Roma has a psychological advantage in the match against Leverkusen, because in the last round, Roma defeated Leverkusen away. Even so, Derrinel attached great importance to the game. They spent a day training for the game, hoping to have more confidence.

If Roma wins this game, he will get 6 points and may also strive to qualify.

Roma also paid great attention to the game. The team did a lot of work before the game, but overall, everyone's mentality was still very relaxed. This is Roma, and they have a home advantage. However, when it comes to the game against Leverkusen, everyone knows that it is really difficult to play. The last victory was due to Zhang Tiehan's outbreak, otherwise it would be difficult for them to win.

This mentality has proved to be right.

It's not how outstanding Leverkusen's performance was, but Roma lost players at the beginning of the game. The injured was Totti. He fell to the ground while competing with Leverkusen's players and was carried off the court. De Rinel had to replace him, and De Rossi, who was originally a substitute, played.

De Rossi's midfielder was nothing, but it was different for him to replace Totti. Compared to Totti, he seemed too immature and had much less control over the game.

Totti is Rome's flag. Some people say he is the ball dominant, but without Totti, Rome's performance is obviously worse.

The midfield and frontcourt of De Rossi and Delvicio are much worse than the teams of Toti and Delvicio.

Fans may not be able to see this, but as a striker, Zhang Tiehan felt that it was particularly obvious, without Totti. He did not have such accurate straight passes, and he always felt that there was something missing in the game. As a result, he did not perform much in the first half.

For him, the support of his teammates is very important.

He stood at the forefront of the team, and only with the support of his teammates could he have the opportunity. Without Totti, other teammates would also have the support of him, but Roma could not attack the overall offense, and others did not have the excellent footwork as well as Totti, so he got at least half of the opportunities.

This gap...is really a bit big.

During the halftime break, the atmosphere of the team in the locker room was very dull. The team doctor's test results have come out. Totti's thigh muscle strain will be at least one month off, which is definitely not good news for Roma.

Zhang Tiehan is also very sorry.

In fact, he has an average relationship with Totty, but without Totty, he will definitely score fewer goals and less chances.

"What a pity..." Zhang Tiehan said helplessly.

"Don't worry, Zhang, I will pass the ball to you!" De Rossi said in a spirit. Totti was injured. De Rossi actually felt regretful, but he couldn't stand it. The main reason is that after Totti was injured, he could become the main force of the team and the main force of the iron game.

This is good news for him.

Zhang Tiehan could only roll his eyes, "Come on!" He patted De Rossi's shoulder and encouraged him like a big brother. The whole team thought his movement was normal, but he also felt abnormal... This guy seemed to be less than 20 years old. He was more than two years younger than De Rossi.

But if you don’t pay attention, it feels like he is really much more mature!

Anyway, Totti's departure was not good news for Roma. Roma was on the defensive most of the time in the first half. Fortunately, the opponent did not score either, and it is still a draw now.

But it seems that Roma is very unlucky today. As soon as the second half started, Casano was injured and ended up...

This is a damn!

Zhang Tiehan watched Casano being carried off the court speechlessly. This guy was also competing for the ball with Leverkusen players. He jumped up and fell and could not continue. "It doesn't matter, Antonio, I have your goal taken." Before Casano was carried away, Zhang Tiehan "comfort" him.

Casano gave him a crying response.

Before he scored a goal, Roma lost Toti and Casano. In Roma's opinion, it was more depressing than losing the game. Toti and Casano were very important to Roma. The injury of these two people will definitely affect future games.

Roma fans could only curse Leverkusen. They thought Leverkusen must have made despicable small moves, otherwise why would Toti and Casano be injured?

Just as they scolded, Leverkusen scored a goal!

During an attack, the football hit Roma's penalty area. In the melee, forward Berbatov stabbed the ball into the goal with his toes, helping Leverkusen lead Roma.

"Damn!"

Many Roman media outlets at the scene cursed that Leverkusen was just taking advantage of others' danger. They scored the ball just as Casano was carried off the court. This was really shameless.

Of course, Leverkusen certainly doesn't think so...

They attacked many times throughout the game, but only this time they scored the ball, which was entirely due to their performance and had nothing to do with taking advantage of others' danger.

Leverkusen still had a little advantage in the whole game, especially after Totti came out, Roma's offense was obviously worse. Leverkusen had a considerable advantage and had a good time in possession. It was also normal to score a goal.

But it is also undeniable that there are problems with Rome's defense.

Many people know this problem. After the two generals left the team in the summer, Roma's defense has always been problematic. The two sides were fine, especially in the middle. Ferrari and Mex were really not satisfactory. Not to mention competing with AC Milan, Juventus and other giants, even compared with some small teams, such as Udinese and Brescia.

To change this situation, you can only introduce a strong central defender.

But Roma cannot do it. In the summer, the team experienced an economic crisis and only introduced Zhang Tiehan. It is impossible to buy strong stars in other positions. The idea of ​​the club's senior management is to strengthen offensive capabilities. Other positions can be supplemented by young players and old players. Delren hopes to introduce strong defenders in the winter transfer, but the possibility is not high. After all, there are few outstanding players in winter transfers, and they can only buy a few substitutes to supplement the lineup.

This season, it is probably unlikely to change the Roma defense issue.

What the team needs to consider is, if offense is used to make up for the shortcomings in defense, such as how to equalize the score now?

Derrinel learned from the lessons from the last match against Leverkusen. The midfield combination was Totti and Delvicio. After Totti came off the court, De Rossi replaced him. Zhang Tiehan and Casano were replaced by Montera, and Zhang Tiehan and Montera were not as good as Casano. His personal ability was not outstanding and his foot skills were average, but his cooperation with Totti was very good. The problem was Totti was also out of the field... In this way, the combination in the frontcourt was a bit awkward. Even more awkward than when he played against Leverkusen last time.

Candela and Mancini are pretty good on the sidelines.

After Leverkusen scored, Derrinel could only instruct more attacks on the flank and create more opportunities for the middle. He also knew that it was difficult to count on the middle.

...

"Roma is behind. Leverkusen scored a goal less than three minutes after Casano was injured. However, from the beginning of this game, Leverkusen took the initiative, and the goal came a little late for them. Since Toti got off the court, Zhang's performance has also been a bit poor. Maybe we can't blame him. No one passed the ball for him in the middle, and Roma's overall performance has been affected. It is difficult for him to do what he wants to do in the front."

When the commentator said this, Zhang Tiehan also thought about the score.

Rome is behind.

But he didn't worry about anything, but thought about how to get the score back. He was talking about this with De Rossi.

"Find my place, pass the big feet forward!" he said to De Rossi.

De Rossi nodded.

He didn't know whether Zhang Tiehan was right or wrong. But now Roma didn't know how to kick, and he was a little confused. Since Zhang Tiehan said that, let's listen to him.

"I didn't perform much in the whole game, and Francesco and Antonio were injured again, so I think they will make mistakes."

Zhang Tiehan said this.

For Leverkusen, the situation is too good now. Toti is over, Casano is over, and players such as De Rossi, Delvicio and Montera are difficult to pose any threat to them. The only thing to note is Zhang Tiehan, but Zhang Tiehan did not perform much in the whole game, and their defense is also a little relaxed. The important thing is that they have an absolute advantage in the midfield, so it is difficult for Zhang Tiehan to get the ball in the frontcourt, and Roma's offense can't play at all.

The mentality of Leverkusen players is quite relaxed.

They felt that the game was sure to win, especially after scoring a goal, they didn't think Roma still had a chance to recover.

"Be sure to be quick and pay attention to my position!" Zhang Tiehan and De Rossi said, "They may be careless, maybe I will have a chance."

"What are you going to do?"

"Run forward as soon as possible! Fastest speed! Pay attention to my position and pass the ball."

"OK."

...

Roman fans and the media are worried about the situation in Rome.

At the Olympic Stadium, they should have defeated Leverkusen, but Totti and Casano were injured. The situation suddenly came to Leverkusen's hands. They had no choice but to watch Rome passively and then fall behind.

"Can you still recover it?" The fans were a little desperate.

They could not see the hope of scoring the goal, so they could only grit their teeth and watch Leverkusen celebrate the goal wildly, but when the game was about to start again, they hoped that something would happen.

"We are really bad luck," said some fans. "It's like this this season. I think it's good to keep the European quota next season."

"Maybe we should lower our goals, and this game will definitely be out of the way."

“God is helping others…”

"Anyway, God is not standing behind us, damn it!"

Roma fans were all very desperate, and the players on the field had no fighting spirit. They didn't know how to play, but when Leverkusen celebrated the goal, Zhang Tiehan quickly carried the ball to the center circle and urged the referee to kick off as soon as possible.

Zhang Tiehan and Montera stood in the middle circle together.

Montera was watching around, and Zhang Tiehan waved to him. He looked over and heard Zhang Tiehan say, "Vincent, how about we have a fast attack?"

"How to attack quickly?"

Zhang Tiehan said, "After a while, you rush forward, from the left, I rush from the right, they see us playing like this, and they will definitely be in chaos, maybe there will be a chance!"

Montra nodded.

Taking advantage of the position of Leverkusen's player, Zhang Tiehan talked to others again, and everyone agreed. Anyway, there was no chance, so we can try it. However, Zhang Tiehan still instructed others to pay attention to defense. If the ball is intercepted in the middle, Leverkusen is likely to launch a counterattack, which is a bit dangerous.
Chapter completed!