Two headers finally woke up the Roma team. Maicon, who had been teammates with Wang Ai for two years and played well, first reminded his teammates: "We used to call him an all-around shooter in Milan.
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And the coaching staff of the Roma team is urgently collecting statistics. After a frightening season of 60+ and 80+, he is actually averaging 0.5 headers per game! Calculated purely by headers, he actually also has the Golden Boot! And this is far from it.
His limit is because the shooting opportunities a forward gets in each game are limited. If you have more balls under your feet, you will have fewer headers. And it is gradual, that is, when your teammates find out that you score more goals with your feet, they will try to give them to you.
Although the Roma team did not know what problem Wang Ai had recently, or simply what the problem was, Pellegrini finally remembered after a season that he could still header the ball. He remembered that Manchester City had too few attacking routines and decided to use it.
He is rich.
But either way, the Roma team is in trouble.
Being placed in the same group with Bayern and Manchester City, the European champions in the past two seasons, is troublesome enough. Bayern has replaced Guardiola and its new style of play has become more powerful, while Manchester City has been upgraded again.
In addition to letting Maicon and other defenders strengthen their defense, the Roma team focused on the frontcourt. Now it depends on when they can break Manchester City's defense. They can't block the Super Giant, but they can break his goal...
Shortly after Wang Ai scored the second goal, the game suddenly became intense. The entire Roma team understood the current situation, especially Totti, who had been playing for 22 years and was preparing to stay until he retired. He occasionally glanced behind
The figure of the Chinese man on the field. After not seeing each other for several years, the guy who was so brilliant in the blue and black striped shirt is even more difficult to look at directly. It seems that changing teams will not affect his performance at all, and it seems that his underline cannot be seen.
, he has already won the Champions League seven times and the Ballon d'Or five times!
Totti, who is already 38 years old, felt confused for a while. He is already in this business. Why am I 11 years older than you and have enjoyed the love of fans in Rome, the capital of Italy for twenty years? I am empty-handed? Even if I am already old, let alone the Champions League.
, even the Europa League has never been won? Even the only World Cup title I surpassed you was overtaken by you this summer?
After Wang Ai once again jumped in front of the goal and shook his head to attack the goal, almost completing a hat-trick with a header, looking at the relaxed and joking home team players, the old Totti suddenly felt a surge of pride in his chest: My career may be over.
That's it, but after all, I am the only Roman prince. After all, I have more experience, more support, and more understanding than you!
Let me show you the glory of Rome!
Totti cheered up and reached for the ball. Although his teammates were slightly surprised, they still handed the ball to the captain habitually. Totti brought the ball to Kompany with agility that has been rare in this game and this season in recent seasons.
He quickly made a fake move, completely surprising the Manchester City captain.
Totti, who easily passed the opponent's captain, raised his head, as if he was possessed by Totti ten years ago. He rushed into Manchester City's penalty area like a lion and hit an extremely tricky shot before being surrounded from all sides.
, causing Hart to completely misjudge the direction, and could only watch the strong man in front of him roar.
The stadium commentator was silent for a moment, and then his voice spread throughout the stadium with admiration: "This is the goal scored by the oldest player in the history of the Champions League. Francesco Totti, the forward from Roma, is 38 years old.
4 days."
The quiet Manchester City fans unexpectedly heard this news and were silent for a moment. They raised their hands in twos and threes and joined the cheering Roma fans to applaud this indomitable legendary veteran.
However, Totti himself was not immersed in everyone's congratulations. He was the first to run into the goal, took the ball out and ran back to the center circle, calling for his teammates. The Roma people on and off the field were in a daze, as if they had returned many years ago.
Before, I saw the prince who never gave up.
The suddenly excited Totti greatly inspired his teammates. Even though the Roma team was far inferior in strength, they turned the game around little by little in the second half of the first half. Frequent attacks and fast breaks were all in one season.
Manchester City was in a hurry and had to withdraw its offensive forces in order to withstand the crazy opponent.
But the inspired Romans had forgotten their fatigue and weakness, and tirelessly attacked Manchester City's goal with a selfless attitude. Finally, in the last minute of the first half, they evened the score through a chaotic battle in front of the goal.
It was Totti who scored the goal!
The football bounced several times before it landed at his feet. He gave it another unpredictable poke, and then the ball passed through the feet of as many as five people from both sides who were still adjusting before the action was over. Not even Hart.
After adjusting... the on-site commentator joked helplessly: "This is the oldest player in the history of the Champions League to score a goal, breaking the record just set by Francesco Totti, who was 38 years and 4 days old. The new record is 38 years old.
Zero 4 days...Oh, add 12 minutes to the record just now."
The Manchester City fans wanted to laugh, but they couldn't. On the contrary, the fans from Rome who came all the way laughed very happily.
The first half ended immediately. Totti walked towards the tunnel among his teammates. Only then did he make a simple response to the stands, which instantly attracted cheers from the crowd. This also made Totti forget about the vicissitudes of his beard under his chin and the sighs in the corners of his eyes.
The wrinkles really seem to be back ten years ago.
"Totti and Roma are both old." Pellegrini said calmly in the home team's locker room: "And even if they are still young, they can't beat us."
So, the home team started the second half without making any adjustments. The young Manchester City recovered quickly and took the absolute initiative at the beginning of the second half. In the 4th minute of the game, Wang Ai jumped up again in front of the goal, but this time he was
Passing the ball to Lampard, who was in a better position on one side, the "Magic Lamp" volleyed very neatly, 3:2!
Such an ups and downs of the game also made the two commentators of bj early morning sigh with emotion.
"Guang Hai, you seem to be one year younger than Totti, right?"
"Yes, I was born in 1977 and he was born in 1976."
"How about seeing him score two goals in a row? Do you want to return to the game again?"
This time, Lao Bai, who has been laughing and joking in many commentary games, was silent for a moment: "Go and ask any retired person if they have ever returned to the game in their dreams? Thousands of people often come face to face for you.
Cheers, how could you forget such a thing? Put aside money, fame, etc., this simple touch will never be forgotten."
Probably sensing that he was a little sad and off topic, Lao Bai immediately pulled him back: "But there is nothing I can do about it. Sports are the food of youth. Totti's physical fitness is better than mine, and his injuries are much lighter than mine. In fact,
During the World Cup, at the age of 33, I could no longer play football, so I gritted my teeth and went to South Africa."
