Chapter 328 56. Finale 2
Perugia's performance this season is not good, which has a lot to do with the departure of one person, that is, Trapani's old player Miccoli. After Miccoli transferred from Trapani to Juventus, he was loaned to Perugia. He is very capable and helped Perugia a lot. He was recovered by Juventus this season.
The quality of Perugia's forward line began to decline seriously, and because of injuries, Cosmi had to send the combination of Hubner and Sarayeta, which is a very interesting combination.
Hubner once won the Serie A Golden Boot. He won the league Golden Boot at the age of 35 in the 01-02 season. Now Hubner is 37 years old and his strength is no longer good. He just came to Perugia this season and is not a main player. He played 12 times and scored 3 goals.
Sarayeta came to Perugia in this winter transfer window. Cosmi did not give him many opportunities. He has only played 4 times so far and has not scored a goal. Sarayeta is very famous, but this fame is because he followed Juventus. Last season, he kicked Barcelona out of the Champions League. In fact, this guy has always been very inefficient. Trapani once inspected Sarayeta in the summer. Juventus's asking price was not low, and his efficiency was too poor. He did not meet Hugo's requirements and was directly passed.
Sarayeta also has a famous nickname, "Big Slow Monkey". He is tall but not strong, slow, and not flexible in turning. If we only look at last season, Juventus's deal is not a loss, anyway, it didn't cost much.
He can only be a substitute among substitutes in Juventus. This season, Miccoli returned and Di Vaio joined. Sarayeta completely became a substitute among substitutes.
An old Hubner is paired with the slow monkey Sarajeta. Perugia's forward combination is full of doubts. No wonder no media was optimistic about their victory over Trapani, who is in good form, at home before the game.
Toni's footwork is also slow and his turning is not very flexible, but he has something that Sarajeta cannot compare with, that is, a strong body and increasingly sophisticated shooting skills. Toni can now be said to be a power shooter.
Klose is a striker with a keen sense of smell, excellent jumping ability, and a strong ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal. He and Toni complement each other. Toni and Klose have a quick connection this season. The most important thing is that Toni is more selfless. As the captain, he has a stronger sense of initiative in the frontcourt.
Comparing the two, Trapani's center is stronger than Perugia's in terms of paper strength and this season's data.
In addition to the fixed forward pairing of Toni and Klose, Hugo made some minor adjustments in the midfield and backcourt. On the left side, Hugo replaced Evra with Grosso, which has a lot to do with Hugo's tactics in this game.
According to Hugo's conjecture or assertion, Perugia is fighting desperately in this game, and they are determined to win. Offense will be their main theme. Hugo also wants a victory, but he hopes to stabilize the defense. Grosso needs to be more experienced in defense. His shortcoming is that he advances slowly, but if Trapani's midfield can fully control the situation, this shortcoming will not be affected too much.
With Rodmoti's whistle, the game between the two sides began amid the fans' cheers. It can be seen that Cosmi and Hugo both needed this victory, but they were very cautious in their playing style. Perugia deployed heavy troops in the midfield and backcourt. After the opening, they did not think about competing with Trapani for the ball, but deployed heavy troops in the midfield and backcourt for defense. As for when Cosmi would finally ask his team to go crazy, Hugo did not know.
Since everyone had made up their minds, the game naturally seemed a bit dull. Although Perugia's players were not very morale, they did a pretty good job in the defensive formation and density in the first ten minutes. Trapani was cautious and rarely chose to attack from the middle.
In terms of the total position of the ball, both the side and the middle may cause extremely serious consequences, but those who understand football will know that losing the ball in the middle is more threatening, which is also Hugo's unwillingness to let the team go to the middle too much.
Another reason is that Perugia's defensive ability is very poor. They have lost nearly 60 goals this season, and Trapani happens to have Toni and Klose who are very powerful. Why not try more crosses from the wing?
The offensive rhythm is slow. Trapani did not get many opportunities in the first ten minutes. He only had two shots. One was Toni's header in the middle, which was interfered by Perugia's central defender Di Loreto and the ball went over the crossbar. The other was Miku's long shot from the outside, which was of poor quality and was also a high-altitude cannon.
As for Sarayeta and Hubner, they did not even have many opportunities to get the ball, let alone the opportunity to shoot. The most interesting thing was that in the eighth minute, Sarayeta took the ball and tried to break through, but was squeezed away by Victor and lost possession of the ball. This was a reasonable collision in the true sense. It can be seen that Sarayeta is not particularly strong in terms of physical fitness except for his height. Of course, this is relative. If it were Hugo, he might not be able to withstand Sarayeta.
Looking at Sarayeta, Cosmi shook his head on the sidelines. He had never thought that he would find a suitable striker during the winter reinforcement. Sarayeta was not a strong center forward. If he had to classify him, Cosmi would even attribute him to an opportunist. His positioning was OK, but his shooting skills were not very good. If Sarayeta had not joined a wealthy club early, he might have trained in a low-level team for a few more years, and he might have really practiced his shooting skills. After all, practicing shooting skills on the training ground is not the same as practicing on the court. What Sarayeta lacks is experience. Even with the glory of Juventus last season, Cosmi still thinks he is not an ideal center forward for Perugia.
More than ten minutes later, after finding out Perugia's state level on the court, Hugo waved his hand and began to ask his players to be more active, especially on the wing. They should be active when pressing forward. Today's main attack direction is the wing.
Trapani's threatening attacks also began to increase gradually. In the 21st minute, Trapani got a great opportunity. Trapani passed the ball continuously and gradually advanced to Perugia's front court. Perugia had already accumulated heavy troops in the penalty area. The 352 formation ensured their defensive width. Speaking of which, their defense was relatively successful before. Trapani did not make so many crosses on the wing, but this time they were a little careless. Maggio's rapid forward insertion attracted the attention of Perugia's wing forward. Miku, who had tried to cooperate with Maggio on the wing, suddenly took advantage of the opponent's stunned and immediately chose a 45-degree diagonal cross. The ball was passed very suddenly.
I saw Toni running two steps from the crowd, jumping up, and directly crushing Di Loreto. The ball flew to Perugia's gate. Brazi could only watch the ball go to the empty goal on the right. Unfortunately, Toni had no luck and the ball hit the crossbar heavily.
After the ball hit the crossbar, it bounced back into the court. Klose had good luck in his position, but the ball was too fast and he couldn't control the scale. His follow-up shot on the spot failed to hit the goal, but missed the near side of the goal.
"Uh-oh!" The Renato Curry Stadium immediately made a muffled sound, which was the exclamation of the fans after surviving a disaster.
"Ah! Damn!" At this moment, Hugo had already knelt down on the side of the court like Klose. The ball didn't go in! Hugo hugged his head! No wonder he was so upset. This game was so damn important. It would be great to score first!
The Trapani players on the bench all stood up. Just when they were about to rush out, they returned to their seats helplessly.
"God! Milek didn't even score a ball like this?!" In the bar in Sighino, Costa couldn't help but complain. There were many people who complained like him, even though many people understood that it was difficult for players to react properly immediately on the court.
"Hmph! Doesn't your waist hurt when you're standing and talking? If it's your turn, you won't be able to do it either!" The bar was already immersed in the game. Sigrino was also free, so he watched the game on the TV on the wall with everyone. Hearing Costa's complaints, Sigrino defended Klose with contempt.