Chapter 40: Invalid and Valid Goals (Red for the Gods)
When Montella shot the football into the goal, two people on the sidelines raised their arms at the same time.
One is a regular winner, and the other is assistant referee Javier Papavic.
In fact, Chang Sheng didn't see whether Montella was offside at all. Anyway, as long as the ball scored in his own goal, it didn't count, no matter what the reason was.
But Javier Papavich raised it very firmly.
Even the referee Rossetti was not sure because the action was too fast at that moment. De Rossi made a direct pass, and then Montella appeared behind the Lazio defense. Was this an offside or a successful counterattack?
Offside?
The signal flag on his arm vibrated, indicating that someone had pressed the button.
So he turned his head towards Harvey Papavici.
He asked Papavici's opinion with his eyes.
Papavici nodded with a serious expression.
He was sure and certain that this ball was offside!
Rossetti still hesitated, and after Montella and other Roma players began to celebrate, he blew the whistle to invalidate the goal.
The Roma players thought the whistle was a valid goal at first, but when they heard the cheers from the stands, they instantly turned into boos. Only then did they react and ran to the referee, only to find out that the goal was not valid.
gesture.
Chang Sheng raised his hands in the air and celebrated.
It’s really fucking offside!
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Lazio players escaped, but Roma players quit.
They were stunned and divided into two groups. One group ran to attack the referee Rossetti, while the other group ran to find the linesman Harvey Papavici.
There must be more people looking for Papavici. On the one hand, everyone is going here to celebrate the goal. On the other hand, Papavici is a new face. Everyone knows that persimmons should be picked softly. So everyone thought
This inexperienced man would definitely be frightened by their ferocious looks and aggressive momentum.
At first, when this group of people rushed up and yelled at the assistant referee, they realized that it was not that easy!
"How could this be offside?"
"Are you sure you saw it right? Are you really so sure? I dare not be so sure about something, how dare you? Don't you think about it anymore?"
"This is a scandal! A scandal! We were not offside!"
"You can't do this, referee! Are you a Lazio fan? If not, don't get involved in this!"
They yelled loudly, with exaggerated expressions and fierce movements, as if they were going to eat Papavici at any moment.
But they underestimated the young coach's mental quality.
Facing the roars of these Roma players, he looked into the distance without focus. He did not fall on the faces of the Roma players at all.
As for what they said, words can't hurt me even a hair.
He just called Rossetti over the intercom and ignored the rest.
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Prandelli looked very angry about this penalty. He shouted loudly on the sidelines.
But no one paid attention to him.
The TV broadcast was much clearer, and the TV broadcast immediately showed a slow-motion camera.
Slowly played from different angles, we came to the same conclusion - Roma's ball was indeed offside!
Although he only leaned out half of his body, it was offside.
"Young Harvey Papavich was very perceptive, and he observed everything that happened at the moment of lightning!"
"He made an accurate call. Montella was indeed offside! The Roma players have nothing to argue about, and the referee's call was no problem!"
Rossetti chased away the Roma players who were attacking him and then ran towards Papavici.
Papavici nodded to him: "My judgment is correct."
At the same time, the voice of the fourth official on the sidelines also came from Rossetti's earphones: "Montra is indeed offside, he was halfway over the line!"
So Rossetti stood firmly beside Papavici, waved his hand to disperse the attacking Roma players, and said to Totti: "Restrain your man, Francesco."
The two of them are old acquaintances. Rossetti is the whistle blower in Italy. He has whistled for countless Totti games.
Therefore, if the two people were not in a working relationship, their conversation would be much more friendly than it is now.
Totti was not dismissed by Rossetti so easily. He kept pestering Rossetti: "We scored a beautiful goal, but it just disappeared. We want an explanation. This is not too much. Roberto
?”
Rossetti shook his head: "Okay, I know what's going on. Your Montella is offside. It's as simple as that. Stop pestering it, it's useless. I won't change my penalty because the evidence is conclusive. If you
If you don’t believe me, you can go watch the replay of the game, here, on the big screen.” Rossetti pouted towards the big screen display.
Totti also knew that Montella was probably offside.
Now that the other party has produced evidence, it is indeed not good to continue to argue. So he waved the players away, but at the same time he did not forget to put pressure on the referee as a captain: "We demand justice!"
Rossetti nodded.
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The turmoil caused by Roma's goal passed just like that.
Roma may have felt that since they could score first - even though it was an invalid goal - they would definitely be able to take the initiative and win the game. So they didn't dwell on it.
But they were soon disappointed. They would have known that we had protested to the end with Rossetti just now!
Because just seven minutes after Roma's goal was invalid, Lazio scored!
First, Liverani was violated again, and then Rossetti gave Lazio an indirect free kick 38 meters away from the goal.
While the Roma players were still waiting for the wall and looking for Rossetti to reason, Melo suddenly took a free kick. He put the football on the ground and before he even lifted his body, he took
The football suddenly moved forward!
It’s kickoff!
And the Roma players are still with Rossetti at this time.
When they discovered that Rossetti suddenly ran out, they realized something was wrong!
They all turned around or retreated.
But it's too late!
The football fell to Liverani's feet.
Although it was a spur-of-the-moment free kick, Lazio's players did not show any panic, which is different from many teams. Those teams often behave in a hurry when taking free kicks.
More nervous and urgent than the defensive side.
The result was a complete failure and a complete waste of such an excellent opportunity.
On the contrary, Lazio looked very calm and composed.
After receiving the ball, Liverani did not rush to shoot. Although he made a fake shot, it was a fake shot after all. After deceiving Roma's defensive players, he pushed the football away and chose
breakthrough!
The already panicked Roma players saw Liverani dribbling the ball into the penalty area. They became even more panicked and rushed over in a swarm.
Liverani calmly distributed the ball to the wing.
David Silva was running and hit the football directly with a kick!
The football drew an arc. It bypassed the fingers of goalkeeper Doni, then hit the far post and flew into the goal!
People in the Rome Olympic Stadium were stunned for a moment. Then various sounds started to sound.
Lazio fans were the last to react and gave a huge cheer.
But soon, they were overwhelmed by the storm of boos from Roma fans.
"This is unreasonable! It's against the rules!!" Roma fans shouted in the stands, pointing at the celebrating Lazio players.
The celebration was not interrupted because Rossetti turned and pointed to the center circle - the goal was valid!
Yes, the goal counts!
No problem!
So Rossetti was once again surrounded by angry Roma players.
"You haven't blown the whistle yet. This goal can't be counted!"
"It's not fair, we're not ready! They can't do this! It's against the rules!"
Rossetti shrugged: "Indirect free kick, gentlemen. Some indirect free kicks do not require a whistle. When they were preparing to take the kick, I did not indicate to them that I had to blow the whistle before taking it. I think you all saw it.
Arrived..."
The Roma players seemed very excited. If it was just a goal, it would be fine. They thought that their own goals had been blown out by Rossetti. Unexpectedly, Rossetti was indifferent to Lazio's goal in the blink of an eye!
They felt that the referee must have received black money from Lazio!
So they must find trouble with Rossetti.
Rossetti's warning was ineffective and he had no choice but to start dealing cards.
Tomasi received a yellow card. Panucci also received a yellow card.
This temporarily suppressed the anger of the Roma players.
But the Roma players did not dare to vent their anger on the referee, so they had no choice but to vent their anger on their opponent Lazio.
They firmly believe that Lazio stole the lead in a very dishonorable way.
Since "Heaven" does not punish them, then we will do justice for God!
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The boos in the stands continued, and Lazio's players had ended their celebrations and returned to their own half.
Chang Sheng gave them a thumbs up and praised their performance.
I have practiced this free kick tactic, but Chang Sheng did not tell his players when to use it.
Unexpectedly, Melo acted according to the opportunity. While the Roma players were looking for trouble for the referee, he took a quick free kick and caught Roma off guard.
This was not something he explained before the game, it was entirely a choice made by the players based on the actual situation.
Scoring a goal to lead Roma is not a big deal, but Chang Sheng is happy that the players can perform like this.
This improvement means that his team is getting stronger. Their understanding of their tactics is deepening.
With such a team, what if he is booed and scolded by tens of thousands of people?
This is my team, and with this team, everything is possible.
Create a future, realize your dreams, and become the world's top head coach...
These things all have a basis for implementation.
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ps. I didn’t expect that the gods would send gifts during the Dragon Boat Festival. Thank you very much!
