For Rome, they had no choice.

Even though the atmosphere of the team was relaxed during the halftime break, even if everyone was talking and laughing about Stam being knocked out, it was a fact that they were behind in the score. If they wanted to win or even tie, they had to strengthen their offense.

So after the second half of the game started, Roma took advantage of the opportunity to kick off a fierce offensive against AC Milan, with the offensive wave after wave, completely suppressing AC Milan. They didn't pay much attention to defense, and even central defender Ferrari occasionally intervened in for the purpose of that goal - to equalize the score as soon as possible.

Ancelotti sat in the coach's seat and watched the game.

During the halftime break, he expected Roma to do so. In fact, they had no choice. If it was at the Rome Olympic Stadium, Roma might still calm down and attack slowly and look for opportunities. But here is San Siro, and Roma is a away game. If they cannot tie the score quickly, they will have no chance at all.

This is a morale issue in football games.

There is an old Chinese saying that "one-game moves, then declines, and three-exhaust." It is also common in football fields. Players are often more adaptable to home games. With the support of many fans on their own, they are full of fighting spirit, while away games are completely opposite. It doesn't matter if they fall behind. The most important thing is that they cannot see hope of tying when they fall behind. If Roma cannot quickly tie the score, as time goes by, the closer they are to the end of the game, the less they will lose their fighting spirit, and then they will lose their hope of victory.

But AC Milan is not a weak team.

While Ancelotti makes the team defend steadily, they should pay more attention to offense. Offense is the best defense, as long as they can stabilize. Slowly launch the offensive, and after about ten minutes of attack in Rome, they can regain control of the game and gradually take back the initiative.

The premise is to stabilize defense.

This is very important. Roma is like a "madman". They don't care about AC Milan's offensive. What they care about is their own offensive. Of course, AC Milan can also choose to invest a lot of energy in offense. That is equivalent to fighting with Roma. If the opponent's defense is not done well, his own defense is not done well. At that time, a goal will not be an advantage.

So they won't do that.

AC Milan has a complete lineup and the defense is the best front line. They have a goal lead, and there is no need to fight Roma head-on. They have a goal advantage, and as long as they don’t make mistakes, victory will naturally belong to them.

Yes, as long as you don't make mistakes...

Ancelotti sat steadily on the coach's seat with a warm smile on his face. Seeing his expression, AC Milan's morale was more stable.

He does have confidence.

In terms of offense, AC Milan's current lineup is very strong, but problems still occur frequently. After all, the players' condition cannot be guaranteed to be so good. Even Shepchenko, who is in excellent condition, can't find the feeling of scoring. In the midfield, Kaka is very talented and strong, but Kaka is not that mature after all.

But when it comes to defense... Which team in the world is better at defense than AC Milan?

Although I dare not say that it is the best in the world, it is definitely the top three in the world!

This is Ancelotti's confidence.

AC Milan's defense line is full of stable players, Stam, Maldini, Kafu, even if Nesta is injured and Karaze, these players have always performed very stably, especially Maldini, Stam, Kafu. Although the three of them are old, the defender is not a forward, and stability is often more important.

The biggest advantage of AC Milan's defense line is stability.

......

Totti is in possession of the ball.

AC Milan just completed a counterattack, and the football was blocked by goalkeeper Pellizoli. The football returned to Roma and passed the ball quickly to Toti's feet. He dribbled the ball forward steadily while observing the game situation.

As the captain of the team, Roma's core, Totti controls the offense and rhythm of the team. His performance affects the performance of the entire team, so he is under great pressure in every game. Many media and fans from the outside world have bad comments on him. For example, saying that he is a "big mouth" always spits out some bad words. For example, saying that he is a football boss, his influence in the team is greater than that of the head coach, second only to Sensi, and there are even more supporters among the fans of Rome than Sensi.

Totti knows these statements.

But who can understand him?

He loved Rome and gave all the love of football to Rome since he was a child. He hoped that Rome could become the best team in the world. He has been working hard for this. What he most hopes to see is that Rome won the championship and various championships, which is his dream.

But in the choice of champion and Rome, he will choose Rome.

He also wants a championship, so he sometimes says something like, "I won't necessarily stay in Rome," but that even expresses his dissatisfaction with certain things and teammates, because he feels that those things and players affect Rome's performance.

He doesn't want to be a ball boss either.

It is stressful to be the core. When the ball dominant is under greater pressure, because every time you perform poorly, many people will stand up and scold you, as if it is natural for you to perform well, because you are the banner of Rome!

Totti could only smile bitterly at the current situation. The only thing he could do was to put in the best efforts in every game. He not only needed to work hard, but also to calm down.

Just like now...

After five minutes of the second half, the team did not get any good opportunities. Instead, AC Milan counterattacked twice and found a shot opportunity. This would definitely not work. He had to calm down and observe calmly.

AC Milan's defense speed is very fast, and their four defenders have already stood in place and formed a defensive formation. In this way, if the team wants to break through the defense, it is not enough to just pass the ball to the front quickly. It is obvious that the opponent is defending, so what needs to be done now is to find opportunities.

But Roma always has to attack, and it is impossible to go to the backcourt just because the opponent's defense is stable.

Totti slowly dribbled the ball and crossed the center line. Sidorf had already pressed him, and Totti calmed down. He looked forward calmly, and finally stuffed the ball forward.

This straight-thrust foot is quite exciting!

The football jumped over Seedorf, passed behind Gattuso, and rolled straight towards Zhang Tiehan in front.

Zhang Tiehan didn't look back at all!

When Totti passed the ball, he ran towards the position where the ball was about to rush. When he reached behind him, he just raised his foot and let the ball pass, and his other foot poked forward and stopped the ball.

Extremely wonderful!

Many AC Milan fans exclaimed at this stop!

"Beautiful! Zhang seems to have eyes on her back!" The commentator of the San Siro Stadium rarely called a good word for the Rome player.

After Zhang Tiehan stopped the ball, he layed forward without any hesitation and rushed forward.

"Rome's counterattack!" the narrator shouted.

The Roman fans in the stands also shouted excitedly, and they kept waving their hands to cheer for Zhang Tiehan.

Go!

Seeing Zhang Tiehan so clean and neatly received the pass, Derrinel stood up directly from his seat. He wanted to shout for the stop, but what he cared more was that Zhang Tiehan dribbled the ball forward.

Toti's straight pass was so exquisite that it directly allowed Zhang Tiehan to get the ball. Except for Mancini who was too far ahead on the wing, Zhang Tiehan was at the front of the team. When he received the pass, he started again and then he reached the AC Milan defender. That was AC Milan's last defense line.

Ancelotti was also a little nervous.

However, he did not believe that Zhang Tiehan could break through Stam's defense. After all, this had been proved in the first half of the game, and he was even more worried about other Roman players, especially Casano.

Where is Casano?

Ancelotti glanced and saw Casano being defended by Karaze. He wanted to start and rushed forward, but Karaze blocked his start. Karaze took his position.

fine......

After resting, Ancelotti looked at Zhang Tiehan. At this time, Zhang Tiehan had rushed forward for more than five meters and met Stam.

......

Stam was not in a hurry to rush over.

His defensive experience is too rich. Zhang Tiehan has already started. He can easily be shaken by a change of direction when he rushes over. Zhang Tiehan is fast and his speed is slow. No skills are useful in the face of an excessive speed gap.

He is very calm.

As a central defender, calmness is a must. If you don’t calm down, you will put the goal in a dangerous situation, which is also the reason why the defender must be stable.

Stam slowed down and took a small step back.

He is waiting for the best time.

Thinking about being knocked away in the first half, he felt very humiliated, and now it is a chance to save face. He wants to deal with Zhang Tiehan alone, and he wants everyone in the audience to know that Stam is very strong.

In fact, he doesn't have to perform anything. The league has been held for nine rounds and the Champions League group stage has been held for three rounds. All AC Milan fans have seen his strength and accepted Stam's ability to become the team's main central defender. However, Stam doesn't think so. He has been in Milan too short, especially when he was knocked away by the opponent in the first half. He must do more to prove it.

Now is the opportunity to show!

No one thinks that Stam cannot defend. He has proved it in many games and the first half. In the eyes of AC Milan fans, Stam's defense is very effective. The No. 13 man had no performance in Stam's defense at all, so of course the same is true now.

It will definitely be able to keep it!

AC Milan fans have great confidence!

Stam also had confidence. He stared at Zhang Tiehan's feet. Now, there seemed to be only two people left in the entire stadium, one was him and the other was Zhang Tiehan who dribbled the ball. They were about to meet and they decided the outcome in an instant.

This is the stage where they decide the outcome!

bring it on!

Stam muttered in his heart, I want to let you know how powerful I am!

The distance between the two is constantly getting closer!

When he arrived at the position that Stam thought was the most suitable, he suddenly stopped his retreating pace, stopped, and then - rushed forward!

It's time!

Stam bent down and shoveled directly at Zhang Tiehan's feet!

...

Stam didn't know Zhang Tiehan very well... No, it should be said that no one except Zhang Tiehan himself knew him.

Facing other players, Stam's defense method is correct. Unfortunately, he is facing Zhang Tiehan. If he rushed over immediately, Zhang Tiehan might be difficult to react, but he rushed up slowly. When he stared at the football under Zhang Tiehan's feet, Zhang Tiehan was also staring at his feet. The ability to "see through" gives him enough time to deal with any Stam's movements.

The moment Stum tackled, Zhang Tiehan reacted and gently pushed the ball to the side.

Football, rolled over from Steam's left.

At the same time, Stam's feet had already arrived, but Zhang Tiehan let Stam's feet pass early, but he didn't have time to let Stam's body pass.

He never wanted to let it go!

Zhang Tiehan straightened his body and directly hit Stam!

...
To be continued...