Volume 1 Chapter 183 Rome is not a fish belly
In the forty-five minutes of the first half, Fiorentina, who had one less player, was very passive, and the passive Fiorentina fans were almost desperate.
However, no one expected that the situation would change dramatically in the last minute, and Chen Yu would take down the impulsive Cassano, which restored the balance between the two sides in terms of numbers, and also dealt a major blow to Rome's morale.
After the referee Donarini's whistle, the Fiorentina players were excited as if they had scored, and walked to the locker room with a smile on their faces.
In the first half, Fiorentina can be said to have no bright spots except for defense, except for Chen Yu's Cassano this time, although it is not a goal, but sending off the opponent is even more important than scoring a goal. In a match of similar strength, the impact of one less player is almost fatal.
Now no one doubts whether Chen Yu's level can adapt to Serie A, judging from Chen Yu's performance in the first half, he is the biggest of the three strikers, although he did not score, but Chen Yu in addition to counterattacking, but also played the role of a defensive player on the field, so that the Roman commentator said that Chen Yu is a defensive striker.
Back in the locker room, the new players looked at Chen Yu with a very different look at the eyes, originally more afraid of Chen Yu's status and power in the team, but now it is respect.
Mondonico returned to the dressing room with a tired face, only half a game made him exhausted, as if he had fought a hard battle, at this time he realized that Serie A and Serie B are indeed not a level of battle, in Serie B your opponents are only opponents, and in Serie A, your opponents come from all sides, and they are all equally strong. It's not even up to him as a little coach alone.
Still, Mondonico lifted his spirits to encourage his players.
"We played very well in the first half, and it was not easy for us to hold on to a draw in the face of away games, strong opponents, outnumbered, and Chen was very smart in the latter days, making the most of the weaknesses of the opponents, bringing a turnaround to the team, and he played the role of a team leader.
I know that many people have opinions about Chen before, but I want to tell you that Chen has been like this since the time of Serie B, but in the real game, they have never let us down.
Roma are a strong team, they are stronger than me, but we still have to win and I think we have the quality and the hope to win.
Before Viari was sent off, we didn't play badly, Dainelli played an important role in the Fiorentina backline, he ruined the opponent's two must-score chances, Chiellini's defense was also quite good, under his freeze, Roma's "assist king" Mancini Jr. almost disappeared from the pitch, of course, Ujfarusi has just arrived in Serie A, he still needs to adapt, but his courage and tenacity also play an important role in the team's defense.
Mikoli's performance was a bit different from what I thought he would be, and of course, players who move before the transfer window closes always have to pay a little bit for the run-in. Mikoli has been working hard and active, but he is still a little bit short of his team-mates, and his style of play is not clear and effortless. Maresca's skill and awareness allowed her to threaten a few times, but when it came to some difficulties on the pitch, she was a little impatient and you had to keep your emotions in check. “
Commenting on the performance of his players, Mondonico continued: "...... We weren't mature enough defensively to keep our eyes on the ball and not on the ball, so much so that we gave Totti a chance to go on a solo pitch and the opponent's near-goal follow-up shot, all of which we created for the opposition. That had to be avoided in the second half.
…… In the second half, Chen and Mikoli pushed forward, and other players supported, increased their offensive efforts, and tried to score early, Chen, you and Mikoli should cooperate more. The midfielder should also give enough support to the striker, pass the ball more comfortably, don't pass it out and don't ask about it, I feel that I don't take it myself anyway. We don't have a superstar like Totti compared to Roma, we have to play as a team......"
Soon, the fifteen-minute half-time break passed, and Fiorentina and Roma were back on the pitch, with Fiorentina making no substitutions and Roma replacing Candela with striker Montella, who is known as a glider.
Montella is an extremely efficient goalscorer with a masterful skill and a keen nose to shoot from any angle in the box, scoring 54 goals in 73 games in three seasons for Samp. Montella scored four goals in a derby against local rivals Lazio in Rome two seasons ago and scored two hat-tricks against Bari and Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico to rival Manchester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and Worrall put him on to borrow his ability to take chances and also to capitalise on his ball luck against Fiorentina.
Roma were sent off but had a strong desire to win, and Totti fouled Obodo with a strong breakthrough in the opening game, and then Totti's own free-kick broke through the wall and flew straight into the bottom left corner of the goal, but goalkeeper Lupatelli did well, leaping and saving the ball with one palm.
Roma took a corner kick, Fiorentina defender Chiellini pushed the ball out, and Fontana in the middle relayed the header to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu stopped the ball forward with his chest, shook off Perrotta, let go of the densely defended area in the middle, ran along the side with the ball, and quickly hit Roma's counterattack.
Chen Yu's bound Marchioni is very good at breaking through on the side, and Chen Yu's faster and faster speed is just able to give full play to Marchioni's technical characteristics, and the interceptions of the two players on the side of Rome were thrown away by Chen Yu.
watched Chen Yu run all the way to the bottom line, and Mikoli and Obodo's outflanking in the middle was as sharp as an arrow, which made the fans of Roma raise their hearts to their throats, and the head coach Worrall couldn't stop shouting for the players to go to the side to intercept Chen Yu.
Chen Yu's speed is really fast, although he has not specifically measured, but now it has almost entered within ll seconds, in Serie B, Maggio can still compete with Chen Yu in speed, and now Maggio is about to be blown into scum by Chen Yu in the training match, fortunately, Chen Yu is not bound to the consciousness of other players in training, Maggio can still defend, otherwise, there is no way to play at all.
Before the Roma defenders arrived on the side, Chen Yu had already gone down to the bottom line and crossed.
The boccia ball swept towards goal.
Mikoli at the front point was entangled with the Roma defenders, no one touched the ball, and Obodo fell to the ground in front of the goal to shoot, but the ball was magically blocked by goalkeeper Perizoli.
This was Fiorentina's most threatening attack of the game, and the Roma were so frightened that they almost broke out in a cold sweat.
Fiorentina sent a corner from Fontana, Chiellini scrambled to the spot in the middle, his header was saved by Perizoli, and Ujfarusi stabbed the ball again into the back of the net, and the ball hit the defender's leg and flew off the line.
Fiorentina took another corner, this time Chen Yu grabbed a header and his lion flicked his head past goalkeeper Perizzoli, but it was slightly wide of the post.
Fiorentina's attack lasted for ten minutes, and the Roma were terrified and silent, and the more than 60,000 fans in the stands compared with the more than 3,000 fans in Fiorentina could not cover the opponent in terms of momentum, making it impossible to tell who was at home and who was away.
However, Fiorentina is a little inexperienced, and when they gained the advantage on the field and played with great momentum, they forgot that their opponent was Roma, and the runners-up of the last Serie A were by no means a fish belly that could be bullied at will. The shrewd Worrall saw through Fiorentina's ferocious attack and lurked a glaring defensive hole, calling on Montella and Totido to look for a quick counter-attack.
In the 55th minute of the game, Roma big player De Rossi received a pass from the defender, looked up at the back of the opponent, and a precise long pass passed over the head of the defender and flew to the Fiorentina penalty area.
Goalkeeper Lupatelli came on a quick run to clear the ball, but Montella was quick to get out of the way and slotted his left foot ahead of Lupatelli and defender Dainelli to fly the ball into the net, while Montella's former team-mate Lupatelli couldn't even touch the ball.
Roma take the lead. After the goal, Montella was extremely excited, raising his arms flat and posing in his best "glider" pose, and gave him earth-shaking applause from the silent to the boiling Olympic Stadium.
“GOALGOALGOAL…… Montella Montella Roma led the beautiful counter-attack, an Italian goal, after months of injury, the little plane finally scored again, Montella, who was in his prime, was never used under Capello, resentful, he often had conflicts with the manager, after a summer of crazy training, Montella finally found his best form. It only took him 10 minutes to complete what his teammates had failed to do in the previous 45 minutes......"
Worrall also raised his arms and shouted, and hugged the assistant coach next to him excitedly.
As Roma manager, as Capello's successor, the pressure on Worrall is obvious, and when he takes over, Worrall is very low-key and even feels a little lacking in confidence. Commenting on the pressure he was facing, Worrall said: "I didn't promise to bring the title to Roma and I didn't promise anything to Chairman Sensi. I know that the important thing is to win, and we work hard to achieve that. ”
The match between Roma and Fiorentina is the focus of this round of Serie A and is known as the "litmus test of giants". Before the game, when people predicted the game, most of them thought that Fiorentina, the representative of the new force, had the ability to give the Roma team, which represented the "down-and-out giants", a disadvantage. And Worrall and Mondonico are also coaching Serie A for the first time, and this game is also their touchstone, and judging from the current performance, the 44-year-old Worrall has more experience in the tournament than the 57-year-old Mondonico, and is more spicy