Inzaghi could only envy the treatment he was getting: "Even at my peak, I never had it this good!"
-[Awesome! Bonazzoli is truly awesome!]
-[That kind of unpredictable movement, not even Icardi, let alone the opposing coach Inzaghi, could run like that!]
[Holy crap, even I, a Milan fan, am stunned! Is that really Bonazzoli?]
- [He seems to have suddenly evolved; did he eat some kind of power-up?]
At that moment, he was like a ghost, lurking and unseen!
-[Bayern fans are saying, "I'm so envious of Inter Milan! They have Tang Long and Bonazzoli, how come Inter Milan always seems to produce young talents under 20? It's so unfair! We need one of them to come to our little Bayern and team up with Muller!"]
-[The key is Bonazzoli's deceptive positioning; he didn't run at the beginning, only at the last moment. Who can stand that?]
Tang Long's pass was also made at the last moment; it seems the two of them had practiced it many times in training!
-[I hereby declare the Sugar-coated Cannonball duo retired; now it's Tang-Bo's turn!]
Meanwhile, AC Milan coach Inzaghi on the sidelines looked completely bewildered.
His hands hung limply at his sides, his eyes fixed blankly on Bonazzoli celebrating with Tang Long on the field.
"How did he position himself for that ball???"
A huge question mark was written all over the face of this passing star, whose career was known for his uncanny movement.
As a man who survives on the offside line.
Inzaghi's positioning is so good it could be included in FIFA textbooks.
However, he had to admit that Bonazzoli's sudden, last-minute serpentine run had truly stunned him!
At the last minute, they turned the impossible into the possible.
If it were me, could I have escaped?
Perhaps Inzaghi could make one or two successful runs out of ten, a point Inzaghi seemed quite confident about.
Even if they manage to get out of the way, will they be able to pass the ball accurately?
Absolutely not!
Inzaghi then turned his attention to Tang Long.
Ten years ago, when he played for AC Milan, he had Seedorf, Kaka, Pirlo, and Ronaldinho behind him!
These top-class passing maestros have provided Inzaghi with countless assists, allowing him to dance gracefully on the offside line, becoming a nightmare for countless goalkeepers.
However, Inzaghi felt that none of his top teammates could match Tang Long's passing skills—especially his final pass to the striker from the attacking midfield position!
Take, for example, the recent video call between Tang Long and Bonazzoli.
Despite De Jong constantly pulling and tugging at him from behind, significantly disrupting his balance, Alex on the other side had perfectly blocked the most logical passing lane between them.
Even according to Inzaghi's prediction, Tang Long's next move would definitely not be to force a through pass to Bonazzoli, but rather to safely pass the ball to Guarin.
Guarin then passed the ball to Dimarco on the left, thus maintaining control of the ball.
However, this meant Milan's defense was successful, forcing Inter Milan's counter-attack into a positional battle.
However, Tang Long passed the ball out under almost impossible circumstances, and actually connected with Bonazzoli!
Bonazzoli's final shot was clean and decisive, leaving goalkeeper Diego Lopez with no chance.
This goalkeeper, who came from Real Madrid to play for Milan, became a mere backdrop to the cheers from the North Stand the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza at this moment!
A hint of regret flashed in Inzaghi's eyes...
He admired Bonazzoli's positioning talent, but he envied even more that Inter Milan had a top-class passing maestro like Tang Long.
Inzaghi wished he had been born twenty years later, or that Tang Long had been born twenty years earlier.
If that's really the case, how happy Inzaghi would be if the two of them could play on the same team! He could easily score another 100 goals in his career!
You were born before I was born, and I was born after you had grown old; you regret that I was born too late, and I regret that you were born too early—this is Inzaghi's lament!
"Bite!"
"Synergy Bonus successfully activated!"
"Decrease the number of attempts by 1!"
"Number of attempts remaining: 4!"
With only four attempts left, Tang Long decided to save them for future use.
Mancini was deeply moved watching from the sidelines!
Mancini wasn't overly surprised by Tang Long's assist and his exquisite lobbed pass.
He had seen this scene countless times in previous matches involving Icardi and Tang Long.
But this was the first time Mancini had ever seen such a wonderful combination happen between Bonazzoli and Tang Long.
"This Bonazzoli is no ordinary person. It seems this kid has a lot more to hide from me!"
Mancini turned and smiled at assistant coach Herrera.
"This kid has improved a lot. Just wait, boss, he'll definitely score another one in the first half!" Assistant coach Herrera said, rubbing his hands together expectantly.
Bonazzoli was also full of confidence.
He slowly came to his senses and looked at the replay of his goal on the big screen above the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
That stylish serpentine movement and Tang Long's passing are a match made in heaven!
Although he didn't know why he made such a stylish run at that moment.
But as a striker, Bonazzoli believes that perhaps this is a striker's instinct!
"I can do it, the teamwork is flawless," Bonazzoli himself was mesmerized by the positioning, "Hehe, I'm still pretty strong!"
Bonazzoli, who scored his first Derby della Madonnina goal, started to get a little cocky.
After enjoying the cheers of Inter Milan fans at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, the young man was even more energetic, his whole body energized, and he ran around the field like a calf!
However, what happened next was a cold shower for Bonazzoli, instantly plunging his burning passion into despair.
The black dove flew away, and Bonazzoli's magical positioning vanished with it.
He was never able to run a run as elusive and unpredictable as the one he had done before.
France defender Mexes's close marking felt like a mountain pressing down on him.
No matter how Bonazzoli tried to maneuver, he couldn't escape his clutches.
Alex, who had previously been outmaneuvered by Bonazzoli, consistently positioned himself in the right running lanes and intercepted Tang Long's through balls several times.
After 30 minutes, Tang Long lowered his hands, signaling to the team to slow down the pace.
"Control the ball, start scheduling!"
He rarely sends threatening through balls to Bonazzoli anymore.
Instead, he frequently used his position in the attacking midfield, much like Pirlo, to pass the ball to Dimarco, who was making a run on the left, and to Podolski on the right, utilizing the width of the pitch to get AC Milan players moving.
Although the through ball is gone, Inzaghi is starting to worry again!
"Good heavens, this kid's trying to cut flesh with a dull knife!"
Due to Tang Long's constant long passes, AC Milan's formation was forced to move back and forth with the ball.
Milan's formation was like a fighter jet, sometimes tilting to the left wing and sometimes tilting to the right wing.
The fuselage kept swaying from side to side!
As the engines continued to roar, the aircraft's fuel reserves steadily decreased.
The entire team of 11 was manipulated at will because of Tang Long's scheduling alone.
What's infuriating is that no matter how hard the three midfielders, De Jong, Poli, and Van Ginkel, tried, they couldn't get the ball from Tang Long.
Once two players form a double-team, Tang Long can quickly exploit the gap as they lunge forward to pass the ball behind his back – creating even more space!
This forced AC Milan players to retreat defensively and dare not press Tang Long.
The score remained 1-0 until the 47th minute of stoppage time.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the halftime match, the Inter Milan players looked relaxed and at ease, while everyone on the AC Milan side was covered in sweat and struggling to breathe!
De Jong, the defensive midfielder who had the most physical exertion, even collapsed onto the ground.
"I'm done playing, I'm done playing. In the second half, whoever wants to guard Tang can do it. I'm just too tired to run anymore, my throat is hoarse!"