Roma's pre-season training is not closed.

Training on weekdays, but also on weekends, the training base is open to the public, and there are always many Roma fans who buy tickets to watch the team train, and some local media reporters can also enter the base to interview the training situation.

The media and fans alike know that Roma are in crisis.

This is not the reason for Worrall, it is the original crisis of the Roma team, last season Roma won the second place in the league, but the team has a bit of a disintegration, there are many young players in the team, even Cassano, De Rossi is only 22 years old, 21 years old, such players can only be the future of the team, not now, they can get the main position in Rome, which in itself proves that there is a problem with the Roma lineup.

And Roma have left too many players......

Fabio Capello's departure has had too much impact on Roma, who are in a moment of crisis, including club president Sensi, who is aware of this problem from top to bottom, and their only hope is to ensure the team's results at a time when Roma is down.

So Sensi brought the German Worrall.

Worrall is a German, the Germans have always been known for their rigor, they are vigorous in the transformation of the team, when it is known that Cassano was 'put on vacation', the Italian media is not surprised, even if Worrall gets rid of two more players, they will not be surprised, Sensi brought Worrall for the purpose of this.

He gave Worrall the greatest trust.

He wants Worrall to bring something new to Roma and not let the team's results slip, which is what Roma expects, that is, in fact Worrall is the head coach of Roma, there is very little pressure and the club gives him the greatest support. The Italian media also trusted him, and at the Club of Rome he could do whatever he wanted, and he had absolute rights.

Every change in the Club of Rome has been watched by the media.

Rigorous training attitude, Worrall's constant scolding on the training ground. Cassano's 'being put on vacation', the seriousness of tactical training, etc., including Zhang Tiehan wearing the substitute jersey, everyone saw it, but they didn't say anything, but felt that Worrall did a good job.

"Zhang's skills are very rough, and I think Worrall thinks he can't integrate into the team in a short period of time." Some media outlets have found an explanation for Worrall.

"I believe that Worrall can give hope to Rome!"

'He's brought a lot of changes, tactics, thinking, and so on. It's something that Roma don't have, and I'm sure he can bring something different to the team. Sensi said so.

They chose to trust Worrall.

Roma seem to be moving in the direction they were expecting...... However, the Roma players did not feel very well, such as Cassano, who was 'put on vacation', and it is strange that this 'bad boy' can say anything good about Worrall.

'Do you believe he can bring something new to the team? No, I just believe that the team will go to the abyss! Cassano said.

But no one took it seriously.

Zhang Tiehan put on the substitute jersey and said that he was not depressed must be false, and the media's explanation for Worrall's doing. He saw it too, but he felt he was doing a good job. He was originally a center forward, and although he was not familiar with Worrall's set of tactics, he was always able to make the last hit.

A striker, it's not enough to score goals?

What else is there to do?

Whenever faced with an opportunity, Zhang Tiehan's first choice is always to shoot, and he believes that he is far above his teammates. No, I should say that he is not very confident in his passing ability, it is difficult for him to get the ball into a good position, and that requires good chances and good play. In contrast, if you choose to shoot yourself, you will be more efficient in scoring goals.

But Worrall doesn't see it that way.

So Zhang Tiehan put on a substitute training uniform, Zhang Tiehan saw this as 'revenge', his relationship with Worrall was not good, and it was normal for this guy to retaliate against himself.

"I think I'm doing well, but he's always not satisfied, I don't know what to do, and I think he should give me a day off." He told reporters.

As a result, during training the next morning, Worrall gave Zhang Tiehan three days off.

When Worrall said this, Zhang Tiehan could only shrug his shoulders, he knew that the conflict between himself and this guy could not be resolved, and he even felt that it was a mistake to choose Rome.

"If I knew that Coach Lu Dao was him, I should have stayed in England!" Facing the media, Zhang Tiehan said so.

Not only him, Cassano also expressed his dissatisfaction with Worrall, and several anonymous Roma players also expressed their dissatisfaction with Worrall to the media, "He is too authoritarian, you all think he is right, but I believe that Roma Club will collapse because of him, if he is here for a year, we are expected to play in the second division next season." ”

That's a lot of talk......

It's just that the Roma player who said this sentence is anonymous, that is, when he was interviewed, he asked reporters not to reveal who he was, but this kind of thing is difficult to hide, and soon there was news that this was the handiwork of the 'little plane' Montella, of course, Montella would never admit it, he was still diligent in training, and he didn't even complain about any performance.

Even if there was news that Montella broke the news, Worrall didn't believe it.

At least Worrall liked Montella because Montella always did what he set him, unlike other Roma players, who always liked to do something 'superfluous'. He also used Montella to teach others, "Look at Vincenzo, he has a lot of experience, you should learn from him." ”

As a result, most people are dismissive.

Montella hasn't scored a single goal in training matches recently, and as the team's main striker, he can't score goals in training matches, can he be expected to score goals in games?

But everyone is talking about it behind their backs.

Worrall's power is too great, even Totti doesn't dare to argue with him about anything, after all, Totti is also a player, if he argues with Worrall, then the media will definitely be biased in favor of Worrall, probably the fans will support him, but what's the use of that? It will only affect the unity of the upper and lower levels of Rome, and it will be of no other use at all.

The league is about to start, and Totti doesn't want to affect the team's results for his own reasons, not to mention, he feels that although Worrall has done something wrong, he does bring something new to the team. For example, the rigor of the Germans, and then the impact of tactical coordination, etc.

Of course, everything has to be done with results.

……

On September 12, the clarion call for the Italian Serie A will be sounded.

There was a lot of time to prepare for the pre-season and a lot of people were watching Roma's performance, but there wasn't much to expect. After all, there are many crises in Rome, including personnel and finances, in the summer, Roma only brought in one Zhang Tiehan, but sold the core of the central midfield Emerson and Samuel, and the new signings Perrotta, Mateo, Ferrari and Merses appeared to be lacking.

The day before the game, Worrall announced the starting lineup in a high-profile manner, with Cassano, Zhang Tiehan, and Montella not appearing in the starting lineup. The main center is the young Mido, Cassano and Montella are on the bench, and Zhang Tiehan is not even in the squad.

This starting lineup caused quite a bit of controversy.

The main thing is that Zhang Tiehan doesn't even have a bench position, even if he doesn't perform well in preseason training, he is still a player who can score goals, no matter what, Miduo can't replace Zhang Tiehan's position. Even if it's not the main force, it's a matter of course to occupy a place on the bench.

Did Rome spend 14.5 million euros. Buy only a player who makes a few appearances?

Nasensi's deal was too much of a loss......

Zhang Tiehan was naturally very dissatisfied, he knew his situation, and it was acceptable that he did not appear in the starting position, after all, he had just joined Roma and had only done some pre-season training to get the main position. It needs more consistent play, but it's too much to be off the bench.

"I don't know what he's going to do, I just want to say that his choice is wrong!"

'I don't think his approach is for Roma and I haven't been here for long. But I train hard every day and I know how the team is doing, so I think the game will prove something! Zhang Tiehan said categorically.

Everyone knows the team's training well, and Zhang Tiehan naturally knows it too.

Worrall's idea may be good, but after such a long time of training, not to mention him, even those Roma players, including Totti, have not adapted to it, after all, every player's style of play has been fixed, and if they are tied up, they will definitely perform badly.

But no one said it.

Cassano dared to say it, but no one believed him, the other Roma players were afraid of offending Worrall and losing their position, they also didn't dare to say it, Zhang Tiehan didn't have anything to fear, he didn't even enter the squad, what didn't he dare to say, it's a big deal to leave the team, and he has no feelings here.

He came to Rome to score goals, to win the championship, but not to sit on the cold bench here, and even now he doesn't even have a chance to be a cold bench!

If this is his own reason, Zhang Tiehan can accept it, but the stubborn Worrall doesn't give him a chance at all, and he has completely torn his face with Worrall.

The Italian media did not believe Zhang Tiehan's words.

They believe in Worrall, after all, Worrall is a good coach, in the playing days, he was a German star, in 2002, his German team won the second place in the World Cup, the results determine everything, even if the past European Cup, Worrall's German Cup was eliminated from the group, but Worrall's ability is still trusted.

And Zhang Tiehan ...... He seems to be very powerful, but the media didn't see it, and the Roma fans didn't see it, so no one dared to say what kind of performance he could have.

So Zhang Tiehan's words were ignored by the media.

However, when the game was over, they were all silent - in the first round of Serie A, Roma drew 0-0 with last season's promoted side Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpic.

A draw, not very good.

After all, the opponent is only a promoted horse, and Roma still has a home advantage, such a game should have been won safely, but Roma drawn, there were only five shots on goal in the whole game, Mido, Totti and substitute Montella failed to score, Cassano did not even have a chance to come on as a substitute.

The result was not very good, and the pressure on Worrall was quite high.

Zhang Tiehan's words were brought up again by the Italian media, and Cassano also stood up to express his dissatisfaction, both of them tore their faces with Worrall, they directly fought against Worrall, Totti couldn't persuade him, in fact, Totti was also a little dissatisfied with Worrall, especially after the match with Fiorentina, I don't know what the effect of training was, but after a game. Everyone is clear, the tactics are not clear, but when everyone in the team is not adaptable, the result will definitely not be better.

One game may not prove anything.

Roma FC still stood up and publicly supported Worrall, saying they believed that Worrall could lead the team out of the slump, and Worrall also expressed his confidence in the team. "We've had some problems, but I'm sure everything will get better."

Three days later, the UEFA Champions League began.

In the pre-season group draw, Roma were placed in Group B, along with Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, Real Madrid in La Liga and Dynamo Kiev in the Ukrainian League.

Worrall takes the game very seriously.

He analyzed the Kyiv Dynamo in detail. And let the team prepare for two days, in terms of strength, in the face of the Ukrainian team, Roma has a clear advantage, tactically, he still uses the tactics of the last game, the only adjustment is Cassano's start, although Cassano and Worrall publicly tear their faces. But the current situation of the team does not allow for carelessness. Worrall still used Cassano, as for Zhang Tiehan...... He could only sit in the audience and watch the game.

Of course, Zhang Tiehan would never do this.

He didn't even go to the Olympic Stadium on this day, but went to the training ground for training, and he always believed that as long as he could maintain his strength and condition, there would always be a chance to perform. Whenever he gets the chance, he will use his goal to tell the fans that Worrall made the wrong choice.

In fact, he didn't have to prove it.

At the same time, in the match played at the Olympic Stadium, Roma once again died down in front, and only the attack did not shoot on goal for the whole game. Dynamo Kyiv, who came to challenge, played very well, and they took advantage of the opportunity to fight back again and again, tearing through the Roma defense, and finally beat Roma by two goals away from home.

After the defeat in this game, Worrall was greeted with more than one or two sentences.

Almost all the media are questioning him, and there are even Roma fans who come up with 'Worrall, get out of Rome!' After two games, the loyal Roma fans had completely lost faith in Worrall, who they believed was the defeat caused by Worrall.

As for Worrall's post-match remark that 'Roma players don't have fighting spirit' or something, they don't believe it.

Roma players have no fighting spirit?

That's not your manager's reason!

After the defeat in this game, Roma was dissatisfied with Worrall, but the Roma club still expressed support for Worrall, in fact, they had no other choice, after all, the temporary change of coach had an impact on the team, Worrall had been training the team for more than a month, and now he was ousted and found a new coach, Roma's results are still not guaranteed.

But three days later, on 18 September, Roma's away game against Messina dashed that glimmer of hope for the club.

Roma lost again, they lost 3-4 away to Messina!

Perhaps scoring three goals gave Worrall some confidence, and he calmly said the reason for the defeat after the game, "We were a little naïve. On some occasions we fell asleep. At 3-2 up, we had mastered the game, but we didn't end it like that. We wanted to pull away from the opposition but we missed a good chance to score. Yes, we had a lot of holes in our defence, but with the score leading, if we had been more defensive, the result might have been different. ”

He also praised Montella, who scored two goals, saying, "Vincenzo is a great player. He is entering a normal state and is becoming more and more decisive for us. Of course, in the future, there will be a lot of games, one game every three or four days, and we will need all the players. ”

All the players, including Zhang Tiehan, don't know what to say, but apparently Worrall didn't have the opportunity to prove it.

The Roma club can no longer tolerate the team's results, the season has just begun, including the Champions League group stage, Roma only got one draw, and the opponents in the three games are not strong, and they can even be said to be weak teams, but Roma actually played such a result, even if the club can tolerate it, Roma fans can't tolerate it.

That evening, the AS Roma club announced that they had terminated Worrall's contract.

This news is even worse for the AS Roma club, and the Roma fans are also worried about the team, and the various pro-Roma media are debating who can save Roma, in any case, the Roma Lions cannot do without a leader, after all, they have found a coach who can take over the Worrall mess.

However, in the team's training, the atmosphere was much more lively, and Zhang Tiehan even went to a big dinner with Cassano to celebrate. They also brought in teammates such as Totti, Montella, De Rossi, and more.

Both were in a good mood.

"That damn German guy is finally gone." "If he stays here, I think I'm leaving." ”

Zhang Tiehan nodded understandingly.

Cassano also got a chance to start, and he didn't even make the squad for three games, so how could he live with it, no matter what. He also has to play.

Totti, on the other hand, was worried about the team, "We have to change something, otherwise we will continue to lose. ”

"Hopefully a good coach."

Zhang Tiehan patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, although I don't know much about that guy's (Worrall's) tactical thinking or something, but I can score goals, and in the next game, you can pass the ball to me if you have a chance, just look at me!" ”

This guy can really talk big......

The teammates who had dinner together rolled their eyes. However, when it comes to scoring goals, Zhang Tiehan has scored a lot of goals in training, and everyone must admit that Zhang Tiehan's personal ability is indeed outstanding, his header ability is more than the team's two defenders, and his long-range shooting threat is extremely strong.

It's just that he hasn't had a chance to play for Roma yet, and others are not sure what kind of performance he can perform.

They can't be sure. The media and fans aren't sure either.

The dinner party of the Roma players was not hidden. There were still fans and reporters around, Zhang Tiehan's words were recorded by them and put in tomorrow's report, the Roma reporters didn't say anything, and the other reporters heard the news and said a few sarcastic words. They thought that this new German-Chinese player was really good at talking big.

Scoring goals, is it just a goal that you want to score?

What's more, Roma doesn't even have a regular head coach now, and it is conceivable what the team can perform, and the team's performance is not good. It's too hard for a player to score.

"He's confident, but that's probably more arrogant!"

"He hasn't played yet, so he doesn't know the horrors of the Italian defense!"

"He'll learn a lesson!"

In addition to the media, Roma fans are not optimistic about the situation of the team, after all, after the departure of Worrall, the Roma club can only temporarily appoint assistant coach Ezio Serra as interim coach, Ezio Serra has always been an assistant coach, and he is only thirty-five years old, such a young interim head coach will not do anything.

Some media have even 'confirmed' that Roma will continue to lose!

It is in this atmosphere that the third round of the Italian Serie A will be ushered in, and Roma will face Lecce at the Olympic Stadium.

Before the game, Ezio Serra announced the squad, Cassano, Zhang Tiehan, De Rossi, and Montella all entered the list, of which Cassano, Zhang Tiehan and Montella were all starters, and De Rossi occupied a substitute position, which surprised the media, after all, strictly speaking, Cassano, Zhang Tiehan, and Montella are all orthodox forwards, and all three start at the same time...... Could it be that Roma is going to play the three-striker tactics of the Perrault era?

But in midfield there were Perrotta and Totti......

With so many attacking players all on the pitch, it was hard to imagine how Roma would arrange their formation, and some media even ridiculed Ezio Serra for 'not being able to withstand the pressure and having to put all the stars on the pitch', but despite this, they were still paying close attention to the game, after all, it was the first game since Worrall's departure.

But the media is not optimistic about Rome.

Whether it is the lineup, or the current crisis of the team, etc., everything is not good for Roma, the only advantage is home advantage, but when Worrall was there, two of the three games were at home, and everyone saw the result. It's really hard to say how much advantage the home field can have.

As for the performance of the individual players...... They think that the only one who can do well is Totti, who is the prince of Rome, who is the heart of the team, the leader of the team, and after Worrall's departure, he has the most say in the team, definitely more than interim coach Ezio Serra.

It is estimated that the starting line-up will be confirmed, and Ezio Serra will have to consult Totti.

In such a situation, Totti's performance will certainly be better.

Others?

Montella, Cassano, Zhang Tiehan...... It's good if the three of them can score, as for Zhang Tiehan's 'I can score' or something, it was all regarded as an after-dinner joke by the Italian media. (To be continued......)