Chapter 624 Derby 1

"This game is a good opportunity for Trapani!" When Rossi was optimistic about the home team, Lombardo did not nod, but just listened quietly. When Damico asked him for his opinion, Lombardo said this first.

Damico and Rossi both said they did not understand.

"Bielsa needs to show his football philosophy. We just knew that he would adopt 343 in this game. Trapani did not play well in the previous rounds..." Lombardo talked freely.

"They played well, and I like watching their games!" Rossi interrupted Lombardo.

"But they failed to win more games. People only judge him by success or failure. He is not good if he cannot lead Trapani to victory!" Lombardo said a universal view.

"He is wavering in selecting and using people. I think this is the key factor that restricts Trapani's performance..." Lombardo said again.

Rossi also had to nod his head. Bielsa was indeed like that. There were too many changes. In their opinion, a mature team should have stable tactics and a relatively fixed main lineup, but in their eyes, Bielsa has not let Trapani show it at least for now.

"Palermo is a good opponent, with strong strength, and is their derby opponent. I think this is a real opportunity to test Bielsa. I think he should seize this opportunity to build confidence for the players and fans!" This is what Lombardo meant.

Damico clapped his hands, indicating that Lombardo said it well!

"So what about the result?! Mr. Lombardo, are you more optimistic about your old club?!" Damico smiled charmingly.

"Of course, I will still be optimistic about them. They will beat Palermo and then get on the right path!" Lombardo said firmly.

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Lombardo and Rossi's ideas are not correct. Who said Bielsa has no fixed tactical ideas? He does, that is, attack, and keep attacking.

As soon as Banti blew the whistle, Palermo, who kicked off first, was pressed by Trapani. It was useless to pass the ball backwards. Bielsa's team would not hold back at all. They pressed forward and continued to press. To be honest, Colantono did not expect Bielsa to be a second-rate player. He did not consider Palermo's tactics at all and pressed forward like this.

Colantono's idea of ​​competing with Trapani for the midfield was not quite right, because the core of Bielsa's tactics was to compete for space rather than for the ball. If Bielsa could not control the ball, it was not a big problem for Bielsa. He just wanted to suppress Palermo's passing space.

If there was a press, Palermo lost the ball in the high pressure, and Trapani counterattacked on the spot, it would be the best!

Palermo fell into such a cliché at the beginning. Colantono was wrong to always want to control the ball, so Palermo soon got the first shot opportunity.

Palermo's players had to kick forward under pressure, but there was an obvious disconnect between their midfield and forward line. Trapani defended well and quickly took the ball back, then launched an attack.

Hugo was very happy that Trapani was the first to get into the game, and Bielsa's strange formation did not annoy Hugo. Of course, he knew that Trapani's current defense valued personal ability, but what's wrong with that? Catenaccio and singles are both defense, and whoever can defend is the best.

Colantono's fight for the midfield? ! Sorry, the game has been taken over by Trapani. Colantono changed the tactics anxiously on the sidelines and asked Palermo's players to recover. It was a typical Italian coach's approach. When the enemy is strong and we are weak, we must shrink.

Trapani had an absolute advantage in ball possession. Under their strong pressure, Palermo retreated again and again, and the space was very tight. However, Trapani still created several good opportunities in the past 20 minutes. It was a pity that no goal was scored. Vucinic and Ballack had good header opportunities, and Henry had a signature arc shot, but unfortunately he failed to score.

Palermo didn't even have a shot!

"They have been like this recently. They often take the initiative, but they always can't score. Toni's role is irreplaceable. His absence has a huge impact!" Lombardo commented and shook his head in the live broadcast room.

Yes, this is the norm for Trapani. Sometimes they can take a staged advantage, but they can't score. This scene is so similar to Argentina in the 2002 World Cup!

Why Rossi is optimistic about Palermo, because Palermo can counterattack and kill Trapani, and Palermo's defense is good.

"Henry can't play the role of a center forward, he needs space!" Rossi said.

There were some things he didn't say in his heart. He didn't understand Trapani's transfer, such as why they let Adriano go. He would definitely be better than Henry in the center position!

Serie A is different from the Premier League. The Premier League will always give Henry more space, but Serie A, even if everyone is poor, makes excellent use of defensive space. Why do Serie A teams like to have a high center forward? Because the center forward is useful, it is a battering ram.

Trapani's players tried many times to find space with small-scale passing and cutting, but it was difficult to succeed. Palermo was determined to defend, and things became difficult.

The anxious Trapani players began to cross the ball, and Beckham's horizontal dispatch was not very useful, so they had to keep crossing the ball. Vucinic and Henry both reached the penalty area, and Ballack also inserted from time to time, but it was still useless.

"This won't work!" Hugo began to miss Tony!

Bored Hugo began to teach Angelo and Julia, constantly explaining Bielsa's football tactics. The tactics were good, but the key was to have a little luck in scoring goals.

The half-time ended quickly, and Palermo stubbornly tied Trapani. The home team's Palermo fans felt a little lucky about this result, but they were more dissatisfied with Colantono's tactics. They were completely restricted by the opponent's high-position pressing. The team had no passion and no offense, and there was not even a single shot in the first half!

Losing is certainly terrible, but Palermo fans don't like the team not to attack when facing their mortal enemies. It's even more annoying to be beaten and scolded.

So when Palermo was a little embarrassed in the first half and cleared the ball to the sideline, there were still some sporadic boos at home.

On the other hand, Trapani fans, even if the team failed to score, played well, which made everyone very satisfied, cheering continuously, and everyone firmly believed that it was only a matter of time for the team to score.

"Colantono's team is too bad. They didn't have a successful counterattack. The ball possession rate was only more than 20%. There were no shots. They didn't seem to have much passion and committed a lot of fouls!" Lombardo commented.

"You still insist that Trapani will win, right?!" Damico asked with a smile.

"Of course, after watching the first half, we should all know that Palermo can't cause trouble to the opponent! Colantono arranged five midfielders, but they were of no help in offense. Did Amauri touch the ball?!" Lombardo mocked Palermo.

Rossi would not choose Palermo anymore. Sitting at home, Palermo entered the state much later than Trapani. Maybe it can be said that they never entered the state at all, which is very bad.

"If it were you, how would you choose to adjust?!" When Rossi and Lombardo finished complaining about Palermo, Damico asked them.

"We should add more helpers to Amauri, at least the distance between them should be very close. We need to come up with an idea for counterattack. It is not realistic to rely on Amauri alone in the front." Rossi said.

Palermo made some problematic arrangements in the first half. For a period of time, Amauri was close to the midfield because he actively returned to defense, but Trapani's defense line was able to maintain a very good distance from the midfield.

For another period of time, Amauri was kept away from the midfield to try to prevent the overall pressure of the opponent's formation, but there was no one around Amauri. In short, it was not suitable.