Chapter 150

After the derby with AC Milan, Inter Milan flew overnight to Newcastle to prepare for the Champions League match in 3 days.

The Magpies have done very well this season, not only making it through the Champions League group stage but also finishing behind Manchester United and Arsenal in the league standings.

Before the match, the Inter Milan coaching staff carefully studied the videos of Newcastle's recent championship matches and the Champions League group stages.

"Their offense and stamina are really strong, being able to win three matches in a row only to be in a disadvantageous position of losing the previous three rounds." Assistant coach Dono said emotionally.

Cooper looked at the big English midfielder in the video and frowned: "This Shearer is their captain, he has top attack and confrontation skills with the ball. We have to focus on his defense. »

"Analyze and analyze the characteristics of other players and see how to deploy defense. Our defensive line is already very tired so we must organize well at the tactical level!"

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Newcastle's starting lineup and lineup are basically consistent with the predictions of Inter Milan's coaching staff, goalkeeper Given.

Guards Griffin, Bramble, O'Brien, Berland.

Midfielders Lauren Robert, Speed, Janus, Solano. The attackers were Bellamy and Shearer.

Inter Milan striker Batistuta joins forces with Wang Feng, Recoba's absence is replaced by Morfeo, Zambrotta replaces the poor Cannavaro in defense, the rest remains unchanged.

Cooper did not dare to turn around in this game. Leverkusen and Barcelona are in the same group and both matches against Newcastle must be won.

After the match started, Newcastle United launched a fierce attack on Inter Milan amid the cheers of the home fans. The defense of Cordoba, Koko, Zambrotta and Materazzi had a tough test.

In the 17th minute, Lauren Robert broke through from the right wing and made a pass from below. Materazzi in the middle cannot reach the ball. Shearer hit poor Keke from behind and blocked the ball in his chest. Long corner kick. What Cooper was worried about happened! Continuous high-intensity fighting has significantly reduced the confrontation ability of Inter Milan players, and at the same time they are at a disadvantage when facing the big players in the Premier League.

To compensate for this weakness, the attacker led by Vuong Phong had to stand up. In the 7th minute, after conceding a goal, Di Biagio made a diagonal pass from the left wing. Wang Feng collected the ball at high speed and faced Bran. Blocked by Bull, he overtook his opponent with a croquette before unleashing a powerful volley with his right foot to equalize for the away team. After switching sides to attack again, in the 51st minute, Inter Milan launched a counterattack. Wang Feng dribbled the ball quickly across midfield, past Griffin and O'Brien blocking him, and into the forecourt within 30 metres.

But Newcastle United's withdrawal happened very quickly. Vuong Phong was embarrassed to discover that there were still four players in front, while Inter Milan had no fans, everyone could no longer run.

In a moment of desperation, Vuong Phong could only cover the ball and bring it back, quickly counterattack and get into position. This happened more than once.

In the 71st minute, when Vuong Phong alone faced a dense defense, he bit the ball and rushed forward! I saw him first drop his shoulders left and right, bounce the ball back and escape the untimely double team of Griffin and O'Brien.

He then passed the ball horizontally in front of the penalty area, widening the gap with Bramble, but Berland's interception soon followed. After Vuong Phong caught the ball, he suddenly stepped on it and stepped back. Avoid your feet. The knees and ankles were forced to an emergency stop, but Vuong Phong could not control it. He turned around on the spot and fired a heavy cannon shot. The ball went into a dead corner of the goal, the goalkeeper couldn't stop it!

"Goal! Goal! Great! Vuong Phong scored!"

"Mr. 1VS4, kick the ball into the home team's goal! Oh my god, this ball hit the entire Newcastle United defense!"

"Let's look back at the process of making this goal... Well, no matter from any angle you look at it, it's very exciting, it seems like in the next moment the ball will be lost, but the ball is still tightly controlled. Under the control of Vuong Phong.

"It looks like a dancer dancing among the knives. This goal is filled with artistic atmosphere!"

The moment Vuong Phong hit the target, the shutter on the sideline continued to flash. Newcastle United's shaky defense and Wang Feng's resolute kick were forever frozen by the cameras and became the headlines of big news the next day, and also became eternal classics!

In the final stages of the match, Newcastle United's crazy man bombarded Inter Milan's defense. Cordoba and Koko even had cramps from fatigue.

But they persisted in despair until the very end. Inter Milan overthrew Newcastle 2:1 and won their first match in the second leg of the Champions League group stage!

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After the match against Newcastle, Inter Milan could not stop and flew overnight to Brescia to prepare for round 12 of Serie A.

This time, Cooper finally rotated significantly, and almost all the starters were rested except for Wang Feng. He specifically looked to the coach: "Mr. Cooper, although I am also very tired, can you let me play?"

"I have no problems with my fitness. Brescia is the team we need to score points on, right? Now we are only 4 points ahead of AC Milan. If we lose this advantage, it will become very dangerous. »

Cooper looked at Vuong Phong worriedly: "Are you really okay?" You went to three places in 8 days~www.mtlnovel.com~ for three consecutive matches, I was very worried that you would get injured due to fatigue.

Vuong Phong patted his chest, his physique really had a certain effect. After multiple confirmations by the team doctor, Cooper placed him on the starting lineup.

The facts have proven that Vuong Phong's concerns were well-founded. Even when facing a mid-range team like Brescia, Inter Milan's reserve squad is still very weak. The passive scene lasted until the 25th minute. Veteran Baggio opened the score for Brescia.

And Vuong Phong's persistence in standing on the ground also plays an important role! He was fouled in the box late in the first half.

Inter Milan received an excellent free kick, Vuong Phong personally took the penalty, the ball formed an arc in the air, went around the fence and flew into Brescia's net. In the second half of the match, Vuong Phong dragged his exhausted body and continued to move into the opponent's field, making him not dare to attack with all his strength.

In the 71st minute, Wang Feng launched a quick counterattack again. He drilled the ball as far as possible and approached the opponent's field. Brescia defender Petrucci had no choice but to take him down from behind.

Kick a yellow card! Vuong Phong fell to the ground, took a deep breath, and took advantage of the game's break to rest. When he got to the penalty spot, his legs were a bit numb, which was a sign of overwork. He silently said in his heart: "I must win!" No one can stop me!

Run, reach the goal! The ball flew strongly, passed through the gap in the wall and went straight into the goal.

The speed of the ball was very fast, goalkeeper Brescia did not expect it to go through the fence so he could only look at the ball and sigh.

Vuong Phong scored two goals! Thanks to an excellent performance, Inter Milan once again overthrew their opponents with a score of 2:1!