Mister Legend

Chapter 344 The Unlucky Bull

Since Spalletti took charge of Meazza in the summer, Inter Milan seems to have suddenly found a way to success. They won 9 wins and 2 draws in the first eleven rounds of the league, setting a new record in team history after the implementation of the three-point system. The highest points record in the same period, and also maintained a complete victory at home.Previously, the Nerazzurri had twice achieved 9 wins and 2 draws in the first eleven rounds of the league, and finally won the final championship (1952-53 season and 1988-89 season), which was also considered by the local media in Milan. is a good sign.

Since there was no interference from the European competition, Sshuai adopted the same posture of adapting to all changes, and used the same starting lineup for five consecutive rounds.Perisic, who suffered a thigh injury in the victory over Verona last weekend, was also diagnosed as fine and qualified to play. He will partner with Icardi and Candreva in the home team's attack line.The front midfielder is the Spanish veteran Valero. Behind him are the Uruguayan Vicino and Gagliardini, who was loaned from Atlanta last winter and has been bought by Inter Milan for 1800 million euros. The formation of 4-2-3-1 is the best at Si Shuai, so naturally he will not make changes easily.

As for the visiting team, although Belotti has regained some form through more than a week of training, and entered the 23-man roster for the game (Serie A can place up to 12 substitutes), he still failed to become a starter.Li Mudi also resorted to a 4-3-3 style of play, using the conventional tactics of last season to deal with this difficult matchup.Goalkeeper Cassie, four defenders Silvestri, Ranocchia, Diego Llorente and Barreca, Musis and Vukocevic form a double midfielder, and the central midfielder is Baselli alone (Benassi Just recovered from injury, failed to enter the squad for this game), the two wingers are Falk and Boyer, and Immobile is naturally the one who comes forward.

Judging from the staffing of this lineup, the Turin team obviously adopted a tactic that focuses on solid defense and waits for an opportunity to play a quick counterattack.However, Li Mudi made additional arrangements for the players before the game. He asked the Turin team to strengthen pass control in the backcourt in this game, the purpose of which is to reduce the number of offensive rounds of the opponent.You must know that the Inter Milan attack line led by Icardi is in good condition, and the personal abilities of several players are also very good. If they are allowed to let go of the offense, it is really not necessarily true that there is a team in Serie A that can completely defend against it.

As for the three attackers in the frontcourt, the Turin coach also gave a special explanation, asking them to simplify the offensive situation, but don't kick recklessly. Once you find that there is no chance, pass the ball back to the teammates in the backcourt. Reorganization, on the other hand, is also a way to reduce the number of times the opponent has the ball.

Before the game, light rain began to fall in the sky. Following the whistle of the referee Orsato, the focus of the match officially began. The two sides fought fiercely in the midfield. After the two fouls were awarded, the battle moved to the inside and outside of the penalty area of ​​the two teams.

In the 6th minute, Perisic forced a low pass from the left, but was blocked by Diego Llorente but did not bounce far. After receiving the ball, Icardi leaned on Ranocchia and quickly turned around to attack the goal. The captain of Inter Milan blocked the route with his long legs and failed to cause trouble for Cassie. Three minutes later, the Turin team responded. Boyer made a right-footed cross after cutting in from the left and was pushed out by Nagatomo Yuto from the back. Baselli got it, and he shot a volley before the opponent's player came up to block it. Unfortunately, he failed to master his footwork and was much higher than the crossbar.

Since then, the two sides have fallen into a stalemate. The visiting team took advantage of the advantage of more backcourt personnel to control a certain amount of ball possession, but it was difficult to create opportunities through positional warfare on the offensive end, and could only make a fuss in the counterattack.Fortunately, the players kept in mind Li Moody's instructions, not to attack forcefully, and stopped to pass back when there was no chance, so that the opponent almost failed to form an incomplete offensive against the Turin team's incomplete defense.And Inter Milan, which lacks a high center forward, has few options under the intensive defense of the visiting team. They can only create two-way one-on-one opportunities through Valero's continuous passing and dispatching, but Silvestri and Barreca are determined. Keeping the inside line to prevent the home team's two wingers from cutting in, Candreva and Perisic could only make crosses again and again. In front of Ranocchia and Diego Llorente, Icardi was simply helpless.

It was not until the No.203 minute of the first half that the home team completed its first full-scale shot. Cassie made a mistake in a long pass from a set ball in the backcourt, and was intercepted by Vecino with a header in the midfield. Candreva received it After Gagliardini's pass, he broke into the penalty area and passed it in an inverted triangle on the right, but Icardi, who was unmarked within three meters of him, failed to use his strength, and returned the ball to his goalkeeper like a pass back to his own goalkeeper. the Spaniards.

Five minutes later, Vecino swayed past the defensive player from the left, and suddenly sent a ball that seemed to pass and shoot straight to the near corner of the goal. This accidental danger.Except for these two opportunities, Inter Milan was unable to create any threats within the first 5 minutes. With Muses and Vukocevic sweeping the area in front of the penalty area, the home team's offensive coordination in the middle was very difficult. Difficult to type out.However, the inside cut from the wing was completely choked, and the cross could not pass the top of the opponent's central defender, forcing the two wingers to pass three or four quick ground crosses in succession, but nothing was achieved. Inter Milan's The offense is clearly in big trouble.

On the contrary, the counterattack of the Turin team played well. In the 303rd minute, D'Ambrosio made a mistake in a straight pass. After stealing the ball, Barreca rushed to the front and sent a cross pass. The low shot was blocked by Handanovic.At the last moment of regular time, Boyer succeeded in overpowering D'Ambrosio on the left, and his cross accurately found Immobile who was inserted in the back row.The latter shook his head at the goal close to the line of the small penalty area. Although he passed Handanovic's hands, he failed to pass the barrier of Meazza's goal frame. After the ball hit the intersection of the post and the crossbar Flying off the court, the Red Bulls missed an excellent opportunity to lead.

In the technical statistics of the halftime, the two sides maintained a balance in terms of ball possession time and number of passes, but the home team had more shots, but most of them were reluctant shots. In terms of actual threats, they were not as big as the visiting team. Woolen cloth.The rain on the scene also has a tendency to fall more and more. It has been at a level similar to moderate rain for a while. Fortunately, the Meazza Stadium has the top drainage system, so there is no obvious water accumulation in the stadium, which creates a problem for the players. Extra trouble.And halfway through the 15-minute break, the host announced through the microphone that the number of spectators present today reached 73418, second only to the 78328 in the eighth round of the Derby, setting the second highest for Inter Milan this season. home attendance.

After the rematch, Li Moody still maintained the previous tactics, defended firmly and then fought back, because he knew he could accept a draw, but Spalletti couldn't afford to lose points in the tense championship situation. Therefore, the Turin coach expects that Inter Milan will continue to attack in the second half, and sooner or later there will be big mistakes in their defense, and then it will be a good opportunity for their side to score goals.

As soon as the second half started, the home team continued to attack, but Si Shuai changed his routine. He no longer let the two wingers send shells into the penalty area, and let them also enter the penalty area to compete.First, the left back Nagatomo Yuto's 45-degree oblique long pass dropped the ball into the penalty area. Vecino, who suddenly jumped in, headed the goal under the cover of his teammates, forcing Cassie to make a wonderful flying save.Then the Japanese did the same again, and this time it was Perisic who earned the spot, but he didn't have the strength to stand up and was easily embraced by the Turin goalkeeper.

The visiting team also made a side attack after that. Silvestri created a threat with the first assist of the game. His cross from the right helped Immobile get the chance to go to the top of the goal, but In the high-speed running, he failed to hit the angle and was subconsciously blocked by Handanovic with his hand.

Although they have just experienced a shocking moment in front of their own goal, Spalletti still does not want to make changes. If they do not speed up the pace and increase the offensive manpower, the Torino team will have more possession of the ball in the backcourt, thereby consuming Over time, Inter Milan's chances of winning are even lower.So at this time, you must grit your teeth and persevere. Only by suppressing the opponent can the threat of counterattack be reduced. For this reason, he did not hesitate to instruct the players to increase their fighting action after losing the ball, so as to prevent the ball from entering him in a short time. In front of the line of defense that is not fully prepared.So in the first 15 minutes of the second half, the home team's Vecino and central defender Skrinia received a yellow card one after another, and their total fouls gradually opened up a big gap for the Turin team.

But all this still failed to prevent the score on the field from being rewritten. In the 601st minute, Nagatomo Yuto's breakthrough was directly blocked, and the visiting team immediately played a quick counterattack on the right. Falk and Silvestri After completing a collision with the wall, he quickly advanced the frontcourt with the ball and then cut inside to the front of the penalty area.Surrounded by four Inter Milan players, he suddenly raised his left foot and volleyed, and the ball went straight to the bottom of the near corner.Handanovic had been preventing the Turin winger from passing a diagonal pass to Immobile on the other side, so he stood closer to the middle. As a result, he was not prepared for this very sudden shot. The action of falling to the ground to save, but still unable to prevent the ball from rushing into the net.

0 to 1, Falk used this seemingly unreasonable shot to help the Red Bulls take the lead in the away game.

After conceding the goal, the home team had no choice. Spalletti quickly replaced Gagliardini with Eder, allowing Valero to retreat to the midfield, and the formation became richer. The offensive power is 4-2-2-2. Except for Icardi, the other three players in the frontcourt take turns rushing to the front line to put pressure on the Turin team's defense.However, the effect was not obvious for a while. Instead, the visiting team found another opportunity to form a very threatening attack. Unfortunately, this time Immobile's strong shot from the penalty area line still lacked a trace of luck. After hitting the right goal post, he flew into the control range of the Inter Milan goalkeeper, allowing the home team to enjoy the feeling of narrow escape for the second time.

Li Moody on the sidelines also felt sorry for missing this opportunity. Because the Turin team was in a passive defensive posture in most cases, their physical energy consumption was greater, especially the players on the front line were constantly on the move. Running fast, when the time came to No. 70 minutes, he was almost unable to run, and it was difficult to have such a good chance to score in the future.If this goal is scored, then the game will completely lose suspense. The Turin coach does not believe that Inter Milan can score two goals in a row to tie the score under the condition that he puts all his strength on the bus. Unfortunately, he still fails to win the favor of Goddess of Luck!

In order to maintain the threat of the frontcourt and prevent the opponent from being able to unscrupulously press all out, Li Moody also began to deploy troops. He first replaced Immobile with Belotti and Lars Diarra who had returned from injury. Lay and Boyer changed the formation to 4-4-2, and then sent the young player Parrigini to replace the goal hero Falk 4 minutes later.When defending, only Hong Beibei is left in the frontcourt. After switching from defense to offense, only two full-backs, Baselli and two strikers are allowed to cross the half. The rest of the players must be nailed to their own half. Always pay attention to the home team's counterattack.

In this way, the Inter Milan players became more and more impatient. When the time came to No. 805 minutes, they not only got 14 of 3 bad shooting data, but as many as five players received yellow cards. It was inevitable.But just at the critical point where the fans of the home team at the scene began to boo and despair every time the Turin players touched the ball, Vukocevic was hit on the head during a duel and could not Persevering was carried off the field, so that the visiting team, which had used up three substitutions, had to face off with ten players in the remaining time, which formed a fatal blow for the Red Bulls who had been gritting their teeth to the limit.

Just 2 minutes after the Montenegro midfielder left the field, Inter Milan finally found a loophole in the opponent's siege. Candreva kicked the ball from the right to the back point, and Perisic faced the ball after stopping the ball on the left line of the penalty area. Silvestri's marking, a disguised shake and then a sudden kickback, and then kicked a pass with his right foot.The ball just went over Ranocchia's head and was caught by Mauro Icardi. The Argentine striker did not stop the ball or attack the goal, but pushed the ball back into the middle when Diego Llorente raised his leg to interfere.When Edel, who was in place in time, stopped the ball on the edge of the small penalty area, there was no defender around him, so he could adjust it calmly, and then pushed the upper left corner of the goal.Due to the short distance, Cassie's save was useless, and the ball hit the visiting team's net without any suspense. 1 to 1, the home team equalized the score at the buzzer in the 809th minute of the game.

As soon as the goal was scored, the atmosphere of the entire stadium was ignited, and the momentum of the Inter Milan players rose to the highest level. After completing the assist, Icardi did not celebrate with the players at all. He picked up the ball from the net and ran towards the midfield circle. , The attempt to score another goal before the end of the game is obvious.However, after the re-kick-off, under the deliberate killing of the Turin players, the time quickly passed the 4-minute stoppage time signaled by the fourth official, and finally Orsato whistled, and the two teams once again started with a draw. field.Judging from the expressions of the coaches of the two sides shaking hands after the game, they were not very satisfied with the result. The focus of this match failed to determine the winner, which may have a considerable impact on the situation of the standings.

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