Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 88 Dilemma
Director Zhang is right. Mancini really wanted to use the two double forwards to attack Roma's defense and turn his advantage into a threat in the penalty area.

In the first half, Giuly got a red card. Spalletti did not make substitution adjustments. He replaced Perrotta in Giuly's position. Totti retreated deeper and more frequently. Nothing else changed. He still tried to pass through the midfield. Pass control to counter Inter Milan's advantage of having one more player, but his plan did not succeed. After Giuly left the field, Inter Milan firmly grasped the initiative.

In the second half, Spalletti still did not make adjustments. After Inter Milan adjusted to 442, Spalletti urged his players to strengthen the frontcourt to press down and relieve the pressure on the defense. Unexpectedly, this move had an effect.

In the 53rd minute, Totti's right rib went straight into the penalty area. Maxwell made a mistake in returning a pass under the pressure of Pizarro. Perotta pushed his right foot into the lower left corner 10 meters in front of the goal.

The Roma team evened the score. Maxwell's mistake was too undeserved, but that's how it is on the football field, catching the opponent's mistakes to create their own goals and win.

However, they were not happy for long. In the 57th, 60th, and 68th minutes, Crespo, Cruz, and Figo scored goals one after another, rewriting the score to 4:1. Inter Milan has already led Roma by a big score.

Playing like this, Spalletti gave up the game completely, and there was the Champions League in the middle of the week. He replaced Cicinho, Mancini and Totti in advance to save strength for the Champions Cup in the middle of the week.

And Mancini also used up the last substitution spot, replacing Solari and veteran Figo. Well, Zhang Yuan really became the water dispenser caretaker in this game.

The final score of this game was also fixed at 4:1, and both sides had to save their efforts for the Champions Cup at the end. Although the two sides suffered a lot, they couldn't just throw the Champions Cup aside for this game!

Roma's no-forward tactics are fine in Serie A, but in the European arena, it's really not enough to play against strong teams. It's not that Spalletti's ability is not good, but the player's strength is limited. They were bloodbathed by Manchester United last season. Once they lose a few more goals, they can't stop at all, and the game will collapse in just a few minutes if there is one less player in this game. If it weren't for Inter Milan's staying power, the score might be even bigger.

Winning Roma and winning the championship, Inter Milan has relaxed a lot, but Mancini cannot relax, because the Champions League game will be ushered in at the Meazza Stadium on October 10, and this time the opponent is Eindhoven. Eindhoven defeated CSKA Moscow in the same group 1:2 at home in the last game, ranking first in the group, while Inter Milan ranked third with 1 points. After losing to Fenerbahce in the last away game, Inter Milan must win PSV at home, otherwise the outside world can really criticize Mancini to death.

But what worries Mancini is that it is not easy to make up the 18-man roster now. The defense line is dilapidated, injuries and the suspension affected by last year's fight, the defense personnel are seriously insufficient, and the biggest reliance on the front line is Ibra. Simovic was injured in the game in Rome.The rest of Crespo and Cruise are similar in type, Suyaso is not in good condition, and Zhang Yuan is also considering whether to be included in the squad.

And Zhang Yuan is already looking forward to it. Ibrahimovic's injury made him realize that his opportunity may be coming. If he can seize this opportunity, can he really occupy a position? It has been more than a month since the start of the season , Zhang Yuan only came off the bench once, and he was really anxious while waiting.

Recently, Raiola was very dissatisfied with Zhang Yuan's situation. He found Branca and hoped that Branca could put pressure on Mancini and increase Zhang Yuan's chances of playing, but Branca just said that he would find him. Mancini, in fact, is just a reminder in Mancini's ear that he does not touch the bottom line. What Mancini needs most now is grades, not the pressure brought by Zhang Yuan. Yes, whether Zhang Yuan can play or not depends on whether the timing is right.

On the evening of September 9th, Inter Milan flew back to Milan overnight and rested in the morning of the next day. The players continued to fight. Although the time was tight, Mancini still asked everyone to have a good rest in the morning.

During the training in the afternoon, Zhang Yuan saw that Ibrahimovic also participated in the training, but it was not a team training, but he did some simple recovery training accompanied by the coach, and he finished early and went home.

Zhang Yuanxin suddenly became cold. It seemed that Ibrahimovic's injury was not serious, and he was able to resume training after a night's rest.

Ibrahimovic is now a veritable real thigh of Inter Milan. The team has scored 11 goals in the league, and Ibrahimovic contributed 6 goals alone, more than half of them. In addition, he has 2 assists.

He will definitely be on the team when he recovers. Just as Zhang Yuan expected, Mikhailovich announced the squad at the end of training in the afternoon. Zhang Yuan failed to make the squad, but Balotelli made it consecutively.

On the night of October 10st, Zhang Yuan and several suspended teammates sat in the stands to watch the game. Inter Milan led PSV Eindhoven 1-2 in the first half, and both goals were attributed to Ibrahimovic. Scored, Ibrahimovic did not seem to be the slightest impact of injuries, a penalty, a header won the initiative for Inter Milan.

The final score of the game was 2:0, and neither side could score in the second half.With this victory, Inter Milan rose to second place in the group rankings. In the previous game, Fenerbahce and CSKA Moscow tied. Fenerbahce ranked first with 4 points.

This victory also eased the pressure on Mancini. Although Materazzi and Rivas are still injured in the defense, Vieira, the absolute main midfielder, is also injured, but the next game will be on October 10. Day to day, the time in between is enough for the team members to catch their breath.

On the evening of October 10th, Inter Milan played against Naples at home. Naples, as a team promoted from the second division in the new season, has ambitions and goals not to relegation. So far, they have three wins, one draw and two losses. Inter Milan is only 6 points away, and the new season has started well.

Before the war, Naples kept the record of 300 minutes away without conceding a goal, while Inter Milan kept the record of scoring in 41 home league games, which can be described as tit-for-tat.

In the face of Banba Inter Milan, Naples also created some opportunities, which brought some troubles to Inter Milan, but after a short break, Inter Milan took the initiative in this game. Cruz scored two goals to help Inter Milan 2:1 defeated Naples.

Ibrahimovic was hidden by Mancini in this game. Zhang Yuan knew that Ibrahimovic's injury had not really healed and needed to rest. The striker partners were Suyaso and Cruise. Cruise played the role of stand-in perfectly. The ball brought Inter Milan three points.

Zhang Yuan continued to sit in the stands, and Balotelli was sitting with him. Although he was included in the squad for the last match against Eindhoven, he didn't get a chance to play. He also didn't make the squad this time.

After this game, they entered the national team competition again. The national football teams of various countries in the Inter Milan team naturally began to travel long distances. Zhang Yuan was not called up by the national team and stayed at the Pinetina base to continue training.

During this time, Zhang Yuan was really in a bad mood. The main reason was that it was too difficult to play the game. He felt that he played well and trained hard, but Mancini didn’t seem to care about these things unless he had to Don't give yourself a chance at all.

Young people can’t grind like this. At the beginning, I thought that when I came to Inter Milan, I could learn from the veterans, and I would make a lot of progress. But now he realizes that the veterans have taught him that he has made great progress, but this is still not enough. Accumulating experience in the game comes quickly.The way to play football still needs to be groped slowly in the game, and figured out a set of what one is good at. People are different. Blindly following the veterans can only make yourself look different.

Now he secretly regrets that he came to Inter Milan. He chose Inter Milan for the benefit of Rimini, but now the problem is that he is too young. Mancini is more willing to trust the veteran who has become famous in Serie A for his performance. The performance was not bad, and he scored a goal, but he just couldn't play the game.

He thought of Raiola, and wanted to call his agent to talk about the current situation, but he couldn't hold back his face. At the beginning, he insisted on coming to Inter Milan, and Raiola didn't persuade himself Listen, now he's a little embarrassed.

Doesn’t Raiola understand that it is more important for Zhang Yuan to be able to play in the game? He is also anxious, but he is also anxious. There is no other way. It is only October, and the winter transfer window is still early. It is too early to transfer or loan , have to wait until December.

Usually, Raiola often contacts Zhang Yuan to persuade Zhang Yuan to relax, train well, and wait for the opportunity slowly. These are all for the sake of Zhang Yuan’s heart. In fact, he also knows that several forwards in Inter Milan are healthy. Under such circumstances, it is really difficult for Zhang Yuan to compete for a position.

After the national team match day, the Serie A league rekindled the battle. On October 10, Inter Milan challenged Reggina away. Facing this underdog, Inter Milan was a bit embarrassed. However, in the end they defeated their opponents with a score of 20:1 thanks to Suyaso's goal, accumulating 0 points and continued to lead the standings. Zhang Yuan and Balotelli lost the list again.

(End of this chapter)