Two days later, Inter Milan welcomed Artmedia, their opponent on the fifth match day of the UEFA Champions League group stage, at home.
The Slovak League champion team was recognized as a weak team before the start of the group stage. However, no one expected that after four games in the group stage, this team was on the same point as Glasgow Rangers.
Second place in the group, qualifying from the group is in sight.
When the two sides met in the first round, Inter Milan won 3-0 away from home. At that time, some Italian media criticized Inter Milan for winning too little and playing ugly.
Now, the two teams meet again, and the Italian media has begun to praise Artmedia as a team worthy of admiration, calling on Inter Milan to be careful, to take it seriously, and not to capsize in the gutter!
Then, after the game started, the fans, media and commentators were all shocked. Inter Milan head coach Li Ang made a large rotation in this game.
The goalkeeper is Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar. In the defense, Samuel and Materazzi both take turns. The center back partners are Colombian defender Cordoba and young player Bonucci.
As for the full-backs, Evra and Zanetti partnered on both sides.
The biggest change is in the midfield and frontcourt. Carlos takes a rest, Cambiasso starts, Marchisio gets the chance to start, Stankovic and David Silva start, and Aguero and Cruz are on the front line.
His partners, the two forwards Ronaldo and Adriano, did not start. Ronaldo was not even included in the substitute list, but sat in the stands to rest.
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"Leon's starting arrangement is too much," Ferrari said with some worry.
The reporters in the media box were also talking a lot. Some reporters who had long been looking forward to Li Ang losing were secretly happy. They were waiting for Inter Milan to lose this game. If they lost to Artmedia, they would be disappointed after the game.
But it’s fun.
Li Ang didn't know the thoughts of some people who were waiting to see his joke, and he didn't bother to pay attention if he knew it.
His idea is simple and straightforward. Since Inter Milan has qualified early and secured the top spot in the group, the next two games are irrelevant and can be used to train young people.
Those who were waiting to see his joke lost their smiles when the game reached the fifteenth minute.
After Aguero and David Silva passed the ball continuously, they suddenly passed the ball to the other side. Cambiasso came in and sent a wonderful pass. Cruz scored with a header, one to zero!
Inter Milan opened the door to victory early.
The young central defender Bonucci, who got the chance to start today, performed well and did not let his defense zone become a breakthrough for the Atmedians.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Inter Milan firmly controlled the game and the Atmedians did not put any pressure on Inter Milan's defense.
Therefore, in Li Ang's view, such a game is the best occasion to train newcomers. First of all, this is a UEFA Champions League group stage game. The competition level is enough. These little guys will be very excited to get the chance to play. In addition,
, Inter Milan qualified first in the group in advance, which will put less pressure on young people. Even if they perform poorly, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. Also, although Artmedia is the dark horse of this group, its strength is really
It's very average. The reason why they are dark horses is not because Artemadia is strong, but because Rangers and Porto performed so poorly. Therefore, Inter Milan is confident in controlling the game. Such a game is of sufficient weight, but winning or losing has nothing to do with it.
Overall, the opponent's strength is average, so it's really a perfect place to train newcomers.
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Before the end of the first half, Aguero and Stankovic scored again. At the end of the half, Inter Milan led Artmedia 3-0. Everyone was waiting to see Li Ang's joke.
The people had a sarcastic look on their faces, and they knew that that bastard must be even more proud: he had rotated the main lineup, trained the new players, and actually won the game with a big score!
Soon after the start of the second half, Li Ang made substitution adjustments.
He replaced Marco Borriello for Argentinian veteran Cruz, who opened the scoring for the team.
Cruz was a player introduced by Cooper when he was the head coach of Inter Milan. The transfer fee at that time was only 7 million euros. Moreover, Inter Milan had Adriano, Martins, Vieri, Recoba and other stars on the front line at that time.
, the Argentine was introduced to strengthen the bench. Not many people had high expectations for the Argentine. The Italian media even said at the time that it was possible that the Argentine would leave Pinenati and become Inter Milan after one season.
of passers-by.
Cruz's first goal in Inter Milan was scored at Highbury. However, Cooper, who introduced him, did not last until the winter. Then Zaccheroni took over the team and Inter Milan changed to 343. Zaccher
Loni even asked him to play as a deep-lying forward at one point, and he was able to play as a half-attacking midfielder. Then he scored twice against Juventus away from home. You must know that Inter Milan had not won at the Alpi Stadium in 10 years. In the past,
There were always mistakes at the beginning of the game. After Cruz scored from the far corner at will, the people of Inter Milan went crazy at the time.
After Leon came to Inter Milan this summer, he directly purged Vieri and Recoba, and Martins was also purged by him. Just when many people thought that Cruz would also be purged, Leon surprised people.
Cruise was left behind.
At that time, Moratti even asked about this. Moratti intended to keep Recoba and chose to purge Cruz. However, Leon's answer was: Cruz is a player he admires!
Yes, Li Ang admires Cruz. This player is amazing. He can always score goals repeatedly in the limited substitute playing time and complete the decisive victory to save Inter Milan at critical moments. And the most incredible thing is that even if he sits out for a long time,
Although he is on the bench, his condition is not affected at all. Every time he comes on the court, he can always get into the state quickly. There is a more appropriate game for this, and that is a microwave oven that can be heated quickly, ready to use.
In terms of ability, Cruz is relatively slow in terms of speed and speed. He is not a thigh-level forward who can tear apart the defense line by himself, but he has solid stopping and shooting skills and handles the ball reasonably. He is especially calm when hitting the goal and swings his legs.
With a flick of his ankle, he can push corners and deceive the goalkeeper. In addition, Cruz is tall. Although he does not have his own system like Ibrahimovic, he can also be a bridgehead, and he can also be pulled out to play the ball and head the ball in confrontation.
They are all good. They are very stable in handling the ball in the penalty area and can also hit single arrows. In addition, their free kick skills are very good. In Leon's tactical system, Cruz is an important supplement. This Argentine is both a and
Ronaldo can still partner with Aguero and Adriano, it is simply plug and play.
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Leon high-fived Cruz as he left the field, showing his importance and appreciation for the Argentine veteran. This surprised the reporters in the media box.
"It seems that Lee admires Cruz very much, and Argentina always performs well in the limited playing time. This may be the reason why he chose to keep Cruz in the first place." Ferrari said thoughtfully.
In the end, in this game, Inter Milan defeated the dark polo team Artmedia in the group 5-0 at home. Borriello, who came on as a substitute in the second half of the game, assisted Cambiaso to score. Marchisio scored in a chaotic battle.
, and was lucky enough to score a goal!
After the game, the title of "Gazzetta dello Sport" was: Powerful Inter Milan!
The picture used is that Inter Milan defeated its opponent with five goals. After the whistle blew at the end of the game, their head coach Li Ang shook hands with the opponent's head coach with a faint smile...
A five-goal victory over an opponent like Artmedia obviously couldn't excite the Chinese coach any more.
