Chapter 166: A Draw is a Victory!
After a game, Zhang Tiehan knew Capello, who was really a master tactician, an excellent coach, and the Juventus he led was really difficult to play, even if the game was repeated, he was not sure that he would be able to break through the Juventus goal.
Even if he doesn't admit it with his mouth, he knows it in his heart.
Fortunately, the opponents are not all Juventus.
Two days later they welcomed Cagliari, the bottom team of Serie A, Cagliari in front of the table can really be said to be a mess, so far they have not won a single victory, the result was Juventus to play the depressed Roma team, every player played to the best of their ability, when the game ended, the fans saw the scoreboard hanging in the center of the stadium and couldn't even believe it.
7:1!
Seven goals, 90 minutes of competition, Roma scored seven goals, including three by Zhang Tiehan, and also completed the first hat-trick in Serie A, Cassano started with two goals, Mancini scored one, and the last goal was Totti's trademark spoon penalty.
Seven goals each!
After the game, some media laughed and said, "This game can be a goal collection", it's really almost, seven goals, in modern football, it is really not easy for a team at the same level to play this score, especially in Serie A, which has a strong defense, no matter how bad the opponent is, it is not easy to score so many goals, which is also the biggest gap since the start of this season.
On the second day, a lot of media reported the game, which was not the focus of the battle, but when the game was over, the score also made the game the focus, and the game was reported all over Italy, among which Zhang Tiehan, who completed the hat trick, naturally did not get much praise from the media.
The Roman media is like a little daughter-in-law, reporting implicitly.
However, they feel that it is no longer possible to continue to support it if it continues like this...... Just look at the number of shooters in Serie A to know why. So far, there have been nine rounds of Serie A, and Zhang Tiehan has scored ten goals without playing in the first two rounds, temporarily ranking first in the scorer list.
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What else can the Roman media say?
If it's just an ordinary shooter, they won't report if they don't report it. But his own player is the top scorer in Serie A, and it is likely, no, very sure that he will definitely be able to compete for the Serie A Golden Boot. The Roman press did not know.
But when the news came out in the Roman media the next day, they received one complaint after another!
All kinds of complaints!
Due to the influence of history, Italy's various laws on the media and business operations are not as open as England's, but they are also a large European country with a developed economy. They are very perfect in terms of system, although all kinds of business are affected by the government, but in terms of information dissemination, they are still very affected by the people.
If more than 10 percent of the public complains about the report and complains in various ways, they may be sued by the Information Business Association in court, and at the same time subject to various investigations by some associations. Strict zhòng some will even affect normal business if you are unlucky. It is more complicated and unlucky to be hooked with the government.
Therefore, every media in Italy attaches great importance to the opinions of readers.
After receiving so many complaints, they didn't say that they would change their attitude immediately, but the next time they reported on Zhang Tiehan with personal feelings, it would definitely not work.
In this regard, the various media can only hold the 'grievances' in their hearts, and they only hope that the damn No. 13 will not be too good. It's best to be extremely bad, but if he doesn't have a good performance, and Rome's overall performance is likely to be bad, it will affect Roma's results...... It's a real contradiction.
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It's November, and Roma have one more event on their schedule – the Coppa Italia.
The Coppa Italia began in 1922. However, the second tournament was cancelled until 1935, when it was re-organised, and this cup was the largest cup competition in the Italian league, and unlike England's FA Cup and League Cup, the game was played over two legs from the quarter-finals onwards, with home and away ties.
The Coppa Italia is a high honour for Italian teams, especially for the teams that win the Coppa Italia, and this honor is placed on the jersey, according to the rules, the winner of the Coppa Italia can embroider the championship logo on the shirt of the following year - a target pattern composed of red, white and green.
The bullseye is red, with white and green rings on the outside.
For every 10 Coppa Italia titles, a silver star can be embroidered on the chest, and the closest to that glory is currently Juventus, who have won nine titles, followed by Roma with seven.
In terms of format, before the quarterfinals, there are a total of five rounds of single-elimination matches, and each team is divided into several grades, with the lowest teams starting from the first leg, while the first to eighth places in the Italian Serie A last season are seeded teams and can directly participate in the quarterfinals.
Roma finished second in Serie A last season, naturally starting from the quarter-finals. The team had good luck and the first opponent was Triestina, an Italian Serie B team.
The last time the team played in Serie A was in the 1958-1959 season, when Triestina went bankrupt in 1994 and the club was re-established by Giorgio del Sabado.
Such an opponent can make Roma breathe a sigh of relief in the dense schedule.
On November 9, Roma traveled to Trieste, the capital of the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region, to play the first leg against Triestina.
Playing against such an opponent, Zhang Tiehan really feels relaxed and happy.
He trained and played in Rome, Italy, but all the opponents were well defended, and he suffered a lot of Italian defense, but the Italian second division team, the defense was not so tight, and their game level was much worse than that of League One, so such opponents could not limit him much at all.
As a result, it only took 40 minutes for Zhang Tiehan to complete his hat-trick.
Drinel simply replaced him and let Mido, who had not played for many days, participate. At the end of 90 minutes, Roma defeated Triestina 5-1 to seal the victory in one leg.
After this round of Coppa Italia competition, many Roman media jokingly said that 'Zhang is really good at playing against weak teams'. They have received a lot of affirmation for what they said, and some football experts and professors have also come forward to comment. I think that Zhang Tiehan has a very big advantage when playing with a weak team, his personal ability is very strong, not to mention dribbling, if he does not limit his long-range shots and headers, the game will not be able to play at all, his scoring ability is too strong, when the opponent's defenders can not limit him, he can really play casually.
Zhang Tiehan also 'slightly' agreed with them.
If you look at it from a neutral point of view. 'Good at playing against weak teams', this is a compliment, but it is clear that the Roman press does not mean praise - they are just mocking themselves!
"Good at playing against weak teams, but not good at facing strong teams?" That's what they mean!
Zhang Tiehan looked at these reports and gritted his teeth with hatred.
He couldn't argue with it...... In the past games, against strong teams, including Inter Milan and Juventus, he didn't have any good performances. Although in the match against Inter Milan, he scored a goal. That's all, after scoring a goal, he doesn't have much to show off.
In the game, he was working hard, but the whole team's watch was sluggish, no one passed the ball to him, and he was on his own. It is simply impossible to shake the opponent's defense.
He knows very well why he is not so good when he plays against a strong team!
A team like Juventus defends quite tightly, whether it is the backfield, the midfield, or even the front. And the individual ability of each of their players is good, a small mistake, or even no mistake, the opponent can use guò cooperation, pressing and even personal ability to limit their own play.
But it's not just him, who isn't a little worse than a strong team? This is natural, and the whole team of Roma is the same, of course it is better to play against a weak team, and it is difficult to win against a strong team, but if this is put on a player, it will be a bit sarcastic.
For these media reports, Zhang Tiehan gritted his teeth with hatred and hatred, and at the same time, he devoted himself more hard to training life, and he seemed to have returned to Wigan Town, only training endlessly every day, and thinking about nothing else.
Train, train, train!
"Sooner or later, Lao Tzu will leave you speechless with countless goals!" Zhang Tiehan secretly set a goal.
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Roma's next opponent is AC Milan.
When it comes to Italian football, we have to mention Milan's two heroes - AC Milan and Inter Milan, since the nineties, AC Milan has been suppressing Inter Milan and becoming a symbol of Italian football.
Their influence in Italy may not be as strong as Manchester United, which dominates the Premier League, but their results in international competitions are much better than Manchester United.
In terms of strength, AC Milan is definitely the best team in the world.
Since the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti in 2001, AC Milan has begun to hold high the banner of attacking football, playing the ball and attacking from the position, creating a new tactical school in Serie A. In terms of lineup, since 2001, Inzaghi and Rui Costa have joined, and although AC Milan only finished fourth that year, it laid a good foundation for their future rise.
In the following three years, the addition of big stars such as Nesta, Rivaldo, Kaka, and Stam gave Ancelotti an ultra-luxurious squad.
Last season, AC Milan won the Coppa Italia and the Italian League, and their only regret was a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Deportivo La Coruna in the UEFA Champions League final.
But no one can deny the strength of AC Milan.
In the summer, AC Milan strengthened the squad again, and the addition of Stam and Crespo made Ancelotti more powerful, and the Italian media believes that compared with Juventus and Inter Milan, which have changed the lineup greatly, AC Milan, which has maintained a stable lineup and has been steadily improved, is more likely to win the championship.
As for Rome...... At least for now, they are still in contention for the title.
Compared with AC Milan, Roma, who won second in the league last season, and Roma, who can call themselves 'Serie A giants', are really the same as a small team, which can be seen from the lineups of the two teams.
AC Milan has the limelight Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko, Argentine striker Crespo, and Danish high-performance goalscorer Tomasson, who scored 16 goals in just 24 appearances last season; On the Roma front, there are only 'young talent' Cassano, 'young talent' Zhang Tiehan, and 'old plane' Montella.
AC Milan's midfield includes the core of the artist, the core of the artist, the Brazilian rising star Kaka, the undead Gattuso, the old and strong Rui Costa, and Seedorf; Roma only have Prince Totti, 'Talented Rising Star' De Rossi, De Rota, who is good at defending, Mancini, Del Vecchio and others.
On three fronts, Roma may only be able to match AC Milan in midfield.
Backfield...... Then there is no way to compare!
Last season, Roma's two main central defenders all switched to Juventus, and the remaining Ferrari and others can only be said to be barely stable, and AC Milan's Costacuta, Kaladze, Brazilian captain Kraft, two generations loyal to AC Milan Maldini, etc., are not at the same level at all.
If you just compare the lineups of the two teams, Roma can directly raise their hands and surrender, because the two are not comparable at all.
In terms of results, the 'crisis' of Rome, even more can not be compared with the united AC Milan, in Serie A, AC Milan is temporarily second in the league, and Roma's result is ninth in the league, in the Champions League group stage, AC Milan won two wins and one draw in three games, and they are likely to qualify ahead of schedule with one more win, and Roma is at the bottom of the group...... Even compared with last season's results, AC Milan is also the first in the league, firmly pressing Roma, not to mention, AC Milan was also the runner-up in the Champions League last season.
Compared to last season, AC Milan is the Champions League champion, and Roma is nothing.
Repeat last season......
It is estimated that to find the period when Roma was stronger than AC Milan, it is necessary to carefully examine the history of football, and it is only possible to go back to the 90s.
In short, after a series of analyses, almost no one was bullish on Roma before the game.
Even the "Roma Sport", which supports Roma, set the tone for the game in advance when evaluating this game, "AC Milan is very strong, and there is still a zài gap between Rome and them, for Roma, as long as it can draw with AC Milan in San Rossi, it will be a victory!" ”
A draw is a victory!
This phrase seems familiar...... Perhaps distant Chinese fans should have a sense of intimacy after fully reading the report of "Roma Sport?!!! (To be continued......)