Chapter 42 Mancini's Favorite
"Come on, I look forward to playing against you again in the league!"
When leaving, Kaka raised his fist and made a cheering gesture.
"Well, you should also work hard and try to win the Champions League!"
Lin Feng replied with a smile.
Kaka paused, turned back and glared at him. This guy was talking about something that was not related to the topic!
What happened in Istanbul two months ago was a slide that AC Milan could not even touch.
Leading by three goals at halftime, then popping champagne in advance and losing the game has long become a laughing stock in the eyes of football fans all over the world.
The Liverpool fans who turned the tide against all odds regarded this game as the Miracle of Istanbul, but in the eyes of AC Milan fans, it was a great humiliation for them.
There has never been a situation in the history of the Champions League where a team was leading by three goals but was reversed in the final. AC Milan broke this record.
Speaking of which, AC Milan seems to be very good at creating upset records in the Champions League.
In addition to this year's Istanbul miracle, last year they were leading 4:1 in the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, but were swept 4:0 by the opponent in the second leg, creating the biggest reversal record in the history of the Champions League and also making them famous as Super Laco!
AC Milan is quite unlucky. Since winning the Champions League in the 02-03 season, the team has been at its peak and has been the favorite to win the Champions League every year.
But they always fail at critical moments, and even when they have a huge advantage, they lose the game because of their carelessness and underestimate the opponent.
……
"Ohhh, we beat AC Milan!"
"We are the kings of Milan City!"
"Fuck the Rossoneri, they are being routed in front of us!"
In the locker room, Inter Milan's players sang excitedly.
Nothing could make them more excited and thrilled than defeating AC Milan. Even though it was just an insignificant warm-up match, they were as happy as if they had won the championship.
Lin Feng had just started learning Italian and couldn't understand what his teammates were singing.
So he didn't go to the event. After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, he sat in the corner and dozed off with his eyes closed.
The intervals between the Tim Cup matches are very short, and Inter Milan only had an hour of rest after finishing the match with AC Milan.
An hour later, they will face the visiting Juventus at the Meazza Stadium.
This schedule is quite unfavorable for Inter Milan because they have to play two games back to back.
Playing two games within just two hours, this intensive schedule places high demands on the players' physical fitness.
Lin Feng had never played in a game at the level of the top five leagues before. He lacked intuitive understanding of games of this intensity and was a little uncomfortable with it.
Although he only played for 45 minutes, his physical energy consumption was almost as much as playing a whole game in the World Youth Championship.
If he cannot recover his physical strength as soon as possible, it will be difficult for him to perform in the next game against Juventus as he did against AC Milan.
Just when Lin Feng closed his eyes and dozed off, a system pop-up window popped up automatically:
[Congratulations to the host for making his Inter Milan debut! 】
[Personal evaluation: S! ]
[Reward 10% progress of the second module! ]
Eh?
Lin Feng really didn't expect that participating in this kind of warm-up match could actually help him complete his task.
What an unexpected surprise!
Seeing that the activation progress of the second module increased by another 10% and the total progress reached half, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel excited.
At this pace, after completing a few more tasks, you will be able to open the second module bar.
It’s a pity that I haven’t got the second star template yet.
Although he was lucky enough to draw the Ronaldinho template before, it was only a fragment and could not be used for the time being. He had to get a complete template that could be used before the second template was fully opened!
This game exposed a big problem with Kaka's template, that is, when he has no space to sprint forward, cannot use his speed and impact to threaten the opponent's goal, and is forced into a positional battle, his threat will be greatly reduced.
This problem not only troubles Lin Feng, but also Kaka himself.
But Kaka has Pirlo, the midfield commander behind him, so he doesn't need to take on too many organizational tasks, while Lin Feng doesn't have such a teammate behind him.
What's more, Lin Feng not only has to consider the club, but also the national team.
The national team does not have an organizing midfield as good as that in Serie A, which requires Lin Feng to have certain organizational skills.
When it comes to attacking midfielder position, a player with excellent organizational skills, the first person that comes to Lin Feng’s mind is Zidane.
Zidane can be said to be the perfect combination of the classic attacking midfielder and the modern attacking midfielder, with both ornamental and practical attributes.
Zidane has delicate footwork and excellent ball sense. Not only is his organizational and passing ability very outstanding, he is also proficient in stopping the ball, controlling the ball, dribbling and breaking through.
When watching Zidane play football, people will unconsciously think of two words: elegance!
Even with Zidane's ordinary appearance, fans can feel that he plays football elegantly and with the bearing of a master. You can imagine how elegant his style of play must be!
In addition to Zidane, there are many outstanding player modules in the attacking midfielder position, such as the all-round Roberto Baggio, Rui Costa who has full organizational and passing abilities, etc.
However, it does not seem to be an easy task to obtain the templates of these top stars.
What Lin Feng needs to do now is to complete the tasks issued by the system as much as possible and get a chance to draw a lottery.
After confirming the reward, Lin Feng curiously took a look at the next stage of the system's tasks.
【Help Inter Milan defeat Juventus and defend the Tim Cup title! 】
[Task Reward: One chance to win a lucky draw! ]
Just when he was dozing off, someone handed him a pillow. Lin Feng was just thinking about how to get more chances to win the lottery, and the system immediately gave him an assist.
It seems like we have to win the next game!
The Tim Cup is a points system. The three teams play two games against each other, and whoever has the highest points wins the championship.
Inter Milan has just defeated AC Milan and has already got three points, currently ranking first.
If they can beat Juventus at home in the next game, no matter what the result of the last game between Juventus and AC Milan is, Inter Milan will be able to lock in the Tim Cup championship in advance.
……
In the locker room, after Mancini arranged the tactics, he walked to Lin Feng and asked:
"Lin, can you still hold on physically? If not, don't play in the next game."
After the previous game, Mancini became more friendly towards Lin Feng.
Mancini pays great attention to young people, especially young talents.
He even favors a mentally ill person like Balotelli, let alone a normal person like Lin Feng?
When the club's top management was hesitating whether to sign Lin Feng, Mancini fully supported it.
Having watched the video of Lin Feng's game in the World Youth Championship, he has a very good impression of Lin Feng.
Some even believe that he is the best successor to Mihajlovic!
In Mancini's opinion, Lin Feng, who just turned 17, has already shown such high talent and potential on the field.
If he is signed and trained well, the heights he can reach after he grows up will be immeasurable.
The game just now confirmed his guess that this guy is a genius, and a very smart and highly adaptable genius.
Mancini wanted to treat such a genius as a family heirloom, for fear of wasting him.
(End of this chapter)
