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

Chapter 402 The moment you scored, we still couldn't help cheering
老特拉福德，2024年2月15日晚18点30分。

Before arriving at the stadium and changing his jersey, Chen Xiaoliang went to the dressing room of Rome alone and said hello to the old guys.

Although he is an opponent, Chen Xiaoliang, who has left too many beautiful and sacred memories for Roma, is still welcomed by the whole team.

Even Van der Beek and Tuanzebe, who were sold from Manchester United, are full of respect for the new Red Devils captain.

The 19-year-old Mr. Double is like a walking legend. Any professional football practitioner knows that he is a super player with no shortcomings.

And like Van der Beek and Vitor Roque, although they have never worked with Chen Xiaoliang, their transfers were all promoted by Riise, and Roque is the player represented by Riise, and the relationship between Riise and Chen Xiaoliang Everyone knows that, and it has long surpassed ordinary agents and players.

One of these two players played as the main player again in Rome, and the other came to the top five European leagues from Brazil with a halo of genius. They are all grateful to Chen Xiaoliang.

The key is that he has a distinctive personality and is quite charismatic. No matter whether he is a man, a woman, or a Wal-Mart shopping bag, he will be attracted by Chen Xiaoliang's temperament and appearance.

But Gerrard didn't have any specific interaction with Chen Xiaoliang, he just nodded his head from a distance.

He is a Liverpool man, he is the manager of a rival team, and he has to stand his ground.

Roma's players are familiar with Chen Xiaoliang, while Manchester United's Chen Xiaoliang is familiar with both Roma's players and Gerrard's tactical style.

In the tactical meeting before the game, he was basically explaining the tactics to the players of the first team. Ten Hag also told him privately that he has the potential to become an excellent coach in the future.

In the first three games, Chen Xiaoliang won 14 training points and 4 breakthrough points against Bournemouth, 7 skill points and 2 breakthrough points in the FA Cup against Cambridge United, and 3 points in the league draw against West Ham. [-] training points.

再加上10天训练的40点，总计57点训练值（0→57），7点技能值（35→42），6点突破点数（59→65）

At 19:[-], after the announcement of the starting lineup, it was exactly as Chen Xiaoliang predicted.

Roma's starting 4-3-2-1 Christmas tree formation:
goalkeeper Patricio;
Back four Zalewski, Mancini, Hiroki Ito, Spinazzola;

Three defensive midfielders Christiane, Wijnaldum and Kokku;

The double midfielders are Vitor Roque and Pellegrini;
The forward striker is Abraham.

Among them, Ito Yoki is the former Bundesliga best rookie signed by Xia Chuang from Bundesliga Stuttgart, and he performed equally well in Serie A this season.

Kokcu was the core midfielder of the Eredivisie champion Feyenoord last season. Under the operation of Riise, Roma beat Benfica, Sevilla and other teams and bought him in the summer window for 2500 million. Instant battle, plug and play.

The reason for not going to Van der Beek is that Manchester United players know him too well.

And Roque, as a genius with the same reputation as Enderik, who was signed by Real Madrid at the age of 16 in Brazil, has fully demonstrated his grinding skills in Brazil in the relatively slow and more technical football atmosphere of Serie A after coming to Rome. The outstanding skills he has developed, and his performance of 5 goals and 5 assists in half a season, which is hailed as the "new alien" in Brazil, minimized Roma's loss in breaking through the defense line after Kwa left.

Although this lineup is not as good as last season's Triple Crown, the three lines are more balanced. There are newcomers and old players, which are also quite threatening.

Serie A is temporarily ranked third, only 3 points behind Inter Milan, and the top spot in the Champions League group stage is the best proof.

Manchester United here:

Goalkeeper Livakovic;
Back four Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lima, Luke Thomas;

Double defensive midfielders Milinkovic and Casemiro, central midfielder Chen Xiaoliang;

The trident is still Kwa, Sesco and Rashford.

When queuing up in the player channel, the two sides shook hands and greeted each other friendly. Even the referee team felt that the game was like a friendly match, and the atmosphere of tension between the players was completely invisible.

Especially when the two sides walked into the stadium, the announcer at Old Trafford shouted Chen Xiaoliang's name loudly, and the Roman fans and Manchester United fans who were away from the expedition cheered together to pay tribute to their former Pope.

But once the game started, everything changed immediately.

Gerrard and his Rome proved with their attitude and actions that they definitely did not come to Manchester for vacation and to visit friends.

Guessing the coin won Rome, which kicked off first, and launched a fast attack from the first moment.

After receiving the ball, Roque pushed forward. Facing the tall Milinkovic, he directly inserted diagonally into the middle, focusing on the joint of Manchester United's double midfielders.

Although Milinkovic followed closely, at 191 he defended Rock, who was 172, one-on-one, and he was somewhat unable to keep up with the pace and speed.

Casemiro had to come over to defend, to prevent Roque from getting a kick in the middle.

As soon as Casemiro made a move here, Roque scored the ball to the right side of the ribs. Pellegrini who received the ball directly crossed it diagonally. side!

Fortunately, Livakovic predicted in advance and blocked the ball from the bottom line with his left body and left hand. Otherwise, Rome would have scored the first goal 30 seconds into the game.

Roque was the player hand-picked by Chen Xiaoliang and asked Riise to fly to Brazil to grab the agency rights.

He originally wanted to recommend it to Manchester United, but considering that there were too many wingers in the Manchester United team in the summer, it was not conducive to a Brazilian player who was about to turn 18 years old to get a stable playing time, so he recommended it to Gera Germany.

The name Vitor Roque is well known in European scouting circles, and Gerrard naturally knows some rumors about him and Barcelona.

Moreover, at that time, because he had sold Chen Xiaoliang and the other three, he held more than 3 million euros in cash but lacked a good transfer target, so after careful research, he immediately made a decision to introduce the Brazilian genius to Rome.

After coming, it is really easy to use.

No matter how many videos you watch, it's better to compete in person. Chen Xiaoliang on the field at the moment also discovered this.

Although there are not many fans in Rome, Manchester United released 5000 away tickets to them, but the momentum of the 5000 people did not lose much to the remaining 69000 Manchester United fans.

Although they know that the probability of defending the Champions League this season is extremely low, but as the Triple Crown, Roma fans are just like when they went out with the team last season. No matter which stadium in Europe, they will cheer to become the home team's 12th people.

In addition to fans, celebrities gathered in the VIP stands.

Needless to say, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Gill, Van der Sar, England coach Southgate, Argentina coach Scaloni, Italy coach Robert Mancini, Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman and other national team leaders The coaches all appeared in the stands.

You know, in the summer of 2024, Europe will have the European Cup in Germany, and the Americas will have the America’s Cup. Especially this time, the America’s Cup is no longer a competition for ten South American countries, but also includes six teams from Central and North America. The veritable "America" ​​Cup.

Both Ronaldo and Messi expressed their desire to continue to play for their country, and the outside world is paying attention to whether the two aging superstars can lead the team to become kings again.

And Mbappe's France is even more popular in the European Cup. Harland's Norway is in Group A of the qualifiers with Spain, Scotland, Georgia, and Cyprus. It is still doubtful whether they can qualify for the main match.

What's more, in the summer of 2024, there will be the Paris Olympics. The football gold medal of men's and women's football is also an honor that many countries want to strive for.

In addition, there are Totti, Beckham, Lampard, Maldini and many other famous people.

Zidane, who was rumored to be replacing Nagelsmann, who was underperforming, and returning to Real Madrid, also appeared on the scene.

Mourinho's wife Mathilde recovered from a serious illness, and he watched the game while staying with his family in the rehabilitation hospital.

Although Harry Kane was intercepted by Bayern at the last moment, he also snatched Uruguayan midfielder Ugarte of Sporting Portugal from his old club Chelsea for 6500 million euros.

Mourinho always has a hunch, whether it is UEFA's "invisible hand" or the hand of fate in the dark, in short, he believes that there is always a hand that will make himself and Chen Xiaoliang win the Champions League this season. meet.

Looking at the whole of Europe, he believes that only the Manchester City duo can pose a threat to his Greater Paris right now, and all other teams are in the eyes of this madman.

But after all, he still has deep feelings for Roma, and he also wants to see what Roma can do without Chen Xiaoliang under the leadership of Gerrard.

In 10 minutes, after carrying Rome's three axes, Manchester United gradually gained a clear advantage.

Gerrard's three defensive midfielders are designed for Chen Xiaoliang. As a legendary all-around midfielder in his career, he knows that even if he returns to his peak, he can't match the current Chen Xiaoliang one-on-one. The way that all coaches go is to use quantity to fight quality.

And Ten Hag naturally has a way to deal with it.

In the 12th minute, Manchester United attacked, Roma shrank the defense, Chen Xiaoliang pulled to the right and changed positions with Rashford.

Spinazzola, known as the great Italian left-back who has the potential to become a great Italian left-back, was both focused and helpless when he saw Chen Xiaoliang.

I was able to come back from a serious injury, and quickly recovered and started frequently in the game, thanks to Chen Xiaoliang's extra training team.

But everyone who has experienced the extra training team knows what kind of terrifying Chen Xiaoliang is.

If we talk about the training plan arranged by the coaching staff, it is a complete practice for the whole team. Even in group training, the forwards practice forwards, and the defenders practice defenders.

This kind of training is mainly based on tactical drills and physical reserves.

And Chen Xiaoliang's extra training is mainly based on small-scale cooperation and one-on-one, two-on-two partial confrontation.

First one side attacks, and then the other side defends.

Therefore, almost every player who participated in the extra training has a lingering image, that is, he was dazed by Chen Xiaoliang's offense in defense, and then he was defended by Chen Xiaoliang in offense.

At this moment, as soon as Chen Xiaoliang received a pass from Milinkovic, Spinazzola made a defensive posture.

But before he defended, two teammates rushed to help.

Kokcu, the Turkish midfielder from Feyenoord, has stopped in front of Chen Xiaoliang, and behind Chen Xiaoliang is Roque who retreats to help defend.

These two have never partnered with Chen Xiaoliang, so no matter what their motives are, in short, like those players who played against Chen Xiaoliang for the first time in the past, they all want to be in front of this football top star who claims to be excellent in offense and defense and has no weaknesses. Over two strokes.

Chen Xiaoliang started his extraordinary.

He first dribbled with his right foot on the right, and quickly rushed forward to the right, and passed through Kokku in an instant with his unparalleled explosive start speed.

Ke Keku couldn't believe that someone in this world could take the first step so quickly!

In order to prevent Chen Xiaoliang from passing by, he stretched out his left hand and pulled it up with a motion almost equivalent to hugging the waist.

Chen Xiaoliang's forward body was immediately slowed down, but he still protected the ball with his feet to prevent Kokku from getting off.

Referee Sandro Schall from Switzerland had his whistle in his mouth.

At this time, Kokku had already returned to Chen Xiaoliang's body with the hug just now, and Rock, who retreated to help defend, also ran over, ready to steal the ball.

Chen Xiaoliang blocked Kokku with his right hand, pulled him away with his left hand, and protected the ball with his left foot on his side to prevent Rock from getting off.

At this time, the Manchester United fans in the stands shouted in unison like a rising tide.

Chen Xiaoliang buckled with his left foot, Roque slammed into the air, and Kokku took the opportunity to stretch his right leg forward and try to steal the ball. Flashed, and this time he was really left behind!
Spinazzola, who has been dragging behind and waiting for an opportunity to defend, wanted to step forward to block Chen Xiaoliang, but the Red Devils captain who had just passed Kokku swiped forward with his left foot, and Spinazzola leaned forward. It was clean in an instant!

Zhan Jun: "Xiao Liang! It's over three! Wow! I can't hold back!"

"Straight through the middle!"

"Sesco!"

"The shot was blocked by Japanese international Yoki Ito, Manchester United won a corner kick!"

Zhang Lu: "Just now, Xiao Liang really... has super physical confrontation and dribbling ability, as if he saw the shadow of Messi dribbling the ball."

Zhan Jun: "Eh? Let's see, hahaha, maybe Spinazzola himself didn't realize it."

Zhang Lu: "Hahaha, this is so interesting..."

Zhan Jun: "The camera captured that after Sesco's shot was blocked by Roma's Hiroki Ito, Spinazzola and Chen Xiaoliang in front of him raised their heads and sighed at the same time."

"Do you still feel that Cesko is still your teammate?"

Zhang Lu: "Hey, it's true."

Chen Xiaoliang turned back and blinked his left eye at Spinazzola, who himself smiled awkwardly, stretched out his hand and waved at Chen Xiaoliang, meaning "don't tease me".

The referee Sandro Schar gave Kokcu a yellow card. The action of hugging people around the waist was completely an active foul. It's just that Chen Xiaoliang didn't concede the ball just now. According to the offensive advantage, Sandro Schar also There is no blow to stop the game.

Manchester United corner.

Rashford pushed the ball back to Chen Xiaoliang, who was standing on the right, and Chen Xiaoliang made a straight kick to pass the ball.

Milinkovic plugged in at the previous point, attracting Yoki Ito;

Rashford and Sesco wandered in the middle, while Kristante, Wijnaldum, and Abraham watched closely;
The two points went forward one after another, took off, played a feint, and deceived a large number of defenders in the penalty area of ​​Rome.

Then the ball went straight to the rear point in an almost level flight!

Varane took off high and was about to hit the ball. Gianluca Mancini jumped up, hit the ball first and destroyed it!

Zalewski, who was standing aside, cleared the ball to the frontcourt with a big kick.

Chen Xiaoliang himself was happy, thinking: "How could I forget this guy."

When in Rome, whether it was a corner kick, a free kick, or a cross, Mancini's header attack from the back point was one of the team's regular tactical routines.

On the contrary, in Manchester United, the routine of fighting for the top in the penalty area is more complicated and more varied.

Therefore, it can be said that Mancini is far more familiar with how Chen Xiaoliang will pass to the back than Varane.

"I can only do something different." Chen Xiaoliang thought to himself.

In the 31st minute, Roque made a comeback. This time he switched positions with Pellegrini, preparing to attack his compatriot Big Brother Casemiro.

Of course Casemiro knows his name. The top scorer in the South American Youth Cup is regarded by many in Brazil as Brazil's main striker candidate for the 2026 World Cup.

This time Rock shook a few times and launched an assault from the right side of his ribs, trying to walk through the joint between Casemiro and Luke Thomas, but they were blocked by the two decisively closing the door.

Then Roque pierced his crotch and pushed the ball between Casemiro's legs. Casemiro turned around immediately, and then stretched out his hand to block Roque who wanted to flash past him. Luke Thomas on the side With a tacit understanding, he stabbed the ball to the goalkeeper Livakovic.

Roque followed the unique custom of the Brazilians. When his body touched Casemiro's arm, he immediately fell backwards like an electric shock.

The referee Sandro Schar immediately blew the whistle. Although Casemiro and Chen Xiaoliang who ran back repeatedly complained that it was diving, after all, the hand did touch Rock. Even if the acting was exaggerated, there is still a basis for whistle.

On the right side of the top of the penalty area, Pellegrini and Rock stood on both sides behind the ball.

Chen Xiaoliang stood on the far left side of the human wall composed of five people.

"Beep", the referee whistled, and Pellegrini ran up!
Rock on the side also made a gesture to start.

Pellegrini's right foot directly curved the ball to the goal!

In the wall, Milinkovic, who was standing on the right side of Chen Xiaoliang, took off and blocked Pellegrini's shot with the top of his forehead, and the ball bounced back.

The power of this kick is not small. After landing, Milinkovic fell backward on the lawn, covering his head with his hands!

Rock on the side was just about to turn around to get the ball back and launch an attack, but he felt a gust of wind on the left side of his body, and then a figure in red flashed over and caught up with the ball!
The number 7 is clearly on the back!
Rock quickly ran at full speed!
Zhan Jun: "Xiaoliang counterattack! It's still a fast break on the third line, Kwa is on the left, and Rashford is running on the right!"

Zhang Lu: "Three-on-four in the frontcourt, let's see if Roma can defend."

Gerrard on the sidelines knew that this kind of scene was the most threatening moment. During the counterattack, Chen Xiaoliang got the ball and ran in the open area, and handed over a revolver with an unknown number of bullets to the opponent, and then pointed at it. As deadly as your own head.

Gerald immediately shouted: "First! First! Quick! Quick!"

Close means to close in the middle, and fast means to run back to the defensive position in the backcourt.

Hiroki Ito and Mancini ran away, while Zalewski and Spinazzola sprinted and leaned towards the middle.

Rock was chasing, desperately chasing.

For an 18-year-old player who has entered the top five European leagues for the first time, has performed well, and is under the halo of genius of the football powerhouse five-star Brazil, it is only natural to be arrogant.

It seems that as long as the ball is caught up from behind, and then the body sticks and the foot is broken, it can prove that he has won the World Footballer and the Golden Globe winner in one-on-one.

But the cruelty of reality was like a merciless slap on Rock's face.

I tried my best to chase, but no matter how I chased, I couldn't get any closer.

At the age of 17, he scored 7 goals and 2 assists in 2 games in the "Champions League" in South America - the Copa Libertadores. Atlético Nacional reached the final all the way, losing to another Brazilian team, Flamengo.

But he has never encountered a scene like this in a short sprint, where he is crushed by a person running with the ball with speed!
When Chen Xiaoliang approached the front of the penalty area, Ito Yanghui blocked him.

Chen Xiaoliang flicked his right foot and changed direction to the right and forward.

Rashford, who is running on the right, has started to circle the bottom of the penalty area, while Kwa on the left is retracting towards the top of the arc.

This is the fast-break cooperation that the three of them let B Fee, Maguire, Lindelof, Menji, Luke Thomas, Wan Bissaka, Dalot and others take turns as defensive players in the extra training. !

The buttocks of the players on the Manchester United bench had unconsciously left their seats, and Ten Hag, who was standing on the sidelines, also tiptoed slightly subconsciously.

They knew that a goal might be coming, but Chen Xiaoliang had the right to choose how to score.

Chen Xiaoliang, who dribbled the ball to the right, came to the right rib outside the penalty area, about 2 meters away from the penalty area line, and suddenly slowed down and stopped.

Fearing that his tempo would change suddenly and speed up again, the follower Ito Yoki huddled inside the restricted area line, bent down, put his hands behind his back, and stared at Chen Xiaoliang intently.

Rock had just caught up at this time. He saw that Yoki Ito was already in place, and was about to run into the penalty area first, and then turned around to form a double-team with the Japanese teammate.

Rock thought well, but if there is no accident, there will be an accident.

He had just entered the penalty area, and before he could turn around, Chen Xiaoliang rubbed his right foot, and the ball had already flown into the penalty area.

Patricio was worried that Chen Xiaoliang would shoot directly from a long distance, so he guarded the side near the goal post, with Spinazzola blocking him.

Mancini and Zalewski are far away, staring at Rashford and Kwa respectively.

At this time the ball flew out, Mancini looked at the trajectory and arc, and immediately understood that it was a cross, and it was a late point!

For any central defender, the two most important tasks in air defense are to prevent the opponent from jumping up, and then jump up to top the ball.

Mancini secretly grabbed Rashford's clothes. This trick was shared by Chen Xiaoliang with his Roma teammates during extra training, and it was the best trick for close defense.

He is confident that under his personal interference, coupled with his header ability, and that Rashford is not a striker who is good at fighting for the top, Spinazzola next to him is also tightly attached to him, and he does not use headers. Kwa, who is good at it, this ball must be easily defended!

The ball was about to fall, and it seemed that the landing point was a bit behind him. Seeing this, Mancini became more confident. He pushed Rashford forward slightly, so that he could not rush to the landing point. Then he took a step back, took a deep breath, and jumped high!
What the hell!impossible!

The ball is obviously about to fall, this is obviously Chen Xiaoliang's diagonal pass routine, why doesn't he feel the ball touch his head at all!
He hadn't left behind yet, and from the corner of his eye, he saw Patricio, who was rushing towards the far post, collapsed in the goal line in embarrassment, and then deafening cheers broke out at Old Trafford!

Zhan Jun: "This goal has been scored!"

"In the 33rd minute, Xiaoliang counterattacked with a false fax shot, tricked goalkeeper Patricio and defender Mancini, and hoisted the ball directly to the left side of the goal!"

"1 to 0!"

Zhang Lu: "The staff told us that some netizens asked Xiaoliang in the barrage if he kicked his foot. How is this possible? With his footwork, when the defender is more than two meters away from him, there is a chance. There is enough space to kick up, how could it be kicked."

In the backcourt, Abraham subconsciously raised his hand to the top of his head when Chen Xiaoliang scored a goal, and then realized that Tamade was scored by his opponent, so he could only pretend to scratch his head...

Players wearing jerseys on the field, playing on behalf of their side, receiving club wages, and carrying the expectations of fans must have a clear stand, but some Roma fans in the stands are not like this.

In fact, when the clock turned to the 33rd minute, they had already started shouting the slogan "Number 33 of Rome, the eternal Pope of the Eternal City!".

After the goal, although many people couldn't hide their disappointment, they still applauded vigorously and sent heartfelt congratulations to the former heroes.

Chen Xiaoliang didn't celebrate, and then looked up to see this scene.

He ran to the stands of Roma fans on the east side of the stadium, raised his hands and applauded the fans who still supported him.

At this moment, everyone in the stadium began to applaud, and the Manchester United fans also began to follow the slogans shouted by the Roman fans, and beat the rhythm with applause.

Zhan Jun: "At Old Trafford, in the 33rd minute of the game, the local Manchester United fans and the Roma fans from afar cheered together because of a single goal!"

"We have witnessed confrontation, grievances, and even violence in too many games. Similarly, we have also seen the other side of unity, warmth, and touching in the football world!"

"If the super world wave and the shocking reversal are miracles, then this scene at this moment, because of one person, two cities with centuries-old football genes joined forces, is it another manifestation of miracles! "

"This is football. Football can give you heaven and hell. How can you not love football!"

(End of this chapter)