Volume 6 Crimson Chapter 121 Outer Instep
From the very beginning of the game, Nottingham Forest took the initiative.
Inter Milan didn't get the serve, so they tightened their defense as soon as they came up, first stabilizing the defense and then trying to attack. As for Nottingham Forest, they were not polite to them, making full use of their tee off, firmly controlling the football at their feet, and not rushing to hit the goal, but patiently maneuvering.
George. Wood and Thiago are indeed further down the pitch than ever. It seems that the distance between them and Shaheen is farther than ever, but in reality the players are not wooden stakes, they will constantly run and move on the field, and the formation of the formation can only be used as a reference - the distance is far away, doesn't Shaheen know that he has withdrawn to respond? Wood: Don't they know they're running up?
Tactics may be dead, but people are definitely alive.
How to use dead tactics flexibly, that's the level of the players. Some players only know how to stick to the manager's arrangement, one is one, two is two, and they don't dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool, and they don't have any ideas of their own. Such a player is just an ordinary professional player in his life. But there are players who are able to generate their own ideas and make their own judgments based on the manager's tactical intentions, and those are often the masters who can see the situation on the pitch and turn the situation around.
When Inter Milan shrank their defense, Wood and Thiago didn't stick to the midfield position, waiting for the opponent to attack. Out of the necessary caution, they did not rush forward at the same time, but took turns to step forward to participate in the attack. Thiago up, George. Wood stayed behind to defend the fence. Wood went up and Thiago defended.
Nottingham Forest kept the ball at their feet and were in no hurry to get it straight to Inter Milan's goal. At the tactical meeting the day before the game, Don arranged for Shaheen to start, but also specifically warned him that he was not particularly sure in the game. Be sure not to pass the ball through and don't give Inter Milan a chance to counterattack immediately after breaking the ball. I'd rather go back and forth on the perimeter and pull Inter Milan's defense.
Shaheen habitually wanted to make a threatening pass every time he got a football, but when he looked up and saw the Inter defense that looked like an impermeable wall in front of him, he remembered the warning. So he turned around and passed the ball sideways.
Shaheen passed to Bentley, who made a cross and saw that the Inter defense was not messy, so he moved the ball directly to the other side of the pitch with a long pass. Mathias. Fernandez receives the ball and passes it to Layton, who is plugged in. Barnes. Barnes saw a bad chance and continued to pass. This time the football fell to George. Wood's feet.
Inter's players certainly don't really shrink into their own 30-metre area like shrunken turtles, allowing Nottingham Forest to go back and forth on the outside. Ibrahimovic, who was at the front, saw that the football fell to the feet of Wood, so he rushed up to break the ball, and under his leadership, the overall formation of Inter Milan began to be slightly pressed out, and some gaps finally appeared in the originally airtight formation.
Wood waited for Ibrahimovic to pounce and gave the ball to Raphinha.
Raphinha then passed diagonally to Shahin, and continued to run forward, apparently trying to make a one-two with Shahin to hit the wall.
Inter Milan's players are not fools, how can they tolerate such a cliché and simple combination in front of them?
Zivu inserted Raphinha in front of close attention. Cambiaso came up to pounce on Shaheen.
Shaheen didn't catch the ball, he just made a catch-up gesture and then turned to block Cambiaso, giving the ball to Ibisevic behind him.
'Ibisevic got the ball and he's on the edge of the box now. Side-to-goal, it looks like he has a chance to shoot! ”
Ibisevic didn't shoot because the moment he was about to lift his foot, he found Samuel very close to him. Not very good for shooting. So he changed his mind on the spot, shook his ankle, and passed it back to George. Wood.
It was a pass that Mourinho was so familiar with – the striker had his back to goal, Wood was facing goal, and the ball was passed to him from the striker's position. He can shoot straight from his feet on the run without stopping the ball at all.
While it's always been said how bad Wood's shots were, it has been proven time and time again that this player who shoots badly is always capable of making a jaw-dropping world wave in this place......
He clenched his fists, hoping that the Inter players on the pitch would remember what he had said to them before the game.
- George. Wood is the most dangerous killer at the top of the arc of the penalty area! This is not alarmism. You must keep this in mind and stop him from shooting in this place in every way possible!
Thankfully, his players haven't forgotten that. Samuel is defending Ibisevic and they still have someone to defend Wood. Burdisso stepped forward, intending to use his body to block Wood's earth-shattering long shot!
Wood shook his ankle, and after the deceived Burdisso fell out of his center of gravity, he pushed the football to Saheen on the other side!
Shaheen had already made a turn and shake past Cambiaso when he conceded the ball to Ibisevic. Now he's facing the goal. And there is no heavy encirclement ahead.
Wood played the ball right in front of Shaheen. All he has to do is speed into the box and he will be able to face Inter Milan's Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar directly......
"Single Knife!!"
The narrator shouted excitedly. Just three minutes into the game, Nottingham Forest had such a good chance.
Shaheen isn't as explosive, kicking his leg to get him flying in front of the ball and then throwing off everyone and shooting at goal. In order to try to penetrate the opposition defence, Wood passed the ball a little too much.
Shaheen tried his best to rush forward, but he didn't hit the goal of throwing off the defenders.
Samuel and Burdisso, along with Cambiaso, lunged at him from three different directions, intending to snuff out his shot in swaddling clothes. Of course, since the ball is already in the box, they have to be careful not to foul......
But the goal of the three Argentinas has been achieved, they squeeze Shaheen and surround him, and now Shaheen can shoot from a very small angle. Under heavy surrounding, even if he just lifted his leg up to shoot, the football on the ground could be stabbed off right away – and you can't just do nothing because it could lead to a foul. A foul on a tackle may be a rough defender, but if you let an opponent score for fear of a foul, you are not a good defender.
If Shaheen were to shoot, even if it was a striker who risked a foul to give a penalty, these three men would definitely tackle it!
Shaheen didn't have a shot, he fell to the ground at the same time as all three of them, but he just swept the ball sideways to the other side......
"Ibisevic!! He's completely undefended—"
None of the Inter defenders, including Cesar, noticed Ibisevic's. When the football reached Shahin's feet, Shahin was the only one left in their eyes. However, Shaheen passed the football to Ibisevic.
Now that Ibyshevic has most of the goal empty, what he needs to do is simple -
"Shoot! goooal!! It's so easy! ”
The Nottingham Forest fans cheered loudly at the Meazza Stadium.
Ibisevic ran to the corner flag with open arms and continued his slap-in celebration.
The Inter Milan players stood there stupidly, still a little unable to believe what they were seeing - the game had only started for more than three minutes, how could they have conceded the goal? And it's so easy, so simple, so ...... Be all abroad!
They are the authorities and may be a little confused. But others see it clearly.
"Nice fit! The Nottingham Forest fit looks like a real treat! It is rare in modern football to see such a strong middle and such a smooth combination. From George. Wood's offensive tricked all of Inter's defenders. ”
Shahin's pass was crucial, and if he didn't realize that Ibisevic next to him would cut in, he would have chosen to force a shot, and everyone on Earth would know what the result would be. It was this one of those times when he faked to shoot but fell to the ground to pass. Tearing apart Inter's tight defence, Ibisevic was as easy as facing an empty goal on the training ground and pushing the ball into the back of the net.
The Nottingham Forest players waited for Ibisevic to finish his slap and rushed up to hug him. And the Forest coach's bench and bench off the field have long been huddled. Tony. Don did not forget to wave his fist in front of more than 70,000 Inter fans, and his actions certainly won him a lot of boos and abuse once again. But he doesn't care, at this moment he is the winner, and those who insult him are losers!
As Donn had expected, Mourinho quickly rose from the dugout, pacing back and forth on the sidelines with some unpleasant frustration. Just three minutes into the game allowed Nottingham Forest to open a gap in the middle of the pitch and get a valuable away goal. Such a thing is too humiliating for the Serie A giants Inter Milan.
He knew Donn's thoughts. So he asked the team to pay attention to defense at the beginning of the game...... Unexpectedly, the most difficult to break down the middle has become the exclusive corridor of Nottingham Forest, looking at the combination of the three of them in the middle, the three defenders of Inter Milan are completely treated as monkeys, pulled around by their running passes, and in the end they ignore the real point.
Am I not doing it right?
He began to reflect in his dissatisfaction.
Unfortunately, until the game restarted, he didn't come up with a reason.
It can only be attributed to the fact that there is a lot of surprise on the football pitch and no one knows when and why it will appear - at one point, Inter Milan's otherwise tight defence was caught by Nottingham Forest very keenly due to some other factors. It can't be said that Inter Milan is too bad. It can only be said that the enemy is too cunning.
The game resumes. Inter Milan abruptly abandoned their defensive position and attacked aggressively on several lines. Nottingham Forest, which was killed for a while, was a little embarrassed.
The Nottingham Forest players clearly didn't expect Inter to come back so quickly – they thought they would not be able to recover from the shock of conceding the opening goal so quickly.
Nottingham's Red Ranger made a mistake. Inter Milan were even more difficult to play against than they thought.
Amid the voices of the home fans, Inter Milan launched a steady stream of attacks from the midfield, putting pressure on the Nottingham Forest defence. Inter Milan seem to be testing the limits of Nottingham Forest's spring.
In the eighth minute, after Cambiaso cut off Shahin's ball, he rushed forward in the middle but was heavily defended by Thiago, and the football was broken. Thankfully, Montolivo didn't rush too fast. Thiago's cut off ball rolled right at his feet. Inter's attack continued.
Montolivo didn't have the same intention of attacking from the middle as Cambiasso, and he gave the ball directly to Quaresma on the wing.
In other words, this Quaresma can be regarded as a long, long time since he was young, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to have a wealthy name. Whether it is in Barcelona or now Inter Milan, the position has not been secured. His flamboyant footwork seemed to be at odds with the team's overall tactics. Jose Mourinho had high expectations for him at first, but unfortunately he couldn't adapt to Inter Milan's tactics and Italian style of football when he came to Italy. His footwork and out-of-the-back skills, which can win the world's admiration in Portugal, can only be targeted by defenders in Italy. and the culprit who dragged down the offensive tactics of the whole team.
After adapting to several seasons, Quaresma remains a fringe figure in Inter's squad. This game also allowed him to play because Mancini Jr. was a little injured and could not play in this game......
But don't underestimate this Portuguese. Although he sometimes seems out of place with the team's tactics, his individual combat ability is still very good. Mourinho may also be hoping to use Guardesma's individual qualities to contain Forest's attack on the left flank.
Quaresma seemed to be in good shape in today's game, and his smooth movement after receiving the ball showed good physical flexibility, and then accelerated to break through on the wing!
Mathias. Fernandez caught up from behind the flank, intending to overtake and then break the ball.
Quaresma noticed Fernandez, who was approaching him at high speed in the morning, and he counted Fernandez's kick to break the ball. Suddenly there was an emergency stop, hooking the football back with his right foot, and then pushing forward with the arch of his left foot, thus bypassing Fernandez!
Then he started the acceleration again, shaking off Fernandez. Catch up with the soccer ball and face Leighton directly. Barnes. Not far from Barnes is George Brown. Wood, just waiting for him to sway past Barnes and rush up to break the ball.
Fernandez saw Wood beside him and gave up the pursuit. He believed that the captain and Barnes would be able to keep Quaresma at bay.
Barnes alone didn't guard Quaresma. He only allowed Quaresma to make a heel stop and knock the ball away. Then, just as Quaresma was about to enter the box, George. Wood lunged at him.
The football is on the left side of Quaresma's body at this time, he is a right-footed player who needs to be adjusted, and that is Wood's chance!
Wood's whole body was like a tightened bowstring, his eyes fixed on Quaresma's movements.
He saw Quaresma make a sharp stop and shake Barnes before he began to turn. It was expected that he would dunk the ball back with his left foot and then cut into the box. Wood was going to cross the road waiting for him to hit him headfirst.
But then he saw a scene that made his eyes wide-
Quaresma didn't continue to dribble the ball. He kicked hard with his left foot, turned around and picked up his right foot to affect the football...... Draw out!
At that moment, George. Wood's eyes widened, completely unresponsive. Because he sees...... Quaresma uses the outside instep!
The ball flew past Wood's face, creating an eerie arc. Looking at the action of his feet, it was not a shot at all, but it was a cross......
Has anyone seen a cross that has been spinning in the doorway?
The ball leaps high and goes around everyone in the box before crashing into the far corner of the goal. Goalkeeper Akinfeev was caught off guard, and when he jumped up, he couldn't reach the ball with his hand as hard as he could.
Everyone witnessed Quaresma's signature goal at the Meazza Stadium.
“hat_a_great_goooooal——”
The ball fell off the corner of the post and the crossbar and fell into the net.
George. Wood's eyes followed the football. My heart sank. What did he see? The outside of the right foot pulls the ball out of an arc. Bypassing all defenders and scoring from the most unlikely angles......
This was completely unexpected!
"Quaresma – good goal! Just five minutes later. He single-handedly equalized for Inter Milan! The player who was once rumored to be purged pulled his team back with such a brilliant goal! I bet this goal will be among the top 10 goals in the Champions League this season! It's so beautiful! The Nottingham Forest players didn't react to the goal! ”
After the goal, Quaresma was a little excited, he tore his shirt and said something that no one understood. But his teammates didn't care what he was saying and rushed up to the ground to pinn him to the ground.
Jose Mourinho also stood up from the dugout and shook his fist vigorously. It was lucky to equalize so quickly...... He had been worried about what the game might turn out if he continued to keep Nottingham Forest in the lead.
It's good now...... He turned his head to look at Tony, who was thundering to the side. Don En had a smug smile on his face.
The lead was fleeting, still on my home turf. I'm going to see what you do next, Tony. Dawn!