Chapter 31: The Battle of Parma (1)
When Zampania arrived in Atlanta, he earned himself the nickname "Bison" through his first training session. In the next few days www.biquge.info the characteristics of the "Bison" were quite obvious, that is, the strength was strong, but the small technique was relatively rough. Therefore, in the next few days of training sessions, his teammates, who were a little familiar with Zampania, gradually gained some experience in his defense.
But just like that, Zampania's unreasonable power still makes everyone feel out of breath, and even about to die. With Zampania on the board these days, the intensity of the confrontation in training has escalated dramatically. Before you know it, it's time for the next matchday, and the opponent is Parma, a "cow legion" with Zola and other famous players.
Speaking of Parma, this is definitely a representation of pathos, there is no one. Parma, which was booming in the 90s, won the domestic cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup, and was once a pivotal role in the "Seven Sisters" of Serie A. Thuram, Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Gianfranco Zola, Veron, Adriano and many others have left their mark here. However, as their big financier, the Parmalat Dairy Group, fell into financial crisis, the Parma Club's situation deteriorated. Not only has there been a glaring deficit in the financial situation every year, but the level of competition has also plummeted, and it has even fallen into a relegation team. But that's it, the tragedy of the Parma people is not over. Before the start of the 2015-2016 season, Parma officially declared bankruptcy and later reorganized to compete in the D League!
But it's still 1993, and Parma at this time is still a fierce "cow". Historically, Gianfranco Zola, the team's top scorer, won the league's silver boot with 18 goals, second only to Signori's 23 goals. You know, he trampled on a number of famous players including Robert Baggio (17 goals), Sirenzi (17 goals), Ruben Sousa (16 goals), Gullit (15 goals), Daniel Fonseca (15 goals) and other famous players, and won this honor, which shows how terrible Zola's state was at that time.
However, there was more to Parma than Zola at that time. Thomas Brolin, one of the representatives of Swedish football before the rise of Ibrahimovic, who led Sweden to a historic third World Cup in 1994, and the "Golden Lion King" Valderrama, who brought Colombian football into the world's attention, and Faustino Asprilla, who has extraordinary speed ability, and Argentine "evergreen" central defender NΓ©stor Sansini, who retired at the age of 40 in 2006, are the absolute main force of that Parma. Therefore, this match is more sinister for Chen Fei than the previous game against Foggia. You must know that Parma in the history of that season, but won the 5th place in the league, and in the UEFA Super Cup, home and away two legs, and also eliminated the European Champions Cup champion that season, AC Milan led by Capello through a penalty shootout!
In the face of such a strong enemy, Chen Fei naturally did not dare to take it lightly. The day before the game, Chen Fei still had in-depth communication with the coaching staff. A fence with three piles, a hero with three gangs. Without the cooperation of the coaching staff, he Chen Fei would have gathered all the advantages of all the famous coaches, and it would be useless.
Chen Fei first communicated with the coaching staff about the starting list for the next game as usual. The starting line-up is no different from the previous game against Foggia, except that the starting centre-forward Rodriguez is suspended for a yellow card, so the position of centre-forward has to be adjusted. The rest of the coaching staff, including Adrio and Pich, almost overwhelmingly supported the use of Gantz as a center forward and Locatelli as the starting left winger, but Gabriel proposed the idea of starting directly "Bison" Zampaggna.
'I've watched Parma's backline concede goals before and a lot of them have come from set-pieces. I watched Ricciardo train and I felt he was very good in the box. And Ricardo has just joined, and others don't know him yet, so he should be able to play a role as a surprise soldier. The first person to speak out in support of Chen Fei was "good friend" Gabriel. As a video analyst, he naturally has access to a lot of Parma's game footage. After analyzing it, he came to such a bold conclusion. Because he had a consensus with Chen Fei when he took office, he was business-oriented, and he could say his true opinion at any time.
"Hearing you say that, it seems like you can really try it." As soon as Gabriel said this, Adrio also began to feel a little moved, "What Gabriel said makes some sense, people don't know about Ricardo and don't know his strengths and weaknesses, Chen, what do you think?" In fact, what Chen Fei values most is his core strength, because he knows that Parma's back line is actually lacking in core strength, so Chen Fei made the final decision.
"I feel that I partially agree with Gabby." Chen Fei spoke, "It's just that you can't let him start, you should let him be a substitute." β
"You have to know that Ricciardo's strengths and weaknesses are equally obvious at the moment, and if he stays on the pitch as a starter for too long, I'm afraid that someone on the other side will see his flaws. But if I had only given him 20-30 minutes, I think it would have been much better. What do you think? β
"Well, that's a lot safer. Chen, you have matured... Ha ha! Piggy teased Chen Fei. Finally, the coaching staff reached a consensus: it is better to let Gantz play as the starting center, and the new signing Zampagna is temporarily on the bench, ready to come on at any time.
21 November 1993, Bergamo, Atletico Blue Stadium. Atalanta officially host Parma to challenge. This is also Chen Fei's second official game after coaching the first team.
Before the game, Chen Fei still arranged the starting lineup and simple pre-game tactical guidance for the players in the locker room as usual, after all, what should be said and should be done, and he usually worked hard in training. The so-called "one minute on the stage, ten years of work off the stage", the game is only 90 minutes, but behind these 90 minutes, there are more than 900 90 minutes of hard work.
"Today we were still playing 4-2-3-1 against each other and I still have to stress the efficiency of the pressing. In the last game, when we were constantly marking players with the ball, the box was not limited enough, and there were too many opportunities for him to play. You must know that the other party has a killer like Zola, who is fast, flexible at his feet, and has very good marksmanship. So the most important thing for us today is to limit Zola and Asprilla to create enough problems for their catches. The pressure on our two lagging midfielders was a bit too much today, and you both had to take charge of a striker today and play a key attack with the two centre-backs. β
"The opponent is a team that is very good at the ground and the break, we have to find a way to force the opponent to play high when we are defending, we are not afraid of people on the high ball. Therefore, in attack, we have to use set-pieces to open up the situation as much as possible, and when we shoot a free kick or corner kick with a bad chance, we need to look for high contact points, especially if we have to hit the head of the Argentine defender opposite. (Saint-Signi is only 175cm tall)"
"When you press up front, you have to pay attention to the layers. Defenders must be alert when moving laterally. When attacking, once the players in the back row are inserted, someone must fill the position to prevent the opponent from counterattacking. In short, we have to limit the possibility of the opponent playing the ball to the two speed strikers as much as possible. β
'We did very well against Foggia last time out. But some people say that we are **** lucky, just in time to catch up with people who are not in a good state. This time the opponent is stronger, do you have any confidence? β
"Yes!!"
In this way, the players of both sides, under the leadership of the referee team, slowly entered the court... A big war is about to break outγγγγγ
"CCTV, CCTV, Hello Viewers, you are now watching a match of the 12th round of the Italian Serie A that we broadcast live for you, featuring Atalanta FC at home against Parma. I'm Song Shixiong. Today, we still invited Mr. Zhang Lu, the former goalkeeper of the Beijing football team and a famous football commentator, to bring us on-site comments, hello Mr. Zhang Lu! β
"Hehe, hello audience friends in front of the TV, I'm Zhang Lu."
"Let's take a look at the starting line-ups of the two teams, starting with Parma FC away from home, who wore a white jersey today. Goalkeeper Barotta, Valeri, Saint-Signi, Glenn and captain Minoti in the back, Klipa, Gabriel Ping, Brolin, Zolato in the midfield, and the forwards are the very familiar Asprilla and Zola. Mr. Zhang Lu, what do you think? β
"Hey, this Zola, he's not tall, but he has a very fast foot and good technique, a bit like the style of a South American player. So it is equivalent to Parma using two South American speed and technical strikers to play at the same time, which is also a routine that coach Scala is very accustomed to. This team is very fast on the counter-attack, which is counted in the whole of Serie A, and the ability to play the ball on the ground is very strong, but the high altitude is relatively lacking. β
"Here is the starting line-up for the Atalanta club playing at home: goalkeeper captain Ferron, defenders Poselli, Montero, Valentini, Poggi, midfielders Taccinati, Alemao, Soze, Mofeo, forwards Locatelli and Gantz. Mr. Zhang Lu, what do you think of the lineup that Chen Fei directed in this game? β
"Hehe, purely from this list, I'm afraid it's not very clear how Chen Fei is going to play now. Because both Gantz and Locatelli have the ability to play as a center forward and as a winger. As for this formation, I personally feel that it is not fixed. It could be 4-4-2 in a while, and it's not impossible to make a 4-5-1 just like the last game. We still have to combine the competition to find the final answer. β
Zhang Lu couldn't see through what Chen Fei was going to do, and naturally the head coach on the opposite side, Scala, was also a second monk who was puzzled: This Chen is really strange. What does he want to do? However, Scala's cards are indeed much more luxurious than Chen Fei's, so Scala has enough confidence to think that he can use the advantage of propulsion speed to crush Atalanta. But will the race really go as smoothly as Scala imagined?