Chapter 373: Returning to the Body
In 1989, at the age of 13, Totti turned down an offer from AC Milan and joined Roma's youth team for $2.6W. As for why he didn't choose a great club like Milan, it was entirely because Totti was born into a die-hard family at AS Roma!
Since the kid can play for Roma and help Roma achieve glory, why not let him join Roma?
So Berlusconi's sigh today is a completely meaningless complaint.
Today, at the age of 22, Totti has grown into a handsome teenager and an indispensable player in Roma. Totti played 30 games for Serie A last season, scoring 13 goals. He also took over the No. 10 jersey, which symbolizes the core, and also wore the captain's armband.
Although there is only one name left on the field of San Siro, Del Vecchio is the only one on the field, but everyone knows that it was Totti who stood out in an offside position at the most critical time and caught up, and it was also Totti who calmly played 1v1 with Ou Chuliang in a single knife, and used a volley to let the ball continue to move forward. As for Del Vecchio's goalmouth shot, isn't that what a striker should do?
The San Siro was caught in a sea of joy by the Roma fans, and the Lazio fans from afar were swearing, they didn't want to see the smug faces of their sworn enemies.
Looking at Ouchuliang, who was on one knee and smashed the ground with his fist, Totti passed him and ran towards the goal-scorer Del Vecchio.
The two looked at each other, and the corners of Totti's mouth curled up and he shook his head slightly.
"Nine minutes into the game, Roma scored a goal away from Delvicchio." Huang Jianxiang's voice was full of helplessness, "It was a fantastic start for Roma, but it created a lot of trouble for the home team. ”
"That's right." Zhang Lu responded on the sidelines, "All games in Milan this season are either the first goal and then keep the lead until the end of the game, or the opponent scores first and then loses the game. ”
"For Milan in the new season, it seems that they have not yet learned how to play in a disadvantaged situation.
"If Zaccheroni can't come up with something new to get the players to deal with this mentality, Milan will be in danger in this game."
"There are seven Serie A teams capable of winning the title this season, and for any one of them, there are at least 12 tough games to play. If Milan lose two of these games at home in the first few rounds, it could cost the team an early chance of winning the title. ”
Zhang Lu's analysis was correct, the Milan players on the field were extremely embarrassed, pinching their waists and looking at the Romans celebrating wantonly on the sidelines.
Ou Chuliang looked at Totti's back, feeling a little unhappy.
You didn't get in, you laughed?!
In the slow-motion replay just now, there was a camera angle that was facing Totti. Fans could clearly see that Acchulian changed the path of the ball with his fingers after the attack. If you let the ball bounce on its own, it will definitely go around the post and bounce out of bounds.
So if it weren't for Delvicchio's timely follow-up shot, this goal would not have been scored!
"Alas! If only Costacuta had just been a little more exciting! ”
"yes, he's the first to hit the ball, he's the most likely to be the first to touch the ball. But because he was stunned, let the opposite side seize the opportunity to rush in front of him to shoot. ”
"Did you think he was old and slow?"
Because Ou Chuliang did his last part after the attack, the fans collectively denounced Costacuta's "various crimes".
But in the eyes of those who know the ball, Costacuta didn't actually make much of a mistake. It is true that it is his fault that a defender is the first to grab a point by a striker, but compared with the strikers and defenders in the past, if a player has a little sense of smell, which one is not going to play as a striker? So it's no surprise that Costacuta was a step slower to make up for it today, given that Del Vecchio is at the peak of his career.
"Captain, the gap on the right side is too big." After Ou Chuliang got up, he explained while going to the net to pick up the ball, "The opponent doesn't go to the middle lane at all, our four midfielders are all decorations!" ”
"If this kind of long pass can't be intercepted halfway, then the opponent's attack must be stuck the moment the ball hits the ground."
"Otherwise, I can't do anything!"
Ou Chuliang was right, the quality of several long passes in Rome was not very high before, so the outcome of this attack had already been decided after the ball landed for the first time.
This time was completely different.
Totti was still behind the halfway line before he started, so there was no problem with Costacuta's positioning and offside. Coupled with the extremely high quality of the pass, Totti's ability to control the ball, and his ability to attack, even Maldini didn't have time to rush back to help defend.
When he first touched the corner of Totti's shirt, the latter had already picked the ball out. The defense inside and outside is useless, and from the moment Totti receives the ball, it has already doomed the end of the single knife Ou Chuliang.
That's the crux of the matter!
Maldini was a little discouraged, and by taking the opportunity to celebrate after the goal, he finally had time to digest the deeper meaning of Ouchulian telling him to "go back".
Looking up at the backward scoreboard, the price is still a bit big.
"Ou, you should have made it clear earlier."
"I didn't have time to explain much." Ou Chuliang shrugged.
"Okay, you're right, I really should pull back."
"It's the other side too." "The opposition has three strikers, and we only have three defenders. The 1v1 defense is very bad for us, as long as one defender makes a mistake, everyone else has to make up for it! ”
"What can I do then?" Maldini spat out, "The coach just puts out this formation, what other way can we as defenders than defend with all our might?" ”
"Milan's strikers didn't make a difference!" In front of the TV, Mourinho pinched his chin and concluded.
Petruch's pass was so comfortable that he even took a step forward before passing the ball and made some adjustments!
If Weah had really counter-attacked on the spot after conceding the ball, as Zaccheroni had said, Roma's long ball this time would definitely not be of high quality, as it had been with the previous ones. Taking a step back, even if a high-quality ball is actually delivered, the striker's pressing will give the defender enough time to return, rather than causing Maldini to run without stopping and not catching up after the ball has been exchanged.
In other words, if Milan's three forwards cannot effectively perform defensive tasks in the frontcourt, then the Milan three defenders have little other response to Roma's style of play except to delay and focus on defense to observe the movement of the opponent's three forwards at any time.
But Weah is 32 years old this year, and Bierhoff is a standing center forward, and Leonardo's running alone cannot form an effective interception in the frontcourt.
There is no problem with Zaccheroni's tactics and ideas, the problem is that the existing players in Milan are not able to play to his tactical intentions. Maldini is not a pure defensive defender, and for him, who often rushes into the opponent's penalty area to earn the top, it is more uncomfortable to let him stay behind and be responsible for defense than to kill him!
"In that case, let's let them attack less like this." Ou Chuliang looked thoughtful.
"What do you mean?" Maldini asked.
"Let them in, close the door and beat the dogs!" Ou Chuliang responded.
After the restart, Milan began to plan their attack. This time, however, Maldini and the three defenders did not press forward with the big force. When the team attacked outside the opponent's penalty area, they were again met with active scrambling by Roma players.
Defenders and forwards are disconnected, and centre-backs can't connect the front and back halves. Soon, Milan once again ceded possession.
On the contrary, the Romans' attacking approach was clear, with long passes from the back.
Three strikers vs three defenders, plus an empty half always has a chance to get the ball to his teammates.
Occhulian has been hanging not far behind Costacuta, helping defenders clear a lot of long balls in a short period of time.
As a result, the Roma were often able to kick the ball into the Milan penalty area, and every time Milan attacked, it was in vain at the edge of the Roma box.
The situation on the field is high and decided.
"Xiao Liang, there will be classes tomorrow, right? Go to bed early! Liang's father saw that Milan had not improved after playing for almost half a point, and he didn't even contribute to the goal, so he couldn't help but urge his son to go to bed.
"Look at it a little longer, look at it a little longer." Xiao Liang's ass seemed to be glued to the sofa, and his two eyes never left the screen. "Dad, just see the half, and I'll go to sleep when I see the half."
Lao Liang glanced at his wife who was squinting at the door, hesitated for a moment and said, "That's okay, then you go to sleep quickly after watching half of the game, you are not allowed to get up tomorrow morning!" ”
"No problem, Dad!"
Seeing Xiao Liang's happy appearance, Lao Liang seemed to have confidence. When he caught a glimpse of his wife's murderous eyes again, he couldn't help but shrink his neck weakly.
"Wife, you go to sleep first, I'll go over to accompany you after I'm done!"
"Humph!" The tigress let out a snort and turned around and went back to the bedroom.
The support of the fans did not make Milan's form any better, and in the 34th minute, Francesco dribbled across the halfway line from the left wing. Before the Milan centre-back could step up, Francesco rolled a penetrating through ball.
Totti was the first to break free from Maldini's defence and rush between two Milan defenders. As a result, when Totti received the ball, Maldini was already stuck on the outside by him.
But there was no danger in front of Milan at this point, and while the back three were shrinking, Maldini and Costacuta had already formed a trap on Totti.
Totti won the ball and made a left-footed block, found that there was no gap and continued to move forward and stopped directly at the edge of the Milan penalty area.
If it is a Milanese attack, not only will there not be at least two defenders standing in the penalty area at this time, but the person who holds the ball will also be surrounded instantly.
But when Totti got the ball, the first to pop up on the left side of the screen were three white players.
Even if you count Ou Chuliang, who is dressed in black, there are only four players in the back of Milan!
In other words, Roma actually formed a 4-on-4 in the front court in an instant!
When Del Vecchio received Totti's cross ball in the middle, Helwig was able to run into the camera from the side. But from his position, it doesn't do anything other than add the number of Milan defenders to the backfield.
Whoa, whoa, whoa~~~
There was a commotion again over the San Siro stadium, and the players may not feel it yet, while the fans looking down from the top felt the crisis in Milan again.
Totti's pass was straight towards Milan in the middle, and Francesco on the other side had already cut in, threatening the Milan penalty area along the sideline of the penalty area. On the other side, Sergio has also accelerated to the bottom, except for Costacuta in front of Totti, only two teammates in front of Acchulian are Ngoti and Maldini.
3 to 2 !! in the front court - Roma fans shout loudly.
2 to 3 in the back??? – Milan fans are starting to panic.
N'Goti and Maldini were on either side of the top of the box, one left and one right, as if to put Francesco and Sergioka on the outside.
There's nothing wrong with that, but the problem is that Totti is in the middle of the arc at this point!
Ou Chuliang couldn't say anything anymore, everything he shouted at this time was in vain!
As the defensive side, there are fewer defenders than offensive players, so what is the?
Tighten your nerves and go it alone!
Sure enough, Del Vecchio made a right-footed push and the ball rolled away from Costacuta's side.
When he turned around, Maldini and Ngoti had just turned, one left and one right, two metres away from Totti, too late to slip past him.
Totti turned around after receiving the ball, and the next second, it suddenly seemed like he felt something. Quickly swing his left leg and push the ball towards the far post.
Burst!
Boom!
With two muffled sounds in a row, Ou Chuliang's fingertips first blocked the ball, and then rushed to Totti's calf, knocking the opponent down.
Looking at the ball rolling towards the empty goal, Maldini, who had just run to the penalty spot, had given up the chase.
But the next second, looking at the ball that bounced off the post, Maldini regretted it again.
"Why should I slow down?"
With such self-reproach, Maldini jumped up on one leg and jumped over Acchulian, who was lying in front of him.
But it's still a step too late.
Sergio, who was following on the other side, pushed with his right foot at the bouncing ball, and before Maldini could react, he felt a gust of wind blow in his ears.
Boom!
With a crisp sound behind his head, Maldini subconsciously looked to the right, and the ball that hit the near post bounced off the other side of his head.
Faced with the ball that bounced back at the post for the second time, Costa Kuta did not hesitate to catch up with the ball and kick it forward and out of bounds.
"Oh, oh, oh..." Huang Jianxiang was speechless.
Zhang Lu was also dumbfounded.
Roma's attack was simple and fluid, and the aim was very strong.
When Del Vecchio received the ball in the middle, the two stopped talking, and what happened next was basically in a flash of lightning. Whether it was the first far post or the second near post, even the Roma players who were close to "admiring" did not react after these two kicks.
"It's... This..."
"That's lucky!" Huang Jianxiang clicked for a long time, and finally thought of a suitable adjective.
"Hey, the ball hits the post in a row?! It was indeed the goal post that saved AC Milan. Because judging from Ou Chuliang's position, it is impossible for him to get up and make a second save. ”
Ou Chuliang got up from the ground, and Totti, who also got up on the other side, took a look at him.
Then the corners of Ou Chuliang's mouth went up, and he squeezed his right hand that had just pounced on the ball, signaling that he was blocking your shot again.
Seeing that Ou Chuliang actually launched a "counterattack", Totti also snorted.
The captain who was born and raised in Rome has no reason to be afraid of an alien goalkeeper in Milan.
The young wolf king raised his eyebrows and raised his chin, indicating that he accepted Ou Chuliang's provocation.
In his opinion, if Milan are only capable of this, it will not be difficult for Roma to take away the three points away from home.
The "lucky" talk of two consecutive goalposts overshadowed Ocullian's extreme save, and then Milan's attacking line was in disarray, either kicking the ball off the touchline or a player clutching his legs and falling to the ground. The backstage director found a loophole and replayed these two "goalpost saves" three times in a row.
When he saw the third playback, Xiao Liang suddenly bounced up from the sofa and said with a dark face: "Dad, I won't watch it, I'll go to sleep." ”
"Oh? Oh? Don't watch it? Well, then rest early. Lao Liang nodded, in fact, he didn't want the child to continue watching.
Milan played too badly in this game, and it will be like the previous game against Fiorentina, allowing the family to score three goals in a row.
Now even the attack is always frustrated, resulting in having to stay in their own half of the defense. This kind of ball is also angry to watch, instead of returning to the bedroom with a stomach full of anger, it is better to go to bed at this time, Xiao Liang has to go to class tomorrow.
"Get out of the way, my!"
"Don't let him in so easily!"
"Break the siege!"
There were more and more shouts in front of the Milan goal, and Roma's attack into the box was getting closer and closer to the door of Acchulian.
Gradually, there was less red and black in the Roma half and more white in the Milan half.
Seeing that the first half was about to end, Roma once again attacked the front of the Milan penalty area, as if they were going to take the last attack into their own hands.
In the face of Del Vecchio's feint, Costacuta didn't take the bait. The right leg stretched out horizontally, and the opponent was stuck behind him at once.
"Here!"
At this time, Costa Curta faced his own goal, and behind him was Del Vecchio, who was in a hurry to counterattack. In the face of Ou Chuliang's reach for the ball, Costa Kuta sent a return pass without even thinking about it.
"This ball broke beautifully!" Huang Jianxiang praised, "He is worthy of being a veteran of Milan, Costacuta is not old, and this steal is simply clean..."
Before the words were finished, there was an explosion in the Milan penalty area.
With a bang, in the face of the return pass pushed back by Costacuta, Ou Chuliang met the ball and kicked it to the front in an instant.
The camera zooms out and accurately places the ball in the center of the screen. As the ball crossed the half, fans were surprised to find it exactly at Weah's feet.
Mr. Footballer lifted his right foot and unloaded the ball with the arch of his foot. But at the moment of unloading and turning, his feet slipped and almost fell directly.
"Hehe, Ou Chuliang's pass is really accurate, maybe Weah didn't expect Ou Chuliang to pass the ball from the backfield all at once!" Huang Jianxiang made a joke.
Taking advantage of Weah's slippage, Wome quickly approached Weah, seemingly not minding a tackle with the ball.
At the critical moment, Weah pushed his knees hard and took a step forward.
It was this step that made Weah dodge the angle. With a sweep of his left foot, he kicked a full moon scimitar in front of the Roman gate.
Seeing the ball slip past him, Chimenti, who was on the goal line, could do nothing about it.
The ball first rushed to the front post, then flew over the middle and then turned to the back post.
When Chimenti's neck twisted along the ball, he was horrified to find that his defender Zago had tripped with his left foot and fell to the ground with his right foot, and it was the German Bierhoff who ran to the ball to land.
"Weah's cross!"
"After..."
"Bierhoff !!"
"The ball is in!"
In Huang Jianxiang's exclamation, the ball just hit the ground and bounced, and was pushed with his right foot by Bierhoff, who rushed forward, and sent directly into the net.
Wow!!!!
The San Siro stadium was boiling instantly, and all the fans stood up and shouted the name of Bierhoff.
Bierhoff, who equalised in stoppage time, ran to the sidelines alone, waving his arms at the linesman and the fans.
"It's amazing!"
"Milan played a half-time positional battle, and at the end of the first half, they broke through the door of the Roma team with a defensive counterattack!"
"And Bierhoff still scored with his feet!"
"Tut-tut..."
"It's incredible!"
"Stubborn Milanese, strong Milanese! We don't come back to midfield with disadvantage! ”
Thanks to a quick counter-attack, Bierhoff's team-mates were 10 metres away after his goal. After celebrating with his fists clenched on the sidelines in an "awkward" manner, Bierhoff put on a fierce face and walked slowly along the sideline back to his own half.
Amid the endless cheers of the fans, Costacuta asked curiously, "Oh, when did you find George?" ”
"I've seen him a long time ago." Ou Chuliang shrugged, "He didn't defend much throughout the first half, and he kept hanging around on the left side. So, I thought if we looked for an opportunity to pass the ball, George would have a surprise for us. ”
"It was a real surprise." Maldini also leaned over and said meaningfully: "Since the strikers can't help us share the defensive pressure, let's make their offensive 'pressure' more!" ”