Chapter 447: Swing the bus
Materazzi, who was lying on the ground, was still remembering the moment when Iroh broke through him just now, he obviously broke through to the left, why did he suddenly change direction and twist to the right?
Materazzi can't imagine knocking his head out.
"Marko, did you see the breakthrough just now?"
McConn reached out and pulled Materazzi, who was sitting on the ground, up and asked.
Materazzi frowned, stood up with both hands on McConn's right hand, and shook his head.
"This kid is so hard to guard!" McConn spat and said a little unpleasantly.
"Hard to prevent? Hehe..."Materazzi gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Then I will let him know that not every time he is so lucky to break through!" ”
"Marco ......" McCone noticed the change in Materazzi's feelings, but he didn't know what to say, after all, he had been in the team for less than a season, and his foundation was unstable, and it was estimated that Materazzi would not listen to it, so forget it...
Shaking his head, he walked forward, waiting for the kickoff.
……
Ibrahimovic looked at Iroh who was surrounded in the middle, the bitterness in his heart became stronger and stronger, and he also subconsciously thought in his heart, could it be... Is it really a world apart?
Soon, he clenched his fists, as if the heart that wanted to grow stronger was rejuvenated.
The fighting spirit of the whole person has soared to the peak again.
I, Zlatan Ibrahimovic! Never worse than others!!
Wait, I'll catch up, Chinese!!
After the restart, Ibrahimovic did work very hard, but the effort of one person cannot replace the performance of the whole team, after all, he is not the kind of player who can play a dragon alone.
Of course, the scene in Ajax where the deception camera is staged is an exception, and it is an irreproducible existence.
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Roberto Mancini began planning the match after the quarter-finals of the last leg of the Champions League, and according to his idea, he played with a back three in this game, first limiting Valencia's attack, and then counterattacking.
The score of 2:2 in the first leg will definitely make the home team Valencia feel a little relaxed, and it should not be attacked at the beginning at home, so when Valencia faces the combination of their own three backs, they will inevitably spare no effort to attack, and then it will be Inter Milan's chance.
Shrinking at home? That's not the style of Valencia, who have won all their games at home.
It's just that what I didn't expect was that the opponent was tackled and scored a goal just ten seconds after the kick-off, which was a very serious blow to the confidence of the Inter Milan players, and also created an illusion for them - will the back line collapse while attacking openly?
So during the re-kick-off period, Inter played quite conservatively.
Only one Ibrahimovic kept asking for the ball up front, looking for an attacking opportunity.
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In fact, as early as when he got the starting list of Inter Milan, Flores was a little at a loss, Inter Milan, who conceded two goals at home, would put up a three-back formation away from home, plus Stankovic, who can attack and defend well, is equivalent to three and a half backs, and he can't guess what kind of medicine Mancini is selling in the gourd.
Therefore, his pre-game deployment was also quite cautious, and he also deliberately told David Silva to take care of the defense on the right side, what he didn't expect was that the team would score a goal in less than a minute, which is an additional gain, that is to say, according to this score, it will definitely be Valencia who advances.
So Flores is quite comfortable right now, you put so many midfielders in the midfield, see how you organise the attack!
Anyway, it's us who are leading, but it's you who are in a hurry!
And according to Mancini's coaching style, it is impossible for him to start personnel adjustments in the first few minutes, otherwise it will be tantamount to slapping himself in the face and negating his pre-match deployment.
That is to say, Valencia had the time to extend the score in the half, and when the time comes...... Wait until the second half, with a stubborn posture, see what you do!
The Italian team is not good at attacking.
Sure enough, during this period, Inter Milan's attacking organization was quite difficult, with one Stankovic in the midfield being a playmaker, Zanetti and Burdisso being completely defensive players, and Cambiaso, another midfielder, whose task was more of a tandem midfielder.
If he were directly involved in the attack, the midfield would lack a tandem midfielder, which would lead to a disconnect between the midfield and the back, which would make the team even more disjointed.
As a result, the attacking duo of Ibrahimovic, Cruz and Stankovic was easily limited by Valencia's defenders.
Even Albelda, who has been in charge of tandem midfield full-time since the acquisition of Ballack, has had time to devote his energy to attacking, which shows how easy Valencia's defense is.
Although Valencia can put a lot of people into the attack, but because Inter Milan also has a lot of defenders, so it is normal for the game to enter a relatively stalemate situation, you can't help me, and I can't help you.
Looking at the situation on the field, Mancini really wanted to make a substitution at this time, but the reason in his heart told him that if the players were changed during this time period, then there would definitely be problems in the team's dressing room, and he would definitely be to blame as the head coach at that time.
After hesitating for a few minutes, Mancini gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, while muttering, "Let's wait until the second half!" ”
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"Inter Milan's away trip was quite tragic, and it was only ten seconds before the home team came to me a fatal blow...... What is incomprehensible is that they also put on a back three away from home even when they lost the opportunity, which is no different from Chelsea putting a bus in front of goal! The problem is that they are now down by one goal and Mancini should have made a decision at this time to replace a midfielder and add an attacking player......
Said the local Italian commentator.
Immediately, his guest said, "In fact, Mancini also has his worries, if you start to change people at this time, then the players on the field will definitely be quite dissatisfied, and it will definitely cause chaos in the dressing room, plus the home team Valencia's attack has no way to expand the score, I believe that in the second half, it is the opportunity." ”
"That's right, as a manager of a big club, you should think a little further......
But the game has been going on for more than 20 minutes, and Inter Milan's defense always feels a little shaky, because Iro's ability to break through with the ball is too strong, and there are two fixed-point playmakers behind him, which is simply too much for the defenders of Zanetti, Burdisso and McCone to guard.
In the 28th minute, Iello used active running to move within the 30-meter area of Inter Milan's defense, and a continuous kick made Burdisso and Zanetti, who had been marking him, very headache, and finally Burdisso accidentally slowed down half a beat and sent Valencia a free kick about 27 meters away from the goal.
This position is quite good for Iello because it is a little to the left of the Inter goal, which is especially suitable for right-footed free-kick masters.
So at this moment, both Mancini and Cesar felt quite nervous.
Of course, all Inter fans are like this, they all know that Ailo's free kick kung fu is quite good, especially in the free kick at a distance of 26~32 meters, the hit rate is quite high.
So when Iello took the free-kick, all the fans who supported Inter Milan closed their eyes for fear of seeing their team suffer from a two-goal deficit on the road.
Bang dang~~
But with a sound of hitting the post, goalkeeper Cesar sat down on the turf as if he had collapsed.
Just now, according to the general position of defending free kicks, the wall guards the near corner, and he guards the far corner.
After Iroh's free-kick went over the wall, he didn't even have the consciousness to move his feet, it was like disarming and surrendering, but the ball hit the crossbar and flew off the line.
Otherwise, if you fall behind by two goals in less than half an hour, you will definitely not be able to get rid of part of the responsibility.
"Iello's free-kick was spectacular! It's just a little bit of bad luck, otherwise Inter Milan would have been quite passive, and the second half would have been a torment for them, because Valencia's quick counter-attack was quite powerful......"
As the football hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, Huang Jianxiang's commentary was still relatively comfortable, but it was still easy for people to hear a trace of regret.
It was a shame indeed, as Eello's goal in the opening 10 seconds took his tally to 14 Champions League goals this season, just two short of his own 16 goals in a single season last season.
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This goal was not scored, and Iroh was not too frustrated, but only felt a little regretful, and he knew that if this goal was scored, then the game could basically be drawn.
After the fear just now, Burdisso's defensive style is more mature than it is.
As the team gradually adapted to Valencia's attacking rhythm, they became more comfortable defending.
It is worthy of being a nation with defensive blood in its bones!
As long as Inter Milan's three midfielders are placed in front of the central defenders, the position is fixed, and the space required for the home team's attack can be compressed, and the defense will naturally become stable.
"Inter Milan's defenders are very densely packed, it's like a bus in front of the goal, God, if it weren't for the scoreboard telling Valencia that I was leading, otherwise I would have thought it was Inter Milan who were one goal ahead and put this defensive formation......"
Watching Valencia press Inter Milan to play, the local Italian commentator said sarcastically.
Because the three teams that have advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League in Serie A are currently in a very difficult situation.
Roma and AC Milan both played 0:0 in the first leg, and the situation was not optimistic, and Inter Milan also set up a bus in front of the goal when they were behind, hating iron but not steel!
Valencia continued to attack intensively in the future, but did not directly threaten Cesar's goal, but only made Inter fans tremble.
However, for Inter fans, fortunately, when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score on the field was still fixed at 1:0, and the home team only led by one goal.