<h4>Chapter 87: Though stage</h4>


    Serie A Round 4, Inter Mn visited Turin, and coach Cooper made some lineup changes, with several key yers like Sánchez, Kordoba, and Vieri not making the squad list.


    The bench yerscked the cohesion and strength of the starters, causing some confusion at the beginning of the match. Issues arose in both attack and defense.


    In the 17th minute, Turin capitalized on an Inter Mn defensive error, and forward Maximilian O''Connell opened the scoring for the home team.


    Trailing behind, Inter Mn fought back. In the 34th minute, Di Biagio delivered the ball into the penalty area, where a Turin defender''s header clearance was intercepted by Wang Feng on the edge of the box.


    Wang Feng intercepted the ball and took two steps along the edge of the penalty area before unleashing a shot that curved into the top corner of the goal.


    1-1, Inter Mn equalized!


    In the second half, in the 75th minute, Turin once again took advantage of Inter Mn''s defensive error to go ahead.


    Just when it seemed the team was about to suffer its first defeat of the season, Wang Feng stepped up again. During injury time, he received a cross from Di Biagio inside the penalty area. Despite efforts from defenders to block him, Wang Feng managed to shoot and score.


    Thanks to Wang Feng''s brace, Inter Mn managed to salvage a 2-2 draw away at Turin.


    In the post-match press conference, coach Cooper harshly criticized Inter Mn''s defense: "Although we made changes, that''s no excuse for basic mistakes. Our two goals conceded were entirely due to attitude problems."


    "From these poor performances, I see the same issues that led to the club''s failuresst season, which is undoubtedly disappointing."


    Regarding Wang Feng, Cooper didn''t hesitate to praise him: "Wang''s heroics earned us a valuable point. I dare say, without him, we wouldn''t have been able to secure points in Turin."


    In Serie A Round 5, Inter Mn hosted Bologna at home. Despite fielding their strongest lineup, the team''s performance remainedckluster.


    Wang Feng faced tight marking throughout the game, often being fouled and brought down. Despite the leniency of Serie A referees, Bologna''s defenders received four yellow cards, indicating the intensity of their challenges.


    Nevertheless, Wang Feng managed to create opportunities with his repeated breakthroughs on the wing. However, quality crosses were wasted by ineffective finishing.


    In the 77th minute of the second half, Wang Feng received the ball near the right nk, executed a beautiful Marseille turn to evade a defender, but was then fouled from behind.


    Referee Ebert, an Italian, finally had enough and showed the second yellow card to the defending yer, sending him off.


    With Zti''s assistance, Wang Feng got back on his feet, feeling sore all over, reminiscent of a fight. Bologna''s style of y frustrated him, and he sustained minor injuries.


    So he personally took the free kick, his first direct attempt at goal in Serie A. Recalling his previous feelings, he began his run-up and struck the ball!


    The ball curved mysteriously in the air, hitting the crossbar before entering the visitors'' goal!


    After scoring, Wang Feng celebrated angrily, deliberately passing by Bologna''s coach''s seat to vent his frustration.


    However, Inter Mn couldn''t hold on to their lead until the end. In the 85th minute, Inter Mn''s defense made a mistake, and Matrazi and Cordoba''s poor clearance was intercepted by Bologna forward Isaac Conroy.


    Facing goalkeeper Tordo one-on-one, Conroy calmly ced his shot into the far corner, equalizing for his team.


    1-1, Inter Mn bitterly epted a draw at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.


    After this round, Inter Mn, with two consecutive draws, dropped to 4th ce in the league. Juventus led the table with a perfect record, followed by Roma and Lazio. AC Mn, with two recent victories, climbed back to 8th ce.


    After the match, Wang Feng underwent a detailed examination by the club, revealing several superficial injuries but no serious hidden ones, which relieved the club''s management.


    Club president Moratti angrily stated, "We must protest to the Football Association. This isn''t fairpetition; it''s violence, malicious fouls!"


    Technical director Horacio Bohm added, "Yes, sir, we''ve organized footage of the malicious fouls Wang Feng suffered in this match, submitted it to the Football Association and Mn Sports Daily, and formally protested. We believe the referees'' standards will change."


    Moratti nodded and then asked, "What''s going on with the teamtely? Weren''t we dominating at the start of the league? Why is it so difficult now?"


    Bohm replied, "Coach Cooper and I discussed it. The main issues are twofold: national team matches have fatigued the yers, and the sessful start of the season has rxed some yers'' mindsets."


    "Regardless of the reasons, Cooper must solve them quickly. We cannot afford a repeat ofst season''s disaster at Inter Mn."


    The day after being held to a draw by Bologna, Cooper canceled the team''s vacation, gathering all yers to study the past two matches together. He said, "Everyone, we''ve made many mistakes in these two matches that shouldn''t have happened."


    "Serie A is highlypetitive, and any match can influence the final oue of the league title. Therefore, we cannot make the same mistakes again."


    He conducted one-on-one analyses, including the yers'' tactical execution and actual performance on the field. When it came to Wang Feng, Cooper gave the only praise: "Wang fully executed the tactics I prescribed on the field, and even better. These two draws were also earned by his efforts."


    "Not only that, he''s the hardest-working yer in the whole team. I hope everyone can look up to him." Wang Feng looked embarrassed, feeling like he was being praised in front of the ss by the teacher, held up as an example.


    Next, everyone immersed themselves in training. Next to the treadmill, Rekoba yed with the machine,ining to Wang Feng, who was training nearby, "My vacation, my lovely Italian girls, all turned into bubbles."


    "Wang, how can you endure training this boring thing all the time?"


    While running, Wang Feng replied, "Because I don''t find it boring. Every time after training, I feel my body has been strengthened, just like leveling up by defeating monsters in a game. It''s so satisfying."


    Rekoba rolled his eyes and said, "Strengthening the body, are you going to be a superhero? I really can''t understand the genius''s thoughts."


    Seeing Matrazi training earnestly beside him, Rekoba asked, "What about you? Why are you training so hard? Do you also feel your body improving?"


    Matrazi replied seriously, "I haven''t felt significant progress, but only by following the coach''s orders and training continuously can I maintain stable performance and avoid being eliminated."


    "You, as a yer who had a very smooth start, probably can''t understand us yers who came from the grassroots."


    Hearing Matrazi''s words, Rekoba sighed and said, "I feel the world is full of malice towards yers like me. Why is it so hard to earn money lying t?"


    Everyone chuckled at this, and captain Javier Zti said sternly, "Stopining and get back to training, or else the coach might notice and make you train extra."


    Rekoba, afraid, reluctantly got on the treadmill, starting the damn training session.