Chapter 378 Welcome to the Milan Derby

The word "Derby" is used to describe the fierce match between two teams in the same city. "Milan Derby" is the name of the football match between Inter Milan and AC Milan. The first derby between the two Milan teams was a friendly match held in Chiazo, Switzerland, on October 18, 1908. The derby on October 21st was the 249th derby.

Smoke, sparks, bayonets are red, and people turn upside down... As one of the most prestigious and historic derby battles in the world, every encounter of Milan's two heroes can attract the attention of fans around the world in various ways as above. After all, no one is willing to smash their own brand at the doorstep, which also makes the fierceness and popularity of the Milan derby known to everyone. Because Inter Milan itself is "split" by AC Milan, there is a feud between the two teams. Even the two teams share the same stadium, but the two sides use their own names: AC Milan calls the home court San Siro, and Inter Milan takes the legendary player of the former team, Meacha, as the name of the home court. Even the fan stands of the two teams have a very strict geographical division. The South Stand is the territory of AC Milan fans, and the North Stand is exclusive to Inter Milan fans.

On October 18, 1908, in the "first close contact" between the two sides, AC Milan cut the opponent off the horse with a 2:1 team, welcoming the derby. It was not until February 6, 1910 that Inter Milan won the derby for the first time, and the score of 5-0 put the opponent into hell.

In the two derby battles last season, AC Milan defeated Tardelli's Inter Milan 6-0 in the first round, but after Inter Milan invited magical coach Jiang Mu, they washed AC Milan with 7:1 blood in the second round. Although the two sides ** their opponents once in the derby battle, the last In the season, Inter Milan won the double championships of the UEFA Cup and the league. AC Milan was empty, and they didn't even get a place in the Champions League. It can be said that they fell behind in the competition between the two sides.

Inter Milan is currently full of confidence. Their record this season is brilliant. Since Jiang Mu's entry, Inter Milan has taken on a new look and domineering. From last season to now, they have not lost a league. They have only lost an unimportant Champions League in all the games. Now they have qualified two rounds ahead of time in the Champions League group stage. The first place is five points ahead of AC Milan. On the contrary, Trime has encountered the biggest difficulties since landing in Serie A. AC Milan's defense line is really uncompliable and is plagued by criticism and rumors. After the last two rounds of draw and one loss, he immediately smelled the blood over San Siro. It is said that after the match against Venice last Sunday, Brada, the general manager of the club, made an appointment with Trim. Although the content of the talks between the two sides was confidential, the Milan Sport immediately reported the club's ultimatum to him the next day. The reporter said vividly: The last spy given by Galliani is "must take Inter Milan". If AC Milan loses, Ancelotti may replace Trim at any time.

In order to prepare for this important derby, AC Milan and Trim have made greater efforts and earlier preparations than Inter Milan.

During the UEFA Cup and the CSKA Sofia match, Trim began to test the formation against Inter Milan. In the second half of the game, Trim gave up 442 and adopted a formation similar to 4411, which proved to be effective.

After defeating the Central Army of Sofia, AC Milan's morale has improved, and the players have also expressed their support for head coach Trim.

Captain Maldini said: "This game considered the confrontation with Inter Milan, but we have been concentrating and trying to play the Central Army of Sofia as Inter Milan. Previously, the media hyped that AC Milan was in crisis, which was purely a joke. We are in good shape now. We are not in crisis. We only It's five points worse than the top of the list, and you can overtake it in two games.

Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko also stood up in support of Trim: "Everyone is on the side of the coach. I think he deserves more respect."

The core of Rui Costa, who has just transferred from Fiorentina, believes that the league has just begun and it is too early to say that the crisis is too early. At this time, both players and fans should trust the coach. AC Milan's performance in the same period is better than last season, and it is only less than Inter Milan and Chievo in the standings, as long as Sunday We can beat Inter Milan, and we are a good start.

The opponent Li Bing and Ma want to fight to the death of Inter Milan. Of course, Jiang Mu and his subordinates will not give up their lives. They have also made full preparations for this derby.

Unlike last year, both Inter Milan and AC Milan have changed their blood this season. In particular, AC Milan seems to have embarked on the road of recovery. Although Inter Milan, which has a nominal home advantage, seems to have a slight advantage, AC Milan will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to regain its dignity and prove it to the world. They have really risen.

At the beginning of taking charge of the club, Turkish head coach Trim promised to bring glory and happiness to the team. The joining of Portuguese midfielder Costa and Italian striker Dain Zaghi made Trim have many elite soldiers to be dispatched, and there is another Dane in the already "steel" back line. Ersen, after running in, he will never cheat like now; the combination of Shevchenko and Inzaghi on the forward line can compete with Ronaldo and Vieri of Inter Milan.

Ronaldo's comeback is undoubtedly the best signing for Inter Milan this season. The "Rovey Combination" is unmatched in Serie A. Ronaldinho and Robben, who transferred from Alkma, have revitalize the sidelines and can also increase the attack power of the midfield. The joining of Toldo and Cannavaro makes Inter Milan's back The defense strength has also been greatly enhanced. This season, Jiang Mu is in the transfer market. He can completely compete with Moji and Galliani. The players bought can take charge of themselves one by one. It can be said that the two teams are equal in terms of blood exchange.

In the state of the team, relying on the strong trend of last season, Jiang Mu has thrown away AC Milan at the beginning of this season. AC Milan still has a game to play in the UEFA Cup, but Inter Milan has qualified ahead of schedule. It can be said that Inter Milan, who plays at home, can fight to the death with AC Milan, and AC Milan Milan still can't let go completely. They also need to consider the league and UEFA Cup matches.

After playing the Champions League group match with Galatasaray, Inter Milan did not take a holiday as usual, mainly because the time was too tight. Inter Milan was worried that the holiday would make the players relax excessively, which may affect Jiang Mu's tactical arrangements. In such a game, Jiang Mu does not dare to be careless at all. In Jiang Mu's coaching concept, there are several game points in the league. These match points must be played well. If they are played well, it is a wonderful and perfect season. If you can't play well, even if you win the championship, it is not very convincing. Both fans and the media will take this. Speaking of which, for Inter Milan, these match points are two Milan derbys, two Italian derbys, and the confrontation with Roma may be weaker, but it is also one of the match points. If you reach the Champions League final and the Coppa Italia final, these two matches are also the match points. In fact, fans and media can That's what I remember about these games.

In fact, this is the same as life. You can treat your wife for 360 days out of 365 days a year, but you must not forget to express it on her birthday, Valentine's Day, wedding anniversaries and other important days, otherwise you will be good to her for 360 days. She will still feel that you don't value her.

In fact, looking at Jiang Mu's coaching history, it can be seen that Jiang Mu is very good at playing these important games. Even if the team he coaches reaches a low point, Jiang Mu can pull the team to ** again with such a strong dialogue.

Although Jiang Mu did not give the players a holiday, the intensity of training was not great. On the first day, he mainly focused on relaxation. Jiang Mu also took the players to Chairman Moratti's villa to sing and have a dinner in the evening. On the one's to enliven the atmosphere, and the other is to relax.

Not long after the league started, there is certainly no big problem with the physical fitness of the players. The main thing brought about by the two consecutive week is mental burnout.

From the next day, Jiang Mu really carried out targeted training and deployment of the derby. Although AC Milan has changed a lot this season, from the head coach to the core to the playing style, the two teams are in the same city and share a stadium. If they don't know anything about their opponents, it's simply It's impossible, so Jiang Mu has nothing to hide. That is, according to the suggestion of Chang'e No. 1, several combat plans are taken out for practice. The team's playing style is also from attack to defense, and each of them has been tried, but the focus is not here. Jiang Mu is mainly stingy details, specific to the confrontation in each position, the midfield. The key is whether Di Biagio can control Costa, whether Albertini and Sergio can block Ronaldinho and Pirlo, Materazzi and Cannavaro fight against Sheva and Inzaghi, and Caradze and Maltini VS Vieronaldo will directly control the result of the game.

The specific confrontation between each position in the training is what every coach wants to do, but there are very few that can do this. It is more based on me, because if you want to achieve the first one, you must guess the opponent's starting lineup. This is difficult for ordinary coaches to do. After all, they will not treat their opponents like The opponent's coach is so familiar. Even if you are familiar with it, the other party's coach may make unexpected arrangements. If you can't deal with it flexibly, the confrontation design before the game may become a paper talk.

However, Jiang Mu is different from ordinary coaches. He has the help of Chang'e No. 1, the intelligent brain. He has a little better grasp of the status of AC Milan players than Trim, and after the analysis and simulation of him and Chang'e No. 1, the error is very small. As long as a few more sets of schemes are designed, the error can almost be reduced to negligible. .