Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Home team Roma, head coach Di Francesco, formation 4231
goalkeeper robin olsen
Back four from left to right Kolarov, Fazio, Manolas and Rick Castorp
Double midfielder Pastore and De Rossi
The three midfielders from left to right are Florenzi, Zaniolo and Schick.
Lone forward Dzeko
Visiting team AC Milan, head coach Tong Yi, formation 3412
Courtois
Three central defenders from left to right Romagnoli, Dias and Akanji
Midfield four from left to right Alphonso Davies, Joan Armene, Goretzka and Reece James
Single attacking midfielder Brandt
Double forward Haaland and Lautaro
The Romans were all shocked when they saw this. They didn't expect that AC Milan would not rotate at all in this game and went directly to the main force. Doesn't this guy Tong Yi know that their players have faced strong opponents many times in a row?
Enemy, does it consume a lot of physical energy?
The Romans felt that this was their opportunity.
As soon as the game started, Di Francescos signaled the Romans to strengthen their attack.
Di Francescos is different from other head coaches. He is not a typical Italian head coach. Defense is not in his genes. On the contrary, he advocates offense. He pursues the Spanish football style and is more on the ground.
Cooperate with the attack.
So when they came up, they attacked fiercely.
Obviously this is to get a head start!
But soon the Romans found that their offense was frustrated because their midfield seemed to be targeted.
Especially Florenzi and the young Zaniolo!
The technical characteristics of these two people are speed and flexibility, the ability to connect up and down, and a long shot. However, their physical hardness is indeed not very good. Although one of the buying points of the young Zaniolo is his physical strength, but in
In this game, his body did not increase his hardness!
Therefore, when these two people were attacking with the ball, they were quickly restricted by the AC Milan people.
Di Francesco frowned slightly, feeling very surprised.
If Huaxia Tong should be very thorough in their research, the specificity should not be too obvious!
Roma's current offense still relies more on Florenzi and Zaniolo's ability to support them up and down, but they are being taken care of by the AC Milan people, who hardly allow them to hold the ball comfortably.
Or the opportunities to pass the ball are all physical confrontations, which causes them to make frequent mistakes.
Especially Florenzi, whose small body really couldn't handle it.
Not to mention Joan Armene, even when Goretzka hit him, he was a little unable to withstand it. His body staggered frequently, and the football at his feet naturally caused him to lose the ball many times! There were even many forced passes.
The mistake was passed directly to the opponent's feet.
This puts the Roma team into a passive position right from the start!
This had to force Di Francesco to make adjustments and directly withdraw Florenzi to the midfielder position, allowing Pastor
Lei's side is in the midfield! Pastore is not very strong physically, but he has a big model and his confrontation ability is not too bad. He should be able to do better than Florenzi in this position.
better!
Moreover, Pastore is a versatile midfielder and can play as a midfielder, midfielder, and winger, so there is really no problem for him to replace Florenzi.
After Pastore came up, the problem of Roma's offensive attack being blocked has been somewhat alleviated.
But at this time, their defensive pressure has increased!
Because they fell into a passive position at the beginning, the midfielder and frontcourt frequently lost the ball, giving AC Milan many offensive and counterattack opportunities, so the pressure came to the defensive players in an instant.
By this time, the game had only gone on for 20 minutes, and AC Milan had already sent 4 shots, and 2 of them threatened Roma's goal. If it weren't for the outstanding performance of Swedish goalkeeper Olsen, Roma would not have been able to win.
The team is about to lose the ball.
The Roma fans at home really couldn't stand it when they saw this, and they were very nervous!
To be honest, at this time, they all miss Nainggolan!
With Nainggolan there, there is no way their midfield lacks hardness. Once Nainggolan leaves, this indeed exposes a big problem. As Nainggolan's replacement, Zanio
Luo is still too young and inexperienced, and his midfield hardness is really far inferior to when Nainggolan was there.
This is also an important reason why the Roma team was suppressed in this game.
However, with Pastore's forward pressure, such problems have been alleviated to a certain extent, but Pastore's hardness is not very strong, so overall, the Roma team is still at a disadvantage.
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Because Pastore moves forward and Florenzi retreats, this increases some hardness. But it also weakens the speed of the frontcourt, which has a relatively large impact on them!
Roma still relies heavily on Florenzi's ability to run up and down and his speed when attacking.
Although Pastore's speed is not slow, it is still not as good as Florenzi's.
Moreover, Pastore is getting older and older, and his physical fitness has been declining. Moreover, he has been seriously injured before, and his speed and flexibility have been greatly affected.
Now that Pastore is pressed on, the hardness is increased, but the speed is also reduced!
Therefore, this is the reason why Roma's offense did not meet expectations.
However, Pastore's passing is still very distinctive, and his overall view is also very strong, which also created some offense for the Roma team.
This is also the reason why Di Francesco kept him on the court, otherwise he would have been replaced long ago.
However, despite this adjustment, the Roma team is still a bit suppressed and the problem has not been completely solved.
This made Di Francesco frown!
Romano in the stands
Seeing this, his face was also uncertain and his mood was depressed.
From the beginning of this game to now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that AC Milan is in control of the situation, and there will be more threatening attacks. If they continue to play like this, the Roma team may have problems!
This was something that many people did not expect before the game. They all thought that the Romans' physical fitness would be better, and the Romans should be able to easily win the game. Who knew that this scene was completely different from what they expected.
AC Milan's tactics are more targeted!
Look at this game so far, many people in the Roma team have played very awkwardly!
Especially Dzeko on the forward line, he feels that he is isolated and it is difficult to catch the ball!
Dzeko's physical confrontation ability is very strong, but his speed is too slow.
He needs the fast guys behind him to give him enough support. Unfortunately, Florenzi and Pastore are a bit targeted, as is Zaniolo. So, currently he is
It seems a bit weak. If he retreats frequently, it will reduce the pressure on AC Milan's defense!
So so far, the Roma team has been restricted in one area, causing the entire team's offense to be somewhat passive and paralyzed. The only one who is still a bit of a threat is Schick on the other side!
Sigg is a guy with good mobility and good physical confrontation ability.
Therefore, the Roma team's offense involuntarily favored Schick's side.
But Schick is the kind of player who is not very creative. Rather than creating opportunities for his teammates, he is better at finishing on his own. When attacking from the wing, he can at most produce some mediocre attacks.
It is difficult to be able to pass some unexpected, creative and threatening passes like Florenzi or Pastore!
To put it bluntly, this guy’s football is still a bit mediocre and too rigid!
On the contrary, when it comes to finishing, he occasionally makes brilliant moves!
Therefore, even though Schick has frequently dominated Roma's offense during this period, there are not many truly threatening attacks.
So far, he has only made one pass that has threatened AC Milan's goal.
Dzeko jumped high in the penalty area and beat Akanji to header!
This ball is full of threats and extremely fast!
It's a pity that Courtois was in a good position in front of the goal and held the football firmly!
AC Milan also took this opportunity to create a very good quick counterattack. Unfortunately, there was a problem with Harland's shot in the end and he missed it directly. Otherwise, Roma would have lost the ball!
Seeing this, the home fans were very nervous and worried, and they couldn't stand it anymore!
They were a little restricted in this game. They all hope that Di Francesco can make adjustments as soon as possible and score goals!
But at this time, Di Francesco is also a little helpless!
At this moment, AC Milan midfielder Joan Armene directly challenged Zaniolo who was holding the ball. Zaniolo's body swayed, and the football at his feet was a little out of control. Joan Armene's side was quick.
He stretched his legs and poked the football out. The football quickly rolled towards Goretzka next to him!
As soon as Goretzka received the ball, Pastore immediately pounced on him, preparing to intercept.
Unexpectedly, Goretzka seemed to have expected it. He didn't stop the ball at all, but quickly pushed the football forward. The football rolled directly towards Brandt in front!
At this time, Brandt retreated, and Florenzi quickly followed behind him, interfering Brandt with his body from time to time. But Brandt's model was much larger than Florenzi, and Florenzi
It feels a bit like being carried behind Brandt!
However, Brandt did not push the ball too much here. He directly pushed the football diagonally to the wing.
The football quickly rolled to James' feet, and James suddenly accelerated and rushed forward. Because Pastore on the wing was attracted by Goretzka at this time, the road was very empty.
James galloped like a wild horse, quickly reaching the Roma penalty area!
Roma's full-back Kolarov came to James, but at this moment James suddenly passed the ball and directly passed Kolarov. The older Kolarov was so fast
There is indeed a huge disadvantage in turning and turning. He was directly passed by James' sudden pass.
However, Kolarov turned around quickly and retreated quickly.
However, he did not rush towards James, but quickly rushed into the penalty area to fill the position of Fazio who pounced out!
At this time, Fazio had already rushed towards James who was holding the ball on the wing. He went to play as a full-back to delay James' attack and let Kolarov go back to fill the gap at the center back!
Unexpectedly, at this time, James suddenly made a direct pass and passed the football to the space left by Fazio after he rushed out. He did not give Kolarov a chance to go back and fill the space. What he was pursuing was a quick pass.
A time difference!
Fazio was still two steps slower. Otherwise, if he had rushed in front of James immediately, he would not have given James a chance to cross.
Unfortunately, he was still a little slow. The football flew out quickly, drew an arc, bypassed Fazio, and flew directly to the open space on the left side of the Roma penalty area!
In the penalty area, Harland used his body to hold Manolas behind him, preventing Manolas from having the opportunity to pounce on the open position. Harland created a wall for Lautaro, blocking the opponent's defense.
Player. Then Lautaro rushed up quickly and was almost unguarded. He spotted the ball, directly faced the ball and volleyed sideways, shooting the football towards the Roma goal like lightning!
The ball was very fast and came very suddenly. Although Olson in front of the goal reacted quickly, he did not see the trajectory of the football clearly at all. He made a save action, but did not touch the football at all. The football rushed quickly
Flying into the Roma goal!
One to zero, in the 37th minute of the first half, AC Milan, playing away from home, took the lead.