Chapter 607 Dark Horse Attacks
Inter Milan was determined in the first game, and the away game was 6:1, which basically locked a place in the top four.
In the other three games, Roma had no intention of wasting their strength in the Coppa Italia. They lost 0:1 away to Brescia led by Baggio. Juventus beat Atlanta 4:2 and almost locked a quarterfinal ticket. Finally, it was the focus battle between AC Milan and Lazio. In the end, it was postponed because of heavy snow. After two days, both sides continued the game during the winter break.
Inter Milan's away life is another great blow to the Serie A team. Originally, Inter Milan has become a BUG in Serie A. In less than half, it has thrown away the gap of 7 points for the winning opponents, because Inter Milan is a third-line battle, and many teams still hope to be able to get it from the mouth of Inter Milan. It took a Coppa Italia, but now Inter Milan is also so fierce in the Cup, which makes all the teams feel desperate. After the game, the media even hit the headlines such as "Inter Milan makes all champions lose suspense" and "The strongest Inter in history".
Of course, Inter Milan will not be touted in the outside world. Although they have a lot of advantages in the League Cup and the Champions League, Inter Milan's task is also very arduous. Their goal is the unprecedented triple crown. Naturally, they have higher requirements for themselves and do not care about small achievements.
Besides, their next opponent in the next game is the big dark horse Chevo of this season. A Chevo, who is only 8 points away from them, will come to Milan to challenge them. Inter Milan is not in the mood to appreciate the praise of the media. They are now fully prepared for the game of Chevo. If this game is not good, their Christmas is not good. Even if Jiang Mu doesn't scold them, they are not in such a good mood to play.
Before the start of the season, no one would have thought that Chevo would become a member of the winning team.
This is a small town team from the northeast of Verona. It has been a surprise that they can get promoted to Serie A. Before the game, he was known as a place for relegation. However, after the beginning of the season, they surprised everyone again. Their tough impact play is an alternative in Serie A teams, which is contrary to the mainstream defensive play. This fast attack, defensive and tough impact play also makes it a good result that is not commensurate with investment. Chievo's tough impact play makes the strong teams of the big team helpless. Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and other strong teams with a slow offensive and defensive rhythm and soft ball style are often disrupted by their fast offensive and defensive rhythms, resulting in unexpected results. They also climbed to the second place in the league. If Inter Milan under the leadership of Jiang Mu was not too perverted, they might have historically reached the top of the table.
Judging from the recent record, Inter Milan is better than Chevo. In the last six rounds, Chievo's result is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, the 11th round away 0:2 loss to Verona, and the 13th round away loss to AC Milan, which shows that Chievo, who has only lost 3 games since this season, has begun to be familiar with the teams. The dark horse journey is more difficult than before. Inter Milan has only tied one game in the past six games and won five games.
However, Chievo has also been reborn. The statement that the head coach Delneri only wants to be relegated can't hide their ambitions. Its offensive ability is first-class in Serie A. So far, it has scored 26 goals and is still the second most goals besides Inter. If Inter Milan's strength is mainly on the forward line, then Chevo's strength is in the midfield. Manfredini has just been jointly selected as the best midfielder in the European League by the authoritative football magazine of the six major football powers in Europe for the second month in a row, and his teammate Corini, who won the last round of victory over Lecce. He won this honor in September. He has already scored four goals. Brazil's 22-year-old Eliberto is also an assist forward and currently has three goals. Strong midfield support enabled Marasina on the forward line to score 8 goals.
Chevo head coach Del. When talking about Saturday's game, Nei said modestly: "This is a very easy game. I'm very proud that Chevo has the opportunity to play against Jiang Mu's team. Chevo finally ushered in the best team in the world. No matter whether he wins or loses, for Chevo, playing his own level is a victory."
It is no wonder that Chievo's head coach Delneri is modest. Now Chievo's problem over the years is similar to that of Inter Milan, that is, how to face too much praise from the media.
Delneri, the head coach of the team for a long time, is very calm. Before the start of each game, he reminds the players that the opponent's strength is much stronger than them: "We are new to Serie A. We are playing against clubs and players who have accumulated rich experience in this level of competition. In this regard They are indeed much stronger than us. What I want to remind the players is that they must redouble their efforts, confidence and attention. For the Chevo team, every game will be very difficult, and we must have a motivation.
The heavy responsibility of Chevevo blocking Vieri and Ronaldo fell on defender Dangelo's shoulders. D'Angelo is the only remaining veteran of the team in the Italian Diliga. Speaking of Inter Milan's front line, Dangelo said: "I don't want my opponent to have a glorious night. We need the joint efforts of all the team members. The best defense should start with the front line and the midfield. The fewer chances an opponent has to get the ball, the less dangerous they pose.
Delneri and his disciples' modesty is both a praise for Inter Milan and a stimulus to Inter Milan. This is a small club sponsored by a local food company with a player's highest annual salary of only $500,000. The salary of any star in Inter Milan exceeds the sum of their team. In the face of this, The team, Inter Milan must win anyway, whether at home or away.
Jiang Mu expressed his respect for the big dark horse that disrupted the Serie A pattern before the game.
"It took 15 years for Chevo to walk from amateur league to Serie A. This is not a fairy tale. The reason why Chevo can be what he is today is based on diligence and his own ability. In my opinion, this is a beautiful story, not a fairy tale. Chievo's players are conscientious, running actively, pay attention to defense and have a correct attitude on the court, which is the main weapon for them to defeat their strong opponents in Serie A. I think Inter Milan must also learn from Chevo. Of course, it is not to learn tactics and playing methods, but to learn from their attitude towards the game.
Jiang Mu's praise for Chevo is not too much. It is also from his heartfelt appreciation of the team. If possible, he hopes that both teams will win the game.
But appreciation belongs to appreciation. The game belongs to the game. Chevo is now ranked third, only eight points away from Inter Milan. As long as Chevo wins this game, they can immediately narrow the gap between Inter and Milan within two games. It can be said that this Chevo is one of Inter Milan's opponents. However, Kaiserslautern of the Bundesliga can win the championship as a promoted horse, and it is not impossible for Chevo, who has created many miracles.
Chevo received a warm welcome when he arrived in Milan, except for the Chevo fans who came early. There are also Inter Milan fans. Over the years, Chevo's players and fans have enjoyed football alone, and no one has ever paid attention to them. Now, they are preparing for an interview, and it is really difficult to say what they met in life.
With the arrival of Chievo, the atmosphere of the war in Milan City has begun to become stronger. This week, Milan's two heroes have important games to play. Inter Milan plays Chievo, while AC Milan plays Rome. If it weren't for Chievo's performance, Inter Milan and Chievo's match would not have been paid attention to, and now They have become two important events of similar levels.
Compared with the match between Rome and AC Milan, the match between Inter Milan and Chievo can better determine the trend of the whole league. It can even be said that Chievo's performance at the Meacha Stadium directly determines whether the later Serie A will become chicken ribs.
The Italian Football Association also attaches great importance to this game. From the fact that the referee committee sent the bald Corina to Meacha to enforce the law instead of going to Rome, it can be seen that the Italian Football Association also believes that this game is more important than that of Rome and AC Milan.
Although the Coppa Italia match between AC Milan and Lazio was postponed due to heavy snow, the weather at the Meacha Stadium two days later was good and the snow had been completely cleared. Before the game, players and fans from both sides observed a minute of Prysco, the former vice president of Inter Milan, who passed away this week.
The noise made by the fans on both sides was quiet for a while in the minute of silence, and then it became more lively. The Inter Milan fans, who occupied more than 98% of the seats in the whole stands, almost overwhelmed the Chevo fans with the same advantage. The whole stadium sounded like a voice. Now They hope that their beloved team can be as domineering as themselves and beat their opponents to the ground from the beginning.
Inter Milan's front line is still Vieri and Ronaldo. Although this is what everyone can imagine, the power of these two strikers is that you know all his characteristics and technical advantages, but they are always controlled by others, because there is a big difference between theory and practice.
In the guard line, Jiang used Materazzi, Cannavaro, Cordoba, Sanetti, the most common combination of defenders in Inter Milan. In the midfield, Recoba and Pirlo got the starting position. The left forward is Ronaldinho, and the right forward is Robben. Jiang Mu plays such a combination, letting the left foot player play right and the right player play the left. This is a new thing. When the opponent knows the habitual playing methods and techniques of Robben and Ronaldinho, Jiang Mu is ready to fully explore the team's potential ability. The left-footed player plays right and the right-footed player plays the left. It is not easy to cross, but they can make a better breakthrough. Ronaldinho and Robben are breakthrough maniacs, and now they can play. With his own strengths, Jiang Mu believes that Chevo's players will suffer some hardships in the game.