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Chapter 397 Strange Tactics
When the Piacenza team returned to their club, they were once again welcomed by the whole city. Facing their victorious team, those fans who could not go to the away game continued to sing and express their joy to the team bus.

After getting off the car, Liu Feng and Conte attended the team's post-match reception together, and answered a series of media questions with Conte at the meeting.

After the No.30 second round of Serie A, there are only six rounds left in the league this season. At this time, after winning again, Piacenza still leads AC Milan behind by three points in the standings, ranking second in the league.

As for Inter Milan, which ranks first in the league, they drew with Juventus in the Italian national derby, extending the team's unbeaten run to thirteen rounds.

After Piacenza scored three points, it only narrowed the gap with Inter Milan by two points. In front of it, Inter Milan is still in the first position with a big advantage of nine points.

Conte has expressed his great appreciation for Mourinho in the interview. In his opinion, the stability of Inter Milan under Mourinho is hopeless. With only six rounds left in the league, it is difficult for him to think of what opportunities Inter Milan can give his team.

In fact, in the interview, Conte is more worried about Milan and Juventus, who are closely following behind Piacenza's ass. Yes, Juventus has now reached the same score as Milan.

That is to say, among the four seats in the Champions League, except for the first echelon Inter Milan who is far ahead, the No.2 Piacenza only leads Milan and Juventus behind by three points.

Therefore, in the face of digging questions from reporters, Conte still maintains a cautious attitude in words and deeds.

And Liu Feng naturally knew how to deal with the media after the head coach made a sample for himself. After some interviews, apart from getting more detailed mental process of Liu Feng breaking the record and Piacenza's determination to secure a seat in the Champions League, the reporters did not get other more explosive news.

After Conte returned to the team conference room that day, he naturally announced the good news of the holiday. In the context of the team's victory, he did not want to make the players feel bad.

So, the next day, Piacenza's team members enjoyed another rare day off.

When the players resumed preparations for the next round of the league at the training base on the third day, everyone recovered quite well. After the coach Conte appeared on the court, the team's substantial training started again.

No one can get anything for no reason, and without hard work, it is impossible for Piacenza to complete such a counterattack this season.

It can be said that after Conte arrived at this team, the training of the entire team was arranged according to the standards of the top clubs. This group of young players can persevere, and they will naturally gain something.

This, of course, is something to come. What the Piacenza players have to do now is to train hard and try to win every game.

The training is timeless, and six days passed in a flash. When the players finished the training game at the training base on the last day, they sat in the conference room while wiping their sweat and listened to Conte's analysis of the opponent and the tactical arrangement.

Catania is now ranked No. 14 in the league, which is a ranking that is biased towards the lower reaches, but there is still some distance from the relegation zone, which makes the team look a little hopeless at this time. This is obviously good news for Piacenza, who is going to challenge Juventus away after this round of the league.

Of course, if Piacenza went against their opponents with this mentality, the result would still be difficult to say.

After all, not every team that has no desires and desires will kick it casually when facing their opponents. As a dark horse that has been promoted from Serie B and failed to relegation but firmly occupies the Champions League, Piacenza has actually attracted enough hatred this season. They cannot guarantee what kind of mentality their opponents will use to deal with them.

Therefore, whether it is the tactical arrangement or the introduction of the opponent's players, Conte is carried out according to the highest standard, and even in the formation of troops, he did not dare to casually enter the half-substitute lineup.

In the formation of this game, Conte adopted a small amount of rotation and only took down some players in key positions, such as Marchisio, Nainggolan and Liu Feng.

In other positions, it still maintains a powerful arrangement. Piacenza arranged a 442 formation, with Flocari and Cassia as the double forwards, and Marco, Padalino, Tozka and Aubameyang as the four midfielders. The defense has not changed at all.

Although this lineup is not Piacenza's strongest form, it is more than enough to deal with Catania. At the worst, it can even play with the opponent. At that time, Conte can completely replace the main players by substituting to solve the problem.

The players naturally had no objection to the coach's arrangement. After confirming the team's roster, they went back to rest and waited for tomorrow's game.

On the vertical day, after Catania's team bus arrived at the Leonardo Stadium, the two teams soon appeared on the field at the same time.

The fans of Piacenza arranged their home court very richly. In the south stand where the diehard fans gathered, there was even a huge wolf head TIFO. Under the ups and downs of the fans, this wolf head looked lifelike, which brought great psychological pressure to the visiting team.

After the two teams determined the right to serve and the half court and took their positions, the referee quickly blew the whistle for the start of the whole game, and the game began.

At the start of the game, Conte’s worries became a reality. Catania, who had no desires and desires, obviously did not play casually towards Piacenza. They chose the right to kick off and challenged the dark horse in front of them with extremely fierce kicks from the very beginning of the game.

It wasn't the first time Piacenza's players had to deal with a brutal style of play, but Catania was the worst team they faced.

Immediately after the start of the game, the Catania players rushed towards the Piacenza players as if they were not afraid of fouls.

As the core of the team's playmaker, Padalino couldn't hold the ball for a while, and Tozka even faced up to the opponent's fiercest midfielder. The two of them bumped into me, and I shoveled you, and soon they both got yellow cards.

"Catania doesn't pursue any possession rate at all. Their tactics are completely destroying Piacenza's tactics. This..."

Liu Jianhong's comment very aptly summed up the direction of the game after it started.

　Chapter 2 here!

　　
　
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