ball magic

Although Lao Tuo was very excited, he still hadn't forgotten that they were in the pouring rain.

He quickly hustled the players like chickens into the tunnel, where team personnel were already waiting to hand out towels.

Even Raphael was no exception, but before driving him away, Lao Tuo didn't forget to kiss him on the face.

This is his best reward for his disciples, because he is really great!

Raphael could understand his mentor's excitement, but he didn't like Laotuo's surprise attack at all.

His small eyes also made Lao Tuo give him a blank stare, and then pushed him by the shoulders to push him towards the player's tunnel, "Hurry up, hurry up."

Out of sight is pure!

Raphael didn't want to be a drowned chicken either. After rushing into the player channel, he got a big towel.

He flicked the water droplets on his hair first, trying to shake them off a little, and then he heard Simeone, who was a guest staff member, smile and ask, "Boy, are you shooting a shampoo commercial?"

Raphael looked at the guy who was smiling like a fool, and retorted: "Are you envious? I think if you treat them kindly, they shouldn't go bald too early."

This time Simeone exploded.

This brat actually mocked him for being bald at an early age?

Everyone laughed hahaha. There are not many times when you can laugh at Simeone. How can you not seize such a good opportunity now?

Of course Simeone didn't do it. After he and Vieri argued a few words, they realized that Raphael had already run to the player channel.

This made him disappointed that he hadn't found his place yet.

Just as disappointed as Simeone were some viewers in front of the TV.

Part of that, of course, is that these are noble paying fans who don't have to watch commercials at halftime and, oh, suffer from useless chatter from commentators.

Compared to those, of course the handsome guy looks better, especially the handsome guy who looks naked because his whole body is wet.

Unfortunately, the benefits are gone.

Some fans are already looking forward to the rain not stopping.

After returning to the player tunnel, Lao Tuo wiped his face first, and saw Raphael asking Juan for a hair rope.

Now Lao Tuo asked strangely: "Juan, why do you always have hair ropes?"

This is obviously a good question to hit the soul.

Amid everyone's laughter, Juan's little face looked extraordinarily confused.

But when Lao Tuo found his villain, he gave him a look, as if blaming him for making a joke of Juan.

Toshack couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and urged, "Hurry up, you need to move faster."

Under Lao Tuo's urging, Raphael gave himself a ball head and asked him: "How will we play in the second half?"

Lao Tuo quickly said: "It is said that it is raining and sleet now, and the temperature is dropping very fast. It would be best if we can score another goal in the second half, but it depends on the situation. I hope you will do a good job of defense first, so as not to get injured. That's the most important thing. By the way, you remember to defend the set pieces, especially the corner kicks, because their average height is terrible..."

Lao Tuo's emotion also made everyone laugh.

Although during the game, they also felt a lot of pressure because of Liverpool's average altitude, but now the coach's complaints also make them overjoyed.

Toldo also said at this time: "Dear teammates, we are friendly forces. In the second half, please protect me while protecting the goal behind me."

This complaint also made the "Dutch Tower" with a serious expression a little embarrassed.

Rafael also smiled. If he remembers correctly, since Stam came to Inter Milan, he has recorded own goals in almost every season.

The victim also changed from Pagliuca to Toldo.

He suddenly missed Pagliuca a little.

Lao Tuo waited for them to change their clothes, especially the studs of their sneakers, and said to them: "Be careful of exhausting your energy too quickly, play smarter."

After giving the instructions, he watched his disciples rush into the rain again.

This also made Toshack sigh gloomily.

Didn't you say sleet?

Ever seen such sleet?

Not only the unlucky players on both sides played in the torrential rain, but also the hard-working referee team.

As soon as the hapless Dick blew the start of the second half, he was looking forward to the end of the game.

But in the heavy rain, the singing of those KOP fans could still be clearly heard.

There is no storm today, only wind and rain, but in the midst of the wind and rain, they did make the players "never walk alone".

I don't know whether Houllier turned on the hair dryer at halftime, or the singing of the fans played a role.

After the start of the second half, Liverpool launched an attack.

This is Anfield, they have no reason to let their opponents take away the victory easily, and they are still the opponents who stroked their sacred signs!

Yes, they already knew Rafael they did a good job in the opening.

The heavy rain obviously brought some obstacles to the defense. At this time, even Rafael was glad that they were playing at Anfield instead of Meazza.

Because under this kind of rain, in that rotten grass, they might not even know how they got hurt.

But now, despite the heavy rain, relying on the excellent geothermal and drainage system of the British stadium, there is not much water now. After replacing the spikes, Raphael quickly adapted to the venue under his feet.

But the competition in the heavy rain still had various unexpected difficulties.

For example, at this moment, although Toshack repeatedly emphasized not to give Liverpool a chance to set the ball, some things are not whether the players want it, but whether they can do it.

This also made Lao Tuo stand on the sidelines with an umbrella.

This kind of rain actually tests the goalkeeper.

For example, the lob shot by Rafael, if it wasn't for the rain cover, Dudek might have reacted earlier.

If it wasn't for his accidental slip and fall, he might have a chance to turn the tide.

Now he just hopes luck is on their side.

It was Riise who took the corner kick. After Riise took the corner kick, Gerrard, who was sandwiched among a lot of tall teammates, suddenly jumped out. At this moment, Rafael, who was behind Gerrard, took the lead The ball cleared the bottom line.

At this point, Toshack knew he had a decision to make.

Substitution!

Simeone, who had warmed up for a few minutes, joined Samuel on the pitch.

The former replaced Irving, and the latter replaced Jaminha.

After these two substitutions, Toshack saw Houllier looking at him, but he just pretended not to see it.

If the weather conditions were not so extreme, he also hoped to dedicate a perfect victory for the fans of both sides, in line with his aesthetics, but now, he just wants to consolidate the results of the players' hard work.

They want to take the victory away!

This can make them more relaxed in mentality when they face Barcelona in the next game.

And this group is number one, he will also be determined!

At the moment, the old Robson was also watching the game at home.

After seeing Toshack's substitution options, he also laughed.

The reason why he and Toshack can become friends is not because they are both outliers among the British, but because of their football philosophy.

He has always had a high opinion of Toshack, and he is very happy to see Toshack has matured.

Liverpool fought hard for more than ten minutes, but failed to achieve results, and the rain decreased, but Inter Milan turned from defense to offense.

Toshack's eyes also fell on the midfield composed of Simeone, Rafael, Redondo and Juan.

This season, he let Raphael play more of a forward role. At the beginning of the season, he actually attracted a lot of criticism.

Because in the eyes of the outside world, Inter Milan has a lot of outstanding forwards, and it is a waste to let Raphael play this role.

But although Lao Tuo scoffed at their comments, he did not respond to the outside world.

Respond to what?

Tucao Vieri eating and drinking during the vacation, or telling the outside world that he thinks Saviola and Irving overlap, and it is impossible for him to play them at the same time?

Of course, these words cannot be said to the outside world, and he cannot even tell the players directly.

Letting Raphael play as a striker was actually an expedient measure for him at the time. It was to put pressure on Vieri and make the kid feel a little oppressive.

But who would have thought that when Vieri just regained a little feeling, he was injured.

What's even more tragic is that Figo's state this season is also in a cycle of [injury recovery, injury recovery, national team match day, injury] because of working too hard in the world preliminaries.

So the expedient measure discussed with Raphael at that time became a helpless move later.

But this game made Lao Tuo think again.

If Vieri and Figo can stabilize during this period and take a good rest during the winter break, let his little angel return to his favorite position.

Because today's Rafa is shining brightly.

This tough game ended with a score of 4-2.

In the 87th minute, Vieri, who went out without a shooting boot, proved himself with a header, and only 1 minute later, Gerrard, who had not performed well in this performance, scored a powerful long-range shot. , Demonstrated the determination to defend the victory.

After the game, Gerrard ran to the bench.

Seeing this scene, Raphael smiled knowingly. He glanced at Dudek, and finally walked towards the Polish goalkeeper without "wickedness".

After seeing his gaze, Juan also smiled silently.

He thought of the Champions League final 4 years ago, that was the duel between Raphael and Kahn, and he still remembers Kahn's eyes when Raphael asked to exchange jerseys.

He was about to hook Raphael's shoulders back to the player tunnel when he saw his coach coming up to him.

Toshack hugged his two beloved disciples together, then just rubbed Juan's cheek and gave him a loving meme.

Juan was different from one of his villains, the smile he showed after being kissed by him was sweet.

Lao Tuo squinted at the villain, and saw that he unexpectedly moved two steps horizontally and distanced himself from them.

This made Lao Tuo think angrily, who wants to kiss you!

Narcissism!

But he still remembered the purpose of his coming, and asked: "Did you take a look at me after you scored the first goal and before rushing to the corner?"

Raphael just looked back at the bench, but Lao Tuo's intuition told him that it was looking at him.

Under his gaze, Raphael nodded generously.

Lao Tuo couldn't help but said: "So you want to give this goal to me?"

But his villain denied him with a shake of his head.

This made Lao Tuo feel that he was a little "passionate", so he was puzzled and said, "Then what do you think I am doing?"

But his villain laughed instead.

"Because at that moment, I thought of a text message you sent me," Raphael said.

Seeing Lao Tuo's blank expression, Raphael, who wanted to stay away from him just now, leaned back, leaned over to give Lao Tuo a hug, and then whispered in his ear: "Remember, my first Champions League final, that Nuo Camp night. You tell me you're going to see me 'through the storm, over the sea'."

Lao Tuo nodded. Of course he remembered that it was his expectation and even more his blessing.

Raphael smiled and said, "At that time, I was thinking, you really are a Liverpool native."

Look, even the blessings given to him sounded like "Red Army".

Juan, who was listening to their intimate conversation at the closest distance, looked confused. What is this?

But now Toshack understood.

Ah, the kid looked at him, of course he didn't want to celebrate with him, but just wanted to show off to him——

See, I have passed through the storm, and I have flown over the sea.

At your beloved Anfield!

This stinky boy!