Chapter 157 Tactical Game
As Carney predicted, for the rest of the first half, the game was completely dominated by Lecce's midfield duo.
Munari's appearance turned Nainggolan's one-on-one tactic of staring at Giacomassi into a joke. The linkage between Munari and Giacomassi made the tactic of staring at one person meaningless.
With the recovery of Lecce's midfield, the team's two wingers also frequently retreated to get the ball. This resulted in the number of Lecce players in the midfield area directly increasing to five, while Piacenza used four pairs.
five.
Among them, Piacenza's two full-backs, Guzman and Wolfl, are not good defensive players. They always seem a bit clumsy when facing the opponent's Lecce midfielder.
This resulted in Cassia and Liu Feng, who were roaming in the frontcourt, never seeing the ball until the intermission.
However, thankfully, Piacenza's backcourt performed very well. Under Lorenzo's constant shouting and command, they blocked Lecce's threatening attacks again and again.
Therefore, until the end of the first half, the score remained at 1:1.
As the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, players from both sides walked back to the locker room sweating profusely.
In this half, the fierce pace of the game made the players on both sides very tired. The players from the two teams didn't even make much eye contact when they left.
In the Piacenza locker room, Carney was analyzing the situation in the first half with the players. The players took a short time to replenish water and rest while listening to the coach's next arrangements.
"Lecce's formation changes very quickly." Carney fiddled with the tactical board in front and placed a red seal next to Giacomassi's dark seal: "Racha was marking Giacomassi's one-on-one.
The tactic has failed."
Looking at the players present, Carney felt a little melancholy.
The team's bench strength has always been the most helpless factor after he took over, because the team sold too many main players at the end of last season and did not buy strong players. This led to Piacenza's long-term loss this season.
For a period of time, you can only rely on one lineup to conquer the world.
Although this situation has improved after a number of young players were recruited into the team, at this moment, problems are still exposed.
For example, right now, Carney can't find a substitute player who can come on at this moment to change the team's midfield disadvantage.
In the end, he decided to follow the team's old path and pull Liu Feng from the forward position back to the midfield.
Piacenza did not regain the position of major general Liu Feng this season. Every time Liu Feng comes to the midfield organization, he can bring a lot of changes to the team, but also, this also sacrifices a large part of Liu Feng's offense.
ability.
After all, although he likes Kaka very much, Liu Feng is still a solid forward.
Before Liu Feng became the absolute core of the team, Carney's approach was understandable, but in the second half of the season, the situation was different.
As the team's star player, Liu Feng can generously sacrifice himself for the team, but as the head coach, if he does this frequently, there is no guarantee that it will not cause changes in the team's atmosphere, and the media will take advantage of it.
However, at this moment, Carney really had no other choice.
"Feng..." When Liu Feng's name was called, Carney paused for a while: "In the second half, you retreat to the attacking midfielder position to help the team stabilize the midfield."
"Good coach."
It was still a straightforward agreement, and Liu Feng seemed to have no complaints, which made Carney feel even more guilty.
In Liu Feng's view, in order to win, he can do anything for the team. However, with his status in the team, even if he refuses Carney's arrangement, no one will have any objections.
It can only be said that it is a coach's blessing to meet a core player with a sense of responsibility like Liu Feng.
Then, with Liu Feng's retreat, Piacenza's formation changed to 451. If Liu Feng really stabilizes the team's midfield, then the team's two wing players will naturally be liberated.
When the team attacks, the formation will become 433.
Although Liu Feng is no longer intimidating at the front, Cassia, whose season goal tally is close to ten digits, is also not a vegetarian. Carney believes that the team will still not be able to play.
It's too ugly.
"Racha, you don't have to focus on Jacques Massi alone in the second half." After arranging the most important things, Carney began to adjust the responsibilities of other players: "Let go of your defensive area and try to stop him and Munari.
Cooperate."
"Good coach."
"Padalino, your position will move back. Try to control the ball as much as possible. The scheduling and distribution of the ball in the backcourt will be left to you."
"Good coach."
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The series of instructions were undoubtedly adjustments made by Carney after observing the first half of the game. After a series of tactical adjustments, the halftime break was coming to an end.
"Okay, let's continue watching you in the second half!"
With a wave of his hand, he put down the tactical board in his hand and motioned for Lorenzo to lead the team into the field.
"let's go!"
"Viewers, welcome back to the game screen. I am commentator Liu Jianhong. The second half of Piacenza's match against Lecce will begin soon."
In the commentary room, after the highlights of the first half were played for a period of time, the screen cut to the Vidimali Stadium again. After taking a break, Liu Jianhong sat in the commentary box with renewed energy.
"In the second half of the first half, Lecce coach's tactical adjustments played a big role. I wonder how Piacenza will respond?"
Soon, Liu Jianhong's questions were answered.
After Piacenza kicked off, its formation gradually flattened. Liu Feng, who originally served as the shadow striker, retreated to a position parallel to Nainggolan and assumed the role of the team's attacking midfielder.
"Oh~, Afeng's position has been promoted?"
Liu Jianhong was a little surprised by the changes on the court. He didn't expect Carney's adjustment to be like this, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense: "Carney may want to use Afeng's ball control skills to stabilize the situation."
If the people of Piacenza were to vote for who is the most reliable player on the court, 80% of them would vote for Liu Feng. This Chinese player known as Super Maple has never disappointed fans and teammates on the court.
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Even on days when the team loses, he can always bring some hope and light to everyone.
At this moment, when the ball resumed, even though he retreated, Liu Feng still became the brightest star in the entire stadium.
I saw that when he received the ball from Cassia in the midfield, he immediately started to speed up and made a deft change of direction like passing a wooden stake and flashed past Covia who was trying to fight for it.
Then facing Jacques Massi, Liu Feng's pace when dribbling the ball suddenly accelerated, and he changed direction again and passed the opponent.
However, this was not over yet. Since the ball had just kicked off, Liu Feng directly faced the entire Lecce defense after passing Giacomassi. So he chose to dribble the ball laterally and met Munari who was fiercely attacking.
Therefore, Liu Feng told everyone a truth, that is, there is no opponent on the court that cannot be overcome by changing directions.
That's right, when facing Munari, Liu Feng's choice changed direction.
After reaching the midfield, Liu Feng no longer played with wide open and wide kicks, but took a smart route, which allowed his amazing sense of the ball to be displayed without any restrictions.
In front of the big Munari, Liu Feng was like a spiritual fox. With a twist of his legs, he shook the opponent's center of gravity away and broke through again. The Piacenza fans on the court whistled wildly and changed their styles.
Liu Feng still made them mesmerized.
Chapter completed!