The first half of the Champions League group stage match between Inter Milan and Liverpool ended.
The Inter Milan fans felt a huge sense of loss. Liverpool, who they expected to be short of players, led them by two goals in Giuseppe Meazza.
Liverpool, on the other hand, walked into the locker room in a confident state.
Comain praised the team's performance during the halftime interval, saying that the team showed the attitude and temperament that champions should have!
What was a champion?
What was a king?
That was to be able to win when you were in good form, and also to win when you were in bad form!
Of course, accidents would happen, but when everyone thought that there was a problem with the team, the team with the temperament of a king was able to calmly adjust and then give the opponent an unexpected blow in the game!
Liverpool now had such a temperament.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Inter Milan, who were slightly discouraged, suddenly found that their team's fighting posture on the pitch had changed!
Benítez's adjustment was quick and went straight to the key points.
At the start of the second half, Maicon and Zanetti took turns to attack Insua's defensive zone, with Eto 'o as the arrowhead to disrupt Skrtel and Agger's defense. Milito retreated slightly to act as a fulcrum, which created an opportunity for Snede to plug in and kill into the penalty area to shoot.
In the 48th minute of the game, Milito received Zanetti's pass from the side in front of the penalty area. He was able to steadily control the ball under Mascherano's interference. Eto 'o's plug caused Skrtel and Agger to be unable to be distracted. Snede quickly cut into the space on the left wing of the penalty area. Before Alonso came to help Mascherano close in on Milito, Milito directly inserted the ball diagonally into the penalty area.
Snede immediately shot after he got the ball in the space on the left wing of the penalty area.
Just when he thought that the ball would definitely go in, a figure slid past in front of his eyes!
Glen Johnson!
His sliding foot just blocked Snede's shot of the football out of the sideline on the other side.
Snede suddenly thumped his chest and stamped his feet in pity. The Inter Milan fans in the stands also expressed their disbelief!
Liverpool's penalty area was indeed in danger because of their lack of players. But at the crucial moment, there would still be players who would come to the rescue!
Two minutes later, Qin Xiong controlled the ball on the flank in the front field. Liverpool had been attacking from the left flank for a long time and had also scored two goals. This made Inter Milan's defensive line tilt, especially after Maicon and Zanetti concentrated their firepower on attacking Insua.
Under such circumstances, Qin Xiong's attack from the other side would play a miraculous role.
After Qin Xiong saw Kuyt rushing towards the right side of Inter Milan's penalty area, he directly raised his leg to pass the ball.
The football fell quickly and urgently into the right area of the penalty area. After Kuyt shook off Chivu, he rushed to the football's landing spot before Lucio. He did not stop the ball and directly volleyed the ball!
César did not react at all in the face of Kuyt's earth-shattering volley. But unfortunately, Kuyt's shot hit the ball on the outside of the far post and bounced out of the end line.
"Liverpool's offense in the second half became more flexible, which is also where Liverpool's advantage lies. They have star players like Qin Xiong, Gerard, and Alonso who have a wide view of the game's overall situation. They will not just focus on the part of the field to launch an attack. When the opportunity arises, they will not hesitate to create opportunities for their teammates in better positions."
Benítez shook his head slightly as he watched on the sidelines. Why was Liverpool's offense so strong?
If Alonso used to be in the middle of the backfield to organize the offense vertically, then Gerard's horizontal transfer in the front field would make the team's offense more flexible.
This was almost the configuration of many top teams. They made full use of the width of the field to not only attack in depth, but also tear apart the opponent's defensive line horizontally.
And with Qin Xiong, Liverpool's standard configuration had been upgraded!
Moreover, this upgrade was unpredictable.
You did not know when Qin Xiong would become a winger like Ronaldo, or an organizational master like Ronaldinho.
Because of this, Inter Milan's passive state was an unsolvable state. They could only destroy Liverpool in the attack, and could not completely contain Liverpool's attack.
In the 53rd minute of the game, Maicon and Zanetti advanced side by side from the midfield and the right flank area. After Mota came over to act as a go-between, the two men charged into the right flank in front of Liverpool's penalty area together.
Insua was completely flustered.
One-on-one, whether it was against Zanetti or Maicon, he had no confidence.
Insua could not help but be a little frightened when faced with the two aggressive blue and black famous players all of a sudden.
When Alonso came to assist in the defense, Insua made a huge mistake.
He rushed up with the intention of snatching Zanetti together with Alonso.
In fact, Alonso just wanted to force Zanetti to pass the ball. As long as Insua held the key position in the defensive zone, then Maicon would have less and less space to control the ball unless he dribbled to break through.
Insua rushed up, which allowed Maicon to cut into the area near the end line without any difficulty and receive Zanetti's pass.
Maicon dribbled the ball horizontally in the penalty area. Skrtel, Agger, Mascherano, Johnson, and Reina. A series of defensive chain reactions happened quickly.
Milito and Eto 'o flanked from the front and back, forcing Liverpool's defensive line to almost withdraw to the front of the goal.
Maicon, however, passed the ball diagonally to the vicinity of the penalty spot.
There, Snede, who plugged in from the back, received the ball and directly blasted the goal!
The football flew past Agger's head and hung in the top right corner of the goal, a dead corner!
The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium rang with the cheers of the Nerazzurri fans for a long time!
Eto 'o rushed into the goal and ran back with the ball in his arms.
They had pulled back a goal. They firmly believed that they could still pull back the score and achieve a reversal!
They would never give up on the promised revenge!
"Snede pulled a goal back for Inter Milan! This time, Inter Milan completely broke through Liverpool's left defense. Insua rashly lost his defensive position. Maicon calmly judged the situation in the penalty area and finally made the right choice. He delivered an assist to Snede. This shot by Snede was powerful and heavy. Fortunately, it did not fly! A beautiful goal. Benítez's adjustment in the midfield was very effective. "
Comain showed a thoughtful expression after seeing Inter Milan's goal on the sidelines.
He knew that Inter Milan would continue to attack Insua on this point.
He was not worried about losing the game, but he was worried that Insua would lose confidence because of the opponent.
In less than 10 minutes in the second half, Insua's defensive line had been breached three times.
And this time it led to a goal concede.
Insua's level was not high enough for today's game. Comain was worried that Insua's confidence would be completely destroyed by the opponent's bombardment.
After all, Aurelio was injured. The team still needed Insua to get through a difficult period in the future.
Comain considered a change.
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