Chapter 183: Confrontation

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Inter's players thought they would be scolded by Jose Mourinho at half-time because they had a terrible first half. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

But to their surprise, Mourinho didn't curse, even though he came off with a bad look. But that's not angry with the team, it's angry with yourself. Because the problem is not with the player, the problem is with himself. His tactics did not work, but he was suppressed by the opponent everywhere.

Jose Mourinho is a very good coach who handles dressing room relationships and he doesn't often use the 'dressing room hairdryer' skill as it can lead to a bad relationship between him and his players.

"You're doing a good job." Not only did he not scold, but Mourinho also praised the player's performance.

This makes everyone very scary - they know how well they are doing, and they are definitely not "good".

"The problem is not with you, it is with me." He pointed to himself. "I didn't expect the other side to make such a huge change."

In fact, Mourinho is also harsh on himself, few people in the world could have predicted that in just over two weeks, the Hoffenheim team would change so dramatically...... Before the game, experts around the world believed that Hoffenheim would not be able to prevent Inter Milan from advancing even at their home stadium. There is very little resistance they can make.

The result?

Hoffenheim currently lead Inter Milan 2-0 at their home stadium with an aggregate score of 3-3 and have the upper hand in the promotion situation due to an away goal.

"Things are not in our favor right now, guys. But we have no other way, we can't stick to the penalty area, we have to attack in the second half, we have to attack, only then can we have any hope of qualifying. ”

It is clear that there is only one way for Inter to go, without scoring they will not be able to score away goals, nor will they be able to pull away from the aggregate score, and if there is only one goal, Hoffenheim will have to score at least one more goal to send the game to extra-time.

"In the second half we had to change our strategy......"

The changing rooms at Hoffenheim were filled with laughter.

"Well done, Chu!"

"That shot was awesome!"

"Volley! Oh - did you see CΓ©sar's face at that time? Ha ha! ”

"They must have thought I'd head it over, hehe!" Ibisevic said triumphantly.

Rangnick stood in the doorway, smiling and watching everyone let out their joy.

After a while, he slapped his face and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"All right, gentlemen. Now all be quiet and listen to me. ”

Everyone gradually quieted down and looked at the manager.

"You guys did a good job in the first half!"

"Oh!!"

Everyone cheered again.

Rangnick motioned for everyone to be quiet again.

"But forget about this first half from now on! Our opponents are not unresponsive scarecrows and they will definitely make some adjustments in the second half, but what about us? insisted on this style of play. If Inter want to qualify, they have to press out and attack, so that's our chance. Clear. He pointed at Chu Zhongtian. That's up to you. ”

Chu Zhongtian stood up, nodded to Rangnick, and then said to everyone, "In the second half, we will continue to do the same as in the first half. The other person was dizzy by us, and that's what we're for. If Inter counter-attack, I want everyone to get back to the defense quickly, because if we lose the ball, the initiative goes back to Inter......"

β€»β€»β€» "Remember, as soon as we score one more goal, one goal!" All it takes is one ball and the advantage will be with us. They have only one away goal and that number couldn't have been more and we've got forty-five minutes to try for more! If we score one goal, they will score two more! We score two goals and they have to score three more! Two goals were key and we had to try to score two away goals in the second half! Only then will they be forced to give up resistance! ”

In the dressing room at Inter Milan, Mourinho was saying loudly.

All the Inter players listened to him with solemn expressions. They all know what this game means to them. Originally, everyone thought that the second round would be equivalent to a vacation to Sinsheim, a place that had never been heard of before, but they did not expect that a relaxing vacation would become a battle of life and death. If they fail to break past Hoffenheim, then their Champions League journey this season will come to an abrupt end, and they will miss out on the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the fifth year in a row, second only to Real Madrid and the second biggest joke in European football. Everyone said that Inter Milan's league championship was won by knocking out AC Milan and Juventus by phonegate, which has no gold content, not on real strength, and not on convincing. So they can't get past the first round of the knockout rounds in the Champions League.

Nobody wants to be told that for a team that they play for, and that means they are incompetent.

β€»β€»β€» "Chu Zhongtian's performance in the first half can be played by 10 points!" "At halftime, He Ping, the commentator of the CCTV Sports Channel, was analyzing the performance of both sides in the first half with the commentary consultant Gong Lei, in fact, he only analyzed Chu Zhongtian's performance, and only analyzed Chu Zhongtian's performance, and I am afraid that fifteen minutes are not enough...... "Previously, some media said that Rangnick's goal was to build Chu Zhongtian into a new generation of free people, and everyone laughed at him at that time, saying that it was impossible, and now there is no soil for free people to grow. However, judging from this game, Chu Zhongtian is already like a self-possessed person, but his 'free man' is not the same as the traditional 'free man' we think, he is not the kind of free man who rushes from the scavenger position to the opponent's penalty area, his 'freedom' is defined more broadly, not only refers to the freedom of tactics and positions, but also represents the freedom of thought. Take a look at how he did in this game......"

Gong Lei said.

"Any action makes the opponent scratch his head, and he looks free and unrestrained. In fact, this must have been rigorously trained in training to have this effect. But it feels like it's very free, and it's completely irregular. So Inter Milan's defense is very difficult. In the first leg, Inter Milan studied both Hoffenheim and Chu Zhongtian thoroughly, so their defense was successful for most of the time. But this time it's different, they still look at Hoffenheim with old eyes, and that's what it turned out ......"

Although what Gong Lei said will definitely make Inter Milan fans feel unhappy, it is all true.

After listening to Gong Lei's analysis, He Ping suddenly smiled and said, "I thought of this year's East Asian semifinals. ”

Gong Lei also smiled when he heard him say this.

This year's East Asian semifinals is a rare "erection" of the Chinese men's football team in recent years, they drew 0:0 with the host Japan in the first game, and then defeated South Korea 3:0, ending the embarrassing history of the Chinese national men's football team in the international A-level competition for 32 years. Next, the Chinese team defeated Hong Kong and successfully won the East Asian Cup for the second time.

Some people think that the Chinese Football Association bought the Korean Football Association and played match-fixing, some people think that the Chinese team gambled, and some people think that if the Chinese team can't win South Korea, they will all be caught in Changping to dig sand when they return home, and some people simply think that the Korean team has not returned, so the Chinese team is not martial, even if it wins, there is nothing to be happy about, but it is just the East Asian semifinals, and it is not the World Cup qualifiers and the Asian Cup. Of course, this last point of view is the most scolded, because the South Korean team did not recruit returnees such as Park Ji-sung to return to the team, but the Chinese team did not recruit returnees such as Chu Zhongtian...... This Chinese team is basically composed of players from the domestic league, and some of the old faces who used to appear in the national team are also missing this time, which can basically be said to be the second tier of China.

At that time, many people said that if Chu Zhongtian came back, let alone 3:0, even 4:0, 5:0, and 6:0 were possible!

"I think if Chu Zhongtian comes back to participate in the match with the South Korean team, it will probably be more interesting. Ha! He Ping laughed.

Hoffenheim had the advantage on aggregate, and Chu Zhongtian played well. Let He Ping be in a very good mood.

If other Chinese football players have one-tenth of Chu Zhongtian's competitiveness, it is estimated that it will be a very happy thing to be a Chinese football person.

β€»β€»β€» The break passed quickly, or everyone wished it had passed early, because everyone couldn't wait to see the second half. In China, countless fans dozed off, washed their faces over and over again at halftime, and gulped on espresso and tea with nothing to add. It is not easy for Chinese fans to watch a European game, but fortunately, Chu Zhongtian's performance made them very excited and happy, so even if they were late for work the next day, they did not hesitate.

Television has finally put an end to the seemingly lengthy commercials and so-called goal highlights – Chinese fans have little interest in other people's highlights, let alone outdated ones. They are like watching Chu Zhongtian's game.

The Rhine-Neckar Stadium reappeared on the screen, and the Chinese fans, who had fallen asleep in front of the TV, were suddenly refreshed.

"Good morning, welcome back to the Rhine-Neckar Stadium with us to enjoy the second half of the Champions League quarter-finals between Hoffenheim and Inter Milan! Hoffenheim lead Inter Milan 2-0 at home! This is a score that most people did not expect before the game! He Ping's voice rang out. Previously, everyone thought that Hoffenheim could draw at home to Inter Milan, but they were still powerless to prevent the other side from advancing, after all, the difference in strength between the two sides was still a bit big. But in this game, Hoffenheim changed its appearance, and Chu Zhongtian's performance was even more eye-catching, completely different from him before, very active and free. He was a dangerous player in the game and he scored a very, very beautiful volley just before the end of the first half! ”

As he was talking, the players from both sides came out, and Chu Zhongtian walked into the court side by side with Ibisevic, Van Nistelrooy, and Salihovic, chatting about something as they walked. The TV broadcast quickly pushed the camera over and gave Chu Zhongtian a close-up.

The director of the game must understand the ball and must know how to use the language of the camera, so that the game can add a lot of color to the game and not make the TV audience confused. In this regard, China's television broadcasters, both national and local, are far from those in Europe.

Chu Zhongtian in the camera was chatting with his teammates, and his expression seemed very relaxed, because he would smile from time to time.

Seeing Chu Zhongtian's expression so relaxed, it was really reassuring. In such an important game, he can still have such a relaxed expression, which is rare among Chinese players. ”

"Hmm. For a long time, the psychological quality of our players has always been criticized......" Gong Lei nodded. "In this regard, Chu Zhongtian has been in foreign football for many years, and his psychological quality has long been very good. Excellent psychological quality is actually one of the reasons why Chu Zhongtian can have this kind of performance. ”

As he was talking, the players of Inter Milan also appeared on the field one after another.

Players from both sides are out and the second half can begin.

In the second half, Inter Milan was really different from the first half, they were more aggressive in seeking attacks. The Italian commentator kept saying, "That's right! That's right! It is impossible to advance if you are passive and conservative! We need to attack! ”

Clearly, he was unhappy with Mourinho's conservative tactics. In fact, within Italy, Mourinho has quite a few enemies. They can take every opportunity to lash out at Mourinho.

But attacking Inter Milan, Hoffenheim is not afraid at all. Today's Hoffenheim is not afraid of Inter Milan to defend and attack.

Pressing out to attack, although it will give the opponent a chance to score, but at the same time, it also gives himself a chance to score, the two sides are equal, it depends on who can seize the opportunity.

For a while, the two sides launched a fierce confrontation on the court, and you went back and forth, and the fight was very lively. In addition, Chu Zhongtian and Hoffenheim continued to pursue the same style of play as in the first half, which would always make the audience applaud and give them a standing ovation.

It's a game to watch.

"Inter regained their attacking vibrancy and they started looking for holes in Hoffenheim's defence. Actually, if you really have to look carefully...... They have a few holes in their defense! Don't look at Hoffenheim's impressive offensive performance in the first half, but it overshadowed their problems in defence. Now, as long as Inter Milan are willing to work hard, they will definitely find opportunities to score. And as long as they score a goal, the tide will turn in their favor! ”

Sneijder...... Wonderful story! Pandev crosses! Milito's header - Hildebrand saves the ball! Corner kick! ”

Eto'o shoots ...... No, breakthrough! He's in the box! Shot!! 'Hildebrand didn't have time to make a save, but the ball went into the side-netting.

"Oh! This is Inter Milan! This is a bit of a Serie A champion! That Inter Milan in the first half was a disgrace to Italian football! The Italian commentator did not forget to point out that Sang was sarcastic about Mourinho.

But don't think that Hoffenheim will only be beaten passively, after Inter Milan pressed out to attack, there were a lot of openings in the backline.

Under Chu Zhongtian's leadership, Hoffenheim constantly tried to take advantage of these vacancies.

"Chu made a long pass directly to Eduardo in front, the Brazilian almost received the ball, he ran slowly......"

"Two in a row, beautiful! Straight stopper! Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot - Cesar made another great save! How many times has he saved Inter? ”

Chu tripped over Cambiaso as he broke forward and Hoffenheim won a free-kick about twenty-seven metres from goal...... Well, the distance from which the free kick was hit on the screen, twenty-eight meters! Salihovic stood in front of the football, and it looked like he was going to take the penalty...... Direct shot! Oh - it's a pity! The soccer ball went around the wall and deflected wide of the goal! ”

"Lorik. Sana rushed up with the ball, he looked like he was going to pass the ball? No! Direct long-range shot! Wow! Crossbeam! What a pity! His long-range shot hit the crossbar! Sana rarely shoots, he is more often in the back of the defense, and now he has rushed up and shot from a distance, and the two sides are really open! ”

Sana came in with a long-range shot that hit the crossbar, followed by Cambiaso, who also changed colour, and scrambled to shoot in the box, which was saved by Hildebrand.

Cesar did well, and Hildebrand didn't want the Brazilian to be predominant.

Seeing the resurgence of the Inter Milan team's performance, the Inter fans in the stands also came alive, cheering from the visitors and applauding every attack of Inter Milan.

Not to be outdone, the Hoffenheim fans drowned out the shouts of the Inter fans with louder songs.

"Attack! Offensive! The blood of the offense flows forever! ”

"We are Hoffenheim! Let you get a taste of our football! ”

"Let you get a taste of our football!"

"How does it taste? Hahahaha!! ”

At this time, Hoffenheim fans were in a very good mood.

Things that they couldn't have imagined before, happened in front of them one by one, won the league title, beat Manchester United, and now lead Serie A champion Inter Milan by two goals at their home stadium!

They are just a small team with a permanent population of 33,000 people, and two decades ago they were entertaining themselves in a modest stadium playing a regional amateur league.

All this is thanks to one person, Chu Zhongtian on the field!

So whenever Chu Zhongtian takes the ball, even if it is just to catch the ball and pass it out, there will be a deafening cheers and applause in the stands.

"Good Chu!"

"You are our hero, Chu!"

In the cheers of the fans, Chu Zhongtian repaid everyone with his wonderful performance.

Deadly passes and a dangerous shot on goal, he gave Inter Milan a headache.

(To be continued)