"Juventus can't do anything about this goal concede!" Rossi shook his head and said, "Their defensive line collapsed in an instant when Zebina fell."
"Zebina said before the game that he would show us a different Zebina. I really don't know where he got the confidence to say that," Ferrari criticized.
Li Ang applauded on the sidelines and cheered for his players' wonderful offensive cooperation. Then he returned to the technical area and sat down. He even crossed his legs and swung one leg.
The camera gave a close-up of the Inter Milan manager. Everyone saw Li Ang's relaxed and even somewhat unscrupulous action.
"The Juventus fans must be very unhappy," Rossi said. "Previously, the media said that Li Ang no longer sees Juventus as a threat, which also caused the dissatisfaction of the Juventus fans. But now, it seems that it's really difficult for Juventus to make Li Ang nervous. They must do something as soon as possible."
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After conceding the goal more than ten minutes into the game, Juventus fell behind in the score, which made the Juventus players panic for a moment. This was not the Bianconeri that dominated the Serie A scene before the 'Calciopoli'. After the 'Calciopoli', the departure of many champion players, including Ibrahimović, Vieira, Emerson, and Zambrotta, was a serious blow to Juventus.
Ranieri's strategy for Juventus was defensive counterattack. Not conceding the goal was the prerequisite for everything.
This goal concede disrupted their tactical arrangement.
How should they play next? Continue to play defensive counterattack according to the original plan?
Or press out to attack? Or try to equalize the score as soon as possible?!
This required Manager Ranieri to give tactical instructions as soon as possible!
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Ranieri was obviously hesitant. If the team pressed out to attack Inter Milan, he was worried that with the current strength of Juventus, it would be difficult to fight against Inter Milan. If things went wrong, the goal would be open and they might lose the goal again.
But, to defend firmly? They had already lost the ball, so what was the point of continuing to defend?
This was Juventus' home ground, and they were facing their arch-rival, Inter Milan. If they still did not do anything when they were behind in the score, it would be inexcusable. Even Ranieri would be held accountable by the club's top management, and the fans would be even more dissatisfied. The boos in the stands now explained the problem.
In the end, Ranieri made a decision. He instructed the team to be more aggressive and asked the team to press out to attack, strive to equalize the score as soon as possible and pull the game back to the starting line.
As a result, Li Ang was surprised to find that Juventus was no longer conservative after losing the ball. Instead, they seemed to be pressing forward.
Li Ang's lips curled into an inexplicable smile. It was good that they were pressured. Inter Milan were least afraid of their opponents pressuring them.
Li Ang walked to the sidelines and waved his hand. Then, he walked back to the technical area and sat down.
The Inter Milan manager gently waved his hand, and the situation on the field immediately changed.
This was the signal to increase the tempo of the attack!
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The Inter Milan players received the tactical instructions from their manager, and the pace of the attack suddenly increased again. Then, everyone saw Inter Milan set off a storm of attacks on the field.
The momentum that Juventus had just pressed out was immediately suppressed mercilessly by Inter Milan. They were now completely suppressed.
The football game was two-way, and it was not something that Juventus could press out if they wanted to attack!
Ranieri stood on the sidelines, constantly shouting and making gestures, asking the team to do everything possible to press out. Ranieri's idea was very straightforward. It was not only that the team wanted to find a goal and equalize the score as soon as possible, but also because he wanted the team to press out and put pressure on Inter Milan. This was also to protect Juventus' defensive line.
Ranieri and Juventus had good ideas, but they were somewhat powerless on the field.
They finally got a chance to fight back. They had just pressed half of the field, but Carlos and Evra worked together to intercept the ball, and Inter Milan counterattacked.
Inter Milan's counterattack was very fast, and their offensive coordination was quite skillful. Once again, they charged into Juventus' penalty area through three passes and two kicks.
This time, Agüero continuously stepped on the bicycle, shaking Zebina until he staggered and was in a sorry state. Then, Agüero swayed the angle of the shot and shot hard. He broke through the goal guarded by Buffon and extended the lead to two goals.
After the goal, Agüero ran with open arms. He rushed to the visiting fans' stands, raised his arms, and cheered to celebrate the goal.
The Inter Milan fans in the visiting fans' stands responded to the Argentine young player with loud cheers.
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“Goooooaaaaal！”
"2: 0! Inter Milan Team has completely taken the initiative. They are two goals ahead of Juventus! This is really a situation we didn't expect before the game … Juventus, ranked third in the league, is facing their old rival, Inter Milan. Inter Milan actually scored two goals in less than half an hour. The home team, Juventus, is facing Inter Milan, and they seem to have no power to fight back! "
"What are our players doing? They are being completely suppressed by Inter Milan. At one point, they were even suppressed in half of the field and couldn't pass through the center circle. They finally got a chance to fight back, but they were easily counterattacked. Now, they have lost two goals in less than half an hour. It's really disappointing …" Turin's commentator was very depressed. Before the game, the Juventus fans shouted, hoping that the team could defeat Inter Milan and give Inter Milan a fierce blow to take revenge. But they did not expect that the old hatred would not disappear, and new hatred would be added to it.
"0: 2! Juventus is two goals behind Inter Milan. With this goal loss, their defense is in a mess. Zebina is completely lost by Agüero. Is this his guarantee before the game? Sure enough, we saw a different Zebina. It's not bad, it's worse! "The commentator also ruthlessly criticized Zebina's performance.
Objectively speaking, it was a little unfair to completely throw the responsibility for the goal loss to Zebina. Zebina's poor performance was just a microcosm and embodiment of Juventus's passivity. It was just that Zebina's poor performance was more glaring.
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After Inter Milan took the lead by two goals, they did not stop there. Instead, they became more and more energetic. They looked like they would completely secure the victory in the first half of the game. Inter Milan's wave after wave of offensive attacks forced the Juventus team to shrink back and defend. Amid the loud boos from the stands of the Stadio Alpi, Juventus appeared to be in an unusually sorry state.
However, they did not have the strength to attack at all. They could only defend with all their strength. The Juventus team still gained something. At least they did not continue to lose goals in the second half of the first half. When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, all the Juventus players who were on tenterhooks breathed a sigh of relief. They could finally take a breather. At least for the next fifteen minutes, their goal was safe.
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