On August 23, 2007, Inter Milan took a family photo for the new season at the Pinenati training base.
Li Ang and the coaching staff are sitting in the front, and behind them are the Inter Milan stars. In the photo, the Inter Milan head coach has a faint confident smile on his face.
"Gazzetta dello Sport" published a family photo of Inter Milan with the title "Leon's Inter Milan Phase 3".
Inter Milan 2007/2008 season family portrait.
Goalkeepers: 1 – Francesco Toldo; 12 – Giulio Cesar; 22 Paolo Orlandoni;
Defenders: 2-Ivan Cordoba; 3-Nicolas Andres Burdisso; 25-Walter Samuel; 26-Christian Chivu; 23-Marco Matt
Midfielder: 5 - Dejan Stankovic; No. 8 Luka Modric; No. 6 Juan Carlos; No. 18 Claudio Marchisio; No. 7 Juan Mata; 14
No. David Silva; No. 20 Sulei Muntari;
Forward; 10 - Adriano; No. 16 Aguero; No. 22 Diego Milito; No. 99 Antonio Cassano;
Among them, the most eye-catching players are Mata, Silva and Modric. After Figo left, Mata put on the No. 7 shirt, while Modric put on the jersey belonging to Mata.
The No. 8 jersey, while David Silva wore Modric's original No. 14 jersey. The Italian media joked that several young Inter Milan players seemed to be playing a relay game.
On August 25, 2007, the 2007/2008 Serie A season officially kicked off.
The league's opening match is between defending champions Inter Milan and Udinese.
After Di Natale joined Udinese from Sporting Gijon, the Udinese performed well in the past two seasons. They ranked tenth in Serie A last season. However, the point difference between them and sixth place was not
Not much, just a little bit of luck away from the European competition.
When predicting the prospects of each Serie A team in the new season, Italian media are generally optimistic about Udinese, believing that this team may be a surprise in the new season.
The Udinese team also has good morale, and their players have also expressed their confidence in achieving a good ranking in the new season.
However, in the first game of this season, they unfortunately faced Li Ang's Inter Milan.
There are two highlights of this game, one is Inter Milan midfielder Muntari versus his old club, and the other is the duel between Udinese’s top star Di Natale and his mentor Liang.
After moving to Udinese, Di Natale has maintained a good scoring form in the past two seasons, and the Italian striker also expressed his gratitude to Leon many times in interviews with the media.
In this game, Li Ang used all his main players, and the team vowed to get a good start in the league in the new season.
The most eye-catching thing is that on the forward line, Liang sent a striker combination of Adriano and Aguero. After Ronaldo left the team, the media also generally predicted that the combination of Adriano and Aguero would be the most likely combination.
Known as Inter Milan’s preferred strike configuration.
In the pre-season warm-up match, what Li Ang practiced the most was the pairing of Adriano, Aguero and Diego Milito.
In the opening game of the new league season, Li Ang finally chose the striker combination of Adriano and Aguero, who have been relatively close to each other in the past two seasons.
Aguero has speed and technique, and Adriano is in good shape and full of impact.
Facing Inter Milan's crazy offensive, Udinese had a very difficult time. Although they successfully held on to a zero-0 score in the first half, not long after the start of the second half, Adriano's head
The ball hit the goal and blasted away Udinese's goal.
Subsequently, Aguero assisted Modric to score the second goal.
In the end, Inter Milan defeated Udinese with a score of 2:0 in the opening game and won the first game of the new season.
At the press conference after the game, Li Ang declared in a high-profile manner that Inter Milan's goal is to defend the league title and achieve three consecutive Serie A championships.
"I know humility is a virtue, but lying and insincere words are shameful. We are strong, we are still hungry, we desire to defend the league title, and we believe we can do it! This summer, every team is
After signings and additions, both AC Milan and Roma have become stronger, and the biggest difference is that Juventus is back. They all have their own ambitions, but I still want to say that this season's league championship
It’s still ours! Because we have this strength, a team, a championship team, must have the courage to shout such slogans and the confidence to express one’s confidence!”
No one expected that after the first round of the league, Li Ang shouted the slogan of defending the league title. Li Ang's words were not modest at all, and could even be said to be quite arrogant.
However, even in the face of Li Ang's arrogant face, the media, apart from criticizing his lack of respect for his main opponents in the league, did not even say that he was arrogant, because in the current Serie A arena, Li Ang's Inter Milan is indeed very
Powerful. In the words of the Italian media, although Li Ang's words are very angry and arrogant, Inter Milan and Li Ang have the ability to be arrogant. Other teams including AC Milan, Roma and Juventus,
We need to use all our strength to contain Inter Milan to prevent the 2007/2008 Serie A season from becoming a one-man show for Inter Milan again!
If you are strong enough, you will have enough arrogance!
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This is Li Ang's third season at Inter Milan.
In the first season, Li Ang led Inter Milan to win the Serie A championship, the Italian Cup championship and the UEFA Champions League championship, achieving the great feat of the Triple Crown!
In the second season, Inter Milan successfully defended its title in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, achieving a double crown.
Inter Milan's strength in Serie A is evident!
Now, his team lineup is becoming more mature. Although Ronaldo left and Diego Milito arrived, Liang's favorite player at Sporting Gijon has a thorough understanding of Liang's tactics and can almost seamlessly connect with the team.
, Therefore, Inter Milan's strength has not been affected, and the team's tactics are in harmony. Such a team has enough confidence to say that they want to defend the league championship again.
If Li Ang hypocritically said that it would be difficult for Inter Milan to defend the title, the media and fans would feel bored and quite uncomfortable.
Of course, Li Ang's words will indeed make some people unhappy, especially AC Milan, Inter Milan's rival in the same city. AC Milan was the Champions League champion last season and is the king of Europe. They are very excited now. AC Milan boss Silvio Berlusco
Niju boasted that this season, AC Milan will regain lost ground in the league.
Therefore, Berlusconi was very unhappy after hearing Ang's arrogant words. The former Italian Prime Minister said in an interview with the media that Ang was too arrogant. AC Milan would teach Ang and Inter Milan a lesson and tell Inter Milan who is the right one.
The greatest football club in Italy, who is the king of Italy.
Li Ang didn't respond at all to this. He now has enough pride and confidence, and everything depends on his results.
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After the first round of the league, on August 30, Li Ang went to Monaco to participate in the 2007/2008 Champions League draw ceremony.
Before the start of the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the new season, the 2007 European Super Cup took the lead.
Li Ang watched the European Super Cup between the defending Champions League champion AC Milan and the defending Europa League champion Sevilla in the stands.
Due to Puerta's unexpected death, although the European Super Cup has not been rescheduled, it is shrouded in an atmosphere of mourning.
During Sevilla's 4-1 La Liga win over Getafe on the 25th, Puerta suddenly suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the court. He was revived by first aid and fell into a coma after returning to the lounge. On the 27th,
The 22-year-old Spanish international, who had only participated in one international match, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
AC Milan's Italy international Pirlo said after the game that playing this game on the weekend when Puerta just passed away made everyone feel heavy.
Before the game, the audience observed a minute's silence for Puerta. Players from both sides wore black armbands and had his name ironed on their jerseys to show their memory.
In the stands where Sevilla fans gathered, fans held up banners reading "Puerta, you are with us" and "Puerta, we will not forget you"; in the stands of AC Milan fans
Above, is the banner "Honor to Puerta", which was presented to Sevilla fans during halftime.
When the players from both sides were warming up, the fans chanted Puerta's name rhythmically, and the players on the field also applauded. There was a mournful but friendly atmosphere permeating the entire field.
In the peak showdown between the Champions League champions and the UEFA Cup champions last season, it was Sevilla who scored first
Renato. In the 15th minute, after the header went into the net, the Sevilla players gathered together and raised their hands to the sky to comfort the souls of their former teammates.
However, starting from the 10th minute of the second half, AC Milan staged a big reversal. First Inzaghi equalized the score with a header in the 55th minute, and then Jankulovski and Kaka scored in the 62nd and 86th minutes respectively.
Break the goal to seal the victory.
AC Milan won the European Super Cup. After the game, AC Milan club vice president Galliani was very proud. He even boasted that Inter Milan won the Italian Super Cup, but AC Milan won the Italian Super Cup.
This is the European Super Cup, and this is the difference in level between the two sides.
Li Ang scoffed at this. In his opinion, the 2007 UEFA Champions League championship was actually not a good thing for AC Milan. AC Milan, whose lineup was seriously aging, could have made a replacement early, but this Champions League
Champions, AC Milan suddenly became excited. From the fans to the team to the club's top management, they were all immersed in the glory of the European championship. They thought they were still one of the strongest teams in Europe, so that AC Milan
The update suddenly came to a standstill.
Regarding the Serie A and UEFA Champions League in the new season, Li Ang has never believed that the defending Champions League champion AC Milan will be one of Inter Milan's opponents.
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After the UEFA Super Cup, the draw for the 2007/2008 UEFA Champions League group stage was held.
The lottery results of each group have come out one after another, and global media have begun to discuss the following:
Group A, Liverpool, Porto, Marseille, Besiktas;
All media believe that Liverpool can easily qualify if they get the lottery this time. Porto and Marseille will compete for another qualifying seat. Marseille has had a slow start in the league after leaving Franck Ribery and may focus on the league. Of course,
It is also possible to give up the league and focus on European competitions alone, but this possibility is unlikely. After all, Lyon, the French hegemon, has also undergone a major personnel change this season. Marseille will definitely not let go of this opportunity to compete for the league championship. Moreover, the Champions League is still too far away for Marseille.
A few. So Porto is very likely to qualify.
Group B, Chelsea, Valencia, Schalke 04, Rosenborg;
This group is composed of three teams competing for two seats. Qualifying from the group should not be a problem for Chelsea. Valencia was defeated 3-0 at the beginning of La Liga this year, but with its consistent performance in the European war, if it can be obtained from Chelsea
If we score points, we should be able to beat Schalke 04 to win another qualifying spot.
Group C, Real Madrid, Werder Bremen, Lazio, Olympiacos;
After Real Madrid's summer shopping spree, it would be a shame for the audience if they fail to qualify in the group. Moreover, Werder Bremen without Klose and Lazio without the ability to fight on two fronts should not be able to stop them. On the contrary, I think Olympiacos is very good.
It may be an upset.
Group D, AC Milan, Benfica, Celtic, Shakhtar Donetsk;
The defending champion should be able to qualify easily. If Celtic can compete with Benfica who have lost Simao, they can win another qualifying seat. The miners are still far behind in terms of strength.
Group E, Barcelona, Lyon, Stuttgart, Rangers;
The media generally believes that this group is a veritable group of death. Although Lyon has sold off many big names, it can still handle it calmly from the start of the league. Bundesliga champion Stuttgart and the Scottish powerhouse are not easy to mess with. Barcelona continues to strengthen its strength.
After that, whether they can run in well is a key factor in whether they can successfully qualify from the group.
Group F, Manchester United, Roma, Sporting Lisbon, Dynamo Kiev;
Although Manchester United had a bad start to the league and injured Wayne Rooney, the media believes that Roma and Sporting Lisbon cannot prevent them from qualifying in the group. Roma, who are eager for revenge, should also be able to successfully enter the top 16, and they may even be first in the group.
Group G, Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow, Fenerbach;
The media generally believe that Li Ang's team has drawn a lottery, and Inter Milan should not have to worry. Neither Eindhoven nor the Russian team or the Turkish team can bring any threats or tests to Li Ang's team.
