Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it!"

Seeing Cambiasso's lost look, Torres quickly apologized to him.

He really didn't miss the ball on purpose. He just had received too many high-quality assists from Lin Feng before, and suddenly someone else passed the ball to him, and he was a little uncomfortable with it.

Cambiasso felt very bitter. He finally got a chance to assist, but it was gone.

Is this just one assist?

What is missing are his highlight moments and assist bonuses!
The Argentine secretly made up his mind never to pass the ball to Torres again.

Although Torres missed the ball once, it did not affect the overall situation.

In addition, there was a large group of nannies standing behind him, feeding him cakes in various ways, which made Torres almost full.

In the final moments of the first half, Inter Milan won consecutive corner kicks on the right.

Liverpool, who were very wary of Lin Feng's corner kicks, specially arranged a player on the far post side to prevent Lin Feng from attacking the goal directly.

Seeing this, Lin Feng did not continue to try to attack the goal directly, as it was still too difficult to score directly from a corner kick.

You might be able to try it when the opponent is not prepared, but once the opponent is prepared, this trick will not work.

But the effect of taking corner kicks directly into the penalty area is not good. This has been tried before and was almost always headed out by the opponent.

Inter Milan originally had a strong player in the forward line, Kroos, but Kroos did not play in this game.

Neither Crespo nor Torres could gain an advantage in heading into the penalty area.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng decided to take a tactical corner kick.

He first made a gesture for the penalty spot, and when his teammates began to pull the defensive players in the penalty area, he suddenly passed the ball to Stankovic.

Inter Milan has been practicing corner kick tactics in recent days, and Stankovic knows exactly what he should do in this situation.

After receiving the ball, he went back a distance, pulled out the defensive player, then turned around and passed the ball back to Lin Feng who was heading towards the penalty area.

In this way, Lin Feng successfully got rid of Liverpool's attacking full-back.

Seeing his teammate being dribbled past, Liverpool defender Agger quickly moved over and tried to make up for the defense.

At the same time, two Liverpool players, Gerrard and Mascherano, also ran over to assist in defense.

But just when they were all attracted by Lin Feng's actions and subconsciously rushed to the right, Lin Feng suddenly kicked the ball to the back of the penalty area.

The reason why the pass was not made at the beginning was because Liverpool were fully prepared in the penalty area, and directly passing the ball into the penalty area would not be effective.

But at this time Liverpool's formation was in chaos, and Vieira had already moved near the penalty area line. There was a space in front of him left by Liverpool players after moving.

As long as Vieira's awareness can keep up with Lin Feng's rhythm, find the open space and resolutely insert himself, he will be able to complete the shot without any defense.

Vieira has been active in the five major leagues for many years, and his strength is not exaggerated.

He discovered this great opportunity the moment Stankovic passed the ball to Lin Feng.

So, the ball arrived, and the people arrived!

Vieira made a diving header and headed the ball into the goal.

The score became 1:2. Inter Milan scored two goals in a row after falling behind and reversed Liverpool!

Vieira's goal made Anfield eerily quiet. Liverpool fans looked at their own goal in disbelief, each of them as if petrified, and became silent.

This score was not in their plan at all.

They were looking forward to a big win at home, but instead they smelled a crushing defeat.

Inter Milan's players were celebrating their goal wildly away from home.

Vieira's goal has killed the suspense of promotion.

Trailing by four goals and two away goals, Liverpool needed to score five goals in the second half to advance.

Such a demanding requirement is an impossible task even for Liverpool, which once completed the Istanbul Miracle!
The referee quickly blew the whistle to end the first half, and Liverpool players fled from the field as if the grass under their feet was burning.

However, back in the dressing room, Benítez's 'hair dryer' seemed to be even more difficult for them.

On the other hand, Inter Milan's players were particularly relaxed because of the huge lead.

Mancini didn't even emphasize the tactics for the second half, he just asked the players to protect themselves and avoid getting injured or receiving a red card.

Now they can really study their opponents in the finals in advance.

At the start of the second half, neither side made any substitutions, but Inter Milan already had several players warming up on the sidelines.

It seems that once the game enters the 60th minute, Inter Milan will start using their substitution quota.

Liverpool fans saw it and were worried.

The players warming up on the sidelines are all defensive players.

If Inter Milan really allows them to replace them, then they will have no hope of breaking through Inter Milan's goal.

So, Liverpool, with a bit of urgency and a bit of tragedy, began to launch a suicidal attack on Inter Milan.

In the 49th minute, Gerrard broke into the right side of the penalty area, but Zanetti blocked the opponent's attack in time.

After the defense was successful, Inter Milan quickly launched a counterattack. Lin Feng made a long pass in his own half and found Torres in the frontcourt. Torres rushed to the upper left corner of the penalty area and shot wide of the goal frame.

Ever since the goal in the first half was called offside, Torres seemed to have some problems with his condition, and several of his subsequent shots were not as good as they should have been.

If the score was close, he would definitely be scolded by the coach for wasting the opportunity.

But now that Inter Milan is in the lead, Mancini is particularly tolerant of the player and has no intention of blaming him at all.

In the 53rd minute, Inter Milan once again took advantage of Liverpool's weakness of focusing only on attack and ignoring defense, and launched a quick counterattack on the right.

Maicon dribbled the ball to the front court and made a back pass. After receiving the ball, Lin Feng moved to the open space in the middle. Cambiasso followed up and did not pass the ball this time, but kicked the ball himself.

It’s a pity that his own shooting accuracy was not good and the ball went over the crossbar.

Crespo, who ran out of an open space in the penalty area, spread his hands helplessly. So you guys are teaming up to bully me, an outsider, right?
I'm in such a good position, but you would rather shoot the ball yourself than pass it to me!

He really wronged Cambiasso. Cambiasso didn't even notice his position, so how could he pass the ball?
After all, not everyone has as broad a vision as Lin Feng!

In the 55th minute, Inter Milan's attack on the right side resumed.

This time it was Lin Feng's turn to dribble forward. Riise, who was overtaken, had no choice but to foul Lin Feng. While he received a yellow card, he also gave Inter Milan a free kick.

Just as Lin Feng got up from the ground and prepared to take the free kick.

Liverpool's team song, "You'll Never Walk Alone!", rang out from the stands at Anfield. Lin Feng looked back in surprise, only to find that all the Liverpool fans in the stands had stood up, holding hands, with tears in their eyes, and singing the team song in unison.

The team was at a disadvantage and in an extremely passive situation.

Liverpool fans were not so angry as to leave early. Instead, they sang the team song and stood firmly with the team.

No wonder Liverpool can always rise again after experiencing many lows.

How lucky we are to have such a group of loyal fans!
But this is not a good thing for Inter Milan. As the 12th man of the team, the actions of the fans in the stands can easily affect the players on the field.

Put yourself in their shoes. If Inter Milan fans did this at the Meazza Stadium, Lin Feng felt that he and his teammates would definitely have to fight their opponents to the death!
As expected, the stimulated Liverpool players started to play for their lives!

In the 56th minute, Pennant, who had been in a slump for most of the game, finally stood up.

He used his speed on the right to break away and made a cross. Crouch overpowered Materazzi who was defending him, grabbed the first point at the far post, and scored with a header from a small angle.

The score became 2:2!

This goal greatly boosted Liverpool's morale, especially Pennant.

It was as if he had untied the shackles that bound him, and his performance on the court became better and better, and he became more and more active.

In the 59th minute, Pennant dribbled past Grosso on the right and made another cross near the end line.

The ball was still aimed at Crouch in the penalty area, but this time Inter Milan was prepared.

Materazzi and Samuel double-teamed Crouch, one in front and one behind.

The tall guy was trapped from both sides and couldn't move, and missed the cross from his teammate.

But the uncontrolled ball fell to the feet of Liverpool's left-back Riise on the other side. After receiving the ball, the opponent made another cross, still looking for Crouch.

Liverpool's tactical intention in these attacks was very clear, which was to take advantage of Crouch's height.

In fact, they should have done so in the last game, but although Crouch is tall, he is a player who likes to use his footwork to resolve battles, and he is not strong, so he cannot completely suppress the opponent's defenders in the confrontation, resulting in not every successful header in the penalty area.

But now Liverpool can't find a better way. Unable to control the midfield, it is completely wishful thinking to solve the problem by ground attack.

In that case, it would be better to keep it simple.

Seeing Riise's cross from the left, Crouch struggled to get rid of Materazzi who was entangled with him, and took the initiative to move to the left, vowing to grab the first point.

But someone was faster than him. A blue figure suddenly rushed out from the side, jumped high and kicked the ball out of the baseline.

"It's Lin Feng!"

“This rescue is crucial!”

"If Crouch gets the first spot, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Even the commentator was worried about Inter Milan!
Liverpool's counterattack was very fierce. Their tactics were simple and straightforward, but they caught Inter Milan off guard.

If Crouch had scored the ball just now, Liverpool would have scored two goals in three minutes.

At that time, not only will the score of this game be reversed, but even the total score will be forced to be close to only two goals behind.

Given Liverpool's current almost crazy state, it seems not impossible to create a new miracle again.

But fortunately, Lin Feng disrupted the opponent's rhythm.

Liverpool players obviously didn't want to interrupt the rhythm, and Gerrard ran quickly to the corner area, preparing to take a quick corner kick.

But Inter Milan's players obviously would not let the opponent have their way. Just as Gerrard was about to take a penalty, the referee's whistle sounded.

It turned out that Materazzi and Crouch, who was being defended by him, had a shoving match in the penalty area because of a dispute over position. The referee had to interrupt the game and run to the penalty area to deal with the emergency.

Originally, there was no need to wait for the referee's whistle before taking a corner kick, but because of this unexpected change, the game was interrupted.

At this time, Gerrard can't take the free throw casually. He needs to wait for the referee to blow the whistle to resume the game before he can take the free throw.

Gerrard had no choice but to stop. He really wanted his teammates not to fight with the opponent in the penalty area, but was this something that Liverpool could stop even if they didn't want to?

If they don't pull, Inter Milan's players will take the initiative to pull them.

The referee had just finished adjusting the situation and was about to leave the penalty area and blow the whistle when an unexpected situation occurred in the penalty area.

Another Liverpool striker, Kuyt, accidentally knocked down Cambiasso during the tug of war. The latter fell to the ground with his face covered, howling miserably.

When the referee saw that someone was injured, he had to stop the game again.

Gerrard was completely speechless. He stood in the corner area with his hands on his hips and shook his head helplessly.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the other side is deliberately delaying time, but there is no better way to deal with it. One can only hope that the referee can see through the other side's trick as soon as possible and decisively take out the yellow card to end this farce!

The referee was not a fool and naturally saw Inter Milan's intention, so he gave a stern warning to the players on both sides. If it happens again next time, he will definitely punish them severely.

Although it may sound shameful to talk about this trick of delaying time, it is really useful!
After being dragged down by Inter Milan for several waves, everyone in Liverpool became restless, from coaches to players, all of them were angry.

Seeing that the referee was about to get angry, Inter Milan's players stopped and prepared to defend the opponent's corner kick seriously.

Beep, the whistle sounded, and Gerrard kicked the ball out quickly.

Crouch and Kuyt jumped up with anger in their hearts to compete for the header.

But the goalkeeper had already predicted the trajectory of the ball, rushed out, and knocked the ball out of the penalty area with a straight punch.

A good opportunity for Inter to counterattack!

In an instant, Inter Milan's players ran out quickly, and Lin Feng took the lead.

After just one encounter, Carragher, who had just stopped the ball and had no time to pass it, was shocked to find that the ball under his feet had been snatched away by Lin Feng!
He chased after him and even reached out to pull Lin Feng, trying to stop Inter Milan's counterattack.

But he obviously underestimated Lin Feng's speed. Carragher's outstretched hand only had time to touch the corner of Lin Feng's clothes. Before he could make any pulling motion, the other party had already lost contact with him.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reina saw his teammate's ball being intercepted and ran to his own penalty area in a panic.

In the previous attack, he was positioned very forward and there was no one in Liverpool's penalty area at that time.

Lin Feng had already observed the position of the opponent's goalkeeper. After getting rid of Carragher, he decisively kicked the ball and made a lob shot!
At this time he had just reached the center line, and this lob shot almost spanned half of the court!

The Liverpool fans in the stands couldn't help but stand up, they even forgot to sing, their eyes widened, their sights fixed on the ball flying in the air!

Reina, faster, faster!
Reina has used all his strength to increase his speed to the fastest.

But how can a human be faster than a football?
When he just stepped into the penalty area, the ball flying in the air had caught up with him and flew over his head.

Seeing the ball getting closer and closer to the goal, and the goalkeeper moving as slowly as a turtle.

Anfield fell into deathly silence! (End of this chapter)