socalfunplaces Chapter 57 The True Battle for the Top Spot!
Chapter 57 The True Battle for the Top Spot!
[First Asian to be nominated for the 2017 European Golden Boy Award]
[Historic! Chang Huan, a young Chinese player who plays for Serie A team Roma, has been selected as one of the 25 nominees for the European Golden Boy award]
[A glorious moment destined to be recorded in history! Chang Huan! The shortlist for the 2017 European Golden Boy Award!]
Chinese sports media, social media bloggers, and fans shared this moment with the public through their own channels.
Many Asian media outlets also reprinted it.
South Korea, Sushi, and other neighboring countries seem to be engaging in sour grapes behavior, displaying arrogance towards Chang Huan, who became the first Asian player to be shortlisted for the European Golden Boy award.
News travels very fast in the mobile internet era.
It would be a lie to say that South Korean and sushi fans weren't envious when they saw Chang Huan featured in the European Golden Boy section of Tuttosport.
At the Asian level.
The news that Chang Huan was nominated for the European Golden Boy Award spread quickly and widely.
AS Roma's official website and social media accounts immediately reposted the news, congratulating Chang Huan on becoming the first Roma player to be shortlisted for the European Golden Boy award.
On the contrary, Chang Huan, the person involved, was the last to find out that she had been shortlisted.
next morning.
In order to avoid being stopped by reporters and having their stories told, Dino Matteo had a different car from the rental company, and he even deliberately folded down the passenger seat before entering the training base.
The first team's locker room.
Lorenzo Pellegrini congratulated Chang Huan, who was changing his gear, saying, "Chang, you're doing great."
"What can I do?"
Chang Huan frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.
"You little brat, keep pretending?"
"What are you pretending for?"
Confirming that Chang Huan wasn't faking it, Lorenzo Pellegrini tentatively asked, "You didn't check social media last night?"
"Sigh, I haven't opened it since I got flamed by Messi's fans last time. It would be so much better to have time to play games."
"You're right."
Lorenzo Pellegrini took his phone out of his bag and found the Tuttosport social media account to update on the shortlist for the European Golden Boy award.
"Um?"
Chang Huan took the phone with suspicion, her almond-shaped eyes scanning the screen before she was immediately dumbfounded: "Huh? I'm on the 25-person shortlist for the European Golden Boy Award?"
Congratulations again!
"Hey~ Save that for this time next year."
Chang Huan returned the phone and then put on her basketball socks and shoes.
"How so?"
"I haven't played enough games this year. Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappé, Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembélé, and Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus have been playing since the beginning of the year and their stats are great. There's no comparison."
Chang Huan looked up with a smile, full of confidence: "Next year, no one will be able to compare with me."
Lorenzo Pellegrini looked into Chang Huan's confident eyes and immediately thought, "That makes perfect sense."
Maybe...
Other players arrived in Trigoria one after another, and they also congratulated Chang Huan when they saw him.
The second-generation Totti and the third-generation Florenzi were the most excited, as if they themselves had been selected.
Because this is the first Roma player to win the European Golden Boy award since its inception!
After two days of recovery training, the players who participated in the international match day are now in the right mindset for the key matches.
Di Francesco's coaching staff are full of confidence for the top-of-the-table clash against Napoli at home.
The greatest source of confidence comes from striker Dzeko and Chang Huan, who has created the most goals in Serie A this season.
Both players were in excellent form and worked together seamlessly.
As long as there are no consecutive defensive errors leading to goals, beating Napoli at home shouldn't be a problem.
The day before the match.
As Roma prepares for the upcoming match, they hold a routine press conference in the press hall of their Trigoria training ground.
Head coach Di Francesco and Perotti were present.
Both players were very low-key in their interviews, stating that Napoli is the league leader.
As the team with the strongest attacking firepower and tied for the fewest goals conceded in Serie A this season, they still have to be careful when playing at home.
The main approach is to maintain a low profile.
A few hours later.
Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri and midfield maestro Jorginho give an interview in the press conference hall at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
The two of them expressed a remarkably similar sentiment to Di Francesco and Perotti.
The main approach is to flatter the other person.
Let's see if we can achieve our goal of confusing the other party.
When asked by reporters about the recent strong performances of Dzeko and Chang Huan, the team said that they had made the necessary preparations before the game, and whether they could complete the defense would depend on their performance in the game.
The battle for the top spot is still one day away.
Local media and fans in Naples clashed with local media and fans in Rome on social media platforms.
The result of the match had a significant impact on both sides, and several groups of fans from both sides arranged to fight offline.
Fortunately, the local police responded quickly, preventing the one-on-one fight between fans from escalating into a mass incident.
Italian local time, 10 p.m. on October 14.
The 8th round of the 2017-2018 Serie A season kicked off at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.
Juventus vs Lazio
In the eyes of the media and fans, this was a match with little suspense.
The home team also played exceptionally well, scoring an early goal through Douglas Costa.
I never expected this.
They will then miss a series of excellent opportunities.
In the second half, the away team's striker Immobile scored two goals in seven minutes.
They maintained the score until the end of the match.
In the end, Lazio defeated Juventus 2-1 away from home.
With this, only two undefeated teams remain in Serie A this season.
Naples, Rome!
The direct confrontation between the two teams kicked off about an hour after Juventus' league defeat to Lazio.
Around 7:30 pm.
The starting lineups submitted by both sides to the Italian Serie A league have been announced.
The home team, Roma, is still using a 4-3-3 formation.
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Defenders: Kolarov, Manolas, Juan Jesus, Florenzi
Midfielders: Lorenzo Pellegrini, Daniele De Rossi, Radja Nainggolan
Forwards: Perotti, Dzeko, Chang Huan
The away team, Napoli, also used a 4-3-3 formation.
Goalkeeper: Reina
Defenders: Ghoulam, Koulibaly, Albiol, Hysaj
Midfielders: Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik
Forwards: Insigne, Mertens, Callejon
Both teams' players warmed up for forty minutes before the match.
Upon returning to their respective locker rooms, the players first tidied their personal appearance.
Use hairspray to style your hair.
Influenced by El Shaarawy, Chang Huan has recently taken to using hairspray to style her hair in front of the mirror.
Professional competitions are not only a stage for competition, but also a platform for showcasing one's personal image!
He's been hesitating lately about whether to take El Shaarawy's advice and get his hair dyed.
He fiddled with it for several minutes until he felt it was perfectly fine before nodding in satisfaction: "So cool!"
……
"Awoooooo!"
The players, each accompanied by their caddies, followed the referee team onto the pitch, where a deafening roar erupted from the packed Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Die-hard fans of the South Asian team also held up pre-prepared mosaic boards, with red and yellow forming two large oval circles, highlighting the huge Roma team emblem pieced together in the middle.
There is also a set of subtitles at the bottom, which roughly means: When two armies meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins.
With eight rounds of the league completed, Roma's outstanding performance has given home fans a chance to create a new record for the best start to the season.
In the 2013-2014 season, Rudi Garcia led the team to a ten-game winning streak at the start of the season, which became the best start in the club's history and in Serie A.
They defeated both Milan clubs in the first half of the league season, with the Rome derby taking place in the 13th round, and their league match against Juventus not until the 18th round.
In the ninth round, they will travel to face Torino; in the tenth and eleventh rounds, they will play at home against Crotone and Bologna respectively.
Of the three league teams, Torino is in the top half of the table, while Crotone and Bologna are both below tenth place.
This means that if they beat Napoli at home, they will likely set a new record for the start of the season!
The Roma players, who were going through the necessary pre-match rituals, also felt the fans' anticipation. As they listened to the team anthem "Rome! Rome! Rome!!" playing through the stadium's loudspeaker system, they were all filled with excitement.