The Day I Played with Ronaldo

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Mancini's face became serious. ┏Ⅹ④③⑨⑨┛

He thought that in this collision, Inter Milan would not suffer. Even if you can't defeat your opponent, you can remain undefeated. But reality hit him hard.

What went wrong?

Mancini thought carefully.

The first is Juventus' tactics. Launched a tough midfield strangle, disrupting Inter Milan's offensive rhythm.

In the competition for the number of midfielders, Inter Milan is not at a disadvantage because Ricardo and Figo often return to the midfield to participate in the organization.

But the Juventus players made up for the gap in numbers with a tough style.

Secondly, the ground was wet and slippery, which prevented Inter Milan from playing the delicate foot coordination in the past, and it was difficult for players such as Ricardo, who is good at breakthroughs, to play 100% of their strength.

And lastly... there's the mindset.

In the Super Cup a month ago, Inter Milan beat their opponents completely, so the Inter Milan players felt that they had the advantage, and they slackened virtually.

And facing a giant like Juventus, what will happen if you relax?

The answer is self-evident.

Mancini gripped his heart and continued to watch the game.

In the 37th minute, Cambiasso, Ricardo and Adriano made a pass and cooperated. Cambiasso made the ball to Adriano. Adriano played the role of fulcrum and passed it to the left front. Cardo made a quick start and responded to Adriano's diagonal pass on the left side of the penalty area.

But Abbiati blocked it in time, and Ricciardo had no time to adjust, so he could only make a sliding tackle, trying to kick the ball into the goal before Abbiati. But the ball was blocked by Abbiati's leg and Ricciardo's knee hit Abbiati hard in the face.

Several Juventus players immediately gathered around to question Ricardo, and Inter Milan players also rushed over to defend Ricardo, as if a war was about to break out. The referee Papares immediately came to deal with it, issued a verbal warning to Ricardo, and separated the players from both sides.

Abbiati continued to play after receiving brief treatment.

Riccardo glanced at Abbiati apologetically. He didn't mean to hurt his opponent, he really couldn't stop the car just now.

But he won't apologize either.

Juventus is not an ordinary opponent, but a sworn enemy. There is no need for a hypocritical apology between mortal enemies, just overthrow the opponent directly.

In the 39th minute, Materazzi uprooted Ibrahimovic and was given a yellow card. So far, 3 of the 4 Inter Milan defenders have received yellow cards, and the situation is very dangerous.

Before the end of the first half, Juventus still had the opportunity to use a set kick to expand the score advantage. Nedved took a corner kick from the left and Vieira headed in front of the goal. However, Cesar He fell to the ground and threw himself out.

During the intermission, Mancini questioned the players in the locker room: "We have defeated our opponents in the previous 3 games. But why are we still behind today? This is a game that must give everything. If you If someone doesn't want to play, you can tell me and I will replace him now."

No one answered. In fact, the players worked very hard today, but they didn't fight in the right way. They used all their energy to compete with their opponents, competing for muscles, small movements, and who was more fierce...

Mancini made some arrangements, but he didn't know whether his arrangements would work.

Adriano was obviously lost in today's game, but Mancini is still hesitating. After all, the strength of substitute players Martins and Cruz are far behind Adriano. In this head-to-head battle, the slightest difference can be fatal. In the end, he did not make personnel adjustments.

As soon as the second half started, Juventus made two personnel adjustments. Ibrahimovic, who was shoveled by Materazzi, went off, and Piero replaced him. Roberto Kovac replaced veteran Thuram with a hamstring injury.

In the 48th minute, Figo took a corner kick and Ricardo headed the ball slightly wide of the far post. Almost, almost to return the opponent with a set piece.

Two minutes later, Favalli and Ricardo played consecutive two-for-one cooperation on the left. Favalli went down and passed the ball. Pop the baseline on Cannavaro.

Another 4 minutes later, Inter Milan ushered in a golden opportunity. Riccardo made a breakthrough from the left and sent a through kick. Adriano squeezed Cannavaro away with his strong body and got a one-handed chance, but his left-footed shot turned out to be an anti-aircraft gun.

Mancini finally had enough of Adriano's poor state and replaced him with Cruz.

Then Trezeguet suffered a groin injury, and Sarajeta came off the bench. Juventus used up three substitutions. Mancini also made an adjustment, replacing Figo with teenager Rico.

The trio of Ricardo, Cruz and Rico has never been used in training and competitions, and he doesn't know what the effect will be. Now he can only resign himself to fate.

In the 68th minute, Cannavaro fouled Cruz in the top fight, and Inter Milan won a free kick. Licado stood in front of the ball.

Inter Milan's current free kick position is Mikhailovich-Figo-Ricardo-Adriano, now the first two are not on the field, Adriano is also off, Ricardo Do your part.

The ball is about 28 meters from the goal. At such a distance, if Adriano is on the court, it is better for him to play, and his free kick is powerful. Ricardo prefers free kicks within 25 meters.

But now Licado can only go up by himself. He positioned the ball, the valve core aimed at himself, took a few deep breaths, and waited for the opponent to line up the wall.

Juventus is also aware of Ricardo's free kick skills and dare not neglect.

After the referee signaled that free throws were allowed, Ricardo stared at Abbiati closely and began to retreat.

Every free kick master has his own signature action, for example, Ronaldo likes to take a big step back, and every step is as precise as if it has been measured; for example, Roberto Carlos likes to step back for a long distance, and then run in small steps; Players prefer a shorter approach run.

Ricardo also prefers short run-ups. His explosive power is very good and he doesn't need to run too long. There is no iconic movement in his running. If you have to say it is a habit, he is used to clenching his fists tightly and then releasing them before taking a free kick. He repeats this to relieve his tension.

He starts to run. This ball is crucial, and this is one of the few opportunities for Inter Milan... Riccardo knows all about this. But now he thought nothing of it. He only focuses on how to beat the wall and the opponent's goalkeeper and kick the ball into his destination.

His foot thumped hard on the soccer ball. The football rose into the air, obviously higher than the goal, but suddenly fell sharply 3 meters away from the goal.

The ball is here. Ricardo has not recovered the kicked leg yet, but he is already determined in his heart.