Chapter 122: Carve your name into Inter Milan’s history!
"We played very well in the first half. If we continue to play like this in the second half, the victory will belong to us!"
Spalletti was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, so he did not make too many tactical adjustments.
In his opinion, Mancini, the rookie, simply couldn't understand what he was playing.
You can't even understand his tactical style of play, and yet you want to negotiate with the team to restrict him?
In that case, there is no need for any adjustments at all!
At the beginning of the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Neither side made any personnel adjustments. Spalletti glanced at Mancini and said: Are you giving up?
Inter Milan's lineup is strong in attack but weak in defense, although it cannot be said to be wrong to strengthen the offense when falling behind in the score.
But with Roma's offensive threat so great, can they really win by offense alone without strengthening the defense in the midfield and backcourt?
Spalletti was not very optimistic about Mancini's idea, he even thought he was a bit naive.
Still too young!
However, when the second half of the game started, Spalletti could no longer smile.
Although Inter Milan did not specifically replace defensive players, they made targeted adjustments in their defensive tactics.
The most obvious change was that they intensified their pressure on Roma captain Totti.
Totti, right?
You're the only one called the Wolf King?
Well today I will let you see what the wolf pack tactics are!
Not only did Inter Milan's two defensive midfielders take turns to take care of him, but even the attacking midfielder Lin Feng, and even Recoba and Cruz on the front line, often came to double-team him.
Totti was very depressed. In the first half, the opponent's defensive focus was not on him, and he played like a fish in water in the pseudo-forward position.
But the situation in the second half was completely different from the first half, and he became the opponent's main focus!
Not to mention organizing an offense, he could barely even hold the ball.
The Wolf King is indeed very strong, but two fists are no match for four hands. Under the double-teaming of the opponent, Totti's performance plummeted.
Out of desperation, Totti could only take the ball as little as possible, pass the ball to his teammates, and run as much as possible to create space.
Of Roma's two wingers, Mancini Jr. can both get the ball and break through, and he is quite fast, so he is obviously a more threatening presence.
Totti also passed the ball to him more often, hoping to rely on his individual combat ability to create some opportunities for the team.
But this had been predicted by Inter Milan. As soon as Totti passed the ball to Mancini Jr., before the latter could display his extraordinary skills, several burly men rushed up from Inter Milan and attacked him from the front and back, man on top of man!
A few seconds later, Mancini Jr. fell to the ground, holding his butt, and the football under his feet had already been snatched away by Inter Milan players.
Which bastard hit me in the butt with his knee? That’s so unsportsmanlike!
Mancini Jr. was filled with grief and anger, but no one paid attention to him because Inter Milan's attack had already reached Roma's goal.
After his teammate intercepted the ball, he immediately passed it to Lin Feng, who raised his leg and passed the ball straight to the ground.
The ball passed between two Roma defenders and accurately found Inter Milan's striker Cruz.
The latter received Lin Feng's pass very comfortably and took the ball into Roma's penalty area.
Doni chose to take the initiative, but Cruz was waiting for this. After he attacked, Cruz knocked the ball to the right, and Figo, who had just entered the penalty area, shot the ball into the empty goal.
The score became 2:2, and Inter Milan quickly equalized the score less than five minutes after the start of the second half.
"nice shot!"
"Pretty!"
Mancini was very excited and clenched his fists and waved them vigorously a few times!
What Lin Feng said was indeed right, the opponent's weakness lies in Totti!
The Roma coach stood up suddenly, no longer as calm as before.
what happened?
How did Inter see the weakness in our tactics?
As the tactical core of the Roma team, Totti cannot be completely restricted.
Once he is locked on, it will be like the engine of Roma is broken and the offense will be unable to launch.
Spalletti was a little unsure of the situation. Was it Inter Milan's blind cat catching a dead mouse, or did he really see through his tactics?
He decided to hold back and observe the situation.
Spalletti will soon regret his decision!
In the 55th minute, Lin Feng and his teammates double-teamed Totti and snatched the ball away from the Wolf King again.
After dodging Totti's tackle, Lin Feng looked up to observe the situation in the frontcourt.
When De Rossi saw Lin Feng's move, he thought he was going to pass the ball, so he rushed up to stop him.
Lin Feng's penetrating pass just now can be said to be the culprit that caused Roma to lose the ball.
If he were to complete a pass like this again, Roma wouldn't be able to get 3 points, let alone 1 point.
However, this time Lin Feng did not choose to pass the ball. Instead, he took advantage of the opponent's opportunity to steal the ball, quickly changed the direction of the ball, avoided De Rossi's interception, and rushed towards the front court at high speed.
At this moment, Inter Milan's forward trident was sprinting at full speed, trying to run out of space and create opportunities for Lin Feng to pass the ball.
After seeing Lin Feng's passing ability, they no longer worried about whether Lin Feng could pass the ball, but only worried about whether they could run into open space.
Among the three forwards, Cruz has the most defensive players around him, making it the most difficult to pass the ball to him.
But his position is closest to the goal, and as long as the ball can get to his feet, he has a chance to score.
Recoba and Figo were in a slightly worse position, as neither of them had entered the penalty area. Even if the ball was passed to them, they would need to pass it again, or dribble and break through on their own before they could find a chance to shoot.
High risk, high return. Among the three, Lin Feng chose the one with the highest risk and return!
When Cruz caught up with the opponent's defender and was about to overtake him, Lin Feng passed the ball.
The pass was very extreme. If it was one second slower, it would be offside, and if it was one second earlier, it might have been intercepted by the opponent's defender.
But Lin Feng took advantage of the offside opportunity of Kuffour and Chivu and completed this through pass in an extreme way.
Whether a goal can be scored depends entirely on the eyesight of the linesman!
In the absence of VAR to use slow-motion replays to determine offside, it is easy for the linesman to miss the ball and call it offside when the difference is just a hair's breadth.
And if you are blown away, there is nothing you can do but accept it.
Inter Milan was lucky that the linesman did not raise his hand. Even though the Roma defender had raised his hand to indicate that the opponent was offside, he remained unmoved.
The referee saw that the linesman did not make any comment and ignored Roma's protest and signaled that the game should continue.
In desperation, Chivu could only commit a tactical foul and pulled down Cruz from behind when he was about to have a one-on-one chance.
The referee was nearby and immediately stopped the game, gave the Roma defender a yellow sapphire card, and awarded Inter Milan a free kick in the frontcourt.
There were boos from the stands again, and Inter Milan fans did not quite agree with the decision.
In their opinion, this foul should be punished with a red card, and giving a yellow card would be too easy on the opponent.
Compared to the free kick in the first half, the position of this free kick was obviously much better.
Not only was it closer to the goal, but it was also closer to the center of the field. The penalty taker for Inter Milan was still Lin Feng. After he scored goals with free kicks on the field, he had now become the No. 1 penalty taker in Inter Milan.
Of course, this is based on the situation that Mihajlovic does not play.
If Mihajlovic plays, we have to discuss who will take the free throws.
Seeing Lin Feng coming to the penalty spot to prepare for the penalty kick, Inter Milan fans in the stands shouted:
"One in!"
"One in!"
“One in!”
……
"Haha, if Lin Feng can score the goal, it will be Inter Milan's 4000th goal in Serie A, which is very memorable.
It seems that Inter Milan fans have extremely high expectations for Lin Feng and really hope that he can score this goal. ”
In the commentary booth, Zhang Lu was explaining to the fans why Inter Milan fans had such a big reaction.
This ball not only determines the outcome of the game, but is also a very memorable one.
Of course, it only counts if you score. If you fail, then everything will be in vain!
Lin Feng glanced at the stands and put his hands down, signaling the fans to keep quiet.
The Inter Milan fans in the stands were very quiet and were all looking forward to Lin Feng's performance.
Lin Feng took a deep breath and looked at the goal again.
The fans' shouts made Roma goalkeeper Doni nervous.
When the team lost two goals in a row, he knew very well what would happen if they couldn't defend the ball.
But he still had some confidence in his heart, because he had successfully saved Lin Feng's free kick in the first half. This time, he believed that he would be able to stop the opponent.
Seeing Doni who was ready to fight, Lin Feng made a choice between Mihajlovic and Ballack's free kicks.
Ballack's free kick seems simple, but it is not difficult at all.
As long as you have enough strength, you can also kick this kind of heavy free kick.
But this simple and crude thing is the most difficult to defend.
Because the speed of the ball will not lie!
The closer the distance and the faster the ball, the shorter the time the goalkeeper has to react and make a save, and the more difficult the save will naturally be.
The free kick was only 22 meters away from the goal. With the speed at which Ballack fired the ball, the opponent's goalkeeper might not even have seconds to react and make the save.
So, it is clear at a glance how to choose!
Donny was still feeling complacent about his last successful save, not knowing that Lin Feng had already planned to change the track and start over.
Beep!
The referee’s whistle sounded!
Lin Feng starts to run!
What was obviously different from the last time was that this time he no longer concealed his force. From his left shoulder, to his waist, and then to his entire right thigh, Lin Feng mobilized all his strength and swung the ball hard!
With a loud bang, the part where the ball touched the foot sank deeply, and with a whoosh, it hit the Roma team's goal with unstoppable force like a cannonball.
Donny's pupils suddenly contracted and before he could even see clearly, the football flew into his own goal.
He was stunned, and turned his head mechanically to look at the football that had knocked the net deep back, feeling extremely terrified:
Is this a free kick that a human can take?
"GOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
In the commentary booth of the Italian TV station, the commentator excitedly dragged out the last syllable and shouted for nearly a minute before stopping.
This terrifying lung capacity is simply inhuman!
"Amazing free kick, amazing speed!"
"Lin Feng used a free kick at a speed of over 150 kilometers per hour to blast open the Roma team's goal!"
"The score on the field became 3:2, Inter Milan reversed the game!"
Compared with Italian commentators, the commentary style of domestic commentators is obviously more conservative. There are relatively few commentators like Huang Jianxiang who like to drag out the tail tone.
After scoring the goal, Lin Feng ran all the way to the north stand and completed his signature celebration in front of more than 20,000 Inter Milan fans.
Seeing Lin Feng jumping high, Inter Milan’s fans cooperated and made a unified sound - "siu"!
A huge Tifo appeared in the north stand with the number 4000 printed on it, representing the 4000 goals scored by Inter Milan in Serie A.
As one of only two teams in Serie A that have never been relegated, Inter Milan fans are truly proud of the team they support!
After seeing this huge TIFO, Lin Feng was stunned for a moment.
To be honest, he really didn't know that the goal he scored actually had such a meaning.
After all, who cares about this?
Perhaps only truly loyal fans would care about things that others may not even think of!
His back, with his hands on his hips, was standing in front of a huge TIFO with the word '4000' written on it, and was captured by reporters at the scene.
This photo appeared on the front pages of many newspapers after the game and became one of the classic pictures that countless Inter Milan fans talked about.
"Lin, congratulations!"
"Well done, Lin!"
His teammates rushed over from the court to congratulate him.
One can hear envy and even jealousy in the tone of many people's voices - who doesn't want to write their name into the club's history!
The most unfortunate thing is Cruz. If it weren't for Chivu's foul, the honor of the 4,000th goal would have belonged to him.
But Cruise is very open-minded and doesn't care much about this. He is already a veteran in his thirties. Why should he care about these false reputations?
Just play football well and enjoy the game.
On the sidelines, Mancini excitedly hugged the assistant coach to celebrate, and quickly gave the order:
"Hurry, let Stankovic and Zanetti warm up!"
Stankovic and Zanetti heard their coach's words, quickly stood up, took off their coats, and started warming up along the sidelines.
Adriano looked at the backs of his two teammates with envy. When will it be my turn to play?
It’s so painful to have to sit on the bench and watch my good brother take the spotlight!
"Let Ade go with us!"
At this moment, Mancini's voice reached Adriano's ears, and he swore that this was the most beautiful voice he had ever heard in his life!
Adriano jumped up from the bench and rushed in without even having time to take off his coat.
Seeing Adriano's impatient look, Mancini couldn't help but shake his head.
I hope that being on the bench these days can help him sober up and correct his bad habits soon!
If you don’t change, there may be no place for you in Inter Milan!
These two games have proved that Inter Milan’s current frontcourt configuration is enough to tear open any team’s defense!
Although Adriano's position cannot be perfectly replaced by Cruz, if Lin Feng is added behind Cruise, it doesn't matter whether Adriano is in front or not.
(End of this chapter)
