No one knows why both sides attach so much importance to this frontcourt free kick just over a minute into the game.
Except for the goalkeeper, all twenty players from both sides gathered inside and outside Roma's penalty area.
The Red Wolves were well prepared and had only set up a wall of two players. However, at the front of the small penalty area, a straight line passed and lined up a defense line of seven players. There was also a player on the right side of the penalty spot who was maneuvering and ready to fight at any time.
Saved the interception from the front of the penalty area and guarded against Napoli's tactical free kick.
Naples is equally unambiguous.
Both players Di Maria and Sanchez stood at the penalty spot on the right side of the penalty area, standing at an angle, making it unclear who would take the penalty.
All the team's high points are concentrated at the front of the small penalty area.
Pellet, David Luiz, Bonucci, Thiago Motta and Vidal, five players stood in ambush at the front of the small penalty area. Among them, Bonucci attacked the front point, Pellet attacked the center, and David Luiz
At the back of the attack, Thiago Motta and Vidal are both in the front of the center, but closer to the penalty spot, forming a hierarchy.
On the outside of the penalty area, Nainggolan, Dossena and Lichtsteiner are all positioned around the top of the arc. They can not only break into the penalty area, but also retreat in time to defend. At the same time, they can also cooperate with the team's tactics for free kicks.
It can be said to be like facing a formidable enemy.
The situation on the court also caused tension among the fans at the scene...
Even the voices of the Red Wolves fans were obviously much weaker, and many people were watching the stadium attentively.
Gao Shen always stood upright on the sidelines.
In fact, he didn't know what tactics the players would adopt at this time.
Napoli's players have an advantage at high points, but how to convert this advantage into goals will test the players' cooperation in positioning the offense, especially running and screening.
The only thing he is sure of is that Di Maria will not take the kick this time because this position is not suitable for him.
In fact, this should also be a recognized fact. The difference is, will Di Maria take a free kick quickly and let Nainggolan or Lichtsteiner at the front of the penalty area?
This is also what Naples has practiced in their set-piece tactics.
Gao Shen was full of questions and at the same time very uneasy.
Behind him, so did his assistants.
In front of the home team's coaching bench, Spalletti was even more nervous.
Set-pieces have always been Roma's weakness. Now they give Naples a free kick just over a minute into the game. Isn't this helping Naples create a threat?
He was really dissatisfied with Tonetto's defense this time, but he had no choice. Among Roma's left backs, Tonetto was the most reliable. Who else could he trust?
The Italians could only pray secretly in their hearts.
After the referee arranged the defense in the penalty area, he took the initiative to retreat, ran to the back point at the top of the arc, and leaned towards Dossena. Apparently he was also afraid that his presence would affect Naples' free kick attack.
A crisp and short whistle sounded, and it was seen that the Naples players moved first in the penalty area.
Both players Vidal and Thiago Motta ran towards the front point at the same time, directly rushing to the right side of the goal post. Together with Bonucci, there was a feeling of forcing an attack on the front point.
Di Maria on the outside of the penalty area also started running towards the football.
Just when Di Maria stepped over the football and did not touch it, Pellet, who was standing at the front point, remained motionless, attracting Mexes.
But David Luiz, who originally attacked from behind, suddenly circled Pellet's side and rushed forward quickly.
Almost at the same moment, as soon as Di Maria crossed the football, Sanchez rushed forward quickly, swung his right foot directly, and passed the ball.
The two defensive players on the Roma wall also rushed toward the football immediately, but the ball was passed by Sanchez faster, passed over the head of the wall, and fell to the center of the front edge of the small penalty area.
The arc of football is not high and the ball speed is very fast.
The middle of the small penalty area is exactly where Thiago Motta and Vidal were just now. Their forward movement attracted the seven defensive players in front of the Roma small penalty area, so that there were no defensive players in this area.
When David Luiz rushed over, he happened to see the ball fall. Ferrari was two or three positions behind him. The Brazilian central defender did not even take off to face the falling football.
He just leaned forward and rushed forward, swinging his head to attack the goal.
I don’t know whether it was because the contact area of his explosive head was too large or because he was a good header. Anyway, after the football hit David Luiz’s head, it changed direction and hit goalkeeper Erqi on the left side of the goal.
They were also attracted by the forward pressure of Mu Yagomope and Vidal. When the ground reacted, they saw David Luiz's header in the encore.
Entered the left side of Roma's goal.
"GLLLLLLLLL"
"David Luiz!"
"Less than two minutes into the game, Napoli relied on a clever free kick and David Luiz took the lead in breaking through Roma's goal, one to zero!"
"Oh my God, Napoli's goal came so fast!"
"This is also the third set piece that Roma has conceded in the last four games!"
"Nabuqins obviously did too much for the set piece!"
When David Luiz took off, Gao Shen already had a premonition that the ball was coming, and he couldn't help but jump.
When the referee's whistle came to confirm that the goal was valid, he cheered crazily.
After landing, Gao Shen clenched his fists hard and shouted with all his strength.
Behind him, the Naples coaching staff all cheered crazily and rushed toward Gao Shen one after another, celebrating the team's lead at the start. The Naples coaching staff huddled together on the sidelines.
Bravo!
Could there be a more wonderful start than this?
Gao Shen was laughing from ear to ear and shouting loudly
"I have a strong feeling that it is no longer about a ball!" Gao Shen said to his assistants.
He could clearly feel that the morale of the Roma players was really in doubt today.
This is not just because they lost to Naples 0-6 last season, nor is it just because they are lagging behind in the league, but because they have not won in the strong dialogue at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome this season.
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It can be said that many factors are intertwined to make Rome look demoralized today!
Carlo was stunned for a moment and immediately understood what Gao Shen meant.
He is not satisfied with a one-goal lead, but wants more!
Gao Shen has always been like this. When he gets the chance, he will frantically expand his results and defeat his opponents in one go!
In this regard, Carlo asked himself, he did not have Gao Shen's keen sense of smell, nor Gao Shen's grasp of timing, nor such a strong and undisguised ambition!
This is a successful head coach!
As soon as he thought of it, he did it. Gao Shen immediately ran to the sidelines and told his players to change his strategy temporarily.
Originally, he wanted to score a goal and stop when he was ready.
But now, he suddenly discovered that his opponent was too weak and the goal came too fast and too early. If he did not take the opportunity to further expand the victory, he himself would feel a little guilty.
Keep pressing! Keep attacking!
Gao Shen immediately gave his latest instructions!
On the court, the Naples players all became excited after hearing this. They had just celebrated their goals on the sidelines and gathered in a group, shouting loudly.
In comparison, Rome's morale is obviously much weaker.
The game starts again,
Napoli continued to press aggressively.
The front trident is almost pressing against Roma's defense, and Vidal and Nainggolan are close behind, suppressing Roma's double midfielders and limiting Roma's ball play and organization.
Thiago Motta and the defense also pressed forward, with both central defenders pressing near the midline.
The game is almost always played inside Roma's half.
Gradually, everyone discovered that the two hedgehogs in Naples' midfield were very good at running.
It's as if they don't care about their lives,
They keep running around, constantly moving forward and retreating, as if they have endless physical energy. More importantly, they are also very clingy. Once they get close, it will be difficult to keep the ball.
The movements were very dirty and would make people fall to the ground from time to time.
However, the referee's enforcement was relatively loose tonight, which made the Roma players very dissatisfied and made the game even more frustrating.
But the most eye-catching one is David Luiz.
The young central defender seemed to have completely let himself go tonight and was very active.
When Totti moved forward, he held on to Totti; when the Roma captain retreated, he immediately followed suit.
Thiago Motta will always grab the back of David Luiz and retreat immediately. He can return to the defense line at any time to plug his loopholes. This allows David Luiz to have no worries when the game progresses.
In the eighth minute, David Luiz even followed Totti back to a very deep position when Totti retreated.
After David and Luz came out, they transferred the cross and asked Pimoan to pass behind him, allowing Tishuita and Xiaosi to pass. But David Luiz was also very smart. After following Totti's retreat, as soon as he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately
Turn around and run back.
Thiago Motta had already retreated to the back line to intercept, but David Luiz's retreat happened to be when Pizarro passed the ball to Perrotta, and he stabbed out diagonally; he took the lead and relied on his height and long legs.
After intercepting the ball in mid-air, David Luiz glanced ahead and quickly made a long pass with his right foot.
The ball crossed most of the court and landed on the right side of the frontcourt.
Sanchez quickly stepped in, received the ball in an unguarded area, and dribbled the ball forward.
It was Tonetto who defended in time, but Pellet was also in place in the middle. Sanchez made a fake move near the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, trying to get rid of Tonetto and cut in laterally. As a result, he was tripped to the ground by the Roma left back.
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This time, the referee immediately blew the whistle and showed a yellow card.
This is Tonetto's two consecutive fouls in a short period of time.
Napoli once again won the free kick tactics in the frontcourt.
Spalletti was a little desperate and covered his face with both hands.
