Chapter 80: Substitute Appearance

However, the frustration of the Inter players did not last long, and in the 27th minute, Inter equalized and it was Ibrahimovic who stepped forward. McCone won the ball on the side and ran all the way to the front, and then made a short pass to Ibrahimovic, and the Swede got the ball in the penalty area and shot with his right foot, the ball drilled through Amelia and drilled into the goal!1-1, Inter Milan finally equalized the score after continuous fierce attacks!

Ibrahimovic clenched his fists and let out a roar, and his teammates all ran over to gather him in the middle to celebrate, Zhang Yuan really felt that his teammates on the field were happy from the bottom of their hearts for Ibrahimovic's goal or they were glad that they had finally equalized now, and there was still more time.

Apart from the chaos of the first few minutes, Inter Milan played well, keeping a firm grip on the pitch and creating a couple of chances, but Ibrahimovic and Suazo, who started the game, failed to capitalise on them. Now that the score has finally equalised, it's no wonder everyone is so happy.

Mancini applauded his disciples on the sidelines, cheering them on, and after the restart, he gestured to his players to press up frequently.

Orsi's Livorno was suppressed by Inter Milan, the scene was passive, he wanted to attack beforehand, but under the suppression of Inter Milan, now Livorno can only threaten the door of Inter Milan through counterattacks.

However, the score of the first half was not rewritten by Inter Milan again, ending 1-1, and with 45 minutes to go, Inter still had a chance to win the game.

At halftime, CCTV commentators Duan and Zhang commented on the game, Duan said that in the first half, Inter Milan had an absolute advantage, possession of more than 60%, 11 shots on goal, but always scoreless, Ibrahimovic's role on the field is obvious, but Suazo seemed a little inactive, wasted two opportunities, and then he began to YY in the second half Mancini will not adjust the striker, such as replacing Zhang Yuan.

Director Zhang pointed out that in fact, Ibrahimovic, the striker, is an all-round striker, who can both organize and grab points, he is not very familiar with Zhang Yuan's situation, after all, Zhang Yuan has not played in Serie A once, and they did not go to see the highlights of Serie B in advance, Zhang Yuan scored more than 10 goals in half a season in Serie B, he thought that Zhang Yuan was the kind of striker who grabbed points, so when he analyzed, he thought that Zhang Yuan had a great chance to play.

Their analysis was wrong, Zhang Yuan rarely grabbed points in the penalty area in Serie B, and many times he created his own scoring opportunities with his excellent breakthrough dribbling ability.

In the second half, Livorno was the first to attack, and Orsi still intended to start the game like he did in the first half, and the first 10 minutes did pose a threat to Inter's goal, but Cesar played bravely and blocked the ball.

In the 54th minute, Livorno took the lead in substitutions, Orsi replaced Dweezer with Filippini, this is a counterpoint substitution, Orsi is not satisfied with a point, did not replace the striker, but hopes that the forward line will continue to cause problems for Inter Milan.

In the 55th minute, Mancini replaced Maxwell with Jimenez, Maxwell played the Champions League in midweek, his physical strength was a little weak, and he still had a yellow card on his body, and Livorno Diamanti was still a big threat on the side, and Maxwell was a little unable to keep up. Mancini's substitution was a bit of an interesting one, as he didn't drop Zanetti to play at back, instead sending Jimenez to play Maxwell's left-back.

Five minutes later, he suffered, and in the 60th minute, there was a sudden turn on the pitch when Livorno's cross from the left was unbalanced when Pulzeti grabbed a header in the box, and the referee awarded Gimenez a foul behind him and pointed to the penalty spot.

The moment the referee awarded the penalty, Mancini was trembling with anger on the sidelines, he only wanted to curse the black whistle in his heart, and from his point of view, it was not clear whether Jimenez had pushed Pulzetti or not, but it did not prevent him from pleading to the fourth official at all.

Jimenez did nudge Pulzeti lightly with this ball, he is not a defender, so the hand movements, hehe, are not too hidden, so that the referee can see it. Inter Milan's players surrounded the referee to try to clarify, but the referee would not listen to them at all, or awarded a penalty, and the players had no choice but to accept the facts, if they did not accept the caution, it would be a yellow card.

Livorno midfielder Loviso deceived Cesar with a penalty kick to score the ball 2-1, and Livorno took the lead again.

The Livorno fans at the scene gave a high-decibel cheer, there was a play, and it was not good to pull the defending champion off the horse today.

The Inter Milan fans who went to Livorno to watch the game booed, the sound of black whistles was endless, Moratti in the stands was expressionless, he was very disappointed in Mancini, Jimenez is not a defender, why do you let him play defender? The shadow of the first defeat in the Champions League came to his mind, the Champions League was a thorn in Moratti's heart, and he dreamed that he could lead Inter Milan back to his father's big international era, but Mancini has disappointed him for several years in a row, maybe it is time to change a manager, Mancini really can't.

It wasn't just Moratti who was expressionless, Zhang Yuan was also expressionless, and Livorno's lead meant that his chances of playing were getting slimmer, and he thought the next substitution would definitely be Figo.

However, to his surprise, shortly after the goal, Mihajlovic asked Figo, Zhang Yuan, and Balotelli to warm up, Zhang Yuan and Balotelli were calm on the face, but they ran to the sidelines to warm up with excitement and joy in their hearts, and warming up meant that there was still a chance, much better than sitting on the bench.

Mancini is really going to make a substitution, this time he went to the away side, Crespo had a small injury and did not come, Cruise played the game of Fenerbahce, and he was a little tired and did not come, he could only change Zhang Yuan and Balotelli, Figo, Figo entered the squad This game is purely full of numbers, his plan did not want Figo to play, Figo is also tired after all, but now he wants to replace Figo.

He and Mihajlovic discussed in the coach's box, Mihajlovic suggested choosing two young people, he thought that Figo is old, physically tired, in case of injury will affect the arrangement of the next game, although Figo has declared that he wants to retire, but Mancini still uses him as the main force, in case of injury is more than worth the loss.

Mancini listened to Mihajlovic's advice, and in the 68th minute, he made a second substitution adjustment, this time it was two people, replacing Suazo with Zhang Yuan, and Balotelli replacing Cesar in the forward midfield.

Livorno also made a substitution, Glandoni replaced the injured Valeri, it was still a counter-substitution, and Orsi had no intention of shrinking the defense.

The audience in front of the domestic TV set was in high spirits, oops, Zhang Yuan finally came on the stage. The drowsy Zhang Caiying was woken up by Li Jun, "Look, Yuanwa'er is on the field!"

"Really, I'll see! I'll see!" Zhang Caiying rubbed her eyes and hurriedly watched TV, to be honest, she was groggy to watch the ball game, she didn't understand football at all, she had no interest in watching football, more than 20 people around a ball, kicking around, what was the point.

Commentator Duan: "Inter Milan No. 30, Chinese player Zhang Yuan stood on the sidelines, about to play, he replaced Suazo who did not perform well, and another young player of Inter Milan, Mario Balotelli, is also ready to play, who does he replace? He is also a striker, is it impossible to replace Ibrahimovic? Oh, he replaced Cesar, it seems that he is probably playing in the forward position. ”

Coach Zhang said: "Mancini has put all his bets on the two youngsters this time to see what they can do. Zhang Yuan has never been in the Inter Milan squad before, so he must seize the opportunity this time!"

Gu Lin and his roommates couldn't help but get nervous, after all, everyone is Chinese, as the only Chinese seedling in Serie A, everyone hopes that Zhang Yuan can show an impressive performance, if he can score a goal, it would be great.

In the stands, Mai Xuewen and Docilia put up a sign in the middle of a crowd of Inter Milan fans that read "Lightning Boy, Come On!" with a cartoon image of kawaii still on it. Many Inter Milan fans are not familiar with Zhang Yuan, but they also applauded the two youngsters and cheered them on.

Zhang Yuan's mood is excited, after all, he is also the first time to appear in one of Europe's top leagues, excitement is inevitable, but this time he will not be as excited and nervous as the last time he played away from home in Serie B.

After running for a few minutes, he finally collected his excitement and threw himself into the race.

His style is actually a bit similar to Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic is a striker who likes the ball at his feet, and is proficient in organizing and grabbing points, while Zhang Yuan is also the most threatening player with the ball at his feet, and it is impossible for him to fight for the ball on the field, so many times he can only choose to run the position.

This method is not his strong point, but when he came to Inter Milan, he learned from the forwards in the Inter Milan team every day, and he improved very quickly, plus he was only in good physical condition, and Livorno was not familiar with him, but he ran out of some gaps, but his teammates did not pass the ball, not because of trust problems, but everyone was used to passing the ball to Ibrahimovic.

However, Zhang Yuan was not discouraged, he still ran very hard, he also understood that this was an opportunity, and he seized the opportunity to change his impression in Mancini's mind, if you can't catch it, I'm sorry, you will slowly wait for the second chance to come in the future, as for when the second chance will come, it is not clear.

Balotelli has more chances to touch the ball than Zhang Yuan because he is a forward midfielder, and he is not stupid, although his personal breakthrough ability is also good, but he did not choose to break through by himself, but actively sought cooperation with his teammates around him.