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Chapter 299 Return of the King of the Blue-Black Empire

3:1, Inter Milan finally ushered in the first victory of this season's Champions League group stage after losing a game first. They won the Bundesliga hegemony Bayern Munich at home. In the away game, they drew with Sparta Moscow 1:1, ranked first in the group with 4 points, Bayern and Inter Milan ranked second to third, and Sparta Moscow was at the bottom.

Although Grosso received a red card at the last moment of the game, and although Bayern's counterattack at the last moment made the entire Inter Milan feel terrified, they still won after all. Mancini can breathe a sigh of relief. He completed Moratti's three-game victory Indicators, Moratti is also satisfied, because the team is finally on the right track, and the fans are also happy, because they have seen two victories in two consecutive home games. The only depressed person may be Adelaide. He didn't even score a single goal. The excellent performances of Ibrahimovic and Crespo made him feel that his position seemed to be gradually disappearing...

Now in the mind of coach Mancini, Ibrahimovic, who has strong ability to hold the ball, can protect the ball and play the ball, and Crespo, who has excellent ability to grab points and has various scoring methods, is the first choice for the forward line, while Martins, who is fast, is the first choice. It will be a surprise player who plays at a critical moment to open up the situation. In comparison, the position of Inter Milan's "king" is a bit embarrassing.

On October 10st, the fifth round of Serie A, Inter Milan challenged Cagliari away. Since Ibrahimovic had just become a father, his condition was not very good, so Mancini put Ibrahimovic on the bench and started. The South American strikers Adelaide and Crespo played.

There is another reason why Mancini sent Adelaide, that is, Mancini hopes to see a "king" who has recovered his original style. Although Ibrahimovic's recent state is very good, but his violent temper and slightly low His scoring ability is doomed that he is not the best finisher, and although Crespo has scored a lot of goals now, how long can he maintain this state at the age of 31?After all, Adelaide is the future of Inter Milan.

But in this game, at least in the first half, Adelaide's performance obviously did not satisfy Mancini and the fans.

Although it is an away game, Inter Milan still has the upper hand on the field relying on its strong strength, frequently providing shells for the two forwards through crosses from the two wings. The two Argentines they played, Solari and Mariano Gonzalez, are more pure wingers. In this regard, they seem to be more suitable for Inter Milan's style of play in this game than the main players.

Only 6 minutes into the game, in a counterattack, Pei Wei sent a 30-meter long pass as soon as he dribbled the ball across the midfield. Adriano inserted the ball and landed in front of him accurately after entering the penalty area. The Brazilian did not stop the ball, but chose to shoot directly!
Adriano, who has no scoring record since the beginning of the season, obviously seemed a little anxious. The speed of this volley was not fast, and he couldn't hit the angle. The ball was thrown by Chimenti who was attacking, and then the old man The goalkeeper rushed over with agility that was not commensurate with his age, and blocked Crespo before he was about to make a supplementary shot. Mendy bounced off his body and was caught by Cagliari's defenders when he fell again.

"Wright is still a little anxious." Mancini sighed on the sidelines. Adelaide didn't need to hit the goal just now. When Pei Wei's pass fell in front of him, there was no one around him. Defense, he can stop the ball and hit an angle, or shoot an empty goal after passing the attacking goalkeeper. In this way, the success rate will be much higher!And Ade didn't do that.

Ade turned around and waved his hand to Pei Wei to apologize, Pei Wei shook his head with a smile, patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Wright, calm down!"

Adriano nodded, but Pei Wei didn't know if he listened or not.

Inter Milan, which clearly had the upper hand, took the lead in the No.207 minute. Pei Wei took the ball in the middle, and after observing the situation around him, he suddenly made a pass. The ball passed Cagliari's defense, and Crespo Beautifully inserted from the back row to catch the ball, calmly passed Chimenti who was attacking, and sent the ball into the empty goal.

"Good job!" Mancini stood up from the coach's bench and applauded. This is Pei Wei's fourth direct assist in the league since the beginning of this season. He has not played in Pudolia and the fourth round against Chievo, that is to say, he has completed four assists in less than three games, including a goal. It seems that Pei Wei is not infected with the so-called "World Cup Syndrome", he still performed as well as in the World Cup.

Cagliari naturally didn't want to surrender in Sardinia. Amidst the cheers of the fans, they launched a counterattack. Under the leadership of the front trident of Esposito, Suazo and Pepe Suppressed Inter Milan, who intended to recover, and caused consecutive shots.

However, Inter Milan is already very familiar with this situation. They use a solid defense to wear down the opponent's energy while waiting for an opportunity to counterattack at any time. Although the scene looks passive, in fact the defense is extremely strong.

Esposito used speed to forcibly break through Zanetti's defense, and immediately passed the ball into the penalty area after flashing a passing gap. At the same time, Suazo, the No.3 scorer in last season, rushed into the penalty area , Jump to the ball!
Just when Su Yazuo was about to hit the ball, another figure shot up into the sky like a rocket, rushing the ball out of the penalty area in front of Su Yazuo!

The ball flew to the top of the arc in the penalty area, Duckett jumped up, and with a flash of bald head, he pushed the ball to Pei Wei's feet in front.

Pei Wei distributed the ball to the feet of Mariano on the right. Mariano pushed the arch of his foot and the ball rolled forward. Ade got the ball near the sideline.

He looked up, and there was only Crespo in front of him, and he was also under the "care" of two opposing players, and beside him, two Cagliari players were attacking him.

Originally, under such circumstances, the safest thing to do is to protect the ball and wait until other teammates come up before organizing an attack. It is not difficult to do this with Adelaide's strong body and skilled feet.

Originally, Adelaide thought so too, but when he raised his head to protect the ball, he suddenly felt that the pressure from the defender behind him eased a little.

Almost driven by instinct, Ade dunked the ball back, and then made a beautiful turn, avoiding Conte behind him!
As for the other defender, he also thought that Adelaide would pass the ball back, so he moved forward a little, ready to steal the ball.

When Ade turned around, there was no one in front of him!
However, Cagliari's defenders reacted quickly. When Ade led the ball forward, Bianco and Colucci immediately surrounded him.

Adelaide moved forward while protecting the ball under his feet. Bianco and Colucci could not find a place to step down and did not dare to shoot rashly, so the two of them surrounded Adelaide's body in a ridiculous escort posture. On the side, the Brazilian has been allowed to bring the ball to the bottom line.

"He's going to pass!" The same thought flashed in the minds of both of them. The way to the bottom line has been blocked by the two of them. The only chance for Adelaide is to pass the ball into the penalty area.

Sure enough, Adelaide pulled the ball, and then turned his right foot to prepare for the pass.

Bianco immediately stretched out his foot to block, but Adelaide pulled the ball back, and then pushed the ball lightly!
The ball rolled under Bianco's raised leg, Adelaide took a big stride, ran out of the court, ran back in a big circle around the baseline and got the ball that had rolled into the penalty area!

Unexpectedly, Bianco and Colucci turned around hastily, and they collided. Although they didn't fall down, they were unable to chase Adrian for a while.

Seeing Lopez rushing towards him, Adelaide, who had already run away completely, just slammed the ball back easily, avoiding Lopez's defense again!

Crespo has already run to the penalty spot, and he is reaching out for the ball without defense. As long as Adelaide can pass the ball, Crespo firmly believes that he can definitely score it!

But Ade didn't seem to see that Crespo was reaching for the ball. He resolutely volleyed from a small angle!

It's a pity that although this shot is powerful, the angle is too small, and Chimenti's position is also very good, holding the ball firmly in his arms.

Crespo, who was standing in the middle of the penalty area, shook his head. Ade seemed to realize that Crespo was in a better position than him. He shrugged his shoulders apologetically, and Crespo could only smile helplessly.

"The breakthrough is beautiful! It's a pity that he actually chose to shoot from such a small angle..." Mancini sighed secretly in his heart. It seems that Adelaide's body has no problem at all. If there is any problem with him, Probably psychologically.

However, Adelaide's shot was not useless at all. At least his subtle breakthrough made Cagliari's defenders feel jealous. The four defenders stayed in the backcourt and were played around by the opponent alone. It's better to do less...

The rest of the first half passed in the unhurried attack of both sides. Solari had a shot that was saved by Chimenti, and Suazo's breakthrough was also saved by Cesar in time. The whistle sounded and Inter Milan took the lead into the second half of the game with a goal.

In the locker room, Mancini did not comment on the performance of the players, but simply explained the tactics of the second half and then arranged for everyone to rest and recover their physical strength to prepare for the following game.

Ade sat in a corner, covering his head with a towel, and Martins and Recoba sat beside him, wanting to say something to him, but they didn't know what to say.

Pei Wei took a bottle of water and slowly sipped it. He walked back and forth in the dressing room casually. When he passed Ade, he made a pout at Martin Srekoba. The two understood and got up and left. went aside.

"Hey, Wright, I've always wanted to ask you something, but I'm not ashamed to ask. You have to answer me today." Pei Wei sat down next to Ade carelessly, patted the Brazilian on the shoulder and asked.

Originally, Ade was not in a good mood, so he covered his head with a towel so that others would not disturb him, but Pei Wei still sat beside him so uninterestedly, and he couldn't get angry with Pei Wei, because He is usually a bit awkward in dealing with people, his best friend in the team is Pei Wei, the reason why two characters with relatively different personalities can become friends is that they both have an unyielding spirit deep in their hearts.

So he could only pull down the towel on his head, and asked Pei Wei helplessly: "What's the problem? Pei?"

"I asked you, you must answer truthfully." Pei Wei tilted his head and said.

"Okay, I promise you, but except for my privacy." Adidas had nothing to do with him.

"Haha, Wright, do you have any shady secrets? Are you so afraid of me asking?" Pei Wei laughed, and the others couldn't help laughing, and started making jokes about Ade.

Ade smiled wryly. He really had nothing to do with Pei Wei, so he had to change the subject: "Don't talk about this...let's ask your question."

Pei Wei cleared his throat and aroused everyone's curiosity, even Mancini and old Miha listened: "It's nothing, I just want to ask, who is your idol? Of course it is It refers to football."

Now not only Ade, but the others were also taken aback. I didn't expect Pei Wei to ask such a boring question, but after thinking about it, in the team, I really didn't hear Ade mention who his idol is. It has been mentioned more or less. For example, Crespo’s idol is the Argentine hero Kempes in 78, Martins’ idol is Weah, the greatest football player in Africa, and Recoba’s idol is the elegant Uruguayan prince Franciscoli. Wei's idol is not a secret, and Maradona is the person he admires the most.

Ade shrugged his shoulders: "It's not a big deal. Of course I have my idol, which is almost the idol of all Brazilians. Pele is my idol. I hope to have such a high scoring rate like him." .”

Hearing this answer, everyone couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Ade is a bit boring. The idol is actually the black crow... But it's not surprising. After all, for Brazilians, Pele is a mountain that people will worship forever people.

"People who have scored more than 1000 goals in their careers are really admirable, but football is not just about scoring goals." Pei Wei's words made Mancini's eyes light up, and he nodded secretly in his heart.

"Wright, of course you know who my idol is. Maybe you are a little unhappy, but the one I admire most is Maradona, because his role on the field is not only reflected in goals."

"What are you trying to say?" Ade asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, maybe my next words will make you Brazilians unhappy." Pei Wei smiled and pointed to the Brazilians Ade, Maicon, Maxwell and Cesar, "The World Cup in 90 , did you watch the game between Brazil and Argentina?"

The faces of Ade and others immediately became ugly. The 82 and 90 World Cups were both heartaches that the Brazilians did not want to mention. The Brazilian teams in those two World Cups were known as "the strongest in history". Kao, Zico, Socrates, Careca, Muller, Dunga... But these two teams can be regarded as ill-fated. In 82, they met a crazy Rossi, and his hat-trick Knock out the two-time leading Brazil team, and in 90 they met a crazier Maradona...

"In that game, although Maradona did not score, no matter who after the game, they all think that Maradona is the master of that game, because without him, there would be no Caniggia's goal. The ball, in fact, compared to Maradona's pass, that goal is nothing." Pei Wei said seriously.

Hearing this, Adriano nodded thoughtfully, he seemed to understand the meaning of Pei Wei's words.

Pei Wei smiled. What he said was to make Adelaide understand a truth, that is, in a football game, if there is no pass, there will be no goal.As a striker, it is unsatisfactory not to score goals, but if he can help his teammates score goals, he will still be an important part of the team.

"Okay, I'm done asking." Pei Wei stood up: "Wright, continue to rest, I'll sit over there."

As soon as he took two steps, he saw Maicon, Maxwell, Cesar and others surrounded him with malicious intentions. Pei Wei protected himself vigilantly, looked at them and asked, "What do you... want to do?"

"What are you doing? Hehehe, what you said just now is good. Your idol is Maradona, right? That is the enemy of our Brazilians!" Cesar snapped his knuckles , said with a smirk.

Pei Wei wanted to run, but Maicon and Maxwell blocked the escape routes on both sides of him. Pei Wei rolled his eyes and immediately shouted: "The Brazilians have beaten someone! They are not convinced by Diego's ball king." Status! The Argentines come to help..."

Crespo, Zanetti, Burundisso, Samuel, Cambiasso, Solari and others "Hulala" all stood up at once, suppressing the momentum of the Brazilians all at once. Sure enough, Inter Milan is still dominated by the "Argentina Gang"...

"Okay, okay, everyone, stop making trouble." Seeing the two groups of people making fun, Mancini had no choice but to stand up and smooth things over: "The second half of the game is about to start, get ready to go!"

"Yes!" The players answered in unison.

(End of this chapter)