"Watch out for Roberto Baggio's sneak attack..."
Baggio: ...
Dejan said, "You say it too."
Baggio couldn't help looking at Roberto Mancini.
If that bastard hadn't stood up for him when Fiorentina slandered him, Baggio would have wanted to punch him.
Roberto Baggio felt like his reputation had been ruined.
From now on, his opponents would probably think he liked sneak attacks.
He did want to sneak one past the keeper.
The problem was that he couldn't do it and still had to bear the bad name. It was infuriating!
Baggio decided he would make things clear with Roberto Mancini after the match. He had a daughter now, and he couldn't let her think he was the sort of player with a sleazy style.
If it only concerned himself, he wouldn't have cared to explain.
Baggio didn't want his daughter coming home from kindergarten someday and saying that he liked scoring when people weren't paying attention.
Damn it.
Baggio felt like even his thinking had gone off track while playing Sampdoria.
He had originally been thinking about tactics.
How had it turned into a battle to defend his reputation?
After the restart, Baggio drifted wide, intending to combine with Di Canio. But after receiving the ball, Di Canio didn't pass it back to him and instead went straight at Redondo.
"Di Canio came off worse against Redondo just now, so he wants to get even. But he has absolutely no physical advantage, and Redondo won't be easily tricked into losing his balance... Beautiful! Redondo simply stuck out his arm and used his shoulder to hold position, denying Di Canio the chance to turn again. Di Canio hadn't even passed the ball before he was dispossessed!"
"Di Canio, lying on the ground, spread his hands at the referee, but the referee