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Chapter 204 Someone Should Stand Up

The second half kicked off quickly.

In the 10 minutes after the opening, Conte still kept the team's lineup unchanged, and the confrontation between the two sides did not change in these 10 minutes.

"Padalino, get on the pitch!"

Conte shook his head and glanced at Malesani, who was sitting on Siena's coach bench as a mountain. The opponent had already embraced the established tactics, so he had to seek changes by himself.

"Oh~, Piacenza replaced Padalino, who has excellent offensive organization ability, and Nocerino, a defensive midfielder."

After the opening of the first and second half, Liu Jianhong found that neither side had changed much, which disappointed him who had great expectations.

At least in his opinion, Conte should change the team's style of play as soon as possible, so that it is possible to open up the situation before Siena exerts its strength.

On the court, starting from Nocerino's departure, Piacenza's formation began to undergo major changes.

First, Nainggolan pressed forward directly to a position parallel to Cassia, and then the new Padalino came to the position of Piacenza's midfielder.

In the team's backcourt, Marchisio alone acts as a defensive backcourt.

This state is naturally not a long-term solution, because it is easy for the team to be counterattacked by the opponent due to the lack of defensive personnel in the backcourt.

But under Siena's fully contracted bus tactics, only this special method is likely to work.

Conte is ready to change formation as soon as the team breaks the situation.

He also has his own unique understanding of defense. If he doesn't like the bus tactics, it doesn't mean that the team he leads can't play well. It's just that the style of play is really ugly, so he doesn't use it very much.

So, when Piacenza's change of formation was completed, how did the situation change?
First of all, when Nainggolan came to a slightly recovered position parallel to Cassia, Piacenza's frontcourt pressure soared.

Nainggolan, who was originally a robbery midfielder, scrambled in a high position when the opponent's defender was holding the ball, and for a while forced the rhythm of Siena's backcourt defense into a mess.

Then Liu Feng's position was completely on the left with Nainggolan's forward pressure, but because Nainggolan attracted more defensive pressure for him, he faced much less defensive interceptions when dribbling the ball from the side.

This creates good opportunities for him to constantly try to make bottom passes and breakthroughs from the side.

As an offensive midfielder, Padalino still showed good ability after taking up the position of the team's midfielder.

He has the right to attack and distribute the ball, and he continues to send wonderful passes when facing the unique running positions of the four teammates in the frontcourt.

For a while, Piacenza's offensive threat ability rose again to a higher level, which made Siena's previously seemingly indestructible defense line begin to make frequent mistakes.

"Hold it all!"

Seeing Piacenza's furious attack on the field, Malesani looked at the game time, and now it has reached more than 60 minutes.

The old coach who is familiar with the physical strength curve of the players knows in his heart that this will be the last time Piacenza will exert his strength in this game.

The generals are united and the three armies are effective. Siena's players have changed very little in the past few seasons. Now they have full confidence in the old coach who has led them to survive in Serie A again and again.

So amidst Malesani's cries, everyone couldn't help boosting their spirits again.

"Shit!"

Conte spat the gum he was chewing on the ground and grabbed his hair.

Just now, the through ball that Liu Feng stuffed into Cassia after cutting inside was once again cleared by Siena's defender with a tackle. The opponent seemed to have cast magic, and could always stabilize the situation at the last moment.

"Give the ball to Maple!!!"

At times like this, all the team can rely on is a flash of inspiration from a top player.

In Conte's mind, there are many players in the Piacenza team who have the potential to become top players, but at this moment the most trustworthy one is still Liu Feng.

Because this 19-year-old Chinese teenager proved his ability as early as last season.

Although in Conte's opinion, he still has a lot of room for improvement compared to those world-class stars, but facing a team like Siena, as long as Liu Feng can find the feeling, there is still no problem.

At this point, it's time for someone to step up.

With Conte's tactical instructions, Piacenza's possession of the ball began to tilt towards Liu Feng's left side frequently.

Nainggolan and Cassia even started to entangle the opponent's two defenders like a defensive player marking for him.

Although Liu Feng's foot feel has not reached the peak in Siena's destructive style of play, he can't stand the crazy feeding of his teammates. After Padalino and Marchisio sent the ball to his feet again and again regardless of the cost, his mental state began to soar after touching the ball.

On the football field, the surge of adrenaline is definitely a great improvement in ability, especially for Liu Feng.

In the 70th minute of the game, under the state of Piacenza's constant attack, the physical strength of the players was still weak. Seeing that Siena's tactical goal was about to be achieved, at this moment, Liu Feng stepped forward.

The wing is a paradise for speed forwards and a paradise for those with outstanding skills, and Liu Feng contains all the above characteristics, which is also an important factor for him to seamlessly adapt to the wing position in the new season.

At this moment, when he received the ball from Marchisio again, from the position just past the center circle, Liu Feng only had Siena's goal in his eyes.

First, he dribbled the ball to speed up, and Liu Feng raised his speed to a terrifying level in the acceleration of a short distance of five meters.

When he came to the first Siena player to greet him, he immediately passed the ball to Nainggolan who had already blocked the defensive player and was about to bridge Liu Feng.

Nainggolan didn't stop the ball at all. On the left side of the center, he flicked the ball from Liu Feng slightly, and directly passed the ball diagonally to Liu Feng's running position.

This kind of two-for-one cooperation has been practiced countless times by Piacenza's players.

As one of the first players who knew Liu Feng, Nainggolan knew Liu Feng's speed very well, so the ball he gave was just right.

Liu Feng walked along the ball without pausing, and then rushed towards another opponent on the defensive line.

Soon he met the Siena midfielder who was pulling from the center to defend him. His extraordinary ball sense gave him the qualification not to slow down. When the opponent just came to the defensive position and was unstable, he changed direction and wiped past the opponent at an unreasonable speed.

"Liu Feng! With the beautiful two-to-one cooperation, Afeng hardly slowed down. Oh~, the extraordinary change of direction is very similar to the iconic extraordinary of the Argentine genius Messi."

Liu Jianhong watched excitedly what was happening on the field.

After seven or 10 sleepy minutes, the game was finally looking good.

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