Chapter 245 Red Wolves Fight Zebras!
Roma beat Genoa at home.
Inter Milan was tied at home by Bari.
Roma's advantage over Inter Milan expanded from 2 points to 4 points.
Tony scored twice and was praised by the Roman media. The new aid entered the state, and the strength of Rome was strengthened.
Shen Feng hit the headlines, with 20 goals in 20 rounds and was crowned by the Italian media as the "man with a 1-0 aura".
There was no fighting in the middle of the week, and the morale of Rome was high, but the atmosphere was active during training in the cold winter.
De Rossi lifted the ban and Totti returned to training.
During training breaks, they also discuss tactics and coordinate with each other, expressing their opinions, and there is a tendency to brainstorm and strive for excellence.
It may be that in the second half of the season, the team's focus is more concentrated.
But it may also be that the situation is so good that they cherish it very much in their hearts, and no one wants to lose this great situation of leading lightly.
Before the arrival of the weekend league, the Turin media took the lead in warning Juventus: Ranieri is coming for revenge!
Roma will be a guest in Turin to challenge Juventus.
Ranieri, as the club's first coach who was fired in the middle of the season in decades, was nailed to the pillar of shame by the Italian media at the end of last season.
Now that he is leading the league leaders to face his old club, the media in Rome and Milan only pay attention to the game itself, and are too lazy to bring up the past enmity.
The main reason is that the Roman media did not credit Ranieri with the credit for Rome leading the standings.
He's got credit, but he's not brilliant.
There is no expected contribution.
The entire city of Rome has been singing praises for Shen Feng in the past half season!
Shen Feng's head was placed on the road welcome advertisements outside the Trigolia training base. On the club's most eye-catching welcome pattern, Totti occupies the C position, next to De Rossi and Shen Feng.
No matter how good Ranieri is, without Shen Feng's 20 league goals, can Roma lead the standings?
It cannot be said that Shen Feng scoring goals is justified, and Roma bought him because he wanted him to contribute to the team.
If he scored 10 goals, the Roman media would take it for granted.
But the contribution of 20 goals is absolutely beyond imagination, so the contribution also comes out on top.
Regardless of what Ranieri thought in his heart, he didn't speak ill of Juventus at the pre-match press conference.
He has never been the kind of person who causes trouble. Even when he was fired last season, he only expressed his anger, but he didn't chatter about Juventus.
Speaking of which, Ranieri would also like to thank Juventus.
If it weren't for Juventus' draw with Roma in the second round of the season, Spalletti's mentality exploded and he resigned voluntarily.
Nor did Spalletti recommend him to Rome for re-employment.
Juventus coach Ferrara is having a hard time.
Juventus, currently ranked 5th in the league, naturally dissatisfied fans and executives.
After Juventus returned to Serie A, it has guaranteed the Champions League qualification for at least the past two years.
Why Ranieri dismissed get out of class?
To a large extent, Juventus was in a sluggish state at the time, and it was almost impossible to keep the Champions League qualification, so the management was eager to kill.
He did not hesitate to end Juventus's decades-long tradition of ignoring the employer's coach in the middle of the season.
To get to the bottom of it, profit is the word.
The economic benefits of the Champions League are absolutely impossible for the Italian giants to ignore.
Moreover, Serie A is now facing a crisis of reduced qualifications for the Champions League.
At the end of last season, Serie A led the Bundesliga by only 0.13 points in European competition.
It can be said that the advantage is weak.
At the end of this season, the European competition points for the 2005-06 season will be deducted.
That season, Serie A scored 4 points higher than the Bundesliga!
This means that this summer, the Bundesliga is very hopeful to overtake Serie A and become the third place in the European League. Once Serie A is overtaken, the Champions League places will change from 4 to 3 next season!
Unless the Serie A team can score much higher points than the Bundesliga team in the European competition this season, at least maintain the advantage in 2006, otherwise the general trend will change, and the reduction in Serie A places may be difficult to reverse.
So far the situation is looking good.
Three teams from Serie A entered the Champions League knockout stage.
Fiorentina, Inter Milan, AC Milan.
Who is the other one who fell into the sand in the group stage?
Juventus!
In the second half of the season, Juventus will compete with Roma in the Europa League knockout round.
But there are not as many points in the Europa League as there are in the Champions League. Therefore, it is understandable that the Italian media are harsh and mean to Juventus, and it is only logical that they are even more aggressive and merciless towards Ferrara.
It is no secret that Juventus executives are dissatisfied with Ferrara.
Didn't make it out of the Champions League group stage, what are you kidding?
Not to mention being robbed of promotion places by Bordeaux and Dortmund has discredited the veteran giants.
How much less income this did not make it to the knockout round is the real pain!
On Sunday evening, Roma fans poured into the Stadio Olimpico in Turin.
Juventus, which is about to usher in the completion and opening of the new stadium, is shrouded in a haze.
Rome is attacking, and the war will begin!
When the starting players of the two teams were shaking hands before the game, Shen Feng clearly noticed that Juventus' midfielder Diego was no longer as aggressive as he was half a season ago when facing him.
He didn't care either.
I have never paid attention to Juventus all the way.
I don't know how Diego is doing in Juventus.
But looking at Juventus's ranking, there is no one who is innocent under the avalanche.
The team's record is not good, and it is impossible for any player to be alone.
From the Bundesliga to the Serie A, he and Diego are not deadly rivals, and it is common for some small conflicts to continue.
The other party is no longer the same as before.
Shen Feng never thought of making trouble.
Stepping on Diego to show off his power will not make his influence and strength to a higher level.
Ferrara on the sidelines looked dignified, and there seemed to be two big words flashing on his forehead: pressure!
Ranieri still has his arms folded and his demeanor is composed, and the aura he exudes does not conceal his confidence as the leading coach.
Totti was sitting on the bench today, and he obviously didn't dare to fight hard after returning to the team for a few days of training, obviously because he was afraid of the recurrence of the old injury.
At this age, it is normal to suffer from injuries.
Only by adjusting your mentality can you better overcome difficulties.
I want to have a private communication with Ranieri before the game, otherwise it would be unimaginable for him to sit on the bench.
Juventus starting 4312.
Goalkeeper: Buffon.
Defenders: Grigera, Legrotagli, Chiellini, Grosso.
Midfield: Salihamidzic, Diego, Sissoko, Marchisio.
Forwards: Amaury, Del Piero.
Rome starting 4312.
Goalkeeper: Sergio.
Defenders: Cassetti, Burdisso, Juan, Riise.
Midfielders: Pizarro, De Rossi, Shen Feng, Perotta.
Forwards: Vucinic, Tony.
Roma fans chanted "Roma rises!"
Juventus were relatively quiet.
Although they will also cheer for the team, their mood is completely different from that of Roma fans.
The game begins.
Rome was cautious at first.
But Juventus is still the same, starting slowly and focusing on defense.
Roma took over in midfield with ease.
Regardless of whether this is a tradition of Juventus, but let the imposing Roma easily control the midfield, the ball critics in the media seats shook their heads.
Ferrara has completely lost the basic ability to think.
Roma has been active in the midfield recently.
Juventus sits at home and does not want to compete with Roma in the midfield, just want to fight back steadily.
If Rome used the wolf pack tactics of the past, it might really fall into a trap.
But now it is allowing Rome to control the situation faster and enter the state.
When Rome dominates the rhythm of the game, Juventus may be about to usher in a stormy bombing!
Roma did get into shape very quickly.
Thanks to Juventus for giving them enough space.
Shen Feng organized series scheduling in the midfield and De Rossi supported him behind him.
Although it is impossible to be as relaxed and unscrupulous as playing Genoa.
But the sudden insertion of the Roman full-back can always create a surprise effect.
The game played for 10 minutes, and Rome was getting better.
At the beginning of the threat, Tony collided with Chiellini in the penalty area and got injured!
The eyes of Juventus fans suddenly brightened.
Tony injured? !
Surprise!
Ranieri frowned slightly and looked back at Totti, who understood and got up to warm up.
It was originally intended that Totti would come on again in the second half.
But now there is an unexpected situation, the old wolf king's duty is incumbent.
Get up and warm up immediately.
Appears after 1 minute.
Roma slowed down and gave Totti some time.
Juventus' quick counterattack hit very hips.
Diego was completely blocked by the midfield led by De Rossi.
The Brazilian midfielder seems to have begun to lose himself in Turin.
After 20 minutes of the game, Rome began to gradually speed up.
The midfield runs extremely fast.
Totti and Vucinic frequently grab points in the penalty area.
Since Juventus' midfield line blocked Shen Feng's front, it was difficult for him to directly send threatening balls to the striker.
Therefore, Rome focuses on two wings.
The east side is not bright, the west side is bright.
After you sing, I will appear on stage.
Riise and Cassetti took turns to make trouble on the wing.
Perotta and Pizarro went to support and support, while Shen Feng strategized in the middle to control the overall situation.
But when he kicked Shen Feng, he felt something was wrong.
Rome's output is very smooth.
Vucinic and Totti were bogged down in the restricted area.
I can't tell if the chances created are not good or Juventus tightened the defense and Buffon's defense at the goal is a headache.
Shen Feng only felt that Roma hadn't displayed the characteristics of a player.
Vucinic will not say.
The old wolf king Totti is obviously not professional in grabbing points full-time.
Rome has the advantage and makes frequent moves.
But when it falls on Juventus, it always attacks. If you want to break Juventus' defense, you have to try your luck.
Totti also felt something was wrong here.
Rome's chances seem to be quite large.
But let him grab some, that's the fucking job of that fellow Inzaghi.
He didn't seem to be able to use his abilities.
The main thing is that he replaced Tony, so he preconceived that he wanted to replace Tony's role.
After the wave of offensive was over, Totti turned around and gestured to Shen Feng.
You can continue to fight with both wings flying together, but you can't always fight like this!
Shen Feng saw Totti's gesture and nodded understandingly.
If he doesn't need to order Totti, Totti will naturally adjust.
When Rome was about to switch positions, Marchisio's long pass from Juventus' backcourt sent the ball to the frontcourt.
The tall Amauri won the battle with Juan, and he swung his head and ferried the ball to the line that Piero ran forward.
The old zebra prince ran forward and pushed the ball forward with his chest, and continued to charge forward without slowing down.
Leaving Burdisso behind directly formed a single sword.
Sergio, who was attacking, stopped suddenly, looked at the football flying over his head, turned around and saw the football fell into the goal!
The old zebra prince Piero sticks out his big tongue to celebrate!
With a lob shot, the skills shocked everyone!