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

Chapter 208 Magic Bird's New Tactic, Freeman in the Midfield? !

During the 4 days when the team left Rome, Chen Xiaoliang was not idle.

In order not to aggravate the symptoms of viral colds, I ran with Sesco in the morning as usual, 10 kilometers and 55 minutes, and the pace was kept at 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

For professional football players, they usually pay more attention to the switchback running and sprint-jog-sprint training under confrontation and rhythm changes, and simple long-distance aerobic running is not the main training subject.

However, for Chen Xiaoliang, this kind of training is the accumulation of training value, but for Cesko, it is the real training of endurance.

Of course, without a systematic Cesko, it is conceivable that the efficiency and range can be improved by such additional training alone.

More are used to regulate the activity of the body, promote circulation, and keep the body in motion during the offseason.

Ever since the incident with the Mafia gang in Naples, David would follow him every time he ran.

At first it was riding a bicycle, and later it was running for a while.

Compared with the two, David, who was originally slightly fat, was the one with the most obvious training results...

After a lap, he just arrived home. David would either accompany Helena to go shopping in the city, or he would take a break and act as an amateur gardener or gardener by the way.

And Chen Xiaoliang and Sesco did simple ball training to keep the ball feeling.

As the saying goes, you can't leave your fists, and you can't leave your tunes, and the same is true for professional players.

After eating at noon, it is a simple lunch break, and then it is the same as the club training time, for an hour and a half of muscle exercises.

Although Chen Xiaoliang couldn't directly increase his strength attributes, his persistent exercise day after day made the lines of his muscles uneven and clearly visible.

However, football players' needs for muscles are mainly for exerting force, and at the same time, they also increase the protection of muscles for bones, ligaments and other parts.

If you practice like a bodybuilder, excessive muscle mass and weight will affect your flexibility and endurance.

After the project is over, the two will take a shower, change their clothes, and then watch together various analysis data sent by the club's performance analysis team and coaching team.

There are videos, pictures, and charts.

Some record themselves, some record teammates, and some analyze opponents.

This project is what Chen Xiaoliang is most interested in, but it is Sesco who is not very energetic.

But Cesko is a good person, even if he is not interested in something, let him understand that it is correct, and he will force himself to learn and accept it.

Recently, a video sent by the scouting team and the analysis team fascinated Sesco, who has never been interested in these things, and asked Chen Xiaoliang to show him repeatedly.

That is the analysis data of the team's possible opponent in the Europa League semi-finals, PSV Eindhoven's cutting-edge striker Cody Gakpo.

塞斯科出生于2003年5月31日，而加克波出生于1999年5月7日，比前者大了整整4岁。

Gakpo's father is a Togolese with Ghanaian ancestry, and his mother is a Dutchman. He joined the PSV Eindhoven youth academy at the age of 8, which is another authentic youth training masterpiece of this veteran Dutch team.

But unlike many current talents, such as Barcelona's Pedri and Garvey, Dortmund's Harland, Bellingham, Mbappé who turned out in the past, and Chen Xiaoliang, etc., Gakpo was born before the age of 20. His scouting report did not write too much about his potential, but his actual data of 11 goals and 10 assists in 4 starts in the Dutch second team on behalf of PSV's second-tier team.

What really attracted the attention of European football is his performance in the first team this season.

In 35 appearances and 33 starts, he has scored 16 goals and 13 assists.

With a height of 187, his main foot is his right foot, but his left foot is equally adept. He can play as a winger, as an inside forward, and as a guest center forward.

The key thing that shocked Chen Xiaoliang, especially Sesco, was that the height of 187 and excellent physical fitness did not affect Jiakebo's dribbling skills and extraordinary ability at all.

And what attracted Cesco the most was the many unreasonable shots made by Jacques.

He can shoot directly from outside the penalty area, volley, and shoot from the inside of the instep;

He can also grab points in the penalty area, and even assist his teammates with a heel pass in front of the goal;

He can also force a pass from outside the penalty area and then shoot inside.

If Sesko can do the first two points, and is no worse than Jia Kebo, then the third point is not easy to handle.

It is difficult for the 195 Sesco to achieve continuous acceleration and burst shooting after a sudden internal cut and backwards.

Liverpool coach Klopp and Arsenal coach Arteta have publicly praised Gakpo and intend to bring him to the Premier League.

Now that it is time to become famous as early as possible, Jacques, who is only 23 years old and has become famous and is favored by major European giants, is undoubtedly a bit of a "late bloomer". Can't help touching:

"The head coach of the Dutch national team, Van Gaal, has confirmed that he will take Gakpo to Qatar to represent the Netherlands in the World Cup, and with his state, it is very likely that he will appear as the main striker."

World Cup, the main force.

Seeing these words, a person from the Red Country and a Slovenian fell silent at the same time.

After a long while, Cesko said: "Brother Liang! If I meet them, I will definitely score more goals than this guy!"

Chen Xiaoliang laughed: "Okay! See if I shovel him until his own mother doesn't even know him!"

The day before the team returned to Rome, the two also watched another Coppa Italia semi-final, which AC Milan also won 2-0.

After the big team returned to Rome, Chen Xiaoliang and several others who had a cold also passed the physical examination and started training with the team again.

But Matic still seems to be unwell in his hamstring, and he just needs to rest and observe for a few more days.

Mourinho's complexion was not good. He lost the away game cleanly, and the scene was reversed but he was still unable to score, which made him very depressed.

He bluntly said at the press conference after the game that what the head coach can do is to coordinate scientific training and formulate the most targeted tactics to allow players to control the game.

But it is the players themselves who really win the game on the court.

This kind of public criticism of players is nothing new to Mourinho, but the media still seizes this point and does not want to report it.

Therefore, according to their own analysis, a large number of Mourinho's personal fans ran to the social media of the players they thought did not play well and left messages to criticize. This also caused the players to keep silent during training, for fear of causing trouble to the head coach.

As the two biggest teams in the city of Rome, Lazio, which represents the wealthy class, and Rome, which represents the civilian class, have always looked down on each other.

It's just that these two teams can't make big waves in Serie A, let alone in Europe, so the Rome Derby is far less famous than the Milan Derby and other city civil wars in other cities.

He is often given the "famous name" of being pecked at by fans of wealthy teams.

But in terms of the outcome of the fight and the intensity of the competition, the Rome derby is no worse than other derbies.

Last season, Lazio entered the Europa League 6th and Rome entered the Europa League 7th. Last season, Lazio entered the Champions League qualifiers 4th, and Rome entered the Europa League 5th. In the previous 18-19 season, Romati entered the Europa League 6th. Lazio did not enter the European competition in the 8th place. It can be seen that the strength of the two teams has been very close in recent years, and the outcome of the derby is also very unpredictable.

Lazio has been slightly overwhelmed in the past two years, so it has been ridiculing that Rome can only be a younger brother.

But things are completely different this season.

Roma, ranked second, is 2 points higher than Lazio, who is ranked sixth, which has not happened for many years.

And in the Europa League round of 16 qualifiers, Lazio, who was second in the group, lost to Porto, who fell third in the Champions League group, in two rounds.

The early exit made them usher in a burst of ridicule from the Roma fans.

On March 3, when the buses of both sides slowly drove into the entrance of the Olympic Stadium in Rome in the afternoon, fans had already gathered outside the stadium in groups.

Excellent results, coupled with Mourinho's personal prestige and Chen Xiaoliang's rapidly increasing influence, caused a huge change in the number and flow of fans on both sides of the game.

Lazio's fans are still dominated by local Romans, but Rome's jerseys have spread to many countries around the world.

Mourinho made a rare direct threat to the players before the game:
"We have nothing to lose!"

"Now they are 5 points behind Milan. Their opponent today is Cagliari, who is ranked last. They will definitely win."

"If we lose today, the gap will be 8 points!"

"Yes, we have come to this day, and it is indeed beyond the expectations of many people, and the results are much better than expected!"

"But since we've come here, why don't you fight for the championship?! If you still want to fight for the league championship, you must win today's game!"

"If we lose, we are 8 points behind, and there are 8 rounds left. We will face Naples and Inter Milan, as well as Fiorentina who just lost a game. It is almost impossible to catch up with this point difference!"

"Because of your negligence, we lost the first game of the semi-final a few days ago, and we are behind by 2 goals, so you may have bid farewell to the Coppa Italia!"

"In the semi-finals of the European Cup, whether it is Leicester City or PSV, we will meet the two strongest teams!"

"A single mistake will make us lose all four majors this year!"

"I know that many of you here have never won a championship, and some of you have won some small league and small cup championships."

"Forget about this, what you are going to compete for now is the championship of the five major leagues, as well as the European intercontinental championship!"

"Only by continuously winning championships can you change your confidence and temperament! This will change the image of the entire club! Only then can the opponents naturally fear us when they see us!"

"Everyone who plays football as a professional knows that if the team doesn't play well, I will dismiss get out of class. But I also want to tell you that if any of you play badly, you will also have to leave!"

"Today's opponents are not as strong as us at all! I will never allow the ball to be conceded at the beginning!"

"You, me, everyone, there is no retreat!"

After finishing speaking, he turned to giving lectures to some individuals, while Forti took the tactical report and re-emphasized the tactical requirements for tonight to some players.

When the starting lineups of the two sides were announced an hour before the game, the fans in Rome could not understand the formation chart listed by the broadcaster.

The three backs are still an old combination, with Vigna continuing to play as a guest on the right wingback, and Malaysia on the left. This combination has basically become a regular starting lineup after Celik's injury;

Double defensive midfielders Wellertu and Christante;

There is no problem with these, but the problem is that behind the single-arrow Cesco, there are two central midfielders for the first time, Pellegrini and Chen Xiaoliang, and in the official formation map, they are still one left and one right divided.

[Chen Xiaoliang playing winger?Or right winger? 】

[Mourinho is playing new tricks again? 】

[Strengthen the flank attack?Let Xiaoliang pass the ball? 】

[Upstairs, it's obvious to strengthen the side defense, don't give Immobile a chance, it's so obvious that you can't see it]

...

Many "tactical masters" in the barrage were analyzing Mourinho's tactical intentions, and it was very lively for a while.

On Lazio's side, except that the goalkeeper was changed from the old Spanish goalkeeper Reina to the No. 1 Albanian Strakosha, the list and positions of the remaining 10 players were exactly the same as the first match in the first half of the season.

The old coach Sarri's performance this season is not as expected, but this is also related to the winning percentage of the top four teams this season, which is significantly higher than in the past. The increase in the winning percentage of these teams means the decline in the winning percentage of other teams. In fact, he did not pay a high transfer fee, and sold the team's general Correa to Inter Milan. It is understandable for fans to be able to reach sixth in the league.

After the two sides chose sides, Pellegrini won Immobile in the coin toss, and Roma kicked off first!
After the kick-off, Chen Xiaoliang's position made the "tactical masters" confused again.

Pellegrini, marked on the left side of the formation map, is clearly cruising behind Cesco, playing the role of number nine and a half. When he retreats, he acts as a front midfielder, and when he inserts, he can attack the goal as a striker. ;

And Chen Xiaoliang did not appear on the right, but...

He's everywhere? !

He controls the entire midfield in front of the two defensive midfielders. Whichever side the ball passes to, he will move to help support and respond. Similarly, whichever way Lazio attacks from after stealing the ball, he will also move to the corresponding area. Assist in defense.

Sarri sat on the coach's bench, frowning slightly under his black-rimmed glasses.

When he was concentrating, he would put the tip of the middle finger of his right hand on the tip of his nose, and smell the tobacco tar that stuck to his finger and penetrated into his skin.

As a super old smoker who smokes at least two packs a day, when he can't smoke during the game, he can only use this method to relieve his strong addiction.

Even though the old coach has been on the battlefield for a long time, he can't help but wonder: "What is Mourinho doing? Recently, the retro style has blown into football? Started to play Libero?"

The game was only 23 seconds into the game. Weilertu made a long-distance and low ball straight to Pellegrini, but was cut off by Lazio midfielder Lucas Leiva. Lucas Leiva passed it to Mirin on the right. Kovic was about to launch a counterattack, and Immobile took the initiative to pull to the side to change positions with the nominal right winger Felipe Anderson, just like the last match.

Milinkovic passed the ball, Immobile caught the ball and dribbled diagonally towards the penalty area.

It is the first time for Malaysia, who has just arrived, to play against the three-time Serie A Golden Boot.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, whether you have golden boots, silver boots or straw boots, one squeeze, two pulls and three feet, plus Wellertu came to double-team, Immobile saw that there was no room for the ball, turned around and wanted to pass it back to Milin Kovic.

As a result, as soon as the ball was kicked out, Chen Xiaoliang rushed back and intercepted the ball from the middle.

Before Milinkovic had time to attack, Chen Xiaoliang passed back to the midfielder Christante on the other side, raised his finger and pointed to the right side, and immediately inserted forward.

How could Christian not understand?Immediately distribute it to Binia.

The Uruguayan waited for the ball to transfer from the wing, and moved forward after receiving the ball.

Lazio's only new addition last summer, the left-back Chisaj, called the midfielder to come over and intercept, while stepping back.

The midfielder Alberto rushed forward to block Viña. Seeing him leave the center, Viña immediately twisted his body and knocked the ball across.

Chen Xiaoliang, who was running forward after taking the ball just now, ran up like the wind!
If it is said that the teams that have played against Chen Xiaoliang generally do not target Chen Xiaoliang outside the penalty area, it is because it is concluded from the statistics that he rarely shoots from long distances, then Lazio is definitely an exception!
In the second round of the league, the 40-meter super long shot in the countdown time of the game, the 2021 Puskas Award, like a shooting star across the sky, repeatedly appeared in the Lazio general's mind when he dreamed back at midnight.

Anyone can think that Chen Xiaoliang can't shoot from a long distance, but Lazio definitely won't!

Milinkovic returned to the defense at full speed, but the speed at which Chen Xiaoliang accelerated the ball was really beyond the reach of this all-round midfielder. The only slightly weak point of this Serbian hexagonal midfielder may be his short. From burst and extreme speed.

Fortunately, there is also Lucas Leiva, Gerrard's former Liverpool teammate and a 35-year-old Brazilian veteran who has always been known for his toughness. He is in charge of playing and defending from the rear, and he immediately rushed to Chen Xiaoliang!

Chen Xiaoliang was waiting for this moment!
Just as Lucas Leiva was about to close him, he scored the ball to the left.

The red Roma [-] shoots at the ball!

Another shooting star flashed across the Olympic Stadium!
At this time, only 45 seconds have passed since the start of the race!

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