As we all know, Cambiasso did not play as a defensive midfielder after coming on the court, but ran to the frontcourt to partner with Lu Wenbin as a forward. What is this routine
After a moment of confusion, the Barcelona players calmed down and thought that Mourinho must have been stunned and made a bad move.
The Inter Milan players were also confused, not knowing why Cambiasso, who had never played as a striker, was running to the frontcourt.
Does Cambiasso have the talent to play as a striker? Does he have the ability to run without the ball? Does he have a strong dribbling ability? Does he have an accurate shooting skill
Nothing at all!
Cambiasso is not a striker at all, which is something that ordinary fans know.
I don’t know what Mourinho’s intention was in replacing Eto’o with Cambiasso as a striker
Could it be that he was really mad and made such a bad move
The director kept switching the camera to Mourinho on the sidelines, indicating that Mourinho was the focus of the game during this period.
Only a very, very few people guessed the real purpose of Mourinho's substitution.
On the sidelines, Mourinho, who was the focus of everyone's attention, had a sullen face and did not express anything.
His heart is definitely not as calm as it appears on the surface.
Replacing Eto'o with Cambiasso as a striker was his last substitution and also his craziest gamble.
Until his goal is achieved, everything he says is just empty talk, and everything depends on Cambiasso's performance.
Cambiasso performed well and even helped Inter Milan score a goal to equalize the score. This was undoubtedly a substitution that brought the team back to life.
But if Cambiasso is not suited to the position and performs badly as most people think, Mourinho will surely become a sinner and a joke after the game.
A while after the game resumed, everyone saw Mourinho's purpose of replacing Cambiasso as striker.
Cambiasso was not here to play as a striker, but to play as a frontcourt tackler under Mourinho's instructions.
Although Lu Wenbin is fast and has good physical fitness, he is naturally far inferior to Cambiasso, the defensive midfielder, in terms of interception, positioning, prediction, and tackling.
Therefore, facing Barcelona's backcourt possession and backpass, Lu Wenbin had few options but to harass the opponent and it was difficult for him to steal the ball.
But Cambiasso is different. His professional position is defensive midfielder. He is absolutely world-class in one-on-one defense, interception, positioning, prediction and tackling.
Moreover, Cambiasso himself has very good physical fitness. When playing as a defensive midfielder, he can completely cover his own half, and sometimes even rush to the frontcourt to participate in the attack.
He has just been substituted in, so he has more energy and can chase the ball and steal the ball without restraint.
Coupled with the interference from Lu Wenbin, who also has plenty of energy, as well as occasional cooperation from Sneijder, Coutinho and Stankovic, everyone soon realized that the situation was different.
In the 84th minute, Puyol had to pass the ball to Mascherano due to the interference of Lu Wenbin.
But before Mascherano received the ball, he saw Cambiasso rushing towards him: Cambiasso predicted Puyol's passing route under the interference of Lu Wenbin.
Mascherano didn't dare to play any tricks in the backcourt facing the interception expert Cambiasso, so he quickly ran two steps, received the ball in advance, and then passed it back to goalkeeper Valdes.
However, when he kicked the ball towards Valdes, he found that Cambiasso had turned in advance and rushed towards Valdes.
On the other side, Sneijder and Stankovic also rushed towards Pique and Alves respectively, leaving Valdes with no place to pass the ball.
Under Cambiasso's fierce pressure, Valdes didn't even dare to hold the ball, and finally kicked the ball out with a long kick.
Then, the ball was grabbed by Zanetti and headed to Maicon: Barcelona lost the ball.
This is very rare.
Although Lu Wenbin and Eto'o could sometimes force Barcelona to pass the ball forward, they rarely forced the opponent to kick the ball away.
Barcelona's ball possession tactics rarely involve long kicks, and in this game they also want to use ball possession for defense, so they will definitely not kick the ball away at will.
Although Cambiasso did not grab the ball directly, forcing Valdes to kick the ball to Inter Milan was enough to prove Cambiasso's role.
Only by getting the players can Inter Milan have more offensive opportunities.
For a moment, the commentators in the commentary booth exclaimed:
"Mourinho made a brilliant substitution. Barcelona can no longer pass the ball back and forth easily in the backcourt to delay time!"
"Great! Mourinho's gambling substitution paid off. Cambiasso's ability to steal the ball prevented Barcelona from easily passing the ball back to Inter Milan, allowing them to regain some possession of the ball."
"It's a pity that there is not much time left. I wonder if Cambiasso can really help Inter Milan change the score?"
Lu Wenbin, Sneijder and others have naturally felt the impact of Cambiasso after he came on the court. They were immediately encouraged and tried their best to assist Cambiasso in interfering with Barcelona's backcourt control.
Inter Milan fans in the stands also noticed the change in the situation and were immediately cheered on, cheering for the team at the top of their lungs, hoping that Inter Milan would score a goal to equalize the score and retain hope of advancing to the second round.
Time passed minute by minute, Barcelona was still trying their best to delay time with their ball possession and defense, while Inter Milan kept pressing and then counterattacked immediately after getting the ball.
However, Lu Wenbin is naturally the focus of Barcelona's defense.
Even though Inter Milan grabbed the ball and passed it to Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin was unable to make any breakthrough progress in a short period of time.
In the 88th minute, Lu Wenbin got the ball and broke through the defense of Iniesta and Mascherano, but Pique still made a beautiful tackle at the front of the penalty area and the ball was taken away.
As the game was about to end, Inter Milan players' pressing became more and more frantic, and there were more and more loopholes in the backcourt.
In the 90th minute, Messi almost counterattacked, but fortunately Cesar was focused and saved Messi's shot.
However, Inter Milan no longer cared about whether they would be counterattacked in the backcourt, they just wanted to score goals.
Finally, in the 92nd minute, with one minute left in the game, Cambiasso forced Pique to pass the ball without careful observation.
Pique passed the ball to the full-back Alves, but Stankovic had already rushed over. Alves did not dare to stop the ball and quickly kicked it to Xavi who was a little forward.
As a result, Sneijder predicted Alves' pass, rushed up desperately, fell to the ground and made a tackle before Xavi received the ball, and passed the ball to Lu Wenbin in the middle.
As the game was about to end, Barcelona lost the ball, and the ball was about to fall to Lu Wenbin's feet. (Seeking monthly tickets)