Chapter 502 Super Cup 1
On August 27, the match was held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. It was the Italian Super Cup. The two clubs each got half of the tickets. Many Trapani fans also came to the Olympic Stadium. However, Trapani is not a big club with great influence after all. Its rise was only last season, so many seats allocated to Trapani were empty.
This is not the case in Rome. Trapani, a rural team, can win the championship, which hurts the fans of the imperial capital deeply. The most important thing is that Trapani and Rome have the longest history of war, and the two sides have deep resentment.
Hugo and the Sensi family are also quite costly. Sensi leaned towards the three powers in the north, but the Holy Alliance collapsed so quickly. He didn't expect that it would be a world of difference when he saw Hugo again.
The Agnelli family and the Berlusconi family will not be hurt by the phone gate, but the Sensi family lacks a backer, so it is not easy to mix in the football circle.
But today Franco Sensi didn't come. His daughter, Rosella Sensi, came. When Rosella Sensi saw Hugo, they greeted each other politely. After a few words, Hugo began to mock.
"I don't know why Mr. Sensi didn't come?! Is he worried about the team losing?!"
"He hasn't been in good health recently!"
"That's a pity!" Hugo said with a sigh. Hugo didn't believe that he was in good health.
Hugo left directly. Rosella looked at Hugo's back and sighed. It's only been a few years, and the wild boy from Sicily has ridden on our necks.
If I had listened to Baldini at the beginning, it would be right to dump the burden of the club on the Russians.
It's useless for Rosella to regret it now. The Russians offered a good price at the beginning, but now it's probably difficult for foreign capitalists to offer that price. The Rossi family has to wait a little longer.
"Do you expect Franco Sensi to die?!" Zamparini, the chairman of the professional league, asked Hugo with a smile.
"No, why should I curse him?! He thinks he is a big shot, but he is not. He is just a clown who attracts attention! I don't need to see him!" Hugo's words were not good.
This is not the first time that someone said Sensi was a clown. At the beginning, when Moggi and others were powerful, he jumped out and said that he represented the interests of the southern teams and set up a banner to resist the three powers in the north. He was very admired and gained enough reputation, but it has only been a few years. Haha, he soon wore crotch pants with the north.
Moggi and others also said that he was a clown!
The situation is stronger than the person! This is a sentence that Zamparini thought of. Franco Sensi is his old friend. He knows that the Sensi family has many helplessness. It is impossible to talk about betrayal. This football world is full of politics and betrayal. It is not surprising.
Regarding Hugo's words that he would not wish Sensi dead, Zamparini thought Hugo was a smart man, and also very Franco Sensi. Don't forget that Hugo had a good relationship with the three northern powers.
Sitting in the VIP box, Hugo and others were waiting for the start of the game. Hugo was very eager for the Super Cup. In addition, the difficulty of this game was not very high, so Hugo expressed his strong desire to Klinsmann.
This was to put pressure on Klinsmann. When Hugo was in power, such a situation was rare, but now Hugo has changed. He was good enough to Deschamps, but Deschamps still ran away. So don't be friends with the head coach, you will feel betrayed. Invisibly, Hugo's pressure on Klinsmann is much greater. Hugo is determined to win the Super Cup!
Watching the players from Trapani and Roma file out and listening to the names on the radio, Zamparini was envious. This envy came from the heart, but Zamparini would not do this like Hugo even if he had money. This is too wasteful!
"Gigi, can you loan Pedro to us?!" Zamparini pulled Hugo's arm.
"It's okay to loan him, but the key is that you have to give him playing time. If you just do it perfunctorily, I might as well not loan him out. After all, Trapani is a champion team. Even if he trains with the team, he will get better than going to a third-rate team, don't you think? Mr. Zamparini!" Hugo said cheerfully.
Your mother's head! Zamparini's face turned red and white. Isn't this just saying that Palermo is a third-rate team? !
"Haha, I'm kidding you!" Hugo said immediately, "How can it be Palermo! Your strength is also very strong."
Palermo has also had some surprises under the leadership of Zamparini, and the results are still stable. It really can't be said that they are a third-rate team.
The two discussed and completed the loan of Pedro, and then the Super Cup game officially began.
Klinsmann sent out a 442 parallel formation in Trapani. His idea of realizing a diamond midfield was not very reliable. Messi has always played as a winger, so Klinsmann had to use him.
He also deposed Kahn, but can Kahn be the same as Messi? ! They are not the same!
Kahn is a goalkeeper and has a companion Lehmann to compete with him, but Messi is a winger, and a winger who shines under Deschamps. It is said that he is Hugo's darling. Changing tactics and throwing away Messi is too risky.
First, it offends Hugo, who probably doesn't want to see Messi being put on the bench. Second, it offends the player himself and creates an unstable factor. Third, if the results are a little bit wrong, he will be the scapegoat!
Klinsmann is not a fool, do you think he is? ! Wrong, he has long understood that the German national team is different from here.
The German national team fell into a trough after the European Cup, and Klinsmann went there to help the team change the dynasty, which was welcomed by all Germans, so the German Football Association has always supported him!
But is it the same in Trapani? ! No, this is the champion team, and you don’t need Klinsmann to make a big move. If you really make a big move, it may be chaotic!
Of course, Klinsmann will definitely not give up his reforms. He doesn’t want the team to still have the mark of Deschamps.
For these reasons, Klinsmann still sent out a parallel 442 in this Super Cup game.
Goalkeeper: Kameni
Defenders: Maicon, Samuel, Barzagli, Evra
Midfielders: Schweinsteiger, Essien, Ballack, Messi
Forwards: Toni Kloser
Although Trapani did not organize a training camp in the summer and only went to Austria for training for half a month, they also arranged several friendly matches. Schweinsteiger played in all of them, and he played as a left winger. His performance was not very good, but in such an "important" game, Klinsmann still supported him and let him occupy the position of left winger.
The Brazilian Cesar could only sit on the bench.
Another change is that Ballack replaced Pizarro. Pizarro is good at ball control and defense, and his forward ability is average. On the contrary, Ballack is definitely not good at delicate ball control. He is generally good at large-scale dispatching and forward insertion. Everyone knows that he has a good ability to score goals, and the position where he can really display his talents is still the front midfielder position.
As mentioned earlier, Klinsmann's diamond midfield has space in Trapani and this factor. Ballack can advance, has good header skills, and his 45-degree cross from the wing is very lethal. Of course, this is only a plan with strong feasibility.
But now it is a 4-4-2 parallel position, which makes people feel that Trapani's midfield defense ability may be too weak.
Spalletti sent out a 4231 formation on the Roma side, and their selections have not changed much from last season.
Goalkeeper: Doni
Defenders: Panucci, Mex, Chivokufure;
Midfielders: De Rossi, Aquilani
Offensive midfielders: Mancini, Perrotta, Tadei
Forward: Totti
Today's referee is Saccani, everyone is an old acquaintance, and it is not the first time he has enforced the Serie A league.
Spalletti's lineup always feels weird. There is no striker. Totti has never played the center position. The second striker is similar to the front midfielder.