Chapter 626 Encounter with Manchester United

If it takes a lot of luck to win the Triple Crown, it takes more luck to break AC Milan's unbeaten record of 54 games, because it is more accidental to decide a game, but Jiang Mu dares to make such a big word, and Inter Milan did not feel proud in the next game. The big mood is still very steady. In the 27th round, there was a thrilling 2:1 away victory over Lecce, and in the 28th round, it drew 1:1 with rival Roma. Although the point gap with the second Juventus narrowed to 9 points, there are only 6 rounds left in the league, as long as Inter Milan wins three more games, They can successfully defend their title.

In the Champions League, Inter Milan had qualified early. In the last two rounds, Jiang Mu sent substitutes, but even the substitutes drew with Arsenal, losing only one goal to Leverkusen, which also indirectly caused the exit of La Coruña and Arsenal, and finally benefited Leverkusen. Inter Milan joined hands to qualify from Group D.

After the last two rounds of melee, the other qualifying teams have also been decided. Bayern and Manchester United in Group A finally lived up to expectations and rushed out from the siege of Rome and Porto. Roma, the runner-up of Serie A, has strong strength, but they met stronger Bayern and Manchester United, and there is no choice but to qualify.

Juventus in Group B is also as tragic as Rome. It's not that they don't have the strength to qualify, but that their opponents are too strong. The old woman didn't seize the opportunity in front of Liverpool and Barcelona. In the end, she can only rank third with the disadvantage of goal difference, while Alkmaar was originally a soy saucer, and he was able to draw several victories in a row. It's not easy.

Real Madrid in Group C has no suspense. Panathinaikos is purely a cripple who chooses general. Fortunately, he meets a team of the same level. Boasta and Sparta Prague actually have the same opportunity, but they did not grasp it and finally became Pana New Nakos.

In the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-final draw ceremony held at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, Inter Milan met the 99-year-old Champions League winner Manchester United, and Leverkusen, who qualified in the same group with Inter Milan, met another Premier League giant Liverpool. They were divided into a half-zone, if the international If Milan can advance to the top four, they will know each other no matter whether they meet Liverpool or Leverkusen.

Real Madrid and Bayern, the two old enemies, met on a narrow road again. Of course, the feud between them is much more wonderful than Barcelona in the same half, and this not only ensures that the top eight in the first half is wonderful, but also the top four are also wonderful. Bayern's promotion, Bayern and Barcelona are refreshing, while Real Madrid's promotion The battle between him and Barcelona is more like Mars hitting the earth.

So after the draw of the top eight, the media thought that the biggest winners were Barcelona and UEFA.

Jiang Mu is basically satisfied with the result of this draw. There are only two losers, Leverkusen and Panaconacos in the quarterfinals. If Inter Milan can cross the barrier of Manchester United, they may encounter Leverkusen again. If history is still like this, then Inter Milan's draw is already very good. If The requirements are too high, that's too greedy. The Champions League is not held by Moratti's family.

Judging from the historical record, Manchester United and Inter Milan have played very few times. They only met once in the quarter-finals of the 1999-2000 season. That time, Manchester United was 2:0 at home and 1:1 away from home, and advanced with an unbeaten record of one win and one draw.

With the passage of time, the current Inter Milan and Inter Milan two years ago are no longer a team. From mentality to personnel composition to tactical play, it is very different. I'm afraid that it is difficult for Manchester United to have any psychological advantages. The two teams are not much different from the encounter.

After the draw, Jiang Mu told the reporter of The Sun, who interviewed him: "I want to face Manchester United, because I want the strongest opponent. They are the European champions and world champions in 1999, and are now one of the strongest teams in the world. They have Beckham, Giggs, Keane, and super coach Ferguson. It will be the most memorable moment in my career to challenge a giant like Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Dream Theater.

For who will be the winner of this big battle, Jiang Mu said: "It is difficult to predict the outcome. Both teams are the world's top teams. Both teams have stars who change the game instantly. We know their weaknesses, and Sir Alex Ferguson will also study our weaknesses. No team is perfect. Who can protect them? Protect your weaknesses and give full play to your strengths. Whoever will take the lead in such a war.

Jiang Mu admires Manchester United so much, which makes Manchester United's head coach Ferguson happy and frightened. Everyone knows that Inter Milan is not easy to mess with and no one wants to touch Inter Milan, but Inter Milan let Manchester United encounter it, and even if they pass the level of Inter Milan, they are likely to face the challenge of Liverpool. For Sir Alex Ferguson, this is a signing.

However, the lottery results have come out, and the opponent is smiling. Sir Alex Ferguson can't lose the demeanor of an English gentleman. He said, "Jiang Mu is a magical coach. He is very young, not even as old as my players, but he has achieved many brilliant achievements that coaches can't achieve in his life. Many people think he is proud, but I think it's the vitality of young people. I don't think a young coach under the age of 30 should be as depressed as us. I appreciate him very much. If possible, I hope to have a glass of red wine with him after the game, no matter what the outcome.

When it comes to the peak confrontation with the big team, Ferguson admitted that he must maintain enough attention: "The competition with the super strong team is always the focus of attention. In such a peak confrontation, the most important thing is to concentrate, and in such a match in the past, our attention has always been Often concentrated, Inter Milan has many South American players, and the team's experience is also very rich. South American players are very adaptable, and their offense and defense are very balanced. This will definitely be an extremely difficult game, but I believe we will laugh to the end.

The Champions League is very important to Inter Milan, but it will not start until two weeks later. Now for Inter Milan, it is better to play the league first. It is better to lock in the championship first and fight against Manchester United without any worries.

The league has a huge lead, but Rome and Juventus are in full shape in the final stage. Except for losing in the direct dialogue with Inter Milan, all other games are all wins, with a 9-point lead and only 6 games left. In common sense, the champion is almost like a cooked duck, but there is an old Chinese saying. Cooked ducks can also fly. Jiang Mu still dares not be careless about the next game against Atlanta. He is still two-thirds of the main force and one-third of the substitutes to play.

Atlanta had an excellent record last season. The performance in the first half of this season was average, and they almost fell into the relegation zone in the standings, but they recovered in the second half. Now they have reached the 7th place, only one step away from the League Cup seat. They don't It will make Inter Milan win easily.

The game is indeed more difficult than Inter Milan thought before the game. The players in Atlanta are young and full of physical fitness. In the final stage of the league, their physical fitness has been upgraded to an important factor in determining the outcome of the game. Their active competition makes Inter Milan, who also want to win the game at the lowest cost, are very passive, conceding a goal. After that, the players of Inter Milan woke up like a dream. They realized that if they did not go all out, it was not only impossible to get three points, but even one point. Once they were approached by Roma and Juventus, they would face greater pressure later.

Inter Milan's physical fitness is not weaker than Atlanta, and its skills and tactics are stronger than Atlanta's. Once psychological attention is paid to it, the situation was immediately reversed. In the first ten minutes of the second half, Robben's long-range shot equalized the score. In the 80th minute, Ronaldo scored an overtaking goal. He also scored 32 goals this season, but Just when Inter Milan was trying to win, their steel defender Cannavaro was injured. By this time, Inter Milan had used up three substitution places, which brought a major blow to Inter Milan's defense.

In fact, it's nothing for Inter Milan to lose this game. There are only a few minutes left, and other players can overcome it. This blow mainly takes into account the quarter-finals of the Champions League with Manchester United a week later.

Although Inter Milan still has defenders available, Cannavaro and Materazzi have cooperated for more than half of the season. They are also teammates in the Italian national team. The cooperation between the two of them is very tacit. One card, one is up, one is high-altitude and the other is chasing back. Their characteristics are just complementary, and other goals are exchanged. It is difficult for the players to achieve such a perfect cooperation between them. In the face of a world-class strong team like Manchester United, an unstable defense line is a big hidden danger.

Atlanta saw that Inter Milan was missing a player and took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack. Inter Milan's army was in turmoil. Jiang Mu thought that he was also a little angry. They could not adjust their mood and were scored by Atlanta at the last moment. In the end, Inter Milan could only shake hands with Atlanta 2:2.

After the examination in the hospital after the game, Cannavaro had a muscle strain and had to rest for at least two weeks. This is the player who suffered a muscle strain again in Inter Milan after Pirlo. At the end of the season, as the players became more and more tired, the injuries began to gradually increase.

Inter Milan not only lost personnel in this round, but also because Roma and Juventus won in this round, the score gap between Juventus and Inter Milan has narrowed to 7 points, while the difference between Roma and Inter Milan is 9 points. With 5 rounds left, in theory, they are still With a chance to win the championship, it has been very easy this season. Inter Milan, which is in the third line, finally began to feel the hardship of the schedule.