Chapter 42: Stubborn Spalletti

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"Spalletti did not make any personnel adjustments. Some personnel changes should be made at this time!"

The Italian commentator could not help but frowned.

In his opinion, Spalletti was a little indecisive. Inter Milan is already behind. At this time, it is no longer a question of whether to trust the players, but a problem with the overall lineup.

It is necessary to use personnel changes to supplement.

However, Spalletti did not seem to intend to do so, but was still in a wait-and-see attitude.

But can it really continue to watch like this?

Inter Milan has been suppressed.

If it continues, the situation will only get worse.

However, Spalletti is not a head coach known for on-the-spot adjustments. Even when he makes personnel adjustments, he often misses the opportunity because of his indecision.

Just like the current situation, when Inter Milan lost the ball and the game began to go to a disadvantage, Spalletti was still in a wait-and-see attitude.

No one knows what he is thinking.

Many people even gave Spalletti a friendly nickname because of his bald head and his often waiting attitude.

‘Lighthouse’!

The situation on the field is still under Arsenal’s control.

After taking the lead, Arsenal’s offensive began to slow down.

But they still firmly control the ball. Although the offensive force is not as oppressive as before, they still control the rhythm of the field.

The ball frequently passes under Lucky’s feet, and Arsenal relies on Lucky to form overall control.

Lucky doesn’t seem to control the ball much, or hold the ball for too long, but often when the ball comes to Lucky’s feet, he can handle it very cleanly.

Whether it is a transfer or an offensive and defensive problem, Lucky can give a clear instruction.

Based on this instruction, Arsenal’s overall operation can run very smoothly.

Lucky is undoubtedly a trustworthy presence in the midfield for the entire Arsenal.

Based on this trust, Arsenal is also constantly relying on Lucky to control the field.

On the other hand, Inter Milan is a bit passive.

The front court did not get enough support at all.

The two World Cup runner-up midfielders were oppressed.

Brozovic and Perisic, the two Croatian players felt such great pressure in the midfield for the first time.

On the eve of the World Cup, they played warm-up matches with China and also played against Lucky.

But Lucky did not bring them much pressure at that time.

The main reason was that Croatia's midfield was better than the Chinese team as a whole, and everything was so smooth under Modric's deployment.

But after returning to the club, Lucky's surroundings suddenly became all world-class header players, and with the support of such teammates, Lucky's ability was fully stimulated.

Brozovic and Perisic also felt this huge sense of oppression.

"Damn it!"

Brozovic turned back to his position immediately after failing to grab the ball, fearing that Arsenal would suddenly hit back.

The situation of Becino was similar.

Lucky and Wilshere, the two of them, one in front and one behind, put great pressure on their midfield line.

The pressure is not only in the backcourt, but also in the midfield.

It can be said that so far, except for the frontcourt where the ball cannot be received, Inter Milan has been suppressed as a whole.

At this time, the game time has entered the 44th minute, and there is not much time left before the halftime break.

"Arsenal is going to keep a goal to enter the halftime break. After scoring, they did not press the attack, but mainly involved the situation when they were in control."

"Inter Milan wants to counter-attack, but after each of their pressing, they need to retreat to their position immediately. After all, Arsenal's counterattack is not a joke."

The Italian commentator sighed; "The counterattack did not dare to invest too much strength, and the pressing could not be fully implemented. Inter Milan was completely suppressed."

After the Italian commentator finished speaking, the referee just blew the whistle for the halftime break.

In the entire 45 minutes, Arsenal took the lead by scoring a goal.

Although it was a goal, it was a great blow to Inter Milan fans and players.

Mainly because this goal made them completely unable to resist.

Even that time, everyone knew that Arsenal would score a goal through this attack, but they just couldn't defend it.

This kind of defense that they knew but couldn't interfere with and limit made them feel extremely frustrated.

The Inter Milan fans in the stadium were still shouting loudly.

"Come on!"

"It's just a lost ball, let's get it back together!"

"Come on! Guys!"

"Don't be discouraged! Raise your head!"

Inter Milan fans still give players confidence. If the players in the stadium lose confidence, then this game will have no meaning.

At the same time, the fans are also shouting to the head coach.

"Hey! You should be more decisive!"

"Substitution! We need to add some midfield strength!"

"Don't wait and see, we need to change!"

"Do something, Spalletti!"

Spalletti walked into the player tunnel silently, his expression did not change at all, but his slightly frowned brows showed that he didn't like the fans giving him advice.

After returning to the locker room, Spalletti began to make tactical arrangements for the second half.

"We need to increase the pressure in the frontcourt to relieve the pressure in the middle and backcourt."

After Spalletti finished speaking, the Inter Milan players looked at each other.

"Are you sure? Isn't it to increase the defensive strength of the midfield?"

Yin Cardi was also surprised.

Let the frontcourt press?

Of course, this is a direction of pressure, but the problem is that they are a Serie A team.

Inter Milan has never played high-pressure pressing.

They are unfamiliar with this tactic.

High-pressure pressing is not running around in the frontcourt, but pressing in a coordinated and organized manner to exert pressure.

If this set of tactics is suddenly taken out, whether it can be played is a matter of course, and it may even be kicked.

"Should we increase the defensive strength of the midfield?"

Even Perisic couldn't help but speak out.

Arsenal dared to press so much, entirely based on the strong attributes of the midfield.

Inter Milan created some trouble for Arsenal through midfield defense. Although it could not be said that Arsenal's attack was completely blocked, it was able to form a counterattack after all.

But Spalletti was obviously unhappy.

"I need you to understand that I am the head coach. You just need to play according to my tactical arrangement." Spalletti said in a deep voice: "Our problem is not in the midfield, but in the frontcourt. When there is no counterattack opportunity, the forwards must also participate in defense and pressing."

"We need to make full use of everything that can be used on the field to create a counterattack gap."

Spalletti shouted; "That's it! Everyone rest!"

Seeing that Spalletti had made up his mind, everyone had no choice.

Just press high, anyway, run more and see, maybe you can run out of opportunities?

On the other hand, Arsenal's tactics mainly highlight a constant response to changes.

"We are already ahead, so there is no need to make tactical changes. We can observe the changes in Inter Milan's tactical configuration and make adjustments accordingly."

"The performance throughout the first half was very good, but we need to keep it up and not let down our guard. There are 45 minutes left. Win this first Champions League game!"

Mourinho's voice was sonorous and powerful.

Everyone nodded.

The first victory is inevitable.

For Arsenal at present, they have never thought about any waves in the group stage. For this reason, even if it is more difficult, they have not come up with the kind of tactics that tend to attack and defend.

The purpose is to make a stable transition in the group stage.

After all, for Arsenal, their goal has always been to top Europe.

Although this process will be difficult, with the experience of last season, they have sufficient confidence in this.

In the preparations of both sides, the halftime break ended.

Both sides returned to the field.

Inter Milan still did not make any personnel adjustments, and Arsenal also waited and watched.

However, when the second half started, Inter Milan's pressure in the frontcourt was sufficient.

Players such as Icardi and Perisic also ran hard in the frontcourt. Icardi even took the initiative to retreat several times to help the team reduce defensive pressure.

The overall pressing seemed effective, but in Arsenal's view, this was stability in exchange for physical strength, which did not have much substantive meaning.