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Chapter 296 The Immortal Lion of the Blue-Black Empire
After Inter Milan achieved a crucial victory in Rome, in a league game three days later, Inter Milan, which retained most of the main players and did not play, still defeated Chievo 2-0 at home and won the second consecutive league match. Victory, with AC Milan's unexpected 0-0 draw by Livorno, Inter Milan once again opened up its rivals in the same city by eight points. The ranking jumped to second place, only two points behind Palermo, which has won all four games.

In this game, Mancini made Martins, who had returned from injury, and Adriano, who had been on the bench for a round, attack together. As a result, Martins scored a goal in a counterattack, but the "King" still did not Get out of his slump and do nothing for 90 minutes.

What is worth mentioning in this game is that Mancini sent two teenagers in this game, the 20-year-old Italian defender Andreoli and the 17-year-old Monaco midfielder Ibrahim, both performed very well. Rayoli is excellent both offensively and defensively, a bit like captain Zanetti, while Ibrahim directly planned a goal on the field, making people have to lament the thickness of Inter Milan's bench.

This season, Inter Milan's schedule at the beginning of the league is very intensive, and there is always a cycle of one home game and one away game. However, in the following Champions League games, Inter Milan continued to play against Bayern Munich at home, which also made it difficult for them to travel. And overworked players can get some rest.

Although Mancini rested most of the main players in the weekend game, he still has a headache for the lineup of the game. The defenders and forwards are easy to talk about. The only headache is the midfielder. Sporting Lisbon received a red card in the game and cannot play in this game. Although Cambiasso has resumed running, he is still very reluctant to play. There is only one authentic midfielder left. Dacourt, Yi After all, Brahim is still young, and he is fine against underdogs in the league, but on a big stage like the Champions League, the Moroccan teenager is still too immature.

Fortunately, Figo's injury has recovered, and Stankovic's condition seems to have recovered a lot. He also scored a 35-meter world wave in the league against Chievo, so the midfielder finally has some protection.

Thinking of this, Mancini couldn't help but sigh. He didn't expect that Inter Milan, a popular team in the summer transfer market, would have a personnel crisis shortly after the start of the season. It seems that the central midfielder's configuration is still a bit lacking.

But now the team has won two consecutive victories and their morale is booming. Bayern's state in the league is not very good. After winning this game, they should be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

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September 2006, 9, Meazza Stadium.

The loud cheers from the fans seemed to lift the roof, and the fireworks that were burning everywhere enveloped the entire stadium in a layer of smoke. A huge snake spirit was hung above the North Stand where the most fanatical Inter Milan fans gathered. pattern, proudly overlooking this great stadium.

"We lost the game in Lisbon, so we can't afford to lose this game!" Mancini waved his arms, pointing to the tactical board and said loudly: "Although Bayern did not perform very well in the Bundesliga game, but After all, they are traditional giants, and their strength should not be underestimated! Moreover, they have very rich experience in the Champions League. In the last game against Spartak Moscow, they scored four goals in only the second half! Attack power Very strong! Santa Cruz has found a feeling after switching to midfield. They have scored in two consecutive games, and their offensive players are all tall. So, Marco, you are the starter today. Give me a good control! The breakthrough will be handed over to Ivan to defend!"

Mancini pointed heavily at the tactical board: "To deal with a team like Bayern, defense alone is not enough! So we have to strengthen our offense! Kahn is old, although he is still the main goalkeeper and captain of Bayern, But he's not the lion king he used to be! Shoot more from long range and make him drop, neither of their central defenders are top-notch, Lucio likes assists, and the space he leaves behind is something we can take advantage of , and Van Buyten is tall, but he turns very slowly. I believe our striker can easily break through him! No matter what, we must win this game today, otherwise it will be difficult for us to qualify for the group stage! "

"Let's go, my boys! At Meazza Stadium, we are not afraid of any team!" Mancini shouted, waving his arms, and the players who had already been excited by the cheers from the fans outside the dressing room They roared in unison and rushed out of the locker room one after another!

"Our warriors have come out! It seems that they are in high spirits today. Although we lost the first round of the game, we will show our strongest strength to win this game!" Meazza's commentary The player shouted excitedly: "Today, coach Mancini still arranged a 4-4-2 formation. The goalkeeper is Cesar, who has played the main force in the last two games. The four defenders are captain Zanetti, Cordo Ba, Materac and Grosso, midfielder Dakot, left midfielder Stankovic, right midfielder Figo, midfielder Pei Wei! The two forwards are Crespo and Ibrahimovic! The main force is facing it, it seems that Mancini is bound to win today! Bayern's coach Magath also arranged a 4-4-2 formation, the goalkeeper is their captain Kahn, and the four defenders are Sagnol, Lu Theo, Van Buyten and Lahm, Schweinsteiger in midfield, Van Bommel, Hargreaves and Santa Cruz, Mackay and Pizarro up front!"

"Bayern finally got out of the shadow of two rounds of invincibility three days ago. They reversed the newly promoted Aachen 2:1 at home, while our Inter Milan easily defeated Chievo 2:0 at home. From the state, we have an advantage! Haha , I hope Coach Magath will not be furious in the upcoming game!"

The commentator's jokes aroused the laughter of the fans, and Magath walked back to the coach's bench with a livid face. Although the commentator's words were basically true, he was indeed a very bad-tempered coach, but he was treated like this in person. It's not comfortable making fun of anyone.

"You bastard! Just wait and see if you can still laugh when we kick your home team to the Mediterranean!" Magath cursed angrily in his heart, and shouted at the players who were about to play: " Let's go, kick those bastards out of the Champions League!"

"Yes!" The Bayern players responded in unison, and they also heard what the commentator said. Although Magath's high-pressure methods made the players not like this old man who often cursed, as members of a team, the players There is still a sense of common hatred.

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"Pei!" Figo pulled the ball beautifully, turned around and passed Lahm's defense, and immediately passed the ball before Hargreaves came up to pinch the defense.

Pei Wei, who was plugged in, threw off Van Bommel's defense, and immediately volleyed vigorously against the rolling ball!
The ball rushed to the upper right corner of the goal quickly, Kahn soared into the air, stretched his right hand quickly, and when he felt his finger touch the ball, he immediately pushed upwards, and the ball flew over the crossbar and out of the baseline.

"Hey! I didn't expect him to have such a sensitive reaction!" Pei Wei spat to the ground unwillingly. He thought that Kahn, who was getting older, was not as good as before in terms of reaction. He performed so well, he saved both his own and Stankovic's high-quality long-range shots. It seems that although the Lions are old, they are still not to be underestimated.

Figo took a corner kick, and Van Buyten jumped up high to push the ball out. The Belgian with a height of 1.9 meters 1.9 has an incomparable advantage in competing for high balls, although there are Materac and Ibrahimovic in the penalty area who are [-] meters tall There are experts on the left and right, but they still can't compete with him.

Van Bommel received the ball outside the penalty area, and immediately made a long pass across the center circle and landed accurately at Ma Kai's feet.

The Dutchman's performance this season is not very good. In the game against Nuremberg, he actually missed an empty goal that was close to the goalkeeper after passing the goalkeeper. After Podolski joined Bayern, his position has been greatly affected. He is a big threat, and he urgently needs to prove his strength with goals.

After observing the players in Inter Milan's half, Ma Kai did not pass the ball to the players behind him, but chose to take the ball forward.

Since the two central defenders of Inter Milan, Cordoba and Materac, both have good headers, they often go up to assist when they get a set kick in the frontcourt. Therefore, at this time, stay There are only two full-backs Zanetti and Grosso left to defend in their own half.

"Fabio, go up and mark him!" Zanetti saw that Ma Kai was far away from him, and he immediately began to move to the middle, and at the same time directed Grosso to go up and mark him.

Grosso agreed, and then immediately met Ma Kai, and the two entangled.

Grosso and Ma Kai are about the same height, but Grosso is a bit worse than Ma Kai in terms of speed. You must know that the Dutch are known for their fast breakthroughs in La Liga—Ma Kai used his body to resist Grosso , and then suddenly moved the ball forward, abruptly getting rid of Grosso's defense. Although Grosso was still chasing desperately behind him, Ma Kai had already thrown him several positions away, and the distance was still in constant expansion.

At this time, we can see Zanetti's anticipation in defense. He pulled to a place a little behind just now, and when he saw Ma Kai breaking through Grosso, he immediately rushed forward. In terms of speed, San Dee is confident that she will not lose to anyone.

But Ma Kai is not only about speed, he is also very strong. After Zanetti stuck to him, he first supported Zanetti with his hands, and then continued to accelerate under his feet, trying to use his strength to get rid of the international Captain Milan.

However, although Zanetti was unable to steal the ball under the pressure of Ma Kai's strength, he was not blocked by the Dutchman, but kept retreating to delay Ma Kay's progress, because behind Ma Kay, Cordoba and Dakot has quickly chased back, and will soon form a flanking trend.

In desperation, Ma Kai had no choice but to forcefully break through and shoot immediately. This slightly hasty shot was caught by Cesar with a beautiful side throw, and Bayern's threatening attack was resolved.

The game was at a stalemate. Although Inter Milan played at home had the upper hand on the field, Bayern's defensive line was well organized, making it impossible for Inter Milan to penetrate the penalty area with short passes, and most of the crosses from the two wings were missed. Van Buyten, the tall man, came out, and Inter Milan could only pose some threats through the long shots of Pei Wei and Stankovic.

But Kahn's state in this game was very good. Most of Inter Milan's shots were blocked by him. Amid his roar, Bayern's slightly weak line of defense became more and more stable.

The most troublesome thing for Inter Milan is not Bayern's defense. No matter how solid the defense is, there will be loopholes. What makes them headache is Bayern's counterattack. The forward pair of Ma Kai and Pizarro are both fast and powerful, and "Little The "pig" side attack often made Inter Milan's defenders mess up for a while.

"I can't go on like this!" Mancini thought from the sidelines. If he continues to attack like this, the loopholes in the defense line will only get bigger and bigger. If Bayern sneaks into one, then the game will be even more difficult to play. They draw out!

He stands up and is about to throw in the ball to Grosso, whispers something.

Inter Milan's offense began to slow down. Bayern, who had been overwhelmed just now, could finally relax. It stands to reason that Bayern should launch a counterattack at this time to allow the defenders to have sufficient rest time, but they did not do so. , but slowly kicked up in the backcourt.

"These damned Germans!" Mancini cursed depressingly. Bayern had made it clear that they were going to defend. Anyway, they had already won a game and they were very satisfied to bring back a point in Meazza. And Inter Milan must win this game!

"Damn it, this is still the first half, I don't believe your defense is solid!" Mancini looked at Magath who was leisurely watching the game at the other end of the field, and shouted at the field. With a voice: "Don't worry! There is still time! Let's play according to our usual style of play!"

Time passed slowly for 10 minutes, and the score on the field was still 0:0.

Dakot and Stankovic jointly snatched the ball from Santa Cruz, and the Serbian immediately swiped the ball horizontally and passed the ball to Pei Wei in the middle.

Give the ball to Pei Wei at the first time and let him organize the offense. This has become an offensive formula of Inter Milan.

In this equation, only Pei Wei is the core, and even the former world footballer Figo has to cooperate with Pei Wei.

Van Bommel and Hargreaves immediately attacked, but Pei Wei did not give them a chance to grab the ball, but lifted the ball and missed it. The ball rolled out from under his feet and rolled in front of Figo on the right. .

Figo immediately rushed forward with the ball, shook off the young Schweinsteiger twice in a row, and then immediately sent a direct pass!
Ibrahimovic took the ball with his back, and the dexterous Swede stretched out his right foot and dragged it bit by bit. The ball immediately picked up speed and rolled over from Van Buyten behind him. Ibrahimovic turned around nimbly, dodged After Van Buyten's body, the poor Belgian was played by Ibrahimovic like a wooden stake.

To be honest, a bulky defender like Van Buyten who turns slowly can still head the ball in position, but when he encounters those dexterous forwards in sports battles, he will definitely have to suffer.

Just as Ibrahimovic, who broke into the penalty area, laughed in his heart at Van Buyten, who was teased by him, and was about to take a shot, a figure rushed out roaring, with a suffocating aura from that sturdy figure. , quickly came to Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic was stunned for a while, his psychological quality is considered good, but unfortunately, in front of him was Kahn who made Ronaldo terrified during the 2002 World Cup.

Shocked by Kahn's aura, Ibrahimovic's shot slowed a bit. At this moment, Kahn quickly fell to the ground and pressed the ball tightly on the lawn with both hands. Ibrahimovic kicked the ball later. After being bounced back, he fell into the restricted area with his ass.

"Damn it!" Mancini was about to raise his hands and cheer after seeing Ibrahimovic breaking into the penalty area to form a single knife, but what happened next made him very disappointed. He waved his hand unwillingly, and Mancini turned around again. The bench sat down.

Kahn, who threw the ball, did not immediately throw the ball, but roared loudly. Coupled with his full head of blond hair and ferocious face, he really looked like a lion.

Kahn's state is indeed not as good as before. He is no longer the great goalkeeper who brought the old, weak and sick German team to the World Cup final by himself in the 2002 World Cup. Even the position of the national team has been denied. Mann, and there are constant rumors that Kahn can no longer adapt to the fierce professional game, and will retire at the end of this season to become Bayern's goalkeeper coach...

Even Mancini thought so. Before the game, he was more concerned about defending against Bayern's quick counterattack while strengthening the offense. You must know that in the first round of the Champions League group stage, Bayern relied on Four counterattacks in the second half crushed Sparta Moscow, and Mancini was afraid of such a high scoring rate.

But unexpectedly, Kahn showed his peak state in this game, making Inter Milan, which can be regarded as a super-class luxury offensive line in Europe, useless throughout the first half!

It seems that the lion is not old yet...

(End of this chapter)