Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

Chapter 345 ‘Ball Bully’ Lin Feng!
During the halftime break, Zhang Lu and his partner analyzed the performance of the two teams in the first half:
"Roma's offense was not good in the first half, especially Totti, who did not play his due role!"

Fans who often watch Zhang Lu’s commentary know that Zhang Lu doesn’t like Totti very much. He thinks Totti’s mental attributes are not strong and he is not a qualified team leader.

When facing top teams like Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan in the Champions League and the league, it is impossible to win without fighting a tough battle. This is when Totti needs to step up.

But the Wolf King Totti often fails to stand up, resulting in frequent tragedies for the Roma team.

"Mancini had no chance to cut inside from the wing, so he had to choose to cross from the bottom or pass back in a triangle, but Totti couldn't get the ball, so he had to rely on De Rossi to get the second point.

By the time De Rossi got the ball, Inter's defensive position had already been adjusted, especially Zanetti, who would come back to block the ball, leaving De Rossi in an awkward position where he couldn't pass or shoot. In the first half, Roma had several attacks that ended in failure. "

Zhan Jun on the side quickly asked:
"Then Mr. Zhang, what kind of adjustments do you think Roma will make in the second half?"

"Hehe, this is hard to say, but Ader is in good shape. The team has players who are tall, strong, fast and explosive. I think we can learn from Inter Milan's previous tactics, which may work wonders."

Inter Milan’s previous tactics?
Isn't that just kicking the ball to find the striker, and then using the striker's personal ability to blast the ball into a single point?

Isn't this tactic too simple and too unskilled, and will it really work?

Just when the fans were skeptical about Zhang Lu's words, Roma's tactical change in the second half directly proved Zhang Lu's judgment - Spalletti actually did it!

Seeing Roma's new style of play, Mancini twisted his butt a little awkwardly and looked at the coaching booth next door in confusion:

What is Spalletti doing?
If you want to learn something, you might as well learn something better. Why bother learning these outdated long passes that aren't even used in the Premier League?

But sometimes, simple tactics can work wonders.

In the 65th minute of the second half, Roma made a long pass from the backcourt and found Ade.

Relying on his strong physical fitness, Ade forced himself to turn around despite the interference of the defender, then used his unreasonable physical confrontation ability to shake off the defender and dribbled the ball towards Inter Milan's penalty area.

This scene shocked everyone!

What kind of monster is this?
They have seen many forwards who eat defenders raw, but it is really unheard of for someone like Ade to eat them raw in this way!

The key is that Ade not only has a strong body, but also has delicate footwork. Facing the interception of his old teammate Materazzi, Ade only used his dribbling and a flick to pass Materazzi cleanly.

If goalkeeper Cesar hadn't seen the situation and acted in time, Ade might have scored twice!
"Oh my god, Teacher Zhang Lu is amazing!"

"This trick actually works. It completely overturned my understanding of football!"

"As expected, tactics are not about simplicity or complexity, but whether they are appropriate. Even the simplest and most old-fashioned tactics can still be effective if used in the right scenario!"

"It's a pity that the ball didn't go in. If it had, then Teacher Zhang Lu's previous prediction would have been legendary!"

The fans are now in awe of Zhang Lu’s understanding of football. In the past, when they heard people talk about how much Zhang Lu knew about football, they had no intuitive concept of it.

But after this intuitive experience, they were convinced from the bottom of their hearts.

This old guy is really something, he really understands football!
After making an accurate prediction, Zhang Lu did not get carried away. He smiled and said:

“Although this attack failed, it has already caused a shock to Inter Milan’s defense. Inter Milan may play conservatively next time. At this time, Roma should press forward in a big way!”

His words seemed to have some kind of magic. As soon as he finished speaking, Inter Milan changed its formation.

Mancini, who was originally puzzled and even disdainful of Roma's adoption of this retro tactic, suddenly became restless after seeing this attack.

Take the initiative to call out to the players and let them stabilize themselves first, and don't give the opponent too many opportunities.

It won't be too late to attack after Roma's fighting spirit has been worn down. Anyway, they are leading now, so they don't need to rush.

Inter Milan can take their time, but Roma cannot!
We already have so many fewer league points than our opponents, so only by defeating them can we maintain our hopes of winning the championship.

Now they are behind in the score again, and if they don’t attack they will be waiting for death.

So, after seeing Inter Milan shrink their formation, Roma pressed forward boldly as Zhang Lu predicted.

However, when Roma attacked, they did not have as many opportunities as before when they retreated to their own half.

Although it seemed that they had invested more offensive forces, most of the players could only circle around Inter Milan's penalty area and could not attack at all.

Although Ade was brave, he was a little alone after being surrounded by the opponent's defenders.

Although Totti found many opportunities for long shots from the outside, he seemed to have forgotten to bring his shooting boots today. The quality of these long shots was not high. Except for one shot on target, the others were off target.

Totti's performance today would make even a dog shake his head!

Roma attacked for more than ten minutes but failed to score.

The closest to scoring was in the 72nd minute, when Mancini Jr. volleyed the ball with the outside of his right foot from 22 meters in front of the goal.

The shot was an arc ball with strong outward spin, which almost caused Cesar to make a mistake in saving the ball - his one-handed block failed to lift the ball out of the goal frame, and instead hit the crossbar.

Fortunately, the ball that bounced back was cleared away by Samuel with a long kick in the first place!
But apart from Mancini Jr.'s shot, the shots from other Roma players were almost harmless.

As time passed, the confidence of the Roma players was exhausted by these failed attempts!
Seeing that the opponent's fighting spirit was almost exhausted and the time was ripe, Inter Milan took the lead in making substitutions.

Crespo and Beckham appear on the field at the same time, which is a signal to intensify the attack!
"Beckham is on the pitch. Roma should be on high alert now. Be careful of Inter's long passes from the backcourt and crosses from the flanks!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Beckham, who had just come on the field, used his superb footwork to send a precise long pass to find Torres who was moving on the left side.

The latter dribbled the ball inside and broke into the penalty area, completing a lob shot in the penalty area.

However, with a bang, the crossbar once again blocked Inter Milan's shot.

Torres had already thought of a celebration move when he saw that the goalkeeper was unable to save the shot and was about to celebrate his hat-trick.

Unexpectedly, his shot was rejected by the crossbar!
Torres was stunned, holding his head in disbelief.

My hat trick!
Damn door frame!
"This is outrageous. Which door frame is this?"

"Counting the previous two times, this is the third time, right?"

"Not only that, don't forget that Cesar also hit a door frame just now!"

"Ah? Does that count?"

"Of course, forget it. Fortunately, the ball just now bounced out. If it had bounced into the goal, you would have said that it was Cesar who scored the goal!"

"What you said seems to make sense, but I always feel like something is wrong..."

Frequent shots hitting the goal frame can easily affect the confidence of the striker.

When Torres got the ball again, he didn't dare to shoot, for fear that he would not be able to score a hat trick and would miss it first.

However, in addition to shooting himself, Torres can also pass the ball and dribble the ball.

In the 81st minute, Inter Milan cooperated in the frontcourt.

Torres went to the wing and passed the ball to Lin Feng who came to receive the ball, while he chose to go to the bottom line to help him reduce the offensive pressure.

Facing the Holy Child who scored two goals and hit the goal frame twice, the Roma defenders did not dare to be careless. The full-back abandoned Lin Feng and ran to mark Torres, leaving the task of defending Lin Feng to his teammates in the midfield.

De Rossi came up immediately and continued to wave his hands, calling on nearby teammates to come and double-team Lin Feng.

In this game, Lin Feng's main opponent was De Rossi. The two had faced each other many times in previous games.

De Rossi, who was well aware of Lin Feng's strong strength, was not arrogant enough to think that he could defend against the opponent by himself.

In addition, this position is too sensitive. If the opponent is allowed to pass through, it will pose a great threat to our own goal.

So shaking people is the right choice!

Seeing the opponent shaking his player, Lin Feng not only did not choose to pass the ball to Torres, but instead took the initiative to move towards the middle, making a gesture as if he was going to cut inside and shoot.

Under his pull, Roma's defensive formation unconsciously tilted to the left.

There are only so many people on the field, and concentrating a large number of troops in a certain position will inevitably lead to defensive gaps in other positions.

Just when they were about to double-team Lin Feng in the left rib area, Lin Feng suddenly stepped on the brakes, dribbled past De Rossi who was trying to steal the ball, and kicked a high ball with his right foot, transferring the ball to the right side in a large area.

There, Inter Milan's right-back Maicon has already assisted, and there is a smooth road ahead of him!
After receiving the pass from Lin Feng, Maicon decisively cut inside with the ball. Chivu hurried back to defense, but it was too late.

The Brazilian made a cross pass to the center of the penalty area before the defender could interfere.

Crespo, who had just come on as a substitute, shot the ball without stopping and once again sent the ball into Roma's goal.

The score became 3:1, and Inter Milan secured the victory.

But Inter Milan’s offensive performance is not over yet!

In the 83rd minute, Inter Milan launched another attack from the wing. Lin Feng got the ball on the left rib and passed it directly into the penalty area.

The ball was blocked by Ferrari, but was quickly snatched back by Vieira.

Vieira did not stick to the ball and continued to pass it to Lin Feng for him to reorganize.

Lin Feng chose to pass the defender and then cut inside. He used his left foot to pass Panucci's small door on the left side of the penalty area and sent the ball to Torres.

Faced with such a great gift, Torres naturally would not refuse it. He easily pushed the ball into the goal and completed the hat trick he had been dreaming of!

After scoring the goal, Torres couldn't contain his excitement and chose to take off his clothes to celebrate again.

In his opinion, it didn't matter even if he got a card this time, because this goal was worth it.

Seeing Torres' old illness relapse, Mancini shook his head helplessly:

"This brat is being willful again!"

"As a young person, it's normal to be impulsive!"

The assistant coach smiled and advised:
"It's just a yellow card. At worst, let him rest in the next game!"

rest?

Mancini frowned and suddenly thought of something:
"Will this kid be suspended for accumulating yellow cards again?"

The assistant coach nodded: "Yes, he already has three yellow cards. Counting this one, he has exactly four suspensions in total."

Mancini was speechless. Torres was suspended for taking off his clothes to celebrate in the Champions League not long ago, and now he did this again in the league.

Why does this guy like taking off his clothes so much?
I've never seen him have this kind of preference when he was in La Liga before?

"That's unfortunate. If we win the next game, he will have to celebrate in the stands!"

Thinking of this, Mancini, who had originally planned to replace Torres and let him receive cheers from the fans on the scene, suddenly changed his mind and did not choose to replace Torres, but let him play the whole game.

In contrast, the substitution spot was left to Lin Feng.

When Lin Feng left the court, the fans gave him warm applause and cheers.

Although Lin Feng did not score a goal in this game, all three goals scored by Torres came from his assists.

If we also take into account that Crespo's goal was instigated by him, it can be said that all four goals of Inter Milan are directly related to him.

Some people need to score goals to prove their worth, but some people don't.

Anyone who has watched this game knows how important Lin Feng is to Inter Milan.

Mancini had a clear understanding of this point, so when Lin Feng left the field, he took the initiative to hug the hero who led the team to victory.

The teammates on the bench were even more diligent in handing Lin Feng a towel and energy drink, and also helped him with a back massage to relax his muscles.

What is the status in the team?
However, he was not used to massages from these rough men, nor did he want to be seen as a ball hog by others, so he pushed everything to Figo.

Compared to young people like him, the 'old man' Figo obviously needs massage and relaxation more.

Although Lin Feng left the field, Inter Milan's offensive momentum remained unabated.

Especially Crespo, who came on as a substitute, was quite active in the penalty area.

As the season is coming to an end, the Argentines have a strong sense of crisis.

Although his loan contract with Inter Milan is for two years, Torres' performance is getting better and better.

Crespo began to gradually worry about his position in the team next season, and even did not rule out the possibility of Inter Milan terminating the loan contract early and sending him back to Chelsea.

This sense of crisis irritated Crespo's nerves, forcing him to put in a better performance to impress Inter Milan's coaching staff and club executives.

For a striker, scoring a goal is the most powerful proof.

It's just a pity that with a big lead and Lin Feng being substituted, Inter Milan players did not have a strong desire to attack.

Although Crespo was eager to score a goal, he could not find any good opportunities because he did not have the support of his teammates.

As for Roma, their morale collapsed after Torres completed his hat-trick.

A confused expression appeared on Totti's face again, as if he didn't know what to do.

With the captain in such a state, how high can the morale of the other team members be?

Despite carrying the hopes of countless fans, Roma was ultimately unable to create a miracle and once again lost to Inter Milan with a score of 1:4.

This time, the suspense of the championship has completely disappeared.

The unlucky Roma team has lost four consecutive games against Inter Milan.

Even more unfortunate is that in next month's Italian Cup final, Roma's opponent will be Inter Milan.

(End of this chapter)