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Chapter 22 Prelude to Strong Dialogue

Empoli, who played away, did not know that they would encounter such a big trouble before the start of the game.

In the 31st round of the league, Empoli played away against Varese.

In the first half, the two sides fought in full swing. Both sides created a lot of opportunities, but they failed to score.

Until the 43rd minute of the first half, Varese made a long pass from the backcourt, which caught Empoli's defense by surprise.

Hisayi, who turned slowly, was caught off guard, and his central defender partner Rugani made a critical misjudgment with a sliding tackle.

All of a sudden, Varese's striker seized the opportunity. Di Roberto made a counterattack, and Odumati, who followed up, shot a beautiful arc.

The ball grazed Buster's fingers and fell into the net.

Such a situation caused roaring applause in Varese's home court.

The sudden turn of the first half made Empoli's players a little distracted. They didn't expect their conceded goal to come so quickly.

The ensuing second half almost made Empoli "die with hatred".

In the 54th minute of the game, Empoli midfielder Moro's cross gave them hope of an equalizer.

But Li Feng failed to correct the angle.

In the 67th minute, Empoli made a comeback.

This time it was still a high-altitude bombing, and Li Feng's header gave his teammate Pusarelli a chance.

His shot from a small angle was blocked by the goalkeeper, and Li Feng, who followed up, failed to make a follow-up shot.

71 minutes
To sum up, before the 85th minute of the game, Empoli had a lot of opportunities, but they were a little bit unlucky in their final kick.

Facing Varese who is fully defending, Empoli has an advantage in ball possession, but the advantage on the scene cannot be exchanged for goals, which makes Sarri a little anxious.

"GO! Pass the ball, pass the ball to Lee!"

Sarri knows very well that with Varese fully defending, Empoli wants to tear apart the opponent's defense, so their best choice is high-altitude bombing.

The players on the field are also aware of this matter. At present, Li Feng's fulcrum advantage is obvious, and what they need to do is not how to "deliver" shells to him.

After Valdi Fiore, who organized the offense, noticed Li Feng's position, he chose to pass it with a ground ball.

Li Feng in the frontcourt noticed the choice of his teammates. He carried the defender and protected the ball with his right foot.

In the following small-scale possession of the ball, Li Feng showed his outstanding personal ability to the fullest.

With a dunk of his right foot, Li Feng got the space for the ball, and with a push of his left foot, the ball drew an arc on the grass.

The goalkeeper guarding in front of the goal made a save, but he still got a little bit in to save the shot from the goal.

The goal was scored, and in the last [-] minutes, Li Feng seized the opportunity, and he helped Empoli tie the game.

The score of [-]-[-] is a bit uncomfortable for Empoli, but at least they got points.

The key is that in this round of competition, Crotone maintained the pressure on the points and they won.

Another competitor, Latina, lost the chain. This situation made Sarri frown. He needs to let Empoli continue his excellent state.

Attach the top four of Serie B:

1. Palermo: 58 points

2. Empoli: 51 points

3. Crotone: 49 points

4. Latina: 45 points

Crotone's performance made Sarri feel tricky. Next, he needs to find a way to let the players find their best form and continue it.

With this in mind, Empoli returned to their home court. They did not carry out heavy training in such a schedule. The overall training was mainly to maintain their state. Even Li Feng, who loves extra training, was forbidden to add practiced.

In order to expand the points ahead of No.3 as much as possible, Sarri issued a strict prohibition of additional training in the locker room, and also proposed several other prohibited requirements:

[-]. Drinking alcohol is not allowed before the end of the league;
[-]. It is not allowed to go to nightclubs before the end of the league;

These several prohibited requirements are all aimed at the few nightclub cafes in the team. Obviously Sarri has felt the pressure, and he needs the players to devote themselves to the game.

I don't know if these prohibitions helped the players improve their concentration.

In the [-] rounds of the league, Empoli's midfielders and wingers showed a good state. Although they finally won the game relying on Maccarone's lore goal, Sarri was quite satisfied with the team's overall performance.

But this situation is very common for Li Feng.

He did not score or assist in this game, but he participated in the team's two goals.

After the two games were over, Li Feng took a special look at the "little white note".

In the case of scoring only one goal in [-] games, Xiaobaiao's increase is very small, which also indicates that this improvement will take longer.

At this time, he also noticed that in the next game, they will be a guest at Barry's home court.

For the Empoli players, this is a strong dialogue in the off-duty schedule. After all, Barry is currently in a position where he can play in the play-offs.

This also means that the strength of the opponent is not weak, and it is not easy to get all three points.

Barry currently ranks seventh. They have the same points as Cesena, who is sixth, but temporarily rank seventh because of the goal difference.

In order to defeat Barry, Sarri went to check on Barry's personnel and tactics recently.

Looking at it as a whole, they have a chance to beat the opponent directly, but this requires special attention, that is, the opponent likes to play behind, and the turn speed of the Empoli central defender combination is slightly slower.

"If you want to deal with them, you can't overwhelm them. In addition, their rhythm is a bit slow, so you need to focus on the arrangement."

After Sarri watched Barry's tactics, he lowered his head to write and draw on the tactical board.

Another point that Sarri needs to pay attention to is that Barry's defense is not very old. They are not only experienced at this stage, but also at the peak of professional players in terms of physical condition.

This also leads to the fact that they may cause great trouble to Empoli's striker.

The same is the defense line, Sarri has already made plans, Rugani delays, once Laurini plugs in, then Rugani will combine with the starting central defenders to form a three-central defender, and he is going to use this method to ensure The stability of the defense.

At the same time, Tonelli's return is also a timely supplement to the team's defense.

The only thing Sarri needs to worry about is, what is the status of the returning Tonelli?Has it met the starting standard?

All of this is unknown, but for the follow-up game, Sarri must block it once.

I hope that the returning Tonelli and Hisai can become the defensive barriers the team relies on!

(End of this chapter)