Because they participated in the America's Cup, Zanetti and Cordoba joined the team relatively late, so Dick has only met them once.
But as a head coach, it is normal to have a heart-to-heart talk with the captain...
"Javier, I think we need to get to know each other and have a good talk about the next work on the team."
Dick said this directly to Zanetti, and then Zanetti followed Dick out of the hotel and found a remote cafe to sit down.
"Javier, you have played in Inter Milan for nine seasons, right?" Dick asked after sitting down.
Zanetti nodded. He joined Inter Milan in the 1959-96 season, exactly nine years after the end of last season.
"In a few days, it seems to be your thirty-first birthday... It is relatively rare to celebrate your birthday in the Middle East. Then call the whole team to celebrate your birthday together after training."
Dick said something else next, which made Zanetti a little confused. He first said that he had played for Inter Milan for nine years, and then said that he was thirty-one years old... What does this mean?
Thinking of this, Zanetti was a little surprised. Could it be that this guy was going to attack him? That he was too old and asked him to be a substitute?
Zanetti's worries are not unreasonable. Even Vieri was sold as soon as he said it would be sold. Is it true that he will not be removed as the captain? You must know that when Inter Milan's performance declined in the past two years, Moratti
He got angry and said that anyone in the team except Vieri could be sold. He almost sold Zanetti to Real Madrid. In the end, it was Zanetti who insisted on not leaving that made it impossible. What if Dick has the same situation now?
What about ideas?
Zanetti was horrified while listening, and the more Dick's words sounded, the more they sounded like this: "Javier, all the Inter Milan fans have seen your contribution in the past nine years, but now it's time to
At this time, I think the most important thing is for Inter Milan to win a league championship. As the captain, sometimes you need to make certain sacrifices. The overall interests of the team should override the interests of everyone...
"
Zanetti couldn't sit still. Just when he was about to ask Dick what he was going to do with him, he heard Dick suddenly say: "Javier, what do you think about asking you to play left back in the new season?"
Sample?"
"What?" Zanetti didn't react for a moment. He was stunned for a moment before asking: "Playing at left back?"
"Yes, playing at left back."
Dick emphasized: "People say that since Carlos left, Inter Milan's left wing has become a black hole... In fact, this is indeed the case. Inter Milan's left wing has never made people feel at ease, and I don't think so either.
There is no way to buy a suitable left back immediately. In this case, the only one who can reassure me in the left back position is Javier!"
"I know Javier your comprehensiveness. Although you are used to playing on the right, the left is not a big problem for you, whether it is offense or defense. Judging from the current personnel composition of Inter Milan
, your best choice is to play on the left. Of course, this may wrong you, but this is the only way I can think of to make up for the shortcomings of the left..."
After listening to Dick talking so much, Zanetti felt relieved and started playing on the left... Although it wasn't too pleasant, it was much better than being put on the bench, right?
But he still asked a question: "So... who will play at right back?"
When asking this question, Zanetti was also thinking about this question. Should he let the young Macho play, or the Spaniard who was traded from Real Madrid?
As a result, Dick gave an unexpected answer: "I plan to let Ivan play this position."
Cordoba Zanetti was stunned again, and then suddenly realized it again.
From now on, this seems to be the best option. In the first two seasons, Cooper had a headache about how the three central defenders of Cordoba, Cannavaro and Materazzi should play. He once played with a back three.
, but there is no way to solve this problem. You can't put one of them on the bench, right? This would be too much of a loss...
Now the solution that Dick has come up with is that Zanetti should play on the left to stabilize the defense on this side. It's not that he can't buy a better left back, but that firstly, there is no good candidate, and secondly,
In the past ten years, Inter Milan's reputation as a black hole on the left has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Almost every left back has been under tremendous pressure after coming to Inter Milan. In this case, only Zanetti can be more trustworthy.
At the same time, Zanetti's move to the left is also a solution to the problem of excess central defenders. Of course, the easiest way is to sell one of the three central defenders, just like Mancini did in history. But the problem is,
Dick clearly knew that Cannavaro went to Juventus and met his good friend Thuram, that is, he would be out of control when a piece of wood meets a raging fire, and he would do something like this to seduce the enemy... unless he was mentally ill.
Got it!
In this case, naturally Cordobara can only be moved to the right. He has never played this position as a purely defensive full-back. He occasionally played this position during the Cooper era.
Played pretty well.
This is also the reason why Dick, in his tactical training arrangements, only designed the tactic of the left back advancing to assist, but not the tactic of the right back assisting.
And such a choice can also improve the lack of main players on the wings of Inter Milan's defense and the lack of substitutes in the middle. If someone at the central defender is injured, then just take advantage of the situation and bring Cordobara back to play as the central defender, and then let Maggio or...
Arbeloa comes on, or even lets Zanetti return to the right, with Pasquale on the left for a while.
After understanding all of Dick's intentions, Zanetti realized that Dick had taken great pains to create such a situation, so he nodded happily: "No problem, I'm still playing on the left.
Playing on the right, it's the same."
Dick nodded with satisfaction, being able to make Zanetti willing to play on the left, not only because his lobbying method was correct, but also because Inter Milan had not won a league championship in nine years, and Zanetti was willing to sacrifice for the championship.
There are some factors in it, just like the season when Inter Milan won the Triple Crown in history, Zanetti was willing to play on the left just to fulfill his wish.
But what Zanetti didn't know was that precisely because of his nod of agreement this time, he has been fixed in this position ever since...
After convincing Zanetti, the next step was to convince Cordoba. The situation in the first two seasons made Cordoba understand that the competition between himself and Cannavaro for the central defender is inevitable, because even if
When playing three central defenders, it is difficult for the three of them to cooperate well. On the contrary, when playing two central defenders, they are not bad. Whether it is Cordoba and Materazzi working together or Cannavaro and Materazzi, one
The combination of a tall and flexible central defender, even if both are brave, will have quite good effects.
This is also the reason why Inter Milan would rather suffer a big loss than to send Cannavaro away. The characteristics of Cannavaro and Cordoba are quite similar. Inter Milan had already begun to tighten money at that time.
Two central defenders of almost the same type are quite a waste. As for the choice to send Cannavaro away instead of Cordoba, it is due to economic considerations. Cannavaro's annual salary is 5 million euros, and Cole's annual salary is 5 million euros.
Toba only has 2.7 million, which is only a little more than half of Cannavaro. Who needs to be sent away?
Now Dick is asking not to sell Cannavaro, and Cordoba is also worried about whether he will lose his main position. Now the plan proposed by Dick can be said to be happy for everyone. It is not like Cordoba has never played on the right.
, naturally there is nothing wrong with agreeing with it.
After confirming such a change, a new problem emerged. This is also a problem faced by most Inter Milan assistant coaches. For such a defense line, the defense may not be a problem, but what about the full-back offense?
"When the full-backs attack, it is enough to have Zanetti on the left. Although I am not the same as Cooper, but this season, what we want is stability. In the defense, we must be stable now, and in the front
On the field, we have to use a lot of running and fast attacks to create opportunities! Even if Serie A is the most stable league, such tactics are equally effective."
"A lot of running, more blooming, more offensive points, and such tactics while maintaining a solid defense. This is the best Inter Milan in my mind!"
"Of course, it will take time to achieve this goal, but fortunately, we are only playing in the UEFA Cup this season, right? In this way, we can put most of our attention on the league."
Dick finally revealed his true intention. In this place far away from Italy, he had enough time to attack with better tactical arrangements without having to play other games, which also gave Dick the opportunity
Enough preparation time. From this aspect, the postponement of the start of the Serie A season due to various factors also gave Dick a good opportunity.
In twenty days of training, Inter Milan's main lineup gradually took shape.
Goalkeeper Toldo, Zanetti on the left side of the defense, Cordoba on the right side, the center backs are Cannavaro and Materazzi, in the midfield, Zanetti is the defensive midfielder and the left midfielder
Perrotta and right midfielder Stankovic. In fact, the positions of these two full midfielders are very flexible. Because they do not need to be distracted by defense, their movement on the field will be very flexible. Perrotta's range of activities includes
In the midfield and the penalty area, Stankovic's range of activities is more in the midfield. In front of them is Recoba. Dick's task for Recoba is to run in the midfield and get the ball.
After the ball, he tried to send the final pass, but the effect was not very good. This is not what Recoba is best at, but Dick plans to give Recoba more opportunities. If Recoba still can't do it, then Pandev will use his best
Last chance to pass.
On the front line, Tony and Adriano will be the first choice. As a center, Tony will be tasked with fighting and grabbing points in the penalty area, while Adriano will frequently pull out of the penalty area and give full play to his ability.
The strengths of his foot skills and dribbling are that Ade currently has no shortcomings. His skills and body are perfectly combined. All Dick has to do is change his habit of using personal strength to solve the game. These problems can be gradually solved in the game.
, What needs to be done now is just to make the players familiar with such tactics.
This style of play must be very physically demanding, but Inter Milan's midfielders are all famous for being immortal and iron men. Zanetti is called White Davis because of his strong running ability.
Perrotta is a player who runs tirelessly with almost no injuries, and Stankovic can also run. They are both at their peak, which is why Dick chose this tactic.
As time passes day by day, the Inter Milan team in Dick's mind is gradually taking shape.
ps: Continuing in the field... Lao Guo can't break out, but Lao Guo wants a monthly ticket... Can he win?
