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

Chapter 195 Penalty Shootout!The unforeseen happened!
A short break of 5 minutes is not enough to make up for the fatigue of the players.

Even Cesko, who has always been vigorous and energetic, showed signs of fatigue.

Atalanta also played very slowly, still maintaining possession.

But the group of players under Gasperini can't run anymore, they are just controlling the rhythm.

Before the end of the 90 minutes of regular time, they failed to kill the game. Now in overtime, they still have to consume first and then reap.

On this point, Gasperini and Allegri have similar ideas.

It's just that such a "dog" tactic is naturally understandable for a civilian team like Atlanta, and the fans' acceptance is far greater than that of wealthy fans.

But if you put it on Juventus, the former nine-time champion, you can only be labeled as "conservative" and "not enterprising".

But with the current Roma, no matter how conservative the team is, they dare not call themselves conservative in front of Mourinho.

Possession?What it is?No more, I will give it all to you.

Ten minutes before extra time, Atalanta's ball possession rate was close to 10%, but Mourinho did not panic at all, because in addition to the ball possession rate, the opponent's statistics continued to increase, that is, the number of passes and the number of shots. no change.

Moreover, under Chen Xiaoliang's running, Atlanta's midfield did not press too high, and the ball had to be passed back to the backcourt from time to time.

In Mourinho's view, these are all invalid ball control, and in order to control the ball, you must continue to move without the ball, and compress the distance of the formation, while reducing risky long passes and through balls. And possession of the ball, on the contrary, will reduce the threat of offense.

Once the ball is lost and the counterattack fails, there will be gaps everywhere in the defense line. As long as the opponent's counterattack can penetrate the midfield, the threat will be very great.

But in the eyes of those who advocate ball possession, as long as the ball is at their feet, it is a performance of dominance. If the opponent can't even get the ball, how can they form an attack and shoot?

Through continuous ball possession and suppression, the opponent is trapped in his own half and away from our goal. Even if the ball is lost, he can quickly double-team to counter-grab the ball on the spot and get it back, and then reorganize the attack. .

The supporters of the two factions can't overwhelm the other, and the best way to judge the standard of strength is what Beckenbauer once said - it is not the strong who wins, but the winner who is strong.

Football only remembers the final result.

It's not just the 22 players and their coaches who can affect the result.

In the 13th minute of overtime, Roma made a quick counterattack after being ejected from Atlanta's cross.

Pellegrini passed a pass to Chen Xiaoliang who was on the edge. After Chen Xiaoliang passed the ball with speed and passed Zappacosta, he crossed it to Zaniolo in the middle.

Zaniolo, who played later, repeatedly fought with the opponent's defense line and bounced in the top battle, but he still couldn't take advantage of it. Coupled with the suspension of the league, he was already depressed. He finally got such a chance to counterattack on the ground. Don't mention how motivated you are.

Like the disallowed goal he scored in the previous game, he received the ball on the right side of the penalty area line, wanted to cut inside Palomino and then shot with his left foot.

However, when seeing Zaniolo move laterally, Palomino predicted that he was going to cut in, turned sideways in advance, and kept blocking the left front in front of him, blocking the shooting route.

Zaniolo had nothing to do, seeing that the inside cut was useless, and Froule, who was returning to defense in the middle, was about to catch up with him, so he had to buckle with his left foot, trying to use an emergency stop and change direction to break into the penalty area from the right.

With his current level of physical fitness, this trick really works.

After all, the two Atlanta players defending him have played more than 100 minutes. Even with Jens guiding physical training, they can't compare with the players who haven't played for a long time.

After Palomino stopped abruptly, Zaniolo had already burst in from his left.

Seeing that a single-handed approach was about to be formed, the Argentine central defender directly shoveled in desperation!
Zaniolo was hooked by Palomino's outstretched right foot and fell to the ground immediately!

"Hey!"

"Hey!"

Not only did Sesco nearby shout loudly that it was a penalty kick, almost everyone on the Roma bench shouted dissatisfaction!
However, the referee was indifferent!

Seeing this, Atlanta goalkeeper Muso immediately rushed forward and kicked the ball forward.

"Don't blow such an obvious foul?!"

Zaniolo got up and shouted in the direction of the referee.

The referee still turned a deaf ear.

And the ball has flown to the left of Atlanta.

Zappacosta and Celik were chasing the ball at the same time. They were neck and neck, and when they were about to catch the ball, they fell to the ground and stretched their legs to hook the ball at the same time!

It's like "chicken's game," when two muscle cars collide head-on and neither one refuses to take the wheel, someone has to pay.

The ball rolled out of bounds, and both Celek and Zappacosta lay on the ground covering their shins.

The team doctors of both sides entered the field and gave feedback to their respective head coaches that they needed to make substitutions.

Mourinho had no choice but to replace Celik with Kumbra, let Kumbra play as a guest on the right wingback, and then replaced Matic with Christante, using his physical advantage to help defend the right.

So far, all six substitutions have been used up.

And Gasperini also replaced Zappacosta, who was outstanding in this field, with Italian defender Pesera.

Faced with the mutual shoveling just now, the referee still did not say anything, and signaled Rome to open the sideline.

Mourinho has been distraught.

The results of a brief exchange between Rapetti and the team doctor indicated that Celik had at least a ligament strain, and in severe cases it might be a muscle tear.

It takes a month to recover from a strain, and it takes about 80 days to fully recover from a muscle tear. However, from the beginning of February to the beginning of April, this period can be described as the most important time in the second half of the season.

Whether the league can maintain its point advantage depends on the results of this wave and the non-strong teams. The more points you can get, the stronger your ability to resist risks.

The Europa League round of 16 starts in mid-April. Even if Celik recovers by then, whether he can recover in time after returning to the team is still a question mark.

If the Coppa Italia wins today, the two rounds of the semi-finals will start in early April.

As one of the few pure full-backs in the team, after Karlsdorp's insane performance today, Mourinho has decided to completely abandon him, just like Diawara.

In order to give up the non-European quota, Niles was returned to Arsenal in the winter window;

The teenager Calafioli went on loan to Genoa, the bottom team, to practice;
Malaysia can only play on the left side. Although Smalling played right-back for Manchester United for a while, Sir Alex Ferguson did not retire at that time. Smalling was still a young man. He is 33 years old now and has both speed and explosive power. It has dropped a bit, and I am afraid that it will be boring to kick to the right.

This also means that if Celik is really seriously injured, he will have to use Karlsdorp again.

Shake hands with an "insider" or "traitor"?
Mourinho absolutely does not accept this kind of thing.

What's more, thinking of Karlsdorp's attitude when he returned to the locker room at halftime, he couldn't help but get angry.

But after thinking about it, if you don't use him, who will you use?

Just when he was upset, he was given another fire on the court.

The replaced Kumbra prepares to tee off.

Looking left and right, only Cesko leaned on Demiral.

Kumbra threw the ball over, but the moment the ball was released, Demiral actually used a hugging action on Sesco and knocked him to the ground!
This action greatly exceeded everyone's expectations, and even the Atlanta home fans exclaimed "Yeah!"

However, the referee did not blow the whistle until Demiral received the ball and distributed it to Pesera who had just played.

Like the shoveler just now, there was no expression.

At this time, Mourinho, who had already endured to the critical point, broke out completely.

"I don't even brag about it! Is anyone willing to brag if you want to be beaten to death?!"

"Do you have any professional ethics?"

And Pesera, who was catching the ball, was about to rush forward, but was pulled to the ground by Kumbra's tactical foul.

The referee showed a yellow card to Kumbra as if activated.

But it wasn't over, he came over, took out the red card, raised it to Mourinho expressionlessly, and then stretched out his left hand to make a "go out" gesture.

comment:

[I'm convinced, I won't blow it even after hugging and falling like this, the referee came with a mission]

[They all tm hugged and fell, the referee is really blind]

[Alas, the football environment in Italy is getting more and more complete]

Of course, Mourinho's sunspots are everywhere:

[At Manchester United, it was also said that if there are no dead people in the penalty area, no penalties will be blown. Why don’t the bird droppings think about it, why are the birds being targeted by others wherever they go?]

[It's okay, you can win it back with a hat-trick at the press conference after the game]

...

Not only did the live broadcast room of Zhongyang TV explode, but many fans from all over the world also began to criticize today's referee on Latte and Youtube.

He Wei couldn't help it anymore, but as a professional in the system, he couldn't directly scold:
"It's probably because the fans and friends will feel sleepy when they see this point. Today's referee showed a comedy and took the initiative to relieve everyone's boredom."

"The local temperature in Italy, especially at night, is still very low. Before the game, the local media showed that it was 6 degrees Celsius."

"I can't help but think of a poem by Lu Tong, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. What's so good about being stubborn in winter, it blinds one's eyes."

"We ordinary people basically have a physical examination every one to two years."

"The items of the physical examination are different, and it is related to the package you choose, but vision and hearing examinations are necessary items."

"I just don't know if this kind of good tradition exists in Italy. Whether the Italian Football Association and the referee committee will regularly conduct physical examinations for their referees, especially whether the two inspections of vision and hearing are included."

"I saw some fans ask me why I have hearing? Does it mean that the referee did not hear the complaints of the Roma coaches and players?"

"I kept watching the referee wearing headphones, but it didn't seem to be working, so that even the VAR on the sidelines didn't want to go and look at it."

"Mourinho has been sent to the stands for the third time this season. Due to his repeated offenses, he may be suspended and fined by Serie A after the game."

"Plus it's an away game, and he probably doesn't have sufficient equipment to command the game remotely. Then we can only see how his assistants and players on the field respond to the crisis."

Several players wanted to have a fit, but seeing that the referee was playing for real and sent Mourinho straight away, they had to endure it.

The behavior of the referee also directly led to drastic changes in the situation on the field.

Atlanta became confident, especially after entering the second half of overtime after a break of more than 1 minute, their actions became even bigger.

Although the referee also showed 2 yellow cards to Atlanta, but at these stages of the game, this kind of late penalty is not enough to reverse the overall trend.

In the last few minutes of the second half of overtime, Cesco and the three central defenders were completely unable to run, and only Zaniolo was still struggling.

But without the support from the rear, relying on the frontcourt to run and grab the ball alone has little effect.

And Chen Xiaoliang kicked further and further back, frequently helping Pellegrini, who was not good at defending, and Cristant, who was running slowly.

From left to right, from inside to outside.

In every threatening position near the penalty area, there are people from the Red Country.

Even Jens couldn't help being amazed.

Gasperini asked him: "Why is this kid from the Red Country so good at running? Is it through training? Or is it natural?"

Jens shook his head: "It's the first time I've seen a player with such good physical strength in actual combat. Really, I want to see how the personal training subjects assigned by Rome are set up for him."

"Football is not a marathon. In addition to repeated running back and forth, there are also uninterrupted high-speed sprints. Now he can still sprint on the field, except for those who made it to overtime, and he is the only one."

Gasperini: "Mourinho is really good at training the team, and he can keep the ball without conceding for this sake."

Having said that, neither of them spoke again.

They also knew in their hearts that the referee's whistle was a bit "blind" today.

But the referee was not brought in by the two of them, and in the league, Atlanta was not without whistling.

After several long passes to the penalty area to attack to no avail, the game officially entered the penalty shootout!

For Chen Xiaoliang, this was the first time to participate.

Players from both sides gathered on the bench and formed a circle, and the coaches on both sides were arranging the details of the penalty shootout.

For Rome, of course, Foti reported the order of taking the penalty one by one according to the preparations in advance and according to the players still on the field.

Pellegrini first, Zaniolo second, Mancini third, Christiane fourth, Sesco fifth.

Then came Ibanez, Malaysia, and the eighth was Chen Xiaoliang.

The referee called the team captains Chen Xiaoliang and Freuler.

Chen Xiaoliang chose the reverse side of the coin, and Freuler chose the front side.

The referee tossed the coin high, and instead of catching it with the back of his hand, let the coin fall directly on the turf.

Opposite!

Rome kicks first!

Chen Xiaoliang breathed a sigh of relief!

According to statistics, the side that takes the penalty kick first undoubtedly has a clear advantage, and this advantage mainly comes from the psychological level.

Once the goal is advanced, it will cause great psychological pressure on the opponent's players who are following the free throw!
In about 3 minutes, the two teams were set up. The players lined up on the center line on both sides of the center circle, shoulder to shoulder, with their hands on the shoulders of their teammates on both sides, silently praying for each other.

"Pellegrini stood on the penalty spot."

"Beep!"

"The referee whistles!"

"Roma 7 slow approach, shoot!"

"The lower left corner of the goal!"

"Musso didn't move, the ball went in!"

"0 to 1! The total score is 1 to 2!"

"Atalanta's first penalty was the Russian player Miranchuk who replaced Boga."

"He's also a left-footer!"

"Running, there is a slight pause!"

"It's also in the lower left corner!"

"Patricio made a wrong judgment and the total score was tied 2-2!"

"Zaniolo came over and at the same time made the cross on his chest and prayed to the sky."

"His approach distance is a bit long."

"Shoot!"

"Oh!"

"Although Musso still didn't judge the direction, Zaniolo's kick flew! It went directly to the stands behind the goal!"

"The Atalanta fans at the scene also booed and cheered Zaniolo's poor footwork."

"The pressure is now on Roma's side."

"Patricio stood on the goal line and looked at No. 7 Kupmenas, the second Atalanta kicker."

"The Dutch midfielder is worth 3000 million euros and is also a left-footed player!"

"Run up, shoot!"

"Patricio touched the ball with his fingertips. Although the angle was not tricky, the ball was so fast that it flew into the right side of the goal!"

"Atalanta made two free throws, the total score is 3 to 2!"

"The third player of the Roma team was central defender Mancini. He played for nearly 125 minutes. I don't know what kind of penalty he will take!"

"There is almost no run-up, and the shot is in the middle!"

"Musso threw himself to the left, the goal went in!"

"Mancini is bold! Once the goalkeeper reacts slowly to this kind of ball, it is equivalent to passing the ball to the goalkeeper."

"Now the total score is 3 to 3!"

"Atalanta's third came up was their captain, Froule."

"The 30-year-old Swiss international has a right foot and played the whole game."

"Patricio kept shaking his hands, as if trying to interfere with the opponent!"

"Froule run-up! Hit the goal!"

"The ball is in!"

"This ball is too tricky."

"Patricio was right again, but he was still out of reach."

"After three rounds of penalty kicks, Atlanta leads Roma 4-3 on aggregate."

"The fourth one in Rome, it's Christante who came up!"

"As a member of the Italian team for Euro 2021, Cristante experienced the penalty shootout against England in the final!"

"Although he did not participate in free throws, I believe he has experienced this pressure!"

"Christante repeatedly placed the football to make sure nothing would go wrong."

"Get up and take a look at Mu Suo, then take five steps back!"

"The referee whistles!"

"Kristante runs, shoots!"

"Oh!"

"This ball is so dangerous! Musso threw the ball and the ball changed direction, but fortunately it hit the post and bounced into the goal!"

"Rome almost sent himself to the cliff ahead of time! Christante raised his arms and roared, expressing his depression."

"Now the score is 4 to 4, but this round of Atalanta has not yet played, and the Italian defender Pesera who replaced Zappacosta came up."

"Pesera's dominant foot is also left-footed. It seems that Gasperini trusts left-footed players to take penalties."

"Pesela didn't prepare too much, run up and shoot!"

"Come out!"

"Come out!"

"This ball Pecera kicked a goalkeeper's favorite half-high ball, and the angle was not tricky. Patricio judged the right direction and saved the ball without any difficulty!"

"Penalty shootout! It's so ups and downs!"

"We can see that the Roma players, including Xiao Liang, are encouraging each other!"

"After 4 rounds, the penalty kick was 3 to 3, and the total score was 4 to 4. The two teams returned to the same starting line again!"

"Roma's fifth penalty is Cesko, the Slovenian striker is the undoubted trump card of Roma this season!"

"11 goals in the league, 3 goals in the European Cup, 1 goal in the Coppa Italia, 15 goals and firmly ranked first in the team."

"However, in the usual penalty kicks, his pick is behind Wellertu, Pellegrini and others."

"Sesco's approach run was also very close."

"Keep kicking, hit the door!"

"My God! Even the Roma players and coaches were dumbfounded by this goal!"

"Cesko chose the spoon shot!"

"But Muso didn't move at all, the ball just flew into his arms so slowly!"

"I never thought that Sesco would choose such a shooting method at such a critical moment!"

"Now, the pressure is all on Patricio!"

On Atlanta's side, several players were pointing to the sky and praying silently.

As long as this goal is scored steadily, all the hard work and suffering tonight will be worth it.

The fifth player to play was the Dutch midfielder De Roon, who stood in front of the three central defenders with Froule and fought the whole game.

Patricio crossed himself with his right hand, jumped twice, lowered his body and spread his hands.

De Roon's run-up is very far!
After a small step, he swung his right foot back sharply, as if he was going to kick the ball through the net, and blasted the ball out!

"Get out!"

"Patricio, hero of Rome!"

"He pulled the team back on the death line!"

"Cesco breathed a sigh of relief! The most fortunate person now is him!"

He Wei cheered excitedly in the live broadcast room!

The Atlanta players couldn't hide their regrets. The victory in hand turned into a tie again, and the penalty shootout was about to enter the cruelest single-round death stage!
Although De Roon's ball is extremely powerful, the angle is too straight!
However, after Patricio threw the ball, he lay on the ground and greeted his teammates twice with his hands!

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