To outsiders, Parotti seemed to be worried about losing the ball again in a short period of time, so he called the rushing players back, shrank up and set up the bus, and first withstood Catalonia's offensive during this period.
It's not like they've never done this before.
Setting up a bus may be relatively rare for teams like Catalonia United and Kings Madrid because of their different tactical styles.
But for this Madrid Pirates, that's perfectly normal.
Because Parotti's Madrid Pirates do not have a fixed label that can well summarize the team's tactical style.
Let's say they focus on possession of the ball. Facing Catalonia, they used the simple and crude tactic of flying both wings together to great success.
It can be said that they are playing fast advancement. When facing a team that is weaker than them, they can use passing control to make their opponents run around.
Sometimes they can combine the two.
Parotti always had very flexible "principles".
Setting up a bus is no longer a problem.
But in fact, these people guessed wrong.
Although their analysis of Parotti is relatively correct.
But their guess about Parotti's adjustment was wrong.
In the eyes of the Pirates players, Parotti's gesture did not mean retracting the defensive line.
Instead, he signaled Tonini and Camara on the two wings to retreat to the midfield, leaving Hulay in front.
The game restarted, and the professional commentators quickly saw what kind of adjustments Parotti had made.
Because from their perspective they can clearly see the position of the Madrid Pirates players on the field, the formation has changed. From the original 433 to 4321.
The withdrawal of Toni and Kamara increased the number of midfielders, and also freed up Vukovic, allowing him to participate more deeply in the team's defense - he was previously positioned in the front and was tasked with organizing the offense.
Being heavier, it is naturally difficult to devote a lot of energy to defense.
Now that Toni and Kamara have retreated to the midfield, Vukovic can also move back to the midfielder position, forming a three-back midfielder with Ramirez and Joaquin Vela.
Because Vukovic played as a double midfielder with Ramirez last season, his defensive ability was fully developed.
Now he drops back to play as a defensive midfielder with two other teammates, so he can help defend, while Ramirez is freed to deal with Kabangka.
Vukovich will defend Gaspar Rosas. With his defensive ability, there is no big problem in guarding an old Rosas.
At the same time, the position is withdrawn to the midfielder position, which does not delay Vukovich from organizing the offense here.
It's just that because he is positioned further back, the way he organizes the offense is different from when he played as a central midfielder.
In the defensive midfielder position, he can make more use of long passes to launch attacks.
Directly find Tonini and Camara who have returned to the midfield, and then use them to create murderous opportunities.
Madrid Pirates are more concise and direct in attack.
After the game restarted, Catalonia's offense quickly hit a wall in front of the three defensive midfielders composed of Vukovic, Joaquin Vela and Ramirez.
Rosas wanted to take possession of the ball and then looked for Kabangka, but was surrounded by Vukovic and Joaquin Vela and lost the ball.
Then Vukovic directly made a long pass to the place where he stole the ball to start the attack.
The ball was handed to Toni on the left wing.
Tonini made a cross from a 45-degree angle.
Hulay took forward Paul Fortune, a center back of Catalan United, and Camara used his speed to suddenly accelerate and came from behind Francisco Calderon, the left back of Catalan United.
Insert, go around another Catalan United center defender Joel Jimenez, jump up and header to grab the point!
Jimenez didn't expect Kamara to move forward so quickly. He took off a little later and was snatched by Kamara.
It's a pity that Kamara's header is really average.
Even though he grabbed a point, due to Jimenez's interference, he headed the ball directly high this time and failed to threaten Catalan United goalkeeper Toney Schulman.
Although it did not threaten Catalonia's goal, Parotti was satisfied with the attack.
So he walked back to the coach's chair from the sidelines and sat down again.
Although after Vukovic played as a defensive midfielder, he was unable to press outside the Catalan United penalty area in time to participate in the attack, but this can be solved by Tonini and Kamara appropriately returning to the center, so the problem is not big.
Moreover, if there is really no better opportunity, you can also control the ball and wait for other Pirates players to come forward and participate in the attack.
With the running ability and forward awareness of the Pirates players, this does not need to wait too long.
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"Parotti's tricks are so fast..."
After watching the game for a few minutes, Riley Vicente couldn't help but sigh.
"He must have made very detailed preparations. He has made very detailed analysis of the way we use Kabangka this season... He has done enough preliminary preparations to be able to make adjustments so quickly - I don't believe it.
This was something he came up with on the spur of the moment."
Assistant coach Steyn van Hoyzen didn't care how much preparation Parotti had done. He asked Vicente: "What do we do?"
Vicente replied: "Nothing to do, it's business as usual. They responded quickly, but after all, they haven't scored yet. We have to score another goal before they equalize the score. If we can extend the lead to two
If we win the ball, the situation will be much more favorable to us..."
The assistant coach nodded and stopped talking. Instead, he stood beside him and looked into the field with Vicente.
He also recognized that this is the most correct approach for Catalonia United at present.
If you withdraw your formation because of the Madrid Pirates' offensive and give up the opportunity to further pressure the Madrid Pirates, that is definitely not what a competent coach should do.
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"Parotti's adjustment was very timely! During this period, although Catalonia's offensive became more intense, the Pirates withstood their attack!"
He Feng was full of praise for Parotti.
"Although conceding the ball just after kick-off in the second half was a heavy blow, both players and coaches of Madrid Pirates showed the rich heritage at this time and showed us why they were last season's treble winner and last year's treble winner.
Six-time champion! As the saying goes, 'What storms and waves have you never seen before'?"
Rosas finally passed the football from Vukovich's close defense to Kabangka.
But Kabangka faced Ramirez's defense.
Ramirez has switched positions with Joaquin Vela, and now it's his turn to defend Cabonca.
Facing this one of the best defensive midfielders in today's football, Kabangka is also under great pressure.
Even though Mario Salado had already run into a gap in the penalty area, Kabangka couldn't pass it. He was entangled by Ramirez and didn't even see the gap.
Then he could only choose a long shot.
This long shot didn't even allow Hywell to make a save - it flew high over the crossbar.
"Juan Ramirez, 'the cornerstone of the championship'! As long as the Pirates have Ramirez in the midfield, the defensive pressure on their goal will be reduced by 10%, and the team will be more willing to invest troops when attacking. After all, who
Everyone knows that even if they accidentally lose the ball, Ramirez can help them get it back..." Seeing the result of Kabangka's shot, He Feng continued to praise with emotion.
After winning three crowns last season and six crowns last year, most people have set their sights on Hu Lai.
Julay is of course the number one contributor to the championship, but the importance of Ramirez has been ignored by many ordinary fans.
I'm afraid only professionals understand how important this low-key defensive midfielder is to Madrid Pirates.
Just imagine, if Ramirez suffered from injuries last year and could not guarantee attendance, it would be several times more difficult for the Madrid Pirates to win the Triple Crown.
In the next game, in order to avoid Ramirez, Kabangca had to return to his original position on the right wing from the center.
But if he is only active on the right wing, then he is no different from an ordinary right midfielder or right winger.
Obviously this doesn't maximize his capabilities.
Madrid Pirates are also relatively easy to defend.
So if you want to score, Kabangka still has to go back to the center.
As long as he goes to the middle, he will be marked by Ramirez.
The two sides fought from the wing to the center, and then from the center to the wing. Ramirez struggled with Kabangca.
However, judging from the scene during this period, it was indeed Catalonia that was suppressing the Madrid Pirates. The Madrid Pirates could only launch an attack through long passes whose accuracy was far inferior to short passes.
Catalonia is exerting extreme pressure on Madrid Pirates and wants to score another goal as soon as possible.
The Madrid Pirates gritted their teeth and resisted, while using simpler offensive methods to find scoring opportunities.
Not long after the second half of the game started, the competition between the two teams had already entered a fever pitch...