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Chapter 73 Warm-up Match Rome

Borussia Mönchengladbach opened the door of the Roma team in less than a minute, which made the Roma players feel very uncomfortable. Totti stared at Nick with a gloomy face: "Boy, you are too arrogant! Let's see how I deal with you!"

The Roma team was kicked open by Nick at the beginning of the game, which made this warm-up match full of gunpowder. In the subsequent games, Totti began to control the rhythm, and continued to open the defense of Borussia Mönchengladbach by dispatching to both sides.

Cafu and Candela also pressed up, and the Roman team formed a siege.The speed of the two is not slow, and Cafu is the captain of the Brazilian national team and has a great reputation. Perhaps for other players in the world football, Cafu's name is very deterrent.

But what Cafu didn't expect was that the players of Borussia Mönchengladbach didn't seem to take him as the captain of the Brazilian national team in their eyes.

In the 5th minute, Cafu took the ball directly to face Li Yihuan. From Roma’s point of view, this Chinese is Borussia Mönchengladbach’s weakness, because in his mind, Chinese football seems to have never produced any stars.

Therefore, Cafu decisively chose to force a breakthrough, but Li Yihuan suddenly poked his foot in the face of Cafu's forced breakthrough and broke the ball!
"Damn it, how did this guy judge so accurately?" Cafu thumped in his heart, thinking that he had misread it. It wasn't a mistake just now. Li Yihuan's ball was broken very accurately, and there was no foul move at all.

And Li Yihuan immediately rushed forward with the ball, because at this time the right side of Rome was already empty.

"The ball is broken. Li Yihuan broke the ball from Cafu. He is now rushing forward." Huang Jian was happy. Li Yihuan, a Chinese player, has made a splash, and it was the Brazilian international Cafu who broke the ball. This is really a good gimmick.

Li Yihuan's rushing speed was no slower than Nick's, which made Roma's defensive players wonder: How did Borussia Mönchengladbach get rid of the fast monsters?
Tomasi was in a dilemma. If he rushed to block Li Yihuan, then Nick, who had already sprinted parallel to Li Yihuan, would enter the dangerous zone again. Nick's offensive power had already been exposed, so Thomas decided to take a gamble and bet that Li Yihuan's attack would fail.

But soon, Tomasi realized his mistake. Facing the undefended right of Roma, Li Yihuan quickly sprinted into the penalty area. Facing the Roma central defender Zebina who came up to block, Li Yihuan flicked sideways and then shot hard. The ball pierced through the goal of Roma again!
"The goal is in, it's in! It's unbelievable. Only 6 minutes into the game, Borussia Mönchengladbach have already led 2-0. Roma is not a weak team. Borussia Mönchengladbach's offensive success rate is too high, right?" Huang Jian was a little surprised in his excitement, and this time it was a Chinese player who scored, and Huang Jian's mood was even happier.

Director Zhang was also surprised this time: "Goal again? Oh, this Borussia Mönchengladbach can do it. It seems that the Roma team must be careless. Facing the speed of the opponent, the Roma team has not found an effective way to contain it. If the Roma team doesn't change their minds, I'm afraid they will be defeated by Borussia Mönchengladbach."

Indeed, the fans of the home team were stunned by the two-goal deficit. In their impression, apart from Bayern Munich, the other teams in German football clubs were all second-tier clubs in Europe. It was impossible for them to beat Roma so badly.

Roma coach Fabio Capello looked at the Borussia Mönchengladbach players celebrating the goal, and frowned. This is a difficult team to deal with. The speed is very fast and the offensive accuracy is very high. I haven't seen the passing ability of the opponent yet, but observing their running positions, Capello knows that the passing ability of this team must be good.

But this is a warm-up match, and Capello doesn't pay much attention to the outcome, so Capello immediately gestured to the Roma players to calm them down.

Nick secretly praised Capello as worthy of being a master of the generation. If the Roma team played fast against Borussia Mönchengladbach, they might be crippled by Borussia Mönchengladbach's counterattack.The team can take a look at the operation of the Roma team. After all, this is a strong Serie A team, and there are still many places worth learning from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

After the game restarted, the rhythm of the Roma team slowed down. They began to pursue the success rate of passing the ball. If there is no chance to attack, the ball will be passed back, and the foot will not be rushed.

The rhythm of the game slowed down. Although this is not the Roma team that Roma fans are familiar with, the team is controlling the rhythm anyway, preventing Borussia Mönchengladbach from playing a quick counterattack again.

Nick wanted to let you control the ball for a while, and then I would speed up the pace of grabbing the ball, and let you follow the rhythm of my father.

The Roma team has also created some opportunities through pass control, and the star players in the team have very good personal abilities.

In the 15th minute, Totti's over-the-top long pass accurately found Montella. With a dunk, Montella passed Madavikia, and then slid into the penalty area. With a fake move, he passed Metzelder and shot a strong shot before Friedrich. The ball was saved by Enke.

For the subsequent corner kick, Delvecchio made a point forward, and Montella, who was ambushing in the center of the penalty area, quickly shook his head and attacked the goal. The ball was pushed out of the baseline by Nick first.

Seeing the team's offensive, the Roma fans began to cheer for the team hard.

In the 22nd minute, Candela stepped forward with an assist, and suddenly shot a cold shot 25 meters away from the goal. The ball was once again thrown out of the crossbar by the calm Enke.

Nick thought to himself that it's time. If they continue to play at this pace, the possibility of the Roma team scoring a goal is very high. Now it's time to put a little more pressure on the Roma team.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Nick called his teammates, and then issued a signal for the audience to press.

In an instant, the situation on the field changed immediately. Borussia Mönchengladbach players began to press like crazy. Although Roma's pass was very accurate, Borussia Mönchengladbach's style of play still brought them huge pressure. Soon, they found that the passing route became narrower and narrower. In the end, many balls could only end the attack with long passes.

Capello was secretly surprised off the court: What kind of team is this?This kind of pressing intensity is not small, and the level of tacit understanding between the players is so good that it is outrageous.

But Capello thought again: This kind of pressing should only be short-lived. It is impossible to maintain a long-term pressing. Physical fitness must not keep up. Maybe at that time, it is time for the Roma team to deliver a fatal blow.

Just as Capello was thinking, Totti on the field was once again intercepted by Nick from under his feet. After only a slight hesitation of 0.1 seconds, Totti paid the price for it.

(End of this chapter)