Chapter 212 Adriano? Who is he?
Roma won seven consecutive league wins after Christmas. With their crazy performances during this period, they went from ninth in the league to fifth in the league, only three points away from the top four goals. Behind them is Udinese, who performed well this season.
Such crazy performance has attracted a lot of media attention.
After Christmas, most of the Italian media's attention to Rome is on the "economic crisis", "various transfers", etc., which are basically negative news. They never expected that Rome would explode strongly in the league. After all, Rome's performance before Christmas was not very good, not to mention that their team was also full of problems.
Despite this, Roma won seven consecutive victories.
This surprised many people. Many Italian media came to Rome for interviews. Obviously, the continuous victory also made many Roman players find confidence. Totti said in an interview, "The club has a lot of pressure, but the team is in good shape. Zhang, Antonio and everyone are working hard to improve the team's condition, and we are developing in a good direction."
There have been no more rumors of Totti's transfer in recent times, and it has also made Rome fans feel at ease. It seems that Rome has no other worries besides economic problems.
The fifth in the league, the top 16 in the Champions League, Roma's results are completely acceptable so far. If you try to win, you will only surpass Udinese, get the top four in the league, and qualify for the Champions League qualifiers next season.
In addition to football, Rome also gained a lot of things, such as Totti's love.
Totti had confirmed the news some time ago. He told the media that he would give Bracy a gift on the "Qingren" Day, and this gift is marriage.
The love story between Prince Totti and Italian TV host Bracy is a long story, which starts with Totti's love history before Bracy.
Totti had at least five beauties in his love life, Roman godmother Ferrily, famous movie star Acuri, Samantha who had a relationship with Da Ying Zaji, sexy star Mossetti and Bracy now. Before meeting Bracy, Totti had almost no women in Rome that he could not get. After saying goodbye to Samantha, Ferrily, Acuri and Mossetti, Totti met Bracy who was completely different from those "mature women". Elalie Bracy's pure and sexy appearance attracted Totti, and the two began to enter a stable period of love in 2001.
Totti and Bracy are called golden boys and jade girls by the Italian media, diamond rings, roses, etc. They have experienced many things. Now they have finally determined their wedding date this summer, June 25th. The location is naturally in Rome, the Temple of Heaven in Piazza Capitorio!
Piazza Capitorio is designed by the famous Italian artist Michelangelo, also known as the Municipal Square. The Temple of Heaven, the most famous building of Piazza Capitorio. This is the church where Bracy was baptized for the first time and is also a place where many Italian celebrities choose to get married. Signori, the former famous star of Lazio, got married here.
Totti sent invitations to many teammates in advance. Zhang Tiehan also received one, so recently, everyone has been talking about Totti's marriage, and the atmosphere in the club is also very good. Zhang Tiehan looked at the invitation and thought that his girlfriend felt a little sweet, but getting married... it was too early for him.
No matter in his past and present life, he was not prepared to get married.
Marriage means responsibility, loss of a lot, and although he will get a lot, he is not ready to accept it. However, he is still envious of Totti. There are too many actresses this guy has been to, and now he probably has "enough to have fun", so he wants to get married. So, according to himself, it is normal not to get married, after all, he is not familiar with any female star.
Zhang Tiehan comforted himself like this.
Fortunately, there was also comfort in football. The team won seven consecutive victories, and his goal number reached 24, Yaoyao led second place and scored 19 goals. Many Italian media believe that there is no suspense in the Serie A Golden Boot.
Next Rome's opponent is Inter Milan.
The collision between Roma and Inter Milan will inevitably attract a lot of attention. In fact, the two teams are the best teams after Christmas. Even Juventus, which ranks first and second in the league, AC Milan lost two games after Christmas, while Roma won the whole province after Christmas. Inter Milan has been unbeaten in thirteen rounds, not only in the league, but also in the Italian Cup.
Both Roma and Inter Milan have been surprising, and the match between the two teams will attract more attention.
For the game, the two teams met in the first half at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. At that time, Roma and Inter Milan tied 2-2. Now the two teams met again in the second half, and there were many highlights of the game.
Rome has many problems at the moment, but they perform very well.
Inter Milan has achieved good results recently, but there are many problems. For example, in the last game, Inter Milan was tied by Udinese at the last moment, causing the team to miss three-pointers. This is a big blow to Inter Milan, because they are only 4 points away from AC Milan, the second place.
After the game, Mikhailovic, the star of the Blacksmith, returned to the locker room and took the lead in reflecting, "We almost won this important game, and almost brought us closer to Juventus and Milan. We defended very tightly throughout the 90 minutes, but in the end we suffered the only disaster. We were a little bitter in our mouths, but now we can't shake the league because of this mistake. We must forget this sadness immediately. We should look to the next game now."
The next game naturally refers to the game against Rome.
Not only that, Inter Milan has other bad news, such as the fans did not see Vieri during the training session at the Angelo Moratti Center three days ago. The Inter Milan official website issued a statement: Because he was injured in the rib in the second half of the game against Udinese, Vieri missed Sunday's training. Vieri has been examined at the San Mateo University Hospital in Pavia. The preliminary diagnosis was a slight bruise in the right rib and was at least half a month off.
This means Vieri cannot play against Rome.
At the same time, Inter Milan's former king Adriano was in very bad shape. This 1.90-meter-old big man is often evaluated by Italian fans and Zhang Tiehan. Before Christmas, the two scored similar goals, were in the same position, and both performed very well.
But recently Zhang Tiehan broke out strongly, widening the gap with Giladino in the scorer list, but Adriano was not the case. He lost his goal after Christmas and was almost unable to maintain the third place in the scorer list.
After the game against Udinese, the media commented on Adriano's performance, "I cast a long shadow on the field, and the ball was passed into the shadow under Adriano's feet. He stared at the ball but did not move. Facing Saint-Sini, who was 15 years older than him, 12 centimeters shorter, and with a 38-degree fever, the Brazilian could not find a breakthrough. Just as he was hesitating, Saint-Sini cut the ball ruthlessly... This is a true portrayal of Adrian last weekend."
"He's like a walking zombie..."
This is not all. In the injury time, Betoto pushed the ball into the small penalty area, and Goyton inserted into it ended Inter Milan's dream. At this moment, Inter Milan was only four points away from Milan and only six points left from Juventus.
The most puzzling one is Adriano's actions.
At that time, facing the goal of Goiton, who was only ten centimeters away from him, Adriano did not react at all. Although he had been exhausted after playing for only one minute, it should not be like this. It felt like the game had nothing to do with him.
"The forward should also do the defender's thing. Udinese's action of losing three points happened between San Sini and Adriano. This is the price paid by the youth." With bitterness, Milan coach Mancini said the above words.
Regarding such an Adriano, Mancini said that "the best antidote is to score a goal", but the Brazilian has been silent for a while.
Mancini's tone is more like a former player than a coach: "The people who expect goals but don't score, and football history is full of this. For example, Vieri, who happened in the first phase of the season, was recovering from injuries, just like Adriano today."
Recalling the beginning of the season, Mancini could not forget the bravery of the Brazilian during that period. In order to help the Brazilian get back to their former state, Mancini had confirmed that Adriano would start three days before the match against Roma.
"There is nothing to worry about. Adriano is always a trouble for his opponent, not Inter Milan. A calf injury caused a suspension, and he needs a little time to get back to his best shape. He should be calm. It's also for the team, just like in Udinese's game. We're used to Adriano in the past, so we forget that he's also a person."
But Inter Milan is not bad news.
The draw with Udinese is just a game, and they are still unbeaten in the league for more than a dozen games. Not only that, their pace in the transfer market is beyond Rome's reach. Rome is still in an "economic crisis" and even considers selling players to pay off their debts in the summer. Inter Milan has already finalized negotiations for transfers to Inter Milan in the summer in February.
Two days before the match with Roma, Inter Milan, reported by Sport of Rome, was in talks with Benfica about Brazilian international Luiso, and finally made further progress. Sport of Rome, which tracked the matter, said that Inter Milan had reached an agreement with the Portuguese club Benfica on Luiso's transfer fee.
"6 million euros, plus Greek international Carragóni, Mancini made his choice, and Trapatoni has nodded." "Roman Sports" said, "After Brazilian goalkeeper Giulio Cesar, Inter Milan has once again introduced a Brazilian defensive player, and the Brazilian will occupy an important position in Inter Milan's defense next season."
At the same time, Inter Milan is also making new considerations in the left-back position. Favalli is already 33 years old after all, and Koko is no longer the Italian international who has both offense and defense in the past. Inter Milan has begun to play the attention of Roman players again. What they value is Qi Wu, who has just returned from injury and participated in training.
Qi Wu is a Roman star and has just returned to the team.
In the summer of 2003, Ziwu transferred from Ajax to Rome with a net worth of 18 million euros. In his first season with Rome, Zivo proved his value with a stable performance. Rome got out of the predicament with his guard and soared from eighth place in the 2002-03 season to runner-up last season.
However, Qi Wu was injured in the summer. His calf fractured and he had to recuperate for half a year. During this period, he also underwent a major operation and just returned to the team to participate in daily training last week.
Most people in Rome know Qi Wu, with Zhang Tiehan being the exception. When he came to Rome, Qi Wu was injured all the time. He didn't know that the team had such a person. Qi Wu had been recuperating for half a year and needed to adapt to it for a while if he wanted to officially participate in the game, but Inter Milan had already started to make his decision.
This is not good news for Roma, especially before the match against Inter Milan.
Inter Milan kept talking about Rome's economic situation, and then said that he wanted to buy many stars in Rome, including Zhang Tiehan. Perhaps Qi Wu was just an appetizer. Next, Mancini even said ridiculous words in an interview, "Mr. Morati said he admired Zhang very much. If Zhang and Ade partnered with two forwards, there was no defense in the world that could stop Inter Milan!"
Zhang Tiehan and Adriano partnered...
It sounds interesting to stand together. Both of them are both influential figures in the Italian frontcourt, but in fact, from the perspective of a coach, this is simply not feasible. It is impossible for the two to appear in the same team, otherwise there will be many conflicts, mainly because the positions of the two are basically overlapping.
Roma soon launched a counterattack against a series of remarks and offensives before the game.
The first person to stand up and speak was head coach Derrianel, "They want to use these to dismantle our fighting spirit, but it is impossible. We all know what they are going to do. He (Mancini) said that Zhang and Adriano are partnering? I really doubt he is a football coach!"
Next, Roman players stood up and fought back.
"I have confidence in Rome's future and I don't have much confidence in Inter's future. Anyone knows that the international is the black hole for the stars." Regarding Inter's "appreciation" of himself, Qi Wudao.
"They knew it would fail, so they could only do that."
"It's a mean way, but unfortunately it's Italy, not England, and is talking in football here." Totti said so, obviously sarcasticating Mancini's words too much.
Many media interviewed Zhang Tiehan again, and Zhang Tiehan countered Mancini's words, "I partner with Adriano? To me, this is an irony. You know, I have hit twenty-four goals, Adriano? Sorry, who is he?"
"Mancini? Sorry, the Mancini I know is a Rome vanguard and a great football player, but he is only twenty-five years old."
Chapter completed!