Mister Legend

Chapter 418 Locked in the third place in the league?

When the ball shot by Immobile hit the net of Inter Milan's goal, there was a huge cheer in the entire Olympic Stadium.It was full again today, except for almost 1000 fans of the visiting team, the other 26000 people were supporters of the home team. Naturally, the decibels produced by these people shouting loudly at the same time would not be a small number.

When the Turin players embraced and celebrated the goal, the broadcaster also deliberately switched the camera to the stands to record some wonderful moments of fans celebrating.Among them was a young fan who was about six or seven years old, dressed in Torino equipment, and fired a sniper rifle in the direction of the away team's goal, which was very cute.

This slightly unexpected goal also hit the fighting spirit of the Inter Milan players. Before that, they were obviously closer to scoring, and they also had an absolute upper hand in ball possession and shooting statistics. If it wasn't for Cassie's brave performance, maybe Already ahead.But the opponent suddenly scored a goal that was obviously lucky, like dropping a large amount of ice cubes into a pot of boiling water, which directly lowered the temperature to a lukewarm level. One can imagine the depression.

So in the more than ten minutes before the intermission, Inter Milan was unable to organize a decent offensive again, except that Cancelo sent a cross from the right, and Icardi, who outflanked at the back point, was attacked by Diego Lloo. Under Lunt's interference, he barely kicked his feet and kicked, but he never made an attack. Even the number of times the ball entered the home team's penalty area was pitifully small.On the contrary, the Turin team took advantage of the situation to instigate two positional battles, but failed to gain much. The two teams returned to their respective locker rooms with a score of 1 to 0, and temporarily handed over the stage to the extremely excited audience.

Li Mudi was basically satisfied with the team's performance in the first half. After successfully limiting the performance of the opponent's playmaker Valero, he basically disintegrated Inter Milan's team offense.Although his own goal encountered a dangerous situation once or twice, it was all caused by the opponent's three strikers using their personal abilities, and it was still within the allowed range.

It's really not that he is whitewashing the team's defense here. No matter the data in the FM system or the evaluation given by the outside world in the FM system, there is a certain gap between Ranocchia and Kanneman and others who are world-class defenders.The reason why the Red Bulls have been able to become the team with the fourth fewest goals conceded in the league this season is mainly due to the team's defensive strategy. The position change of the two wingbacks in the 3-5-2 formation can increase the defense line at any time. Five players, plus two central midfielders can also retreat to protect the front of the penalty area. In terms of numbers alone, they have a great advantage over the attacking side.

Moreover, Serie A currently lacks excellent offensive players. Except for a few strong teams, most teams do not have enough strength to cause too much trouble for the Turin defense led by Ranocchia, so they can get only 0.9 goals per game. Good score conceded.But the Nerazzurri facing today is obviously one of those teams with strong attacking power.

In the first [-] rounds of the league, Inter Milan scored a total of [-] goals, ranking fifth in the entire league, but the distance from the top four is very obvious, and it is really not a very powerful attacking team. team.And they have only nine players who have scored in the season, which is a bit low.However, the offensive points are not scattered enough, which also shows that the team's offensive strength is particularly prominent, and captain Icardi is the sharp knife they rely on most.

Not counting other competitions, in a single round of Serie A, among all the 24 goals, he alone scored [-] goals and [-] assist, that is to say, half of the goals were directly related to the Argentine striker. relationship, this ratio ranks first among all teams in the five major leagues.It is an exaggeration to say that this Inter Milan team is Icardi alone, but I believe that there will be more people who agree with this view than those who oppose it.

Although he was unable to be selected for the Argentine national team due to personal grievances with some people, the captain of Inter Milan has been widely recognized as the world's top scorer. The news that the Spanish side broke the news that Real Madrid intends to introduce him to replace Benzema is a strong evidence .With such a super striker who combines speed, running position, and shooting skills with multiple powerful abilities, he always threatens his own goal. The defensive players of the Torino team can display their strength to such an extent, which is already considered an excellent level. .

Moreover, the assault abilities of the two wingers, Perisic and Candreva, should not be underestimated. The former is fast, can use both feet flexibly, and has a good sense of cooperation; In confrontation, all technical links are relatively comprehensive, and there is still a long-range shot. If you are not careful, you may create a murderous intent.

Therefore, during the intermission, the Turin coach did not make major adjustments to the defensive system that had shown a momentum of success in the first half, but just asked everyone to pay more attention to some details.On the contrary, the team's offense did not satisfy Li Mudi. He thought that Belotti's retreat was too routine, and was severely targeted by Inter Milan's defensive players who were already prepared. He asked the two forwards to make frequent exchanges. When the opportunity is right, Immobile can also become a support point in the midfield, allowing Hong Beibei to play his strong impact characteristics to be at the forefront.

After the ex situ rematch, there was no personnel replacement on either side.Spalletti should have emphasized the intensity of the offensive end, so it can be clearly seen that at the beginning of the second half, the two central midfielders crossed the midfield line more times, and the depth of the forward penetration has also improved.

No. In the 409th minute, D'Ambrosio knocked across the left side of the midfielder to the center. After getting the ball, Brozovic took the ball all the way forward. I chose to volley vigorously from the front of the penalty area, but the kick was too straight, and the ball was easily collected by Casey.

After 1 minute, the home team's offense also made some gains. Belotti was kicked down by Gagliardini while dribbling the ball. Benassi's long free kick helped Silvestri win near the penalty spot. The opportunity to shake his head to attack the goal, unfortunately, was interfered by the opponent's players, and it was a lot higher than the crossbar.

Three minutes later, the Red Bull almost copied the previous offensive routine. It was also a free kick won by Belotti, the same long oblique pass from Benassi, and it was also Silvestri who scored the goal between the two teams. Many players grabbed the first spot, but the Torino right-wing back used the volley ejection with the outside of his left foot with his back to the goal this time.The difficulty of this shot is definitely five stars, but he completed it very well. Not only was it very sudden, but it also hit within the range of the goal frame.But Handanovic is also worthy of being a world-class goalkeeper. He also copied the magic throw of Cassie in the first half when he saved Icardi's hook shot in front of the goal. Beyond the crossbar, the tragedy of the point difference being further widened was avoided.

This time, it was replaced by Turin players and supporters with their heads in their hands and incredible expressions on their faces. Even the commentators from various countries were joking about the reincarnation of heaven and reincarnation, and the two sides almost met once. The mirror image of the ball passing by makes people sigh that in the world of football, everything is possible.

And when most of the audience were reminiscing about that magical encounter, the Argentine midfielder Muses, who had been focusing on the defensive end before, suddenly showed his offensive ability not only as a defensive midfielder.After intercepting Valero's through ball intended to pass to Candreva at a position about 15 meters behind the midfield line, Muses took a big step and took the ball all the way to the visiting team's half-time Inside, after throwing away Brozovic and D'Ambrosio two defensive players in a row, he came to the top of the penalty area.

Serving as the right central defender, in order to prevent the opponent from directly rushing into the penalty area or kicking a long shot, Skriniar had to retract to block the direct route between Muses and the goal, allowing the latter to seize the space behind him with a beautiful shot. The oblique teleportation was sent to Immobile's forward route.The Turin striker couldn't keep up with the pace after getting the ball, so he could only adjust a step forward, and volleyed with his left foot from the left corner of the small penalty area to the far end of the goal.Handanovic's blocking was very timely. Although he failed to save the ball, it still interfered with Immobile's choice of angle when attacking the goal. The ball finally almost brushed the far post and flew out of the baseline.Although Belotti, who outflanked in the middle, also made a shovel, but unfortunately he failed to touch anything, otherwise a small change of line would definitely make the ball crash into Inter Milan's net.

It is a pity that the Turin team missed two must-goal opportunities in just 2 minutes.

After this wave of outbreaks on the offensive end, the physical fitness of the home team players entered a bottleneck period ahead of time, and the disadvantage of one less day off in the middle of the week was finally revealed.The two wing backs and Belotti, who frequently ran between the two lines in the center and front, both showed signs of fatigue. The FM system detected that their physical strength dropped faster than normal. For the remaining half an hour of the game, it is more dangerous.So Li Moody immediately replaced Falk and Boyer in succession with Hong Beibei and Bareca, and changed the formation to 4-3-3, which is also the usual routine of the team.

Silvestri retreated to the defensive line, so he no longer had to think about assists. Focusing all his energy on the defensive end could help him save a lot of energy; and the three midfielders, except Musis, were firmly nailed After taking the position of the defensive midfielder, Benassi and Baselli, while responsible for helping their teammates to defend, can also see the opportunity to instigate a quick counterattack tactic; ; and the tasks of the two freshmen are more complicated. Not only must they be able to assist and move forward, but they must also be able to return to their own half to participate in defense. Fortunately, their stamina gauges are full, which is enough for the rest of the time.

Almost at the same time as the home team was undergoing personnel changes, Spalletti finally couldn't sit still. He replaced Valero, who played extremely badly today, with Rafinha, who was loaned from Barcelona, ​​and then sent him to France. The teenager Jan Karamo replaced Candreva, who was a little immobile, and directed the Inter Milan players to start the attack, vowing to tie the score or even complete the overtake.

After adjusting the lineup on the field, the visiting team began to frequently seek inward cuts after breakthroughs from the two sides, and launched crazy high-altitude bombing tactics after winning free kicks.

No.605 minutes, Karamo's dribbling was knocked out of the bottom line by Kanneman, Inter Milan took a tactical corner kick, Cancelo sent a precise 45-degree pass from the right to the middle of the penalty area, the tall Slovakian central defender Shik Rignal overwhelmed Ranocchia, leaned over half a step before the penalty spot and headed for the goal, but was pushed out of the bottom line by Casey's brave side throw.

The visitors' second consecutive corner still posed a certain threat, with Cancelo taking the left corner and Miranda leaping high from behind to head the ball towards the goalkeeper after Diego Llorente interfered. In front of the door, Cassie, who rushed to block the near corner, was caught off guard.Even if this pass-like header cannot fly directly into the far goal, Gagliardini, who has already outflanked it, is preparing to make a follow-up shot. Facing a completely undefended empty goal, and only With a distance of about one meter, it is extremely difficult for the Inter Milan midfielder to deliberately fail to score.

Fortunately, the Turin team still has Ranocchia in charge. The former captain of the Nerazzurri used a volley upside down and cleared the ball in front of the goal line before Gagliardini, destroying the old club. In the must-goal.

However, Inter Milan's momentum has reached its peak after this wave of offensives. They almost completely suppressed the remaining counterattack intentions of the Turin team, turning the game into their half-court battle.Li Mudi replaced Benassi with Vukovic in the 707th minute. Boyer and Falk almost became full-time full-backs. Only Immobile was left in the frontcourt to contain the visiting team's defense. The tactic of placing the bus was sacrificed at the last moment.

Fortunately, the home team was lucky today. In the 803rd minute, Cancelo took a right corner kick into the penalty area. Ranocchia and Skriniar paired each other. The ball came to the feet of Rafinha, who was located 45 degrees to the left of one step inside the penalty area.After the Brazilian midfielder used his chest to stop the ball, he directly volleyed with his left foot to the far corner of the goal. , Even though Cassie's reaction was very fast, he couldn't touch the ball at all.

But at this time, the goal post of the Olympic Stadium in Turin stepped forward to save the team. It mercilessly rejected the goal attempt of the Inter players, allowing the ball to bounce out of the bottom line after a loud crash against the post, which shocked everyone. Supporters of the visiting team all looked desperate, as if they couldn't believe what was happening in front of them.The broadcaster also captured the tearful expression of a ten-year-old Inter Milan fan afterwards, making everyone feel the cruelty of competitive sports.

Since then, the visiting team's siege has continued, but it has never been able to create a good opportunity for a loophole in the Turin team's defense.At the last moment of regular time, Brozovic sent a diagonal pass from the left to the goal. Casillas jumped up and took the ball steadily, but was hit by the teenager Karamo in the process of falling. The strong dissatisfaction of the home team players and the fans at the scene.Casey's waist was suspected to be twisted when he landed. Fortunately, after simple treatment by the team doctor, there was nothing serious, but it also wasted a lot of game time.

In the end, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game at the 5th minute of stoppage time.Torino beat Inter Milan, their direct competitor for the third UEFA Champions League ticket, 1-0 at home, widening the instant difference between the two sides to seven points, and they still had one game less, so they had a huge advantage obvious.After the game, almost all the media believed that the top three positions in the league were no longer in suspense, and it became the hottest topic in Italian football in the next few days.

(End of this chapter)