Chapter 616 The Resurreation of the European War
For Lazio, what is more difficult to accept than defeat is the big score loss. Inter Milan is stronger than Lazio in terms of state and strength, or at home. Lazio's fans still have a certain psychological preparation for conceding the ball. Many fans even hope that Lazio will lose in order to cut off the same city's sworn enemy Rome to win the championship. The chance, but losing four goals was still unexpected by Lazio's fans.
When Lazio returned to Rome, he was bombarded by some hardcore fans. They were not satisfied with Lazio's performance on the road and thought that even if he lost, it was not the loss. Lazio played too much without the demity of a rich family or the blood of a man.
Zacheroni argued that Lazio's fans did not give them enough support. The players actually had a lot of opportunities on the road, but the opponent played so well that they could not control the midfield, but lost a little more, but the gap of three goals did not reflect the real strength gap between the two sides. Zacheroni believes that Lazio still has a chance to win the Champions League, because the schedule is just halfway.
There is still time, and Lazio can't say that he has no chance to compete for a place in the Champions League, but the media believes that with the current state, Lazio is afraid that even the UEFA Cup is a problem.
The reporter believes that the match between Inter Milan reflects a lot of problems. First of all, Lazio's midfield control is too poor. Lazio is so passive in this game, mainly because their midfield is too poor compared with Inter Milan, lack of interception ability and lack of creativity. In addition, Lazio's morale is too poor, which is not comparable to Inter Milan. Inter Milan's players were not in good shape at the beginning, but they soon found their state and completely controlled the advantage on the court. It can be said that the reason for Lazio's loss is far greater than the objective reason.
Although the half-time champion has no substantial significance, in the middle of the league, both the head coach and the players are entering a period of fatigue in terms of physiological function and psychological status. Use the "half-time champion" to boost morale. I believe that the journey of the second half of the season will be much smoother.
In the history of the five major European leagues, the team that won the half-time championship has a high chance of laughing to the end. In the 68-year history of Serie A, 46 half-time champions finally reached the top, with a winning success rate of 68%.
The last time Inter Milan won the "half-time championship" of the league was 11 years ago. For this team that has always been quite emotional, the half-time championship is like a glass of spirits, which strengthens the hero's courage. With this bowl of wine at the bottom, the team can add a sense of "strong ambition and no reward". The courage of Hugh.
Although the media is talking nonsense most of the time, the half-time championship has a great impact on Inter Milan. In the Coppa Italia in the middle of the week, although Inter Milan's 6:1 victory in the first round has almost locked the victory, this time at Parma's home court, they all played as substitutes, still forced 1:1 He equaled his opponent and successfully reached the top four. And in the subsequent top four draw ceremony, Inter Milan also had good luck. They drew the weakest Brescia among the three teams of Juventus, AC Milan and Brescia, which made people sigh that Jiang Mu and Inter Milan were really lucky this season. It is an indisputable fact that the champion should have luck, and now Inter Milan not only has the championship, but also the championship.
In the next time, Inter Milan rarely met once a week, and their opponents were not very strong. They beat Perugia Venice and Parma 2-0 in three consecutive rounds in 18 rounds, 19 rounds and 20 rounds, expanding the unbeaten record to 40 games.
In the first round of the final of the Coppa Italia, Inter Milan challenged Brescia away. In this game, Inter Milan underestimated the enemy. They underestimated Brescia with veteran Baggio, and also underestimated the legendary Baggio's law. In the away game, they drew 1:1 with Brescia and gave it to Bu Resia has a cold hope in the away game.
In another semi-final, Juventus unexpectedly defeated AC Milan by 2:1 away, taking the lead in the competition to advance to the final.
Back to the league, Inter Milan's status has still not been adjusted. They were tied 0-0 by the Southern Bulls Turin at home. The media thought that Inter Milan was an opportunity to catch up with the team behind them. However, the Serie A giants seemed to be too excited and nervous. As a result, in this round, except for Juventus 3: 0 easily defeated Lecce, Roma, Chievo, AC Milan and Lazio all drew, and missed the opportunity to narrow the gap between Inter and Inter Milan points. After the game, Roma Sport said with emotion that the Serie A team was so humble that Inter Milan was embarrassed not to win the championship.
In two consecutive games, Jiang Mu made a big adjustment to Inter Milan's starting line-up, using substitutes to stimulate the fighting spirit of the main players. In the second round match with Brescia, Inter Milan, who played as a substitute, easily defeated Brescia 3:0 to advance to the final. In another semi-final match, Juventus They drew with AC Milan at home, and they will compete for the Coppa Italia with Inter Milan at the end of April.
Perhaps he was stimulated by the substitutes. Before the 22nd round of the match with Bologna, Inter Milan's main players were very willing to fight, but Jiang Mu did not let the main players start, but still let the substitutes play. The substitutes also easily defeated Bologna 3:1, expanding the unbeaten games. After 42 games, Chevaugh and Roma were separated by another two points.
In the match against the relegated weak team Verona before the UEFA Champions League group stage, Jiang Mu released the main force and held back the two rounds of the main force in good condition. They did not give Verona any chance away from home. They beat the fish brisket team all over the ground, fighting for the Champions League group stage and La Coruña. Warm up well.
The league has led the second place Roma by 9 points, so Jiang Mu dares to use the league as a warm-up for the Champions League. Of course, this is also related to their dangerous situation in the Champions League. Group D can be called the group of death. The other three opponents have strong strength, and Jiang Mu will never be careless about it.
In the third round, Inter Milan's opponent is La Coruña in La Liga. Although the name of this team is not as loud as Barcelona Real Madrid, La Coruña is by no means a simple team.
Founded in 1904, A Coruña has a history of nearly 100 years and was promoted to Class A for the first time in 1941. After several ups and downs after 1946, he returned to the first class in 1991. Since returning to Serie A, every season has been under great pressure for big-name teams such as Barcelona and Real Madrid. But maybe it's inexperienced and can't wait. This team, which has been looking forward to winning the First Division for a long time, fails at the last minute, making the fans helpless. Until the 1999-2000 season, La Coruna, with Belleron, Tristan and Mackay, finally surpassed Barcelona and Real Madrid to become the league champion.
In the first two rounds of group stage, La Coruña's performance can be said to be good or bad. They beat Arsenal 2-0 at home and lost to Leverkusen 0:3 away. It was a bit like a nerve knife, but Jiang Mu, who knew the future in advance, knew that this was because of Group D. The strength of each team is too average, so it is normal for anyone to beat anyone, which does not mean that A Coruña is a nerve knife.
In terms of paper strength, the strength of Inter Milan and Arsenal is the strongest, but in terms of combat effectiveness, Leverkusen with iron-blooded temperament and La Coruna, which is strong, are even stronger than Arsenal.
Leverkusen is fortunate to say that although their will is very strong, their skills and tactics are relatively rough, and it is difficult to compare with Inter Milan, but La Coruna is different. They have the delicacy of Latin football and the tenacity of the German team, which is very headache.
Jiang Mu's deepest impression of A Coruña is that they ** shoot all over and frequently create miracles. They won the runner-up in the second year of La Liga, only a little worse than Kaiserslautern. In 2002, they defeated Real Madrid at Real Madrid's Centennial Celebration and won the King's Cup. The Champions League was 0-3 behind Paris Saint-Germain. In the second half, he scored 4 goals in a row and reversed; in the 02/03 season, he was 11 points behind La Liga leader Valencia and reached the top of the list in the 33rd round; he reversed 4-0 in the second round after losing 1-4 to AC Milan in the first round of the Champions League.
In the face of such a team where you can't guarantee victory with three goals ahead, it's strange that Jiang Mu doesn't have a headache. So long before the game, Jiang Mu was thinking about how to kill this seemingly immortal Xiaoqiang.
If it comes to weaknesses, the biggest weakness of A Coruña is their defense. After 24 rounds of La Liga, Lako's defense led by veteran Doneto has conceded 26 goals, the most among the top four teams. In the Champions League, since they entered the group stage, they have only conceded no goals in one of the eight games, averaging 1.5 goals in one game. It is not too much to call their back defense a big leak.
A Coruña's away fighting ability is also very poor. They have played 24 games in La Liga. They have only won 4 victories and recently lost to the weak teams such as Malaga and Tenetre. Their current excellent record largely relies on home advantage. In Europe, their away ability is even worse. So far, they have not won in the away game, and they have lost a goal in every away game.
But if you think that La Coruna is very good to play, it is a big mistake. Their defense is so bad, and they can reach the top 16 in the away game, which is enough to show how terrible their attack power and home is. At Liasol Stadium, even Real Madrid and Barcelona should be scared, let alone Let's talk about other teams.
After a week of discussion and research, Jiang Mu and his own intelligent brain Chang'e No. 1, and assistant coaches finally came to the conclusion that they made full use of the advantages of the home court and firmly controlled the midfield. In the attack, it is not weaker than La Coruna, but the defense must be more stable than La Coruna. Only in this way can we be subdued. This immortal Xiaoqiang.