Mister Legend

Chapter 417 Lucky Counterattack

Li Moody, who was very low-key at the pre-match press conference, did not deploy conservative tactics in the opening stage. In the starting lineup similar to three days ago, only two central midfielders, Muses and Baselli, were replaced. Tulalang and Vukocevic, after all, players in this position need enough physical fitness to play a role on both offense and defense.

In the first 5 minutes after kick-off, the Turin team adopted an extremely high-strength high-position pressing strategy, which caused Inter Milan to suddenly fail to adjust the rhythm of possession of the ball in time, causing the visiting team's defense to make continuous mistakes. There were goals from the very beginning of the game.

In the second minute, Benassi's direct pass penetrated the entire defense line of Inter Milan, but Immobile's activation was a little earlier, and the extra arm was accurately judged by the linesman, avoiding an unjust case produce.

One minute later, Croatian midfielder Brozovic passed the ball weakly under the pressure of Belotti, and was intercepted by Baselli with a grab.The latter took a step forward, and directly hit the goal with his right foot about 1 meters away from the opponent's goal. Unfortunately, he was too pursuing strength and suddenness, and failed to master his footwork. This made Spalletti very dissatisfied with the performance of his players.The Inter Milan coach came to the sidelines to signal that Valero and the two wingers, who will serve as the attacking midfielder in this game, should pay more attention to retreating to meet their teammates, and should not give the Turin players any chance to press.

After some adjustments, the visiting team finally stabilized their position gradually, and Li Moody also gave up the high-post pressing tactics that consumed too much energy, and the two teams began to enter the situation of facing each other.

Inter Milan, which uses a 4-2-3-1 formation today, mainly emphasizes control in the midfield. Gagliardini, Brozovic and Valero still have a good level of control over the ball of.However, the tactics formulated by Sshuai cannot take advantage of the flexible and fast characteristics of the frontcourt trident Candreva, Perisic and Icardi. Because there is no air superiority, short pass penetration is also difficult to achieve in the case of the home team's intensive defense. They can only try a through ball and a long shot from the winger after a long meaningless kick, but the effect is relatively poor in the first 10 minutes of the game.

The Turin coach discovered through the FM system before the game that the Spanish veteran Valero's condition was very average, so he focused on arranging three midfielders to put pressure on him in turn, forcing his organization work to be completed in a very short time .After a few pass errors, Valero made adjustments, reducing the threatening passes but with a higher turnover rate, and began to focus on stability, which also made it difficult for Inter Milan’s offensive to pass Passing the ball threatens the home team's defense, forcing the offensive players in the frontcourt to start a solo mode, which is really inefficient.

In the 8th minute, Candreva sprinted forward after receiving the ball on the right side of the midfield, but did not see any good delivery routes.Icardi is always surrounded by two defensive players; Perisic tries to create space for his teammates by running, and has already run to the far end; the follow-up of the three midfielders behind him is a bit slow.As a result, Candreva, who had no one to pass on, had to barely sway from an angle, and tried a long-range shot by himself, but the kick was too straight, and was easily captured by Cassie, but at least it was a shot on goal. data.

Two minutes later, the home team's offense showed something new. Benassi was fouled by Brozovic and fell to the ground about ten meters to the left of the midfield line. Before everyone recovered, the former quickly sent out any The ball was knocked horizontally to Baselli who came up to meet him.The latter made a precise long-distance oblique pass and sent the ball into the rear point of the visiting team's penalty area. Belotti instantly started to get rid of the opponent's marking, and came to the corner on the right side of the small penalty area and stuck out his left foot. I wanted to shoot a volley, but unfortunately I failed to hit the target during the high-speed movement, and unfortunately missed the opportunity to hit the world wave.

Looking back, Inter Milan's offense once again stagnated at Valero's feet, and Candreva could only retreat to the midfield to receive the pass.He failed to make a strong breakthrough along the right side. After encountering a double-team, he could only send an unreliable 45-degree cross with a big foot, because there were no players in the penalty area of ​​the home team to fight for the top.However, Cassie made a low-level mistake at this time. He failed to communicate with Diego Llorente in time, and both of them rushed to the landing point to form mutual interference.The goalkeeper of the home team hastily held the ball out of the penalty area with his right hand, but was caught by Perisic there.

However, the Croatian winger didn't seem to want to accept this great gift that came to his door. The volley he kicked at the first moment seemed to come from the feet of an amateur football fan. The players are not as good as Casillas, who has just landed after hitting the ball near the penalty spot, without having to take off, and can hold the ball firmly with his hands up. It's so easy!
However, Inter Milan deserves to be a traditional giant in Italy and even the world football, and the previous five rounds of the league have also achieved an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 2 draws. There is still no problem with the overall morale. When encountering various difficulties on the offensive end , Still found a chance to threaten the opponent's goal.

No. In the 13th minute, Candreva's cross to the bottom line was knocked out of the bottom line. He then took a corner kick. In the scuffle at the previous point, Gagliardini hit the first point.Although it was just a slight rub, it formed a perfect ferry effect, and the ball just flew to Icardi who was standing about one and a half meters outside the small penalty area in front of the goal.

The Argentine striker, who is currently competing with Immobile for the top scorer in the league, is well aware of the situation he is facing. If he cannot complete the shot in time, he may be interfered by the home team's defenders who rush over if he makes a slight adjustment.So he made a decisive decision, directly raised his right leg to meet the ball and made a volley hook shot, and the ball went straight to the top of the near corner and flew away.But what he never expected was that this wonderful attack was resolved in time by Casillas, who reacted against the sky.

Facing such a close-range shot, the Turin goalkeeper quickly stretched out his left hand, and jumped up quickly, stabbing the ball out of the crossbar just before it flew into the goal line.The team was saved with this magic pounce, and at the same time, many fans of the home team in the stadium gave out warm applause after giving out a huge exclamation.

The camera turned to the bench on the sidelines. All the Inter Milan generals looked like they were carved out of the same mold. They all held their heads in their hands, with expressions of surprise and regret on their faces. Even the calm Spalletti frowned. The appearance of his head confirmed from the side how good Cassie's save was this time.

Encouraged by their goalkeeper's superb save, the Torino team immediately used a successful corner kick defense to play a quick counterattack, forcing Brazil's Miranda to bring down the high-speed forward at the front of the penalty area at the cost of a yellow card. Mobile, this is how the crisis was resolved.However, the weak link of the home team was exposed again, that is, they are not good at direct free kicks. Going high over the bar, he couldn't cause Handanovic any trouble.

Li Mudi has wanted to introduce a free kick expert more than once, but the current FM system gives those players whose ability value is above 18, most of them have single functions and are not suitable for the team's current tactical system. The rest are world-class superstars, and it is almost impossible for the Torino team to buy.So he can only set up a training program to strengthen free kick shooting in daily training, hoping to tap the potential of the existing players in the team, but the effect is obviously not very satisfactory.

Without mentioning the troubles of the Turin coach in this regard, let us return to the game.Just when the home team wanted to take advantage of the high momentum to invest more troops on the offensive end, they were shocked by a counterattack from Inter Milan and broke out in a cold sweat. Then wait for an opportunity to attack.

No.19 minutes, Gagliardini blocked Baselli one-on-one in his own half, and immediately sent a precise long pass after successfully stealing the ball, allowing Icardi to appear in the home team's penalty area smoothly In addition, there are only two central defenders left in front of the defender.The captain of Inter Milan did not choose to force a breakthrough at this time. Instead, he paused for a moment and distributed the ball diagonally to the front right. Candreva, who was plugging in at high speed, just caught up in time and was [-] or [-] meters away from the goal. He volleyed vigorously from the near corner, but was saved by Cassie flying to the bottom line.

Candreva then took a corner kick, and the Torino defenders made a rare collective misjudgment. The tall guys all rushed forward, allowing Perisic, who was ambushing at the far post, to get a good header. Chance to score the ball.Fortunately, Kanneman reacted quickly and tried his best to interfere with the Croatian winger, while Perisic's header was not very powerful, and it was so close to the goal that it was able to reach the top. Many fans of the visiting team were anxious. Jump feet.The broadcaster's slow-motion replay showed that the header slightly touched the top of the crossbar, which can be said to be quite thrilling.

Li Mudi was naturally very dissatisfied with this situation. He came to the sidelines to remind the players to concentrate on their attention at all times. The defensive core, Ranocchia, nodded vigorously to the boss outside the field as a response. Then, before the caddy threw the ball back, he had a simple communication with several teammates.

Since then, the visiting team has gradually taken the initiative on the scene. Although the cooperation in the positional battle is still jerky, based on the personal abilities of Icardi and other stars, they still made some tricks on the offensive end.

No. In 203 minutes, Icardi was brought down by Belotti, who was actively returning to defense, about two meters away from the top of the penalty area. He won a free kick in a good position for the team. Candreva imitated Carlos He made a small run-up with a small step, and sent a strong penalty kick, but it was a pity that it was higher than the crossbar. Four minutes later, Candreva forced a volley from the top of the penalty area, but failed to hit an angle, and the ball was easily confiscated by Casey.

The Turin team is not just passively beaten. They have planned several counterattacks, but most of them failed to work. Only Belotti received a long pass from Benassi in the penalty area at No. 301 minutes into the game. The right side of the inner side completed a difficult shot, but naturally it failed to hit the target.

However, the good opportunity for the Red Bulls came soon. In the 304th minute, the home team's old player D'Ambrosio picked a pass from the left to the penalty area. Miranda, who made a follow-up, completed a kick in front of the goal.Today, Cassie is like a god descending from the earth. He quickly fell to the ground with a reaction that did not seem to be about to turn 37 years old, and threw out the attack that was close at hand.Just when the fans at the scene once again gave him warm applause, the referee's whistle also sounded. It turned out that the linesman had already raised the flag to indicate that Miranda was offside first.

This penalty decision directly stopped several players from both sides rushing over to compete for the second landing point, but at this time, Ranocchia, who was closest to the ball, suddenly accelerated and rushed to the ball, pressing it firmly to the turf After forming a completely static state on the top, he immediately kicked off to Baselli who was ten meters away.The latter turned around after stopping the ball, and then found Belotti who was near the midfield line with a long pass. Only then did the others, especially the Inter Milan players, react. The home team's counterattack had already begun.So, except for the two central defenders of the Turin team and Icardi of the visiting team, everyone began to rush to the other half of the field.

Fortunately, Inter Milan's previous offensive was not full of pressure, and Brozovic still stood in front of Hong Beibei in time.Although Benassi's support allowed Belotti to get rid of the Croatian's entanglement after completing a two-for-one cooperation, his speed with the ball was inevitably slowed down, and there were not many players ahead. The ball was missed, and Turin No. 9 could only choose to drive the ball forward at a not-so-fast speed by himself.

After this counterattack evolved into this situation, there was basically no big threat.Although Immobile has already cruised to the left side of the penalty area, and Silvestri on the right is also desperately accelerating forward, but judging from Belotti's passing ability, let him send a must. It is a wonderful oblique pass, bypassing the opponent's defensive player to find a teammate, this requirement is obviously too difficult for a strong man.If it really succeeds, then Hong Beibei will not only be a powerful center forward, but also a top star in the world at the level of Melo.

However, the luck of the Red Bulls, as always, made other teams feel jealous. When Belotti used his ordinary vision and observation ability to find a passable line while dribbling the ball to the front of the opponent's penalty area, the ball under his feet The ball was suddenly poked away by the force from behind.It turned out that the fast winger Perisic returned to the defense in time and found the right opportunity to break and replace the Turin team's offensive.But his interception thoroughly explained what it means to do bad things with good intentions. The diagonal through pass that the opposing center could not pass was born under the casual poke of the Croatian winger.

The ball just passed through the air between Miranda and D'Ambrosio, and it also had a strong side spin. It did not fly directly out of the baseline, but turned to the left side of the visiting team's half, allowing the assist Silvestri got it just right.The Turin right-winger kept hitting the ball to the back point vigorously. The Slovakian central defender Skriniar tried to intercept it and failed. Handanovic, who had just moved to the front post, turned around and blocked it. In time, the ball was rushed to the back post by Immobile and easily pushed into half the empty goal.

1 to 0, with a lucky counterattack, the Red Bull took the lead in knocking out the opponent's city, and temporarily took the lead in this strong dialogue.

(End of this chapter)