Chapter 448: Foul Tactics

"In the 45 minutes of the first half, everyone's table was very good, but because of luck, we didn't expand the score to two goals, but don't be discouraged, I believe that after the second half, Inter Milan will definitely increase the intensity of the attack, and then it will be our chance!" At this point, Flores named Albelda, Baraja, and Ayala respectively.

"Don't rush into the second half, you have to defend solidly, Roberto, your experience is a very valuable asset to the team, so you have to remember to help Raul fill in the position, and Ruben... When intercepting in the midfield, you should pay more attention to restricting the opponent's players, don't take your feet lightly, just stand in the defensive position, and then wait for the support of your teammates, and... Captain, your task is the most onerous, the work of assisting defense and switching from defense to offense will be handed over to you, you are a veteran player, you can do it yourself, I will not forcibly arrange your work......"

Albelda nodded heavily, this is Flores's affirmation of him, whether it was in the previous Ranieri era or the previous Benitez era, there were great restrictions on his play, but the current Flores is different, he is quite important to him, and he is allowed to improvise while completing his own work.

So he's been in great form this season and he's delivered the best finish of his career.

After Flores finished talking about the task on the defensive end, he began to assign the work of the offensive players.

"David, you have to pay more attention to the retreat in the middle, of course, if you have the opportunity, take the ball forward, Ai and David Jr. will answer you, when the time comes, pay attention to the efficiency of the pass and the speed of the counterattack......" After a slight pause, he looked at Iro.

"I believe that after the start of the second half, our opponent will definitely focus on you when switching from attack to defense, so you have to be more careful, because they want to spare no effort to attack, so they will definitely take a more direct approach when limiting you, and it is very likely to take extreme measures, while paying attention to protecting themselves, we must also grasp the opportunity to counterattack, a one-goal lead is still not enough insurance!"

Iroh nodded as if he didn't understand.

But he didn't fully understand what Flores meant.

***

Away team locker room

The 11 men present have changed from the 11 in the first half, and he has made up his mind to remove Italy's magical left-back Grosso in the second half and replace it with an attacking midfielder - Figo.

But when he set up the midfield, the first thing he mentioned was defense, "We have no way out, so we can only choose to attack in the second half, but at the same time, we can't ignore the defense...... Therefore, we can't take care of so much, foul when it should be fouled, don't hesitate at all, if we lose this game, we will lose most of the season's efforts, and only if we win will we have a chance to advance, and history is written for the winner!! ”

Although Mancini did not make it clear, which of the players present was not a human spirit? How could you not understand what he meant? Materazzi was the most excited, because Mancini's words were the equivalent of letting him unleash all his passions!

……

During the fifteen minutes of half-time, most of the commentators were discussing the goal that opened 10 seconds for Iroh.

And the other three Champions League 1/8 final second legs at the same time are also discussing this game at halftime.

Because in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the same time at the Allianz Arena in Germany, Bayern Munich also made a mistake by Real Madrid, and in the opening 10 seconds, striker Markay knocked on the door guarded by Casillas.

So to the surprise of all the commentators.

It's not uncommon for a game to kick off at the same time and score at the same time, but it's unusual that both blitzkrieg goals are scored at the same time.

In the end, after careful and rigorous analysis by the computer, the goal scored by Airo was 0.01 seconds ahead of Mackay's goal against Real Madrid.

In other words, Elo's blitzkrieg goal became the fastest goal in the history of the Champions League by 10.01 seconds ahead of Mackay's 10.02 seconds!

That's quite a feat.

On the Chinese Internet, all kinds of praise were given to Iello who once again left a strong mark in the history of the Champions League, because he broke the Champions League single-season goal record last year, and this game set a new record for the fastest goal in the Champions League, which is simply a player born for the record!

What makes them proud is that this player who was born for the record is their compatriot!

……

Of course, Inter Milan's 45 minutes in the first half were also constantly analyzed by the commentators in the studio of the Mestalla Stadium.

***

It didn't take long for Arlo to figure out what Flores meant at half-time, as he had just passed the ball back at his feet when he was knocked down by the force from behind him.

So Iroh instantly understood, this is really too straightforward!

At the same time, it also illustrates a truth, practice is more real than theory.

This...... How long has it been since the start of the game?

Inter Milan fouled Valencia's half-court attack.

Shhh

Suddenly, the home fans in the stands let out a deafening boo at the foul Cruz.

But Cruz doesn't care, as long as he can help the team win this game, he will not hesitate to do it, football is a modern war, if you continue to be as weak as before, elimination is an inevitable result!

In this critical moment, only the brave who meet on the lower road wins!

Cruz accepted the referee's warning with an open mind, but it was up to the opposing player to do what he did afterwards.

Although Cruz's foul ostensibly handed over control of the football to the home team Valencia, he won the team the opportunity to enter the opponent's half, and he could quickly deploy the defense near the midfield.

Due to the forward movement of the attacking players of Inter Milan, the backfield players of Valencia were in a passive position in order to prevent the opponent's Inter Milan players from intercepting the short pass, so they could only choose to pass the ball forward with a big foot, so the football soon changed hands, and the players of Inter Milan began to organize attacks.

"Giulio's foul was well worth it, not only did he not get a yellow card, but he also forced the opponent to return control of the football to his own players, it seems that Roberto Mancini's ambition is not small......"

Many commentators were surprised to see Inter Milan's wolf spirit in the second half.

However, it was fortunate that Flores had a deep prediction of Inter Milan's possible tactics at half-time, so he was not in a panic at the beginning of the second half.

***

Mancini has his good plan, and Flores has his ladder over the wall.

Inter Milan's crazy organization of attacks and the first counter-robbery foul when the ball was conceded, then the Valencia players quickly adapted to the defensive strength of the Inter Milan players.

Reducing the amount of time the ball spends at your feet is the best way to deal with the tactics adopted by Inter Milan.

So for the next period of time, Valencia's players in the midfield or midfield basically passed with one foot, and did not let the football stay at their feet for more than a second.

As a result, there is no way for the players of Inter Milan, who makes the skills of the Spanish players very good, not to mention the passing ability.

Mancini soon realised that he should increase his midfield control, and three or five minutes later, in the 10th minute of the second half, Mancini decisively made a second substitution, replacing the hard-working Cruz with Recoba, who was excellent in possession and passing.

Recoba's presence also made Inter Milan's midfielder more capable of holding the ball, so it was normal to make the attack more threatening, and Recoba also had a very accurate free kick, so Valencia's defenders did not dare to foul lightly at the edge of the penalty area.

***

As Inter Milan had more attacking opportunities, Valencia's counter-attacking opportunities also increased.

In the 62nd minute, Recoba made a through ball in the middle, Ibrahimovic understood it, but Albiol's defensive prediction was very accurate, and he fell to the ground to intercept the ball, and Baraja met the ball and quickly passed the ball to Albelda.

Then Albelda made a long pass directly to Ailo on the left, but Ailo didn't take a few steps with the ball, and was tackled directly to the ground by Cambiaso behind the side, and the referee hesitated, but did not give a yellow card warning.

Two minutes later, Valencia had another good chance to counterattack, Ballack broke the ball at Stankovic's feet 35 meters from his goal, and then passed the ball directly to Iello in front of him, but what I didn't expect was that Zanetti's defense was very resolute and knocked Ailo to the ground.

And the referee still didn't give a card, but only gave a warning.

The two consecutive fouls also made the fans at the scene and Flores on the sidelines unhappy.

Among them, the most dissatisfied are the fans in the stands, in their minds, Eloke is a god-like being!

In the 70th minute, Valencia once again found a good opportunity to counter-attack, and Iro, who had the previous encounter, became more careful when dribbling the ball, more of a pass, and was also on guard against deliberate fouls from the opposition.

David Villa, who had retreated from midfield, spotted Elloh's movement and delivered a sizable through ball that was just right between Materazzi and Córdoba.

Burdisso and Zanetti had already been thrown away by Iro's stop-and-go start, so Iroh was the freest since the start of the second half, but Materazzi didn't give him this opportunity, and his vicious eyes were on the moment Iroh stepped forward, and wanted to shovel directly to Iro's ankle in the middle of the speed.

In order to avoid this, Iroh quickly clicked on the toe of his right foot after the football and contracted, and the whole person jumped up a few centimeters smartly, dodging a catastrophe, but was still brought to the top of his foot by Materazzi's toe, lost his balance in the air, and rolled forward several times after landing before unloading the force.

Shhh

Beep beep ~~~~

Accompanied by boos from the stands, a sharp whistle sounded from the referee's mouth.