Chapter 238: You Are Inter Milan Players! (Above)

"Anelka! goooal！ I really didn't expect that Nottingham Forest scored first away from home, leading the home team Inter Milan! ”

The Nottingham Forest fans cheered from the corner of the Meazza Stadium, and their voices were almost the only voices in the stands at the Meazza Stadium at this moment.

As the visiting fans, there are only 2,000 people, and they have been suppressed by the crowd of Inter Milan fans before, and now they are finally raising their eyebrows.

The 2,000-strong Nottingham Forest fans sang their anthem. The Forest players rushed to the stands, raising their arms below and chanting along with the crowd above.

Meanwhile, in Nottingham, England, in those red bars, countless Nottingham Forest fans joined them in raising their arms and singing.

"In the twenty-seventh minute, Nottingham Forest led 1-0, the scorer Nicolas Anelka!" Meazza routinely announced the names of the goalscorers on the live broadcast, and this time the boos from the home fans were finally heard.

Tony Downe and his assistant clenched their fists to celebrate the goal with the rest of the group.

To be able to score an away goal in such an important game was an unexpectedly smooth run.

An away goal was in hand and everyone's hearts were settled. Next, as long as you don't win by the opponent's big score, you will win.

Of course, Donn wasn't going to be satisfied with that. An away goal is good, but if there are more away goals, he won't say no.

"Demi!" Donn stopped Albertini, who had run back to the sidelines to drink water, and gave him a thumbs up. "Well done!"

"You're not just talking about that, sir, are you?" Albertini took a sip and laughed.

"Of course. Tell them to keep playing like this, defending. Counterattack! ”

"Okay."

Back in the dugout, Donn muttered to Chris Lak as if talking to himself: "We are ahead, and this time the defensive counterattack is more comfortable......"

'I thought it was fun, playing defensive counter-attacks in front of the Italians. Hey. Chrislak laughed.

"It would be more fun if we won, David."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

While the two coaches of the visiting team were talking and laughing, Mancini bit his lip and looked at the pitch with a grim face.

Is there anything more dissatisfying than conceding a goal at home in the knockout rounds of the Champions League?

Yes, that's a loss.

Although there is no loss yet. But conceding a goal was a big blow to Mancini's plans.

But now is not the time to make adjustments, there is no problem with the tactics, attacking at home, and now he can only continue to attack, of course he can't watch his team fall behind.

So, when the game resumed, Inter Milan's attack became more intense. Anelka, on the other hand, seemed to disappear after the goal, and the Forest team had no attack at all, and was once again pressed back into the 30-metre area by Inter.

Veron hasn't been doing well so far, and Donn doesn't even think Veron is in good shape, and George Wood doesn't need to specifically target him. The Forest team is heavily deployed in central midfield.

Crowded inside and outside the penalty area, Inter Milan's players found that there were people in front of them and on the left and right as soon as they entered, and it was even more difficult to get the football to the feet of their teammates.

Cambiaso rushed up to join the attack, and he tried to send the ball to Martins in front of him.

But the ball was cut off by Albertini in the middle of the game, and it was something that could be done with just an outstretched foot – there were too many people, too dense, and the ball could easily be kicked at the opponent's feet.

However, Albertini's break only hindered Inter's attack this time, and the ball did not completely fall into the control of the Forest team, on the contrary, because Inter Milan pressed heavily and formed depth in the back of the Forest team.

The attacking line was layered on top of each other, and when Forest broke off, the ball would soon fall again at the feet of the Inter players, and then they would push forward and be cut off again...... And so it repeats. It's like getting into the Forest's box, George

Wood and Albertini have built a wall in front of Pepe and Pique, and in addition to long-range shots, frontal breakthroughs have hit the wall countless times. As for wide crosses...... Pepe and Pique are both over 1.9 meters tall. A centre-back with an excellent header.

It's all three-dimensional defense.

It seems that the English defence is more authentic than that of the Italians.

But Donn did learn a lot about defending from the Italian. Now it's just right to play against the Italian team, and the effect looks good.

Inter Milan were so unprepared for Forest's defence so thoroughly that they now had no better way but to shoot from distance.

Veron shoots from distance, Cambiasso shoots from distance, Figo shoots from distance, Adriano shoots from distance, Martins shoots from distance...... Even, Materachi rushed up and kicked a long-range shot.

It wasn't until the half-time whistle that people couldn't count how many long-range shots the Inter players had made, but they only saw Inter helpless against Forest.

Generally speaking, long-range shooting is the easiest way to open the opponent's stubborn defense, but it is also the most brutal and untechnical, and it feels a bit of "big luck".

On the other hand, when a team makes frequent use of long-range shots, it shows that they are impetuous.

This can be seen in the difference in the performance of the two teams when they go off the field. The Inter Milan players hurried with their heads down, while the Nottingham Forest players walked slowly down the tunnel to the players.

The two managers too, Mancini with a stern face and a serious face, Donn and Chris Rac walked back with a smile on their faces.

"Well done, guys." The first thing he said when he entered the room, Donn praised everyone.

'We made Inter uncomfortable, even though we were ugly on the pitch, but look at it – an away goal, I think it's worth it! If we continue to play like this in the second half and wait until the Inter players start to get agitated, then the victory will be ours! ”

"See what you're all doing?" It was Mancini's first words when he entered the home dressing room, and his icy tone indicated that he was angry.

"Who told you to take the ball on the field and shoot from distance? I don't remember telling you in training that the way to break through the opposition's dense defence is to shoot from a distance! ”

The Inter players sat in silence in their respective positions.

"Second half...... Completely block Albertini for me, I don't care what way you use, I can't let him take the ball comfortably and pass the ball comfortably. He's a dangerous guy, and I don't think any of you will be unfamiliar with that assessment.

”

Javier Zanetti nodded slightly, he was indeed no stranger. So when Albertini turned to pass the ball, he chased it back, but alas...... If he had been a few years younger, the ball might have been broken.

Before you know it, you're getting old......

"Cambiaso, you have to keep an eye on it a little more!" Mancini slammed his fists, "I don't want to praise your opponent in front of you, but you should really take a closer look at the opponent's number 13!" You see how he defends...... Target.

He wanted to say, "You see how he defended Veron," but thought it would be unfair to Veron, so he changed his tune on the spur of the day.

"Foul! The action is more brutal, this is our home field, what are you afraid of?! ”

Cambiaso was overwhelmed by Mancini's downturn, and he knew in his heart that he had not been successful in defending Albertini in the first half.

Most of the time, Inter Milan pressed the opponent and did not need to pay attention to the defense against Albertini, but when it was really his turn to stare at the opponent, he let him pass a high-quality long ball and directly assist Anelka to score.

"Do you need me to teach you how to defend?"

Cambiaso shook his head, "No, Coach. ”

"Albertini is the central figure of them, you don't have to care about Ribery, you don't have to worry about Anelka, just watch him to death, it's enough! When they get the ball at the back, they have to look for Albertini and he will be in charge of sending the ball out.

Look at him to death, cut off their passing routes, and then use a pressing defense against other ball carriers, and if you can't break it, you will cause me their mistakes! ”

"Offensive ......" Mancini beckoned, making a recovery gesture, "if they don't come out, pull them out."

I don't want to see the stupid way of breaking down dense defenses with frequent long-range shots! Use your brains, you're Inter players, you're professionals, not just any amateur team! Did you play football on your first day! ”

In the end, Mancini still couldn't control his anger.

'It's a Champions Cup, it's not a friendly and if we lose this game, you know what it means!' Mancini pointed upwards, where the stands were. "Remember what you are supposed to do.

Did you see the look on the Forest manager's face when he left the pitch? He thought he was going to win, he thought his team could win Inter Milan here! Don't let him get his way. ”