In both high-profile warm-up games, Liverpool showed excellent form. The "Red Army Three", who had high hopes, also showed excellent form, and Benitez was naturally in a good mood.

Therefore, after the game against Bayer Leverkusen, Benitez gave the players another chance to take a holiday.

Although Benitez looks more serious, he is still relatively easy to talk in private. He knows that the British players have a lot of spare time, so he can't limit them. He still understands the principle of following the customs of the locals.

It can be said that as long as the players do not affect the state on the pitch because of their private lives, he will not interfere.

On the night after the game, Chen Xi also asked Scarlett out again, but Scarlett simply agreed.

It's that Gerald refuses to go, obviously, the last time he was left to dry, he deeply hurt his self-esteem!

As a result, Chen Xi and Owen went to the same club called "hero" last time.

This time the atmosphere was much more lively than the last time, and Scarlett was not as silent as last time.

Chen Xi also took the opportunity to enter the two sections with Scarlett, although the relationship between the two did not progress by leaps and bounds, but the distance between the two was still shortened a lot.

Since Liverpool will return to China immediately after the match against Roma to prepare for the league and Champions League qualifiers for the new season, this is also the last time Chen Xi and Scarlett will meet privately before the new season.

The time spent in the United States was relatively short, so Chen Xi didn't have time to have something to do with Scarlett, but it gave him the opportunity to get to know the world's number one beauty in the next few years, and Chen Xi still felt that the trip was worthwhile-

On August 7, the Liverpool team ushered in the third game of this American training. The opponent is Roma.

Roma did not perform as well as Bayer Leverkusen last season, failing to even qualify for this season's European competitions. But their strength is still very strong. They have won the previous two matches against Bayer Leverkusen and drawn with PSV Eindhoven to remain unbeaten in this trip to the United States. As long as they can beat Liverpool in this game, they will be able to win this training title.

Last season, Fabio Capello's side had their worst league run in charge of Roma. However, the club and the fans are confident that Roma will rise again in the new season under the guidance of the gold medal coach.

The reason is simple, and that is that Roma have a strong squad.

Up front, the trident of Totti, Montola and Del Vecchio are still in the lineup, and with the recent rise of supertalent Cassano and Norwegian striker Kalou on loan from Valencia, it is definitely luxurious.

In the midfield, they also have a group of strong players. Roberto Mancini, Emerson, Tomasi, Candela, Dacourt plus another Italian talent, De Rossi, have left their midfield nearly saturated.

The backline is also full of famous players, although Brazil international Cafu turned to AC Milan, but the back line composed of Panucci, Samuel, Zivo and Zebina is still world-class!

As for the goalkeepers, as an Italian team that is rich in excellent goalkeepers, they don't have to worry, whether it is the main Pelizoli or the substitute goalkeeper Lupatelli, they are all young goalkeepers who play steadily.

It can be said that Roma have two good squads at their disposal. Last season's poor results were purely due to the team's internal problems. This season, they are clearly preparing to make a comeback!

For such a team, Benitez naturally does not dare to underestimate it, and the opponent's head coach is also Capello, who is more experienced than him, so he also discharged all the main forces without reservation.

As for Capello, he also hopes to win Liverpool, and while winning this title, it will also inject a boost into the team's new season.

Once the game started, the two teams fought hard and it didn't look like a warm-up game at all.

Roma's attacking duo of Cassano, Totti and Del Vecchio were clearly the most formidable attacking combination Liverpool have faced this summer.

For the three Italians, there was a certain discomfort in the Liverpool backline.

In particular, Totti, who is very erratic, makes it difficult for Liverpool to defend. With twelve minutes into the first half, Totti took advantage of a cover from Cassano to blast open the door of Dudek with a cold shot from outside the box.

"The ball went in!! Francisco ~~~~~~Totti!! A long-range shot from the Prince of Rome gave Roma the lead. It seems that they are bound to win this tournament and this tour!! ”

There was also a burst of cheers from the fans in the stands. The handsome Roman prince has also conquered discerning American fans with his performance in the past few days.

Conceding an early goal also allowed Liverpool to step up their attack for the rest of the game. However, Roma's midfield and backfield are very tough.

All three of their midfielders are extremely strong defensively, which allows them to build a strong barrier at the edge of the penalty area!

Gerrard didn't feel as comfortable as he had in previous games, and he was clearly limited against Brazilian midfielder Emerson in peak form.

As a sharp knife on the wing of the Roma team, Brazil's Roberto Mancini also used to be a full-back, so he also has good defensive ability. Opposite Chen Xi, he will also make up for Chen Xi in addition to attacking.

Even if Roberto Mancini doesn't make up the line, Roma's right-back Panucci is not an easy opponent. The Italian international, who is over 30 years old, has excellent defensive ability!

The Italian, who was born as a central defender, also has good physical confrontation ability.

Chen Xi tried to eat Panucci raw with his body several times, but he couldn't take too much advantage. Panucci's excellent defensive skills and experience are enough for him to make up for the gap between him and Chen Xi!

Chen Xi and Steven Gerrard, among the three musketeers, were both restricted, and Owen in the box was not supported, and Liverpool's attack seemed to be in trouble.

Capello on the sidelines looked confident and was sitting in his place with his hands crossed over his chest.

Many American fans in the stands who were expecting Liverpool's quick return shot did not get to see this.

Could it be that Liverpool was just limited by Roma? American fans can't help but wonder about it. You know, in the first two games, the strong attack of the Liverpool team left a deep impression on them.

Scarlett and Casey, who came to the scene again to cheer for Liverpool, also looked confused. They couldn't see the strength of Roma's defense, they only knew that Liverpool's attack was nowhere near as fluid as in previous games!

Rafael Benitez was also frowning on the sidelines, having considered Roma's strong defence before the game, but he was confident that his team's "Three Musketeers" would be able to tear through their defences, but he didn't want to be so passive now.

Losing this game, losing this so-called championship is a small thing. But Benitez just doesn't want to see his extremely confident "Three Musketeers" without a seat!

Although Benitez is known as a master tactician, his tactical ability is reflected in the pre-match preparation, he is the kind of hard-working coach who can always prepare the best before the game, and when it comes to the game, his on-the-spot command ability is not bad, but he is at the top from a distance. At least he didn't think of a solution for a moment now!

Just when everyone thought that the Liverpool team would be in trouble, a cooperation between Chen Xi and Gerrard disrupted the Roma team's defense!

When Chen Xi, who got the ball on the left side, faced Panucci, he slowed down and looked for an opportunity to break through!

Suddenly, Chen Xi skimmed over Gerrard, who was following Emerson.

Chen Xi made a look at him asking him to insert it forward, and Gerard inserted it in a knowing way, but he inserted it directly behind Panucci, which means that he came to the left side!

This is exactly what Chen Xi wants, when Emerson hesitated whether to continue to defend Gerrard, Chen Xi sent the ball to Gerrard!

After passing the ball, Chen Xi also ran, and he ran directly towards the middle of the original Gerrard!

Pretty! Benitez on the sidelines praised in his heart after seeing a voluntary change of position between the two.

He had practiced this tactic in training, but in the previous games, Chen Xi and Gerrard played very smoothly in their respective positions, so they did not play such a change. Even Benitez temporarily ignored the training of this tactic, who knew that at this critical time, the two of them temporarily played such a cooperation on the field!

Indeed, Chen Xi and Gerard happened to think of going together just now.

After receiving Chen Xi's through ball, Gerrard didn't even look back and knocked the ball back to the front of the penalty area!

For a while, Panucci didn't have time to catch up with Chen Xi. After Chen Xi received the ball, facing Darkett, who came over to make up for the defense, he lightly flicked the ball to the right side, shook the Frenchman, and then directly picked up his right foot and slammed the ball into the near corner of the goal!

Chen Xi's shot was like a cannonball, passing through the crowd in the penalty area and flying towards the goal!

In front of goal, Pellizzoli didn't even have time to make a save, but could only watch the ball hit the net behind him!

“goooooooooooooal！！！ Edison ~~~~~~~~ Chen !! It was his fifth goal on the World Championship Tour and his sixth if you count that corner! What a terrifying attacker! The scene general said excitedly. In the last game, whether Chen Xi's corner kick crossed the goal line before Barosh headed the ball was not discussed. The World Championship Tour is also just an ordinary warm-up event, so there is no question of the scorer list, so it doesn't matter whether the ball is counted on Chen Xi or Barosh.

There was also a burst of cheers from the stands at the Giants Stadium. They obviously didn't expect Liverpool to use such a simple tactical combination to tear apart the Roma defense that they had been unable to tear through before!

After the goal, Chen Xi also rushed to Gerrard with an excited face.

"Hey, that's a pretty pass!" Chen Xi said excitedly.

"Haha, I knew we wanted to go together!" Gerald was just as excited.

As a player, it's very rewarding to be able to bring some of the tactics you practiced in training to the game. Especially like Chen Xi and Gerard just now, the two of them played such a cooperation purely by tacit understanding, which made both of them excited!

Rafael Benitez on the sidelines was as excited as the two, and he suddenly felt that it was a very happy thing to have such two players who played with their brains.

Capello, the other coach, shook his head helplessly. Although before the game, he gave a detailed analysis of the attacking tactics of the Liverpool team and made a layout for the surname. But that kind of situation just now can be described as a hundred secrets.

In this way, Liverpool also equalized with a long-range shot.

After returning to the same running line, both teams became cautious.

This is reflected in the defense of both teams, which seemed to be airtight for a while.

Alonso, as the starting midfielder, also strengthened his defense against Totti, and at the edge of the penalty area, Totti simply could not get the opportunity to get up calmly as he did in the opening game!

The Roma team has also learned the lesson just now, and will not give Chen Xi and Gerrard the opportunity to cooperate like just now.

As a result, the situation on the field is somewhat flat. This made the American fans on the sidelines very unhappy.

Originally, in their opinion, the collision between these two teams that had performed the best in the previous games should be sparkling and exciting, who knows, this game is not as exciting as before!

They didn't boo, but there was noticeably less cheering in the stands.

"What's going on? Are they all tired? Don't shoot anymore! Scarlett Johansson asked Casey next to her with a depressed face.

"I don't know! It must be that their defense is better! "Casey, the guy who only watches the game for handsome guys, is naturally only a half-fan, so she can't make any tactical analysis like Scarlett.

This stalemate was maintained directly until the end of the first half, and the two teams went into the break with a score of 1-1.

In fact, the match between Liverpool and Roma just now was a real close match, which is closer to the performance of the official game. In other words, before they knew it, the players of Liverpool and Roma forgot that it was just a warm-up game, and instead played it as an exceptionally important league or even an important European competition.

The coaches of both teams have clearly spotted the problem, but they are not prepared to change the situation easily. After all, such a real warm-up game is hard to come by. Things to please the audience, the first two games, they have done a great job, not bad this one!

In the second half, neither manager made the same massive substitutions as in the previous two games. Capello simply replaced Delvicchio with Norwegian centre-forward Kalou. Clearly, he was going to use the Norwegian big man to attack Liverpool's penalty area.

Benitez only replaced Smitchell with Luis Garcia, because in his opinion, his compatriot has more offensive means than the Czechs, and can give more help to the "Three Musketeers"!

With such tactics in place, both teams' attacks began to shift to the flanks.

The two high school forwards, Husky and Karew, became important pieces in the team's offensive tactics.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, the two men had already had two chances to head the ball on goal each.

Among them, Husky once beat Samuel to score with a header, and almost broke through the door of the Roma team.

Thankfully, Pellizzoli made a world-class save to get the ball out of the line.

When Chen Xi can't find a good opportunity to break through, he often sends a cross directly into the penalty area after shaking off the angle.

This tactic of the two teams reminded some NBA fans in the stands of Giant Stadium of a tactic of an NBA team, that is, to hang the ball high to the center!

It's just that compared to the situation where the excellent point guards in the NBA can always accurately hoist the ball into the hands of their centers, it is much more difficult for these two football teams to cross with their feet!

Finally, the balance between the two teams was broken in the twentieth minute of the second half!

After Alonso dribbled the ball to the vicinity of the midfield, he directly made a long pass to Chen Xi on the left.

Easily unloading Alonso's pass, Chen Xi faced Panucci again.

Chen Xi just slowly advanced with the ball, and he controlled the ball extremely obediently with the ball in broken steps, and didn't give Panucci a chance to steal at all!

Seeing this, Panucci could only lower his center of gravity and fight and retreat, he believed that Chen Xi would always choose to change.

But Chen Xi slowly advanced patiently, and finally when Panucci retreated to the left penalty area line, he knew that he couldn't retreat anymore.

At this time, Chen Xi also suddenly moved!

I saw that he suddenly flicked the ball back, and then picked up a kick, as if he was going to cross directly at a 45-degree angle!

Seeing Chen Xi's approach, Panucci just subconsciously stretched out his legs to block. At the same time, he also kept his back hand, preparing to prevent Chen Xi's feints.

Chen Xi didn't fake this time, the ball he kicked out just bypassed Panucci's outstretched left leg, and flew away in the super penalty area!

Both teams in the box focused their attention on the ball paper and prepared to head the ball.

However, knowing that the ball had crossed all the players in the box, it did not fall.

Could it be that Chen Xi's ball is passed wide? Many people at the scene couldn't help but have such a question.

(To be continued)