Seven Crowns

Chapter 463 Crazy Substitution

While Messi's goal made Barcelona fans celebrate wildly, it also gave Barcelona players more confidence to play defense with the ball.

Before that, we have to look for offensive space, strive to score away goals, and take both offense and defense into account.

Now not only has an away goal, but also leads the score, then just concentrate on defense.

In the following time, as long as the Barcelona players get the ball, it is basically a constant pass, pass, pass, anyway, try not to let the Inter Milan players get the ball.

If two defenders pass each other and no one goes up to press, then they can pass back and forth between the two of them, regardless of the boos from the fans in the stands.

Even the assaulters Messi and Villa, as well as the goalkeeper Valdez, have become a transfer station for passing and receiving the ball, and they will not easily break through and shoot or open their feet.

Because of a breakthrough shot or a big kick, it is easy to lose the ball.

Barcelona's purpose now is not to expand the score, but to control the ball at their own feet, and not give Lu Wenbin the chance to break through with the ball or create a free kick.

After Inter Milan stepped up their pressing in the second half, Barcelona made more mistakes and lost the ball, and Inter Milan's ball possession rate increased.

However, when Barcelona scored a goal and began to delay time with more extreme ball possession defense, Barcelona's ball possession rate began to rise again, and Inter Milan's ball possession rate began to decline again.

When the time came to the 80th minute, Barcelona's ball possession rate even reached 80%, while Inter Milan only had 20%, and Barcelona was four times that of Inter Milan.

Such a comparison of possession rate is absolutely rare.

The Inter Milan fans booed constantly in the stands, but the Barcelona fans cheered everywhere. They believed that Barcelona might not only keep a clean sheet against Lu Wenbin, but also take away a victory from the away game, laying a solid foundation for advancing to the final in the second round.

As a proud madman, Mourinho naturally gritted his teeth watching from the sidelines.

He has already replaced Qiwu with Nagatomo Yuto, and Coutinho replaced Biyabiani, but the appearance of the two new players still did not change the situation on the field.

An all-round midfielder Cambiasso who is good at intercepting and grabbing the ball is also sitting on the bench, but Mourinho does not want to replace Zanetti.

Although Zanetti is very old,

But as the captain, he is very self-disciplined and maintains his physical fitness quite well. With Mourinho usually paying attention to the rotation, Zanetti has no problem playing the entire game.

The problem is that if Zanetti is not replaced, who will be replaced?

Only Lu Wenbin and Eto'o interfered with Barcelona's defense as forwards, and their stealing ability was poor.

Although Sneijder, Stankovic, Coutinho and others in the midfield went up from time to time to cooperate with Lu Wenbin and Eto'o to interfere and steal Barcelona's backcourt, it was not normal.

What's more, Sneijder, Stankovic, and Coutinho are not masters in steals, and sometimes they will be easily broken by the opponent one-on-one.

Therefore, Barcelona can easily control the ball in the backcourt and turn their feet. Although it is not as comfortable as the first half, it is not difficult.

As for Lu Wenbin and Eto'o, Lu Wenbin is okay. Although he has not made a few successful steals, he has been running and disturbing Barcelona's backcourt with full physical fitness.

But Eto'o was already a little unable to run, walking in the frontcourt, and the threat to Barcelona's backcourt defense was greatly reduced.

Seeing this, Mourinho made a crazy decision: he called Cambiasso, who had been warming up, and after giving some instructions, he asked the fourth official to exchange No. 19 Cambiasso. Under the No. 9 Eto'o sign.

Seeing that Inter Milan was going to make a substitution, the commentators were originally refreshed, thinking that Mourinho was going to make the final substitution and adjustment.

However, when they saw the replacement number, everyone's eyes were about to pop out.

"What? Mourinho replaced Eto'o with Cambiasso when the score was behind. Is this to strengthen the defense?"

"I don't understand. Inter Milan is now behind. Mourinho has removed a striker and added a midfielder at this time. What does he want to do?"

"Is Mourinho going to use double midfielders to keep the 0-1 score until the end? It's crazy, I don't understand!"

Under everyone's puzzled eyes, Inter Milan completed the substitution, and then Cambiasso came on, but instead of running to the backcourt to stand on the same line with Zanetti, he ran to the frontcourt to stand with Lu Wenbin. a line.

And, there was no going back when the game restarted.

Cambia played not as a defensive midfielder, but as a striker like Lu Wenbin: this is a crazy matchup.

Everyone knows that Cambiasso is an excellent all-round midfielder who can defend and organize offenses. It is not impossible to shoot long shots with two feet, but he has never gone deep behind enemy lines to play forwards.

Mourinho's substitution made all the audience and commentators in an uproar.

The commentator and neutral commentator who supported Inter Milan stared wide-eyed and explained:

"Oh, my-god, Mourinho is crazy. He replaced Eto'o with Cambiasso, who has never played a striker, to play a striker with Lu Wenbin!"

"Did Mourinho be stunned by Messi's goal? To change the striker, Inter Milan still have Milito and Pandev on the bench. How could he use Cambiasso to play the striker?"

"Unintelligible substitutions, madman Mourinho is indeed incomprehensible!"

"At first I thought that Mourinho was going to replace Cambiasso to play as a midfielder, but I didn't expect Cambiasso to play as a forward after he came on the field. This is a position that Cambiasso has never played before. I can't see it at all. Understand!"

"Mourinho is crazy, he doesn't want to win!"

In the confusion of Inter Milan, the commentator who supported Barcelona burst out laughing.

"Haha, the madman Mourinho was also driven crazy by Barcelona, ​​and he made such a substitution!"

"Inter Milan replaced striker Eto'o with midfielder Cambiasso when the score was behind, but Cambiasso played not as a midfielder but as a striker after he came on the field!"

"I think Mourinho must have made the wrong substitution. He probably wanted to replace Milito."

"Perhaps Milito is injured?"

"No, Milito should not be injured, Mourinho is injured! Brain injury!"

On the field, players from both Inter Milan and Barcelona were also confused by the substitution.

When they first saw Cambiasso replacing Eto'o, Barcelona thought that Mourinho was going to throw up his hands and surrender, and they had to strengthen their defense to avoid conceding more goals.

Many Inter Milan players think so too.

This is quite a normal understanding, although a bit aggrieved.

But after seeing that Cambiasso did not go to the backcourt to play as a midfielder with Zanetti after playing, but partnered with Lu Wenbin as a striker, everyone was a little confused. (seeking a monthly ticket)

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