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

Chapter 198 Hurricane dash with AC Milan!Chen Xiaoliang returns to Glasgow Rangers!
Against Verona, Cesco felt a little uncomfortable in his hamstring during training the day before the game. Mourinho did not force it, and sent the young player Ji'an as the left winger, letting Abraham stand in front with a single arrow.

In the last game, Mkhitaryan played the right wing back, which exposed his old age and weak explosiveness. This time Mourinho asked Binha on the left to try to play the right wing back, but the effect was not satisfactory.

In the 5th minute of the first half, Verona quickly sent a tactical free kick from the right. The cross was blocked by Forzato, but it was not far away. No. 7 Verona made a push and opened the scoring first.

Not long after, in the 19th minute, after succeeding on the right, Verona moved to the left, and also made an inverted triangle cross from the bottom. Cameroon midfielder Tameze followed up and shot. Roma fell behind 0-2 at home.

Two balls, one left and one right, are the same routine, using the advantage of the number of wingers to cooperate with a small range of short passes, forcefully hitting the wing back to create cross opportunities, while the three central defenders of Rome keep an eye on the opponent's forward Attacking players, but the three central defenders and the double defensive midfielder all missed the opponent's midfielder who ambushed behind the striker.

In less than 20 minutes, being slapped left and right by No. 9 in the league buzzed at home. Some radical Roma fans have booed and mocked intermittently, treating the players like headless chickens. The same busy running around expressed strong dissatisfaction.

Although Roma has the upper hand in the scene and leads the opponent in possession and shooting, they almost play their own way in the offense. Whoever gets the ball near the penalty area wants to solve the battle with a kick, regardless of the position of his teammates. Choose to ignore.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Mourinho saw that there was no way to rely on these people on the field, so he simply replaced two teenagers, Bove and Volpato.

Especially the 62-year-old Volpato, who wears the No. 18 jersey, has dual citizenship of Italy and Australia.

Born in Sydney, Australia, he attracted the attention of Rome in a game in Malaysia in 2020, was invited to Rome for trial training, and finally succeeded in staying.

Two years after joining the youth training system, he has become the best player in the youth training system of Rome.

After coming to the World Cup year, the head coach of the Australian national team has called up Volpato for the first time, hoping that he can play for the team in the World Cup in Qatar as an Australian nationality.

Volpato has not yet made a decision externally, but it is known within the club that he is inclined to play for the Italian team in the future.

After he came to Rome, his agent was the eternal prince of Rome-Totti.

In Mourinho's vision, after 1-2 years of polishing, Volpato, Zalewski, Bove, and Ji'an can all become the absolute main players in the corresponding positions of the team.

It's just that I didn't expect that originally I wanted to bring the newcomers to the league to get acquainted, but it turned into an order to let the newcomers go up for a rush.

What is even more unexpected is that these two teenagers have played a huge role.

In the 64th minute, Pellegrini took a corner kick from the right. The ball was blocked by the Verona player and bounced out. Volpato followed up and scored the goal. Roma pulled back 1-2 one cent!
In the 83rd minute, Pellegrini still attacked through a set kick. Pellegrini took a corner kick from the left, and the Verona players did not go far. Bove, who received the ball on the right, took a step forward, just as everyone thought When he was about to cross again and shrunk towards the middle of the goal, Bo Wei shot a cold arrow and hit a very beautiful close-angle volley.

The ball passed by three players wearing Verona's white away jerseys, and flew into the goal under the eyes of the stunned goalkeeper!
Rome 2 to 2 Verona.

Although they lost 2 points, Mourinho's fans still hailed the game as another classic work of the madman, and there were countless comments and posts after the game:
[Two magical substitutions, two goals, Mourinho is still the most special one in Europe! 】

[Who said that Mourinho can't train young people, in addition to Chen Xiaoliang and Ji'an, two future pillars have emerged! 】

【Shock!The strongest talent that Italy and Australia are scrambling for has been conquered by Mourinho, and he may become the strongest midfielder in Europe in the future! 】

After reading the title, I have to think about whether Mourinho has secretly invested in UC.

The performance of the two teenagers really made Mourinho "show off" at the post-match press conference, and took the opportunity to criticize the old players who did not do anything.

Fortunately, although the three consecutive draws only scored 3 points, the pattern of the top four has not changed much.

AC米兰分别以主场1-0、客场1-2的比分战胜了桑普多利亚和萨勒尼塔纳，在面对中下游球队的时候，AC米兰的稳定性帮助他们以56分重登榜首。

国际米兰先是客场1比1战平那不勒斯，两队各取1分，再是主场0比2出人意料的输给了刚刚逼平罗马、士气正高的萨索洛。目前积51分排在第3，仅仅领先第4的那不勒斯1分。

After Naples drew with Inter Milan, they played 1-1 with Cagliari, a team in the relegation zone, in an away game.

Juventus first drew 1-1 with Atlanta, which was next to them in the away game, and then defeated Torino 1-0 in the Turin Derby. They scored 4 points in two rounds and accumulated 47 points. They are only 3 points away from Naples and 6th. Lazio has opened up a 7-point gap.

However, only one goal was scored in the two games, which were Danilo's absolute draw and De Ligt's lore. After joining the team for 8000 million euros, Mr. Vlahovic only scored 4 goal in 1 games. Coach Allegri Once again under tremendous pressure from the fans.

Chen Xiaoliang, who returned after receiving the award, immediately returned to the joint training with the team, and also welcomed Volpato, who scored the goal in the previous game and was promoted from the youth training team.

The players in the team have long been used to it, but watching the 17-year-old Chen Xiaoliang take care of the 18-year-old Volpato like a big brother, the coaching staff who were watching from the sidelines couldn't help but wonder.

从2月19日到2月28日之间的9天里，有一场国际友谊赛。

Since it is a friendly match before the World Cup, the head coaches of each country mainly focus on inspections.

The countries entering the World Cup use the last chance to look at the performance of the players and decide who to take and who not to take.

The countries that did not enter the World Cup will also recruit some players who have been selected less or have never been selected in the past to see how they integrate into the team.

In this case, Rome is very "lucky" with only 3 players selected for the national team.

Italy missed the World Cup, and Mancini recruited many new players, except for Spinazzola, who was seriously injured and still unrecovered, and Roma's only seedling in the national team, Cristante, was not selected;
The African Cup has just been held in January, and African countries will not participate in this friendly match cycle;
Patricio and Celik are injured and will definitely not be able to participate in the national team competition;

In the remaining small countries, Mkhitaryan and Sesko, one older and one younger, were both excluded from the list by the national team due to excessive fatigue and enjoyed special "rest" treatment.

In the end, only Albania's Kumbra, France's Wellertu and Poland's Zalewski were selected.

Facing a relatively complete lineup, Mourinho had a full lineup and focused on physical training.

The European Cup will start in early March, and the Coppa Italia will also enter the two-round battle of the top four. If you want to make a difference, the schedule will become very intensive.

Although the relaxation during the winter break once stimulated the harmony of the team, it also bred complacency, causing the team to often fall into the mode of going it alone in the frontcourt when encountering weak teams.

For this reason, Mourinho has repeatedly practiced offensive routines, especially the offensive routines in counterattacks. When the frontcourt guarantees that there are two contact points at any time, he uses speed or height to form a one-person support and one-advance mode. , quickly advance the ball from the backcourt to the opponent's penalty area, and then use the inverted triangle or cross pass mode to end.

These 9 days of training later proved to play a vital role in the team.

The league has officially entered the duo mode of AC Milan and Rome grabbing points.

On February 2, Rome was a guest at Spezia and challenged the home team at the Alberto Pico Stadium with a capacity of only 28 people.

The value of the Spezia team is only 6900 million euros, and their goal this season is the same as last season, which is to avoid relegation.

In this game, Roma once again played the main force, with Chen Xiaoliang as the single midfielder, Pellegrini and Mkhitaryan as the double midfielder, Cesco and Abraham as the double center.

From the first second, the game entered a state of Rome's siege of Spezia.

Although the team once again entered the vicious circle of "kicking counterattacks but not attacking fortifications", no matter how long-range shots, crosses, or fights for the top, they were all resolved by the tenacious home team one by one, but the well-prepared and persistent Roma players played in the game. It paid off at the last minute.

In the 93rd minute, with 20 seconds left in the game, Pellegrini took a corner kick. Mancini's header bounced back from the crossbar. Giore raised his foot too high and kicked Wellertu on the head.

After watching VAR, the referee awarded Roma a penalty kick. Abraham, who scored a penalty kick against Sassuolo, got the right to take the penalty again with the approval of Chen Xiaoliang.

He kicked to the left of the goal. Although the opponent's goalkeeper touched the ball, the refracted ball flew into the goal.

Abraham also completed the final lore.

Roma won the away game 0-1 and continued to rank second with 56 points.

In the same round, AC Milan defeated Udinese 1-0 at home and still led the standings with 59 points;

国际米兰堪称“罗马附体”，在客场0比0战平倒数第一的热那亚，被本轮1比2客场战胜拉齐奥的那不勒斯反超1分，跌到第4；

Juventus beat Empoli 2-3 away, leaving only 2 points behind the top four.

A week later, on March 3, Rome played three games against Atlanta at home this season.

This game can be called a replica of the Coppa Italia. Atalanta is still "surrounded but not attacked" under the command of Gasperini, trying to gradually consume Rome's physical energy.

Due to the 3rd place in the UEFA Champions League group, Atlanta mostly participated in the Europa League knockout play-offs against the Greek team Olympiacos, so it is obviously behind Rome, which is waiting for work, in terms of physical reserves.

Coupled with the home court advantage, Mourinho's suspension ended, Roma defended very patiently, and did not give the tired Atlanta any chance.

In the 35th minute, Roma played efficient cooperation in the counterattack. After receiving the ball, Chen Xiaoliang split to the right. Abraham received the ball and broke through and then crossed Cesco. Goal from the far corner.

In the end, the game ended 12-1 in a dull state with only 0 shots from both sides.

Chen Xiaoliang, who succeeded in 5 summit fights, 5 confrontations, 4 steals and 4 interceptions, was once again elected as the best player in the game.

In the highlight of this round, AC Milan still did not stop the winning streak and did not give Roma any chance. They defeated their rival Naples 0-1 in the away game, and continued to lead with 62 points after four consecutive victories in the league.

Rome continues to rank second with 59 points;

Inter Milan beat Salernitana 5-0 and Juventus beat Spezia 1-0, both winning.

It is worth noting that with the last 10 rounds left in the league, Juventus finally entered the Champions League with 53 points, the same points as Naples, which is ranked fourth.

After this round of competition, Zaniolo's red card suspension will also end.

However, Rome's intensive schedule also began with the start of the European Cup.

The whole team assembled and flew to a place that Chen Xiaoliang was no longer familiar with - Glasgow.

Their next opponent will be Celtic, the overlord of the Soviet Super League. As the third place in the Europa League group, they defeated the Norwegian Super League team Bode in the Europa League play-offs.

There is no doubt that when this result came out, many people were very excited.

Needless to say, Chen Xiaoliang, the "time-honored" derby is the first derby he has experienced since he became a professional player. It is not only a rival in the same city, but also a Scottish national derby.

Even when there is no game in this city, the fans of the two teams will fight because of a disagreement after drinking.

And as the "legendary" officially announced by the Rangers, the owner Dave notified Riise as soon as he learned of the result of the match, and was willing to provide a training base for free as Rome's training place in Glasgow.

Mourinho readily accepted the invitation and agreed to an internal training match with Rangers' new coach, the Dutchman Van Bronckhorst.

Chen Xiaoliang, who heard the news, didn't fall asleep almost all night. He wished he could fly over immediately and reappear on the same training ground with the old guys like Barisic, Davis Sr., McGregor, and Tavernier. superior.

Although after Gerrard left, the Rangers have fallen behind the Celtics by 8 points in the Soviet Super League this season, basically declaring a failure to defend their title. However, in the Europa League, they eliminated the Belgrade Red Star in two rounds and once again reached the final. In the quarter-finals, the opponent is also the Portuguese Super League team Braga, which is weaker than itself.

In the 20 days, excluding the game date, travel, 16 days of training, extra training and two games, Chen Xiaoliang got a total of 75 points of training, including 64 points of extra training, 11 points of competition, and 4 points of physical strength The recovery card also consumed 3 physical recovery cards.

Training value 5 → 80
Stamina Recovery Card 2 → 3
He added all 80 training points to long shots.

Training value 80 → 0
Long shot 10→14
So far, as a midfielder who favors defensive support, Chen Xiaoliang's attributes are already in place.

On the morning of March 3th, two days before the start of the Europa League match, a bus carrying the Roma team and marked with the Rangers logo drove from the hotel to the Rangers training base.

Dave was very intentional, and asked Director Xu and the young players sent by Dong Dazui to welcome the entire Roma team at the door together with head coach Van Bronckhorst and captain Tavernier.

There was also a slogan in the base: welcome the Club of Rome to visit, and welcome the legendary Chen Xiaoliang to go home.

However, Dave’s kindness is not free. The local media has already flocked to the store. Chen Xiaoliang’s 2022 special edition "Going Home" jersey has already been printed in the souvenir store at the Ibrox Stadium and the club’s online mall. Snatched up by fans.

Compared with these benefits, a bus, a little turf maintenance fee and two lunches at the club base are almost free.

There are many reporters at the gate of the base, and Tavernier has an official face throughout the process.

But when Chen Xiaoliang walked into the player's locker room, he was immediately surrounded by a group of "harmful friends", some scratched, some pulled his pants, and some splashed water on his head.

Those who know it are called old buddies meeting, but those who don't know it think there is a deep hatred.

Van Bronckhorst accompanied Mourinho around the club facilities under the explanation of the club staff.

After a brief welcome, the two teams trained together in a training session that had been agreed in advance and was led by Mourinho.

Chen Xiaoliang sees through but doesn't tell the truth.

Dave's hand is simply numb.

　Thanks to the senior director of the club [Mochizuki ウ Poet] for the monthly ticket!

　　Thanks to the senior director of the club [Yiyang 233] for the monthly pass!

　　Thanks to the club director [mleemlee] for the monthly pass!

　　Thanks to the club director [Meow Meow] for the monthly pass!

　　Thanks to the club director [Little Meng Wolf] for sponsoring!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)