Chapter 286: Beginning the Layout (I)

From the technical statistics of the whole game, it can be seen that the strength of the two sides today is still quite different. Napoli had 57 per cent of the possession, and while 15 shots were not too exaggerated, at least half of them were extremely threatening, and they scored three goals from six shots on target, which was not bad. Most notably, they have a 91% pass success rate, and it is with their superb passing ability that the White Dolphins are able to keep the home team firmly at bay.

The Torino team is much more dismal, with only 10% of the 10 attacks on goal, and the pass success rate is only barely 82%, there are too many mistakes for the opponent to counterattack, and the loss is inevitable.

At the press conference after the game, Li Mudi once again expressed his deep respect for Maurizio Sarri, believing that the opponent is currently the best local coach in Italian football, with tactical literacy and on-the-spot adaptability, combined with the strong strength of his team, he is optimistic that Napoli will have the opportunity to overturn the current dynasty of Juventus in the next year or two.

However, the reporters did not let the Torino coach go because of the praise for their compatriots, and all kinds of doubts and accusations were raised, and everyone wondered what caused the red bull to become a dead cow today, and there was almost no defense on the field.

Li Mudi, who did not want to take the blame, naturally pointed out the current problems and problems in the team, and criticized the players who relaxed because they got the Europa League tickets without naming them, believing that they failed the expectations of the fans and the money spent. You know, as the end of the league is approaching and the results are improving by leaps and bounds, the price of tickets for Torino club's home games has risen slightly in recent rounds, and the average ticket price for the just-concluded match against Napoli has reached 140 euros, and a family of three will cost more than 400, which is not a small amount of money for Italy, which has been in a state of economic slump.

The Torino coach's previous public image has always been more in line with the gentleman, the credit is shared with everyone, and the responsibility is taken on himself, but because of this, his sudden outburst today will appear very powerful and credible, so that the attention of the outside world is attracted by the unprofessional players in his mouth. Through the process of the game, it is not difficult to find that there are indeed many players in the Red Bulls team who do not seem to be attentive during the game, and it is actually clear who should pay the responsibility for the home defeat.

It is conceivable that through the media and the Internet, some of the Torino players will be the target of criticism in the coming days, and their days will be difficult. However, Li Mudi doesn't really want to punish anyone severely, as I said before, this kind of laxity is difficult to avoid after the European quota is determined, but that also has to be measured, he doesn't want the team to dissipate the perseverance and fighting spirit that has been cultivated hard in a season. The criticism at the press conference was just a reminder that the remaining two games still have to be fought with all their might, after all, if you can avoid the play-offs, it will be a perfect ending.

There is another meaning hidden in this public criticism, which is that the team's layout for next season has officially begun, and the manager will have to make changes to the existing squad. If you want to send away some players who can't get a foothold in the team, but don't want to attract too much criticism, then the reason of "not professional enough" can be regarded as a shot.

But before that, let's take a look at the final results of the games that ended at the same time as Torino's three-goal defeat to Napoli. Inter Milan lost 2-1 to Sassuolo again in the game, which is already their fourth consecutive defeat, if it were not for the league left, it is believed that Pioli has been sacked again. According to the news circulating on the Internet, Spalletti has confirmed that he will not renew his contract with Roma, and it seems that there should be no big suspense about the next manager of the Nerazzurri.

Sampdoria's 1-1 draw at home to Chievo and Bologna's 3-1 win over vice-captain Pescara are insignificant to the situation in the standings, but the remaining three games have gradually pushed the final suspense of the relegation battle to a higher level. Tide.

Palermo, which has been relegated early, defeated Genoa by one goal at home, which suddenly suffered a relegation crisis, and the Griffin Army failed to continue the strong victory over Inter in the previous round, and the points were stranded on 33 points; Fortunately, Empoli, who was three points behind him, lost Cagliari 2-3 away in this round and failed to take the opportunity to catch up with the difference; However, the current relegation battle is simply against the current, not advancing or retreating, Crotone stubbornly won Udinese 1-0 at home in this round, so that the points also came to 30, and with the relationship between the two sides over the Azzurri, temporarily escaped from the relegation circle.

After the 36th round, with the exception of Pescara and Palermo, who have already confirmed relegation, the last Serie B place will be between Genoa, Crotone and Empoli. The points of 33, 30 and 30 make the remaining two rounds seem so crucial that the next day Italian national television is already considering a national broadcast of the match against one of the relegation teams in the final round.

Of course, Monday morning's headlines were sure to be a super-showdown between the top two in the standings. Under the pressure of not winning and seeing their opponents win the title early, Roma burst into an impressive fight, and they were a little passive on the pitch, with an efficient and fast attack to reverse Juventus 3-1 at home.

In the 21st minute, French midfielder Lemina gave the old lady hope that the sixth consecutive title had been reached, but four minutes later, the veteran De Rossi showed everyone the determination of the Red Wolves to fight to the end. In the second half, goals from El Shaarawy and Nainggolan completely killed the suspense of the game. After this game, Roma not only surpassed Napoli again by one point and returned to second place in the table, but also narrowed the gap to leaders Juventus to four points, theoretically retaining the last glimmer of hope of competing for the title.

However, the next two rounds of the league are at home against Crotone and away against Bologna, both of which are weak teams ranked below the fifteenth, and the possibility of not winning a victory is almost zero, so the ownership of the league championship is actually irreversible.

On Monday, May 15, the team had a day off as usual, and the Torino coach took a rare nap after a slightly dull but meaningful holiday with his mother last night, and only got up at eight o'clock. Because Li's father was playing outside with guests, Li's mother, who was not worried about the farm, decided to take a flight back to Mallorca in the morning, and Li Mudi, who could not convince her, had to book a ticket in advance, and then asked Forsina to drive the two to the airport. There was no sensational farewell, and Li's mother, who already had the experience of traveling alone, returned to Spain lightly, leaving only the Turin coach who had become alone again and looked not in a high mood there.

Fortunately, the competition tasks of this season will be over in two weeks, and then you can squeeze out more time to accompany the second elder, or go back to China to walk around together. They are not familiar with the place of life abroad, and they do not understand the language, so it is difficult for them to enjoy any joy of life. Li Mudi, who had roughly planned, temporarily packed up his mood and returned to his apartment by car, although it was a rest day, but there were really a lot of things.

First of all, there will be a video link at one o'clock in the afternoon, today is the 28th birthday of Girls' Generation member Sunny, who will hold a birthday party in Seoul at 19 o'clock local time in Kimchi Country. As a good friend, Li Mudi will appear as a special guest in the link of sending blessings to friends, which can be regarded as helping this birthday woman who is at the bottom of the team in popularity and claims to be an "outdated idol" to add some attention.

When the idol artists of Kimchi Country celebrate their birthdays, they basically have to celebrate with their fans, and Y is currently single, and it will take nearly three months for the team to return, and the personal itinerary is relatively small, so he chose to hold this event on his birthday. And her teammate Lin Yun'er, whose birthday is fifteen days later, is also going to hold a birthday party on the same day according to the practice of the previous two years. But because of a new relationship, such an important day will naturally be spent with her lover, so her birthday party was advanced to the 21st, and was ridiculed by many fans as "Sure enough, if you have a boyfriend, fans can only be at the back".

This kind of video connection is really a piece of cake for the Torino coach, who has already experienced the baptism of the Italian media, that is, a little more than two minutes to complete the task successfully. In fact, Sunny suggested that it would be good to record a short blessing video, so you don't need to make a live broadcast. But Li Mudi has always remembered that the other party has helped a lot in the process of his contact with Lin Yun'er, plus Sunny's personality is also very atmospheric, and he is very angry with himself, and he is in time for a good rest day, so he decided to choose the on-site connection. And this move really caused quite a stir, making Sunny appear on the Internet hot search on the second day, which can be regarded as living up to the help of the Turin coach thousands of miles away.

After ending this episode, Li Mudi quickly sorted out his mentality and began to make a final combing and planning for next season's team lineup. At half past two, Valentino Caiiro also arrived in the apartment, and the two began to discuss and exchange information about the transfer.

Just this morning, the Spanish media "Radio Corbe" published a report saying that if Atletico Madrid cannot bring Diego Costa back to Madrid this summer, then they will try to bring in Torino striker Belotti, which is already the eighth top European team to have a strong interest in Red Bebe after Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and AC Milan.

According to the article, after being eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League, Simeone told the Atletico Madrid hierarchy: "I have done my best, now it is your turn." The reporter interpreted this statement as Simeone's request for the club to bring in a strong center forward, and he does not want to rely on some players of average ability, but needs Costa or a similar center forward to strengthen the team's attacking strength.

Although through the FM system, the Torino coach did see that the name of Atletico Madrid had indeed been added to Belotti's suitors, but he was well aware that the current financial situation of this La Liga powerhouse that has gradually risen under the guidance of the Argentine coach is not rich, and it is impossible to pay a sky-high liquidated damages of 100 million euros. They are also in a transfer freeze and will not be able to register new players until 1 January 2018, so Torino will not have to consider this buyer at all.

What the team needs to focus on now is which players are no longer suitable for next season, and who their replacements will be. Before discussing this issue with a very large coverage, Li Mudi took the lead in putting forward a very abrupt request to the minister of the marketing department, he strongly hoped that the club could take Genoa striker Pieto Pellegri, and it must be in the form of purchase, not on loan, the key is the last sentence: "Do your best, as long as the other party does not exchange our core players, at any cost, and as soon as possible." ”

This is the first time Valentino Cairo has heard of such a high-level target since he met Li Mudi, so he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then echo in his mind where this player is sacred. Knowing that the other party might not be familiar with this young man, the Torino coach took the lead in combining the FM system in his brain and popularizing the player's situation to him.

Born on 17 March 2001, a Genoa native, Pellegri joined the Griffons' academy from a young age and has been playing for Genoa's Under-15s since the summer of 2014. On 23 December last year, Genoa lost 1-0 away to Torino in the final round of Serie A before the winter break, and came on as a substitute for two minutes in injury time, tying the record for the youngest player in Serie A history at 15 years and 280 days. However, at that time, his current ability was only in his early 100s, and his potential value was also very inconspicuous, otherwise Li Mudi would not have paid attention to his name in the list he searched with scouting tools every month.

However, when he searched again with scouting tools in May this year, Pellegri's potential value rose to 185, almost comparable to the two hottest young talents in Europe at the moment, Donnarumma and Mbappe.

He plays as a center forward, he is 1.96 meters tall and has excellent physical condition, if it weren't for the very severe punishment in European football for changing the age of players, which makes this kind of thing rarely happen, it would be hard for outsiders to believe that this close to two meters tall guy has just spent his 16th birthday. However, although Pellegri is tall and not weak in foot skills, although he is still far from being compared with a pervert like Ibrahimovic, at least it is enough for this age. Considering his age and height, it's really exciting to see how high he will grow in the future!