Finnan went down, and Pennant went up.
Kuyt went down, and Crouch went up!
Li Ang touched his chin and thought about Benítez's two substitutions.
Pennant was signed by the Gunners from Notts County for two million pounds when he was only 16 years old. There was no doubt that Wenger had high hopes for the young winger with unlimited potential. Pennant became the youngest player in the team's history to make his debut at 16 years and 319 days. He lived up to expectations and scored a hat-trick in his league debut. However, Pennant, who became famous at a young age, always caused trouble off the field and was almost jailed for being charged with rape. Because of these off-field problems, Pennant was unable to fully unleash his potential in the Gunners. Later, after he transferred to Liverpool, his performance fell far short of what people had expected of him.
Pennant had unique speed. Bringing him on was a signal that Liverpool wanted to strengthen their flanks. Of course, bringing on Crouch, who was 2201 centimeters tall, pointed to Benítez's tactical intentions.
Li Ang then observed Liverpool's position after the substitution. After Finnan was brought off, Liverpool's formation became three, five, and two! It was a very offensive lineup.
Carragher, Hyypia, and Aurelio formed the three defenders. Lucas, Gerrard, and Alonso formed the three midfielders. Babel and Pennant were on the two wings, and Crouch and Torres were in front.
Benítez was going to make a desperate blow.
Li Ang smiled. With such a lineup and Liverpool coming out in full force, Inter Milan, who were best at seizing opportunities, would definitely like it.
Three minutes later, Li Ang also used his last substitution. Diego Milito was brought off and David Silva came on as a substitute.
Seeing Li Ang's substitution, the commentator Ferrari and Rossi were surprised. Inter Milan had never used such a lineup. Previously, Agüero was brought off because Materazzi was sent off. Now, Milito was also brought off. Now, Inter Milan did not even have a real striker on the field.
"Is Li Ang going to play the edgeless tactic?" Ferrari exclaimed.
"Let's look at Inter Milan's current midfield. Carlos, Montari, and Modric are still in the midfield. In front are Mata, Silva, and Arshavin …" The Liverpool commentator was also pondering Li Ang's substitution. He paused and then laughed. "Three short players in front … is this the three-short combination that Li built for Inter Milan?"
With Liverpool trailing by a score of 3-0, the Liverpool commentator finally laughed out loud, as if Inter Milan's front field configuration was funny.
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Crouch's appearance provided a high fulcrum point for Liverpool in the penalty area. Liverpool played a wide pass from the side and achieved some results.
Pennant passed the ball from the bottom, and Crouch stood out like a crane among chickens in the penalty area as he swung his head to attack the goal. Even though his header was deflected due to Zanetti's interference and could not directly threaten Inter Milan's goal, it caused chaos in Inter Milan's penalty area. In the chaos, Torres found an opportunity. He completed a difficult half-turn sweep shot.
The quality of the shot was extremely high, but César still made a high-quality save. He leaped out and almost used his fingertips to rub the football out of the end line!
"César!! A great save! An incredible save! He has proven his ability to protect the goal! "
After pouncing the football out, César clapped his hands hard and shouted loudly to remind his teammates to pay attention to defense.
Zanetti also ran over and hugged César. He patted him hard on the back and thanked him for the crucial save.
Li Ang also applauded on the sidelines. César's save was very crucial. The game had entered the last twenty minutes. Inter Milan's players, who were sent off in the first half of the game, might have a fitness crisis. This was Inter Milan's biggest crisis at the moment. At such a moment, if Liverpool were to score a goal, it might have an immeasurable impact on the direction of the game.
Liverpool's corner kick, Harvey Alonso drove the football into the penalty area. This time, César's performance was more stable. He attacked early and took the football in the air. Then he was knocked to the ground by Crouch. The referee's whistle sounded. Crouch collided with the goalkeeper and Liverpool committed an offensive foul.
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Liverpool, who pressed on with an all-out attack, encountered a dangerous situation in the 75th minute of the game and almost lost the ball. This time, Inter Milan played a beautiful counterattack. After Modrić, Mata, and Arshavin connected to pass the ball, Modrić sent a reverse pass. David Silva received Modrić's diagonal transfer ball and dribbled the ball all the way to Liverpool's hinterland along the flank. After he shook off Lucas, he raised his leg and shot, which was slightly higher than the crossbar.
Two minutes later, Gerrard suddenly shot a long shot in front of the penalty area. The football was once again saved by César. Liverpool's corner kick.
Crouch received Alonso's corner kick and swung his head to attack the goal in the penalty area. Unfortunately, he could not hit Buwang and hit high again.
After a short ten seconds, Inter Milan's counterattack came.
Zanetti assisted in the front field. He looked like he was going to cut horizontally into the middle, but he used his heel to stab the football to Montari behind him. The latter then suddenly swept the football to the middle. Modrić suddenly raised his leg for a long shot after he dribbled the ball to break through. The football was deflected to the right column.
During this period, Inter Milan's offense and Liverpool's offense suddenly intensified. Both sides attacked back and forth. In the words of the commentator, the pace of the game suddenly accelerated in the final moments of the game.
However, what surprised the commentator was that in the subsequent game, Liverpool, who had only one player on the field, surprisingly gradually fell into a disadvantage in the confrontation in the midfield.
Inter Milan's disadvantage in terms of numbers was not reflected much at this moment.
It was not that Inter Milan's players were in good physical condition at the moment, but because Inter Milan Milan had Carlos in the midfield. He almost swept through the midfield, from left to right, from the side to the center. Wherever there was danger, the Spanish player's figure would be there.
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"Inter Milan actually still has a certain amount of initiative in the battle with Liverpool at this time." Ferrari was full of praise. "You can't even see the impact of the away team's disadvantage in numbers for the time being!"
"Juan Carlos. He can match up to two people on the field. Now Inter Milan is not at a disadvantage in terms of numbers because they have Carlos!" Rossi was also full of praise for Carlos's performance.
Li Ang sat in the technical area, holding his chin. The expression on his face was a little gloomy. He brought on David Silva because he wanted to see what kind of chemistry could be produced between Silva, Mata, and Arshavin, the three short players. This was also an attempt at Inter Milan's edgeless formation. Although Silva's previous shot also posed a threat to Liverpool's goal, overall, the performance of the three players on the field now did not meet his expectations.
Li Ang got up and walked to the sidelines. He whistled and waved his hand with an angry expression. He was expressing his dissatisfaction.
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