champion godfather

Chapter 803 Volume [-] Crimson Quick Counterattack

At the start of the second half, Nottingham Forest really shrunk their defense.And Inter Milan took advantage of their kick-off to launch a fierce offensive against the Forest team's hinterland.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a stab shot in the penalty area and popped out on the door frame, shocking all members of the Forest team into a cold sweat.

Then there was chaos in front of the goal, Rossi fell to the ground in the chaos, and the football was taken by goalkeeper Akinfeev.Inter Milan's players immediately raised their hands to indicate that Nottingham Forest's players fouled and it should be a penalty.Nottingham Forest players also raised their hands to show their innocence.

The referee made his own judgment, and he hooked Rossi to get up.

There were deafening boos at San Siro for his gesture.

The Inter Milan players didn't protest much, because it was indeed not a foul... They just wanted to take advantage of the chaos to give the referee a little wrong information, put pressure on him, and let him make a penalty that is beneficial to his side.I didn't expect the referee to see clearly.That being the case, there is no need to continue entanglement.

After the chaos in the opening five or six minutes, the situation returned to balance.

Inter Milan was the main attack, but they did not dare to invest all their troops, so they could not bring maximum pressure to the Forest team's defense.Nottingham Forest will naturally be able to hold on.

Nottingham Forest shrunk their defense and were not too keen on offense, giving Inter Milan a chance to attack.

One side wants to attack and the other side wants to defend.So the game is back to balance.

※ ※ ※

Quaresma was more active than in the first half. During the intermission, he saw expectations from Mourinho's words. This is an opportunity and we must seize it.He has one and a half years left in his contract with Inter Milan. If he can't show any convincing performance, then leaving Meazza at that time can only be the inevitable result.

He frequently raises his hand for the ball on the court.

Montolivo passed him the ball and Leighton Barnes leaned in immediately.Quaresma is not afraid to play one-on-one, or even one-on-two—behind Barnes is George Wood, the magical midfielder they boasted.

He intends to get rid of Barnes first, and then face Wood and single him out one-on-one.Prove that he has the ability to stay at Meazza by playing with the hottest midfielder in today's world football.

It's a pity that Quaresma didn't meet the final boss George Wood this time. He hit a wall here at Barnes.He wanted to break through too much but pushed himself to a dead end. Not to mention the delay of the fighter, he couldn't bring out the football, and was finally stabbed by Barnes.

Anyway, Quaresma won a throw-in for Inter with his finesse...

For a while, Quaresma was obsessed with single-handedly playing with Barnes on the wing, which made Mourinho very dissatisfied.In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore, and stood on the sidelines and shouted Quaresma's name, reminding him not to wander around the sidewalk all the time.

Quaresma also discovered this problem-if he is always on the wing, he will not be able to meet George Wood, because Wood also has to take care of the defense in the center, and it is impossible to run to the wing to stay permanently.

Although the Portuguese winger prefers and is more used to playing on the wing, he decided to move to the center in order to prove to the coach that he is an excellent player who can be called and can win every battle.

The first time he came face-to-face with Wood, he swayed open with a fine pedal bike and passed the football - a very clever move, although Quaresma didn't realize it at the time .

Encouraged by the center of gravity that successfully deceived Kewood for the first time, he decided to directly challenge for a breakthrough next time.

The second time he changed to a feint, dribbling the ball inside at high speed from the wing, and then using his ankle changes and subtle control of speed to get rid of the defender.He managed to get rid of Barnes, but not Wood.

When Wood's strong body came up, Quaresma suddenly felt that the football under his feet became uncontrollable.

A strong force pressed against him, causing him to be unable to control the ball under his feet. The football was bouncing on the ground. He stretched out his feet to hook the football while leaning his body towards Wood.He wants to fight Wood?He failed.

Wood hit Quaresma, who dribbled the ball laterally, into a big somersault. He didn't foul, but just a reasonable collision.

Quaresma was very angry with the referee's penalty. He knelt on the ground and shook his fist vigorously.But no one paid him any attention.

However, the Portuguese winger was really in good shape in this game. For the third time, he used the sudden change of direction and the cooperation of his teammates to pass Wood.

Wood was knocked out of focus by him, and Quaresma passed the ball to Ibrahimovic after breaking through easily.The Swedish forward strikes again, this time firmly held by Akinfeev.

Goalkeeper Akinfeev was obviously dissatisfied with Wood allowing the opponent to break through. He was not in a hurry to drive out with the football in his arms, but asked loudly: "George, what's wrong with you?"

Wood waved his hands, looked at Quaresma, and said nothing.

This agile kid is a bit more difficult to deal with than I imagined...

In the next two singles, Quaresma was defeated.

Mourinho watched for a while from the sidelines and decided not to be silent anymore.

He didn't want the team's offensive focus to be transferred to Quaresma to create conditions for this kid to single out George Wood and play individual heroism.If this one-on-one fight continues, the team's offense will sooner or later make him useless alone.

Taking advantage of a dead ball, he called Quaresma near the touchline. "Ricciardo, I asked you to be the main attacker, not to let you single out the opponent. Have you never played professional football?"

Quaresma also felt that he had acted too much just now, he lowered his head: "I know, coach..."

"If you go head-to-head with George Wood, you will be fooled by Tony Twain! Wood's one-on-one defensive ability is very powerful. If you continue to play like this, I can only consider replacing you. What a good state!" Mourinho said with a straight face and was very serious. He and Quaresma are both Portuguese, and there is no problem with the language. He can be sure that Quaresma will not exist. I can't understand what he said What is the situation while still going its own way.

"If you understand, go back to the field!"

Mourinho pushed Quaresma back.

The ensuing game took some interesting turns.Quaresma is still the main direction of Inter Milan's attack, but he is no longer obsessed with fighting Wood or Barnes one-on-one. Pass the football under your feet.

Now, Inter Milan's offense is truly alive.

Quaresma is no longer the end point of an attack, but more like a relay station-the ball is passed to his feet, and he can make a choice whether to break through or pass the ball to other teammates according to the situation. Better and richer than letting Quaresma bury himself in Wood.

It is also more difficult for Nottingham Forest to defend. Before, they only needed to defend against Quaresma. Now they need to defend against all Inter Milan players. Any position must not be missed, otherwise it may be...

※ ※ ※

"Quaresma has the ball again, will he choose to break or pass..."

As soon as the words fell, Quaresma chose to break through forcibly.Barnes came up to tackle the football, but told him to go over it easily.This time he didn't choose to go to the middle to face George Wood head-on, but picked a soft persimmon that was easier to pinch.

Breaking through Barnes, he can cross or directly break into the penalty area.And once he is allowed to enter the penalty area, Nottingham Forest's goal will be in danger.

Of course George Wood would not let this happen. He rushed to prevent Quaresma from breaking through, but also to guard against his outside instep shot.

Seeing Wood coming, Quaresma raised his right foot.This time he didn't try to shoot directly - he passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

Cambiasso received the ball and Thiago hurried up to make up for it.Wood is also turning around and rushing back. Quaresma without the ball is no threat, and Barnes, who is free to return to defense, is in charge.

Thiago blocked the angle of Cambiasso's direct shot, but Cambiasso didn't say he was going to shoot. After he feinted a shot and made a fake move through the penalty area, he passed the football to the weakest defense of Nottingham Forest ribs.

Like a bullet train, Maicon burst in from the wing and received a pass from Cambiasso.

None of the Nottingham Forest players, not even George Wood, noticed him.All of them were attracted defensively by the likes of Quaresma, Cambiasso, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and others.

Maicon volleys vigorously towards the ball!
The football roared through the walls of the penalty area like a shell, and flew towards the far corner of the goal!
"Maicon's Long Shot—"

The commentator lengthened the ending, accompanied by the cheers of the Inter Milan fans.

Everyone firmly believes that this goal must be scored!
But there is one person who doesn't believe it.

Akinfeev took a step to the right and then rose into the air. In the air, he stretched his body, stretched his arms, and flew towards the football.

It seems that the Scud met the Patriots, and the football was intercepted by those big hands in the air.

The end of the commentator and the cheers of the Inter Milan fans came to an abrupt end.

Maicon sighed unwillingly after seeing this scene.

Just as he was looking up at the sky, Akinfeev, who fell to the ground, had already got up from the hand, and threw the football with his hands without thinking about anything-this was Nottingham Forest's chance to fight back what!
The football was thrown at Bentley's feet, and he didn't turn around and carry it forward.Because he knows that he has no speed advantage in the counterattack. If a person rushes forward and cannot find a pass point, he can only be intercepted by the opponent. Even if he protects the ball, he will lose a chance to counterattack quickly.

The best way is not to carry the ball yourself, but to pass it.

To whom?

Most of the teammates are still defending in the backcourt, and there are absolutely no people who can appear in the frontcourt at this time.He glanced up and saw the captain.

Wood originally wanted to help defend Cambiasso, but Cambiasso passed the football to Maicon, leaving him empty-handed.But this can be regarded as helping him - when Akinfeev caught the football, only George Wood was facing the attacking direction, in a state of sprinting and running...

He glanced back at Akinfeev, and immediately made the choice to continue running forward.

Sure enough, as he expected, Akinfeev thought of him together-this is a great opportunity for Nottingham Forest to fight back quickly!

Bendtner passed the ball to the only Nottingham Forest player he saw running forward.

When George Wood received the ball in the middle, he had already left many Inter Milan and Nottingham Forest players behind. Now he has adjusted his direction and is facing the gate of Inter Milan!
Cambiasso rushed up from behind diagonally. He wanted to break the football while Wood hadn't started to speed up. At worst, he would also make a tactical foul.

Wood moved the football forward. He didn't shovel the football, but he shoveled Wood's foot.

The person whose foot was shoveled didn't seem to be George Wood, he just staggered, maintained his balance and continued to accelerate!
"George Wood dribbled the ball past Cambiasso's back tackle! He was charging forward! This is Nottingham Forest's best counterattack!"

The cheers of the Nottingham Forest fans suddenly increased.

"Stop him! He's only one person!" Cambiasso, who failed in the tackle, yelled while lying on the ground.Of course he knew what it meant to let Wood escape.But maybe the situation is not that bad, because Nottingham Forest only wanted to counterattack quickly, so too many of them hadn't supported them at this moment. If only George Wood rushed to the front, he couldn't do anything.

In a blink of an eye, Wood had already dribbled the ball across the center line.

Burdisso rushed up aggressively, and the moment he hit Wood, Wood threw the football out.But Burdisso doesn't care about such small things. His goal is Wood, not football.

Wood was rushed out of the original track by Burdisso's full force and deviated to the right.Burdisso did he succeed?

Do not!
Wood's direction when he waded out the football was also exactly to the right... Burdisso's collision actually helped Wood, bringing him closer to the football.And Burdisso?The collision just now used all his strength and center of gravity. After hitting George Wood, he also fell to the ground with the mentality of shattering everything. Unfortunately, George Wood did not lie on the ground with him.

In this game, Qi Wu, who was the left back, couldn't keep up with Wood who was running at full speed in terms of speed. Although the football was kicked to his side, he could only watch as Wood's back passed his defense zone like lightning. Turn to the restricted area.

Inter Milan's last line of defense is composed of two people: Samuel and goalkeeper Cesar.

Samuel was smarter than Burdisso. He wasn't so stupid as to bump into him head-on. He just stuck inside and forced Wood to the side. As long as he was forced to the side, he won.

Wood waded into the penalty area, and Samuel kicked up. He didn't make a move, but just followed Wood.He is not afraid that he has no speed advantage, because Wood has slowed down a long time ago, and he can't get up in the penalty area.

Wood made a gesture to shoot, and Samuel leaned his body up, but didn't throw all his weight out.If Wood doesn't shoot again, he will have no chance.

George Wood decides to force a shot, Samuel and Cesar?Just blast them away!

This time Wood swung his foot again, and Samuel continued to lean on his body to interfere.Wood shoots directly!
The football whizzed past Samuel and rushed towards the near corner of the goal.

Although Cesar had sealed the angle, the ball still found a gap and hit the near post...

With a crisp sound, the football seemed to hit the hearts of all Inter Milan fans, causing their hearts to stop collectively.

The scene they were most afraid of seeing did not happen in the next second. The football hit the goal post but did not bounce into the goal, but bounced out in the opposite direction!

"Hiss—" In the noisy Meazza Stadium, the inhalation of the Inter Milan fans could even be clearly heard.

Cesar was lying on the ground, Samuel was lying on the ground, and George Wood was also lying on the ground.Is this the end of the offensive?
impossible!
"Matias Fernandez!"

The Chilean appeared in the penalty area, and there was a Burdisso beside him, but now he didn't care so much, he only had eyes for the football that popped out.

The boss seems to be still roaring in his ear at this moment: "See that football? It is bouncing in front of you, laughing at you for not being able to shoot or not! You can shoot even if it is an empty goal - no - Go-go-!! You are a coward who only knows how to hold your head and cry when your first shot is blocked!"

Burdisso wanted to clear the ball first, but found himself unable to move after being leaned on by Fernandez-the Chilean was stuck in all positions.

The next thing is simple.

Fernandez swung his right foot, facing Julio Cesar who got up from the ground, and slammed the football towards the goal!

"GOOOOOOOAL——!!"

Chileans have finally completed self-salvation...

(End of this chapter)