Chapter 246 Appetizer

The derby and the semi-finals of the Italian Cup, these two games were only a short 3 days apart.

The match against Palermo was played away, which means that after the derby, Sampdoria only has one day off.

On May 10, they were going to travel long distances to Sicily to adapt to the competition venue in advance.

Sampdoria is already in the league without any desires, but the only Italian Cup that has pursued is already behind 0:3. This situation makes Cavacin a little confused.

After thinking about it, he still planned to give up the Italian Cup.

In the Italian Cup, the disadvantage of falling behind by 3 goals is too great, and he is completely unsure of being able to achieve a major reversal in Sicily.

If you want to complete a big reversal, you must let the opponent miss a goal, and your side will score at least three goals.

Once the opponent scores a goal, the team must win over 4 goals.

The difficulty is too great!

The results of the derby will affect his position in the minds of Sampdoria fans. If he can win the derby, Cavacin will have a stronger position in the club in the future.

In terms of the probability of success, the derby game is worth more effort by the team.

However, just when he was planning to make such an arrangement, Chu Jiang took the initiative to find him.

The ambitious Chu Jiang is not willing to be in the warm situation in the league. He hopes that the team can step onto a bigger stage to realize his greater ambitions!

What's more, the huge experience in the League Cup is something that Chu Jiang cannot give up.

Although the derby seems important, it actually has no actual impact on the team.

Even if you win the derby, it will not be of much help to the team's performance in today's league.

However, if we can make a reversal in the Italian Cup, Sampdoria will not only be qualified for the European Cup next season, but also turn such an unprecedented semi-final into an eternal classic in the Italian Cup!

Work hard.

If you lose, it doesn’t matter!

If you win, you will be a hero!

Why not try to fight?

In the end, Chu Jiang successfully convinced Kavacin.

Nowadays, Chu Jiang is already a lucky general in Kavasin's mind.

In the mind of this head coach with unstable foundation, Chu Jiang is no less important to him than Sampdoria's spiritual leader Palonbo.

Because Chu Jiang's opinions can largely influence his decision.

Now, after a series of victories, Chu Jiang's status in the team is somewhat similar to the status he gained in the Turin team.

At least, Kavacin has relied heavily on him.

In the team's tactical planning, Chu Jiang also began to slowly participate.

According to Chu Jiang's suggestion, Kavacin began to try the style of playing between the two wings. On the team's wings, two players with certain dribbling skills and very fast speeds were arranged as the team's wing assaulters.

When arranging the team's tactics, Kavacin began to ask the players to shoot the ball as soon as possible, try to shoot the ball with one kick, and the counterattack speed must be played.

In terms of the team's overall tactical style, Sampdoria is somewhat similar to Inter Milan during Mourinho's period, and also somewhat similar to Rome during Spalletti's period.

Pay attention to speed when attacking, and firmly insert the side roads thoroughly. When attacking, dare to invest a large amount of troops, and the formation changes between 4123 and 4231.

After integrating Chu Jiang's viewpoint, this is the tactics formulated by Kavacin for "New Sampdoria".

In this tactical routine, the interception ability of the midfield, the ball ability, and the personal breakthrough ability of the winger are the key to whether the tactic can succeed.

If there were counterattack experts like Sneijder and breakthrough experts like Sanchez, such tactical styles would make the opponent very troubled.

However, for a team like Sampdoria, it is obviously impossible to buy Sneider and Sanchez, who are currently in the transfer market.

Not to mention buying two, even if you buy one, Garone can’t afford it.

It’s not that the Chairman’s Mr. Chairman doesn’t have that much money, but that he is reluctant to invest so much money...

If you cannot find a solution based on external conditions, the team must face reality and actively carry out potential activities within the team.

Without Cambiaso, we have Palonbo.

He has a slightly inferior ball interception ability, but his running ability is better.

Without Sneid, we have Poly…

All abilities are worse, but young players have potential.

Without Alessis Sanchez, we have Viabiyani…

Although the skills, dribbling, passing, running ability, tactical awareness and other abilities are inferior, Biabiani is fast enough, and young people are motivated and can't run on the field.

A rich team has the ease of being a rich team, and a poor team has the way of living.

If you can't be a handsome and rich man, we can start from scratch...

Before the derby, Sampdoria began to experiment with new tactical strategies.

Anyway, the league has no desires and no desires this season, so Kavacin simply uses the new tactics and plays as the focus of the team's next stage of practice.

The new formation makes the players more or less uncomfortable.

Especially in terms of defense, how to stand when going from offense to defence, how to get forward when going from defense to offense; how to play when controlling the ball, how to adjust when being pushed by others...

A series of questions were placed in front of Kavasin and his disciples.

In terms of offense, Chu Jiang has no control.

When defending, he is the core of the team.

Since teammates need to adapt to the new formation and new tactical style, Chu Jiang must always pay attention to the teammates' position and defensive rhythm, give timely reminders, and help them find a new defensive rhythm again.

Therefore, during training, Chu Jiang's responsibility became even heavier.

As an excellent goalkeeper with a command and defense ability of up to 17 and a leadership temperament of up to 16, although Chu Jiang faces very difficult problems and bears more complex responsibilities, he still performs steadily and outstandingly.

Under his command reminder, the team's defense line organization progressed very quickly, and soon had a rough prototype and kept making progress.

Compared to the still somewhat chaotic attack, Sampdoria's defenders are obviously faster to adapt to the new tactics.

On the training ground, against the chaotic offensive organization, the team's orderly defense was clearly highlighted.

Kavacin naturally saw the changes in the team's defensive line.

This experienced head coach certainly knows that the reason why the team's defense can be so fast is that behind them, there is a goalkeeper who is trustworthy and a patron saint who commands them to help defend at all times.

This person is Chu Jiang!

Although he is young, the strength Chu Jiang showed can always surprise Kavacin!

"Such a talented player is the team's real wealth!"

Kavacin feels very grateful.

Like Lerda, every head coach who truly knows Chu Jiang's role will have this idea.

Excellent strength is Chu Jiang’s pass to all teams!

While the team was nervously adapting to the new tactical style, the derby came as scheduled.

This time, Sampdoria Club performed very low-key from top to bottom.

Even Chu Jiang, who has always been high-profile, is not very willing to accept interviews from the media.

Take a quiet preparation for the war and calmly treat the media's momentum. All preparations for war are not affected by the derby war.

After determining the Italian Cup semi-finals as the biggest goal of this season, all the team's resources have been tilted towards that game. In contrast, the supposedly hot derby battle has become an appetizer before the battle.

On May 8, at the Malasi Stadium, the Lighthouse Derby was held on time.

As the game was about to start, fans were surprised to find that Sampdoria actually played in the derby with a mix of main players and substitutes!

Except for goalkeeper Chu Jiang, central defender Gastaldero, back midfielder Palonbo, Poli, forward Macarone and Viabiyani, the other players are all rotation or substitutes.

Obviously, Sampdoria didn't take this lighthouse derby too much.

Facing Genoa, where all the main forces went on a battle, Sampdoria was completely passive in the scene.

Kavacin and the fans were not surprised by such a scene, and Sampdoria's players were well prepared.

Defensive counterattack, they insisted on the head coach's tactical intentions very thoroughly!

Under Chu Jiang's command and under Palonbo's leadership, Sampdoria's defense line still maintains a very high level.

The position is reasonable and accurate, the assisted defense is in time, the cooperation is concise, and the ball is straightforward. The defense organization of the entire team is organized and does not leave too much room for Genoa.

In the first leg of this season, Genoa's offensive line caused great trouble to Sampdoria, especially the Argentinian Palacio, who tortured Sampdoria's defense again and again.

However, in this game, such a scene is almost impossible to see.

In front of Sampdoria's defense, it is difficult for Genoa to easily tear open the opponent's defense through personal combat.

The players are still those players. Sampdoria's defensive lineup is even weaker than the previous game, but Genoa can no longer find the huge advantage as much as the previous game.

What's the problem?

The answer is very simple.

In the last derby, Kurchi was Sampdoria's main goalkeeper.

At this time, the sailor's door had been replaced by a young Chinese, Chu Jiang!

With Chu Jiang's protection, Sampdoria's defense line became more stable!

I wonder if Sampdoria's former head coach Di Carlo would blush when he saw this game. His unknown knowledge of people once cost the team a very heavy price!
Chapter completed!