knife guard

Chapter 543
After Maicon scored, Mourinho showed a smile on his face. He felt relieved, attacked the opponent's weakness by surprise, took the lead and then counterattacked slowly. This is the whole plan of Mourinho. This Inter Milan team Unlike his Chelsea, it will take a long time to run into shape. It is difficult to say that there is no flaw in the stalemate with the opponent for a long time. If it can take the lead early, it will be much easier. The omissions can be completely made up by the number of people.

But now is not the time to shrink the defensive line, the opponent's weakness on the left is still there, Mourinho will certainly not let go of the great opportunity to expand the score, one more goal is an extra guarantee of victory, even if Mourinho Before the game, we made detailed arrangements to a trivial level, and there is no guarantee that some accidents will not happen in the game. This is football.

While Inter Milan was celebrating, Rangnick called Sarihovic to the sidelines. Sarihovic is the only remaining Hoffenheim player who has been following Rangnick since the Bundesliga. Many of Rangnick's instructions are Through him to the players on the field.

"You take it back. The opponent's right back is too strong. Ibezberg can't stop it. He can only foul Maicon. Even if he gets a yellow card, he can't let him break through. Just control and don't get a red card. I will make my own arrangements later, In addition, you must pass the ball to Li Huan's feet no matter what, and you can't suppress the opponent on the right, so there is no need to play this game." Lannick instructed.

Sarihovic understood the seriousness of the situation, and immediately nodded and ran to the field to pass Lannick's order to his teammates on the field.

Tao Wei said: "Hoffenheim is in trouble now. Mourinho is very proud of his defense. He said that if his team scores a goal, the result will undoubtedly be his team's victory. If not Goal, then the score is zero to zero."

Zhang Ludao: "That's Chelsea. The current Inter Milan has not reached that level, but Italy's defense has penetrated into the bones of all teams. Even if Inter Milan can't fully meet Mourinho's requirements, their defensive ability is no small matter."

Conceding a goal in the opening 13 minutes was a big blow to Hoffenheim's players. It's not that they haven't conceded a goal, and they often reverse their opponents, but now their opponent is not an ordinary person, that is Mourinho, although the current international Milan has not yet reached the level of Mourinho's Chelsea, but even if it is a little worse than Chelsea, it is not easy to score, let alone reverse.Although Sarihovic brought Rangnick's order, under the siege of Inter Milan, it would be good if Hoffenheim had time to clear the siege, but it was very difficult to pass the ball to Li Huan's feet. It was destroyed by Balotelli and Stankovic without hesitation.

However, under the tenacious defense of Salihovic and Ibezberg, Inter Milan's wing attack is not as easy as the opening. Sarihovic is now completely transformed from a technical midfielder with both offensive and defensive skills into a midfield butcher. Kong took the ball and was immediately fouled by Sarihovic.

Without the support of wing attack, even with Adriano and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, two super capable centers, Inter Milan can no longer break through Hoffenheim's defense for a while.The two sides competed more for possession of the ball on the outside of the penalty area.

After 10 minutes of the game, Inter Milan saw that the score could not be extended for a while, and Hoffenheim, who had recovered, also launched sporadic counterattacks. The scope of Li Huan's activities became wider and wider, almost appearing in the middle of the penalty area Going to get the ball and defend, which made Mourinho a little apprehensive. Seeing that the time for the first half was almost up, he walked to the sidelines and signaled the players to step back.

For the first 20 minutes or so, Li Huan had no choice but to dare not act rashly. The ball could not be passed to his feet, and his own side was unable to launch an attack. He could only watch on the left side. The pressure in the middle was not small. The midfielder is inseparable from the opponent's attack, and there is no Weiss in front of him who can defend him. How dare he lose his defensive position and go to other positions to support him. Inter Milan's Stankovic and Balotelli is not a vegetarian.Li Huan didn't dare to expand his range of activities until Salihovic and Ibezberg used foul tactics to suppress Maicon, and the midfielder Timoshchuk was able to withdraw to fill his position.

The expansion of Li Huan's range of activities is also in Mourinho's calculations. In Mourinho's arrangement, no matter where Li Huan is, the players in this position will interfere with Li Huan to prevent him from easily taking the ball. , let alone let Li Huan take the ball.The best thing is to put Li Huan down in Hoffenheim's midfield, so that Li Huan can't take the ball freely in his own half.

However, Li Huan was also a professional player with more than ten years of experience in his previous life. Mourinho's intention and figured out how to deal with it.

When Hoffenheim was in control of the ball, Li Huan left the wing and approached the center. With a large number of people on his side, he could get the ball out, while Li Huan tried to run open to catch the ball. After getting the ball, he used his speed and technique to break through the opponent. defense.

Hoffenheim is an alternative to the Bundesliga. They have always insisted on playing on the ground. During training, they always pass the ball on a small piece of turf. In terms of the ability to pass and receive the ball in a small area, it can be said that no team in the Bundesliga can match it. This is also one of the fundamental reasons why Hoffenheim can quickly change from a Bundesliga team to a triple crown. Money is the foundation of the team's good results, but Hope's money alone cannot achieve this so quickly. High honors, like the original Portsmouth and Manchester City, have a lot of money, but their achievements are mediocre. In addition to Abramovich's ruble, Mourinho's strong coaching ability is also indispensable for Chelsea's success.

After Li Huan came to the midfield, Tymoshchuk, Gustavo and others breathed a sigh of relief. The two central defenders and two defensive midfielders kept pouring the ball, and then took the opportunity to pass the ball to the side and the center. Li Huan who kept running in the empty space.After Li Huan got the ball, the others spread out to meet Li Huan. Everyone believed in Li Huan's ability to hold the ball. It was almost impossible for Inter players to grab the ball without fouling.

With the addition of Li Huan, Inter Milan's midfield was surrounded in a circle by Hoffenheim's backcourt, as if they were being played by a monkey to grab the ball everywhere but couldn't get it.Mourinho saw this situation and decisively ordered his team to shrink the defense. Since Li Huan can no longer control the ball in the backcourt, he should protect his backcourt first. Mourinho understands The way to protect yourself is never to take risks easily.

Lannick saw that Li Huan was gradually getting out of the cage that Mourinho had built for him, and he couldn't help but feel happy. Just like Maicon is Mourinho's magic weapon, Li Huan is also Lannick's reliance on defeating the enemy. Li Huan can get The ball, Inter Milan's defense will definitely be greatly impacted, but whether Li Huan can break through the defense of Zanetti and Stankovic, Lennick is not yet sure. Although Zanetti is 35 years old, he still maintains his body The ability of the state is extremely strong, and there are still no signs of aging, and his defensive skills are naturally superb, otherwise Mourinho would not have a genuine left back without sending Zanetti to the left to defend Li Huan.

Rangnick looked at Arshavin who was sitting on the bench, his face was cloudy and uncertain. He was considering whether to send the Russian who had spent a lot of money on transfers this summer, and let him and Li Huan be together to present to Inter Milan. The defense line launched the most violent attack.

However, after looking at the score on the electronic scoreboard, Rangnick gave up this idea again. In fact, in his heart, even a small loss to Inter Milan in the away game is nothing. After all, Hoffenheim's goal is only the quarterfinals. It's better if you can win it, and it's okay if you can't. As for the opponents and schedule in the back, it doesn't matter to Hoffenheim. Does Hoffenheim still have a chance to win the championship this season?It is enough to fight one out of the group qualifying, and it is not a scandal if it cannot be missed. This is just Hoffenheim's first trip to the Champions League.

Thinking of this, Rangnick gave up the idea of ​​letting Arshavin warm up, and prepared to let the Russian czar play again in the second half. Now let's see the effect of Li Huan's attack. Even if it can't equalize the score, it can relieve the pressure on Hoffenheim's left. Wait for the intermission to make major adjustments, and go all out in the second half.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Zanetti, who was sitting at the left back position, really ushered in the opportunity to defend Li Huan head-on.At this moment, he has no helpers by his side, and both Balotelli and Stankovic were left behind by Li Huan.

Li Huan's expression is not as relaxed as before. Li Huan was shocked by Mourinho's cunning. Indeed, no matter from the bold deployment before the game, the adaptability in the game, and the strict defense of the opponent, Mourinho surpasses Lenny by a lot. .In his previous life, Li Huan had always heard that Mourinho was good, but when he actually played against Mourinho's team, he realized how good the Portuguese was. There are definitely not many opportunities for defenders. He must grasp this opportunity well, at least to form an offensive opportunity to improve the morale of the team.

Zanetti has experienced countless battles, including world-renowned battles such as the Milan Derby, but facing this mythical full-back in Hoffenheim, he also has a three-point fear in his heart. Maicon is already the world's top right-back , but Zanetti can often defend Maicon in training.But in the pre-match research, he couldn't find the weakness of this opponent named Li, and he didn't know how to defend him, because he didn't have ready-made experience, so far no defender has been able to successfully defend one-on-one. his offense.

(End of this chapter)