Chapter 460: Pre-Match Press Conference
"Good morning, Duflon." Roma's assistant coach Bonpard greeted the team's head coach, Lisisco.
"Good morning." Di Francesco put the newspaper aside and asked his assistant: "Pader, do you have any thoughts after watching the video of Chelsea's recent game?"
Bonppard said: 'I'm surprised that Chelsea haven't lost a game this season, but we don't have to worry too much, although Chelsea have topped Europe in attack this season, but their defence is not without holes, and a lot of bies have been won by luck. ”
'Jones has played a key role in Chelsea's ability to pull off such miracles this season. Di Francisco said: "31 league games, 68 goals, this is already a very crazy report card, and the Champions League goals have already broken the record, his quality we have seen in the Champions League group stage." ”
Despite the talk that the Premier League has become the number one league in the world, Italian coaches are still reluctant to admit it, insisting that the Italian league is the best league in Europe.
Bonpadard nodded and said: "Indeed, he is now the core of Chelsea's attack, scoring 55 per cent of Chelsea's goals, and the number of assists has reached 16. ”
"It's not enough to just guard against Jones, have you watched a few games in the Premier League recently, Costa is in hot form, and he has to guard against it." Di Francisco said.
"Look!" Bonpadard nodded, a look of jealousy on his face: "Chelsea have been amazing in these games, they have scored nine goals in two games, and their goal rate is really amazing. ”
'Chelsea have been amazing, it's Jones who has been amazing, three goals and five assists in those two games, eight goals related to him!' Di Francesco corrected his assistant.
"Actually, what you just said is very correct, freezing Jones is the most important thing, but we can't ignore other people, so yes, in this game, our tactical purpose is very clear, freeze Jones, and at the same time strive for away goals, and when we wait until home, we will have an advantage."
Bombard nodded, and he thought the same thing.
"As for how to deal with this young man." Di Francisco touched his chin, "We're going to provoke his anger, already his relationship with Costa!" ”
"yes, it's a good idea." Bombard said.
On 5 April, the entire Roma squad travelled to London, England, to prepare for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie against Chelsea.
"I thought there would be a lot of reporters." Dzeko got off the plane and looked around and said, he was heard by Bonpad, who could only smile awkwardly, he naturally knew the reason, after all, this is London.
'Dzeko, it's nothing less at this time, today we won against Chelsea, let them taste what you're good at, don't make them too happy.' Bombard said.
"That's right." Dzeko nodded, he wasn't talking casually, he was really a little angry, it was a humiliating reaction after being ignored.
As Roma's top scorer, he came to Chelsea with great interest, only to find that the opponent did not take him and his team in his eyes at all, and this psychological gap is indeed very uncomfortable.
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In the pre-match press conference, when Kodic talked about the upcoming opponent Roma, Kodic still said politely that Roma is a very strong team, it is not easy to deal with, and Chelsea must give it their all to achieve good results.
Of course, Kodic still expressed his confidence in winning this game, saying that the goal of this game is to win the game and try not to let Roma take away the away goals!
Now Chelsea are already stronger than Roma, and they are playing at home, even Barcelona are in a tough battle here, so Kodic said that the goal is to win the game, and the reporters in London have no doubts, they all say it is normal.
So, Jones's outstanding performance at Chelsea made these English reporters very happy and proud, and they wanted to hear what Roma manager Di Francisco had to say about Jones, of course, what they wanted to hear was praise and good words, and these reporters felt that this was a matter of course, Jones was very popular in the Premier League, and his strength and fame were there, and the other party would definitely praise him.
Then they can process the Roma manager's words and publish them, which is a report that fans love to see.
"Dear Mr. Sisko, are you familiar with Jones at Chelsea? Do you have anything to say about the young shooter? A reporter from London, a long-time Jones fan, rose up to ask questions.
"Yes, I know Jones, I think the whole of Europe has taken note of this young man and he has been in pretty good form lately...... I also know that he scored 68 goals in the league and to be honest, I was surprised. Di Francisco said.
"Are you surprised that because of Jones' excellent performance, you feel that this game could be against Roma?" Another English journalist asked.
'No, no, no, I admit he's a great young man, but I still believe my players can do well in the game and keep this problem under control.'
Di Francisco continued: "The reason I'm surprised is why you think he's more dangerous than Costa, who scored a hat-trick in two consecutive games! ”
The reporters in England were stunned for a moment, and then understood what Di Francesco meant, he meant, to be surprised that Jones could score 68 goals, but only to the point of surprise, not to the point of having a headache because of this goalscorer.
In a word, he pays more attention to Costa, who scored a hat-trick in two consecutive games!
Di Francesco didn't say anything explicitly, and Costa's recent performance has been really impeccable, so the reporters in England were a little angry, but they didn't say much!
"Mr. Sisko, you mean that Jones is no threat, and I think it is necessary for us to relay your words to Jones himself." The journalist in England spoke.
"I didn't say that, but there's one important point, Costa's threat is a little bit more important, and Jones is one of our priorities!"
Now the England journalists, all they can expect now is that Jones can put on a convincing performance in this game to slap his doubters in the face, and then, in the post-match press conference, they will have the confidence to hit back at Di Francisco.
However, some media in England also did not understand why Di Francisco would tease Chelsea's top scorer before the game.
According to Roma Sport, Di Francesco did not do it properly and provoked the opponent's number one star when the game came, which was not a wise move.
Journalists in England didn't need to bother to inform Jones, who already knew about it. Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future