Zhigao Supreme: The Legend of Greenery

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Defense has always been the capital that the Italians are proud of. Every team in Italy will carefully study the problems of defense there, trying to build an unbreakable team.

But this is too idealistic.

Unless you build a wall in front of goal, no matter how good a defender you are, there will always be mistakes.

The current line of defense in Rome is relatively stable.In the first three rounds of Serie A, they have kept their opponents clean.In the first round of the Champions League group stage, they also had a clean sheet against the Ukrainian powerhouse Dynamo Kyiv.

In order to revenge, Spalletti of course brought his strongest lineup to Old Trafford.

On the defensive line, when Panucci was injured and absent, the right back was played by Brazilian defender Cicinho, who is known as Cafu's successor in Brazil and has excellent assisting ability.In the 05 Confederations Cup final match against Argentina, Cicinho performed well, instigated four goals alone, became famous in the first battle, won the favor of the Spanish giants Real Madrid, and then landed in La Liga.

After joining Real Madrid, in the face of fierce competition, Cicinho did not find his position. Without a chance, he joined Roma this summer and became a strong supplement to the Roma team.During the time Panucci was injured, he played his role very well.

But as a full-back, you can't just be good at assists, you also need to take on the heavy responsibility of the team's wing defense.

But aside from sliding tackles, Cicinho doesn't have any defensive skills to speak of.And because he is good at assists and loves offense, he often loses his position when defending, leaving a lot of holes in the defense.

So after Yu Liang came on the field, he immediately found Nani, Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, and asked them to change positions frequently, strengthen the breakthrough on the left, and focus on Cicinho.After the start of the game, he has been looking for opportunities to attack.

It's a pity that because the Romans pressed too fiercely and the formation was too forward, Cicinho's position remained pretty good.That's why Yu Liang launched a long pass, trying to assist King Dong's attack.

He never thought that his long pass error would create such an opportunity for him.

When the Roma team was attacking, Cicinho's assists were indeed very large. When Mancini and Aquilani hit the wall, Cicinho had already assisted to the left side of Manchester United's penalty area.There is a huge gap behind Cicinho.When Yu Liang completed the steal, he was about to pass a long pass to the left, but after being interfered by Totti, he could only pass it to Ferdinand.

This also led to this opportunity to counterattack, which was almost buried at Ronaldo's feet.

When Yu Liang received a pass from Ronaldo, Cicinho was still walking near the center line. Perhaps he was expecting De Rossi's steal and then launched a counterattack again.But no, Yu Liang sent a diagonal pass directly to the space on the right of the Roma team. Nani, who was striding forward to catch up with the football, sent a cross without any interference, and accurately found the two sides. King Dong among the famous Zhongwei.

Dong Wang, who jumped high, straightened his waist and abdomen against the football, shook his head and hit it hard, and the football flew towards the goal with a whistling sound.

Bang!
The football hit the crossbar, bounced high, and landed on the net.

"what!"

After failing to score a goal, King Dong hugged his head to the sky and screamed after he landed.

However, he did not forget to give him a thumbs up from Nani who sent him a precise assist.

"Oh, what a pity! King Dong's header hit the crossbar! What a pity!"

The global sports commentators sighed, and the fans in front of the TV also sighed. It's great that King Dong scored this goal, and it's not in vain for them to stay up late to watch the game!
Ferguson, who had been standing on the sidelines, immediately took out his hands in his pockets and prepared to cheer when he saw Nani send a precise cross and King Dong shook his head to attack the goal.But as the football hit the crossbar, after waving his hands in the air twice, he hugged his head and sighed, how great it would be if the goal scored!Then applaud there and cheer for the players.Although the goal was missed, compared with the first half, it was finally able to play a threatening offense.

Spalletti watched King Dong's header go over the crossbar, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then shouted a few times to the field, hoping that Cicinho could concentrate on defending.

However, the old man's wish came to nothing. Whenever the Roman team attacked, Cicinho couldn't hold back the attacking heart, and immediately went forward to assist.The huge gap behind has been used by Manchester United several times. If it weren't for the Manchester United players feeling bad in front of the goal, the Roma team would have been beaten into a sieve.

At this point in the game, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Manchester United is mainly attacking the left, and they are looking for Cicinho to beat him up.

"Sicinho's assists are too great. It seems that Rome is in danger! Dude, do you want to make a bet?"

When Andy Gray looked at Martin Taylor, a sinister and cunning smile appeared on his face.

"Well, I believe Spalletti will solve this problem!"

Martin Taylor didn't have much confidence. Cicinho's defensive position was indeed a ticking time bomb for Roma's defense. Spalletti must have known about it.

Of course Spalletti knew that Cicinho was a time bomb in the defense, but if he used it well, he could blow up Manchester United.It's better than Aleandro Rossi's right back who can only blow himself up.

Sighing helplessly, Spalletti only hoped that De Rossi could make up for Cicinho more.

Of course, he hopes that the team can take the lead in scoring a goal, so after a dead ball, he replaced David Pizarro to strengthen the control of the midfield.

However, the successive offenses were not going well, and the goal was frequently threatened. The Romans were already a little flustered.Coupled with Manchester United's increased pressure on the press, even if David Pizarro intends to strengthen the control of the rhythm, it is still difficult to organize an effective offense.

"Manchester United stole the ball again in midfield, the Romans are already in a mess!"

David Pizarro had just given the ball to Perotta, who wanted to attack impatiently, and the ball went too far and was cut off by Carrick.This is the true portrayal of the current Roma team.

After stealing the ball, Carrick immediately distributed the ball to Yu Liang in the frontcourt, and Yu Liang immediately crossed the ball to Tevez who was retreating.After bypassing De Rossi, Yu Liang asked Tevez for the ball back, and then passed it to the space on the left again.

"Cicinho lost his position again!"

Andy Gray shouted excitedly, it seems that Manchester United has scored a goal.

All fans who follow Manchester United are looking forward to it.

Cicinho watched Manchester United repeatedly open a breakthrough on his side, and he was also very anxious.He also wants to use a perfect defense to prove that he is an excellent full-back and Cafu's successor.

But when he turned around and looked at Giggs who was in several positions with him, even if Cicinho broke his leg, he couldn't catch up.Can only watch Giggs sway past Mex, and then send a low pass.

The unguarded King Dong at the front point, like a tank, hit the rolling football in the penalty area and volleyed.

"The goal was scored, the goal was scored, the goal was scored! King Dong, King Dong received a pass from Giggs in the penalty area and scored with a strong shot. Manchester United took the lead 1-0 at home!"

The passionate roar spread throughout thousands of households, and at this moment, the commentators of global sports seemed to be vented.

After roaring, he let out a very free breath.

"GOAL! Manchester United took the lead at home, and the Romans' declaration of revenge may become a joke! If they don't change the problem of the right back, perhaps another massacre awaits them!"

Andy Gray's words bear out.

After losing his position frequently, Cicinho finally collapsed. In the 78th minute, he tackled Ronaldo who broke into the penalty area. He received a red card and gave Manchester United a penalty. Ronaldo expanded the score overnight, 2-0.

With one less player and two goals behind, the Roma team can completely give up the game.

But Spalletti did not do this, and replaced Vucinic and Esposito successively to strengthen the offense.

I would rather die on the road of attack than shrink back and wait to die.

And their choice is very heroic. 4-0, Carrick and Carlos Tevez each scored a goal in the 83rd and 87th minutes.The Romans, who had an advantage for more than 60 minutes, collapsed at the last moment of the game and failed to complete their revenge plan!
(End of this chapter)