Chapter 574 How Did We Get Into the Topic of Riquelme?

In the away game against PSV Eindhoven, the media guessed Ranieri's tactical thinking without surprise. It was indeed 4231. The two defensive midfielders were firmly nailed to their own half and took the opportunity to counterattack.

Their opponent PSV Eindhoven had no choice but to attack. Compared with the previous round, PSV Eindhoven's ball possession rate has increased, but their overall strength is indeed too far behind Trapani. They can't find any good way to score. Trapani used sharp counterattacks to often pose a threat. In the end, relying on the goals of Adriano and Di Maria, they defeated PSV Eindhoven 2:0 away and advanced to the semi-finals, where they met Drogba in victory.

Trapani still didn't look good in this game. Hugo seemed to be possessed by a demon. He was angry when watching such a game. It was really bad, terrible. The midfield had no imagination. Everything seemed to be done step by step, which made people feel disappointed.

Hugo's mother Lida had to accept his melons while watching the game.

"I will never watch such a game again. It doesn't attract my interest at all!" Hugo concluded.

Lu Fan doesn't think Hugo doesn't want to watch Trapani's game. He thinks Hugo is more like he doesn't like Ranieri, so he will blame Ranieri for any mistakes of any team, and any game of the team is not good to watch.

Unfortunately, Lu Fan knows that Hugo has no way to deal with Ranieri. Results are his biggest umbrella. As long as there are results as a guarantee, Hugo can't fire him for no reason. Now it's not the past. If Ranieri is fired, who will take the blame for the Champions League and the league? !

The outside world now has high hopes for Trapani. The Italian media is looking forward to Trapani and Milan meeting in the final and leaving the Big Ear Cup in Italy again.

Hugo really didn't go to watch the weekend game. He was idle anyway, so he simply thought about a question, how to play the team's game well, how to make the team play beautifully, and satisfy his own wishes.

According to Hugo's analysis, the reason why Ranieri's team is bad is that the midfield is not strong, and the control and connection ability are not good!

So Hugo found Seli and asked him, "Leo, tell me, is there a midfielder in this world who is extremely accurate in both long and short passes, and has imagination and creativity. He can help our midfield and provide great support for our frontcourt offense! Do you think there is such a player?!"

"Let me think about it!" Seli said, touching his head.

"I got it! Haha, you know this person!"

"Who!"

"Do you remember that we played against Villarreal before..." Seli laughed.

"Oh, it's him! Riquelme!" Hugo immediately said a name, which shows that Riquelme really left a very deep impression on Hugo at that time.

Riquelme is really great. Hugo recalled the stories on the court. Villarreal almost built a set of tactics around Riquelme alone. The main idea is to give the ball to Riquelme as much as possible and let Riquelme handle it. Riquelme can be said to be a national treasure.

"Leo, find some of his videos and ask the team's data analyst to come to me! Let's watch it together!" Hugo ordered.

Seli collected data for two or three days and then moved it all to Hugo's house. Seli also called the chief scouts of two clubs to watch the videos with data analyst Simeone.

Hugo and Lu Fan were also watching the game videos nearby. Hugo wanted to know if this Argentine midfielder was really as reliable as he saw.

Facts have proved that Riquelme is very appreciated by Hugo. Why? Because Riquelme's imagination of passing is excellent. As long as he is in the same tune, the striker will get a steady stream of opportunities.

None of the current Trapani midfielders pass as well as Riquelme.

Some fans who don't play football or think that passing is simple, but in fact, passing is the most difficult part of a football game. A good passer must master the strength and accuracy of the ball at the same time, and must have the ability to predict. The position on the court is constantly changing, and you must consider the movement of your teammates.

Good players need to work hard to make short-distance passes, because opponents will not give you many opportunities to pass the ball comfortably during the game.

As for medium and long-distance passes, the accuracy and precision require people with higher abilities to grasp them. If they are as simple as outsiders think, then everyone can become a player!

There are few masters of passing in the world of football, and most of them have been trained after years of hard training.

Riquelme is such a master in Hugo's eyes. He has all the advantages of passing. In the video, he has long-distance dispatches, imaginative penetrating balls, and ordinary short passes. He is simply an all-round organizer and passer with no obvious weaknesses.

"Serie A defense is not so loose!" The first statement given by Seli was not that he was dissatisfied with Riquelme, but he wanted to tell Hugo that even if Riquelme was very good, he could not immediately adapt to the league like Serie A that attaches great importance to the establishment of a defensive system.

"This is the league he should challenge, and he must prove himself here!" Hugo smiled.

"Do you know why he can't stay in Barcelona?!" Seli asked, shaking his head.

"I know what you want to say!" Hugo laughed, "What Barcelona can't give him, I can give him!"

The most important reason why Riquelme couldn't stay in Barcelona was that no matter where he was, a system had to be built around him, otherwise he couldn't play his role at all. He had to let the ball be at his feet, but could Barcelona do such a thing? ! Obviously it was impossible. Riquelme couldn't get absolute control of the ball, so his performance was naturally struggling.

Did Barcelona really not know his talent? ! Of course they knew, but there was nothing they could do, because the team couldn't make him the core. He had only been in Europe for a few days, so how could he convince everyone? !

It was different when he arrived at Villarreal. Pellegrini always insisted on making him the center and establishing his tactical core position. Riquelme really worked hard and turned a mid-level team into a Champions League powerhouse with his teammates, but they were not very lucky.

"Leo, I tell you, we will make him the tactical core next season. We have to play beautiful football. I don't want Ranieri's ugly football. Have you seen his away games? ! I'm really not satisfied!" Hugo shouted.

"But have you considered the feelings of other players?! Well, Ballack is the biggest victim. What position do you plan to let Ballack play?! Riquelme can't play in the midfield. The most suitable position for him is the attacking midfielder!" Said Seli.

Riquelme is slow, and his defensive ability is average, his awareness is not good, and his attitude is not positive. Putting him in the midfield may be extremely disadvantageous to the establishment of the defensive system.

As for Ballack, his favorite position is the attacking midfielder. Riquelme's arrival is likely to affect him. As the top player, can he agree? !

"You have to agree even if you don't agree. I admit that he is better than Riquelme in some aspects, but this won't work. He can't lead the team to play beautiful football. He has to rely on his teammates to create opportunities and the ability to create opportunities for his teammates. Haha, he can't compare with Riquelme. We need to make changes!" Hugo's attitude was very firm.

"If he doesn't agree, he can choose to leave! Go and help him find someone willing to take over. Speaking of sitting on the bench with a high salary, I don't make money so easily!" Hugo whispered to Seli.

Seli was speechless. It was obvious that Hugo was going to intervene in everything about the team. This was inappropriate. Where would Ranieri be placed? ! Whether Ballack was useful or not was up to the head coach. You, as a boss, couldn't say that!

However, Seli had long been accustomed to Hugo's style. He guessed that regardless of the result this season, Ranieri's days in Trapani might be over!