Chapter 269: The Person Recruiting (Part 1)
There is only one way left for Rome: a Jedi counterattack.
But Udinese, who were leading by three goals and had the advantage of home court, obviously did not want to give Roma such an opportunity.
The case of leading by 3 goals at halftime but losing the game at the end of the game is enough for AC Milan, there is no need to replicate it.
Udinese, who played as an underdog, not only had everyone together, but the huge motivation of a 3-goal lead was like a shot in the arm, which made all the players on the field excited.
To put it bluntly, it's "stage fright".
In the 37th minute, Chen Xiaoliang got the ball in the frontcourt but before he could dribble, he was surrounded and fouled by two midfielders, and Roma won a free kick in the frontcourt.
Dybala made a big mistake from the free kick and saw Spinazzola being ruthlessly replaced. Mancini, who was eager to make a contribution like a madman, forced the opponent's defender to head the ball, but he didn't hit the target completely during the confrontation.
As a result, the header turned into a lob shot and flew towards the goal in a strange arc.
Udinese goalkeeper Silvestri made a desperate save, and although he didn't touch the ball in the end, Mancini's lob was still slightly higher than the crossbar.
In the next game, Chen Xiaoliang consciously transferred the ball to Lukva on the left.
But Udinese head coach Sodil obviously put in some effort. In the 3-5-2 formation, the right forward, right midfielder, right center back, and right center back were able to interfere with and block Kva when he was off the ball at any time and anywhere to prevent him from easily receiving the ball.
As long as Kva successfully gets the ball, at least two people will double-team him, even at the cost of committing fouls.
In addition, Sodil's instructions tonight also require that Kva must be pressed closely before he starts, and once he is dribbled past, he must chase back immediately.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. This old saying, which was regarded as truth by the Red Chinese more than 2,000 years ago, has been put into practice by Udinese today.
What bothers Mourinho is not only the current disadvantageous situation, but also the fact that a coach has developed targeted defensive tactics against his secret weapon Kva so quickly.
This gives the teams behind them homework to copy.
However, everything is not hopeless. As long as Kva and the players on the field can handle it, everything is possible not only in this game, but also in the following games.
Facing Udinese's very effective double-team, Chen Xiaoliang continued to pass the ball to Kva, and Kva continued to use his skills to try to break through.
Even if he could only dribble past one player or even two players each time, he would eventually be blocked or intercepted by the players chasing or defending, but he still kept dribbling.
He and Chen Xiaoliang were both waiting for an opportunity.
In the 42nd minute, Kva received the ball again on the left, first broke through Roberto Pereira, then used fried meatballs to get past Samardzic who was surrounding him. Facing the last obstacle, right center back Bekao, Kva cut directly into the middle.
Thus, a spectacular scene took place.
Roberto Pere and LS Marjic who chased back after being dribbled past , and Becao who chased from the front, plus central midfielder Sousa who came over to block Kvar when they saw him rushing towards the middle, the four Udinese players surrounded Kvar as if in a big black and white net.
Whether it is European fans or fans of the Red Country, many people expressed their feelings in the live broadcast room:
[Fuck, Wu Ji is defending Kvaratskhelia as if he were Messi...]
However, Kva's weak finishing ability compared to his dribbling ability is both an obstacle for him to become a superstar, but also his basis for becoming an offensive engine.
He is a very standard team player who almost never works too much alone. If there are players in a better position, he will definitely give priority to passing the ball to his teammates.
This is also the key to why he was able to form a tacit understanding with Chen Xiaoliang in a short period of time.
For players like Abraham and Zaniolo who have more or less "lone wolf" attributes, Chen Xiaoliang still cannot develop a high level of tacit understanding with them after working with them for more than a year.
In modern football, which emphasizes the use of space, four people surrounding one person means that at least one or two of the opponent's offensive players are in an undefended or weakly defended state.
This is why Chen Xiaoliang keeps feeding the ball to Kva and Kva keeps attacking.
Use aggressive behavior to attract the opponent's defensive focus, and then suddenly find the opponent's weakness and deliver a fatal blow.
Just like the tactics of attacking or besieging the enemy's important town at all costs in a war, attracting the enemy's reinforcements to come to the rescue, and then surrounding the point and attacking the reinforcements, Kwa is the frontal force that attracts the enemy's firepower.
Sodil and his coaching staff did a lot of homework, but all they could rely on were one or two game videos and technical statistics.
A player like this who is good at continuous breakthroughs can easily give others the impression of being a "lone wolf".
Especially in the Georgian League, Kva's passing frequency is indeed not very high. It's not that he doesn't want to pass, but his teammates' abilities and rhythm cannot fully match his. This is why he does not look very strong in the Georgian League.
But in Rome, everything is different. He has Chen Xiaoliang, Cesco and Dybala by his side.
Just when Sousa was about to complete the encirclement with his teammates, Kova pushed the ball with his right foot to his right front, which was slightly behind the middle of the court. That was where the person he trusted most in Rome was - captain Chen Xiaoliang, who helped him integrate into the team, build confidence, and survive the snow period.
After receiving the ball, Chen Xiaoliang did not pause at all. He pushed the inside of his foot to the right side of the penalty area, and Dybala immediately received the pass!
When Udinese players saw that the encirclement was broken, the four men immediately scattered like fireworks and returned to their defensive positions.
But how can such a good opportunity be missed?
Udinese's central defender Bergey, who defended Cesco, is Cesco's teammate in the Slovenia national team. Although the two have not known each other for a long time, they have played against each other many times during internal training of the national team.
With a height of 190cm and a weight of 85kg, his current one-on-one defensive ability is good at controlling the air but lacks flexibility.
Dybala passed the ball gently to the penalty spot. Cesco, who was originally moving to the left side of the penalty area and pretending to attack the far end of the goal, made a reverse run and stepped forward to meet the ball and shoot!
Cesco shot the ball from the near corner and it went into the lower right corner of the goal!
Bergey realized that it was too late for him to block the shot, so he chose to rush towards Cesco, while goalkeeper Silvestri fell to the ground to save the ball, but both of their actions were of no avail.
The ball rolled steadily into the near corner!
Roma scored a goal!
Udinese 3-1 Roma!
After scoring the goal, Cesco rushed directly towards the goal, while Udinese goalkeeper Silvestri tried to stop him from picking up the ball.
The two of them even had a physical conflict over this. Chen Xiaoliang immediately came over and grabbed the ball that Silvestri was holding in his hand, and also pulled him half a circle.
Silvestri had just lost the ball and was feeling unhappy. He wanted to interfere with Roma's quick resumption of the game but failed. He was so angry that he hit Chen Xiaoliang directly in the chest.
When Bekao saw his teammate being "bullied", he came up and pushed Chen Xiaoliang with his hands.
Chen Xiaoliang threw the ball to Dybala who was running over to "support" him, then he opened his hands, pressed Beca's face and pushed him back!
"Hey!" All the home team fans in the stadium shouted in dissatisfaction, "Beep beep beep!!!" The referee also noticed the problem and immediately blew the whistle like a machine gun.
Cesco and his national team teammate Bergey immediately came over to separate the few people.
Beco, who was pushed, did not fall down to act, but pointed at Chen Xiaoliang through Bergey, and kept chattering even when the referee came over.
The referee showed a yellow card to Silvestri, Becao and Chen Xiaoliang respectively.
Chen Xiaoliang said nothing, glanced at Beikao, and walked straight back to the half court.
Becao and Silvestri complained to the referee why they were given yellow cards.
The referee told them to shut up and thought to himself: You two haven't figured out the score yet with what you two have just started.
Mourinho and Forti on the sidelines were both slightly surprised.
Forti: "Jose, I've never seen Chen so angry before."
Mourinho did not say anything. He was both angry and amused. He was suddenly at a loss as to whether he should scold the players when he returned to the locker room during the half-time break to stimulate them, or appease the team's impatience and dissatisfaction to calm them down.
Udinese head coach Sodil was worried that the team's emotions would be affected by this fluctuation and lead to another goal loss in the first half, so he kept shouting for time control on the sidelines.
In the end, after the kick-off, Udinese used a wave of back passes and delayed time to use up the remaining minutes of the first half, and the game entered halftime.
Unexpectedly, on the way back to the player tunnel, Becao came over again and talked trash to Chen Xiaoliang.
Upon seeing this, Udinese assistant coach Cristaldi immediately ran over and pulled away Becao who was "seeking death".
The referee is right behind him and can give him another yellow card at any time.
The broadcast camera also joined in the fun, keeping it focused on Chen Xiaoliang. Then the big screen above the stadium also cut to Chen Xiaoliang's image.
"Woo..." When the home fans saw Chen Xiaoliang's face , they immediately booed.
Chen Xiaoliang sneered, gave a sarcastic thumbs-up to the camera that was following him, and then disappeared into the player tunnel.
