The referee, Debricre, held a yellow card in his hand. He showed the yellow card to Liverpool's Dutch player, Babel.
Just now, Inter Milan's free kick came out. Hyypia won the fight for the high ball. Then, Carragher passed the football to Harvey Alonso, who directly launched an attack with a long pass. Babel ran quickly to chase the ball. Samuels's excellent prediction appeared at the football's landing point in advance. Babel chose to slide tackle when it was impossible to get the football and directly cut down Samuels along with the ball.
At this time, Inter Milan's team doctor had already entered the field and was treating Samuels.
The reason why Li Ang cursed was that he saw the team doctor's gesture. It was a gesture to ask for a substitution. Samuels was injured and could not continue to play.
Li Ang's face was ugly. Samuels's injury was an accident. The substitution so early disrupted his tactical deployment.
Li Ang's gaze swept around the substitutes' bench. There were now two defenders on the substitutes' bench. One was the 34-year-old veteran, Marco Materazzi, and the other was the 20-year-old young defender, Bonucci. Bonucci replaced Burdisso, who was absent from the game because of a cold. Materazzi or Bonucci. Li Ang finally chose to let the experienced veteran Materazzi get up to warm up.
In the 26th minute of the game, Inter Milan was forced to make a substitution. Materazzi came on as a substitute and replaced Samuels, who was injured and could not continue to play.
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"How's the situation?" Li Ang asked the team doctor about Samuels's injury.
"It's a muscle strain. Maybe it's not a big problem," the team doctor said.
Li Ang nodded and patted Samuels on the shoulder to let the Argentine go to the substitutes' bench.
"Inter Milan is forced to make a substitution. Materazzi comes on. Maybe this 34-year-old veteran can be our breakthrough," the Liverpool commentator said.
At this time, Liverpool launched an attack on the flank. Materazzi forcefully squeezed Kuyt in the penalty area and headed the football out of the penalty area.
"Beautiful! Materazzi is old, but as long as he is on the field, he will go all out. Maybe that's why Li Ang still trusts this veteran! "the Italian commentator, Ferrari, said.
He was right. Matt Razi's experience, especially his bravery and fighting spirit, was something Li Ang greatly appreciated. This was indeed the reason why this 34 year old veteran was given the opportunity to play in such an important match!
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Li Ang returned to his seat in the technical area. In the seven or eight minutes since Materazzi came on, he had completed a header clearance and a frontal interception, which made him feel relieved. The veteran was in good shape.
However, three minutes later, there was a major change on the field.
In the 36th minute of the game, Liverpool instigated an attack. Torres received the high ball in his right rib and quickly turned and rushed forward, trying to shake off Materazzi. Materazzi was very experienced. He closed in from behind and the two men were entangled.
Materazzi knew that he could not let Torres speed up. His raised arm pressed on Torres' neck while he reached out to pull Torres' collar. At the same time, Torres' hands were not honest and pulled Materazzi's pants.
Feeling that his pants were about to be pulled down, Materazzi was furious. He flung his elbow hard. It was an obvious foul. Torres immediately fell to the ground.
The referee, Deblick, blew the whistle. He called for a foul on Materazzi and showed him a yellow card.
Li Ang was unhappy on the sidelines. Materazzi did foul, but both sides had their hands moving. Torres did not have a great opportunity. In Li Ang's view, a foul was enough. A yellow card was too much.
On the field, Materazzi also expressed his dissatisfaction. He pulled at his pants and shouted angrily at the referee. He complained to the referee that his pants were pulled by Torres and that the Liverpool striker's hands were also moving.
Deblick had a serious look on his face. He put the finger of his right hand to his lips, meaning to shut Materazzi up.
Materazzi looked like he was suppressing his anger. Then the Italian defender lowered his head and seemed to intend to let it go. However, his mouth did not really stop. He muttered something in Italian.
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Li Ang stood on the sidelines and stared at the field. He watched the scene. Suddenly, Li Ang's pupils contracted. He saw the referee's hand reach into his pocket. "Marco!" Li Ang's heart tightened. He immediately shouted toward the field.
However, it was too late. The referee moved quickly. He pulled out a yellow card from his pocket and showed it to Materazzi. Then, he quickly pulled out a red card!
Materazzi's protest was exchanged for another yellow card. As a result, he was sent off with a total of two yellow cards.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh! Let's see what happened! Materazzi fouled Torres and was shown a yellow card by the referee. The Italian defender seemed to be dissatisfied with the decision. He kept protesting, which seemed to have angered the Belgian referee, Deblick. He immediately showed Materazzi a second yellow card. Two yellow cards turned into one red. Materazzi was sent off with a red card! "
"Too dramatic! Liverpool's attack might not be too threatening. Torres was fouled by Materazzi. Materazzi got a yellow card, and then he got a yellow card for protesting! It's too dramatic! Materazzi replaced the injured Samuels and was sent off with a red card after just eight minutes on the field. This is a huge blow to Inter Milan! "
"Materazzi has been sent off! This was the punishment he deserved. His foul had stopped Liverpool's attack, so a yellow card was a must! However, his incessant protest finally led to a bigger punishment! There is no problem with the referee's decision. Materazzi only has himself to blame for his red card! " The Liverpool commentator shouted excitedly. "In the 37th minute of the game, the Inter Milan defender has been sent off. We now have one more player to fight!"
"What is the referee doing? His decision is too harsh! " The Italian commentator, Ferrari, stood up angrily and shouted, "Materazzi and Torres were pulling each other. Maybe Materazzi's movement was a little too big, so the referee showed Materazzi a yellow card. However, I would rather understand this as the referee targeting Materazzi. If the same action had happened to Harvey Alonso, the referee might not have shown a card at all! As for the second yellow card that followed, it's even more excessive! "
"This is a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster!" His commentator partner, Rossi, was furious. "According to the referee's standard of enforcement, Babel's previous act of malicious injury definitely deserves a straight red card!"
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"Inter Milan has suffered a huge blow. Anyway, I'm most worried about Li now. He has a bad temper!" Ferrari suddenly said.
His words immediately made the Inter Milan fans in front of the television nervous. Ferrari was right. Li Ang had a bad temper. The referee's decision was very excessive. With Li Ang's bad temper, how could he not explode?! If Li Ang were to explode, there would only be one end result. He would also be sent off by the referee.
The director seemed to understand the focus of the fans and the audience. The camera panned to the technical area on the sidelines.
In the technical area of the away team, Li Ang stood on the sidelines with his hands in his trouser pockets. His windbreaker fluttered slightly in the night wind of Anfield. His face seemed to be calm. No one could tell whether he was happy or angry. He was as calm as a deep pool of water …
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