Chapter 108

In the middle of the week, Coppa Italia held an 8-on-4 knockout match. Inter Milan opened the top match with Roma. Vuong Phong is not on the starting list. Coach Cooper for the first time applied a dual attack combination between Ronaldo and Vieri.

But after the match started, the situation on the field was not favorable for Inter Milan. The tacit understanding between Ronaldo and Vieri up front was not enough and they were unable to pose an effective threat to the Roma defence.

Roma, through the midfield organization of Tomasi and Emerson, continuously supported the attacking trident, threatening Inter Milan's goal.

In the 25th minute, Emerson and Totti worked closely on the wings to overcome the defense of Inter Milan's defenders, then made a diagonal pass into the penalty area. Batistuta broke the deadlock for Roma with just one fall.

Switching sides again, in the 60th minute, Totti used his speed to penetrate the Inter Milan defense and then made a pass into the end zone. Even though the ball touched his left foot, Cordoba still changed direction and went inside. outside the restricted area.

Montella's final pass connected to increase the score for Roma.

0:2! With the 8-on-4 Coppa Italia being a knockout match, Inter Milan are on the brink of the abyss.

Five minutes later, Inter Milan launched an attack. Ronaldo broke through with the ball from the winger. He used a fake move to affect Candela's defense, then shot straight at the goal from a small angle. The ball hit the post and bounced out to the end line.

Ronaldo squatted down, used his fist to hit the field, his face full of reluctance and regret.

Just 2 minutes later, Coach Cooper made a substitution adjustment, replacing Ronaldo with Wang Feng. When Ronaldo left the field, he hugged Vuong Phong and whispered in his ear: "Come on, buddy!

He then walked straight towards the players' tunnel without even looking at Cooper who was next to him.

After Vuong Phong entered the field, he was unable to quickly change the situation on the field. Roma even applied a crazy delay tactic that caused the goalkeeper to receive a yellow card.

In the 88th minute, after the Inter Milan midfielder blocked the ball, Di Biagio passed the ball to Vuong Phong on the right wing. Then cross to the back point. Vieri quickly connected, did not waste the opportunity this time and pushed the ball into the net.

It's a pity that this goal came too late. Inter Milan lost 1-2 to Rome and was absent from the Coppa Italia semi-finals

In round 22 of Serie A this weekend, Inter Milan challenges Bologna away from home. Bologna has performed very well this season, currently ranked 7th in the rankings and their home win rate has reached 70%.

Coach Cooper has named the lineup for the opening match with Ronaldo on the bench. At the beginning of the match, Bologna launched a wave of attacks. In the 8th minute, Cruz crossed the ball into Toldo's goal.

After that, although Inter Milan tried their best to equalize the score, Bologna played very tenaciously. Along with fatigue after a week of doubles matches, their attack seemed weak. By the 70th minute of the match, the score was still 0:1.

Ronaldo on the bench looked worried. He occasionally looked at Cooper, but the coach still did not replace him.

In the 85th minute, Recoba attacked with the ball in the front yard. He put the ball into the box with a through ball. Wang Feng successfully recovered the ball in front of the small penalty area, but at this time Bologna goalkeeper Pagliuca also attacked. . Vuong Phong stepped on the ball, then snatched the ball, avoiding the goalkeeper who was hitting the ball, then dribbled the ball into the penalty area roundabout, avoiding the pressure of several defenders and the pursuit of the goalkeeper, relying on small adjustments of the left and right feet Keep the ball firmly under your feet.

He then aimed for space, lobbed the ball with his left foot and the ball flew into the top left corner of the goal.

At that time, because the goalkeeper attacked, there was only one defender in front of the goal. He leaned against the post, tried to finish in front of the goal, tried to push the ball over the crossbar, but the angle of the ball was very tricky and in the end it did not hit the target. See the ball in the net. Inter Milan equalized the score!

Leading almost the entire match and being equalized at the last minute, Bologna players could not avoid mental problems.

After kick-off, they mispassed the ball in the middle of the field and were intercepted by Zanetti, who then passed straight to Wang Feng on the right. Wang Feng dribbled the ball past the defense and straight into the net.

Falconi, who followed to perfect his defense, tried his best to catch up, but he still couldn't get ahead to block. He had no choice but to raise his hand to knock down Vuong Phong, but the timing of his foul was so bad, Vuong Phong completely crossed the penalty line. "Beep~" The referee decisively showed the red card. The Bologna coach on the bench raised his hands helplessly, clearly dissatisfied with Falconi's performance.

To preserve the victory, Vuong Phong asked Vieri to take the penalty kick. He did not disappoint his teammates and easily scored.

In the end, thanks to Vuong Phong's goal and a point, Inter Milan defeated Bologna 2-1 away from home.

Back in Milan, the club gave everyone a day off and then started training in preparation for the Europa League match against Paris. Vuong Phong always goes to Pinettina early in the morning to practice more. At noon, when he passed by the head coach's office and wanted to go to the restaurant for dinner, he was attracted by the argument inside.

I just heard Ronaldo shouting: "You don't trust me at all, your training plan is rubbish." Head coach Cooper fought not to be outdone: "How do I trust you? Is it your sloppy attitude, or the non-stop shopping, partying and nightclub games?

The two disagreed, Ronaldo angrily rushed out of the office, closed the door tightly and saw Vuong Phong in the hallway.

Vuong Phong was a bit embarrassed and stammered: "I came here to strengthen my training. I'm just here for dinner now."

Ronaldo shook his head with a forced smile and said: "Wang, can you have a drink with me?"

So Vuong Phong's afternoon practice plan became useless. Two men went to a bar frequented by tourists near Lake Como. After drinking two glasses of wine, Ronaldo began pouring bitter water.

"This guy Cooper is targeting me~www.mtlnovel.com~ He made me a very long training plan, but didn't arrange for me to compete, saying I had to meet the target's requirements his goal."

"But I understand my body well. Even though it's a bit too much to stress the whole match, there's absolutely no problem playing for 70 minutes. If I train according to its requirements, I can't ignore it." wasting my energy practicing. . Painful."

"He's just upset because I spend a lot of time with everyone, but I've been doing this since I started playing and I haven't seen anyone say anything."

Ronaldo is a social expert. He not only invited Inter Milan players to his party, but also invited many famous stars from other teams and movie stars to hang out with him, often all night long.

Vuong Phong occasionally goes on dates, but he is not very familiar with this type of social thing. He leaves at night. He basically does not allow himself to stay up late.

Faced with the growing conflict between Ronaldo and the head coach, Vuong Phong did not dare to say anything but could only calmly be a spectator.

Ronaldo drank a lot, talked a lot and eventually passed out completely. Wang Feng had to call Melanie and ask her to take Ronnie home.