2.039 Jedi Strikes Back
In the first minute, McConn broke down the right side and was blocked. In the third minute, Toure's cold shot from outside the area hit Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic twice and almost rolled into the door of Van der Sar. Manchester United got off to a dream start in the 8th minute, Anderson sent a through ball in front, Ronaldo crossed from the right side, young defender Thornton turned and fell to the ground in the penalty area, Park Ji-sung won the ball at the back point, and calmly fell to the ground in the face of the attacking Cesar to score, 1-0! United equalised and the two sides were back on the same page.
In the 11th minute of the game, Inter Milan was hit again, Robben violated Ronaldo in the backfield and fouled, Ronaldo hit a shocking long-distance world wave from 25 meters away, the ball flew into the door of Inter Milan like a cannonball, Cesar couldn't save, 2-0!
The current situation is already difficult for Inter Milan, who are playing at home, and due to the number of away goals, Inter must at least equalize to advance.
In the 18th minute, Rooney tried to shoot with his right foot into the back corner in front of the penalty area, Almunia flew to save the ball from the bottom line, and then, Anderson took a corner kick from the right side, and Ronaldo shook his head to hit the top of the goal.
Lee Seung-peak had to command Inter Milan to take it back first and wait for Manchester United's offensive to pass. It's already two goals down, and if you concede another goal, it's really hopeless.
United continued to try to extend their lead and in the 21st minute, Anderson headed in a corner from the right and Wayne Rooney nodded wide.
Inter Milan, who had stabilized their position, returned to their normal form and began to attack, while Ferguson also allowed Manchester United to recover some and return to the counter-attacking style of play, but without Tevez, their impact up front was weakened compared to last season, when the two teams met.
In the second half of the first half, both sides attacked and defended each other, but neither could find another goal, and Inter Milan went into the break with a score of 0:2.
In the second half, you have to step up your attack, if you don't want to be eliminated. But then the defense will inevitably be weakened. For example, the restriction on Ronaldo, Li Chengfeng specially arranged two people to take care of Ronaldo in the first half, one for the main defense and one for the assistant defense, so it would lead to an imbalance in the midfield and fail to suppress Manchester United's five-man midfielder. If this continues in the second half, then Inter Milan will have to die like in the first half.
A change has to be made, and because Ronaldo has changed the tactics that Inter Milan is used to, then one person needs to stand up and deal with Ronaldo. Li Chengfeng looked around, and finally fixed his eyes on the young player Thornton, and asked, "Let you play against Ronaldo in the second half, can you restrain him." β
Thornton was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't believe his ears, he pointed to himself and asked uncertainly, "Do you want to talk about me?" Let me keep an eye on Cristiano Ronaldo? β
"Yes, that's you." Li Chengfeng nodded, looking at him resolutely, "You are alone, defending Ronaldo, you can't let him be unscrupulous on the side." If we want to come back from defeat to win, your performance will be key. Can you do it? β
Li Chengfeng has no more suitable candidate, Zanetti is old, speed and flexibility can no longer keep up with the sky-high Ronaldo, not to mention the defensive holes Ribery, everyone else has their own responsibilities, only Thornton, regardless of physicality, flexibility, speed, is very good, and will not lose in hardware. However, it is difficult to say in software, Ronaldo was last season's double footballer, and there are not many people in the world who can completely defend against him, and Inter Milan conceded a goal in the first half because of Thornton's mistake. However, Li Chengfeng has no choice now, he must gamble once, otherwise there is no hope of a reversal.
"No problem. I'll do it. Thornton nodded hurriedly, as a youth player who was pulled by Li Chengfeng, his mentor was in difficulty, of course he had to stand up and share the damage.
What a simple child, Li Chengfeng looked at Thornton's still somewhat childish face, but he was very relieved in his heart, the so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, which is what he said about such a young man.
It's good to be young, because you are young, you are fearless and have the courage to challenge. Young people must have such a spirit of courage to challenge, and only then will they have unlimited possibilities. However, football still has to be played with feet after all, and Li Chengfeng observed Thornton's performance on the field, hoping that he would not be crushed by this pressure.
Cristiano Ronaldo's performance was still active, but Thornton performed his defensive duties well. Not bad in shape, with more speed, and aggressive scrambling, although he still couldn't fully defend Cristiano Ronaldo, he managed to limit his advance on the right flank, as well as crosses and shots in the 30-metre area. Although Ronaldo can still create a threat through set-pieces, Lee Seungfeng's goal has been achieved, and the midfielder who came to Inter Milan with his free hand began to suppress Manchester United's midfield and began to counterattack.
In the 56th minute, Alonso instigated a brilliant counterattack, Toure returned in the penalty area, and Ribery followed up with a powerful shot high. In the 62nd minute, Klose made a return in the box, Toure's follow-up outside volley was blocked by a defender, and Van der Sar got the ball.
Inter Milan had the advantage, but still couldn't score, Li Chengfeng began to make substitutions, replacing Ribery and Robben, who were too physically exerted, with Modric and Hulk, to increase the control and impact of the midfield.
In the 64th minute, Hulk fired a powerful left-footed shot in front of the penalty area, and Van der Sar saved the ball sideways. In the 72nd minute, Modric shot wide. Seeing that Inter Milan was scoreless on the field, and the time was passing minute by minute, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but be anxious, is Manchester United his nemesis?
In the 76th minute of the game, the situation on the field changed abruptly, Fletcher was sentenced to death for bringing down Modric in the penalty area, Italian referee Rossetti directly showed a red card to send Fletcher off, and Toure took a penalty kick in one fell swoop! 1-2οΌ Inter pulled a goal back.
Inter Milan, who saw hope, strengthened the offensive, leaving them little time, rather than waiting to die, it was better to fight to the death, Li Chengfeng waved his hand, and commanded Inter Milan to start a comprehensive attack.
In the 79th minute, Milito replaced the injured Klose. In the 83rd minute, Toure's free kick in front of the penalty area hit the wall and popped up, and Toure missed the shot again. In the 85th minute, Toure's header was ferried, and Milito grabbed a shot in the penalty area, and the ball went in! 2:2, Inter Milan equalized!!
Now it's the turn of the Manchester United team to be anxious, they are crazy to press out, and Li Chengfeng can't care about the good looks of the scene, and directs Inter Milan to retreat across the board. With less than 10 minutes left in stoppage time, Inter Milan will be the victors as long as they survive that time. Becoming a king or losing a villain, Li Chengfeng doesn't care if the scene is good or not.
In the 86th minute, McCone was yellow carded for a foul on Park Ji-sung, and Ronaldo's free kick was only slightly high. In the 90th minute, Inter Milan had a chance to counterattack and almost ended the game completely, Milito's shot in the box was blocked, Robben hit again, and the ball was collected by Van der Sar.
At the end of the game, Manchester United failed to score another goal and could only draw 2-2 away from Inter Milan, who also advanced to the final with a score of 3-2 over two legs, and the opponent will be the winner between Barcelona and Chelsea.
Ferguson was not convinced after the game, in his opinion, Manchester United completely lost to the referee, if it wasn't for the penalty, if it wasn't for the referee who blew off Ryan Giggs' goal in the previous round, it should be Manchester United who advanced.
Lee Seung-peak doesn't care what Ferguson thinks, and in his opinion, Inter Milan's promotion is impeccable. He lavished praise on his team's performances, especially the young David Thornton, who was instrumental in limiting last year's double Footballer of the Year in the second half, "Thornton is only 18 years old and his future is limitless. β
This is the second year in a row that Inter Milan have reached the final of the Champions League, the last time they lost to Manchester United, what about this time?
But this is all for the future, and now Lee Seung-bong still has a game to play in the CM world. Although the league has already won the championship early, there is also the final of the all-important Champions Cup. It's a pity that Inter Milan accidentally missed in the Italian Cup, and was eliminated by Sampdoria in the semifinals, so that Li Chengfeng can compete for one less title.
Due to the Olympics, this year's league ended very late, even later than the Champions Cup final, but both teams in the final won the league championship ahead of schedule, and both coincidentally rotated heavily in the final rounds of the league to ensure that the main team can reach the best in the final.
This time Inter Milan's final opponent is Pep Guardiola's Barcelona. Barcelona came as a surprise when they ended their partnership with coach Rijkaard after a failed season and chose Pep Guardiola, who had no managerial experience, as their manager, and everyone thought Jose Mourinho would be Barcelona's new manager.
Even Mourinho thinks so, although many giants threw olive branches to him at that time, he was unmoved, he only had one team in mind, and that was Barcelona. Even the Barcelona people thought he was the most suitable, when the Barcelona management opened a list of coaches for fans to participate in the selection, and Mourinho won the first vote! So despite Laporta's hesitation and Cruyff's obstruction, the BarΓ§a hierarchy of Begiristan boarded the plane to Portugal.
On January 10, 2008, Barcelona vice-president Ingra and sports manager Begiristain visited Lisbon and paid a visit to Mourinho. This meeting allowed the two sides to reach an agreement on many issues, and the "madman" strengthened his belief in returning to Camp Nou, and he was full of expectations to be able to return to the place where he worked in the 90s of the last century. Barcelona promised that Cruyff's opposition would not have any impact on his arrival at Barcelona.