Chapter 43: Against Juventus
Lin Feng did not try to be stubborn and told Mancini his situation truthfully.
His physical fitness is indeed unable to support him to play the entire game in such a high-intensity match.
Juventus is very strong. If Inter Milan goes up to fill in the gaps when they are not in good shape, they might lose the game.
Mancini listened and said:
"Then you will sit on the bench for the next game. If necessary, I will send you on the court."
Mancini's plan was to send Lin Feng up to use his speed to charge when the opponent's physical strength declined and the defensive strength weakened. This might have a miraculous effect.
Before the Calciopoli scandal, Juventus had a very strong dominance in Serie A.
In the past four seasons, Juventus has won three Serie A titles.
Facing such a strong team, although Inter Milan was playing at home, Mancini did not become complacent and chose to focus on defense.
Juventus is also a team known for its defense. In addition, in this game, Juventus arranged a large number of substitutes and new players to play.
This affected their combat effectiveness, especially their offensive strength in the frontcourt.
The game lasted 25 minutes and neither side scored a goal, let alone had a few shots on goal.
It was difficult for both teams' offense to penetrate the other side's defense, and the situation was at a stalemate.
The fans in the stands were already starting to feel drowsy, and the fans at home who had stayed up late to watch the game were also beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed.
"What the hell are these guys doing? Playing health football?"
"We've been playing for nearly half an hour, and the two teams have only had three shots combined, and none of them were on target. If this continues, I'm really going to fall asleep!"
"Where's Lin Feng? Why don't we see him on the court?"
"Lin Feng just played a game and now he is on the bench!"
"Does Mancini know how to use players? Why doesn't he let Brother Linzi play?"
"That's right. Juventus's positional defense is so strong that they have no chance of winning in a positional battle. Let Brother Lin Zi use his speed to charge forward. I think the effect might be better."
This is something that all the football fans understand, so how could a famous coach like Mancini not know it?
When the game reached the 35th minute and the score between the two sides was still 0:0, Mancini finally took action.
"Lin, go warm up!"
Lin Feng had been waiting for the other party to say this. After hearing Mancini's words, he rushed out with a whoosh.
Feeling Lin Feng passing by him like a whirlwind, Mancini couldn't help but touch his hair and a smile appeared on his face.
This guy must be feeling frustrated sitting on the bench!
"Here he comes, Lin Feng has started warming up, I think he'll be on stage soon!"
"Finally Lin Feng showed up. Luckily I didn't give up!"
"Come on, Brother Linzi!"
"It would be amazing if we could score against Buffon!"
Seeing Lin Feng warming up, the Juventus coach just glanced at him and paid no more attention.
Isn't he just a 17-year-old boy?
What's there to worry about?
With Nedved and Vieira in the midfield, Juventus is as solid as a rock!
Soon, Lin Feng was substituted onto the field.
When the Inter Milan fans at the scene saw their team's new players come on the field, there was sparse applause in the stands, most of which came from domestic fans who had watched Lin Feng's games before or came specially to support Lin Feng.
The remaining fans had mixed reactions. Some were full of anticipation, some didn't care at all, and more were full of doubts and distrust.
The opposing Juventus team is incredibly strong, and Inter fans don’t think that substituting a young kid on the field will make any difference.
Most of them had never seen Lin Feng play football and didn't know much about him. In addition, the team spent a huge sum of 2000 million euros to sign Lin Feng, which made many of them feel that it was not worth it.
How can a 17-year-old Asian player deserve such a high transfer fee?
Even some of the top talents in Europe or South America may not be worth this money!
Domestic fans who were watching the live broadcast obviously also noticed the reactions of the fans on the scene.
"Haha, what a bunch of blind guys!" "It seems that the rumors that Serie A fans discriminate against Asian players are true!"
"Fortunately, Lin Feng didn't go to Lazio, otherwise the discrimination he faced would be even more serious!"
Inter Milan is considered a very open-minded and tolerant team in the Serie A.
After all, the team name contains the word "international", and the source of the team's players is indeed more international.
"You bunch of white-skinned pigs, just wait for Lin Feng to slap you in the face with his actions!"
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Juventus midfielder Vieira didn't care too much when he noticed that the opponent had substituted a young midfielder.
He is currently at his peak and is one of the best B2B midfielders in today's football.
You can even remove the word one of!
Not to mention Lin Feng, even if AC Milan's hot new star Kaka was substituted in, Vieira would not be afraid at all.
The game was almost over and Vieira felt he had to do something.
He didn't want his debut for Juventus to end in such a dull ending.
Vieira didn't pay much attention to Lin Feng, but Juventus' left winger Nedved attached great importance to him.
When preparing for the game, Nedved specifically watched Lin Feng's game videos and got a general understanding of the opponent's characteristics.
This is an attacking midfielder with great speed and impact.
To deal with him, you must stick to him very closely and not give him the space to start or sprint.
This is not a difficult task for the Czech ironman who is physically fit, highly motivated and good at running.
But the two of them are not in a counter-position relationship, and Nedved cannot keep an eye on Lin Feng all the time, he has his own things to do.
So after Lin Feng came on the court, Nedved shouted, reminding Vieira to pay attention to the opponent's No. 8.
But Vieira didn't take it seriously and didn't listen to Nedved's words.
After Lin Feng came on the court, Vieira was organizing the attack.
Seeing the opponent got the ball, Lin Feng rushed over and tried to steal the ball.
Vieira made a beautiful turn while protecting the ball, and in the process he completed three actions: stopping the ball, controlling the ball, and spiking the ball. He not only easily got rid of Lin Feng, but also got the opportunity to pass a threatening ball forward.
Vieira's wonderful performance drew applause from the stands.
Many fans were cheering for the Frenchman's wonderful performance.
Although he is a big man with a height of over meters, his long legs seem to be dancing, and he can always perform some moves that make people applaud.
It’s a pity that Vieira’s pass failed to penetrate Inter Milan’s defense, and Juventus had to reorganize the attack.
"Don't rush so hastily, be careful that your opponent may use the sudden change of rhythm to pass you!"
Mihajlovic, who was standing by, saw that Lin Feng had failed to steal the ball just now, and took the initiative to remind him.
Lin Feng nodded. Vieira's ball was indeed not so easy to grab.
But he didn't give up!
In the 42nd minute, Vieira dribbled forward again and Lin Feng rushed forward like last time.
"Haha, you're coming again?"
Vieira was disdainful in his heart and deliberately used the same trick to tease Lin Feng again.
He succeeded, and Lin Feng was passed again!
But before Vieira could be happy, he felt something was missing under his feet.
When I looked down, the ball was gone!
(End of this chapter)
