The Day I Played with Ronaldo

Even though Mihajlovic is Mancini's direct descendant, Mancini criticized him mercilessly at half-time.

Mikhailovich seemed a little embarrassed, but he didn't stand up to Mancini either.

When he was in Lazio last season, he had already convinced Mancini. In an interview with the media, he once said that he would be Mancini's assistant coach after retirement.

In the last few minutes, Mancini made some tactical adjustments, but no personnel adjustments were made. Ricardo had to continue to wait for opportunities on the bench.

At the beginning of the second half, Adriano found a good opportunity. His strong body supported the opponent's defender, forced a bloody path, broke into the penalty area and shot into the far corner, but the ball was touched by Chievo's goalkeeper. Hitting the outside of the post popped the bottom line.

Then the game entered a dreary period of constant mistakes. The Chievo team was determined to defend the advantage of the goal, and all members retreated to the penalty area. At the same time, they dared to invest in counterattacks.

However, the performance of Inter Milan's new players has not yet returned to normal. Except for the goal that assisted Stankovic in the first half, Veron performed mediocrely in the rest of the time. There were not many passing mistakes, but he rarely passed forward. , most of the passes are conservative return passes or cross passes.

Although such a pass has a high success rate, it does not help to improve the game situation. Inter Milan is still unable to create a murderous opportunity in Chievo's penalty area.

On the Chievo side, the defensive counterattack was played vigorously. Several midfielders were very resolute in counterattacking, and more points blossomed. Franceschini had another chance to almost score, but his push in the penalty area The shot was rejected by the post.

Mancini couldn't sit still. In the 64th minute of the game, he finally called Ricardo to warm up.

"You go to replace Zemalia," Mancini said, "Use your speed and technique to give me a resolute deep breakthrough; if the opponent's heavy troops prevent you from going down, you can flexibly adapt to me and try to cut inside. More Connect with Ronnie, like you do with the national team."

Among the two full-backs in Inter Milan's formation today,

Zemalia is the one with stronger defensive ability. He used to play right back when he was in Perugia, but as a Brazilian full-back, he is also a typical offensive strong and weak defensively, so he often plays as a right midfielder.

However, his defensive ability is still a little stronger than Stankovic. Ricardo replaced him instead of Stankovic, which is a signal for Mancini to strengthen his attack.

After Ricardo came on the field, Inter Milan's offense immediately improved.

After he broke through the bottom pass twice in a row and created a threat in front of the goal, Chievo immediately stepped up his marking. Once he got the ball, two players double-teamed him. In the past, this was the treatment that Ronaldo only had.

Compared with Stankovic on the left, Ricardo's ability to pass the ball and organize the organization is similar to that of Stankovic, and his long-range shots are also similar, and his defense is weaker, but his personal dribbling breakthrough ability and grasping opportunities in the penalty area Stankovic's abilities are all overwhelmed.

So Inter Milan consciously tilted their offense to the right.

After encountering double-team treatment, Ricardo did not blindly continue to choose his own dribbling breakthrough, but disrupted the opponent's defense line through short passes of the ball.

But his teammate's position is a bit dead, and he can't keep up with his rhythm, and the turnover rate is still quite high.

At this time, Veron gradually recovered, and frequently used large-scale transfer scheduling to pull Chievo's defense line and let Inter Milan's formation "flow" as a whole.

And "flow" means change, which means that the players of the Chievo team must follow suit. When they move, there will be fleeting gaps.

In the 78th minute, Stankovic took the ball from the left and cut inside, attracting two defenders, and let Chievo's entire defensive system tilt to his side, and then handed the ball to Veron, who made a smart turn , Immediately shifted in a large area, and made a long pass to find Ricardo.

Ricardo padded the ball with his chest, and when the football was about to hit the ground and the defensive player of the Chievo team was about to pounce, he raised his ankle, picked the ball past the defensive player, and wiped it in from the opponent himself.

This immediately caused a short-term confusion in Chievo's defense. Ricardo didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, and directly picked the ball with the outside of his foot. Ronaldo understood it, and when Ricardo picked the ball, he suddenly ran back a few steps and got out of the offside trap. When Ricardo passed the ball, he started to make a high jump. When the football arrived, he had already Throwing away the marking player, he raised his leg and volleyed directly!

The Chievo goalkeeper had no time to react, and the football hit the net.

Ronaldo rushed over, hugged Ricardo, and laughed loudly: "A very good pass!"

Licado replied with a smile: "A very good shot, Dadado."

Mancini on the bench finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to fail in the first official game he led the team, but this time the linkage of the four players in the midfield, Stankovic, Veron, Ricardo and Ronaldo, saved him.

Through this goal, it can be seen that the tacit understanding between Ricardo and Ronaldo is still relatively good. Objectively speaking, Ricardo is more suitable to partner with Ronaldo.

But Adriano also has an important position in his tactical system, it is difficult to give up... Although the team equalized the score, Mancini fell into deep thought for a while.

For the Nerazzurri fans who followed the team to Verona, equalizing the score is not enough for them, they are eager to reverse it!

So amidst the increasingly fanatical voices of the fans, Inter Milan's offense continued to strengthen.

Mancini made another substitution adjustment, replacing the out-of-state "wild boar" Davis with the teenager Cambiasso, and Emre replaced Stankovic. These two counterpoint substitutions expressed his attitude : Continue to attack!

After Cambiasso came on the stage, he didn't show any stage fright at all. The experience of sitting on the bench in Real Madrid seemed to make him mature a lot.

In the 85th minute, Cambiasso made a two-for-one cooperation with Veron in the middle. When he hit the front of the opponent's penalty area, a through ball was passed near the bottom line.

Ricardo got rid of the entanglement and made a high jump. Without stopping the ball, he passed directly into the penalty area. Adriano jumped high in front of the goal, and with a powerful header, he once again broke the goal of the Chievo team!

Inter Milan reversed the score 3:2!

After this goal, Inter Milan immediately retracted their defense and kept the score until the end.

Although the process was difficult, they made a good start to the new season after all, scoring all three points.

Mancini said at the press conference after the game: "Chievo played very well and once took the initiative on the field. Our defense has some problems and we need to continue to adjust."

"Ronaldo wasn't excited for most of the game because he had just finished with the national team and didn't have enough stamina. His goal was brilliant and showed his killer instinct. To be able to work with him, it's my honour."

"Adriano and Ricardo both played well. I must say that Ricardo adapted to the game faster than I expected. His two assists are very valuable."

"? I think Ricardo still needs a little patience. Of course, with his progress, I will let him sooner or later."

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