In the second half of the game, the offense of both sides still failed to improve.
Venice's offense is not strong. After Lu Yang returned to defense, they rarely made threatening attacks.
But similarly, even Lu Yang retreated to defend, and Sanremo's offense became even less promising.
Around seventy minutes, Venice made three substitutions in a row, obviously preparing for a last-ditch effort.
For them, relegation is the top priority, but the Italian Cup is equally sweet and delicious. Every additional round they go, they get more money and quench their thirst.
Sotu began to think about life.
Substitution now, what if overtime is played?
Berrettelli's physical strength does not allow him to perform vigorously for more than half-time.
His skills are very good, but his physical condition declines quickly, otherwise he would not have to play as a substitute in Serie B.
So Sotu only replaced the tired Rondo with Kamijon.
As it turns out, Sotu was thoughtful.
Both sides also had little success in the second half, and the game entered overtime.
This was Sanremo's second consecutive overtime match in the Italian Cup.
Sotu replaced veteran Berrettelli with new aid at this time.
Lu Yang noticed that Fernandez was limping a little when he came off the field.
When people are extremely tired, they will subconsciously show some true states.
One of Fernandez's legs may not be in good condition.
Sure enough, after coming off the field, Fernandez found the team doctor and asked for ice on his thigh.
On the court, Berrettelli is actually not faster than Fernandez, but his skills are very good, and his dribbling rhythm is somewhat different. He can often wipe out defenders with his technical movements and stop-and-go bursts.
If he were at his peak, he would probably be a core player.
Perhaps similarly, his body and explosive power limited his performance in Serie A, which is why he failed to gain a foothold in Serie A.
Sometimes, just a few subtle differences can determine whether you are a mediocre player or a much-anticipated star.
If this difference can be made up through training, then it must be made up.
If it is irreparable, then you really have to accept your fate.
And those players who are talented but squander it are really annoying.
In the 98th minute of the game, Berrettelli once again passed the opponent's player and successfully scored. And after using a fake pass to pass the opponent, he started to cross again.
At this time, Soger's position is no longer sudden. He is wrestling with the opponent's central defender.
But it was this pause that not only gave Berrettelli a better space to cross, but also allowed his field of vision to be unobstructed by the opponent's defensive players.
He saw a better position than Soger!
boom!
A kick from the wing!
The football flies high.
Neither Soger nor Venice's left center back touched the football.
Then the football passed them and fell quickly.
This ball was not passed to Soger.
Soger and the left center back realized this at the same time.
The right center back, who was keeping a distance from the left center back of Venice, was about to use his head to click the football away.
This height is a little awkward.
He jumped and the ball was low for him.
If he moves forward without jumping, the ball will be higher and may not touch the football.
He could only wait in place before he could click the football away with his head.
His judgment of where the football lands is spot on.
But what he didn't know was that a figure suddenly jumped out in front of him.
boom!
The football's path changed instantly and it crashed into the net.
"GOAL! Well done!"
"Go-ahead score! Sanremo takes the lead again!"
"Berrettelli's pass is so beautiful! Whether it is the timing of the pass or the path of the pass, he is a top choice! He is Sanremo's super support! He scored once in his first appearance for Sanremo Assist!"
"Although saying this is a bit offensive to the rest of Sanremo's strikers, Berrettelli did come to Sanremo to help the poor with technology. I hope that Sanremo's strikers can seize the opportunity to learn from Berrettelli."
"It's Lu Yang! He went straight from outside the penalty area to the penalty area. When Berrettelli passed the ball, Lu Yang was still at least two meters away from Soger and the two central defenders. But when the football came to the center, he He actually jumped out, grabbed the ball early, and knocked the football into the goal!"
"Oh! Lu Yang flew so high. After hitting the football, he landed hard. This fall was not light."
"This is a difficult point where you may be injured. We all know that diving to the top can indeed expand the range of header points, but the height of the general take-off is from the player's chest or even below the waist."
"And this time Lu Yang takes off, he can leap over many short players!"
boom!
Moric, who was watching the game at home, smashed the remote control board angrily. Commentator, who are you mocking?
Is it that difficult to give an accurate number?
"Maybe everyone doesn't understand this metaphor. Let's put it this way: Lu Yang's soaring height has exceeded 1.74 meters!"
Moric died.
For the rest of the first half of overtime, Sanremo mainly focused on defense. And because of Berrettelli's restraint on the right, their aggressiveness has not been lost.
Unlike Bayizami who bursts forward from the left, Bayizami can only counterattack.
Berrettelli encountered an opportunity to counterattack in the frontcourt. He could dribble the ball himself, or he could transfer it to Bayizami in a large area who had escaped from the defensive players. He could also choose to protect the ball and wait for Lu Yang and Versachi. The rest of the players came up and launched a wave of attacks that were neither fast nor slow, somewhere between counterattack and positional warfare.
His threat on the court has increased dramatically and cannot be ignored.
Fernandez, who was on the bench, looked at the experienced Berrettelli and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
"Boy, you have to watch out. You and Berrettelli are the same kind of players. You should play out threats like him!" Tom came over to comfort Fernandez, "Learn his way of playing and ask him for advice. Berrettelli Not a difficult player to play with."
"Of course, you don't need to be jealous of Berrettelli. This is the experience he has gained from more than ten years of playing football. It is amazing if you can absorb it in the next one to two years. Sotu is I’m willing to wait for you, do you understand?”
Fernandez looked at Tom with red eyes.
"In addition, your condition today is not very good. I will carefully consider your physical condition and decide your next playing time. You have to cooperate with the team's arrangements and cannot train yourself at will. Do you understand? !" Tom said, "Not everyone is an iron man, you need to rest, you can't use Lu Yang as your benchmark, because you are not the same type of people, he is a pervert, and you are a normal person."
Fernandez nodded in understanding.
On the court, as the second half of stoppage time began, Berrettelli's threat gradually diminished.
He changed his playing style. He no longer focused on fancy breakthrough attempts, but switched to simple one-kick kicks.
At the same time, his running is not as active as before.
Lu Yang could feel that Berretli was reducing his own consumption.
His frighteningly short stamina gauge gives him only about twenty minutes of prime time to perform.
He was destined to sit on the bench and serve as Sanremo's surprise player in the second half, unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility of starting.
Therefore, Lu Yang took the initiative to adjust the focus of attack from the right to the left.
In terms of the overall situation, he still has "Lu Qiqi".
Bang bang!
Bang bang!
As soon as Lu Yang came to the left, he encountered a desperate press from the opponent.
Venice doesn’t want to lose either.
This is the fourth round.
Although the bonus is not high, if you enter the fifth round, the opponent will most likely be a Serie A team, and you will be able to earn enough tickets by then. Not to mention that their head coach needs a decent result to stabilize his job.
However, after Lu Yang came to the left, he directly cooperated with the player's left back substitute Kamijon two consecutive times. The smoothness was simply scary.
Lu Yang played the ball purely subconsciously, and he didn't have much time to observe Kamijon.
But being able to successfully hit the wall twice in a row was, if not because of a tacit understanding, then because one of them had observed the other's playing habits.
Obviously, Kamijon pays a lot of attention to the team's core Lu Yang.
He knew that Lu Yang liked to catch the ball, kick the ball, then turn around and continue running.
A player of this style really doesn't look like a core midfielder.
But this is how Lu Yang plays.
After hitting the wall twice, Lu Yang found that there was a smooth road in front of Kamijon. He directly handed the football to Kamijon and ran towards the center, taking away the opponent's midfielder.
Bayzami also started cutting inside without the ball.
The opponent's right back had no choice but to let Kamijon go and choose to defend Bayizami.
Playing wide rather than playing centrally is one of the choices many full-backs have to make, especially before their own midfielder returns.
boom!
Kamijon didn't hesitate, passed the ball and kicked it.
It was Lu Yang who rushed forward and rubbed the football behind him.
Everyone in the penalty area failed in their first jump.
But Sogel showed the energy of youth.
After running for nearly 120 minutes, he quickly bounced a header past Lu Yang and knocked the football into the goal.
"Roar!"
Sogel shouted excitedly and kept beating his chest.
Around the stadium, fans celebrated wildly.
"In, in again! Sogel killed the game!"
"Lu Yang's header was too sudden. No one thought he would do this! Except Sogel!"
“This is the tacit understanding that belongs to Sanremo!”
"Of course, we have to say that one-third of the credit for this goal must be attributed to Sanremo's new player Camijon. His continuous collision with Lu Yang even reminded me of Lu Yang and Moric. Excellent in table tennis."
"His cross from the bottom showed off his good footwork. I have a hunch that the addition of Carmijon may bring new changes to Sanremo's left wing!"
"For a long time, Sanremo's two forwards have been flying together, and combined with Lu Yang, they have shown great power. So what if their full-backs also join up and become a true two-winged team?"
“It’s really exciting!”
"There is no doubt that we can already announce in advance that Sanremo's signings this season have been successful!"
“Of course, I know there are still many fans who are looking forward to Sanremo’s big signings in the winter window, such as Roma’s Aguilar, such as Imolese’s Bechelci, and River Plate’s talented forward Maximi. · Ferreira.”
"But I want to tell everyone that even without them, Sanremo is already strong enough!"
"Let us congratulate Sanremo in advance. They have advanced to the fifth round of the Coppa Italia and set a new record!"
In less than five minutes, with two goals apart, Venice knew they had no chance.
After all the time was used up, the Venetian players left the field with regret.
Their Italian Cup journey came to an end.
On Sanremo's side, it can be said that the gongs and drums are noisy and firecrackers are blasting.
…
"Ding! You lead the team to the fifth round of the Italian Cup and get a random gift package."
"Ding! You have obtained the player-level skill, manual maneuver."
Lu Yang looked at the panel and was speechless for a moment.
Manual maneuver?
Is it the manual slew that uses the hand as the supporting axis to go around in a circle?
Are you sure this isn't a hip-hop move?
The Afraid Boy Lu Yang is about to be released online. I want to ask you if you are afraid!
"The introduction of Berrettelli is simply a wonderful move! Coach Sotu's move is so clever!" Moric has not yet left his home in Sofia.
As long as Sofia doesn't come home, Moric will not pack up and get out.
This is the tacit understanding between the plastic sisters.
In fact, Sofia has given Molic the right to use a small servant's room on the first floor.
Unless Sophia comes back, Moliqi can always live here, supervise, oh no...accompany Lu Yang.
And Moliqi is also very sensible. He will stay in this house the day before Sofia comes back and the day after she leaves, and he will never see the king again!
"Kamijon is also very good. One more outlet is really comfortable for a player like me." Lu Yang also appreciates Sanremo's performance in this winter window.
However, according to Fernandez's recent performance, if he does not adjust his condition in time, he may be put on the bench after Moric recovers.
By then Versage will most likely play Fernandez's position as a pseudo-right winger.
The hexagonal all-round warrior is not covered.
Anyway, the real murderous potential of Sanremo's right wing in the next period of time will only appear after Berrettelli's last game 70 minutes later.
"Fernandez should have put too much pressure on himself. He needs to get enough rest, but he doesn't know." Moric speculated.
"By the way, I heard that Bechirci hasn't transferred yet, and he probably won't be able to leave this winter window." Moric smiled, "Roma only offered two million, and Imolese won't be satisfied with this. price."
"The prices offered by Brescia and Sampdoria are not enough for them. They want four million! Can you believe it!"
"A player with only a half-year contract costs four million! Famous Serie A stars may not be so valuable!"
The two of them talked and laughed, and then came to the training ground. As usual, Lu Yang further improved various technical movements under the guidance of human coach Moliqi.
…
On January 26, the winter break gradually came to an end, and the 23rd round of Serie C started.
Sanremo VS Grosser.
At this time, there are only the last three days left before the end of the winter window.
But in this game, Sanremo received some unfortunate news.
Fernandez, who originally only had 60 minutes of playing time, suffered an injury in the 30th minute and was forced to withdraw. Berrettelli replaced him early.
Both Sotu and Tom were frowning at the scene. They predicted that Fernandez was in poor condition, but the adjustment seemed a bit late.
Similarly, the two of them looked at Bayizami again.
This kid... I hope he can hold on.
This injury substitution made Sotu decide that in the next game, he would let Versage or other substitute strikers rotate Bazami appropriately to give him time to rest.
Even if it means sacrificing some league results, it doesn't matter.
Sanremo has now won ten consecutive league victories.
The gap between them and third place is still widening, and they are even close to catching up with the equally crazy top spot in the league in the first half of the season.
There is little pressure on them to upgrade.
Therefore, ensuring the health of the players and maintaining competitiveness in the cup competition has become the top priority.
During the halftime break, Sotu made decisive adjustments and Camichon replaced Rondo.
On the one hand, it is for Rondo's health, and on the other hand, he also hopes that Kamijon can bring improvement to the team's offense.
And the effect came out quickly.
In the 20 minutes after Berrettelli came on the field, he was full of threats, contributing two threatening crosses and a ground pass.
It's a pity that neither Soger nor Lu Yang seized the opportunity.
But this also made Grosse's left side uneasy, and he had to do his best to surround and suppress Beqirqi.
In the 50th minute, right winger Bechelci suddenly made a large-scale transfer and passed the football to left back Kamijon who came in from the left wing.
Kamijon was in an excellent position and accurately delivered the ball into the penalty area with a 45-degree cross.
Sogel overran a little bit, but it didn't matter. He dominated the crowd and pointed the football into the outside.
There, Lu Yang fired a volley and the football hit the net!
Sanremo finally takes the lead!
But the good times didn't last long. In the 78th minute, it was clear that Berrettelli couldn't run anymore, and his threat quickly decreased.
The opponent's players hit behind Berretti with great ease.
When two players collided with the ball and passed Versage, the opponent had a good shooting opportunity in the rib area.
Sanremo right back Matias is a defensive full-back and is not very fond of playing forward. In addition, he is used to Fernandez's retreating defense and positioning, so there is a huge gap between Matias and Berrettelli.
Najib was forced to step up.
It was also passed by the opponent in a one-two.
Palacios had to follow.
Then the opponent pushed across to the empty forward. The opponent made a slight adjustment and shot an angled shot, leaving Jarad unable to recover.
One to one!
Grosser refuses to fail!
Berrettelli is a double-edged sword. Within twenty minutes, he is extremely lethal.
Within forty minutes, he brought more good than harm to the team.
But once this time is exceeded, he will do more harm than good.
No team likes this kind of man who is "three seconds fast and not durable".
Except Sanremo.
But after losing their main right winger, Sanremo also began to love and hate Berrettelli.
"It's not Berrettelli's fault, he is the player most suitable for our current team structure." Sotu was determined.
"Mr. Russell, I'm afraid they are about to take action." Tom looked embarrassed.
The two of them reached a tacit understanding and stopped talking.
Because sometimes, the facts make all the rhetoric pale.
Sanremo really needs to bring in another main winger.
There are really very few players on the market who are capable of taking on this important task.
Mr. Russell was also willing to invest in the team.
Anyone who stops Mr. Russell at this time would really go too far.
Almost at the same time, in the private room of the stadium, Mr. Russell called his phone excitedly: "Scott...yes, that's right, we need to win Bechelci...No problem, satisfy him." All the requirements...I think everyone in the team will welcome his arrival!"
After hanging up the phone, Russell felt happy.
Scott is his new athletic director.
In addition to being responsible for sports matters, he will even consider some financial issues for Russell.
"We need more Lu Yang and Moliqi" was the slogan put forward by Scott, which quickly gained Russell's favor and trust.
Of course, Russell remembered his agreement with Sotu and gave Sotu the maximum power to recruit players, as long as he matched the funds.
But Sotu spent money so frugally that Russell even wondered if Sotu was used to being poor.
He wanted to tell Sotu that even if you want a Serie A star, I can find a way to buy it for you.
Not a star in his twilight years like Ratuidi, but someone who still has peak combat effectiveness.
In this regard, Sotu actually had something he didn't tell Russell.
That is, do you really think the team's future expenses will be very small?
Do you really think that a salary of 20,000 to 300,000 yuan can keep Moliqi and Lu Yang?
Next season, if you don't prepare dozens or millions, will Alsace let you go?
Do not make jokes!
Including goals, assists, championships, honorary bonuses, etc., Lu Yang's average salary in the next two years will definitely not be inferior to any Serie A star.
In this case, you really have to spend money sparingly.
If the team successfully enters Serie A, then it will not be a question of three to five million to sign!
Money should be spent wisely!
But these things, Sotu told Russell, Russell may not be able to understand.
Everyone has some differences in the team's business philosophy.
Because Russell has already accepted Scott's concept of "cultivating more Lu Yang and Moric" in advance.
He is willing to spend a lot of three to five million to scratch lottery tickets, and he will not be willing to spend one to two to thirty million to bring in real strong reinforcements in the future.
But laymen like them have no idea how many lottery tickets it takes for players like Lu Yang and Moric to get one?
Ten?
Twenty?
Fifty?
Not even one can be scratched out of a hundred.
Athletic Director Scott?
He knows a thing about ball!
On the court, the 86th minute of the game.
It looked like it was a draw.
It's Kamijon again. As a left back, he plays with Bazami and takes away a defensive player.
Bayizami was trained by Lu Yang to still be able to do basic tackling.
Then Bayizami passed the ball to Lu Yang.
Lu Yang got the ball in his ribs, which greatly increased the threat.
He raised his feet, and the other party was extremely nervous.
However, Lu Yang was just a fake shot.
Cruyff turned around and successfully passed the opponent.
It was already the last moment, and the opponent didn't think much about it. Even two meters outside the penalty area, the opponent resolutely committed a foul and pulled Lu Yang.
But Lu Yang started very fast.
He was not completely pulled down by the opponent.
Instead, he put one hand on the ground and barely maintained his center of gravity.
At this time, the opponent's central defender came to grab the ball.
Lu Yang used his hands as a pivot and moved his feet quickly on the ground, using his butt to block the opponent's upward attack.
This is a terrible move, and it’s not very enjoyable to watch.
But he blocked the opponent extremely forcefully, with great effect.
Lu Yang, who had gained a moment, suddenly exerted force on his legs, pushed himself to the side, and then kicked the football out with his feet while he was falling.
The football passed under the defender's crotch.
Because the incident happened suddenly, the opponent's goalkeeper didn't expect Lu Yang to shoot after Lu Yang had just pointed his butt at him, so he didn't make a save at all.
boom!
The football hit the net, neither too fast nor too slow.
