84. The season opens
"This draw is not bad for us! I don't think Valencia and Bremen are much better than us, my opinion is that there are only six games in the group stage, every game and every opponent is important for us, as long as we play every game well, I think we still have a chance to qualify! Hugo said this to the Italian media after the draw was over.
"It's a very difficult group, but we're not afraid of any opponent!" Giorgio said in a re-interview.
Hugo's words show his inner desire, he actually still wants the team to qualify from the group, and a reporter asked him if you want your team to qualify, right?!
"Of course, now that we have entered the group stage, we don't have the mentality of playing six games and going through the motions! But this is not contradictory to the goal I set at the beginning, it is a good thing to have expectations, and whether you can achieve it is another matter, right?! Hugo said with a smile.
The reporters asked him to comment on the group situation of several other Italian teams, but Hugo said: "I don't care about the situation of other teams! ”
After the draw, the investigation team of the Italian Football Federation and the Napoli court also made a final ruling, well, the verdict of the gambling case is very light, and some teams in Serie A are not implicated at all, and the unlucky ones are the low-level teams and players.
Because Hugo himself was involved in a match-fixing case, it was inconvenient for him to express his opinion, if there was no match-fixing case, he would definitely lash out at the Football Association investigation team, this is not a question of right or wrong, but a matter of setting a benchmark, he must make himself maverick, which is also a means of self-protection.
After the decision was announced, the Football Association began to arrange the start of the new season, which was set for September 11.
Soon the schedule will come out, and the current president of the Football Association is still Carraro, but it is rare that Hugo's team has not suffered special treatment, and it should be said that the schedule is quite acceptable for Trapani.
The new season is about to begin, the major media have also begun to preview the season, the top four teams of last season are naturally the focus of everyone's comments, Trapani has been in and out this summer, bringing in some new people, but the quality is very good, at least in terms of resume.
Jankulovski, Ledesma, and Di Loreto all have quite rich experience in Serie A, plus Pizarro, who transferred from the winter break last season, Trapani's actions in the transfer market are still very much in line with everyone's positioning for them.
It is difficult to introduce stars and superstars, but Trapani is not inferior in the introduction of powerful players.
"I've heard that Trapani wants a lot of targets, like Robben, Giuli and even Totti, Ibrahimovic, but they didn't get these transfers done, mainly because they weren't attractive enough! However, after missing out on these transfers, they have also been satisfied, and I think their transfer operation can score 7.5 points! "Football commentator Paul. Rossi said on the TV show.
"Paul, it looks like you have a high opinion of Trapani's transfer, but why is it only 7.5 points!" The host asked with a smile.
"Because they couldn't find a suitable replacement for Miku! Miku has proven himself last season and it is complete nonsense to say that he will not be able to adapt to Serie A, but let's not forget that he is not young, it is difficult to say how long he will be in form last season, Trapani should have been ready sooner! Rossi noted.
Sailly must want to be aggrieved, if the transfer is as simple as throwing money, the key is that it is difficult to find such a player now, and the technical style must choose a suitable one for Trapani, he does not trust the young players who are now famous on the market, and mature and experienced, who would be willing to sell it?!
So this summer Zeman has to be very difficult to meet, Hugo is not annoyed, Miku seems to be in good shape, injured some time ago, and now he has recovered quickly, and he will definitely be able to play in the first round.
There are also various media outlets that have given Trapani different ratings, with most of them giving a decent rating, believing that Trapani's current situation can continue to compete for the top four rankings, even if they play on three fronts in the new season.
Domenico, a reporter for the website "New Sports", wrote a special article analyzing Trapani's outlook for the new season, which was very brilliantly written, and she analyzed Trapani's strengths and weaknesses in detail.
Among them, she said that Trapani's advantages: one is a stable team, she is talking about a stable team here refers to the club's overall team, unconsciously, Trapani has been in the hands of Hugo for 6 years, and during these six years, Trapani's leadership team has always been stable, there is no internal intrigue, and there is no messing around in the team because of money, Domenico praised Trapani's management team as a very good management team.
Second, the age structure of the team is very reasonable, many players have worked in Trapani for many years, the team's leaders Tony and Klose are in the prime of life, and the veterans Miku and Guardiola can do a good job of stabilizing the morale of the army on the field, and the slightly younger ones have actually played in Trapani for a long time, Mascherano, Evra, and Maggio have all played here for more than three years, even if they are very young, but the tacit understanding between the teams is very good.
The third is that Trapani has his own football philosophy, the pioneer of this concept is Zeman, he injected the attack factor into Trapani's tactics, Hugo pursued a relative balance between offense and defense last season, but everyone should also see that Trapani is the team with the most goals in addition to Milan, Juventus, and Roma.
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Of course, there are good and bad points, with Domenico pointing out that Trapani's challenges for the new season come from injuries, Miku's replacement, and a weak backline.
Domenico even predicted that Zeman's return could make Trapani's backline more problematic, and it is not for nothing that Trapatoni does not look down on Trapani's players.
In the office of Trapani's headquarters, Hugo looked at the beautiful reporter's comment with great interest, and couldn't help but applaud, many of this beauty's opinions were quite in his mind, and he only had such thoughts after reading them.
In fact, resigning as a head coach, Hugo really doesn't think so much about the team's skills and tactics, he doesn't think so much about his position, he believes that Zeman can do it, and Hugo also wants to see his team play beautiful football after class, according to Zeman's words, it's good to win, in fact, it doesn't matter if you lose the ball, Hugo actually agrees with this.
However, Domenico's analysis of the column still made Hugo sincerely admire, and he called Lu Fan from the next office to enjoy the article with him.
"Brother Fan, do you think it's necessary for me to recommend this article to the old man Zeman?!" Hugo asked with a smile.
"This?! ........." Lu Fan didn't know what to say, as a security consultant with him, he was clear about the agreement reached between Hugo and Zeman, and the verbal agreement said that Hugo would not interfere with Zeman's technical and tactical choices.
What is it to recommend such an article now?! Expressing yourself implicitly?! I'm afraid Zeman will understand it that way!
"Forget it! Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people, my old mistake is committed! Hugo waved his hand mockingly.
"Haha, that's nothing! Think of Berlusconi pointing fingers at Carlo Ancelotti! How much can he know as much as you know?! Lu Fan smiled.
"He's the prime minister, anyone can take care of it!" Hugo smiled and replied, and the matter was over.
After the international break, the league officially kicked off, with Trapani facing Parma in the first round.
Parma's condition is very bad, they have been entrusted by the government, and the fall of Parmalat has led them to keep buying blood for a living, of course, there will be reinforcements, but the strength will decline quickly!