Mister Legend

Chapter 225 Desire to Strengthen Strength
Since Juventus will have an away game against Porto in the first round of the UEFA Champions League knockout round in the middle of next week, the Italian Football Association arranged their kick-off time for this round of the league on Friday night. They easily won Palermo 4 to 1 and continued to lead the way in the standings.

There are only two Italian teams left in the top 32 of the UEFA Champions League, Juventus and Naples, plus Fiorentina and Roma, who have advanced to the top 2018 of the Europa League. At present, only four teams can earn European points for the entire Serie A. The team has fallen behind Spain, England and Germany, and the chances of hitting the third league after this season do not seem to be great.Fortunately, UEFA made reforms to the qualifications for the UEFA Champions League last summer. Starting from the 19-[-] season, at least in the next three seasons, it will directly distribute four group matches to the top four leagues in the European National League rankings. quota, and none of them are required to participate in the play-offs.This also means that even if Serie A is still ranked fourth after next season, it can enjoy the same treatment as La Liga, Premier League and Bundesliga. Considering that the Portuguese Super League, currently ranked fifth, is a bit far from the top four, Basically, it can be determined that under the premise that this rule does not change, the above four countries can always have four places to participate in the Champions League. This is indeed a great thing for the duo of Turin and Milan.

However, regardless of what happened in 2018, judging from Naples’ 1-3 away loss to the defending champion Real Madrid two days ago, they can focus on domestic competitions. Li Moody is not optimistic that Sarri’s team can win A comeback in the second round at home.Considering that there are very few matches in the Italian Cup, this means that the White Dolphins will attach a higher level of importance to the league, and it is difficult for them to fall out of the top three with their strength.And once the Turin team loses to Rome this weekend, and the gap between the two sides is further widened, the Red Bulls can completely say goodbye to the Champions League next season.Even though Li Mudi only had a slight fantasy about breaking into the top three, the reality still taught him a lesson ruthlessly. Unlike the cup competition where luck may affect the results, in the long league if you want to achieve the ideal The results still depend on the strength to speak, and the strength of the Turin team this year is obviously not at the level of the top three.

However, after all the games on Saturday were over, Li Moody felt that it was not just a matter of the top three in the league.Atalanta (1-0 victory over Crotone at home), Lazio (reversed Empoli 2-1 away) and Inter Milan (1-0 difficult away victory over Bologna) all scored three points, and their points have caught up The Turin team, who had one game less, scored 47 points. This made Li Mudi, who was still fantasizing about the Champions League a second ago, break out in a cold sweat. If he was not careful, he would lose his place in the Europa League. Is it big?

At 22:00 BJ time on Sunday night, just 15 minutes before the kick-off of Rome's home game against Turin, news came from another field that surprised everyone.Pescara, who only scored 24 draws and 5 losses in the previous 19 rounds of the league, and scored only 19 goals, at his home stadium Adriatico Stadium, bloodbathed Genoa, which had 5 draws and 0 losses in the past ten rounds, finally. Ushered in the first victory of the season, and finally did not become another team that was relegated to the second division with an invincible record.The players of the Griffin Legion seemed to be possessed by some dirty thing today. Everyone was out of standard. It seemed that the Chinese national football team might be able to win the battle.Genoa gave such a big gift to the vice squad leader today, and I don't know how the other party will repay them in the future.And the old coach Zeman who just took over the team ushered in a big victory in the first game after taking office. I don’t know if it will bring enough good luck to himself and the team. After all, they want to succeed in relegation , you have to count on the favor of some goddesses of luck

Back in the Stadio Olimpico, Spalletti announced today the main 3-4-2-1 formation after the winter break, which is also the style of play that Moody Li most wants to use before the start of the season.The goalkeeper is still the Polish national goalkeeper Szczesny on loan from Arsenal. Although the contract includes a buyout clause of 1550 million euros, the Roma club has not yet formally introduced him.If it wasn't for the high salary demanded by this player, Li Moody would have wanted to buy him. He is definitely a world-class goalkeeper who is not yet 27 years old. The transfer fee of more than 1000 million is really worth it, but it is a pity...

After Bruno Perez joined, Roma finally had a strong wing-back who could run through the right corridor. Even Florenzi's injury did not stop Spalletti from changing the formation to a three-back position. Further improved their team's midfield control and attacking ability.Looking at it this way, the Torino team is still selling cheap in terms of the Brazilian's deal. I believe that after seeing the improvement in the opponent's level after the addition of this player, the executives of the Turin club will feel regretful. .The other three starters in the midfield are the Dutch international Strowman, who is partnered with the central midfielder, and the Argentine Leandro Paredes (Leandro Paredes), who was loaned from Boca Juniors in 2014 and then bought out, and the 22-year-old left back. The [-]-year-old Brazilian teenager Emerson Palmieri and the team's vice-captain De Rossi were also placed on the bench today.

The positions of the two midfielders Nainggolan and Salah are very flexible. The frontcourt is their range of activities, and Dzeko is naturally at the forefront. The power of this trident is definitely the first-class existence in Europe. MSN and BBC are so incomprehensible, but few teams in Serie A can defend against it. The pressure on Turin's defense led by Ranocchia is not small today.

The Turin team still adheres to the usual 4-3-3 formation, goalkeeper: Joe Hart, back line: injured Zampacosta, Ranocchia, Rossettini and Barreca, midfielder : Baselli, Akuwa with Benassi, strikers: Falk, Belotti and Jesse, all are the first choice for their respective positions at present.

Before the official start of the game, the Italian broadcaster first introduced the historical confrontation records of the two sides.Since 1994, the two teams have played against each other a total of 29 times, and Rome has 17 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses, occupying the absolute upper hand.Apart from the Coppa Italia, where each team won one game, the home team has a very clear advantage in the league. One of the two losses was at the end of the 2006-07 season. The Red Wolves lost 0-1 to Jingzhou at home. In the sixth league round of the season, the Red Bulls scored 3-1.And counting only the games played in this stadium, the Red Wolves have 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The last six confrontations have all scored three points. It seems that their desire to achieve a seven-game winning streak is still very strong.

The commentator Sergio Cesi of Italian National Television also highlighted the magic power that this stadium is currently holding. Anyone familiar with competitive sports should be aware of the influence that the home field advantage can bring. It is said that the points a team gets in its home stadium usually account for more than 70% of all points in the entire season.Of course, the stronger the team, the lower the ratio, but the results at home will eventually exceed those at away.And the weaker the team, the greater the proportion. Among the bottom four in the Serie A standings this season, except for Palermo, the other three teams accounted for the total points scored at home. The proportions are: Empoli's 14% (20/75), Pescara's 6% (8/85) and Crotone's 11% (13/[-]), the importance of the home field is self-evident.

Whether it is in a long league or a two-round elimination tournament, if a team wants to achieve good results, it must achieve very good results at its own home court. The teams are well aware of this. None of the top eight teams has a winning percentage of less than 14% at home, and the lowest scoring rate is close to [-]%.Among them are two special teams, Juventus and Roma, who have maintained a complete victory in their home league so far this season.Counting the last season, the Red Wolves have accumulated [-] consecutive victories at home in Serie A, tying the record in team history. If they can win again today, it will create a new history, so the morale of the players will be It was as high as a stimulant, and it became so difficult to deal with.You must know that they are not in the mental state of the Tianchao National Football Team. They are cowardly at a critical moment. This kind of important game can often enable high-level Western players to play to their potential. The luck of the Turin team is really not very good. .

After the opening game, just like the previous match, the home team was still in a state of taking the initiative to attack without probing. This time, they had more options to attack after playing one more player in the frontcourt.Facing his old club, Perez also wanted to prove his strength more and more, so the offensive on the wing was very fierce. He wanted to complete a one-stop assist with the first touch of the ball. Unfortunately, he was blocked by his former teammate before the cross. Reka breaches the touchline.

Since then, when the Turin team was in possession of the ball, the opponent's frontcourt players were also doing some interference actions, and did not engage in high-intensity fighting, so the visiting team's own backcourt possession was relatively easy.However, once the ball is transmitted to the home team's half, it will encounter great resistance. Although both Stroman and Paredes are the core midfielders of the organization, they are also using active running to hinder The passing and running of the Torino players, coupled with the help of two wingbacks on the wing, the visiting team really didn't get a good chance to hit the opponent's goal for a while.

In the 5th minute, the home team won a corner kick from the left. After Paredes passed to the front point, the Greek central defender Manolas made a header. The column also shocked the Turin team into a cold sweat.Li Mudi ran outside the sideline and loudly reminded him to concentrate. The sudden collective distraction has become a fixed plot for the Red Bulls to commit several times in each game. The problem of the defense still restricts the possibility of the team hitting higher results. , Strengthening the strength in this area has become the primary problem to be solved in the future.

In the 8th minute, the visiting team's first shot of the game finally came. Farke's left footed long shot after a sudden inside cut did not pose any threat to Szczesny. Under the double-teaming of others, he chose an unwise forced kick. If this kind of ball can be scored, he can buy a lottery ticket.After joining the Red Wolves with a worth of 800 million euros last season, the former Roma player has been unable to win the new appointment of two head coaches. His statistics have dropped from scoring 32 goals in 13 appearances in Genoa the year before to just 22 appearances. There are 2 goals in the account, which are considered by the fans to be a parallel import.He kept holding his breath in his heart and wanted to prove their mistakes in front of his old club, but unfortunately the way he chose was not smart enough, and it might backfire.

But before Li Mudi gave new instructions, the visiting team missed the goal.In the 10th minute, Dzeko retreated to catch the ball and chose to dribble forward, attracting the attention of Baselli and Zampacosta, and then split to the left.Nainggolan did not continue to bottom out at the first time, but suddenly passed the ball back to the middle with the outside instep of his right foot after observing the booth of the visiting team's defense line. The distance of this pass was not short and the speed was not very good Fast, but still passed through the feet of the three Turin teams and arrived at the feet of the center forward of Bosnia and Herzegovina, forming an alternative wall-hitting coordination.The latter took a step horizontally at the front of the penalty area and then took a long shot with his right foot. The ball rubbed the inside of the post and went straight into the lower right corner of the goal. Joe Hart's save did not touch anything except the air. 1-0, the lead of the Roma team often means that victory is not far away from them, and Dzeko is also one step closer to the leading Belotti in the scorer list. The gap between the two sides has come to three again. He needs to stand up and fight back quickly, and at the same time help his team change the passive situation of the scene.

Li Mudi was pulling assistant coach Samfield to vent his dissatisfaction on the sidelines. Just now, the home team's scoring process took less than six seconds. The two completed two passes and broke through the entire Turin team. Most defensive players make the most basic mistake of marking the ball and not man.And Akuwa failed to judge the situation well in front of the penalty area, giving Dzeko a chance to play calmly, and Baselli, who was double-teaming, did not make a decisive steal. With one blow, their defensive awareness is still far from the first-class level.

After the re-kick-off, the visiting team also played two offensives deep into the opponent's hinterland. Once, Benassi's through pass failed to form a tacit understanding with Belotti, and the latter fell into the offside trap of the home team.Another Zampacosta's cross from the bottom line was caught by the new No. 9 of the Italian national team in the pinch of the opponent's two tall central defenders, but it missed the goal frame. The distance between them and the goal It's still quite far, at least much farther than the Roman team.

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