After the warm-up, the captains of both sides picked sides, Modena won the right to kick off, and the game officially began. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 However, to Chen Fei's surprise, Tony did not start in this game, but sat on the bench. As in the game against Juventus, in the first 15 minutes, both players were cautiously testing each other, and did not press too much, so the game seemed to be turned into passing drills and half-court offensive and defensive drills, and the waves were calm. Subsequently, Atalanta decided to take the lead at home after trying out the basic routines of the other side.

In the 19th minute, Montero broke the ball on the left side and went straight behind Semofeo, who received the ball and observed the situation on the field and then quickly transferred the ball to C Zenoni on the right, Zenoni stopped the ball and sent a high-quality cross, Rossini jumped up in front of the header, and the ball flew towards the goal with a strong momentum. At that moment, a pair of large hands suddenly appeared, and the fingertips reached the ball, causing it to change its trajectory and hit the post, and then it was cleared by the Modena defender.

Modena goalkeeper Guadalben made a save that made Prandelli, who had been standing up to celebrate the goal, see the ball cleared, hide his face with his hands, sigh and sit back down. At this time, Prandley secretly glanced at Chen Fei and found that Chen Fei also had a solemn expression and fell into thought. However, because the game had just begun, a rash adjustment would be a big blow to morale, so the two chose to remain silent and did not communicate. However, what happened next made Prandley and Chen Fei unbearable.

In the 31st minute, Atalanta launched an offensive again, C Zenoni went down the right side to seek a cross but was blocked by the opposing defender out of the penalty area and rebounded back to the feet of Zenoni, Zenoni received the ball and knocked back to Forio who was inserted behind, the latter crossed the middle to find the forward pressure of Tacinati, Tacinati directly faced the ball and went straight to find Locatelli who was successful in the anti-offside position, Locatelli did not adjust, and directly pushed the ball in the direction of his far corner. As a result, Guadalben actually judged Locatelli's intentions at the first time, and almost at the same time as Locatelli's kick, Guadalben jumped to his left side and saved the ball.

In the 37th minute, Atalanta won a free kick opportunity from 30 meters in front of the goal. Mofeo unleashed a tricky banana kick that was denied by Guadalben, and Locatelli's follow-up shot was also denied by Guadalben. If those saves weren't enough to put Guadalburn in the spotlight, the next 44th-minute goal put all the spotlight on him.

In the 44th minute, Atalanta launched an offensive in the middle, Tacinati made a successful steal near the center circle and directly hung a long diagonal pass to Mofeo on the left, who knocked it to Mutarelli, who found that Guadalben was slightly forward and chose to shoot. Seeing that the situation was not good, Guadalben chased back at full speed, and with the ball already below the crossbar, he made a movement similar to a volleyball cushion, and forced the ball into the air. However, that was far from over, as the ball that was cushioned off the goal was not too far from Guadalben's action, but fell near the penalty spot. Rossini, a high school striker who was ambushed there, faced the ball with a lion's tail and shook his head to attack the goal, but Guadalben turned 180 degrees directly and flew towards his right side as if he had eyes in his back, and his fist just met Rossini's shot and knocked the ball out of the penalty area. Who would have thought that the first point outside the penalty area was picked up by Atalanta's players again, and Mutarelli met the ball and kicked again. But Mutarelli's shooting line was too straight, and Guadalben, who stood up on the spot, saw the incoming ball and instinctively stretched out his leg to block, and the ball changed direction again and flew out of the bottom line behind him!

It was a brilliant triple save that made Modena's bench boil, and Guadalben also clenched his fists and shouted at the sky. And on the bench in Atlanta, everyone expressed the same meaning with various actions: incredible. No one expected that Guadalben would be able to judge the direction of Rossini's header with his back to the incoming ball, and then make a quick second reaction when he was already on the ground, blocking Muttarelli's long-range shot. Rao is Chen Fei made a full estimate of Guadalben's outburst, and such a three-pounce against the sky also greatly surprised him.

The so-called good goalkeeper can top half of the team, which means that the goalkeeper plays an extremely key role in the team's defense in the state of outbreak, and can often be done at the last pass. The first half came to an end shortly after Guadalburn's brilliant three-game streak, and all the Atalanta players were on their way back to the dressing room thinking the same question: Why can't they get in?

All the Atlanta players entered the locker room with a heavy heart and sat down, and no one spoke. After nearly five minutes, it was Prandelli who spoke: "Everyone actually performed well in the first half, you can also see it, the goalkeeper on the other side performed well, if it wasn't for that goalkeeper, we would have been in two or three people's homes, right?" So don't be discouraged, no matter how powerful he is, he is just one person, as long as we put enough pressure on them, I believe that he will always be powerless. Hearing this, the solemn expressions of the team members eased slightly.

Next, Prandelli's words surprised the players and Chen Fei: "Everyone knows that I rarely make substitutions at this time, right?" But today I'm going to make some changes, Massimo (Mutarelli) you rest in the second half, Darmiano (D Zenoni) goes up, we play the 433 that we practiced the other day. Then Prandelli laid out a simple arrangement: "Cristiano (C Zenoni), you withdraw to play right-back and let Paul (Frio) play in the back, you don't press too forward after you retreat, give more attacks to your younger brother, Darmiano you have to remember not to be offside, you run fast but often cut in the left and you stay in front of you and can't pass the ball, you remember to leave half a step away, but you have to seize the opportunity to sprint." Got it? Fausto (Rossini) too, watch the distance and never be offside. The spacing between the three lines could be widened, and Domenik had to press forward as much as possible to support the front line. Alright, let's do it, boys! ”

After the set-up, the players returned to the pitch with a stomach full of doubts about the manager's arrangement. However, as professional players, they also know very well that this is not the time to bargain with the head coach, not to mention that the Boseman Act has not yet officially come into effect at that time, and players do not have the right to freely choose their next home after the contract expires, which makes the protection of players' rights and interests very weak. As a result, the players were still fully committed to the coaching staff's intentions after the game began. In the first 15 minutes, the lads were clearly not comfortable with this tactic and made a lot of mistakes:

In the 51st minute, C Zenoni broke the ball on the side and found Forio, who flew directly to D Zenoni on the right side with a long pass, although the ball accurately found Zenoni, but the flag of the assistant referee was also raised: offside at the far end. It turned out to be Locatelli on the left, and although he chose to cut inside, he actually ran over the head and ran behind the opposing central defender. As a result, a very threatening counterattack was ruled offside. Of course, because of the rules of the year, the referee's decision was indeed correct.

In the 54th minute, Atalanta found a good opportunity again, Poseli suddenly started with the ball after breaking the ball 35 meters from his own penalty area, this abnormal action immediately caused a chain reaction in the Modena defense, so D Zenoni on the right was empty again, and the ball was also sent by Poseli. Dzenoni started up at high speed and crossed near the line of the box, but neither the attacking nor the defender in the box touched the ball and the ball fell to Locatelli at the back post. Instead of cutting inside as 433 requested, Locatelli opted for a left-footed cross, and as a result, Locatelli, who was not very accurate with his left foot, sent the ball straight out of the touchline on the right.

Seeing this, Chen Fei's face also became solemn: Is it really inappropriate to change the formation now? Prandley was also clearly not happy with the situation on the field. At this time, Chen Fei walked up to Prandelli and said: "I proposed this change of formation, and I have also thought of the current problem, or I will command the adjustment next!" Prandley didn't have a good way, after all, the popular 433 in later generations was not well known at that time, so he nodded and acquiesced to Chen Fei's request.

So, Chen Fei took over the command and began to shout on the sidelines: "Locatelli, you cut me in!" Go inside, don't stay here on the sideline, remember not to run straight, run a comma track, don't be offside! ”

"Paul, you're still too far to the right, look to the left, see where Alessio is, the place between the two of you can be the Colosseum!"

"Simone (Pavan): What are you doing? Which beauty makes your eyes not at all? After a series of commands, Atalanta's offense began to pick up a bit. In the 58th minute, Atalanta had a good chance to score: Tacinati broke the ball in front of the box and crossed it to Forrio, who found Mofeo with a long diagonal pass. Mofeo looked up at the pitch and saw that Locatelli had begun to cut inside and brought the opposition right-back to the line of the box. At this time, according to the usual thinking, the ball should be passed to the feet of Locatelli who cut inside, but the opposing central defender Glendoni happened to be close to Locatelli and the ball could not be passed. But Mofeo's creativity was remarkable, and in the face of such a situation, Mofeo was not helpless, only to see him pass a low straight stop, so the ball was close to the ground, rolled to the left sideline, and it was Poselli who appeared there! Poselli, who was in front of him, did not adjust after receiving the ball, and directly crossed into the penalty area. This time Rossini didn't waste another chance, jumping up and flicking his head into the absolute corner, and Guadalben was also out of reach, and the home team finally broke the deadlock and took a 1-0 lead.

The deficit in the score prompted Modena's manager to make up his mind, and before kick-off, he made the most important personnel change of the game - a replacement for Toney. As a result, the two major threats predicted by Chen Fei before the game finally appeared together on the court. And Tony's appearance exposed the strangeness of the Atlanta boys to 433.

In the 64th minute, just five minutes after Toney came on, this substitution in Modena paid off a miracle. Toney turned his back to goal at the top of the box and received a pass from a team-mate, with centre-back Pawan behind him. Pawan constantly harassed Tony with small movements, trying to interfere with his ball protection, and Tony did not have the strength to mature when he was young, so under Pavan's harassment, he fell down with a secret slap on his back. Since the referee happened to be 2 meters away from the place of the incident, he saw Pavan's additional action and gave Modena a free kick.

After the free kick was taken, goalkeeper Ambrosio created the funniest scene of the game: he moved in the direction of the ball, jumped to play the ball, but the ball flew past his ear, hit the underside of the crossbar, bounced to the back of his ear and changed the line into the net! Modena equalised at 1-1, just over five minutes after Atalanta's goal, which came from a free-kick created by Toney, and although there was some element of luck, it also showed Toney's ability to read the game. And this was just the beginning of Tony's takeover.

In the 68th minute, 4 minutes after the last goal, Tacinati stopped the ball in front of his own penalty area and was directly tackled by Tony, but when everyone thought that Toney would take the ball into the penalty area to one-on-one with the last defender Chianese, Tony flicked the ball to his right side with his right foot, dodged a shot angle, and then rounded his thigh and volleyed directly, goalkeeper Ambrosio judged the right direction, and his fingertips also touched the ball, but it was still not enough to change the overall flight trajectory of the ball, The ball still flew into the net, 1-2. Two goals were scored in such a short period of time, both of which were related to Toney, which made Toney the focus of the pitch during this period.

However, the defending champion's blow is not over yet. In the 74th minute, Modena got a chance to take a corner kick, "bean sprouts" Toni entered the penalty area, jumped up to fight for a header, but was also jumped up by the central defender Chianese pressed to the shoulder and fell to the ground, the referee decisively gave Modena a penalty, Toni personally took the penalty in one fell swoop, 1-3!

With a little over 15 minutes remaining, the defending champions are two goals down at home and the defending champions are naturally in trouble. At this time, no one in the entire Atlanta team had a smile on their faces, and a dark cloud hung over the entire court. Modena's twin stars are in unison, and the defending champions are a little out of reach. Although Mofeo finally broke through Guadalben's 10-finger pass in the 87th minute with an extremely tricky banana ball, time was running out and the defending champions tried their best to no avail in the face of the little game time left, and finally had to win 2-3 at home.

Speaking in the dressing room after the game, Prandley apologized for the mistake: "It was a mistake in my command that led to neglecting the big man on the other side, next time we will pay more attention to collecting information about the opponent, you have done well enough, I am proud of you, lads." Okay, go back and sleep early to recover your strength, tomorrow is a day off, remember to make up for a cultural class, and the day after tomorrow we will meet the children at the training ground. Well, now disband! When the children heard this, they all rushed to the shower area to get ready for a hot shower, and Chen Fei and Prandelli retreated from the locker room.

After the two exited the locker room, Chen Fei solemnly apologized to Prandelli: "Cesar, I was too reckless, I shouldn't have proposed to let them change the formation so early, it is true that they are still too chaotic on the field." ”

"Chen, don't blame yourself too much, after all, I am the one who made the decision, I want to say sorry to you, the big man you mentioned to me, I didn't take it too seriously when I saw that he didn't start, and you also know that there are too many Italian high school forwards, so 。。。。。"

"Alright Cesar, it's all over, let's look forward together! Tactical training needs to be strengthened! Hearing Chen Fei say this, Prandley nodded, didn't say anything more, and drove away. Although Prandley said so, Chen Fei, who has been a man of two lives, would not be naïve enough to think that Prandley had no grudge against him in his heart through this loss. He was also thinking about how to save his image in Prandelli's mind, after all, he was now someone's assistant. In this way, Chen Fei, who was very worried, drove the blue Fiat and slowly drove back to the rental house in Milan.