"This is a great opportunity for Inter Milan to equalize the score. Veron's steal in the front field earned the team a penalty kick! George Wood's mistake was terrible. His performance in this game was high at the start and low at the end. Under Inter Milan's frantic attack in the front field, he did not have any outstanding play, but Veron seized this opportunity … "
The commentator chattered on, but both the Inter Milan fans and the Nottingham Forest fans wanted him to shut up.
"He's still young." The guest made a very apt evaluation of Wood's performance.
At the same time, in the Forest team's technical area.
"He's still young …" Twain sighed as he looked at Wood standing outside the penalty area. "Why did he have to intercept that ball? He only needs to interfere from behind. Piqué is already in front to block Veron's shooting angle and forward route … By the time our defense reorganizes, Inter Milan will not have this chance … Really … Sigh!"
"Think about what to do next, Tony."
"What to do? Continue playing like this … Even though a draw is good for us, it would be great if we could win … "Twain's voice became softer and softer. In the end, he simply stopped talking and just stared at the penalty area.
Adriano carefully placed the football and then stepped back. The referee carefully checked the situation of the irrelevant personnel leaving the penalty area, and then whistled to signal that the game could be played.
After the whistle sounded, the originally noisy Giuseppe Meazza suddenly quieted down.
Adriano ran up and vigorously volleyed the ball!
"GOOOOOAL —!! Adriano —! "
The football hit the net hard, and Adriano raised his arms and shouted.
The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium erupted in a tsunami of cheers.
"Inter Milan has equalized the score. Both sides are back at the starting line!"
The Inter Milan players rushed to the corner flag area to celebrate the goal together, while the Forest players had already buried their heads in the center circle, waiting for the ball to start again.
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The goal greatly boosted the morale of the Inter Milan players, and the situation did not change for the rest of the game. The visiting team, Nottingham Forest, was suppressed by Inter Milan. For the visiting team, the situation was very passive, but for the home team, it was overall superior.
The caption of the ball possession ratio of both sides appeared at the bottom of the screen — Inter Milan 69%, Nottingham Forest 31%.
And this was not the most extreme situation. At its lowest point, Nottingham Forest's ball possession had dropped to 27%!
Twain's insistence that "the result is more important than the process" was vividly reflected in this game. It looked like he was more conservative than Italian football.
If he was in charge of a La Liga team, he would have been kicked out countless times. But in Nottingham Forest, the Forest fans, who yearned for victory and the championship title and had sunk for more than 20 years, were precisely hoping for a manager who pursued victory by any means necessary to lead them back to glory.
Under Inter Milan's bombardment, Nottingham Forest's defense was disheveled and extremely thrilling. There were several times when Inter Milan narrowly missed a goal. The hearts of all the Nottingham Forest fans watching the game in front of their televisions were close to their throats.
Nottingham Forest tried to fight back, but Albertini was closely watched by Inter Milan. They also used the tactic of taking turns to foul. Cambiasso would go up to foul first, and then it would be Veron or Materazzi. In short, on one hand, it would not allow you to take the ball comfortably. On the other hand, it would share the risk of getting a yellow card. After all, if Cambiasso was allowed to concentrate on fouling, it was likely to result in two yellow cards.
When Forest performed well in the first half, it was because Albertini controlled the pace of the team on the field. He knew when to attack, how to attack, when to defend, and how to defend. Everyone in the Forest team was also familiar with Albertini's route of the ball on the field. They worked well together, and it was normal even if they were ahead of a team like Inter Milan.
And now, when Albertini could not control the pace, it was only natural that Forest would be suppressed by the opponent.
Inter Milan attacked fiercely under the cheers of the home fans. Twain had long stood up from his seat. The situation in front of him made it impossible for him to sit still.
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"Adriano shoots! Edwin van der Sar presses the ball firmly under his body. "
After the goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, had pounced on the powerful shot inside the penalty area, he was not in a hurry to get up to serve. Instead, he pressed down on the ball and lay on the ground to rest, allowing his fiercely beating heart to calm down. He alone was almost the portrayal of the entire team. Under Inter Milan's oppressive attack and defense, almost everyone had to tighten their nerves to deal with every attack from the opponent, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
Following that, Nottingham Forest's counterattack ended hastily. Anelka's long shot did not cause any trouble for Inter Milan's goalkeeper, Julio César, due to Samuel's interference. Inter Milan controlled the field, and their fans were not even worried about their own defense at all.
Although Twain insisted on letting the team play defensive counterattack, the current situation was no longer "defensive counterattack." They were now being pressured by the opponent to the point where they could only "defend" and could not "counterattack." Something was bound to happen if this went on. He turned his head to ask Kerslake, "How much time has passed?"
"It's been 17 minutes in the second half." Kerslake looked at his watch.
"This can't go on. We have to make some changes. I hope there's still time. David, let Arteta warm up. We need him. "
Kerslake nodded and got up to call Arteta.
Twain turned around and continued to stare at the field. In his mind, he was still thinking about how to give Arteta a specific task after he returned from his warm-up.
Just then, Inter Milan's midfield launched another attack after intercepting Albertini's ball. Seeing this, Twain thought that if Arteta was on the field, he would be able to share some of Albertini's pressure. Then, the opponent would not be able to intercept the ball so easily.
Before he could recover from this thought, Cambiasso cleverly chose to pass the ball to Figo on the flank when he faced George Wood. Just as the Forest team thought Figo would choose to make a fuss on the flank, Figo passed the ball to the middle and to Cambiasso, who had plugged in!
George Wood would chase, and Cambiasso, after attracting his attention, would pass the ball to Adriano in the penalty area.
The Brazilian striker leaned on Pepe, who was also a Brazilian. He did not choose to pass the ball to Cambiasso, who continued to plug in. Instead, he took advantage of the opportunity when the Argentine defensive midfielder ran to attract the attention of Nottingham Forest's rear defensive line to suddenly turn around and shoot!
Even Pepe did not think that Adriano would choose to force a shot under such circumstances. The ball drilled through between his legs!
Edwin van der Sar's vision was blocked by Pepe. It was completely too late for him to make a save.
"Adriano! A brace scored twice! So beautiful! The perfect combination of teamwork and individual skills! The leader has been taken by the lead. Nottingham Forest is in a bad situation! "
"Inter Milan has made a 2: 1 comeback! In reality, the arrival of this goal was only a matter of time. Look at the Forest team's performance over this period of time. They've been playing too conservatively! Manager Tony Twain has paid the price for his cowardice! The facts have proven that a one-goal lead is just like defense. It doesn't work at all! "
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