On September 14, 2002, at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy, Inter Milan will open the first round of the new season here. The opponent is Turin, the same city as Juventus.
For the home team coach, this is a must-win match. Since Cooper called it a "great goal", the Italian media continued to mock Inter Milan. fart. Immediately after the match started, the home team coaches lined up and anxiously watched the situation. Cooper stood in the middle, his hands in his pockets. Drops of sweat revealed his anxiety.
Inter Milan has no advantage in the opening situation. French midfielder Dalma is in a worrying state and often makes some small mistakes. There was a lot of pressure from the defense.
What Cooper looks forward to most right now is that Vuong Phong can continue his performance in previous matches. As long as he can demonstrate his attacking role, it will be a fatal blow for Turin.
In the 10th minute, the suppressed Inter Milan finally launched a powerful attack. Di Biagio dribbled the ball from the left wing, used his breakthrough skills, entered the penalty area and then made a cross. The ball went halfway across the field to the right. Wang Feng pushed Turin defender Fattori away and flew towards the ball.
The shot was very fast and fierce, heading towards the bottom right corner, but Torino goalkeeper Butch made an excellent save and single-handedly sent the ball over the crossbar.
Wang Feng, who failed to score a goal, scratched his hair in annoyance, while the Inter Milan fans in the stands applauded, crediting both Wang Feng as the attacker and Butch as the scorer.
"Wang Feng took part in the first shot of the match for Inter Milan. The angle and power of the shot were perfect, but Butch kept the goal."
"Di Biagio's horizontal pass after breaking through directly found Vuong Phong on the right. The two still maintain a tacit understanding from last season. »
Three minutes later, Recoba passed the ball to Vuong Phong outside the penalty area in the front yard. Vuong Phong used his back to step on the ball, leaning on defender Mezzano. Go in and pinch.
But he suddenly returned the ball with his right foot, right at the foot of the advancing Vieri. Unfortunately, the Italian midfielder's shot was a bit too strong, the ball flew from the touchline to the crossbar. In the next match, Inter Milan gradually dominated and controlled the pace of the match, their midfield became orderly, while Turin gradually withdrew and defended, the threat in the front line became very weak.
"Let's see this attack. Wang Feng receives a pass in the front yard. Turin's defense is very dense, he gives the ball to Recoba on the right."
"Recoba received the ball, Galante made a pulling motion, but Recoba did not fall to the ground, he still passed the ball forward, and Vieri received the ball at the top of the penalty area."
"Nice, hooked the ball into the penalty area, Vuong Phong pushed forward, Vuong Phong! Hit the goal! The ball went in! gooooooooooooooooooooo!"
"At 31 minutes of the first half, Inter Milan finally scored their first goal!"
"Number 10 Wang Feng opened the scoring for Inter Milan. This was his first goal in the tournament this season and also Inter Milan's first goal. Wang Feng proved with his actual actions that his condition is the same as last season. passionate!"
"Watching the slow motion, Vieri's hook from outside the penalty area was very thoughtful. At that time, he retreated to the most favorable position to receive the ball. When he touched the ball, he used his right foot to block it. hook it into the box."
"Relying on his speed, Wang Feng rushed to the spot where the ball hit the ground in front of the Turin defenders, then used his foot to push the ball. The ball passed through the goalkeeper's palm and went into the net.
After Vuong Phong scored, Inter Milan players on the field and the coaching staff off the field breathed a sigh of relief. Even if they control the game but cannot take the lead, there will still be a lot of pressure, and now all the pressure has been relieved. Their performance on the field is also calmer.
Just five minutes later, Inter Milan came back, Wang Feng dribbled the ball to the right wing, he took advantage of Cruyff's smart rotation to escape the defense and cross the ball.
The ball hit Vieri's head accurately and went into the net, score 2:0! Another victory for Inter Milan!
As Vieri celebrated the goal, he said to Wang Feng, who was following him: "Wang, I feel like your ball is aimed completely at my head. I didn't need to use much force and the ball went into the net. "
"I'm still dizzy after being hit in the head," he joked. The surrounding teammates burst into laughter, Vuong Phong was also very proud. His death seems more concrete. No ordinary hard work.
The first half ended with Inter Milan leading by two goals, but during the break, coach Cooper was still not satisfied with the team's performance: "We wasted a lot of opportunities in the first half. A strong team."
"Dalma, you haven't fully entered the state yet. I hope you will play a bigger role in both offense and defense in the second half."
The French player, who moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Inter Milan in 2000, has just won a starting position this season, but he did not expect his first performance to be a failure and was criticized by the head coach. . Inside, he was quite depressed. I can adjust my shoe laces with my head down.
Vuong Phong saw that, walked in front of him and sat down, then said in a low voice: "Stephen, Mr. Cooper is usually quite strict. This is your first time starting out, so there will definitely be some discomfort. We can all understand ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ When I started the first game, I was also very nervous and uncertain about north, south, east and west.
Dalma said in surprise: "A young genius like you is truly a blockbuster. Doesn't he have to be nervous for the first time?"
Wang Feng was indeed a blockbuster in his national cup debut, but to console Dalma, he only focused on saying that he was uncomfortable at that time and felt disappointed as he had only been playing for a while.
This made Dalma agree with him, gradually his discomfort eased, even Vuong Phong felt this, he felt he could do it again!
Changing sides for the rematch, Inter Milan still maintained the same position as the first half. In the 67th minute, a quick counterattack created a 3-on-3 position for Inter Milan. Wang Feng beat the defender on the right and put the goal into the penalty area. through the ball. Recoba took the lead and put the ball into Turin's goal, Inter Milan sealed the victory.
The three players with the strongest attacking firepower of Inter Milan last season, Wang Feng, Vieri and Recoba, all started consecutively in the first match of the new season, which can be considered a good sign.