"It's beautiful!" Ferrari exclaimed. "This fully demonstrates Mata's quick reflexes and intoxicating footwork skills!"
After passing Finan, Mata suddenly cut inside. Then he rushed up to Hyypia to intercept and lifted his leg for a long shot!
Mata's powerful long shot was finally pounced on by Reina.
Inter Milan was awarded a corner kick.
Li Ang stood up and applauded his proud disciple's breakthrough and shot. Inter Milan's substitutes' bench was also in high spirits. Some players stood up and raised their arms to cheer for Mata. Some people held their heads in regret for the shot that was pounced on.
Inter Milan's corner kick did not go straight out. Instead, they chose to do a tactical coordination.
Mata passed the football to Arshavin, who came up to receive him. Arshavin passed the football to Modric, who was waiting in the middle at the top of the penalty arc.
After receiving the ball, Modric pulled the ball horizontally to avoid Alonso's first tackle. Then he looked like he was going to do a long shot, but he passed the football back!
Then people saw the undefended Carlos rush up like a heavy truck. He was about 30 meters away from the goal and directly lifted his leg for a long shot.
Carlos's shot was not suppressed. After the football left the ground, it rose up and eventually went directly over the crossbar and flew into the stands behind the goal.
*****
"You let him go! Lucas! " Liverpool's goalkeeper, Reina, was a little dissatisfied that his defender did not mark Carlos and gave him a chance to lift his leg for a long shot. He shouted at Carlos.
Lucas glanced at his own goalkeeper and muttered, "That guy can't even shoot. What's there to be afraid of?"
His voice was so soft that Reina did not hear it. However, the Inter Milan player next to him, Mata, heard it. He glanced at Lucas and then turned his head, as if he was trying hard not to laugh.
Carlos saw Mata laughing and knew what the kid was laughing about. He glared at Mata and ignored him.
However, Mata directly came over and put his arm around Carlos's neck and whispered something.
Carlos looked deeply at Mata. He and Mata were good friends. Mata mocked him for not being able to shoot. It was not malicious. Anyway, they often joked and mocked each other. However, as an opponent, Lucas' attitude was very hurtful.
"Do you want me to help?" Mata winked at Carlos. "I'll create an opportunity for you, you give that guy a shot!"
Carlos snorted and walked away. Then, he turned around and said, "I'll treat you after the competition!"
"Deal!" Mata chuckled.
*****
"Inter Milan's tactical corner kick! Spain's player, Juan's a long shot! It did not threaten the goal guarded by Reina! When I saw that it was Carlos who shot, my heart was suddenly at ease!!! " When the Liverpool commentator saw that Inter Milan's attack was fruitless, he did not forget to be humorous and mocked Carlos's shooting skills.
"Carlos's desire to shoot is stronger today." Banderas said to Li Ang with a smile. He remembered that during the warm-up before the game, Carlos seemed to be practicing long shots. This was not common for Carlos, who had always focused more on defense.
Li Ang nodded. The kid's desire to shoot was really strong today. It did not seem to be just because Carlos mocked him during the warm-up before the game. It showed that Carlos really wanted to score today.
However, as long as Carlos completed his defensive task, it was not impossible for him to try to participate in the offense and long shots on this basis.
Under Inter Milan's massive pressure, their rear defensive line began to have hidden dangers, and Liverpool almost seized an opportunity.
Harvey Alonso sent out a header, and Chivu came up to head the football back. Kuyt rushed up and fought very hard. Both Chivu and Kuyt fell to the ground together, and the football rolled to the side.
The Inter Milan players raised their hands to signal that Kuyt had fouled when he fought for the ball.
However, the referee did not pay attention.
*****
At this moment, Kuyt, who had fallen to the ground, actually got up again. He controlled the football and subconsciously looked in front of him.
Inter Milan's rear defensive line was shocked and did not bother to protest. They suddenly acted as a whole without anyone commanding them, but they obviously had a tacit understanding. The three defenders, Zanetti, Evra, and Samuels, moved in unison and took a step forward at the same time. It was this step that made Torres, who was in front of them, offside.
Almost instantly, Kuyt's ball was passed over.
The sound of the whistle could be heard.
Torres was offside!
Over at Liverpool's technical area, Benítez waved his hand regretfully. Kuyt was not a top player after all. He did not send the football out immediately. Instead, he subconsciously looked in front of him after he got the ball. It was this action of looking for someone that made Inter Milan's defenders alert. They collectively pressed forward and successfully created an offside position. If there was no extra action and the football was passed out first, with Torres's reaction and strength, he could have successfully reversed the offside position and dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area to get a one-on-one chance. It was a pity. It was such a good opportunity. Benítez shook his head.
On Inter Milan's side, everyone in the technical area, including Li Ang, broke out in a cold sweat. It was too dangerous. This was not something they had arranged in advance. Li Ang's team rarely deliberately arranged to create an offside tactic in a game. In Li Ang's view, creating an offside tactic was dancing on the tip of a knife. It was too dangerous, and he would try not to use it if he could. The successful creation of an offside position this time was entirely due to the judgment made by the rear defensive line led by captain Zanetti at that moment. It was also because the three players, Zanetti, Samuels, and Evra, had played together for nearly three seasons. They had a lot of tacit understanding. At this moment, their thinking was highly unified. Otherwise, if one of them was a little slower, Torres would have gotten a one-on-one chance. For a striker of Torres's level, if he got a chance to face the goalkeeper alone, the result was self-evident.
Although they escaped a disaster, Li Ang was still furious. First of all, he was angry with the players. At that time, he was only concerned with protesting with the referee. If Kuyt's subconscious action of "looking for someone" had not alerted them, they would have almost been attacked by the Liverpool players. Another reason for his anger was naturally dissatisfaction with the referee, Debrick. Kuyt's scramble, although not malicious, did hit Chivu violently when he touched the football. It could have been a foul!
Of course, this was Li Ang's anger. And from the perspective of the middle, the referee could have blown a foul or not. It was all up to the referee.
*****
Li Ang found the fourth official and expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee's performance just now. "Our man was knocked to the ground, but the referee turned a blind eye!"
The fourth official looked at Li Ang with a cold face and asked Li Ang to return to the technical area and calm down. At the same time, he was silently counting in his heart. Thirty, twenty-nine … nineteen … ten, nine, eighty-seven … If this guy continued to chatter for more than ten seconds, he would ask the referee to deal with this guy.
The sudden situation on the field stopped the fourth official's counting. Li Ang turned his head to look at the field, showed a shocked expression, and then burst out with a swear word.
"F * ck you!"
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