"You did a good job in the first half. Although you conceded a goal, that goal is not anyone's responsibility..."
In the visiting team's dressing room, Insoubre's head coach Manuel Piandi said to the players.
"When any team faces such a goal, it is difficult to defend against it. Although we made targeted arrangements for Hu before the game, it is difficult to ensure 100% defensive success. But we still let him play in the first half
There is only one scoring opportunity in the game, and I think this is the most amazing thing!"
Piandi spoke in an impassioned tone, as if it was not his team that was behind by one goal, and then he named Rossini:
"Marco."
Rossini straightened up quickly and waited for the coach's instructions.
"Your attempt was good. Although it failed, it does not mean that this idea is not working. So you should continue to push forward in the second half. Of course, the team must also cooperate well. The biggest failure of the forward push in the first half was
The problem is that I didn’t cooperate with my teammates.”
Piandi not only did not blame Rossini for his own initiative in the first half, but also encouraged him to continue in the second half. However, as a head coach, he did not blindly praise the players, but also made some suggestions - not criticism.
, but suggestions, telling the players what they should do better next time.
After listening to the head coach's advice, Rossini nodded: "I will pay attention next time, sir."
In fact, he was also reviewing the mistake in the first half in his mind.
His mistake was not only trying to be a lone hero, but also taking things for granted without carefully observing the situation around him.
As a result, when he focused his attention on Juan Ramirez, he ignored Vukovich, who was actually facing him.
Finally, Piandi encouraged the players: "Gentlemen, the defending champions have nothing to be afraid of. They did lead us in the first half, and that goal was indeed a very beautiful goal. But because of this, I am more grateful to you."
Have confidence. Because Hu Du, who you defended in the first half, could only get through our door with that kind of 'genius strike'. What does this mean? It means that they have no better way! So in the second half, we have a full forty
Five minutes changes everything!”
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Rossini, who was encouraged and praised by the head coach, seemed to be in high spirits. At the beginning of the second half, he passed Vukovich in the midfield who rushed to steal the ball from him.
Then he swung his feet to pass the ball, which made the entire Madrid Pirates defense retreat, but he suddenly dribbled the ball forward!
Fortunately, Tonini returned to defense in time and interfered with Rossini when he was dribbling the ball, disrupting his dribbling rhythm. Only then did Vukovic come back to pester Rossini.
But even so, Rossini did not lose the ball.
Instead, he protected the football and then passed the ball to his teammates.
Although the attack was unsuccessful, the ball was not lost, so Insubre could continue to organize the attack.
"Although Rossini is only twenty-two years old, he already has the demeanor of a general!" He Feng praised.
Although Rossini did not concede the ball, it was difficult to organize an effective offensive.
It can be seen from his forward penetration this time that Madrid Pirates head coach Parotti also made arrangements for this during the halftime break.
Tonini's timely defense can make up for the disadvantage of Madrid Pirates having only three players in the midfield.
When defending, Tonini and Camara will change from forwards to wide midfielders, allowing the Madrid Pirates to have five people in the midfield. Compared with Insubre's four midfielders, they have a numerical advantage.
Insubre, including Rossini, were trying hard to find scoring opportunities, but facing the Madrid Pirates who were retracting their defense, there was not much they could do.
Although Rossini has good passing ability, Insoubre's forwards could not seize the opportunity.
After squandering several opportunities like this, Rossini simply took a long shot of his own.
But such a long-range shot cannot threaten the Belgian national goalkeeper Hei Wel.
The latter's expression didn't even change after he made the save, looking calm. It can be seen that Rossini's shot did not pose a threat to him.
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Although Mortensen and Mattioli were successful in defending Hulay in the second half, the 1:0 score could not be reached because Insubre's offense failed to penetrate Hywell's fingers.
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As the game progressed, there was less and less time left for Insubre.
However, head coach Piandi did not put in more attackers to make a desperate move.
Obviously he felt that a 0:1 away defeat to the defending champion in the group stage was not an unacceptable result.
Of course he hopes to win, but if he can't win, then a small loss by one goal is better than losing by two or three goals, right?
After all, when we compete with Madrid Pirates for the top spot in the group, we need to compare the goal difference between each other. If we lose a few goals now, when we need to compare the goal difference in the future, it may be able to decide who is first in the group.
Who is second in the group is the key.
"Piandi has slowed down..." first assistant coach Valentin said.
"He obviously thinks that a small loss with one goal is okay. Should we take the opportunity to press them and score another goal?" Second assistant coach Naher suggested.
Parotti shook his head: "No, we are facing an Italian team. So we have to be careful about their defensive counterattacks. We can attack, but we may not be able to score a goal, and they will steal one instead."
Nahel is also Italian. He thought about it and felt that what Parotti said made sense.
In fact, Piandi really hoped that the gesture he made would attract the Madrid Pirates to attack, so that Insubre could use the defensive counterattack to sneak in and score a goal.
It's just that as an Italian coach, Parotti obviously knows what his compatriots are thinking.
In addition, the Madrid Pirates are about to usher in the first "Madrid Derby" of the season. Parotti also made adjustments to the team's on-field lineup, replacing Vukovic, Kamara and Toni.
Let the main players rest as much as possible.
Piandi could tell that the Madrid Pirates were no longer thinking about the game in front of them, but he did not change his tactics and let his team press out and attack in order to equalize the score.
It’s not that Piandi doesn’t want to – who doesn’t want to win?
Just to win the game, the price you have to pay is a bit high and the risks are a bit high.
Because Parotti didn't replace Hu Lai.
Don’t you understand what this means?
This is a kind of deterrence. Keeping Hulay on the court will prevent Insoubre from acting rashly.
After all, they have to do their best to defend Hu Lai. If they still dare to press forward and attack, Hu Lai will teach them how to behave in minutes.
So in the remaining ten minutes of the game, the teams coached by the two Italian head coaches stared blankly, and no one made any further moves.
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After the referee blew the full-time whistle, there was a huge cheer. Madrid Pirates fans cheered for the team's two consecutive victories in the Champions League.
Even though we only won one goal, it was still a win!
In the end, Madrid Pirates defeated Insoubre 1:0 at their home court.
This is a completely acceptable result for both teams.
Needless to say, Madrid Pirates are the victors.
For Insubre, losing only one goal is completely acceptable. This is an away game after all.
They defeated Vesseldorf at home in the first round of the group stage, so losing one game now does not pose much of a threat to their standings - in this round of the group stage, Vesseldorf ended with a home draw against Lyon.
After a 2:2 draw, both of their teams only accumulated one point, and the points gap between them and Madrid Pirates and Insubre was obvious.
After two rounds of group matches, the defending champion Madrid Pirates have won two games and topped the group with six points.
Insoubre has one win and one loss, ranking second with three points.
Lyon Lions and Vesseldorf ranked third and fourth respectively.
Judging from these two rounds of group matches alone, the defending champion still has a huge advantage. Regardless of whether he can successfully defend his title, at least qualifying from the group is not a big problem.
The victory in this game also helped them compete with Insoubre for first place in the group.
The two teams will have to wait until the last round of the group stage to meet again. If the suspense of who is first and second in the group has not been decided by then, then the game will become a decisive battle to decide who is first and second.
.Madrid Pirates can get first place as long as they don't lose to Insubre in the away game.
Of course, if the suspense of first and second place ends before this, there will naturally be nothing to say, and the last game will directly become a friendly match and a shuffle match.