We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 118 The warm-up match started badly, and the Champions League qualifiers lost suspense
"Okay, everyone, be quiet. The boss is going to speak."

The lackey Modric took the initiative to maintain order in the team.

Although he is only nineteen years old, as the captain of the team, he has a certain status in the locker room.

Everyone then turned their attention to He Tianqi.

"Welcome to Palermo," He Tianqi said straight to the point. "It's not a coincidence that each of you is here. I have worked hard to get you here."

"This means that you are excellent in my eyes, and some of your qualities, characteristics, and abilities are world-class or even unique in my eyes."

"But this does not mean that you have the ability to control them now."

"So you need me, to make you better."

"I need you too, to make Palermo more threatening."

"I am not the old-school coach who controls the situation by suppressing the players. I absolutely defend the dignity of every player, but at the same time, I will never allow anyone to challenge the team's discipline."

“Hopefully we can respect each other and have a great time in Sicily.”

Wow!
Modric led the applause.

The rest of the players followed suit.

He Tianqi then announced the changes in the players' physical data from the time they joined the team to this period of time.

Everyone has basically reached the level required by the team.

Some players who set high standards for themselves have even improved compared to last season.

For example, Yaya Toure.

After the end of last season, He Tianqi hinted to Toure in advance that he would become the main midfielder this season.

But only if he gains weight appropriately.

This future world No. 2 BB is still too thin and his ability to fight is not strong enough.

With Arteta's departure, a technical midfielder Modric is not enough to support the fancy style of play.

Therefore, Palermo's midfield play will be relatively tough this season.

This also allows defensive midfielders such as Chiellini and Mascherano to participate and develop their offensive capabilities.

Otherwise, if you are a technical midfielder, these beast waists will not be able to fit in.

Tactics and player development require compromise.

In general, this team is very young, the players are very motivated, and the team is relatively easy to control.

In addition, Palermo has become a legend, so He Tianqi still has some authority.

Carragher may be the only one in the team who has some opinions on tactics because he is older, but this can be solved through communication.

The only thorn in the side might be Van Persie.

But his troublesomeness does not mean that he has problems as a person like Mido. He is more conservative in the current mainstream style of play and has many "bad habits" in playing football, just like Cristiano Ronaldo at this stage.

In training, Van Persie was a little obsessed with dribbling past opponents.

This is related to the powerful dribbling ability of Ribery, the most popular player in Palermo.

Just like the one-on-one in basketball, it is not very useful for the game, but the players attach great importance to this in terms of seniority and mutual recognition.

Young wingers including Robben, Ronaldo, Joaquin, Vicente, Duff, Messi and many others are all very obsessed with this and are always competing with each other.

He always uses this strong personal ability to challenge his teammates and thus establish his position in the team.

He Tianqi does not reject this approach, which is one of the reasons why superstars can decide the game.

But not Van Persie.

Because Van Persie's dribbling efficiency is not high and the benefits after dribbling are not high, it affects the fluency of the team's offense.

He Tianqi positioned Van Persie as a pure speed breakthrough on the wing and then cross. At this stage, Van Persie was also considered a speed winger. He might not be able to eat all defenders, but he would eat those who could be eaten.

This positioning continues Van Persie's current playing style and brings out his strengths to the fullest.

When encountering a situation that cannot be solved raw, He Tianqi asked Van Persie to imitate Eduardo's playing style, approaching the penalty area, repeatedly attacking the opponent's defense line, and looking for opportunities to shoot.

This requirement is what Van Persie will be good at in the future, but Van Persie is not good at it at this stage, so he needs to learn.

To be fair, it is really hard to find a head coach who respects the players' original playing style and helps them to transform their playing style.

Most head coaches only consider the role of players in the team, without considering the players' future transformation, and it is easy to waste the players.

But Van Persie is too ambitious. He thinks he should not be Eduardo + Valencia, he thinks he is Ribery.

So in training, his performance was not very good.

On the contrary, young player Di Maria integrated into the right side relatively quickly, has outstanding football IQ, and is able to accept the position given to him by the team.

Otherwise, how could he become the executive vice-king of football in the future?

Both Melo and others say it’s good.

As for Mascherano, he was once trained as a central midfielder, and he is quite good at long passes and dribbling.

However, his defensive positioning, coverage area, and one-on-one defense ability did not meet He Tianqi's requirements.

This is completely contrary to He Tianqi's purpose of introducing him.

Especially the change from defensive midfielder to central defender, Mascherano found it very difficult to adapt, and now he still has a heart that wants to move forward.

He also likes to launch long passes, but this behavior is not allowed in Palermo.

Palermo has a long pass attack tactic, but it requires very high standards and not everyone can do it.

In the counterattack, Vidic and Modric have the right to make long passes.

In positional warfare, Vidic's long passes can only be sent to the sides and cannot directly initiate an attack.

This season, He Tianqi wants to develop the long pass from the defensive midfielder, which is also mainly based on the side.

Because long passes can easily lead to the loss of possession of the ball, and the long passes down the middle that Mascherano likes seem to have great benefits, but they can also cause great harm after losing the ball.

In Palermo, only his own son Modric is qualified to pass this kind of ball, and he will not be punished by He Tianqi if he is hit back.

If anyone else dares to pass the ball through the middle and loses the ball, they will die.

Mascherano didn't quite understand He Tianqi's arrangement. He thought his advantages were not fully utilized because of it.

Otherwise he could completely displace Chiellini or even Toure from the starting lineup.

Why can Modric do it but I can't?
But in fact, the reason why He Tianqi made such an arrangement was that, judging from Palermo's tactics of using full-backs and defensive midfielders, the team's defense could only withstand the damage caused by Modric losing the ball alone.

If there is one more expert at losing the ball, the defensive system will collapse.

And even Modric can't just pass the ball casually. Most of his through passes not only have to consider the position of the players in front, but also the position of the defenders.

This way, after the pass is lost, the defense can make up for it.

This is a very valuable ability and tactical thinking. He Tianqi's organizational and connection work took Modric two years to train him before initial results were seen.

This is also the essential difference between De Bruyne and B Fee, two major pass-threatening players in the future.

But Mascherano obviously does not have the ability to observe both sides.

So they are both long passes, but the content is very different.

As these new players gain a deeper understanding of the team's tactics, they will also understand more about why the team plays that way, thus developing awe for the tactics.

Most of the players who look down on tactics have never had a good meal before and have never felt the power of powerful tactics.

……

In August, Palermo played two warm-up matches.

They did not choose a wealthy club with high exposure, or a team of the same level with practical significance.

Instead, he accepted the invitation from the Turkish Super League team.

Because there is a lot of money!

At this stage, the Turkish Super League is the richest money-making league.

After retiring, all players’ first consideration is the Turkish Super League.

But even facing a weaker Turkish Super League team, Palermo suffered two consecutive defeats.

In both games, He Tianqi used a lineup mainly composed of new players.

Pedro, Van Persie, Di Maria, Mascherano, Thiago Silva and Carragher started every game.

"Fringe players" such as Ashley Young, Valencia and Foster also started.

Instead, they are the team's real starters who rotate into the game.

Even after they came on the court, they behaved very restrainedly and carried out the special tasks given by He Tianqi.

For example, Modric, He Tianqi gave him the task of advancing and dribbling past the defense, trying to influence the game with Arteta's style of play.

As for Ribery, He Tianqi arranged him to organize the left rib position and appropriately reduce his personal vertical breakthroughs.

This is tantamount to sealing these players.

There is a very important reason for this arrangement... the new players are very motivated at the beginning of the season, and not allowing them to play will breed dissatisfaction.

If old players directly enter the intense competition state, the risk of injury will increase. It is most scientific to slowly get into the state through multiple games.

In He Tianqi's own words, "Leave the chance of injury, no... leave the chance to play to the newcomers."

After two warm-up matches, Sicily was full of curses.

Of course, because Palermo gave so much face, both Turkish Super League teams made additional expressions after winning.

The first Turkish Super League team hosted a banquet for the entire Palermo team after the game, arranging everything from gold foil barbecue to nightclubs, and gave each player a brand-name watch.

It also opened the eyes of the young players of Palermo.

Of course, they are all formal.

The second Turkish Super League team was more direct and gave Palermo an additional thank-you fee after winning.

In this way, everyone traveled, met the rich people in the Middle East, the new players had enough time to get a feel for the situation, the veterans also got into the game state in a slow pace, and everyone also got some bonuses and gifts.

Simply delicious.

Except for external public opinion, everything is so perfect.

"Palermo loses games one after another, and has no shame in challenging a Turkish Super League team!"

"Palermo made a big mistake in the summer transfer window. Except for Carragher, the other new players are only qualified to play in Serie C!"

"He Tianqi's magic is gone! The quality of Palermo's new players is worrying, and Palermo's fighting power is declining instead of increasing!"

"Relegation may be a big problem! He Tianqi misjudged the fierce competition in Serie A, and Palermo booked a relegation spot in advance!"

"If Palermo plays Serie A with the mindset of Serie C and Serie B, let alone relegation, they may not even qualify for the Champions League!"

"Champions League qualifiers prediction, more than 70% of the teams think Palermo will lose to Anderlecht!"

To be honest, Palermo's new players are almost becoming autistic due to the criticism.

If they continue like this, they might get depression.

The key point is that everyone is right about the criticism, their performance at this stage is really bad, worse than before.

This is obviously a case of "not adapting to the local environment".

But when the training day came, they looked at their teammates, Modric and others, they were still smiling.

It's like I haven't watched the news.

Modric, as the captain, noticed this and found the new players during the break to comfort them.

Modric: "Guys, don't be stressed. As long as the boss doesn't point out problems, the team is definitely moving in a better direction."

"Those two warm-up matches are not even as meaningful as the training matches."

"You don't need to feel pressured by media opinions."

"To put it simply, you won't have much chance to play in important competitions, and you won't be blamed if we lose."

This kind of comfort made the new players wonder whether they should thank Modric or give him a slap.

But Modric is telling the truth. The best thing about Palermo is that the head coach never passes on the blame.

If the team doesn't perform well, he won't blame any player, let alone the new players.

But in some teams, the players have to take the blame, especially the new players.

Ten Hag: ???

Amidst a barrage of criticism, Palermo welcomed their first official game of the season.

The first leg of the third qualifying round of the Champions League.

Their opponents are Belgian giants Anderlecht.

Palermo flew to Brussels, Belgium, to the Van den Stock Stadium.

The 28,000 spectators at the scene were eagerly waiting.

I hope the home team Anderlecht can get off to a good start, defeat the unworthy Palermo, and enter the Champions League finals.

Even the Turkish Super League teams lost, and the ones who lost were not the strong teams in the Turkish Super League such as Besiktas, Fenerbahce, Trabzonspor and Galatasaray.

Isn't this victory an easy win?

In this game, Palermo's lineup finally returned to normal:
Ribery, Toni, Eduardo

Modric, Chiellini, Toure

Grosso, Vidic, Carragher, Zaccardo

Handanovic

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Modric's move to the left means he has become the team's first midfield core.

Because Ribery and Grosso are here, they are Palermo's main attacking line.

Last season, He Tianqi arranged for Arteta to play here in order to help him improve his stats.

Carragher is the only player who can fight immediately among the signings, and he has been in fierce competition with Barzagli for the position.

But rather than competition, it's more about relieving each other's stress.

Regardless of whether they win or lose, they will have plenty of opportunities to play in the league, European competitions and the Italian Cup.

The only difference is who will start in the more crucial events.

It doesn’t mean that there is no ball to play if you lose.

On the Anderlecht side, most of the players are unknown, but there is one young player who has attracted much attention.

His name is Vincent Kompany, and he is called "Belgian Nesta" by the Belgian media!
He became a key player for the team last season and helped the team win the Belgian League title.

It is rumored that several Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 giants have taken a fancy to him.

In fact, this is not just a rumor, but true.

This summer, Ferguson's Manchester United has a total of five options for signing defenders.

Vidic, Pique, Heinze, Mexes, Kompany.

Under the coaching of He Tianqi, Vidic's playing style was similar to Ferdinand's, rather than complementary, so Manchester United finally gave up on signing him and chose Pique and Heinze.

Mexes moved to Roma.

Kompany was rejected by Ferguson at the last minute.

As a result, Manchester United missed out on a future member of the world's best central defender sequence, allowing him to become the defensive leader of their city rivals Manchester City.

What Kompany didn't know was that He Tianqi had made tactical arrangements specifically for him before the game.

He Tianqi: "Kompany's defensive positioning at this stage is not good enough. He is eager to steal the ball, not good at blocking the passing route, and tends to ignore the space behind him."

"Although his speed is not slow compared to other players of the same type, he still can't turn around and chase back."

"Hit him more at this point."

……

With a whistle, the game officially begins.

Anderlecht and Palermo took the lead in the opening.

In the first five minutes, the competition between the two sides was very intense.

This also reflects their positioning of each other.

Both sides believe that they should be the one in control of the ball.

At this time, it depends on which player on each side has better personal ability.

In the third minute, Toure made good use of his body, knocked over the opponent's midfielder and won the ball.

In the fourth minute, Modric got rid of the opponent's entanglement with a second touch of the ball and connected with Toni, who completed the attack with a long shot.

In the fifth minute, Ribery was brought down while cutting inside and received a yellow card.

In just a few minutes, Palermo won the ball continuously.

Gradually took control of the situation.

But Anderlecht refused to believe in evil. This was their home ground and they were in good form with two wins and one draw in friendly matches.

How could they fail to beat Palermo, which had suffered two consecutive defeats in warm-up matches?

Anderlecht continued to fight hard.

Palermo passed the ball back to the backcourt and pulled Anderlecht out.

Modric returned to the backcourt to receive the ball and firmly controlled the ball.

Anderlecht's midfielder turned around and pressed Modric, but Modric made a feint and then a fake breakthrough, advancing with the ball through the middle and easily passed the half court.

Anderlecht continued to press slowly, not realizing that their players in the midfield and frontcourt had been moved away.

boom!
Modric made a straight pass while moving.

[Surgical pass] The football instantly tore through Anderlecht's not-so-tight defense line, and Ribery rushed towards the football like an arrow from a bow and easily ran out to score a single goal.

Kompany turned around and chased back, but Ribery accelerated continuously, and after three touches of the ball, the distance between him and Kompany became greater.

Anderlecht goalkeeper attacks.

Ribery faked a shot with his right foot, tricked the opponent into losing his balance, and then shot with his left foot, easily scoring.

"GOAL! Anderlecht almost completed the steal, but Modric picked it up and made an assist."

"Anderlecht was careless. Palermo has the sharpest knife in the UEFA Cup. Even if their midfield core has been downgraded from Arteta to Modric, Ribery is still Ribery!"

"One to zero! Palermo is currently leading."

This goal did seem more like Anderlecht's own carelessness.

If they play according to conventional tactics, they may have a chance.

that's the truth.

After returning to the team tactics, they organized themselves and took it step by step, and the effect was quite good.

Pushed Palermo back into the half court.

But it will be difficult for Anderlecht to go further.

Whenever they were about to press towards the final third, Palermo's midfield and frontcourt would press and interrupt Anderlecht's attacking attempts.

In the 15th minute, Anderlecht's winger finally couldn't help it and dribbled the ball to try to create an opportunity.

As a result, Zaccardo completed a one-on-one steal and then passed the ball back to Vidic.

boom!
Vidic launched a long counterattack, looking for Ribery on the left.

Ribery received the ball and sped up, taking long strides while constantly observing the positioning of his teammates in the middle.

Kompany retreated to the middle, running very hard, cutting off Ribery's through pass to Eduardo.

This way, when the teammates return, Palermo's counterattack will not be possible.

boom!
Ribery sent a cross pass with his left foot.

Kompany relaxed a little. Was this a pass to our goalkeeper?
Even Kompany couldn't catch the ball, let alone Eduardo who was two steps behind him?

and many more!
wrong!

This is……

The football suddenly turned after passing Kompany and did not fly towards the goal, but turned back.

Draw a perfect C shape.

Kompany was close to the most arched area, with Eduardo and Ribery at both ends.

The ball passed perfectly over Kompany and deceived the Anderlecht goalkeeper.

【Cut Knife Pass】

boom!
Eduardo's shot was almost an empty goal.

With his shooting skills, it is much harder to miss a goal than to score one.

"GOAL! Two to zero!"

"Anderlecht made another mistake!"

"Palermo seized the opportunity and launched a beautiful counterattack."

"Ribery's pass was so exquisite, it was like a reverse crescent moon on the ground!"

"How could Eduardo miss this opportunity?"

"Oh! He Tianqi used his signature celebration on the sidelines! It seems that he thinks the team has already qualified for the Champions League!"

On the sidelines, He Tianqi threw three farmer punches.

This prompted heavy boos from Anderlecht fans in the stands.

On the bench, new players such as Van Persie, Mascherano, Di Maria, Thiago Silva and others shrank their heads, wondering if their coach was a little too arrogant.
It's only 2-0 and there are still 75 minutes left. Aren't you afraid of getting slapped in the face if you celebrate like this?
Instead, Guardiola saw through He Tianqi's thoughts and asked several new players to warm up on the sidelines.

In a football match, just because players are warming up on the sidelines doesn't mean they are bound to play.

This allows the substitute players to maintain their form, puts some pressure on the players on both sides of the field, and can also play a role in tactical interference.

But Guardiola confirmed that the team's substitutions should be made earlier in this game.

Because He Tianqi's signature celebration came late, it meant he was playing it safe.

Coming early means he wants to break up the game early and establish a bigger advantage.

Now it is clearly the latter case.

As expected, after the kick-off, Palermo's players defended seriously.

After grabbing the ball, Grosso flew directly to Ribery.

Modric and Toure also changed to double attacking midfielder positions.

The team's offensive was obviously more fierce.

In the 18th minute, Grosso passed the ball to Modric and then made a forward run.

Ribery cut inside and disrupted the opponent's defense.

Anderlecht's defensive midfielder was forced to move over to help the full-back mark the two men.

But there was space in front of Modric. He took two steps along the left rib, shaking his head constantly, looking around for the target to pass the ball.

It's a bit like looking for Eduardo on the right.

boom!
In the end, Modric suddenly took action and chose to shoot the goal himself.

This behavior was completely beyond the expectations of Anderlecht players.

They even thought about Toure's long-range shot.

After all, Toure is tall and strong, and looks very powerful.

As a result, Modric, the Yodel man, actually opened fire?

Swish!
The speed of the football exceeded the goalkeeper's reaction and went straight into the goal, creating white waves.

Modric turned around and raised his hands, looking like he was not willing to surrender, which was very aggressive.

"GOAL! Three to zero!"

"Incredible!"

"Modric scored a world-class goal! This was a super long shot more than 25 meters away from the goal!"

"Anderlecht seems to have assumed that Modric has no long-range shooting ability, but his short legs are not thin at all!"

"Modric's thin upper body deceived the Belgians."

"Judging from this goal, he might be a long-range shooter!"

"In addition, Modric's left and right observations before the long shot were also very confusing. It looked too much like he was looking for a target to pass the ball to."

Speaking of which, Modric also has to thank his predecessor Arteta for this goal.

Anderlecht must have studied Palermo's tactics.

Last season, when Arteta was in this position, he tried more to get forward, dribble in a small area, and shoot near the penalty area.

In the first two games, Modric also tried to replicate Arteta's style of play.

So Anderlecht really didn't expect that Modric could suddenly adjust his shooting range so much further, deviating from Arteta's style of play.

He is worthy of being called a ball thief, he is so thief!
"Keep going, press, press!" He Tianqi kept putting pressure on the sidelines, preventing Grosso from going back to defend.

This made the Anderlecht players hate and fear.

Hate Palermo for being so arrogant.

Afraid that Palermo will continue to attack.

Anderlecht could only retreat to their goal and focus on defense, which gave Palermo a better organizational environment.

In the 23rd minute, after receiving a pass from Ribery, Modric dribbled the ball horizontally to the right and suddenly sent a straight pass to the right, switching the attack.

The roving Eduardo broke into the penalty area, received the ball at the right bottom line and swept it across the goal.

The ball was blocked by Kompany outside the penalty area.

Toure jumped up to grab the first point and passed the ball back to Chiellini.

Chiellini made a long pass back to the left.

Ribery received the ball near the left baseline, then dribbled the ball along the baseline, passed the defender who was trying to steal the ball, and broke into the penalty area.

Kompany came over to make up for the deficit.

Ribery accelerated and slowed down twice in a row, faked a shot and actually broke through, and flicked the ball to create an angle.

Kompany fell to the ground with a bang and was shaken so hard that he couldn't take care of himself.

boom!
Ribery made a reverse triangle pass.

Tony steals the ball and shoots.

The goalkeeper has no teammates in front of him to help defend. How can he possibly save a shot from this distance?

"GOAL! Palermo's offensive is like a storm! One after another!"

"Four to zero! Anderlecht can't handle it at all."

"We can see that Palermo has taken the use of the two flanks to perfection."

"Whether it's the right or left rib, they go deep into the baseline and then pass the ball back in a triangle. These two positions are very difficult to defend. Once the central defender passes there, it means he has given up defending the goal."

"If I don't get through, the opponent can directly threaten the goal by taking two steps sideways. It's really a dilemma!"

"On the other hand, Anderlecht's young centre-back Vincent Kompany had a very bad performance."

"He had no ability to intercept Modric's through ball and couldn't keep up with Ribery's dribbling speed."

"He was like a wooden stake, watching Ribery do whatever he wanted in the penalty area!"

collapsed!

Anderlecht was defeated.

Kompany had a look of despair on his face.

The game went completely against their pre-match expectations.

There is no equal.

There was no suppression of Palermo.

Only to be bloody beaten by Palermo!
From the rush to get off to a good start, pressing throughout the court, to the team’s retreat and defeat, it took only a little over twenty minutes in total.

There is a huge gap between the two sides in terms of strength and tactical level.

It was not until then that Anderlecht realized that the team in front of them was not a newly promoted team from Serie B.

But the UEFA Cup champion!
In the 28th minute, He Tianqi finished with three punches.

Anderlecht didn't dare to attack at all.

No matter what, they have to wait until halftime.

In the 37th minute, Ribery cut inside and passed the ball to Toni who was coming out.

Toni passes the ball back to Chiellini.

Chiellini made a long pass over the top and sent the ball directly into the penalty area.

Anderlecht's players each kept their eyes on their own goals.

Follow Eduardo on the right.

Stopped Tony who was trying to turn around and move forward.

Blocked Ribery who cut inside to the middle.

But in that instant, a figure slipped past Kompany from behind.

That's... Kompany turned around and chased back.

But Modric, who slipped into the penalty area, successfully stopped the ball with his right foot, then chased after it and completed a lob shot with the outside of his right foot.

Hit the near corner and save time.

When the Anderlecht goalkeeper made the save, the ball had already gone into the goal.

"GOAL! Five to zero! Palermo is going crazy!"

"Modric scored twice!"

"It's still about working on the flanks! This is the style of play that Arteta used to be good at. I didn't expect Modric to be able to do it so well."

"Ribery's lateral movement was crucial, it drew Kompany's attention away."

On the sidelines, He Tianqi had already returned to his seat.

He looked at Mascherano, whose eyes were shining, and asked, "Can you pass that ball just now?"

Mascherano nodded confidently.

"Then what?" He Tianqi asked.

"Then?" Mascherano didn't understand He Tianqi's question.

Guardiola added: "After passing the ball, what do you do? Or what did Chiellini do just now?"

Mascherano was confused.

After Chiellini passed the ball, everyone stared at the football. God knows what he did.

"He went to find a defensive target." Guardiola explained. He now understands He Tianqi's tactics more and more. With the departure of old Cami this season, Guardiola has assumed part of the responsibilities of an assistant coach, and he is very happy about it.

"For Chiellini, the moment the ball leaves his boot, his attacking mission is complete."

"It doesn't matter how the pass went, and it's not something he should care about."

"He then started to observe the positioning of the Anderlecht forwards and moved to block them in advance to avoid a possible counterattack."

"And you, my friend, have your eyes glued to the ball. Even during practice games, you are like this."

Mascherano wanted to refute, but found that what the other party said made sense.

This is actually the players' pursuit of data.

He cares too much about whether he can provide assists and help the team score goals.

But in Palermo, this is not something the players need to worry about.

Even Modric, who made the most threatening passes, did not need to pay attention to what kind of threat the pass created after the ball left his feet.

Because someone will definitely run to that position and try to attack.

This period of time is when Modric looks for new loopholes in the opponent.

The first principle of advanced tactics is to kill curiosity.

In the 44th minute, the first half was about to end.

Anderlecht's defense gradually stabilized.

Yaya Toure attempted a long shot from outside the box, resulting in a corner kick.

Modric used the No. 3 tactic.

A corner kick was taken.

Toure made a feint in front of the goal.

Toni and Vidic stood together and pushed aside the defenders around them.

Vidic leapt high and headed the ball into the goal.

Kompany, blocked by Toni, watched Vidic head the ball into the goal.

"GOAL! Six to zero!"

“This is the UEFA Cup champion!”

“This is the only treble winner last season!”

“It only took them 45 minutes to secure their place in the Champions League!”

"too strong!"

"At this time, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Juventus and Inter Milan are all trying to score or expand the score."

"But Palermo has already finished the game!"

As the halftime whistle sounded, players from both teams entered the locker room one after another.

Anderlecht will inevitably make major tactical adjustments. The Champions League makes too much money, and they cannot just sit there and wait for death even if they are trailing 0-6.

Fifteen minutes later, the second half began.

Palermo also modified its lineup.

Modric and Ribery sat on the bench, talking and laughing, like great generals.

The former made two assists and two shots in the first half, with extremely terrifying statistics, worthy of being the legendary ball thief.

The latter completed a pass and shot in the first half, testing his skills and highlighting his true core qualities.

"He Tianqi replaced Ribery with young Dutch player Van Persie and Modric with Mascherano."

"If it wasn't for safety reasons, he would probably have replaced three people in a row."

“I wonder how these two young players will perform?”

[PS: Watching the last round of the Premier League tonight, I wonder if my disciple Pep Guardiola will do any research? I guess Manchester City will win 4-1]

(End of this chapter)