Chapter 142: Great Victory and Recognition
Of course, Bologna's attack is only compared to other Serie A teams, and their tactics still have some very powerful points, otherwise they will not beat the six teams to succeed in relegation. The core player of the team is the Italian player Mattia Destro, who was born in 1991, and the speed center forward who came through the Inter Milan academy has played for many Serie A teams such as Genoa, Roma and AC Milan, and is still very experienced. After joining the new club last season for a transfer fee of up to 11.5 million euros, he immediately occupied the central position in the front field, scoring eight goals and providing three assists throughout the season, directly creating 33% of the team's goals, which can be said to be the biggest contributor to the team's relegation success. However, judging from the fact that he is still wandering around the team at the age of 25 and has not received a single call-up for the national team, you can guess that there must be some serious problems with this player.
The first is the injury, the original Inter coaching team is still very optimistic about this fast, outstanding dribbling skills of the young striker, he is constantly on loan, and Destro's performance in the first Serie A is also very impressive, and then at the age of only 20 years old was bought out by Genoa for 6.5 million euros. Originally, if he continued according to the script, he could have become a first-class player in Serie A, but the impact of premature injuries found his head, and he was sidelined for three months in his first season with Genoa due to thigh and ankle injuries. After moving to Roma in the 11-12 season, Destro was once again reimbursed at the end of the season due to a leg injury, which greatly hindered his development. Now in addition to retaining relatively excellent off-ball running and shooting skills, the rest of his abilities are not very strong, especially the ability to protect the ball, physical fitness and passing the ball is not up to standard, and he can only give the opponent a certain threat in the counterattack, and he has no sense of existence as soon as he falls into the positional battle.
In addition to Destro, the remaining strikers of Bologna, such as Virdi, Czech Cressy and high school striker Rizzo, have even worse goalscoring ability, and none of them have ever scored more than double digits in a single season, and a striker of this level really doesn't know how to survive in Serie A. Therefore, as long as the focus is on limiting the opponent's quick counterattack when defending, the probability of Torino not conceding a goal will be as high as 80%, and as long as the side can score more than two goals, the probability of winning will be as high as 90%.
Just when the day's holiday was about to end, Li Mudi received a private message from Sunny on Instagram, and Xiao Sun wrote in a very aggrieved tone: "Moody Oba, after the lyrics you passed to me last time were translated into Korean by the people of our company, it became a very nice song with a tune, and the company wanted me to ask you if you could take it out and publish it." You're a lyricist, according to our rules here, you can enjoy 8% of the future revenue of this single, which is already the highest percentage, "My voice is considered not suitable for this song, so if it can be released, it will be sung by Taeyeon, 555555! ”
I'll God! It's a bit too exaggerated to be a little bit of a song that was written casually by Kimchi Country! 8%, if the number of downloads of this song can reach 100,000 times, three yuan at a time, the total income is 300,000, Li Mudi can get 24,000 soft girls, and may have to pay taxes, which is really not interesting for him who is already a little rich. But after thinking about it again, this text that can barely be regarded as a word is an inexplicable feeling that I had inexplicably produced after being stimulated by a huge stimulus, if I no longer keep it privately, but can let it be shown in front of the public, does this mean that I have successfully let go of that relationship? When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic, or let those past events drift in the clouds! Li Mudi, who has become a literary and artistic youth, after considering the company's request for a while, released the single and gave himself a start. Click to start over......
Back on the training pitch the next day, he began to give tasks to the coaching staff. If the offensive line of the Torino team wants to exert its power, it must work hard with the overall cooperation, so Li Mudi decided to increase the practice time of tactical drills again this week, which means that the daily training time has increased by more than half an hour again. Just when he detected through the FM system that the team's tacit understanding was improving day by day, the injury appeared.
On Thursday, August 25, local time in Italy, Spanish veteran Arbeloa suffered a strained muscle in his right hip, and after the diagnosis of the team doctor Greco, it was confirmed that the injury was more serious, and if it was treated conservatively, it would take nearly three months of recuperation, and it would take four to six months for surgery. The news is a bit too cruel for a 34-year-old veteran, and the little career left is likely to come to an early end, and the former Real Madrid decorated defender will be saddened when he learns the details. In the face of the comfort of the team's coach, he even proposed to retire early to avoid the infamy of "getting a salary for nothing". Fortunately, he was dissuaded by Li Mudi in time, and the Torino coach said with a sincere face: "Six months after the operation, you can basically return to normal, it was only March, there are still more than ten rounds left in the league, and you still have a chance to prove that you are still young." And during the recuperation period, you can also go to the youth team to help guide the boys, not only to let them take fewer detours, but also to get used to the feeling of being a coach in advance, so as to prepare for retirement in the future. After two days of deliberation, Arbeloa agreed to the choice that the operation would take place over the weekend, and before being pushed into the operating room, he received a message from all the members of the team who were already preparing to play at the Olympic Stadium: "We are waiting for you to come back, and together we will go and defeat all the strong opponents." Tears can't help but slip down.
On the other hand, the home stadium of Torino, which can accommodate 27,958 spectators, is full at the moment, but this is not a limit, because there are more than 3,000 tickets left for the away fans, so there are many home fans who have not been able to buy tickets in front of the big screen in the square outside the stadium and in various bars in the city, which can be seen in the appeal of the league's first home stadium.
The game is still broadcast live on local TV and Tianchao Sports and Xiaoshi Sports Network platforms at the same time, and the number of viewers will still be the largest among the major European leagues, which is the envy of the sponsors of other teams.
After suffering a defeat at the San Siro last week, Lee Mudi made changes to his matchup this round, rejecting the 4-3-3 he had previously used in Spain. The starting goalkeeper is still Padelli, and there are still some minor problems with Joe Hart's team-mates, and this game will continue to be on the bench; The back four from right to left were: Bruno Pérez, Vallejo, Kastan and Barreca; Of the three players in midfield, Akuwa, who has returned from injury, has been delayed as a central midfielder, while Baseli and Benassi up front have played a more attacking central midfielder. Up front, right winger Jose, left winger Iago Farke, and at the front was still Belotti. Adam Rajjadzic, who was injured in the last game, was considered by the team doctor to be able to play, but he was still pressed on the bench by the manager, and he didn't want any more accidents, so it was better to be conservative now.
On the Bologna side, Donadoni still clings to his 4-3-3, no matter which team he has coached in recent years, his main formation is this, even if he challenges a top team like Juventus away from home, he will recycle two wingers at most, slightly becoming 4-5-1, so it is easy to be targeted by opponents.
It was the home team that kicked off first, and their first attack almost formed an attack, captain Vives suddenly ran to the right and sent a cross, but unfortunately Belotti, who wanted to pass through most of the defense to accurately find the middle outflank, was a little reluctant on his head, and was judged in advance by the visiting team's central defender Gastrodelo, and the big foot was destroyed.
After the opening, Torino's enthusiasm in the midfield reached an outrageous level, and even the sudden center forward Red Bebe frequently forced the opponent's pass between the midfield circle and the opponent's big penalty area, and in the fifth minute, he was also verbally warned by the referee for putting Virdi who dropped back to get the ball.
As the intensity of the home side's tackles gradually subsided after the opening seven minutes, the Bologna players were able to breathe and pass the ball into the opposition's heart more. The first shot of the game came in the ninth and a half minutes, which shows that the defense of both sides played well in this game for the time being. Belotti's long-range effort was unthreatening and was comfortably denied by visiting goalkeeper Mirante, while less than a minute later, right-sided midfielder Teddy also had a deflected effort that sent both teams across.
After Wildi fired another flak from the anti-aircraft gun, the home side gradually took the initiative on the pitch, and they tried to play with wide crosses and through balls behind them, and the main target was Greece's fringe international centre-back Ikonomu. The player is passable defensively, but slow and has a poor defensive positioning, making him more prone to mistakes than his partner. However, under Torino's attack, he still did his job well, not only disrupting the opponent's pass on several occasions, but also teaming up with his team to let Belotti and Falke fall into the offside trap twice, and the performance is indeed commendable.
With the home team's strong attack not having any effect, they put on hold to recover as quickly as possible and relinquish possession to their opponents. However, Bologna's lack of attack was once again revealed, and after five or six minutes of possession in a row, they only had one shot on goal by Destro, and it was also off the woodwork, which really made Donadoni feel helpless on the sidelines!
In the 28th minute, Torino suddenly played a quick counter-attack, and Bruno Perez's cross kicked the leg of the opposing left-back's Adam Masina and bounced off the line. The Brazilian then took a tactical corner, Vives' cross was headed back by Gastardelo, and the Torino right-back didn't stop the ball and crossed again, the ball drew a beautiful arc, bypassing the entire Bologna backline, hitting Belotti's outstretched right foot at the back post, and then quickly into the visitors' goal. At 1-0, when the game was almost a third of the way into the game, the Torino team finally took the lead, and the home fans immediately cheered loudly.
Unfortunately, before they could finish singing a song, Donadoni's players levelled the score. In the 31st minute, Bruno Pérez, who had just completed the assist, put Rizzo on the right side of his side, and Massina's free-kick went straight to the Torino penalty area, and Teddy swept the ball into the goal of the padelli handle in a scuffle, and the singing in the stadium came to an abrupt end. Li Mudi was very angry about the goal conceded, the Torino goalkeeper's reaction was too slow, the speed of the shot was not too fast, if the goalkeeper's save was quicker, it could definitely be blocked, it seems that Joe Hart will be on the next round of the game.
The home side who were tied immediately began to press forward, with Jesse's incision and Basel's long-range strike threatening the opposition as they gradually squeezed the visitors into the half. In the 39th minute, Torino once again created a killing chance on the side, Bruno Perez took advantage of the opponent's negligence and directly pointed the throw-in directly behind the Bologna defense, Belotti quickly killed, and pushed the ball from Mirante's crotch into the net ten meters from the goal in the penalty area, 2-1, the balance of the game was broken again.
The score was maintained until half-time, and in the half-time technical statistics, the possession rate and the number of fouls were similar to each other, but the home team's shots, shots on target and corner kicks were far ahead, and the advantage was still relatively obvious.
Shortly after the start of the second half, the visiting team's central midfielder Pulgar and the home team's central defender Kastan were shown yellow cards one after another, so that the scrambling action of both sides was temporarily restrained. However, Donadoni, who wanted to step up the attack, was still found a hole by Li Mudi, and Ikonomu finally made a fatal mistake in the face of the impact of the red bebe, and Iago Farke's cross from the left was missed by the Greek, and Hesse, who was inserted at the back post, knocked the ball into the away goal with his calf four meters in front of the goal. At 3-1, Bologna, who were trying to equalise, were met head-on, and the morale of the players began to decline rapidly, and they were unable to regain the determination to fight for their lives.
The Torino players, who had lost the game last time, were not going to miss this great opportunity to beat the Reservoir Dogs, and after Li Mudi replaced the two wingers with Lucas Boyer and Fabas respectively, the team's formation was changed to 4-4-2, with the main point of attack being the cross from the two wings. In the 80th minute, the Argentine striker, who was playing for his new club in the league for the first time, headed back after receiving a cross from the left wing, and Baseli met the ball at the top of the arc of the penalty area with a furious shot, breaking through Mirante's ten fingers and rewriting the score to 4-1.
Three minutes later, Benassi burst into the box and was tripped by Pulgar, and Belotti calmly smashed the ball into the top right corner of the goal, completely shattering the shadow of the previous game, 5-1, and Torino's top striker also completed the hat-trick of the game.
However, this was not the end of the story, as in the 88th minute, Red Babe made a "big four" when he received a cross from the left from teenager Bareka and made it 6-1 with a powerful header, and Torino surprisingly beat Bologna, who were rated as close to them before the game.
After the game, various media praised the team's performance, and Li Mudi was also recognized by most fans, which can be described as a game-turnaround.