Chapter 2027 - 529: The Little Prince’s Greeting
Chapter 2027 - 529: The Little Prince’s Greeting
"Goal!"
"Kevin Goal!"
"GoalGoalGoal!"
"A free kick around 35 meters, zero difficulty for Kevin."
"Football has ushered in a renaissance. For any ordinary person, your life has four significant things—books, friends and family, women... and Kevin!"
"Ferguson once said in an interview why he didn’t celebrate Rooney’s goal, it was because Kevin was warming up."
"Besides Kevin, no one else could put such pressure on Ferguson just by warming up."
"3 seconds!"
"From Kevin coming on as a substitute to scoring took only 3 seconds, in those 3 seconds Kevin completely crushed Roma team’s ambitions."
"I even suspect that Totti sitting out, and the captain’s armband given to De Rossi, was due to his reluctance to face Kevin."
"Perhaps in the near future, there will be a new type of illness. It’s the physical or psychological illness players experience when facing Kevin!"
"Abbreviated as Kevin-phobia!"
Instant results!
Even knowing Huang Kaiwen’s strength.
But every time a substitution has an immediate effect, it still makes Guardiola a bit self-doubtful.
After all, aside from Huang Kaiwen, few players can give such quick substitution feedback.
If changing one person while trailing could change the situation on the field, then wouldn’t that mean tactics and formations are irrelevant?
This is very difficult to accept for a progressive coach.
Luckily, Guardiola’s self-regulation ability is good.
After all, only Huang Kaiwen in the whole football world has such capability.
If there were more players like this, he wouldn’t study tactics anymore, but how to serve people well.
"Surprising."
Cesare Maldini walked to the sidelines and said.
"Yes, Kevin is... very special."
Guardiola nodded and said.
"There are always special geniuses in the world. For example, the most powerful weapon I can think of is the Meteor Hammer, yet someone can invent something to blow up Hiroshima. To this day, I still don’t understand how that thing is constructed, because I’m not skilled in that area."
Old Maldini laughed and said.
Guardiola just prepared to nod, then froze.
If he said he wasn’t good at playing football, it might not be right, after all, he is a former Barca captain.
But compared to Huang Kaiwen, saying he’s good at playing football is freaking crazy.
Guardiola could only smile and shake his head.
With Huang Kaiwen excluded, everything becomes normal.
"Don’t be careless!"
On the field, Huang Kaiwen clapped his hands and shouted: "We’re down a man, Roma is sure to counterattack, don’t give them too many chances."
Borini constantly watched Huang Kaiwen.
Once Huang Kaiwen returned, he immediately raised his hand.
But halfway through raising it, he put it down again.
In the summer of 2007, he joined Chelsea, only in the youth team.
Abramovich’s Chelsea dug up many promising young talents worldwide, Borini being one of them.
Before leaving Chelsea, he played 10 minutes in a cup match.
That was Borini’s only appearance record at Chelsea.
Thinking of Huang Kaiwen’s status, Borini feared the awkwardness of not being recognized by him.
Unexpectedly, Huang Kaiwen smiled and nodded at him.
Just one action made Borini’s affection for Huang Kaiwen skyrocket.
When he was in the Chelsea youth team, Huang Kaiwen was the god of London.
For Italian players, Huang Kaiwen is also an extremely unique presence.
Such a person showing you goodwill makes Borini feel instantly lighter, his whole self dizzy.
Bam—
Restarting the ball, Borini quickly made a back pull.
More seriously than before.
"Idiot, pass the ball quickly!"
Pjanic shouted.
Only then did Borini make a back pass.
David Pizarro received the ball but didn’t immediately pass, waiting for Milan players to press.
Gasperini frowned as he stood on the sidelines.
Milan, down a man, leading by a goal, would play conservatively.
But asking Roma to attempt to break Milan’s iron defense, they’re really not adept at it.
Today he deployed Gago, De Rossi, and David Pizarro in a trio of defensive midfielders, an attack-weak, defense-strong combination. Gago was transformed at Real Madrid into a player doing dirty work.
Even though Roma’s vice-captain has a strong foot and passing ability, he’s not really an organizer.
David Pizarro, after transferring to Serie A, had to showcase his defensive strength to earn his first position at Udinese.
This kind of midfield combination trying to show more attacking ability is impossible.
But replacing a defensive midfielder, he hasn’t even considered that.
Even if Huang Kaiwen didn’t play, Milan’s attacking ability would still be strong enough.
Who benefits more from the substitution, no one can be certain.
Milan’s retreat made the scene begin to stalemate, and the wild Roma team ultimately couldn’t hold back, starting to aggressively push forward.
Cassetti received the ball and directly pushed forward.
Without wingers, the fullback’s advancement is crucial.
But before reaching midfield, seeing Huang Kaiwen, he immediately made a lateral pass to De Rossi.
Did not attempt to break through Huang Kaiwen’s defense.
However, when he pushed forward, Huang Kaiwen still followed him on the retreat.
This placed De Rossi in a predicament.
In Roma team’s attack, both fullbacks don’t simultaneously advance.
Gago doesn’t have exaggerated breakthrough ability, neither on the left nor right, passing isn’t a good option.
Under such circumstances, De Rossi could only attempt a risky shot, lofting the ball towards the top of the box.
The precision of this pass wasn’t bad, but its speed wasn’t fast.
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