Chapter 444 Winning streak and new opponents
At the end of the 24th round of Serie A, the whole world felt the threat of Inter Milan. They won 11 games in a row in the league, rewriting the longest winning streak in the club's century history, with three wins and one draw in four games in Europe. As the coach who took over halfway, Jiang Mu is the first person in history, and no coach can be without any grinding. Under the same circumstances, taking over a strange team will make such a record.
Juventus coach Ancelotti said honestly after the game that he really can't believe that Inter Milan is behind Juventus. He now feels that Inter Milan is more threatening than Roma, although Roma's points are four points more than theirs.
Although Roma coach Capello insists on taking the initiative to win the championship in his own hands, he no longer expects other teams to block Inter Milan. The coach said pessimistically that in the remaining ten rounds of the league, Roma must not lose two games, otherwise it may lose the championship. This is also equivalent to a disguised recognition that Inter Milan is likely to win all the remaining 10 games.
The Italian media couldn't believe that Inter Milan's state was so excited and lasting after the end of the 24 rounds.
La Gazzetta dello Sport also praised Inter Milan for breaking the historical winning streak. "No matter how picky the critic is, they can't pick out the problems of Jiang-style Inter Milan. At least in terms of record, he is perfect: he broke the club's longest winning streak in a hundred years: 11 consecutive wins in the league; Europe has been undefeated so far. The matches with the three strong teams, Lazio, Roma and Parma, have all been won, and the situation in the UEFA Cup has turned to safety... Inter Milan is recovering with the strongest momentum in a decade, and it is not impossible to recreate the great international era of that year.
Italian Sports said: The 2000-01 season was rewritten by Jiang Mu. Magic coach Jiang Mu leads the team well. The player lineup is unprecedentedly strong, and the atmosphere in the locker room is harmonious. There is no doubt that the most powerful blue and black chariot in the Morati era is sprinting at full speed. They yearn for honor. They dream of success. They are writing a new history. They are creating a new era that belongs to Nera Zuri!"
The Italian newspaper Republic is amazing. They think that it is impossible for Inter Milan to continue the winning streak, and even have little hope of winning the championship. It will last one or two more games at most, because the next opponent is a weak team like Vicenza. They can't threaten Inter Milan's goal at all, but the latter international Milan has encountered strong enemies in a row. In the 26th round, it will usher in a strong dialogue with Juventus. Even if it barely wins, there are also big enemies such as Fiorentina, Parma, Lazio, Atlanta, AC Milan and so on. No matter how good Inter Milan is, Jiang Mu's command ability is awesome. Under the obstruction of these strong teams, they can't If you can win all the time, you have to lose at least two or three games. With Inter Milan's current points, if you lose two games, the champion will be ruined.
The Republic newspaper regrets to say that if Jiang Mu has coached Inter Milan since the beginning of the season, no team will have any wrong idea about the championship, and even the Champions League is likely to win. Now, I'm afraid Jiang Mu doesn't have the power to return.
Although the media and fans shouted that the "Great Inter Milan era" is coming again, Jiang Mu and Moratti were not carried away by the victory. They calmly cooled down Inter Milan fans and players.
Jiang Mu saw this point thoroughly: "The winning streak is only meaningful after winning the championship. Although the current Nerazzurri has all the conditions to create a new history, even if we win the league and the league cup, it can't be compared with that year. It will take less than three years to say whether we have created the era.
"The era of the Great Power" has always been the goal pursued by Massimo Moratti. After he joined the Nerazzurri, his crazy investment in the past five years was to return to the level of the great Inter Milan team in his father's era. At least from the momentum, the Nerazzurri now has the possibility of reproducing the glory of the world, but Moratti also thinks, "We haven't won any championship yet. Jiang Mu's attitude is very correct."
In an interview with the reporter, it was time for Moratti to review the great time and said, "The era of Inter Milan in history began in 1962 and ended in 1967. In just five years, Inter Milan has won three league championships, two league runners-up, two Champions League champions, one Champions League runner-up, and two Intercontinental Cup titles. At that time, I was less than 20 years old, and I would ride my bicycle to Mea every weekend to check the game. At that time, my dream was to make Inter Milan glorious forever. Go."
Then Moratti expressed his expectations and good wishes for Jiang Mu. "The Inter Milan led by Jiang Mu is excellent enough, but it is still a little early to call the "Great Inter Milan" era. Of course, history is written by people. Jiang Mu and his team members definitely have such an opportunity. They have achieved what they did not do in the "Great Inter Milan era": 11 consecutive wins, and it is normal to make greater miracles. I believe that Jiang Mu also gave him the greatest power and freedom. I believe he will not let me lose. Look."
Although the glory of 11 consecutive victories in the league makes every player extremely excited, a day later, they must forget these glory, because there will be greater challenges soon.
In the middle of this week, Inter Milan will face the challenge of the Bundesliga team Kaiserslautern at the Me'acha Stadium.
This is the first round of the League Cup semi-finals, but for knockout matches like the League Cup, every game is very critical. If you play passively in the first game, it will be difficult to turn over in the second game.
Although Kaiserslautern is not a traditional giant in the Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern, known as the red devil of the Bundesliga, is definitely not good.
Jiang Mu is known as a magical coach, but their League Cup opponents are also known as a magical team. The earliest famous team is that they won the league championship as a promoted horse in the 9798 season, which shocked the whole world, although in some unknown leagues, the promoted horse may also win the championship. Yes, but the Bundesliga is one of the five major leagues. At that time, its status was second only to Serie A, tied with the La Liga Premier League. It can be seen that it can win the championship in such a league.
Although Kaiserslautern's lineup this season is not as good as that of Inter Milan, it is also very strong. Although coach Rehagel left in October, his successor Kim's left-footed Bremer is also a famous player, who is by no means a false reputation. Under Bremer's account, there are French international Dejocarf, the short-footed Tiger Basler, the famous striker German international Marshall, and the rookie striker Klose, who are in the same position as Zidane.
Speaking of Klose, he and Jiang Mu still have a master-apprentice friendship for more than a year. It was Jiang Mu who found Klose from the German Second Division, let Klose appear in the top league, and finally became the rising king of headers.
Although Klose later transferred to Kaiserslautern because he could not guarantee the main position in Alkmaar, Klose was still grateful for Jiang Mu's cultivation and guidance, and did not have any resentment.
Along the way in the League Cup, Kaiserslautern's opponents are not too strong. Only Glasgow Rangers and Eindhoven are strong opponents. Judging from the recent performance, Kaiserslautern's victory is becoming more and more difficult, and the score is getting smaller and smaller. The impact of the two-line battle on them is obviously not small.
Kaiserslautern, like Inter Milan, is facing a two-line battle. In the league, they are only five points away from the leader Leverkusen, and there is little hope of winning the championship. In the UEFA Cup, they reached the semi-finals, one step away from the final. At this time, they must not give up. For the bench, they are not as good as Inter Milan and other giants. Strong Kaiserslautern, endurance is the biggest test for them.
In the just-concluded round of the Bundesliga, Kaiserslautern defeated Bremen 2-1 away, ending the latter's record of six consecutive wins at home. This battle also made Kaiser's points quietly rise to the third place, once again becoming the favorite to win the championship.
At the beginning of October last year, when Bremer took office, he had just got the coach's certificate, and Kaiser ranked fourth from the bottom. Although Bremer has a brilliant career as a player, fans are still worried about whether he can lead the team well. Bremer took the burden under the heavy pressure. He talked to each player, emphasized the positive role of the players themselves, and abolished the veteran's privilege of not participating in training. Through a series of "psychological offensives", Bremer's leading position in the team was recognized. And under the leadership of Bremer, Kaiserslautern became the "red devil" that everyone was afraid of. They not only rose to the third place in the league, but also reached the top four in the UEFA Cup.
defeating Bremen gave Bremer greater confidence. In the face of a giant in the world like Inter Milan, Bremer is not afraid. He said that Kaiserslautern's tradition is to create miracles. They have won the league championship as a promoted horse, and it is not impossible to eliminate Inter Milan to reach the final.
Basler is the boss of Kaiserslautern and an important pillar of Kaiserslautern's progress. He and Djokov are the main force and core material even in the big team. Basler is famous for his love of socializing, cigars and alcoholism. His skills are as famous as his bad temper. At the beginning, Bayern couldn't stand him constantly making trouble outside the court, so they kicked him out of the door. After coming to Kaiserslautern, Caesar Rehagel had no choice but to treat Basler as an uncle, allowing him the privilege of not to participate in physical training and not to go to the field with the team's bus. If Basler did not have strong strength, Rehagel would never have treated him like this.
Facing the UEFA Cup semi-finals of Inter Milan, Basler said that he would end Jiang Mu's unbeaten record in Meacha and let him taste the strength of the German team.
There was a conflict between Kaiserslautern's other boss, Dejokerf, and head coach Bremer. The two used to look at each other in full view of the public. However, as the team's performance improved, the relationship between the two gradually eased. Now they can basically live in peace and fight for the championship together.
Djokov is more cautious than Basler, but he also confidently said that the winner of this game is in five or five, and whoever can play a good home game can advance.
Among Kaiserslautern's players, only the rookie striker Klose knew Jiang Mu's strength. He reminded his teammates not to be careless and must be twelve-pointed, otherwise the result may be very painful.
But Klose's words were not valued by his teammates, coaches and the German media.