My name is Colani

Chapter 448: Away game against Arsenal

Hugo deliberately brought up a topic to ask Deschamps, "Arsenal has not lost at home in the Champions League this season!"

"If they haven't lost, then they haven't lost. I won't give you any guarantees!" Deschamps said with a big laugh.

He was in a very relaxed mood. In fact, Hugo didn't ask him too much this season, but he really let go of the pressure now. It's not shameful to be eliminated by Juventus in the Italian Cup. Now they are ranked second in the league. Milan, who is third, has a certain points gap with Trapani. The possibility of Trapani losing the second place is still very small, which means that he has achieved his goal and directly got the Champions League quota.

As for the Champions League, the goal he set for himself is to qualify. If he can enter the top 16, he will complete the task. He has been a little relaxed in the quarterfinals with Inter Milan, and the pressure on the players is not too great.

He is completely satisfied with entering the semi-finals. He is now full of confidence in the next season!

Facing the suspected pressure from Hugo, Deschamps fluttered back.

"You are awesome! You can be awesome this season, but if you don't perform well next season, do you still have the courage you have now?!" Hugo also laughed and teased Deschamps.

Deschamps was happy, "Now I have the final say!"

"Mr. Deschamps, have you ever thought that maybe we can really be a dark horse, a big dark horse, just like Mourinho's Porto back then!" Hugo used Mourinho to stimulate Deschamps, but how could Deschamps be so easily provoked? !

"He is just lucky!" Deschamps responded.

Hugo smelled a sour taste.

"He is him, I am me! You can ask him to be the head coach, maybe he can win the Champions League for you!" Deschamps was serious at first, and then teased Hugo again.

"You should remember that I want to win beautifully! So you know that's impossible!"

"Okay, I have to admit that I want the championship very much, I want to be a dark horse, but I won't give you goals and tasks. I am a rational person. Rationally speaking, we have done a great job under your leadership this season!" Hugo said as if summarizing, "You can do whatever you want in the semi-finals. We are not Juventus, we are not the Milan double bears! It is better to die standing than to live on your knees!"

Deschamps' relaxation seemed to give Hugo a lot of strength. He finally spoke his mind boldly. Sooner or later, I will win the Champions League, and it will be the kind of happy win, definitely not relying on off-field or ugly games.

"Dear audience friends, I am now at Heathrow Airport. The entire Serie A dark horse Trapani team has arrived at the airport..."

"Dear audience, I am delivering a live report to you at Heathrow Airport..."

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The entire Trapani team arrived in London on the evening of the 17th. They were greeted by hundreds of fans. Most of these fans were not Trapani fans, but English football fans. Trapani was welcomed by a small number of local Trapani fans and Arsenal's arch-rival Tottenham fans. The majority were Arsenal fans, who came specially to cause trouble for Trapani.

Unfortunately, the entire Trapani team had no intention of taking photos with the fans, nor did they intend to be interviewed by reporters. Under the urging of team leader Antonio Perotti and other staff, the entire Trapani team quickly passed the exit and walked straight onto the bus!

Arsenal fans who refused to give up surrounded the bus and gave Trapani players the middle finger, cursing "Fake Austrian service!", "Sicilian bastards!"

The Sicilian bloodline itself is not pure. Many years ago, they were conquered by many powerful enemies. This is the basis for Arsenal fans to insult Sicilians. It is a pity that the players are innocent. There is not even a Sicilian among them!

Following the camera lens, reporters found that Pizarro, Toni, and Ribery were all in the team. This is a big discovery.

At the pre-match press conference this morning, Deschamps claimed that Ribery's injury has not been fully healed, and Pizarro and Toni may play. Now that Ribery is here, it is not ruled out that Ribery may also play.

Given the good relationship hidden with Abrahimovic, Trapani borrowed Chelsea's Stamford Bridge Stadium beyond the media's expectations. There was a Premier League game on the weekend, but Chelsea still borrowed it. Mourinho was naturally unhappy, but this was the boss's intention, so the stadium staff could only think of ways to restore it as much as possible.

The sports media in England urgently gave Arsenal advice. What if Trapani played with the strongest lineup? ! What if Trapani continued the lineup against Inter Milan? !

They thought of countless plans. Pizarro's average pass success rate in the Champions League and Serie A this season exceeded 89%, which is a very impressive data. He is Trapani's brain. With him, how should Arsenal limit him? !

If Ribery plays, Trapani's "devil wings" in the first half of the season will return. What should Arsenal do to avoid the situation of losing one thing while focusing on the other? !

Arsenal also has very strong wingers with superb skills and experience in big battles, but Trapani's wings are younger and have extremely strong impact. They are not bright in the east and bright in the west. This is the reason why many teams often can't do anything with Trapani's attack.

What's more, in the days when Ribery was absent, Messi really shined. No one expected that this 18-year-old kid was so powerful. Trapani's wing attack basically only had this explosive point, but it was enough to trouble the enemy, and now there is Ribery.

"Dark horse?! They are not dark horses!" Martin Taylor, a famous English commentator, reminded Arsenal, "Their offense is very good. They have scored 84 goals in Serie A. They can come to this point in the league and the Champions League. They can never be described as dark horses. With such excellent offensive power, Arsenal must be careful!"

"We must limit Pizarro. His ball control will have a huge impact on us! Compared with the Udinese period, I think he has grown a lot!" Arsenal legend Tony Adams also reminded his old club.

Apart from injuries, Pizarro's statistics this season are not pretty, quite not pretty, with few goals and assists, and he has taken on more defensive responsibilities, but that terrifying pass success rate is very worrying, and those who are familiar with Trapani's playing style and have seen Trapani play should know that Pizarro passes forward more often.

Just passing the ball back to the backcourt is called brushing the pass success rate, but Pizarro is not like that. He passes forward a lot, and his 89% pass success rate can be called terrifying, which means that his passes can basically reach the feet of the wingers and forwards, and Trapani can take advantage of the situation to launch a powerful attack.

On the evening of April 19, the first round of the 05-06 Champions League semi-finals kicked off at Highbury Stadium. This is the last season of Highbury Stadium. This is also the first time in history that Arsenal has reached the Champions League semi-finals. Of course, the fans have to come to support them.

Before the game, everyone predicted that Pizarro would play, and Ribery was very likely to play, but Deschamps surprised everyone. Pizarro sat on the bench, and Deschamps sent out a 442 formation. Toni returned to partner with Klose in the forward position. On the two wings of the middle, there was no surprise, Messi on one side and Cesar on the other side.

Evra had a broken big toe and needed to recover, so Cesar became Deschamps' reliable choice.

Trapani did not change in other positions. It is a bit unfair for people to call Trapani a dark horse. In this season's Champions League, Trapani is the cleanest team among the teams that have played so far, and even the defenders rarely get cards.

They are still facing the problem of suspension, but Trapani has not accumulated yellow cards to the point of suspension so far. This actually also illustrates a problem, that is, Trapani's interception and steals are very clean, and he is not a team that often relies on fouls to stop the opponent. This is thanks to Deschamps. Last season in the league, Zeman's team was more inclined to attack and sometimes had to adopt a foul strategy.

Now Deschamps has given Trapani new adjustments in running and positioning. After the players become proficient, they will not commit fouls so easily.

A new January, a new starting point. I would like to thank everyone for their support. Please continue to collect and recommend me! I wish you all a happy Children's Day! I wish you all to be as happy as children every day!

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