Football God.

After Makelele played, Leeds United's defense became more stable.

The effect of goals on players is not only to lead in many cases, but also to make the players' mentality more stable.

In many cases, the player's mentality is very important. After taking the lead, the player's mentality can be stabilized. In this case, the ball will be relatively more reasonable.

Now, Heinrich has sent Makelele, which has strengthened the defense of the back line. Compared with the previous formation, Leeds United is now more inclined to defend and counterattack, creating greater opportunities for the two wingers.

It is also because the team is now in the leading position, leading by two goals in the away game, and the coordination mistakes that may have occurred in the first half did not reappear in the second half.

The psychological advantages have prompted Leeds United to put forward a more beautiful football. In contrast, the situation of Inter Milan is not so optimistic.

Being behind at home, and falling behind by two goals at home, has directly caused Inter Milan to be unable to get up or down.

Heinrich couldn't help turning his head back and said to Bertram: "The two-round format of the knockout round actually has a lot to discuss and speculate. Whoever goes home first, who goes away first, whoever scores first, who can win the game, in the two rounds Under the circumstances of the competition system, it will become something that every team needs to consider."

Unlike the six rounds of points added in the group stage, after the game entered the knockout round, UEFA's restructuring made the two rounds of the knockout round particularly important.

"Leeds United now, guest first and host second. In fact, the pressure is more on our side." When Heinrich spoke, his eyes followed the ball on the field all the time, but there was a confident smile on the corner of his mouth. "UEFA's policy is that in the two knockout rounds, if both sides have the same number of goals, the comparison will be to see who has more away goals."

"That is to say, we can only score as many goals as possible in this game to avoid the fate of being overturned in the next round." When Bertram spoke, his eyes followed the ball on the field. That, Mr. Bouncer who just came to the club and knows nothing about football is very different.

Even though Bertram is not yet a professional football player, after following Heinrich for so long, he still has some understanding of football rules.

Before the game, Heinrich also emphasized many times at the meeting that there are many teams in the history of the Champions League who won the first round with a big score and were reversed in the second round.

Speaking of this, I have to mention AC Milan, which is in the same city as them now.

It seems that as long as this kind of thing is mentioned, the eternal background board is it.

But Heinrich didn't want to be the team that was turned over by headwinds.

The blond coach smiled lightly and covered his mouth with his hands: "But it's not me who needs to worry now, but Inter Milan."

In fact, as Heinrich said, Benitez is a little bit battered now.

If the first goal was to break the deadlock on the field, then the second goal was to completely push Inter Milan to the edge of the cliff.

Inter Milan can't expect to use Leeds United as the background board for a comeback. The strength gap between the two teams is far greater than Benitez imagined.

It should be a good sign to play at home first and then away, but Benitez knows that the outcome of this match is crucial.

There is still hope for one goal behind. If two goals are behind, not only his own coaching position is in jeopardy, but it will also affect the morale of the team.

In fact, this follow-up response is already beginning to materialize.

"In the 85th minute of the game, Leeds United played more and more smoothly, but Inter Milan has not opened up the situation." The commentator Jack Brown actually prefers the English local team, but as a commentator, he is also a fan. , he naturally prefers to see a close game rather than a one-sided game.

But Inter Milan let him down.

As time goes by, Leeds United's performance is getting better and better, but Inter Milan's performance is getting worse and worse.

The pass is not in place, the shot is not correct, and the number of passes back to the goalkeeper is increasing.

Coupled with Leeds United's two wings flying together, the effect is remarkable, and Inter Milan's goalkeeper Cesar has become the busiest person on the field.

Heinrich knew in his heart that the mentality of the Inter Milan players was out of balance.

This game is over for the fans and the players themselves.

What Heinrich is thinking now is how to teach wingers to be more efficient in scoring goals when he goes back.

What Benitez thought about was how to get the score back after going to Leeds United's home court when he fell behind by two goals, dragging it into overtime or even a penalty shootout.

But there was one player on the field who clearly had a mind of his own.

Eto'o looked back at his teammates. Whether he was leading or lagging behind in the past, the Cameroon Panthers, who were always happy, were expressionless at the moment.

For Eto'o, his professional experience is rich enough.

Whether it was Barcelona, ​​which was in full swing before, or Inter Milan, which is now facing a coaching change, Eto'o can use his full enthusiasm and talent for football to save the team.

But for Eto'o, he is not afraid of falling behind, but afraid that the team has no fighting spirit.

What is it to Eto'o to be two goals behind?

Now it's a knockout round, not a final. In addition to the first round, they have a second round.

, Eto'o knows what the coach knows. As a top striker, especially a striker like him who once switched from Real Madrid to Barcelona, ​​Eto'o has participated in countless games, whether it is a derby, It's still the final, no matter whether it's the championship or ordinary points in this game, for him, he needs to go all out.

But now, Eto'o clearly feels that the team's fighting spirit has been wiped out.

Eto'o's unusual indifference did not attract too many people's attention.

On the contrary, Jack, who has been marking him, is a little curious about Eto'o's abnormality.

But without waiting for Jack to react, Eto'o said: "It seems that both Leeds United and my teammates have tacitly agreed that this victory belongs to you."

Jack didn't answer, just looked at him curiously.

Eto'o looked up at Jack, and suddenly a bright smile appeared on his face: "Anyone may lose, but I will never give in."

In the next second, Jack felt a great momentum coming from his body.

Then, Jack took a step back subconsciously, and saw that Eto'o who knocked him away with his shoulder just now rushed past him like a black lightning bolt!

This made Jack raise his head subconsciously, and he saw the timing card on the big screen clearly showing that the game has now reached 91 minutes.

If there is an accident, there are still 2 minutes before the whole game will be declared over.

But Eto'o suddenly ran without the ball, which attracted the attention of Leeds United's entire defense.

Among them, of course, includes the goalkeeper of Leeds United, Schmeichel.

In fact, Eto'o was very honest in this game. Except for the suspected move to steal the ball in the first half, Eto'o was doing his job as a forward should do throughout the whole process.

But Eto'o didn't run much, which also made the Leeds United players relax their vigilance against him.

Compared with the precautions before the game, Eto'o seemed a little too quiet.

This is not because of his own reasons, but because of this game, Inter Milan's offense is really powerless. Compared with the prosperity of Leeds United, Inter Milan even has a handful of through balls.

This also greatly restricts the forward's performance. Even if Eto'o wants to take advantage of the speed without the ball, it is unlikely.

But now the Cameroon Panthers, who are obviously without the ball, suddenly started to speed up, but instead of rushing to the goal, he rushed straight to the midfield!

There, James is controlling the ball, looking up, looking for a suitable point of release in the front court, completely oblivious to the dark cloud behind him.

By the time James reacted, the ball had already been intercepted, and he fell off his back!

This made James subconsciously raise his hand to signal the referee to foul, but the referee shook his head at him and raised his hand to signal him to stand up quickly.

On the sidelines, Heinrich clearly saw what happened just now.

Eto'o ran over and broke the ball under James' feet. After breaking the ball, James fell due to the inertia of his body.

As long as the ball is touched, it is not a foul.

Heinrich didn't have time to think about these, his eyes were fixed on Eto'o all the time, because he knew that at this time, letting a top striker get the ball was tantamount to letting go of danger.

Barely controlling his volume, Heinrich clapped his hands vigorously and shouted to the field: "Draw back! Defend, defend!"

Now the time has come to an end, and the referee does not seem to give the next chance to attack, so after this wave of Inter Milan's offensive, the whole game will end.

Whether to leave with a one-goal lead or a two-goal lead depends on the last minute!

But to everyone's surprise, the game has entered the injury time of the second half, why can Eto'o run so fast!

However, because of the crushing situation in the second half, Leeds United's frontcourt players did not retreat deep enough, and they had to rely entirely on the performance of the back line.

Jack was passed by Eto'o, even though there was no problem with Jack's retreat and turn, but in this case, he is also a speed player, and he is getting farther and farther away from Eto'o.

But Makelele, who was originally stationed on the right, failed to stop the Cameroonians successfully.

Eto'o deftly avoided Makelele's defense, which allowed him to face Leeds United goalkeeper Schmeichel directly!

Is this a one-shot?

In fact, it is more appropriate to call him quasi-single-handed.

After all, in front of Eto'o, there is only Schmeichel, but on both sides of him, Cannavaro and Diego still come to defend.

However, Eto'o didn't have any intention of passing the ball. Even though Inter Milan's teammates had already pressed on, Eto'o still took the ball forward by himself.

There was no expression on his always smiling face at the moment, he didn't even do much to smash the ball, he just looked up at Schmeichel's position, and he kicked the ball directly!

The ball drew a strange arc in mid-air and hit the dead corner of the goal!

Schmeichel's stance was perfect, and there was no problem with his movement, but the ball came too fast, even though Schmeichel had already swooped out with his whole body, there was still no way to stop the ball from advancing.

The Danish goalkeeper could only helplessly watch the ball into the net, but the first thing he did after getting up was to hug the ball, but his eyes were looking straight at Eto'o.

Eto'o ignored him, and instead of celebrating, he raised his arms high and shouted at his teammates: "We haven't lost yet! We still have a chance!"

This sentence was heard clearly by Heinrich, and who else silently added the second half of the sentence for him——

Try hard and you might lose.

If you give up, you will have nothing.

Of course, this sentence is like chicken soup for the soul. It is useful to mention it at any time, but now Leeds United have not succeeded in taking away the advantage of two goals. Heinrich can't say it, and he is happy Still sad.

Vaguely, there was a little excitement.

Just when everyone thought that Heinrich should be furious because of this amateur defense, Heinrich laughed. Apart from helplessness, there was also joy on his face.

Yeah, that's bloody football!

Those who are ahead cannot always be ahead, and those who are behind will not always be behind.

This sport has always maintained its own unique charm. It has sublimated competitive sports and challenged the psychology of everyone involved.

Even just when Heinrich felt that he was going to be sure, there would still be someone who stood up and said to himself that he would not tell everyone, they still had a fight, and the suspense was far from over.

It's just that in the last minute, Leeds United's situation may not change much, but for Inter Milan, this is their hope for a comeback in the future!

But I am obsessed with football, giving up everything in my family, just for this stadium, in fact, it is for this one minute of excitement, isn't it?

This made Heinrich say softly when shaking hands with Benitez after the game:

"See you in two weeks, Leeds."

In response to him, Benitez said calmly and with doubts:

"Won't we meet at the press conference after the game later?"

Heinrich: ... What you said really makes sense, but I am speechless.