Chapter 734: Chapter 734
"As long as you don’t mess around, the game will be very exciting,"
Capello said sternly.
They were both Italian coaches; who didn’t know whom?
Spalletti was also an old fox.
Even without Huang Kaiwen’s "Renaissance," coach duels in Italian football were nothing unusual.
Spalletti replied with a forced laugh, always feeling that Capello had a hidden message.
He reassured himself that it was because he feared the wizard’s affair being discovered, he had been so careful, Capello couldn’t possibly have discovered anything.
Back in his own half, Capello looked at the backpack thrown in front of the coach’s seat and felt reassured.
No matter how many schemes Spalletti came up with, they couldn’t beat the new pair of "Whip of the Gods" that Fabio Capello had bought.
"To think they wouldn’t let me start,"
Cassano muttered while sitting on the bench.
He had thought he could show off back at the Roma home ground.
"The coach is afraid that you’d lose control of your emotions by playing against Roma; Roma fans and Totti don’t like you that much,"
Cassano pursed his lips and didn’t argue.
He had left Roma for a raise; by the time he left, he had already fallen out with Roma. Before he left, Totti had publicly blasted him, and Cassano didn’t think Totti was better than him, naturally not to indulge Totti, even before he left Roma, the two were as good as strangers.
Spalletti and Cassano were also not on the same page, you could say that the most hated Real Madrid player for today’s Roma was Cassano.
This was also the reason Capello didn’t let Cassano play.
Cassano taking the field would surely conflict with Roma players and also face attacks from Roma fans.
With Cassano’s temperament, taking the field today would easily earn him a red card.
Salgado took out a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket and handed them to Cassano, who started eating them on the bench.
Raul and Totti tossed a coin, and Raul won the kickoff.
After the kickoff, Roma players charged forward, Guti quickly passed the ball back to Torres on the left, and Torres passed it back to Heinze.
Before Giuly could press him, Heinze immediately cleared the ball towards the front field with a strong kick.
He saw Huang Kaiwen and Raul beside him, and Roma had only three defenders.
The ball flew rapidly over the midfield from the left side of the large box, aiming for the forward left side.
De Rossi, Panucci, and Mexes were alarmed.
Fullbacks pressing this far forward, if the opponents got the ball, it would be very dangerous.
But defending Huang Kaiwen with too few people was also useless.
De Rossi quickly squeezed in next to Huang Kaiwen, leaning his body on Huang’s, reaching his arm around Huang’s back.
Mexes squeezed to Huang Kaiwen’s front, likewise pressing back with his body.
Panucci hadn’t adjusted his position yet when the ball came down, and a few players concentrated on the left front field and jumped up to contest the header.
Huang Kaiwen simply didn’t jump and was brought down by Mexes.
Mexes headed the ball back to the midfield, David Pizarro took the ball and quickly passed it forward, Perrotta directly passed a through ball, Totti rushed to the box to receive the ball, Heinze slid to the ground and successfully cleared the ball out of bounds.
Huang Kaiwen, getting up with the help of De Rossi and walking back with Raul, said with a laugh,
"Did you see? When I stand with you, no one defends me."
"Then you should really reflect on yourself,"
This wasn’t the usual Kevin!
Huang Kaiwen walked back with Raul, wrapping his arm around his shoulder, finding it quite fun to tease the old guy.
Marco Cassetti threw the ball in from out of bounds, Heinze jumped to contest, De Rossi headed the ball to the right.
Totti got the ball first, Ramos quickly ran in front of Totti, his hands at the sides to prevent giving away a penalty, legs closed to avoid a nutmeg.
Seeing Ramos defending , Totti felt there were no opportunities, so with a touch of his right foot, he shifted the ball to the right.
Giuly got the ball at the sideline, swayed twice, then knocked it across, passing the ball in front of Torres into the box.
"Ah, no one was there to meet the ball, opportunity wasted,"
"Yes, at the start, Roma’s attack was fierce, at one point overpowering Real Madrid, Heinze passed to Gago, Gago moved forward on his own, after the midfield sent a through pass to find Huang Kaiwen!"
Huang Kaiwen quickly started and shook off De Rossi beside him, speeding along the sideline with the ball.
Salah’s speed was also fast, especially at 25 years old, his sprinting speed could reach 36.6 kilometers per hour.
With characteristics of the left flank like Henry and Pirlo, plus the good buddy Kaka’s "Son of God," along with "Sprint Mastery."
Although these speed boosts weren’t particularly large, when added together, they seemed quite exaggerated.
Huang Kaiwen’s start left De Rossi behind.
De Rossi, not yet the vice-captain of the Roma team, showed a captain-like incredible will.
Teeth clenched, he fiercely chased after Huang Kaiwen, the frequency of his arms and legs had reached their limit.
But the nearby fans in the stands could see clearly, Huang in front was relaxed and not fully exerting himself, yet the gap between De Rossi and Huang kept widening.
Panucci didn’t dare wait, as Huang Kaiwen slowed down waiting for teammates to move up, the chasing Panucci charged towards the left.
Huang Kaiwen’s left foot made a back pass in the shape of an inverted triangle.
The ball rolled quickly behind Panucci towards the top of the arc, and the five Roma defenders in the box were dumbfounded; they hadn’t expected Huang Kaiwen to not cut inside.
The closest Pizarro hurried to the arc top, the advancing Guti hit the ball behind it with his left foot without stopping.