"There is still some time before the start of the game, and we have already got the starting lineups of both sides. Although the last round of the league was defeated by Genoa at home 1-2 at the last minute, Rhea did not make adjustments to the lineup. Obviously he was not interested in this set of games.
I trust the players in the starting lineup.”
"The goalkeeper is Jezzo, the defense is still a three-back formation, Contini, Cannavaro Jr. and Domic, the midfielder is Grava, Gargano, Buriachino, and the Slovak teenager Hamsik is also
Continuing to gain trust, in front of him is Savini, and up front is the combination of Sarayeta and Argentinian Lavezzi."
At the same time, today's Naples starting lineup was shown on the TV screen.
As the commentator said, there is nothing to say about Naples' starting lineup. Today's focus is mainly on Inter Milan.
"The following is Inter Milan's side. Affected by injuries and suspensions, Inter Milan's starting lineup has changed a lot," Ferrari said.
"First of all, there are changes in the defense. Team captain Javier Sanese is suspended due to injury. The starting right back today is the Brazilian Maicon. This Brazilian defender was acquired by Li Ang from Monaco. He has made great progress in the past two seasons.
, has been considered one of the most anticipated right-back players currently..."
"The left back is the Frenchman Evra, who has now firmly occupied the main position. At the center back, he is the partner of the Argentinian Samuel and the Romanian Chivo."
"In the midfield, Carlos continues to start without hesitation. Sometimes I really wonder, does this Spanish kid really not know fatigue at all? The young Croatian Modric also continues to get the starting spot, and another Spanish teenager David
Silva appears in the starting lineup. Figo's departure is not only due to his sudden retreat, but also due to the impact of Silva. The main reason is that the main position is not stable. Well, there is another player...
"Speaking of this, Ferrari's tone suddenly increased.
"Juan Mata, he continues to appear in the midfield position. At least it looks like this in the starting list. Then the question comes..." Ferrari immediately looked at the last two names on the list.
"Mata appears in the midfield, does this mean that Inter Milan will continue to have two strikers today?" Guest Rossi interjected.
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"Diego Milito starts!" Ferrari said the name of a starting forward.
Rossi continued to comment: "There is no doubt that Cassano and Aguero are injured, Adriano is suspended, and Liang only has Diego Milito as a forward..."
"That's right. I think what everyone is curious about and wants to know now is, who will start together with Diego Milito?" Ferrari's expression became surprised, which aroused his
Explain your partner's attention.
"It seems that this starting name surprised even my old friend." Rossi said with a smile. They had just received the starting list. In fact, Rossi didn't know who Inter Milan's other starting forward was.
"The striker partner with Diego Milito is Mario Balotelli." As Ferrari read out the name, Mario Balotelli's face and name appeared on the TV screen.
Then the TV screen showed Inter Milan’s starting lineup today:
Inter Milan (4-4-2): 12-Julio Cesar/13-Maicon, 25-Walter Samuel, 26-Christian Chivu, 3-Patrice Eyre
"Mario Balotelli, maybe some people still have some impressions of this kid. In the warm-up match before the start of the season, Mario Balotelli got a chance to play in the first team. However, I think many people have some doubts about this kid."
The boy is still a bit unfamiliar, so I need to introduce him. Mario Balotelli was born in Palermo on August 12, 1990, to Ghanaian parents. He was adopted by the Balotelli family in Brescia when he was two years old. Last year he entered
Inter Milan youth team, was called up to the first team and played in the pre-summer warm-up match. It can be seen that coach Li Ang admires this young player. However, I am still surprised that Li Ang actually let such a never-been player play in this game.
A 17-year-old boy who has no official experience with the first team started the game," Ferrari continued.
"This is indeed a surprising starting arrangement, which is incomprehensible. Even if Li Ang appreciates this big boy and can try to give him a chance to come on as a substitute, now he is directly arranged to start. Obviously, this will become
It was the talk of the town after the game."
"If Inter Milan loses this game today, Coach Li Ang's shocking starting arrangement will become the focus of criticism after the game!" Ferrari said.
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Not only the commentator was shocked by this starting arrangement, but the Inter Milan fans in front of the TV were also shocked.
"Mario Balotelli? Who is this kid?"
"I know, he's from the youth team, he seems to be doing pretty well!"
"No matter how good the youth team performs, it doesn't mean anything. This is Serie A!"
“It’s not like there’s no one available yet!”
"Yeah, if Aguero and Cassano weren't injured and Adriano was suspended, Lee wouldn't have sent such a kid!"
"Then we can't send such a boy. We can play as a lone striker."
"We have to believe in Li's vision. Maybe, maybe... this kid can surprise us." Someone said, but listening to his voice getting smaller and smaller, you knew that even he himself didn't believe what he said.
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In the home team's locker room at Meazza Stadium, Li Ang is making final arrangements for the team.
He has carefully studied today's opponent, Naples. Although Naples head coach Rhea seems to be a coach with versatile tactics, he can play four backs or three backs, but after careful study, you will find that,
Regardless of the formation, Rhea's tactics are more based on defense. Last season, Naples only conceded 29 goals in 42 Serie B games, one goal less than Juventus, which shows Rhea's defensive skills.
It can be said that Rhea is an authentic Italian coach who advocates defense, but his experience of leading the team to promotion four times proves that his philosophy is successful. Before leading Naples to promotion, he successively led Cagliari
, Vicenza, and Brescia have been promoted to Serie A, and he is a veritable "promotion expert." However, he has only had two seasons of Serie A experience in the past, and both ended in relegation.
An old-fashioned Italian coach who is conservative at heart, this is how Leon evaluated Rhea.
"The most likely formation for Naples today is 3-5-2. However, Rhea's 3-5-2 is actually a 5-3-2 counterattack formation. The two wings are handed over to the two full-backs Savini and Guerra who focus on defense.
"Wah." Li Ang said to his players, "These two players are strong in defense and weak in attack. They are very cautious and will not press too high easily. This means that at some point, there will be a gap between their wings and the midfield.
There’s a disconnect!”
As he said that, Li Ang drew a big cross on the tactical board!
"What we have to do is cut off Naples' midfield and frontcourt!"
"Pay attention to Hamsik, this kid plays an important role in Naples' offensive tactics!" Li Ang glanced at Carlos and said, "Juan, this kid is left to you!"
Carlos nodded vigorously and looked at Hamsik's name on the tactical board, as if he wanted to dig it out and swallow it.
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"Use our offense and goals to tell the people of Naples that the defense they are proud of is just paper in front of us!" As he said that, Li Ang glanced at Mario Boutella. The kid seemed to be distracted.
This made Leon not very satisfied, "Lieutenant Balotelli, what do you think?"
When Li Ang called Balotelli "Lieutenant", the players all suppressed their laughter. They all knew that Balotelli was now crazy about "Brother Lian". This interesting boy imagined that he was the Lieutenant Winster.
Diego Milito, who was sitting next to Balotelli, quickly poked him.
Balotelli came to his senses and looked at the coach with an innocent expression, "Ah, coach?"
"What are you thinking about?" Li Ang asked again, "Is there anything troubling you?"
"I haven't thought about how to celebrate after scoring a goal." Balotelli looked troubled.
Li Ang almost choked, and then he glanced at his assistant Banderas. That means, you are still worried that this kid is nervous. Do you think he looks nervous? He hasn't even played yet.
I'm worried about how to celebrate my goal.
"Let's shoot with machine guns." Li Ang said half-jokingly.
"Great!" Balotelli cheered, then grimaced again.
"What's wrong?" Li Ang asked angrily.
"I haven't practiced signing yet. After the game, what should I do if the fans ask me for an autograph?" Balotelli looked at the coach with a distressed look on his face, but said extremely seriously.
