At the beginning of the game, when Rocchi appeared at the front of the team wearing the captain's armband and led the team out, everyone still felt a little unfamiliar.

Everyone forgot that the first captain of Lazio was really not Jose Passarella, but Rocchi......

In the Champions League, it was Roki's first start of the season.

Previously, he was a substitute and played more in the league.

As a veteran striker who is almost 32 years old, although he has made great contributions to the team before, it is natural that he is now relegated to the second line.

There are only three positions in the starting striker, and if he doesn't take a back seat, how can there be Gotze, Cavani and others popping up?

It's a good thing for Lazio that he became a substitute, and Lazio's results are rising, which is enough to make him willing to sit on the cold bench.

But just because he is a substitute doesn't mean he's useless.

Although he jokingly called himself a pension contract when he renewed his contract with the club, in fact, no one in the club would treat him as if he was really pensioning.

He didn't score many goals this season, but he didn't contribute a lot to the team.

Because his role is not in the goal.

The experienced Rocchi knows how to play and will use his experience to create better scoring opportunities for his teammates during the game.

So although he rarely scores goals and rarely assists directly, his role on the pitch is still important.

So far in this game, his performance has not raised his eyes, and his performance has been average.

Mainly because United defend very tightly in the penalty area, and there is very little room for him to play.

But now, when the pace of the game is getting faster and faster, the two sides frequently switch attacking and defensive forms. The experienced Roki saw an opportunity that belonged to him.

United are in a hurry to score goals and they are getting more and more open in defence.

This is the soil suitable for Roki to play......

Roki had been waiting patiently before, and even if he didn't have the chance, he would follow the tactical requirements. Now he's finally waiting for his chance!

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Rocchi remembers before he signed a contract extension with the club. There were doubts.

Because at that time, many of the original main players left Lazio.

It is always said in the media that Lazio is going to be finished, that Lazio is going to disintegrate. Chang Sheng is going to run away as the manager of Lazio...... And so on a lot of bad news.

He didn't know if the boss would really run, but even if the boss didn't, his own prospects didn't seem to be good.

Even the main players such as Zema and Khedira have left Lazio, is it possible for a substitute like himself to stay? Not to mention that he is already thirty years old. It can be regarded as officially entering the twilight of his career......

He felt that even if the boss wanted to stay, he would rebuild the team, and more young players would be needed, let alone have a place for himself.

As a result, just when he was thinking about whether he should take the initiative to propose a transfer, Chang Sheng called him.

On the phone, Chang Sheng clearly told him that in his future plans. He's not the kind of main player, and he can't even make 25 appearances in all kinds of games a season.

But he also made it clear to Roki that he needed Roki to stay.

Because Roki is the oldest player on the team, his experience is what the team needs. Although it can't be a big main, it can play an important rotation of substitutes.

He needs Rocchi to stay, pass on his experience to young players, and use his composure to stabilize the young man's easily impetuous heart.

That is, Roki's main role is in the locker room and on the training ground.

Not being able to play as the main player, Roki is certainly a little disappointed, but at the same time, he is happy that the boss can think of calling him as soon as possible, because this shows that the boss still has his own place in his heart.

In fact, for Roki, who is entering the twilight of his career, he knows very well what his position should be.

He doesn't have the luxury of being the absolute main force anymore, as long as the head coach still has himself in his heart and needs himself, he is very satisfied.

With the boss, he won the league championship and the Champions League, and as the first captain, he won the League Cup with his own hands, and he was already very content.

As long as he is still useful to the team and can help the boss, he is content.

So, in this way, he renewed his contract with the club, and he even asked for any salary in the United States and Europe.

They also expressed their support for the club.

In return for Rochi, he did not deprive him of the captain's armband, and although he rarely starts with the captain's armband, he is still the team's first captain, and he is responsible for the reception of every new player who scores the right goal, and everyone knows his place in the dressing room.

There are no factions in the Lazio dressing room, and there is no boss, but Rocchi is the boss in another sense - "Big Brother".

As the oldest player in the squad, he needs to help the younger players adjust their mentality, pass on his experience to these people, and be a "boss" they can rely on.

But as a striker, he always wants to be able to help the team on the pitch, not just symbolic like a mascot.

Now in this game, Chang Sheng found Roki before the game and told him his requirements.

"You're experienced, Roki. I hope you will use your experience and abilities to help me in this game. ”

Roki's "help" to the boss really has no immunity at all.

It was his honor for the boss to ask himself to help him.

Of course, he agreed without any hesitation.

Chang Sheng then told him in detail what he wanted him to do in the game.

To put it bluntly, it's about using his experience and skill to find opportunities to score in the Manchester United penalty area.

Yes, this time it's no longer about asking him to pull the other teammates into the run, distract the defense and create chances.

And it's about letting him shoot and score!

The boss needs his goals!

For a striker, this is a temptation that must not be refused.

The fire in the old striker's heart burned brightly on a rainy night at Old Trafford.

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Rocchi had already had a shot on goal in this game, but his shot didn't hit the woodwork and naturally didn't threaten Van der Sar. Of course, that also had to do with the fact that the opportunities weren't particularly good at the time.

But Roki wasn't worried about showing up in front of him if he really had a chance. I'll squander him.

During the warm-up, he focused on shooting several feet, and felt the feeling of his feet, he felt ...... There is nothing wrong with that!

When the opportunity arises. He was sure he could catch it!

Just when everyone's attention turned to Cristiano Ronaldo, who felt better and better at shooting. No one noticed that Rocchi didn't need to shoot so much to get his senses......

In the 76th minute, United made a mistake in a quick attack - a mistake that happens all the time. After all, this kind of attacking tactics of quick passing and cutting are copycats, and they are not very skilled in using them, and mistakes are common - Chiellini receives the ball directly from the opponent.

What followed was a quick counter-attack from Lazio.

Mad wolf tactics require more speed than mad dogs, in this regard. Lazio did much better than Manchester United.

In the fast passing and cutting runs, they are very precise in their passing and positioning.

It only took three passes for Lazio to cross the halfway line in one piece.

There wasn't much United could do in the face of such a quick passing run – they wanted tactical fouls.

But before they could bring down Motta, Motta had delivered the ball to Candreva accurately.

So although Motta fell to the ground, the referee made a gesture of "favor the attacker, the game continues"!

Tactical fouls are useless!

Manchester United can only desperately reclaim it.

Candreva handed over the football to Cazorla. Cazorla then passed the ball to Gotze in front of him.

Götze gestured to turn around, but dribbled horizontally.

At this time, the football has arrived in front of Manchester United's big penalty area!

"Lazio pushed into the 30-metre zone of Manchester United! They're so fast! ”

At the roar of the commentator, Gotze dribbled sideways and now he was able to shoot.

United's defenders were focused on guarding against Götze's shots.

Defenders kept coming up to grab him. But it's all been passed by Götze's excellent technique, and he's still wearing sideways!

Towards the top of the box, Götze had managed to draw all the attention of all the United defenders to him.

Then he slammed his feet...... A straight stopper!

It's not a shot, it's a pass!

But Cavani has already switched positions with him just now, and when he is behind him, who is his ball passed to?

"Toma Soroki - L!!"

When everyone reacted, they realized that Roki had already celebrated the goal with open arms!

What's going on?

"Rocky! Suddenly kill in the oblique stab! He received a through ball from Gotze and did not continue to dribble the ball, nor did he adjust, but shot straight at the goal! Completely caught Manchester United off guard, not only the defenders of Manchester United, but even goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar did not react, although he made a save, but did not stop the football! Roki's kick is a thief! ”

"Again, it was Rocchi's first goal in the Champions League of the season! The game is simply a big counterattack by the supporting characters! Candreva and Rocchi, two humble players, became the protagonists of the game! ”

"I dare say that Ferguson must have done a lot of preparation before the game, his team defended all the threatening Lazio players, but they didn't expect that this game would be decided by two inconspicuous people! Candreva and Roki! There is also spring for role players! ”

"Lazio leads Manchester United 2-0! The suspense of this game is gone! On aggregate, Lazio leads by three goals! And Lazio also had two away goals, and they offset United's hard-fought first leg away goal advantage! With just a dozen minutes remaining, United had to score three goals in quick succession to send the game to extra-time...... But it's almost impossible! It's absolutely impossible! ”

After Roki's goal, Chang Sheng didn't jump up in excitement and hugged the people around him.

He just gave a thumbs up in both hands and held them aloft.

With his knowledge and trust in Roki, he was not at all surprised by the appearance of this goal.

He knows that as the only veteran who has been in the team at Lazio's most difficult time, Chang Sheng is convinced that the veteran striker's ability and ability to withstand pressure are not inferior to anyone.

At a critical moment, this is definitely a person who is worth betting everything on and entrusting hope!