Chapter 330: Piero Wants Your Jersey
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Mancini kicked a mineral water bottle away from the sidelines, venting his frustration.
The goal conceded was a real demoralisation blow to the Inter Milan players. Some people are still at a loss, why was it suddenly equalized when they were clearly leading by two goals?
What did you do wrong? What exactly did the team do wrong?
After the restart, Inter's players were still devastated and unable to organise an effective attack.
And the Juventus players also seemed to be content with the equaliser, and they became cautious and stopped attacking aggressively.
And after fighting for more than 80 minutes, everyone was tired, and both sides invariably slowed down the rhythm.
Mancini watched anxiously from the sidelines as his players scrambled forward like headless flies, and he regretted replacing Adriano with immense regret. Although Adriano is not in good form, he can act as a bridgehead up front.
And Recoba? He was too thin to hold the ball consistently up front.
However, Recoba still did his own way and almost contributed to the team.
In stoppage time, Samuel assisted up the pitch and when he was on the ball for a long-range shot, Nedved fouled him.
Recoba took the free-kick and kicked the ball with his left foot with a beautiful arc and a ...... Hit the post and bounced back into the field. McConn made a leap to the top, but his close header went wide.
In the end, Inter had to settle for a draw.
When Paparesta whistled three times to announce the end of the game, players from both sides slowly walked into the locker room with a look of dissatisfaction, but barely acceptable.
No one is in the mood to swap jerseys.
But when the Inter players returned to the dressing room, Emerson came to the door and said to Ricardo: "Piero wants your shirt. ”
Ricardo was a little surprised, but Emerson was a senior in his national team, and there was no need to lose face for such a trivial matter, so he nodded and took off his shirt and handed it to Emerson.
'You're playing well, keep it that way, we need you at the World Cup.' With that, Emerson didn't stop in the enemy's locker room and hurried back to the away team's locker room.
After Emerson left, Mancini unceremoniously criticized the players before heading to the press conference in a rage.
"I'm happy with the performances of the players," Mancini began to defend his disciples in front of the media, "and a series of accidents disrupted our deployment, and I don't blame them for the two goals conceded. ”
"Today's game, you can see how Juventus is taken care of by the referee in Italy," he said, and began to attack the referee on duty, "At the beginning of the game, Licardo was fouled in the penalty area, and the referee turned a blind eye. Walter's good ball was blown off again. To be able to play a draw in a situation like this, I think the lads have done their best. ”
The reporters were like sharks smelling blood, and they became excited one by one.
"Do you think it's an allusion to today's referee Paparesta being bought by Juventus?"
"I didn't say that," Mancini didn't dare admit, otherwise he would have been banned and fined by the Football Association, "I just think he has some decisions that are debatable, and Juventus did benefit from those misdecisions." ”
"So do you think Paparesta deliberately miscalculated?"
"I'm not him, how do I know," Mancini shrugged.
The reporter asked some more questions, just hoping that Mancini could continue to speak loudly, but unfortunately Mancini also knew that he had lost his words before, and became cautious, taking care of him, he just didn't want to admit that he thought the referee was bought by Juventus.
Journalists turned to Capello for questions.
"We deserved a draw," Capello said, with a tense face, "and we even deserved a win." Samoel deserved a red card for a foul on Ibrahimovic. ”
'Chiellini's defence was normal and I don't think it's a card and a penalty. I'm not accusing Licardo of faking a fall, I just think it's a nice defense. Samoel's goalscoring process? I didn't see it clearly, but I believe the referee made the right decision. ”
"Juventus' results are the result of the hard work of the boys, and those who accuse us of bribing the referee should show evidence, otherwise it is slander, and I will protest to the Football Association."
On the second day of the major sports media, the summit matchup between Inter Milan and Juventus undoubtedly occupied the front page.
Several controversial scenes of the game were also discussed by various media.
There was general agreement that Ricardo was undoubtedly deserved a penalty when he was tackled by Chiellini in the box, and that Chiellini deserved a yellow card.
And Samoel's foul on Ibrahimovic is indeed not an exaggeration to give a red card.
As for Samoel's goal, it was a bit controversial, but there were more people who thought it was valid.
The injuries of Ricardo and Ibrahimovic have also attracted the attention of various media.
Ricardo was a little luckier, his injury was a deltoid ligament strain, and he only needed to rest for one or two weeks. Ibrahimovic was more unlucky, he suffered an Achilles tendon injury and had to recuperate for more than a month.
In the standings, Inter Milan has 63 points, Juventus has 62 points, and the ownership of the Serie A title is still in suspense.
On the evening of February 18, Inter Milan challenged Livorno away, and the consequences of Ricardo's absence were revealed. Killy, who replaced Liccardo. Gonzalez was unable to come up with an attacking efficiency close to that of Ricardo, and Inter Milan couldn't come up with a good solution in the face of Livorno's dense defense, and Adriano's form remained sluggish. In the end, they drew 0-0.
It was a good chance for Juventus to overtake the table, but Juventus also fell off the chain, and without Ibrahimovic, they were held to a 2-2 draw away by Messina.
On February 23, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals began, with Inter Milan away to Ajax.
Inter Milan lined up 442 and before half-time they took a 1-0 lead thanks to Martins' goal.
But going into the second half, Ajax scored two goals in a row to put Inter Milan at a disadvantage. At the critical moment, Ricardo and Rico came off the bench, and the team switched to 433, and in the 81st minute, Rico crossed from the bottom, Adriano shook a shot in front of the point, and Ricardo pushed the goal with the arch of his foot at the back point to help the team equalize.
In the end, Inter Milan and Ajax drew 2-2, and Inter Milan scored two valuable away goals.
In the same round, Juventus continued their poor form, losing 2-3 away to Werder Bremen, AC Milan drew 1-1 away to Bayern Munich, Arsenal lost 1-2 away to Real Madrid, and Barcelona won 2-1 away to Chelsea.
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