Three Hundred and Seventy-Eight Gao Shen, Are You a Prophet?
"You're going to fight like a hungry lion, like an angry beast!"
This is before the game, in the locker room, after Mourinho kicked the tactical board in front of him, he shouted at Ibrahimovic with a grim face.
The Swedish center only felt that his whole body was on fire!
But he never thought that at the very beginning of the game, his defense made such a bad mistake, allowing Naples to score a goal in the opening minute. What's the matter?
but……
When the Swedish center was about to kick off again, a proud chuckle appeared on the corner of his mouth.
fair enough!
The more difficult the team is, the more I can show the strength and value of Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
"See? They're attacking!"
"Wait a minute, you all pass the ball to me, and I'll be in charge of the goals and comebacks!"
shouted the Swedish center forward, looking confident.
This is not only his character, but also Mourinho's arrangement before the game.
Inter Milan needs to activate Ibrahimovic's ability, especially on the offensive end.
...
The game restarts.
Inter Milan still passed back, but Naples did not press too much, but continued to stick to the tactics just now, only grabbing the midfielder position, allowing Cambiasso and Burdisso to hold the ball at the end.
What's the point of controlling the ball?
Unable to pass the ball forward, just back and forth between the two central defenders, this kind of possession is not effective at all.
What's more, Inter Milan has never been good at possession of the ball, and Mourinho is not a coach who is obsessed with possession of the ball.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was at the front, waiting for a pass from his team-mate.
Napoli's central defender, Benatia is near him.
"Looks like you're watching me tonight," Ibrahimovic said with a chuckle.
Benatia glanced at him, remained silent, and continued to look forward, paying attention to the situation ahead.
"Hey, I heard that you broke your leg and haven't played a game for a year, is that true?" Ibrahimovic asked casually.
Benatia looked at him again following the sound, but still did not answer, and continued to look ahead.
Ibrahimovic curled his lips, "If you want me to say, your head coach is really useless. Is there no one in the team? Who do you look down on when I use you to stare at me?" At the end, Ibrahimovic deliberately sent out a burst of contempt laughter.
When Benatia heard him mention the head coach, he couldn't help turning his head, looked at him, and said in some broken Italian: "Before the game, I really didn't expect that you talk so much nonsense."
Ibrahimovic was just happy to talk to his opponent, but after listening to it, his breath was blocked in his throat, and he was forced to hold back.
Nima, is there anyone like you?
Offending people as soon as you open your mouth, what do you want to do?
Do you know who labor is?
"I thought you were dumb." Ibrahimovic cursed.
Benatia glared at him again, but did not answer again.
"Hey, tell me which leg you broke. I'll pay attention later. I still have this kind of humanitarianism."
Benatia moved with him, focusing partly on the frontcourt and partly on Ibrahimovic, keeping him out of his control and ignoring his words.
"Don't say it? I won't be polite if you don't say it later." Ibrahimovic said again.
Benatia was secretly relieved when he saw that Inter Milan's ball was passed back to the back line, and when he heard Ibrahimovic's words, he sneered, "Our boss didn't say anything. "
"What words?"
"Dogs that bark loudly are usually only suitable for guarding homes and cannot bite people, because their energy is spent on barking."
Ibrahimovic's face suddenly sank.
"Do you know? The reason why you can't score a goal when you come to a big game is because you talk too much. This proves that you are nervous. When you have a strong dialogue, you are nervous and your feet are weak. So, after so long, you have scored. Our Naples ball?"
Benatia's words directly hit Ibrahimovic's weakness.
The Swedish center's Nilin was criticized as a soft-footed shrimp in the competition.
After hearing Benatia's words, he snorted coldly, ran back without speaking.
...
As soon as Ibrahimovic retreated, Inter Milan immediately found a way, kicked the ball directly from the backcourt, and found him.
After stopping the ball, Thiago Motta was close to marking him, but Ibrahimovic stopped the ball and passed it back to Stankovic who ran out of space.
The latter quickly split the ball to the left and handed it to Mancini.
When Mancini faced Lichtsteiner, he made continuous fake moves, but the Swiss defender was unmoved. When the Brazilian winger tried to cut inside, he stuck up.
To say that when he was in Rome before, Mancini really played a very wonderful attack on Naples' right, but since Lichtsteiner came, Naples' right has stabilized.
This time, the Brazilian winger had no choice but to pass the ball, but the ball was touched by Lichtsteiner and bounced high.
The ball fell to the middle of the front of the penalty area.
Benatia stepped up decisively, Ibrahimovic quickly advanced, and the two shot at the same time, trying to intercept the ball from midair, but the Moroccan central defender took the first step and unloaded the ball with the outside instep of his right foot.
Ibrahimovic's kick suddenly went empty.
After unloading the ball, Benatia firmly controlled the ball with his second touch.
Mancini came out from a diagonal stab and wanted to snatch the ball back, but Benatia dribbled the ball skillfully to avoid Mancini's press, took two steps forward, and quickly sent it to the front. Undefended Vidal.
Napoli staged a swift counterattack.
...
Benatia turned her head, glanced at Ibrahimovic, and then quickly retreated to her position, with a face of flattery and humiliation.
But Ibrahimovic looked at him differently.
"The ball was unloaded well just now." Ibrahimovic said.
Benatia was slightly offended, but soon returned to normal and continued to ignore him.
He is really disappointed now, because he didn't expect that the world's number one center forward would be such a chatterbox.
Ibrahimovic didn't know what happened tonight. While waiting for his teammates to pass the ball, he was also walking back and forth. Every time he saw Benatia around him, he couldn't help but say something every time.
In fact, he really wanted to affect Benatia's mood and interfere with his concentration.
But this guy doesn't seem to be fooled.
In the end, being cornered, Benatia replied directly, "Your lips are much better than your skills!"
"You should be a stand-up comedian, not a soccer player."
This immediately made Ibrahimovic even more angry.
When Inter Milan attacked from the left, Maxwell once advanced to the left side of the penalty area, attracting Lichtsteiner's attention, and when the ball passed to Mancini on the left side of the front of the penalty area, Benatia Called Thiago Motta and Cannavaro Jr., and quickly made a quick attack.
Mancini just received the ball and tried to pull the ball laterally before kicking, but Benatia just stared at his movement.
The Brazilian winger reacted quickly enough to dunk the ball back, trying to dunk past Benatia and dribble into the penalty area.
Benatia is tall and has long legs. Although the pounce was a bit violent, he almost slipped when Mancini smashed the ball, but at the critical moment, he hooked the ball with his right foot.
The little Mancini rushed over, but the ball didn't pass.
Benatia adjusted in time, and when Mancini turned around to chase the ball, Benatia got up first and squeezed it with his body.
No need to think about it, when Benatia's burly body of 1.9 meters pressed against Mancini, the poor Brazilian winger was powerless at all, and was forced to squeeze behind him, watching Benatia helplessly After grabbing the ball, he made a long pass.
Naples once again launched a counterattack.
"A very nice defense!"
"Centre-back from Napoli, Madesi Benatia."
"This is his first game for Napoli, and this is his first official game in the past year."
"It's really unexpected. His defense is very good and his footwork is also very good."
"Gao Shen found another treasure!"
...
On the sidelines, when he saw Benatia's long pass to launch a counterattack, Mourinho cursed angrily, shouted for Maxwell to return to the defense quickly, and kept cursing, obviously very bitter .
Fortunately, Muntari performed very well tonight, playing bravely in the midfield and protecting the defensive line in place, so that Naples' counterattack failed.
But Mourinho also saw the clues.
"This Moroccan boy is not simple!" Baresi himself was born as a defender. For Benatia's performance tonight, at least so far, he thinks there are zero mistakes.
"I showed off my footwork just now, and now I have shown excellent stealing ability. No wonder Gao Shen is willing to let him start."
Just as he was talking, after Inter Milan grabbed the ball from Naples, they launched another quick counterattack.
Mancini Jr. tried to drive the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and Lichtsteiner followed up all the way, but Benatia stood still at the front of the small penalty area. When the Brazilian winger came over, he suddenly stepped forward.
The three passed each other like this, Mancini Jr. and Lichtsteiner rushed past Benatia, but the ball was intercepted by Benatia.
Another great defense!
"Fuck, he's like a sieve, no one can pass through!" Baresi was also very surprised.
This defense happened so fast that no one even knew what was going on, and the ball was taken away.
Little Mancini turned around, counterattacked on the spot, entangled Benatia tightly, and stabbed the ball down.
However, Benatia continued to actively press Mancini, Stankovic and Maxwell on the periphery of his own penalty area, and finally stabbed the ball to Lichtsteiner at Maxwell's feet.
The Swiss defender made a long pass with his big foot and passed it to the front again.
Mourinho knew that his ominous premonition before the game was true.
Gaoshen's introduction of Benatia was indeed not easy.
The Moroccan central defender is not a fourth defender at all, nor is he a substitute. He is here to grab the main position!
But the question now is, how can Gao Shen conclude that Benatia can grab the main position?
Could it be that he is the God of Unpredictability?
After discovering Benatia's strength, Mourinho immediately realized that this game was not easy to play.
Sophisticated, well-deserved reputation!