Chapter 201 The first day of missing Lin Feng!
Seeing Lin Feng being knocked down, Mancini's heart skipped a beat and he felt something was wrong.
The incident happened on the sidelines, very close to him.
The collision was so strong that he could even hear the sound of the two people colliding.
He was worried that Lin Feng might get injured, so he didn't even bother to see the result of the attack. He immediately found the fourth official, protested against the Arsenal player's rough foul, and asked the team doctor to come on the field immediately to treat the player.
But a thunderous wave of cheers broke out at the scene, which directly washed away his words.
The fourth official and Mancini both felt their heads buzzing. The noise at the scene was too loud. Even if the two people were talking at close range, it was difficult for each other to hear them.
"The ball is in!"
“We scored a goal!”
An assistant coach rushed over madly and shouted excitedly to Mancini. The noise at the scene was so loud, but his voice could actually reach Mancini's ears. God knows how hard this guy shouted.
"The ball went in? Who scored it?"
Mancini was too concerned about Lin Feng's injury and did not witness the entire process of the goal.
When he heard his assistant's words, his first reaction was doubt and disbelief!
"It was Cruz who scored. He is really Inter Milan's lucky star!"
The assistant coach danced with excitement, Cruise, it’s Cruise again!
This super substitute always seems to bring good luck to Inter Milan!
The goal scored by Cruz was worth a thousand gold. It not only allowed Inter Milan to equalize the total score, but also allowed Inter Milan to temporarily take the lead with an away goal.
If Arsenal cannot break Inter Milan's goal again in the next game, Inter Milan will advance to the final!
Mancini looked up at Arsenal's goal and was immediately ecstatic when he found that the ball was really inside.
"Well done, this guy Cruz is really trustworthy!"
As his conflict with Adriano became public, there were many criticisms against Mancini from the outside world.
Some people think that he should not fall out with the opponent when the team is full of injuries and needs a strong striker like Ade.
If that hadn't happened, Inter would have been stronger up front and would have had a greater chance of beating Arsenal.
Such criticism reached its peak especially after Inter Milan lost the first leg.
This puts Mancini under tremendous pressure, but now, Cruz has proved with this goal that his choice is correct. Even without Ader, Inter Milan's forward line is still not short of people!
"I knew Cruz could do it, but this ball was mainly passed well by Lin Feng!"
Mancini talks about Lin Feng every other sentence, and even when he praises Cruz, he can't help but turn to Lin Feng!
When Lin Feng was mentioned, Mancini immediately came back to his senses and started to care about Lin Feng's injury again.
Lin Feng had struggled to stand up from the ground, but his expression still seemed to be in great pain, and he even limped a little when he walked.
Mancini suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately called the team doctor, asking him to check Lin Feng during the break in the game.
The result of the examination was not very good. Lin Feng did not completely avoid the opponent's tackle just now and was kicked in the ankle.
At this time, the soft tissue of his ankle had obvious redness and swelling, and was obviously painful.
This is a soft tissue contusion, which requires ice treatment and it is best to reduce exercise, because strenuous exercise will aggravate local tissue congestion and edema, and expand the injury.
"How is it, can you still play?"
What you fear will come true. The thing you are most worried about finally happened, which made Mancini frown.
The entire team can be without anyone now, except Lin Feng. If he is gone, Inter Milan will be greatly affected on both offense and defense.
After hearing Mancini's words, before Lin Feng could even open his mouth, the team doctor said in a decisive tone:
"No, unless you want to ruin his future career!"
Mancini glanced at the team doctor and saw that the expression on his face was very serious and he didn't look like he was joking at all. Even though he was reluctant, he had to accept the reality.
"Let's make a substitution, let Cambiasso and Figo come on!"
These two men had just come out of the wounded camp, and they could only take on the task at this critical moment. After all, if these two men were not replaced, Inter Milan would really have no one available.
The audience at the scene and in front of the TV saw that Lin Feng did not return to the court after he left the field, and he did not come back even after the game resumed. He was still receiving treatment from the team doctor on the sidelines.
This made the fans realize that things were getting serious.
"What happened to Lin Feng? Why isn't he competing anymore?"
"It should be because he was kicked by Arsenal's midfielder just now!"
"Ah? Lin Feng is injured. Is it serious?"
"It looks very serious. Inter are preparing to make a substitution. He probably can't hold on any longer!"
At this time, the fourth official on the sidelines had raised the substitution card, and the number 8 representing Lin Feng appeared on it, and the one who replaced him was the number 19 Cambiasso.
"Tell me, was Gilberto's tackle just now intentional?"
"Do you suspect they were going after people?"
"Any normal person would have doubts. Everyone who is not blind can see Lin Feng's role on the field. Once he is injured and unable to continue the game, Inter Milan's strength will be greatly reduced. This is a huge benefit for Arsenal. Even if they get a yellow card for it, they will make a fortune!"
"Hiss, you know what, this is really possible. The most annoying thing is that when Gilberto committed the foul, the referee did not stop the game because it was in the interests of the attacking team. Now he has no intention of giving a new card. He didn't even give a yellow card. It's such a shame to win!"
"I don't know if this was a spur-of-the-moment decision by the players or a tactical move by Arsenal, but I think this kind of behavior of deliberately hurting the opponent's core players should be severely condemned and punished. Otherwise, no one should play anymore in the future. Whoever plays well can just send someone to hurt him!"
If Wenger knew what the fans were thinking at this moment, he would probably feel wronged.
He really didn't design such a killing tactic, what happened just now was indeed an accident.
Gilberto was indeed going for a tactical foul, but as long as Lin Feng didn't insist on passing the ball but dodged early, he would not be injured at all.
After all, he paid the price of his injury in exchange for a great chance to score.
The cost is huge, but the rewards are great!
At least Inter Milan is now the leading side, as long as they can maintain this advantage!
However, after Lin Feng leaves the field, Arsenal’s attack will probably become even more unscrupulous.
And at the same time Inter Milan was making substitutions, Arsenal was also preparing to make substitutions.
Van Persie, who just joined Arsenal last season and has yet to show his terrifying strength and looks a little immature, stood on the sidelines, listening to the teachings of head coach Wenger.
Wenger pointed to the front court with his hands and gestures, and explained to Van Persie in detail his position and playing style after he came on the court.
The 23-year-old Van Persie listened very carefully, nodded frequently, and took the coach's words seriously. "It seems that Arsenal needs to replace a striker and continue to strengthen the attack."
"That's normal, because Kroos's goal just now put Arsenal in a corner.
If they don’t want to be eliminated, the only way left for them is to attack.”
In the commentary booth of CCTV, the two commentators saw Van Persie preparing to play. While looking through the information at hand, they introduced him to the fans watching the game:
"Van Persie previously played for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, but due to scandals and his lack of enthusiasm in training, he had conflicts with head coach Van Marwijk and was eventually put on the shelf by Feyenoord.
Because of his bad criminal record, he was not popular in the transfer market, and Arsenal signed him for a transfer fee of only 300 million euros, which was a bargain price. "
Zhang Lu laughed and interjected, “This is what Professor Wenger likes to do, spending little money to achieve great things!”
Huang Jianxiang also laughed and continued:
"Although the transfer fee is not high, Van Persie's ability is not weak. In his first season at Arsenal, he scored 10 goals in all competitions.
Although his form has declined this season due to injuries, his goal scoring efficiency has improved. With Bergkamp's aging and Reyes' slump, he will have more playing time in the future. If he can get rid of the impact of injuries, he may become a sharp knife on Arsenal's front line in the future! "
Huang Jianxiang was just saying it casually at the time, but he never expected that his words would come true.
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Van Persie has not yet appeared on the field, but Arsenal's attack is already very fierce.
Cambiasso, who had not played for a long time, was obviously not used to the rhythm of the game when he first came on the court. He made several mistakes within a few minutes of coming on the court.
One of the fouls after the turnover happened to be at the top of the penalty area.
Henry took the shot himself, using his right foot to make an arc and try to hit the upper left corner of the goal.
But the angle was not controlled well, the ball went slightly off target and hit the goal frame and flew out of the field.
This free kick made everyone in Inter Milan break out in a cold sweat. No one expected Henry's free kick to be so threatening.
While Arsenal were expressing their regret, they also began to regard Cambiasso as their breakthrough point and wanted to find opportunities from him.
For a moment, most of the pressure was concentrated on Cambiasso, which made Inter Milan fans at the scene and in front of the TV, and even Inter Milan's coaching staff, worry about Cambiasso.
Under normal circumstances, after a player recovers from an injury, he should first undergo recovery training within the team, then participate in the game as a substitute, slowly recover and find the feeling of the game, adapt to the intensity of the game, and only after he has fully adapted can he start again.
But Cambiasso obviously did not have time to complete the above steps. Inter Milan, which was short of players, had no choice but to force him to take the field.
It was his first time playing in a high-intensity European match. Cambiasso was already nervous. In addition, he hadn't played for a long time and couldn't adapt to the intensity of the game for a while, which led to him making constant mistakes.
But Commander Kan had a strong ability to adjust, and after adapting for a few minutes, his performance improved significantly.
When Arsenal tried to find a breakthrough from him again, he unexpectedly intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack.
"The ball was intercepted, a good opportunity for Inter to counterattack!"
The commentators of major TV stations couldn't help but cheer up when they saw Cambiasso successfully steal the ball and Inter Milan launch a counterattack.
Arsenal's formation was pressed further forward than before, and the backcourt was emptier than before.
At this time, as long as Cambiasso passes the ball well, Inter Milan's counterattack threat will increase exponentially.
However, just when everyone was looking forward to it and thought that Cambiasso could complete a god-level pass like Lin Feng, he kicked the ball too far.
Although Martins was a very capable runner and had great speed, the power of Cambiasso's pass was too great, so that even though he tried his best, he still couldn't get the ball before it went out of bounds.
"Ah this..."
Inter Milan fans were collectively speechless and looked at each other.
"Maybe it's because I just came on the court and my footwork is not so good. I'll be fine after I get used to it and find the feeling!"
Inter Milan fans could only comfort themselves in this way. However, although Cambiasso's next few long passes had improved accuracy, there were still problems of one kind or another.
Either the timing of the pass was wrong or he didn't see clearly whether his teammates were in an offside position.
Either the passing route is chosen unreasonably, making it uncomfortable for teammates to handle the ball after receiving it.
Sometimes, because there is not enough lead time, the ball is passed behind the teammates, causing them to be forced to slow down to receive the ball, turning the fast break into a positional battle.
In fact, judging from the long pass alone, Cambiasso is qualified.
His skills are not crude and his vision is broad. He can see the positions of his teammates and the spaces on the court, and he can pass the ball to the approximate positions.
But in terms of precision, there is a big gap between him and Lin Feng.
If Lin Feng is a precision-guided missile that hits whatever it is pointed at, then Cambiasso is a rocket. The general direction is right, but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
If fans were not used to seeing Lin Feng's precise long passes, they might not be disappointed with Cambiasso's passes.
But everything is afraid of comparison. The quality of the passes made by the two people in the same position is very different.
This disappointed many Inter Milan fans: As expected, Cambiasso cannot replace Lin Feng!
"It would be great if Lin Feng was still there. If we had given him those chances just now, we would probably have been able to score another goal!"
"Lin Feng has only been off the court for more than ten minutes, and I'm already missing him!"
"I miss Lin Feng's first day!"
The fans sighed and in their hearts they regretted Gilberto who caused Lin Feng to be injured and leave the field.
Why didn't you foul anyone else, but you had to take down our midfield commander? That's despicable!
Mancini also kept shaking his head on the sidelines. Cambiasso is still more suitable for defense, and he is really not good at offense.
Inter Milan's offense mainly relies on Lin Feng and Veron, and Cambiasso is less responsible for this area.
It is really too much to suddenly expect his passing level to reach the level of these two people.
Thinking of this, he decisively replaced Figo who had already finished warming up.
Cambiasso's long pass doesn't work, so let Figo go up and shorten the distance to make a short pass.
Moreover, Figo's pressure on the wing can effectively reduce the opponent's offensive threat on the left side.
This guy Ashley Cole, we can’t let him rush forward anymore!
(End of this chapter)
