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Chapter 651 A Different World Cup (6)

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Since Italy's starting lineup in this game has undergone significant changes under the influence of Zhuang Mingge and Fiorentina in this world, the process of the game naturally cannot be exactly the same as Zhuang Mingge's previous life.

At least after missing Pierro, the Frenchman's "undercover", Italy's offense in this game is much sharper than in history - Vieri's strength, Inzagi's running position, Toti's comprehensiveness and Baggio's agility, no matter which single one is enough to make any defender a headache for a long time, let alone when these people are all gathered together.

Faced with Italy's diverse offensive methods and sharp quick counterattacks, although the French were eager to gain a lead in the game, they did not dare to let the players in the backcourt easily press on to participate in the attack, so as not to be scored by the opponent in the counterattack battle, thus losing the initiative in the game.

However, as the game deepened, the French players on the field gradually discovered something wrong - these Italians invested too much troops in the counterattack, right?!

It is normal for the offensive fours in the frontcourt to be active on the front line of counterattack, but why did Dino Baggio and Albertini, who were supposed to stay in the backcourt, get in?

Of course, the French would not know that they would increase the participation of players in counterattacks and turn the counterattacks from relying entirely on the personal performance of one or two players in the frontcourt to a full-scale three-dimensional offense in which most players can participate. This is the idea that Old Martini only came up after watching videos of Fiorentina's game in more than a dozen sets.

Evieri and Toti form Italy's first attack line in the counterattack, and behind them is the second wave of offensive formed by Robert Baggio and Inzaggi. If the opponent does not reveal any flaws in these two attacks, then next, a legion composed of Albertini, Dino Baggio, Zambrota and Maldini will pounce and threaten the opponent's goal with long shots and crosses!

This change in Italy's counterattack tactics has caused the French players on the court to suffer because almost every time they return in the offense, they have to spend a lot of energy and time to deal with the Italians' rapid counterattack.

In this way, French players have to face the reality of running around at both ends of the court, and as time goes by, they gradually become exhausted on the court.

In the 55th minute of the game, Zidane, who received a direct pass from Petit at the front of the penalty area, used a gorgeous Marseille swing to throw away Dino Baggio, who was defending him in close combat, then dribbled into the Italian penalty area, and then suddenly shot during the run!

Although Zidane's shot was quite sudden, Nesta and Matrazi did not interfere with him at the first time, causing the entire French midfielder to shoot the ball directly into the far corner of the goal!

Seeing that the French team was about to break the deadlock on the court with Zidane's shot, at this most critical moment, Paliuca stood up and was always paying attention to Zidane, who used a wonderful fall to the ground to press the ball shot by the Frenchman firmly under his body!

Then, Paliuca, who had climbed up from the turf, did not give French players a chance to return to defense in time, and kicked the ball far away to the French team's half!

Vieri, who suppressed Deselli with his strength, received the ball from Paliuca and sent it back to Robert Baggio. The latter immediately made a wonderful diagonal pass with Toti, instantly tearing open the carefully built Maginot defense line by the Frenchman!

Toti, who formed a one-on-one strike force, was not greedy for me at this time. He dribbled into the penalty area and did not choose to face France's goal, but pushed to the right side of the penalty area. After attracting the defense of Badz and Blank, he suddenly made an inverted triangle pass, passing the ball to the middle of the court, which is the area around the top of the penalty area!

At this time, Vieri and Robert Baggio attracted the attention of Deselli and Deschamps through running, and led the two away from the middle of the court. Petit, who had rushed through the halftime to participate in the attack, was still rushing back desperately, so the one who received Toti's pass was Philip Inzaghi.

Behind Inzaghi is Christian Karenbu, who plays for the La Liga giants Real Madrid. He is now almost shoulder-to-shoulder with Inzaghi, but because he stands on the left, the latter gets the ball first. It is precisely because of this that Inzaghi, who received the pass, is not in a hurry to shoot because he knows that if he kicks rashly, the exposed gap will be enough to allow the black man around him to complete a wonderful tackle!

While Inzaji was looking for an opportunity to start a foot, Karenbu beside him was also waiting to destroy the opponent's counterattack.

Looking at the Italian forward who was extremely thin in front of him and the stuttering ball under his feet, Karenbu really felt confident that he would break the opponent's ball without fouling. So, the French midfielder made one of his stupidest moves in this World Cup - a fall-out tackle!

"No!" Seeing Karenbu shoveling towards Inzaghi, Deselli and Blank, who played in Serie A, shouted at the same time. They have had many fights with Inzaghi and know the most that his horror is not only the elusive running without the ball, but also his superb penalty scam level!

Let me say something off topic here. Compared to Inzaggi's 18-year-old who may not be able to distinguish between slow motion, the acting skills of those people are really bad now.

However, this time Inzaji did not make a fake fall, because when Karenbu was tackled, he was smart and wade the ball out first!

It was this step that caused Karenbu's tackle and did not hit the ball, but kicked directly into Inzaghi's calf!

Dainzaji fell to the ground, and the referee who arrived later was not vague. He showed a yellow card to Karenbu, who had committed a foul in the penalty area, and sentenced the French team to death!

"Punishment! The referee awarded the Italian team a penalty!" The commentator's shouts in the headphones made Zhuang Mingge's ears buzz, "Karenbu's tackle is too rash. To be honest, even if he followed Inzaghi and put pressure on him, it would be much safer than rashly! Now, French goalkeeper Badz is about to face a very severe test!"

Seeing the referee pointing to the twelve yards, Karenbu, who was secretly glad to escape a red card, suddenly panicked and quickly explained to the referee, trying to get the judge in black to take back his life, but was warned by the referee: "I don't think you did not give you a red card because you didn't mean to hurt someone. If you talk too much, be careful that I will give you another yellow card."

At this time, Inzaghi stood up again after emergency treatment from the team doctor. Fortunately, Karenbu shoveled his leg guard plate. If he lowered it a little lower, he might have left the field for the injury and bid farewell to this World Cup.

Back on the court, Inzagi declined the suggestion of taking the penalty kick himself and handed over the opportunity to Robert Baggio, because he had been teammates with Baggio for two years and knew that no one needed penalty redemption more than Baggio.
Chapter completed!
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