Chapter 184: Coach, I want to hit someone
The away loss to AC Milan meant that Roma still had 41 points, but the ranking dropped from 2nd to 3rd;
Because Inter Milan lost 2-1 to Bologna away, AC Milan ranked first with the number of goals scored, with the two Milan clubs accumulating 43 points.
Napoli and Juventus, who are behind Roma, tied 1-1. Napoli is in 4th place with 39 points, and Juventus is in 5th place with 36 points. They have quietly caught up to the distance of only 3 points from the top four.
In the next round of the league, Juventus will come to Rome to challenge Mourinho's team away.
Regardless of the result of this game, Roma can still maintain its top four position, but if they lose to Juventus, the gap between the two teams will be only 2 points.
For Roma, the best "good news" is undoubtedly that Fiorentina will not let Vlahovic join Juventus until late January.
However, before that, on January 7, Roma will face Lecce, currently ranked first in Serie B, at home. The two teams will play the third round of the Italian Cup.
For Mourinho, who lost both the game and his reputation, this game must be won, and at the lowest cost.
While ensuring promotion, the main players can have enough rest to face Juventus, who are following closely behind.
Due to the loss, despite the reward of an assist, Chen Xiaoliang only received 5 training points in the match against AC Milan, without a single stamina recovery card. It can be said that he spent more than he earned, which was a horrible sight...
Training value 2→7
However, just when Chen Xiaoliang thought that the recent difficulties encountered by the team were just a temporary low, something unexpected happened.
On the morning of January 7, the day of the race, when he went out for a morning run with Cesco and Erica, on a small road in the south of Trigoria, two cars came speeding over with the roar of their engines. The car in front drove in front of the leading Chen Xiaoliang, turned sideways, and then stepped on the accelerator to block the front. The car behind blocked the three of them in the same rude way.
The public security in Italy is generally average, but unlike the "city of thieves" like Naples, Rome, as the country's capital, is still a relatively safe place in the country. Although there are many pickpockets, especially concentrated in crowded areas such as train stations, airports, bus stations, etc., and they prey on people dressed as tourists, it is indeed a bit unbelievable to blatantly rob people while racing on the road like this.
Chen Xiaoliang and Cesco looked at each other, then exchanged glances with Erica, and the three of them instantly reached a consensus: if the worst happened, if the other party didn't bring any "weapons", the best strategy for the three of them would be to run away and run directly up the mountain.
As top professional athletes in their respective fields, when the three of them run, ordinary people can't catch up with them.
Especially Erica, although she is a woman, she is a professional sprinter. Her 400-meter time is shorter than that of Dortmund central defender Hummels, who was 32 years old at the time.
But if the other party has "the weapon", then we can only take one step at a time and see how it goes.
After all, no matter how fast your legs are, they are not as fast as a bullet.
There were five people in each car, but only four got out. The drivers held the steering wheel tightly and did not turn off the engine, obviously prepared for the situation where three people escaped.
Among the 8 people who got off the bus, 2 were standing in front and behind the two buses respectively.
The two cars cut in diagonally, occupying one lane. When they encountered the occasional passing vehicle, bicycle, and jogger, the two men gestured to them to detour to another lane, while threatening them to mind their own business and get out of the way.
Newsboy cap, grey suit, dark vest and light shirt underneath.
Chen Xiaoliang was stunned. Isn’t this the Blackfoot Gang?
He has already met the Godfather and the misunderstanding has been resolved long ago, so why are these guys bothering him again?
Could it be that the unsatisfied and resentful female reporter Portman came here to seek revenge?
"What do you want to do?" Chen Xiaoliang spoke first.
The leader, a short and sturdy man who looked a bit like Gattuso, walked up, stretched out his right hand, and tapped Chen Xiaoliang's chest twice with his index finger.
"Are you Chen Xiaoliang?"
Chen Xiaoliang slapped his hand away, and everyone thought he was going to fight. The two accomplices beside the sturdy man immediately surrounded him, and the other two put their hands into the inside pockets of their suits.
But through their coats, one couldn't see what they were reaching into, whether it was a pistol, a dagger, or just some trick.
The sturdy man looked at Cesco, who was tall and strong, and Erica, who was wearing a tight sports jacket and stretch pants and had a curvy figure.
Obviously, this group of people came only for Chen Xiaoliang and had no interest in anything else, but the next sentence of the sturdy man still surprised Chen Xiaoliang: "Tell your bodyguard and girlfriend to step back, we are only here to see you today."
Cesco and Erica could not understand the sturdy man's heavily accented Italian. They only knew that he was mumbling something in a vicious and threatening tone.
But Chen Xiaoliang, as a "language genius", heard it clearly.
bodyguard?!
Girlfriend?!
This guy doesn't even know the main striker of Roma's first team, who is worth 35 million euros and is a hot new star in Europe? !
But since I've let them both go away, maybe there will be a turning point. I'll hold this group of people back first and see what they are going to do.
Chen Xiaoliang turned around and said to the two in Slovenian and German: "Go wait for me under a tree by the roadside and we'll see what happens."
The two nodded to him, but the young and energetic Cesco said again: "Call me if you want to do it."
Chen Xiaoliang laughed: "Don't worry, they are just a bunch of sand dollars."
He spoke the last two words in Chinese.
This is the Chinese word that Seth has mastered most proficiently.
The strong man listened to the three people's chatter, especially Chen Xiaoliang's laughter, which seemed to be fearless. He asked sternly: "What language are you speaking?! Don't count on calling the police. You know who we are. If the police come and see you with us, even if you are fine, you will be suspended for at least 3 months for investigation."
Chen Xiaoliang turned to him and said, "Nothing was said. I told them not to be nervous. They didn't understand Italian. I spoke Chinese. You know I'm a Red Countryman, right? I said you are Sand Dollars, which means good people ."
"Sand coin... I am a sand coin... Haha" The strong man smiled proudly and repeated this classic phrase several times to his accomplice beside him.
Although the Italian Mafia is notorious and has committed many vicious acts such as looting, smashing, and even assassinations, arson, and explosions, those are now a thing of the past.
Although the current Blackfoot Gang is still involved in crime and is still involved in underground drug trafficking, smuggling of goods, black market guns and even illegal labor smuggling, these are all within the range that the local government can tolerate, or in other words, they have been tacitly approved by the local government.
The foundation of this tacit consent is their system, just as no one knows that the well-dressed congressman in the regional council is actually the Blackfoot Party's representative in the legislature.
The violent coercion of the past has long since turned into monetary cooperation.
Just like the Godfather once said to Chen Xiaoliang, Prime Minister Berlusconi has to canvass votes through them, although he doesn't care whether the Blackfoot Gang canvass votes with money or guns.
This group of Mafia gang came here today specifically, obviously with a very strong purpose, and they were definitely not from the local Mafia gang in Rome.
A member of the Mafia of Rome, even if he is a Lazio fan, there is no way he doesn't know who Cesco is.
Chen Xiaoliang didn't know what they were going to do, but he knew they would never dare to kill people openly in Rome.
The present-day Blackfoot Gang is not much different from the escort agencies of the Red Country during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They mainly rely on relationships and communication with various forces to get around. When they encounter tough guys, some of them will try to show off their strength, but very few of them will actually rush in and fight to the death.
People travel around the world just to make a living, and no one would risk their life for no reason.
What's more, this is Italy, a country where one American soldier could capture 1,000 Italian soldiers during World War II.
"Tell me, Mr. Sand Dollar, what do you want to talk to me about? We can communicate in a friendly manner."
To the strong man, Chen Xiaoliang said, "Speak, Mr. Nice Guy."
"You ruined a deal for us."
"What business?"
"A man, a Georgian."
Chen Xiaoliang finally understood that it was Kvaratskhelia's transfer, or interception, that affected the interests of the Blackfoot Gang.
Chen Xiaoliang asked: "Are you from Naples?"
The sturdy man changed his slightly relaxed expression and said viciously again: "Boy, this has nothing to do with you. Knowing too much is not good for you."
Chen Xiaoliang lowered his head, stared at the burly man and said, "It's not that I know too much, it's that you know too little, Mr. Sand Coin."
The group seemed very nervous, and they would become alert as soon as Chen Xiaoliang moved.
"I ruined your business, what do you want?"
"If you ask your agent to give up the deal, we won't bother you again."
"What if I don't want to?"
"We'll leave something at your place, we'll go to your club and leave something there, we'll send you pictures, we'll call up a journalist in Rome or the police, we'll have lots of ways to keep you up at night.
Oh, and your beautiful girlfriend, you don't want her to be afraid to go out for 365 days, and every time she goes out, there are two or three people following her, right? "
The sturdy man was very proud and was very skilled in speaking these dirty words. It was obvious that he had done this kind of work many times before.
Until now, Chen Xiaoliang was still not sure who sent these people, but he was very clear about one thing: these people were not as vicious as they appeared. They were actually very panicked and worried about making things worse.
Apparently, they were not high up in the Blackfoot organization.
"I'll give my agent a call, okay?"
When the strong man heard what Chen Xiaoliang said, he hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
He believed that his intimidation was effective, and that they had not done anything to Chen Xiaoliang. Even if the police came, the most they would do was to fine him for illegally occupying the road.
"Mr. Risser, hurry up and say something in Norwegian to me."
Chen Xiaoliang dialed the phone and spoke to Reese in a thick Scottish accent.
"What's wrong with you? You don't speak Norwegian."
"You're going to be a bit faster!"
"Oh..." Reese said something nonsense in Norwegian.
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Then Chen Xiaoliang told Reese what was happening at a very fast pace and asked him to call the number that the Godfather had left for him and find out whether it was the Mafia gang from Naples who came to Rome to cause trouble for him.
He also told Reese not to call the police. Everyone knows that if you encounter the Mafia in Italy, the police who come to respond after you call the police might be living on the money given by the Mafia.
Reese asked Chen Xiaoliang not to hang up the phone, and then used another mobile phone to call the number left by the Godfather.
Soon, he told Chen Xiaoliang that this group of people were indeed not from Rome, but the Godfather's confidants could not find out where they came from for the time being. However, they had sent people to drive from the Godfather's manor to Chen Xiaoliang's location, which would arrive in about 10 minutes.
Chen Xiaoliang hung up the phone and turned to Cesco and said, "We lost the game the day before yesterday. Are you upset?"
Cesco and Erica were stunned. They had been watching Chen Xiaoliang negotiating with the group of people, but they didn't expect to hear such a sentence suddenly.
"Yeah! Very unhappy!" Cesco was stunned for a moment and answered loudly.
"What are you talking about?!" When the burly man saw Chen Xiaoliang hung up the phone and started talking to his "bodyguard" in a language he couldn't understand, he obviously felt something was wrong and repeatedly questioned loudly.
Chen Xiaoliang ignored him and said to Cesco, "Watch over the two of you and you can handle it. Remember, protect Erica and don't get hurt."
Then he turned to look at the burly man, his eyes flashing with ferocity, and a right hook, like his lightning-fast slide, instantly hit the burly man's left cheek bone!
Ten minutes later, more than a dozen classic Italian cars came rushing in a long line, instantly surrounding both sides of the road.
The confidant who had accompanied the Godfather's electric wheelchair at the Godfather's manor that day got out of the car. Although his eyes could not be seen behind his sunglasses, the slight twitch of his face showed his surprise.
I saw Chen Xiaoliang sitting on the front of a car, touching his broken fist, and ten people lying on the ground...
At this moment, Reese and David also drove over. At first, they were blocked outside by the people brought by the Godfather's confidant. It was not until the confidant told them to pass that they were able to pass through the crowd.
The confidant was used to big scenes, so he naturally didn't take these people's petty fights seriously. What surprised him was the fighting power of these two guys, who could actually knock down eight people by themselves.
In fact, he didn't know that there was another one who was kicked down by Erica.
The kick was steady, accurate and ruthless, hitting the weak point and causing excruciating pain.
After confirming that Chen Xiaoliang and the other two were fine, the confidant instructed his men to carry the 10 people into their own car, saying that they would be taken back for interrogation. He then told his men to drive away the two cars of the group of people. He also left a message for Chen Xiaoliang, saying "The Godfather will call you when the time comes", and left in a hurry.
In the car, Reese told Chen Xiaoliang that the Godfather was very unhappy that some of his men were stupid enough to take action near Trigoria and near his estate. No matter which region of Italy the people were from, it was a serious provocation to the Godfather's dignity.
Chen Xiaoliang didn't care about these things, he just asked Risek whether the deal with Vlatskhelia had been finalized.
After receiving a positive answer, Chen Xiaoliang felt very happy.
Then he asked Cesco, "Little Ben, are you feeling better?"
"Yeah! Much better than hitting the sandbag in the gym."
Erica also cheered in the car: "It feels great for me too! It's my first time fighting!"
Hehe... Chen Xiaoliang seemed to have a drop of sweat on his forehead, thinking that because of the kick you just gave him, that guy will probably have no children or grandchildren...
After arriving at the Trigoria training base and reuniting with the team in the afternoon, Mourinho asked the two men why one had a cracked fist and the other had a bruise on his face.
Chen Xiaoliang said he fell while cross-country climbing.
At 9 p.m. on January 9th, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Roma defeated Lecce 5-1.
Although Mourinho only sent out half of the main players;
Although Lecce's central defender Calabresi scored a goal from a corner kick in the 17th minute, Roma's counterattack soon forced the visiting team to surrender completely.
In the 30th minute, Kumbulla, the starting center back, equalized the score after receiving a corner kick from Mkhitaryan;
In the 41st minute, Cesco received a cross from Zalewski, turned and shot into the dead corner on the penalty area line, 2-1;
In the 46th minute, Cesco received a pass from Matic, broke into the penalty area, dribbled past the defender and pushed the ball into the far corner to score another goal, 3-1;
In the second half, Cesco, Matic, Cristante and Ibanez were all substituted and replaced by Wu Lei, Darbo, Carles Perez and Trippi.
In the 55th minute, Wu Lei was brought down by Lecce full-back Barreca when he received the ball in the penalty area. Abraham's penalty was saved and Wu Lei made a follow-up shot to score.
In the 60th minute, Mourinho replaced Chen Xiaoliang, who was running all over the field like a buffalo to release his energy and ran 9,000 meters in 60 minutes, with Veretout, who had just recovered from a testicular injury.
In the 84th minute, Veretout made a wonderful pass, Wu Lei received the ball and sprinted 10 meters, facing the goalkeeper and shot directly at the goalkeeper, and was followed by Carles Perez who shot into the goal.
The final score was 5 to 1.
But compared to the excitement of Forti, who won for the first time after becoming an assistant coach, and Bove and Darbo who rarely played, Mourinho and the main players did not feel happy at all in the locker room.
The frustration of losing to a major rival cannot be fully relieved by defeating a noob.
They held their breath, their target being the old rival two days later, the old lady who played very awkwardly at the Allianz Stadium in Turin when they met in the first half of the season - Juventus!
