Chapter 212: Sir, You Call Me
The hoisted ball spun and landed in the middle of the penalty area, at the edge of the small penalty area. When Lucio saw the landing, he gave up on rushing for the ball, only slowing down and running over to cover Cesar for the ball. He believed that with Cesar's bounce, his old buddy would be able to get the ball off.
Samuel was doing the same thing a little behind him, as their centre-forward Edinson Cavani was so far away from goal that he didn't seem to have a chance to get his hands on the ball.
Just when everything seemed to be calm, suddenly a person rushed out of the slanted stab. This guy was on the left edge of the penalty area, and when Ravitch got his foot up and crossed, he started to run inside!
'The cross didn't look threatening...... Wait, Cavani! Rush in! Ah, the referee blew the whistle and he gave a red card, it turned out to be a red card, Julio. Cesar! Crashing into the opposing striker? Cesar was still arguing, but the referee was resolute! Oops, that's a ...... Isn't this a bit too heavy? ”
Cavani fell to the ground holding his head, and Samuel and Lucio went to appeal to the referee to plead for mercy, but they all wondered in their hearts: When did this kid rush over? Could it be that he has wheels under his feet?!
The referee pressed down with both hands very firmly and swung crosswise. He motioned for the players around him to dodge, and at the same time, he did not forget to stick his finger to the penalty spot.
Seeing that it was difficult to change this fact, Cesar could only turn around and walk to the sidelines, he actually didn't feel that he had made a move worthy of a red card. Opposite. He also felt that Cavani was performing. Because when he walked to the edge of the field, the Uruguayan stood up with the help of his teammates.
There was chaos inside the stadium, and Napoli's medical team had already run into the stadium. The fans were cursing at Cesar, who was about to enter the locker room, and some radical fans even tried to attack Cesar with what was in their hands.
Leonardo stood up in disbelief, looked at Cesar who was walking towards him, and asked suspiciously, "What the hell are you that Uruguayan?" You tell me! Julio! I'm going to sue this referee! I'm going to complain about him, this damn guy, it must have been a fucking miscalculation! This idiot, I'm going to reason with him. ”
The fourth official on the sidelines turned around at this time. Said to Leonardo, who was making a big "divine might": "Sir." I think you have more important things to do than to ask for a yellow card, and that is to replace a substitute goalkeeper! ”
Leonardo almost wanted to curse now, he only felt his head "buzz". He felt that the fourth official in front of him must be mocking himself. Because he didn't have a substitute goalkeeper in this round!!
Napoli was under the direction of Benitez. Attack power is exploded. It is not easy to rely on this group of veterans to defend against his attack. Leonardo, who was smart for once, finally realized that the team that wanted Benitez should start with the opponent's defense. So, he brought all his attackers with him. In order to pursue multiple possibilities in the offense. But the only thing he didn't expect was that his goalkeeper was actually sent off. The occurrence of this low-probability event made the self-defeating Leonardo feel powerless and confused at the same time.
In the end, he simply gave up the assignment and casually turned around and called out to one of the players, "You! Let's go up and guard the gate! Just do your best! ”
Such an unlucky person was pointed out by him, and it was actually the Brazilian Coutinho, who has never had a chance to play!
The Brazilian looked up with some surprise, "Sir, you, you called me?" ”
Leonardo looked at his compatriots, "Forget it! Don't say so much! Let's get on the field! There are gloves in the locker room, you hurry up and put on the team uniform! ”
The sudden turn of events was indeed somewhat unexpected, and Coutinho had no choice but to get up and walk onto the pitch. In his heart, he was greeting all the relatives in Leonardo's family.
Chen Bo and He Xu glanced at each other, and he had already guessed that he must be replaced. Although no one can see that He Xu is holding back the fire in his belly, everyone can see that He Xu's performance in this game is very eye-catching, coupled with Chen Bo's sixty-minute limit, so in this case, Leonardo can only do this.
"Oops! That's not good! I looked at the pre-match squad and Leonardo didn't seem to bring their substitute goalkeeper in this game! Let's see who is playing? Well? Coutinho put on gloves and became the temporary goalkeeper of Inter Milan, Chen Bo was replaced by him, it is a pity that Chen Bo has not scored in this game. Let's replay what happened in the restricted area and see what happened! ”
Cavani rushed into the box at high speed from outside the box, and Lucio, who thought Cesar would be able to catch the ball with confidence, was obviously a little too relaxed, and the veteran didn't even notice that there was someone behind him pressing at high speed!
When Cavani jumped high with momentum, Lucio, who had a height advantage, could only be smashed under him in aggrieved terms, unable to make any resistance......
Cesar actually saw Cavani in front of him, so he switched his grip to a one-handed punch to smash the ball out of the box. That's when the accident happened, Cavani rushed too fast, jumped too high, and he wanted to top a bouncing ball, so he chose to smash the ball from the top down with his head.
And Cesar because of the sudden change in the situation, so the change of action in a hurry was a little deformed, this punch seemed to be unable to reach the position he expected, so he could only exert strength in the waist and abdomen, and his arm probed again.
It was this time that he not only hit the ball, but also Cavani's face! He knocked the ball into Cavani's face, caught between his face and his hand and then squeezed out. Then Cesar punched the Uruguayan striker in the face......
"Oops! It's a bit heavy! It seems that this punch is not light, no wonder even the medical team and the stretcher team are dispatched. ”
Edinson Cavani was sent out for medical check-ups, but the game still had to go on. Hamshik put the ball on the penalty spot, and the skinny man took a few steps back and smiled at Coutinho, who was wearing a pair of nondescript gloves. The referee blew the whistle and he strode forward before pushing the ball into the bottom corner of the net without hesitation.
Coutinho made a move, but he was completely in the wrong direction. And he was so quick that he almost hit his head on the goalpost.
'Coutinho still couldn't pull off a miracle and Hamshik converted from the spot-kick. At 1-1, Napoli not only equalized but also led to attrition and it looked like the situation had changed in this game. Inter Milan can be said to have gone from heaven to hell, and I think the current Leonardo must have regretted that he didn't bring his own backup goalkeeper, even if the level is limited, I think he has to do better than a striker, right? From the current point of view, it is really difficult to expect this half-way goalkeeper to perform a miracle......" Duan Xian's words seemed to have a certain amount of mockery, but no one could deny that what he said was indeed right.
While Napoli celebrated their equaliser, Leonardo hurriedly called several important players to the sidelines for a new tactical set-up.
'Except for Ho, everybody stepped back, Cambiaso stepped back to the back line, let's play a back five, Thiago, you're in front of them, the first defense. Remember, don't be afraid of fouls, don't get a yellow card! When you get the ball, you will pass it forward, and hand it over to you! ”
Listening to his sentence "Don't get a yellow card", He Xu shrugged his shoulders, do you want us to go straight to the game like Julio? The coach must have thought that the yellow card is not as enjoyable as the red card, right?
Coutinho stood in front of the goal, perhaps he could never have imagined that he would be able to stand on the field of professional football and be a goalkeeper for once, although he was only a little over 1.7 meters tall.
He Xu, who was standing in the middle circle and was about to kick off, said to Sneijder: "Hold on, man, leave it to me in front." Again, it's time to play your strengths! Let go of the prequel! If you receive it, you can't count it! It's that simple! ”
Sneijder couldn't imagine that He Xu still had the heart to joke at this time, looking at He Xu's eyes, his heart seemed to relax a little, "OK!" I wish it was all yours this time! ”
After speaking, Sneijder received the ball passed by He Xu to his feet, and He Xu had already rushed to the front court alone.
The rear air defense is so weak that it is impossible to attack the position boldly with confidence! So now all Inter Milan can do is to defend first and then counterattack!
Before kick-off, Cavani, who had been punched, also returned to the field. Although his expression still looked a little painful, his actions were already as usual. This strengthened Cesar's feeling and conjecture that this kid must have faked a fall, and thinking so, the Brazilian international, who had returned to the locker room, slammed his gloves on the ground and kicked on his cabinet door.
He Xu is no longer like before with the ball to break through, first of all, in order to cope with the whole game, he needs to maintain his physical strength, although the physical strength is outstanding, but at this time in a season, it is common for his feet to be soft in the last period of the game. And now, he doesn't even have a point to get the ball out of the front, and controlling the ball at his feet will only attract the defense but not create any chances. With this stamina, might I save up for a few sprints against your backline? Wesley, your long pass is going to be powerful! (To be continued......)