Three days later, Wang Ai went with the team to Udine, the capital of the province of Udine in northeastern Italy, with an urban population of more than 90,000, to play the 20th round of Serie A with the home team. This was Wang Ai's fourth appearance since coming to Milan. Game time
It was arranged at three o'clock in the afternoon, a time when it feels warm even in winter.
Mancini played with all the main players, goalkeeper Julio, back four Burdisso, Cordoba, Materazzi, Maxwell, midfielder Zanetti, full-back Stankovic, Cambiasso,
Attacking midfielder Wang Ai, double forwards Cruz and Ibrahimovic.
The only thing worth mentioning in the opponent's lineup is Di Natale, who is currently on the eve of the outbreak. Judging from the thickness of this lineup, Inter Milan should easily win. However, this was not the case in the game. Udine looked at it carefully.
In a game where Inter Milan poisoned zebras, Wang Ai's research was very thorough.
Therefore, using active fighting and assisting defense, the blocking net built around Wang Ai forced the great Mr. Ballon d'Or to do nothing in the first 20 minutes, allowing Inter Milan to return to its usual clumsy midfield and frontcourt posture. Ibrahimovic was a little anxious.
He made too many moves during an attack and was given a yellow card.
Mancini didn't say anything, but Wang Ai himself was a little anxious. When the football flew towards his own backfield and Ibrahimovic happened to be beside him, Wang Ai pulled the tall Slav and whispered: "Zlatan,
I'm going to run away and look for opportunities elsewhere."
Ibrahimovic smoothed back his flying hair and nodded.
After Ibrahimovic was prepared and took over part of the front midfielder's work, Wang Ai's position began to move in a large area, from the front to the bottom line and back to the center circle. He was present throughout the first half. Sometimes he came forward to meet his teammates, and sometimes he moved.
Go to the opponent's side and sneak attack.
Seeing this scene, Mancini stood up on the sidelines. He clearly saw the appearance of a free man in the frontcourt, which was powerfully disrupting Udine's backcourt order. Once a weak team is in chaos in front of a strong team
, the results will be self-evident.
Sure enough, in the 5th minute after Wang Aigang left the attacking midfielder, Inter Milan scored a goal.
This goal had little to do with Wang Ai. It was Cambiaso who came forward with an assist to break the deadlock. However, the person responsible for blocking him was distracted by Wang Ai and did not put enough pressure on Cambiaso. This was also one of the reasons.
After breaking the deadlock, the International team's offense became smoother. Except for the opponent's players who caused some trouble for the International team at certain times, the entire system involuntarily stepped back to strengthen its defense. Di Natale had two
A very threatening shot was also resolved by Julio.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Wang Ai, who had been running around for a while, had an opportunity. This was Zanetti's pass from the wing after Udine failed to attack. Udine's entire system was in the gap from offense to defense.
, Wang Ai, who was stuck on the opponent's No. 20 Mesto on the wing, got the ball and forced his way through the opponent's obstruction, dribbling the ball into the penalty area, and used a fake move in the corner of the penalty area to shake away the opponent's central defender and win a single goal.
Before defenders from all sides could attack, Wang Ai deceived the goalkeeper with a fake shot and succeeded in pushing the shot easily.
The whole process only lasted ten seconds. The entire Friuli Stadium was filled with a quiet and decadent atmosphere.
Mancini applauded and hugged his assistant on the sidelines. Wang Ai's goal not only caught Udine off guard, but also surprised him, an experienced star. His goals always come so suddenly and unprepared.
Otherwise, the people of Udine not far away would not be so upset.
In the second half, the two sides exchanged venues, and the international team's offense continued. After Ibrahimovic and Cruz wasted many opportunities, Wang Ai's position quietly moved back to the center. After both sides' physical fitness declined, he took over the frontcourt command again. In this way,
Come on, starting from his position, there are frequent passes that are extremely threatening.
In the 59th minute of the game, the Udine goalkeeper failed to take the goal kick, and it fell near the center circle. After Stankovic got the ball, the ball quickly crossed the Udine midfielder and reached the feet of Wang Ai. Wang Ai did not stop the ball and crossed it.
Knocking Ibrahimovic, he immediately rushed into the penalty area. Ibrahimovic tried to cooperate with his teammates in a one-two.
It's a pity that the two of them are not too familiar with each other after all. The ball was passed too small and Wang Ai had to stop and turn around. At this time, his back was to the goal. Behind him was the opponent's No. 4 D'Agostino, and not far away was No. 8 Dossena.
Facing Ibrahimovic's ground ball, Wang Ai raised his toes. In the struggle with his opponent, after a kick, he kicked hard back with his toes in mid-air. The football flew over the shoulders of the two people and landed just in time.
On the route that Cruise ran.
Cruz did not miss the opportunity this time, because everyone was attracted by Wang Ai. When the football unexpectedly passed back from behind, it had already formed a single shot. Cruz fired a smothered shot, and the football passed through the goal in mid-air.
Wire.
After scoring the goal, Cruz raised his arms to announce the good news to the few blue-black people in the stands. Wang Ai, who was standing not far behind him, let out a string of laughter. This pass was certainly wonderful, but half of the credit belongs to
Cruise, if he can't catch him, he will only make people sigh with regret.
Mancini, who was applauding on the sidelines, hugged his assistant and had a hint of doubt in the heated conversation: Why does he and Julio always have such a tacit understanding? He designs every wonderful assist, and Julio
Done? It seems like they don’t have much communication on and off the court.
In fact, Wang Ai doesn't know, and even Cruise doesn't know. This is probably the reason why Ibrahimovic likes Cruise and rejects Crespo. This veteran is too sharp.
The game completely lost its suspense after 3:0. Udine's counterattack was more like seeking comfort. Mancini also ordered everyone to retreat and defend, and not surprisingly replaced Wang Ai with Vieira.
After all, I am still a little worried about Wang Ai's injury.
Even just a little bit.
After the game, the team did not stay locally, but returned to Milan overnight because it was so close after all.
On the Internet and in the press, Wang Ai's behind-the-back pass, a soul-like assist with no perspective at all, has once again become the center of discussion. When Wang Ai returns home from morning practice the next morning, he reads the newspaper.
Only then did Cruise himself respond: "Don't ask me why, I don't know. You should ask the creator of this ball. I just want to say that it feels wonderful to get such an opportunity."
Mancini also said in an interview: "We are lucky to have a player like Wang in the team. His creativity has been underestimated before. Yesterday's assist and the previous assist in the Italian Cup both show that this
He is a player no less than Ronaldinho, and we look forward to his next creativity to surprise us and the fans."
This chapter has been completed!