Chapter 175 Controversy(1/2)
There was not much time left in the game, so Chu Zhongtian decided to put aside tactics and strategies and play unscrupulously in the last time.
Inter Milan launched an attack. This time they failed to successfully hit Hoffenheim's penalty area, but were intercepted by Sana in the midfield.
Sana, who intercepted the ball, passed the football to Chu Zhongtian.
When Chu Zhongtian received the ball, he was in the middle circle. He took the ball and turned around and took a step forward. He had just left the middle circle. At this time, the players from Inter Milan had not yet rushed up. According to Chu Zhongtian's convention, at this time he either divided the side or drove the ball forward by himself.
Unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian suddenly shot a long shot just after he brought the football out of the middle circle!
"Chu Zaikai...far shot--!"
The commentator was shocked by him.
Although Chu Zhongtian's long shot was a sudden arrow shot, it did not hit high. From the height, it was quite threatening and it was likely that the answer would be within the range of the door frame!
Cesar seemed to be inadequate when he shot from Chu Zhongtian so far. When the football flew over, he made a save move and did not touch the football. However, the football did not hit the goal frame, and he almost flew out of the bottom line against the post!
"Oh-!" Meacha stadium made a huge inhalation. This was the fear of Inter Milan fans... "What a high-quality long shot!!"
"The Inter Milan player had no idea that he would shoot directly from that place!"
"Let's see how slow the game... It's just a little bit! What a pity! If this goal is scored, it will definitely become the most exciting goal in the Champions League this season! It's a distance of more than 40 meters!"
The commentators exclaimed.
Although Chu Zhongtian's long-range shot ended Hoffenheim's attack, he did not complain that he had wasted an opportunity. On the contrary, everyone thought it was a morale boost.
Sana also gave him a thumbs up to him who ran back to defend.
Cambiaso grinned behind him - at such a long distance, he really dared to kick his feet... Don't he know the current situation of the team? They need to score goals, and every offensive opportunity should be treated with caution. Just kicking in such a hurry, how can he score a goal?
The lead of two goals made Inter Milan players less concerned about offense, and Hoffenheim gained more offensive opportunities, and soon they made a comeback.
Chu Zhongtian did not shoot directly this time. When his teammate passed the football to him, he took the initiative to leak the football. Sneider, who came up to force him, saved the ball in vain.
He missed the football and got the retracement Ibisevic.
After Chu Zhongtian missed the ball, he turned around and ran forward. Ibisekic saw him stepping forward and passed the football over.
This time, the Inter Milan player who came up to force Chu Zhongtian was replaced by Cambiaso.
Unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian still did not catch the ball. Facing Ibisek's pass, he stepped directly from the football!
"What?" Cambiaso was a little surprised. He didn't catch the ball twice in a row... He really didn't expect it.
Chu Zhongtian missed the football to Salihovic behind him.
Salihovic also did not expect Chu Zhongtian to miss the football to himself. Fortunately, he was experienced and reacted quickly enough, so he immediately passed the football in. Because Cambiaso's forward pounce, Inter Milan's defense line was not a solid piece, and this hasty cross had an unexpected effect, and the football fell to Van Nistruei's feet!
Dutch shooter raises his foot and shoots!
Julio Cesar made a world-class save and saved this close-kick shot!
"Oh-Cesar!! Beautiful save!"
The football flew out of the crossbar, Cesar jumped up from the ground, clapped his hands and shouted to remind his teammates to pay attention to defense and not give the opponent a chance to score goals at the last moment.
After all, two goals leads are different from one goal lead, and one away goal is also different from two away goals.
If Hoffenheim scores another goal before the end of the game and tie the score to 2:3, Inter Milan will not be able to play in the second round, and Hoffenheim will leave the Meacha Stadium with his head held high and return to Hoffenheim to accept the cheers of their fans and the media's praise.
He Ping praised Chu Zhongtian's performance in this offense: "He did not touch the ball at all, but he was the well-deserved core of this offense. He could pull the opponent's defense away without touching the ball and create opportunities for his teammates! Such performance... is simply world-class!"
Don’t think that He Ping said this out of pride as both Chinese. In Europe, the commentators of TV media praised Chu Zhongtian’s performance.
"Chu's performance is truly pleasing to the eye! Using two runs and missed balls in one offense, he helped the team pass the football to a dangerous area. Such performance is really rare in world football!"
"I don't know what's wrong, but from the long shot just now, Chu seemed to have changed. He became...what did he say? More flexible? Or more elusive..."
"This time the organization of missing balls continuously is a classic! Unfortunately, Van Nistruy did not score the ball, otherwise this goal would have been ranked in the top ten goals in the Champions League this season!"
Not only the commentators were surprised, but even Hoffenheim's teammates found it incredible.
Salihovic almost completed an assist, but he didn't have the intention to regret the attempted assist. He pulled Chu Zhongtian and asked him: "Why did you miss the ball?"
Chu Zhongtian shrugged at him: "I suddenly thought of it."
"Oh my God, can you tell me in advance? I'm completely unprepared!" Salihovic complained.
"Stop teasing, Saiyad. If I told you in advance, wouldn't the other party know?"
"This..." Salihovic thought for a while and felt that what Chu Zhongtian said made sense. Inter Milan obviously understood Hoffenheim, and Inter Milan knew any of the playing styles that Hoffenheim had been used to discussing in advance.
"So, from now on, we can only rely on our tacit understanding." He blinked.
※※ Mourinho stood up from his seat, and Chu Zhongtian's performance in the last fifteen minutes of the game made him smell the danger, making him unable to continue to sit in the coach's seat with peace of mind.
"Our defense is a little loose!" he complained to his assistant coach, then stood up and shouted at the players on the field, "Concentrate! Contract defense! Don't give them that opportunity!!"
When he yelled like this, Chu Zhongtian was dribbling the ball on the court. He yearned for the penalty area, attracting Cambiaso and Mota. In the end, he successfully broke out from the double-team of the two, but there was no ball under his feet. The football did not break the ball by Inter Milan players, but was secretly knocked the football to Sana who was inserted behind him with his heels while sprinting.
Sana dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the air, and was knocked to the ground by Lucio as soon as she entered the penalty area.
Hoffenheim fans in the stands heard a huge boo: "Foul!!!"
Hoffenheim players also raised their hands to signal Lucio to foul, and they should get a penalty kick. Hoffenheim players and coaches on the bench also rushed out of their seats and asked the referee for a penalty kick.
But the referee just signaled the game to continue, and at the same time asked Sana to get up from the ground and don't waste time.
"The referee did not award a penalty!"
Lucio passed the football forward with big feet, and Inter Milan launched an offensive immediately, and the TV broadcast did not even have time to replay the controversial camera just now.
Seeing that the referee didn't blow, Sana jumped up from the ground angrily, rushed towards the referee, and stopped him to question.
He did not win a penalty for the team, but instead gave him a yellow card because he was disrespectful to the referee in his words.
Sana's opening remark was "Fuck you", and everyone can imagine the result. He was fine if he was not sent off with a red card.
Chu Zhongtian pulled him away and pushed him again, asking him to return to defense quickly and not to get entangled with the referee here.
Although Chu Zhongtian did not intend to be obsessed with this penalty, the penalty was not awarded and it still had a significant impact on the team.
Rangnick kept roaring on the sidelines and was warned by the fourth official.
The commentators also expressed their opinions: "I think it's just an obvious penalty..."
"Lucio's movements are not obvious, and Sana may have a lot of potential for the penalty kick..."
"In such a sensitive moment, the referee will not give a penalty kick at will!"
Everyone's argument about whether this was a penalty kick has changed their attention to Chu Zhongtian's heel just now.
Even Mourinho focused on the penalty kick, and he gave the referee a thumbs up off the court, believing that his penalty was fine.
At the same time, he did not forget to grimaced at Rangnick.
※※※This controversial penalty ended the suspense of this game. Hoffenheim lost his fighting spirit and motivation after the penalty was not awarded. Although Chu Zhongtian still worked very hard, he needed other teammates to cooperate to be able to play exquisite cooperation. If his teammates are not strong, he has no choice.
In the end, Hoffenheim lost the game 1:3 away. This score is quite beneficial to Inter Milan, which almost equals one foot to reach the quarterfinals.
However, Hoffenheim did not completely lose hope. At least 1:3 is better than 0:3. A away goal means everything is still possible.
The problem is that Rangnick must let the team get rid of the dilemma of this game after returning to home and find a way to attack.
I hope Chu Zhongtian's amazing performance in the last moment can give him some inspiration.
At the end of the game, Rangnick, who shook hands with Mourinho, seemed helpless. His tactics were completely guessed by the opponent, but he did not guess Mourinho's moves. The result was such a side. If it weren't for Chu Zhongtian's performance, he would be afraid that he would lose without any face, and there was no hope. If 0:3, there would be basically no need to fight in the next round, and Inter Milan would definitely advance.
Mourinho patted Rangnick on the shoulder with the winner's expression, which made Rangnick even more depressed.
The depressed person is Chu Zhongtian. He really wants to score another goal away game, so that the next round will be much bigger. Just play 1:0 and you can advance.
But... maybe that penalty should be awarded?
He doesn't know.
In fact, after the game, the media also focused on the "penalty shot". German media believed that the penalty was undoubtedly the case, while Italian media believed that if the penalty was awarded, it would be the biggest scandal - "You can't be because UEFA is optimistic about Hoffenheim, so the referee should also be optimistic about Hoffenheim."
Hoffenheim has obviously become a model for hugging his thighs. In Germany, Hoffenheim boss Mr. Hope has a good relationship with the chairman of the German Football Association and others. In the process of the drug inspection incident being turned into a small matter, this private relationship was considered by the media to play a crucial role. Now they have become linked to UEFA.
Judging from slow motion, Sana and Lucio did have physical contact, but there are many different opinions on whether the penalty should be awarded, and there is no authoritative and correct answer.
"Lucio knocked me down. There is no doubt that it should be a penalty kick!" After the game, Lorik Sana, who was interviewed in the mixed area, seemed very dissatisfied. In the game, he also received a yellow card for this, leaving hidden dangers for his future Champions League games - as long as he eats another yellow card, he will automatically suspend the game. The suspension rules of the Champions League red and yellow card suspension are slightly different from other League Cup games, because the group stage is a two-round home and away game system, and there are many games, so in the group stage, you must first accumulate three yellow cards before you will automatically suspend the game and three yellow cards.
After that, every two yellow cards accumulated were automatically suspended for one game. At the same time, the yellow cards in the group stage were brought into the knockout stage. Sana received a yellow card in the group stage and was brought into the knockout stage. In this game, another yellow card was received. As long as he took another one, it would be automatically suspended. Even if Hoffenheim could eliminate Inter Milan, as long as he received the third yellow card, he would miss the first round of the quarterfinals. It seemed that there was something unreasonable to argue with the referee about this penalty, but the penalty was indeed very important to the team at that time, and Sana didn't care about how many yellow cards he had carved on him.
Lucio, one of the parties involved, thought he had not committed a foul: "I ran into him, but that was just a normal physical contact. I didn't even exert force, and he fell down by himself. As a player, everyone knew what was going on..." He didn't say that Sana was faked, but everyone knew the meaning.
At the post-match press conference, the controversial penalty also became the focus of debate between the reporter and the head coach.
A German reporter asked Mourinho directly: "That was a penalty kick, right?"
Mourinho said with a stern face: "It's obviously not. After the game, Lucio told me that the opponent was a fake fall, and I believe my player. The referee made a very correct judgment. I know that it is not easy to enforce the law in a match like the Champions League knockout stage, let alone our opponent is still a 'dark horse' that UEFA is optimistic about." It's really a crazy person. He doesn't forget to mock UEFA, which he has always disliked.
Rangnick said that it must be a penalty: "There is no doubt a penalty, there is no problem at all. Our player was pushed down by the opponent in the penalty area. If such a foul is not awarded, what else is worth the penalty?"
Italian journalists told him that Sana's fall was a bit exaggerated.
"Sana is a very honest player, and I know him very well. He can't pretend to fall. In Germany, he is always the victim of his opponent's fake fall. He always hates fake falls." Rangnick was angry at the players who questioned him. Next he refused to answer the question about whether it was a penalty kick. He would rather talk to everyone about Chu Zhongtian's goal, but the interest of the reporters is not here. Except for a few Chinese media concerned about Chu Zhongtian's goal... Even if the press conference ended, in online media, the debate about the foul in the final stage of the game continues.
Everyone was arguing about the penalty kick. Chu Zhongtian's performance in this game was only that goal that attracted attention. As for his sudden outbreak in the final stage, he was submerged in many saliva.
※※After the game, Chu Zhongtian kept receiving calls and text messages from familiar reporters, wanting him to talk about the penalty kick.
To be continued...