Mancini stood straight on the sidelines with his hands crossed over his chest, and although the temperature was already close to 30 degrees, he was still wearing a crisp suit and a blue and black Inter scarf.

His face was grim and his eyes were deep, and no one could get a glimpse of a secret from his eyes. People who don't know think that his team is falling behind or in a disadvantageous situation.

In fact, it was Inter Milan who were bombarding Liverpool.

By this time, the game time had come to the 35th minute, Inter Milan had 9 shots on goal, 4 on target, Liverpool had 4 shots, all from distance, and only 1 on target.

Inter Milan accounted for 57% of the possession, in fact, Inter Milan is not a team that is good at playing possession, they have been accustomed to relying on super strikers to solve problems in recent seasons, and only after the arrival of Mancini and Veron, the possession has been increased.

However, just one season of tuning has not been able to imprint possession into Inter's genes, and the Nerazzurri have been quick to move through midfield for most of the season, looking for super strikers to create a threat, except for the one against Valencia at the beginning of the season, they have rarely been seen patiently controlling the ball in midfield.

When you have super strikers like Ronaldo, Vieri, Adriano and Ricardo in your front line, a through ball can solve the problem, so why waste time on the ball? Don't blame Inter Milan for playing simple, rough and impatient, it's really that the Inter Milan attack cluster led by Ronaldo is too strong.

In this game, Liverpool was completely suppressed, except for Smitchell and Baroshe, almost all the players were cowering in the penalty area to resist Inter Milan's attack, so Inter Milan's possession rate naturally increased.

Mancini looked at it for a moment, then turned around and waved his finger at Ricardo. Ricardo jumped up and rushed over as if he had a spring on his ass.

"Look at the current situation of the game, if I were to replace you, how do you think you would have to play to open up the situation?" He seems to be interested in taking the school Licardo.

Ricardo said without hesitation: "Breaking down a dense defense is nothing more than using a high striker to make a fuss, or finding an open space to shoot from a distance through passing on the periphery, or using a player's individual ability to create a set-piece." We don't have a high striker, so we're left with the last two options, and I happen to be good at both. ”

Mancini glanced at Ricardo in surprise, apparently he could not have imagined that the young man who was not yet 19 years old could say such a sharp thing.

He nodded: "But Adriano is also excellent at long-range shooting and individual dribbling and ball protection, so why should I send you on the field?" And his height, weight, and back-to-back skills are enough to be a high school striker. ”

Ricardo smiled: "Adriano is a high point, but he is not good at making balls. And when it comes to height and headers, Liverpool's tall defenders won't give him a chance. What he is really good at is still rushing at high speed outside the penalty area, using speed and strength to shake off defenders and violently break down the opponent's back, and he is not good at hand-to-hand combat with the opponent's muscle defenders in the penalty area. ”

Mancini couldn't help but nod his head. Ricardo said this very thoroughly, and it almost went to his heart.

At this time, the commentator also saw this scene on the sidelines, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Is Mancini going to send Ricardo out so early?" Now the game is only more than 30 minutes, so it's too early to make a substitution. And Inter Milan now has an absolute advantage, and it has not yet reached the point where it has to take the initiative to change. ”

However, Mancini seemed to just want to hear Ricardo's understanding of the game, and after grabbing Ricardo and asking another question, he asked him to go back and sit down, without the slightest intention of sending him out.

Ricardo was a little frustrated, but quickly picked himself up and continued to watch the game.

The clock crept to the 41st minute.

Liverpool played a counter-attack, Xavi. Alonso found Baros with a long pass from the edge of his penalty area, but Baros couldn't get the ball in the middle of a tussle with Córdoba. However, when he turned to chase the ball, Córdoba was firmly stuck in position, ran to the front of the ball first, and cleared the ball with a barb.

But the ball didn't go far and happened to be kicked in front of Smitchell.

Smitchell jumped up to chest the ball, dodged a steal from C. Zanetti with a cross kick, and then burst forward with the ball.

C. Zanetti immediately went after it, disrupting Smitchell's dribble with his hands and feet. Smitchell's dribbling speed is not particularly fast, but his physical confrontation ability is very strong, carrying C. Zanetti, entangled with the ball and running for more than ten meters, and about 30 meters away from the goal, he suddenly got up and shot from a distance.

The ball flew in front of Mihajlovic and seemed to make physical contact with Mihajlovich, causing a refraction and Toldo had pounced on his left-hand side, but the ball bounced to his right, and he could only look at the ball and sigh as he watched it go into the net.

1:0, the Liverpudlians, who have been suppressed, took the lead in breaking the deadlock!

The players on the Liverpool bench jumped up to celebrate, and the "You never alk alone" fluttering above the pitch was even more passionate and powerful.

"Smitchell goal!" he took Liverpool the lead with a surprise long-range shot," the commentator lamented, "and that's the unpredictability of football, and in the pre-match analysis, everyone thought Inter were stronger and had a better chance of winning." And the first 35 minutes of the game today confirmed this, Inter Milan have been holding Liverpool at bay, and the Liverpudlians' defeat looks like a matter of time. But surprisingly, it was the Liverpudlians who were the first to break the deadlock! ”

"Smitchell is not old, and his long-range shot is still so threatening! His contract expires at the end of the season and has not yet been renewed, and he will leave on a free transfer at the end of the season. Seeing this scene, I wonder if Liverpool's management will change their minds and renew his contract? ”

The players at Inter Milan all had a bit of a swollen scalp and couldn't believe it. Obviously, the side has an absolute advantage, so that Liverpool has no power to fight back, why is the score suddenly behind?

'It doesn't matter, it's nothing to be down by a goal and we can equalise very quickly. Let's keep going, keep attacking and try to get back before half-time! Captain Zanetti clapped his hands and cheered the players loudly.

Ronaldo stood near the centre circle with his hands on his hips and did not make a sound. He is more accustomed to words on the pitch than words.

It's not often that you see Ronaldo complaining or appealing to the referee after being kicked down, he is always silent, hitting back and forth with goals.

Ricardo stared at the silent Ronaldo and clenched his fists. Daddardo, break out, let's bring the Champions League trophy back to Milan!