Chapter 651: A Different World Cup (6)
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Due to the fact that Italy's starting lineup in this game has undergone a lot of changes under the influence of Zhuang Mingge and Fiorentina in this world, the process of the game naturally cannot be exactly the same as Zhuang Mingge's previous life.
At least without Pierrot, the Frenchman's undercover agent, Italy's attack in this game is much sharper than it has ever been - Vieri's strength, Inzaghi's movement, Totti's versatility and Baggio's agility are enough to give any defender a headache for a long time, let alone when they all come together.
In the face of Italy's diversified attacking style and sharp and fast counterattack, although the French were eager to take the lead in the game, they did not dare to let the players in the backfield lightly press to participate in the attack, lest the opponent score in the counterattack, thus depriving their side of the initiative in the game.
However, as the game progressed, the French players on the field gradually realized that something was wrong - these Italians must have invested too many troops in the counterattack, right?!
It's normal for the attacking quartet to be active on the front line of the counter-attack, but how did even Dino Baggio and Albertini get involved?
Of course, the French don't know that increasing the participation of players in the counter-attack, and changing the counterattack from relying entirely on the individual play of one or two players in the front, to an all-round three-dimensional attack in which most players can participate, is the idea that the elder Maldini came up with after watching more than a dozen Fiorentina game videos.
Vieri and Totti formed Italy's first line of attack on the counter-attack, and behind them was the second wave of attacks formed by Robert Baggio and Inzaghi. If the opposition didn't show any flaws in these two attacks, then the army of Albertini, Dino Baggio, Zambrotta and Maldini will pounce on the opposition and threaten the opposition with long-range shots and crosses!
This change in Italy's counter-attacking tactics made the French players on the pitch suffer, because almost every time they returned from a failed attack, they had to spend a lot of energy and time dealing with the Italians' quick counter-attacks.
As a result, the French players had to face the reality of being exhausted at both ends of the pitch, and as time went on, they began to experience a gradual lack of fitness on the field.
In the 55th minute of the game, Zidane, who received a direct pass from Petit at the edge of the penalty area, used a gorgeous Marseille maneuver to shake off Dino Baggio, who was defending him closely, and then rushed into the Italian penalty area with the ball, and then suddenly kicked the goal in the middle of the run!
Although Zidane's shot was quite sudden, neither Nesta nor Materazzi interfered with him at the first time, making the entire shooting action of the French forward forward in one go, shooting the ball directly into the far corner of the goal!
Seeing that the French team was about to break the deadlock on the field with Zidane's shot, at this most critical moment, Pagliuca stood up and kept an eye on Zidane, who used a wonderful fall to the ground to make a side save to firmly press the ball shot by the Frenchman under him!
Then, Pagliuca, who got up from the turf, did not give the French players a chance to return in time, and kicked the ball far into the French half with a big kick!
Vieri, who had suppressed Desailly with his strength, received the ball from Pagliuca and played it back to Roberto Baggio, who immediately played a brilliant diagonal pass with Totti, tearing apart the Maginot line carefully built by the French!
Totti, who formed a single knife trend, was not greedy at this time, and he did not choose to face the French goal when he rushed into the penalty area, but advanced to the right side of the penalty area, and after attracting the defense of Barthez and Blank, he suddenly came to an inverted triangle pass, and passed the ball to the middle of the field, that is, the top of the penalty area!
At this time, Vieri and Roberto Baggio respectively attracted the attention of Desailly and Deschamps through guò runs, and took them away from the middle of the pitch, and Petit, who had rushed past half of the pitch to participate in the attack, was still desperately rushing back, so it was Philippe Inzaghi who received Totti's pass.
Behind Inzaghi is Christian Karembou, who plays for La Liga giants Real Madrid, who is now almost shoulder to shoulder with Inzaghi, only to get the ball first thanks to his left-hand position. It is precisely because of this that Inzaghi, who received the pass, did not rush to shoot, because he knew that if he rashly got up, the gap exposed was enough for the black man next to him to complete a wonderful tackle!
While Inzaghi was looking for an opportunity to get his feet up, Karemb beside him was also waiting for the opportunity to disrupt his opponent's counterattack.
Looking at the unusually thin Italian striker in front of him and the stumbling ball at his feet, Karemb really felt that he was sure that he could cut off the ball at the opponent's feet without fouling. So, the French midfielder made the stupidest move he made in this World Cup - a tackle on the ground!
"Don't!" Seeing Karlumb shoveling towards Inzaghi, Desailly and Blank, who play in Serie A, shouted in unison. Having played against Inzaghi many times, they know best that what is terrible about him is not only his elusive off-ball running, but also his superb penalty cheating skills!
A digression here, compared to Inzaghi's eighteen dips that can't necessarily be distinguished in slow motion, the acting skills of those people who pull the film now are really bad.
However, this time Inzaghi really didn't fake a fall, because when Karrumb tackled, he was clever enough to get the ball out first!
It was this step that led to Karumbu's tackle not to tackle the ball, but to kick directly to Inzaghi's calf!
Inzaghi fell to the ground, and the referee who arrived later was not ambiguous, showing a yellow card to Karemb, who had committed a foul in the penalty area, and punished the French team with death!
"Penalty! The referee awarded a penalty to Italy! The shouts of the commentator in the headphones made Zhuang Mingge's ears buzz, "Karrumb's tackle is too reckless, to be honest, even if he is closely following Inzaghi to put pressure on him, it is much safer than rushing down!" Now, France goalkeeper Barthez is about to face a very tough test! ”
Seeing that the referee pointed to the twelve yard point, Karembo, who was secretly glad that he had escaped a red card, suddenly panicked, and quickly explained to the referee, trying to make the black-clothed judge take back his life, but was warned by the referee: "I didn't give you a red card because I saw that you didn't mean to hurt people, and if you talk more, be careful that I will give you another yellow card." ”
At this point, Inzaghi got back on his feet after emergency treatment by the team doctor, but fortunately Karembu shoveled his shin guards, if it had been lower, he would have to leave the stadium due to injury.
Back on the pitch, Inzaghi politely turned down the penalty himself, and handed over the opportunity to Roberto Baggio, because he knew that no one needed a penalty redemption more than Baggio, who had been teammates for two years.
This time, will the Prince of Melancholy be able to overcome the shadow of missing a penalty four years ago and open the scoring for Italy?