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

Chapter 146 Retribution comes as fast as a tornado. Is He Tianqi the real culprit behind the scenes?
Nowadays, the styles of each major league are very prominent, Serie A's defense, England's violence, La Liga's technology... In the future, because the levels of each major league are improving and becoming more comprehensive, the style gap between leagues will decrease, and only the level gap will remain.

The referee's whistle today was indeed in favor of the Premier League team, but it was not a black whistle.

"I don't think the intensity of the Premier League games is so great. I have defeated too many Premier League teams. Chelsea is definitely the dirtiest team we have encountered so far." He Tianqi seemed to be incompetent and furious, and changed the subject, "Modric's injury is another important reason why we lost this game."

"Lampard's talent is not even one-tenth of Modric's. He used rough fouls many times in this game to prevent Palermo's counterattack. He should be sent off with a red card."

"He is a whole Gerrard away from being a midfield master like Modric and Scholes!"

Mourinho laughed out loud: "Ah, yes, yes, it seems that this game has dealt a heavy blow to you. You have become mentally ill. Whatever you say is true."

"Lampard is not as good as Modric, Robben is not as good as Ribery, Terry is not as good as Vidic, Drogba is not as good as Tony! Your players are good for nothing except rhyming!"

Mourinho completed a critical strike!

After the meeting, people generally believed that He Tianqi had reached the lowest point in his career.

Not only did they lose on the court, they also lost at the post-match press conference, which was their best.

Turin Sports Daily published the headline immediately: "The fake He Hai, He Tianqi! The real He Hai, Jose Mourinho!"

They used more than a thousand words to express the sentence "He Tianqi has lost face for Serie A."

This fully demonstrates that the media everywhere is like this.

However, this kind of "official" reporting does not have as high a click-through rate as some unorthodox reports.

For example, The Sun, they followed He Tianqi's words and said: "A crushing defeat helped Palermo find the absolute core! The underestimated engine of the Eagles - Modric!"

This post lists Modric's statistics this season.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

He actually achieved the feat of 20+25 in all competitions this season!
Just outrageous!
Just looking at the data, he is a complete winner over Lampard!

No wonder He Tianqi said Modric is better than Lampard.

Although this is because Palermo has played offensive tactics this season and the statistics look good, the fans don't care so much.

Combined with the fact that Palermo lost without Modric, Modric's reputation instantly reversed.

A wave of ridicule descended upon Palermo.

The person who initiated the ridicule originally intended to mock He Tianqi, Modric and Palermo.

But many fans don’t know and really think Modric is awesome.

He Tianqi keenly saw this point. When he was interviewed, he affirmed the fans' views and said the famous saying: "To be honest, I think the whole world owes Modric an apology!"

"With a healthy Modric we would have easily beaten Chelsea."

After He Tianqi, the first member of the "Modric School", spoke out, more public opinion began to reverse the verdict on Modric.

As long as there is traffic, there will be great scholars to debate for me!

Later, "Barbara's Column" also released the news that Modric had recovered well, and the previous ligament tear was a misdiagnosis and was most likely just an ordinary strain.

In this way, Modric may be able to catch up with the second leg of the match between Palermo and Chelsea!
At the same time, He Tianqi also stated in this column that the center is the lower limit of a team and can ensure the team's basic offensive ability.

This is Tony.

Winger is the ceiling of a team, able to allow the team to hit multiple critical hits and rise against the trend.

I'm talking about Ribery.

The core of the midfield is the soul of a team. He is responsible for everything about the team, including the "impossible"!
This is obviously referring to Modric.

With these three together, Palermo can handle any game!

With the help of a consultant from the Chinese Poetry Association, Gazzetta dello Sport summarized He Tianqi's remarks: "Look to Toni in good times, Ribery in bad times, and Modric in desperate times!"

As soon as this statement was made, countless fans used it as their social media account signature, which was so cool.

The Corriere dello Sport also said: "In order to repay He Hai's kindness, Mo Shen may make a comeback! Airborne in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, he can change his fate!"

Banner: Fight against the odds! Fight against the odds!

As soon as this news came out, Palermo's morale rose rapidly.

Since the reason for losing the first leg was due to the absence of Modric, Palermo should be able to win if Modric returns!

There is nothing wrong with this logic.

Previously, He Tianqi's [Press Conference Reversal] only barely boosted morale, but now with a wave of off-field operations, Palermo's morale has been completely restored.

After all, it was the fans who gave the players strength this time.

When countless of them were holding up “You can” signs outside the training ground, how could these grown men possibly admit that they couldn’t?
Believe in the "power of belief"!
……

As UEFA expected, Chelsea beat Palermo 3-1.

AC Milan also defeated Liverpool 2-0 with great efficiency.

Shevchenko scored twice and shined throughout the game.

His fellow countryman, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, appeared in the stands for the game and he really wanted Shevchenko to join Chelsea.

And Shevchenko's performance proved the correctness of this idea.

The battle between the Premier League and Serie A championships, the battle between money-driven football and traditional giants, and the battle for the change of ownership of the world's number one league are becoming a reality!
May 1st, the 34th round of Serie A.

Palermo's substitutes + youth training, the rotation is very thorough.

Even the regular rotation players such as Van Persie, Valencia, Carragher, Mascherano and Ashley Young hardly played.

Unexpectedly, the army of the underdog will win.

Pedro, Di Maria, Thiago Silva, Foster and other players performed bravely, like gods descending to earth.

They managed to tie the score at 3-3 despite being behind.

Score a point for the team.

Otherwise, Palermo will fall from 16th to 18th in Serie A.

Serie A's relegation battle has entered a white-hot stage.

Every point is very important.

Palermo had previously scored fewer points.

If the schedule in the first half of the season had been friendlier, and the rhythm of the three or four games against Roma and Fiorentina for the seat of Senator Zamparini had not been disrupted, they would be more relaxed now.

But no matter what, they have shown their best form to face next week's Champions League semi-final.

On the other hand, Chelsea, aiming to win its first top league title in five years, has not slowed down.

They will have a fierce competition with Arsenal, their direct rival for the championship.

Whenever the opponent changes, Mourinho may have to take a rest.

Even if we lose, we are still leading and still have the initiative. The worst that can happen is that the suspense of winning the championship will remain until the last round.

But when playing against Arsenal, they really have no reason and no qualification to rest.

This was a straight-to-six-point match for both sides.

The two sides ended up with a score of 0-0.

Arsenal failed to take advantage of their chances.

In this way, as long as Chelsea wins the next game, they can win the Premier League title three rounds in advance!

Wenger said after the game: "The failure to sign Arteta in the transfer window was the key factor in our imperfect season."

"If Arteta was there, maybe Arsenal would have won the championship before this game started! In that case, Chelsea would have more energy to devote to the Champions League semi-finals."

He Tianqi agreed with this and lamented that it was a good thing that he did not sell the tower to Arsenal.

Because of this game, Arsenal made an outstanding contribution.

"Arsenal's football makes me sick! This is an unfair game and the referee's decision is questionable. The defense of Henry, Vieira, Campbell and Ashley Cole is extremely dirty."

"Their moves shouldn't even be called defense, they should be called fighting."

"If Arsenal had told me that we were coming to the stadium to play against people rather than to play football, I don't think we would have lost."

Mourinho angrily criticized Arsenal after the game, but his words sounded a little familiar to everyone.

This seems... exactly the same as what He Tianqi said to Chelsea before?

In that game, He Tianqi focused on attacking Lampard's fouls.

This time, Mourinho focused on criticizing the defense of Arsenal center back Kolo Toure: "He is simply a murderer! He should be sentenced to death! He should go to hell!"

The reason is simple. During a defense with Robben, Kolo Toure used his physical advantage to pressure Robben, causing Robben to severely sprain his ankle when he turned and passed the opponent.

The results of the post-match examination were very bad, Luo was ruled out for the season!

Chelsea's previously injured winger Duff is expected to return in ten days, and it seems that he will not be able to make it to the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Mourinho's retribution came as fast as a tornado!

"He Tianqi! He Tianqi must be the mastermind behind this! I want to sue him! He contacted Kolo Toure through Yaya Toure and instructed the latter to deliberately kick Robben! He is an absolute bastard! This is not a football case, this is a criminal case!"

Mourinho issued an angry accusation.

Reasonable and well-founded.

Arsenal center back Kolo Toure is the biological brother of Palermo midfielder Yaya Toure with the same father and mother!

Before He Tianqi even had a chance to speak, Professor Wenger refuted Mourinho: "Mourinho is the coach who can't stand losing the most that I have ever seen."

"Everyone says He Tianqi is a villain who has achieved success, but I think Mourinho is the real villain who has achieved success."

"Kolo Toure would never do such a thing. We will also assist relevant agencies in investigating this matter. If it is false, Mourinho must pay the price!"

He Tianqi also spoke seriously: "We solemnly declare... We will actively cooperate with the investigation... We will sue Mourinho and give Yaya Toure and Kolo Toure justice!"

Mourinho is facing a lawsuit.

After all, this is directly related to match-fixing and gambling, and can even develop into hiring murder.

This kind of thing can happen in a football desert or lower-level leagues, but it must never happen in the top leagues.

This is a huge blow to the commercial value of European football.

Finally, all major media outlets stepped in to analyze Robben's injury.

The results everyone reached were relatively consistent, that is, there was no problem with Kolo Toure's defense, and he didn't even commit a foul.

It is the rough and tackling style of the Premier League that has led to the current situation.

Robben's injury is almost inevitable.

At the same time, this also has a lot to do with Mourinho's tactics.

Robben and Duff have been injured more than once this season.

Looking back at He Tianqi's speech after the loss to Chelsea, although people knew that He Tianqi had nothing to do with the matter, they still said that He Tianqi was definitely God's spokesperson on earth. His ability of "words come true" means that he will be punished in this life.

The crazier Mourinho is, the slap will come as fast!

Palermo's morale continues to rise!
In order to stabilize Chelsea, Mourinho said before flying to Sicily: "Losing Robben and Duff is certainly a weakening for us, but we still have the ability to beat Palermo."

"At least we still have the best defense in the world!"

"We were sure we couldn't score for Palermo."

"In the same situation, we beat Palermo 3-1. This exposed the lie that He Tianqi is a tactical master. He is not as good as everyone thinks!"

These words were recognized by some fans.

Even though Chelsea's wings have been broken, it is not difficult for them to remain undefeated in this game.

At least it's difficult to lose two goals.

……

May 4th, the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

Frederick II Stadium.

The entire venue became a sea of ​​pink and black.

Pink Eagles fans prepare a huge Tifo for Palermo!

There are three in total, each covering one side of the stand.

The first one shows a knight knocking down a thief with a lance and pointing it at his throat.

The thief was wearing the number 16 Chelsea jersey, obviously Robben.

The Cavaliers player wearing the No. 28 Arsenal jersey is Kolo Toure.

But Toure's collar revealed his pink and black jersey, indicating that he was wearing a Palermo jersey underneath.

Expressed gratitude to Kolo Toure in a joking way.

His popularity in Palermo now may be even higher than that of Yaya Toure, who has played here for several years.

Yaya Toure: …

Although the official report has been issued stating that Kolo Toure was not assigned and Robben's injury was not intentional by Kolo Toure.

But Palermo fans still spontaneously remember Kolo Toure.

Under the leadership of the "Twenty-year Palermo fan", everyone gave Kolo Toure the identity of "Knights of the Apocalypse" and called him a "foreign knight".

He even got his own title earlier than Yaya Toure!
The current knights with titles are:
The Weeping Knight, Chiellini.

Knight of Fortune, Luca Toni.

The headless knight, Arteta.

Own goalkeeper, Carragher.

Boxing Knight, Thiago Silva.

Foreign knight, Kolo Toure.

Modric: There are limited places on the list of the gods, so all my colleagues need to work hard!

The second painting is a portrait of the entire Palermo players, with Modric as the main character.

The name of this tifo is "The Knights of the Apocalypse"!
The third picture is a scene from "Dragon Ball", with the head of Super Saiyan Son Goku replaced by He Tianqi.

He is releasing Kamehameha waves, and the light waves in his hand contain the logos of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Lyon and other teams.

And his opponent Tao Baibai’s avatar was replaced by Mourinho, who was trembling!
Palermo's home stadium is small, but it has everything.

The atmosphere was fanatical, feeling a bit like the devil's home field.

The seven championships won by He Tianqi since he took over the team are the best nourishment for these fanatics!
The war is about to break out!
……

"Dear viewers, you are now watching the Champions League semi-final second leg match between Palermo and Chelsea brought to you by the radio station."

"The starting lineup for Palermo is three forwards: Ribery, Toni and Eduardo."

"The three midfielders are Modric, Chiellini and Toure."

"The back four is Grosso, Vidic, Barzagli and Zaccardo."

"Goalkeeper Handanovic."

"Palermo's head coach is He Tianqi. Some people may question his status as a tactical master because the starting lineups he chooses in key matches are always similar."

"But after our analysis, we found that He Tianqi likes to use the same lineup to execute different tactics."

"His on-the-spot command is also very unique, so please stay tuned."

On the other side, Chelsea's starting lineup also changed:

Gudjohnsen, Drogba
Joe Cole, Lampard, Makelele, Mendes
Gallas, Carvalho, Terry, Glen Johnson

Cech
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Considering that Gudjohnsen often retreats, this can even be said to be a 4321 Christmas tree formation.

This lineup will have stronger defense.

With a whistle, the game officially begins.

Right from the start, both sides had a "perfect understanding".

Chelsea took the initiative to give up the right to attack and stayed in their own half.

Palermo naturally controlled the ball across half court and surrounded Chelsea.

The Palermo fans at home not only felt a sense of confusion, but also thought, isn't this guy in blue really our Palermo?
At this stage, only He Tianqi and Mourinho can do this kind of shameless bus parking.

But in terms of results, Mourinho did better.

In essence, Mourinho used the tortoise tactic.

Palermo used the alligator snapping turtle tactic.

The difference between alligator snapping turtles and turtles is that alligator snapping turtles have many raised spines on their shells, and they are extremely aggressive while defending themselves.

In terms of positional structure, Palermo's defense starts to actively exert pressure after the opponent crosses the half court, with the aim of preventing the opponent from attacking their own goal.

In this way, once the midfield is lost, the protection in front of the goal is not strong, so when encountering a team or player with strong offensive power, a lot of balls will still be lost.

The reason Robben was unstoppable last time was because he was not afraid of this kind of stranglehold.

Chelsea's defense is concentrated near their own penalty area line. They allow you to attack but will not allow you to enter the penalty area, limiting your offensive opportunities.

The goal was so small that it was packed with them as soon as they stood there, leaving no room for the football.

In the third minute, Grosso went directly to the left winger position, Ribery made a straight pass, and Grosso and Johnson competed in speed.

In the end, the former won and sent a cross before the ball went out of the baseline.

Unfortunately, Grosso had no time to adjust, the arc was not high enough, and Terry cleared the situation at the front point.

In the twelfth minute, He Tianqi shouted and gestured on the sidelines, asking the players to press forward.

Except for the goalkeeper, all the players of Palermo passed the half court.

One dares to defend, the other dares to attack.

Modric held the ball on the left flank, passed it to Toni who retreated from the penalty area, and then made a forward run himself.

Toni passed the ball horizontally to Ribery who ran to the left flank to receive the ball.

Ribery feinted twice on the left flank and then passed the ball to Grosso on the left.

Modric, who had previously advanced into the penalty area, ran from an offside position to the edge of the penalty area, and Grosso made a cross.

But Terry followed Modric closely and didn't give him a chance to turn around.

Modric swung his right foot without stopping the ball, passed the ball back to the top of the arc, and then staggered.

Terry pushed behind him.

If he tried to stop the ball, he would definitely lose it.

Tony was originally at the top of the penalty area.

But after Toni passed the ball, he also entered the penalty area, attracting Carvalho and Makelele.

Ribery then cut in diagonally, from the left rib to the top of the penalty area, then entered the penalty area and pulled Mendes away.

For a moment, although there were people everywhere at the top of the arc, it was relatively empty.

Yaya Toure shook off Lampard, rushed to this position, and shot the ball.

boom!
Everyone in the audience was extremely nervous.

The next moment, Cech leaped up and made a great save.

Keep this world wave out of the door.

He Tianqi and Mourinho covered their heads at the same time.

"Fark! What are you doing! How are you marking? Why is there a loophole in that position!" Mourinho scolded his players and wound them up.

He Tianqi clapped his hands, indicating that the attack was good.

Chelsea's defense was solid.

Palermo just ran through three tactics before they created a seven-point opportunity.

But considering Cech's saving ability, the threat of this long-range shot from the front is really limited, so it is actually just a six-point opportunity.

And given Mourinho's defensive coaching, Chelsea is likely not to give Palermo the same opportunity in the next forty or fifty minutes.

Therefore, it is really difficult to break through Chelsea's shell.

I don’t call myself a turtle for nothing.

Mbappé: ???

Modric then took a corner kick, and Drogba, who was involved in the defense, headed the ball away.

Joe Cole grabbed the first point and tried to launch a counterattack.

But Chiellini came over and knocked him over.

Unfortunately, Chiellini was knocked down by Lampard just after dribbling one step.

The referee then blew the whistle.

Chiellini stood up and had a conflict with Lampard. Terry came all the way to confront him, but Toure knocked Terry away with his chest.

Joe Cole was still rolling on the ground at this time, and judging from the range of his movements, he should not be injured.

The referee then warned both teams before awarding Palermo a free kick in a good position.

Mourinho roared on the sidelines: "Shouldn't this be given a card?"

"Joe Cole looked like he had been in a car accident!"

He Tianqi shrugged his shoulders and said, "No one died, why give a yellow card?"

In the last game, Chelsea increased the intensity against Palermo.

In this game, He Tianqi also assigned the task of increasing Chelsea's intensity before the game.

Everyone thinks that only the defense will take the initiative to increase the intensity, but many times if the offense wants to play freely, it has to flex its muscles first.

As a result, after this confrontation, Chelsea's movements became smaller.

They began to focus on defense rather than physical confrontation.

If confrontation does not bring any advantage, there is no need for them to distract themselves from the confrontation and they can just focus on their core goal of defense.

In this way, Palermo has more space to hold the ball in the frontcourt.

Unless at the front of the penalty area, dribbling to the side will hardly be tackled.

In the 19th minute, Palermo made more than ten consecutive passes.

When the ball came to Modric's feet a little bit behind the left rib, he suddenly made a Beckenbauer-like pass with his right foot, sending the ball deep into the right side of the penalty area, catching Chelsea off guard.

Unfortunately, Carvalho pressed Toure all the way, and Toure tried to head the ball forward but did not touch the ball.

In the 26th minute, Palermo's ball possession rate had reached an exaggerated 80 percent!

This means the ball is almost always at their feet.

After three consecutive tactical runs, Eduardo made a diagonal pass.

Ribery cut to the middle and shot without stopping.

But the shooting route was too obvious and Cech was in a good position, so he saved the ball again.

Modric then took a tactical corner kick to find Ribery.

Ribery pretended to cut inside from the left side outside the penalty area, then went down to the rim, created space and made a horizontal pass.

It was Terry again who cleared the ball in front.

Palermo took consecutive corner kicks.

Modric still takes tactical corner kicks. The ratio of normal corner kicks to tactical corner kicks for most teams is about nine to one, or even ten to zero.

But for Palermo, the score is already fifty-fifty, or even thirty-seven!
This time Ribery passed the ball back to Chiellini outside the arc.

Chiellini's long shot hit Carvalho and bounced out of the bottom line.

The Chelsea penalty area was packed with people, and they really put the bus in front of the goal.

Palermo got a third corner kick in a short time.

It's still a tactical corner kick.

Ribery received the ball again, but this time after Modric passed the ball, he and Ribery made a cross run and came to the left side of the penalty area.

Ribery passes to Modric.

Mendes came over to press, with great force.

Mourinho had instructed that when defending Ribery, we must pay attention to his breakthroughs, so everyone was afraid to rush directly at Ribery. They often trained with Robben and knew exactly how to limit this kind of breakthrough expert.

This is also the reason why Ribery did not perform well in the first leg.

As for defending Modric, there are not so many requirements.

He is not exceptionally tall...

Modric touched the ball a second time and passed by Mendes.

Mendes was stunned.

Isn’t it said that Modric is the counterpart to Lampard?
Lampard's footwork is not delicate, and he rarely has any fancy moves.

But Modric's dribbling skills and footwork are comparable to Joe Cole!

He Tianqi compares himself blindly every day.

The ball entered Chelsea's penalty area and touched Chelsea's defensive bottom line.

Terry immediately rushed over with his teeth bared, stretching his feet to touch the football.

Mendes has good defensive habits. After being passed by Modric, he tried to pull Modric twice, delaying Modric and buying some time for Terry.

But Mendes didn't dare to keep pulling, because this position was very sensitive. If he committed a foul, he would not only give away a dangerous free kick, but he might also get a card.

However, just as Terry's foot was about to touch the football, the football suddenly rolled back.

"Modric touched the ball first! This is... a Marseille turn!"

"Terry didn't touch the ball!"

"Modric fell to the ground! He was knocked down by Terry!"

"He was in a lot of pain on the ground. He was hit from behind by the opponent when he was halfway through the Marseille turn, which was the most vulnerable time to injury. This was trouble!"

"Modric just came back from injury and now he's injured again. How can Palermo play next?"

"Wait! Penalty! The referee awarded a penalty!"

"Terry gets a yellow card!"

The atmosphere in the stadium reversed continuously in a short period of time.

Just a moment ago, everyone was complaining that Modric was not decisive enough in his breakthroughs and that his breakthrough technique was far worse than Ribery's.

The next moment, people were shouting that Modric's Marseille turn was more authentic than Zidane's!

Chelsea players surrounded the referee, and Terry was still saying that Modric was diving.

But the referee was at the scene of the crime and he saw it very clearly.

"Actually, anyone who has played football knows that there was no problem with Modric creating the penalty this time," explained Huang Jianxiang, a commentator for China Television. "But it required tremendous courage, as he was trading his health for a penalty."

"Before the collision, he was so focused on controlling the ball that he completely lost his preparation for the collision. Just now, Modric looked like he was hit by a truck and flew straight up! There is no way he could say it was a dive."

On the sidelines, Mourinho shouted: "Flip! This is a flip! This is a shame! This is a wrong penalty!"

He Tianqi nodded at the side: "Yeah, the person is not dead, why give a penalty!"

The two glared at each other, and finally returned to their respective command areas after being persuaded by the fourth referee.

But the next moment, Modric on the ground rushed directly towards Carvalho and pushed him away.

Another medical miracle.

Carvalho and Modric exchanged a few words, then left tactfully.

Because he just wanted to use his studs to destroy the penalty spot, but was discovered by Modric.

Some Chelsea fans therefore believed that Modric was faking a fall to get a penalty and that he was just performing.

But in fact, there is not much connection between penalty kicks and performances.

A foul is a foul, even if the opponent has no fault, it is still a penalty.

Ribery then came to the penalty spot and the others retreated outside the penalty area.

Ten seconds later, Ribery scored from the penalty spot with a small jump step.

Palermo equalized the score to 1-0!
"GOAL! Ribery!"

"He didn't let Modric down!"

"Palermo seized the opportunity and changed the total score of the two rounds to 2-3!"

"Who said Palermo was definitely out? Who said Palermo couldn't score a goal in this game?"

"As one of the most powerful attacking teams in Serie A this year, Palermo has never been shut out in European competitions!"

"There is still a lot of time left in the game and it will be difficult for Chelsea to have an easy time next time."

"As long as Palermo scores one more goal, they will even overtake the score with an away goal!"

In the stands, fans danced wildly, creating a pink wave.

A heaven, a hell.

Just now everyone thought that Chelsea was extremely solid and Palermo had little chance.

But now everyone seems to have seen the scene of Palermo advancing to the final!

The situation suddenly reversed!

However, on the Palermo side, after the collective Siu celebration, Ribery, Modric, He Tianqi and others did not look very good.

Because Cech just pounced on the football.

He was just a step away from saving the penalty.

The hop-step penalty is losing its effect against top goalkeepers.

After a period of time, the hit rate of this penalty method will be even lower than that of the ordinary penalty method.

This means that next they can only find a way to break through this turtle shell through mobile warfare.

[PS: Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Today is my grandpa's birthday, so it's a double festival. I typed these 8,000 words in the countryside using a laptop's built-in keyboard. It's too difficult to write. You have to use a proper mechanical keyboard for typing. Mycong, Wolf Spider, or Batrider are all good.]

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