Chapter 333 Who are you? Sorry, I haven't heard of you.
The forward movement of the midfield and the retreat of the center forward made AC Milan's defensive tactics, which had been practiced for a long time, suddenly unable to adapt.
The most typical example is Kjaer. Pioli let him play as a man-marking center, using his defensive ability and experience to defend Cesco, and let Tomori play as a supporting center back to deal with other threats in the penalty area.
But with Chen Xiaoliang and Cesco switching positions, Kjaer's movement speed and turning frequency could not keep up with Chen Xiaoliang at all, which led to the loss of the ball just now.
In addition, Sesco's large-scale retreat in defense also gave Roma an extra defensive player in the midfield, further squeezing AC Milan's offense to the flanks on both sides.
The 2-goal difference and then the equalizer brought about a fundamental change in the morale of both sides. Milan's players began to have conservative ideas, thinking that in the final stage, getting 1 point from Roma would be a good result. If they attack further, they might not even get 1 point.
But there was only one exception, and that was Leo. It was obvious that he was going to fight Chen Xiaoliang today.
Not long after the score was 2-2, Leo received a pass from Tonali and launched an attack on the left side of Roma's penalty area.
Cristante and Celik targeted him at the same time.
Leo did not advance towards the junction between the two players, but chose to go outside and pass Celik first.
Although Roma's Turkish full-back plays in a relatively stable style, he is only 26 years old and is the main full-back candidate for the defending league champion team. His price tag of just over 10 million euros shows that he is just an average player with no particularly outstanding abilities.
Faced with Leo's acceleration, he kept stepping back sideways to prevent himself from being overtaken, while waiting for Cristante to come and double-team him.
However, although Leo is lazy, he is not stupid when it comes to playing football. He accelerated and passed Celik and rushed into the left side of the penalty area.
Although Celik failed to catch up completely, he was not completely left behind and kept harassing Leo from the right rear side of his body.
Leo knew that he wouldn't be able to adjust his shot properly like this, so he stopped again.
Celik stood in front of Leo again to block the shooting line, but just as he stood firm, Leo made a move to cut inside.
Celik shifted his center of gravity to the left, and Leo immediately changed direction and went towards the bottom again.
At this time, Cristante was only one body length away from Leo. Just as he was about to catch up, he unexpectedly was pulled away by Leo when he suddenly changed direction.
Just at the left corner of the small penalty area, Leo suddenly shot with his left foot!
At this time, both Patricio and the two central defenders were on guard against him sending a cross pass to Giroud in the middle or a back pass to Ben Nasser, but they didn't expect that he would directly shoot from a small angle!
The ball was hit very cleanly and hit Patricio's upper left corner.
The Portuguese goalkeeper was moving with all his strength towards the right near post, and Leo's kick hit him in the opposite direction. He was caught off guard and although he jumped up and stretched out his hands to save the ball, he was still a beat too late.
Lou Yichen: "Leo! He actually scored!"
"The Turkish right-back Celik was in a very awkward situation, being dribbled past twice in a row, while Cristante's double-team was useless as he was always left behind by Leo who kept changing the tempo, and he was of no help at all."
Liu Yue: "This goal was purely based on personal ability. Giroud made a decisive run in the middle, and Gvardiol and Smalling also followed suit. But I didn't expect Leo to just shoot it, and it was really beautiful."
Xie Hui: "Full of talent. I used to be a striker. This kind of goal can best reflect a striker's talent and inspiration, because these things are not thought out in advance. I have to pass this way, then that way, and finally how to shoot, none of these are planned in advance. I adapt to the situation and the opponent's actions."
Many fans in the barrage were also discussing:
[Is Milan going to strike back? 】
[It seemed like everyone else had given up, but Leo suddenly woke them up]
[Leo: I will never pass the ball, anyone who wants to pass the ball is a dog]
[Giroud opened his mouth: You are a unique...one-of-a-kind player]
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AC Milan's bench was also delighted. Ibrahimovic, who was warming up, raised his hands and laughed loudly. The players on the field ran over in surprise and celebrated with Leo, who was sliding on his knees.
This time, Chen Xiaoliang did not blame Celik. He knew that with Celik's ability, he had done everything he could within his capacity.
It was Cristante who took the initiative to signal to Celik. He had been shrinking behind and dared not go up to defend, which eventually led to Leo having everything he wanted.
2-3, they equalized but fell behind again in less than 5 minutes, Mourinho was also very angry.
He asked Spinazzola to start warming up, but he couldn't replace Celik immediately because this would seriously damage the player's self-esteem and self-confidence, and it would also be tantamount to actively admitting that there was a problem with the coach's deployment of the players.
Leo was very proud after scoring the goal. After accepting the congratulations from his teammates, he trotted back to his own half with his white teeth showing. When he passed by Chen Xiaoliang, he stared at Chen Xiaoliang intently.
Chen Xiaoliang didn't see him at first, and was looking back to ask Cristante to retreat a little further and defend a little more, but when he turned around, he found Leo looking at him proudly.
When Leo saw Chen Xiaoliang's gaze, he immediately turned around, grabbed the shoulders of his jersey with both hands and pulled it up, showing Chen Xiaoliang his jersey number and name on the back.
“Beep, beep, beep!”
Referee Lapuano immediately blew the whistle. This kind of action with direct provocation could cause conflict and was not allowed in the game. He walked over and said a few words to Leo. Leo smiled even more brightly, and almost all of his teeth were exposed except for his back molars.
Hey, what the hell.
Chen Xiaoliang suddenly became excited. Okay, kid, challenge me in person.
Stamina recovery card 3→2
Cesco kicked the ball to Chen Xiaoliang, who kicked it to Celik on the right and then moved to the right.
Firstly, it was to cheer up the teammate who had just performed poorly in defense, and secondly, it was to tell the team that they could play on the right a few times next.
When Leo saw this, he became even more excited. He had not actively returned to defense for 800 years, but now he retreated drastically and stood in front of Chen Xiaoliang.
Leo opened his mouth excitedly, as if he was laughing, and his eyes seemed to say:
What Serie A MVP, what Ballon d'Or 10th, what UEFA Best Team, I, Rafael Leao, was the best player of AC Milan last season. Like Cristiano Ronaldo, I came from Sporting CP. Today I am going to trample you under my feet.
Dybala dropped back, received the pass from Celik and turned forward.
Theo is not an easy person to deal with, and Dybala also knows that he does not have a high success rate in getting past the French national team's main player, and even if he does, he will be quickly caught up by him since he is so far away from the penalty area.
After he advanced for a while, he saw that the distance between him and Theo had been shortened to the point where he had entered the opponent's defensive range, so he passed the ball back to Chen Xiaoliang, then ran forward without the ball and took Theo away.
The AC Milan players, who had originally wanted to secure 1 point, were rekindled by Leo's "unexpected" goal just now and their desire to win was rekindled. Seeing that Leo was actively defending, Tonali waited behind him, and Bennacer also ran towards Chen Xiaoliang.
Chen Xiaoliang, who was surrounded by three people, chose not to waste time with them. He was ready to pass the ball to Malaysia on the left, and then run forward without the ball.
But Leo was so excited that as soon as Chen Xiaoliang swung his right foot back to prepare for force, he immediately rushed forward and stretched out his legs to block.
The most taboo in defense on the football field is to kick rashly. You must either wait for the right moment to hit the target, or fight and retreat to compress the space, block the route, and wait for the opportunity. Leo's kick made Chen Xiaoliang change his mind. He put his right foot down at the fastest speed, but changed the arch of his foot to push forward and pushed the ball to Dybala who was making a forward advance.
Dybala braked suddenly, took two steps back, kept a safe distance from Theo and then received the ball.
At this time, Chen Xiaoliang had already stepped on the accelerator and rushed forward.
Leo knew he had made a stupid mistake, so he turned around and chased at full speed. All of a sudden, two figures, one black and one white, rushed towards AC Milan's half like a whirlwind.
Dybala gently pushed the ball in the direction of Chen Xiaoliang's running, then immediately turned around and moved forward to ensure that Theo would not become the fourth person to surround Chen Xiaoliang.
With the sound of the wind whirring and the sound of sneakers tapping on the ground, Chen Xiaoliang rushed up like a fly to catch the ball and continued to advance.
Leo kept chasing, but Bennacer knew he couldn't catch up, so he simply retreated to the middle. Tonali behind him also turned around and retreated first.
After running 20 meters, Theo ignored Dybala who was on the side and turned to block Chen Xiaoliang.
Chen Xiaoliang adjusted slightly and rushed towards the left front of the penalty area. Since Theo and Tonali were always in front of him, he couldn't dribble the ball to accelerate, and one dribble was equivalent to passing the ball to two people.
In the case of two or three steps, his absolute speed is almost the same as that of Theo and Leo, the two fastest players in AC Milan who are running without the ball. In addition, Theo's lateral interception forced him to change direction, which allowed Leo to catch up.
Seeing that his two teammates were about to flanke Chen Xiaoliang from the left and right, Tonali stopped retreating and prepared to block him head-on. The three of them closed the encirclement together.
Chen Xiaoliang kept observing while dribbling the ball.
Now Dybala is in the front right and he can pass the ball, but it seems that Dybala's position may be offside.
Crossing is also an option for Cesco, who is one step inside the penalty area, but he is closely followed by Kjaer and Tomori is not far away. Even if he passes the ball accurately when he is outnumbered, he will be oppressed and disturbed by the defense.
Kva in the distance also ran to the left corner of the penalty area, but Calabria was beside him. Today, AC Milan's captain was determined to defend the left winger of Roma. Diaz was not far away behind him, and once the ball was passed, Diaz would be able to catch up.
The only thing left was to pass the ball back to Wijnaldum who had just passed the top of the center circle but this also meant that he had run nearly 30 meters in vain.
Of course, shooting the ball at a 45-degree angle is also an option, but this position is about 40 meters away from the goal, which is really too far.
Finally, you need to dribble past three players, relying on your body and dribbling... If your dribbling is 20, then there is still a certain success rate...
I can’t think about it anymore, I can’t think about going in the direction of science fiction anymore.
Suddenly, Chen Xiaoliang caught a glimpse of Leo who was about to catch up with him from behind, and instantly thought of his reckless steal just now. And this was AC Milan, the traditional giant AC Milan whose classic clips were circulated all over the world!
A flash of lightning flashed across Chen Xiaoliang's brain, and the clouds and fog suddenly dissipated!
He chose to continue to charge at full speed, heading straight into the increasingly smaller encirclement. The Roma fans were all excited. This was the soul of the team that they trusted immensely, who had turned the tide many times and led the team to victory!
They have never seen recklessness or impulsiveness in Chen Xiaoliang. Just like the former captain Totti, he looked so elegant and graceful even when he was shooting powerful shots.
Tonali was delighted, thinking that Chen Xiaoliang had taken the bait, and immediately surrounded him and prepared to kick him head-on. Theo began to exert force on the right side of Chen Xiaoliang, and Leo also raised his hand on the left side to harass him.
When Tonali was less than 2 meters away from him, Chen Xiaoliang instantly exerted force, suddenly changed direction to the right and ran straight towards the baseline again, and then kicked the ball in this direction!
Tonali, who had already slowed down, was caught off guard and had no time to adjust his center of gravity to intercept the ball. Theo wanted to stretch his feet, but an overwhelming force surged towards him. He was trying his best to squeeze back, and his legs were the pillars of his strength, so he had no time to stretch out to steal the ball.
Just as Tonali was about to turn around, he heard a loud "bang" and felt a sudden tightness in his chest. His eyes turned black and he flew backwards and fell to the ground!
Leo didn't expect that Chen Xiaoliang would adjust direction again. He only looked at Chen Xiaoliang and bumped into Tonali!
The two men collided very hard. Leo, who was running at full speed, was already strong and healthy. Although he was born in Almada, a city in western Portugal, he was a descendant of Angola in Africa.
With such a physique and such a speed, fortunately Tonali is also very strong. If it were an ordinary person who doesn’t exercise much, he might have fainted after being hit like this!
Leo himself was knocked to the ground instantly by the rebounding force, just like when he was running unexpectedly and crashed into a glass wall that was so clean that it was invisible. At this time, the stronger the body and the greater the impact force, the stronger the rebound force would be.
"Oh!" All the fans in the stadium, no matter which side they were on, exclaimed!
Suddenly, someone from the Roma fans shouted: "Leo has done a great job!"
This immediately attracted laughter and echoes from other fans around.
The encirclement was suddenly lifted, and Chen Xiaoliang no longer cared about Theo who was on his outside line, and immediately changed direction and entered the penalty area at a 45-degree angle.
Theo instantly changed from defending on the side to chasing from the right rear.
Moreover, many attacks in this game were initiated from him. This time he sprinted more than 20 meters. Not only did he have to run hard with his feet, but he also had to use his upper limbs. He was already a little out of breath at this time, so how could he catch up?
The cheers from the entire stadium gradually grew louder, indicating that the expectations of Roma fans were also increasing!
Tomori, who was double-teaming Cesco, was also stunned. He glanced at his two teammates who were curled up in pain after falling to the ground, and cursed in his heart, "What the hell?!" He quickly left Cesco and ran towards Chen Xiaoliang.
However, everything was in vain. There was no way he could stop Chen Xiaoliang who swept into the penalty area like a hurricane.
Cesco immediately made a run in the middle, so Maignan didn't even dare to attack, for fear that as soon as he left the goal line, Chen Xiaoliang would pass the ball across and let Cesco shoot into the empty goal.
You know, in his heart, the Red Country monster in front of him has already made two assists in this game!
Seeing that he did not attack, Chen Xiaoliang took a step to the right and completely trapped Theo behind him, then aimed at the goal and swung his right leg!
He really wanted to know whether Leo, who had just provoked him and was now lying on the ground, turned around and looked at him!
Lou Yichen: "Xiaoliang! We are almost in the restricted area!"
"Xiao Liang!"
“Hit!!!”
【Good at powerful shots】
Powerful shot!
fire!!!
Lou Yichen, Liu Yue, and Xie Hui said in unison: "Beautiful!!!!!!"
Lou Yichen: "A thrilling strike! Roma equalized the score again. Roma's captain, the king of Serie A, responded to Leo and AC Milan with an incredible one-man show!"
Xie Hui: "It's really... It's really unbelievable! Xiaoliang scored a great goal, but I have to say that Leo should be credited for the achievement!"
Three people: “Hahahaha!”
Lou Yichen: "The angle of this ball was not tricky at all. The ball was not far to the right of Maignan's body and entered from the middle of the goal, but it was so fast!"
Xie Hui: "Yes, it's as if he was telling Leo that I can push forward better, fight better, and shoot more powerfully than you. When Xiaoliang shoots from such a distance, the goalkeeper has no time to react at all."
Lou Yichen: "Does this count as Dybala's assist? Xiaoliang ran so far with the ball."
Xie Hui: "It's reasonable to count it, but I think it's okay to count it on Leo's head."
The three of them once again: “Hahahaha!”
Liu Yue was the first to calm down: "This goal reminded me of Kaka. In the 2006-07 Champions League semi-final, AC Milan played Manchester United at Old Trafford. Kaka also scored a goal alone. He first dribbled the ball and broke through Fletcher's defense. Then, facing Heinze in front of him, he very calmly cut inside and pretended to shoot, tricking Evra who quickly returned to defense to jump up to block, but he hit Heinze heavily. The two fell at the same time, which instantly made Kaka face Van der Sar alone, and finally pushed the ball into the goal with a light shot."
In the stands, in front of the TV and the screen, countless AC Milan fans also recalled the beautiful memories of the past, but the elegant young man in white clothes was now in the opponent's formation, tearing open his own team's defense in an almost classic way.
After scoring the goal, Chen Xiaoliang did not celebrate wildly. After accepting the high-five from his teammates, Cesco picked up the ball and rushed back to the center circle.
For Roma, the goal today is to get all three points.
Leo and Tonali were still lying on the ground in pain. The referee Lapuano asked the team doctor to enter the field. The team doctor quickly assessed that the two could not play and whether they had concussions needed to be checked in the hospital.
AC Milan head coach Pioli was furious and felt neither love nor hate for Leo.
Leo was indeed strong. Although he told the team doctor that he felt dizzy after sitting up, he couldn't help but glance at Chen Xiaoliang.
Chen Xiaoliang knew that Leo was looking at him, but he ignored Leo and was too lazy to look at him.
He walked back and faced the fans in the stands. He first put his open right hand to his right ear as if he was listening, then waved his hand and raised his eyebrows, as if he had never heard it at all.
Xie Hui: "It's rare to see Xiaoliang use hand gestures to hit back at the opposing player. This was a response to Leo showing him his number and name just now. It was obviously saying: 'Who are you? Sorry, I haven't heard of you'."
Leo fell to the ground cursing. Tonali beside him couldn't even open his eyes and felt dizzy.
After a while, a stretcher came in and carried the two out. Pio replaced Leao with Salemacols and then replaced Tonali with Bakayoko.
Originally, he wanted to use the young midfielder Pobega, but when he thought of the scene where Pobega was abused by Chen Xiaoliang last season, he immediately gave up the idea.
After injuries and substitutions, AC Milan kicked off and the game continued.
In the 65th minute, the score was 3-3. At this time, Forti excitedly told Mourinho that Napoli had suffered a big upset and tied 1-1 with Salernitana at home. This meant that if Roma had won this game, the gap would have been 11 points. It could almost be said that they had successfully defended the title in advance!
Mourinho nodded and asked Forti to prepare for the substitution as planned.
He looked at Chen Xiaoliang and thought, "Come on, one final blow! Let's join forces and win the championship once again!"
