In fact, the two sides are really in a state of parity on the field, whether it is in terms of possession, pass success rate, or the number of shots on goal, the number of shots on target, there is almost no difference, but today except for Falke, the other attackers in the field have not adjusted the crosshair, which makes the score appear two goals apart. And as the Chievo players strengthened the focus on the Spanish winger, his play disappeared in the vast sea of people in an instant, after all, he is far from being a superstar like Messi and Ronaldo, and he can't do it to the extent of one person playing one team. After Falke was frozen, the two teams fell into a stalemate, although it seemed to be attacking and defending, but basically failed to pose any threat to their respective goalkeepers, too many reluctant shots and a poor feeling of the goalkeeper, making both sides of the shot rate a bit miserable. In this way, with a score of 2-0, the players of Torino and Chievo ushered in the whistle of half-time.

Faced with only 1-of-5 shots in the first 45 minutes, the visiting coach Malan was naturally very dissatisfied, believing that the veteran Pellisier's one-striker tactics were completely targeted by the Torino backline, and the midfielder had to finish on his own without a second passing target, but the effect was very bad. He replaced 33-year-old Argentine midfielder Mariano Izco with striker Riccardo Meggiorini, who had played for Torino in the 11-14 season, before the start of the second half, changing the formation from 4-3-2-1 to 4-4-2. This adjustment did work, and the home team, which had been able to control the opponent's offensive before, found that it seemed a little dangerous if it did not increase the number of defenders, so Li Mudi had to passively instruct the players to find a counter-defensive and counter-attacking style of play, so there was no surprise.

As a result, there was a very boring scene in the stadium, although the away team had a little initiative, but due to the individual ability of the players, it was difficult to create any better chances after the opponent shifted their focus to the defense; On the home team's side, there is an advantage in ability, an advantage in home combat, and a two-goal lead after playing defense is a big advantage, but the state of the players is really poor enough, Rajadzic, who is known for his skills, will stop the ball and go directly to the sideline three meters away, which is a very rare situation that makes the Torino team unable to play any decent cooperation. The morale of the players on both sides also looked questionable, with just 13 fouls committed by the 60 minutes of the game, with Rajjdzic and Chievo's old centre-back Daili each receiving a yellow card. is such a dull and unbright game, it is estimated that many people will wonder if it is match-fixing!

However, as if to dispel everyone's doubts, in the 68th minute, Torino central defender Kastan shoveled Megiolini to the ground in a scramble, and while getting a second yellow card from his side, the visiting striker, who had just played 23 minutes, had to return to the dressing room with hatred because of the unbearable pain. Malan reluctantly sent Roberto Inglese, a 91-year-old high school striker, a 187cm tall and 85kg former Pescara academy striker with good header ability, and the header 16 and bounce 15 given by the FM system combined with his excellent physical condition are definitely a big problem in the Torino backline. The unexpected substitution did help the visitors find a good opportunity to attack the home goal, and in the 71st minute, Bielsa sent a cross from the left, and Inglese carried Kastan to a powerful header, but Joe Hart was in good position and reacted quickly, and the ball went straight to the top right corner and pulled the ball over the crossbar.

Turin's lack of heading has always been one of Torino's weaknesses at the defensive end, and only Silvestri, who plays at right wing-back, is above the passing line in this regard, and everyone else will be judged on the scouting report as not good at fighting for the ball in the air. There was no way, Li Mudi had to replace the veteran Moretti with Zampa Costa, and moved Silvestri to the middle to knock Inglese to death. However, due to the difference in fitness and physique between the two men, there were still a few threats from wide crosses in the Torino penalty area, but fortunately, Chievo's players were unable to find the crosshairs, which did not change the scoreline.

In this way, as the minutes of the game passed, and Chievo has not been able to close the gap between the two goals, it looks like the Red Bulls' three-game winning streak is on the horizon, and they will continue to sit in second place in the standings, putting a lot of pressure on their local rivals who will face Genoa away tomorrow. But in the case of the general author's expression, how can there be no twist? In the 85th minute, Bielsa took a corner from the right side of his side, his golden left foot made a wonderful arc straight to the front point, Ingleser pressed Silvestri to head the ball into the near corner of the home goal, Joe Hart was clearly in the wrong position, he was too far from the goal line to make a flying save. 2-1, Chievo pulled one back with minutes remaining.

But just when everyone thought the visitors were going to take advantage of the opportunity to attack and see if there was a chance of equalising, 30-year-old Sampdoria right-back Fabrizio Cacciatore kicked Belotti in a tackle and kept saying words as the referee stepped forward to give him a verbal warning. Although Li Mudi couldn't hear what he was muttering while standing on the sidelines, the red gem card that the referee pulled out a few seconds later showed that it must not be a good word, and at the same time, the text live broadcast given by the FM system suggested that he was directly expelled from the field for using insulting language to the referee.

The flying donkey army, which is missing one person, completely broke off the idea of fighting for a point, so that the game ushered in the moment when the final whistle sounded. Although the ball was indeed a bit ugly, no matter what, the three points were still in his pocket, and Li Mudi could only say that he could win in a bad game, which is one of the manifestations of a strong team. Although he barely managed to cope with the difficulties of the many reporters in the post-match press conference, the Torino boss felt that a difficult time had come for his team. The player's state cannot always be at the peak, but will oscillate up and down like a wave, with peaks and troughs, and the magnitude of the change is not uniform, which means that the highest point of each wave peak is different. The peak of Torino's season so far has been in the middle and late stages of a five-game winning streak, with 3-1 wins over Roma, 2-1 wins over Fiorentina and 4-1 wins over Palermo.

The next three straight draws were clearly on a general curve, until the 5-1 win over Cagliari came to a small peak, but this time the peak coincided with the national team break, so that by the time the league restarted two weeks later, the Red Bulls' form had dropped significantly. It should be above par against Crotone and you can already feel at level against Chievo, so will it be worse when we travel to Sampdoria a week from now? It's really hard to say now, and there are still difficult schedules such as the Coppa Italia qualifiers, Juventus and Napoli, Li Mudi feels that the situation may be very bad, and if he doesn't get it right, he will encounter a big trough, and the future is a little dark!

A day later, Juventus suffered a 3-1 defeat of the season at Genoa, losing Alves and Leonardo Bonucci at the back, disrupting the situation at the top of the table. With AC Milan, Roma and Atalanta winning streak, the gap between the top six teams has been reduced to within five points, especially with Torino once again separating them from their arch-rivals by just one goal. However, since the Red Bulls are the first target for these teams to catch up, it is the players under Li Mudi who feel more pressure than the old woman. As a result, the Torino coach arranged a day off as usual, and deliberately reduced the amount of exercise and added a lot of games in the next few days of training. Although on the surface it seems that the players are much more relaxed, and there is more laughter in the training ground, but from the competitive state values given by the FM system, it is still in a bleak situation, Zampa Costa, which is in the best situation, is only in mediocre form, and the main scorer Belotti has shown some of the decline in ability, which makes the coaching staff very worried. Li Mudi did not go to get the printed intercontinental professional certificate in person, and after notifying the Spanish Football Association to send it to him on the phone, he devoted himself to the work of adjusting the state of the players.

However, at noon on Sunday, December 4, when the team was ready to enter the Stadio Unale Luigi Ferraris for the final warm-up, the Torino players were still not able to reach a minimum level, which declared that all the work of Li Doudi and his colleagues during the week was in vain. As a last resort, the Torino boss had to submit a more defensive-minded starting line-up to see if he could try to win all three points on the counter-attack without conceding a goal, but his confidence was not very high.

Although the home team is currently in 13th place in the standings with only 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses and 17 losses, their home record is extremely terrifying, except for the 0-1 defeat to AC Milan, Atalanta, Genoa, Inter Milan and Sassuolo are all here to feather feathers, that is, all four of their wins this season have come at home, such a home dragon is something that no team wants to meet, let alone the very sluggish Red Bulls.

As mentioned earlier, Sampdoria and Torino are rival clubs, which will give the players extra motivation for the game, but it seems that this little excitement still doesn't make a difference for the visitors, and everyone is still listless when they are doing various warm-up activities in the field, and Li Mudi is about to despair. If the constant boos of the home team's fans didn't arouse the fighting spirit of the players, he felt that the game was basically kneeling, and it was the kind of situation where there was no resistance.

At the pre-match press conference, in the face of Samp coach Marko Zhan Paul's provocation, Li Mudi rarely did not-for-tat, but constantly complimented the opponent's coaching ability and how good the level of the players is, as if he had honey on his lips, and this abnormal performance immediately attracted the special attention of reporters, especially the head coach of the home team.

Giamboro was born in August 1967 in Bellinzona, the southernmost region of Switzerland, bordering Italy. The Italian coach made just 18 professional appearances as a player, but soon after retiring early, he found a job as an assistant coach at Pescara. At the age of 37, he officially entered the ranks of professional team managers, and when he took over Ascoli in Serie B in the summer of 2004, it is said that he did not even have a certificate of induction. In the end, in his debut season, he led the team to the fifth place in the league and was promoted to the first division through the play-offs, becoming the man of the year.

Unfortunately, he and his team were not strong enough to survive at the top of the game, and in 2005/06 Ascoli booked a relegation spot early after failing to win a single game in 16 consecutive league games, leaving the place where he had made a name for himself at the end of the season. As if he had been cursed after that, his coaching experience at Cagliari, Catania, Cesena and Brescia ended in dismissal, setting a magical record of seven consecutive times before being sacked by the club after failing to survive until the end of his contract. However, last season he finally proved his worth by leading Empoli to 11th place, which was the chance to coach Sampdoria.

Although Giampaolo's historical record is mediocre, his years of first-team experience have made him an experienced manager, so he quickly discovered the oddities of the Torino manager, and after a little thought, he analyzed that this should be a light tactic used by the opponent, trying to paralyze the home team and wait for an opportunity to sneak attack. As a result, the Samp coach, who was still very active before, also became silent in the final stage of the press conference, and became expressionless like Li Mudi on the other side of the rostrum, looking like the two gods of the Celestial Empire.

After the official start of the game, the home team did not launch a full-scale offensive as the outside world expected, but played a little cautiously. However, the away Torino team controlled the ball more at his feet in the five minutes after the opening whistle, which made Li Mudi, who was still a paralyzed face, secretly relieved in his heart, and it seemed that his empty city plan was still successful. Although it is not known how long this little trick will last to deceive the opponent, the Torino coach can only hope for something other than football prowess, such as luck and the like, in the face of the general poor form of his players.