aspirations football

Chapter 58 The National Derby
During the intermission, Jingxuan did not go back to the locker room, but went directly to the hospital to confirm whether there was a concussion.

After the start of the second half of the game, neither side made substitution adjustments. Since Jingxuan was not present,
The threat of Inter Milan's frontcourt to Juventus' wing has declined.

In the first half, Grigera, who was suppressed by Jingxuan, became more and more active.

In the 48th minute of the game, Grigera made a pass from the wing. Trezeguet nodded and hit Cambiasso's tightened arm. The Juventus players raised their hands to ask the referee for a penalty, but the host The referee ignored it.

In the 51st minute of the game, Cambiasso scored to Jimenez on the side. The latter could not get rid of Gragra's defense and could only return the ball to Cambiasso.

After receiving the ball, Cambiasso passed it straight to Zlatan Ibrahimovic outside the penalty area. As soon as Ibrahimovic received the ball, he was brought down by Sissoko who followed closely. The referee awarded a direct free kick.

Ibrahimovic took a free kick, but his powerful shot was blocked by a wall, and Inter Milan lost a good opportunity.

Due to Juventus' three defensive midfielders stationed in the backcourt, it is difficult for Inter Milan's attack group, which lacks breakthrough speed, to effectively tear apart Juventus' defense line, and the offense often stagnates when it hits the frontcourt.

Only Maicon on the right can occasionally break through the opponent's defense line with speed to create a threat, but Ibrahimovic, who is not good at grabbing points, has always been difficult to find good opportunities under the marking of Juventus' tall defense line.

On the contrary, when Ibrahimovic attracted enough defense, Cruise got two shots.

In the 58th minute of the game, Inter Milan's frontcourt attack was interrupted. Salihamidzic grabbed the ball from Jimenez and gave it to the activated Nedved.

Nedved drove straight in with the ball, drove away Burdisso's defense, and passed it diagonally to Trezeguet in the penalty area.

The latter avoided Materazzi's legs with a pick, then faced Cesar's attack, calmly pushed the ball to the far corner of the goal, and the score became 1:2!

Inter Milan once again fell into a passive position. Facing Juventus' net defense and lacking Jingxuan's running and breakthrough ability, it was difficult for Inter Milan to threaten Juventus' goal through sports warfare and could only rely on set-piece opportunities.

In the 68th minute of the game, Figo replaced the injured Vieira, and Inter Milan blew the horn of the general attack.

But Ibrahimovic was stared at tightly, and it was difficult to turn around with the ball in the penalty area.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Ibrahimovic took the ball with his back on the edge of the penalty area, forced Chiellini's defense away, and volleyed with his left foot.

It's a pity that his shot was too strong, and the ball was a bit outrageous.

In the 76th minute of the game, Juventus' free kick in the front court was blocked by the wall. Zanetti adjusted two steps and passed the ball to Zlatan Ibrahimovic near the midfield line.

Ibrahimovic is at the forefront of the Inter Milan field at this time, but after he gets the ball, he cannot use the speed to get rid of the Juventus players chasing around him to launch a fast break.
In desperation, Ibrahimovic had no choice but to control the ball and gave it to Jimenez at the rear to reorganize the attack.

Seeing this scene, Inter Milan coach Mancini's face was quite ugly, especially with his newly cut hairstyle, it looked a little weird.

Mancini must have 1 Cao Nima in his heart at the moment. Why is it difficult for Inter Milan to find a second hot spot with such a luxurious lineup?

In the 81st minute of the game, Ibrahimovic got the ball in the front court and was once again surrounded by Juventus players.

I saw him pick up the ball and wanted to pass it to Cruise, who was unguarded at the far end, but the ball failed to pass and was blocked by the Juventus player in advance.

Mancini couldn't sit still on the sidelines anymore. He decisively replaced Jimenez, who had just played in midfield, with the teenager Pele, and replaced Cruz with Balotelli.

Inter Milan's formation has also become 4-2-2-2, with Balotelli and Ibrahimovic at the top, Luis Figo and teenager Pele playing left and right wingers, and the defense in the center is completely handed over Cambiasso and Zanetti.

However, the effect of such a change is not obvious. Juventus' heavily deployed center constantly impacts Inter Milan's midfield, making Figo and Pele constantly retreat in order to assist in the defense, unable to effectively break through on the side to create an offensive threat.

Besides, Figo is no longer as brave as he used to be. Although he has footwork, he has no explosive power and cannot completely get rid of the players defending him.

On the other side, the teenager Bailey has slightly poor dribbling skills and passing ability, and lacks game experience.

In the 85th minute of the game, Juventus took a sideline kick from the front court and was intercepted by Inter Milan. Figo took the ball from the side and launched a counterattack.
I saw him make a diagonal pass from a distance of 30 meters and give the ball to Balotelli in the penalty area.

This ball has strong penetrating power. At the moment Balotelli is only in front of Lerottlie. He can hit the goal with a swinging angle, or pass it to Zlatan Ibrahimovic who is already plugging in at high speed on the right side. .

But the miraculous Bashen made another amazing move at this critical moment. He stopped with the ball, maybe he was waiting for Ibrahimovic's follow-up, or maybe he was thinking about life.

In short, when Lerottlie stretched his legs to grab the ball, he failed to protect the ball and the ball was destroyed outside the penalty area. Inter Milan missed an excellent opportunity to equalize the score.

Ibrahimovic, with his hands on his hips, looked at Bashen with a mysterious smile, feeling helpless.

But then, Ibrahimovic, who couldn't stand it, still sprayed Bashen:

"Did you not sleep well last night? Are you playing fireworks in the house again? Why didn't you stop to pass the ball or shoot just now?"

After all, Bashen is just a child under the age of 18. Facing the roar of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is taller than him, there are still waves in his heart.

Seeing that he was so wronged that he was about to cry, he said in a low voice:

"Feel sorry!"

Mancini on the sidelines laughed when he saw this scene, but he seemed to be laughed out of anger.

In the 89th minute of the game, Ibrahimovic dribbled the ball at the front of the Juventus penalty area, and seemed to want to tear apart Juventus' defense with speed.

But as soon as he got up to speed, he was brought down by Sissoko, and the referee awarded a free kick from outside the penalty area.

Ibrahimovic took the free kick and his powerful volley was full of power, but unfortunately it missed the post slightly.

In the 91st minute of the game, Inter Milan got the last chance.

Cambiasso changed direction at the top of the arc, shook Camoranesi away, and then made a pass with his left foot.
Ibrahimovic succeeded in anti-offside, but unfortunately the pass was too big, Ibrahimovic chased up with all his strength, raised his right foot to shoot, but unfortunately his strength was not strong enough, and Buffon punched him out of the baseline.

Immediately, Inter Milan took a corner kick, Ibrahimovic failed to reach the ball, Juventus kicked the ball out of the penalty area, and the referee whistled, ending the game.

In the end, Inter Milan lost to Juventus 1:2 at home.

Due to the previous victory of the Roma team, Inter Milan's lead in the standings has been reduced to 4 points, which is very stressful for Inter Milan, which is fighting on the third line.

At the press conference after the game, head coach Mancini clearly pointed out that Jingxuan's unexpected end was a turning point in the game.

He knew very well that without Jingxuan, the only hot spot in the frontcourt, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's weaknesses as a pillar center, who doesn't like confrontation and lack of impact, are exposed to the extreme.

Faced with intensive man-to-man defense, Ibrahimovic can only choose to attract the defense and make wedding dresses for his teammates.
But at the critical moment, the engineer-type teammates who are used to handing the ball to him to solve problems cannot guarantee a stable output.

In some games, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's tactical status is equivalent to a frontcourt organizer. His superb technique and strong body form an unparalleled ability to control the ball, so that the team can rely on him to build an offensive system.

In the game, as long as the ball is given to Ibrahimovic in the frontcourt, the teammates wait for the movement.

Ibrahimovic can choose to pass to his teammates in seconds, or he can choose to adjust the shot by himself, giving people a feeling of omnipotence.

But this way of playing, facing top teams or top defenses, is often so effective that teammates who are used to relying on Ibrahimovic to organize offenses don't know how to play.

Ibrahimovic can't pass the threatening ball after taking the ball, and he can't complete the threatening shot. Inter Milan's game will naturally fall into a passive position.

As a world-renowned coach, Mancini naturally sees it very clearly, but with Ibrahimovic as the core can greatly increase the team's lower limit and make the league results stable.

The disadvantage is that it cannot effectively increase the team's upper limit and help the team become the king of Europe.

And his existence will squeeze the space for other top center forwards, and if you sacrifice the interests of other forwards to make cakes for Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic is not a killer with a strong ability to grasp opportunities.

A player with such distinctive characteristics is really a love-hate thing!
(End of this chapter)