PFC Chapter 156 Against Palermo (plus 1 more chapter)
Chapter 156 Against Palermo (plus 1 more chapter)
Chapter 156 Against Palermo (plus one more chapter)
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In the studio of the National Sports Daily, Duan Xuan sat down with Zhang Lu again. Domestic fans are very familiar with this. Although Zhang Lu's appearance cannot be compared with Duan Xuan's, after all, Duan Xuan will come out every week.
After a brief introduction, Duan Xuan asked Zhang Lu, "Director Zhang, what do you think about the last match between Lazio and Cesena?"
"Surprise, surprise, in fact, I feel the same as the fans." Zhang Lu first expressed his feelings.
"Our domestic fans don't know much about the famous player Lin Dong, but judging from his performance in the last game, this player's physical fitness is very good, and he can even beat Cesena's strong central defenders."
In fact, what this director Zhang said is similar to the analysis of Lin Dong by Corriere dello Sport, "For this player, or that sentence, we really know too little."
"It's true that we had refuted Lin Dong before, but the following interview may allow us to understand Lin Dong better." After Duan Xuan's voice fell, they played the routine press conference before the Italian match.
Naturally, the fans waiting in front of the TV also saw Reya's comments on Lin Dong.
"Are we really preconceived?" After seeing this interview, many fans asked themselves in their hearts.
In the studio, the conversation between Duan Xuan and Zhang Lu continued, and the topic of the two also shifted to the next game, "According to the news from Italy, Lin Dong still failed to get the starting lineup in this game."
The fans who heard the news were immediately disappointed. After all, Lin Dong performed so well in the last game and scored twice as a substitute. This is not something that can be done casually.
"Fans and friends, don't worry about disappointment. Maybe Reya is protecting Lin Dong. After all, Lin Dong has no previous game experience. Indeed, Lin Dong's performance in the last game was very good. Don't forget that Lin Dong hasn't played any games before."
"Moreover, according to Lin Dong's performance in the last game, even if he didn't start this game, he still has a great chance to come off the bench," Duan Xuan said when he said this.
Thousands of miles away in Europe, on the Apennine Peninsula, in the Eternal City, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Lazio players are making final preparations.
Although he was still sitting on the bench for this game, it didn't affect Lin Dong's mood. Although Lin Dong's current attributes were already very good, if he had a choice, Lin Dong would still prefer to come on as a substitute. The bonus of being a super substitute was huge.
Compared with the previous game, Lazio's defense has changed. The goalkeeper is still Marchetti. The defense, from left to right, is Lulic, Dias, Diakite and Conco.
Conco returned to the familiar right, Lulic appeared on the left, and the center was still the combination of the previous game. The main reason for this is that the two forwards in Palermo are relatively tall regardless of their height.
The central road has changed a lot. In this game, Rea arranged a double defensive midfielder. Vice-captain Ledesma and Canna joined this season. In front of them are two Brazilian players Matuzalen and Hernanes, and Klose and Kozak are on the front line.
At Napoli, Rea liked to use a back three, but it turns out that the back three is not very suitable in today's football world.
Now Lazio's lineup is quite weird. Except for Canna who is a pure defensive midfielder, the other three can not only play as a midfielder, but also play as a midfielder. The technical types are also quite similar. It is a 4222 strange formation.
Compared with Lazio's strange formation, Palermo is much more normal, a typical 442 formation, and the goalkeeper is Zorvas from Greece, a mythical country in Europe.
On the back line, from left to right are Balzaretti, Migliaccio, Silvestre and Pisano. Last season, Balzaretti was the best left-back in Serie A. His full-back combination with Cassani is one of the best full-back combinations in Serie A.
However, this season, Cassani was brought to Fiorentina, and the full-back combination that Palermo had worked with for four years was ruthlessly dismantled.
The midfielder and the central team are Barreto and De La Roca. The combination of these two can be described as both offensive and defensive. Like Lazio's central team, Palermo's two midfielders also have the ability to play from the defensive midfielder to the front midfielder.
On both sides are Zahavi and Bellotto. Zahavi is from Israel, and Bellotto is from Argentina. He made his debut with Boca Juniors, with Pinilla and Hernandez on the front line.
Pinilla was valued by Inter Milan in his early years, but it is a pity that he only stayed in Inter Milan for one season and did not perform much.
After leaving Inter Milan, he started wandering in various leagues, including La Liga, Portuguese Super League, Chi A, Cyprus and other leagues. He did not return to Serie A until the 09-10 season, and then played for Grossetu in Serie B. He finally scored 24 goals in 24 games and was valued by Palermo.
Partnering with Pinilla is a young player from Uruguay Hernandez. This South American player who is the same age as Lin Dong has played in Palermo for four seasons, and each season is getting better and better. Today, he is already a new star that Palermo is touting.
To use the commentator's words to describe it, it is "this is a close game."
And that is indeed the case. With the whistle of the referee, the curtain of the game officially opened, and Lazio, who are fighting at home, took the lead in launching the offensive.
Ledesma and Matuzalen launched a pass cooperation in the middle, Kozak struggled to push into the penalty area to attract firepower for his teammates, Klose and Hernanes both greeted him.
In the end, Lazio scored in the hinterland of Palermo. Klose passed Hernanes diagonally, and the latter broke into the penalty area and kicked his shot slightly wide.
Then Palermo immediately launched a counterattack. Barreto moved forward after taking the ball in the middle to attract Canna's attention and then separated. After getting the ball, Bertolo used his speed to forcefully overtake Lulic.
The Argentine crossed from the wing, and Pinilla overwhelmed Dias in the penalty area to complete a header, which was lifted by Marchetti.
The subsequent corner kick was directly confiscated by Marchetti, and Palermo's first wave of offensive came to an end, but the game had just begun. Then, the two sides launched a fierce fight in the midfield.
Since the midfielders of both sides are all-round players who can attack and defend well, neither side can help the other for a while. For a full ten minutes, the two sides did not continue to increase the number of shots taken by each other.
It was not until No.14 minutes that Klose broke through. Lazio made a long pass from the backcourt. Kozak made good use of his height and created a chance for Klose to shoot. However, under the defense of Migliaccio, Klose's kick was easily confiscated by the Palermo goalkeeper.
(End of this chapter)