My uncle is Inzaghi

Just as everyone expected.

With one less person to fight.

The Italian team indeed looked very embarrassed.

In the stands, the Italian fans in front of the TV were very worried.

"Barzagli was sent off with a red card, resulting in Italy being at a numerical disadvantage. What's worse for Italy is that their lead is gone. Now for Italy, perhaps what they look forward to most is that the game can be maintained. This score ends, and then there is a penalty shootout with the German team!”

Right now.

The television cameras panned across the Italian bench.

On the bench.

The Italian team still has quite a few players they can use.

But under the current situation, any substitution by Prandelli will require taking great risks and enduring great pressure.

Italy today is like dancing on a tightrope.

They recycle almost across the board.

Being beaten passively.

The morale of the German team was high and they launched wave after wave of fierce attacks.

No one knows how long the Italian team can last.

Prandelli looked at the game time.

It's just the sixty-fifth minute.

Counting injury time.

There are still about thirty minutes left in the game.

If the game is successfully dragged into overtime.

Then we have to play for another thirty minutes.

Can the veterans of the Italian team hold on?

Prandelli's worries are also the worries of all Italian supporters around the world.

And for German team supporters.

They also know that Italy, which now plays one less player, must run more to make up for the loss of personnel, which will inevitably lead to an accelerated loss of their physical fitness.

even if

No goal can be scored with such an onslaught.

That makes sense too.

Because such a fierce offensive will definitely consume the Italians' physical energy greatly.

Even if the game is dragged into overtime.

It is also the German team that has the advantage and has a greater probability of winning.

A penalty kick?

Under such a situation, if the Italians really drag the game into a penalty shootout, that is the scene the German team least wants to see.

Despite knowing that the team will face greater difficulties in overtime.

Although Prandelli has already made one substitution adjustment, he only has two substitutions left.

But he still made his second substitution card in the 70th minute of the game.

It makes no sense to consider overtime now. If the game cannot survive regular time, then it is unfounded to worry about overtime.

Prandelli decided to make substitutions in the midfield position.

He will replace Verratti with Motta.

Motta is tall and has better confrontation ability than Verratti. At the same time, he has just come off the bench and has full physical fitness. His appearance can help the midfield defense and relieve the pressure on the backcourt players.

In fact, this substitution feels somewhat forced.

Because before this, in order to withstand the German team's attack, some players on the Italian team also paid the price of yellow cards.

For example, Damian paid the price of a yellow card in a defense.

The seventy-five minutes of the game are the physical energy points.

At this time, many players' physical fitness has reached a bottleneck period.

This is the most difficult time for a passive team.

This time point is also the time when the most goals are scored and conceded.

therefore.

Substitute at the 70th minute of the game to allow Motta to adapt for a few minutes, and then maintain the energy and confrontation in the midfield around the 75th minute.

After this period, there is still hope of dragging the game into overtime.

If you can't survive it, it's very possible to collapse.

The German team also knew that this period of time was critical. They almost gritted their teeth and launched a fierce attack, trying to use the most violent attack to defeat Italy and break their fighting spirit.

All it takes is a ball!

The German team only needs one ball and 99% of the time they can win this game.

Prandelli put his arm around Motta's shoulders and talked for a while in the substitution area, and then prepared to make substitutions.

It seems that the most passive period of the Italian team is about to pass. At this time, they bring in a new force, which will likely greatly improve the situation of the Italian team.

in other words.

This substitution is likely to disrupt the current attacking rhythm of the German team.

Therefore, after the Germans saw that the Italian team was preparing to make substitutions.

He also deliberately prevented the dead ball from appearing and delayed the Italian's substitutions as much as possible.

Thus.

At that time, the German team's offensive organization will be more patient.

Motta stood on the sidelines for two full minutes without getting a chance to play. His body was almost cold after finally getting warm.

The German team controlled the game for more than two minutes.

They didn't let the ball go out of bounds.

They passed the ball back and forth, moved, crossed, and organized patiently.

Prandelli frowned.

He realized he had made a mistake by leaving Motta on the sidelines.

This seemed to put pressure on the Germans, requiring them to cherish the ball at their feet and patiently organize an attack.

The game time is ticking by.

Motta was on the sidelines in the 71st minute.

It's already seventy-four minutes now, and it's going to be seventy-five minutes soon.

The dead ball situation has not occurred yet.

At this time, the Italian team's defenders had begun to have physical problems.

Under the German team's passing dispatch.

The Italian players are moving slower.

Germany's midfielders quickly realized this.

Cross raised his hand for the ball.

As the brain-level figure in the midfield of the German team.

He quickly realized that the time was ripe to launch a fatal blow!

He suddenly changes pace after receiving the ball.

According to the previous rhythm, Cross will continue to pass the ball to a safe place and continue to mobilize Italy's defense.

But this time.

He chose to dribble the ball himself!

Kroos had already mapped out a clear offensive line in his mind, and he dribbled the ball past him, forcing the Italian defenders to move closer to him and wait for a gap to appear.

He will have many passing options.

Whether it is Gotze or Thomas Muller, they will definitely know what they need to do when he suddenly chooses to press the ball by himself.

As soon as Cross raised his head, he entered the position information of all the players in the frontcourt into his mind.

Then the midfielder's brain started racing.

soon.

He calculated the best offensive line.

De Rossi is moving closer to Kroos.

The moment De Rossi left his position, a line appeared that could connect Kroos and Gotze.

Opportunities are fleeting.

Cross decisively pushed the ball with the arch of his feet!

The football flew close to the turf towards Gotze, who came on as a substitute in the second half.

"Gotze!!"

the commentators exclaimed.

Gotze received the ball, made a fake move, and then suddenly started cutting inside.

At this time, in front of Gotze was the Italian team's right back Damian.

The disadvantage of Damian carrying a yellow card appeared.

He didn't dare to make any big moves for fear of committing a foul.

This gave Gotze room to break through.

"Gotze! Here he comes!!"

The hearts of the Italian fans in front of the TV almost stopped.

Gotze's surprise.

A chain reaction soon followed.

De Rossi gave up marking Kroos and turned towards Gotze.

However, Gotze has no plans to continue the sudden attack.

Although he is known as the German Messi.

But he's not really Messi.

Except for height.

There is still a big gap between him and Messi in all aspects.

So he chose to pass the ball to Cross, while he continued to insert into the penalty area.

Cross received the ball and he did not choose to pass the ball.

His plan from the beginning was to penetrate the Italian team's defense with consecutive one-twos with Gotze.

Such consecutive one-twos test the tacit understanding between players and their passing skills.

The key to success is suddenness!

This was a surprise attack.

A seemingly simple one-two against a wall is actually very particular.

before catching the ball.

Kroos saw Gotze running, and he went around De Rossi.

From his angle, he could just see Gotze sticking his head out from behind De Rossi.

As long as he can push the ball over, Gotze can get a fleeting shot.

Although this is not an absolute chance.

But in such a duel.

Where can there be any absolute chance?

The time to pass the ball is here!

So Cross quickly raised his feet, but the next second...

His ball is missing!

"plum!!!!"

In the commentary box.

The commentators stood up one after another.

Cross saw Li Mo in a panic.

Li Mo shoveled close to the turf, kicked the ball away!

At this moment.

Cross's brain suddenly discovered that among the previously entered data.

Someone is missing!

Cross didn't expect that.

Li Mo, who had been waiting for an opportunity in the frontcourt, would suddenly appear at the top of the penalty area to participate in defense.

A key piece of data is missing.

lead to

Cross's calculations were off by hundreds of millions of points. (End of chapter)