My uncle is Inzaghi

"Welcome to join us, Lee!"

Buffon finished.

Pirlo, another big boss of the team, also stood up and expressed his welcome to Li Mo.

But I don't know why.

Li Mo always felt that Pirlo looked at him in a strange way.

However, it was not easy for him to ask questions in this kind of conference room situation.

Prandelli introduced his coaching staff to Li Mo.

Then everyone took their seats.

Prandelli started a new tactical meeting of the national team.

The tradition of the Italian national team is to play defensive counterattack tactics.

Defense is the soul of Italian football.

However, Prandelli tried to incorporate more "gorgeous elements" on the basis of Italian defense.

His team starts off with an emphasis on some "ball control."

in this area.

Veteran midfielder Pirlo is undoubtedly the brains of this team.

His flash of threatening passing is the key to breaking the deadlock for this Italian national team.

In the tactical meeting, Prandelli did not emphasize anything new.

As for Li Mo.

He is very familiar with the tactics currently played by the Italian national team - the tactics he played in AC Milan's youth training system since he was a child are the basic version of the current Italian national team's tactics.

Any football powerhouse.

They all have their own football genes.

This gene runs from the national team at the top of the pyramid to the basic youth training system.

What kind of football the players played when they were young will basically be what kind of football they play when they get to the national team.

Each national team has a different style.

This is why the battles between strong teams in the World Cup are so exciting.

Brazil's gorgeous, individualistic Samba style football.

A collision with a German tank that emphasized discipline, impact, and speed.

The showdown between Spain's 433 system, which is as gorgeous as a waltz, and Italian football, which performs defense like an art.

These different styles of football make the entire football world extremely exciting.

As for Li Mo.

This is also the benefit to him from joining the Italian national team.

He is a player who grew up in an Italian football environment.

His understanding of Italian football is almost engraved in his bones.

at this point.

This has been reflected since he started training with the Italian national team.

In an internal training match.

Pirlo's long pass found Li Mo accurately.

Li Mo didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground and directly chose a side volley shot to blast the ball into the goal.

This goal detonated the Italian national team's training ground.

"He is a truly Italian striker!"

Prandelli was excited.

He hopes to add something more "technical" to Italian football.

Except for Balotelli.

The forwards available to the Italian national team include Cassano, Osvaldo, Gilardino, Insigne and others.

But these people are still almost boring to see in Prandelli.

It wasn't until Li Mo appeared that Prandelli suddenly realized.

The love of my dreams is actually him.

Pirlo gave Li Mo a thumbs up.

But he didn't run up to celebrate.

He muttered: "How come this kid doesn't have as strong a gene as Martina Li Shengli?"

"What did you say? Andre?"

Montolivo asked from the side.

"nothing."

Pirlo shook his head and said.

Although Li Mo is Prandelli's dream striker.

But in the game against the Netherlands, Li Mo did not start, but sat on the bench.

In this game, Prandelli put up a 41,221 formation, which was quite Italian.

Buffon is of course the starting number one goalkeeper, with Bonucci partnering Barzagli as center back, Abate as right back, and Thornton as left back.

In the midfield, Pirlo serves as the single defensive midfielder, and in front of him are the two midfielders Montolivo and De Rossi.

In front of these two are two technical midfielders, Shalawi and Candreva.

Balotelli is at the front.

Such a formation is obviously an experimental formation, which is also the purpose of the friendly match, which is to experiment with various tactical ideas and test the team's training results.

The Dutch team playing at home did not send all its main players.

For example, Robben is on the bench.

Head striker Robin van Persie started the game.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Van Persie scored in the penalty area and the Netherlands led 1-0.

This score remained until the second half.

Sixty minutes into the second half.

Prandelli saw that the team's offensive end was unable to open up the situation.

He began to prepare for substitution.

"Lee! Marco! Go warm up!"

Prandelli said to Li Mo and Verratti on the bench.

Before Li Mo joined the team.

Verratti, born in 1992, is the youngest player in the Italian national team.

On the court, the Italian team has a bunch of veterans who are over 30 years old.

these years.

The Italian national team does seem to be a bit out of control.

Wait for Pirlo, Buffon, Barzagli, De Rossi and other old guys to retreat.

It's not certain whether there are any newcomers in Italy who can take over.

Hear what Prandelli said.

Osvaldo and Gilardino on the bench both had dark eyes.

They all know it.

Li Mo's appearance pushed their playing order further down the list.

Don't say it's them.

If Prandelli plans to play as a lone forward, even Balotelli will have to be Li Mo's substitute.

Soon, Li Mo and Verratti finished warming up and came to the sidelines.

Prandelli pulled Verratti to explain the tactics, and the team's midfielder had to work hard to regain control of the game.

And to Li Mo.

He had only one sentence.

"Hit the ball into the goal!"

This is what Li Mo is best at doing.

Prandelli believed that he didn't need to say anything, Li Mo would know what to do!

Verratti replaces Candreva.

And Li Mo replaced Shalawi.

Thus.

The team's formation switched to 4312.

Pirlo, Montolivo and De Rossi are the three defensive midfielders, Verratti is the attacking midfielder, and Balotelli and Li Mo are the two centers.

Although Verratti is young, his influence in the midfield is obviously stronger than Candreva who just wants to pass the opponent's defense when holding the ball and runs for a long time without getting the ball several times.

His appearance and Pirlo formed a configuration of two playmakers in front and back.

The midfield confrontation and defensive capabilities brought by Montolivo and De Rossi have also been released.

The midfield tasks are clarified.

This gave Italy the upper hand in the midfield.

The leading Dutch team also intentionally began to shrink its defense and launch counterattacks.

Dutch coach Louis van Gaal is also experimenting with various tactical options of the Dutch team.

As for Van Gaal, he actually knows that the current Dutch team's backcourt is very weak.

The only one in the team who can be called a top star.

That is Robben and Robin van Persie.

Therefore, he prefers a two-forward defensive counterattack routine-442 or 532.

After seeing the substitutions on the Italian side.

Van Gaal also made tactical adjustments.

He put Robben on the field, formed a double forward with Robin van Persie, and changed to a 532 formation with three central defenders.

A friendly match?

Neither side has much pursuit of results, and both are working together for their own tactical purposes.

It just so happened that Italy wanted to examine the offensive strength of the double center partnership of Balotelli and Li Mo, while the Dutch team wanted to see the defensive counterattack ability of their 532 formation.

The two sides are pretty much on point.

The sidelines were a little dull for a while.

Italy gained the upper hand in the midfield, but for a while it was difficult to find holes in the Dutch team's defense.

Verratti can help the midfielder control the ball in an orderly manner.

But it seemed a little sluggish and there were no more forward passes.

Li Mo's running position is still focused on the opponent's defensive weaknesses, ready to use force at any time.

His efforts paid off in the 73rd minute of the game.

Verratti received the ball in the frontcourt and was unable to find a gap for the pass for a while, so he could only choose to pass back.

The ball is passed back to Pirlo.

Pirlo started to look up at the frontcourt.

As soon as he saw Pirlo looking up, Li Mo's eyes lit up. He and Pirlo locked eyes half way across the court.

Li Mo immediately started laterally. When Pirlo passed the ball, he immediately moved forward!

Pass, run, just right.

Pirlo's long ball passed through the court like a cruise missile and flew towards the Dutch team's penalty area.

And Li Mo's sudden advance also completed a beautiful anti-offside move. He stared at the ball sideways. Before Dutch goalkeeper Krul could attack, he pushed the ball to the ribs of the penalty area with his chest, and then waited for the ball to land. Volley from the instep of his left foot, hitting a reverse angle!

Face this shot.

All Krul could do was wave his arms.

"Li Mo! Beautiful!! Successfully countered offside and hit the goal! The ball went in!!"

shouted the Italian commentator.

"This is a typical Italian goal!"

"The midfielder contacted the forward in a straight line, and the forward accurately grasped the opportunity and sent the ball into the goal!!"

"Li Mo's handling in front of the goal was very calm. He stopped the ball, observed, and shot. Every step was a choice made after calm thinking and judgment. He anticipated the reaction of the Dutch defender and goalkeeper!"

"This is the best striker for us in Italy!!"

The Italian commentator said excitedly.

After scoring, Li Mo opened his arms to welcome the Italian players who came to celebrate.

The camera also locked on Li Mo.

"Italy has found a striker they can really rely on."

Van Gaal frowned.

Pirlo made a long pass to find Li Mo.

Although it is the first time for the two to cooperate in an official game.

But this time the connection still seems to be quite tacit - this is because they have the same football thinking.

The Italian equalized with a typically Italian strike.

Van Gaal shouted a few words from the sidelines, asking the Dutch defenders to pay more attention to the space behind them, but he did not intend to make a substitution.

Since we want to test the team's defense.

Naturally, the stronger the opponent's offense, the better.

After Li Mo scored the goal, the scene of the game was not much different from before.

The Dutch team, playing at home, continued to insist on defensive counterattacks. If they had the ball, they would look for Van Persie and Robben in front.

Italy was still slowly controlling the ball in the midfield, waiting for the next opportunity to appear.

The next opportunity came quickly.

It's the same routine again.

Or Pirlo's long pass.

The ball was less than two meters above the ground, passed quickly through the midfield, and landed in the space between the Dutch back line and the goalkeeper.

This time the Dutch defenders noticed Li Mo's advance.

Blind pulled and pulled, trying to stop Li Mo's advance with a foul.

But as soon as Li Mo accelerated, he pulled the slightly thin Brinder staggering, and he rushed into the penalty area without losing speed, raised his foot and stopped the ball.

This time Krul struck out in time.

He quickly pounced and blocked the angle.

Li Mo originally planned to shoot directly, but when he saw that Krul was too close to him, he gave up his plan to shoot directly.

He pulled the ball to his feet, moved his left foot, and took a step toward the center.

Krul reacted at this time. He chose to pounce on the football that Li Mo had passed.

Krul is a very responsive goalkeeper - known for his ability to save penalty kicks.

He studied Li Mo before the game.

Li Mo is not the kind of player who is good at using his skills to surpass others, even though he is very fast.

This time's flying dive, even if it couldn't take the ball away from Li Mo's feet, could still block most of his shooting angles.

However.

To Krul's surprise.

Li Mo's reaction was much faster than him.

A flick of the left foot, then a quick dunk!

A movement similar to that of a cow's tail. Of course, the range of movement is not as large and unrestrained as Ronaldinho's.

The range of movement is large and the speed is not very fast.

But the effect was very good. This dunk brought the ball to his right foot.

At this time, Krul was rushing to Li Mo's left side.

so.

But Li Mo raised his right foot and raised his toes.

When the football flew over Krul, his only response was to lift his foot as high as possible in an attempt to block the ball.

only

In the end, he could only watch the football pass over his toes and fall towards the goal behind him.

When Li Mo got the ball forward.

The Italian commentator had already started singing.

"Li Li. Li. Li Mo!!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

In the commentary box, the Italian commentator jumped up.

chanted at the Amsterdam Arena, which seemed a little quiet.

Dutch fans crossed their arms.

The Italian's defensive midfielder contacted the forward twice in a row and penetrated the defense.

Master Fan, do your tactics work?

Prandelli on the sidelines raised his arms and shouted.

He and his assistants are now confident about Italy's future.

There are old guys like Pirlo, De Rossi, Barzagli, Buffon and so on.

Plus the two young men Li Mo and Balotelli.

At least in terms of current combat effectiveness, the Italian team is not inferior to any team at all.

What?

What do you think we will do when Pirlo and others withdraw?

That Prandelli can't control.

He is not the president of the Italian Football Federation.

This time Pirlo seemed to have woken up.

He seemed very excited.

After seeing Li Mo score, he ran for fifty meters—probably more times than he sprinted in a game.

Let him pay this price and rush up just to celebrate the goal.

One can imagine how excited Pirlo was.

"Great! Great! You boy is really great!"

"You are the best striker for us!"

Pirlo slapped Li Mo on the head and shouted.

Faster, better technique, stronger Inzaghi!

What is this concept?

The kind that can make you numb even with assists!

Balotelli was a little unhappy: "Vice team, what about me? Am I not suitable?"

"you?"

Pirlo glanced at Balotelli.

"Are you good too?"

Balotelli grinned.

"Li, look, the deputy team leader praised me."

"Ah, yes, yes." Li Mo couldn't help but look up at the sky.

There is something wrong with the brain of his national team strike partner.

It's a bit difficult to do.