Chapter 438 Big Trouble for the Little Team
Inter Milan defeated the leader Roma away from home, scoring 24 points in 8 games, and the distance from the top of the table was also reduced to 8 points. The upward momentum was strong and jaw-catching. Before this strong dialogue with Rome, no one believed what Jiang Mu said when he took office: We have to win at least one of the two championships, but now, no one dares to doubt what Jiang Mu said. Although Serie A is much more difficult than the Dutch League, Jiang Mu has staged too many miracles. Who dares to say that Jiang Mu can't perform in Serie A? Another magical story.
After Inter Milan defeated Roma away from home, the trend of public opinion also changed. Previously, the media generally believed that the championship competition this season was between Rome and Juventus. Although Inter Milan's seven-game winning streak is very strong, because of the natural disadvantage in points, no one knows how long Jiang Mu's magic will last, so no one is optimistic about Inter Milan when predicting the ownership of the championship this season. However, after pulling Roma down, Inter Milan became one of the four favorites to win the championship.
La Gazzetta dello Sport congratulated Inter Milan on the victory. "This is a great victory. Through this victory, Inter Milan finally became the contender for the championship. The gap between eight points from Juventus is still not small, but don't forget that Juventus also has a direct dialogue with Inter Milan. If Inter Milan maintains such a strong momentum, these eight points can be counted as five points.
Milan Sport also made fun of Juventus and Lazio. "Juventus and Lazio must thank Inter Milan. Although they have one more competitive opponent, Inter Milan's victory is at the top of the list, giving Lazio a chance to catch up with their rivals in the same city, especially for Lazio, Rome The happiness of not winning the championship is even higher than the happiness of winning the championship.
There is no doubt that this victory is of decisive significance to Inter Milan, but it is not a big blow to Rome. Otherwise, Capello would not have congratulated Jiang Mu so generously after the game. Roma Sport said: "For Inter Milan, this is a near-final match, and this desire makes them continue away. I continued my dream, but failure is also bearable for Rome. In such a strong dialogue, the factors at home are no longer important, and it is reasonable for Roma to lose. Now the point difference between Roma and Juventus is only two points. Between a game, it is not irreparable. Inter Milan and want to surpass Rome for at least two games, and they have to fight on two fronts. What Rome is worried about now is not the distant Inter Milan, but the coveted pull behind him. Zio. Lazio is the biggest stumbling block on Rome's way to winning the championship.
"Torino Sport" cheered for Juventus to be at the top of the table again. "Juventus has regained their fate in their own hands. Of course, the gap of two points is not big, but it is just a gap of a ball, but psychologically, the gap is very large, whether it is 2 points or 1 point, or even 0.5 points, Rome is now After all, as long as Juventus doesn't give Rome a chance, Totti and his teammates have nothing to do. And after each round, the hope of Rome's reversal will become smaller, and this will gradually affect the confidence and fighting spirit of both sides. In the last or two rounds, the two-point gap will be the decisive factor.
In order to investigate the impact of this game on the situation of winning the Serie A championship, La Gazz de la République launched a "who can win the championship" vote, in which Juventus's approval rating rose to 34%, overwhelming Rome's 30.5%, while Inter Milan's championship approval rating rose from one month. The first 3.9% rose to 15.6%, a five-fold increase, and Lazio's approval rating also increased to 20.9%. You should know that this survey began to vote after the winter break, and Rome has always had the upper hand before. In the championship survey of Torino Sport, Juventus' support rate increased by 8 percentage points to 43.1%, and only 30.9% were optimistic about Rome! The support rate of Lazio and Inter Milan is only 26%, but the support rate of Inter Milan is obviously higher than that of Lazio, which has four points more points, which shows the fans' pursuit of Inter Milan.
After Rome gave up the leader of Serie A, the odds of European gambling companies have changed. Among the latest odds issued by Austrian gambling company Bwin, Juventus' winning odds have become 2.00, becoming the top favorite in Serie A, while Rome's odds are 2.11. Lazio's odds are 3.00, and Inter Milan's odds of winning the championship have increased to 3.22. The odds of Parma and AC Milan are 13 and 23, which are extremely unpopular.
Jiang Mu and Inter Milan players are not interested in these things made by the media and betting companies except for farting after dinner, because in the long league, the team's state has fluctuated greatly, and the odds and support rates can only reflect the present, not the future. In the end, who will win the championship or various reasons. The result of prime superposition.
After the end of the league with Rome, Inter Milan ushered in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week. Perhaps for many small teams, the two-line battle is torture, but for the rich, the two-line battle is a must. The UEFA Cup and the Champions League bring them not only face, but also benefits. And they also have enough bench strength to withstand the test of two-line combat.
For many rich families, the League Cup is just a chicken rib. Often when they can't play the Champions League, the big families treat the League Cup negatively. For Inter Milan, the League Cup is as important as the league, because they lose the first hand and fall behind too many points in the league. They need their opponents to make mistakes to have the hope of winning the championship, like It is not uncommon for Juventus and teams like Roma and Lazio to have a 10-game winning streak, so Jiang Mu doesn't have much bottom. After all, the initiative is not in his own hands. Therefore, the League Cup has become very important. Although the Cup is a hotbed of unpopularity, the variables are very large, and there is no chance to move forward if you are in a bad state, but fate is in your own hands after all.
The strength of the league cup opponent Ballecano is average. Whether in Jiang Mu's memory or in reality, this La Liga team has nothing to compare with the big dark horse Alaves. Now Alaves has been hacked by Jiang Mu, and their way forward can be said before they reach the finals. It's a bright, and the next possible opponent, neither Kaiserslautern nor Eindhoven, can stop Inter Milan's progress.
In this regard, Barecano head coach Ramos has a sober understanding. He is very sober that Barecano has no way to block the way for Inter Milan. Compared with Inter, Barecano is like an ant at the feet of an elephant, but Ramos told reporters and fans that he only said this objectively. The huge gap between the teams is not to admit defeat before the game. Ramos commented that his team was like a spring. "When the pressure increases, we will be stronger!" Vallecano is an offensive team. Only when the opponent is completely suppressed will Vallecano play better. I won't change our own tactics because of my opponent. For Bareccano, only the same style of play is the most important foundation. The most important thing about our play is to get three points, which is only attack.
Barecano is a small club located in the Madrid region. Barecano has been established for a long time. They formed a team in 1924, but they have been in the First Division for a very short time, only 10 seasons, and most of the rest are in the Second Division and Third Division. It is far from the glorious history of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
This small team's annual budget is only 15 million euros, which is not half of Vieri's value. They survive in the gap between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Their situation is very embarrassing, and almost no one pays attention to their existence. The only thing that can impress Italian fans is that their president is a woman, a An old woman who doesn't know football: Mrs. Theresa.
Bareccano was originally the asset of Teresa's husband Mateos. In 1992, a financial crisis broke out in Spain. Mateos was forced to resign due to poor management, so Teresa, who did not know football at all, came to the front stage. When she took office in 1994, Teresa was 59 years old, and the club's books were poor. A famous Spanish host once joked that Teresa, who had 13 children, "only has children and doesn't know football", but the female president who doesn't know football turned the tide with a tough wrist, making this ball that was once facing bankruptcy. The team was reborn and returned to the First Division, becoming a big legend in the football circle.
Jiang Mu is not very interested in the female president and doesn't care much about this team, but he can't underestimate the team's head coach. Ramos, who now coaches Barcano, is Juande, the head coach of Seville. Ramos, who later also became the head coach of Real Madrid, is known as the cup champion collector because he has won six cup championships. At this moment, Ramos is only 47 years old and is still a nobody, but his team has been branded by him. He is good at attacking and dares to attack. Although Ramos is still very irritable and not calm enough, Jiang Mu is still worried about being out of his state and accidentally destroys Inter Milan, so he also made some efforts on Bareccano. Portuguese midfielder Elde, goalkeeper Keller, and striker Bolić, who was loaned from Real Madrid, were introduced to the players in detail by Jiang Mu. Other players also looked at the game and have a general understanding. It is impossible for players and coaches to study such the poorest team in La Liga. After playing and Luo The horse has to go to Spain after two days off from the game. Inter Milan's time is very tight. Jiang Mu believes that the players can overwhelm their opponents with their strong strength. No matter how bad it is, they can work harder when they return to Meacha.
Jiang Mu and Inter Milan players have a good idea, but it turns out that small teams can also make big trouble.