Chapter 913 Inter Milan's Hope
70 minutes later, the score on the court was still 0:2. Inter Milan fell behind at home and did not have the upper hand in the game.
The Nerazzurri in the stands were already impatient. Many impatient fans began to shout that Leon would be dismissed, and even the more patient players began to shout that Coutinho would be replaced.
Coutinho is a rising star in Inter Milan, only 19 years old this year, but he is already regarded as another successor to the king after Gao Xiaodong and Balotelli.
In such a focus battle, it is actually difficult for young people like Coutinho to change and determine the situation. Not every player is Gao Xiaodong, and Inter Milan fans are also very clear about this. They shouted that Coutinho was just expressing their dissatisfaction with the offensive players on the court.
Due to Milito's injury, except for veterans Suazzo and Coutinho, Leonardo no longer has an attacker who can change the situation.
Suazo is old and has a very strong state decline. In this game where there is no hope of winning, fans naturally hope that Coutinho can go on the court and experience it.
At this time, Leon's no confidence in equalizing the score, so he decided to obey the fans' opinions and replace Coutinho.
For Leonardo, whether Coutinho can strengthen his offense is not the most important thing. As long as Coutinho can perform in the game and give fans a little hope, the criticism of him after the game may be less.
Coutinho didn't expect that Leonardo, who looked a little conservative, would give him more than 20 minutes of playing time. He thought it would be nice to be able to play 5 minutes in the end.
In the 71st minute of the game, Coutinho took the field to replace Stankovic.
There was applause in the stands.
For Inter Milan fans, this game is like this, and even this season is like this. If young player Coutinho can train, even if he can't reach Gao Xiaodong's level, it would be great to become another Balotelli, at least he still has some hope.
Except for Gao Xiaodong, Manchester United players, they didn't know who Coutinho was. They were surprised to see Inter Milan replaced with a young boy who was still stinky at this time, thinking that Leonardo was in a hurry to seek medical treatment or was preparing to give up.
Only Gao Xiaodong showed a cautious look on his face and said to the players around him: "Don't underestimate this Brazilian boy. He has excellent skills and is very smart. Underestimate him will suffer."
Although Gao Xiaodong warned his teammates, Coutinho was too young and too unknown, and Manchester United players didn't care.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Coutinho received the ball for the first time. Under Gao Xiaodong's fast press, Coutinho wanted to spike the ball and pass Gao Xiaodong's mistake, but Gao Xiaodong snatched the ball. Then Manchester United's counterattack almost expanded the score.
Coutinho's mistake made Manchester United players look down on this young, short and thin guy even more.
However, after Coutinho gradually adapted to the rhythm and atmosphere of the game, he slowly began to show the world his skills and wisdom.
In the 75th minute of the game, Coutinho received the ball in the middle and quickly passed Fletcher. Scholes made up for defense and was beaten by Coutinho again. Rooney moved closer to the middle and wanted to stop Coutinho from advancing into the penalty area. At this time, Coutinho suddenly dribbled the ball to the side, shaking Rooney and staggering.
Coutinho made continuous breakthroughs by passing by in the middle, scaring Manchester United's full-back O'Shea. He was tall and strong and could not be more flexible than Coutinho, who was 1.71 meters tall and 71 meters away. He quickly retreated to leave enough space to prevent Coutinho from breaking through.
Coutinho is not a young man who only knows dribbling. There are many big guys in Inter Milan. How dare he play with the ball by himself? Seeing that Oshei was not close to him, Etoo came over and raised his hand to ask for the ball. Coutinho quickly passed the ball to Etoo.
Coutinho had already messed up Manchester United's defense before, and Etoo suddenly ran to the side without defending, giving Etoo a time to handle the ball calmly.
Etoo stopped and turned around, quickly facing the goal.
Vidic did not follow him at the first time. It was too late to see Coutinho passing the ball and then think about blocking it. Etoo's penalty area took a step inside and shot directly.
Etoo is worthy of being a world-class striker. He played the ball quickly and flawlessly. Although Manchester United goalkeeper Van der Sar was prepared, he did not dive. The ball flew over to Van der Sar's fingertips.
However, Van der Sar was lucky, and this must-scoring goal hit the goal post and bounced out.
After Coutinho passed the ball to Etoo, he did not stand and wait for the ball. When Etoo shot, he rushed into the penalty area and prepared to make a replacement shot.
Coutinho was lucky. After the ball hit the post, he was just about to go to Coutinho.
However, the ball was too fast, and Coutinho ran to the goal quickly. Before he could swing his legs, the ball hit his leg and bounced out of the bottom line.
This is a great opportunity to become famous with one goal!
Coutinho held his head in annoyed manner.
Seeing that Etoo had not scored twice in a row, he opened his mouth and smiled bitterly in frustration. Made and Gao Xiaodong were gone. Did he even take away his luck?
Coutinho's personal performance reminded Manchester United players that he should not be careless about this young man anymore, otherwise this young man might cause some trouble for his goal.
However, it has been almost 80 minutes at this moment. Manchester United players are fighting very well in front of them, and their physical fitness has been almost exhausted. Especially for veterans like Scholes, they have almost no ability to sprint. However, Manchester United is now focusing on defensive counterattacks, which mainly allows him to take possession and counterattack. But now Scholes has become the key target of Coutinho's breakthrough, and Fletcher and Gao Xiaodong have to make frequent replacements for Scholes.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ferguson quickly made a substitution adjustment. He replaced Scholes with Park Ji-sung and used the Korean run to assist Gao Xiaodong and Fletcher in controlling the midfield.
However, Fletcher's physical fitness was almost the same. In the 80th minute of the game, Sneijder took the ball and turned around, drifted past Fletcher, and passed the ball to Etoo.
Etoo was stared by Vidic. He shook for a while, without shaking the angle of the shooting, and decisively passed the ball to Coutinho who ran over to meet him, quickly inserted into the penalty area, ready to cooperate with the young man.
Coutinho was a little flattered when he saw Etoo giving the ball to him and was ready to pass the ball to Etoo, but Etoo's intention was seen through by Vidic. Vidic blocked Etoo with his arm and followed Etoo.
Coutinho gave up making the ball for Etoo, drove him horizontally, drifted past Smalling, and shot directly when Park Ji-sung rushed up.
Coutinho pulled out a very high-quality arc ball and hung directly on the upper right corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Van der Sar didn't expect Coutinho to shoot, nor did he expect the ball to be so tricky. He tried his best but failed to touch the ball. The ball flew into the net against the post.
1:2
Coutinho watched the ball enter the net and was extremely excited. He took off his jersey and ran to the stands with a wave.
This goal was something that Inter Milan fans did not expect. In an instant, the entire stadium was boiling, and all the Nera teams jumped up and cheered.
"In, In, In, In..." Martin, the commentator on the scene, shouted excitedly: "Coutinho! It's Coutinho! The 19-year-old Inter Milan hopes to score an important goal, which has brought Inter Milan back from hell, 1:2! There is still a chance. If you can score another goal in the end, Inter Milan will have hope of survival in Old Trafford..."
Leonardo did not expect that a substitution he had inadvertently made would have a miraculous effect. Coutinho scored a goal, and he rushed to the sidelines excitedly and fisted at the stadium to celebrate.
This kid became famous with one goal! Gao Xiaodong looked at Coutinho's long-range shot and shook his head and sighed. He was going to let Zhang Qi dig Coutinho, but this time he might be out of the way. After scoring this goal, Coutinho must have entered the sight of the giants, and he must not look down on a small shrimp like Xinglong Company.
Ferguson didn't feel nervous. Although Inter Milan scored a point, Inter Milan had to score at least two goals at Old Trafford to eliminate Manchester United. Manchester United still had an absolute advantage, but Inter Milan must not score another goal.
Chapter completed!