Chapter 256 Kahn's Despair
Kahn was worried about Lin Feng's free kick, and Lin Feng was also thinking about how to take the free kick.
Judging from previous experience, Kahn does not have any weaknesses.
The German Lion King is impeccable in terms of reaction speed, positioning, anticipation, and physical explosiveness.
If you want to score a goal against such an excellent goalkeeper, you must do your best and not give him any chances.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng understood how to kick the ball!
He retreated a long distance, and this posture caused an uproar among the audience. Many people thought of the Brazilian star Carlos, who would also do the same when the opponent was firing a heavy artillery shot.
Could it be that Lin Feng wants to imitate Carlos?
Kahn's heart trembled. He had played against Carlos on the field before and knew how powerful his opponent's heavy artillery was.
Thinking back to Lin Feng's previous free kick that hit the post, which was also shot with a powerful volley, Kahn became even more alert.
The huge Meazza Stadium was silent. All the fans held their breath and stared at Lin Feng intently.
Beep, the referee blew the whistle and Lin Feng started his run-up.
One step, two steps, three steps...
With every step he took, his speed increased.
When he took the last step and came to the ball, he heard a loud bang, and the football flew out like a cannonball!
What a great speed!
Most people, including the players on the field, did not see the flight trajectory of the ball clearly. They just felt that something flew over their heads!
Kahn in front of the goal was also shocked by the terrifying speed of the ball. After a quick look, he immediately rushed to the upper right side of the goal.
In fact, when Kahn flew to save the ball, he did not accurately judge the flight trajectory and final landing point of the ball.
But Kahn knew clearly that he couldn't wait until he saw clearly before taking action, because it would be too late!
Therefore, he could only save the ball first, and then observe and adjust the direction of his save in the air.
Kahn's prediction was very accurate, Lin Feng did hit the upper right corner of the goal.
Although Kahn's reaction speed was already at its best, the speed of the ball was too fast, far beyond Kahn's estimation!
The ball almost brushed his fingertips in the air and flew into the blind corner of the goal!
Just a little bit closer!
If Kahn was one or two centimeters taller, maybe he could have gotten it!
But unfortunately, there is no if!
There was a crisp sound, followed by a muffled sound.
The former is the friction sound of the ball hitting the net, and the latter is the sound of Kahn falling from the air and colliding with the grass.
The Meazza Stadium seemed to come alive in an instant. The waves of excitement from tens of thousands of fans swept across the entire stadium like the shock wave after an explosion.
Lin Feng was also very excited. After confirming that the goal was valid, he ran while waving his right hand vigorously, signaling the fans to applaud more enthusiastically, and rushed to the corner area to perform a signature celebration move:
siu!!!
The fans at the scene cooperated with him in the celebration, and some people even imitated his movements.
This scene shocked many fans, especially those who were watching Inter Milan’s game for the first time.
"I didn't expect Lin Feng to be so popular at Inter Milan. His celebration action could get the support of tens of thousands of fans at the scene!"
"Otherwise, why would people say he is Inter Milan's new king? The Nerazzurri fans love this Chinese man so much!"
"Indeed, if it were me, I would also like a player who can stand up at a critical moment and lead the team to defeat Bayern!"
Both of Inter Milan's goals in this game were scored by Lin Feng, and in addition to these two goals, he also threatened the opponent's goal many times in the attack.
Some stars are very good at bullying weak opponents in normal times, but when it comes to a crucial battle, they easily get lost and disappear.
But some people become stronger when facing stronger opponents. They always stand up at critical moments and are always worthy of trust.
Who can not like such a person?
Kahn was very angry. After getting up from the ground, he kicked the football in the goal frame.
It would have been fine if he couldn't catch the ball at all, but he was just a little bit short. He had to watch the ball fly away in front of him without being able to do anything. This feeling was really terrible. It reminded Kahn of the two goals scored by the alien Ronaldo in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea four years ago.
In that game, Kahn's performance before conceding the goal was simply superb, but the unlucky German goalkeeper accidentally strained the tendon of the fourth finger of his right hand during the game, which caused his condition to deteriorate seriously and led to the fatal mistake.
In that game, Kahn felt exactly the same as he does now.
People's sorrows and joys are not the same. The Inter Milan players obviously cannot feel the sadness of the Bayern players.
After Lin Feng scored the second goal, Inter Milan's players went crazy, including the substitutes and goalkeeper, all rushed to the corner area, chasing their team's hero!
If we can win this game, it’s all thanks to Lin Feng’s thick thigh!
Mancini was also very happy. He excitedly hugged and high-fived several assistants beside him one by one. After that, he turned his head to look at the coaching seat next to him, intending to show off:
Didn’t you threaten to defeat us?
Is this how we win?
Unfortunately, Bayern's coaching seat is empty, Magath has left long ago.
Humph, you're pretty fast!
Magath had actually left before the goal was conceded. He had just returned to the locker room and hadn't even sat down when he saw Lin Feng score Inter Milan's second goal on the TV in the locker room.
This sudden change stunned Magath!
I had finally come up with a rough battle plan in my mind, but now I have to start all over again!
Being behind by one goal and being behind by two goals are completely different situations.
The difficulty of equalizing or even reversing the situation has increased greatly!
But there is also good news. If Inter Milan is only leading by one goal, they will most likely adopt a conservative tactic in the second half to maintain the lead.
But now that they have a two-goal advantage and a psychological safety cushion, Inter Milan's tactics in the second half may not be too conservative.
This is good news for Bayern who are trying to catch up!
A few minutes later, the referee finally blew the whistle to end the first half.
Bayern's players hurried back to the locker room.
Inter Milan's players were not in a hurry. When they left the field, they were arm in arm, talking and laughing, and some even interacted with the fans on the scene.
After returning to the locker room, the atmosphere between the two teams was completely different.
Inter Milan was relaxed, including head coach Mancini, and everyone was very relaxed, talking and laughing while discussing the tactics for the second half. Bayern Munich was quite serious and even depressed, all the players kept silent, and only Magath's roar could be heard.
Inter Milan's locker room is rather simple and the sound insulation is not very good. Magath's roar passed through the crack in the door and reached Inter Milan.
Cambiasso joked:
"What brand of hair dryer is the guy next door using? It sounds like it's quite powerful!"
"Haha, no way. Their head coach said such harsh words before the game. If they really lose to us, they will definitely be severely punished after the game!"
Torres asked Lin Feng curiously:
"Lin, you know German, please translate for us. What are they saying?"
Lin Feng rolled his eyes at him. He would never do such a tasteless thing:
"If you want to know so much, why don't you just go over and ask someone directly!"
Torres laughed. He was not a fool. He would not go over to ask because he was out of his mind.
As Magath expected, Mancini was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, so he did not make major adjustments to the personnel and tactics.
Even in the words, there is a meaning of encouraging the players to continue to strengthen their offense.
The second half of the game was played at a different venue, and neither coach made any adjustments to the starting lineup.
Inter Milan's players faithfully implemented the head coach's tactical arrangements.
In the 46th minute, Inter Milan launched an attack from the wing, and Crespo's cross was blocked by Bayern defender Lucio and went out of the baseline.
Two minutes later, Inter Milan made a comeback and caused the opponent to commit a foul in front of the penalty area, and Inter Milan got another free kick opportunity.
Seeing Lin Feng walk to the penalty spot again, Bayern coach Magath was a little uneasy.
You bastards, could you please pay attention to your position when committing fouls? Don't give the opponent such dangerous free kicks. Isn't the lesson from the goal lost in the first half enough?
Fortunately, this time Lion King Kahn performed very well. He prepared in advance and accurately predicted the direction of Lin Feng's shot, and successfully blocked Lin Feng's shot.
Although the crisis was resolved, Magath still couldn't relax.
Although he guessed that Inter Milan would continue to attack, he did not expect Inter Milan to attack so fiercely!
Where did the timid Inter Milan go at the beginning of the first half?
Before he could finish his sigh, Inter Milan's attack came again.
In the 48th minute, Inter Milan successfully counterattacked in the frontcourt. Lin Feng quickly passed the ball to Torres in the penalty area. Torres was headed by Lucio and could not turn around, so he could only pass the ball back to his teammates who followed up.
The Inter Milan player who followed up received the pass from Torres and completed a powerful long shot from 25 meters outside the penalty area.
Kahn jumped in time, but did not touch the ball, and it went wide of the goal frame.
This made Kahn feel a little outrageous. Such a good position, but the shot was so off target. This was definitely not Lin Feng's shot!
Looking closely, it turned out not to be Lin Feng, but another midfielder of Inter Milan - Stankovic.
Fortunately, it was this guy who shot the ball. If Torres had passed the ball to Lin Feng, Kahn didn’t dare to think about the consequences!
Inter Milan's attack became more and more fierce, and their formation was pressed further and further forward.
But the consequence of a massive push is that one's own defense becomes gradually empty, giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.
And Bayern finally waited for such an opportunity.
In the 52nd minute, Bayern Munich quickly counterattacked after stealing the ball. Lahm crossed the penalty area and Pizarro, who was waiting in front of the goal, fell to the ground under the defense of defender Samuel. Inter Milan fans were shocked and subconsciously looked at the referee. Fortunately, the referee was very observant and did not award a penalty.
Bayern players were obviously very dissatisfied with the decision. They all thought that Samuel was suspected of committing a foul and that it should be a penalty.
The slow-motion replay of the TV broadcast showed that the two men did have physical contact, but each of them had movements with their hands. This ball could have been a foul by Samuel, or it could have been a fake fall by Pizarro to get a penalty.
The referee neither awarded a penalty nor gave Pizarro a yellow card, and did not even stop the game.
After Bayern's counterattack ended, Inter Milan immediately retaliated.
In the 54th minute, Inter Milan launched a quick attack on the left, and Torres was brought down outside the penalty area when he was about to cut inside with the ball.
This ball was actually very thrilling. If the opponent had committed the foul a second later, Torres would have rushed into the penalty area and it might have been another penalty.
Although Torres's attempt to dribble past the defense was unsuccessful, the fans still applauded him.
Although Torres did not score a goal in this game, his role on the field cannot be ignored. If he had not greatly distracted the energy of the opponent's defensive players, Bayern would have invested more manpower in the offense and the threat created would definitely be much greater than it is now.
Moreover, his breakthrough attempt won Inter a free kick. Inter has a free kick expert like Lin Feng, so any free kick opportunity in the frontcourt may result in a goal.
But this time, even Lin Feng shook his head when he saw this position.
"I can't hit him. The angle is too small. I can only use tactical coordination!"
Figo nodded. The position was too close to the wall and the shooting angle was too small.
It's not impossible to shoot directly, but it's too demanding on footwork, so you can only use arcing shots. A powerful volley will definitely not work because the distance is too close and there's a high probability of hitting the wall of people. Even if it doesn't hit the wall, it will most likely go over the crossbar.
But the arc ball probably poses no threat to Kahn, not to mention that the shooting angle is so small, the area Kahn needs to block is not large, and the difficulty of saving the shot is further reduced, which is no different from giving the opponent the ball for free.
So the two discussed it and finally decided that Figo would take the penalty kick.
Figo's free kick was sent into the penalty area. Without two tall players, Inter Milan was at a disadvantage when competing for the landing point.
The ball was cleared by a Bayern defender with a header, but the ball that flew out of the penalty area was still under the control of Inter Milan players.
Stankovic rushed forward and volleyed the ball without waiting for it to hit the ground.
The ball was hit in a very straight position this time, but unfortunately there were too many people in the penalty area and his shot was blocked by someone.
Stankovic's shot caused chaos in Bayern's penalty area, although Bayern's players were rushing out frantically, trying to control the ball or interfere with the opponent's ball holder and not give the opponent another chance to shoot.
But the ball was still under Inter Milan's control. After Zanetti got the ball, he saw his opponent rushing towards him like a mad dog. He immediately kicked the ball and lifted it back into the penalty area.
The Inter Milan captain's idea was: since the opponent's defenders have all rushed out, the penalty area must be a lot emptier now. If he passes the ball in the chaos at this time, he might be able to create opportunities for his teammates.
The idea is good, but Inter Milan’s height is really not an advantage!
In front of Van Buyten's tall figure, Inter Milan's two forwards couldn't gain any advantage at all.
(End of this chapter)
