Chapter 704: The Wind of the Golden Ball
Inter Milan hadn't enjoyed the thrill of leading by two goals in the opening two goals for a long time, and now with Zheng Zhi, they are clearly playing a lot more at ease than before. There is no problem in saying that he is the savior of Inter.
In the past, when Di Biagio and Zanetti got the ball, they only thought about getting the ball out as soon as possible and handling the ball, but now they are playing very relaxed and dare to play a small cooperation in the midfield, just because Zheng Zhi is in front, they really can't hand over the ball to Zheng Zhi.
And Zheng Zhi also played very simply, constantly running in the midfield, and a series of cohesion and cooperation, so that everyone played much more calmly. When he has the ball, there is always a player next to him who will show up in time to prevent him from taking the ball and turning around easily. However, Zheng Zhi didn't plan to do his best, and he accepted it when he saw it. As long as the game is won, it is not a Champions League knockout round, so there is no need to really play with the opponent.
To win, to win easily, but not to win against yourself and the team.
Ronaldo in front is much quieter, in the first few games, he always ran back and forth to respond, the ball did not get a few, but the physical consumption was a lot, now he is cruising in front of him with peace of mind, waiting for the opportunity is, this is the welfare of the striker.
Although Monaco pressed the formation, they did not have many chances on goal. Farinos and Di Biagio, who have rarely played time, have been working hard at the back, constantly sniping at Monaco's attack, and the pressure on Inter's backline is not great. Although Gyuli found space to sprint from time to time with his nimble movement and speed, he was largely isolated from the outside of the penalty area.
After trying to counterattack for 15 minutes, Monaco's pace slowed down, and the morale was worn down by Inter Milan little by little, and they couldn't attack, only to find that Inter Milan began to attack frequently from both flanks. Zanetti on the right and Dalma on the left looked excited.
With Inter Milan dominating the situation, can they not get excited as attacking wing-backs? In the first few games, they were busy like headless flies and struggled to create goals, so if they can do it recklessly today, of course they have to explode.
This kind of thinking is the opposite of Zheng Zhi's, gradually, Zheng Zhi found that he became the one who led the attack again, he didn't run much, but his teammates ran quite hard.
There's no way to control it, you can't stifle the enthusiasm of your team-mates, all he can do is pass the ball out and make more threatening passes.
In the 39th minute, Zanetti forced a hard fight with Riser on the right side, although the body was not as strong as Risser, but Zanetti grabbed half of the position, stunned to squeeze Riser behind him, Zheng Zhi's pass came as scheduled, came to Zanetti, Nesse was helpless, just wanted to foul, stretched out his hand to pull Zanetti's left arm, but Zanetti shook it hard, stunned to brush him away, stumbled a step, and continued to catch up with the ball!
"Whew~"
"Beautiful!"
Zanetti then immediately swept the ball into the Monaco penalty area.
Ronaldo leapt between Anelka and Marcos like an arrow and swept the ball straight into the far corner with his right foot, and although Monaco fell to the ground in time to make a save, the ball slid under his armpit and into the back of the net. ‘
3:0。
“goooooooooooal!”
“gooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
"Javier Zanetti!"
"It looks like the battle was settled in the first half."
"There will be no more suspense in the game."
"Xavier played too tenaciously, in fact he didn't have a slight advantage in the confrontation with Reese, but he still forced a chance, just now he could have gone down, but he just didn't go down and still gave Ronaldo an assist."
"He's so hungry for this attack."
With three balls in hand, Mourinho finally smiled, straightened his neckline, and then walked back to the dugout and sat down, all his previous worries completely swept away.
With two games left in the Champions League, a point is all it takes to secure Inter Milan's progress. He could even now consider the weekend away game against Vicenza .
With a buffer of a week, you can deal with Juventus with more peace of mind.
Call~
He slowly exhaled into the somewhat cold air, and finally, the time for the turmoil was about to pass......
At the end of the first half, Inter Milan led Monaco 3-0.
Mourinho was rarely unexcited in the dressing room, and let Adriano go out to warm up early, and Ronaldo, who scored a brace, could go to rest, and the personnel in the forward line were already nervous, and he needed to protect the aliens.
And Monaco?
Gave up.
Pierre conceded defeat and continued with Inter Milan, and nothing good could be gained.
So in the second half, Pierre replaced the inactive midfield core Gallardo and the forward core Gyuli, what's the point of fighting again?
But when the war will begin is up to them, and when will it end? It was Inter Milan who decided.
Inter Milan are not satisfied with a 3-0 scoreline, although Mourinho and Zheng Zhi want to play simpler, but the other Inter Milan players who have been suppressed for a few weeks are unwilling.
Nothing will bring them back to their happiness like a big win.
Although the striker was replaced by Ronaldo and Adriano, he was still as fierce as a tiger. Ronaldo is still a little lazy, Adriano is really a tiger, he has not scored in a few games, and he is also gritting his teeth tonight to break the goal drought. The last time he scored a hat-trick against Monaco, this time Monaco brought him good luck again.
After only 11 minutes on the pitch, he received a cross from Dalma and scored with a header to make it 4-0. Monaco can't afford to lose less. After scoring the goal, Adriano took off his shirt to celebrate, and took the initiative to receive a yellow card.
But Mourinho off the field burst into foul language, "SB ah~"
Can you not be stupid? Inter Milan's forward line is already short of major generals, Adriano's yellow card is in hand, and the next game will be suspended, and the forward line catches chickens! Vieri is injured and Ade is suspended, so won't Recoba and Ronaldo be left in the next game? Well, what about adding a cameo to Zheng Zhi? The scalp was a little numb, and he knew that he shouldn't have given up so many strikers at that time, Mourinho really regretted it, he thought he could rely on four strikers to win the world......
Pierre sat in the coach's box, his eyes still on the field, but his heart was like ashes. Before, he was still scolding 'hell' and 'God' in his mouth, but now he is completely numb.
But the slaughter continued, in the 69th minute, Zheng Zhi took the ball near the middle line, and after hitting the wall with Zanetti and Dalma, he rushed to the top of the arc of Monaco's penalty area with the ball.
Marcos, who was originally staring at Adriano, faced Zheng Zhi and Adriano alone, but he could only choose to give up Adriano and pounced on Zheng Zhi instead, Zheng Zhi is not a greedy person, this is not a choice question, he handed the ball to Adriano as soon as possible, Adriano kicked his left foot violently, and completed the brace!
5:0, very similar to the last matchup......
After completing this assist, Zheng Zhi was finally replaced. With one goal and two assists, he returned to Inter Milan's first game, and he delivered a perfect answer.
"Zheng!"
"Zheng!"
"Zheng!"
He came off the pitch amid the frenzied cheers of the fans, and although he was not the most goalscorer, in the hearts of the fans, today he is the savior of Inter Milan and the hero of the Meazza stadium.
"I said I was going to buy big balls tonight!"
"It's over, isn't it? Why don't you trust Zheng? ”
"Ah~Ah~Ah~"
"Who knows Inter Milan will be so fierce? In the first few games, it was difficult to even score goals. ”
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In the end, Inter Milan defeated Monaco 5-0 at home, beating Monaco home and away by a big score, and finally ushered in a long-awaited victory after four winless games.
However, at the press conference, Mourinho did not smile. Now he has no happy capital for the time being, and victory really doesn't mean anything, it can only be said that it proves once again a problem, that is, when Zheng Zhi is in and away, Inter Milan is completely different teams. Even he himself had to admit that Zheng Zhi was the key to victory. Once Zheng Zhi is gone, the invincible chariot of Inter Milan will become a classic car at any time.
Before Zheng Zhi went to the Asian Cup, he had full preparations and asked Pirlo to replace Zheng Zhi, but who knew that the effect was not ideal, Pirlo could not be replaced for the time being, and he could not achieve the effect he wanted.
The reporters ridiculed again and again at the press conference, and even the air was mixed with the smell of ridicule.
"Jose, the facts have once again proved that without Zheng, Inter Milan is useless?"
"No, it turns out that Zheng is our commander. But you didn't figure it out, Zheng didn't appear in the midfield position today, I positioned him as a shadow striker and a midfielder. So there was something a little bit special in today's game. That's spiritual. I say that, do you understand? In other words, Zheng playing a shadow striker and Recoba playing a shadow striker play a similar competitive role, but they are very different on the mental level. Everyone is used to this. Just like relying on Ronaldo before, now relying on Zheng. ”
Mourinho thought about it, but it was still not specific enough, and added, "Just like Maradona is to Napoli, Maradona is to Argentina, it has gone beyond the scope of pure competition." So I'm not going to stop trying, I'm going to have to keep working on Zheng's replacement, as you can see, but that's not a reason for you to mock Inter. ”
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Zheng Zhi has also become a hot spot in Italy and throughout Europe.
Milan Sports - Zheng put Inter back on the winning track, he is the savior of Inter Milan tonight, although there is no shortage of superstars such as aliens in the Inter Milan team, but the first to stand up is the Chinese. Now, just one more point is needed to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.
Roma Sports - Rookie Mourinho was lucky, in the stumble, he was about to fall into the abyss of death, and in the end he was pulled up by the Chinese again. Their Champions League prospects are back in perspective, with just one point from the final two league games going to be enough to progress to the last 16.
Torino Sports Newspaper - The Chinese have once again proved their talent, this time he is on the front line to solve the problem. Jose Mourinho boldly put him behind the alien Ronaldo, and this change allowed Inter Milan to direct another unbelievable victory.
And Zheng Zhi's photo also appeared on UEFA's official website, and they were not short of praise: from the best in the Asian Cup to the best in the Champions League week, Chinese players continue to conquer the football world with excellent performances. Throughout 2000, his star never dimmed. There is reason to believe that he will be one of the most competitive Ballon d'Or nominees of the year.
That's right, UEFA voted Zheng Zhi the best player in the Champions League this week. However, the point is not on this, but on the last sentence. What is UEFA's signal? One of the most competitive Golden Globe candidates? This is the official website of UEFA, not other media, and it is almost not the French "Team Newspaper".
The news quickly spread around the world, and Chinese fans were the most excited, and after Sina Sports saw the reprinted news, everyone was excited.
"One of the Golden Globe candidates? What does this mean? Could it be that Zheng Zhi has entered the final top three candidates? ”
"But it's not scientific, isn't the list not yet announced?"
"Anyway, this is the news released by UEFA, I don't think this news is simple, every year when the Ballon d'Or is it revealed in advance."
"Does Zheng Zhi have any hope of winning this year's Golden Globe? I feel that Zidane has the greatest probability, after all, he led the French team to win the European Cup. But I don't think Zidane has a big role in the French team. ”
This rumor has been interpreted very well by the fans, many people have gone through the Golden Ball winning odds recently opened by the spinach company, and the results show that the first place is really Zidane, and the second is Zidane's club teammate Figo, the odds of the two are quite close, and the third is Zheng Zhi!
"It's not scientific, I understand that Zidane is in first place, but why is Figo in second and Zheng Zhi in third? What did Figo have last year? There's nothing, it's so unreliable. ”
"Zidane is nothing, Zidane didn't win the league when he was at Juventus, he didn't play the Champions Cup, there was only one European Cup."
"Zheng Zhi is a treble winner at Bayer Leverkusen, and now he has a good record at Inter Milan, if you count the Asian Cup?"
"The Asian Cup is Asian, how can it be counted as a Golden Goal? A European Cup can offset the treble, Zheng Zhi still can't do Zidane, not to mention that he is only in third place now. ”
"But now that the official website is out of the news, is there really any hint?"
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