Chapter five hundred and fourteen different pre-match atmosphere
This season, Arsenal's collapse came a little later than in previous years. Perhaps the battle with Piacenza completely defeated the momentum accumulated by these young people. After that Champions League game, the wave of injuries that had not appeared still hit.
Among the wounded, the one who makes Gunners fans most uncomfortable is Van Persie, who performed super-godly in the team this season.
The Dutch striker who said so loyally before the battle with Piacenza directly at the end of a Premier League match that "if there is another person loyal to Arsenal, that person is me." It seems that he has suffered a heavy blow after losing to Liu Feng and his team.
Now, like in the previous few years, the Gunners once again lost the ability to compete for all championships in the end of the season.
In the fifth round of the Premier League, in the game to Tottenham Hotspur, in addition to the team's defeat at 1-2, the team's main striker Van Persie was also directly reimbursed for a tackle.
The arsenal at home, whose injuries were gloomy, began to fight for their four major causes at the end of the season. They ranked third in the league, were only two points away from them after losing to Tottenham behind them, and only five points away from Manchester City.
With four rounds in the league and the team will have another game that will directly play against Manchester City, Wenger and his team are not allowed to be careless.
The start was full of momentum, and Arsenal, who reached the Champions League quarter-finals, is really sad to see now, but Piacenza, who had eliminated them personally, was not in the mood to be related to this opponent far away in Britain.
Because on the day Bayern arrived in Piacenza, the day before the game began, another injured person appeared.
"Alberto will definitely not be able to play tomorrow's game, we need to conduct further inspection of him."
Standing in front of Conte with a frown, Benjamin was not much better than him. After sending Aubameyang for corresponding examinations and treatment, the day after sending him home, the main player was injured again, which was also a blow to the medical team.
"Okay, okay, I get it, I hope you guys can get him back soon."
He patted Benjamin on the shoulder dejectedly, Conte shook his head and left the medical room. First it was Aubameyang and then Giladino. This situation was beyond his expectations for the team's front line members who were not sufficient.
Now that we have a lot of money, we have only three players left for Piacenza, who has never had a chance to play and has not met Conte's standards.
"Lucas, I think I need to draw a few forwards. Maybe you can have a list of recommendations for me."
"Really? Shit! I've been waiting for you for this sentence. I'll send you the data of several forwards before tonight."
The dialogue between the first-team coach and the reserve team coach is that simple. Since Conte coached Piacenza, he has been gathering with Lucas many times to study the team's youth training. At this moment, Lucas simply agreed.
In fact, as early as when the team registered this year's Champions League roster, Conte got a point from Lucas to register for the team's Champions League B roster and successfully registered it.
Therefore, if the team's forward line encounters another accident, these newly recruited youth training players can replace the team in the Champions League.
However, even if the roster of players provided by Lucas arrives in time, Conte does not intend to directly arrange youth training to play. Just kidding, this is the semi-final of the Champions League. If the team's main players can top it, it is impossible to use a small team member with zero experience in the competition.
However, in leagues where there is no importance or the opponent is not strong, these players can play a role in allowing the main players to rest.
Conte is not in the mood to think about these things yet, because according to the schedule, tomorrow night will be the first round of their fight with Bayern. Just now, the news reported that Bayern's entire team arrived in Milan.
So what he needs to do most now is to quickly adjust the formation arrangements he made before, and after losing two forwards, it will be a new formation that is enough to compete with Bayern, although this is difficult.
In the afternoon of the same day, the players who learned that Girardino was also sure that he was injured and would definitely not be able to play tomorrow's game gathered in the team's conference room. Although everyone was not talking at this moment, it was obvious that a dark cloud was slowly bringing the darkness to Piacenza.
"Everyone looks up, there will be a game tomorrow."
After clapping his hands, Conte was also very uncomfortable and forced the attention of the players: "The absence of two people will not affect the importance of tomorrow's game. Your opponent is not a weak team, so I will cheer up my spirits!"
"I understand coach!"
They are all adults, so it is impossible for everyone to be so sad. After clicking the stylus in Conte's hand, the formation that was arranged this time appeared on the screen in the conference room.
"We played 442 in this game, focusing on increasing defensive strength on the wing."
It was a clear position map. After the team had only two authentic strikers who could be used, Conte clicked without saying a word, and Cassia and Liu Feng's names appeared on it: "Cassia and Feng are partnering with two forwards, one is positioned as the center and the other is a slightly behind the shadow striker."
"learn!"
"The midfield arrangement is made, with Ramirez on the left, Nocerino on the right, Paul and Racha in the midfield, and I ask you to have a sense of presence on both ends of the offense and defense."
"clear."
"As for the two full-backs, we must have heard of the threats from our opponents on the wing. In any case, don't give Robben and Ribery too many opportunities to face the full-backs. You will be the first line of defense on the wing."
“Okay boss!”
"Four defenders are from left to right, Vista, Miranda, Scapelli and Wolfre, you just try your best in defense, and the substitutes off the court will be on standby at any time."
Conte reported the team's lineup from the front to the back row, and when he reached the last goalkeeper, he looked at Maurantano straightforwardly: "Tanho, as the starting goalkeeper, be sure to remind the defenders of their position at all times."
“Learn from the coach!”
"Okay, this is the entire lineup of our game tomorrow. In this game, we need to stabilize the pace and not play fast attacks with the opponent, otherwise we may not be able to control the situation, and the formation can be appropriately contracted after the start."
Unlike in the past, this time, Conte did not leave casually after publishing the list like before, but instead talked about tomorrow's tactical arrangements.
Chapter completed!