Benitez stood up from his seat. He was very dissatisfied with the referee's decision. He thought Zanetti had committed a tackle foul.
After a few minutes of observation, Benitez believed that he had seen through Li Ang's tactical adjustment. Chivu, Zanetti and Evra played three defenders, and in the midfield, Juan Carlos and Sulei were used.
Muntari's sweep disrupted Liverpool's offense, and Modric seemed to be more involved in the defense in this case. No, to be precise, it was Mata, Arshavin or even Diego Milito.
Also helping Inter Milan's defense.
"They seem to be quite satisfied with the score of 1-0, and the purpose is to hold on to the one-goal lead before midfield!" Herrera expressed Benitez's thoughts.
At this time, in the commentary box, the commentator was also analyzing Inter Milan's current tactics.
"Inter Milan's defense is quite good, and Li Ang's adjustments are very effective. It is not easy for Liverpool people to score goals, but at present, such adjustments also have their drawbacks," Ferrari said.
"It's just that this also means that Inter Milan lacks effective offensive power." Rossi took over the topic and said, "It seems that Li Ang's goal is to defend the score of 1-0 in the first half!"
The camera showed the Inter Milan coaching bench. The head coach of the Italian giant Liang stood on the sidelines and applauded the team captain Zanetti for his successful interception. It seemed that he was very satisfied with the current situation on the field.
"This is not the Lee we are familiar with. He will not be satisfied with the initiative of the game being in the hands of his opponent." Ferrari said.
"Is the initiative in the game really in Liverpool's hands now?" Rossi suddenly asked. At this time, an attack by Liverpool on the field was once again resolved by Carlos and Evra.
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Benitez looked at the time. He was disgusted with Inter Milan's blind defense. He did not want to let Li Ang succeed in defending the one-goal lead.
Liverpool also needs to strengthen their attack and try to equalize the score before the end of the first half.
On the Liverpool coaching bench, Benitez took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to find Gerrard again, pointed in the direction of Inter Milan's half, and quickly wrote on the tactical board with a serious look on his face.
Gerrard listened very carefully, then quickly ran back to the field to convey the coach's tactical instructions.
When Li Ang saw this scene, he smiled and said, "Pablo, did you see that your good friend took the bait?"
He was not joking. Li Ang had just learned that his assistants Banderas and Benitez were actually friends and had a good relationship. This was one of the reasons why Banderas respected Benitez previously. Of course,
This is also because Benitez is indeed very powerful.
Rafael Benitez was born in Madrid. He was a player in Real Madrid's youth training when he was young. He served as a coach in Real Madrid's youth training in his early years. In the 1993/1994 season, he became the head coach of Real Madrid Castilla. In 1995, he was the coach of Real Madrid's youth training.
Benitez, who was Boks' assistant, left Real Madrid, while Banderas has been working in the Real Madrid youth team and has worked with Benitez.
Of course, considering that Li Ang also came from the Real Madrid youth team and is a 'Real Madrid product', he and Benitez still have some romance.
Banderas smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'm afraid Rafael is just as you expected, he is going to be fooled!"
He glanced at the Liverpool coaching bench, sighed in his heart, and admired Li Ang even more: Benitez was indeed far behind Li Ang, and was gradually entering the tactical trap deployed by Li Ang.
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This was all premeditated.
Inter Milan has focused all its attention on defense during this period, engaging in hand-to-hand combat in the midfield and not investing too much in offense. This is like inserting a white lotus into the eye of a cold steel gun, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
The threat was temporarily forgotten.
Li Ang got up, walked to the sidelines, did nothing, and returned to the coaching bench to sit down.
What this silent movement means: It's time to take off the disguise.
The game has reached the 41st minute of the first half, and there are still four to five minutes left in the first half...
However, facing Inter Milan's strict defense, they seemed to be facing a wall, unable to truly threaten Inter Milan's goal.
After two consecutive attacks were dismantled, as the first half came to an end, the Liverpool people's fighting spirit and energy began to ease.
Gerrard received a pass from Alonso, and faced the joint pressure of Carlos and Modric. He passed the ball to Lucas, but the latter directly shot a long shot, and the football flew over the crossbar.
The stands did not pose any threat to Inter Milan's goal.
Lucas, who fired the anti-aircraft cannon, clearly saw the sarcasm on Carlos' lips, which made the Brazilians furious.
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Inter Milan goal kick.
Goalkeeper Cesar did not directly kick the goal kick, but kicked the football to Chivu, who turned around and passed the football to Carlos who retreated to meet.
Liverpool people are troubled by Carlos' sweeping and interception in the midfield. At the same time, they are also fortunate that Carlos has very little help to Inter Milan on the offensive end compared to his defensive strength. Therefore, in the eyes of Liverpool people, the offensive end
Carlos is relatively 'harmless', so when Carlos takes the ball and moves forward, there is no one on Liverpool's side to mark him.
Even Lucas could only pay a little attention and did not go up to press closely. There was no need, because Carlos would eventually hand the football to Modric or other offensive players.
In fact, just as Lucas expected, Modric dropped back to meet the ball and Carlos passed the ball over.
When Modric took the ball, the situation immediately changed. Lucas immediately came up to interfere, and Babel also moved closer to this side.
After several years of growth, young Modric has grown into a top midfielder. He was named by "France Football" as the most likely to win the Ballon d'Or among young players under the age of 23 in today's world football.
One of the ten players, among the other nine players, are Manchester United's Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo and his England teammate Wayne Rooney, Barcelona's Argentine player Leo Messi, Arsenal's Spanish player Fabrega
Si, AC Milan’s Brazilian player Alexander Pato, Lyon’s French player Karim Benzema, in addition, Modric’s Spanish teammate Juan Mata at Inter Milan and Argentinian teammate Aguero and
Spanish teammate David Silva.
However, another young star of Inter Milan, Juan Carlos, did not enter the reserve list of the "Future European Golden Ball Player" because of his attributes as a defensive player.
Among these ten players, Inter Milan occupies four places. In addition, Lyon's Benzema was also trained by Li Ang. "French Football" praised Li Ang highly, saying that the Chinese coach raised a hand
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