Chapter 378: Count More to Win (Part II)!
In a hurry, Dida failed to stop the football from entering the net!
The ball is in!
The score became 1-2 and Roma pulled a point back!
The Stadio Olimpico in Rome erupted in huge cheers!
Spalletti shook his fist in celebration, everything was in his own calculations!
Ancelotti frowned, but he didn't plan to make a substitution, because there was only one substitution left, and it must be used in a moment of crisis. Now Milan still have a one-goal lead.
Totti, who scored the goal, yelled, and the other players surrounded him excitedly. Opening a gap in Thuram, a pre-match tactic set out by the manager, is finally paying off. They are full of confidence that Milan is not invincible!
Thuram is very depressed, the years are unforgiving, damn legs. Nesta took two steps forward and gave him a comforting pat on the shoulder.
After the restart, Roma became more positive and their morale was at its peak. They gave full vent to their frustration in the first half, and soon Roma were snatching the football to their feet.
Counterattack!
The flame of victory burns in the hearts of the Roma players, and the manager has calculated everything. Now they're going to bring Spalletti a victory!
Roma pressed Milan strongly, turning the game into a half-time drill. For a while, the cannon roared in front of the Milan gate!
In the thirty-fifth minute of the second half, Damiano? Tomasi and Totti made a direct pass back in front of the Milan penalty area, and turned around to make a two-one!
Damiano? Tomasi shakes off Thuram and gets Totti's pass in the box!
Crisis arises!
Nesta pounced on the spot again!
Damiano? Tomasi doesn't think he can break through Nesta. At this point, Totti suddenly cut into the Milan penalty area from behind him, and Thuram was following closely!
"Pass!" Totti shouted!
Damiano? Tomasi pulls his right foot and the ball rolls backwards!
Thuram stretched out his left hand and didn't hesitate to stop Totti's shot with a foul!
Totti's right foot is firmly on the football!
A flash of white light!
At this point, Thuram's left hand was just grasping Totti's jersey. Seeing Totti finish shooting, he could only withdraw his left hand in despair.
Totti's shot was a heavy artillery, full of force, like a cannonball whistling!
Dida judged the trajectory of the football the moment it flew out, so he jumped and pounced on the football!
between the electric light and flint. Dida's right hand is firmly in front of the ball!
However. Totti's shot was too powerful and Dida's right hand failed to prevent the ball from flying into the net!
The ball is in!
The score became 2-2 and Roma stubbornly equalized!
Totti, who scored twice, slapped his chest and let out a long howl. He deeply admired coach Spalletti's planning. Totti decided in a later match. We must strictly implement all the arrangements of the manager.
Excited Roma players fenced Totti. There was a cheerful dance.
In the stands. Roma fans are dancing with excitement, the horror trio is now only Kaka on the pitch, what will Milan do to break Roma's goal?
There is still time. Well, the dawn of victory is at hand!
Ancelotti let out a long breath and couldn't wait any longer, so Maldini began to prepare. He decided to make the last substitution. In the second half, Roma changed the attacking routine of the first half and attacked from the ground, and the target of the attack was the aging Thuram. He even regretted that he had changed too late.
The two goals were almost in the same pattern, opening the gap from Thuram and then cutting in from the back to deliver the fatal blow.
Spalletti let out a long breath as his plan finally succeeded. He was excitedly waving his fists in the command area!
Some Roma fans have now finally understood Spalletti's strategy for this game, and they have begun to praise the manager:
"Spalletti has the smell of silver fox lipi!"
"He is worthy of being a representative of the Young Zhuang faction!"
The Milan bench was very quiet, and Tang Jue looked at the field in surprise, and Roma actually equalized. Ronnie shook his head in pain, the first half's efforts were in vain. Is the winning streak about to stop?
The pressure was heavy on the Milan players. They didn't blame Ancelotti, and for the Champions League in three days' time, Ancelotti's arrangement was no problem.
Before the restart, Carlo Ancelotti replaced Thuram with Maldini. Spalletti looked at Maldini and let out a sigh. However, he thinks that if it were him, he would also change people like this. Maldini is more well-rounded than Thuram, and now it is not so easy to open the gap from Maldini.
But Maldini also has the problem of slow turning, and the attack does not need to change!
Thuram sat in his position in the team in frustration, his mood falling to the lowest point.
The game restarted and Maldini came on to restore Milan's morale, and they slowly stabilized their position. The Roma players continued to press and they were counterattacking!
The two sides battled to the death in midfield, and soon the imposing Roma had the upper hand and they attacked again into the Milan penalty area. The Milan defenders have forged a strong wall with their bodies, and even if the winning streak comes to an abrupt end, they will have to take away at least a point at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
In the 42nd minute, Totti took a long shot in the penalty area, and Nesta blocked the football with his legs with difficulty!
Forty-third minute, Vincenzo? Montella, scrambling to shoot in the box, Dida fights to save the ball. Totti, who scored twice, stepped forward and shot with a stoppage!
He's going to score a hat-trick!
The soccer ball flies towards the far corner!
A white figure flew rapidly over the turf, and the next moment, he blocked the football with his feet. The astute Dida, a hungry tiger, pounced on the football and held the football firmly in his arms. The Milan defenders and goalkeepers, together with one after the other, stubbornly defused Roma's ferocious attack.
Dida stood up, pulled Maldini on the straw with one hand, and exclaimed, "Well done! ”。 The save that just glided on the turf was the flag of this Milan. their horse team. In a moment of crisis, Maldini stepped forward and defused the crisis in front of the goal.
Dida kicked the ball high and far, and Inzaghi chased after it quickly, like a father chasing the sun. Inzaghi pressed his right foot and the ball rolled in front of him.
Inzaghi was about to go further, shoveling the ball off the sideline with his legs on the turf. The quick defensive counter-attack was broken up by the opponent, and Milan could only slow down the attack.
Time is passing fast, and both sides are still working hard. To change the score on the field. However. No one could change the situation on the field, and as the referee's whistle blew, the game was over.
Roma's substitutes ran into the pitch with excitement as if they had won against Milan. There was silence on the Milan bench. The 29-game winning streak came to an abrupt end. The only thing that makes them feel gratified. The unbeaten record continues.
The Roma players were to be excited about because they ended Milan's winning streak and Lazio didn't. Inter didn't do it, Atalanta didn't, they did, they were the finishers of Milan's winning streak.
Tang Jue quickly got rid of his unhappy mood, walked towards Thuram, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's not your fault alone, you've done your best." ”
Thuram, apparently still immersed in self-reproach, shook his head and did not speak.
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The Milan dressing room was a little depressed, and Gattuso looked at Thuram with unkind eyes, and if it wasn't for the Champions League game in three days, he would have to reprimand Thuram loudly.
Tang Jue glanced around and said, "Brothers, what's wrong?" It's just a draw, that's normal. ”
Gattuso said angrily: "Inter's game is scheduled in the evening, how can they let go of such an opportunity." How Parma could be an opponent for Inter in Meazza. ”
That's what worries the players, as Milan finally overtook Inter by one point after 29 rounds and stood at the top of the standings. In the blink of an eye, Inter could be leading again.
Now the whole Milan team is working hard for the double. Thuram stood up and said to his teammates: "This draw tonight is my responsibility, my bad performance......"
"Responsibility? If you want to talk about responsibility, the responsibility should be on me. Tang Jue said: "I should have scored two more goals before I got off the field. ”
Tang Jue's words were still very domineering, and Thuram's eyes flashed with gratitude. Tang Jue is the captain of the French team, and Thuram is the veteran of the French team, how could he expose Thuram to other people's fire.
The smell of gunpowder in the locker room became stronger, and a big battle was about to start. Pirlo grabbed Gattuso and wouldn't let him speak.
Pirlo didn't want his team to get into infighting, so he played the round and said: "Forget it, a 29-game winning streak would have been a myth. A draw and we at least have a chance to break our unbeaten streak. Three days later, the Champions League is just around the corner, and now it's not about responsibility, it's about coming together. ”
During the winning streak, Thuram also made mistakes, and no one blamed them at that time because they won. The match was not won and Thuram's problems were immediately highlighted.
Tang Jue glanced at Gattuso and said: "Even if Inter wins tonight and can surpass the points, we also have a chance." There are eight rounds left in Serie A, and as long as we continue to be strong, the Serie A title is still ours! ”
Tang Jue continued to show his domineering, or self-confidence.
In the second leg of the Milan derby, Gattuso watched the game from the stands. When the team was in an extremely unfavorable situation, Tang Jue helped Milan equalize. At that time, Gattuso told himself that until the end of the season, he would not be in the locker room and make trouble with Tang Jue.
Gattuso exhaled a long breath, glanced at Tang Jue fiercely, and sat back on the stool, no longer having a seizure. The locker room was quiet again.
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Since Milan broke Celtic's winning streak, Milan's victory over so-and-so opponent in Serie A is not the biggest news. Roma drew at home to Milan today, and that's obviously the biggest news.
At this press conference, reporters were very excited and expressed their opinions:
'Thuram is the biggest problem at the back for Milan.
'No, I think it's Gattuso, he didn't form a barrier in front of the back line like he used to.'
"No, you're all wrong, the biggest highlight of the game was on Spalletti. In the first half he made Roma drop in the half, and in the second half, when Don and Ronny were both off the field, he immediately let Roma attack. ”
"Yes, you see, Roma attacked from both flanks in the first half, and Thuram played to his header dominance and almost cleared Roma's crosses. In the second half, Roma suddenly attacked from the middle, and Thuram's weaknesses were fully exposed. ”
"Spalletti's calculation has succeeded, he has already calculated Ancelotti's arrangement!" (To be continued......)