Chapter 162

Both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mancini thought that Jose Passarella's forced comeback was their chance.

Mancini even adjusted his tactics temporarily.

It is planned to strengthen the offensive here at Jose Passarella and make a breakthrough.

Of course, Mancini also learned the lesson of Real Madrid, and did not concentrate all his attacks here.

He just let Zlatan Ibrahimovic focus on Jose Passarella without mercy.

Then when the whole team is attacking, tilt the center of gravity slightly to this side.

He believed that was enough.

When the game started, everyone saw Jose Passarella. In this game, he appeared in the starting lineup with the captain's armband.

The first captain Rocky sat on the bench.

The Lazio fans cheered-although Pavon performed very well, the other Stendaldo's level and ability are worse, and that is not Lazio's main central defender combination.

After Jose Passarella returned to the team, he and Pavon formed a central defender partner. This is Lazio's strongest central defender combination.

Seeing Passarella return to the team, Lazio fans are relieved-there is no need to worry about conceding goals in the future.

"Jose Passarella, who was injured in the penalty shoot-out of the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Bayern Munich, is back in the squad after a long recovery period... This is really exciting news for Lazio fans. But I am worried for him-is it really okay to play the main force in such an important game without any adaptation process? Jose Par Is Sareira fully prepared physically and mentally?"

The questions raised by the commentator are also the questions of many fans and reporters.

Although Jose Passarella had been very stable before, he hadn't played a serious game for seven months.

He even missed Lazio's various warm-up games before the start of the season.

What can such a player who has no game status come up?

Let the opponent break through again and again?

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In everyone's doubts,

The game begins.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic charged towards Passarella full of confidence and murderous intent. I plan to show some color to this central defender who has suffered so much before.

The first encounter between the two occurred in the sixth minute of the game.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic finally met Jose Passarella.

All eyes were on the two of them, and the Inter fans started cheering, as if Zlatan Ibrahimovic had broken past Jose Passarella.

But in the next second, all the cheers stopped abruptly, as if they were being choked by someone.

Because Ibrahimovic tried to break through, but Jose Passarella intercepted the ball with a very precise tackle.

The football flew behind him, and Ibrahimovic rushed past because of inertia.

When he turned around in surprise, he saw that Jose Passarella had already caught up with the football, and then waded forward!

"Uh... this..." The narrator didn't respond. I froze there. All of a sudden, my mind went blank and I didn't know what to say.

Meanwhile, there was a huge cheer from the few Lazio fans in the stands.

"Jose!!"

"This is our new Nesta!"

Lazio fans demonstrate against Inter Milan.

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"Jose Passarella breaks Zlatan Ibrahimovic's ball!"

After reacting, the commentator shouted.

"But...maybe it's a coincidence, an accident," he added later.

Those Lazio fans who couldn't go to watch the game live, but could only watch live in front of the TV, shouted at the TV: "This is not a coincidence!!"

Both Ibrahimovic and Mancini thought it was a coincidence.

A central defender, no matter how out of state he is, he wouldn't even have a successful defense.

Only this time, the successful defense came right off the bat.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic made a "no big deal" gesture to his teammates.

Tell everyone he's fine.

The heart of Mancini, who was seen on the sidelines, also fell to the ground.

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Soon Ibrahimovic faced Jose Passarella again, but instead of dribbling, he ran behind him. Receive a pass from a teammate.

As soon as he received a pass from his teammate, Jose Passarella pounced on him and stuck up very hard to prevent him from turning around.

Ibrahimovic originally planned to use his body to force a breakthrough. He thought that injured players who have just returned from injury will have a psychological shadow, that is, they are afraid of being injured again. So as long as the opponent is a little tougher in defense, they will be soft.

he thought. This rule should also apply to Jose Passarella.

Unexpectedly, when he tried to forcefully turn and break through with his body, he felt as if he had hit a wall after turning around!

Jose Passarella made an interception from the front and stopped Zlatan Ibrahimovic who turned around. At the same time, he poked the football away with his feet!

Immediately afterwards, he pushed aside Ibrahimovic, bypassed the opponent, and caught up with the football.

When Zlatan Ibrahimovic turned to look, he could only see the back of Jose Passarella again...

"Pasarella cut off Ibrahimovic's ball again! This time Ibrahimovic is going to turn around and attack!"

Ibrahimovic raised his hand and gestured to his teammates: "I'm fine, don't worry, it's okay, it's no big deal."

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Once or twice can be accidental.

How about three or four times?

Forty-five minutes in the first half, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jose Passarella played directly six times. These six times. Ibrahimovic has only won once.

1:5, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, complete defeat!

The score in the first half was 0:0.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic stood on the pitch, looking out of breath at Jose Passarella in the distance.

Only playing in the first half, considering Ibrahimovic's physical strength, it is impossible to be so tired. Although Zlatan Ibrahimovic has a bad reputation. But there is still no professionalism. His physical fitness has always been excellent, and his physical fitness is also very good.

But he was very tired after playing the first half today.

This feeling is not unfamiliar to him.

Because after every fight with Jose Passarella, it will be like this.

After being tired in the first half, I recovered some physical fitness during the intermission, and continued to be tired in the second half.

When he felt this way, it meant that Jose Passarella in front of him had indeed recovered, and this was the kid known as "New Nesta"!

This feeling cannot fool him.

Whether he admits it in his heart or not, his body has already admitted it.

But Ibrahimovic still doesn't understand.

He didn't understand how a player who hadn't played for seven months could be in such a good state...

As for that "I'm fine" gesture. Ibrahimovic has long since quit.

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Excellent performance by Jose Passarella. It greatly boosted Lazio's morale, but also weakened Inter Milan's fighting spirit-they faced the god-like Passarella, they became less and less confident as they played.

Plus the rest of the Lazio players did a great job too.

For example, Pavon also completed several key defenses on the side.

Let those Inter Milan players who intend to find another way return without success time and time again.

Although Lazio did not score in the first half, many people could see that the initiative was on Lazio's side.

Perhaps in the second half, when the physical strength of the Inter Milan team declines, Lazio will speed up and use wave after wave of breathless offensives. Completely end Inter Milan.

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At half-time, Lazio's team-mates congratulated Jose Passarella on his successful comeback.

Chang Sheng also praised Jose's performance.

But he didn't make it the subject of the halftime break.

Praise players should also be moderate. After all, when Jose Passarella was absent due to injury, whether it was Stendardo, Campagnano, or even Chiellini, they all made contributions to the team.

Blindly praise Jose Passarella's successful comeback, what do the players who were replaced by Passarella think?

"In the first half we managed to knock out most of Inter's morale. But I think maybe they will speed up because we have to wait until they run out of stamina. No, we didn't play like that in the second half. From the beginning of the second half Just speed up and kill them by surprise! If they think we have to wait. Then we will send them to hell in advance!"

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic sat in his seat, head down, puzzled by what had happened to him in the first half.

He even felt that this could be regarded as a century-old mystery.

Why is Jose Passarella able to maintain such an excellent state?

Of course he wouldn't know. On the days when Jose Passarella was injured and unable to play, he watched all the game videos and various highlights of all Serie A forwards three times. These three times deepened his understanding of these forwards.

Now, Passarella began to watch the game tapes and highlights of forwards from other European teams.

Then start analyzing the opponents you might face in the Champions League.

So his defense often relies on his brain, not his body.

He doesn't rely on his body very much. Sometimes, he already knows in advance what Zlatan Ibrahimovic will do. Because this is the habit and characteristic of the Swedish people. No matter how he plays, some characteristics and habits will never change.

As long as you know this, you can make a judgment in advance. Not having to rely on the body can also make Ibrahimovic unlucky.

Mancini is also reviewing.

The team's offense in the first half fell into a quagmire, and this quagmire was created by Jose Passarella.

Can't do that in the second half.

The second half will return to normal, and we can play as we like, not specifically targeting a certain player.

Of course, this also meant that Zlatan Ibrahimovic had fewer chances to get the ball than in the first half.

Mancini glanced at the silent Swede, thinking that he should have no objections... (to be continued...)