Chapter 417 Don't underestimate the enemy

Regarding the European game, the time has to be allocated back to before the winter break and Tardelli. At that time, in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Inter Milan led by Silver Fox Lippi was eliminated by the Swedish loser Helsingborg (note that it was not Rosenberg), which directly led to Lippi's class.

The Champions League was eliminated, and Inter Milan had to take part in the UEFA Cup. But even in the second-weight League Cup, the Tardelli Blues and Blacks also stumbled. They were almost eliminated by Anam, the mid-level team of the Dutch League, in the second round of the League Cup. In the first round, it was 0:0 in Meacha, and in the second round, it was scored by Anam's opponent. In the crisis, Croatian defender Simic After receiving a pass from Sedov's penalty area and volleyed the goal, Inter Milan advanced because of the number of away goals.

In the first round of the third round of the UEFA Cup against the Bundesliga team Hertha Berlin, the first round was 0:0. In the second round, the Turkish striker Hakan Souk scored a winning goal one minute before the end of the game, and thrillingly advanced to the top 16 with a total score of 2-1.

In the first-eighth final draw before the winter break, Inter Milan was unanimously considered to have drawn the first place, because their opponent Alaves was a rookie in the first European game.

Of course, until now, only two days before the game, Inter Milan is still favored by everyone, but Jiang Mu knows that if he hadn't joined Inter Milan, Tardelli's Nerazzurri in his previous life would have been eliminated by this La Liga dark horse. At that time, it also caused the reversal of Inter Milan fans, no There was not much trouble, because there were few fans in the game, and only 9,000 people came to the 80,000 Meacha Stadium, which shows how sad the fans have been.

In addition to Inter Milan's signing, Barcelona is also a good signing. Their opponent is the AEK team of Athens in Greece. The most unfortunate is, of course, Rome, which ranks first in Serie A, and Liverpool, one of the four giants of England. The battle between Rome and Liverpool is also very sensational in the Champions League. It worked, so their game also became the focus of the eighth final.

The opponent of Parma, another team in Serie A, is not weak. They are the Dutch giants in Eindhoven. The other matches are Porto (Portugal) VS Nantes (France), Stuttgart (Germany) VS Vigo Celta (Spain), Prague Slavia (Czech Republic) VS Kaiserslau. Teng (Germany), Balecano (Spain) VS Bordeaux (France).

Alaves Football Club is a football club located in Victoria, the Basque Autonomous Region in northern Spain. They are a typical small club with a small stadium, small fame, low income and a short history of the First Division. The only proud record is that they ranked sixth in La Liga last season. Such a super loser challenges the Great International. In the eyes of outsiders, there is no suspense. The only thing to see is how the tough Basque will resist Inter Milan's rape at home.

In the face of the brutal Jiang-style Inter, Alaves coach Mane is a little lack of confidence. He is not worried about losing, but that the team will output a double-digit score after two rounds, because under the leadership of Jiang Mu, this Inter Milan is too fierce. The smallest score is 3 goals, and he still plays Serie A with excellent defense. Team, in addition to the large strength gap, Inter Milan also has the advantage of playing away from home first. How can this not make Ma feel cold?

Although the strength is very different, because Inter Milan is the most popular team in Europe in recent years, in order to cooperate with Alaves to prepare for the game, the Spanish media released a smoke screen before the game and strongly boasted about Inter Milan's coaches and players, hoping that the opponent can faint because of this. Head.

Spanish media believe that if Alaves wants to win, he has to keep an eye on Vieri. Vieri, who has scored in recent rounds, is the most critical figure in the Inter Milan front line. Maybe he will not pose a threat to Liverpool in the 80 minutes of the game, but as long as he is given a chance, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The Spanish media praised Moratti's wisdom of decisive dismissal of Tardelli's introduction of Jiang Mu in the middle of the season, and praised Jiang Mu's magic, believing that neither age, qualifications, time and nationality have become obstacles to Jiang Mu's success. At the beginning of the five-game winning streak, Jiang Mu has become the spiritual leader of Inter Milan.

Jiang Mu and his disciples flew to the Spanish Basque Region, Victoria, the capital of Arava Province, under the praise of Italy at home and Spain abroad.

Basque is the most mysterious corner of Spain's 506,000 square kilometers. So far, anthropologists have not figured out where the indigenous people here originated, because anthropologists in the Basque District have not been able to figure out where the Basque native inhabitants originated; linguists are also confused about what language family Basque belongs to; the existing research only tells us that in the insurmountable mountains and jungle. The Basque people have existed in isolation for hundreds of years until about the 12th century that they were included in the territory of the Kingdom of Castile.

The beautiful and prosperous Basque Autonomous Region is located in the northwest of Spain, with three great cities: Bilbao, the capital of Biscay, San Sebastian, the capital of Gibskoa, and Victoria, the capital of Arava.

These three cities have bred three teams, Alaves of Victoria, Athletic Bilbao of Bilbao, and the Royal Society of San Sebastian. They are opposed to each other, but they are also connected by the same piece of land.

Athletic Bilbao was the earliest to be established and has the greatest achievements. It has won 8 league championships, won the cup 23 times and has never fallen out of the first division. The Royal Society is second, and the achievements are also second, but there is also the experience of the league and the cup. Only Alaves is the worst. Their city is not comparable in terms of economy, population and culture. The other two seats are different, but football has no honor.

The game against Inter Milan greatly mobilized the fighting enthusiasm and ** of Basque fans. Although the media regarded Inter Milan as aliens and the Warcraft Legion, Alaves' fans were very warlike and were not afraid at all. When Inter Milan's big stars landed at the airport, except for Inter Milan's In addition to the fans' pick-up, there were thousands of hardcore fans of Alaves, who played the banner "This is the visiting team's hell", shouting the slogan that the Italians are cowardly, and demonstrating to Inter Milan's players.

Of course, Inter Milan's players have not been intimidated by their opponents. After five consecutive victories, the team has never been as confident as it is now. The UEFA Champions League has become their biggest goal. They are sorry that they can't play the Champions League, otherwise they think there is no problem in winning the Champions League.

"We are here to win."

"Is there any question about who wins and who loses?"

"We respect our opponents, but we believe in ourselves more."

"Barcelona is our right opponent."

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In the face of the reporters who came to interview, the big stars of Inter Milan are full of pride and self-confidence.

However, Jiang Mu, the head coach of Inter Milan, kept an unusual low profile. He told reporters that Alaves should not be underestimated. Their strength is good. The top scorer Morano has scored 16 goals and ranked first in the La Liga scorer list. He is a dangerous person. Inter Milan must not underestimate them because of their low reputation, otherwise You will definitely suffer losses, and it is not even impossible to be eliminated.

When Jiang Mu said this, what flashed in his mind was the brilliant record behind the big dark horse in his previous life. In the process of promotion, Alaves defeated Inter Milan at 5:3 in the fourth round. In the semi-finals, he defeated the Bundesliga strong team Kaiserslautern with an incredible 9-2. In the final, it was only 4:5 in overtime. The tenacity and blood of the Reds in Liverpool and the Basques in this UEFA Cup.

But reporters and fans don't know that they think that Jiang Mu is a compliment or even a idiom. The famous newspaper National newspaper in the Basque region said in its comments the next day that Jiang Mu satirized Alaves, calling on Alaves' players to play the blood of the Basque and defend the dignity of Basque football, which made Jiang Mu laugh and cry.

The Hilton Hotel at Inter Milan is located near Plaza Major in the city center. It is a square as big and gorgeous as Plaza Major in Madrid, and their names are exactly the same. There are more than a dozen high-rise buildings near the hotel with a strong modern atmosphere, but they are clean and beautiful, and the greenery is also very good.

After the warm-up at Mendizorosa Stadium, where Alaves could accommodate 19,000 people, the team returned to the hotel for dinner and took a shower, and Jiang Mu held an emergency team meeting.

After all 18 players came to the conference room on the second floor of the hotel, Jiang Mu did not say anything, and assistant coach Baresi did not say anything. He just turned on the video recorder and began to play the video for the players.

This is the video of Alaves' promotion in the League Cup. In the first round, Alaves played Gasinta in the Turkish Super League. 4:3, Alaves narrowly won. In the second round, Alaves fought against Lillestrom in the Norwegian Super League. In the two rounds, Alaves defeated his opponent 5:3 and advanced. In the third round, Alaves challenged the Swedish giant Rosenborg, and finally they easily defeated their opponents 4:2 to the last 16.

After playing the video, Jiang Mu gave the players half a minute to think, and then stood up, wrote down the four numbers 3, 6, 13, and 2.1 on the tactic board, and then said, "In three rounds and six games, Alaves scored 13 goals, averaging more than two goals per game. This is their attack power..."

Speaking of this, the players' faces showed disdain and are still absent-minded, because they have seen these five rounds in the video. Inter Milan averages five goals per game, and its offensive power is terrible. In terms of attack, do they still climb Alaves?

"Looking at the numbers alone, Alaves is not as aggressive as ours, but this must be combined with the specific game. Alaves's games are mostly stable in the first round, with fewer goals, while the second round is mostly big scores. For example, with Rosenberg, the first round is 1:1, and the second round is 3:1 light. Song won the ball, and Lillestrom, 2:2 in the first round, 3:1 in the second round, Gasinta, 0:0 in the first round, 4 goals in the second round, that is to say, when Alaves broke out, the attack was very strong, and, we also played against the Nordic team. How many goals we scored in Helsingborg. How many goals did Alaves score in Rosenborg, who is stronger than Helsingborg?

Jiang Mu's words asked about the pain of Inter Milan, because they failed to score a goal and were eliminated by their opponents.

Jiang Mu saw that the players were silent and said, "Take a good look at their game until it is imprinted in your mind, and then go to bed. Fight the lion with all your strength, and fight the rabbit with all your strength. If we want to win the championship, we must not underestimate the enemy."