My name is Colani

The players of the two teams stood in the player tunnel, greeting each other warmly. No matter how much Juventus fans disliked Hugo and thought that Hugo was the black hand behind the scenes, the players did not have such confrontational emotions, and the top management of the two teams did not feel nervous.

Toni and Piero were the captains, standing at the front and joking, and at this time, Ranieri appeared.

Just like in Juventus' home court, Ranieri took a familiar road. After all, it was less than a year since he left here. Trapani's players hugged and greeted him. The players had opinions before, but with the championship, everything will disappear. Ranieri is still a hero in the players' minds. Even Toni, who was not valued enough by Ranieri, gave Ranieri a sincere hug.

After Ranieri met with his old friends, he quickly walked out of the player tunnel. When he stepped onto the green grass of the court, thunderous applause rang in his ears. Need I say more? He was warmly welcomed by Trapani fans.

"Hey, look! How popular is this tinker here?!" "Welcome home, Claudio!" Hugo was attracted by the cheers of the fans. He saw Ranieri thanking the fans and waving his hands. He couldn't help but say jealously.

"Ha, you are jealous!" Julia teased Hugo happily while holding her son.

"Yes, he is indeed jealous!" Sylvia, who was sitting next to him, also laughed at Hugo.

"Am I?! I am not!" Hugo argued.

"It won't be too difficult to admit it!" Lu Fan said, and Morek and the others also laughed.

"Well, okay, I admit that I am jealous! The fans are all ungrateful things. They have forgotten who led the team to success! "Welcome home, Claudio!" "My God! I have never received their courtesy!" Hugo cursed angrily.

"It doesn't matter, we remember you!" Giorgio made a joke about Hugo, because Hugo didn't seem to be really angry.

A group of people ridiculed Hugo, and Hugo said in defeat: "You are right, I should not be jealous of him!"

The courtesy received by Ranieri and the harmonious coexistence of the players of both sides before the game will not reduce the intensity of this game, because everyone wants to get three points. Trapani's desire is more urgent. Only three points can bite Inter Milan. Juventus is not so urgent. They know very well that the league has reached the end of the second stage. If they want to win the championship, there are still a bunch of teams in front of them who will not agree, and the pursuers behind are also far away.

The referee Rizzoli blew the whistle to start the game. Juventus just kicked off. There is nothing to say. Trapani immediately started to press, and Juventus had to kick the ball with a big foot.

It must be a difficult thing for Juventus to compete for headers in the frontcourt. Paladino and Piero are not good at it, and they really don’t have the ability to fight hard. Juventus quickly handed over the ball.

Ranieri had a clear understanding of this game. If he was not as strong as his opponent, he would defend, withdraw from the midfield, and quickly deploy in his own half, not intending to give Trapani a chance.

After two minutes of control, Trapani still could not get a chance to break through. Maggio's inaccurate cross hastily ended Trapani's first attack.

In the attack, Juventus did not rely mainly on counterattacks. Piero's second striker retreated very deep and took on the responsibility of organization. Nedved and Camoranesi, the iron men on the wing, were breakthrough players. Zanetti and Sissoko's main role was interception. They would not easily move forward. Since Trapani's two wingers were relatively fast, Juventus' two full-backs Grigora and Molinaro would not press forward frequently, so the attack actually relied on the performance of several veterans.

Ranieri's team lacked counterattack speed. Piero always paused after getting the ball. This was a deliberate pause. They tried to slow down the rhythm and organize the attack step by step.

In fact, this tactic has not changed much over the years. The biggest difference is that the strength of the two full-backs has declined a lot compared to before. Once they assist, they are very likely to not be able to return, so they are slow to press forward.

From the opening ten minutes, it can be seen that Sissoko and Zanetti have good defensive abilities, but their weakness is their poor ability to pass the ball. Trapani is a team that likes to press high and has a relatively high formation, so Trapani has an absolute advantage in midfield restrictions.

Piero did not get many chances to pass the ball, and Paladino was used as a forward center and was also helpless under Trapani's double center back system. Fighting for headers is not his strong point.

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Messi has been looking for opportunities. He is the focus of Juventus's defense. At the age of 21, he won the European Footballer of the Year and the World Footballer of the Year. This is a great honor, but at the same time, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being fat. Now he has become a thorn in the eyes of various teams and is being defended more closely than before.

However, it is not easy to mark him. His style of play is also changing. He used to rely on his breakthrough and speed to attack directly, but now he has learned to pass the ball. Messi is more practiced in the training field.

With the growth of experience, he is now more difficult to mark. The same is true for Juventus today. He was restricted. The faster Molinaro completely adopted the man-to-man tactics, but Messi still created a killing opportunity in the 6th minute, but Toni's sweeping shot was resolved by Berardi.

After that, Messi slowed down the pace and did not try to break through. Instead, he mainly cooperated, but the effect was not very good. Juventus's fence was very strong. There were two fouls and the distance from the goal was too close. Beckham's crescent moon scimitar failed to score. Of course, it was also a wake-up call for Juventus.

The game has become a half-time offensive and defensive battle. Juventus' counterattack is not strong. Trapani's personal breakthroughs and crosses have been exhausted, but still can't do anything to Juventus. It must be said that Trapani has been blended for most of the season. Bielsa's insistence on rotation policy has played a good effect. Trapani's overall performance is very good, and the players' ability to fill in positions, run positions, and pass and receive the ball is very ornamental.

Juventus is much worse than the first round. In the first round, Trapani's error rate was still relatively high, the pass and receive were not pure, and the running position was not tacit enough, but now Bielsa has solved these problems. The players seem to have played their worth under him. Juventus's possession rate is very bad, and the offense is nothing eye-catching.

But it is regrettable that before he knew it, the first half was over, and Trapani still failed to break through Juventus's goal. In the first half, Trapani completed 11 shots, and only 3 shots hit the goal frame. Juventus's two central defenders, Trapani's old player Lerottale and Juventus' rookie defender Chiellini played very well and blocked Trapani's shots several times.

Trapani, who was the main attacker, was already a little exhausted. It was inevitable that the long-term attack would cause great psychological pressure on the players. When Tony left the court, he couldn't help shaking his head. He was unlucky.

Juventus coach Ranieri is now somewhat fortunate and admires Bielsa. Bielsa is an offensive madman, but he pays more attention to integrity than Zeman. Trapani did not give Juventus any chances on the defensive end, and the restriction of Juventus' passing space was very in place, which is a very difficult thing to do.

Bielsa doesn't think so. The failure to score cannot be simply attributed to luck. He will lament the defensive organization of the Italian team. The team Bielsa wants to play most is actually the Milan duo, Roma, Udinese and the like. Because of their own strength or style, they will not defend stubbornly. Bielsa's team is easier to play. In Bielsa's eyes, Juventus was also excellent in the first half because of their good defense.

The real test is the second half!