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

Chapter 197 New Football Record and Puskas Award!
Rapetti knew Mourinho's temper and rushed into the locker room.

"Win! Win!"

Mourinho was stunned for a moment, he didn't believe it at first, and then he turned on the TV in the locker room after listening to the noisy sound outside, which obviously didn't sound like the home team winning.

Sky Sports Italy is replaying the wonderful shots of the penalty shootout just now, and the commentary on the TV is also praising the magic of the final stage of the game in Italian over and over again.

On the field, the players on the Roma bench also rushed in. After everyone gathered together to celebrate, they greeted the Atlanta players and coaches separately, and then walked to the seating area of ​​​​the Roma fans to say goodbye.

After the rush on the field came to an end, the players happily pushed Chen Xiaoliang, insisting that he be the first to go back to the locker room—everyone knew that Mourinho was alone in there, maybe he was sullen, maybe he was already elated , but let Chen Xiaoliang be the first to win the first prize, it is always right.

In the locker room, Mourinho didn't ask much, but he already understood the whole process from the replay, as well as the psychological warfare played between Nuno Santos and Chen Xiaoliang.

He didn't say anything, but the corners of his mouth were raised uncontrollably, and he kept cursing in his heart: These two guys really have a lot of ideas!

At first, he was very surprised when he saw Chen Xiaoliang's two sideways attacks to the left.

The knee squatting and arms raising movements before the save are obviously to mobilize your own reaction when the ball comes out;
After throwing out, the stretching of the body and the posture as parallel to the ground as possible are obviously to maximize the saving area;

How can an amateur guest player do this?

Especially before the second side throw, in order to make up for the height step, it is an action made by an experienced goalkeeper relying on prediction.

Where did this kid learn the goalkeeping technique?
It wasn't until he saw the last ball, when Musso's penalty kick was about to hit Chen Xiaoliang's chest, and he blocked the ball with gestures like a volleyball, that Mourinho felt that Chen Xiaoliang was really an amateur...

Those two hits just now were just flashes of inspiration.

A group of people returned to the locker room, and Mourinho chose to hug Chen Xiaoliang and pat him to show encouragement.

If the 40-year-old Gerrard and Chen Xiaoliang are also masters and fathers, and they can chat better together, then the 59-year-old Mourinho obviously has some generation gap with these children. Some young players, even players in their twenties, saw reasons for his fear.

He is also not like a young coach, who wins a game and watches a game, takes one step at a time, without too much burden, and the future is not finalized.

At this moment, in his heart, the joy of victory will soon dissipate. After all, this is only a quarter-final match. When he returns to Rome, he will have to deal with the injuries of Patricio and Celik, Karlsdorp's attitude, There is also the matter of being suspended.

But even so, he let the players sing loudly and celebrate wantonly in the locker room.

He just sat in the corner and kept smiling quietly.

But there is one thing he knows very well, the red countryman in front of him who has gradually twisted the locker room into a rope at a speed far exceeding his expectations is definitely the most important piece of the puzzle for him to prove himself again.

After the excitement of the players passed, the fatigue suddenly surged.

Sitting on the bus back to the hotel, many people fell asleep, and Chen Xiaoliang was no exception.

Even when I got to the room, I would just fall asleep and stretch or something, let’s talk about it the next day.

Early the next morning, as usual after a wonderful performance, Chen Xiaoliang's phone vibrated non-stop after turning it on, and hundreds of congratulatory messages popped up overwhelmingly.

Barisic's text message: You guys are not doing well. You are going to be a goalkeeper. When you can't go on, remember to come back and be a substitute for McGregor. He will be 40 soon.

Chen Xiaoliang replied: Fuck you, faggot, next time I go back to Glasgow, see if I don't cut your dog leg.

Gerrard's text message: You boy is getting too much, I have never played goalkeeper, good job! (Remember to send two text messages to Lily when you have time)
Hey, my boss... I really miss his precious heart all the time...

Chen Xiaoliang replied: Well, the boss's recent game is also good!Relegation this year, rushing to Europe next year!
Shen Mengyu's text message: Brother Chen, you are too good. My teammates told me that I still don't believe it.My season is coming to an end here, I will go to Rome to find you then~
Chen Xiaoliang replied: Well, Old Sister Shen, you are still the best, you have already won the League Cup, and I have not won the championship in Rome.waiting for you~
Mom's text message: Son, do you have a bad relationship with the coach?Why don't you play football and let you keep the goal?
Chen Xiaoliang replied: Mom, don't think about it, ask Dad if you don't understand something while watching the game, I'm fine, you also take care of yourselves.

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It took more than half an hour to reply to the text message, and Chen Xiaoliang opened his personal social networking site again.

Riise's men had already uploaded the photo of the sideways save on his page overnight, and it had been liked by more than 30 people overnight.

But what excited Chen Xiaoliang the most was that Lionel Messi also liked this photo and left a short sentence: Fantastic Boy.

And on the plane back to Rome, successive good news broke out continuously:
[The Red Countryman surpassed the legend of England and achieved a new single-game running distance record in world football]

Chen Xiaoliang himself did not expect that he ran 16.3 kilometers in this overtime race, surpassing Beckham's long-held record of 16.1 kilometers in a first-class event.

And soon, FIFA's official website also published this news, which undoubtedly shows that the official has recognized this record.

The fitness coach Rapetti and the team doctor accompanying Roma found it incredible.

Generally, after running such super-intensive strenuous exercise, the joints and muscles are under high load, and the players will more or less suffer from some minor injuries, such as iliotibial band wear and pain, mild muscle strain, or even milder foot wear. Blister.

As for Chen Xiaoliang, apart from some pain in his ligaments and being unable to participate in high-intensity training for the next few days, there was nothing wrong with the other checks.

Chen Xiaoliang was also thankful in his heart that the physical attribute that was originally ordered to speed up physical recovery and increase the time for extra training, did not expect that in such an overtime game, it would also help him withstand the risk of injury.

[2021 Puskas Awards Finalist Three-Goal List Announced]

Chen Xiaoliang went in and looked at it. His long shot against Lazio was selected as the common goal with Czech forward Schick's long-range lob shot just past the center line in the European Cup, and Tottenham player Lamela's flower-arranging shot against Arsenal. Finalist for the Skass Award.

However, in the online voting, it seems that the mystery of who will be elected has no suspense.

The selection rules for the Puskas Award are divided into two parts: online fan voting and celebrity group voting, each accounting for 50% of the weight.

Not long after the list was announced, major forums in the Red Country, such as "Broadcast Bar", "Goopu Sports" and so on, have opened special voting pages.

The number of votes for Chen Xiaoliang's goal quickly showed a crushing lead.

The final selection results will be announced at the FIFA Annual Awards Conference on February 2.

However, compared to the Puskas Award, fans are more concerned about who will win the honor of World Footballer, Lewandowski or Messi.

After all, at the Golden Globe Awards, this issue has already been quarreled by all parties.

Back home in Rome, Chen Xiaoliang turned on the system to collect rewards.

Needless to say in this cup game, he undoubtedly won the best player in the game.

Adding Atlanta's 1.5 times the reputation coefficient, Chen Xiaoliang finally got a reward of 15 skill points.

Skill value 51→66
However, there is good news and bad news.

Although Karlsdorp apologized to the team at the tactical meeting after resuming training, his agent made a series of remarks in the media that made Mourinho furious.

Mourinho and Roma need to be justified for what they did to Karlsdorp

As far as Mourinho's temper is concerned, even Roma boss Dan Friedkin, who has not been with him for a long time, can see it. How dare someone threaten him?As long as he has the ability to fight back, the more serious the threat, the more ruthless his counterattack will be.

Karlsdorp was therefore sent down to the reserves despite a "sincere" apology.

Even if Celik's ankle ligament is torn and he needs to rest for 40 days, even if there is no special right back available, Mourinho will not hesitate.

At one point, he was a big believer in what Sir Alex Ferguson said of Beckham in his 2013 autobiography:

If any United player thinks he is bigger than the manager, he has to go.

The meritorious coach not only sold Beckham because of this, but also later dealt with Roy Keane, the absolute leader of the locker room.

How dare a mere Karlsdorp challenge?

Stay cool and stay there, reflect on yourself, and strive to be a new person as soon as possible!

Compared with Celik, Patricio's injury is more serious. His fibula is slightly fractured and it is estimated that it will take two and a half months to fully recover.

If it goes well, it will be able to catch up with the key games in the last May of the league, as well as the finals of the Coppa Italia and the European Cup.

That's assuming the team manages to make it to the final stretch of those games without him.

After losing three players, Roma are also in a difficult period.

On the evening of February 2, they went back to Italy again to challenge Sassuolo, who is ranked 13th in the league, at the Mapei Tricolore Stadium.

No. [-] goalkeeper Fuzzato made his first start this season and his performance was mediocre.

In order to solve the embarrassment of no one on the right back, Mourinho once again came up with a three-back tactic and asked Mkhitaryan to play the right wing back.

Although this trick was used at the beginning of the season, after more than half a season, Mkhitaryan is one year older and his physical fitness is not as sufficient as the beginning of the season.

At the same time, several players who played the entire game against Atlanta, Mourinho replaced Mancini, Chen Xiaoliang and Cesco, and let Kumbra, Kristant and Abraham start in rotation.

The veteran Matic, who played most of the game, did not start, but chose the teenager Dalbo.

He can't afford to have another player seriously injured.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, Wellertu took a free kick. Smalling followed up and hit the goal from a small angle, but the kick was missed. The ball rolled to the goal. The referee blows it off.

Although Mourinho sitting in the stands was full of dissatisfaction, he could only keep a straight face, put his hands in his hands, and let the referee "perform".

In the 44th minute, Viña advanced from the left, and the cross hit Sassuolo central defender Kirikesh. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick.

The on-site director, who is not a big deal to watch the excitement, immediately gave the camera to Mourinho. Although Mourinho was secretly happy, he knew that if he smiled at this time, he would be labeled as a double-labeled title by the media with ulterior motives immediately after the game. , so he remained stern and calm.

Abraham, who is eager to make contributions and has not scored in 4 rounds of the league, took the initiative to ask for the right to a free throw, passing the goalkeeper and hitting the right side steadily.

Sassuolo 0-1 Roma.

However, the situation changed suddenly in the second half. Sassuolo, who was waiting for work, became more and more aggressive. Without Chen Xiaoliang, the Roma midfielder lost touch and fell into the embarrassment of being besieged again.

In the 46th minute, Sassuolo left winger Traore used his speed to overpower Mkhitaryan. Mkhitaryan chased desperately but couldn't catch up.

Faced with Kumbra's continuous retreat, Traore forced a sweep in front of the goal.

Before Sassuolo's top star Berardi arrived, Fozzato chose to attack and intercept.

However, Roma's No. [-] goalkeeper, who had been out of battle for a long time, made a wrong hand shape, blocked the cross in front of the goal into his legs, and then turned around to catch the ball, but it was too late.

A classic buttery own goal allowed the home team to equalize the score.

In the 72nd minute, Roma made matters worse. Berardi made a cross from the right. The 21-year-old Ivorian player Traore, who performed bravely tonight, resisted Smalling and let the latter take the top. He unloaded the ball and turned to volley.

Forzato had no choice but to watch the ball go into the net.

Sassuolo overtook 2-1.

Foti asked Mourinho if he wanted to send the main players on the field to "rescue him".

The angry Portuguese replied directly, "Continue to advance according to the pre-match plan, if you can't play well next season, all will be replaced!"

Forty had nothing to do, so he had to replace Malasia, Carles Perez, Zalewski and others to make a rush.

Fortunately, at the last moment, in the 93rd minute, Pellegrini took a corner kick from the left, and Christante shook his head and scored the goal, achieving a redemptive tie before the end.

Three days later, on February 2, Rome ushered in the ninth-ranked Verona team at home.

It just so happened that this day was FIFA's annual awards ceremony in Zurich. Two days before the game, a FIFA staff member had privately sent a notice telling Chen Xiaoliang that his long shot had been selected as the annual Puskas Award.

Like the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Mourinho encouraged the young Chen Xiaoliang to attend more of these football events.

It's not specifically to win this award, but I hope that after frequently meeting with those top football figures, it can naturally improve a young player's self-confidence.

It's like watching Messi and Ronaldo on TV, and you will feel that they are mythical characters.

But if you have been with them in reality, you will know that they are also flesh and blood people, they also have emotions, and they also have completely different personalities. They also make mistakes on the court and in life.

However, neither of these two superstars participated in the award ceremony, but Messi congratulated Lewandowski, who won the World Footballer, through online participation.

What made Chen Xiaoliang very happy was that he got to know two players who won the best team of the year and he liked very much-Kante and De Bruyne at the awards ceremony.

The three chatted for a long time while waiting for the opening. Now Chen Xiaoliang is already a well-known player all over Europe. It is no longer the first time he went to the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony and didn't even know where to stop after entering the Chatelet Theater. cute new.

Kanter shared a lot of his playing experience, while De Bruyne said a lot about Guardiola's special requirements for the midfielder.

There is one point that he and Chen Xiaoliang have highly consistent ideas, and they have used them repeatedly in actual combat, that is, in the tactical tasks Guardiola set for De Bruyne in Manchester City, he needs to be frequently pulled to the side as he is positioned in the middle of the midfield To carry out a cross, whether it is a counterattack or a positional battle,

De Bruyne said that Guardiola will definitely ask the club to pay a lot of money to buy Chen Xiaoliang this summer. As for whether the Roma board of directors is willing or not, they don't know.

But don't even think about it:

Instead of expecting Mourinho to give his beloved general to Guardiola, it is better to expect Paris to give up Messi and sell him to Manchester City.

When Chen Xiaoliang came to the stage to accept the award, Roma drew 2-2 with Verona at home.

Another 2 to 2, embarrassing three-game tie in the league.

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