Chapter Ninety-One: Superstar Performance (Part I)
It was an absolutely spectacular game from any point of view, illustrated by the dazzling combination of the stars, the excellent attack and defence, and the three beautiful goals.
This kind of offensive battle is a perfect treat for the fans, especially when Fiorentina meets another strong team, if there is no direct relationship with the fans, then this game is a feast.
Such a powerful offensive battle, not to mention in Serie A, is very rare in the world, and offense is the charm of football.
At halftime, the players of both teams were gasping for breath in the lounge, drinking a little water to replenish the water lost in the first half, and even Ling Feng, who had been active all the time, was no longer in the mood to joke, or rather, he didn't have the physical strength to waste on this.
The only spirit is Xiao Laodrup, who keeps jumping up and down like a monkey, as a last resort, Ling Feng and the others can only make a look and let Shepchenko, the only one who can move now, gag Xiao Lao's mouth......
On the other side, Inter Milan coach Luiz • Simeone is also walking around, he knows that he has done his best, and now he can no longer increase the pressure on the players, and in the second half of the game, he only has one card left in his hand, that is, to replace Canu and replace Zamorano to strengthen the attack in the front.
On the Fiorentina side, there are two top strikers Schepchenko and Laudrup Jr. sitting on the bench, it is conceivable that once Baggio and Batty are physically exhausted, then Fiorentina's attack will not only not weaken, but also strengthen!
It's not that Sheva and Xiao Lao are stronger than Baggio and Barty, but the threat generated by the two who are full of physical strength will definitely be above the two of them - besides, Baggio and Batistuta also know that they will definitely do whatever it takes to launch a crazy attack on the Inter door!
Simeone was very annoyed that he was really bad in the second half of the game.
looked at Ronaldo and Recoba, who were silent on the sidelines, whether they could reverse the situation in the second half of the game depended on these two people.
Back on the field, Recoba looked at Ling Feng, who was chatting with his teammates, and felt a feeling in his heart.
Throughout the first half, Ling Feng did not defend him and Ronaldo too much, but very cleverly stuck his old teammate Djokaeff, and forcibly blocked most of Inter Milan's midfield passes, and Vieira, Nesta and Cannavaro's defensive iron triangle, with Thuram and Carlos on both wings, is an absolute reinforced concrete fortress.
If you want to break through this fortress, you can only do it in a split second, like Ronaldo did in the first half, and if you expect them to make a mistake to score, then ...... Just wait slowly.
Among the goals conceded by Fiorentina, there are very few goals conceded due to mismatches, especially when all the main players are on the field, the goals conceded are almost irresistible, which also makes other teams under a lot of pressure in the match against Fiorentina.
Thinking about what Ling Feng said in the last encounter, Recoba gritted his teeth, he must prove himself and prove that he will not be worse than anyone, even if it is his teammate Ronaldo, he will not admit defeat easily.
As everyone expected, Fiorentina continued to attack the opposition with their excellent physical strength in the second half, as if the word "defensive counter-attack" had never been in their dictionary; Inter Milan's attacking intensity has weakened significantly.
Everyone knows that when Laudrup Jr. returns, the Purple Lily's forward line is saturated, and the four top strikers are in one team, which is unimaginable in other teams.
In order to create opportunities for his teammates to play, neither Barty nor Baggio kept their physical strength, and Baggio ran along the side after taking the ball, and Batistuta also began to press the opposing defender in front of the penalty area.
In the seventh minute of the second half, Paganen was forced by Barty when he cleared, the ball smashed on the back of the Argentine god of war and changed direction, and Effenberg stopped the ball and was a direct long-range lob, Pagliuca stood forward, and the ball was really sudden, and he had surrendered, but the German Tiger's luck was really not good, the ball smashed under the crossbar, and it was pressed on the goal line, and was held by the chasing Pagliuca.
However, the goal caused quite a bit of controversy, although the ball did not cross the goal line, but the players who were far away did not see it clearly, then at this time, the Fiorentina players told the referee that the goal had gone into the net, and the Inter Milan players supported the referee's decision.
This is inevitable, after all, both sides have to consider their own interests.
But the referee was shrewd and upheld the decision after discussing it with the main referee, which made the Fiorentina hooligans suffocate it.
A little episode did not affect the continuation of the game, after all, everyone is a top star, and it is also the home of Inter Milan, Fiorentina is leading, there is no need to fight hard - it can only be said that the goal really did not score, otherwise, the group of hooligans in Fiorentina will be distressed to death when watching slow motion after the game.
The game went on, and because Ronaldo and Recoba had no one to replace, they were a lot slack in their running in the second half, or rather, they were waiting for their chances on the left and right.
Only Djokaf and Kanu in the middle, the battle for the high-altitude ball, that is, the control of the fast break long pass, was handed over to the 1.97 meter Nigerian teenager Kanu, and whether he could catch the ball in the air or pass it comfortably to the feet of his teammates became Kanu's task.
However, in terms of experience, Canu is a notch worse than Vieira - joke, he has been mixed with Ling Feng since his debut, plus so many top offensive players in Fiorentina every day**, as well as Vieira's original qualifications, it is strange that he can be poor!
What's more, the 1.93-meter-tall Vieira is not inferior to Canu in terms of the advantage of high-altitude balls - so Vieira is seen as the new generation of successors to the current French defender Deschamps, and Deschamps himself said that Vieira's future achievements will definitely be above himself.
The reason is - height!
As a midfielder, he is also very important for defending high balls, and from this point of view, the 1.93-meter-tall Vieira naturally has more potential than the 1.69-meter-tall Deschamps - as for him, he can't be as flexible as Deschamps...... This can't be helped, after all, there are gains and losses.
But at this time, Vieira's height has undoubtedly become an important barrier for Fiorentina to contain Inter's attack, and once made Inter's battle plan fail, but in the fifteenth minute, a sudden incident on the field surprised everyone.
Fifteen minutes of the game, almost Fiorentina attacked for fifteen minutes, under the tireless running of Baggio and Batty, the Inter Milan back line was a mess, but although there were a few shots, there was no substantive effect - in the words of Maradona: "Scoring is king, you press others for 90 minutes without scoring, and it is not as good as others scoring with only one shot." ”
Now the situation on the field is like this, Vieira is in the air, Ling Feng is on the ground, the two of them are stunned to destroy the counterattack opportunity of Inter Milan, the opening fifteen minutes, Inter Milan did not hit the goal, and Fiorentina shot with seven feet, three in the goal frame, Effenberg almost got one.
It's just a pity that no goal was scored.
In the fifteenth minute, Inter Milan launched a counterattack again, this time Simeone did not make a long pass, but passed the ball to Djokaef near the midfield in front of the penalty area, Ling Feng made a quick tackle but was recognized by the French midfielder - Djokaeff narrator: "NND has broken you so many times, you can't pass it once!" ”
Although he didn't cut off Djokaeve's ball, it didn't surprise others, after all, Djokaeff is also a first-class star in the world now, if Ling Feng can't get the ball all the time, then Ling Feng will simply go back to be a defender.
The long pass is gone, Carlos and Thuram, the full-backs, chose to stay in the backfield because they were too jealous of Ronaldo and Recoba, maybe Recoba still has a height advantage, but in terms of speed is inferior to the small card, can only rely on Kanu in the middle - but was breathless by Vieira's defense, and there is the double protection of Cannavaro and Nesta in the back, which can be described as solid.
But Djokaeff opted for a low pass, and the target was not the two guys who were brilliant on the wing, but in the middle - Kanu!
Ever seen O'Neill dance ballet?
In the next scene, this difficult scene silences the Meazza Stadium.
After receiving Djokaeff's pass, the 1.97-meter Kanu used his long legs to pull the ball back, then turned around before Vieira stealed, and then changed his leg to pull the ball over again, and a beautiful spin pulled Vieira past him, breaking through the defense of the Fiorentina midfield for the first time!
This, this, this action is the famous "Marseille slalom"!
Not to mention the players on the field, even Zidane, the founder of this action, was stunned in front of the TV - Ling Feng could easily make this action, he didn't say anything, but, but this one-meter-ninety-seven black man could also do it - Zidane even thought that he was watching a real-life "Pluto man attack the earth"......
Ling Feng didn't care, it was not unexpected that Kanu could make this move, after all, this guy has an advantage in height and long legs, and Marseille's maneuver is that the longer the legs, the greater the amplitude, and Kanu's skills - he knows that although he is not ranked among the first-class stars, if he evaluates a player with the best skills above 1.9 meters, Kanu can still rank in the top three even if he can't get the first place.
But now is not the time to marvel or think about this guy's contribution in his "previous life", because when Vieira's defense is broken through so easily, a three-on-four situation is formed later!
Obviously, whether it is Fiorentina's two central defenders or full-backs, they did not expect Vieira to be broken through at all, and all the attacking players, including Ling Feng, did not return to the defense near the midfield, such an opportunity for a counterattack was what Inter Milan finally waited for for fifteen minutes!
Striding two steps forward, Kanu passed the ball forward, and the ball was quickly inserted by Ronaldo, and instantly squeezed Thuram and hit the side of the penalty area!
The alien finally gets the ball comfortably!
Everyone's eyes are on that dazzling bald head, everyone knows that the two most terrifying offensive players now, Ling Feng and Ronaldo, as long as they can get the ball comfortably and have enough starting distance and time, then the threat is coming soon!
Although he was only thrown off by the alien, the pressure on Thuram was very high, and sure enough, Fei Luo cleverly buckled the ball when he returned to the defense, and then took a trip to the penalty area, completely asking the French defender who claimed to be able to talk to him alone, and rushed into the penalty area!
Fortunately, at this time, neither Kanu nor Recoba had time to rush into the penalty area, otherwise, when Nesta went up to force Feiluo, there was only one Cannavaro in the penalty area to defend, and the danger was really great!
But isn't it dangerous now? The answer, of course, is no!
Ronaldo began his signature pendulum swing, which made Nesta curse - now in the penalty area, even Nesta is confident in his own defense and does not dare to tackle, maybe it is a penalty problem!
However, with a man like Ronaldo, can Nesta stand in the way?
The answer will be revealed soon!
Since Thuram behind him had already chased back, Fei Luo couldn't delay for too long, and then, Fei Luo made a strong forward movement, although he was worried that the opponent might be a feint, but Nesta's body still moved over, and at the same time left five points of strength to prevent the opponent's feint.
However, it was such a hesitation that Ronaldo rushed straight over, forcibly squeezed Nesta away with his body, and skillfully flicked the Italian central defender's defense with a clever move at his feet!
Single-handed!
Forced his way through two top defenders and made a one-on-one shot, but it was clear that Ronaldo was now almost parallel to the goal, and with Cannavaro not far in front of him, his shot angle was not very good!
However, just as Cannavaro rushed up to steal the tackle, he saw the alien poke the ball lightly with his toes...... Gave the undefended strip behind Cannavaro......
At the moment when Cannavaro fell, he looked back and saw that Recoba and Carlos rushed up one after the other, and Recoba, who was running in front, shot with his left foot under the ball!
Over the Meazza Stadium, a tsunami of cheers rang out......