Chapter 172: For Wang Feng !
"Speed Beyond the Limits of Football Players!" The next day, the Italian newspaper "Evening Post" reported on the match between Inter Milan and Valencia, stating that Wang Feng's equalizing goal created a record in football that can never be broken.
"A 9.98-second 100 meters! In fact, Wang Feng has already sprinted more than seventy meters. If he didn't need to take the shot at the end, he could have accelerated again."
"We can imagine, if he didn't dribble but ran directly, would he break the world record for the 100 meters? This will become a topic of endless discussion for all Wang Feng fans."
"More importantly, Wang Feng can still maintain stable dribbling at such a fast speed, which shows his perfect control over the force and angle of his touches."
The Milan Sports Daily also revealed a set of data: "Before Wang Feng's amazing sprint goal, he had already run 16 kilometers, which is 5 kilometers more than usual."
"This indicates that at that time, his body was in a very bad state, as can be seen from his performance after scoring, he was completely exhausted."
"Even so, he was able to achieve such a feat. We have every reason to imagine how amazing his performance would be during his peak period of victories."
The article also pointed out that Inter Milan is facing a severe test. Their next two matches will directly affect their performance: the city derby against AC Milan and the second leg against Valencia.
"If they continue to perform like today, everything will become very difficult."
Inter Milan coach Cooper, in an interview after the match, evaluated the game as "everything is very bad." He believed that the team completely lost its rhythm, and the tactics carefully arranged before the game were all disregarded by the players.
"Playing on three fronts will indeed greatly affect the players' mentality," Cooper said. "They all want to get some victories and results in advance, so that subsequent matches will be easier."
"But the fact is that this approach won't work. Recently, I've been studying some famous Chinese articles, and there's a sentence in them that well explains the current situation, which is 'haste makes waste.'"
Regarding Wang Feng's situation, Cooper also gave an explanation: "The doctor said he was too tired, which is obvious. People who watched the game know what it meant to Wang Feng for this match. I can assert that without him, Inter Milan would definitely have lost in embarrassment."
Valencia's head coach Benitez highly praised Wang Feng: "Wang is a phenomenal player who always manages to deliver performances that shock the world."
"This game was also a difficult one for us. Despite our full preparations and efforts to lock down Inter Milan's attack during the game, they still managed to score a goal."
A reporter asked, "Was Valencia's opening goal something you could have predicted before the match?"
Benitez shrugged, "Actually, it wasn't difficult to predict, because Inter Milan wanted to win too much. We just needed to play steadily, and they would accumulate anxious emotions, revealing vulnerabilities." Benitez at this moment seemed very shrewd and insightful.
He remained cautious about the outcome of the second-leg match: "Although we have a certain advantage, returning to our home stadium still requires facing a difficult match. Everyone's mentality must not relax."
The day after, Wang Feng was discharged from the hospital and returned home. Since the club prohibited him from extra training at the training ground, he could only work out in the gym in his basement.
In the past, when Wang Feng was injured, his family members were secretly worried in their hometown. Now, his younger sister and Lu Yao came to take care of him for the first time, even taking leave from school for this purpose.
"You don't need to make such a big fuss. I just scraped a little skin," Wang Feng explained. "No, you scared me to death. I saw you fall heavily to the ground and slide, and then couldn't get up. I was so worried!" his sister said forcefully.
Lu Yao, standing beside, vigorously nodded her head. When she saw that scene, her heart seemed to be tightly gripped, and tears uncontrollably flowed. Since the age of twelve, she hadn't shed a tear. Since she met Wang Feng, all her tears were shed only for him.
"Next, we'll be watching you closely. You can't exercise excessively. How long should you control yourself each day?"
"Two hours."
"Yes, two hours. During other times, you can only rest. No touching the ball or the gym equipment."
Wang Feng smiled bitterly, "Can I still play with the ball a little? I just want to dribble and feel the ball, is that not okay?"
"No, I don't know you yet. If you say just dribbling a little, then wanting to dribble more, then starting to run again, won't that become intense exercise?"
While Wang Feng was being strictly monitored by the two kids, the clash between Inter Milan and Brescia in the 28th round of Serie A was about to begin.
In the locker room, captain Zanetti solemnly addressed all the players: "At the beginning of the season, we proclaimed the slogan that shocked Italy: the five-time champion!"
"All the media didn't believe in us. They crazily criticized and mocked us. Even the fans didn't believe in us, advising us not to aim too high and make choices."
"Even in the hearts of some players, they probably don't believe in themselves."
"During the season, we suffered continuous injuries in the frontcourt, and problems frequently occurred in the defense. These people came out again. I don't know what you think, but I feel like there are countless mouths whispering in my ears, telling me to give up, that we can't do it."
"But look at our current results. We are at the top of the league table! We reached the finals of the Coppa Italia! We're in the Champions League quarterfinals! Which part of this journey have we failed in?"
"What do these achievements come from? Can anyone among you say they have made a greater contribution than Wang Feng?"
"Now he is already very tired and needs a game to rest. Brescia, a team ranked ninth in the league, the last time we played against them, we only won by reversing with Wang Feng's two goals."
"And this time, Wang Feng will be absent from this game. Everything depends on us. AC Milan behind us is still watching us. We must defeat them, for Wang Feng, and for ourselves!"
"For Wang Feng!" Everyone roared in unison. At this moment, they were full of fighting spirit, as if there was a burning flame in their hearts.
After the game started, Inter Milan's players put aside their inner anxiety, steadily controlled the situation on the field, and planned their attacks and defenses more smoothly.
Throughout the game, Inter Milan's possession rate reached 61 percent, with 13 shots and 6 shots on target, scoring one goal from Vieri's long shot.
Brescia, on the other hand, only had 3 shots, 1 on target, and scored zero goals.
Inter Milan won 1-0, continuing to maintain their one-point lead over AC Milan on the league table!
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