The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 73 Golden Combination
  Mourinho was still not satisfied with the team's performance in the first half.

He came to Inter Milan with only one goal, and that is to create history!
  If the Champions League has to struggle even in the group stages, how can it compete for the championship?

"I don't know if you have noticed, but the opponent's No. 11 is very threatening with his passing."

The Inter Milan coach turned to look at Muntari.

"Sulayi, he will be left to you in the second half. Do you have the confidence to keep an eye on him?"

Muntari grinned, and the already unattractive Ghanaian became even more intimidating.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of him!"

After explaining the defense, Mourinho also made some arrangements for the offense.

Finally, he looked at Leo, hesitated for a moment and then said:
  "I want to see a Leo with full power in the second half. All the fans are waiting for your wonderful performance!"

Of course Leo heard the implication of the coach's words. He really didn't try his best in the first half.

Since the start of the season, Leo has basically maintained full attendance. Even if he is not injured in double games a week, he is still a little overwhelmed physically.

There is still no way to compare with a monster like Essien who is said to be able to play a Premier League game every day.

Leo didn't feel like he was slacking off on the court, and his desire to win was quite strong.

It's just a matter of allocating physical energy reasonably and taking a short break to save energy when it's not necessary.

But since the head coach asked so, he nodded.

"I see!"

At the beginning of the second half, Leo made a beautiful breakthrough in the middle and then split the ball to create a scoring opportunity.

It's a pity that Adriano's shot missed the right post.

Then, under the interference of Muntali, the big-eyed dead man's left-footed low shot from the top of the penalty area was blocked by Cesar.

He threw the ball directly to Cambiaso, and the bald man passed the ball to Leo's feet.

Leo looked at Bremen captain Bowman who pressed forward again and smiled.

After all, the German is no longer young at the age of 32. He faced huge defensive pressure for a long time in the first half and suffered a great deal of physical exertion.

By the second half, Bowman was already a little out of his depth.

His upper body shook, and he suddenly changed direction and accelerated!
  Bremen's midfielder stumbled and was knocked down by Leo!

Leo, who was smiling even more, got rid of the defense and dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area.

The visiting team's defensive players were facing a formidable enemy, and goalkeeper Wiese did not dare to be careless and stared at Leo.

Rolling his eyes, Leo passed a diagonal kick to Ibrahimovic, and the Swede hit the middle.

It's Adriano again!
  Inter Milan's Brazilian forward volleyed a shot into the stands.

Mourinho, who had already clenched his fists to celebrate the goal, sighed, not knowing what he was planning.

In the 63rd minute, the big-eyed dead man received a pass from Diego and dunked over Muntari to send the pass.

The German's diagonal pass with his left foot went over Maicon's head, and Pizarro scored from the near corner with the outside of his right foot from the back of the penalty area!

One to one!

Werder Bremen equalized!

Mourinho, who was drinking water, smashed the water bottle on the ground angrily.

"Mario, get ready to play!"

Two minutes later, Balotelli came on as a substitute and replaced Adriano.

The meaning is self-evident.

The Brazilian didn't even give him a high-five when he came off the field and looked grim.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m not satisfied with my performance or what.

Leo patted Balotelli's butt as he passed by him.

"Come on, let's see how you perform."

"hey-hey!"

Leo dribbled the ball past Diego and then lobbed the ball into the penalty area. Balotelli's header flew over, and Ibrahimovic volleyed into the net in front of the far post!

Two to one!

Inter Milan takes the lead again!

Bashen received an assist when he touched the ball for the first time after coming on the field.

Eighteen-year-old Balotelli is so fascinating!
  This is why Bashen has caused so much trouble, but every head coach still doesn't want to give up on him easily.

Mourinho excitedly waved his fists on the sidelines.

Of course, Ibrahimovic's shot was also wonderful, as the cheers and shouts from the stands proved.

This is right, this is decent!

Although Leo didn't get any assists, he was still very happy.

No midfielder would be happy to see his brilliant passes time and time again only to be squandered by his teammates.

Converting the chances he creates into goals should be a matter of course.

The situation was not good, and Bremen head coach Schaff made successive substitutions.

But it doesn't seem to work very well.

In the 85th minute, Leo was still organizing the attack in the frontcourt.

The ball was distributed to the right wing again, and Maicon took two steps and immediately passed it back.

The tacit passing and receiving cooperation between the two broke through the visiting team's defense, and Leo once again passed into the penalty area!

Ibrahimovic swept the half-high ball in front of the goal, and Balot, who came in behind, blocked the ball with his legs!

Three to one! Inter Milan expanded its lead and basically sealed the victory!

Leo:? ? ?
  However, Leo looked puzzled as Ibrahimovic and Bashen happily hugged each other to celebrate the goal.

It only took the two of them twenty minutes to complete the exchange of shots.

You guys have such a tacit understanding that you just left me alone, right? You won’t give me an assist, right?
  The game was coming to an end, and Werder Bremen obviously had no chance to change the outcome of the game.

Mourinho replaced Leo with Cruz, allowing him to enjoy the applause of the audience.

Leo shrugged, there was nothing wrong with leaving the game early to rest.

The Nerazzurri coach is in a good mood, and Ibrahimovic and Bashen have created an excellent chemical reaction with the help of Leo.

This also solved his biggest offensive problem.

The 4,31,2 formation is the most effective tactic so far since the beginning of the season.

Judging from the actual battles, the golden combination of Ibrahimovic, Balotelli and Leo in the frontcourt has finally become Mourinho's first choice.

As for the other people in the team, if we evaluate them now, we can only say that their reputation is greater than their strength, and they are embarrassingly useless.

Ibrahimovic passed a low pass from the left, but none of the three Inter Milan players caught it.

In the 89th minute, Maicon dribbled the ball from the right and cut inside. A low shot from outside the penalty area with the outside of his right foot hit the bottom of the goal post and bounced back into the field!

Then Cruz turned around in the penalty area and his right-footed low shot was confiscated by visiting team goalkeeper Wiese.

In short, after Leo left the field, Inter Milan failed to score any more goals, and the 3-1 score was never rewritten.

At the end of the game, Inter Milan was once equalized at home, but finally defeated its opponent in the second round of the group stage 3-1 and successfully scored three points.

At present, Mourinho's team has won two games in the Champions League and currently ranks first in the group with six points, and is in a good situation.

“The opponent was very strong and they made some great attacks at San Siro and managed to score goals.

We created a lot of chances but just didn't take them.

But our performance was better in the second half. The tacit understanding between Ibra and Mario made it easy to score goals.

There is no doubt that we will advance to the last 16.

Next up we play Anorthosis and I have a lot of confidence in our players. "

At the post-match press conference, the Portuguese said confidently to reporters.

(End of this chapter)