He bumped into Vukovich unceremoniously without causing Vukovich to lose his balance.

The latter's body swayed, staggering a little, and he still controlled the football under his feet.

When Vicari wanted to tackle again, Vukovich had already passed the football and did not bother with him.

After a few simple passes, the football fell to Hu Lai. He raised his left foot to shoot, but he just dunked the football to the right!

Insubre center back Emil Mortensen, who rushed to block his shot, was knocked over by Hulay's dunk.

But Insubre's defense against Hulay is obviously not a one-and-done deal.

Just after Hulay shook off Mortensen, another Insubre center back Alessio Mattioli appeared in front of him in time and kicked the football out!

The cheers in the stands stopped abruptly.

Eighteen minutes into the game, the score was still 0:0.

Neither side could score.

But the game has just begun.