And yet, rather than losing their heads, Inter stuck resolutely to their attacking game-plan, claiming their reward in the form of three second-half goals.
Back in 2004, Luiz Felipe Scolari's side were strong favourites against a Greece side who attacked little but defended resolutely under Otto Rehhagel.
Europe must now act collectively and respond resolutely to this attack within its borders by adding Hezbollah to the European Union's terrorist list.
They have, however, been handed over to the provisional government – the interim council – which has failed to pass them on to Misrata, which has been under a brutal siege for the past seven weeks and where revolutionaries have resolutely repulsed repeated attacks by regime forces.
"Regarding Internet security, we have repeatedly pointed out that China resolutely opposes internet attacks and has established relevant laws," Hong added.
Consider the possibilities, say, of a chapter on Caesar, Edward VII's officious and resolutely snobby terrier, who accompanied his master everywhere and was fond of attacking gentlemen's trousers, much to the king's delight.
"You attack, attack, attack.
Pietersen had spent four hours the previous day batting within himself, resolutely declining to take the attack to Australia as if it all meant so much to him that he was damned if he was going to make a mistake.
The other part of the problem is that instead of resolutely focusing on this brazen attack on American democracy, we have president who's been actively trying to obstruct public knowledge of what happened.
I resolve to resolutely restyle my resolutions.
