Chapter 731: Pass him again!
On the evening of April 21st, at the Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy.
When the referee blew the whistle, Su Dong kicked the ball to Robben, and the Dutchman quickly passed it back.
Inter Milan players rushed towards Bayern's defense line at the fastest speed.
The first to be affected are Diego Milito and Pandev, followed by Sneijder, and then Inter Milan's three defensive midfielders, Stankovic, Cambiasso and Zanetti.
The back line is Zivu, Samuel, Materazzi and Maicon, and the goalkeeper is Cesar.
Inter Milan launched a 4-3-1-2 formation to press Bayern Munich's defense, showing strong determination.
Bayern's defense was under pressure and was forced to make a long pass to the frontcourt. Su Dong, with his back to the direction of attack, headed the ball back to the midfield.
But Modric failed to hold the ball and was intercepted by Stankovic.
Inter Milan quickly launched a counterattack and wanted to find Diego Milito, but Pepe kicked the ball away first.
After falling into the midfield, the ball was still at Inter Milan's feet, but under the pressure of Bayern's midfielders, it was forced to pass it back to the defense line.
After receiving the ball, Cambiasso quickly passed the ball forward, trying to find Pandev in front, but Lucio headed the ball back.
Modric received the ball with his back to the goal, but was closely marked by the opponent and was forced to pass the ball back.
But Inter Milan's relentless press rushed directly into Bayern's penalty area, and Lucio was forced to kick the ball forward with a big foot.
The ball changed hands again.
…
This opening scene allowed Bayern to see Inter Milan's starting tactics tonight.
Mancini focused on defense, but he did not retreat blindly. Instead, he actively pressed forward after the opening.
This was somewhat unexpected. Originally, everyone in Bayern thought that Inter Milan would adopt a more conservative tactic.
However, Mancini does not take risks easily, and the tactical play of three defensive midfielders is an example.
Obviously, he also hopes to better protect the defense through three defensive midfielders. This also gives him the courage to put some pressure on Bayern after the opening to see if he can take advantage of the opening to catch some fish in troubled waters.
But this situation only lasted for three minutes.
In the third minute, Bayern launched a quick counterattack. Robben on the right dribbled forward and caused the opponent to foul.
Bayern quickly took a free kick, passed it directly to the middle, and then transitioned to the left.
After Ribery and Marcelo completed an offensive cooperation on the left side, the Brazilian left-back went down to the left side of the penalty area and passed the ball to the middle. Sudong in the penalty area was sandwiched between Materazzi and Samuel, and he headed the ball but it was too high.
Su Dong walked back helplessly. When he passed by the Swiss referee Busacca, he pointed to the penalty area and raised his collar. "Just now, the two of them pulled my jersey, and I couldn't even jump up."
Busacca smiled and waved his hands, indicating that he really didn't notice this.
As for Su Dong, whether it is Portugal, Spain, Germany, or even the referees in the Champions League, they all have a very good impression of him, because he not only plays football well, but also never cheats on the court. Even if he is violated many times, he will not fall to the ground easily. He has a very good reputation in the referee circle.
So much so that the golden whistle Collina once said before his retirement that as long as Su Dong fell in the penalty area, there was no need to think too much, it would be a penalty!
This is certainly a bit exaggerated, but it also indirectly reflects Su Dong's reputation in the European referee circle.
Therefore, he will receive courtesy from the referee in every game.
Just like this time, after he complained to Busacca, he didn't insist, just smiled bitterly, shook his head, and ran away.
Such stars are indeed very good and can easily get the recognition of the referees.
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"That Qi Wu just now committed a foul, otherwise I would have passed him."
Near the center line, Robben explained to Su Dong with a wry smile.
At that time, he could have passed the ball to Su Dong, because Su Dong had already rushed to the area of Materazzi and Samuel. If Robben passed the ball directly behind them, with Su Dong's speed, it would be entirely possible for him to grab the ball before the two of them.
Of course, the prerequisite is that Robben's pass must leave space for Su Dong to sprint.
But Robben chose to go it alone at the time, wanting to get past Zidane and then pass the ball, but unexpectedly, Zidane committed a foul.
It is reasonable for Robben to explain to Su Dong.
In the current Bayern team, only Su Dong has the authority to make arbitrary decisions and fire without limit.
"It's okay, I'll find a chance to pass him again!" Su Dong said nonchalantly.
This made it impossible for Robben to say anything else, and he could only nod in agreement.
After spending a long time with Su Dong, he was actually very depressed.
It’s not that Su Dong is a bad person, on the contrary, Su Dong is impeccable both in his performance on the court and his interpersonal relationships off the court. But it is precisely because of this that it is difficult for Robben to turn the tables and gain some say.
Just like just now, it was clearly Robben’s problem, but Su Dong encouraged him to try again.
What else can Robben say?
Can he still say that his space for performance has been squeezed? Don't be ridiculous!
Su Dong has always encouraged Robben and Ribery to give full play to their own strengths and characteristics, but their abilities are limited, and they often have to seek Su Dong's help.
If you want to ask someone for help, you naturally have to bow your head.
What's more, Su Dong is indeed the top player in Bayern.
This is the most desperate reality for Bayern now. As long as Su Dong is still in the team, Robben and Ribery will not see any chance to emerge, and they can only be Su Dong's deputies.
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After the game resumed, Bayern gradually took advantage of their strength and ball possession to take the initiative in the game.
The midfield composed of Schweinsteiger and Modric helped Bayern to firmly control the ball in the midfield. Through continuous passes, they pulled the opponent's defense line left and right and actively looked for opportunities on both sides.
After losing the ball, Inter Milan consciously contracted three lines to maintain control of their own 30-meter area.
This forced Bayern to pass the ball back and forth, but they were unable to find an effective attacking route.
As the lone center forward, Su Dong kept running back and forth, changing his position according to where the ball was.
When the ball returned to the right and was passed to Lahm, Su Dong also ran from the left side of the arc to the right side, and happened to meet Robben's eyes. Su Dong nodded to his teammate from a distance.
Lahm passed the ball to Robben.
Qi Wu immediately leaned towards Robben.
The Romanian defender's primary task was to block Robben's outside, but because Bayern kept passing the ball left and right, Stankovic was standing a little far away at this moment, so Zidane moved his position slightly inside to prevent Robben from cutting inside and penetrating the ribs.
But in this way, some gaps will inevitably appear on the outside flanks.
After receiving the pass from Lahm, Robben directly kicked the ball towards the bottom line with his left foot, accelerated his sprint, and immediately shook off Qi Wu, rushed to the right side of the penalty area, caught up with the pass he had just passed, and decisively cut into the penalty area.
Qi Wu turned around quickly and followed closely beside Luo Ben, just slightly behind.
When Robben dribbled the ball past Qi Wu, Su Dong, who was originally running to the right, suddenly changed direction at the right side of the arc top, turned towards the goal, and rushed forward quickly. He rushed directly in front of Samuel and chased after the front point.
Robben understood what he meant, and just as he shook off Qi Wu and rushed into the penalty area, he made a cross with his right foot.
Although Robben is best at passing with his left foot, he is still good at passing with his right foot.
The ball went straight to the right corner of the small penalty area, and Su Dong caught up just in time, blocking Samuel behind him with his body, and then facing the ball passed by Robben, he shot with his right foot.
The ball was swept towards the goal from Su Dong's feet.
Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar was standing on the right, blocking most of the shooting angles, but at half a person's height, there was still a slight gap between him and the right goal post.
Su Dong's shot was directed at this angle.
Cesar used his hands and feet and opened his arms, trying to block all shooting angles, but the ball still passed under his arms, just brushed the right post and went into Inter Milan's goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Nine minutes into the game, Bayern scored the first goal!"
“One to zero!!!”
"Sudong's goal gave Bayern a dream start. It's another valuable away goal!"
After Su Dong scored the goal, he quickly rushed to the sidelines, pointing at Robben all the way, and kept calling him to come over to celebrate the goal together. The two finally hugged each other in the corner area of the sidelines to celebrate the goal.
There was a chorus of boos at the Meazza Stadium, with only the cheers of Bayern fans making the Bayern players on the field feel supported. Su Dong was celebrating the goal with his teammates on the sidelines by clapping their hands.
"Bayern's attack was very patient, with continuous passing back and forth."
"This once again proves that Bayern under Heynckes's coaching is really very comprehensive. They can not only play defensive counterattacks, but also play full-court pressing and even possession."
"Such a comprehensive team is indeed the nightmare of all teams!"
"Especially when they have a terrifying striker like Su Dong standing on their front line, it will definitely make all teams tremble with fear."
"Mancini tried to create some trouble for the opponent at the beginning, but it turns out that Inter Milan's overall strength is indeed weaker than Bayern. Now he should consider how to defend the goal, at least not lose the ball again."
In the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, the home team conceded a goal in the first nine minutes. Such a start is really not reassuring.
The defense in particular was not satisfactory.
In the previous attack, Samuel was blocked by Su Dong behind him and was unable to move or resist at all.
As for Materazzi, he is already that age. Can we still expect this retired veteran to fight against Su Dong who is in the golden period of his career?
Are you kidding me?
(End of this chapter)
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