Chapter 696: Balotelli's Counterattack
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Mancini didn't doubt Yang Fan's ability, however, he still felt that Yang Fan needed a more active helper.
He decided to make a substitution.
There is no one on the bench now. The players went out to warm up, and every once in a while they had to be called out by the assistant coach Manchester City to warm up. to ensure that you can play at any time when you need to.
"Go call Tevez. Mancini told the assistant coach, who took the order.
Tevez is now at the bottom of Manchester City's forward ranking, and at times, Mancini preferred to bring on Balotelli rather than give Tevez a chance. Don't think that a manager will have a big heart, how can Mancini not care about the previous conflict between Tevez and Mancini?!
Of course, this is not an absolute contradiction, and Mancini did not put Tevez on the bench completely.
At this point, Manchester City's attack was not good, and Mancini thought of Tevez.
Soon, Tevez warmed up, ran back, walked to Mancini's side, didn't say much, he just wanted to play now.
Mancini glanced at Tevez, took the tactics board from the assistant coach and pulled Tevez to the sidelines.
"You go up to support the attack, you play as a wing-back, you use your strength, you force Zanetti, I don't believe a forty-year-old can withstand it!" he said, pointing to the pitch.
"At the same time, your breakthrough can also attract the attention of Cambiasso's defence. ”
"However, if you want to be hemmed, you have to be resolute. There can be no hesitation. Otherwise, you won't be able to take Cambiasso. You rush forward. I need your breakthrough and degree, what you think is to share the defensive force in front of Yang Fan. The cooperation of the two of you is not a problem. ”
Tevez nodded, saying that he knew, of course the cooperation between him and Yang Fan was not a problem, the two of them were partners in the Manchester United team, and they have been playing together for three years, plus both of them are extremely spiritual players, and the tacit understanding between the two is naturally needless to say.
In fact, the tacit understanding between Yang Fan and Tevez is also an important reason why Mancini has not made up his mind to give up Tevez.
"Alright, let's get ready to play. Mancini nodded.
'Man City substitutions. Carlos Tevez replaces Zabaleta. ”
City's latest changes were broadcast on the stadium radio.
'City's formation was changed, Gareth Barry went to full-back, Tevez was in full-back, and it was clear that City were strengthening their attacking capabilities in midfield and on the wings.
Tevez is a scorer with a good scoring efficiency, and now that Tevez is used as a wing-back, Mancini has clearly brought on him for an obvious purpose - to strengthen the attack.
Leonardo was not afraid of Mancini's attack, on the contrary, he was afraid of Mancini strengthening his defense. 'The turtle can't shrink out. Well, as long as Mancini has the will to attack, Inter Milan have a chance to score.
Leonardo's idea is that Inter will try to score, try to score another goal, get two away goals, and then they will have a much better chance of qualifying for the next game.
With more than twenty minutes left in the game. Let's see who scores first!
After Tevez came on. Manchester City's attack on the left has been strengthened. Cambiaso immediately felt the pressure.
When he watched Yaya Toure, Tevez always rushed up from behind. At this point, did he leave Yaya Toure behind or ignore Tevez
This multiple-choice question is obviously not so easy to give an answer to.
A subsequent attack by the Manchester City team made him feel the distress caused by this change in the Manchester City team.
When he decided to keep an eye on Yaya Toure. Yaya Toure passed the ball to Gareth Barry, who was cut in behind, or to Tevez, who came to pick up, and then Tevez broke through with ease and crossed. If it weren't for Zivo almost trying his best to defend Yang Fan, and stretched out his leg to block it at the last moment, Yang Fan's shot would have been very likely to penetrate the goal guarded by Cesar.
Roberto Mancini's move upset the balance on the pitch, and Inter Milan did not adjust their tactics, and it seemed that they could be beaten by Manchester City at any time.
Leonardo frowned, however, he still insisted on his point of view, the best defense now is not to work on the backline, but to seize the time to attack, use a strong offensive to press back the Manchester City team's formation, and beat the Manchester City team's arrogance.
As Leonardo had previously thought in mind, in the final moments of the game, it was not who defended more solidly. It's about whose offense is sharper.
'After Tevez came on. Effectively strengthened Manchester City's attack on the left wing. But there are also drawbacks, as a result, their defensive strength is even weaker. Yaya Toure needs to juggle both attack and defence, with the two full-backs providing frequent assists. I think the opportunity that Inter Milan has been waiting for has finally come. ”
"Manchester City are on the offensive and Yang Fan is now more active after getting help from Tevez. ”
"Manchester City is taking a risk, look at their current midfield configuration, Tevez, Balotelli, Dzeko, Yang Fan! In addition to these four people, only Yaya Toure has a certain defensive ability, obviously, Manchester City's idea is to use the attack to suppress Inter Milan, this idea is good, but it cannot be ignored that Manchester City's defense will have big problems, once there is a free time and opportunity to be seized by Inter Milan, things will be very bad. There are also commentators who have pointed out the hidden concerns of this extremely risky tactic of the Manchester City team.
"It's surprising that Mancini, who has always been conservative, dares to take risks at this moment. Lineker said the same.
Manchester City are desperate to score, and there will be a huge gap behind their powerful attack, and the commentators are explaining this truth and fact, and the Inter Milan players are thinking the same thing.
They stepped up their attack, with Diego Milito, Sneijder and Samuel Eto'o all getting shots on goal. It's different from the first half. There is a lot of space in the Manchester City defence in front of them, and the defense around them is not as tight as it used to be.
After making two threatening saves in a row, Joe Hart was so anxious that he yelled at his teammates, "Pay attention to your defense! If you can't come back, don't go up!"
Of course, Mancini also sees the current situation, Inter Milan is attacking fiercely, and it is a countermeasure to the Manchester City team's adjustment.
He got up from the dugout, walked to the sidelines, and yelled inside: "Kolarov. Go back to the defense!" Gareth Barry went up after that. It was too risky for both full-backs to provide assists, so it was too risky for Kolarov to go back and strengthen the defense and contain Inter's attack.
"Balotelli, you need to have a defense!
"Yang Fan, you be more active, put pressure on them!"
Mancini shouted and asked Yaya Toure and Kolarov to work harder, and it paid off.
After Yaya Toure and Kolarov both returned to the defensive line. Manchester City's difficulties have eased, and Inter Milan are still looking for attacking opportunities. There was no backing down just because City had strengthened their defence.
There is not much time left for the game. Manchester City look to be a bit more anxious than Inter Milan, and if they only end up winning 2-1 at home, but considering that it was only a narrow win and allowed the opponent to score an away goal, it will make the second leg of the game between the two sides very worrying.
Score one more goal to extend the lead to two goals and try to weaken the hidden danger of Inter Milan's away goal as much as possible!
Inter Milan's attack became more and more intense, although Manchester City wanted to attack, but because of repeated crises in the backline, they had to relent, Manchester City's formation was pressed back, and the impact of Mancini's replacement of Tevez on the team's defensive end was exposed at this time.
Tevez and Dzeko both had to drop back to help the team's defence. Only Yang Fan is in front, on the one hand, he is ready to counterattack at any time, and on the other hand, Yang Fan is in front, which is a great deterrent for Inter Milan.
As for Balotelli, he's been aggressive offensively, but the kid has contributed very little on the defensive side of the team.
Mancini kept shouting from the sidelines for Balotelli to help the team press in midfield, but Balotelli clearly did not satisfy Mancini.
At this point, the game seemed to be the same as it had been shortly after the game began, with Inter Milan on the offensive and Manchester City counter-attacking.
There were more and more mistakes in the midfield between the two sides, but the game was so interesting, the Manchester City team, which wanted to attack, began to play a defensive counterattack in the face of the pressure brought by Inter Milan, which made Inter Milan jealous.
Leonardo intends to strengthen the midfield defense. He saw that now everyone was in a hurry to attack. I played very impatiently, and I was in a hurry, but the effect was not very good. There were too many mistakes in midfield, and once Manchester City seized the opportunity to score, then it was a huge blow for Inter Milan.
He asked Halja on the bench to warm up.
When Halja goes up, he can slow down the tempo by taking more balls. Being able to strengthen the defense of the midfield, as the game time became less and less, Leonardo began to think that the score of 1-2 did not seem unacceptable, a small loss, and an away goal, it seemed that Inter Milan could leave Manchester quite satisfied.
Treble winners Inter Milan have had their share of ups and downs this season: under Rafael Benitez, despite winning the Coppa Italia and Club World Cup, the defending champions have had a rather poor run of Serie A, leaving the leaders behind early on. In the Champions League, Inter Milan also stumbled and qualified second in the group. Admittedly, Benitez has problems with the personnel and line-up, but the widespread injuries do have a negative impact on the team's combat effectiveness.
After Leonardo took over from Benitez, the team's results were immediate. And Moratti, who is gradually realizing the severity of the injury, has also begun to use reinforcements to strengthen the squad. Samuel's serious injury prompted Inter to spend 10,000 euros to buy out the other half of Ranocchia's ownership, and in the context of Milito's continuous minor injuries, Inter Milan recently invested in the introduction of Italian international striker Pazzini.
After the defensive and forward line have been scored, Inter have not neglected to strengthen the midfield. They signed Halja on loan from ******, and the current Halja, who plays as an attacking midfielder, was born in Piy, France, and is an African player of Moroccan nationality (holding dual French and Moroccan citizenship). A Paris Saint-Germain academy graduate, Haljanian made his debut at Sporting Lisbon in Portugal and was unable to play before moving to the Apennines to join Serie B side Ternana. Subsequently, Halja successively moved to Roma, Piacenza, Siena, ****** and other teams.
Halja, who was selected for the Moroccan national team in the year, has already played for his country, and joining Inter Milan is undoubtedly the highlight of his career.
And at such an important moment in such a crucial game, Leonardo sent Halgia, which can also be seen in his trust and love for the Moroccan international.
Perhaps, though, for a long time to come, Leonardo will regret his switch to Halja at a crucial moment in this game.
Halja's first pass sent the ball straight off the touchline. The commentator defended him because he had just played. There is no event yet, and I am not very accustomed to the atmosphere of the game, after all, the game has entered the white-hot stage.
Everyone believed it. Another minute later, Halja took the ball but hesitated because he had held the ball for too long. Knocked over by Yaya Toure. Although he earned a free-kick in front of Inter Milan, he wasted a better chance.
"Halja hasn't gotten into the game yet...... this commentary is too pale.
Inter's free-kick was not of high quality. The cross was headed in by Colo Toure, who relied on his body to get the header again in the scramble with Cambiaso, and he continued the ball forward. Due to the defensive set-piece back, there were not many Manchester City players in front at this time. There is only one person.
Dzeko is back to be a human wall because of his height.
The person who received the ball from Yaya Toure was Yang Fan.
"This is a chance for Manchester City to fight back! He didn't have a single teammate in a blue and black jersey around him, and he was dribbling the ball diagonally...... Ranocchia was following him closely. ”
Yaya Toure looks at the situation. After a slight hesitation, he ran forward.
Just ran two steps. He was cared for......
Mario Balotelli and Tevez were in a 100-meter race. The two of them rushed forward desperately, and the wind swept past Yaya Toure.
It was the perfect quick counter-attack opportunity that City had been waiting for.
"Four to three!"
Inter Milan has three defenders at the back, not counting the goalkeepers. Manchester City, however, put in four men to attack in the shortest possible time. The situation is not good for Inter.
Leonardo stood up nervously from his seat.
Ranocchia didn't know what was going on behind him. He only knew that he couldn't let Yang Fan take the football out and continue to press. Push him towards the corner flag so that his defense is considered a success.
"Watch out for the others!" Zivo shouted.
Yang Fan is Manchester City's number one star, this scary guy needs extra attention, but that doesn't mean that the others don't need to pay attention, whether it's Balotelli or Tevez or Yaya Toure, none of the three are easy to follow.
What's more, the most important thing is that Inter Milan's defense is now in tatters, and it is simply difficult to deal with it!
When Yang Fan was dribbling the ball close to the bottom line. Made a feint to break through. Shake up the space for a moment. He crossed without hesitation!
It's not a common ball in the air, but a ball that rolls against the turf and is very fast!
Zivo was preparing to defend Yaya Toure, because Yaya Toure suddenly added a step forward, which couldn't help but make the Inter defense pay no attention.
It was at this time that Tevez stabbed in the air. It scares all Inter Milaners out of heart disease.
"Tevez - he missed the ball!!" Tevez rushed up, perhaps too hard, and he didn't seem to be able to finish quality shots, and it was at this point that the Argentine star's footballing talent was on display, as his shrewd legs spread wide to let the ball slip through.
Tevez believes his team-mates at the back post will be able to take their chances!
When Cesar rushed up to Tevez, he thought Tevez was going to shoot, so when Tevez leaked the ball, Cesar subconsciously made a save - he made a save. didn't wait for the football, but let the gate open behind him.
This is the chance of the unguarded Mario Balotelli at the back post......
As he was running, Balotelli crossed his foot and hit the ball on the inside of his foot, changing direction and flying in easily
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