When Materazzi was fighting for the header, he collided with the Villarreal captain, Alvarez. His brow bone hit the latter's forehead, and his brow bone was fractured.
The referee stopped Inter Milan's celebration and asked Materazzi to leave the field for treatment and change his jersey. According to the rules, players were not allowed to wear blood-stained jerseys on the field.
The other players, who had planned to come over to celebrate, noticed that Materazzi was bleeding. They were all shocked by this valiant player. He was really a fierce warrior!
Materazzi went to the sidelines to receive treatment to stop the bleeding.
Li Ang asked with concern. Materazzi casually said that he was fine. He could continue to play with such a small injury.
Li Ang gave Materazzi a thumbs up. Which manager would not like such a valiant player?!
It was not to encourage players to play with injuries, but to have this kind of spirit!
Moreover, to be honest, this kind of hard injury was a small matter for players. They were afraid of soft injuries like strain.
The team doctor stopped the bleeding for Materazzi, put on tape, and then wrapped a bandage around his head. He changed into a brand new jersey.
When Materazzi returned to the field wrapped in bandages, all the Inter Milan fans in the entire Meazza Stadium stood up and applauded. They cheered for Materazzi's blood on the battlefield!
The Inter Milan players also gave Materazzi a thumbs up and hugged him!
*****
The Villarreal CF players looked at the scene with complicated expressions on their faces. From the start of the game, they felt the bravery of this team, or it could be said that they could feel the thirst for victory of the Inter Milan people. This thirst had surprised them, and now, it had made them fearful!
The Villarreal people could not understand Inter Milan's thirst for victory and championship titles. Villarreal was a dark horse. It was a miracle that they could reach the top eight. Although they made history with every step they took, the Villarreal people's thirst for advancement could not be compared to Inter Milan's!
Inter Milan was a powerhouse in Serie A, but they had not won the Serie A title for 16 years. As for the UEFA Champions League title? The last time they stood at the top of Europe was during the era of Inter Milan in the 1950s and 1960s!
Therefore, this wealthy family was incomparably thirsty!
They were thirsty for victory and championship!
However, Inter Milan had been dispirited before this. They were like Ah Dou that could not be helped up. Both the players and the club felt powerless!
However, Li Ang was here!
This miraculous China manager seemed to have injected magical energy into the Nerazzurri. They began to wake up, pull themselves together, and rise!
The league championship was in sight!
Not only did it excite Inter Milan, but it also changed their mental outlook like never before!
They were proud of their performance!
At the same time, he felt that he had the capital to fight for more honor!
This was the current situation of Inter Milan!
In fact, from a certain point of view, although Li Ang was coaching a powerhouse team that had lost its championship glory for many years, it was the most suitable for him and Inter Milan!
*****
Pellegrini's expression was serious. His team was completely passive on the field and finally conceded the goal.
He knew that there had to be a change!
However, Pellegrini could not do anything now. He could only pray that they would not concede any more goals in the first half. He needed the fifteen minutes of halftime, and his players also needed the fifteen minutes of rest to catch their breath!
Materazzi's goal was the only goal in the first half of the game.
In the following ten minutes of the game, Inter Milan continued to control the pace of the game. They did not slack off and relax just because they took the lead in the score. Instead, they continued to put pressure on Villarreal!
This was strictly requested by Li Ang during the season. This game was different from other games. They must not give the Villarreal players a chance to catch their breath!
Therefore, although they did not concede any more goals, Villarreal was still extremely passive and extremely unaccustomed to playing!
When the referee, Merkel, blew the whistle at the end of the first half of the game, Villarreal's shots in the entire first half of the game were zero!
This was a shocking statistic!
It must be known that Villarreal's performance in both the La Liga and the Champions League was amazing this season. Although Pellegrini's team was not a specialist in offensive football, they played methodically on the field. They had never been so passive in the game as they were today. After forty-five minutes, they did not even have a shot!
"Although the score is only one to zero, the first half of the game was very exciting!" However, the entire first half of the game was extremely exciting! "Ferrari exclaimed." Inter Milan seems to have made ample preparations for this game! Manager Li Ang's tactics completely contained Villarreal. The Spanish team was restricted from the beginning of the game and could only follow the rhythm of Inter Milan. Their midfield core, Riquelme, was also restricted in the first half of the game. He did not get a chance to threaten Inter Milan's goal even once! "
When Villarreal's manager, Pellegrini, left the technical area and returned to the players' locker room, he glanced at Li Ang. He was shocked!
After less than a year, Li Ang's team was even more difficult to deal with. It could be said that he had perfectly restrained his team!
When Li Ang was in charge of Sporting de Gijón, Villarreal had lost to Sporting de Gijón, but at least Villarreal still had a chance to win. But now, judging from the first half of the game, Villarreal had no chance of winning at all!
How did this person become so powerful in less than a year?!
*****
Perhaps the words of the Spanish commentator of the game could answer Pellegrini's question.
"After leaving the Spanish league, Manager Li Ang adapted to the Serie A very quickly," Dagestone said. "He is now more mature. This is an amazing improvement. He has perfectly integrated the techniques of Spanish football and the defense of Italian football. Moreover, the individual ability of the current Inter Milan players is better than that of the Sporting de Gijón players. Under such circumstances, Manager Li Ang's team is even more terrifying!"
"And tactics! Manager Li Ang's current tactical level is also better. Pellegrini is known as the new tactician of the Spanish league, but his team was completely restrained by Inter Milan today. Li's tactics today were very successful! Very successful! It will be very difficult for Villarreal to make a comeback in the second half of the game. Now it depends on whether Pellegrini has any ideas … "
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