"Boys, you played well for most of the first half, but in the final stage you relaxed a little maybe because you were a little tired, but then you unfortunately paid the price for it. I also

I know it’s not easy for you, but I hope you can persist as long as possible in the second half and learn from the previous lessons. Maybe the extra effort you put in can play a decisive role. If you can win this game at our doorstep

A first win would be great. Come on, I believe you can do it." In the home team lounge, coach Gasperini commented on everyone's performance in the first half.

However, unlike many other coaches who have a relatively tough attitude, Gasperini has a gentle attitude. Even when commenting on the mistake, he still used relatively tactful words, but it allowed the players to understand him.

The words are meaningful but not harsh at the same time, and the effect produced under such circumstances is even surprisingly good at certain times.

Li Zhao also has a deep understanding of this. While he admires him, he will strictly abide by the coach's tactical arrangements. Although his other identity is definitely higher than the coach's status, he will be ignored most of the time.

He took the initiative to ignore it, just because he would always have only one identity on the court, and that was the player under the coach.

But what he is thinking about now is what he should do in the second half to successfully open up the situation. As for his performance in the first half today, although he had several threatening passes and shots, he failed to do so.

Achieved the expected results, but his performance during most of the rest of the time was not particularly outstanding, and he was not very satisfied with his performance.

"Is it really because I was too distracted by other things some time ago that my condition declined?" Li Zhao murmured to himself noncommittally. But when he thought about it more carefully, he felt that something was wrong. Logically speaking,

He usually never lags behind in training, and his performance in the scrimmages at that time was also good. Why did he feel a little unmotivated in such an important first regular game today?

Gasperini, who was good at observing words and emotions, noticed Li Zhao's mental state at this time, so after the meeting ended, he asked the other players to leave, but left him alone.

"I'm sorry, my performance in the first half was indeed unsatisfactory. I will try my best to correct it in the second half." Li Zhao obviously understood the coach's intention of stopping him, so he expressed his stance first.

"It's good to have this attitude, but I think your current problem is not here, but some other things that prevent your wartime state from reaching the highest level of excitement, but there is no strong incentive to stimulate it for the moment.

It’s up to you. If you can’t find a new breakthrough for the time being, I think you can take a break from this game and watch it as a bystander.” Gasperini explained with a smile.

"Coach, don't you want to replace me at this time?" Li Zhao's heart tightened suddenly, and then he asked tentatively. Regardless of whether he can play well in this game, just

It was unacceptable for him to be substituted in the middle of such an important game.

"I don't have this idea yet, but if your performance in the second half is still the same, maybe." Gasperini obviously would not really replace Li Zhao so easily, and the purpose of what he just said was nothing more than that.

It's just to try to provoke him.

Li Zhao must have understood that this was just Gasperini's provocation, but strangely enough, the effect after his provocation was obvious. At least Li Zhao felt that his fighting spirit seemed to have returned at this moment.

But the coaches and players of the Roma team obviously haven't realized what Li Zhao's return to form will mean, and in the second half, they will deeply understand this fear.

At the beginning of the second half, Atlanta got a free kick in a pretty good position in the frontcourt. Can they retaliate in the same way? At this time, Li Zhao suddenly had a feeling and took the initiative to take it.

He took the right to take the free kick and successfully hit the most difficult "three-body meteor" kick. It successfully penetrated the opponent's goal and also gave the home team the lead again.

But this was just the beginning. In the following time, Li Zhao made many exquisite collaborations with his teammates and repeatedly demonstrated his personal abilities. If Roma's defense was not tough enough, I am afraid this would have happened.

The score had already been expanded again. However, despite this, the away team's goal was broken again after holding on for more than ten minutes.

In the 67th minute of the game, Yelizic cut in from the wing and rushed to the middle in front of the opponent's defensive player. Then Gomez received the ball and kicked directly at the line of the penalty area, and he

This powerful and heavy shot was blocked by the opponent's No. 1 goalkeeper Alisson. However, the Roma defender Manolas who grabbed the ball failed to clear the ball far due to a busy mistake and was followed closely.

Li Zhao took the opportunity to cut it off, and then successfully entered the penalty area.

Manolas, who was eager to defeat Li Zhao, quickly stepped forward to block him, but in his impatience, how could he stop Li Zhao in such a state? Even if he started at high speed, he could still use a Marseille spin to get past the defender.

Player. Later, when facing the hurried goalkeeper Alisson, Li Zhao was also not in a hurry to shoot. He knocked the goalkeeper down with a few knocks, and then easily pushed the shot into the empty goal.

3-1, a two-goal lead made the home team more confident in winning this game.

However, the Roma team still had no intention of giving up the game, and their persistence paid off unexpectedly five minutes later. No. 6 Stroman shot a powerful long-range shot from outside the Atlanta penalty area and penetrated the goal.

The visiting team once again saw the possibility of equalizing or even reversing.

But just when the Roma players had this light of hope rising in their hearts, Li Zhao's timely counterattack came again.

In the 74th minute of the game, only two minutes had elapsed before the opponent scored. Li Zhao seized the opportunity of the opponent's lax defense and made a decisive move, successfully intercepting the ball from the feet of another opponent's defender Perez.

, when faced with a one-on-one situation again, this time he simply used a "Flying Bolide" to score the goal.

Li Zhao's goal not only achieved his first personal hat trick of the new season, but also ruthlessly extinguished the fire that the Roma players had finally gathered in their hearts, while creating a trace of haze in their hearts.

At this moment, my mood completely hit rock bottom.

Seeing that their efforts were hopeless, the Roma team gradually gave up their resistance and replaced some of their main players.

Seeing this, Gasperini also understood that the overall situation was decided, and immediately replaced Li Zhao so that he could enjoy the cheers and tributes of the fans in the audience.

Zapata, who replaced him, was not willing to waste away the remaining time. Taking advantage of the fact that he was full of energy, he frequently attacked the opponent's goal and scored a goal in stoppage time, which also sealed the final score of the game.

On 5-2.

After getting a good start at home in the first round, Atalanta's luck seemed to be hanging up. In the following month, they won five Serie A games and the first Europa League group match.

Six consecutive wins in the league not only allowed them to firmly occupy the top spot in the standings, but also tied the previous record in team history. Judging from the current good condition of the entire team, this record has the potential to be further surpassed and continuously refreshed.

Possibly. And Li Zhao also jumped to the top of the league's scorer list with 10 goals. His ultra-high efficiency of averaging at least one goal per game has eclipsed other shooters.

It's just that it's becoming more and more difficult to continue to refresh the subsequent records. Their opponent Juventus in the seventh round of the league will be an insurmountable mountain in front of them. Fortunately, this game is still a home game, which allows them to compete at home.

There is one more point in their chances of winning. How to overcome this hurdle will be the key to whether they can achieve great results again.

However, it will be early October when the next league game starts, and before that on September 28, Atlanta has another Europa League second round group match away to Lyon in France.

In the afternoon before departure, Li Zhao learned that a certain old aristocratic Sir Alex would arrive here in an hour and made a special trip to visit him. And the image of Sir Alex that impressed him most was that of Manchester United.

The old Sir Alex Ferguson, but since they have never interacted with each other, we can basically rule out the possibility that the person coming is that old man.
Chapter completed!