After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

De Rossi watched Huang Kaiwen’s retreating figure.

After being pulled up by Huang Kaiwen, he was still in shock.

Having a player of this level defend and make tackles was very unusual.

In Rome, no coach would assign Totti defensive duties, yet Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or was willing to specifically cover for his teammates.

Not to mention playing as a defensive midfielder, this tackle was outrageous!

De Rossi, as a highly talented player,

was adept at learning, played smartly, and performed well on both offense and defense.

If there were any weaknesses, it would be his slow turning speed and reckless defensive movements.

His defensive midfielder traits overshadowed his offensive ones, which were actually quite remarkable.

Just now, he pulled the ball to himself with a sideline hook; his foot already partly blocked the ball. It was a small ball-protecting trick, easy for opponents to foul.

But he clearly felt Huang Kaiwen’s tackle didn’t touch him.

A clean and sharp tackle!

Even professional defenders might not possess such excellent tackling skills.

He acknowledged Huang Kaiwen’s positioning sense, anticipation, and such.

But why was the tackle so strong?

If it wasn’t a fluke, then it was indeed terrifying.

”The coach is calling you when you have time,”

Aquilani reminded him.

”Ah? Ah! I know,”

De Rossi nodded and whispered.

He felt today’s match would also be very difficult.

”Huang Kaiwen’s defense this time was really beautiful!”

”Right, watching Huang Kaiwen tackle reminds me of Nesta. His step-in is so decisive, hehe, maybe he learned that back at AC Milan with Nesta.”

”Zhang is right, Huang Kaiwen’s defense is all about being clean. He’s truly confident, like earlier when he pressured Cissinho, he feinted at first, and then in the second, he suddenly stretched out his leg, leaving no room for error. He didn’t even consider not reaching the ball with his right foot.”

”Yes, that’s also one of Huang Kaiwen’s traits, hehe. He always plays with so much self-confidence, defensively and offensively alike, no matter the angle or distance, if he feels it, he dares to shoot from midfield!”

On the field, Huang Kaiwen blocked Taddei in front, adjusting his position along with him, preventing Taddei from receiving the throw-in.

Throughout the warm-up and opening minutes, he had already gotten a good read on Kanté.

There was indeed a height difference, but across several seasons, Huang Kaiwen had found a good solution to the problem between his height and the template.

Because of his high center of gravity, agility was slightly worse than Kanté’s.

However, Yellow Ball King’s exceptional talent, among other bonuses, compensated for this.

All things considered, he was like an enhanced version of Kanté.

While Kanté’s ability to intercept was outstanding, his natural disadvantage in height isn’t a problem for Huang Kaiwen.

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Cissinho stood by the sideline, observing for quite some time.

De Rossi had Raul beside him, Taddei had Huang Kaiwen in front of him.

After thinking for a moment, Cissinho decided to throw to Taddei.

Could the Ballon d’Or recipient intercepted every time?

After leaving Real Madrid, he especially wanted to show off in front of his former team’s star player, letting the whole world know that it was Real Madrid’s loss to let him go.

Cissinho played a cunning trick.

After observing, facing De Rossi, he stepped forward with his left foot and suddenly twisted to throw the ball behind Taddei.

A NO-LOOK throw-in!

The ball hit the grass behind Taddei swiftly.

As Taddei turned to start moving, Huang Kaiwen had already squeezed in front, extending an arm to maintain balance while simultaneously blocking the position.

The two hadn’t started running yet; Guti rushed to the sideline, hooked the ball back and turned to pass it to Torres.

Torres flicked it with his right foot, slowly observing from the backfield.

Huang Kaiwen wasn’t in the front attacking, he wouldn’t play for a while.

Especially after angering Capello, he didn’t dare to handle the ball carelessly now.

Totti rushed towards Torres, Perrotta also pressed forward along with him.

Torres quickly passed it sideways to Pepe, Pepe stopped and flicked it, directly sending the ball forward with his right foot.

The ball crossed the midfield line and fell inside the center circle.

The retreating Higuain rushed up to compete with Aquilani for the header.

As they jumped, the two collided, and the ball was headed back to the Real Madrid half.

Perrotta, who was up front, quickly chased back.

Guti, who had successfully taken the ball, hadn’t yet sensed the danger.

”Watch your back!!!”

Cassano warned.

As Guti turned his head, Perrotta had already reached him. Realizing the situation, Guti quickly pushed forward with the ball.

Perrotta was half a head shorter than Guti.

But he came from a central midfielder background, known for fierce defense and abundant energy since his debut, his offensive talents not so prominent.

Guti, pulled by the opponent, couldn’t control the ball and accidentally knocked it over the midfield line.

The following main referee quickly put the whistle in his mouth, ready to call a foul by Roma.

After both crossed the midfield line, Guti was clearly unstable.

The experienced Guti, taking the opportunity, fell to the ground and kicked the ball out.

”Oh, Guti didn’t observe well this time for the pass, didn’t notice Tonetto who’s been waiting on the sideline, Tonetto runs up and nicks the ball away.”

”Perrotta made Guti expend too much energy... Cassano, go press him!”

Tonetto quickly turned and passed back.

Juan Santos received the ball, sending it past Higuain towards a teammate on the right.

Raul timely pressed, Mexes shoved Raul and hastily passed the ball diagonally to the right side.

Cissinho received the ball, flicked it with his right foot, quickly adjusted, and then sent a cross flying out.