Chapter 236: To add insult to injury
The first is the goal conceded. Inter's first two goals were opened up from Zanetti's side, showing that Zanetti was really struggling at left-back. And Stankovic didn't protect him enough, leaving Zanetti in a lonely situation.
Looking back, Mancini's brow furrowed.
He slapped his thigh all the way to see Ricardo score a long-range shot, and saw Veron injured and replaced by Davis.
Veron made a total of 39 passes before being substituted, only one of which was to the Brazilian.
And how many Brazilians did Inter Milan play? A full 3 people! And 2 of them are in the front court!
No wonder when Veron is on the field, he rarely passes the ball forward! Even if Ricardo and Adriano had obviously run into a good position, Veron would not have handed over the ball!
What does this mean?
Is the conflict in the locker room so serious?
He continued to look down. Focus on Ricardo's movement and handling of the ball, and nod his head as he watched.
Even if I have seen it on the spot, now that I look at it through the video, it is a different feeling. But there is also an adjective: pleasing to the eye.
Every time Ricardo handles the ball, the action is so pleasing to the eye. That's what characterizes Brazilian players. Adriano really doesn't look like a Brazilian in comparison.
And in terms of movement, Ricardo is also clearly more agile than Adriano.
Although Adriano has the physical advantage and has a stronger impact in front of the penalty area, Ricardo poses no less threat to his opponents than Adriano.
It was only after Totti scored a direct free-kick that gave Inter a 4-3 lead and he replaced Ricardo as Mancini was engrossed in his desire to spot the problems in Inter's defence.
As time passed, his brow deepened.
There is no structure, there is no hierarchy, there is no protection of each other, this is what Inter Milan are defending now.
It wasn't until he watched the whole game that he looked at it again, this time not for a second, but from time to time.
With the help of the video, look for the problems that Inter Milan has now.
Offense wins fans, defense wins championships.
Now Inter Milan's attacking line is definitely the best in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the best in the world.
But the defense is really ......
How do you adjust it?
The international break came next, and Roberto Mancini's side were given some respite.
Without Ronaldo, the Brazilian team, with Adriano and Ricardo as the starting forwards, Ronaldinho and Kaka in the midfield, the luxurious lineup played a good record, defeating Venezuela and Colombia with a score of 3:0 and 2:0 respectively, and continued to lead the South American region of the World Cup qualifiers.
Back in Italy, Ricardo and Adriano went on to host Udinese with the team.
In this game, Inter Milan's starting lineup changed again, Veron sat on the bench, Stankovic and Cambiaso sat in the midfield, left winger Emre, right midfielder Van der Meyde, and the striker was the partner of Ricardo and Adriano.
In the first half, Ricardo scored with a pass and Adriano scored twice. Inter Milan led 3-0. In the second half, substitute Martins scored another goal to give the team a 4-1 victory.
It was the first time this season that Inter Milan were less intimidating than the fans, establishing an early advantage and maintaining it until the end of the game, without putting them on a rollercoaster ride.
On 21 October, Inter Milan welcomed another Champions League group stage match when they took on last season's La Liga champions Valencia at the Mestya Stadium.
Roberto Mancini challenged the starting line-up once again, with goalkeeper Fontana, right-back Córdoba and left-back Favali and centre-back Materazzi and Burdisso. Right midfielder Stankovic, left midfielder Emre, and the strikers still choose the partnership of Ricardo and Adriano.
Valencia can win last season's La Liga title, and it is natural that they are by no means weak. The frontcourt combination of Di Vaio, Aimar and Angulo is God blocking and killing God in La Liga, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha.
However, Inter Milan were anti-visitors from the start, with Ricardo and Adriano very active up front.
Mancini spoke to Zanetti once, hoping that Zanetti would persuade Veron. He also didn't know how Zanetti's exchange with Veron would turn out, and in order to prevent Veron from not feeding the two Brazilian strikers in the game, Mancini asked Stankovic and Emre to pass the ball forward more during the game.
The two players faithfully carried out his request.
In the 7th minute, Stankovic took the ball into the penalty area, and Ricardo's header was slightly wide, scaring Valencia to quickly recover.
Valencia's counter-attack was also threatening, and in the 15th minute, Aimar broke down on the right and crossed, Di Vaio's close-range shot was saved by veteran Fontana with one hand, and Angulo followed up with a follow-up shot, which was a must-have goal, but Fontana still reacted and slapped the ball out in an incredible way.
It was also Valencia's most dangerous attack.
Then the game fell completely into the orbit of Inter Milan, and in the 29th minute, Emre instigated an attack, Stankovic crossed, and Adriano fired a left-footed volley just wide.
In the 32nd minute, Ricardo broke through with the ball and distributed it to his partner, Adriano tried to break through Valencia's last line of defence, only for Torres to be stopped with a tactical foul.
In the 34th minute, Adriano broke through three Valencia players in a row with the ball, and then split the ball in the penalty area.
In the 39th minute, Adriano broke through on the left and crossed, but Ricardo didn't waste the chance this time, he flicked the ball with the arch of his right foot in front of goal, and the ball went into the net.
Inter Milan went into the break with a score of 1:0.
In the first half, Veron did not pass the ball to the combination of Ricardo and Adriano.
But Mancini didn't say anything, just gave Veron a deep look.
He has regrets in his heart: if the Brazilian and Argentine gangs can get along harmoniously, how strong this Inter Milan team will be.
Just two minutes into the second half, Stankovic headed past Valencia and it was Favali who assisted him.
Two minutes later, Inter went on the offensive again, Adriano dribbled on the right side of the box and suddenly crossed with his feet, Torres headed the ball but couldn't go far, Ricardo deftly turned to catch the ball and jumped up to a sideways volley to send the ball into the top right corner of the net.
After scoring the goal, Ricardo was slow to get up to celebrate, and after finishing the shot, he collided with Torres and fell to the ground, and Torres was pressed against him.
The team doctor hurriedly entered the field and carried Ricardo out of the field for examination, only to see that Ricardo's left shoulder was already swollen.
"He can't continue playing," Conby, the team doctor, told Mancini, "probably with a shoulder ligament strain. It may also be a dislocation. In the worst-case scenario, it may be avulsion of a large tubercle. In that case, you'll have to be out of action for two months. ”
Mancini hid his anxiety: "Let's pray that it's not the worst-case scenario. ”
In the case of Ronaldo's injury, Licardo was injured again, which was simply worse.
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