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Chapter 25 Absolutely Flat
Barry's attack got the result they wanted, and Empoli is still behind them.

The difference of one goal is not that big, but is such a difference sure to complete the reversal?
the answer is negative.

To reverse the game, Empoli's players need to be fully prepared. Under the current circumstances, Empoli's advancement is not enough to pose a threat to Barry's goal.

Castilla's pace with the ball was not fast, and they were more stable at this time.

As professional players, Empoli's midfielders all clearly knew that Barry's defense was bound to be very "fierce" at the last moment before the end of the game.

Especially when they are leading by one goal, they will not give Empoli a chance to equalize.

Another point caught Castile's attention.

Barry and the others made substitutions, and it was also a common method to kill the few remaining game time by means of substitutions.

Faced with such a situation, Castile set his sights on Li Feng.

At this time, Li Feng is still at the front. He is in a good position, but it is not easy to pass to the opponent.

I don't know whether it was the arrangement of Barry's head coach or the spontaneous behavior of the players. Li Feng was surrounded by Barry's midfield.

The defensive area formed by three to four people was also noticed by Li Feng.

For such a situation, Li Feng is very clear that if he wants to break through, he needs the help of his teammates.

Especially in the position of Pusia Leli, only the full-backs are watching him, and there are many people around him, which means that he needs to be pulled to the side. No matter what the final result is, Li Feng needs to support his teammates behind him. Make room.

Li Feng looked back at Castilla again, and he looked around at the defensive players.

As Castile was assigned to Moro, Li Feng quickly moved towards the sidewalk.

Such action attracted Barry's centre-back Calderoni and one of their goalscorers of the day, Shotone.

The space in the middle was given up, but after Mo Luo noticed Li Feng's movements, he frowned.

From a personal point of view, he doesn't really like Li Feng's behavior of pulling the side, which will make the fulcrum role in the middle disappear, but the reality is that Li Feng's pulling the side gave Castilla a chance to get in.

"Lee chose to pull the side? Is this a new tactic for Empoli?"

For the center's side, Wright understands a new tactic arranged by the coach.

But the reality is that Li Feng's side pull is to make himself more comfortable and at the same time give his midfield teammates a chance to get in.

Morrow and Castilla's continuous wall-to-wall cooperation tore apart Barry's midfield defense.

Cepitelli, who needed a position, did not dare to move his position easily. He dragged behind and called Calderoni loudly to come back.

"There is a problem with Calderoni's choice. As a central defender, he should squat in his position instead of being taken to the wing by Li Feng."

Li Feng's side pull now looks like a feint.

And the central defender Calderoni who marked him swapped a position with his own full-back, which is not good news for Barry.

"Moro received the pass from Castilla and he split the sides again."

"Lee's pedaling made Calderoni keep falling back."

"Li's advancing rhythm suddenly changed, and Calderoni predicted that there was a major problem!"

In Wright's voice, Li Feng directly wiped Calderoni, and his inverted triangle cross from the bottom tore apart Barry's defense.

"Lee didn't choose to hit the goal, he chose an inverted triangle pass, and Morrow who followed up pushed the far corner!"

"Gurner touched the football, his fingertips touched the ball and the ball refracted!"

"GOALLLL!!!!!!"

"Although Gurner touched the ball, the refracted ball finally hit the inside of the post and reflected into the net. Empoli equalized in the 89th minute!"

The score of 3-3 let Empoli escape temporarily.

But the game is not over yet, they still have the last time - injury time.

Considering that the two sides did not waste much time in this game, this means that the stoppage time will not be too long.

Sure enough, when the time reached 90 minutes, the sidelines gave injury time - 2 minutes!

2 minutes also means that Barry only has one last chance to attack!

After Joao Silva kicked off, he quickly inserted forward.

His movements are fast, but Li Feng's movements are not slow either.

But the first time after Joao Silva kicked off, Li Feng rushed out, and he quickly threw himself in front of Xiaodone who was in possession of the ball.
"Li is still working hard to press forward at this time."

When Wright talked about pressing, he paused. The situation at this time is a relatively comfortable time for Empoli. As long as they run to force the opponent to not give the ball to the frontcourt quickly, then they will 1 point per game.

Although I don't really want to say that they should have scored three points, but for Empoli in this game, they need to consider how to stabilize their defense. Only with a good defense can they stabilize themselves in Serie B ranking.

Under Li Feng's pressure, the ball has been in Barry's midfield.

Sarri on the sidelines looked at the situation on the field, and the worry between his brows was always there.

The result of this game is of great significance to him.

The well-arranged tactics were dismantled by Barry, as evidenced by two consecutive goals scored in the first half.

"drop!!!"

"The game is over. Barry drew with the top-ranked Empoli at home. This result is acceptable for both sides."

"At this time, the other Serie B games are also over, let's take a look at the standings."

"The number one is still Palermo, they top the list with 64 points, No.2 is Empoli, after this game draw, they only have 55 points, followed by Crotone With Latina, the two teams live together with 51 points, No.5 is Cesena with 44 points."

Palermo is the best in terms of points, which also proves their fiery state after the start of the second half. As for Empoli, the good state of the first half of the season seems to have disappeared with the end of the winter window.

Although they are currently ranked second in points, the 4-point gap is not enough for them to rest easy. If they need to get this second, then they must get back to their state as soon as possible, and at the same time help them recover from injuries Returning players are back to their best competitive condition.

Only in this way can they keep their second place!

As for the championship?

This may disappoint the fans. In the first half of the season, they occupied the top spot with 39 points. Before the winter window came, everyone believed that Empoli was the favorite for the Serie B championship this season.

But with the beginning of the winter window, Empoli's state took a turn for the worse. They gave up their advantage, and at the same time fell behind their opponents by a large point difference. For the fans, the gap is a bit big!

(End of this chapter)