Chapter 102 I’d rather die on the way to attack! Buffon's brilliant performance was not the only one in the first half. In the 44th minute, Adriano's sudden long shot from outside the penalty area was saved by Buffon over the crossbar. A minute later, Figo's shot was also confiscated by Buffon. In the injury time of the first half, Inter Milan launched a final attack on Juventus. Figo dribbled the ball from the wing, cut inside, faked a shot and passed the ball, then suddenly kicked the ball to the far end, leaving Juventus' defense without a man. But Buffon was quick-witted and cleared the ball before Inter striker Martins could get it. This ball is very dangerous. Martins is very close to the goal. Once he gets the ball, the probability of scoring is very high. If this ball had been scored, the situation on the field would have been completely different. At the end of the first half, the two sides were tied at 1:1.
Judging from the score and process of the first half alone, the two sides were evenly matched. Juventus had a slightly higher ball possession rate than Inter, but Inter had more dangerous attacks. But what is strange is that neither side scored a goal in the positional battle, and both goals were scored from set pieces. Because Mancini received a red card, he could not enter the team's locker room and could only contact his assistant by phone and briefly explain the tactics for the second half to him. On the Juventus side, Nedved and Ibrahimovic, who were injured in the first half, were receiving muscle massages from the team doctor. Nedved is okay. Although he is old, the Czech iron man has extraordinary willpower. He felt that his injury would not affect the second half of the game, so he once again rejected the coach's kindness to replace him for rest. As for Ibrahimovic, his ankle was a little swollen, and even with ice compress, the swelling could not be completely reduced. Moreover, if the injured area is slightly pulled, it will hurt a lot. In desperation, Ibrahimovic could only apply to withdraw. But it doesn’t matter, there is a Piero on the bench who has been ready to go. The strength of the Zebra Prince is unquestionable. His appearance may bring some changes to Juventus’ offense. After making tactical adjustments in the second half, Capello gave the players some chicken soup. The Juventus players, who were brainwashed by the head coach, became full of fighting spirit again. The fifteen-minute break ended quickly and both sides returned to the field to continue the second half of the game. At the beginning of the second half, Inter Milan took the lead and launched a blitzkrieg against Juventus. Lin Feng moved to the side and made a two-pass combination with Martins. After passing the defender, he rushed along the flank area. Vieira rushed up and Lin Feng passed the ball to Adriano in the middle. Adriano tacitly chose to pass the ball diagonally in front of Lin Feng, and the two of them made another wonderful two-pass cooperation, leaving Vieira behind. When he received the ball again, Lin Feng had already approached Juventus' penalty area.
Seeing that the opponent's defender did not press forward immediately, Lin Feng adjusted himself and decisively took a long shot. The ball was played with great quality, but unfortunately Buffon was very focused and flew to block Lin Feng's shot. It's this guy again! Lin Feng couldn't help but look at Buffon again. After the ball was shot, he felt very good and had a vague illusion of scoring a goal. But unexpectedly, he still couldn't get past Buffon. Juventus was not willing to be outdone and quickly retaliated after Inter Milan completed their attack. Nedved made a low shot with his right foot from 26 meters in front of the goal, but unfortunately it was confiscated by Inter goalkeeper Cesar. In this game, the best performance of both teams was their respective goalkeepers. Both Buffon and Cesar made many key saves in the game. The two of them seemed to be fighting in the air, using all kinds of magical attacks to show off their strength to each other. The situation in the second half seemed to be no different from the first half. The two sides were still evenly matched on the field, and neither side could easily score a goal. However, in the 64th minute of the game, a yellow card from the referee completely broke the balance of the game. Cambiasso brought down Nedved during the tackle, this time he really didn't do it on purpose, and it was indeed a good shot. Even Nedved himself told the referee that the opponent touched the ball first and then touched him. But the referee said, I don’t care what you think, I care what I think! Cambiasso was shown a second yellow card and then a red card, sending him off. This is the second red card Inter Milan has received. If the head coach being sent off had a serious impact on Inter Milan, then Cambiasso's end can be said to be a fatal blow! "Damn, did this referee get paid?" "This ball is so fake, it looks like a good ball no matter how you look at it, is he blind?" "Haha, after seeing this ball, if anyone tells me that there is no refereeing or match-fixing in the top five leagues, I will use this to slap him hard in the face!" Cambiasso's departure directly broke the balance of the game. Inter Milan, with one man less in the midfield, quickly lost control of the midfield. Juventus gradually took the initiative in the game and began to besiege Inter Milan's goal. In the 68th minute, Vieira broke through Materazzi and his cross from the right side of the penalty area was headed out. Nedved's sideways volley from 11 meters away from the goal on the left was saved by Cesar. To make matters worse, shortly after Cambiasso was sent off, Inter Milan's central defender Cordoba accidentally pulled his thigh while defending, and the assistant coach was forced to replace him with Samuel. In just a few minutes, the team was short of players and injured, which dealt a heavy blow to Inter Milan's morale. It just so happened that the opponent's attack at this time was particularly fierce, putting Inter Milan in an extremely passive situation. Under Juventus' fierce attack, Inter Milan's formation continued to shrink, and in the end it was completely flattened. The three lines were almost stuck together, completely losing their defensive flexibility. This situation is very dangerous. If Mancini were on the field, he would definitely ask the players to push the defense line out. But assistant coach Faust is in charge of physical training, how would he know anything about defense!
Although he felt that the team was falling into a very unfavorable situation, he was unable to make effective adjustments and could only worry on the sidelines. In the 74th minute, Juventus once again got a free kick in the frontcourt. The ball was in a very good position, only 22 meters away from the goal. Nedved took the shot himself, and the football almost went through the gap in the human wall and flew into the net along the near post. With such a tricky angle and such a clever shot, even Cesar, who had performed brilliantly throughout the game, could only sigh in despair. The score was changed to 2:1, Juventus took the lead again! After scoring the goal, Nedved ran wildly on the field excitedly. Scoring such a crucial goal in such an important game was enough to make him excited and proud, even for a veteran like Nedved. In the stands, Juventus fans cheered and clapped loudly. Although the opponent's strength has not been as good as before in recent years, this game is still as difficult as before. But no matter what, victory belongs to them after all! Since the 03-04 season, Juventus has never defeated Inter Milan in the Italian national derby. In the seven national derbies before this, Juventus had not won a single one, which was an extremely embarrassing record. Inter Milan is an incredible team. Their record is not very good, but they are particularly excited and good at playing against Juventus. Especially at Juventus' home ground, they performed even more vigorously than at their own home ground. Juventus have lost three of their last four home encounters. This curse-like phenomenon has made Juventus fans themselves almost doubt whether there is something wrong with the feng shui of their home stadium? Otherwise, why does the team always lose to Inter Milan at home? But now, they finally no longer doubt it. As long as we win this game, the so-called home curse will naturally be broken. Moreover, after defeating the main rival in the title race, Juventus will further consolidate its position in the standings and clear the obstacles for defending the title this season! …… Inter Milan lost the ball at a very wrong time. The team's morale was already very low, and after playing at a high intensity for more than 70 minutes, many players reached their physical bottleneck. Losing another goal at this time would deal another blow to the morale. The double blow physically and mentally almost made the players fall into despair. Being on the road, with one player sent off and being targeted by the referee everywhere, how can they equalize the score? This is simply an impossible task! "Hey guys, I know you're tired and you've played hard, but are you going to just give up?" Just when everyone was about to give up, a voice with a strange accent came. The teammates looked in the direction of the voice and saw their teammate Lin Feng, who was encouraging morale in his unfluent Italian: "We have to admit that Juventus is really strong and the referee is on their side! But, so what? If our goal is to win the championship, then we have to defeat all opponents on the road to the championship, including Juventus! This game is not just a national derby, but also a crucial battle for our championship.
If we lose to Juventus here, we may lose not only the game, but also the Serie A championship trophy!! " Lin Feng's words rekindled everyone's fighting spirit! Zanetti took over Lin Feng's words and said: "Lin Feng is right, Inter Milan has not won the Serie A championship for many years. Since I joined the team, I have never tasted the taste of winning the championship. Every year I can only watch enviously as others lift the championship trophy that symbolizes the highest honor of the Italian Football League! I've had enough of this. I don't want to retire with a blank roster. When people mention Zanetti's name, they will only say: Oh, Zanetti, is he the poor guy who never won a championship? You don't want the fans to think that you are a group of mercenaries who play football for money without any pursuit of honor, right? " Everyone shook their heads, although some people did choose to join Inter Milan because of the high annual salary offered by Inter Milan. But what you think in your heart is one thing, and what you say with your mouth is another. Even if you really come here for the money, you must not admit it at this time. "Very good, then tell me loudly now, do you want that championship trophy?" "miss you!" Everyone shouted in unison, and morale had been reignited. Even the increasing weight of the rain could not extinguish the fighting spirit burning in them. "If you want the championship, go fight!" After Zanetti finished speaking, he said to Lin Feng solemnly: "Leave the defense to us, and leave the offense to you and Ade." Leave the defense to us, and leave the offense to Lin and Ade, please!" Lin Feng nodded heavily. He admired Zanetti a little. With just a few words, he completely boosted the morale of his teammates. Even if Mancini was in charge, he couldn't do better than him. Sure enough, there is a reason why he has been the captain of Inter Milan for more than ten years! This damn charisma must be one of the key reasons! It seems that I still have a long way to go before becoming a qualified leader. After Juventus took the lead again, fans began to worry about Inter Milan, fearing that they would be unable to recover and the game would enter garbage time. But now it seems that they were worrying too much. Inter Milan's morale was not only not affected, but became even higher. Especially their midfielder Lin Feng, no matter how the score changes, he still looks full of fighting spirit. It’s exactly the same as when it first started! "Lin Feng has such a good attitude!" "For a player of his age, it's really amazing to have such a stable mentality!" "If all our national football players could have the positive and optimistic attitude of Lin Feng, there wouldn't be so many sudden collapses!" The Chinese national football team's habitual collapse has always been criticized by fans. The main reason for this is closely related to the fragile mentality of the national team players.
The mentality of the national team players is very easy to fluctuate, especially at the most critical moment of the game. They will be so nervous that their movements become deformed, which seriously affects their performance on the court, and then they will make some incredible low-level mistakes, leading to tragedy. Although there are only 10 players, Inter Milan's offensive strength is not weak at all. In the 79th minute of the second half, Inter Milan intercepted the ball in the backcourt and made a long pass to Adriano who was at the front. Adriano controlled the first landing point and passed the ball to Lin Feng. Lin Feng ran at high speed and rushed towards Juventus' penalty area. In the past, Lin Feng always fed the ball to Adriano, but now, it was Adriano who passed the ball to Lin Feng. After all, Adriano's height and weight give him a huge advantage when competing for headers. Moreover, there are only two players who can participate in the offense. They can only rely on themselves to create opportunities and cannot expect their teammates to pass the ball to them from behind. Therefore, Inter Milan's counterattack tactics were greatly simplified. No longer needing the cooperation of teammates, Lin Feng and Adriano are enough to complete a high-quality counterattack! (End of this chapter)