In the player tunnel, when Tottenham players saw Chen Xiaoliang, they did not have any hostility at all. Although they were not familiar with each other, they had been together for a few days after all and could be considered teammates. It was just that no one had expected that this boy from the Red Country would develop into what he is today.
Kane and Hojbjerg also greeted him and chatted with him for a while, asking politely about his life in Rome and so on.
This game is the highlight, and Penguin Live Studio once again invited the commentary duo of Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu. When the two got the starting lineup and formation arrangements, they predicted that this game would definitely create extraordinary sparks.
Zhan Jun: "Conte, who has always been good at 352 with three central defenders in his coaching career, deployed 4321 with four defenders, while Mourinho, who usually uses 4231 with four defenders, used 3421 with three central defenders. It is rare for both of them to use non-usual formations at the same time, which is enough to show that both of them have worked hard in formulating targeted tactics."
Zhang Lu: "There's nothing we can do. The bickering before the game has already heated up the atmosphere to this point. No one can afford to lose. Hehe. But I feel that their pre-game talk also has a purpose. They all want to irritate the other side.
Once Conte takes advantage of the home field, gets angry and presses hard, Roma will have the opportunity to counterattack.
On the other hand, if Mourinho comes up and fights on offense, Tottenham can take advantage of Roma's slow pace and attack their defense."
Zhan Jun: "So, this is also part of the psychological warfare! It depends on how the players on both sides execute the coach's pre-match arrangements on the court!
This game is presented to you by Lankou Xiaoheiping! "
Inside the stadium, the announcer called out the starting lineups for both teams, and the captains of both teams led the players into the stadium.
Sure enough, due to Mourinho's involvement, every Roma player's name was met with huge boos when it was announced.
Especially Chen Xiaoliang, Tottenham fans gave him the most consistent booing, and several people held up signs that read "Chen, you will get nothing with Mourinho" and "Go back to Glasgow, the football there is suitable for you."
Someone even printed out a photo of Gerrard's classic slip, but changed his jersey to No. 33.
They don't care why you left the team. As long as you play for the opponent, you are the enemy and a traitor.
The whistle blows! The game begins!
Kane passed the ball to Lo Celso behind him, and Son Heung-min immediately moved forward to the heart of Roma's half.
As a frontcourt offensive player, Lo Celso is definitely less famous than his two partners.
After making his debut in Rosario Central, Argentina at the age of 18, Lo Celso quickly became a rising star with high hopes.
After playing two seasons in the Argentine Primera Division, he was directly bought by Paris Saint-Germain and joined the European giants as Verratti's central partner and rotation player.
It can be said to be the dream of many people to reach the sky in one step!
Unfortunately, the Argentine failed to perform satisfactorily in the star-studded Paris Saint-Germain. After being loaned to Real Betis for a year, he was brought to Tottenham by his Argentine fellow countryman Pochettino.
Later, Mourinho came, and although he gave him many opportunities, the club always believed that he had not achieved the level he should have.
This summer, he started in the final for Argentina and helped the team win the long-awaited America's Cup. With this honor, many fans are full of confidence in his performance in the new season.
So in this game, Lo Celso put all his effort into it, wanting to use his actions to prove to the Portuguese how good he is!
He has flexible dribbling skills and good footwork. He did not show any panic when facing Pellegrini's steal. Instead, he used his left foot and leaned his whole body to the right, as if he was going to break through to the right !
This movement made Pellegrini immediately turn his center of gravity and block to his left side!
Lo Celso seized this moment, cleverly pulled the ball, and with his left foot, he passed Pellegrini cleanly!
With just a pull and a push, not only Son Heung-min and Kane have joined the game, but Ali and Ndombele have also pressed forward.
Lo Celso didn't wait for Pellegrini to turn around and chase back, he just made a long diagonal pass!
Zhang Lu couldn't help but ask: "Is this ball too big?"
Zhan Jun: "It looks like it's heading in the direction of Son Heung-min!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ball flew behind Karsdorp, and the Dutchman immediately turned around and ran behind him!
However, he found that a white figure had already left him behind like a gust of wind and was about to catch the falling ball!
When did he come out?!
Before he could finish being surprised, Son Heung-min easily took the ball off the court and started to dribble towards the penalty area from the wing!
Karsdorp chased after Son Heung-min and was about to steal the ball, but Son Heung-min simply dribbled the ball and accelerated, leaving him behind again!
What kind of startup speed is this?! It's like a catapult!
Zhan Jun: "He used his speed advantage to attack Roma from behind, and the pass just now clearly showed that he had no doubt about Son Heung-min's speed! Karsdorp was passed by Son Heung-min twice with and without the ball! It seems that Roma's defensive pressure on the wing will be very great today!"
Looking at Son Heung-min's speed, Mancini, who was playing as a right center back, was afraid of being overtaken and did not dare to rush forward blindly. He had to choose to block his position in advance to block his breakthrough and shooting route!
On the other side, Kane and Lo Celso, who just passed the ball to Son Heung-min, have entered the penalty area!
Son Heung-min flicks the ball with his right foot and cuts inside!
He took two steps and raised his right foot!
Chen Xiaoliang, who had just seen Mancini and Karsdorp lose their positions one after another, has now rushed to Son Heung-min's side!
Son Heung-min kicked before Chen Xiaoliang stretched his legs!
It's a lob pass! Not a shot!
In the middle, Harry Kane jumped high against Smalling!
Tottenham fans all stood up excitedly!
This is the Sun Kai connection that they are most familiar with!
Last season, Son Heung-min scored 17 goals and provided 10 assists in the league!
Harry Kane scored 23 goals and made 14 assists, both of which are first in the Premier League!
The two have scored 40 goals together and created 24 goals, making them one of the most powerful duos in European football!
Son Heung-min's pass was spot-on! Kane had already gathered his waist and abdomen and was ready to exert force!
Seeing that Smalling couldn't hold off Kane, Ibanez also jumped up!
Kane was unable to exert his full strength under double-teaming!
But he still headed the ball towards the goal!
Patricio moved a few steps and hugged the ball with both hands!
Zhan Jun: "Ibanez's desperate fight prevented Roma from falling behind at the start of the game!"
Zhang Lu: "I feel like I've gotten a little more clever and I'm more courageous in my physical fight. It's not like the first game against Trabzonspor, where I was pinned down by the opponent's center forward and had no way out."
Zhan Jun: "Coach Zhang is talking about the tall Danish player Cornelius!"
Zhang Lu: "Haha, that's him."
Conte couldn't help but scream to the sky when he saw the missed goal!
But Mourinho stood quietly in the coaching command area on the other side with his hands in his pockets!
However, when Patricio was about to kick off, Karsdorp, who was passing by Mourinho, heard the head coach's cordial greeting to him!
Karsdorp's face twitched, he nodded quickly, and ran away immediately!
Chen Xiaoliang glanced at Son Heung-min and saw the Korean slowly retreating.
He realized that tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for Karsdorp!
Barrage:
[Is this Roma full-back a waste? He was easily passed by the stick, just like an adult kicking a child]
[Ka2 can run, and Bird just likes this kind of physical monster, but his footwork is just at this level. He can still keep up with a 34-year-old man like Pedro. Facing the Asian No. 1 brother, it is really difficult for him]
[Asia's top idol? Isn't it Chen Xiaoliang? (funny)]
[Yes! We beat Tottenham today. I am the king of Asia! ]
[I feel that to defend Son Heung-min and Kane, we still have to rely on Chen Xiaoliang]
[One person defending two? Do you think he's Superman?]
At this time in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Roma's two flanks had become the hardest hit areas.
All roads lead to Rome. Ali, Ndombele, Son Heung-min, Lo Celso, it seems that everyone can take advantage of Roma's two wing-backs.
Either he is faster than you like Son Heung-min and Ali, or he is stronger than you like Ndombele. He is holding young player Zalewski, as if you can't push him even if you are asked to.
Although Son Heung-min was in the front in the pre-match formation arrangement, he actually acted like a free man in the frontcourt, going to the left and then to the right.
In 5 minutes, he had passed Karsdorp 4 times! Just now, he got rid of the ball and cut inside to shoot! But Chen Xiaoliang blocked it with his body!
Corner kick for Tottenham!
Lo Celso walks towards the corner flag area!
Kane, Ndombele, Doherty, Rodon and Christian Romero all came up!
Smalling stared at his fellow countryman Kane!
Lo Celso raised both hands, as if to send the tactical signal for kick-off!
Run up and exert force!
It's the front point! The ball flew to the front point!
As soon as the ball flew out, Kane squeezed Smalling aside and rushed forward quickly!
Kane got the ball!
Patricio had already blocked the ball at the near post and saved it with both hands!
Pellegrini cleared the ball with a long kick!
Ali chases back and prepares to control the ball!
"Hello! Hello!"
He looked up at the ball falling from the sky, and felt someone shouting at him from behind!
Before Ali could react, Chen Xiaoliang jumped up from behind him and headed the ball!
When the angry Conte saw this scene, he started cursing on the sidelines!
But Mourinho just smiled!
Dele Alli, who is more familiar with this 25-year-old England midfielder than Mourinho?
No one has ever denied Ali's character and personality, but his lazy attitude prevented him from moving forward to higher heights.
When Mourinho was at Tottenham, he reminded Ali more than once on the training ground to be serious. He even called him to his office for a face-to-face talk and had a lot of heart-to-heart talks with him.
People don't know these things yet, but Mourinho knows and Ali knows too.
His talent is being swallowed up by his laziness.
Just like what happened on the field at this moment, when Ali saw that the ball was intercepted by Chen Xiaoliang due to his negligence, he just chased a few steps symbolically and then slowed down.
After catching up with the ball, Chen Xiaoliang saw that Reguilon was chasing him, so he adjusted the ball to his right front and made a long pass about 5 meters past the center line!
The ball did not have a very strong arc and flew quickly to the top of the penalty area!
When Chen Xiaoliang adjusted the ball just now, Abraham knew that he would make a long-distance cross. The moment the ball went out, he started at full speed and rushed towards Tottenham's penalty area!
Tottenham goalkeeper Gollini, who was retreating after seeing Ali lose the ball, immediately stopped retreating and rushed out of the penalty area again!
There was no one around Abraham! Hojbjerg couldn't catch up with him!
Although there was still no change in Mourinho's expression, the hand he took out of his trouser pocket and placed on his chest with a clenched fist showed his expectation!
This is exactly the quick counterattack he wants to launch in this game!
At this moment, Abraham, who was running towards the goal, was chasing the ball with all his might!
Gollini, who had left the goal to attack, also rushed towards the ball desperately!
No technical content!
It's just a pure duel between two medieval cavalrymen!
It all depends on who is faster and can stab the opponent's heart first!
Abraham caught up with the ball! Facing the attacking Gollini, he chose to lob the ball!
Gollini, who had already run outside the penalty area, couldn't reach out, otherwise he would be sent off with a red card! He could only choose to jump up and block with his body!
But the ball has already passed over his head!
Inside the stadium, everyone held their breath, watching the ball slowly rise to a high point, and then slowly fall down!
Zhan Jun: "Ah! The power of this ball was a little bit too much, it went over the crossbar and landed on the net!"
Zhang Lu: "But this counterattack was really brilliant. Mourinho's idea today was simple! If he can break through your defense with two passes, he will definitely not use the third pass!"
Zhan Jun: "Chen Xiaoliang's cross just now should have scared Conte into a cold sweat! At this moment, he was yelling at his disciples on the field, apparently reminding them to be careful of Abraham's tiger coming down the mountain! And also beware of Roma's long-range precision guidance from the midfield!"
Zhang Lu: "Especially Ali, he was totally unprepared for the ball just now, it seemed like he just casually let it go to Chen Xiaoliang, and he didn't even chase after the ball. If the ball had gone in, he would have to bear the biggest responsibility."
Abraham, who missed the goal, covered his face with his hands, walked back panting, muttering to himself, and did not forget to raise his hand to give Chen Xiaoliang a thumbs up.
Chen Xiaoliang responded with a few applause!
He also prepared a lot for this game!
He played the entire game against Sassuolo and received 3 training points and 1 physical recovery card as a game reward.
After five days of intermittent training, plus the additional training after returning home using the physical recovery card, I barely managed to accumulate another 20 hours of training.
He took out 20 points out of the total 26 training points and increased his agility from 14 to 15.
This will slightly make him more capable of changing direction, turning back, and dodging.
It is designed to face Son Heung-min, who is known for his explosiveness and flexibility!
In the stands, the director has captured the figures of Ferguson, Beckham, and the famous pop musician Huang Laoban!
At this time, Ferguson was sincerely admiring his friends who came to watch the game together. The boy from the Red Country in front of him has become stronger again!
The TV broadcast soon showed Beckham's long-distance crosses from the midfield when he was at AC Milan and played as an organizing midfielder in the twilight of his career for comparison!
Even in the Red Country live broadcast room, some fans compared it with Van Persie's goal-scoring process in the 2014 World Cup!
At that time, the Dutch team's left back Blind was about 3 meters past the center line when he suddenly made a long-distance diagonal cross. Van Persie stretched his body on the penalty area line and flew high to head the ball into the Spanish goal!
At that time, Casillas did not expect to face such a combination. He did not attack at all and finally watched the ball go into the net!
This kind of precise pass that goes straight through half of the court and hits the target is something that people will always savor over and over again!
Back on the field, Tottenham goal kick!
In the last round of attack, from Tottenham's wing suppression, Son Heung-min's breakthrough, Kane's central fulcrum, Chen Xiaoliang's interception and cross, and Abraham's high-speed insertion, both teams used all their own unique skills!
Both sides were just a hair's breadth away from scoring a goal!
The Tottenham players who had just gone up to compete for the header quickly returned to their own defense area.
Especially the frightened Gollini, who kept yelling at the four defenders in front of him not to press forward blindly, so as not to lose their position easily!
Kane returned to his position and patted Ali on the back, encouraging him to recover from the previous goal and focus on the game again.
Son Heung-min also looked at Kane, and the two decided to give Roma a heavier blow.
Facing Roma, whose defense was completely concentrated near the penalty area, Tottenham patiently controlled the ball, waiting for all the players to move forward as a whole and get into position.
Karsdorp was on guard, and when he looked up, his anus tightened.
Kane wandered between himself and Chen Xiaoliang, while the Korean came over again with the ball.
Is it because I'm handsome that you stare at me?
Why not keep an eye on Zalewski along the way? He's younger and more handsome than me!
However, no matter how much he complained in his heart, what was coming still came.
Son Heung-min dribbled the ball with small movements, gradually eroding the safety distance between him and Karsdorp, while testing his center of gravity.
Kane pretended to receive the ball and repeatedly ran without the ball.
In this situation, it is impossible for Chen Xiaoliang to easily leave Kane behind to help Karsdorp in defense. Doing so would be equivalent to completely exposing the British top star to the central defender behind him.
You know, Kane is not only a threat in the penalty area, he also has high-quality long-range shooting skills outside the penalty area, and his left and right feet are very balanced.
Suddenly, Kane ran back to the middle! Son Heung-min immediately pretended to pass the ball over the top!
The innocent and kind-hearted Karsdorp was fooled immediately and subconsciously made a blocking motion to the left side of his body, but Son Heung-min quickly dribbled past him on the right side.
Karsdorp tried to stretch out his right foot to intercept the ball, but his twisted posture and unbalanced center of gravity caused him to fall to the ground in a mess!
This is simply the biggest !
Chen Xiaoliang chased after him immediately!
In accordance with Mourinho's instructions before the game, Veretout came to defend Kane as soon as Chen Xiaoliang left the defense zone!
After passing Karsdorp, Son Heung-min started to cut inside. After taking a few steps, he reached the penalty area line!
Chen Xiaoliang blocked him inside!
Son Heung-min continues to cut inside! He squeezes towards the middle along the penalty area line!
The speed of changing direction is too fast!
There is absolutely no drag at all!
Chen Xiaoliang had no choice but to reach out and hold him back to prevent him from entering the penalty area!
Son Heung-min also stretched out his left hand to block Chen Xiaoliang!
With just this collision, both of them immediately knew what was going on !
In terms of short-distance explosive speed, Tottenham's Asian superstar has the upper hand!
When it comes to physical confrontation ability, Roma's new star has the advantage!
One of them wanted to get in, and the other wanted to push out, and neither of them could do anything to the other!
Kane has now entered the penalty area, making room for Son Heung-min.
Coming to the top of the penalty area, Son Heung-min leaned on Chen Xiaoliang, raised his right foot and prepared to shoot!
Chen Xiaoliang stretched out his left leg, ready to block!
The moment Son Heung-min's right foot touched the ball, he dribbled it! He wanted to trick Chen Xiaoliang and get out of the way before shooting!
But there is no way Chen Xiaoliang could retract his outstretched foot!
Even if you dunk it, the ball is still there!
He fell back and poked the ball away with his left leg!
Son Heung-min missed a step and fell to the ground!
Ndombele behind Son Heung-min received the ball and shot!
Son Heung-min quickly held his head with his hands!
Chen Xiaoliang supported himself on the grass with his hands and stretched out his body to block it!
"Bang!"
He felt his eyes go dark! Suddenly the world was spinning! His ears were buzzing!
The ball hit him hard in the face!
The referee saw Chen Xiaoliang lying on the ground motionless, with blood flowing from his mouth and nose, and he quickly stopped the game! Roma's team doctor immediately rushed into the field.
The surrounding Roma players all came over, and Ibanez and Patricio opened their hands like left and right bodyguards to block the others, so as to prevent Chen Xiaoliang from being touched and aggravating the injuries that might have already been caused!
Mourinho frowned! Joao had Cristante warm up just in case!
After a while, Chen Xiaoliang slowly opened his eyes and saw the team doctor talking to him, but he couldn't hear what he was saying.
After a while, the tinnitus gradually subsided.
After the team doctor confirmed that his nose was not broken, he asked him to close his eyes and sprayed a cooling spray on his nose to quickly stop the nosebleed.
Then Chen Xiaoliang slowly got up and followed the team doctor out of the stadium.
The referee awarded the ball to Roma.
As a fair play principle, Patricio kicked the ball directly out of the bottom line behind Tottenham's goal, which was considered a return!
After the fourth official on the sidelines confirmed that Chen Xiaoliang was fine, he allowed him back into the field!
Although they were sparse, there were still many Tottenham fans who gave him applause!
Football is like this, as long as you are strong enough and fearless enough, even your opponents will not be able to help but praise you!
The previous confrontation shocked Son Heung-min greatly.
Red Country? How could such a player appear in Red Country?
As close neighbors, the two countries' national teams have often played against each other.
To play against the Red Country national team, South Korea does not need to send players who play in European leagues. The teammates in the country's K League and the players of the second team can basically do the job.
He had always thought that the kid in front of him had only made a name for himself in Scotland, a country with crude techniques, and Serie A, a country with a slow pace. At most, he could only defend against strikers like Kento Furuhashi, who he considered a third-rate player.
I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, even after cutting inside and changing direction twice, and making a fake dunk at the end, I couldn't get rid of his close defense.
What made him even more annoyed was that the scene of himself falling to the ground with his head in his hands to dodge and the shot of Chen Xiaoliang risking his life to block the shot were played repeatedly on the big screen in the stadium several times.
If I don't teach this red country kid a lesson today, who will still think I'm the king of Asia?!
Gollini kicked the ball out of the goal, Reguilon passed it to Hojbjerg, and Hojbjerg passed it to Lo Celso.
After three unimpeded passes, the battle line returned to the Roma half.
At this time, Kane reached for the ball.
Sun Kai is online, it’s time for our British top star to make his debut!