Chapter 348: Drag Me Into Overtime!
According to Mancini, Inter Milan had to control the rhythm in the second half and not follow the rhythm of the opponent.
You don't have to think about it, you have to score two more goals to win, you have to aim for one goal and drag the game into extra time.
Just kick slowly.
But after all, Inter Milan does not have a master of controlling the rhythm like Pirlo, and Pizarro is still a little worse, so he can play fast but not slowly.
As soon as the pace slows down, you make a mistake.
Not long after the start of the second half, Inter Milan made a mistake in the midfield, and Beckham intercepted the ball and hung it directly to the left side of the penalty area.
Raul had the upper hand in the scramble with McConn, and although he was not as tall as his opponent, he accurately judged the landing point and scrambled to top the ball into the middle.
Ronaldo appeared ghostly in front of the ball, did not stop the ball, and half turned and volleyed directly with his legs, and his legs were whipped the football like a whip. His series of movements was so fast that Córdoba didn't react defensively, and Cesar surrendered, but his powerful shot bounced off the post and Inter escaped.
"Ronaldo shoots! It's a pity that if this goal is scored, it will definitely qualify for the top five goals in this season's Champions League," the commentator lamented, "Ronaldo was like a snoozing cat in the first half, half-asleep all the time, only flashing once in a while. But in the second half, his state was completely different, he was like a hungry cheetah, running non-stop looking for prey, such Ronaldo is the most terrifying! If Inter Milan don't think about it, he will definitely find a chance to score! ”
This is a truth that the players of Inter Milan naturally understand.
But to prevent Ronaldo? Don't be funny, it's an alien, and no one on the whole planet can prevent him from dying.
Córdoba and Materazzi did their best, but they could only allow Ronald to score as many goals as possible, and there was no guarantee that they would be able to keep a clean sheet.
And for the attacking players, all they can do is score goals. Ronaldo goes in one more, they go in two.
Ronaldo had just hit the post once and Inter returned the colours. In the 51st minute, Figo cleverly got rid of Raul's entanglement with the ball in midfield, and then cut inside past Gravesson.
But Graveson stuck like kraft candy and wouldn't let it go. Figo observed Adriano's movement in a physical duel with Gravisen, sending a through ball with his left foot. Adriano grabbed Ramos, unreasonably took the ball, and faced Casillas directly. That's the horror of his physique. If it were Licardo to play the ball, it would never have been possible to squeeze Ramos away with such a squeeze.
However, Adriano was faced with a situation where he handled the ball with his right foot, and his right foot was not very good, with Ramos watching him, he could not switch to his left foot to control the ball and shoot.
He could only get up and shoot with his right foot in a hurry, but sure enough, the ball was not accurate enough, and the ball was too square, which was blocked by Casillas with his foot.
Ricardo tried to keep up with the follow-up, but Elguera appeared in front of the ball in time to clear the ball with a big foot.
Inter Milan were not discouraged and were still actively running on the pitch and creating chances.
In the 54th minute, there was a dramatic scene on the field.
Figo organized the attack on the right flank, and seeing that there was no chance, he did not force a cross, but played the ball to the left and handed it to Ricardo.
Ricardo expertly stopped the ball with his chest, and after removing it steadily, he took turns pulling the ball with both feet and making a breakthrough gesture, attracting the attention of Salgado and Baptista.
As the two men moved closer to him and Baptista stretched out to break the ball, Ricardo suddenly picked up the ball and crossed it to the left front.
The ball flew over Salgado's head, and as it fell, a blue-and-black figure with the number "4" on his back rushed up quickly.
Zanetti caught up with the football, did not slow down but paddled the ball with his thighs and continued to break through in the direction of the baseline.
When he rushed to the baseline, there was a large gap in front of him, and he took the ball and continued inside, only to sweep the ball towards the middle when Salgado threw away Ricardo to defend.
He must have wanted to pass the ball, but the ball was very uncomfortable for the defenders, not high or low, probably at knee height, the ball speed was also very fast, and there was an external spin, so that Casillas did not dare to attack and hold the ball easily.
In the middle, Adriano and Ricardo are all on the side, and there are Stankovic and Cambiasso on the periphery.
In such a situation, Ramos seemed to be about to turn and break the ball with a big kick, but he misjudged the trajectory of the ball and swept the ball with the outside of his right foot.
The ball changed direction and flew towards the goal, but Casillas was completely unable to react and watched as the ball went into the net and only had time to see it go away.
“Goal! It's Ramos' oolong! Oh my God, in such a crucial match, the young Ramos paid the price for his lack of experience! Zanetti was a very good pass, making it difficult for defenders to deal with it, and if they were not careful, they would touch the ball into their own goal, and Ramos should have handled it more carefully," exclaimed the commentator, "Inter have taken the lead again and now they are 2-1 ahead. The aggregate score became 3:3 with one away goal from each side, and if the score continued until the end, the two sides would go to extra time. ”
"According to the rules of the Champions League, extra-time still follows the principle of away goals, which means that if the two sides play 1-1 in extra-time, then Real Madrid will advance. From this point of view, this score is still a slight advantage for Real Madrid. ”
"But Inter Milan are in high spirits right now, and Real Madrid's players will definitely suffer psychologically because of the own goal. Will they be able to keep the score going? Or, can we expect Ronaldo's outburst? ”
After the Inter players celebrated, Mancini called Pizarro, Stankovic and Ricardo and Figo over from the sidelines to deliver the latest instructions.
"Possession of the ball, now your task is to keep the ball! Keep the ball firmly at your feet, don't get cut off easily, and don't give them a chance to fight back! Ronaldo was in good form today and can't let him get the ball too often! "Now our priority is to keep the ball and defend, hold on, the opponent is not as fit as we are, as long as we hold on until the end of the 90 minutes, I am confident that we can win this game!" So, drag the game into overtime for me! ”
Licardo and the others all nodded.
Licardo also agrees with Mancini's point of view that it will be more dangerous to play against Real Madrid now, and if the game is dragged into extra time, the younger Inter Milan will definitely have the advantage, after all, Raul, Beckham, Zidane, Graveson, Robert. Carlos and others are in their 30s, and Ronaldo is about to turn 30, so his physical fitness is definitely not as good as when he was younger, otherwise he would not have walked on the pitch in the first half to conserve his strength.