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Although Mourinho's tactics for the team were defensive counter-attacks, he did not let the team shrink back from the back as soon as the home team came up, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info They played like any team, very normal, after the opening, they took their chances to attack, McCone also cut forward a lot and it didn't look like he was going to defend.

Despite Hoffenheim in possession after the opening kick-off, Inter were anything but conservative.

Chu Zhongtian took advantage of the kick-off to launch an attack and did not hit Inter Milan's penalty area. For the first time, he saw the power of a back three, with his through ball blocked by Cambiaso in the middle, and before that, it was Motta who pressed him closely, making it impossible for him to pass calmly.

There is also Stankovic not far away, who is responsible for cutting off the other side of the pass and waiting for the opportunity to break the ball.

After Cambiaso cut off Chu Zhongtian's ball, he immediately passed it to Sneijder in front.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and chased after him again, and Sneijder was in the ribs, far away from him.

Sneijder dribbled forward and then split the side, Etoola's cross was met by Milito and the ball was slotted out.

The Inter fans in the stands let out a loud sigh.

"As soon as the game started, there was a danger in front of Hoffenheim!"

"Jose Mourinho's side have a strong desire to get three points at home......

'It's a matter of course, Inter haven't reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for four years, haven't won in seven games in four years, haven't scored in five games in three years...... These records are a shame for a big team. With Hoffenheim this time, Inter Milan will definitely want to end that humiliating record. ”

Hoffenheim kick off and goalkeeper Hildebrand passes the ball to centre-back Simunic, who was picking up him at the edge of the box. Most of the time Hoffenheim attacks like this, Rangnick's tactics are customized around Chu Zhongtian, so the goalkeeper directly opens his big foot to find the front of the way of play, which is not common in Hoffenheim, which does not guarantee that Chu Zhongtian can get the ball, or it is more secure to pass the ball forward one by one.

Jose Mourinho clearly studied this very well, and when Hildebrand passed the ball to Simunic, Milito pressed it on. Simunic turned around and saw Milito close at hand, startled, and quickly turned to protect the football. The football was protected, but he couldn't pass it forward, only to goalkeeper Hildebrand. Seeing him pass back, Milito decisively inserted into the box and continued to press for Hildebrand.

Hildebrand saw the opponent's front pressing up violently, and did not dare to slack off, and kicked the football passed back by Simunic with a big foot.

In the end, Hoffenheim's attack started with a kick-off...... Hildebrand's hurried football fell to the right side of the pitch, and Azavag lost to Zanetti in the aerial duel, not to mention that Zanetti is thirty-six years old and not as physically fit as before, but his experience and excellent awareness allow him to take the lead in the selection of headers, and Azavag has nothing to do.

Zanetti pushed the ball out and landed at Sneijder's feet.

Sneijder retreated to catch the ball, and then turned to take it forward, but his dribbling made Chu Zhongtian cut off. Chu Zhongtian took advantage of the moment he turned around, saw the opportunity, stretched out his foot and stabbed the football.

The moment he stabbed the football, he dodged past Sneijder's side, intending to grab the ball.

I didn't think that someone was faster than him.

Cambiaso scrambled to kick the football out first!

Chu Zhongtian was a step late and didn't kick anything.

Rushing past, he turned back to look at the football.

The ball didn't go out of bounds, and although it was a big kick-off, it was like a long pass, and it landed very accurately in front of it, and Eto'o was fighting Pogatts for a header. In the battle for the top, the African cheetah is still slightly inferior, but he can interfere below.

Pogatts pushed the ball out, but not far, and the ball fell in a no-man's land.

But then he was taken away by Stankovic!

"Stankovic rushed up! Inter's offensive is suffocating! Wave after wave! ”

Fortunately, Sana stayed behind, and Stankovic's forward insertion was caught by him.

After the two men met, Stankovic tried to break through from the side, but let Sana stick to it, and then saw the opportunity, made a precise tackle, and the opponent fell to the ground with the ball. There were earth-shattering boos from the stands, but the referee did not award Sana a foul, but signaled for the game to continue, and the boos became louder...... "The game entered a high-tempo state at the beginning. The two sides are going back and forth, and the fight is very lively! ”

"There were rumours before the game that Mourinho would counter-attack Hoffenheim, who were good at attacking, but judging by the opening minutes, that was not the case. Jose Mourinho is not conservative and his team is playing very aggressively. ”

For a long time, when everyone talks about Mourinho, they will always label him with things like "utilitarianism", "one-to-zero doctrine" and "negative football...... and other hats. It seems that the team he coaches will only play defensive counter-attacks, and will only shrink into the 30-meter area and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

But everyone forgot that Mourinho's team was the top scorer in all leagues at that time. During his time at Chelsea, Chelsea scored 72 goals in a single season, setting a club record for goals scored in a single season and the most goals scored by a team in Premier League history, a record that has not yet been broken, although Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea seem hopeful of breaking that record.

Don't think Mourinho is really conservative, he's practical. Use different tactics for different opponents to maximize benefits. In the attack between Camp Nou and Barcelona, it is not called bloody, brave and gorgeous, it is called stupidity, idiocy, retardation and imbecile.

This kind of onslaught from Inter Milan made Hoffenheim a little uncomfortable, but it could barely hold on.

The biggest trouble was when Hoffenheim attacked.

Chu Zhongtian is the well-deserved core of Hoffenheim, which goes without saying. Hoffenheim's players are used to giving him the football and he is responsible for organising the attack.

But Chu Zhongtian was facing a lot of trouble.

When he walks forward with the ball, he will encounter a back three of Cambiaso, Motta and Stankovic, who are well positioned to protect every inch of turf in front of the backline, and whether Chu Zhongtian is in the middle or on both wings, he will always encounter the opponent's tight defense. It's not man-to-man defense, but it's more uncomfortable than man-to-man defense.

He's played against Gattuso, he's played against Sana, he's played against some of the best defenders, but he's never felt the pressure so much as he did today.

In his opinion, the Inter Milan defense in front of him is tightly knit, and there is no chance to penetrate at all. He tried a through ball and it was cut off. The opponent's three midfielders are all in key positions, which makes it easy for them to guess the direction and route of their passes.

What about dribbling hard? Those three backs are not stakes, and they can be bullied by him.

What about fighting back? Once Inter Milan conceded the ball in front, then Sneijder and Eto'o were responsible for counter-attacking and harassing on the spot, while Cambiaso, Motta and Stankovic were not entangled in the midfield, but directly retreated to the 30-meter area, which was very fast, so that Chu Zhongtian could not play a quick counterattack with a long pass. Their two strikers were like sandwiches in the opposition's backline, tightly surrounded and inactive.

Chu Zhongtian's movements were a little slower, and when he hesitated and didn't know where to pass the ball, the football under his feet was cut off by Cambiaso, and the Argentine midfielder's movements were very fast and clean.

"Cambiaso broke Chu's ball!"

There was a cheer from the stands.

Chu Zhongtian hurriedly chased back, intending to counter-rob, but his movement was slightly bigger, Cambiaso fell to the ground, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately, and he fouled!

Chu Zhongtian did not go to La Cambiaso, but quickly retreated, he was afraid that the opponent's free kick would be sent quickly and his side would be caught off guard.

But Inter didn't do that, and he stepped back, clasped his hands on his hips and shook his head slightly.

It seems that today's game will be more difficult than he expected...... ※※※ Chu Zhongtian has not been frozen in the game, but whenever he does not perform well, his team will not perform well, whether it is Hoffenheim or Metz.

How could Rangnick, as a coach who had been following him for many years, not know this? It's just that there are very few teams that can freeze Chu Zhongtian all the time for the entire game without stopping for 90 minutes, because he has super running ability and excellent physical fitness, which can make him energetic in the final moments of the game, and at that time his opponents are often carried by him for almost the whole game, exhausted.

So Chu Zhongtian was frozen, and Rangnick didn't worry too much. He believed that with the passage of time, Chu Zhongtian would be able to find a way. In addition, there is a Sana next to him, with Salihovic and Azavag in front of him, both of whom can get closer to Chu Zhongtian and help him break through the predicament.

It's only been 10 minutes since the game started, so there's no need to rush and just wait and see.

He thought so, and his ass didn't even lift up from his seat.

Like him, there is also Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho, who sits in a chair, crosses his legs, watches the game very leisurely, and even has the leisure to chat with the people around him.

Jose Mourinho really wasn't worried about anything, and judging from the ten minutes of the game, the game was within his expectations and not off track.

The arrangement of the three backs was very successful, completely locking the possibility of Chu Zhongtian going forward and breaking through.

Judging from Chu Zhongtian's performance, he didn't seem to have much to do in the face of three people.

Previously, the media frantically touted Chu Zhongtian as an all-round fighter, and there was not even a German media saying that Chu Zhongtian would become Beckenbauer's successor.

He was dismissive of this, maybe Chu Zhongtian was really powerful, but it was definitely not so powerful. Beckenbauer's successor? Boy, you're still too tender...... Mourinho believes that although Chu Zhongtian is powerful, he has always lacked experience in high-level competitions, and will appear inexperienced when dealing with many unimaginably difficult situations. Whether it's Ligue 1 or Bundesliga, the standard is not enough.

What are the top players? You have to prove yourself in the best of the best to be counted.

The Champions League is one of them.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian is caught in the encirclement of three people, and what he faces is not a man-to-man defense, but a zone defense, so no matter where he is, he will face such a tenacious defense, and no matter how he runs, he can't mess up Inter's impregnable defense.

The opposition was very compact and intact, with no chances on the flanks or in the middle. Chu Zhongtian has the ability to see the short-term future, and the football game is always changing, so this ability helps him a lot. But now in his mind, Inter Milan seem to be frozen, and their backline is in that shape for now and for a short time.

Vulnerabilities are created in change and need to be found in change and movement. If the other party has not changed, there will naturally be no loopholes to find.

In desperation, Chu Zhongtian had no choice but to frequently return and cross horizontally.

However, frequent return passes and horizontal passes are not the football that Hoffenheim is familiar with, and the result is that the whole Hoffenheim team feels very awkward, and they can't find the rhythm and track they are familiar with at all.

In this way, Inter Milan has more opportunities.

Mourinho told everyone with practical actions that emphasizing defense is by no means the same as being conservative.

Inter Milan seized the opportunity of Chu Zhongtian's inability to pass the ball forward, and launched frequent counterattacks, each time it was very threatening.

First, Sneijder burst into a cold arrow from outside the penalty area, and Hildebrand was very embarrassed. Then it was Milito who grabbed a tackle in the box and the ball went out of the net.

Samuel Eto'o defended heavily and also took the opportunity to threaten the Hoffenheim goal with a surprise attack.

In short, Hoffenheim belong to the kind of team that "attack, attack, in addition to attacking or attacking", the team's attack and defense, every tactical detail is based on the general principle of "attack", so once they can't attack, the whole team will become very unsmooth. They're not good at defending, it's impossible to get them to give up attacking and concentrate on defense, and they can't do it well.

Defensively, German teams are generally inferior to Italian teams.

Hieldebrand saved Stankovic's long-range shot again, and he was already very, very good, and he didn't have such a good performance in the domestic league, but he didn't have the heart to be complacent. He's under a lot of pressure and doesn't know when his goal will be lost.

At this time, what Hoffenheim needed was not a solid defense, that was not Hoffenheim's style, but an attack, with their fierce and swift attacks to save the current decline and turn things around.

So Hildebrand shouted at Chu Zhongtian, who came back to defend: "Hey, Chu! We need to attack! I don't want to be the protagonist in a competition like this! ”

Chu Zhongtian waved his hand: "I know." ”

He did think of a way to make a foul on the other side. Now Cambiasso, Motta and Stankovic are so rampant, and it has a lot to do with the cleanliness of them. If you let the other three people get a yellow card on yourself, the situation should be very different...... If you pass the ball, the chance of making a foul is too small, and you still have to dribble the ball yourself, and the opponent's fouls will increase...... Thinking so, Chu Zhongtian decided to increase the time for himself to get the ball and lure the opponent to foul.

He did fall, but the referee didn't give a shot, just blew the whistle.

He got up and continued.

But this trick doesn't always work, sometimes the opponent may foul, and sometimes his ball will be cut off by the opponent and he will not foul.

In order to prevent this, Chu Zhongtian found Sana.

"Stay close to me." He said to Sana. "I need protection."

Sana nodded, "Okay." ”

※※※ "Chu Zhongtian suddenly changed his style...... He dribbles more than passes. The narrator quickly noticed the change.

"Judging by the previous games, his pass hit an invisible wall. Perhaps he thinks it would be better to switch to Breakthrough. ”

The commentators analyzed the reasons why Chu Zhongtian did this.

"But honestly, he's not a good dribbling player......"

"I don't think his dribbling is fancy, but it's practical. Therefore, it can only be said that he is not good at teasing the audience with fancy tapes. But to say that I am not good at dribbling is probably not correct......"

When the commentator was arguing, Chu Zhongtian had already dribbled the ball to Stankovic again. He spotted the weaknesses in the back three. Cambiasso and Motta are both regular midfielders and have excellent defensiveness. Only one Stankovic was originally playing as an attacking midfielder, but because he could run, he played a cameo role in the back.

If you want to make a foul, you obviously have to find a breakthrough in him.

Chu Zhongtian rushed towards Stankovic with the ball, Stankovic saw the opportunity and planned to grab the ball, but Chu Zhongtian gently flicked the football to the side and wiped it against Stankovic's body.

Although it is said to be a foul, Chu Zhongtian will not be easily put to the ground by the other party. Because what if he can successfully break through the past? Isn't that earned, so don't fall to the ground easily anyway, because if you earn a foul, maybe you miss a lethal enough offensive opportunity.

If you can make a successful breakthrough, you don't need to make a foul.

Chu Zhongtian knew that the chances of this were very small. Today's Inter Milan defense can be regarded as leakless.

Stankovic faced Chu Zhongtian's breakthrough, did not stretch his foot to trip, he just put his body on it, did not let Chu Zhongtian completely get rid of it, and then handed over the task of breaking the ball to the professionals - he and Mourinho obviously took into account the problem of unprofessional defense, so his task was not to break the ball, but to interfere.

Sure enough, Chu Zhongtian did not get rid of Stankovic, and met Mota who came up to defend him. The Brazilian midfielder has moved in from the middle to help Stankovic.

Under the defense of the two people, Chu Zhongtian could no longer support it and fell to the ground, and the one under his feet was kicked out by Mota.

Sana stepped forward, got the ball cleared by Motta first, and then shot from distance!

The soccer ball is over the crossbar...... Chu Zhongtian got up from the ground and opened his arms to the referee, he thought that Mota and Stankovic must have committed fouls when defending him, but the referee smiled and waved his finger at him, indicating that he saw clearly that the other party had not fouled.

Seeing that the referee didn't say anything, Chu Zhongtian kicked angrily.

Sana didn't come up to comfort him, but retreated while motioning for him to return to his defense.

Inter Milan are about to attack.

Seeing this situation, Chu Zhongtian couldn't continue to entangle with the referee, he turned around and ran back.

If you want to find an opportunity, you can only wait for the next attack.

Hopefully, until they find a way, Hoffenheim's backline can withstand the counter-attack......

(To be continued)