Mister Legend

Chapter 226 The Powerful Red Wolf

The content of the following game fully proved the extent to which a solid defense will affect the performance of the team's offensive line. Although the Turin team in the away game leads by about ten percentage points in terms of instant possession rate, it is the opposite. The Roma team, which has no worries about the future, created more opportunities in the frontcourt. If it weren't for Joe Hart's outstanding performance and luck, the home team might have completely sealed the victory after 20 minutes of the game.

No.15 minutes, Brazilian left-winger Emerson and Strowman broke into the left side of the penalty area after completing the cooperation of hitting the wall. The cross before the baseline was ejected by Ranocchia, and Nainggolan directly volleyed from the top of the penalty area. , this powerful attack was confiscated by Hart because the angle was too positive. Two minutes later, the home team once again found a good opportunity to threaten the opponent's goal by scrambling for the second spot. Strowman received a response from his teammate in the middle of the frontcourt and sent a high-lobed long pass without stopping the ball. In the penalty area, Bareka made a clearance not far away under the interference of Dzeko. Salah, who was rushed into the penalty area line, got the ball. The Egyptian also chose to volley without stopping the ball.This shot was very sudden, and the angle was very tricky, and it went straight to the near corner of the goal. Fortunately, Ranocchia subconsciously stretched out his long legs and rubbed against the ball, causing him to change direction slightly. With super reaction speed, he fell to the ground and blocked the goal line with one palm, and then pressed the ball under him.

The opponent's two chances to attack the goal were all caused by the failure of the Torino players to form a defensive layer. They gave the home team a chance to kick directly after grabbing the second spot at the front of the penalty area. Li Mudi was so angry that he could not care What kind of demeanor is there, standing outside the sideline is a burst of anger, making the three central midfielders increase their running, and pay attention to protecting that key area when defending.

After suffering from the supreme Buddhist skill "Lion's Roar", the players of the visiting team finally had an epiphany. The midfielders, including the two wingers, became more active in running, and they also achieved multi-layered three-dimensional chains in defense. This barely restrained the Roman side's offensive.

However, the Red Wolf, whose strength and state are obviously higher by one level, immediately used a counterattack to prove that Li Mudi's arrangement was not very useful. No. 201 minutes, after picking off Bareca's wide pass. , the home team's goalkeeper Szczesny drove the ball into the visiting team's half with a big kick, and Salah on the right took advantage of the space left by the Turin left back to insert the assist and went straight into the opponent's hinterland.After breaking through Akuwa who was defending, he suddenly cut inside, and made an exquisite arc with his left foot 17 meters in front of the goal, bypassing the fingers of Joe Hart, who was struggling to fly sideways.It's a pity that this script can be selected as the best goal of the month, but there was a little mistake in the final link. The ball hit the left post of the goal and bounced to the sideline. The Roma team was only three centimeters away from being able to go again. The score was expanded, and the home team fans sighed together and the players on the field hugged their heads, which proved how regretful they were.

Li Moody had to come to the sideline again to give new instructions, telling the players of the visiting team not to focus on the offensive end, to always beware of the opponent's counterattack, and to leave enough manpower in the backcourt.After that, the progress of the game entered a stalemate stage. The performance of the two sides can be regarded as evenly matched. Under the care of the two organizational midfielders, they have temporarily reached a balanced mode. It was not until the end of the half that there was a wave of highlights. .

No.40 minutes, Zampacosta's cross was destroyed and went out of the baseline. His corner kick was pushed out of the penalty area by Fazio. Benassi, who was guarding outside, volleyed and the ball went slightly wide. Right upright.This attack was almost a replica of the threat that the Roma team used the second point twice before. Spalletti couldn't sit still anymore. He also went to the sidelines to remind his players to pay attention to strengthening the defense at the front of the penalty area.

No.405 minutes, Turin team completed the last offensive in the first half. The angles are not very good, and the ball is easily caught by Szczesny. One minute later, the referee blew the whistle for the intermission, and the players and coaches of both sides returned to their respective locker rooms to rest and adjust.

From the statistical point of view, the Turin team has a slight advantage in possession rate and pass success rate, while the success rate of headers and steals is slightly ahead of the Roma side. In terms of shooting, the difference between 10 out of 3 and 5 out of 2 It still shows that the home team is superior. If you count the number of threatening attacks, obviously the score of 1 to 0 is not a fair and reasonable result. The Romans have reason to complain about their bad luck today, otherwise the game should be The suspense has long been lost.

Most of the visiting team's players are still in good condition, and there is no problem in terms of physical fitness, but they were suppressed by the opponent during the game. The offensive power they were proud of before did not seem to be so prominent in the home team There are hardly any decent opportunities in front of the defense line, and 5 shots can be regarded as reluctant, otherwise the statistics will be even more ugly.Unlike Jesse and Belotti, who are completely restricted by their opponents, right winger Farke's opponent most of the time is only the Brazilian teenager Emerson, who has not played more than 50 official games in his career. Although this name is awesome. , but it does not mean that his current ability can be compared with the core midfielder of the former Samba Army.But the Spaniard is too obsessed with showing his ability to his old club that gave up on him, and he has a tendency to lose control emotionally.Li Mudi didn't want to cause a problem of understanding between the two of them on this matter. During the intermission, he also reminded the other party to calm down. Unfortunately, the final result still disappointed him.

After the kick-off in the second half, the two central midfielders of the home team showed strong organizational skills. The Turin coach deliberately asked his players to strengthen the pressure on these two men, making it impossible for them to connect the team calmly.This move had a very obvious effect in the first stage, but the Red Bull also paid the price of two yellow cards for it. Akuwa and Benassi received yellow card warnings one after another, which aroused Li Moody's dissatisfaction .As of the 60nd minute of No.9, the ratio of fouls between the two sides was 5 to [-], but the home team, which played with a dirtier style of football, had not received a single yellow card. However, the fourth official didn't threaten to write a report in the face of Sumfield's complaints, but just drove him back to the coach's bench.

The first substitution of the two teams occurred in 8 minutes. The unbearable Turin coach replaced Falk with Rajajic, who still couldn't get out of the horns. This made Li Mudi completely give up on him.The situation where the two people passed each other with dark faces on the sidelines was also captured by the broadcast camera. I don't know if there will be any internal problems later.

Back in the game, after the central organizers were largely frozen, the Roma team began to simplify their offensive methods. At this time, the value of Bruno Perez was reflected.The former Turin general began to incarnate into the old-timer Cafu, who frequently stepped in on the basis of conscientiousness on the defensive end, and used his skillful dribbling and crossing to cause trouble for his former teammates. In 1 minute, Perez passed Bareca on the right and then made a cross to find Dzeko in the penalty area. The small angle of the latter's chest stop was slightly higher than the crossbar. Four minutes later, the same routine, but this time the cross from the Brazilian wingback was closer to the goal of the visiting team, which almost formed a lob shot. Joe Hart, who was concentrated, lifted the ball out of the back crossbar with a single fist. , Avoiding the bad luck of the red bull being killed by the old general.

Turin is not without strength to fight back. First, Akuwa unexpectedly entered the right side of the penalty area and knocked the ball across to the goal. Unfortunately, the unmarked Baselli high-speed plugged in and his flying shovel shot did not touch anyone. Things, but also shocked the Romans in a cold sweat.After that, Belotti finally got a chance to kick on the line of the penalty area. After he got the ball, he turned around and hit the goal but failed to hit the angle. He was blocked by Szczesny and caught in his arms again.However, the Roma team's immediate offensive scored goals, and the instantaneous changes in the situation on the field also made the audience feel very exciting.

No. In the 605th minute, the goalkeeper of the home team found Perez with a throw. His pick gave Salah a chance to break through in the frontcourt. He missed the opponent's cross, but still sent a corner kick.Perez immediately made a lob to the back point. Fazio was suspected of being pushed to the ground when the players from both sides were fighting for the landing point, but the referee did not get any indication.The ball was pushed out by Belotti on the left side of the penalty area, but there were still no defensive players of the visiting team near the second landing point. Paredes, who was rushed up, completed a shocking kick at a position close to 30 meters from the goal. He volleyed, and the ball quickly flew towards the Turin goal against the turf. During the period, it slid past the feet of two visiting players and went straight into the lower right corner of the goal.Joe Hart's line of sight was blocked, and there was also a problem with his position, so he had no choice but to fish out the ball from the net and drive it towards the midfield.

This is the Argentine midfielder's first goal in the league this season. While helping himself break the scoring drought, it also almost disappeared the suspense of the game.It is extremely difficult for any team to score two consecutive goals in this field within less than half an hour remaining. The Red Bulls are obviously in big trouble today.

After shaking his head helplessly, Li Mudi called Baseli to him and gave him new tactical instructions.Let Jesse also go up to the front and play double striker with Belotti, and Rajajic will play the midfielder to become a bridge connecting the midfielder and the striker. Seek opportunities at the speed of plugging.Afterwards, the Torino team began to frequently find Belotti who took the high ball from the midfield and the backcourt and pulled it out of the opponent's penalty area. It created some possibilities to use speed to attack the home team's defense, making the two wingbacks of the Roman team need to pay attention to come back to defend at all times, resulting in a lot less offensive threat.

No.70 In the second minute, the home team took a corner kick from the right. Fazio's header in the middle was too right and was caught by Joe Hart. The latter threw the ball directly to the right and began to accelerate forward. of Benassi.But when the captain on the Turin field looked up to observe the running position of his teammates in front, and was about to pass a big kick to the opponent's hinterland, he collided with Strowman who was rushing from the side, and the referee called a penalty Although he missed the Dutch international's foul, he still didn't intend to draw the card.Before the Turin coach got up to express his dissatisfaction, he saw Baselli rushing over to tiptoe Benassi. It seemed that the former had cramp.Carrying important tasks on both ends of the offense and defense, the two organization midfielders of the visiting team consumed a lot of physical energy in today's game. Considering that Benassi received a yellow card before, staying on the field is likely to be a problem The opponent's main attack point, so Li Mudi took advantage of the dead ball to replace him with Fabas.

Two minutes later, Spalletti also made adjustments, replacing the Greek Manolas with Vermaelen on loan from Barcelona. No. In the 2th minute, Li Moody played the last card in his hand. Lars Diarra replaced Akuwa who had a yellow card. It is beneficial.And Lars helped his teammate complete an attack with the first touch of the ball after he came on the field. He cut off Strowman's pass and handed it to Rajajic, who then passed it straight to Jesse who was plugging in on the right. After the Spanish winger broke into the penalty area, the angle of his left foot shot was a bit straight, and he was crushed by Szczesny.

Just as the Turin players hurriedly retreated to prepare for the home team's next attack, the entire Olympic Stadium was boiling, and almost all the fans stood up and applauded while shouting Totti's name in unison.It turned out that the wolf king had already warmed up and was ready to come off the bench next to the fourth official. I don’t know what the Roma coach was thinking after seeing the scene where the opponent was so popular in this stadium. What……

No.80 In two minutes, Totti officially replaced Strowman and set foot on the pitch where he has played for 20 years. ball up.Zampacosta sent a precise long-distance through ball from a position one step ahead of the midfield line, but Jesse was offside and then went forward into the penalty area with his right foot and shot the ball low into the far corner, at the same time changing the score on the field For 2 to 1, the Red Bulls seem to see the hope of scoring points.

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