Moggi left Parma contented, and they were followed by a 2-0 defeat to Juventus in the league. They were able to lift the trophy two rounds earlier, while Parma suffered three consecutive defeats on two fronts after this one.

Juventus' celebration doesn't have to worry about him, that's their own business. And after returning to Parma, the team is also facing a downturn. After losing to Juventus, Parma are not in a good situation, although they are still four points above seventh-placed Palermo, but this score could be reversed in the last two rounds.

"Unexpectedly, Parma dropped the chain at the last moment...... "The media also sighed at this time, "How can you lose in a row at this time?" If there is a series of consecutive wins at this time, Parma may still challenge the Champions League zone! ”

Li Bin didn't care about the media. It wasn't him who was against Moji, of course they didn't have a backache when they stood and talked, and if Parma was calculated by Moji, they wouldn't have squeaked.

At this time, Juventus had already lifted the Serie A trophy - in Li Bin's memory, this season's trophy was banned because Juventus was later revealed to be match-fixing. However, those things were what Moji deserved, and what Li Bin wanted was to make him more miserable.

It's just that it's a long-term plan. Otherwise, if Moji detects it, he will be unlucky.

After losing to Juventus, Li Bin also took the team to Portugal to participate in the competition.

He didn't tell the players about it, from the beginning to the end, he just said that he needed to prepare for the final and give up the game against Juventus. None of the players doubted that, after all, the UEFA Cup title was imminent, and it was normal to give up a league game for it. Especially if the opponent is still Juventus, it is even more normal.

In the eyes of the players, it's just a normal game and it's good for their form.

The opponent in the final is Sporting Lisbon, and this game, speaking of which, they still have a big advantage. The venue for the final is the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, which is also the home of Sporting Lisbon. UEFA chose a neutral venue as the venue for the match, and they obviously did not expect that Sporting Lisbon would reach the final, which made Sporting Lisbon a home game. This is a big advantage for them, after all, they are free from the fatigue of traveling, which is also a good thing for them.

However, in other respects, they have little advantage.

"Physically, Sporting Lisbon's striker Leedsen is 1.75 meters tall and only 63 kilograms, and midfielder Rogerio is only 69 kilograms at 1.79 meters. In terms of age, Barbosa is 35, Sa Pinto is 33, Ricardo and Beto are both 30 years old – we are much more physically fit than them. Among their main players, Roshenbach has been out of action for two months with a knee injury, and will have another surgery next week. Sa Pinto has just returned from injury at 14, and there are three other main players who have had the same experience as him, which means that their injury problems have had a big impact. And their best form recently is Chilean Pinilla - in training on the 16th, he pulled his ankle and couldn't play. ”

Inside the team, Scouting Director Van Raj spoke in front of the team in an almost flat voice about the information he had investigated. As the team's scouting director, this intelligence work is his job, although he is Prandley's subordinate, and he is leaving at the end of the season, but at this time, he is serious enough, "Their best player is Roshenbach, but he is half-disabled. They have Lederson, one of the contenders for the Portuguese Super League Golden Boot, but he has a background in wild football, used to be a supermarket cashier, and has bad habits. He was too sticky in the game, his physical fitness was average, and he didn't pose much of a threat. And he's not used to playing against the wind, only four of his 35 goals in the game have been game-opening goals, and the second, mostly the icing on the cake, can make him useless. ”

'Tactically, Benfica are used to playing in the middle. Because of their lack of height, poor physical fitness, and average ability to grab points, their use of the wings is very poor, and their style of play is also more focused on the method of breaking through in the middle. This is good news for us, because we are also playing in the middle, and the people from the Iberian Peninsula and the people from the Apennine Peninsula are fighting in the middle, and they are asking for their own trouble. ”

Portugal's style of play has traditionally focused on the wings, but in this game, the opponent was a team that focused on the middle. And the Portuguese and Italians fight in the middle, which is indeed unrealistic.

"How did such a team get to the final?" Listening to his narration, Gilardino couldn't help but speak, "You can't help but say that they are a little too weak, they are still a strong team after all." ”

"They weren't a strong team for Portugal either, Porto and Benfica were the first and second, they were third, so they only had to play in the UEFA Cup. Second, in the semi-finals, they were already about to lose, but because the second leg was a rainy day, Sporting Lisbon, who were already about to lose, accidentally slipped and fell when they encountered the opponent's defender, which gave them a chance......

The players were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter: something like this was unexpected. I thought that the opponent would be the strongest one, but who knew that their promotion process would be so unexpected.

It's a good rain...... Because of the rain battle, Milan defeated the opponent and successfully advanced to the final, and because of the rain battle, Sporting Lisbon successfully entered the final, which also made Parma's opponent a lot weaker.

This is also the effect that Li Bin wants. The opponent is weaker than your own team, so what is needed at this time is for the players to relax and play at their best. That's why he asked Van Raj to read it all out, and all he needed was to relax the players.

After all, before this game, Parma had lost three in a row, although it was said that he gave up voluntarily, but after all, it still made the players feel a little entangled, and now, these words can at least relieve the players and let them play well.

After all, the strength of Sporting Lisbon is not strong, and the Portuguese team is accustomed to the flow of skills, and it has always been difficult to meet the flow of football, not everyone is Mourinho, and Li Bin is still more confident in the opponent of the Portuguese Super League.

Of course, no matter how much faith you have, you have to be prepared. Li Bin was still arranged in front of the team, "Sporting Lisbon is a team with excellent skills, but its physical strength is not as good as ours. Their advantage is that they play at home and make better use of their own field, so I bet they will start the game against us and rely on their skill and home advantage to score first and then defend at home, covering up their physical problems. What we have to do is to be ready to defend and counter-attack at the beginning of the game. They came down the middle, we counter-attacked down the middle, and when we took advantage of the first opportunity, we could open up......"

If you can't understand your opponent in detail, you can't work out a detailed plan, and if you can't have a detailed plan, the team can't win. However, if the preparations are in place, and the opponent's strength is not as good as his own, then victory will naturally be a hand-to-hand capture.

Since Li Bin became a coach, this is his first possible championship, and his preparation is naturally extremely detailed. He is ready for what kind of strength he has, what his characteristics are, and how he should play to have the best chance of winning.

And this game, he is bound to win -

"Hello everyone, this is the UEFA Cup final, Sporting Lisbon vs Parma. Welcome everyone and after this game we will decide who will be the new UEFA Cup winners......"

Inside the Alvalad Stadium, the sound of the scene was quite noisy, and at the door of the locker room, looking outside, Li Bin was also a little nervous.

This is his first time playing in a final.

"Lee, are you ready?"

Behind him, Gilardino's hand fell on his shoulder, Li Bin turned his head and smiled at the main striker under him, "I'm ready at all times, what about you?" ”

"I've been waiting for a long time, it's the most important game of my career at Parma, I'll remember it for the rest of my life, do you think I'm ready?"

Li Bin looked at him and didn't say anything. After this game, two more games, it's time for him to get ready to leave. Both of them know that he will not stay for the rest of his life, and if he can stay last year, he has already done his best, and no matter what the results are this year, he will inevitably go. And Li Bin has long been building momentum for selling him, and this summer, he will inevitably leave.

"You should remember this game." Li Bin was silent for a while before he spoke, "This may be your first championship as a core player, right?" I think it will mean a lot to you, too. Come, I have a few words to say. ”

Li Bin doesn't like to lecture in the locker room, after all, he has studied sports psychology, and the pre-game mobilization like Zhilu Dao is not of much practical significance, but at this time, listening to Gilardino's words, he can't help it.

"Guys! Every one of you here listens to me. Looking at the people in the locker room, Li Bin spoke, "This game is the most important game of our season. We've been through a lot this season, our team went bankrupt, we ran out of money, we almost disbanded in the summer. We were in the relegation zone, we played very badly in half a season, and in the winter we faced relegation, and we were in a bad mess. However, on behalf of the team, I would also like to thank all of you for your efforts to give our team a final at the end of the season and a place in the European places. We did experience hardships, but we persevered, along the way, we did not embarrass ourselves, we supported each other, some people insisted on not leaving, and some people sent charcoal in the snow, so that we have today. Now that we're on the ground for the final, maybe for some of us, the League Cup isn't a big honour. Perhaps for some of us, such an honor has nothing to be proud of. But, please remember - this championship, maybe not an honor, but it is a testimony of our journey along the way - guys, let's win this championship, not for the honor, not for the fans, but for ourselves, for our own efforts and friendship! ”