The entire Calderon Stadium was cheering, and so were all the Atletico Madrid fans - although when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score was still fixed at three to three, but the Atletico Madrid fans
They seemed extremely satisfied, and the reason was very simple. When they fell behind 1 to 3, they were almost desperate, but the score of 3 to 3 would bring them endless hope!
"I am very satisfied with the performance of the players... because in extremely unfavorable circumstances, they showed their courage, ability and decision-making. This is what I value most. We are a newly formed team.
Mistakes are normal, but as long as we can correct them in time after we make them, we will become stronger and stronger."
Dick seemed very satisfied at the post-match press conference, while Tardelli looked angry: "We were leading three to one, but our opponents chased two goals in a row... After returning to the home court, we
We must win and we can’t waste any more opportunities to advance to the next round.”
In fact, from the score point of view, Inter Milan has the advantage, but now many people are beginning to have more confidence in Atletico Madrid. The reason is very simple. Being able to equalize the score in that difficult situation is a great thing in itself.
Something that can greatly boost your confidence. In the second round at Meazza, Atletico Madrid will go to the away game in their best form!
It is precisely because he understands this that Tardelli seems so angry, because Atletico Madrid showed enough strength to defeat Inter Milan and missed a good opportunity in the first round. Even if the second round was at home, Inter Milan
It may not be possible to maintain a zero-to-zero draw - the offensive ability displayed by Atletico Madrid makes people feel quite shuddering!
Dick seemed even more confident about Atletico Madrid's next results. Although Inter Milan scored three goals against Atletico Madrid in this game, it was not because of their tactics that had the upper hand, but because of some close luck.
The reason - the first goal conceded was due to Atletico Madrid's mentality fluctuating, the second goal conceded was entirely due to Recoba's sudden outburst - that goal was indeed quite beautiful, and the third goal was...
It can be said that Atletico Madrid was caught off guard.
In the away game, Atletico Madrid may not give Inter Milan such a chance.
After playing against Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid ushered in the 23rd round of the league and faced Málaga at home. In this round of the league, Dick rotated some of the main players, such as Belleron,
Capdevila, as well as midfielder Makélélé, also asked Jardel to rest on the front line, and instead asked Cruz and Torres to partner up front. Because they were extremely excited in the first two rounds of the league, this
Atletico Madrid's state also experienced some fluctuations in the first round of the league. After Camoranesi scored a goal for Atletico Madrid in the first half, Atletico Madrid was suppressed by Malaga in the next game.
In the first and second half, the opponent scored two goals in a row to overtake the score.
However, at this time, luck favored Atletico Madrid - Vicente's two breakthroughs were tripped by the opponent's defender in the penalty area twice, which allowed Atletico Madrid to win two penalty kicks. Cruz and Torres took the penalty kicks successively.
Scored, which allowed Atletico Madrid to overtake the opponent 3-2 at home and achieve seven consecutive victories in the league!
"We were indeed lucky to win this game...but this is the reward we got for not giving up. Any team does not lack luck when it wants to win something. It is an honor to lead the team to seven consecutive wins.
However, there is still a long time left in the league, and we still need to do better to win in the next games... Now I am only thinking about the second round of the UEFA Cup. Our goal this season has not changed.
, that is to achieve outstanding results in both the league and the Champions League."
Dick said lightly at the press conference after the game that he was not lying, because at this time, his mind had already flown to Meazza and the second leg of the fourth round of the UEFA Cup.
Compared with Atletico Madrid's overwhelming luck, Inter Milan now seems a bit gloomy. In the first round, they were tied by Atletico Madrid with a huge advantage. In the league in midweek, they lost 0-1 away from home.
To Naples, although they are still ranked tenth, their lead has been extended to 20 points by number one Roma, and even Atlanta, number four, is six points ahead of them...
For Tardelli, the UEFA Cup has almost become his last life-saving straw. He hopes that the team can perform at a relatively high level at home, enter the UEFA Cup quarter-finals, and continue to move towards a heavyweight championship.
——Inter Milan has not won a championship of sufficient importance for a long time. The last valuable championship they won was the UEFA Cup championship in the 1997-98 season.
On one side are emerging forces, on the other side are traditional giants that are in poor condition. Atletico Madrid's aggressive performance this year has left Inter Milan without much confidence even at their home court - the only thing they can rely on is
, as long as they get a zero-0 draw at home, it will be enough to qualify.
However, such a thing is not so easy to do - they have had a lot of troubles recently, and the decline in performance has made the team seem disheartened. Dutch midfielder Seedorf said in an interview a day ago that he has been
Missing the life in Real Madrid, he did not leave Real Madrid voluntarily, but some people in the club sold him in order to obtain more benefits. Although he also said that he would do his best for Inter Milan, everyone could hear that the Dutchman had
I don’t want to stay at Inter Milan for too long anymore.
Vieri was also injured in the weekend's league game. Although he was able to catch up with this game, it is still unknown how well he can perform in the game after just recovering from his injury.
Before the game started, only less than 10,000 fans came to the Meazza Stadium, which can accommodate more than 80,000 people, to watch it now. It is obvious that Inter Milan fans are tired of this season's results, let alone
It is difficult for Inter Milan to win the UEFA Cup with the current state they are showing, but even winning the UEFA Cup will not satisfy them. In the 1990s, they won three UEFA Cup championships, but never won a league championship.
However, they no longer care about the UEFA Cup championship, they only care about the league championship!
When Dick and his players appeared at the Meazza Stadium, even Dick was stunned - the large blank stands made it impossible for him to believe that this was the Meazza Stadium. In his mind, it was the Meazza Stadium.
The Meazza stadium should be filled with crowded people, dotted with fireworks in the stands, and a neat chorus like an opera... Now it looks like this... Gee, it's not even as good as the Segunda División team!
What this situation shows is that the fans are extremely disappointed with the team. In such a home atmosphere, what can Inter Milan's players do?
Tardelli has no other way, he only has one choice, and that is to strive for the best result-that is, to keep a draw! At his home court, if he is more active, keeping a draw does not seem to be too difficult.
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Even Dick had not thought of this. He originally thought that leading a giant like Inter Milan, Tardelli should be more active. At least he should not stick to it just for the sake of promotion - he always believed that pure recycling
Defense is the least technical, and it is also the easiest to pin your hopes on luck, because no matter how good your recovery is, or even if you put a bus in front of the goal, it is impossible to block all the scoring routes. As long as there are
One accident or one oversight may bring all the plans to naught...
Even if you insist on defending, you must use some other methods to prevent your defense from being constantly under pressure, or to slow down the opponent's attack. The approach of defending from the beginning is not impossible to obtain.
A draw, but the probability is always very small...
Having pinned all his hopes on this approach, it seems that Tardelli really had no other way to do it...
From the beginning of the game, they continued to recycle defense and engage in destructive play. This style of play made Atletico Madrid players feel very uncomfortable. They were unable to create anything in the first twenty minutes.
Good opportunity, it wasn't until twenty minutes later that their offense gradually became more intensive.
Camoranesi, Jardel, Belleron, and Baraja all had good shooting opportunities. Although they did not score, Inter Milan's defense was constantly impacted. Atletico Madrid shot throughout the first half.
Nearly ten times, Inter Milan only had one threatening attack, which was a corner kick. Blanco grabbed Recoba's corner kick, but his header was blocked by Capdevi who was guarding the goal.
Pulled out, Inter Milan missed this opportunity.
During the intermission, Dick just said something with a sneer.
"In the second half, I went all out to attack and beat them to pieces!"
He not only said this, but also did it - Cruz was replaced immediately after the start of the second half. The two centers began to cause huge damage to the opponent's goal in the penalty area, and the midfielder did not
Instead of using complicated passes, the ball is distributed directly to the wing, and then the two wingers and the two full-backs continue to pass the ball and use a series of fierce attacks to continue to create pressure until a goal is scored!
Inter Milan's defense persisted until the 70th minute - Belleron began to dash Inter Milan's hopes - he received the ball 25 meters away from the goal and then shot a low ball.
The lawn flew into the penalty area and was blocked by many figures, and then flew into the gate of Inter Milan from Frey's hands - one to zero! While breaking the deadlock, Inter Milan's hope was completely shattered!
Atletico Madrid did not make the same mistakes as in the first game. They continued to maintain considerable concentration. While strengthening interceptions in the midfield, they were also thinking about attacking. Just three minutes later, their quick counterattack once again
It worked, Cruz cleverly passed the ball to Jardel, Jardel shot from the left side of the penalty area and scored, 2-0, Atletico Madrid completely established the victory!
"There is no suspense! The one who will advance will be Atletico Madrid! Inter Milan's performance was too bad! They only wanted to keep the tie. After being scored by Atletico Madrid, they swarmed forward like a group of headless flies and were defeated.
Atletico Madrid easily launched a beautiful counterattack... Now it's time for Inter Milan to change, at least they need a more stable lineup..."
When the final whistle sounded, angry Inter Milan fans began to throw debris into the stadium. Some fans rushed out of the stands, but were driven back by the police at the scene. Inter Milan players and coach Tardelli
He could only escape back to the locker room under the protection of the police, leaving the Atletico Madrid players celebrating...
