Pre-match locker room.

Zhang Tiehan sat with his teammates, no one spoke. They just did it silently, all looking solemn. The locker room looked very quiet and the atmosphere was very solemn.

The singing of rice coming and going outside.

Rome fans are shouting and singing wildly. Generally, the atmosphere in Rome's home court is also very lively, but the atmosphere of this game is really shocking. There are almost all the 100,000 seats in the whole venue. Most of these fans are Rome fans. There are not many Rome Olympic Stadiums full this season. After all, this stadium can accommodate more than 100,000 fans, but today the stadium is full.

The number of people alone is shocking enough!

Many fans are also very organized. Before the game, they sang the Roman team song neatly, and notes floated over the Olympic stadium, which made the Roman players very excited.

A huge flag appeared in the east stands.

It was the flag of Rome and the team logo of Rome. The animal pattern on it was very obvious. It was a wolf. The wolf was the representative of the Roman city. The Roman team inherited the will of the city and also used the wolf as the totem team logo.

Rome used wolves as its urban totem, which originated from history.

Among the Roman people, there is a legend that has been widely circulated for a long time, which is a story about a female wolf feeding two babies.

After the city of Troy in Asia Minor was captured by the Greeks, some Trojans escaped and drifted onto the Italian Peninsula by boat. They settled at the mouth of the Tiber River and established their own kingdom.

Later, a man named Amulius seized the throne of his brother, killed his son, exiled his brother's daughter, and refused to marry anyone. However, the god of war Mars made Amulius' niece have a twin.

When Amulius heard the news, he was surprised and angry. He was afraid that the children would avenge their grandfather when they grew up, so he ordered the two children to be put in a basket and thrown into the Tiber River, hoping to drown them.

However, the two children did not drown, and the river washed the basket to the shore.

The child's crying attracted a female wolf. Not only did the female wolf not eat them, she also took them back to the cave and fed them with their own milk. There was also a woodpecker who often brought wild fruits for the children to eat. Later, a shepherd discovered the two children and brought them to his home and raised them. The elder brother named Romulus and the younger brother named Lemos.

The two brothers have developed a good martial arts and become a pair of strong and brave young people.

The two brothers learned about their life experience from the shepherds, and with the support of the common people, they killed Amulus. They decided to build a new city on the banks of the Tiber River where the female wolf had fed them. Unfortunately, the two brothers fought each other in order to fight for dominance. As a result, their elder brother Romulus killed his younger brother and became the only master of the city.

This city is named after him, called Rome.

Until today, a bronze statue of a female wolf feeding two babies is displayed in a museum in Rome.

The Roman Club inherited the history of the city and also used wolves as the club's team logo. The Italian media described Rome as a wolf. Perhaps it was not as fierce as a tiger or leopard, and it was not as majestic as a lion, but if you didn't care, you might be bitten by a wolf.

So be careful about Rome!

Manchester United learned a lesson in the last round. One of them didn't care about being scored two goals by Roma. When they came to the Olympic Stadium and faced Roma again, their situation became not very good, especially in this away atmosphere.

In the audience, the singing was still surrounding.

In addition, there were various banners and slogans, waving in the stands. At the top of the south stands, there were people who couldn't wait to ignite signal flares. Smoke filled the stage and the air, and even spread on the court. There were a lot of paper scraps on the edge of the court below the stage, which seemed like it had just snowed.

The game has not yet begun, and Roma fans have already made the stadium popular in the way they are good at. Perhaps, when Manchester United players step onto the stadium, they will feel like they are coming to hell.

But the locker room was very quiet.

Normally, Casano would not calm the locker room, and Zhang Tiehan would be happy to joke with his teammates, but today they did not. They both sat there quietly, waiting for Delren to speak.

Everyone knows the importance of the game.

Drinel looked at everyone, clapped his hands, let everyone concentrate, pointed out the window and said, "There are many fans outside, they all came to see us win! Each of us hopes to win, I hope, you also hope, so what are you waiting for? The key to victory lies in you, show it to the fans. I have said everything I should say, we want the fans to see, let the media see, we will pass Manchester United and enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League!"

"Manchester United is very strong, very strong. We played against them in the last round. I think you should remember that game."

"But we are not weak either! Even if we are so passive, we still tied with them. This time we switched to the Olympic Stadium, and we have no reason to lose!"

Manchester United is really strong. In the past league, they defeated Chelsea at home, which restored the depression of being suppressed throughout the season. At the same time, they also caught up with three points in the league, which made many people see the hope of Manchester United overtaking Chelsea.

It's just hope, but it's enough. After all, Manchester United has never had hope after Christmas.

Roma also has hope, and there is great hope. "What we have to do is not regret! Manchester United is very strong, but we have come to this point and we must not let them down at home and in front of 100,000 Roma fans!"

"The only thing I want to remind you is to be careful not to get angry. We should play defensive counterattacks, not against Manchester United. Yes, Roma fans prefer to see the attack, but compared to the scene, the final victory is more important."

Derenell looked serious.

This is also the tactic he thought before the game, that is, try to play defensive counterattacks, defend and stabilize the backcourt before counterattacking. This tactic is to maximize the use of Roma's score advantage. Manchester United must attack. If both sides delay scoring, Roma will win in the end.

As soon as Manchester United attacks, there will be loopholes in the backcourt, and Roma's chance will come.

In other words, although Roma is mainly defensive, as long as Manchester United does not score goals, the initiative is in Roma's hands. Manchester United has an advantage in strength, but they have no advantage in scoring goals, which is also the best strategy to deal with.

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At the same time, the visiting team's locker room.

There is a shabby visiting locker room at Old Trafford Stadium, and the visiting locker room at Rome Olympic Stadium is not much better. The sound insulation here is really not very good. The noisy sounds outside can be clearly heard in the locker room. Those sounds are inspiring Rome and noise to Manchester United.

Many people frowned without realizing it.

When I first came to Rome, the "welcome method" of Rome fans shocked Manchester United players. Now, in the visiting team's locker room, looking at the rushing fans outside and listening to the shouts in my ears, even Manchester United's stars who have experienced many major competitions have been affected a lot.

One hundred thousand Roman fans!

Too many!

This number is shocked even to Manchester United. The stadium with a hundred thousand people is much larger than the Old Trafford. It can be compared with the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, ​​and this is just Rome... The shock of fans is of some use. At least Ferguson has to shout out when he wants to communicate with the players. Although the old man's voice is good, it is just that he can't stand it when he keeps shouting like this.

Fortunately, everything that should be said has been said.

Ferguson only wanted to cheer up the players in the last time, but it seemed that there was no need. Whether it was a Roman player or a Roman fan's approach, he had completely excited his players.

Roma has an advantage now, but as long as Manchester United scores a goal, the initiative will come back.

Ferguson said this last night. Everyone understands what to do, that is, go to the court, play hard, attack hard, and score a goal for Manchester United first.

"Play the game well, as long as we can perform at a normal level, even if Roma has a crazy home court, they can't stop us!"

Ferguson roared, the sound was shocking, and he could not tell at all that he was already in his sixties.

"The only thing I want to give you the key point is the defensive issue. Leo, I will leave this to you. I will definitely keep an eye on the opponent's No. 13!"

A tall player stood up and said, "Don't worry, boss, I will keep an eye on Zhang!"

When Ferguson heard Leo say this, he nodded with peace of mind.

If Zhang Tiehan sees Leo, he will be able to recognize it immediately. This is the pillar of Manchester United defender, Leo Ferdinand.

The surname Ferdinand is quite famous in the English football circle. Former England striker Les Ferdinand is Leo's uncle, and his younger brother Anton Ferdinand has made a name for himself at West Ham. However, among the three generations of old, middle-aged and young people, Ferdinand is the strongest pillar of the England defense.

Regarding his strength and style, former West Ham coach Redknapp Sr. once commented: "Leo is the Rolls-Royce among the defenders."

Ferdinand was born in West Ham United, but was later bought by Leeds for a record transfer fee and embarked on the road to fame. In the summer of 2002, he transferred to Manchester United and became England's most valuable defender.

At Manchester United, Ferdinand is the absolute main defensive force and was once considered the best central defender in the world.

But injury is Ferdinand's main problem. After he came to Manchester United, he almost missed a season of the game. He also missed the game due to injury. Despite this, as long as Ferdinand can play, he will be Manchester United's main central defender and the strongest pillar in the backcourt. Neither O'Shea nor Sylvester could shake his position as the first man in the backcourt.

This is Leo Ferdinand.

In this game, Ferdinand started, and Ferguson assigned him the task to defend Zhang Tiehan.
Chapter completed!