Chapter 752: Chapter 752

His offensive ability was good, as he was the assist king in the previous Confederations Cup.

One-on-one defense was also a strength; however, his positional sense was poor, and he often moved up but failed to return on time.

Real Madrid needed a defender with excellent defensive skills, not lacking in offensive options, which is why they decided to offload him.

The ball diagonally crossed over half the field and accurately landed on the left side of the front field.

Mancini displayed the characteristics of a Brazilian player, effortlessly lifting his foot to stop the ball.

Facing the veteran Salgado, he started frantically pedaling the bicycle kick.

Salgado clearly couldn’t keep up with Mancini’s pace, and was forced to stretch out his leg to vie for a chance.

Mancini flicked the ball with his left foot, starting a burst past Salgado.

Ramos and De Jong almost simultaneously rushed towards the left side, and Mancini, feeling the center was empty, took a glance and found the passing route blocked, immediately performing a sharp stop and quickly passing to the right with his right foot.

Taddei rushed forward, stretched out his right foot, and tapped the ball forward, accelerating along the right side.

The nearby Meringue fans grew excited as they saw Real Madrid’s number ten visibly closing the distance with Taddei.

The next second, Huang Kaiwen was already sliding on the ground, sweeping the ball out to the sideline from in front of Taddei.

"Less than ten minutes into the game, Huang Kaiwen has already cleared the ball twice, and the Real Madrid fans in the stands are applauding him. Even though I’ve mentioned it before, I must say, Huang Kaiwen’s tackles are clean and decisive, never hesitating when there’s a chance!"

"Huang Kaiwen is really playing as a defender today, haha."

"Mancini’s bicycle kicks are truly elegant; he did the same in the last season’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 against Lyon, where he pedaled past them and scored a spectacular goal."

"Yes, Mancini plays with flair, and he combines aesthetics with practicality. His outstanding performances have attracted attention from powerhouses, including Barca, Inter Milan, and Liverpool."

Capello clenched his fists at the sidelines.

Huang Kaiwen successfully disrupted Roma’s counterattack, which only added to his worries.

He regretted having Huang Kaiwen play midfield because his defensive play was too desperate.

With such defending, injury might occur without even needing an opponent’s foul.

Roma threw the ball in from the sidelines again, and Pepe suddenly rushed up, stretching out his foot and successfully stealing the ball.

He quickly turned and passed it to Ramos.

Ramos received the ball and looked up, seeing Huang Kaiwen rushing to the front field, his right foot swiftly producing a long pass.

As Huang Kaiwen ran, he glanced back to observe.

With his dynamic vision improved, he could judge the ball’s trajectory and spin more quickly.

Estimating the approximate landing spot, Huang Kaiwen accelerated across the midfield line, leaping up for a header and overpowered Aquilani, heading the ball to Cassano.

Cassano turned only to be immediately pressed by Tonetto. He quickly pulled the ball back, and passed it to De Jong approaching to receive it.

De Jong, without stopping the ball, angled a pass to the center, where Huang Kaiwen turned and swung his left foot.

All efforts soared as swiftly as a darting arrow, breaking through the opposition.

The nearby Roma defenders hadn’t reacted, and the ball had already brushed past their faces toward their penalty area.

The long shot, reaching speeds over 150 kilometers per hour, quickly entered the penalty area heading directly towards the right side of the goal.

At such a ferocious speed, the ball had almost instantly arrived in front of goal.

Doni, having anticipated the direction, leapt sidewards and stretched his arms.

The force transmitted through his gloves startled him, instantly stiffening his arms and exerting force again to barely push the ball out of the penalty area.

After landing, he leaned against the right post, covertly rubbing his tingling left hand on his body.

"Wow, what were we saying? Huang Kaiwen is so decisive; whenever he feels it, he dares to shoot from anywhere, haha."

"Yes, the quality of that shot was very high, only the distance gave the goalkeeper enough time to judge."

"But now it’s Real Madrid’s corner kick, let’s see how they handle it. The last time when away, Real Madrid applied pressure to Roma with successive tactical corner kicks, and Huang Kaiwen successfully scored."

Guti stopped in his tracks and turned to Huang Kaiwen, asking, "Are you taking it?"

"You go, I’ll go for the header."

Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.

With such good heading ability, it would be a waste not to make good use of it.

During this opportunity, De Rossi ran to the sidelines and asked, "Coach, any instructions?"

He still remembered the matters Spalletti had called him for.

"We need to attack today, we need goals. But sometimes when you move forward to participate in the attack, also press Kevin to prevent him from making clear passes, understand?"

Spalletti said, wrapping his arm around De Rossi’s shoulder.

Huang Kaiwen was playing as a defensive midfielder today, and his defense was exceptionally good, but that long shot had startled him.

The Galacticos Phase One wasn’t long past, and the stereotypes associated with the stars and Real Madrid was that they only spread out in the front field.

In addition, there were rumors of Huang Kaiwen being a ball hog.

Spalletti was convinced that even if Huang Kaiwen played as a defensive midfielder, he would still mostly organize the attack, leaving the defensive tasks to De Jong.

"Sometimes I don’t go to the front,"

"Tell Taddei and Perrotta, especially Perrotta, to be vigilant as well,"

Spalletti considered and then said.

He really wasn’t reassured without targeting Real Madrid’s number ten.

De Rossi nodded, quickly running from the sidelines into the penalty area to join the defense for the corner kick.

Huang Kaiwen was specially marked; De Rossi and Mexes were pinning him between them.

Guti, after a lead-up, directed the ball towards the near post inside the small penalty area.

Ramos, overpowering Tonetto at the near post, brushed the lower side of the ball, sending it flying rapidly towards the center of the goal.