There were a lot of fouls in this game, because the sluggish form affected not only the offensive end, but also the problems of slow reaction, lack of strength and physical bottlenecks earlier, so they could only rely on some small actions to stop the opponent's threatening attack. As of the second minute of stoppage time, the ratio of fouls between the two sides was 10 to 20, and the number of yellow cards was 1 to 4, and Rosettini, Benasi, Bareca and substitute Baseli were all seriously warned by the referee. Li Mudi did not want to make unnecessary attrition in this very difficult schedule, so he instructed the players to try to control their movements as much as possible, even if they had to put their feet down, they should pay attention to proportion, which was the main reason why the home team's attack was gradually active. It's a pity that their players are also cursed, that is, they don't kick into the door.

As the end of the game approached, the Torino players, who were behind by one goal, had completely given up on defense, and although their physical sensations were still very poor, they still pressed all of them without hesitation, wanting to fight to see if they could equalize the score. However, Sampdoria's defense today is really good, changing the previous average of 1.5 goals per game, whether it is high-altitude bombing or bottom coordination, it can occupy a certain advantage, coupled with the away team's players' feet are not smooth, it really didn't leave them any chance, and the referee also played a counterattack when he had already looked at the watch.

In the 94th minute, after Zampacosta's cross was over, Argentine striker Ricardo Alvarez, who had come on as a substitute for Prae, kicked the ball into the away half, and Linetti received the ball and burst along the left wing of the home team. Fortunately, Akwa gritted his teeth and persisted in the chase, breaking the ball on the touchline very close to the corner area. But without waiting for the players in Turin to return to the defense, Linetti immediately threw the ball sent by the caddie into the penalty area, and Kastan, who had just run back, struggled to push the ball back, and the Polish midfielder, who received the ball again, used his nimble skills to pick the ball past Akwa and Zampacosta in succession, and then under the interference of Kastan, he hit the goal along the bottom line, and passed the ball to the unguarded Czech striker Schick on the small penalty line while attracting Rossettini to come over to block. The youngster, who had only been substituted in the 89th minute, stopped the ball and fired a left-footed shot into the far corner of the net, but Joe Hart's reaction was so close that it couldn't prevent the ball from slipping under his arm into the net.

At 2-0, the home team completely sealed the win, and before the Torino players could cheer up and come to the halffield circle to restart, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Although he still failed in the end, Li Mudi didn't feel too much frustration, after all, everyone had done their best. Not to mention the players' desperate efforts to get back into shape in their daily training, even if the coaching staff and medical team have been working overtime to figure out how to get everyone through this slump as soon as possible, and the head of the team's doctor, Gleco, believes that most of the reason is due to fitness.

Although the Torino team's physical reserve training effect in the summer is still very ideal, the inherent physical ceiling of most of the players in the current squad is not good, so facing a long and high-intensity game will inevitably have a peak of fatigue before the winter break, which is what all teams have to face, but the symptoms of the Torino team are more obvious and more severe. Although Li Mudi has consciously rotated the lineup before, attacking cores like Belotti and Falke have still played too many games, and it is God's blessing that there are no major injuries in the team. After all, the Torino team can't compete with those giants, and there is some deep bench rotation, which is why the strong teams can always stretch the points advantage in this most difficult period of time.

After dealing with the frenzied reporters at the post-match press conference, Li Moody returned to the team's bus and comforted the players on the way back to the hotel who were a little sad about losing to their No. 2 rival. Although no one likes to lose, but the boat is already in the boat, especially when there are more important game tasks ahead, there is no time to feel sorry for yourself now. Due to the adjustment of the schedule, the fourth round of the Coppa Italia qualifier and the home match between Torino and Serie B team Pisa, which were confirmed after the draw, were rescheduled to the evening of December 6, and Juventus will be challenged four days later. Eggs. Although the cup is also an important channel for the team to qualify for Europe, the opponents in this round of the game are really weak, so Li Mudi decided to use a full bench lineup to give the main players enough time to recover.

The name of FC Pisa may be a little unfamiliar to Celestial Empire fans, far less impressive than the Leaning Tower, but the team founded in 1909 has played in Serie A many times, and was the first stop in Europe for superstars such as former Brazilian national team captain and head coach Dunga and former Argentine national team captain Diego Simeone, as well as legendary Italian goalscorer Christian Vieri and legendary defender Marco Tardelli Tardelli has made a mark here, and the latter is also an Academy player for Pisa.

However, since their relegation from Serie A in the 1990-91 season, the club has fallen into a serious financial crisis, and after going bankrupt in 1994, it has undergone a post-bankruptcy restructuring and faced bankruptcy again in 2009, but fortunately it has barely survived with state support. Pisa, who failed in the promotion play-offs in the summer of 2015, hired former AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, who also lived up to expectations to take the team to second place in Serie 1B and back to the second division with a win in the play-offs. However, the club's recruitment this year is a bit poor, coupled with the strength of the opponent, which has led to Pisa's poor results in Serie B, with only 4 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses so far in the bottom eight of the standings, only three points above the relegation zone.

Faced with the pressure of relegation, Li Mudi believed that Gattuso would not give it his all in the Coppa Italia, where they would not benefit at all, so he boldly excluded all key players from the squad and filled the empty bench with several youth team players. The starting line-up includes Padelli, Silvestri, Ayeti, Vallejo, Avilar, Febas, John Hosette, Iturbe and Boyer, who have already confirmed that they will not be offered a starting place against Juventus, as well as key rotations such as Jesus, who did not feature in the last league game.

As a result, such a lineup composed of veterans, rising stars and internationals failed to solve the opponent in 90 minutes, with only five shots on target from a total of 20 attacks in regular time, and 50% to 50% in possession, without taking any advantage, so angry that Li Mudi almost rushed to the field to shoot himself. Fortunately, teenager Boyer scored a goal early in the opening period of extra time to avoid the Torino team being dragged into the final penalty shootout, otherwise with their bad luck in recent times, they may really be upset by the opponent.

Such a difficult victory over a team in the middle of Serie B was a big surprise to the coaching staff and the outside media, but combined with the previous sluggish form against Chievo and Sampdoria, everyone still found that there was a major problem with the Torino team, so a wave of rumors that the red bull was about to collapse flooded the media and the Internet, and the magic of the Celestial Empire coach seemed to be running out.

After losing to the old sailors, Torino also slipped to fourth place in the table, with Napoli, Lazio and Atalanta all two points behind them, and could overtake them at any time. And most crucially, the Red Bulls also ended the record of scoring in 14 consecutive games since the start of the new season, and also became the last team among the 20 teams this year to have a clean sheet by their opponents. You know, the reason why they have been able to rank in the top four is because of the attacking power of the unrivaled Serie A. Torino have scored 35 goals in the first 14 league games, and only Roma can match them, but the latter equalized the tally after beating their city rivals by two goals in this round. The Red Bulls' defense is not bad, but the average of 1.27 goals conceded per game can only rank tenth, and this season except for a clean sheet against the bottom three teams, the rest of the games are conceded every game. In other words, once they have a problem with their offense, they will basically lose.

However, in the past half a month, only Falke and Boyer have scored in official matches in the Torino team, and the others seem to have completely failed to find the position of the opponent's goal. When you think about it, the consequences are really terrible. Juventus have only four games before without crushing their opponents in attacking statistics (less than 60% possession or less than twice as many shots on goal), defeats to Milan and Genoa, and a win over Napoli, including a 1-0 defeat away to the Rossoneri. In the 3-1 defeat away to Genoa, they enjoyed more than 65% possession, but unfortunately caught up with the attackers' poor form, with only 2 shots on target from 12 shots, which was the defeat to McCity. If they can't lose their possession again in the Turin derby on the afternoon of the 11th, then with the defensive ability of the Red Bulls, they will basically be taken by Higuain and Dybala.

Just when Li Mudi, who returned to his apartment room, felt a headache for the upcoming game, his mobile phone rang, and when he picked it up, he saw that it was Zheng Xiaoyang, who had not been in touch for a long time. The kid is now imposing, and his assistant coach for the Hoalorca reserve team has performed well in La C, finishing second in the group and having a good chance of qualifying for the play-offs in La B. In the end, whether they can be promoted depends on whether the first team can be promoted to the second division, but the first team of Heyalorka is currently in third place in Group B4 of La B, and it seems that the prospects are still relatively optimistic. However, Zheng Xiaoyang didn't call this time to show off these things, after all, Li Mudi's achievements in Italy can be regarded as bull B, and the things in the low-level league in Spain have already made him look down on them.

Today's phone call is just a private chat, Zheng Xiaoyang first broke the news that the old handsome Xu Gengbao has not been in good health recently, and he has been running at home and abroad, and he can't bear it. And according to the special channel of this kid's "know-it-all", he actually learned a "top secret news": Quikpina, the owner of Athletic Lorca Club, who has been in the Spanish League for many years, has moved his "crooked brain", and he feels that it is difficult for his team to enter the top league in a short period of time with his own team, so he became interested in Heya, and once the latter was successfully promoted, he immediately tried to negotiate the transfer and merge the two local teams. In this way, the greatly strengthened team will also hope to rush to La Liga within two years and fulfill the long-cherished wish of local fans.

However, the old coach has not made any statement on this proposal at present, and it is estimated that he is also waiting to see whether Heya can finally be upgraded and what the price the other party can offer, after all, the original purpose of the football industry in Spain is to cultivate more and better young players of the Celestial Empire. He now has to invest money every year in the name of owner and president of the club, and if there is an opportunity to make a fortune by selling the team, he should not easily refuse.

After analysis, the Torino coach felt that the possibility of Xu Laoshuai selling the club was still not small, so he proposed to his little brother to seize the time to work more on offense or defense, and he could come to Turin next season to join his coaching team. These words made Zheng Xiaoyang feel extremely excited, even if Hyalorca was not sold, it was still 108,000 miles worse than Turin! If he can really join the coaching staff of the first team of a Serie A team, it will be no less than a step up to the sky for a coach who has just started his career, comparable to Li Mudi's progress from Castile to Italy. And once he has this level of qualifications, Zheng Xiaoyang's job search will become smooth, and it may be possible to sit in the position of a certain Tianchao team if he returns to China.

Zheng Xiaoyang, who was overjoyed, hung up the phone and hurried back to enrich his coaching ability after leaving the news that Sun Jihai, the iconic figure of the Celestial Empire players staying overseas, was about to announce his official retirement. And when Li Mudi heard the last news, he couldn't help but sigh. At that time, Yang Chen, Fan Zhiyi, Shao Jiayi and Sun Jihai made significant contributions to the football of the Celestial Empire, and they let the world know about the Celestial Empire football, thereby deepening the understanding of our country, and were the link between domestic football and world football. It's a pity that after them, we no longer have players who can stand in the important European leagues, and the Celestial Empire football that can't get out of Asia has returned to the old road of no hope for the future, and those of us who really love Celestial Empire football can't do anything, this feeling is really hard to explain in words......