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

Chapter 294 Six consecutive victories welcome the decisive battle at Anfield

72 minutes, 4 to 2, Naples fell into a dilemma.

If you still want to equalize and get 1 point, you have to put all your eggs in one basket and go all out to attack. There are still 20 minutes until the end, and it is not impossible to score two goals.

However, the speed of Roma's counterattack, especially Chen Xiaoliang's strong ability to advance vertically, really made the players of Naples have lingering fears.

This kind of fear can only be experienced after playing against each other. It is completely different from watching the analysis report of the coaching staff on the big screen before the game.

It seems to have hit the opponent's psychological point, and the coaches of both sides have made substitution adjustments.

Mourinho replaced Sesco with Abraham and Dybala with Pellegrini to ensure the ability to run in the midfield.

Then use Matic to replace Kristante to add a layer of defense.

Spalletti also replaced Rahmani, who was exhausted after being hit by rounds, with Juan Jesus, and with Portuguese left back Mario Rui. Oliveira.

The last substitution replaced Politano with Raspadori, a 23-year-old worth 3500 million euros and loaned from Saroso.

The tactical intention is very clear, use two substitutions on the left, and try to fight for a wave of offense while keeping the lineup unchanged.

This is all the tricks Spalletti can use.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling angry again: "If this Kvaratsheria could have been bought by me, we would have taken off this season!"

If, how could there be so many ifs, if so many could be signed, Wenger's Arsenal would have swept Europe for many years.

However, no matter whether it is the 31-year-old Rui or the 23-year-old Raspadori, after hugging the left side, they found a big mountain named Chen Xiaoliang lying in front of them, and they couldn't get over it.

What's more, there was Enzo who was behind him to defend with him.

Pellegrini, who replaced Dybala as the right winger, became the front midfielder instead. With Chen Xiaoliang helping him defend at the back, the old captain didn't have to think about retreating at all.

One word, comfort.

Mourinho also did not give Spalletti a commemoration at all, and replaced Celik with Vinia, who has better running ability.

You changed all the left lanes, and I also changed the corresponding right lanes for you.

On the other side, under the constant offensive and defensive confrontation with Osmeen, Gwadio gradually adapted and became familiar with his style and routines.

Osimhen, after his physical strength declined, made Gwadiol feel a bit like Lukaku...

Hmm... What a taste of nostalgia. It was Lukaku's wonderful performance of passing the goal three times without scoring, which led to the perfect result of Roma's 4 away goals overturning Inter Milan.

As a main member of Croatia's World Cup campaign, Gwadiol very much hopes that Lukaku can continue this "good" state when he is in Qatar, because they are in Group F with Belgium.

It's a pity that Nigeria failed to enter the World Cup, otherwise they would have another duel with Osmeen in Qatar.

Mourinho on the sidelines is calm and confident.

Almost all of the young people introduced this season are growing in a way that is visible to the naked eye.

Take Gwadiol as an example. Although his physical condition is very outstanding, he will never give people the feeling of well-developed limbs and simple mind.

Like Enzo and Kwa, he feels like he is thinking every second on the court, and then he constantly summarizes from thinking to improve himself.

At least at this time, he was already able to compete with Osimhen evenly in one-on-one.

Of course, football is not a simple one-on-one game. Osimhen is in a one-on-one state at the moment. The main reason is that the other players in Roma cut off the connection with him in the midfield and the frontcourt, which gave Gvadio an easy one-on-one defense. Space.

In this way, with Chen Xiaoliang and Enzo blocking the left and center of Naples, the two sides stalemate until the last moment of the game, and the score did not change again. Roma finally won the top battle without any risk.

Dybala won the best player of the game with 2 goals and 1 assist. He won a small honor and was also congratulated by his teammates.

The fans of the Red Country expressed their regrets, and the barrage message suggested that Chen Xiaoliang should let the competition committee count as an assist for himself next time he passed the pass to himself 3 seconds later.

While the referee Osatou blew his whistle, Spalletti wore his bald head very gracefully, walked to the intersection of the two coaches' benches with a smile and extended his right hand to Mourinho.

As the winner, Mourinho also showed his demeanor as much as possible, not only shaking hands, but also hugging Spalletti, and said some polite words such as "what a wonderful game".

In Serie A, AC Milan's Pioli and Inter Milan's Inzaghi Jr. are too junior and bleak compared to Mourinho in the coaching circle.

Although Juventus coach Allegri has more league titles than Mourinho, most of the honors come from Juventus during the nine consecutive championships, and he has not proved his shortcomings in other leagues and European games. Still worse than Mourinho.

In addition, Spalletti, who has coached in Rome for 2038 days, is unwilling to turn against his old club. Therefore, in Serie A, there is really no one for Mourinho to provoke a war of words.

Due to the derby in the same city before, Lazio coach Sarri ignited a little bit of gunpowder at the press conference, but now the performance difference between the two teams is quite obvious, and the goals of the season are also very different. Feel.

In addition, there is a well-known unspoken rule in Italian football, that is, there is too much internal mobility.

Today I am the head coach of AC Milan, and tomorrow I may go to Juventus to work. This season I am leading Naples, and next season I may go to Lazio.

It is not impossible for players between rivals in the same city, such as Charhanoglu's transfer from AC Milan to Inter Milan.

If this is changed in the Premier League, it is absolutely impossible for Liverpool to sell directly to Manchester United. The last time this happened was in 1964, even if Paul Ince and Michael Owen came from a club in a foreign league. Those who have been playing for several years and then switch to the sworn enemy will also be scolded bloody by the fans of the original club.

Old players like Sarri and Spalletti certainly don't want to offend possible future workplaces.

Sarri's predecessor at Chelsea was Conte, and Inzaghi's predecessor at Inter Milan was also Conte;
Allegri's predecessor at Juventus was Sarri, and Spalletti's predecessor at Naples was also Sarri;
This kind of tongue-twister relationship shows that Italian football has long been in a relationship of "academic close relatives", and the best coaches in the past, Ancelotti, Capello, or the current Kong Dee and others chose to leave the Apennine Peninsula to coach in the Premier League and La Liga.

After the 11th round of the league, Roma won at home, broke Naples' undefeated golden body, and returned to the first place in the standings.

Another previously undefeated team, Atlanta, lost 0-2 at home to Lazio, also from Rome, and also tasted the bitter fruit of the first defeat of the season.

AC米兰、国际米兰和尤文图斯三强全都打入了4球，以4比1、3比4、4比0的比分分别在主客场击败对手。

积分榜上，罗马28分位居第1，那不勒斯和AC米兰同积26分排在第2和第3，拉齐奥和亚特兰大24分列第4和5名。

Inter Milan ranked sixth with 21 points, and Juventus ranked eighth with 6 points.

When everyone got on the bus and was about to return to Trigoria Base, Enzo remembered and asked Chen Xiaoliang quickly. Even Patricio, who never liked to participate in gossip affairs, was curious.

Enzo: "Captain, what did you say to that Nigerian?"

Chen Xiaoliang laughed, and then babbled a series of birdsong.

Enzo and Patricio are circled.

"Captain, are these the words of aliens?"

Chen Xiaoliang translated it: "This is the Yoruba language of Nigeria. It means that your speed is too slow. If you come to our team, you will have to eat at the same table with the children in the youth training."

Patricio wondered. "That's it? This makes him so angry?"

Chen Xiaoliang told the two that after Osimhen became famous in Nigeria, many European teams wanted to sign him. Later, because his family liked Germany, he accepted Wolfsburg's invitation.

But this experience has become his bleakest memory.

At that time, the minimum playing age in the Bundesliga was still 18 years old. Because he was too young, he could only play in the youth training team. After finally waiting until he was old enough, he played 16 games on behalf of the first team, but nothing was achieved. He was swept out by the first team and played again. I went back to the youth training team and ate at the same table with the children again.

It was a humiliation he would never forget.

Enzo and Patricio immediately understood why this sentence made Osimhen so angry.

But after thinking about it, the captain is indeed the captain. In the game, he not only uses his body and technology to find the opponent's weaknesses, but also conducts research and research in advance to dig out the opponent's inner weakness...

high, really high...

There was no rest on the second day, because the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage followed.

It was originally an easy day to resume training, but Pinto found Mourinho with a serious face early in the morning, saying that Naples was going to make an offer of 1.2 million euros.

Mourinho was in a good mood, so he asked Pinto back with a smile on his face: "Then what is your opinion?"

Pinto was still very serious: "José, listen to me."

Mourinho's first name "José" is pronounced "José" in Portuguese, but in Spanish and English, which are more widely used in Europe, the word is pronounced "Jose".

There are actually many such examples, the most famous being the legendary French superstar Thierry Henry (Henry), H is not pronounced in French, so if you read it according to his French pronunciation, it should be called "Henry". appropriate.

In other words, Henry was also called by his family and friends since he was a child.

But the word Henry is pronounced "Henry" in English, so almost everyone in the world except the French calls him Henry.

The same is true of Arsenal's legendary coach Arsene Wenger, whose French pronunciation of his name should be "Wanger".

However, many translations in the past, considering that Henry and Wenger spread to the world after they became famous in the Premier League, countries all over the world have also performed secondary translations based on English pronunciation.

In the last ten years, translators of personal names have begun to emphasize and respect native language literal translation.

The early ones, such as James Rodríguez, no longer pronounce "James" in English James, but pronounce it in Spanish "James", and Manchester United coach Ten Hag (ten Hag) also pronounces it in Dutch. Pronunciation to read.

But Jose Mourinho is still the same Jose, because Spanish doesn't have the pronunciation of Jose, and the British can't pronounce the pronunciation of Jose...

Just like Americans can't read Wang Zhizhi's ZHI... It reads more like Wang Jiujiu...

However, as Mourinho's fellow Pinto, he still communicates with Mourinho in his native language in private.

"José, I don't know anything else. I feel that the boss will be interested in this quotation. Of course, 1.2 million is too low, but I am worried that if Naples is willing to raise the price, it will eventually exceed the 1.5 million we agreed on. The boss will probably agree to let him go."

Mourinho sneered: "Will you be interested, or will the boss be interested?"

Pinto quickly explained: "José, you have to trust me. Of course I know how important Chen is to the team. We also agreed in his contract that the 1.5 million liquidated damages are only valid for foreign clubs."

Mourinho: "Since you still know that there is a contract, why did you come to tell me?"

As a junior, Pinto has become accustomed to Mourinho's aggressive tone in negotiations: "But it is precisely because there are no restrictions in Italy, so it depends on the boss's personal wishes."

Mourinho: "Then you go and tell the boss, my opinion is not to sell it, no matter how much it is, and I don't believe Naples can come up with that money."

Pinto said helplessly, "José, don't do this, I'm here to discuss with you."

Mourinho chuckled and said, "Stop acting with me. I know why the boss asked you to take charge of the club's daily operations, but I also want to tell you two things."

"First, touch the thing in your chest and think about it. How many people in the current team were excavated through the scouting team you lead? Or how many people admire your name Pinto? Did you take the initiative to vote?"

"Second, he wants you to turn Rome into a black shop like Benfica. That's your business. How much the boss gives you every year is also your business. You don't have to give me the transfer money, but if you dare If you don’t touch my team at all, then I’m sorry, I will definitely not play with you here any longer.”

Seeing that Mourinho had already understood what the board of directors and himself were planning, Pinto removed the feigned aggrieved expression on his face: "Mr. Mourinho, you know the current economic situation in Europe. The owner didn't lose money when he came to this team, but everyone has to survive..."

Before he finished speaking, Mourinho opened the door of his office.

Pinto was a little annoyed: "What do you mean?"

Mourinho asked coldly: "How should the striker run, how should the midfielder pass the ball, how should the defender defend, and how the team should win, that is my job, I will not come to you to say. If I do If it’s not good, the boss will tell me to leave.”

"How the club makes a profit, how to increase the market value, and how to negotiate to maximize the benefits are your business, and I'm not interested in listening."

"But you remember, if I don't do well, the team's performance is a mess, and your life will definitely not be easy. If I were you, I would definitely not embarrass the head coach."

After finishing speaking, Mourinho waved his hand towards the door and made a farewell gesture. Pinto had nothing to say and had to leave obediently.

Compared with the tension between the head coach and the general manager, the players are very happy and harmonious.

It's not that Pinto didn't do nothing. Zaniolo, who has been exiled in the reserve team, finally has a next home and will transfer to the strong Turkish team Galatasaray in the winter window.

There is no thorn, but guests are ushered in.

Dave arrived at the Trigoria base with the first-team coaches and players of the Glasgow Rangers.

As a courtesy, I would like to thank the Rangers for transferring the training base and the home court to Rome for training and stepping on the field twice. Rome also opened the base and the Olympic Stadium for the Rangers this time.

When the old friends met, Chen Xiaoliang was naturally overjoyed.

But at the same time, another happy event seems to be happening.

When he returned home from training that day, Riise came over mysteriously and told Chen Xiaoliang that Director Zhu of the Red National Football Association who was stationed in Europe was urgently recalled to the Red Country a while ago.

At the beginning, he told Riise triumphantly that he had enough experience overseas and that there should be new arrangements when he went back, but then Riise tentatively dialed his phone, but the phone was still shutting down.

And now a few new people have come from Europe, but they are not replacing Director Zhu. It is said that they are investigating files and talking to those clerks every day.

Chen Xiaoliang didn't say anything after listening. Thinking of the text message Boss Wu sent to him before, it seems that after receiving the materials, the big man visited by Boss Wu instructed the investigation department to start intervening.

Speaking of the Champions League group stage, Rangers also played very relaxed in the game two days later because they have definitely missed the Champions League.

Head coach Van Bronckhorst deployed a lineup of two-thirds main players and one-third rookies, and Mourinho also carried out the same rotation.

In the end, the two teams played 2 to 1, and everyone was happy.

For Roma, in the first and second half, Matic took Abraham back to make a long-range goal, and Pellegrini scored a free kick directly.

Rangers scored a penalty kick by captain Tavernier in the second half, which can be regarded as breaking the goal of not scoring against Roma.

In another game, Liverpool beat the Salzburg Red Bull with 3 goals away.

So the final round became a real decisive battle between the four teams.

4胜1平积13分的罗马和4胜1负积12分的利物浦将在安菲尔德决定谁是小组第1，利物浦只有获胜才能拿下第1，罗马打平即可保住头名。

The Salzburg Red Bull with 2 points and the Glasgow Rangers with 1 point will also decide at the Ibrox Stadium who can win the third place in the group and go to the Europa League to continue this season's European tour.

The two points leading teams can achieve the goal by drawing, while the trailing team has home court advantage, which adds endless possibilities to the game.

Chen Xiaoliang did not play in this game, and Pellegrini, who started the rotation, took his place.

However, on the second day after the game, Chen Xiaoliang got busy and distributed a box of Siwei Dihuang Wan to each Ranger player...

This drug, after the promotion of Morelos and Davis Sr., has become a highly sought-after prop in the team.

Everyone agrees that eating it can effectively increase endurance. As for whether it is used on the field or elsewhere, it is tacit understanding...

With only one more day of rest, the team flew to Verona, which borders Milan to the west, Venice to the east, and the Alps to the north.

For the next decisive battle with Liverpool, Mourinho continued to rotate the lineup.

Mancini and Ibanez re-started together, Chen Xiaoliang served as a single midfielder, Pellegrini and Volpato, one old and one young, staged a rare double central midfielder.

Chen Xiaoliang and Kwa were replaced after 65 minutes, Cesco and Dybala did not play, and Shalawi played the whole game.

Relying on half of the main team, in the 65 minutes of Chen Xiaoliang's presence, the team has already led 2-0 away.

In the counterattack of Pellegrini in the 11th minute, Shalawi scored a one-handed goal, and in the 52nd minute, Spinazzola made a pass from the left, and the opponent's central defender took the top and gave Abraham Chance to poke the goal.

In the last 30 minutes, both sides scored another goal. Verona just scored a goal with a header from a set ball. Zalewski, who replaced Kwa, received Pellegrini's inverted triangle. Scored the winning goal.

On the second day after the game, the team did not return to Rome, but flew directly to Liverpool without stopping.

A vengeful army of tigers and wolves awaits them.

After the 1-2 loss to Leeds United in the Premier League last weekend, Salah, the core of the team, threatened to use a good performance in the Champions League to boost the team's state and morale in the league.

And he focused on avenging the 4-1 defeat in Rome in the first round.

His remarks were immediately ridiculed by the fans, saying that Salah had set up a new Roman account book in addition to the one in Real Madrid, and Salah also had the new title of football accountant. .

At the pre-match press conference after Roma landed in Liverpool, Klopp focused on bombarding the game environment. He threatened that if Liverpool did not suffer so many injuries this season, and if the team could get a fairer penalty from the referee, It will not be the current ranking at all.

He also said that Roma does not have the problem of injuries, and that Serie A also hopes that teams like Roma will emerge to bring more confrontation to Serie A.

The implication is that Mourinho can have today's situation, one is good internal luck and fewer injuries, and the other is that the referee takes care of him externally.

Mourinho's counterattack is also very good:

"He should think about how I always had good luck, won 28 championships, and his good luck ran out so quickly."

The reporter asked: "Do you know how many championships Jurgen has won?"

Mourinho said he was dismissive.

The reporter told him that it was 11, Dortmund had 5, and Liverpool won 7 championships in 6 years.

Mourinho laughed and said that Chelsea might have been fired after one season at such a level in the past.

Of course, he was referring to Chelsea when Abramovich was in charge.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly mocking speech was unanimously welcomed by Chelsea fans.

Among the Blues fans who have been in dire straits by the new boss and new coach, many people shouted slogans that they hope that Mourinho will enter the palace three times.

However, compared to provocations at the press conference, Mourinho's attitude towards the game within the team is very cautious.

This point has also been highly supported by the locker room headed by Chen Xiaoliang.

Anfield, a temple of English football, was completed in 1884 and was full of 54074 people.

The Red Army Liverpool will definitely not easily let Roma have any pleasant experience here.

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