Chapter 544: Laying the Foundation
After the break, Flores made a substitution – Joaquín came on for Angullo, who did not perform well in the first half, and although Joaquín has not been doing well since his move to Valencia, his pace and technique have been excellent.
After seeing this substitution, Dick frowned slightly, Inter Milan was going to continue to press the attack in the second half, Joaquin's play may cause some trouble for Inter Milan, after all, he is also a player with fast speed, good technique and excellent individual assault ability, and the impact on this side is likely to make Inter Milan in the frenzy encounter some problems.
But he didn't care after thinking about it, after all, Inter Milan's defense on this side was very reassuring to him, Zanetti almost didn't suffer any losses when he defended on the side, that is, he was overwhelmed by Bale's speed when he was old, and now Zanetti is not that old, Joaquin's speed is not as good as Bale's, and it is unlikely that he will suffer.
Inter continued to attack, while Valencia's defence began to become ferocious, and although both of their midfielders had yellow cards, the rest of the players began to fill in more in the middle to help Valencia fend off Inter's attack.
Figo was tackled down the pitch by Albiol and treated for treatment, Valencia took the opportunity to attack, Morientes received a pass from Joaquín and fired a long-range shot from 20 yards from goal, Cesar was well positioned to hold the ball in his arms.
Figo, who then returned to the pitch, also had a shot on goal, Toni received a pass from Ibrahimovic and split the ball in the middle, Figo burst into the box from the wing and fired a shot that was collected by Canizares.
After each had an attack, the two sides fell into a certain stalemate on the field, Valencia's ferocious pressing made Inter Milan's attack also fall into some trouble, and Valencia's counterattack was also stubbornly blocked by Inter Milan, the two sides were entangled in the midfield, and neither was able to create any good chances.
Ibrahimovic looked a little impatient, in the 57th minute he forced a shot from outside the penalty area, the ball went over the crossbar, Dick was very dissatisfied with this action, he blew a loud whistle off the field, and when Ibrahimovic turned around, he pointed at Ibrahimovic from afar, meaning boy, stop playing like this on the field, or I will replace you!
Eevee nodded to the court, Dick was often loose and then tight on him, not wanting to stifle his talent, but also not letting him go.
After this attack, Valencia also began to organize an attack, and it was Joaquín who won the ball on the right and crossed, Villa followed up and suddenly shot from outside the box, the ball hit Córdoba and changed the line, but Cesar reacted quickly, and quickly made a side pounce to press the ball under him.
Dick breathed a sigh of relief, Cesar was also in good shape in this game, Valencia seemed unlikely to break the door he was guarding if he only relied on this kind of sudden shot, and Valencia's level of running defense could not last long, as long as he could score again, Valencia's fighting spirit was very likely to collapse!
However, just a few minutes after Dick thought about this, Villa used a wonderful kick to make the morale of the whole Valencia start to rise!
Mascherano brought down Morientes with the ball and Valencia won a direct free-kick from 28 yards out, which Villa took and kicked over the wall before flying into the door of Inter Milan against the right post!
"Ball...... The ball is in! Amazing world waves! This free kick is really, theoretically a dead end! Cesar didn't react! It was Inter's first goal in 10 hours in all competitions! Until then, they had held the record of seven league games and four Coppa Italia games without conceding a goal, only to be cleared by such a brilliant free-kick! Valencia now sees hope again! ”
When Villa was running excitedly in the field, Dick shook his head, this is what he was worried about, such a goal is almost immortal, and Valencia has not played well this season, in the Champions Cup, they can always play such a world wave, in history they eliminated Inter Milan and also used a world wave to face Chelsea when facing Chelsea almost forced Chelsea to a dead end, if it weren't for Essien also came to a world wave, Valencia will once again beat a team better than them to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League......
Dick can't explain this kind of thing, he can only say that this group of players in Valencia can always catch up with their character in the highlight moment this season, and if they want to prevent this situation, they have to score more goals than them, even if they can score a few world waves, they have to score more goals than them, and they will naturally be eliminated!
"Go on the offensive! Get the advantage back! Dick made a gesture to the field.
Being hit by such a goal, the morale of the players of Inter Milan was actually not much hit, because their advantage was very big before, such a somewhat lucky, almost unrepeatable goal would only make them feel unhappy, and they felt that the opponent was able to score purely by luck, which made them immediately launch a crazy attack after the restart!
Valencia, on the other hand, has restarted their defense, and scoring a goal away from home is something they are very satisfied with, so that they can have more confidence to adjust when they return to home!
Inter Milan's offensive is like a tide, Valencia began to defend hard, Ibrahimovic continued to use the ball to create opportunities for his teammates after receiving the ball, and there were not many heavy gunners in Inter Milan on the field, Figo, Sneijder and Stankovic threatened Valencia's door with long-range shots, but were killed by Canizares one by one.
Dick made the first substitution of the game, Cruise came on after an emergency warm-up to replace Toney, and the substitution worked out perfectly after five minutes!
McCone received Sneijder's pass and stepped forward, and then passed the ball to Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic turned and knocked the ball to Cruise, Cruise took the ball and passed the ball diagonally to the right side beautifully, McConn, who was inserted at high speed, shook off Moretti in the run, burst into the penalty area and suddenly shot at a small angle!
The ball flew to the far corner of the goal, Canizares was blocked by the defender, and when he made the save, the ball had already flown diagonally into Valencia's goal!
"The ball is in! In the 76th minute, McCone scored Inter's third goal! The Brazilian full-backs have become an important link in Inter's attack! Beautiful goal! Inter Milan's continuous passes tore apart Valencia's defence, and their attack was unguardable! Three to one, Inter Milan is again two goals ahead! What are Valencia going to do now? Defend or press? The disadvantage of two goals difference is a big disadvantage, but can they really be patient at home to pull back the gap between those two goals? ”
As McCone celebrated, Flores used up a second substitution, with Portuguese attacking midfielder Viana coming on for Morientes, and it appeared that Valencia were looking to use a more flexible attack to try to get back on the scoresheet.
"Don't relax, keep attacking! If you can score more goals, you will score more goals for me! ”
Dick shouted off the field, he is now focused on attacking, no matter how many times the opponent uses the world wave to score, as long as Inter Milan scores more goals than Valencia in two legs, then there will be no problem, after all, Inter Milan is better than Valencia in terms of offensive ability, so Dick doesn't plan to play any tricks with the other party, as long as he finds a way to score more goals, it will be enough!
Valencia also started to use the pass back and forth to create chances, and their front field is now full of agile and technical players, and this kind of attack has also put a lot of pressure on Inter Milan, especially from both flanks.
In the 80th minute, Valencia forced a corner kick in a series of attacks, and Ayala, who had an assist, grabbed the first drop point and shook his head to attack the goal, but was blocked by Figo in front of the goal - this game was very hard for both sides, and it can be seen that veterans like Ayala and Figo fought until the last minute......
Zanetti brought down Joaquín, Valencia's free kick into the box was pushed out of the bottom line by Materazzi, Villa took a corner, Córdoba grabbed the ball in front of Viana and pushed the ball out of the box, and Silva, who was following him, suddenly volleyed directly before Mascherano came over to fill the position!
The ball passed through the crowd in the box and then plunged into the corner of the goal - Cesar, like Canizares before him, was blocked by the defenders, and when he saw the ball, he was completely unable to react, and the ball flew into the door of Inter Milan and slammed the net into the air!
“…… The ball is in! It's incredible! David Silva's volley! Valencia pulled a point back again! Now the score is 2-3! Tenacious Valencia! This is the tenacious fighting spirit that has been in the same vein since the Cooper era at work! Now, even if they lose the game, they will definitely not look ashamed! In the face of the powerful Inter Milan, Valencia showed their fighting spirit tenaciously! ”
Dick's face sank, and he cursed when Silva scored, then turned to call Yaya Toure and Perrotta from the dugout.
"Warm up, get ready to play!"
After the restart, Inter Milan used up the remaining two substitutions, Perrotta replaced Stankovic, and Yaya Toure replaced the physical overdrawn Figo to continue to strengthen the attack!
Perrotta and Yaya Toure were more capable of cutting forward, and there was no complete defensive formation left in the game, and now Dick wanted to disrupt the battle, at least before the end of the first half, and score a goal!
Sometimes, it depends on whether you dare to bet, and if you gamble at a critical time, it is very likely to lay the foundation for something - Dick's move has completely laid the foundation for Inter Milan to enter the quarterfinals of this season's Champions Cup!
Five minutes after the substitution, when the game entered injury time, Ibrahimovic broke through to create a free kick, Sneijder drove the ball into the box, Materazzi headed the cross, Ibrahimovic and Yaya Toure at the back point both shot the goal, and finally Yaya Toure took the lead to grab the first drop point and hit the ball into Valencia's door with a volley!
Four to two! Inter Milan take a two-goal lead for the third time in the game! This ending finally left Valencia without any power to recover, and the disadvantage of two goal difference made them need to pay enough price at home to have a chance to win!
"At critical moments, we withstood the headwinds...... I'm proud of the players, they proved that they are the best players and we will do even better away from home. ”