Chapter 155: The Dawn of Victory! Another 18-year-old young player appears!
Abraham's goal was like a clarion call for a counterattack, which not only gave Roma's players hope of winning, but also dispelled the sleepiness of the Red Country fans who were watching the game in the early morning.
All the Roma players ran over to celebrate. Abraham picked up Chen Xiaoliang and pointed at him to the fans to express his gratitude for the pass.
Several fans compared Chen Xiaoliang's assist with De Bruyne's cross in the barrage, and concluded that "the passing levels of the two are comparable", which triggered heated discussions among other fans. They even started discussing questions like who is better between Chen Xiaoliang and De Bruyne, and who is the best in the world.
On the field, after the goal was scored just now, AC Milan players suddenly found that the balance of the game had begun to tip towards Roma, and the disadvantage of playing away was gradually magnifying.
But they didn't expect that a bigger crisis was yet to come, and Pioli paid the price for his indecision.
Assistant coach Murelli suggested that Pioli replace Theo with substitute left-back Ballo Toure.
But Pioli wanted to wait a little longer. He believed that the players on the field would adjust under the difficulties, and the left side was the focus of the team's offense. If Theo was replaced just after the score was equalized, it would become very difficult to win this game away.
However, he still considered Murelli's suggestion and let Ballo Toure warm up first.
On the Roma side, they also noticed Theo's weakness after being beaten by Chen Xiaoliang. Mkhitaryan, Pellegrini, and even Karsdorp began to focus on the right side.
In the 68th minute, Karsdorp, with the support of Kristant, attacked along the right.
Originally, this wing was Theo's exclusive corridor. For Karsdorp, he was the only one who could retreat and had no right to attack. But now it is different. Kessié frequently fills in for Theo, which only proves that the French full-back wants to take a few minutes to take a breath.
However, the number of players on both sides of the field is equal. Once Kessié goes to the wing to fill the position, there will be an unguarded vacuum zone in the middle. Pellegrini's frequent activities here force Kessié to take care of both ends.
Trying to do both often means losing one while focusing on the other.
Karsdorp passed the ball to Mkhitaryan in front, who dribbled the ball with Kessie following closely behind him.
Mkhitaryan took a few steps and passed the ball diagonally to Pellegrini on the left front. Kessié had to retreat and Ben Nasser also ran over to assist in defense.
Pellegrini did not choose to dribble the ball this time. Instead, he used the outside of his left foot to gently pass the ball to Karsdorp who was already advancing without the ball.
Three people completed a triangle pass on the wing!
As a result, AC Milan's two defensive midfielders were left behind the offensive line, and in front of Karsdorp there was only Theo who was still breathing heavily.
Theo was furious. He had not yet recovered from the shock of Chen Xiaoliang's physical strength and speed. Then he saw Karsdorp move forward to attack for the first time in the game.
It's true that a tiger in a low position is bullied by a dog. In the first half, they were suppressed so much that they didn't even dare to cross the halfway line. Now they dare to provoke us with the ball? !
Theo slowly stepped back, ready to keep up with Karsdorp's rhythm, and then used a clean and fierce steal to announce to everyone on the field that he was still the core of offense and defense, and there was no way to bully him!
Mkhitaryan pretended to attack inside, but Theo was unmoved. He didn't have the energy to take care of the defense of the entire area.
Karsdorp kicked his right foot, increased his speed, and broke into the inside, which looked similar to Chen Xiaoliang's dribbling and accelerating.
This is to go through Special Olympics again in the same way.
Damn it, I can’t do anything to that kid from the Red Country, so I can’t do anything to you either?
Theo leaned sideways and stepped back to block Karsdorp's dribbling path.
However, Karsdorp, who had to stay in the second half for the first 60 minutes, did not consume too much physical energy. In addition, his speed was also excellent, so this time he accelerated the ball and still passed by Theo like a gust of wind!
Theo's brain can keep up, but his body can't, especially his legs, which are completely out of control.
Seeing that Karsdorp was about to pass him, he used the trick that all defensive players out of position would subconsciously use - attack.
His subconscious thoughts were very simple. Chen Xiaoliang passed him, and Karsdorp passed him again. Next, would Mkhitaryan and Pellegrini just pass him as if this was a main road?
Spanish goalkeeper De Gea once made great achievements in Manchester United and was known as "beautiful in the frontcourt and De Gea in the backcourt". However, in the World Cup against Portugal, he conceded three goals in a row to Cristiano Ronaldo, and his value was directly reduced by 20 million in one game, becoming a typical case of a famous player whose value plummeted due to a failure in a game.
Theo doesn't want to repeat De Gea's mistakes!
He pulled Karsdorp's jersey with his left hand and hit him on the chest. The Roma right-back, who was running at high speed, immediately lost his balance and fell out of bounds.
“Beep!”
Referee Maresca blew the whistle and Theo quickly retreated, waiting for Roma to throw the ball out of bounds.
Who would have thought that the referee would run directly to his side and take out the yellow card from his small chest pocket!
At that moment, Theo felt the air was frozen and the temperature was icy cold.
Maresca put down the yellow card, and then raised the card again, but this time he raised the red card!
Theo has already received a yellow card in the first half!
Inside the stadium, Roma fans were all cheering and many of them applauded to see Theo off the field!
Pioli felt extremely regretful for not listening to the advice of assistant coach Murelli.
But now he couldn't hesitate any longer!
If you don’t change, you won’t be able to take away 3 points, let alone 1 point!
He hurried to the bench to call the players, removing the mediocre right winger Salemachos and replacing him with left back Ballo Toure, replacing attacking midfielder Krunic with defensive midfielder Bakayoko, replacing Leao, who was having a hard time without Theo's support, with midfielder Tonali, and replacing Ibrahimovic with French center forward Giroud.
After this substitution, Milan's formation changed to 4-3-1-1.
Giroud is at the front, Tonali is wandering behind him, and behind him are three defensive midfielders, Bakayoko on the left, Kessie on the right, and Bennacer in the middle.
The already lame right side could not be relied upon, and without Theo there was no hope for the left side. Pioli simply set up an iron bucket formation and launched a defensive counterattack in the middle!
Mourinho also contacted Joao immediately and made a substitution that surprised everyone.
He replaced the goal scorer Abraham with Felix Afena Gyan, an 18-year-old player who had never made an appearance in the first team!
He Wei: "In such a crucial game, and at such a crucial time, Mourinho once again made an amazing move as a madman!"
At times like this, Zhang Lu would just laugh “hehe” on the side.
After all, not to mention Zhang Lu, even for the fans supporting Roma, Gian is an unfamiliar name!
So, this scene appeared on the field.
The 40-year-old Ibrahimovic walked off the field slowly, but with his head held high, always with the attitude of a winner.
On the other side, after Abraham left the field, the 18-year-old Gian hurried onto the field.
Time is invisible and ruthless, but it will always use scenes of one kind or another to remind you that history is quietly moving forward and things around you are gradually changing in ways that cannot be reversed.
When Ibrahimovic left the field, he turned and glanced at Chen Xiaoliang.
He was thinking, kid, I’ll deal with you later.
But Chen Xiaoliang was thinking, why did he leave so early? I have only completed 1/5 of my superstar mission...
However, it is really fun to fight with him!
After a series of substitutions, Roma took a free kick on the right side of the frontcourt.
Pellegrini stood at the penalty spot, and behind him was Chen Xiaoliang.
Not to mention the AC Milan players were puzzled, even Pellegrini was puzzled. He thought to himself, you are so good at passing the ball, why don't you just take the free kick yourself? Every time I give it to you, you always refuse?
Chen Xiaoliang was speechless. He couldn't say it directly. In the system, free kicks and crosses were separated...
Pellegrini pushed the ball back and passed it to Chen Xiaoliang!
Look at him receiving the ball at the front of the penalty area, Cesco and Gian are both rushing into the penalty area!
However, in just a few seconds, Bakayoko and Tonali who were nearby came over, and not far in front of him, Ballo Toure blocked Chen Xiaoliang's route to pass the ball back to Pellegrini who had already advanced!
Three people surrounded... a defensive midfielder?
Chen Xiaoliang's dribbling is not enough to support him to move around in a small space and use small techniques to get rid of opponents. The only thing he can do is to accelerate while dribbling the ball and use his speed to get rid of all defenders.
He took a step with his left foot, kicked the ball between Bakayoko and Tonali, and started moving instantly!
But the 27-year-old Bakayoko stretched out his right foot in advance, as if waiting for Chen Xiaoliang to take the bait, and tripped him to the ground!
“Beep!”
The referee Maresca, who stole the spotlight in this game, blew the whistle again!
He trotted over and said something to Bakayoko, which was probably some nonsense like warning him not to foul and to avoid conflict between the two sides.
Then, just when everyone thought he was going to pull out his cards, he ran away!
What? There was no card for this kind of active tripping foul? Just now, Theo pulled the ball, but two yellow cards turned into one red card?
Mourinho jumped up in the stands, yelling at the stadium, with his hands stretched forward, looking questioning and confused.
The surrounding fans immediately joined in the chanting of their head coach, shouting in Italian:
"Black whistle! Black whistle!"
"Black whistle from Naples!"
“There are drugs and thieves there!”
"what else?"
When the shout reached here, the surrounding fans paused, and then shouted in unison: "Black whistle!"
This is both an criticism and a helplessness.
After all, Naples was once the most economically prosperous region in Italy and the place with the most developed tourism industry.
The proliferation of drugs is naturally closely related to the Mafia. Maradona became addicted to drugs during the period when he joined Naples.
Since the economic recession began in 2010, Italy has begun to increase taxes, which has dealt a heavy blow to the tourism industry.
Raising taxes means increasing costs. If companies want to maintain profits, they must raise prices when costs increase.
The tourism industry is a very price-sensitive industry. If the prices in Naples, which also has a Mediterranean coastal style, increase, tourists will naturally choose to go to other countries such as France, Spain, Greece, and even Morocco in North Africa.
As a result, Naples' economy began to decline and unemployment soared. The tertiary industry, such as tourism, cannot produce actual products. After losing tourists, a large number of unemployed people became thieves.
The increase in crime rate has further deteriorated Naples’ tourism environment, forming a vicious circle.
Although it is just one city, it also indirectly reflects why Serie A's influence and comprehensive strength in Europe are gradually being left behind by the Premier League and La Liga.
Maresca was not bothered by the boos and jeers from the fans and, accompanied by the fourth official, said a few words to Joao.
He clearly warned Joao that if Mourinho continued to take the lead in stirring up trouble, deliberately creating confrontation between the two sides and inciting fans to make trouble, he would report to the league committee after the game and apply for a stricter ban on Mourinho from entering the stadium!
Although he was very angry, João had no choice but to agree.
There is no point in challenging the referee or arguing with him at this critical juncture. Instead, it will only make you feel bored. Mourinho 's behavior has confirmed this conclusion countless times.
It would be really ridiculous if the head coach and assistant coach of a team were invited to the stands.
Joao doesn't have the nerve of Mourinho.
He asked Lapetti, who had followed Mourinho longer and heard Maresca's words, to persuade Mourinho.
The team needs him on the sidelines.
It's not just for on-the-spot command, the head coach's calm aura is an inspiration to the players on the field.
Zhang Lu: "There was a chance for a breakthrough in this ball. Chen Xiaoliang's start was indeed fast enough, and the two players defending him were temporarily selected to play after Theo was sent off, and they didn't even do a warm-up.
But Mourinho led the commotion, which gave the referee an excuse. "
He Wei: "In the top five European leagues, there are three things you cannot do."
"One is racial discrimination. There are many examples where fans have used discriminatory words or gestures to non-white players and have been punished by the club by being banned from entering the stadium for life. Once players and head coaches are involved in racial discrimination, they will face severe fines, suspensions, and huge social and moral criticism."
"Another is the Nazis. Not to mention the stadium, even in public places, if you wear Nazi clothing or make Nazi gestures, you will face charges and imprisonment."
"Another is stadium violence. I believe that fans of a certain age remember the term football hooliganism. In the 1985 Heysel Stadium tragedy, Liverpool and Juventus competed for the Champions League title. English football hooligans found that the number of Italian fans who got tickets to the Heysel Stadium was far more than that of English fans. They believed that the tournament organizers were unfair, so they made trouble in the stadium under the influence of alcohol."
"They set fire to seats, insulted Italian fans and fought violently, which eventually led to the collapse of the stands, killing 39 Juventus fans on the spot and injuring more than 300 people."
"Afterwards, all English teams were banned from participating in the three major European cups for five years. This also deprived Liverpool, which dominated Europe in the 1980s, of the opportunity to continue competing with Europe, and also set English football back many years."
"Later, as countries began to crack down on football hooligans, violence inside and outside the stadium was curbed to a certain extent, but it also led to the formation of football hooligans into groups."
"In England, where football hooliganism is most representative, extreme fans of each team have formed gangs and even given them fixed names."
"For example, Arsenal's Beasts, Chelsea's Headhunters, Wolves' Metro Army, Millwall's Guerrillas. Just from the names, you can tell that they are violent."
"Of course, it's not just England. Football violence was once prevalent in several major European football countries. UEFA and national football associations have formulated extremely strict sanctions rules to impose the most severe penalties on clubs and individual fans involved in violence."
"After all, preventing these football hooligans who are so fanatical that they would vent their anger through violence from watching the game is more cruel than taking their lives."
"The final effect is quite good. Currently, we basically don't see large-scale fan disturbances in European countries."
A series of introductions led to a wave of likes for He Wei in the barrage of comments, and fans also complained about the commentary of Xu Yang and Shi Qingsheng.
Inside the stadium, some fans were indeed affected by the booing and started throwing things into the stadium.
What kind of things are beverage bottles, coins, stones, lighters, keys, and even a small underwear with two sponge pads...
They were thrown towards Milan's coaching bench like rain.
Fortunately, the Olympic Stadium is not a professional football field. There is a running track outside the grass, and the stands are not close to the grass, so the objects thrown down cannot hit Milan's players and coaches.
Instead, a few small sponge clothes were thrown onto the heads of the fans in the front row, and were picked up by a few men and hung around their necks, causing the crowd to cheer...
The stadium staff and security immediately went over to warn and stop the incident, and it took a while to stabilize the situation.
Mourinho saw that the situation was not good. He knew clearly the consequences of inciting violence, so he had to sit down and say nothing.
However, this little episode completely ignited the atmosphere in the stadium.
Roma took another free kick, Pellegrini returned to the penalty spot, and seeing Bakayoko and Tonali still hanging around nearby, he did not pass the ball to Chen Xiaoliang, but passed it directly to Cristante in the middle.
Cristante passed the ball to Binya who came in from the left.
The Uruguayan left-back gained confidence after winning the one-on-one match with Calabria. After receiving the ball, he once again sent a curved cross to the AC Milan captain!
The landing point is very good! Just in front of Jian who started with the ball!
In front of him is Kjaer and behind him is Kessie!
To the fans, the Ghanaian teenager Gyan is very mysterious, but to the players of the Roma team, he is no stranger.
He has been training with the first team for some time and everyone has a clearer understanding of his abilities.
According to the coaching staff's evaluation, he is a young player with potential and good physical fitness.
To put it in plain words, his current ability is very average, but with his good physical condition, he may improve in the future.
Mourinho substituted him in, hoping to use his enthusiasm and physical condition to rush into AC Milan's penalty area and act as a troublemaker to disrupt their defense and see if he could create opportunities for his teammates.
Sure enough, Gian relied on his speed to receive the cross in front of Kjaer, but he had no chance to shoot, so he had to turn around and pass the ball back to Pellegrini who was following behind him.
"Pellegrini!"
"Meet the ball and shoot from about 25 meters away from the goal!"
"Tatarusanu jumped to save the ball!"
"The ball went over the crossbar, corner kick!"
It was already the 74th minute and Pellegrini stood by the corner flag ready to kick off.
Everyone on the field could see that the red card had caused a complete shift in the offensive and defensive positions of both teams.
All 10 Milan players retreated to the penalty area to participate in the defense, while Roma, except for goalkeeper Patricio, only left Chen Xiaoliang and Karsdorp behind, and the other 8 people pressed forward.
This was unimaginable in the first half when Milan kept creating shooting opportunities and pressed Roma!
Barrage:
[Pioli is really awesome. He even replaced Ibrahimovic at a critical moment. Now there is no spiritual leader on the field.]
[Ibrahimovic is already 40 years old, it’s good enough for him to start and play for 70 minutes. If you let him play any more, he can only stand there. Are you asking him to be like Berbatov?]
[Will Roma come back again in this game? Recently, when playing against strong teams, they are suppressed first, and then counterattack and reverse. Why didn't we see this in Manchester United and Tottenham back then? 】
[Those are big names, how many of them are willing to follow his tactics? How embarrassing]
[Parking the bus is shameful? The person above is a Guardiola fan, right? You are so shameless to say this. If Manchester City doesn’t park the bus, how can they not win the Champions League?]
As a result, a round of discussion broke out in the barrage of comments between Guamu and Xiang.
