Chapter 684: Don’t Get Carried Away when You Are Proud

"Mom, Dad, I love you"

These are the words written on the inside of Gao Xiaodong's jersey.

Gao Xiaodong has always regretted not being able to live with his parents abroad. Now in front of fans all over the world, Gao Xiaodong decided to express his apology and gratitude to his parents in this way.

Except for the Chinese fans, no one can understand the Chinese characters on Gao Xiaodong's chest. However, the Inter fans are so excited that they forget about it and no one cares about it. Everyone is shouting and applauding like crazy. How can they bother to study Gao Xiaodong's chest? What words are written.

Before Gao Xiaodong scored, the two sides were evenly matched. Manchester United fans were very energetic. They felt that Inter Milan was a softie in the Champions League and believed that their team would definitely win the championship. After Gao Xiaodong scored, Manchester United fans' confidence was like glassware - one by one. A crack was opened.

Mourinho's goal was so sudden that Mourinho was stunned for a moment, then he raised his arms and shouted, turned around and hugged the assistant coaches who rushed towards him.

The most disappointing thing was Ferguson and the Manchester United players. Manchester United's situation on the field was not inferior at all. Ferguson believed that with Manchester United's experience and will to win the championship, they would definitely be able to kill Inter Milan. However, Lucio suddenly intervened, and then there was a chaotic battle. Gao Xiaodong scored.

In such a major game, second only to the World Cup finals, the advantage of scoring first is too great. It not only means leading by one goal, but also means the initiative in tactical choices, which can be offensive, defensive, or defensive counterattack. , it also has a psychological advantage. Being one goal ahead gives you the capital to make mistakes. The more capital you have to make mistakes, the less likely you are to make mistakes. This is how the strong will always be strong.

"Xiao Donggao!" Ferguson silently recited the name that he had chanted countless times in private. He originally thought that he should be able to control this Chinese boy this time, but now Ferguson vaguely felt that this Chinese boy might do it again. Destroy your Champions League dream.

Of course, Mendes in the VIP box was ecstatic. Even in front of Florentino, Mendes could not suppress his joy. Even if Ronaldo won the Champions League that year, Mendes was not so happy. He even rushed to the box door to cheer.

Because if Inter Milan wins the Champions League, Mendes will gain two super clients: Mourinho and Gao Xiaodong, both of whom will bring huge wealth to Mendes, especially Mourinho.

A player's career is limited, but a coach's career can last until the age of 70, which is too important to Mendes.

After calming down, Mendes said to Florentino: "Chairman, I think Gao Xiaodong is worth more than 80 million."

Florentino had no objection this time;

He thinks Mendes is right. This little Donggao has too much potential. Maybe he really is the next Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.

Moratti cheered, applauded, and was as ecstatic as ordinary fans. At this time, Moratti recalled in his mind 45 years ago when he watched his father's Inter Milan win the Big Ear Cup. He had dreamed of holding the Big Ear Cup countless times, and this time, he felt that he might actually have realized his dream.

After the crazy celebration, Inter Milan finally returned to their own half to continue the game.

Compared with before the goal, the morale and confidence of Inter Milan's players have more than doubled. Even though the average age of Inter Milan's players on the field has reached 30 years old, stimulated by this passion, they actually ran all over the field. Crazy running and pressing suppressed the lagging Manchester United players to the point where they could hardly lift their heads.

This situation shocked the fans, reporters and commentators in the audience.

The Sky Sports commentator at the scene couldn't help but said: "God! What's going on? Did Inter Milan take doping? It seems that they are lagging behind? Does Mourinho want to strike while the iron is hot and seal the victory in one fell swoop? But just Can they run the entire field with their old bones?"

Mourinho didn't care at first. He was also extremely excited, because he had never lost a game in which he scored first. It would be good to take advantage of the opponent's chaos to seal the victory.

In the 35th minute of the game, Maicon's low shot from the right side 28 meters away from the goal missed the far post.

In the 37th minute of the game, Gao Xiaodong hit the defender with a thunderous long-range shot.

In the 40th minute, Gao Xiaodong broke free from the middle and passed a diagonal pass to Pandev. Pandev directly knocked it to Milito, but Milito slipped while taking the ball in front of the penalty area and the ball was cleared by the defender.

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Inter Milan's offense was higher and higher, suppressing Manchester United and getting consecutive shooting opportunities.

Mourinho was in a good mood. He couldn't help but glance at Ferguson. He would definitely feel a sense of accomplishment if he could appreciate his old rivals, especially those at Ferguson's level who were worried and anxious.

But when Mourinho saw Ferguson's face, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Although Ferguson would jump up and get angry at the court from time to time, Ferguson's expression was calm and not as nervous as he appeared.

Why?

Why wasn't Ferguson so nervous?

Mourinho reflects on whether he would be nervous if he were the head coach of Manchester United? Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed in Mourinho's mind, and he immediately realized something was wrong.

My team is too old! After running so hard, I could run for a few minutes. Now that I have scored a goal, my morale is high, just like taking a stimulant. After the drug wears off, can I still run?

Ferguson, Ferguson! You are so cunning!

Mourinho broke out in a cold sweat. He felt that he was a little complacent. How could he strike while the iron was hot at this time? Inter Milan is an old team, not a youth team. At this time, they should control the rhythm, defend and counterattack, and wear down their opponents. physical strength, rather than blindly consuming your own physical strength.

Is Manchester United defeated that easily? They are the last Champions League champions, a veteran club.

Mourinho pinched himself hard and decisively ran to the corner flag area when Inter Milan took a corner kick and shouted to Gao Xiaodong, "Xiaodong! Don't be so fast! Don't press the whole court! Keep counterattacking!" Did you hear that? Save energy!"

"I understand! Don't worry!"

Gao Xiaodong is a smart man. After Mourinho said the first sentence, he understood that the team's choice was a bit overly excited. The team was ahead and they should not be in a hurry for success. The opponent should be anxious.

When taking a corner kick, Gao Xiaodong did not pass the ball directly, but passed the ball to full-back Zanetti for a tactical corner kick.

The Manchester United players forced out, and Zanetti passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong then passed the ball into the penalty area to find Lucio.

Ferdinand grabbed the spot and pushed the ball away over Lucio.

Cambiasso grabbed the ball and passed it to Gao Xiaodong who was still on the wing, allowing Gao Xiaodong to organize the attack.

But Gao Xiaodong did not attack hard. Instead, he kicked the ball back into his own half and handed it to goalkeeper Cesar.

Gao Xiaodong is the core of the midfield and controls Inter Milan's offensive rhythm. His abnormal behavior is a signal that he no longer wants to attack.

Seeing that his teammates were confused, Gao Xiaodong told his teammates Mourinho's order when he was retreating, and asked them to pass the order to everyone.

Inter Milan's players had just been running at full strength for six or seven minutes, but they were already feeling a little out of breath. After listening to Gao Xiaodong's order, they also realized that this was not the right way to play. Everyone quickly retracted their formation and played in the midfield and Manchester United strangled.

Ferguson had the intention to show weakness to Inter Milan, consume the opponent's energy, and take the opportunity to counterattack. He did not expect that Mourinho saw through it after only five or six minutes and adopted the most beneficial tactic for Inter Milan: defensive counterattack. This made Ferguson couldn't help but admire and be jealous of Mourinho. Gao Xiaodong was enough to give me a headache, but now the two little monsters are together. Doesn't it mean that God doesn't want me to win another championship?