Mourinho saw Paris Saint-Germain's careful preparation.
It seems that Galtier has put a lot of thought into tonight's game.
After all, Paris Saint-Germain had a total of five friendly matches throughout the summer. In the first four games, the first one was against a low-level French team, and the next three were all against Japanese J-League teams, whose strength was not at the same level as Paris Saint-Germain.
So for Galthie, this final warm-up match with Roma before the official game is also a test of the effectiveness of his initial coaching for more than a month.
Galthie's method of cracking Mourinho's defensive tactics of letting the players play on both sides and defending the middle is relatively rough and simple, which is to make full use of the team's passing and controlling ability in the midfield and backcourt, give the ball to Messi or Neymar at the right time, and then have the two superstars with super passing and controlling abilities play a small-scale cooperation near the middle, or the wing-backs can make a move, or they themselves can make a move, and finally penetrate the side of the penalty area and complete a direct shot.
Instead of forcing a pass to the middle without a center forward or a super fast horse.
After all, no head coach with normal intelligence could design a tactic that involves passing the ball high down the wing and letting Messi rush in to compete for the header.
In Mourinho's eyes, Galthie's tactics were not that sophisticated, but the two players, especially Messi, were just too strong.
He said a long time ago when he was coaching Real Madrid that there are only two kinds of teams in the world - those with Messi and those without Messi.
However, he has made adjustments to several players.
And he is not worried about the direction of the game. First of all, it is just a friendly match. Although he wants to win and has reasons to win, even if he loses, it will not be bad for the new season.
It is better to lose now than to lose when facing a strong team in the Champions League.
Secondly, he also had his "careful preparations".
On the field, Sesco kicked off from the center circle and Roma began a positional attack.
Chen Xiaoliang received the ball in the middle and slowly moved forward. Messi and Vitinha double-teamed him from the front and back.
Although Pogba hates Mourinho very much, even to the point that he feels that there is nothing about the Portuguese that he can accept, but as a midfielder, he did give a very high evaluation of Chen Xiaoliang during the live broadcast.
But it is still based on belittling Mourinho:
"We don't need to be surprised that Messi lowered himself to double-team him. There is no doubt that he is a genius. If he can maintain his current rate of improvement and stay healthy, he will definitely be one of the best players in the world in the future. If it weren't for his outstanding performance, Roma would not have won the championship last season, and they couldn't even get into the top four."
"But if he could go to a truly top team and meet a coach who really understands football, his performance and achievements would definitely be far better than now."
While the live commentary was going on, the ball was constantly being passed around the field.
Seeing that he was being double-teamed, Chen Xiaoliang did not stick to the ball. Instead, he made a side pass and passed the ball to Pellegrini on the left while the two were not close.
Pellegrini was a little quiet tonight. After trying the winger position for 20 minutes with poor results, Mourinho gestured for them to swap positions. At this time, Pellegrini had come to the left winger position. He received Chen Xiaoliang's precise long pass while being distracted by Malaysia's pressure.
The former Roma captain has delicate footwork, but he does not have any breakthrough ability, especially when facing the ridiculously fast Ashraf, he has no chance of breaking through.
After he received the ball, Malaysia moved towards the baseline and helped him take away Ashraf who was defending him.
Paris Saint-Germain's right side lost the protection of the wing-back. Marquinhos moved to the side of the penalty area to prevent Pellegrini from advancing, while Verratti took the opportunity to enter the penalty area to fill the empty space.
At this junction, Enzo and Chen Xiaoliang both pressed forward, Pellegrini made a direct cross, and Sesco in the middle jumped directly under the close defense of Kimpembe and headed the ball towards the goal!
The 183-cm-tall Kimpembe had no way to deal with Cesco, who was 195 cm tall, young, strong and had excellent jumping ability. He could only keep using close interference to disrupt Cesco's balance. However, this kid had practiced his confrontation skills with Doncic in his hometown of Slovenia in the summer.
You know, Cesco, who is 195cm tall and 77kg in weight, has the physical condition of an aerial overlord on the football field, but compared with Doncic, who is 201cm tall and 104kg in weight, he is just a skinny bamboo pole.
Although the two sports are fundamentally different, jumping force, small-range change of direction, and physical confrontation, which are commonplace and frequently used in basketball, also have a lot of room for application in football.
Cesco's header was very powerful, but this time the angle was not very sharp, and was once again saved by Donnarumma with an extremely quick reaction!
Ramos on the side kicked the ball away and the ball flew directly to the center circle. Matic stopped the ball and immediately passed it to the right. Celik dribbled forward and Nuno Mendes intercepted him on the right side of the penalty area.
At this time, Chen Xiaoliang made a diagonal run and got rid of Vitinha's defense. Celik immediately passed the ball to his feet and then made a quick sprint forward.
Nuno Mendes thought the two were going to make a two-on-one pass, so he immediately retreated at full speed and followed Celik.
Chen Xiaoliang kicked the ball, which was close to the right side and about thirty meters away from the goal.
Seeing that Prempembe was unable to stop the tall and strong Cesco on his own, Marquinhos was worried that Chen Xiaoliang would make another cross, so he and Prempembe sandwiched Cesco.
On this side, midfielder Verratti has already run over, ready to block Chen Xiaoliang's cross.
Chen Xiaoliang seemed to ignore Verratti and continued to kick the ball as usual. Verratti quickly jumped up and tried to block the ball with his body.
As a result, the ball was neither a one-two with Celik nor a cross into the penalty area, but a diagonal pass to the top of the penalty area!
Enzo!
It was he who first came in from the backcourt, helping Chen Xiaoliang share Messi's defensive attention.
Now it was him again, who used running to open up a new receiving point in the middle when both the wing and the middle were tightly guarded !
Enzo received the ball and kicked it directly!
Vitinha made a flying tackle to block the shot!
Enzo pushed the ball to the right, then was tackled to the ground by Vitinha's outstretched foot.
It turned out to be a two-on-one match with Chen Xiaoliang!
The referee put his hands forward, indicating that the attack was favorable.
After Chen Xiaoliang passed the ball to Enzo, he immediately accelerated forward. Verratti, who was rushing towards him at high speed, had no time to stop, turn around, and accelerate to chase him, and was directly left far behind by Chen Xiaoliang.
Suddenly, the penalty area line was flat, and Ramos, seeing that things were not going well, rushed out of the penalty area to block the attack.
But he is almost 36 years old after all, and the starting speed of the first two steps has seriously declined.
When Chen Xiaoliang was about to run to the side of the ball, he took two small steps to adjust himself, and then with the inertia of the sprint, he kicked his right foot and shot from outside the 24-meter penalty area!
Ramos stretched out his right leg to intercept, but it was too late.
The ball went straight into the upper left corner of the goal. Donnarumma quickly moved to the right and flew sideways with all his strength!
"oh?!"
"Oh yeah!"
The players on the Roma bench exclaimed twice in succession in less than one second!
The first shot was given to Donnarumma, and Chen Xiaoliang's shot was saved by him again!
The second shot was for Cesco. Double-teamed by two people, he stepped forward immediately after Chen Xiaoliang's shot and gently cushioned the ball blocked by Donnarumma into the goal of Paris Saint-Germain!
In the 25th minute, the score was 1-1, Roma equalized with Cesco's shot in front of the goal!
After scoring the goal, Cesco was extremely excited, even more excited than when he won the championship last season. He ran backwards towards the corner flag area while pointing at Chen Xiaoliang with both hands.
Chen Xiaoliang ran towards him with a smile and celebrated with him.
Cesco's happiness was justified, he had been looking forward to this moment for a long time! Playing on the same field with Messi and scoring a goal in front of him was his long-cherished wish when he lay in bed dreaming about his future football career for many years!
Even in a friendly match!
Galthier couldn't help but feel a little sour and asked Joao:
"How much did Rome pay for this child?"
Joao replied: "12 million euros."
Galthie felt depressed, thinking that Paris Saint-Germain first spent 50 million euros to buy Icardi, and then spent 18 million euros to buy Sarabia from Sevilla, but the results were not satisfactory. He played intermittently and was mainly a substitute.
Now that Icardi has been loaned to Galatasaray, Sarabia is ready to give him half a season to try again.
If Cesco had been bought at the beginning, wouldn't the team have no worries about the center forward position for the next 10 years?
However, Galtier thought that if he had been so wise and made the right decision at the beginning, it would not be his turn to coach now.
Coincidentally, what he was thinking now was the same as what a wealthy man in a suit and tie in the box was thinking.
That person was none other than Nasser, the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain.
He had just told the team's new sports director Luis Campos that he would immediately send a transfer inquiry letter to Roma to buy Chen Xiaoliang and Cesco !
To be honest, the entire Paris Saint-Germain team, except Galthie and a small number of players who wanted to perform well in the warm-up match and compete for a starting position, did not take this warm-up match seriously.
They are not like Roma, who will cry with joy after winning a domestic league. They only have the Champions League trophy in their eyes.
The star-studded Paris Saint-Germain really doesn't look down on a team that is a UEFA Cup champion, a newly crowned Serie A champion and captained by an 18-year-old player.
But after the first half, many people changed their opinions.
If it weren't for Donnarumma's superb performance tonight, they would obviously be the ones lagging behind at home.
The game continued, Neymar kicked off from the center circle, and Paris began to play more stable football.
On the Roma side, the two full-backs Celik and Malacia also paid more attention to the protection of the side of the penalty area under Mourinho's verbal instructions, while the two wingers retreated in front of the full-backs in defense and acted as fences on the sidelines.
Mourinho pulled Chen Xiaoliang aside and told him that when Messi was making a forward run, as long as Messi was moving in the middle, he should always stay within 3 meters of Messi and be ready to provide backup at any time, and the defense in the front of the midfield should be left to the defensive midfielder.
At this moment, the Roma penalty area and the front of the penalty area became more crowded, and the only one who did not retreat to participate in the defense was Cesco.
Sarabia retreated several times and Ibanez did not follow him because the Spanish striker was not a threat compared to his two forward partners.
Neymar tried to pass the ball several times when dribbling in the frontcourt, but he was blocked by the midfielder in the penalty area, there were a lot of people standing in the penalty area, and he was harassed by the full-back. He could not find the passing route and had to give up and pass back.
But Paris Saint-Germain played very patiently and maintained their formation very well. The three central defenders and Verratti, who was lagging behind, kept receiving the back passes from the frontcourt, then split the ball into two parts and reorganized the game.
Although Paris Saint-Germain could not do anything to Roma's bus for the time being, this tight control and transfer also prevented Roma from finding any chance to counterattack.
But Galthie is still not in a hurry. In his football philosophy, the players on the field are playing dominant football, and at the critical moment, there will be genius.
In the 33rd minute, after Chen Xiaoliang blocked the ball that Vitinha passed to Messi on the right side of the court, Malaysia chased the ball towards the sideline at full speed. Other players also began to lean forward, waiting for him to receive the ball and then launched a counterattack.
Unexpectedly, Ashraf, who was originally farther away from the ball, caught up with the ball before Malaysia with his unreasonable speed, and then rushed directly to the right side of the penalty area.
When Ashraf started, although Malaysia and Pellegrini were chasing him from behind, just like when Chen Xiaoliang passed Nuno Mendes before, the more they chased, the further the distance between them widened.
As Chen Xiaoliang approached Messi, he exclaimed in his heart: This speed is not slower than mine at all!
Ashraf went down the field and saw that there were two defenders around Messi, so he pushed the ball across the goal. Sarabia wanted to shoot from close range, but the ball was blocked by Ibanez and then kicked out of the penalty area.
Verratti, who was just in front of the center circle, received the ball and passed it to Neymar on the weak left side. Seeing the chaos in the penalty area and Roma's defensive formation not being adjusted in time, Neymar made two fake moves of raising his foot and suddenly cut inside and accelerated in front of Matic.
Enzo and Chen Xiaoliang were still looking at Messi, while Ibanez and Mancini retreated deep because of the previous cross pass. Matic was worried that Neymar would create space and cut inside to shoot, so he had to use his body to push Neymar away.
This was exactly what Neymar wanted. He lifted his feet as if he had been electrocuted, and immediately "fell" to the ground as if he had been hit by a car and rolled twice.
“Beep!”
The referee called a foul on Matic. Matic spread his hands and smiled at the referee.
It's a warm-up match and the acting is so good, so just brag about it.
Soon, both sides set up their free kick attack and defense formations on the left side outside the penalty area.
The penalty spot is about 3 meters outside the penalty area, a little to the left of the left goal post.
Roma set up a human wall of five people, while on the Paris Saint-Germain side, Neymar and Messi stood behind the ball on the left and right, and the others gathered near the penalty spot, ready to move forward to receive the pass.
Patricio repeatedly directed the human wall to move horizontally, and the relatively short Celik lay down behind the human wall to block the ground ball.
“Beep!”
The referee blew the whistle, signaling that a free throw was allowed.
Messi takes a run-up!
One step, two steps, and he stepped over the ball! It was a fake move!
Neymar behind him took two steps forward and kicked the ball under his right foot!
The ball passed over the human wall and flew quickly towards the left post of the goal!
Patricio immediately took two steps to his right on the goal line, then jumped with all his strength!
He touched the ball with the fingertips of his right hand!
But it still cannot change the trajectory of the ball!
2 to 1!
Neymar scored directly from a free kick!
Patricio, sitting on the ground, felt helpless, and Mancini and Ibanez came over to comfort him.
The 34-year-old Portuguese goalkeeper seemed to recall the "miserable situation" in which he was often left behind by another terrifying man to practice free kicks with him during national team training in the past few years.
Although Neymar's technique and approach in taking free kicks are different from that person, the result is unsolvable.
Malouda in the broadcast room: "I think Jose and his players did a great job. After Messi scored, it was difficult for Paris Saint-Germain to get any more chances in open play. And Neymar's free kick was something that no goalkeeper in the world could have saved. This is only for a genius like him."
Pogba immediately sneered and shook his head: "Roma also has talents, and can have more talents, but they have a head coach who can only retreat and defend. Few good players are willing to waste their offensive talents under him."
Soon, the first half of the game ended with the two sides competing in ball possession and defense.
For such a warm-up match, there was no hostility among the fans in the stands, nor would they sing some weird songs mocking the opponent repeatedly and loudly like they would in important matches.
Everyone was still immersed in three goals, each with its own unique form but all full of tension and excitement.
Even the Roma players were happy to be able to see the performance of the two superstars live.
However, Mourinho's banging on the table in the locker room brought them back to reality from their memories.
"I am a football practitioner and, like you, I know the influence and importance of Messi to the sport."
"And I know him much better than you do."
"On November 16, 2003, Messi played for the Barcelona first team for the first time in a warm-up match against Porto at the Dragon Stadium. I was the head coach of Porto at the time."
"I remember it very clearly. He was only 16 years old at the time and came on the field in the 75th minute of the second half. He was the same skinny and immature as when I first saw Chen. He was wearing a nameless No. 14 jersey at the time."
"But he seized that opportunity and fully demonstrated his ability to compete with famous players who were 10 or 15 years older than him and his understanding of football, which also started his legendary career."
"He didn't say, 'Oh Ronaldinho, you're a superstar, I'm just going to pass the ball to you and let you do what you want.
"I didn't say to Deco, who was in Porto at the time, 'Oh, you're a Portuguese star, I should be more polite when I play against you.'
As Mourinho spoke, he waved his hands and his voice rose and fell, as if he was imitating the tone of the young Messi, or as if he was satirizing the Roma players.
Suddenly, he slapped the tactical board hard!
"You guys need to figure out what we are here for today!"
"We flew from Rome to Portugal, and then from Portugal to France, not to spend money to buy tickets to watch Messi play football up close! And certainly not to let you be Messi's sparring partner on the court!"
"Of course, as the defending champions of the top five leagues, we can't meet them in the Champions League group stage, but what about after that? God knows whether UEFA will give fans around the world another eye-catching 'surprise' in the knockout draw."
"Besides Messi, you may meet many other stars, Benzema, Modric, Salah, De Bruyne, Lewandowski. Maybe they are still a little short of Messi, but just like Ibrahimovic is Cesco's idol, they are also the goals pursued by many people."
"What will happen then? Will you still be on the field admiring their football? Are you protecting your lover like you are afraid to even touch him?"
"Wake up! This is a competition! No matter who your opponent is, only by giving your all can you gain your opponent's respect!"
"Forget that he is Messi, forget your usual respect and admiration for him! Taking photos and exchanging jerseys are all things that will happen after the game. They will have new changes in the second half. Don't forget that their current lineup has not yet used its full strength!"
"'I played against Messi and I didn't lose to him', that's what you should be aiming for tonight!"
After Mourinho finished speaking loudly, he gave Chen Xiaoliang and Forti a look and left the locker room.
Forti talked about the substitutions in the second half. Cristante replaced Matic as the defensive midfielder, Abraham replaced Pellegrini as the left winger, Spinazzola replaced Malacia, and Binya replaced Celik.
Then, he gave the last time of the halftime break to Chen Xiaoliang.
The head coach and the captain were like the opposite. The head coach only criticized the team on the spiritual level, while the captain explained the key points of tactical execution to specific players, especially defense and how to gain the ball through defense and counterattack.
Of course, Chen Xiaoliang was not arranging tactics, but reminding the players how to execute their own tactics in the face of Paris Saint-Germain's offensive tactics.
In this regard, the players on the field actually have more experience than the coaches.
When Chen Xiaoliang was talking about defending Neymar, Matic also shared some advice with Cristante and Binia, who were about to play in the second half and face the Brazilian superstar.
When the Roma players walked out of the player tunnel and returned to the field, they saw that Paris Saint-Germain players were already standing on the field, and several newly substituted players were still making short passes to each other to get a feel for the ball.
And the person at the top is no longer Sarabia, but the most valuable 24-year-old Frenchman in today's football world, Kylian Mbappe!
Vitinha was also replaced by Portuguese midfielder Sanches.
Messi and Neymar are still on the field.
At this point, all of Paris Saint-Germain's trump cards have been played. It can even be said that they will use this lineup even in the Champions League final.
“Beep!”
The whistle for the second half blew and Cesco kicked off!
After Roma passed the ball several times in the midfield and backcourt, the players in the frontcourt gradually moved forward and began to organize forward.
The ball returned to Chen Xiaoliang's feet again, but he had only taken a few steps after receiving the ball when he felt someone rushing towards him from behind.
He turned his head and took a glance, and it was Mbappe!
At this time, Sanchez was also approaching in front of him. These two people had just come on the court in the second half. They joined forces to encircle and attack him. I don't know if they were carrying out the task of the head coach or if they intended to give him a warning.
When Chen Xiaoliang was dribbling the ball just now, he was observing the front and saw that the person closely guarding Cesco had become Ramos.
Although there is still a clear gap between Ramos, who is 184 cm tall, and Cesco, who is 195 cm tall, and his speed and explosive power have obviously declined with his age, Ramos, who has won 1 World Cup, 2 European Cups and 4 Champions League titles as a main player, still has extremely outstanding abilities and experience in aerial competitions and ground confrontations.
It is obviously much more difficult for Cesco to deal with him than with Kimpembe.
The left and right flanks were also targeted by two wing-backs of Paris Saint-Germain. Chen Xiaoliang suddenly had no place to pass the ball. He was still more than 40 meters away from the goal when he just passed the center circle, making it impossible for him to shoot directly.
In a hurry, he pulled the ball sideways, turned his back and leaned against Sanchez who was coming from the front, protected the ball with his right foot, stepped back with his left foot, and raised his left hand to separate Sanchez behind him.
Then when Mbappe came over to steal the ball, he suddenly took a step forward with his left foot, turned quickly to his left, and kicked the ball with his right foot, as if he was going to dribble past the opponent.
Suddenly, Sanchez and Mbappe moved to Chen Xiaoliang's left side at the same time, trying to prevent him from getting away.
Chen Xiaoliang's right foot suddenly dropped, and the ball that seemed to be pushed to the right was actually pushed to the left with the inside of his foot. The ball rolled under Chen Xiaoliang's left leg, and his body, which was originally moving to the right, immediately changed direction to the left, and he escaped from the double-team in an instant!
"oh!"
There was an exclamation in the stadium.
Even Forti, who was sitting next to Mourinho, couldn't help but stand up.
Cruyff turns around!
Messi and Neymar were shocked when they saw Chen Xiaoliang passing the ball effortlessly in Roma's half.
The late Dutch legend Cruyff was already world-famous because he played for Barcelona both as a player and as a coach, and made indelible and great contributions to Barcelona's transformation from a domestic powerhouse in Spain to a top European powerhouse.
Whether it is the first team or La Masia youth training, there are still many traces and ideas of Cruyff continuing.
Messi and Neymar are certainly not unfamiliar with the signature moves of their predecessors, especially Messi.
The Cruyff turn is not difficult in essence. It is not like the fried meatballs and oxtail pass which require players to have very high dribbling skills. However, how to realistically pretend to change direction to one side and be able to quickly pass to the other side while deceiving the opponent's center of gravity will test the user's on-the-spot application ability.
No matter how good your skills are, you may be able to practice them alone on the training ground for an entire afternoon, but you may not be able to successfully use them once on the field under the opponent's tight defense.
After shaking off the two men, Chen Xiaoliang immediately accelerated forward.
As soon as the Roma players saw that Chen Xiaoliang had created a large gap, they immediately rushed forward and ran to their respective attacking positions.
Verratti moved sideways to try to stop Chen Xiaoliang, but his speed was no match for the Roma captain who was running at full speed.
Before Chen Xiaoliang advanced to the penalty area, Cesco had already gained a good position in the penalty area, and Abraham also entered the penalty area under the double defense of Ashraf and Marquinhos, forming a double center forward.
Faced with a large gap in front of the penalty area, Kimpembe had to come out of the penalty area to defend Chen Xiaoliang who was unstoppable.
As soon as Kimpembe made this move, Chen Xiaoliang immediately made a pass to the front right. Zaniolo, who had not performed well in the game except helping with defense, had already entered the penalty area from the right, while Nuno Mendes was unaware and was still defending Binya outside.
As soon as the ball fell, Zaniolo was about to adjust to shoot with his left foot, but Donnarumma left the goal line and rushed towards him.
Zaniolo ignored Cesco and Abraham's running for the ball and tried to shoot lightly, passing the ball to Donnarumma, but the Italian goalkeeper reacted quickly and after he had already made a diving posture, he subconsciously jumped up and reached upwards to face the flying ball.
I didn't expect that I would actually get the ball when I reached out!
The reaction was so quick that not only Zaniolo found it outrageous, but even Mourinho, who had coached top goalkeepers such as Cech, Casillas, Cesar and De Gea, found it outrageous.
The 23-year-old Donnarumma, with a value of 50 million euros, is the second most expensive goalkeeper in the world, but he is 7 years younger than Courtois, who is ranked first, and Alisson, who is ranked third!
The game is not over yet, because the ball did not go out of the baseline after being retrieved!
Ramos reacted the fastest. He was the first to rush over and jump to compete for the header, which was passed to Nuno Mendes, who just realized that there was a man behind him and was still distracted and wanted to return to defense.
As soon as the young Portuguese player hesitated with the ball, the person in front of him started running, turned around and pointed at him, pointing to the left!
The team's "director" gave the order, so Nuno Mendes dared not neglect it and immediately passed a mid-range half-high ball.
When the ball reached Nuno Mendes' feet, Chen Xiaoliang had already realized that the attack was over, and began to step back and observe.
When he found that Mbappe had started and waved to Nuno Mendes, he ran after Mbappe!
Bigna and Zaniolo were one in the side of the penalty area and the other in the penalty area. It was impossible and too late for them to return to defense at this time!
However, it was too late. When Mbappe received the ball, Chen Xiaoliang was less than 5 meters away from him, and Chen Xiaoliang, who sprinted first, had reached his maximum speed.
But after Mbappe took the first two steps, he rushed out in an instant, just like a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier with full thrust and electromagnetic catapult launched!
What kind of explosive power is this!
So, the whole audience watched two people starting from the center line, one running with the ball in front, and the other chasing at full speed behind.
Although dribbling the ball slightly reduced Mbappe's speed limit, Chen Xiaoliang chased him for most of the court and finally caught up with him at the front of the penalty area.
Where had Mancini seen this before? The two men in front of him were like two super sports cars with the accelerator pedaled to the bottom, and it was obviously not appropriate to block them. With his speed, he could not keep up with Mbappe's rhythm, and might even cause trouble for Chen Xiaoliang.
He could only move two steps sideways to block Mbappe's running direction, forcing the speeding supercar to step on the accelerator.
Mbappe indeed made an emergency stop, then pulled the ball behind him to protect it.
Chen Xiaoliang, who was following closely, ran two more steps, standing between Mbappe and the goal, and then stopped.
But taking advantage of the two extra steps that Chen Xiaoliang took, Mbappe started again, this time cutting inside towards the penalty spot!
Chen Xiaoliang followed closely and pushed out with his right leg, but the difference in their starting speed was noticed by everyone present.
One step slow, every step slow. In the penalty area, Chen Xiaoliang, who couldn't get close to Mbappe, couldn't use his skill of [Close Defense] to interfere with Mbappe's movements.
Mbappe adjusted to create one step of space and shot with his right foot towards the upper right corner of the goal!
Patricio predicted that he might hit this side, and had already moved in advance. At this moment, he jumped with all his strength, but still couldn't touch the ball!
"Oh my..." The whole audience sighed, followed by thunderous applause, cheering and praising Mbappe for his fast speed just now.
For many French fans, he is not only a symbol of Paris Saint-Germain, but also the pillar of the entire France. Whether France can successfully defend the title in the Qatar World Cup will largely depend on Mbappe's performance.
The horse is as fast as Lu, and the bow is as loud as thunder!
This poem perfectly captures Mbappe’s long run and final shot!
It was the first time for Roma's players and Roma fans watching the game in front of the screen to see Chen Xiaoliang be helpless against an opponent in a speed contest.
It was also the first time for Chen Xiaoliang himself.
Besides, his speed has reached 20, but he knows that his burst of 15 is far from enough.
Mbappe can reach his top speed after running just a few meters, but for me, it may take more than 10 meters of acceleration to reach the maximum speed.
Moreover, he had a vague feeling that when the Frenchman was without the ball, he might compete in speed. Even with his maximum value of 20, he might still be slower than him. Otherwise, his speed would not have dropped just a little when he was dribbling the ball just now.
Stamina recovery card 6→5
This was probably the first time that Chen Xiaoliang used the stamina recovery card shortly after the start of the second half.
In terms of running distance, today's running distance was not long, but the entanglement with Messi and Neymar in the first half had already consumed a lot of his physical strength. Although he took a break at halftime, the full speed of organizing the offense and sprinting from the Paris Saint-Germain penalty area to his own penalty area just now made his heartbeat and breathing reach the peak.
Messi alone is difficult enough to deal with. It requires the cooperation of several people in the midfield and backcourt to keep an eye on him as much as possible while switching between with and without the ball.
With Neymar added to the mix, Chen Xiaoliang already feels a bit overwhelmed and is struggling to balance the two.
Now with Mbappe on the field, he really doesn’t know what kind of defense can defend against these three superstars at the same time.
Unless there are two more people on the team who are exactly like me.
or……
Chen Xiaoliang thought of another possibility.
Since I can't defend it, why not...
“Beep!”
Roma requested a substitution on the sidelines!
Chen Xiaoliang turned his head and looked over, he couldn't help but be overjoyed!!! It was as if the fatigue just now was swept away!
No. 22 Zaniolo is out!
No. 77 Kvaratskhelia comes on!