Who made him play as a winger/attacking midfielder?

Chapter 105 This is the midfield core of "Doing Whatever You Want"!

Trigoria Training Base.

The Roma team is full of ambition as they resume training.

Apart from De Rossi and Perotti, who had minor injuries and needed to rest, training separately, the other players were engaged in tactical drills and light to moderate group scrimmages.

Head coach Di Francisco made minor tactical adjustments, clearly giving Chang Huan more possession of the ball and the right to shoot.

The adjustments are somewhat difficult for the new players to understand.

The veteran players knew it all too well.

They knew the club wanted to inflate Chang Huan's stats so they could sell him for a better price when the summer transfer window opened.

Captain De Rossi was in a somber mood.

He originally planned to play with this interesting young man for two more seasons, otherwise he wouldn't have introduced his girlfriend to Chang Huan to his wife. Little did he know that fate had already made arrangements last summer.

However, as professional players, knowing that these differences are normal.

After the low mood.

Another day full of energy.

The whole team is giving their all for the same goal.

Aiming for the league championship!

Suning Sports Training Center.

Inter Milan players, energized by Spalletti, are full of confidence for their league match against Roma this weekend.

Despite trailing league leaders Roma by a massive 15 points, they can beat any team at the San Siro!

Currently, they are four points behind fourth-placed Lazio, and with 18 rounds remaining in the league, it is entirely possible for them to overtake them.

They might even catch up with second-placed Juventus and third-placed Napoli.

It's man-made.

Inter Milan's young master Zhang also came to the training base to encourage the players, and even offered a high bonus for winning the game.

The players were in high spirits, chanting "Go, boss!"

The 21st round of the 2017-2018 Serie A season kicked off at the Arena della Signoria.

Napoli defeated Atalanta away from home thanks to Mertens' 19th-minute goal, the only goal of the game.

Six league matches will start simultaneously later.

博洛尼亚3：0贝内文托、拉齐奥5：1切沃、桑普多利亚3：1佛罗伦斯、萨索洛1：1都灵、乌迪内斯1：1斯帕尔、维罗纳0：3克罗托内周六的七场联赛结束。

Roma's head coach Di Francesco and Dzeko arrived in Milan at 4 p.m. and immediately headed to the San Siro stadium in a van.

Press conference hall.

"Fabrechio Romano has been posting on Instagram that several top clubs have made formal offers for Chang Huan, reportedly all above 5000 million euros. Are you confident you can keep him?"

The reporter from Gazzetta dello Sport focused on Chang Huan, who appeared on transfer expert Romano's Instagram.

It was clearly an attempt to demoralize the Roman army.

"You always want the answers you want, but you never care about our public denials, from executives to players."

Di Francisco shrugged. "I know you're certainly not the last person to ask this question, so what I'm trying to say is—can the question be related to tomorrow night's game?"

This reporter from *La Gazzetta dello Sport*, a seasoned veteran with thick skin, wasn't ashamed but rather proud: "Can I understand you avoiding this sensitive question?"

"Whatever makes you happy."

Di Francisco waved his hand and said, "Next."

Gazzetta dello Sport also tried to continue stirring things up through social media platforms, but Roma players and fans didn't fall for it.

While there may be unexpected developments despite the club and player's denials, Chang Huan's driving school training permit in Rome is a settled matter.

At least----

He will remain in Rome for the rest of the season.

In addition, UEFA's financial balance sheet deadline is September 1st of this year.

The team isn't in such a financial strait that it needs to sell players mid-season to keep the team afloat.

With a six-point lead at the halfway point of the league season, they have advanced to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup.

The economic pressure itself isn't particularly high; only a fool would sell core products during the winter break.

Unless it reaches an irresistible price of 1 million euros or more.

The next day.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

AC Milan will travel to face Cagliari.

Thanks to two goals from Casey, they came from behind to defeat the home team 2-1 and take three points.

At this time.

The matchday squads for Inter Milan vs. Roma have been released on the Serie A website.

Inter Milan, the home team, fielded a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Goalkeeper: Handanovic; Defenders: Santon, Skriniar, Miranda, Cancelo; Defensive Midfielders: Gagliardini, Vecino; Midfielders: Perisic, Borja Valero, Candreva; Forward: Icardi. Compared to the first leg, Inter Milan made only two changes to their starting lineup at full-back.

Sushi fans who stayed up all night to watch the live broadcast felt both frustrated and relieved to see that Yu Nagatomo didn't start.

The frustration is that I no longer have a place in the team, but the good fortune is that I don't have to face Chang Huan or worry about being ridiculed by Chinese fans.

Roma made a fundamental change to their starting lineup.

The original 4-3-3 formation was changed to a 4-2-3-1 formation with Chang Huan as the midfield core.

The personnel used have undergone four positional changes compared to the first round.

Goalkeeper: Alisson; Defenders: Kolarov, Fazio, Manolas, Florenzi; Defensive Midfielders: Nainggolan, Strootman; Midfielders: El Shaarawy, Chang Huan, Ünder; Forward: Dzekomir. The evening temperature in late January is between 1°C and 3°C.

This temperature is not suitable for playing football.

Both teams' players took great care to keep warm during warm-up.

Twenty minutes before the start of the match, the players from both teams ran back to the locker room.

The key players don't shower when they return to the locker room; they wipe off their sweat first.

Players who are sensitive to the cold will change into a new white long-sleeved base layer, and then wear a jersey and a fleece-lined jacket on top.

Neither head coach had much to say before the match; they mainly focused on identifying and addressing weaknesses based on the opponent's starting lineup.

Less than two minutes later, the start bell rang for the match.

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gogogo!!

Florenzi gave a final pep talk in the away team's locker room.

I just arrived at 8:45 pm.

The referee, David Massa, blew the whistle to start the match.

"Waaaaah!"

A deafening chorus of boos poured down from all sides of the audience.

As soon as Chang Huan received the pass from Dzeko, he felt a huge wave of sound rushing towards him.

He faked a pass and dodged Icardi.

Facing the sudden attack from Perisic, it was as if he had planned ahead. He took a step forward with his right foot and then stepped back with his left foot, which he used to control the ball.

Just barely dodged Perisic's kick.

Chang Huan twisted his waist and turned ninety degrees clockwise, his back pressing against Perisic who was pushing forward. He then stepped on the ball with his right foot and pulled back to turn again.

After completing more than half of the Marseille turn, Perisic, who had been beaten, grabbed him from the side and stopped him in place.

"Whoosh~"

Referee Massa promptly blew his whistle, indicating a foul.

Dzeko, Strootman, and Nainggolan surrounded him, wondering why Perisic, who had been completely beaten, hadn't even received a yellow card for a foul.

Despite the pressure, Massa maintained a smile and shook his head, refusing the Roma players' requests.

The live broadcast director recreates the process.

Chang Huan's brilliant dribbling in the opening stage won high praise from the on-site commentators and the remote live broadcast commentators.

CCTV-5 commentator Shao Shengyi exclaimed, "Chang Huan is in great form!"

Chinese fans watching on television were beaming with excitement and their hearts were pounding.

Staying up until almost 4 a.m. to watch the live broadcast of the game is all for the sake of witnessing Chang Huan's outstanding performance as soon as possible, isn't it?

Their excellent competitive form at the start means it will continue!

Spalletti, sitting on the home team's bench, frowned and felt uneasy. He was so anxious that he got up and went to the technical area to direct the team.

With home advantage, Inter Milan's defense was highly targeted, pressing Chang Huan's forward passing lanes, regardless of whether he passed back.

It's none of our business.

Despite being closely marked, Chang Huan remained very patient, using his abundant energy to constantly move around and connect the whole team with a single pass.

Inter Milan's players defended toughly. When Chang Huan passed the ball out, the defenders would pretend to be innocent and use the momentum to kick it.

In order to maintain the flow of the game, referee Massa did not blow his whistle to commit a foul.

Such a ruling undoubtedly sends the wrong signal to the defending player.

The scale is very loose!

The whistle won't be blown unless it's an extremely egregious foul.

Against this backdrop, Inter Milan players gradually gained the upper hand through non-technical means.

Cancelo, adept at participating in attacks, pushed forward significantly, forming a right-wing attacking line with Candreva that suppressed Roma's proud left flank.

However, despite the pressure, their threatening passes were lacking.

Inter Milan's right flank is potent in attack, while Strootman, Chang Huan, and El Shaarawy will actively assist in the left flank defense, putting pressure on Cancelo or Candreva's crosses.

Targeted tactics resulted in Inter Milan's crosses falling short of quality.

Icardi, who accounts for half of Inter Milan's league goals, has seen his role in the penalty area significantly diminished.

Inter Milan's relatively predictable attack failed to create any threats in several consecutive attacks, while Roma gradually found their attacking rhythm.

The match is in its 25rd minute.

Chang Huan, who had mostly been facing away from the goal when receiving the ball, began to face the goal.

He took two extra steps back in advance, creating more space to handle the ball.

He then played a series of passes to Dzeko, Ünder, and Florenzi, who had dropped back.

"Waaaaah!"

Amidst a chorus of boos, Chang Huan, positioned on the right edge of the penalty area, received a through pass from Nainggolan.

Florenzi wasn't positioned too far forward, so Yundel went around to Chang Huan's right to make a counter-attack.

Perisic, with his strong defensive awareness, followed up.

Chang Huan raised his left foot, making a feint as if he was about to pass the ball with the instep, which immediately attracted the attention of both Perisic and Santon.

He lowered his left shoulder, made full use of the flexibility of his left ankle, and moved the ball from the front of the ball to the right side, then used the outside of his foot to flick the ball inward to increase speed.

This move allowed him to easily bypass Santon and the left defensive midfielder Gagliardini who was providing cover.

Right defensive midfielder Vecino quickly moved across to assist his partner Gagliardini, preventing Chang Huan from creating space to cross with his left foot.

Before the match, we conducted targeted research and knew that Chang Huan's passes from the 45-degree angle on both sides of the flanks were very accurate.

However, at that moment, Nainggolan quietly moved forward from Vecino's blind spot!

Chang Huan caught up with the ball in two quick strides, seizing the gap exposed by Inter Milan's defensive line as they moved in the rapidly changing situation!

He delivered a seemingly effortless reverse through ball with the instep of his left foot!

Left-back Gagliardini was previously outmaneuvered and made a full-speed run to cover for his position.

Left-back Santon also moved inwards to create more depth in the defense of the flanks, preventing Chang Huan, who has excellent dribbling skills, from getting past multiple defenders.

This is precisely what gave Chang Huan the opportunity to break through the defenses!

The two men were utterly helpless as the soccer ball rolled rapidly past the area they had just run through a second earlier.

Nainggolan made a diagonal run to the right edge of the six-yard box.

The ball arrives when the person does!

Left center-back Skriniar abandoned Dzeko to cover, but it was too late.

Nainggolan ran to the passing position and took a shot.

Considering Handanovic's quick rush out to cover the near post, his low shot from the right side of the six-yard box intentionally aimed for the far post.

However, the ball didn't hit the target perfectly and bounced and rolled towards the far goal at a relatively high speed.

To prevent Miranda from clearing the ball off the line, Dzeko disregarded his own goal-scoring instincts and opted to kick the ball over the line first.

Just as Dzeko and Nainggolan were about to celebrate their goal, they noticed the assistant referee raising his flag to indicate offside.

The border flags are held horizontally.

The flag signal is offside.

That is, Zheko.

"Oh? Offside?"

Italian Sky Sports commentator Fabio Carreza exclaimed.

Dzeko shrugged and waved innocently, indicating that Nainggolan, who took the shot, was closer to the goal line and that he was not offside.

Strootman and Yundel excitedly ran towards the referee.

Chang Huan remained calm and gestured to the two of them not to rush: "We have VAR now."

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The Inter Milan players realized what was happening and stood nervously beside the referee.

Massa blew his whistle to stop the game as the players from both sides rushed in. Then, he pointed to his headset with his left hand and pressed down with his right hand in a short, forceful motion, signaling everyone not to rush.

"We'll have to wait a bit before Serie A introduces a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in the second half of this season —"

CCTV-5 commentator Shao Shengyi said in a loud voice.

About half a minute later.

Massa blew his whistle, drew a rectangle resembling a television set in front of him with his index fingers, and suddenly stretched his left arm forward, pointing his index finger with tension towards the center circle kickoff point.

"Referee David Massa received correct feedback from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and the goal is valid!"

Italian Sky Sports commentator Fabio Carreza exclaimed: "Roma leads Inter Milan 1-0 at the San Siro!"

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