"Everyone, what I know is that in the past few seasons, you have become accustomed to the defensive counterattack tactics... The tactics I practiced during this period were mainly offensive, but before the attack, we
We still have to emphasize defense, do you understand? Cooper and I are no different in our bones. Although we both started in La Liga, we both pay attention to defense! However, we are also very different in some details.
, Cooper's defense relies more on stacking players, and the offense seems simple and crude. When I defend, I need to mobilize the enthusiasm of all the players on the back line, rather than simply relying on the stacking of personnel to enhance defense.
Don’t forget, Inter Milan is a giant with a long history and honor. We should have the confidence to use offense more to win games instead of hiding in the penalty area and defending!”
Before the start of the second round of the league, Dick said to the players on the training ground: "Defense is not a matter of the back line. Counterattacking on the spot after losing the ball during the offense can not only slow down the opponent's attack speed, but also slow down the opponent's attack speed.
It can also create fast break opportunities for us after stealing the ball in the frontcourt. We must grasp this. This will be our basic strategy in the game, do you understand?"
The players nodded in unison - now they still had to listen to what Dick said - at least until Dick lost the trust of the club.
Dick's work in the midfield this summer is not small. The joining of Stankovic and Perrotta and the introduction of Zanetti have increased the running and hardness of Inter Milan's midfield. If it really is
When it comes to defense, starting from the two centers and continuing to the midfield, every line has running ability and hardness. No matter what team wants to quickly pass through the midfield, it is not very possible.
Although this style of play consumes physical energy, there are at least three players in Inter Milan's midfield who can't run away. Dick is not worried about this.
Inter Milan's schedule this season is very intensive. There was a UEFA Cup match before, which was a double match a week, and in the next week, there was a league game - this season's Serie A itself has been delayed.
Coupled with the expansion from thirty-four rounds to thirty-eight rounds, this season's Serie A schedule is intensive, which is almost inevitable.
In fact, Serie A in the next few years will be relatively chaotic. Although it has a long history, Serie A will always be postponed due to various circumstances in the next few years. Then the game schedule is very intensive, and it is not a collision.
When the Players Association went on strike, it was because small clubs were unwilling to participate in the competition because of the small share of broadcast fees. Each time, they reluctantly started after mutual compromise, leaving the problem to be solved in the future.
Dick once complained about Inter Milan. This club is not like a giant with a long history and is not professional at all. In fact, the entire Serie A league has a copycat atmosphere from top to bottom. There are no fixed rules. Everything
Everyone wants to take advantage of loopholes, and they don’t want to abide by the rules, but they think that if they don’t take advantage of the loopholes, others will take advantage of the loopholes and make themselves suffer... The decline of Serie A is not accidental, and the Bundesliga’s catch-up is not accidental. From the perspective of the health of the league
It is said that Serie A is far inferior to the Bundesliga and also inferior to the Premier League. Together with La Liga, it can be called two weird leagues...
But even in this chaotic atmosphere, Serie A has the honor of a mini-World Cup. Although it has declined since entering the 21st century, AC Milan and Inter Milan have won the Champions League. It can be said that it is a centipede that dies.
Not stiff.
However, if this continues, one day Serie A will become even weaker. Just like in the previous years when Dick traveled through time, the entire Serie A has been completely unable to compare with the Bundesliga, and will even be overtaken by Ligue 1 and Portugal. In the final analysis, this is
Their long-standing unprofessionalism and tendency to take advantage of loopholes have left them with too many problems. This is not only a problem for Serie A, but also a problem for Italy as a whole.
Of course, Dick was just complaining. He cannot control the entire Serie A, let alone the entire Italy. All he can do is to bring back as many honors as possible during his term of office.
In the second round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced newly promoted Palermo at home.
In the first round, Palermo defeated Siena 1-0 at home and got off to a good start. This time they came to challenge Inter Milan away from home. Naturally, Palermo wanted to give Inter Milan a good look at home, but this summer they are changing.
There is a lot to gain in the market, just look at their defense - right back Zaccardo, center back Barzagli, left back Grosso - these are all Italian nationals who participated in the World Cup more than a year later.
Team members! Their selection into the Italian national team is more related to their outstanding performance in Palermo.
Like Chievo, Palermo also launched a crazy press in the midfield from the first minute of the game. Inter Milan, not to be outdone, also used a lot of running and confrontation to deal with Palermo.
Many commentators are sighing, thinking that Inter Milan is actually suffering a lot by doing this. The weak teams are fighting every game because they have no long-term plan. If they can fight, it is just one game. For a strong team like Inter Milan, the season
With so many goals and fighting like this against weaker teams every game, how many games can they fight?
However, one thing Dick knows is that now they have to fight hard - Inter Milan is not a team that has achieved many honors in the past. The long-term lack of championships has put most of the players under a lot of pressure.
At this time, if we don't use a few more victories to increase the players' confidence in themselves as the head coach, the next work will not be easy to carry out.
However, Palermo is obviously not an ordinary person. Their ability to win the Serie B championship last season was entirely the result of hard work. There are many outstanding players in the team. Although Tony was poached by Dick in advance, Ventola,
Zauri, Gasbaroni and others are all strong players, and with veteran Collini's dispatch in the midfield, they were not at a disadvantage when the two sides attacked back and forth throughout the first half.
At the end of the first half, the score was zero to zero. Dick affirmed the performance of the players in the midfield. Although Inter Milan did not score a goal in the first half, the two wings were playing well. Although Zanetti
He switched to the left and continued to attack forward. In addition, Perrotta and Stankovic continued to attack on both wings, which also created many opportunities, but missed them one by one.
What made Dick frown a little was Recoba's performance. In this game, Recoba worked very hard to control the rhythm in the midfield or deliver the final pass. However, amid Palermo's crazy pressing, he rarely could.
Once you get the ball, you can't pass it out immediately...
Dick sighed slightly in his heart. He is a good player. Unfortunately, he has a better choice in the forward line. He cannot adapt to playing in the midfield. This is a typical second striker. However, there is a bug like Ade.
After that, Recoba's existence became dispensable to him...
Dick did not adjust the lineup during the halftime break, but just like the first round, at the beginning of the second half, Inter Milan took the lead!
Shortly after the kick-off of the second half, Perrotta, who switched to the center, received a pass from Zanetti, raised his foot and passed the ball to the gap on the right. Stankovic took the ball two steps forward, and then ran
A sudden pass was made during the movement. Tony in the middle took off and feinted a shot. Adriano, who came in from the back row, overwhelmed the opponent's defender and headed the ball from the back point into the Palermo gate!
Inter Milan leads 1-0 at home!
This goal brought huge cheers from the stands. The first goal at San Siro this season also made the Inter Milan fans cheer.
However, the joy of the Inter Milan fans did not last long. In the 67th minute, Zaccardo threw a side ball, and Zauri received the ball beautifully from Stankovic and Cordoba who returned to defend.
He rushed through the middle and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Ventola, who followed up, rushed three meters in front of Materazzi's front door and shot into the near corner. Toldo couldn't make the save and Palermo equalized the score!
"Ventola scored a goal! After being sent to Palermo as a bargaining chip for Tony's transfer, Ventola scored such a goal against his old club! Inter Milan fans at this time
, the mood will definitely be more complicated..."
The fans of Inter Milan are indeed in a mixed mood, but it seems that this cannot be blamed on Dick. Ventola's performance in the previous few seasons was not very good, and he was directly loaned out. It is natural for Dick to give up on him.
things.
At this time, Dick didn't care what the other party would think. While Ventola and his teammates were celebrating wildly, he called the young Macedonian player Pandev from the coaching bench.
"Goran, go warm up later and prepare to play... After you come on the field, you will ambush behind the two forwards. After receiving the ball, you can use your ability to pass the final ball... Don't dribble too much, they are pressing in the midfield
It's very fierce. Maybe you only have a moment of opportunity to pass the ball. If you miss it, you will miss it completely. Do you understand?"
Pandev nodded. He knew that he would miss not only the opportunity to score goals, but also the opportunity to play. Playing at this time is both pressure and opportunity. If he can grasp it, his status in the Inter Milan team may be the same.
There will be earth-shaking changes!
The arrival of a new coach is an opportunity for fringe players like him to show themselves!
Pandev comes on and replaces Recoba.
This substitution made the Inter Milan fans stunned. Originally, they were very depressed because of Ventola's goal. Now Dick replaced Recoba, who was very popular with them, and replaced him with a completely useless player.
The famous Pandev, this caused sporadic boos to appear in the stands...
"Aha, there were boos on the Meah viewing table! Maybe it was for Dick's substitution... In just the second round of the league, he started to be booed by Inter Milan fans. It seems that Dick is so
It seems that this trip to Inter Milan will not be too good..." the commentator said with a smile.
However, the boos in the stands did not move Dick in any way. He had heard the boos too many times. These were just the boos of a few people, and they were not the same as the "We want Kiko" flying over the Calderon Stadium.
Compared with the banners with "No Chinese", they are simply... too childish!
The booing stopped abruptly after twenty minutes.
In the 79th minute, Pandev received a pass from Adriano at the front of the penalty area. When two Palermo players were approaching him, he turned slightly and passed a diagonal pass directly to the left side of the penalty area.
…
When he passed the ball, there was no one there, but when the boos were about to ring out in the stands, Perrotta, who was advancing forward, had already appeared in that position!
After receiving the ball, Perrotta adjusted slightly and took a decisive shot. The ball flew into the goal from the near corner!
