Chapter 415: Lore and Lore

In the home team's dressing room, Li Muddy did not make any changes to the line-up immediately, and even if Johannes Eggstein's performance in the first half could be described as terrible, he did not criticize him in any way, so doing so will only cause a huge blow to the young man who is just starting his career.

The team's poor performance in the first 45 minutes was mainly due to the fact that everyone did not mobilize their emotions and played very depressed. Athletic competition also has to conform to the physiological laws of human beings, and the state will fluctuate from peak to trough with each other, because all kinds of factors come together, and today happens to be a game in which most of the players in Turin are in poor form.

However, this slump does not always last throughout the game, and experienced people will use some of their own unique ways to adjust themselves, either by changing their habitual style of play, or by constantly reinforcing an option, such as continuous crosses and long-range shots, in order to get back to their senses. All in all, Torino may not have many veterans in the squad, but most of them have at least three years of top-flight experience and know how to get their emotions up when things get tough. So Li Mudi just encouraged a rookie like Egerstein to have the courage to play on the field, and then directly laid out the new tactics adopted in the second half, and the rest of the nonsense was not mentioned.

After the rematch, the home team slowed down the tempo after kick-off, and the two central midfielders, Tulalang and Vukocevic, helped the retreating Barceli to control the ball at the back, never reluctantly attacking when it was not a good opportunity, and used frequent ball passes to gradually improve the form of their own players to combine the ball. Fiorentina initially tried to replicate the high press of the first half, but after about five or six minutes of futility, they gave up on the attack and opted for a counter-attacking posture, after all, they now have a one-goal lead and can wait for their opponents to make the first move.

With an hour to go, the Torino players, who were slowly finding some sense, began to try to put more energy into the attacking end, and although Boyer's cut and Basseri's through ball were eventually cleared away, teenager Johannes Eggstein finally found a chance to show his quality in the 64th minute. He deftly beat Brazilian centre-back Ugo and fired a powerful shot from the right of the penalty line, which was blocked by the visiting goalkeeper Sportiello, but it also boosted the boy's fighting spirit and morale, and he finally returned to his normal form.

In the 71st minute, the home team's corner kick was pushed out of the penalty area by the defender, and Vukocevic outside intercepted the second drop point and directly hit a powerful volley, but failed to fully eat the position, the ball flew to the right side at a different angle, just hit the calf of Chiesa Jr., who did not react, and bounced into the penalty area, causing chaos. In the crowd, Egerstein touched the ball with a kick and was immediately knocked to the ground by Argentine central defender Pezzella. Referee Javi Luci stopped the game after being prompted by the referee and awarded a penalty to Torino, along with a yellow card to the fouler.

Immobile deceived the Fiorentina goalkeeper's center of gravity and easily pushed the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal, and the red bulls leveled the score at 1-1. As the assister, Egerstein also received hugs and encouragement from his team-mates, as well as applause from the fans on the sidelines, which made the youngster's face bloom.

However, he was unable to continue to fight on the pitch for long, and his fitness of 13 and his still developing body made it impossible for the young German striker to continue to compete for an entire high-intensity match, and he was quickly replaced by Belotti. Although it failed to help the team overtake the score, the coach's praise and the applause of more than 20,000 fans at the scene still gave this young man who is already well-known in European football a great sense of satisfaction.

After the score returned to the starting line, the momentum of the Torino team clearly prevailed, and the appearance of the red babe gave them a second attacking strong point in addition to Immobile, nailing the Fiorentina midfield to the front of the penalty area. Without the support of Chiesa Jr. and others, Simeone Jr. and Saponara on the away team's front line could no longer pose a decent threat to the home team's backline, and the balance of the game gradually tilted in the direction of the red bulls.

In the next ten minutes, the home team dominated most of the attack, and even the possession and shots that were previously in the overall lag, but still failed to score the second goal, and the Purple Lily had two or three very critical scenes in front of the goal, but in the end they were all saved from danger. It wasn't until the 88th minute of the game that a mistake by the visiting team's defenders allowed Torino to seize a rare golden opportunity and achieve a comeback in the score.

Substitute Bareka was brought down when he broke through the middle and won a free-kick from a position a little far. Faced with the visitors' defensive net of up to eight players on the line of the penalty area, Belotti started from the far left, running in front of the wall of four players, and then suddenly made an urgent left turn to shake off the Portuguese midfielder Dias, who had been following him all along, and passed between the two visitors to catch the ball that Barceli hoisted into the box.

I saw the red babe with an extremely stretched volley, sweeping the ball from the unresponsive Sportiello's left hand into the near corner of the goal, with this fatal goal that is expected to compete for the best goal in Serie A this round, the red bull killed the visiting Fiorentina before the end of the game, and the entire Olympic stadium went crazy. Li Mudi on the sidelines also hugged excitedly with his colleagues who rushed over, how could everyone not be excited to win this strong opponent under such a bad unfavorable situation, didn't you see that the fans had begun to celebrate by setting off fireworks and singing the team song?

But it was clear that they were all happy early. Reversed at the last minute, Pioli and his team could not accept such an outcome, and after the restart, Fiorentina immediately launched a desperate attack, with the exception of Dias and central defender Pezzella, the remaining eight non-goalkeeper players all pressed through the half, hoping to recover the point that had just flown away in the little time left.

Perhaps it was the distraction of the Torino players after the lead, or perhaps it was Astori's spirit in the sky who blessed the purple lily all the way, and when the game went into the final half minute of injury time, the assist left-back Biraghi forced a kick-off cross into the hands of substitute Silvestri Flanagan who came on. As a result, referee Javiluch blew the whistle again to stop the game, and pointed to the penalty spot for the third time today.

The previous two decisions, although somewhat controversial for the injured side, were not as big as this one, and in the eyes of the home team, this is a standard ball hitter. Biraghi's cross was very fast, and he was only around three metres away from Flanagant, who simply didn't have time to dodge. However, these arguments were not heeded by the referee, and after paying the price of two yellow cards, the Torino players who surrounded Javiluch had to spread out. They didn't play at Juventus, Fiorentina had been conceded a penalty a month earlier by the old woman's resolute resistance, but fortunately fate didn't repeat itself.

After a delay of almost two minutes, French striker Taylor, who came off the bench, deceived Cassie, who was making a save on his right, and sent the ball into the home goal from the middle. 2-2, this was the real kill, because before Cassie could drive the ball from the net into the center circle, the whistle sounded at the end of the game. The Purple Lilies held the Red Bulls to a dramatic draw on the road, extending their unbeaten run in recent stages.

At the press conference after the game, Li Mudi wanted to question the referee's final decision, but considering that he had just violated the bottom line of the Football Association and received a ban package, he still decisively coaxed after calming down. In the case that the reporter deliberately lured him to bombard, he did not make any insulting words, but calmly affirmed the performance of the two teams today. The praise for Egerstein was calm enough, and he believes that the German youngster, who is not yet 20 years old, has extraordinary talent, but still needs to work hard to win a place in the team, and it is too early to say that he is the next Klose.

The draw left Torino on a winless streak, while Roma took the opportunity to close the gap to a close three-point deficit, but the Red Bulls have a make-up game against Crotone next month, and if all goes well, they could still open up a slight gap between the teams behind them.

Just before the start of the eight Serie A matches at the weekend, the new Italian national team squad was also announced on the official website of the Football Association, and the first phase of interim coach Di Biagio's disciples was considered by the media to be nothing new, and the response among fans was not too good.

After being eliminated by Sweden in World Cup qualifying, Gianluigi Buffon and Giellini, who had already announced their retirement from the national team, reversed their previous decision at the beginning of this year, saying that they would still be willing to play for their country if the country still needed it. As a result, Di Biagio naturally did not refuse the kindness of old acquaintances, especially since he was a national team teammate with Buffon for several years at the turn of the century, and the relationship was quite good. So Barzagli and De Rossi said goodbye to the blue team completely, and the Juventus goalkeeper who had just celebrated his 40th birthday and the 33-year-old Juventus central defender put on the blue shirt with supreme honor.

Their selection has also directly led to the possibility that the younger generation of players such as Donnarumma, Perrin, and Rugani may continue to be suppressed, so most of the media feel that this choice is still up for debate, and some people even think that if they can't use the opportunity of the past two years to complete a more generational change, Italy's prospects for Euro 2020 will not be too optimistic, and Di Biagio is making the future pay for the current conservatism.

However, Chiellini left the field due to injury in the game against SPAL, and was diagnosed with a flexor injury the next day, and had to withdraw from the current national team, and then Di Biagio announced that he would use multiple newcomers in the game, which was a little calmed down some of the doubts from the outside world.

Torino still has only the two striker duo in the 26-man squad, but Zampa Costa and Darmian are also available. The interim coach has basically continued the team-building ideas of his predecessor Ventura, Zaza, Balotelli, who have played well at the club recently, and Pelle, who has been digging for gold in the Celestial Empire, have still not been able to return to the arms of the national team, but the selection of AC Milan teenager Cutrone and Fiorentina winger Chiesa Junior has been unanimously recognized by everyone. In addition, Leonardo Bonucci, Florenzi, Verratti, Parolo, Candreva and Insigne are all on the list, and they will face Argentina and England in Manchester and London later this month.

Torino have not contributed many internationals in this international break, except for a few injuries, Casillas, who has always been like the team's anchor, has not been able to win the favor of Lopetegui, and several players such as Canneman and Diego Llorente who are considered to have the quality to serve as substitutes for their respective national teams can only go into vacation with disappointment. However, the call to the youth echelon has reduced the number of Red Bulls academy players by more than a third, many of whom are still key cores of their respective teams. Every time during the national team break, there are voices in the media praising the youth work in Turin, and after more than a year, everyone has become accustomed to it.

After the 29th round of the league against Fiorentina, Torino officially announced a week off and their next game will be played two weeks later on Saturday, March 31st, and according to the plan, they will face at least three consecutive weeks of double matches in a week, so the club decided to recharge their batteries before then.

Li Mudi rushed to the airport early on Monday morning, and he will take advantage of this rare vacation to return to the Celestial Empire. Her girlfriend Lim Yoona had flown back to Asia five days ago, she had two important business events to attend, and then she had to travel to Haojiang on the 18th to attend the 12th Asian Film Awards ceremony, and from the hints of the organizers, it was guessed that she would get a less important award. As expected, Lin Yuna received a trophy called "Leap Rising Star Award", although it is a little inexplicable, but it can be regarded as an affirmation of her by the Asian film industry.

As the prospective daughter-in-law of the Celestial Empire, Lin Yuna successively expressed her acceptance speech in Korean and Chinese, which was praised by the people of the Celestial Empire, and finally survived the hard days of being sprayed by a large number of black fans at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.