[Football] Inzaghi couple

I heard the head coach call out my name. At that moment, I was in a trance, and even felt that I was hallucinating. That was the mood I had when I first played for Italy in the World Cup for the first time.

——The Autobiography of Philip Inzaghi

Participating in the World Cup is the highest pursuit for a football player. Inzaghi has the opportunity to participate in the World Cup in France this time, so he will not give up easily.After serious training at the Corviciano base, he finally succeeded in getting a ticket to France and became a member of the Italian national team for the World Cup in France.

Being able to participate in the World Cup is a very happy thing for Inzaghi. Not only him, his parents, grandparents, and younger brother are all planning to fly to France to watch the game.

It's just a pity that Maria didn't have time to go to France to watch the game, which disappointed Inzaghi who originally wanted to introduce her to her family formally.

Maria has been very busy recently and was in a hurry. She originally planned to go to France to watch the World Cup.Even if it is not for Inzaghi, it is also for Baggio who has returned to the national team, but it is a pity that she adjusted her vacation, but dedicated it to Avery.

After Avery graduated, she went to work in a law firm in Boston. While she was working, she was preparing for her wedding with Emmott.While preparing for the wedding, Eli suddenly discovers that the mother of her puppy Bruce is trapped in an animal laboratory.In order to rescue Bruce's mother, Avery went to Washington to find a solution.However, while in Washington, the Harvard alumni congresswoman she had hoped to help was bought by the other party, and she could only rely on her own strength to rescue Bruce's mother.So Avery issued a summoning order to summon his friends to help.

Maria is also Avery's friend, and Avery's actions are very meaningful, so she is obliged to do so, so she can only say sorry to Inzaghi and her good brother Baggio.She didn't know if she would have time to go to France during the World Cup. Maybe when she finally finished her work on Avery's side, Italy might go home.

For Maria's absence, both Baggio and Inzaghi are a little disappointed, but compared to Baggio's introvertedness, the much younger Inzaghi can still make people see that he is in a bad mood, at least his good Friends can see clearly.

So in the final training before the first game of the group stage, Vieri specially trained with Inzaghi and asked him why he was in a bad mood.

It never occurred to me that my friend was in Vieri, who was depressed because of his wife's inability to watch the game, and more because he thought that Inzaghi might not get the attention of the coach.He also started to ask from this aspect: "I think today's training is over, the coaches should also know the starting list for the first game."

Inzaghi replied with some disappointment: "You should be able to start. After all, the whole of Italy cannot find a better center forward than you."

Among the forwards brought by Italy this time, there are quite a few who can play as centers, but they all follow the path of being small and quick-witted. There are no powerful centers like Vieri.Inzaghi believes that the old coach Maldini will not consider Vieri's strategic role, and from the group training in the past few days, it can be seen that Vieri is indeed the starting center.

Compared with his friend's smooth sailing in the national team, Inzaghi still has some doubts about whether he can get a chance to play, because this time, besides him and Vieri, among the forwards brought to France by Italy, there are Del Piero, Baggio and Enrique Chiesa.

Inzaghi knows he can't compete with Baggio, and if possible, he also hopes that the coach can give Baggio more opportunities to play.As for Del Piero, from the fact that he got the No. 10 jersey, it can be seen how much he is valued in the national team.After all the calculations, Inzaghi felt that he could only compete with Chiesa for the fourth man position on the forward line, or a rotation position.

Hearing Inzaghi's answer, Vieri thought he had found the reason why his good friends were not interested. "I think the coach will see your strengths, buddy." He patted Inzaghi's thin shoulder consolingly, almost knocking him down.

Seeing the disgusted look on the other party's face, Vieri immediately flattered him and said: "We came out of the airport that day and took the bus all the way. Did you see those enthusiastic girls? French girls are really enthusiastic and sexy." Thinking of the sexy and hot French girls he saw from the car window, Vieri couldn't help licking the corner of his mouth. "Did you say that the coach can let us go out for a few days off? Pipo, you have several French people in Juventus. Didn't they tell you where you can see many beautiful girls?"

Inzaghi said angrily: "You still think about how to score more goals. If the coach knows that you only want to go out to pick up girls during the holidays, he will let you start."

"Don't worry, brother, I love you the most. Those girls are no match for you." Vieri deliberately salivated and moved closer to Inzaghi's face, and the two looked extremely ambiguous.

This scene happened to fall into the eyes of Baggio who came to look for Vieri, and he stopped suddenly.Over there, Vieri smiled at Baggio in embarrassment, and immediately stayed away from Inzaghi.His idol is Baggio, and now it's embarrassing for his idol to see this scene.Baggio, who had cut off his trademark ponytail before the World Cup, looked a little sharper, making him both respected and feared by these young players.

Baggio just paused, then walked over again.He didn't show it on his face, but he was feeling emotional in his heart. He really excelled in the Italian national team, and the front wave was patted on the beach by the back wave.These young people are now more unrestrained and passionate than they were then.

Baggio has a good impression of Inzaghi and Vieri, especially Inzaghi.Vieri has been in Spain for the past two years, and he has witnessed Inzaghi's ability with his own eyes.He appreciates this young man who is not very good in physical fitness, but can always find scoring opportunities with his excellent sense of smell in front of the goal.Such a young man who is spiritual and willing to work hard, he feels that he will have a bright future in the future, especially his appearance is very handsome.

A few years later, when an identity that Inzaghi had been hiding was exposed, Baggio recalled how he felt about Inzaghi when he was in the national team, and suddenly felt that he was too naive.That guy really has a good sense of smell, and he is indeed handsome, which can be described as a boy face, so he seized the opportunity to seduce his cute little sister.The poor silly brother who has been kept in the dark feels that he should have thrown Inzaghi up when he was carrying him back then, and it would be best to fall to his death!

Baggio, who didn't know that he would regret it in the future, walked up to Inzaghi and Vieri, and he planned to have a good talk with Vieri.Baggio could see clearly that with Vieri's ability and characteristics, he must be able to occupy a starting position in the striker.And the Italian team, which is most likely to play a 442 formation, may have another starting forward position between him and Del Piero.

Returning to the national team and hitting the World Cup again, Baggio felt that he was alive again, so he didn't mind competing with Del Piero again.In fact, for him, he still somewhat minded when Juventus abandoned him for Del Piero.

So Baggio planned to have a good talk with Vieri, communicate more usually, and then there will be a tacit understanding on the court.Now that Inzaghi is here, Baggio, who is gentle in nature, let Inzaghi stay and communicate with him.As a veteran star, Baggio has accumulated a lot of experience in these years of competition, which made Inzaghi and Vieri both fascinated, especially Inzaghi learned a lot from it, And later integrated into his own skills.

The first match of Italy's World Cup group stage was against the South American team Chile. Chile had only won No.3 in the World Cup held at home. They were even suspended in the 94 World Cup and missed the World Cup.Judging from the strength comparison on paper, it should not be difficult for Italy to win this game, but Italy has always had a tradition of slow progress in major competitions, which makes it difficult for many people to judge the trend of this game.

In this game, the old head coach Maldini really adopted the combination of Baggio and Vieri, one tall and one short. Baggio has skills and Vieri has strength, and they can form a perfect match on the front line.

After hearing the coach's announcement of the starting lineup, Inzaghi could only sit on the bench unwillingly. He also knew in his heart that with Baggio and Del Piero, he could only compete for their bench position.

So in the United States, while helping Avery, she finally found time to turn on the TV and Maria saw her brother on the court and her husband sitting on the bench.After seeing the familiar name on the starting list, Maria was relieved at first. She knew how rare it was for her brother to return to the national team.But then she started subconsciously looking for another name, but unfortunately she didn't find it on the starting list.Later, when the camera scanned the Italian bench, she saw a familiar figure.

Maria sighed. She once had a side-view of Inzaghi's performance on the court when she was on the phone with her brother.Baggio knew a little about the striker who had suddenly emerged in the past two years, but he didn't know much, and he just affirmed the opponent's strength.Of course, because the little sister who has not cared about Serie A games in recent years mentioned this player, Baggio has paid more attention to Inzaghi since then, and even took special care of him in the national team.Many years later, when Baggio recalled this past event, he was full of emotions. He thought he was so sweet at that time.In order to calm down, he often reads a passage after thinking of these past events.

The game started, and the opening performance of the two sides was similar to their strength comparison.Especially Vieri, this year he can be said to be a great surprise for Italy. This powerful center has shocked the fans in this World Cup.He was like a heavy tank, relying on his strong body to rampage to bring a lot of trouble to the Chilean team. This impact quickly brought results. At 1 minutes, Vieri entered the World Cup for the Italian team 's first goal.

After Italy led by one goal, many people thought that maybe Italy would break the impression of slow progress in this World Cup, but Chile scored twice in stoppage time in the first half and at the beginning of the second half. With the ball, the Chilean team turned the situation around and led 2-1.Many people immediately began to sigh, and sure enough, they cannot place too much hope on Italy.

Fortunately, Italy themselves are well aware of their own slow-heating problems, and they don't care much about falling behind. They continue to play their rhythm according to the coach's arrangement.Unlike the Chilean team's aggressive and fast advance, Italy played slowly and unhurriedly, as if they were not behind and eager to equalize the score.They wore all-white jerseys for this game, and with their handsome looks, they looked even more handsome in white clothes.

Although the situation on the court is not too tense, Italian coach Marti Sr. is planning to make substitutions.After all, it would be the best if you can get one goal back or even win the game. No one likes zero points, one point is barely, and three points is the favorite.

If you want to score goals, you must strengthen the offensive end.The old Maldini's eyes swept across the bench, where there were three forwards sitting on the bench, Del Piero wearing the No. [-] jersey, Inzaghi and Chiesa.

The old Maldini's eyes first stopped on Piero for a long time. In fact, before the game, he once hesitated whether to use Baggio and Vieri as partners in this game or to use Del Piero. In the end, he He chose Baggio. After all, this was the first World Cup group match. He was afraid that Del Piero did not have enough ability to withstand pressure and could not withstand the pressure of the first game.

However, the old Maldini is also hesitating. He is hesitating whether Baggio and Del Piero can coexist. The two have similar styles and overlapping positions. Is it necessary to replace Baggio?

After thinking about it, the old Maldini felt that this was not a good choice, so he looked at Inzaghi and Chiesa again.

When the head coach looked at the bench, several forwards seemed to be aware of it, and they couldn't help but straighten their backs.After noticing that the coach's gaze was taken away from him, Piero first sighed in his heart. It is estimated that the number ten of few teams will sit on the bench to watch the game.And Inzaghi and Chiesa realized that their opportunity was coming almost at the same time, and they looked at the old Maldini with eager eyes.

"Enrique, go warm up." In the end Maldini Sr. announced his choice.

"Yes, coach!" Chiesa immediately took off his jacket excitedly and followed the physical coach to warm up.

And Inzaghi, who was defeated in the competition with his direct competitor Chiesa, could only continue to stay in Xinshoucun helplessly, oh no, it was a bench seat.

No.601 minutes, Italy made a substitution, and Chiesa replaced Di Livio.

"This is a signal from coach Maldini to strengthen the offense, remove a midfielder and replace it with a striker." Some commentators commented on this substitution.

Chiesa was very active after playing. He knew that he could only compete with Inzaghi for the third striker, so he must seize the limited playing time to show his strengths.His efforts quickly paid off, and he won a free kick in a good position for the team, but it was a pity that he personally took the free kick and did not break through the goal of the Chilean team.

Looking at Chiesa, who was extremely active on the court and seemed to be a little out of touch with the rhythm of other teammates, the old Maldini frowned slightly.He thought for a while, and finally made another decision to substitute, which was also the last substitution quota for the Italian team.

"Philip, go warm up."

Inzaghi was stunned for a moment. Most of his teammates were used to calling him Pipo, and he didn't even realize it at first.He didn't realize it until the envious Piero poked him, and immediately took off his coat and threw it on the stool.

Inzaghi replaced Vieri. This substitution made some commentators a little puzzled: "I don't quite understand the intention of coach Maldini's substitution. He wants to strengthen the attack, but why is Vieri replaced? Eli? Why is it Inzaghi again?"

"Inzaghi is indeed very efficient in scoring goals, but his physical fitness is not outstanding. I don't understand that the Italian team replaced the highest point of their striker and replaced him with a shorter striker. Are they planning to go smaller? Is it a fast style of play? Among the forwards on the field, Baggio is 174 tall, Chiesa is 176 tall, and the new Inzaghi is 181. Haha, Italy has no substitution quota, otherwise we may see The shorter Del Piero also appeared on the pitch. Now we can only hope that the Italian defenders are reliable enough not to be pulled away until their strikers get results. Of course, the Italian defenders have always been very reliable. Spectrum."

There are a lot of explanations like this, and most people say they don't quite understand the substitution, even if they want to change, it will be Del Piero.

But soon Inzaghi slapped these people hard. When Chiesa attracted the Chilean team's defense, Inzaghi rushed into the Chilean team's penalty area quickly and flexibly. Received a pass on the goal line and calmly shot.It's just a pity that under the interference of the Chilean defender who reacted on the side, his shot directly kicked into the goalkeeper's arms.This is enough to make the Chilean team break out in a cold sweat.It also made those commentators sigh again and again, this player's sense of smell in front of the goal is really too strong, it is almost impossible to guard against.

"He reminds me of Romario. It's strange to see such an opportunist after Romario has withdrawn from the World Cup due to injury!"

Compared with the commentator's praise, Inzaghi was not satisfied with his performance. He felt that the goal just now should be a must-goal, but he still didn't score.He decided to wait until after the World Cup to continue to strengthen his shooting training, and now he is even more frustrated with Italy's equalizer.

Fortunately, a few minutes later, Baggio won a penalty and scored himself to equalize the score, which also allowed Italy to score a point without looking too embarrassing.

I should do better!After the game, Inzaghi was not satisfied with his performance, he was eager to make contributions on this grand stage.