341 Nedved's Raid
"Roma's midfield has always been a very obvious flaw, and they have always been in the midfield to bring in reinforcements, but they have never been able to get the midfield star they admire, and Capello's offer for Zanetti was directly rejected by Yang Cheng."
"Judging from this game, Roma's defense is top-notch, Samuel's performance is also reassuring, the team is not chaotic under Inter Milan's strong attack, the only problem is that there is not enough protection at the edge of the penalty area!"
"Nowadays the defence is very focused on the protection of the edge of the box, which is equivalent to a buffer zone to avoid the opposition attacking directly facing their own defence, but we can see that Capello's team lack enough protection at the edge of the box and Inter Milan have plenty of time to adjust at the edge of the box."
'Andrea Pirlo, Deco and even Nedved have all been able to threaten by taking the ball in this area with stride, but Roma have never been able to limit it, and Pep Guardiola's midfielder has been useless in this game.
There was already a burst of boos throughout the Olympic Stadium.
"Replace that damn Spaniard!"
"Pep Guardiola, a disgrace to Roma!"
"Fuck off, Pep Guardiola, we don't need a scrap like you that no one wants!"
Roma fans in the stands were venting their frustration with Pep Guardiola, and the Spanish star was really poor in this game, not even making a threatening pass during the game.
In that case, what else do we want you to do?
In the past, Capello used a combination of Lima and Tomasi, both of whom had average skills, but Capello used their defense to stand up the backbone of Roma, and then used the advantage of attacking from the flanks to destroy the opponent.
But Pep Guardiola can't defend as tenaciously as Lima now, so he has directly become the target of fan bombardment.
On the flip side, Inter Milan have Emerson in the midfield position, the Brazilian player has excellent skills, a strong sense of the big picture, excellent ability to read the game, although he is less mobile, but he has a super mobile Lucio behind him to fill his flaws, and he just needs to play his positional sense and protection at the back.
With his spine up, the combination of Andrea Pirlo and Deco can unleash their creativity and be comfortable attacking and organising.
Their partners and changing passing routes give a sense of the toughness and strength of Inter's midfield, who have created chances to feed Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy up front of them in almost every game.
With the team-mates behind him constantly passing good balls, not to mention top goalscorers like Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy, even rookie strikers like Luca Toney and veterans like Batistuta who are already on the decline can continue to score goals.
To be honest, there really isn't much Capello can do in the face of such an Inter Milan.
Defend first, then plot to attack!
This is a big strategic idea, and in terms of details, he is constantly modifying according to the situation on the field.
So, as the clock entered the 60th minute, Capello began to realize that it was time to start preparing for a counterattack.
"Antonio, go warm up!" Capello shouted.
Cassano was sitting on the bench chewing gum, and when he heard the shout, he slowly got up from his seat, chewed quickly a few times in his mouth, as if to squeeze out the last sweetness of the gum, and then reached out and took it out of his mouth, raised it to the top of his head, and looked at it for a while, as if it was not a piece of chewing gum, but a diamond.
"Hey, Antonio, what are you doing? Go warm up! Capello urged.
Cassano turned his head sideways, as if he was a little upset with the manager urging him, pouted, casually smeared the gum on his seat, smiled at his teammate Delvicchio next to him, and then turned over to warm up.
The whole process was captured by the live footage.
"This guy still hasn't changed, Capello will be alive!" The on-site narrator teased.
Yang Cheng noticed that Capello was going to be replaced, and at the same time guessed in his heart who he would replace.
"Pep Guardiola?" Yang Cheng wasn't sure, but the Spaniard's performance was terrible.
If it is said that in the boos of the fans, replacing Guardiola, this is indeed a reasonable substitution. ,
"He's probably going to pull Totti back!" Benitez guessed. Totti was withdrawn by Capello to play in the playmaking midfield, which is not the first time, but it happens often, for which Totti also had a very stiff quarrel with Capello, and even bombarded Capello, because he took on too heavy organizational and defensive tasks.
Thinking of this, Yang Cheng made adjustments to the players on the field, allowing Pirlo, Deco and others to hold the ball at the front of the penalty area and slowly brew opportunities.
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Five minutes later, Capello made a substitution and, as Yang expected, replaced Pep Guardiola with Cassano.
Totti looked unhappy with being dropped back again, feeling that Capello's tactics didn't give the attacking players much room to play, and he was always calling for more attacking play.
Since he and Capello didn't speak, he slowly retreated after being instructed by the assistant coach to see Cassano fill in his flaws.
Just as Totti had dropped back into midfield, Inter Milan launched a wave of attacks.
Pirlo won the ball on the left, and when he saw that no one around him was pressing, he turned around and dribbled forward, facing Totti who was leaning over, but the Roman prince was obviously still a little dissatisfied with his retreat, and saw Pirlo with the ball directly facing him, directly with a reckless tackle.
Pirlo reacted almost instinctively by pulling the ball and kicking it forward, picking up speed and breaking through Totti's defence.
"Wow, Pirlo dribbles the ball?" The on-site commentators couldn't help but exclaim, "This is a rare scene, I didn't expect Pirlo to pass Totti so neatly and directly......"
The Roma fans at the scene booed in unison, not knowing whether they were booing the reckless Totti or Boo Pirlo, who performed well.
The Italian's breakthrough directly created a 4-on-2 situation in front of Inter Milan, but Pirlo's pass after that, Ronaldo's shot after cutting inside on the left side, Antonioli struck in time, blocked the angle and saved the ball.
Although he couldn't get on the scoresheet, Pirlo's performance was impressive, especially when he forced Totti.
"Well done, Andrea!" Although he didn't score, his team-mates praised Pirlo's performance.
In Totti's eyes, this appreciation becomes sarcasm and sarcasm.
"This damn Pirlo!"
As if seeing Pirlo successfully break through Totti, Deco felt a little contested, and he soon got a chance to talk directly to Totti.
Against Tomasi and others, he tried to play more concisely and reduce the number of dribbles, but this time, when he got the ball with his back in the heart of Rome, he saw Totti pressing up, and he directly chose to get rid of it once, and the loach brushed Totti and continued to move forward with the ball.
The Roman prince was robbed again as soon as he was robbed, and his depression can be imagined.
"Haha, Deco's getaway is really amazing, Totti is probably going crazy, and he has been ...... twice in a row as soon as he retreats" The on-site commentators couldn't help but laugh and tease Totti.
Deco continued to lead forward after getting rid of the ball, and he went straight to the edge of the penalty area, where he saw Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo one in the middle, and the other in retreat, pulling out Samuel.
Immediately Deco responded, knocking the ball across to Nedved and running forward in the air.
The Czech Nedved knew that Deco wanted to cooperate, so he knocked back the trend and formed a one-by-two cooperation.
Deved was running all over the game, trying to find opportunities, and he didn't want to let go of any chance, and this time was no exception, he predicted that once Deco was blocked by Zebina, the middle would be empty, so he ran from the right side to the middle, and received Deco who was forced by Zebina to the right side of the penalty area.
Deco was forced to the right, but he dribbled back and saw Nedved waiting for his chance at the edge of the box, but when the midfielder next to him who was supposed to defend the area did not appear, he immediately sent the ball into the middle of the box.
Deco's pass came comfortably and came directly behind Zebina, in front of Nedved, and the Czech's direct face to the goal after receiving the ball saw him directly volleyed.
The ball was very fast, and when Antonioli reacted, it was already past him and into the bottom left corner. ,“WhatagreatGoalllllllllllllll! ”
"The Czechs scored a crucial goal!"
"A volley from near the penalty spot, Nedved's raid made Inter's first goal, a goal that broke the deadlock, and possibly even the winning one!" The on-site narrator looked very excited.
Looking at the whole game, Inter Milan can be said to be scoreless, Roma's defense is in place, but Inter Milan's attack has not been effective, which is very frustrating.
The goal ignited the passion in everyone's hearts, and the Inter Milan fans who followed the team to the away stadium went completely crazy, they kept celebrating the team's goal and chanting Nedved's name.
"The Czech has been in excellent form this season, scoring and assisting in all competitions, being the best player in Inter's midfield, not only that, but he has also made a huge contribution to the team's defence, his distance is the best in Serie A, his tackles are among the best, and he is not lost to those full-time defenders!"
"Nedved has had a blowout of form this season, and his strength has improved steadily compared to the previous three seasons, especially in reading games and creativity, which has also made him more tacit in his partnership with Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy."
After scoring the goal, Nedved excitedly rushed out of the penalty area, waving his arms along the way, he was excitedly venting his joy after the goal.
As the commentator said, he really feels that he has been in good form this season and he wants to be able to perform better, so he always works hard.
After Yang Cheng saw Nedved score, he turned around and high-fived his assistants to celebrate, scoring a goal was expected for him, so there was not much excitement, but Nedved's continuous goals were a little surprising.
"Chris said that the Czechs have been in excellent form and physicality this season and will definitely perform well!" Tim Hank excitedly rushed out of the dugout to celebrate.
Yang Cheng nodded with satisfaction, Nedved's goal count has improved a lot this season, and it can be seen that he is about to usher in the peak of his career, maybe this season!
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Compared with Inter Milan's celebration, the Roma fans in the stadium were silent, and Capello also had a grim face.
Being scored in such a situation, everyone knows how difficult the next game will be.
Originally, Capello replaced Cassano and asked Totti to retreat in order to strengthen the organization of the midfield, but this conceded goal completely proved one thing, that is, Totti's refusal to be the playmaker of the midfield, and it can even be said that he was very resistant and perfunctory.
Even if he was passed by Deco, he should have chased back, but he didn't, just complained over there.
Thinking of this, Capello couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
It's hard to coach a team in Serie A, but it's very hard to coach Roma!
Speaking of which, Yang Cheng can also be regarded as Capello's enemy.
The two came to Serie A in the same season, and they both came with the mission of saving the team, but their fates are different, and it can even be said that there is a huge gap.
Capello coached Roma and had no other gains except for a Serie A title, but Yang Cheng coached Inter Milan, two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia title, a European Champions Cup, and countless other cup titles, and set historical records one after another.
In the case that Roma has invested so much more than Inter Milan, there is really a huge gap between Capello's coaching results and Yang Cheng's record created by Inter Milan.
Therefore, in every game against Inter Milan, Capello is eager to beat Yang Cheng, at least this can make him feel a little comforted, and think, at least I beat you when I played against you.
But now, he has to admit that Roma will be difficult to compete with Inter Milan in every way.
This team is too strong!
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With a one-goal lead, Yang Cheng will never be satisfied.
In fact, after a small victory, they conservatively want to keep the score, such teams are often the most vulnerable to the opponent's overturn.
Yang Cheng doesn't do this kind of thing, so he continues to encourage players to attack after the team scores. For this reason, his first substitution was to directly take Deco, who performed well throughout the game, and replaced Recoba, allowing the Uruguayan to play on the wing, and Nedved retreated to the middle of the midfield.
This adjustment has two layers of tactical significance, first, Recoba has a stronger impact on the wing, which can strengthen Inter Milan's attack; Second, Nedved defends better in the middle, both offensively and defensively, which can ensure Inter Milan's midfield defense. The Czechs were very aware of Yang Cheng's intention to replace him, so he completed the task given by Yang Cheng very well.
But just as the game came to an end, another dispute broke out on the court.
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In the 81st minute, Inter Milan broke the ball successfully, Pirlo picked up the ball on the left side and was ready to move forward, Totti leaned in to defend the national team teammate.
Pirlo saw that Totti was a little anxious, ready to repeat the old trick, and passed the opponent again, who knew that this time Totti was on fire, and when Pirlo was about to pass him, he simply pulled the opponent down from behind, and the jersey was torn.
It was an undeniable foul, but Totti looked furious.
The referee ran over and showed a yellow card directly to the Roma captain, and gave a serious warning, "You have committed many fouls, please pay attention to some of your own actions and behaviors!" ”
Totti was ready to accept the punishment, and he even reached out to pull team-mate Andrea Pirlo, but when he heard the referee's words, he was immediately ignited.
“****YOU!” Totti waved his arm at the referee to vent his frustration.
He felt that the referee was simply bullying him by giving him such a warning after giving him a yellow card.
When the referee saw Totti's behavior, he directly put his hand into his chest pocket, took out a yellow card, pointed at Totti, and then took out a red card and sent the Prince of Rome off the field.
Totti was furious, and he rushed straight up as if to theorize with the referee, but the stance looked more like a fight.
The teammates next to him hurriedly grabbed Totti, but the Roman prince still did not give up, scolded and walked off the field, and when he passed by Capello, he didn't even shake him off, and walked directly into the players' tunnel and returned to the locker room.
"Totti's temper is so short-tempered, maybe he's been affected by too much off-field news lately, and his really poor performance in this game, which caused him to explode now, but his move is likely to bring him an additional ban!"
"You know, after Facchetti came to power, the Serie A arena began to rectify the style of play, similar to Totti's actions, it is likely to bring him severe punishment."
Capello also has a gloomy face, and he can accept losing the game
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, but he found it unacceptable to be so naked by Totti's naked challenge to his authority.
Totti's fire is bigger, and his Capello has a bigger fire than him!
As early as when Totti, together with Cassano, Crespo, Del Vecchio and others, put pressure on Capello, the contradictions between the two sides were on the verge of erupting, and now they are only rekindling the flames of war.
The game restarted, and Roma, who were already at an absolute disadvantage, looked even more unbearable after Totti was sent off.
Ronaldo took advantage of Pirlo's through ball in the 84th minute, picked the ball past Antonioli in the penalty area, and then pushed the empty goal to rewrite the score to 0:2 for Inter Milan!
After that, Recoba frequently created threats on the wing, and Ruud van Nistelrooy also had many shots that directly threatened Roma's goal, but in the end they could not break through Antonioli's five fingers again, and the final score of the game was fixed at 0:2, and Inter Milan defeated Roma by 2 goals to get their 10th consecutive win of the season!
This victory also completely sounded the clarion call for the two records of unbeaten league and consecutive Serie A wins! )