Chapter 133: Simple and Rough Bullfighting
What Sneijder was waiting for was always such an opportunity, and seeing that He Xu was out of the encirclement, he did not hesitate to send the ball out of the crowd.
Sneijder's mid- and long-range passing was said to be the most accurate of the active players for some time after 2010, even better than Xavi and Andrea Pirlo.
Whether this midfielder, who has less and less hair, can be the word "most", He Xu doesn't know. But He Xu knew that the pass he gave himself might be a good opportunity.
After getting rid of the defense, He Xu rushed forward a few steps, relied on the height advantage to head the ball, stopped the ball at his feet, and before the defender could stick up from behind, he turned his body to face the goal of Torino.
His center of gravity sank very low, and he slowly moved forward with the ball, and the moment the defender caught it left and right, he saw his shoulders sway, and he actually stepped on the bicycle under his feet. Fearing a foul in this dangerous area, the defender slowed down his feet.
He Xu twisted his body, kicked the ground hard with his supporting legs, and drilled out of the gap between the two people with the ball. Smoothly penetrated into the penalty area!
Benitez looked at He Xu nervously, praying secretly in his heart.
In fact, Inter Milan is not in such a good situation right now, in the domestic Serie A arena, Juventus has always stood still, no matter how ugly and utilitarian their games are, but this club is so enduring. Although the city's rival AC Milan is in a fluctuating state, it is stronger than Inter Milan in terms of strength alone.
Among the traditional northern triad. Although Inter Milan looks like they have a lot of Mourinho's aura. But in fact, after the success of the "five crowns", they went downhill.
Mourinho showed the best of this group of people and left. There is a group of players who think they are still strong, but they inevitably decline with age.
These situations may not be thought about by the players. But Benitez, the head coach of all, had to think. This season, it looks like a good draw in the Champions League and a good chance of qualifying. The league is not in bad form at the moment, with seven points after four rounds, behind Juventus with nine points from three wins and one loss, and Atalanta, who have been in excellent form since the start of the new season with two wins and two draws.
But think about it. Facing the Champions League and Serie A that are constantly in battle. Benitez is unsure of how long this group of veterans will last, and he is even a little worried that the team will end up with nothing after a busy season. This is a terrible outcome, but it is not impossible. The experience of last season is there. If you hadn't been lucky enough to get the Coppa Italia. I'm afraid that my handsome position will not be guaranteed for a long time.
Therefore, Benitez, who has always been somewhat conservative, has faintly put the Italian Cup championship in the first place in his heart. This is not an honor to celebrate. But it must be a good umbrella for yourself.
Therefore, he will play the main force in this game. It's just that the process of the game was a bit unexpected for him.
There is less and less time left, and if you can't grasp this opportunity, then this game will probably be scrapped, damn it. Benitez thought a little nervously.
He Xu had already entered the penalty area with the ball at this time, and the defenders in Turin were nervous, and He Xu got rid of it just now, so that there was no player around him on the defensive. The players in Turin had no choice but to give up the weakened Pazzini and surround He Xu together.
While they were still pounced, He Xu picked up his left foot. Get ready to shoot! The defender closest to He Xu saw that the situation was critical, so he had to fall to the ground and sliding and try to intercept the ball from He Xu's feet. However, He Xu's high left leg was extremely gentle when it fell, and he just slammed the ball inward to dodge the defender who tackled.
The ball was moved from the left to the right by He Xu, and at this time, He Xu saw out of the corner of his eye that Pazzini over there had been completely empty. The player defending him is throwing him away and rushing towards him. There is a gap between these two people who rushed to him!
After He Xu dialed the ball to the right, he passed the ball with the inside of his right foot without hesitation or pause. In fact, Pazzini, who was already so weak that he was waiting for the end of the game, was stunned for a moment, and then, instinctively, he stretched out his foot and touched the ball into the goal.
Everyone's attention was focused on He Xu, who broke through with the ball, and even the goalkeeper forgot that the abandoned Pazzini was the striker who the head coach asked to be the main target before the game.
The ball didn't roll into the goal very quickly and stopped without even hitting the net.
Benitez jumped up as if he was twenty years younger.
After Pazzini scored, he fell directly on the field with a weak leg, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.
The recent overly dense schedule and the extremely tight defense that he has to face in every game have made Pazzini, who is not physically strong, a little unbearable. After scoring the equalizing goal with He Xu's assist, he even needed to rely on the support of his teammates to get off the field.
When Alvarez came on the pitch, he quickly conveyed the manager's intentions. The whole team retreated to the backcourt to defend, leaving only He Xu in front waiting for the opportunity to counterattack. This is obviously not an artistic tactic, but it should be the most effective.
Torino, who had been on hold for almost 60 minutes, could not afford to see the victory in their hands lost, and they could only press out to attack, because dragging into extra time and penalties was even more detrimental to those who did not have the advantage in strength.
In this way, Benitez's impromptu tactical adjustment turned out to be the most effective tactic.
Sure enough, this time Torino didn't even allow Inter Milan to possess the ball in midfield. They almost chased the football for a frantic scramble, and relied on physical superiority to rush, and the Torino players really became red-eyed bulls this time, relying on physical superiority and speed superiority to constantly attack Inter's aging defence. But in the midst of the madness, there are at least two players left to watch out for the damn No.9 in their own backcourt.
Although only He Xu did not participate in the defense of Inter Milan's players on the field, his role was no less than others.
Benitez stood on the sidelines a little nervously and shouted at Sneijder, "Wesley! Look for an opportunity to fight back, fight back! Pass me the ball! Don't let the ball stay at the back for too long! Pass the ball! ”
Seemingly in response to the manager's request, Sneijder sent a long ball straight into the Torino penalty area after a successful pass.
He Xu was intimately entangled with two Torino defenders there, and those two seemed to have eaten He Xu and didn't give him a chance to catch the ball at all. One stopped him, and the other headed the ball back into the midfield.
Benitez didn't have the heart to sit in the dugout at this point, he stood up, unbuttoned his suit and shirt, and stood on the sidelines and shouted, "Hey! Resist me, don't give them such a chance. If you leak someone, put them on top of me, squeeze them out, and don't let them into the restricted area. Foul! Hurry up and give me a foul ......"
He Xu was torn off by the two defenders of the other side so much that his jersey was torn, and the feeling that the opponent's sweat could fall into your mouth at any time made He Xu extremely unhappy. After the failure of the first long pass, Sneijder gave up this attack with a low success rate, and in several counterattacks, He Xu was used as the firepower attraction point, and finally Alvarez completed the attack, but unfortunately Alvarez's shot was either biased or soft, and failed to pose much threat to the goalkeeper in Torino.
Taking advantage of the opponent's goalkick, He Xu reached out and grabbed Sneijder, "Wesley, you still pass the ball to me like you did at the beginning." I have a way to deal with them! ”
Sneijder was a little embarrassed and said, "But you can't catch the ball at all." ”
He Xu turned his head to look at the opponent's goal, stretched out his hand and rubbed his shoulder that hurt after being knocked down by the Torino defender, "Don't worry, I can receive ......"
Although he didn't believe it very much, Sneijder still chose to believe He Xu. He stepped back, looking for an opportunity.
He Xu twisted his wrist slightly, and once again returned to the edge of the penalty area to entangle with the two defenders.
Torino's attack was mostly based on long balls and physical superiority, and after withstanding the initial frenzy, Inter's experienced backline has figured out their characteristics.
Gradually, Torino's attack was no longer as intimidating as the first few times, while Inter's counter-attacks became more and more sharp.
In the 88th minute, the Torino coach finally used his first substitution, replacing a central defender who had been entangled with He Xu with a striker. Trying to finish the game in the final minutes.
It's a pity that the striker he replaced didn't seem to warm up enough, and the ball was stopped at the first touch. At this time, the fourth official had already begun to hold up the sign, and there were two minutes of stoppage time.
Is it Javier? Zanetti cut off Torino's ball, and instead of rushing to pass the ball as he used to, he dribbled down the middle himself.
The veteran all-rounder rushed past the midfield before passing the ball to Sneijder, who didn't think about it this time and slotted the ball over the top into the Torino penalty area.
The coach of Turin is still secretly laughing at his stupidity in his heart, he has failed so many times, how can he choose such a simple and crude way?!
While he laughed at his opponents like this, he forgot that his own team had always used this simple and crude way in attack.
Just as he was laughing at Sneijder, something suddenly happened on the field that made him unable to laugh, or rather want to cry.
I don't know what happened to the central defender who was staring at He Xu, but he covered his nose and fell backwards. What's even more terrifying is that the referee didn't make any indication, just watched He Xu catch the ball, forming a single knife...... (To be continued......)