Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 331 Honey Juice Confidence
Seeing a large gap on the left, Samuel rushed from the center to intercept Messi.

Messi looked up and observed the situation in the Inter Milan penalty area, and found that Toni was firmly blocked by Materazzi.

So he didn't choose to pass the ball to Tony again, but took the ball to the bottom line, and Samuel quickly caught up to block Messi's inward cut route.

But Messi's small skills in high-speed movement are really excellent. Seeing Samuel sticking over, he gently poked the ball in the direction of Samuel's running, and the ball just passed from Samuel. Er passed between his legs.

Caught off guard, Samuel tried to block the ball with his legs, but tripped himself, and could only watch Messi go around him.

At this time, another central defender of Inter Milan, Materazzi, was still entangled with Tony, and the others had no time to come to defend, so that Messi got a chance to face the goalkeeper Cesar.

Realizing that the situation was not good, Cesar had to choose to abandon the door and attack, and rushed towards Messi aggressively.

Messi first raised his foot and made a shot, deceiving Cesar's center of gravity.Then he flicked his ankle and took a lob shot. The ball drew a wonderful arc and flew over Cesar's head into the Inter Milan net.

"GOAL!"

With Messi's outstanding performance, before the end of the first half, Crystal Palace tied the score to 2:2, and the two teams returned to the same starting line.

During the intermission, although Crystal Palace conceded two goals in the first half, Chen Ran didn't get angry. Apart from encouraging the players to continue attacking, he didn't give a word of blame.

On the Inter Milan side, Mancini was obviously very dissatisfied with the team leading twice in the first half but being equalized twice.

Not only severely criticized the defensive players who were repeatedly broken by Ronaldo and Messi, but also replaced Samuel with a more flexible central defender Cordoba.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the two teams still continued their offensive style of play in the first half.

"Good guy, playing so unrestrainedly, is this still the semi-final of the Champions League?"

"Haha, the one above is exactly what I thought. Once these important tournaments reach the finals or semi-finals, the two sides are more conservative than the other. It's so rare to play such a beautiful game like Crystal Palace and Inter Milan."

"Hehe, you guys still don't know much about Chen Ran. With his character like a thug, if he had a choice, he wouldn't fight against Inter Milan."

"That's right. Almost no one is injured in the Crystal Palace's defense now. Chen Ran knows that his defensive quality is no longer as solid as before, so he can only take the initiative to attack. Use the method of 'replacing defense with offense' to cover up Crystal Palace. The problem of unstable defense."

"I'll go, master upstairs! You can clearly see that small plan."

"Haha, so-so, so-so, I just watched the Crystal Palace games a little more. With Chen Ran's character, he would never use six points for things that can be done with five points of effort."

"But it's quite risky for Crystal Palace to do so. The defense has conceded so many goals, can Chen Ran guarantee that Crystal Palace will score more goals than their opponents?"

"At least judging from the current situation, there is no problem with the scoring ability of Crystal Palace's strikers. It's just that no one can guarantee whether they can score more goals than their opponents. I guess that guy Chen Ran was also forced to fail. The only way is to gamble."

"Hey, Crystal Palace's injuries this season are indeed too serious. I hope Chen Ran can win this bet."

"Yeah, good luck to Crystal Palace!"

"good luck!"

"Good Luck!"

Inter Milan's newly replaced Cordoba is only 173cm tall. Such a short man can play as a central defender in a wealthy club, so he must have outstanding advantages.

Seeing that Messi repeatedly broke through Samuel's defense in the first half, Mancini decided to send a more flexible Cordoba to deal with Messi.

Cordoba did not disappoint Mancini. Although his speed is still not as fast as Messi, at least it will not be as big as Samuel.

After he came on the field, with the cooperation of left back Maxwell, he immediately destroyed several Messi's breakthroughs with the ball.The offensive momentum of Crystal Palace's right wing suddenly weakened.

Chen Ran on the sidelines quickly discovered the situation.However, he did not let Messi continue to work hard.Instead, taking advantage of the dead ball, he called Modric to his side.

"Little Luca, next put the team's main attacking direction on the left side of Ronaldo. Inter Milan's right back Zanetti will be 35 years old this year, and his physical condition will definitely decline significantly in the second half of the game. "

"You pass the ball more to Ronaldo and let him keep attacking Zanetti. I believe it will not take long before Inter Milan's right-sided defense will have a loophole. Understand?"

"Okay, boss."

For Chen Ran's order, Modric has always understood and executed it, and he has to execute it if he doesn't understand it.

Soon, Mancini saw Modric continuously sending the ball to Ronaldo's feet on the left, and his heart suddenly "thumped".

For Zanetti, a veteran, Mancini can be said to like and have a headache.

As a young coach, Mancini did not coach a wealthy club before coaching Inter Milan.

Without the cooperation and support of captain Zanetti, it would be difficult for him to command Inter Milan, a giant team full of big-name players.

But with the increase of age, Zanetti's physical function will inevitably decline.Especially in the second half of the game, Zanetti, who had a significant decline in physical fitness, sometimes became a loophole in Inter Milan's defense.

This problem was not obvious in Serie A, but it was immediately magnified in the Champions League where strong players gather.

Mancini is not without a solution, just replace Zanetti.

But Mancini is not a decisive head coach. For the captain Zanetti who has made great achievements in Inter Milan and helped him a lot, he always wants to wait a little longer and not replace him unless it is absolutely necessary. .

It was this class that gave Crystal Palace a chance to score.

According to Chen Ran's instructions, Modric once again distributed the ball to Ronaldo on the left.

Inter Milan's right midfielder Figo immediately rushed up to try to destroy him, a Portuguese fellow, to catch the ball.

It's a pity that Figo, who is almost 36 years old this year, although his technical awareness is still there, his movement speed is no longer Ronaldo's opponent.

Before Figo arrived, Ronaldo had already bumped the ball with his chest first, and then hooked back with his feet. He immediately turned around Figo and ran along the left line.

Seeing that Figo failed to stop Ronaldo, Zanetti, who was a right back, had to take the initiative to meet him.

Without any pause, Ronaldo immediately used his best heel kick to pass the ball. While shaking Zanetti, he also smoothly switched the ball to the inside.

At this time, Inter Milan's right midfielder Cambiasso rushed over in time to make up the defense.

This made Ronaldo, who originally wanted to hit the goal directly, had to pull and buckle the ball. After flashing past Cambiasso, it passed to Kaka who was responding in the middle, and then turned around and inserted into Inter Milan's penalty area.

Kaka, who has cooperated very well with Ronaldo, does not need Ronaldo's reminder now. After seeing his running position, he immediately kicked a pass and sent the ball into Inter Milan's penalty area.

At this time, Ronaldo, who was advancing at high speed, had bypassed Cambiasso and rushed into the Inter Milan penalty area.And Kaka's pass was also passed to Ronaldo's forward line just right.

When the ball arrives, Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't even need to stop the ball, he just hits the ball with an angry shot.

"boom!"

With a bang, the ball hit the lower edge of the Inter Milan goal crossbar like a cannonball, and then bounced into the net.

Ronaldo's shot was so fast and powerful that goalkeeper Cesar had no time to react.As soon as the hand was raised halfway, the ball had already crashed into the goal.

"GOAL!"

With Ronaldo's violent shot, Crystal Palace led Inter Milan for the first time in this game, and the score on the field became 3:2.

On the sidelines, Mancini couldn't sit still when he saw Crystal Palace lead the score.

After hesitating for a while, he called up Argentine defender Burdisso and French midfielder Dacourt from the bench.

After a simple warm-up, Mancini asked them to replace the right back, captain Zanetti and right forward Figo.Obviously, he is very dissatisfied with his team's defense on the right.

Moreover, Mancini also adjusted the formation of Inter Milan from 442 to 4312.

Recoba changed from left midfielder to midfielder, and then Stankovic, Cambiasso and Dacourt formed a new barrier in front of the back line.

"Haha, guys, the score is behind but the defense is strengthened. Is Mancini a little guilty?"

On the other side, on the Crystal Palace bench, after the Crystal Palace overtook the score, Southgate was also in the mood to comment on Mancini's substitution adjustment.

"He is just afraid of being scored more goals by us."

Simeone doesn't talk much, but he can often hit the nail on the head.

"That's right. Inter Milan has no problem with attacking power, but the speed of scoring goals cannot keep up with the speed of conceding goals. This is the problem that Mancini wants to solve."

Guardiola saw through the purpose of Mancini's adjustment at a glance.

"Hehe, although Mancini's adjustment has strengthened the thickness of the defense, it has sacrificed the wing attack. It is hard to say whether it is worthwhile."

Southgate curled his lips in disdain, obviously not agreeing with Mancini's adjustment.

"Isn't this just right for our Crystal Palace? Anyway, we are leading the score now, and Inter Milan sacrificed offense to strengthen defense. It's a good thing."

"Haha, yes, this is indeed a great thing."

Chen Ran also noticed Mancini's adjustments.

Inter Milan is now behind, but Mancini sacrificed offense to strengthen defense.This is obviously because he believes that even without the wing attack, Inter Milan can still continue to break through the Crystal Palace goal.

Chen Ran expressed his appreciation for Mancini's self-confidence.

As discussed by his three assistants, Chen Ran is also optimistic about Mancini's adjustment.

However, Inter Milan's players are very strong, and there is still work to be done.

"Josep."

"Boss, what instructions do you have?"

"You tell Fabregas and Beckham to warm up now, and replace Toni and Modric with them later."

"With Yaya Toure, Cesc Fabregas and Beckham forming a three-back midfielder, the team's formation has become a 433 without strikers. Do you understand?"

"Understood, boss."

Soon, less than 5 minutes after Inter Milan made substitution adjustments, Crystal Palace also sent a new force.

In the next game, without the left and right avant-garde Inter Milan, they could only concentrate their offense in the middle.

But in the face of the Crystal Palace's midfield defense, which has hoarded three midfielders, there was no gap to break through for a while.

On the contrary, after switching to a no-front formation, the Crystal Palace started all offenses from the back.This allowed Inter Milan's defensive players to respond passively, but had no way to defend in advance.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Kaka, three players with strong dribbling and breakthrough abilities, attacked Inter Milan's defense time and time again, which greatly consumed the physical energy of these defensive players.

As the game entered the final stage, Crystal Palace finally seized the opportunity to score again.

Beckham used his precise long pass to send the ball to Messi on the right, and Inter Milan's left midfielder Stankovic rushed to intercept.

Messi passed Stankovic very easily with a croquette.

But before he accelerated with the ball, the left back Maxwell, who had been on guard for a long time, had already rushed over with a shovel.

Messi picked up the ball vigilantly, and then he jumped up himself, avoiding Maxwell's flying shovel even with the ball.

This time, Inter Milan's left defense was completely wide open, and Messi dribbled the ball directly towards the opponent's penalty area.

Realizing that the situation was not good, the central defender Cordoba hurried to the left to make up for the defense.

With Maxwell's defense before, the two of them had a good double-team defense against Messi.Now Cordoba is the only one left, and Messi doesn't care about him at all.

Using his super-fast movement frequency, Messi made Cordoba dizzy after several consecutive changes of direction.After hastily stepping out, Messi passed through him all at once.

Seeing that Messi was about to form a single-handed shot again, another Inter Milan central defender rushed over to block Messi and goalkeeper Cesar.

At this time, the two central defenders of Inter Milan were attracted to Messi, and there was a huge gap in the middle of the penalty area.

Messi didn't do it alone this time, but pushed the ball lightly with his right foot and passed the ball to the empty space in the middle.

(End of this chapter)