Chapter 135: Out of the trough, the first Chinese player in the Spanish derby
“At the end of the first half, the score was 0:0. The performance of both teams in the first half was disappointing, especially Inter Milan.
Their performance was no different from the first three games. The whole team was lifeless and there was no energy. They were like a group of workers who punched in on time and were just going through the motions. ”
At the end of the first half, the score was still 0:0 as at the beginning of the game. The Italian commentator who was reporting on the game specifically criticized Inter Milan's condition.
Not to mention the commentators, even the Inter Milan fans at home were very dissatisfied with the team's condition.
At the end of the first half, when Inter Milan players got the ball, there were even boos from fans in the stands.
In the locker room, Mancini's brows were furrowed.
The team encountered the same old problem again. The national team players who had just participated in the national team competition were in a low state after returning to the team and played listlessly.
Their fatigue can be seen from their heavy footsteps. Many times, they could seize the opportunity to create a threat by running a few more steps, but they just can't run.
It is probably unrealistic to rely on this group of people to win the game.
Thinking of this, Mancini made up his mind and made a decision - substitution!
As soon as the second half started, the commentator and fans on the scene noticed that Inter Milan made personnel adjustments.
And it was not a simple adjustment, but a replacement of three people in one go.
"Is Mancini crazy? He has used up all the substitutions so early. Isn't he afraid of some unexpected events on the field?"
"I think he has no other options. He has given up everything!"
"I thought he could hold out until the winter break before being fired, but now it seems that after this game, he will pack up and leave!"
"I wonder who will be Inter's next head coach..."
Most people thought Mancini was crazy when they saw his radical substitutions.
Mancini is not crazy, he just went all in rationally based on the reality!
“We were in such a bad state in the first half and Parma couldn’t score against us, which shows that their offensive ability is very limited and they won’t pose much threat to us.
If you replace one person at a time, it will be difficult to improve the team's offensive power immediately, and it will give the opponent time to adapt.
In that case, why not take a gamble! "
Anyway, he has nothing to lose. As people outside have said, if he loses or draws this game, he will most likely pack up and leave.
If you follow the steps, you will most likely die, but if you risk your life, you may survive. It is clear which choice to make.
Under Mancini's radical substitution decision, Bonucci, a newcomer who had just been promoted to the first team, got the chance to play.
Bonucci was very excited and couldn't calm down for a long time after coming on the court.
He didn't expect that he was playing for the youth team last week, but now he is playing for the first team!
And it wasn't just the last few minutes of garbage time, but a full half game time!
This starting salary exceeds that of many famous stars!
But his excessive excitement and his lack of adaptation to the rhythm of the Serie A league caused him to make several mistakes after he came on the pitch.
It even almost caused the team to lose the ball!
Materazzi, his partner, was a man of bad temper. Seeing his new partner being fussy and making mistakes, he angrily scolded:
"Do you know how to play football? Why do you run backwards when you are offside? Why don't you help defend when your teammates steal the ball..."
Materazzi's curses were very harsh and loud.
The teammates all heard it, but due to the team's poor record, they were naturally in a bad mood. In addition, they were not very familiar with Bonucci, the newcomer, so no one stepped forward to persuade him.
"Forget it, forget it, we are all teammates, don't say angry words!"
In the end, captain Zanetti couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to stop Materazzi.
Lin Feng patted Bonucci on the shoulder as he passed by him and said comfortingly:
"Focus a little and don't let your mind wander. As long as you can perform well next time, your teammates and fans will forget your previous mistakes!"
"um. Thank you!"
Bonucci nodded heavily in gratitude, his eyes became determined, he knew what he should do.
65 minutes passed quickly and the score was still 0:0.
Parma seemed to think that the young defenders replaced by Inter Milan were easy to bully, so they stepped up their offensive during this period, trying to take away three points away from home.
Their massive pressure finally created an opportunity for Inter Milan.
In the 68th minute, Parma's striker broke through Materazzi's attempt to pass the ball and dribbled into the penalty area.
Just as he was thinking about how to complete the shot, a blue-black figure rushed over from the side and kicked the ball away before he could react.
Inter Milan’s counterattack moment!
After Bonucci grabbed the ball, he avoided the crowded area in the middle of the opponent's road and dribbled the ball out of the penalty area from the sideline.
At this time, the players in Inter Milan's frontcourt were already accelerating. After confirming that the surrounding environment was safe, he looked up to observe the position of his teammates, and then sent a long pass over the top to find Figo on the wing.
The Portuguese played very depressed in this game. His teammates were attacked by the FIFA virus, but he was not!
Since withdrawing from the Portuguese national team at last year's European Cup, Figo has focused on club competitions.
He was in good form in this game and posed a considerable threat on the wing.
But unfortunately, except for Lin Feng, the other teammates were in poor condition, which caused a lot of his efforts to be wasted.
Just when Figo was doubting whether he would still fail in this game.
Bonucci's long pass found him!
Well done!
Figo secretly praised in his heart, this newcomer was able to pass the ball to his feet accurately from such a long distance. The ability is not that bad!
He was not a defender and did not know the pain that Materazzi and Bonucci had to go through when partnering. He only knew that the newcomer had good passing skills, so he had a deep impression of Bonucci.
Figo used a textbook stop to block Bonucci's long pass.
He did not choose to dribble the ball down the flank because his teammates on the front line were a little slow and could not keep up with the offensive rhythm on the wing.
The only one who could keep up with his pace was Lin Feng in the middle.
Figo chose to cut inside, and when the opponent's defender attacked, he passed the ball to Lin Feng without hesitation.
Lin Feng knew the Portuguese's intention and passed the ball to Figo.
The two completed a two-pass combination, and Figo successfully dribbled the ball into Parma's penalty area.
He could have shot at this point, but Figo very selflessly passed the ball back to the middle.
Although he didn't see his teammates, he firmly believed that person would show up!
Sure enough, as soon as Figo passed the ball, Lin Feng rushed over.
Parma's goalkeeper quickly turned the gun and rushed towards Lin Feng.
Seeing this, Lin Feng knocked the ball to the right and passed it back to Figo.
Figo had originally been well-intentioned in giving the scoring opportunity to Lin Feng, but the opponent actually passed the ball back, which made him feel a little amused.
At this time, there was an empty goal in front of him, and the next pass would have to be to the goalkeeper.
So the Portuguese no longer hesitated, pushed the ball and scored easily.
The score became 1:0, and Inter Milan finally took the lead in the 68th minute of the second half!
After scoring this goal, Figo was no longer depressed!
As he stepped back, he pointed at Lin Feng, unable to suppress the smile on his face.
The reason why he chose to quit the Portugal national team was because he felt that the end of his career should belong to Real Madrid Club, but he did not expect Real Madrid to be so ruthless and actually kicked him out.
Figo had no choice but to accept Inter Milan's invitation and come to the Apennine Peninsula to play football. Compared to Real Madrid, where he stayed for five years, Figo had no feelings for Inter Milan at first.
I just treat this place as my retirement home and the last stop of my career!
Everyone knows that Inter Milan's people are stupid and have a lot of money. The boss is very generous and is willing to pay high salaries to the stars.
And Figo came here just for these high salaries!
But after joining the team for half a season, Figo found that Inter Milan did not seem as bad as he had imagined.
Here, he met a group of very lovely teammates.
For example, this guy in front of us is talented, strong, very selfless, and willing to devote himself to his teammates.
Compared to the group of big-name forwards in Real Madrid who were crying out for assists, here he actually enjoyed the feeling of being fed by his teammates.
This feels really fresh!
After seeing Figo's gesture, Lin Feng smiled and gave him a thumbs up, then turned around and gave a thumbs up to Bonucci who made the key pass.
Figo had forgotten about this, but after seeing Lin Feng's action, he took the initiative to give Bonucci a big hug when his teammates congratulated and celebrated with him:
"Good pass, keep it up, I'm rooting for you!"
Bonucci was flattered by Figo's praise, as he is a world-famous top star.
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Figo's goal boosted Inter Milan's morale significantly, while Parma's morale suffered a severe blow.
帕尔马这赛季的战绩不怎么好，11轮踢完他们目前仅拿到2胜3平6负积9分的战绩。
This result ranks only fifth from the bottom in the league and there is a risk of further sliding into the relegation zone.
The reason why Parma's record is so bad is that their forward is weak.
After 11 league rounds, Parma has only scored 10 goals, averaging less than 1 goal per game.
Now that the opponent has scored a goal, it is almost impossible for Parma to equalize the score.
Especially since their opponent is a strong team ranked high in the standings, they have even less confidence in catching up.
The opponent's low morale gave Inter the opportunity to further expand the score.
In the 72nd minute of the second half, less than 4 minutes after Figo scored, Lin Feng took advantage of a free kick and scored directly, extending the score to 2:0.
As soon as the ball went in, the fans at the scene, including the head coach on the sidelines, all breathed a sigh of relief.
Given the opponent's weak offensive ability, it was almost impossible for them to equalize the score when they were two goals behind.
What's more, the opponent has so little time left that even if they want to attack, they don't have time!
Therefore, Lin Feng's goal can basically be regarded as helping the team secure the victory!
As expected, after the opponent expanded the score, the morale of the Parma team became even lower, and in the final time of the game, they could not even organize a decent attack.
The entire team seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate and accepted the outcome of failure.
The score of 2:0 remained until the end.
Thanks to goals from Figo and Lin Feng, the Nerazzurri won their first victory in the last four rounds of Serie A!
"Mancini should be thankful that Figo's outbreak and Lin Feng's return saved the team and also saved his job!"
"But Inter Milan cannot take it lightly. The league, Champions League and the upcoming Italian Cup will further increase the burden on the Nerazzurri. Fighting on three fronts, whether Mancini's team can withstand the pressure will become the biggest hidden danger before the winter break!"
Although the outside world did not say anything good about Inter Milan because of this victory, not continuing to criticize them is already the least bad result.
After defeating Parma 2-0, Inter Milan moved up one place in the rankings, overtaking Livorno and moving up to fourth place in Serie A.
But they are still 10 points behind leaders Juventus and 5 points behind AC Milan and Fiorentina.
In the post-match evaluation, Lin Feng and Figo unsurprisingly got the highest scores.
Bonucci also got a high score of thanks to several good passes.
As Lin Feng said, his excellent passing ability masked his shortcomings in defense.
For a newcomer, such a performance in the first game is already very good.
But his defensive problems have not been solved, which makes it easier to deal with a team like Parma with weak offensive strength.
But if he encounters a top team with strong offensive firepower in the future, such as the upcoming Milan derby, his weakness may very likely become the team's fatal shortcoming!
But Mancini should not be so arrogant as to arrange a newcomer to play in such an important game.
As long as Cordoba and Samuel recover their form, they will still be the team's first choice in defense.
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The match between Inter Milan and Parma usually does not attract much attention in La Liga.
But today's situation is rather special, as the Spanish national derby was held on the same day.
The Galacticos, which has a large group of top superstars, suffered a crushing defeat of 0:3 to their arch-rivals Barcelona.
Eto'o scored the first goal and Ronaldinho scored twice.
Real Madrid lost miserably!
In this game, Messi, who started the game, showed amazing strength.
Barcelona's first goal was scored by him when he dribbled past Elguera and assisted Eto'o.
Messi's outstanding performance on the wing made Real Madrid fans think of another 'Barcelona' player Figo!
Real Madrid star Prosinecki once predicted: "Real Madrid will regret selling Figo."
There was no need to wait too long. Less than half a year after Figo was kicked out, Real Madrid fans had already begun to regret it.
Figo led Inter Milan to victory in Serie A, while Real Madrid, without Figo, was defeated by Barcelona at home.
If Figo was still in the team, Real Madrid might not be so passive on the wing and would not have lost so badly.
The beginning of the first phase of the Galacticos began from the moment Florentino snatched Figo from the arch-rivals Barcelona.
Now, with Figo's departure and Florentino's resignation.
The Galaxy Battleship may also collapse!
In this Spanish national derby, in addition to the eye-catching performance of the newcomer Messi, another player in the Barcelona team also attracted a lot of attention.
He is the Chinese player Feng Xiaoting who was replaced by Rijkaard in the 65th minute of the second half.
This is the first time that Chinese players have appeared in the Spanish national derby, and it is also the first time that Asian players have participated in the Spanish national derby.
Rijkaard's substitution of a new player like Feng Xiaoting in such an important game shows his importance and trust in him.
And Feng Xiaoting did not let him down!
In the 69th minute, Zidane passed the ball directly to Ronaldo in the middle, and the Brazilian shot into the goal from the left side of the penalty area.
But the linesman raised his flag to indicate that the goal was invalid. Slow-motion replay showed that at the moment Zidane passed the ball, Feng Xiaoting suddenly moved forward, putting the alien in an offside position, resulting in Real Madrid's only goal of the game being blown off.
In addition to his great contributions in defense, Feng Xiaoting also demonstrated his outstanding strength in launching offense.
In the 70th minute, after Iniesta came on to replace Messi, Real Madrid launched a counterattack on the field.
Facing the pressure from many Galacticos stars, Feng Xiaoting and his teammates used skillful passing and back-passing to make stars like the aliens and Raul Beckham run around in circles.
Then, when the opponent was pressing forward, he used his passing ability to suddenly send a straight pass to Xavi who was unguarded in the middle, instigating Barcelona's last goal.
After the game, the media gave Feng Xiaoting a high score of .
Many Spanish media regard him as the next generation of Barcelona's defensive backbone, and together with captain Puyol, he will support Barcelona's defense line!
(End of this chapter)
