Amidst the arguments and arguments before the match, the day of the match finally arrived. The most important thing was the real confrontation between the two sides on the pitch.
On February 27th, the 25th round of the Serie A League, Inter Milan played against Roma at the Meazza Stadium.
This was a contest between the league's leader and the league's second-place team. However, the first-place Inter Milan was 24 points ahead of the second-place Roma. This could be said to be the most disparate battle at the top of the Serie A league and even the five major leagues in the latter half of the league.
Before the match, Roma's manager, Luciano Spalletti, solemnly declared to the Roma fans that the Roma team would be exceptionally tenacious in the Meazza Stadium and would fight to the end. Roma left proudly after the ninety-minute match!
'Corriere dello Sport' praised Spalletti's declaration and the Roma team's determination to fight.
Li Ang scoffed at this. In his view, this was a manifestation of Spalletti's cowardice. Only a weakling without self-confidence would declare that he would fight tenaciously and fight to the end when the battle came.
When have you ever seen the king of the forest declare that he would fight to the end when he killed his prey in one bite?
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When the match started, just as Roma's manager, Luciano Spalletti, said, his team did perform very tenaciously.
However, this was a kind of passive tenacity. After the kickoff, Inter Milan launched a crazy offensive towards the Roma team's goal. The Roma team played very passively and could only rely on limited counterattacks to harass Inter Milan. Such a strong counterattack could not really threaten Inter Milan's goal.
Roma tenaciously resisted Inter Milan's strong offensive!
The match had already gone on for thirty minutes, and the score on the field was still 0: 0. Roma tenaciously held on to a draw and did not let Inter Milan score.
This made Li Ang a little disappointed. His plan for the team was to storm the Roma team's goal after the match started and strive to break the deadlock on the field as soon as possible.
In a sense, the Roma team's tenacious defense created some trouble for Inter Milan.
However, it was obvious that Roma's passivity on the field was seen by everyone, especially the Roma team's goal. Whether it was the Roma fans who went to the stadium or watched the game live in front of the television, even though they did not concede a goal, and even though they tenaciously resisted Inter Milan's fierce offensive, their hearts were heavy, or perhaps it was better to say that they were on tenterhooks.
Because Inter Milan's offensive was too fierce!
You did not know how long the Roma team's goal could hold on. it was not surprising that Inter Milan's next attack would score a goal. In fact, if it was not for Roma team's luck, Inter Milan would have scored at least one goal.
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Inter Milan's offense was like a tide, and the Roma fans watched nervously.
Roma's manager, Luciano Spalletti was also nervous.
He had previously imagined the difficult situation he might face at the Meazza Stadium, but he found that he had underestimated the possible predicament the team might face.
Inter Milan's offensive was too fierce..
The offensive was stronger than the previous one.
Roma played very passively. In fact, the Roma team itself was not a team that was good at defense. Spalletti's Roma team was best at offense. However, in the face of Inter Milan's fierce offensive, it was difficult for them to get any decent offensive opportunities. Now they could only hide in the half of the field, resist Inter Milan's attack, and hope to get a chance to fight back.
However, Inter Milan did not give the Roma team a chance to fight back. As long as the Roma team controlled the ball and hoped to fight back, Inter Milan began to press in the middle and front field. Li Ang arranged for Decaux and Carlos to start together. The midfield line formed by these two players was terrifying. It was simply wishful thinking for the Roma players to comfortably take the ball.
Inter Milan's first attack had just ended. Roma tried to fight back, but they quickly lost the ball. Inter Milan's next attack came immediately.
Spalletti finally could not sit still. He walked to the sidelines and shouted.
"Control the ball! Control the pace! "Spalletti shouted, pointing to Pizarro." Oh, no! " It was a rare opportunity to fight back. They absolutely could not give away the ball so easily.
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Li Ang sat firmly in the technical area. Although the team had not scored under the fierce attack, which made him a little unhappy, Li Ang had confidence in his players. In his opinion, the goal would come sooner or later.
Li Ang was very familiar with Spalletti's Roma team in this game.
For Li Ang's Inter Milan team, 'slaughtering Roma' had become a compulsory course every season. The Roma team, which advocated offense, would be ruthlessly dealt with every time they faced Inter Milan.
Spalletti had used the same 4-2-3-1 formation for three consecutive seasons. He never made any adjustments to the team's formation except for some changes in the players during the game.
In addition, Li Ang could not understand Spalletti's blind trust in the veteran Tonetto. Spalletti had always treated such a veteran, who was in a serious decline, as a big treasure …
In Li Ang's eyes, the aging of the lineup was the biggest problem for the Roma team. This was mainly concentrated in the front line and the rear defensive line. At present, there were only two players in the front line, Totti and Vucinic. The Montenegro striker was only 24 years old, and Totti had just turned 30. This kind of front line did not seem to have anything to do with aging. In fact, as he grew older, Totti's injuries gradually increased. He had suffered from long-term injuries twice this season. The aging of the team's rear defensive line was mainly focused on the two full backs. Tonetto and Pannucci were not young, but these two veterans were deeply trusted by Spalletti. As they grew older, the decline in their form was inevitable.
Soon, Li Ang noticed Spalletti's adjustments to the Roma team.
Pizarro was originally the backfield core of Roma's lineup. His ability to control the rhythm of the game was unparalleled in the Roma team. In addition, his accurate long pass could often assist his teammates to break the goal. At the same time, he also had a good foundation for long shots. However, Pizarro had not shown his previous strengths in the game recently. Instead, his habit of sticking to the ball was particularly prominent.
Now, Spalletti was facing Inter Milan's high-pressure situation. He had a rare opportunity to counterattack, but because he was too flustered and rushed, he hurriedly gave away the ball. Under such circumstances, Spalletti had to let Pizarro have more control and organization. This immediately made Li Ang see an opportunity.
During a dead ball, Li Ang called Decaux to the sidelines and whispered.
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