Chapter 565 Laporta's Complaint

Guardiola naturally wouldn't believe Hugo's words, but that's not important. What's important is that Hugo himself believes it.

Of course Guardiola did not agree to Hugo's invitation. He has been used as a knife, and of course he will not continue to be a part of causing trouble for Laporta.

Fortunately, Guardiola is a thing of the past after all. It is not surprising when he appears in the stands and does not attract many people's attention. You must know that Lombardo is also invited, and there are several others. A veteran who once played for Trapani.

Platini also came to the scene today. He was also invited by Hugo. Now that he is here, Hugo invited Laporta to sit together.

It was hard for Laporta to refuse. After all, he still had to give some face to Platini. He was the boss of UEFA. Although Barcelona was the backbone of G14, he had to have something to do!

They sat down politely to each other, and the players on both sides of the stadium had already appeared. The Trapani Stadium is actually a professional football stadium, and the stands are very close to the stadium.

When this place was renovated, because it was an old city and the place was small, the auditoriums were very close. This is also why the security measures at the stadium have always been relatively tight. If the security was not up to standard and extreme fans took advantage of it, it would be troublesome.

Trapani is also quite kind. Of the 20,000 tickets, about 2,000 are allocated to Barcelona. The supply exceeds demand. Barcelona has Ronaldinho, the World Footballer, and their tactical play is offensive football. It is very beautiful and attracts countless fans, so there are many fans who want tickets.

The visiting team's fan seats were filled with Barcelona fans. They obviously came well prepared and took many flags, forming a strong position.

The away game against Liverpool was Rijkaard's 200th game in charge of Barcelona. Due to a 0-2 home defeat in the first leg, Barcelona must score at least two goals at the Trapani Stadium in this game to advance. Otherwise Rijkaard could only spend his milestone night comforting his players.

The biggest suspense at the moment is whether Rijkaard will continue to stick to the 3-back style. In the game against Zaragoza, Barcelona played 343 similar to 3133, with a full-time midfielder who is more aggressive, and In the game against Sevilla, Barcelona's four midfielders stood in a diamond shape, and the two full-backs retreated to the full-back positions when defending. Relatively more emphasis was placed on defense, but no matter what kind of change, compared with what Barcelona was used to before, 433 is a breakthrough.

When Xavi attended the press conference, he hinted that the possibility of 343 appearing at Anfield was very high: "Because we have to attack."

In fact, Rijkaard fielded a 4-4-3 formation in this game. Eto'o temporarily did not play in the last round, which caused speculation from the outside media. However, in fact, Eto'o was injured during the warm-up and played against Seville. He returned in the Asian game and entered the starting lineup in this game.

Goalkeeper: Valdes;

Defenders: Thuram, Marcos, Puyol, Oleg;

Midfielder: Xavi, Iniesta, Deco;

Forwards: Giuly, Eto'o, Ronaldinho

The position where the formation is dead is alive, named 433, but there are variables. Oleg can step forward and become a full midfielder. On the other side is Iniesta, and Xavi and Deco can sit in the middle.

The disadvantage of their formation and staffing is that they do not have a serious midfielder. Deco was indeed transformed into a midfielder after coming to Barcelona, ​​but his interception ability was average. Rijkaard relied on Control, their midfield ball-holding ability and organizational ability are very strong. They have proven in previous games that they can rely on control to deal with the opponent's tough midfielder.

Barcelona certainly hopes that their opponents can have a head-to-head offensive battle with them, but this is a fantasy after all. Their opponent is Ranieri.

"I think the most important thing for us is not to concede a goal! We didn't concede a goal at Camp Nou in the last round, which is very important and I'm very happy. I hope we can do the same in the second leg. I want Let me tell you, defense is a very important thing. "Despite the stimulation of Barcelona's psychological warfare, who is Ranieri? He is not that stupid. He strengthened the team's thinking at the pre-match press conference.

He also made a lot of changes in his formation in this game, mainly in the frontcourt.

Goalkeeper: Kameni;

Defenders: Maicon, Barzagli, Samuel, Evra;

Midfielder: Mascherano, Essien, Ballack

Forwards: Di Maria, Adriano, Messi

Neither Toni nor Klose got a chance to play in this game. Why? ! Because Adriano is very capable of fighting alone, he squeezed out their positions.

Toni and Klose had already communicated with Ranieri before the game, and they were unhappy. From a tactical point of view, Ranieri's choice was not wrong, and the two could only accept it with resignation.

Di Maria also entered the starting lineup because of the same advantage. He is only nineteen years old, but now he has a very rare starting opportunity, and it is against Barcelona, ​​so he was a little nervous before the game.

Messi, who is slightly older than him, comforted Di Maria, "You have to relax. The coach chose you because he saw the advantages in you. You just need to play to your advantages!"

Rijkaard looked at the Trapani players on the field and knew that the old man Ranieri was going to defend to the death. If it were him, he would not do such a thing. Even if he was only five goals ahead, he would still let his team attack. This is a different tactical concept.

Rijkaard is not an offensive maniac like Zeman. He has an offensive concept, but he must definitely combine the offensive concept with the defensive concept. How to achieve offense instead of defense is his focus. He will not do things that only care about the head and not the butt.

Faced with such a formation, Rijkaard could only express his helplessness. Most Italian coaches are like this. There are really not many tactical ideas that tend to attack.

Strictly speaking, Ranieri is not a conservative. He just made the most favorable choice under this situation.

The game started soon. There is nothing to say. All the tactical practices were expected by everyone. Barcelona took possession of the ball effortlessly on the field, and Trapani parked the bus.

Less than two minutes after Barcelona started, Eto'o gave Trapani a warning outside the penalty area. His low shot was very powerful and rubbed the goal post and went out of the bottom line!

"Oh!" All the fans screamed, as if they felt very threatened.

Hugo "cut"!

He waved his hand and sneered, looking very disdainful!

According to his understanding of Kameni and the position of the defensive players, Eto'o's chance of scoring this goal was zero, not considering the refraction and change of direction.

So he was a little disdainful, a group of country bumpkins made a fuss!

Laporta also made a regretful sound, turned his head to look at Hugo, Hugo rudely rolled his eyes at Laporta and said to wait and see!

The story after that was not as beautiful as Laporta thought. The World Footballer of the Year went crazy, the African Footballer of the Year went crazy, the La Masia darling went crazy... These are all in fantasy. The actual situation is that Barcelona needs space, but Trapani blocked the space too much!

Barcelona's players showed a better state than the previous game, but the problem is that Trapani's defensive system has always been well organized. They need space and all kinds of strong breakthroughs. Trapani has been driving Barcelona's players to the side!

Fouls, disputes... Barcelona didn't have any chances. Facts proved that even a strong team like them was afraid of the iron bucket formation, especially when they met Trapani's level.

Hugo knew that Barcelona had always been very cautious and didn't use strong attacks very often. They were worried about Trapani's counterattack, so controlling the ball was the main means.

VIP Shilaporta couldn't stand it. The team didn't have many shots, let alone goals, so he kept complaining to Platini and Hugo about fouls and bus tactics. It was hard to believe that this man was a lawyer.