Chinese champion

Chapter 359 The Attrition War of the Blue-Black Empire

In the past two years in the European arena, Inter Milan has a good relationship with the Premier League teams. They eliminated Manchester United in the quarter-finals last year, and eliminated Arsenal in the quarter-finals this year. They came to London twice in one year. This is not a common thing for Inter Milan.

Last time in London, they basically won the qualification right. Will they have such good luck this time?
A topic that attracts more attention is that Inter Milan has surprisingly remained unbeaten in all competitions since the beginning of this season, with 30 league games, eight Champions League games and five Coppa Italia games, a total of 43 games Among them, Inter Milan has not been defeated by any team, which has to be said to be a small miracle.

The whole of Europe is waiting for an opponent to stop Inter Milan's unbeaten record, because a strong Inter Milan that makes people feel hard to beat is what other teams do not want to see, and Chelsea, it is precisely in these few games An opponent who may break the myth of Inter Milan's invincibility.

Mancini naturally knows this too, and he also knows that Mourinho's recent days are not easy, and this game will definitely not be easy.

The main lineups of Inter Milan and Chelsea are very similar, both are between [-] and [-]. Needless to say, there are four defenders. The midfielders of both sides are all composed of players with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Lampard, Ballack or Vieira, Cambiasso and Pei Wei are all top midfielders in the world. In front of them, both teams have a traditional winger: Ruben and Ronaldinho , it’s just that Ruben is used to playing on the left and Ronaldinho is more active on the right. In the forward position, Drogba is at the top of Chelsea, Shevchenko is a little behind, and Inter Milan is also Zhuang Feng. In the front, Ibrahimovic lagged behind. In terms of tactics, Mancini and Mourinho's arrangements are almost the same.

Mancini knew that the last tactic against Arsenal could not be used against Chelsea this time, because although Arsenal's offensive ability is strong, their defense is not very good. Chelsea is not the same. After Mourinho took office, he Being able to win two Premier League titles in a row is based on a strong defense. Against a team as stable as Chelsea, they can neither press the offense with all their strength, nor retreat to counterattack. They can only use the most tiring and least labor-saving way , entangled with the opponent in the midfield, relying on the overall strength to break the opponent's city.

He believes that the strength of Inter Milan's midfielder is definitely not inferior to Chelsea, and even stronger, because Chelsea does not have a midfielder like Pei Wei who has both speed, technology and impact.

Another thing that makes him confident is Ibrahimovic. His skills, vitality, and imagination are all that Chelsea do not have. Although Shevchenko has gradually adapted to the Premier League game, he is already 31 years old. It's hard for him to match Ibrahimovic's energy.

The game entered a stalemate from the very beginning, both sides put in a lot of effort in the midfield, as Mancini thought, Mourinho did not intend to use his good defensive counterattack to deal with Inter Milan, because this season Inter Milan's defensive counterattack is also very good. If you want to win Inter Milan, you have to come up with something practical.

Cambiasso passed the ball to the front, but Essien suddenly rushed from behind and intercepted the ball before Pei Wei took the ball. After stealing the ball, Essien immediately passed the ball forward with a straight kick. Reuben.

Vieira was slow to start, Ruben got the ball smoothly, and then immediately broke to the baseline.

Zanetti did not stick up to grab the ball, but firmly blocked the position of Ruben's inside cut. Ruben tried to get rid of it several times, but Zanetti blocked the route. He had no choice but to force a pass middle.

Drogba rushed to the front point and prepared to head the goal. Naturally, Materac would not let him be so relaxed, so he stuck to it tightly. Under his interference, Drogba's hasty header was relaxed by Cesar hold on.

Cesar threw the ball to launch an attack. Pei Wei, who was intercepted by Essien due to carelessness, did not give the opponent any chance this time. After getting rid of Essien quickly, he got the ball, and then turned around beautifully, throwing Essien away. bit.

Ballack rushed over immediately, but Pei Wei poked the ball forward, the ball passed between Ballack's legs, and the ball passed!
"Beautiful!" The commentator shouted loudly, and at the same time Mourinho frowned tightly. He still clearly remembered that in 2003, it was Mallorca led by Pei Wei who won the UEFA Cup final. Lost Porto, which he coached, and let himself lose face!
Compared with four years ago, Pei Wei seems to have improved a lot. He got rid of the two strongest defensive players in Chelsea's midfield so easily. Will he fall into the hands of this Chinese kid again?
Pei Wei, who got rid of two players in a row, didn't feel much easier. Chelsea's defense was quite tight. Their right back Boulah Luz immediately rushed forward to block Pei Wei's advance, while the two central defenders followed closely. Beside Ibrahimovic and Zhuang Feng, they didn't move an inch.

Pei Wei hit the ball—he knew it was not the best time to hit the ball, but what could he do? Essien and Ballack, who were thrown off by him just now, had already chased up from behind, and he couldn't get rid of it quickly. Although the defender in front of Kai is not afraid of three people attacking him, once the rhythm slows down, this opportunity will be lost.

So when he saw Zhuang Feng running towards the outside of the penalty area, he immediately passed the ball. As soon as Zhuang Feng caught the ball, Carvalho stuck it up from behind.

Zhuang Feng shook his upper body twice, then turned around suddenly!Carvalho was bewildered by Zhuang Feng's shaking, but he couldn't stop it in time. Zhuang Feng saw a gap and immediately volleyed!

Cech raised his hand and hit the ball out of the baseline.

Pei Wei took a corner kick, the ball went straight to the front point, Vieira inserted from the back row, and a powerful lion shook his head!Fortunately for Chelsea fans, the ball was a little bit higher, and it almost flew out of the bottom line against the crossbar.

There was no time for remorse, Vieira shook his head while sprinting back, Petr Cech had already taken the goal kick very quickly, and Chelsea's counterattack began.

The game is going on at such a fast pace. Often after an attack fails, the offensive side doesn't even have time to take a breath, and then starts to return to defense.

The two sides fought for every inch of space in the midfield, which exhausted the players who were already very tired. After 10 minutes, both sides had to slow down their rhythm and began to consciously sway in the backcourt. Let the players recover their strength.

Mourinho seemed a little dissatisfied with the players slowing down the pace. He shouted loudly on the sidelines: "Fuck, who told you to slow down! Run for me! If you feel tired You can come down, we have more substitute players!"

Amid his roar, all the Chelsea players were shocked and started running desperately again.

Mancini gave Mourinho a strange look. This is the first game of two rounds, and only 10 minutes have passed in the first half. Is it necessary to be so desperate?Don't want to play after playing this game?

Speaking of physical strength, the Premier League schedule is more intensive than Serie A. Inter Milan is already tired enough to fight on the third line, but Chelsea is now fighting on the fourth line: the League, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the League Cup, and the English League. The chaos of the arrangement is also famous in Europe. Just two days ago, Chelsea played a league game. Even if they were playing at home, even though the physical fitness of Inter Milan players has reached a low point, Mancini still has confidence. I think that the physical strength of the players under him will never be much worse than the opponent.

So Mancini sat very still on the coach's bench, quietly watching the game on the field.

However, Mancini seemed to feel that he had overlooked something, but couldn't remember for a while, what exactly was it?Mancini frowned and thought hard, forgetting to observe the situation on the field for a while.

Lampard took the ball in the middle and distributed it to Shevchenko on the right, who took the ball to organize the attack.

Inter Milan's starting left-back in this game is Wang Xiaomin, and Shevchenko is not very unfamiliar with him. He played against Wang Xiaomin in the UEFA Super Cup in 03 and the World Cup in 06. He knows that Wang Xiaomin is a difficult player. A defender with a lot of tricks and a habit of stalking and playing indiscriminately will never let you take the ball comfortably... But Shevchenko doesn't think Wang Xiaomin can deal with him.

Taking two steps forward with the ball, and seeing Wang Xiaomin coming up, Shevchenko circled the ball twice with his feet, and then suddenly flicked the ball to the right, ready to force a breakthrough!

The explosive power of a nuclear warhead over thirty years old is still excellent. Almost instantly, Shevchenko rushed past Wang Xiaomin's side with a dribble.

Wang Xiaomin turned around, and then stuck to Shevchenko, preparing to prevent him from reaching the highest speed.

"It's this trick again! You nasty guy." Seeing Wang Xiaomin's hand sticking to his body and using his body to cover it, Shevchenko knew that this defender who played dirty football started to play him again. It's a trick of small movements.

But even if she knows, Shepchenko has nothing to do. There is no line referee in this half, and the referee's eyes are also blocked by Wang Xiaomin's body. Movements such as your own thighs will not be noticed by the referee.

In desperation, Shevchenko had to stop, and at the same time moved a step towards the sideline, widening the distance between him and Wang Xiaomin.

After seeing Wang Xiaomin also stop, Shevchenko suddenly started again!A sprint to the bottom line with the ball!
"You can't react now, can you?" Shevchenko thought proudly, but just as he pushed the ball away, he saw the opponent take a long stride across his body, blocking him firmly behind him, and then The ball was broken.

"Nice steal!"

Shevchenko hit Wang Xiaomin's back, and he found that the Chinese defender's body was as strong as a wall, and he could no longer move forward.

Wang Xiaomin crossed the broken ball to Materac, who observed the frontcourt and immediately launched an attack with a long pass.

Zhuang Feng jumped up high and knocked the ball down before Carvalho. Pei Wei passed the ball directly to Ibrahimovic in the front side without stopping. Ronaldinho, who moved over, moved the ball forward and broke through!

Boulahrouz's reaction was a bit slow, and Ronaldinho made a smooth cross after getting down to the bottom!
Terry jumped up and wanted to head the ball, but he didn't prevent Zhuang Feng from the back row suddenly jumping in, and like a bomber, he jumped in front of him and rushed to head the ball!

Cech showed the strength of his new generation of European goalkeepers. He jumped up while retreating, and then hit the ball out of the baseline with one palm!

Zhuang Feng got up from the ground regretfully. If he hadn't been worried that Terry, who jumped up at the same time, might bump into him, the shooting speed could have been faster this time.

"Shit luck, I won't be so lucky next time!" Zhuang Feng murmured, and Pei Wei, who ran past him to take a corner kick, couldn't help laughing.

Today... Zhuang Feng's fighting spirit seems to be very strong.

Pei Wei's corner kick was pushed forward by Terry, who suffered a small loss just now. In the confrontation with Zhuang Feng, his body had the advantage, and he pushed Zhuang Feng away in the air.

"It really deserves to be the double captain of England and Chelsea. It's really amazing."

Pei Wei smiled and said to Zhuang Feng as he walked back, Zhuang Feng snorted.

Chelsea quickly hit the ball to the frontcourt, Drogba took the ball in front of the penalty area, put his back against Materac, and then turned around and volleyed forcibly!

The ball was played with great quality, but Cesar didn't want Cech to focus on the front. With a beautiful side attack, he slapped the ball out, and Burdisso grabbed the ball before Shevchenko made a follow-up shot. On the front field.

The two sides came and went, the scene was very exciting and intense, the cheers from Stamford Bridge were louder than the waves, Chelsea, which occupied the home advantage, was fast-paced, and Inter Milan, who played away, was not conservative, and they were evenly matched with each other. The commentator of ESPN kept sighing, this is the most exciting game since the Champions Cup entered the knockout stage this season!
But on the sidelines, Mancini felt more and more uneasy.

PS: I have been working overtime for the past two days, and there is no time code, so everyone has been waiting. Guo Nu can only say I am sorry... Let me express my apology with actions! (There is another chapter tonight)
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