Chapter four hundred and sixty sixth
"Naingran continued to advance, he had already made half the game, Tadaik got stuck, and he didn't rush to grab it."
Faced with Piacenza's big posture, Roma's reaction was extremely fast. After just a short while of kick-off, their formation was not disordered, which made Naingrain quickly lose the opportunity to continue to advance.
"I passed the ball, and I passed it to Gansuo on the left." Liu Jianhong, whose eyes were rotating along the ball, quickly looked at the new place, and then his brows frowned: "Gansuo was also stuck, De Rossi was responsible for defending him, and the two began to contact physically. This was not Gansuo's strength."
In fact, this is true. Gansuo felt very uncomfortable to get the ball this time, which made him lose a lot of agility. Therefore, when the ball was finally escaped from De Rossi and sent it out, Liu Feng, who wanted to pass the ball, had to retreat for a distance to get the ball.
"Piacenza's offense has been completely delayed. After A Feng took the ball, he was surrounded..."
I have to say that there are many things that you can't do just by thinking. The game just started over and I had long expected that Piacenza would attack at all costs Ranieri and his Roma team would give Piacenza a head-on blow.
In the end, Piacenza's attack ended in a hurry after Liu Feng was forced to recover De Rossi and Juan who rushed up in front of him. Liu Feng received no response when he was knocked down.
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Soon, such scenes began to happen. Whenever Piacenza finally strangled Rome's offense and started to launch a counterattack, they would be defended by the opponent more ruthlessly than the attack.
De Rossi, Juan, Mex, etc., these players who are mainly responsible for Roma's defense seem to bring the shame of the two teams in several matches to this game.
The target of their debt collection was Liu Feng, who frequently scored goals and defeated himself in the "Red Wolf" battle.
"This is the third time A Feng has been brought down. The referee finally played the card. He showed Juan a yellow card."
In the 43rd minute of the game, Piacenza got another offensive opportunity. When the ball was given to Gansuo by Raymondie, Gansuo finally sent the ball out with a clever pass before De Rossi made a comeback. Liu Feng, who took the ball, started to speed up.
However, the next second, before he could get his position closer to the goal, Liu Feng was knocked down from the side.
When Liu Feng, who was falling heavily, got up from the ground, Piacenza's rapid counterattack naturally failed.
Although Naingran successfully sent the ball to Roma's penalty area in this indirect free kick, the Roma team, which obviously had strengthened training in set-piece defense, did not give them any chance.
"Mex, header clearance!"
As Mex pushed the ball outside the penalty area, Toti, who ran back early and guarded at the two o'clock position, controlled the ball before Gansuo. After taking the opponent beside him twice, Toti cleared the ball out with a big foot.
When Vuzinic, who was waiting near the center circle, got the ball, the half-time game had been spent. The referee did not give Roma another chance to counterattack and immediately blew the whistle to the end of the half.
In this way, Piacenza had to continue to enter the intermission with a backward attitude.
“…”
In the locker room, Conte looked at the players in front of him for a long time and didn't know what to say, because he found that the problems exposed by the team in this game were a bit too tricky.
"Maple and Alberto need more support, Racha, Ramirez, I know the pressure on defense is very high, but your position will still be advanced in the second half."
It is hard to care about one's head and butt. This is the main problem for Piacenza at this moment. Since the Roma team has also shown excellent condition on both the offensive and defensive ends, with Piacenza's current situation, choosing one side is bound to give up on the other side.
If the score is now a draw, Conte can also make a choice easily. The two-round elimination system allows him to make a strategic decision to defend the defense line in the away game and then return to the home court to win with home advantage, but now the team is behind...
"I understand coach!"
"Very good, our situation is quite unfavorable, and I think you feel more deeply on the court than me."
Nodding to the two who were clicked, Conti pulled the tactical board: "But no matter what we are seeking now is to score first, even if we lose the goal again because of this goal."
Pushing Ramirez and Naingran to the wing forward, Piacenza's formation became 4132, and Conte suddenly raised his voice later.
"Since you have come to this point, there is no way to retreat. After the second half begins, I ask you to attack your opponent's goal with the best efforts. Remember, the shorter the time to equalize the score, the better!"
“Learn from the boss!”
Looking at Conte's serious eyes, the players knew very well that this was really going to be serious. Each player raised his head and looked at Conte.
"So, rest."
"hiss……"
After the locker room was quiet again, the team members began to deal with their own affairs. Liu Feng also had time to further deal with the scratches on his knees due to being knocked down. He took the iodine wine given by Benjamin. He took the cold air while simply finishing the wound.
"Feng, is the problem serious?"
Girardino, who was sitting next to Liu Feng, was obviously worried about his partner's situation. He was also violated several times and knew the strength of Roma's defensive team in this game.
"It's okay, it's just a small scratch."
"That's good."
After seeing a familiar smile on Liu Feng's face, Girardino felt relieved. In this game, he and Liu Feng had a very bad life in the first half. I hope that they can improve in the second half after getting more support from their teammates.
Soon, the staff knocked on the door and the Piacenza team members who had been resting for a short time also walked out of the locker room again under the leadership of Liu Feng.
Before leaving, Conte finally gave them a meal of chicken soup. As for the effect, it depends on how the players perform on the field later.
"Okay, welcome back to the game scene, the second half will begin soon."
When Liu Jianhong's voice came from the TV again, both teams had already stood up. With the referee's whistle, Girardino, who was standing in front of the serving point, once again pushed the ball to Liu Feng.
"A Feng received the ball and passed it back directly. Ganso took the ball. He passed the ball to Naingran on the right. Piacenza's formation was adjusted. Ramirez and Naingran became the team's left and right wing forwards!"
Chapter completed!