Chapter 183 Look, this is our Chinese Bergkamp!
As the two teams intensified their control over the midfield, the offensive rhythm of both sides was not as smooth as before.
Under the tight interception and pressing, Lin Feng and Riquelme both played uncomfortably.
This is the development trend of modern football. Under the sweep of the defensive midfielder, the space for the attacking midfielder to move will be gradually compressed, and the role that can be played will also drop rapidly.
This is also the main reason why the classic attacking midfielder is slowly disappearing from the stage of history!
Lin Feng is relatively okay as he plays like a modern attacking midfielder and handles the ball faster and more decisively.
As long as the ball is passed, the opponent's defensive players will naturally not stick to him all the time.
But Riquelme is different. He likes to keep the ball under his feet, which makes him the natural target of the defense.
Inter Milan's two defensive midfielders Cambiasso and Stankovic targeted the Argentine in this game. No matter where Riquelme went, there was at least one person following him.
As soon as he got the ball, another person would quickly come over, and even Lin Feng, who was in the attacking midfielder position, would occasionally come back to participate in the double-teaming of Riquelme.
After being righteously beaten by Inter Milan, Riquelme found it even more difficult to play.
Even though he has superb dribbling and ball-protecting abilities, he still couldn't hold on.
Riquelme was restricted and Villarreal's attack was somewhat sluggish.
For a long time after Inter Milan equalized the score, the initiative on the field was in Inter Milan's hands.
Villarreal wanted to control the situation with passing tactics, but it was impossible to do so under Inter Milan's crazy pressing.
On the contrary, when they tried to control the ball, Inter Milan seized the opportunity to launch several threatening counterattacks.
In the 32nd minute, Zanetti started dribbling the ball from the right side of the midfield, dribbled past two defenders and ran nearly 40 meters with the ball, stopping only when he approached the opponent's penalty area.
Seeing the opponent's tight defense in front, Zanetti transferred the ball to the right, but his teammate's cross was not effective. The two Inter players in the penalty area failed to touch the ball, and Inter's counterattack failed to result in a shot.
In the 36th minute, Inter Milan won a free kick opportunity 25 meters from the right side of the penalty area, and as usual, Lin Feng took the penalty.
His free kick flew over the wall of players, but was slightly off target and went out of bounds from the left side of the goal.
In the 38th minute, it was Lin Feng's turn to counterattack with the ball.
After successfully stealing the ball from Riquelme near the center circle, he dribbled past several opposing defenders.
After seeing the goalkeeper's position, Lin Feng chose to take a powerful shot with his left foot at the top of the penalty area. Unfortunately, he failed to control the angle well, and the ball hit the post again and went out of the goal.
During this period, Inter Milan had a small offensive climax on the field.
Villarreal was almost completely suppressed by Inter Milan, and it has been a long time since we saw them launch a decent attack.
In the 41st minute of the first half, Inter Milan captain, who was in hot form, once again dribbled the ball and made a breakthrough on the right.
After learning from the previous lesson, Zanetti chose to go down the bottom and complete the cross himself. The pass was very accurate. Adriano, who was covering the middle, jumped high in the middle of the penalty area and headed the ball into the goal.
When he saw Ade shoot, Mancini jumped up from the coaching seat and raised his hands, ready to celebrate.
However, there was only a dull 'bang' sound, and the football hit the crossbar and bounced out.
Mancini's celebration turned into holding his head in his hands, his face full of disbelief and regret.
What a good opportunity! How bad was the luck to be blocked by the crossbar?
Although he missed the opportunity again, Zanetti's performance was not over yet.
In the 44th minute, Zanetti made a two-pass combination with Lin Feng on the right flank. After passing the opponent's full-back, he broke through with the ball and caused a foul by the opponent's center back.
Inter Milan once again gets a free kick in the frontcourt!
Compared to the previous free kick, the position of this free kick is slightly worse.
So Lin Feng made a tactical gesture, wanting to cooperate with his teammates.
After seeing Lin Feng's gesture, Inter Milan's players ran behind the opponent's wall.
The fans at the scene and in front of the TV all showed curious expressions on their faces when they saw this scene:
What are Inter Milan players doing?
They are obviously offside at this position. Even if Lin Feng passes the ball here, they can't catch it, right?
The head coach of the Yellow Submarine also frowned. He knew that Inter Milan was very good at set pieces, so he gave specific instructions to the players before the game, asking them to be careful.
But Inter Milan's No. 8 always seems to come up with some new tricks. They can only guard against the routines that Inter Milan has used before, and have no way to guard against tactics that the opponent has not used yet.
So when he saw the obviously abnormal positioning of the Inter Milan players, he was a little worried, wondering whether his team could withstand the opponent's attack.
Next to him, Inter Milan coach Mancini felt relieved after seeing the strange positioning of his players.
This kid Lin Feng has a lot of clever ideas and they have never let him down.
Whenever Mancini saw him come up with something new during a game, he knew he had it figured out.
I looked up at the time and saw that the regular time of the first half had expired and now it was time for injury time in the first half.
After Inter Milan's free kick, I guess the referee will blow the whistle to end the first half, right?
If this ball could go in, Inter Milan would return to the locker room with a score of 2:1.
In this way, the tactical arrangements for the second half will be easier to arrange.
Under everyone's gaze, Lin Feng took the free kick.
The moment he kicked the ball, the Inter Milan players who were originally in an offside position ran back, while the players who mixed into the opponent's wall ran back with the wall.
More than a dozen players from both sides were mixed together, some running forward, some running backward, and it suddenly became a mess. The attention of the defensive players was inevitably affected by the chaotic situation, and they didn't know who to defend for a while.
In the chaos, an inconspicuous little player showed his amazing jumping ability. He jumped high like an aerial acrobat, received Lin Feng's pass at the back point, and headed the ball towards the goal.
Villarreal's goalkeeper was caught off guard and subconsciously reached out to block the ball, but failed to block it.
The ball hit the Yellow Submarine's goal hard, and the score became 2:1!
The goal scorer is Inter Milan defender Cordoba!
Inter Milan completed the reversal in the last minute of the first half!
"Well done, Cordoba!"
Mancini was so happy on the sidelines!
Cordoba is really a treasure player. Although he is not tall, his heading ability is very good. He can't even remember how many headers the opponent has scored this season!
There was also a burst of warm applause and cheers at the Meazza Stadium. The fans were smiling and the previous clouds of worry had disappeared without a trace!
The Villarreal coach slammed the pillar of the coaching bench and cursed under his breath.
He felt something was wrong before the opponent took the free throw and tried his best to remind the players, but the team still couldn't hold on.
Looking at Cordoba and Lin Feng who were celebrating the goal not far away, he was so angry that his teeth were itching!
...The reversal before the end of the first half made Inter Milan players relax a lot.
To be honest, the opponent scored a goal so quickly at the beginning of the game, which really caught them off guard.
Who could have thought that we would fall behind in 40 seconds?
This goal is definitely the fastest goal in the Champions League this season!
Even in the history of the Champions League, it might be ranked in the top five!
Not to mention that Inter Milan was caught off guard, I'm afraid even Villarreal themselves didn't expect it?
Falling behind early put Inter Milan players under tremendous psychological pressure.
This pressure was not completely relieved even after they equalized the score.
It was not until the half-time whistle that Cordoba's goal finally put their minds at ease.
They turned the tide in the first half, and there were still 45 minutes left in the second half, which was enough for them to further expand their lead.
During the half-time break, Mancini praised the players and issued instructions to further strengthen the attack.
Obviously, he was not satisfied with the score either.
Leading only by one goal at home and the opponent having scored an away goal, this is quite dangerous for Inter Milan.
If we want to increase the chances of advancing, we must score at least one more goal in the second half.
After the start of the second half, Inter Milan increased its offensive efforts in accordance with the head coach's requirements.
From the beginning, they took the initiative to speed up and launched a fierce attack on the visiting team.
But the visiting team's defender Benta headed the ball away twice, making Inter Milan's tactic of passing the ball from the wing to the striker fail.
Inter Milan's penetration through the middle was strictly guarded by the opponent's midfield and backcourt players.
For a while, the situation was at a stalemate, and Inter Milan's attack was much ado about nothing.
It seemed like they had a strong momentum, but they just couldn't find a good chance to score.
In the 50th minute, captain Zanetti stood up again, dribbling into the penalty area from the right and making a low pass.
But the anxious Adriano failed to handle the situation properly and accidentally handballed when receiving the ball, causing the attack to be blown.
In the following minutes, Inter Milan's attack still did not improve.
Seeing that the opponent's defense in the middle was too tight, Lin Feng began to move to the right in the hope of cooperating with his teammates.
In this game, Zanetti was very active on the right. As soon as Lin Feng moved towards the right, Zanetti immediately passed the ball to his feet.
The timing of the pass was a little late. When Lin Feng moved over, the opponent's midfielder had already caught up with him.
In this situation, it is difficult for him to turn around after getting the ball, and he can only pass the ball.
But Lin Feng did not do so. Seeing Zanetti passing the ball, Lin Feng stretched out his right hand and leaned his body backward at the same time. He stretched out his left foot forward and lightly flicked the ball with his toes, passing the ball past Thorin.
He supported himself with his right leg, rotated to the left, and turned around, passing Thorin who had no time to brake.
"Bergkamp's turn of the century?"
On the CCTV stands, Huang Jianxiang was shocked, his mouth wide open, his face full of disbelief.
Next to him, He Wei's expression was almost identical to his. Both of them were stunned by Lin Feng's extraordinary move.
The reaction at the stadium was even more intense. When Lin Feng made this extraordinary move, there was a burst of exclamations from the stands.
The Ice Prince Bergkamp's century turn four years ago shocked the entire football world and became a topic of conversation for countless fans.
I didn't expect someone could actually recreate it on the court.
While everyone was shocked, Lin Feng, who had passed Thorin, drew his bow and arrow and chose to shoot the moment he entered the penalty area.
Villarreal's goalkeeper was standing too close to the right side, leaving a large gap on the left side of the goal. When he discovered Lin Feng's intention to shoot, it was too late to remedy the situation.
The football drew a beautiful arc in the air and flew into Villarreal's goal again.
The score became 3:1, and Inter Milan further expanded its lead!
"This is a tribute to Bergkamp!"
"Amazing, so amazing, it's simply stunning!!"
"That turn, that dribble, that shot, is this the Ice Prince possessing me?"
"Lin Feng's pass was beautiful, and the goal was also beautiful, just like Bergkamp!"
"I just hate myself for being uneducated. I can say 'f*ck' to everyone!"
"Me too!"
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On forums and BBS, fans who were watching the game were going crazy.
Some old fans were especially excited.
Bergkamp's century turn is as famous as Zidane's flying goal back then, and is one of the most famous goals in football.
This goal was so difficult and imaginative that it was unique, so much so that no one has been able to imitate it successfully since then.
The reason why the fans were so excited was not only because they once again saw Bergkamp's century-long turn on the court, but also because the feat was accomplished by a Chinese player!
This identity as compatriots makes them feel more involved and make them even happier and more proud of Lin Feng!
Look, this is our Chinese Bergkamp!
And Bergkamp is still so young and far from his strongest form. How can this not make people excited?
Villarreal was obviously stunned by Lin Feng's goal, even Riquelme's eyes changed when he looked at Lin Feng.
Before, he thought that Lin Feng was just a more famous young football player, and he might not be inferior to him, so he was very dissatisfied.
But after watching the whole process of Lin Feng's goal, Riquelme was completely convinced.
Who among normal people can compare to this kind of perversion?
Only aliens and otherworldly beings like Xiao Luo can be compared with him, right?
Maybe we should also add the talented little guy in our national team? !
Thinking of this, Riquelme felt relieved.
The two of them are not players of the same level, there is no need to compete with such a monster!
After letting go of his psychological burden, Riquelme's performance improved.
In the second half of the game, he made several wonderful passes and in the 61st minute, when he took a free kick, he hit the crossbar and almost scored a goal for the team.
But unfortunately, like Adriano, his luck doesn't seem to be very good.
After 90 minutes of play, neither side was able to change the score.
The final score of this game was 3:1!
Inter Milan has one foot in the Champions League semi-finals!
(End of this chapter)
