"George's Blackburn have faced such a formidable opponent for the first time in the UEFA Cup. Looking at Roma's starting line-up, Capello is the main player. The main goalkeeper is Francisco. Anton Riño, the three defenders are Adal, Zago, Admeo. Mangoni, with five midfielders Cafu, Tomasi, Di Biagio, Totti, Candela, and two forwards Montella and Del Vecchio. ”

"Before the season, it was rumored that Inter Milan wanted to buy Di Biagio, but unfortunately it didn't happen. Di Biagio's performance this season is still okay. ”

"Looking at Blackburn again, George has no reservations at all. The goalkeeper is Cudicini, the back line is Van Bronckhorst, Rio Ferdinand, Hyypia, Sagnol from left to right, the midfield is Pire, Deco, Miku, Makelele, Duff, and the lone striker is Klose. ”

"Sagnol, after almost four months of rest, came back. The form in the last few games is okay. ”

As soon as the game began, Mortensen quickly told the crowd about the starting lineups of both sides.

George looked at the Roma players on the field and shook his head. Roma is very strong now, especially in the midfield, and the interception power is unprecedented. Shouldn't the bastard Di Biagio move to Inter Milan this season? How could it not go.

The two central midfielders of Roma are very characteristic.

Di Biagio is a defensive and offensive midfielder. He's in a good position, he's quick, he's fierce defensively, and he's absolutely world-class as a defensive midfielder.

In fact, Tomasi's defensive skills and awareness are definitely inferior to Di Biagio. But Tomasi also has his own characteristics, he is fierce defensively and, most importantly, he runs aggressively. Tomasi could have been running from the beginning to the end of the race.

Roma now have two such players, one is Cafu and the other is Tomasi.

Roma's formation was also interesting, with a 3-5-2 formation. But this one just looks good, like an attacking formation. In fact, once you get into defense, you can immediately become 5-3-2.

Cafu and Candela can be used as full-backs when attacking and full-backs when defending.

Of course, the most threatening player in the current Roma team belongs to the future wolf king, the current Roman prince Totti. Although throughout Totti's career, he has not achieved anything commensurate with his strength.

But no one can deny Totti's brilliance.

Just as the Netherlands produces wingers and Germany produces free men, Italy has its own characteristics. That is Italy's most famous nine-and-a-half, and Italy after Baggio has produced two talented nine-and-a-half. They were Totti and Piero.

In the 1938 World Cup, the players of the Italian national team were played by Mussolini's gun against the waist, and under the death order of "champion or death", a pragmatic defensive counterattack tactics were applied to the Italian team, and then the invention of the "reinforced concrete" defense completely laid the foundation for the defensive counterattack play of Italian football. This style of play actually has certain restrictions on the play of offensive players, and without strong support under the pressure of large soldiers, the forwards have few opportunities. Of course, there is always accommodation, and talented talents have found their place: between strikers and midfielders, organising their own attacks to create scoring chances, or delivering lethal passes to arrowheads.

Of course, the requirements for this position cannot be low: clear mind, excellent organizational skills, dribbling ability above the level, ability to pass, break points, and finally first-class shooting footwork. However, Italy has never lacked this type of player. It can be said that it is this special setting of the number 9 and a half that has propelled Italian football to glory. Rossi in the 82 World Cup and Baggio in the 94 World Cup are the best nine and a half players.

Baggio is Italy's most classic number nine and a half player.

Totti, on the other hand, is an alternative nine-and-a-half player. Accustomed to standing behind two strikers and creating chances for them with his passes, Totti was also a shadow centre-forward, looking for an opportunity to follow up on the ball with his excellent running ability. Totti is one of the few midfielders in world football who has both strength and skill, and his ability to command and dispatch on the field and his strong impact make all opponents daunting.

Totti's strong body is not afraid of any impact. And he doesn't stop the ball, and he passes the ball directly with one kick, which is unique in world football.

As a striker, Totti can wear a lethal threat ball, and as a shadow striker, Totti can accurately find the second landing point. And when he was a center forward, Totti won the European Golden Boot.

If Totti's surname had been a little better, he would have had less of a child's temper. And if he joins a big club, such as Milan and Real Madrid, then his achievements will definitely make everyone look up to him.

With the addition of Montella and Del Vecchio, the strength of the Roma team is ranked first even in world football.

Although Roma's current results in Serie A are not good, it is only because Capello is in charge of Roma for the first time. Rome has not yet been reformed according to Capello's wishes. Serie A results are not good, but Roma really did not take Blackburn Rovers seriously. Or that Serie A at this time is still a little arrogant, and it has not come out of the glory of the small World Cup.

In fact, in recent years, there have been signs of the decline of Serie A. Now both La Liga and the Premier League are starting to rise. La Liga is stronger, and the Premier League is more hidden. But in Roma's mind, the Premier League is still the original Premier League. Although Manchester United won the Champions League last season, the Serie A side's disdain for the Premier League has not changed.

Roma are definitely not going to play attacking football in Serie A.

But today, in the face of Blackburn Rovers from afar, Roma are attacking fiercely.

Rome's contempt can actually be seen in the two wings. Cafu and Candela have become a full-back completely.

Before the game began, George felt that Capello was a little slighting for him. Now seeing Roma's style of play, the anger in George's heart is rising. Capello really looks down on himself, and Rome also looks down on Blackburn.

Are they so confident? Doesn't care about their two flanks at all.

Roma's defenders, like Arsenal, are classic cars. The three centre-backs are all over 30 years old and can be comfortable in the slow-paced Italy. But when it comes to Blackburn Rovers from the Premier League, I see what kind of bull you are.

Roma's attack is still fierce, and Totti is very enthusiastic up front.

“…… Totti got the ball and he shook off Deco...... Hey, the ball was broken. Totti's ball is broken! ”

"Makellele, it's Makelle!"

Mortenson spoke quickly and abruptly began to explain.

Totti isn't fast, but the technique is absolutely top-notch. Otherwise, it would not be possible to be the core of the Roma team and the Italian national team. After Totti got the ball, he shook Deco very easily.

George was furious to see Decco being shaken by Totti so easily. There is a lot of expectation for Deco George, and it's not just that Deco can perform well in attack. George wants Deco to be a midfielder who can attack and defend.

Even if the defense is not like a dedicated defensive midfielder, at least it can't be shaken off so easily.

But George was just a little angry, and he immediately burst into laughter. Totti had just shaken off Deco and the ball was cut off by Makelle before he could take two steps.

"Totti's ball is too big. In fact, after passing Deco, passing is the best option. Cafu and Candela have already opened up the gap, and Montella and Del Vecchio in front of them are already in good positions. Totti was greedy. ”

The Italian commentator said with great pity.

After Makelele took the ball, he did not hesitate and handed the ball directly to Deco in front. Tomasi immediately went up for it, and Tomasi is a physically perverted player. The biggest characteristic of this person is that he can run.

Although there was Thomas Simy's interference, Deco didn't panic at all. In the Premier League, the tough guys in the Premier League, their defense, sometimes it's not defense at all. They hit it completely with their bodies, and their feet were also ruthless. After a season in the Premier League, Deco is not afraid of Thomas West's level of collision and defense.

Deco leaned in on Tomasi, and with a flick of his right foot, the ball was passed to the right.

After more than a month of recuperating from an injury, Duff has come back in better shape than before.

“…… Duff, he got the ball. There was an open field in front of him, and there was no one to defend Duff. ”

"Mangoni, he went up and defended. Duff walked outside, and Mangoni stood up and didn't let Duff get into the box. ”

Mangoni has almost zero attacking ability, but the defense is absolutely leaky. Knowing that he was suffering from the pace, Mangoni did not follow Duff and held his position firmly. Therefore, Duff can only go on the outside line.

“…… Duff, cross! ”

Duff went all the way to the bottom line and suddenly a cross came in. This time the cross was not in the box, but in the vicinity of the box.

"Miku, Miku got the ball."

It wasn't easy to catch the cross, but Miku stopped with his left foot and the ball came to rest near his right foot. Such a precise stop and such a solid foundation amazed everyone. Because Klose and Pire were both pressed into the box, the Roma defenders were defending them.

Di Biagio, who defended Miku, has quickly established his position.

Miku had already picked up his right foot when Di Biagio came over. Di Biagio, who had just returned to the defensive line, stretched out his left foot to prevent Miku from shooting. However, Miku just made a false shot, hooking the ball into the middle of his left foot with his right foot, and Di Biagio was exposed to a large amount of space.

Seeing Miku's movements, Di Biagio could only make a sliding tackle to prevent Miku from shooting.

It's a pity that Miku is still a feint, and as soon as he smashes the ball with his left foot, he comes to the right foot. At this time, Di Biagio completely lost his defensive position, and Miku calmly picked up his right foot and shot at goal. The ball whizzed away like a cannonball.

“…… Miku, shoot! Antoninho, nice save. No, the offensive is not over. Pire! ”

(To be continued)