Chapter 57 Empoli (4000 words)(1/2)
Author: Entering the painting of lovesickness dream
AC Milan's next fourth opponent in the league is Empoli, where Li Feng was loaned.
As a newly promoted team, Empoli's strength is not weak, and anyone who underestimates them will pay a heavy price.
As a newly promoted team, Empoli's primary goal is to avoid relegation, and this goal will not change for the time being.
The encounter with Li Feng in the league will give them some "chicken blood". After all, Li Feng's former teammates also want to prove that the current Empoli is no worse than Milan!
For the purpose of protecting the players, Li Feng will not have too much contact with the media for the time being, so Li Feng will not appear there in the pre-match interview session.
"Filippo, our next opponent is Empoli, the team where Lee was loaned to, do you think you can win the game?"
Filippo Inzaghi stared at the questioner for a while, and with his sharp eyes, he naturally saw the name of the newspaper on the other person's badge - "Torino Sport".
In the Turin media, Inzaghi chuckled, "Of course we want to win the game. I believe we have the strength to achieve this goal."
"Filippo, do you think Li will be targeted more in this game?"
There are many young people in the Milan team, and there are a few that need to be trained, and Li Feng is the primary target for training.
In this away game, Inzaghi also brought the goalkeeper from the youth training echelon to prevent other unexpected things from happening.
"Maybe, but I don't know the coach at Empoli, so I don't know what they think."
Inzaghi's answer was a panacea, but the reporter who asked the question gave Inzaghi a chance.
So the reporters were a little helpless, but they still worked hard to dig out current internal information about Milan.
Especially the current news about Li Feng!
As the only Chinese in Milan and currently the only Chinese in Serie A, Li Feng has received a lot of attention. For fans, especially Dragon Country fans, they want to see players from their country enter the five major leagues.
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But the cruelty of reality shattered their "dreams". At this time, Li Feng appeared out of nowhere to satisfy their fantasies, especially now that he is No. 1 on the Serie A scorer list, which attracted the attention of countless Dragon Country fans.
As the world's largest consumer group, there is no doubt about their spending power, not to mention that Li Feng's handsome face has become the target of many Longguo companies.
"Filippo, will Li be taken away by Juventus or other clubs?"
The next question even asked the thoughts of many Milan fans.
Regarding the transfer issue, Inzaghi raised his eyebrows and looked at the reporter who asked the question in surprise. That look gave people the impression that you were joking!
"Lee is not for sale to us. He is a member of our team and the core of our forward line!"
Li Feng was defined as not for sale by Inzaghi. For wealthy clubs, the words "not for sale" just mean that your offer has not yet met the other party's inner expectations.
But if they are really asked to spend a lot of transfer fees to win a lottery ticket, they will refuse for the time being.
What's more, they have plenty of time. As long as Li Feng performs well enough, they will spend a sufficient transfer fee to satisfy Galliani's insatiable "appetite".
But before that, Li Feng needs to produce enough data to impress them.
This is Li Feng's fourth Serie A game, and his opponent is also Empoli, who knows something about him.
At the pre-match press conference, Sarri responded to Li Feng's question.
But no reporter will believe that Sarri has not specifically prepared how to restrict Li Feng. As a player who briefly played for Empoli, Sarri naturally knows some of Li Feng's habits, even if he has changed!
The stadium at Castellani Stadium was packed with fans as always.
Empoli's home ground is still relatively familiar to Li Feng, but at this time he is already wearing a red and black jersey!
During the warm-up session before the game, Li Feng saw his former teammates. They just looked at each other and smiled. They are now opponents. The best way to welcome the opponent is to greet the opponent with a victory.
"drop!!!"
The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and the fourth round of Serie A began with Empoli hosting AC Milan.
"The game has begun. Let me introduce myself again. I am Yu Miao, the commentator for this game. Next to me is my partner Liang Yu."
"One of the more interesting aspects of this game is that after Li Feng returned to Milan, he met Empoli for the first time in Serie A. What kind of sparks will this create? This is a topic worthy of attention!"
"Now let's introduce the starting lineup of both sides."
"Empoli adopts a 41212 formation. The goalkeeper is Luigi Sepe. The center back combination chooses Tonelli and Rugani as partners. The two full backs are Laurini and Mario.
· Rui;
The defensive midfielder position is Valdi Fiori, and the two midfielders beside him are Vecino and Daniele Croce;
The attacking midfielder position is Simone Verdi, Tavano and Pusciarelli as a double striker."
After introducing Empoli, before Yu Miao could breathe a sigh of relief, Milan, who took the lead in attacking on the field, sent out a precise through ball.
"Nigel De Jong's through ball gives Milan a chance!"
Liang Yu took the initiative to provide commentary for this period of time.
Li Feng stepped in and received the pass immediately. As he advanced, Li Feng constantly adjusted his pace.
Li Feng's habit of watching six directions made him notice Honda Keisuke's position immediately.
"Li Feng's pass, Honda Keisuke came in from the right and shot!"
"No one in Empoli's defense can block this shot. They now only hope that their goalkeeper can guard the team's goal!"
"Luigi Sepe made a beautiful save. He stretched his body and picked the ball directly in mid-air!"
"Milan's offensive in the third minute of the game was temporarily resolved by Empoli."
"The ball was controlled by Empoli's players. They were sorting out their offense in the backcourt. Now in this gap, let's quickly talk about Milan's starting lineup."
"Inzaghi still adopts a 4-3-3 formation, with a forward trio of Shaarawi, Li Feng, and Keisuke Honda;
Midfield three: Van Ginkel, Nigel de Jong, Muntari
Defense: De Sciglio, Bonnet, Pata, Abate
Goalkeeper: Abbiati;
The previous starting goalkeeper Diego Lopez was absent due to injury, and this time Inzaghi also brought a newcomer from the youth training - Gianluigi Donnarumma, a young player who is not yet 16 years old!"
Milan is now in a period of transformation. The general environment of Serie A is sluggish, so it is necessary to consider how to use limited resources to explore more "energy". This is particularly important for the club.
In fact, there is another way before Galliani, and that is to rely on Ajax!
Although Serie A has a larger volume than Eredivisie, Serie A's income is always a problem. They are not as eye-catching as the Premier League and La Liga, and they do not have big-name stars, so their current position is neither above nor below. This is also
Galliani felt very uncomfortable.
Galliani couldn't accept the transformation into a black shop for football stars, so he was also thinking about how to revive Milan and then sell it for a price!
In the absence of wingers, Empoli's full-backs on both wings do not dare to press too hard. They need to pay attention to Milan's left winger El Shaarawy, who is a qualified winger. Except for the fact that his shooting accuracy is not that high, his
Speed and dribbling are the foundation of his life.
Laurini tried to press to no avail and passed the ball back to Tonelli.
Tonelli, who has good kicking skills, transferred the ball to Daniele Croce with his big foot.
Keisuke Honda caught the opponent's sideways movement to get the ball, and he pressed forward directly, trying to grab the football with his entire movement.
Sensing the movement of the defensive player, Daniele Crosse knocked with his left foot.
The ball was knocked back to full-back Mario Rui, who received the ball and passed it directly behind Muntari.
During the fight, Muntari was "invisibly" tricked by Pucciarelli, which resulted in his failure to catch up with Pucciarelli.
Abate, who made up for it, blocked Pusharelli's forward breakthrough position.
This delay gave Milan's forward teammates time to drop back and defend.
Puscarelli, who was in control of the ball, noticed the movement behind him out of the corner of his eye. He stopped coveting the ball and passed the ball across the ball. The ball was passed to Tavano with great accuracy.
Empoli's continuous passing and cutting in the frontcourt allowed them to squeeze Milan into their own half.
For Sarri, his tactics were successful. The next most important point, which directly affects the direction of the entire game, is how to get the ball into the damn goal!
Daniele Crosse passed a through ball, allowing Tavano to get the ball with his back, which was the signal for Empoli's attack.
Li Feng, who was familiar with some of Empoli's tactics, shouted at his teammates on the back line, "Be careful!"
Before Zapata could react, Tavano responded to Vecino, who stepped in and fired the ball straight into the goal like an off-line cannonball.
Guard Abbiati hit the ball out with both fists, and Bonera, who followed, turned and drove the ball forward.
Li Feng retreated and quickly got stuck in position.
Following Li Feng's header, Milan's counterattack came!
Shalawi, who received the pass, used his excellent dribbling and skills to tear apart Laurini's defense.
"Shalawi's cross!"
"Li Feng follows up and grabs the shot. This is Milan's perfect opportunity!"
"Luigi Sepe made a great save. He reacted very quickly and fell down quickly to block the ball from the baseline. It was Milan's corner kick!"
Milan had good shooting opportunities, but they were blocked by Luigi Sepe.
The next corner kick will see if Milan can seize the opportunity.
To be continued...