Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 133 Good waist, everything is fine!
Similar to the opponent Verona in the game, Roma has an excellent historical record when facing Udinese.

两队近16场交锋，罗马赢下了14场；近5场交锋，罗马4胜1负。

At the same time playing at home at the Stadio Olimpico, Roma has won 4 consecutive victories.

Although the derby against Lazio in the second round was also in this stadium, Lazio played as the home team in that game.

Coupled with the 7-day full rest and the main force, the media before the game agreed that Roma would win a big victory.

But this time Mourinho will not take it lightly. He repeatedly practiced defensive tactics in pre-match training.

The team's full-back configuration cannot be changed in the short term. Once Karlsdorp faces a fast winger, the shortcomings of interception and one-on-one defense will be infinitely magnified.

Although the substitute teenager Calafioli dared to break through and fight hard offensively, his defense was weaker than Karlsdorp. The former was abused by famous generals like Immobile and Sun Xingmin. Qi can't guard against it, this is a bit too much... It's simply embarrassing.

Often fate is like this, if you fail to seize the opportunity, you can only accept the judgment of fate.

Mourinho once again told Joao that the sports director Pinto would rent out Carafiori to practice in January.

In the new defensive drill, the two central defenders on the left and right will undertake the defensive task after the opposing winger enters the ribs of the penalty area.

Once the two central defenders run out to defend, the two defensive midfielders will retreat to the periphery of the penalty area or inside the penalty area, replacing some of the central defenders and directly defending the opponent's forward players.

To a certain extent, this is also Mourinho's specially revised tactics in order to maximize Chen Xiaoliang's defensive ability.

In this defensive system, Chen Xiaoliang is not only responsible for running and covering the front of the penalty area, but also retreats into the penalty area to directly participate in the hand-to-hand fight and top battle with the opponent's striker when the opponent is attacking.

Mourinho didn't move anymore, and if you count on those full-backs who can't support the wall, there will only be more Verona upsets.

Whether Dong Chuang has a chance to sign in depends on luck.

As for Boss Wu, even though Mourinho told Chen Xiaoliang that he was expected to break the financial balance bill, and knew that the boss Dan Friedkin did intend to let his business friend sponsor Roma, this kind of horoscope has not yet been announced. As far as the matter is concerned, he will not really be included in the winter window signing plan.

The money of the rich is not all blown by the wind.

From Abramovich, Moratti, Florentino, the Glazer family to Levi, Mourinho has a clear understanding of the business experience of businessmen investing in football.

Dan Friedkin is obviously not a boss like Abramovich and Moratti. The 1.2 million euros he spent on Rome this summer will definitely be recovered in the future.

This includes Chen Xiaoliang's transfer price, which he set at the club's high-level meeting. If any club wants to buy in the future, the transfer price will not exceed 1 million euros.

Mourinho himself is aware of the process, although he has not told any players.

When Dan Friedkin placed the two transfer reports for Abraham and Chen Xiaoliang in front of him, he was obviously more interested in Chen Xiaoliang's acquisition.

Because the 24-year-old Abraham's price of 4000 million euros, including his salary and bonus during the contract period, it is difficult to guarantee that the investment will be recovered in the future.

And Chen Xiaoliang's 17-year-old age, coupled with the sensational effect he caused in the Red Country, is destined to bring a lot of traffic and sponsorship to the club.

Of course, in order to support Mourinho's achievements, Dan Friedkin agreed to all transfer applications, but this does not mean that he will do so in the next transfer window.

Everything depends on the performance of the team.

In Dan Friedkin's plan, Rome, which ranked seventh last season, after spending 7 million euros, should be ranked in the top four anyway and qualify for the Champions League next season.

In that case, the team can not only get more event bonuses, broadcast share and match day income, but also sign more sponsorships.

With these as guarantees, the team's book losses can also be reduced, which can reduce the restrictions on the amount of player signings imposed by the Financial Fair Play Act.

Rome, which has changed to a new boss, is not without money, but has money that cannot be spent. The Financial Fair Play Act limits the amount of direct capital injections by club investors into the team.

So fighting for the fourth is the biggest task of this season.

Whenever he thinks of this, Mourinho will smile.

When he was in the Premier League, he and then Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger sparred with each other many times, and even pushed each other in the game. At that time, he once mocked Wenger as a failure who had no championship and would only compete for four every year By.

Now the Sri Lankan has already put down the coach, and the rotation of fate has thrown this task on himself.

Time is also life.

This week, because Wu Mi lived at home and needed to take care of himself, Chen Xiaoliang had significantly less time to go home to practice after training than usual. He only practiced for 7 hours 26 days a week, and the training value was 7→33 points.

He originally wanted to add some physical fitness. The higher the attribute, the faster the natural recovery of physical fitness, and the lower the probability of serious injury when injured.

However, he thought about it. Now he has enough physical strength recovery card and a guaranteed injury recovery card. Physical fitness and possible injuries will not have a negative impact on him in the short term.

So I decided to keep the training value for the time being, and wait to add it to other attributes that require 80 training points to add 1 point.

At 9:27 on September 18, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, players from both sides lined up to enter the stadium!
Considering that the schedule is really not humane, the fans of Roma did not criticize the team because of the loss to Verona, but still gave them warm applause and cheers.

At the same time, the start time of this game is 0 o'clock in the Red Country time. It seems that in order to increase the ratings of Serie A in the Red Country, many league games in Rome have been advanced by the tournament committee to around 18:[-] local time.

Therefore, the number of people in the Penguin live broadcast room is very large. Although the commentators are not a regular combination of celebrities due to the time conflict of the Premier League game at the same time, but two newcomers are sent to commentate, but the fans are chatting in the barrage The atmosphere is still warm.

"Beep!" The whistle sounded, and the game began!
Abraham kicked off the ball, and the frontcourt players directly pressed the attack!

In the 22nd second, Mkhitaryan took the lead in trying. On the right side of the penalty area, he received Pellegrini's ball and shot a long shot over the crossbar.

In the 4th minute, Roma won a corner kick. Pellegrini cooperated with Mkhitaryan again. He passed the corner kick directly outside the penalty area. Mkhitaryan volleyed and two Udinese players stepped forward to block it. Silvestri didn't react, the ball went slightly wide against the post!

In the 6th minute, facing the opponent's full-line defense, Chen Xiaoliang passed a pass to Pellegrini in front of him. The Roma captain dribbled the ball all the way and tried a long shot from the front of the penalty area again, but was blocked by Udinese captain and Dutch central defender Nudinke. Out of the bottom line!
Then in the 7th minute, Pellegrini took a corner kick, Cesco rushed forward and nodded the ball, then ferryed back, and Abraham, who was ambushing behind the point, pushed his arch and hit the post to pop the bottom line!

The England striker seems to have very poor ball handling recently, either slightly higher than the crossbar or hitting the post and popping out. He has failed to score in three games.

In the first 10 minutes, the game was completely under the control of Roma. Udinese's three midfielders kept retreating to protect the goal. Basically, they are brushing steal data for Chen Xiaoliang.

Deulofeu joined Barcelona's La Masia youth training camp at the age of 9 and became famous at a young age. At the age of 17, he had already received a sponsorship contract of 15 euros per year from Nike.

It's a pity that he met the six-time champion Cosmos Barcelona at the peak level. Whether it was Villa, Pedro, Suarez or Neymar later, none of them could be replaced by him, let alone Messi.

Later, he moved to many clubs and returned to Barcelona to try to gain a foothold for the second time, but failed again, and finally came to Udinese in the winter window of 2021.

He has the delicate footwork and excellent skills that La Masia's youth training products are used to, but his weak ground confrontation ability puts him in a very weak position when facing strong defensive players. It happens that he is in the team this season. Another striker partner in the 352 formation, the Argentine Pusetto is also a striker with a similar style of play.

That's great, no matter who the two catch the long pass, when they meet Chen Xiaoliang, they will either be pushed off, or they will be intercepted before they hit the ground.

In just 10 minutes, Chen Xiaoliang already had 2 steals and 2 top fights.

Seeing that there is no possibility of success in the attack in the center, Udinese can only play the idea of ​​​​a wing.

In the 11th minute, Molina, who served as the right wing back, received a pass from the side and took a long shot from outside the penalty area, but was blocked by the desperate Wellertu, which can be regarded as the completion of Udinese's field The first shot of the game.

There is not much pressure on the defense, but the offense cannot enter the penalty area. Chen Xiaoliang began to consciously organize the offense in the frontcourt, moving to the side near the center line.

In the 15th minute, Udinese's 18-year-old left wingback Udogi's pass to Pusetto was intercepted by Chen Xiaoliang, and Roma quickly launched a counterattack in the frontcourt!
When Chen Xiaoliang raised his head, he was stunned...

Behind him is Pusetto, who was about to catch the ball, and in front of him is Udoji, who is about to come and grab him.

On the left is Deulofeu ready to respond.

The four attackers in the frontcourt, including Mkhitaryan, all rushed forward, and even Wei Letu was far away from him, and suddenly there was no quick shot point!
If this place is successfully counter-robbed by the opponent, it is equivalent to giving Udinese an offensive opportunity in the frontcourt.

In an instant, all kinds of options were rejected in his mind, such as taking left, swiping his big foot, and kicking out of bounds. Looking at Udoji's menacing black legs, Chen Xiaoliang stepped on the ball subconsciously. Kicked the ball towards the wicket between his legs when he stretched his foot to steal it!

Then one speeds up and runs forward!
Mourinho, who was not far from Chen Xiaoliang, wanted to use his shouts to remind him of the direction where he could shoot the ball, but before he could say anything, this kid performed a crotch-piercing acceleration in front of him!
Mourinho clapped his hands and smiled, while Wu Lei on the bench couldn't help shouting: "Oh shit, you're awesome, Ryoko!"

This extraordinary, set the audience on fire!

Seeing Abraham and Mkhitaryan in front, they ran with full energy!

They all know what Chen Xiaoliang will do after running to the frontcourt!
Zalewski on the left, Abraham and Sesco in the center, Pellegrini behind them, and Mkhitaryan on the right, the five are like people in a zoo who heard the keeper's command to eat Like a beast, they all moved closer to the restricted area, waiting for the piece of fat to fall from the sky!

Udoji became furious when his crotch was pierced.

Although this Nigerian-born black teenager is only 18 years old, he has already been targeted by many big clubs with his excellent physical condition and dedication to training. The newspaper also reported that Conte plans to sign him to Tottenham as a three-back strategy. In addition, Inter Milan and Juventus are also interested in him.

As a defensive player of similar age, Udoji is very unconvinced. Why can this Asian have such good luck? !Being favored by big clubs and famous coaches at such a young age? !
I don't agree!I will kill him today to prove that I am stronger than him!
He was holding back his anger before the match, turned around and chased Chen Xiaoliang at full speed!
Chen Xiaoliang, who had passed Udoji, had an empty space in front of him. He accelerated the ball and waited for the forward teammate to run near the penalty area line before kicking a pass!
"Chen! Behind!"

Hearing the reminder from his teammates on the bench, Chen Xiaoliang turned his head and glanced behind him.

Yo!sure!That crab-walking Hei kid came after him just now!

Chen Xiaoliang didn't bother with him. Seeing that Cesko and Abraham had already rushed into the top of the penalty area, he slowed down a little and adjusted his pace, and sent it out with a long kick!

Seeing Chen Xiaoliang swaying his legs, Udoji didn't believe that he would make a long-distance 10-degree cross just 45 meters past the center line. He thought he saw that he was about to catch up with him, and blindly swung his feet into the penalty area.

He sprinted hard and stretched his legs to steal the ball, but after Chen Xiaoliang passed the ball, he had no time to brake and hit Chen Xiaoliang's back hard!
Just as Chen Xiaoliang sent out his descendants to stand still, he felt a bump on his back. He swayed forward a few steps before he stood still. Looking back, Udoji fell on his back and fell to the ground!

The referee moves forward with both hands, indicating that the attack is favorable!
Udoji looked at Chen Xiaoliang in disbelief!What did this Asian eat growing up? !Spinach? !Why is it so hard?I hit him like this and he didn't fall? !

The flying ball drew a C-shaped arc in the air, falling rapidly from the highest point!
This ball is for Cesko in the middle!
The tacit understanding between Chen Xiaoliang and him has also reached the dark green. The ball passed to him can increase his own technical attributes by 3 points, and it can also increase Sesko's technical attributes by 3 points!
This also means that this foot pass has reached the full attribute of 20!
Excellent advance prediction, perfect falling angle, all Cesko has to do is to take off before the penalty spot, and wait for the ball to hit his forehead while gliding in the air!

Udinese's 31-year-old goalkeeper Silvestri saw the unusualness of the cross. Seeing that his defender could not catch up with Cesco, he chose to attack immediately!

Although this cross is technically perfect, the biggest flaw in the 45-degree cross is that the distance is too far, which will leave the defenders and goalkeepers with corresponding preparation time to deal with it!
Unlike the inverted triangle cross, the defender has no time to react in the blink of an eye!

Sesco, who flew into the air, and Chen Xiaoliang, who watched the ball fall from a distance, both realized that Silvestri seemed to have blocked most of the angles, and the ball might be missed by his header. bump into!

The moment the ball was about to hit Cesko's forehead, Cesko relaxed the muscles in his waist, instead of exerting force, he rubbed his forehead lightly!
The ball was hoisted to Abraham at the back point!
The Englishman, who has been eager to score for a long time, will not miss this pie delivered to his mouth. He takes two steps forward and stabs with his long legs when the ball is about to fall!
The opposing goalkeeper Silvestri, who had just landed from the air, could only turn his head and watch the ball hit the net!
1 is better than 0!

Roma leads by one goal!Abraham broke the 277-minute ball drought!
"Very beautiful!"

Mourinho shouted hello!

Joao couldn't help applauding: "The perfect cooperation between a genius and another genius! Sesco can choose to play the ball to Abraham instead of forcing a shot under such an opportunity. It is really commendable!"

Mourinho: "I hope this ball can make Abraham regain his confidence in scoring goals!"

Facing the volcanic cheers and celebrations of the home team fans, Udoji couldn't believe it.

This is it?

With just such a cross, the defense line was pierced?

Is this kid so foolish?
Kick-off in the middle circle!
As soon as Deulofeu passed the ball back to the French midfielder Mackengo behind him, Udoji, not far from the left, began to reach out for the ball!
Udoji wants to avenge the crotch piercing just now: I don't believe it, this kid can break my ball again!
He dribbled forward and broke through, met Mkhitaryan's press, and chose to make a two pass with Pusetto and a pass by Mkhitaryan.

Trippi saw that he was going to the right, and he was ready!
But before he could wait, Chen Xiaoliang, who was filling the seat, had already run towards Udoji.

Udoji looked up, ecstatic in his heart!coming!You are waiting!
Chen Xiaoliang waved his hand in Trippi's direction, signaling Trippi to take back the penalty area and hand over the defense on the right to himself.

Although Trippi played for the second time this season and started for the first time today, he knew exactly who Chen Xiaoliang was.

No attacker in the team dared to challenge Chen Xiaoliang's defense head-on, so he should obediently retreat to the penalty area.

Seeing Trippi recovering, Udoji was even more happy. He didn't pay attention to Chen Xiaoliang who was rushing towards him to intercept him.

But before he could catch up with the ball he waded out, he saw a red light flashing in front of him, rushing ahead of him to clear the siege!
Udoji was shocked and wanted to chase after him. Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoliang kicked him in the face inadvertently with such a powerful kick!
"boom!"

No matter how healthy the Italian guy was, he couldn't bear it. His head went dizzy, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground.

Chen Xiaoliang quickly waved his hands and bent down to check Udoji's situation.

The referee also ran over immediately.

The Italian stared at the star, unable to speak, so he shook his hand to indicate that he was fine.

To be on the safe side, the Udinese team doctor ran over and checked Udoji's pupils and facial bones.

Barrage:

[Without Chris Anxiety and Karl Unreliable, the team's offense and defense are really much smoother]

[Destini Udoji, the German transfer shows a worth of 400 million euros, Chen Xiaoliang, the German transfer shows a worth of 4700 million euros, why is there such a difference?The collision, pass, and chase in the 2 minutes just now tell everyone what you get for what you pay for]]

[Abraham is also on fire, Pellegrini has been in a hot state recently, Cesko's fulcrum is too obvious, this attack should be able to open up, right? 】

[Xiao Liang is a pity, he didn't get an assist again]

[Every time I look at the ball, I lose, I hope this law can be broken today]

[Upstairs, it means you haven't watched the Rome ball this year]

【I'm the guy upstairs just now. I'm a Juventus fan. I just want to watch a Roma game to see if I'm sure to lose every time I watch it】

After lying down for more than a minute and confirming that nothing happened, Udoji got up, shook his head, and returned to his position.

He had doubts since he was lying on the ground just now:
why?
Who the hell is black?

Why can't I bump into him, or even run away from him? !
Udoji, who questioned himself, gradually dispelled the contempt for Chen Xiaoliang before the game, and he began to pay attention to the performance of this peer on the court.

It doesn't matter if you don't watch it, the more you watch it, the more shocked you will be!
This kind of observation in person and competing in the same field is completely different from the effect of watching the edited video!

Just like when he watched the physical confrontation between Chen Xiaoliang and Vlahovic in the video cut by the analysis team, he didn't feel that Chen Xiaoliang had any special physical fitness.

And in the collision just now, I knocked myself over, and only then did I really realize that my physical fitness that I am proud of among my peers can't shake this red countryman!

It's not just him, the entire midfield combination of Udinese, except for the Brazilian midfielder Wallace Sousa who can barely fight with Chen Xiaoliang, the rest are all turned into tofu by him!

What's more terrible is that this kind of defense not only guarantees the safety of the front of the penalty area for the team, but also seriously changes the mentality of the players on both sides!
Seeing that the physical confrontation was completely at a disadvantage, the Udinese players began to consciously avoid the confrontation. Once one or two people developed a mentality of fear of physical contact, this atmosphere would soon be transmitted to other teammates!
The Roma players, aware of the fear of the Udinese players, will intensify their own tough style and try to expand this advantage!

Under the ebb and flow, Rome not only gained the upper hand in the middle, but also became whatever they wanted on the two sides!

In the 26th minute, Deulofeu took a corner kick on the left and the ball flew to the penalty spot!

It is Chen Xiaoliang who is responsible for protecting this place!

He faced the opponent's French midfielder Mackengo and took off to compete for the top. When Mackengo saw him rushing to the top, he raised his hands in the air to protect his head and chest, and made a subconscious self-protection action!

How could such a posture still hit the ball?The corner kick was directly cleared by Chen Xiaoliang with a header.

In the 32nd minute, Mkhitaryan made a pass from the bottom, Cesko overwhelmed the opponent's central defender Bekao and shot with a header!But slightly higher than the beam.

In the 35th minute, Zalewski on the left received Wellertu through, plugged in at high speed, and after a squeeze from the opponent's right wingback Molina, he used his speed to forcefully pass him!

Then he rushed into the penalty area along the bottom line, aiming at the middle of the goal and sweeping the cross!

Abraham, who ran too far, forcibly turned around, flicked the ball lightly, reciprocated, and touched Cesko behind him!
Cesko hits the ball!
2 to 0!Roma extends its lead!
The two starting forwards assisted each other and both scored goals, which made Mourinho very happy!
Barrage:

【These two strikers are also amazing. After playing for half an hour, they scored one goal and one assist each.

[Abraham's feet are not bad, but his head is really bad]

[Abraham with a height of 194 is fast, and Sesco with a height of 190 is tall? 】

[Upstairs, I suspect that you are connoting a certain Chelsea player]

[Abraham: How about I also play a classic kick-off? 】

...

Leading by two goals, Roma's players began to float up.

There is no way, a team with many young players is easy to do this.

In the 41st minute, Deulofeu took advantage of Zalewski's forward assist and did not return to the gap. He continued to change directions and swayed in the right penalty area, and then faced Ibanez's mark and made a pass. !
Patricio, who didn't have many chances to perform in the first half, threw the ball forward, but he didn't throw it far!
Udinese striker Pusetto faces the empty goal and dives to the top!
Although Smalling followed closely, he was powerless to stop him from completing the shot!
Fortunately, the ball was too hard, and the position was not accurate, it was higher than the crossbar!
Roma's defense was shocked into a cold sweat!
There are still 3 minutes before the end of the first half, and Mourinho returned to the coach's bench and sat down.

After this game, they will go to Arnhem, the eastern city of the Netherlands, to participate in the UEFA Cup Group G match, and challenge the Eredivisie team Vitesse in an away game on the evening of September 9.

In the case of a close match with Tottenham, whether they can qualify from the group depends on the results against the other two opponents.

This game must be won!

And four days later, the team will face Empoli's challenge at home.

This team is about the same level as Udinese, and it belongs to the kind that needs to go all out to ensure that it does not overturn.

After that, there will be a week-long national team competition period. After the players of the national team come back, the real test will come. On October 10, they will go to Turin to challenge the traditional giants Juventus away!

Although the old woman has not performed well recently due to the limited signings of Xia Chuang and the sharp drop in attack power after Ronaldo left, the lean camel is bigger than the horse, and the background of the giants and the strength of the team's configuration lie there.

After three months of coaching, how good is the Roma team that Mourinho took over? That game is the real test!
If you can't even beat a veteran giant that is not doing well, what ability do you have to challenge the Milan duo who are in the limelight and aiming to win the championship?

If the game against the three giants fails to score a certain amount, and then there is a defeat in the game against Naples, which is in good form and strength, then the possibility of achieving the four goals this season will be very small.

The halftime whistle interrupted Mourinho's thoughts,

There are still two and a half games left to debug this new team, and he has to take advantage of every opportunity and try something different.

　Thanks to the club director [Student Li Yili] for the monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)