Then another tactical corner kick to waste time.
The entire process went on intermittently for six minutes.
It was also labeled by Inter Milan players as the disgrace of football.
But from a neutral perspective, Deng Kai's actions exacerbated Inter Milan players' longing for time, pushing them into a tense rhythm.
This led to the following minutes, where Inter Milan players, upon having the opportunity to control the ball and look for chances, resorted to long balls towards the forward instead.
It appeared more direct, but in reality, it actually took them further from scoring.
Crucially, these time-chasing long passes were almost all thwarted by Pepe, Feng Te, Barzagli, and Terry.
The young defense of Sporting Lisbon might falter in key moments when defending ground-breaking through balls.
But against aerial balls... young players definitely have good jumping abilities, especially the other three besides Feng Te, who could really leap.
