After discussing the team's tactics, the two commentators discussed Chen Xiaoliang's performance this season.
Zhan Jun: "Zhang Zhi, judging from this season, Xiaoliang's personal ability has really grown in a way that is visible to the naked eye since he arrived in Roma."
Zhang Lu: "Yes, his current playing style is very much like a general. To put it in an exaggerated way, even if Gerrard came, he would be no more than this. Of course, the emphasis on ability may be a little different, but what I mean is his contribution to the team, which is no more than this."
Zhan Jun: "Among the top players of his age group, Pedri has played 12 times in La Liga this season, scoring 3 goals and making 1 assist, averaging 1.67 steals per game."
"Bellingham played 32 times in the Bundesliga, with 3 goals and 8 assists, averaging 1.62 steals and 1.31 interceptions per game."
"Comparing the two, it's no wonder that many fans think Xiaoliang's price of 85 million is too low. Xiaoliang has 8 goals and 16 assists in Serie A this season. He runs 13.66 kilometers per game, and his 4.1 interceptions and 4.4 steals are all league highs."
Zhang Lu: "How much are these two people worth now?"
Zhan Jun: "Pedri 90 million euros, Bellingham 80 million euros."
Zhang Lu: "This is definitely due to the factors of the top clubs and the national team, but in my opinion, Xiaoliang's interceptions and steals are more valuable than goals and assists. Roma was able to win the championship this season with a lineup that is obviously inferior to the three top clubs, and Xiaoliang played a great role in defense."
"These two data mean that basically no matter which area Xiaoliang appears in, the opponent's offensive system in this area will be completely destroyed. You break through, he can intercept, you pass, he can block. This is why we can see in many games that Roma's opponents choose to attack from the wing, especially after Xiaoliang played as a central midfielder in the second half of the season. Teams like AC Milan and Juventus organized attacks from the wing, passed the ball to the front court, and then used wingers or attacking midfielders to attack Roma's defensive midfielders, such as Matic and Cristante."
"We need to bypass Xiaoliang's midfield defense."
"So what this data reflects is that a player's ability in a certain aspect has reached a level that can change the tactical level of both teams."
Zhan Jun: "Feyenoord made a substitution on the sidelines, replacing the almost invisible attacking midfielder Gus Till with the 33-year-old Tuenstra. This was also a positional substitution."
"Back to the topic just now, if we put Xiaoliang aside, how would Zhang Zhi evaluate Pedri and Bellingham? Because from the data point of view, Bellingham's data in all aspects is better than Pedri, but his value is 10 million euros lower."
Zhang Lu: "This needs to be viewed comprehensively. I don't have detailed data on the two, but I have talked about several Barcelona games this season."
"Since Xavi came back to coach Barcelona last year, they have started to pick up their passing and controlling style. Although it is different from Guardiola's, it is still mainly based on passing and controlling the ground. Pedri's tasks on the field are mainly to conduct, organize and distribute the ball. The task of the final pass is not his, and he does not need to rush into the penalty area frequently to attack directly."
Zhan Jun: "Here are two key data. Pedri averaged 48 passes per game this season, 1.25 key passes, and an 87% pass success rate."
"Bellingham averages 46 passes per game, 1.19 key passes and an 84% pass success rate."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, this is very telling. A key pass is a pass that can immediately create an obvious scoring opportunity for teammates, such as a cross that leads to a teammate's header, or a through ball that allows a teammate to shoot after receiving the ball. If it goes in, it's called an assist, and if it doesn't, it's called a key pass."
"Or a cross, because a teammate was a beat too slow to react and missed the header by a little bit, but it obviously posed a great threat to the opponent, it can also be considered a key pass."
"Although Pedri has played significantly less than Bellingham this season, and his current position in Barcelona is far inferior to that of Bellingham in Dortmund, he can still produce better statistics than Bellingham in limited time and tactical position. In addition, with the support of Barcelona's giant platform, he is younger than Bellingham and has greater potential in the future, so it is normal that his price is slightly higher."
Zhan Jun: "We have to talk about Xiaoliang again. Director Zhang just mentioned key passes. This season, Xiaoliang averaged 1.91 key passes per game, ranking 10th in Serie A. The top of the list is Inter Milan midfielder Calhanoglu, with an average of 2.58 key passes per game, and the second is Udinese striker Deulofeu, with an average of 2.44 per game."
Zhang Lu: "So the platform is still very important. Even if there are players in Serie A who perform well in terms of statistics, their market value cannot be compared with players in the Premier League and La Liga, especially those from Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester City and Manchester United."
"But in my opinion, although Xiaoliang's key pass data is not as good as Chaerao... Chaerao..."
Zhan Jun gave a timely reminder: "Calhanoğlu, a Turkish international."
Zhang Lu: "Yes, that's the guy. Although his statistics are not as good as his, his role is much greater than his."
"Soccer is developing, and so are the technical statistics of football. When I was young, there were no technical statistics. Goals, assists, saves, etc. could still be recorded by people, but how to record tackles and passes? There were no computers or electronic monitoring equipment back then."
"Later, in 1996, I became the general manager of Guoan. At that time, the professional league had just started and there were no surveillance equipment installed in the stadium. But at that time, it had already become popular in Europe. Things like ball possession would be displayed on the screen."
"After 2000, Europe began to introduce technical statistical aids on a large scale and began to collect statistics on each player's personal data. However, the items counted at the beginning were relatively simple, such as passing, tackling, interception, and headers."
"Later, when Guardiola took over Barcelona, ​​a shocking passing and controlling style of play emerged. This was because a midfielder like Xavi often made a lot of plays in the midfield, then passed the ball to a winger, who then made the final pass to score a goal. The assist was not credited to Xavi, so for a while, an important factor in the evaluation of midfielders was the average number of passes per game and the pass success rate, as if these two points were high, it meant that a midfielder had strong organizational skills."
"Spain's consecutive wins in the European Championship and the World Cup in those years made the passing and controlling style of play, as well as the evaluation system based on this style, popular in the world of football."
"But after a few years, especially when Portugal won the 2016 European Championship and France was the runner-up, France won the 2018 World Cup, and then Real Madrid won the Champions League three times in a row, followed by Liverpool and Chelsea, and in those years Bayern Munich beat Barcelona by a large margin. Suddenly, everyone began to think that passing and controlling the ball was no longer effective. What became popular in European football? All-out attack and defense became popular. It was different from the 1970s and 1980s. It was all-out attack and defense with high-pressure defense and emphasis on quick counterattacks ."
"The side with more ball possession in a match does not necessarily have an advantage, and in many important matches, the side with less ball possession wins. Changes in club tactics have in turn affected the national team, resulting in fewer teams insisting on passing and controlling the ball and having a high ball possession rate at the national team level."
"At this time, the change in tactical trends led to a change in the evaluation system for players."
"It was also from that time that the key pass indicator became important. Why? Because everyone found that in a team with a passing and controlling system, the midfielders and backfielders would have a lot of non-threatening horizontal passes and back passes, and they would just keep passing the ball back and forth. This kind of pass poses no threat to the opponent and no risk to the players themselves, resulting in a high average number of passes per game and a high pass success rate, but it does not increase the team's shots, and the team may even lose in the end."
"A key pass can reflect a player's awareness and ability to actively pass the ball forward, because in the final analysis, football is about who scores more goals. Whether it is ball control, passing, breakthroughs or shooting, in the end, they all serve to score goals. You can't win the game by just passing without shooting."
Zhan Jun: "Zhang Zhi's analysis is very in-depth. In recent years, data statistics not only help clubs analyze player performance. A long time ago, there were some companies in Europe that focused on data analysis, specializing in providing detailed player analysis for clubs, scout agencies, agents, and even bookmakers. The more famous one is OPTA, which was founded in 1996 and has branches in Leeds, Munich, Milan, Paris and Madrid, which are the locations of the five major leagues."
"Like the German transfer market, the basis used to evaluate a player's value is largely derived from a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of a player."
"The more detailed the data is, the deeper the analysis of the players will be. Just now, Director Zhang repeatedly mentioned key passes. In recent years, scouts have added a key data item to measure a midfielder, called progressive passes."
Zhang Lu: "Hey! That's right. The key pass mentioned earlier is essentially the same as the assist. They both represent the player's ability to make the final pass and pass the threatening ball. Midfielders like Xavi and Kroos often do a lot of organization and transfer work before the final pass, but they don't make the final pass. For example, the two goals tonight were assisted by Spinazzola's cross and Cesco's header, but it was Xiaoliang who passed the ball to them and gave them the opportunity and space to make the final pass."
"This progressive pass is about passing the ball towards the opponent's goal, but it is not the same as passing the ball forward. It also has to meet certain distance requirements."
"In the backcourt, it has to advance more than 30 meters, the pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt across the center line has to be more than 15 meters, and in the opponent's half, it has to be passed forward 10 meters. These can be called progressive passes."
"Similarly, there is a statistic for a player's ability to advance the ball, called dribbling progress. The distance is the same as the progressive pass mentioned above, but it looks at the player's ability to dribble the ball towards the opponent's goal."
"This data is very new. The officials of the five major leagues have not yet included it in the statistics. Only a few data analysis companies have it. Although I don't have the data, Xiaoliang is definitely the best player in Roma and even Serie A in this regard."
"This is also an important reason why Mourinho started to promote him from defensive midfielder to central midfielder in the second half of the season. For a defensive counterattack player, the most important thing when getting the ball and switching from defense to offense is to move forward, either by dribbling at high speed or by quickly passing the ball to the teammate in front. If you wait or delay, as soon as the opponent gets into position, the opportunity will be missed."
As the two chatted, Feyenoord continued to pass the ball back and forth in the frontcourt, but still had no way to deal with Roma.
The fans of Roma were jubilant, while the fans of Feyenoord knew in their hearts that they were going to lose the game. Seeing that the game was a bit boring, both sides started to play human waves.
The fans who were watching the live broadcast in front of the screen were a bit bored. Instead They left comments like "I've learned something", "Too professional", "Coach Zhang is still very professional even without the hehehe" and so on.
Zhan Jun: "Zhang Zhi's mention of progressive passing and dribbling just now reminded me of a very controversial player this season, Manchester City's 100 million new English player Grealish!"
"Manchester City has won the Premier League title this season. He has made 26 league appearances, 22 of which were starts, scoring three goals and providing three assists, which has led many fans to believe that he is a big fake."
"But Guardiola's use of him is significantly higher than some of the big players introduced in the past few years. For example, Cancelo only played 17 times in his first season with the team, and Mahrez only played 18 times, but Grealish played 26 times."
"At least from this perspective, in Guardiola's eyes, Grealish has great tactical value."
"According to the statistics mentioned by Zhang Zhi just now, Grealish has the most key passes among players who have played less than 30 times this season. Among all players, his statistics can be ranked 14th in the Premier League, second only to De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva in Manchester City."
"Last season, Grealish's key passes for Villa were second only to De Bruyne in the Premier League."
"In terms of dribbling, Grealish has 5.84 dribbling attempts per 90 minutes, the highest in the Premier League this season and far ahead of the rest. Behind him are Sancho, Sterling, Saka, Salah and so on."
"In terms of creating threats, in addition to the above data, there are two other important data, namely touches in the penalty area and deep passes."
"The former, as the name suggests, refers to touching the ball in the opponent's penalty area, and the latter refers to passing the ball within 20 meters of the opponent's goal."
"Glarish is second only to Salah in terms of touches in the box and only behind Kevin De Bruyne in terms of deep passes, both of whom are among the top players in the game today."
"So in the face of doubts, Guardiola repeatedly said that buying Grealish was not to let him score 45 goals a season, but to let him play to his own characteristics."
Zhang Lu: "Clubs like Manchester City, especially Guardiola, have very strict requirements for buying players. Even if Grealish has a household registration, the 100 million pounds plus Guardiola's heavy use of Grealish in his first year is enough to show that his ability and skills are very consistent with tactical needs."
"You can't say Guardiola is football blind."
"Xiaoliang is actually the same. Some fans just said that it was a pity that Xiaoliang didn't get assists for the two goals tonight. But in fact, they would be in his personal technical statistics. It's just that in the eyes of most fans, they usually only pay attention to the more conventional data results such as market value, goals and assists."
"On the other hand, like Guardiola, Mourinho is also a knowledgeable champion coach. He is willing to spend 35 million pounds to buy a 17-year-old kid and give him the captaincy and offensive organization rights. He must have sufficient confidence and ability to support it, otherwise the locker room will not be convinced."
The two seemed to have been talking for a long time, and only more than 5 minutes had passed on the field. During these 5 minutes, both sides launched a non-threatening attack, and at this moment Feyenoord was in control of the ball again.
In the 53rd minute, after the newly-come player Thunstra fired a long-range shot, Mourinho made a substitution, with Cristante replacing Matic and Abraham replacing Cesco.
In Roma's subsequent attack , Chen Xiaoliang made a long pass from the backcourt to Abraham. Abraham held on to the opponent's central defender Senesi with his back, jumped up and headed the ball backwards. After landing, he immediately turned forward to chase the ball. Senesi stretched out his right hand while running to stop Abraham, but the Englishman who had just come on the field was full of energy and fierce fighting spirit, and he could not be stopped by one hand.
Senesi had no choice but to pull Abraham's left arm. Abraham shook a little but did not fall and continued to chase the ball, but the pause allowed the attacking goalkeeper Bijelo to catch the ball first.
The referee Kovac did not make any comment.
Mourinho was particularly calm today, but it was Forti who complained quietly to the fourth official on the sidelines.
Six minutes later, Kokoku took a long shot from the left side outside the penalty area. After the ball was blocked by Mancini's body, Roma launched another counterattack.
Veretout aimed in front of Chen Xiaoliang and made a long pass, and Chen Xiaoliang immediately rushed towards the landing point on the right side.
The opponent's left-back Pedersen panicked when he saw Chen Xiaoliang running. He had been dribbled past by Chen Xiaoliang in this game. If he was allowed to run again, wouldn't he be just a background figure again?
When Pedersen thought of this, he didn't care about anything else and just went up and hit Chen Xiaoliang hard with his shoulder and the outside of his right upper arm. As a result, both of them lost their balance and fell to the ground.
A cry of “Oh!” suddenly rang out in the stadium.
"Beep!" Kovac blew the whistle and ran towards the foul site.
Forti was just unhappy about Abraham being fouled, and now his opponent blatantly fouled him again, which made this good guy unable to help but become excited when he complained to the fourth official.
Kovac ran over and saw Chen Xiaoliang and Pedersen slowly standing up, but he showed a yellow card to Forti first.
Just as Forti was confused, Kovac turned around and showed a yellow card to Pedersen and gave him a warning.
Seeing that Pedersen was on the verge of a physical and psychological collapse, Feyenoord immediately made a substitution, replacing him with 21-year-old young player Denzel Hall.
After Chen Xiaoliang stood up, he used a physical recovery card, but he was also depressed.
Stamina recovery card 7→6
On the football field, players with outstanding abilities will inevitably be targeted by the opponent, whether it is double-teaming, tight pressing, man-to-man marking, or small moves or big fouls. In short, in this game of space and running, both sides will try their best to restrain the opponent's important players.
Now that my top speed has been significantly improved, the opponent will send people to harass me or curb my start if they can defend against it. And if they can't defend against it, then being invaded will definitely happen frequently in the future.
It seems that if you want to go fast, you need a body of steel that can't be pushed or knocked down.
Huh?
Chen Xiaoliang wondered why he thought of Lukaku?
I heard that the guy will return to Meazza next season. It seems that it will be very interesting to play against Inter Milan next season.
The game went on for a while, and in the 70th minute, Feyenoord completed the most threatening attack of the game.
Veretout made a mistake in passing the ball from the backcourt and it was intercepted by Sistra. He immediately moved forward and passed the ball to Nelson who was making a forward run on the right side in the penalty area. The latter shot as soon as he received the ball. Chen Xiaoliang who was returning to defense rushed towards Nelson with all his strength, stepped out with his left leg, and touched the ball with the tip of his left foot in an almost split posture.
The ball changed direction slightly in the air, and the ball that was originally shot towards the center flew to the right side of the goal!
At that moment, ten thousand thoughts flashed through Chen Xiaoliang's mind:
So, is this going to be a joke tonight? Is this going to be the first own goal in my career?
However, the ball didn't fly far before it hit forward Dessels in the face. Although Dessels subconsciously tried to dodge, the ball changed direction again after hitting his face.
Patricio was also confused. Which goalkeeper could react to such a sudden ball?
Finally, there was a dull thud as the ball hit the outside of the right post and bounced out...
Nelson looked at Dessels, speechless, and Dessels looked at Nelson, innocent.
Barrage:
[Dessels, there is a word "cocky" in his name, but now he can't cocky anymore, right?]
Chen Xiaoliang, who fell to the ground after blocking the enemy, breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that there was an undercover agent hiding on the opposite side.
After working hard for most of the game, the most promising chance to score was blocked by their own players. This double gap in strength and luck made Feyenoord like a deflated ball in the following time. Although several players were rotated, they could not organize a decent attack again.
In the 80th minute, Mourinho used up his last two substitutions, replacing Pellegrini with Wu Lei and Patricio with substitute goalkeeper Fuzato.
Zhan Jun: "Mourinho's intentions in tonight's starting lineup and several substitutions were very clear. Without much suspense in the game, he let several players who have made contributions to the team this season, played less or are about to leave the team in the summer play for a while."
Zhang Lu: "Wu Lei was okay at the beginning of this season, but then his chances to play gradually decreased."
"Zhan Jun: "Zhang Zhi is right. He has played 16 times this season, but only once was a starter. The rest were substitutes. Despite this, in a limited time, he still contributed 7 goals and 3 assists to the team."
"He scored one goal in the league, one goal in the Italian Cup and five goals in the European Cup. He is second only to Cesco and Abraham who scored six goals in the team. He is tied for sixth place in the European Cup scorer list this season."
Zhang Lu: "Wu Lei has done his best. If he had gone out five years earlier, things would have been much better. He is 30 years old now. In the European football world, which is full of talented people, there are a lot of forwards around 20 years old, and there are also a lot of players coming from America. He has no advantage at this age, and more importantly, there is no room for him."
"Moreover, the quality and system of training he received when he was young were not as good as others. Now that he is 30 years old and his physical functions have declined, he needs to use more of his physical reserves and tactical reserves. For example, why Zlatan Ibrahimovic can play until he is 40? After scoring a goal, he lifted his clothes to reveal his muscular body. Although his speed has decreased and his physical fitness is not as good as before, his confrontation and header in the penalty area are still very lethal. Coupled with his rich experience, he can still play an important role at critical moments."
"So I always say that football should be taught from an early age."
Zhan Jun: "Nowadays, people in all walks of life want to become famous as early as possible."
Chen Xiaoliang was naturally very happy to see Wu Lei play. Although he had always hoped that Wu Lei could get more playing opportunities, he had never asked Mourinho for help.
He had considered this carefully after he came to Rome and spent some time with Mourinho.
Mourinho is not Gerrard. For Gerrard, who has just started coaching, he cares more about the championship. As for the method and process, it is not important. Only the championship can prove the leadership ability of a new coach. Therefore, when important members of the locker room discuss tactics with him, Gerrard does not feel resistant.
But Mourinho is not like that. He also cares about the championship, but he cares more about the team winning the championship according to his philosophy.
After all, the Serie A championship, the Champions League championship and the Scottish Premier League championship are not on the same level at all.
The team must have long-term planning, a lot of investment and repeatedly refined tactical ideas in order to have a chance to win the final trophy.
Unless Mourinho takes the initiative to ask about the situation in the locker room or consult about the experience of tactical execution, anyone who takes the initiative to find Mourinho to ask who should and should not play in the next game, even someone like Chen Xiaoliang, who is seen by others as Mourinho's "confidant" and "prince", will definitely touch on his most disgusting point.
Because these long-established champion coaches all believe in one iron rule:
No one player is above the team.
It is even more taboo for players to give comments on the head coach's arrangements.
At this moment, Chen Xiaoliang also understood that the remaining ten minutes would be Wu Lei’s last ten minutes in Rome.
Although his current fame, wealth and ability far exceed those of his 30-year-old compatriot, he still remembers that shortly after he arrived in Glasgow, he received encouragement from Wu Lei and an invitation to visit his home.
In Europe where I have no relatives and friends, and at a time when more and more people are following the principle of "mind your own business and not worry about other people's problems", putting aside my identity as a player, as a compatriot working in a foreign country, it is enough to make people feel warm and grateful.
Although he cannot interfere with what happens on the field, passing the ball to Wu Lei more often after he comes on the field is something he can do within the scope of his "unlimited organizing rights" and "unlimited firing rights."
It was the only thing he could do.
Until the final whistle in the 93rd minute, Wu Lei had two shooting opportunities and also received a pass from Chen Xiaoliang and made a lob pass to Abraham in the penalty area.
However, the score remained 2-0.
When the final whistle blew, even though it was the third championship of the season, Roma players were still very excited, but along with this joy, surprise turned into confidence.
While the award ceremony was still being prepared, UEFA announced the best player and best team of this season's Europa League on its official website and social media.
Roma has 7 players selected, and Feyenoord also has 3 players selected.
They are:
Goalkeeper: Patricio (Roma)
Defenders: Malacia (Feyenoord/Roma), Trauner (Feyenoord), Smalling (Roma), Giltruida (Feyenoord)
Midfielders: Dewsbury (Leicester City), Payet (Marseille), Chen Xiaoliang (Roma), Pellegrini (Roma)
Forwards: Cesco (Roma), Abraham (Roma)
The best player of the season was awarded to Chen Xiaoliang, who clearly outshone others in the Roma team.
When the runner-up received his medal, Chen Xiaoliang received the small trophy for the best of the tournament from the sponsor and gave a brief interview.
Reporter: "How does it feel to be named the best player of this tournament?"
Chen Xiaoliang couldn't help but smile helplessly when he heard this routine question: "We are always a team. We are of course happy to win the award, but the team is the most important."
Reporter: "What do you think of the first European Championship?"
Chen Xiaoliang: "My professional career is very short. I played in the Europa League last season and participated in the UEFA Europa League this season. I feel that both competitions are very difficult. And unlike the Champions League, in these two competitions, we often encounter some unfamiliar opponents, which is very helpful for us to learn how to face different football cultures, tactical play, and overcome the difficulties brought by unfamiliar environments."
Reporter: "What do you think of the Champions League next season?"
Chen Xiaoliang: "I think as long as we play the kind of football we are good at, we will be able to compete with any team."
As required, after answering the three questions, Chen Xiaoliang immediately left and went back to stand with his teammates.
After the runner-up award ceremony, on the podium in the center of the venue, the team, led by Mourinho, shook hands with local officials, the President of the Albanian Football Association, the President of the Italian Football Association, and stopped in front of UEFA President Ceferin, who put the championship medal on them.
After putting the medal on Chen Xiaoliang's head, Ceferin put his arms around his neck and said several words of encouragement.
As the current UEFA president who is determined to go to war with the European Super League and work hard to share the benefits of football with more small and medium-sized countries and clubs, he is naturally overjoyed to see that a club like Roma that has nothing to do with the European Super League can give birth to a super star from Asia with a huge market and fans backing it.
Afterwards, Ceferin handed the brand new championship trophy to Chen Xiaoliang.
In just half a month, he lifted the trophy for the third time. Some fans even started to joke that "Will Chen Xiaoliang get injured from lifting the trophy so frequently?"
Same process, same excitement, but unlike the feeling of letting go of a huge burden after winning the Serie A title, this time I was really completely relaxed.
Mourinho, who was still standing at the edge of the team, had already taken the medal off his neck and held it in his hand. Facing dozens of camera lenses, he picked up the medal, kissed it, and left the podium.
Although it is impossible to hide one's achievements and fame, one can still leave after one's work is done.
For him, this moment does not mean the end, but the beginning of next season.
The players will have five weeks to vacation and rest, but he will still have to pay attention to and promote every ongoing transfer and contract renewal.
Before walking into the player tunnel, Mourinho raised his hand towards the fans in the stands, and this time he extended three fingers.
After becoming the first player to win the European Cup, the first player to win three European continental competitions, and helping Roma win their first European club championship, he has the right to be a little crazy.
In the stadium, Roma's coaches and staff also rushed in and stood with the players to sing and celebrate.
Mancini took over the job of spraying champagne, but no matter how he shook the huge bottle of champagne, it couldn't be sprayed far.
Fuzato came over and snatched it away: "Your skills are too poor, watch me."
Hold it in your hand, insert your thumb directly into the mouth of the bottle, and shake it "clang, clang, clang". Your fingers will make a slight opening and a column of wine will immediately spurt out.
Fuzzato sprayed champagne at his teammates and said to a shocked Mancini: "See, there is a skill to spraying champagne!"
The reporters around took photos of this scene, and countless fans in front of the screen laughed wildly:
[Shocked! There is someone in the Roma team who is more sweary than Mourinho! ]
[Roma defender was ridiculed by substitute goalkeeper for not being able to spray champagne! ]
[The substitute goalkeeper of Roma actually taught the vice-captain a lesson in public! ]
[The people above, are you all UC editorial staff? ]
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As the backbone, Chen Xiaoliang was naturally the one who was "showered" the most by champagne, which was almost the same as washing his hair.
However, after looking around and not seeing Mourinho, he pulled a few teammates over to give them some instructions.
A group of people celebrated on the field for a while. Chen Xiaoliang asked the celebrating El Shaarawy to hand the trophy to him, and then led the players into the player tunnel.
But they didn't go back to the locker room to rest.
Chen Xiaoliang asked the staff to bring another bottle of champagne, then poured half of it into the trophy and asked again: "Who is the best at this?"
Zaniolo volunteered and raised his hand: "Me!"
Chen Xiaoliang thought: This guy was also a nightclub prince back then, wasn’t he the best at spraying champagne…
He pointed at a few people and waved his hand: "Let's go!"
Abraham was also one of those who was "called out". He asked Chen Xiaoliang softly: "Boss, this is not a good way to do it...? I'm afraid the coach will be angry..."
Chen Xiaoliang smiled and knocked on his head: "Are you afraid of your sister? It's already this time. Let me ask you, is the coach usually mean to you?"
Abraham nodded.
Chen Xiaoliang: "Have you ever thought about revenge?"
Abraham shook his head, but not in denial. Instead, he replied, "Much more than a moment."
Everyone around laughed.
Chen Xiaoliang: "Then why are you still hesitating? I'm giving you a chance now, don't waste it!"
Abraham took the trophy from Chen Xiaoliang and led the way out.
At the press conference , Mourinho was answering reporters' questions about preparations for the Champions League next season with a slight seriousness.
He was halfway through his speech when loud singing was heard at the entrance. Even Mourinho, who had attended press conferences countless times, was stunned.
"Champion, Oh Wey!"
"Champion, Oh Wey!"
"Oh Wey, Oh Wey, Oh Wey!"
He turned his head to look in the direction where the singing came from, was startled at first, then turned his head back, revealing a helpless smile as if he had lost all hope in life.
However, compared to the host of the press conference who was originally sitting next to him and had now escaped, he obviously did not realize what was going to happen next.
Even the reporters in the audience guessed it, because Abraham's posture of holding the trophy to prevent the contents from spilling was obviously wrong.
“Crash!”
“Hahahahahahaha!!!”
Following Abraham's move of "plunging three thousand feet like a waterfall", Mourinho's heart was filled with the feeling of a thousand horses running, and he became a completely drowned chicken.
Everyone except him at the press conference burst into laughter.
Chen Xiaoliang, Abraham, Cesco, Pellegrini, Mancini, Spinazzola and Matic sang and danced on the stage.
Zaniolo then held up a bottle of champagne and fired at Mourinho in the audience.
In just over 30 seconds, the group of people left like a flash, leaving behind only a messy press conference podium and Mourinho, who looked like a drowned rat.
The host of the press conference handed over a tissue. Mourinho wiped his face and smoothed back his short hair that was still dripping with wine. "I think I am probably the first head coach to attend a press conference while soaking wet. I hope UEFA will not punish me for my inappropriate appearance."
The already joyful press conference was suddenly filled with laughter.
"Tomorrow we will return to Rome and then the team will disband on the spot. Of course, the players will stay in Rome for a few days because the club will also have a ceremony to commend the team at the end of the season."
"After that, we will give the players 4-5 weeks of rest. Some players who play more minutes may have a longer rest period."
"They were too tired. We played 58 games this season. Fortunately, the youth team provided two good guys, and we bought three very good players in the winter window, so we finally persisted until now."
Reporter: "There are many rumors about the team's transfer targets. Do you have any specific plans now?"
When it comes to such critical issues involving the club's core interests and the team's performance in the coming year, Mourinho can lie without blinking an eye.
A club's transfer targets are usually kept secret if possible. In particular, once the news that a big club or a famous coach has taken a fancy to a player is exposed, it can easily attract other clubs to drive up the price and compete maliciously.
On this basis, some agents will commission the media to fabricate false transfer rumors to forcibly link the players they represent with wealthy clubs, help increase the players' popularity and exposure, and attract the attention of scouts from various clubs.
"In Rome, Pinto is responsible for the transfer work. Of course, the boss will also be involved. I haven't communicated with them about this for a while. After all, this month is too difficult for us. Winning the championship is always the most important thing."
Reporter: "Maybe the answer to this question is obvious, but we still want to get the answer from you. Which player this season makes you most satisfied or surprised? Which game is the most memorable?"
Mourinho smiled and shook his head: "The one that satisfied me the most? Volpato."
After he said this, he laughed, and the reporters in the audience also laughed. Everyone knew he was joking.
"Chen, there is no doubt that I believe this is what you want to hear from me."
"As for the matches, the 5-3 win over Inter at San Siro is, in my opinion, the most important match to win the treble this season."
"They were the defending champions and they had the most expensive squad in Serie A, but we won, away from home. After that, I clearly felt that the players themselves realized that they could become champions. Before that, the championship was just a goal."
Reporter: "Last summer, Roma snatched Chen Xiaoliang from many giants. With his current performance, are you worried that he will leave in the future?"
Although Mourinho's expression became serious, he was still confident: "This is a normal thing in the football world. But we kept him with a good enough contract. Of course, this does not mean that no one will send a transfer agreement to the club."
"I'm not worried that he will leave, because in our circle, you can never predict what will happen next. We can't know in advance who our opponents will buy in the summer, nor can we know who will win the World Cup at the end of the year. Even I don't know how long I can stay in Rome. Maybe one day my achievements will be unstable and I will get another termination letter."
"For Chen, Cesco and everyone else on the team, what we need to focus on next season is the game and do well in the present."
After saying that, Mourinho cast a look at the host of the press conference, and the host immediately stood up:
"Congratulations to Mr. Mourinho, congratulations to Roma Club, thank you all, today's press conference ends here."