Adriano did not play, Inter Milan still easily defeated Livorno in the away game, and what made the Inter Milan fans ecstatic was that although AC Milan beat Lecce 5-2 at home, Juventus stopped in the away game.
As they progressed, they were held to a 1-1 draw by Parma in the away game. Inter Milan overtook Juventus with 40 points with 41 points, and topped the standings for the first time this season!
"Is Juventus tied? This is good news. Once we reach the first position, it will be difficult for any team to catch up with us. We are very strong now, and any team wants to steal points from us.
It’s not a difficult thing to do more.”
What Dick said at the post-match press conference made many reporters feel familiar - and then many people noticed it. In this case, in the 98-99 season five years ago, someone said something similar
words.
At the beginning of that season, Trapattoni's Fiorentina led the way and won the winter championship. However, when Inter Milan and Juventus performed poorly, Lazio led by Eriksen started to catch up strongly, and in
After the winter break, with Batty injured and Edmundo having another brain cramp, Lazio overtook Fiorentina. After defeating Bari, Eriksson said in an interview, "When we get to first place, we will be better."
It’s hard to catch up.” What then? AC Milan struck from behind and overtook Lazio, which had a seven-point lead with a wave of seven consecutive victories, and finally won the league championship at the centenary celebration!
This discovery made reporters excited - does this mean that Inter Milan will also fall short in the last round? It's not that they are superstitious, but because Inter Milan's current momentum is very similar to Cooper's first year in office.
Inter Milan also competed for points in various ways. The only difference is that Cooper relies on defense, and now Dick relies on offense. Will they fall at the last moment like Inter Milan did that year?
You know, they are only one point ahead of Juventus and two points ahead of AC Milan!
This game was played in midweek, and three days later, Inter Milan ushered in the eighteenth round of the league and faced Sampdoria at home.
Sampdoria's performance this season is quite good. They are currently ranked fifth, suppressing traditional strong teams such as Roma, Lazio and Parma. They are only four points behind Udinese, who is ranked fourth. Antonioli
, Castellini, Volpi, Palombo, Fracchi and other powerful players have performed quite well this season. Even in the away game, they don't seem to be afraid of Inter Milan...
In this round of league history, Inter Milan completed a crazy comeback in the last six minutes after falling behind by two goals. It was an epic comeback. Dick vaguely remembered such a game, but he didn't know it.
It's this round.
However, under his leadership in this game, Inter Milan lost one classic game, but played more steadily.
Adriano was not able to reduce his weight to Dick's satisfaction before the start of this game, so Dick continued to hide him - in fact, Adriano himself also let go, since he could no longer catch up in this round of the league.
Well, the following midweek is the Coppa Italia match, so we should concentrate on losing weight and trying to play in the next round of the league - although this head coach is a very good person, he really speaks his mind in this regard, so it is better for him to be more obedient.
So Dick continued to adopt a new lineup - he planned to gradually adjust the characteristics of the frontcourt players from now on, use rotation to make the tactics more varied, and at the same time allow more players to perform at their best.
Dick sent a lineup similar to 433 in this game. There were no changes in the goalkeeper or the defense. In the midfield, Mascherano came on and formed a double midfielder with Zanetti. Perrotta took a rest.
Stankovic was placed in front of the two midfielders, and Di Natale started. His ostensibly position was as a full-back, but in fact Dick arranged for him to ambush behind Toni, and Semioli got the
In the starting position, his task is to run on the right to deliver shells to Tony.
In the absence of Adriano, Tony naturally has to shoulder the responsibility of scoring goals. Such a formation that pays more attention to wing assists was created to achieve this purpose. It also tells Adriano that even if you
Without it, Inter Milan can still win...
Dick is very clear about this. He did not play in the last round and will not play in this round. The reason why Adriano is so honest has a lot to do with Inter Milan's easy victory in the last round. If the last international game
If Milan does not win or if it is very difficult to win, Adriano will inevitably have thoughts such as "Look, I can't do it without me." When such thoughts become more frequent, players will naturally become arrogant.
, it won’t be easy to discipline.
It’s not that many head coaches don’t understand this, but it’s because they are under pressure, especially in Serie A. The head coach’s position is often precarious. If he can win, he will win, even if he relies on stars - so all the time, Serie A has
The most common type of "one-man team", even for wealthy clubs, is because the head coach cannot suppress the stars most of the time.
Dick sold Vieri, the king of the past six years, as soon as he came up. He might not have had such thoughts in it. Vieri has been single-handedly supporting Inter Milan in the past few years. Such a player is definitely not a new owner.
The coach was able to suppress it immediately. Dick was not afraid of Vieri, but if there was an internal fight, it would delay the performance of the entire team and the most precious time.
So after reaching a consensus with the management, Dick solved the problem in the simplest and crudest way. He sold Vieri and reorganized a new team. It was better to rebuild on the ruins than on the ruins.
Redevelopment of residential areas is much simpler. At least, the former does not require the trouble of "forced demolition"...
During this process, Moratti has remained silent, while Facchetti agrees with Dick. The salary space saved by selling Vieri for Inter Milan is enough to support Adriano, Toni and Pandev.
Individually, these three people are now the main trident of Inter Milan's frontcourt. They have performed very well. The three people have combined to bring 28 goals, which is better than Vieri's goals in any season in the past.
It’s all too much!
The core of the rebuilt Inter Milan will of course be Adriano, but a core cannot become uncontrollable or indispensable, especially since Dick knows that Adriano will become a player in the future if he does not listen to discipline.
At this time, he will not let Adriano feel that Inter Milan can't survive without him.
Becoming obese is just a wedge. From the beginning of the season, Dick has emphasized this point without being obvious - Adriano, you are important, but not the most important. Without you, we will not be able to compete.
You can still win.
It is precisely because of this indoctrination that Adriano now only regrets why he ate so happily during the winter break, instead of thinking that Dick is being picky - of course, it is also because of Dick's previous experience.
On the basis of his good results in 2016, although he did not say to the Inter Milan players on the training ground: "I am the European champion, you are nothing, so you have to listen to me." But in fact, as long as the Inter Milan players
When people think of this guy carrying so many championship auras, they will be in awe of him - in the football circle, it depends on strength! Without strength, no matter how correct you are in doing things, you will not be able to suppress those
Proud warrior!
In the second round of the league after the New Year, Inter Milan once again went out without Adriano.
This situation made the Inter Milan fans who were watching the game a little worried. After all, Sampdoria is also one of the top five teams. Although they don’t have any superstars in the team, they do have a strong team. Since their relegation, they have
After returning, Sampdoria's vitality is gradually recovering. Without Adriano, can it really beat the opponent?
Although Dick said after the last round that "we have two super forwards, not one", Tony has now scored 11 goals in the league, but with Adriano who can create opportunities with the ball,
Compared with forwards, he seems unreliable...
Tony doesn't care much about this view. He comes from a grassroots background and has been ignored. This season, he can play the main role in a giant like Inter Milan and has scored double-digit goals, reaching his own historical record.
At the highest peak, his self-confidence is constantly growing.
His height, his strength, his heading ability, and his impact in the penalty area are his assets. Dick has used the characteristics of him and Adriano quite well this season. This is why he has
This marked the emergence of the first super forward partnership in Serie A this season whose goals both reached double digits.
From the beginning of the game, Inter Milan played relatively simple, and then ten minutes later, Toni proved his ability and ability to serve as Inter Milan's main forward.
Stankovic passed the ball to Semioli, who used his speed to break through the opponent's full-back, and then made a cross. The quality of this cross was not particularly high, but Toni relied on his strength.
He forcibly suppressed the opponent's central defender Castellini, and then hit the goal with a powerful header, heading the ball into the dead center of the goal!
Inter Milan leads 1-0 at home, and Toni scored the goal!
"Tony! Tony! Tony!" Inter Milan fans shouted excitedly. Now they were relieved. It was exactly as Dick said, there was no Adriano, but Tony!
Before the end of the first half, Toni received another pass from Zanetti who was assisted and then headed the ball. Di Natale, who was ambushing in the penalty area, extended the lead to two with an extremely difficult volley sideways shot.
A ball!
After gaining a two-goal lead, the rest of the game was easy to play.
Dick replaced Recoba and Cruz, and replaced Semioli and Di Natale. Although Sampdoria scored goals successively from Tonetto and Kutuzov, the two substitutes
But he also scored a goal. Cruz first received Toni's ferry and hit the ball into the penalty area. Then he created an opportunity for Recoba through a pass. The Uruguayan used a wonderful kick to reach the goal.
Scored Inter Milan's fourth goal!
Four to two, Tony scored one goal and provided two assists, showing his style as a top striker!
Adriano in the stands was a little uneasy. In the two games in which he did not play, Toni scored two goals and two assists, helping Inter Milan score six points. Such a performance, if he did not work hard,
I'm afraid the position of the number one striker is about to shift...
This is what Dick needs, Adriano, some sense of crisis.
