Four hundred and twentieth seventh chapter put aside
What Dick said in the interview was not only to use this to put pressure on Juventus, but also because he really thought so - Real Madrid's status this season has begun to decline, and
The age of the superstars has also increased. It seems that it will not be too difficult for Juventus to pass Real Madrid. However, after entering the quarterfinals, Juventus is good at playing league games rather than cup competitions. I am afraid it will be difficult for them to continue.
And now they still have a big problem, that is, these two years were the two years when Moggi was most rampant, and they were also the two years when they were most cared for in the league. For example, in history, Vieira transferred to
In the year after Juventus, he never received a single red card in the league, and even accumulated very few yellow cards and suspensions. Is this normal? You must know that except for the year at Juventus,
Whether he was at Arsenal before or later at Inter Milan, it would be abnormal if he did not receive three red cards in a season! This shows how well taken care of Juventus was in the league in those two years.
Being taken care of in the league will naturally make it easier to win, and it will also allow them to get used to playing in such a relaxed state, but what about after arriving in the European competition? Moggi’s hands can’t reach that far, so Juventus’s performance in the past two years
Si Ke can be said to be an outsider in foreign wars and an expert in domestic wars. The advantage in the league is very big, but in the Champions League, they always enter the quarterfinals in the knockout rounds. When they encounter strong teams, they have nothing to do. It has to be said that the ease in the league has caused them
Not only they were sluggish in the Champions League, but even Inter Milan after the Calciopoli always encountered this problem, because at that time the competitiveness of Serie A had begun to decline, just like when Toni went to Bayern and always ended up in a simple
After scoring the ball, he started not scoring goals in the national team...
Dick just wanted to mention Juventus. He didn't want the competitiveness of Serie A to drop so much. As an old fan, he still has very deep feelings for Serie A and didn't want Serie A to decline like this.
, Calciopoli cannot save Serie A. The key is that Calciopoli is just a temporary solution. Although it imposes severe punishments, it does not make Serie A's shortcomings disappear. Coupled with Italy's economic decline, Serie A's subsequent slump is almost inevitable.
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After returning to the league, Inter Milan continued their excellent momentum. In the twenty-first round, Inter Milan challenged Palermo away from home. In this game, Inter Milan encountered a certain injury crisis. Adriano was training
Injured and will miss ten days, Recoba suffered an old injury and may need to rest for nearly a month. In addition, substitute winger Semioli is also injured and unable to play. Inter Milan's personnel scheduling seems to have begun to appear.
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However, Toni, who transferred from Palermo, showed excellent form. In this game, Dick paired Martins with Toni. At the same time, Pandev was removed from the midfield and sent in Di Natale, who used close proximity.
The three-forward formation launched a fierce attack on the road. This tactic was beyond Palermo's expectations. Toni scored a goal in each half, coupled with Martins' goal, Inter Milan swept Palermo 3-0 away from home.
Lemo has won eight consecutive games and has scored at least three goals in each of the past five games, conceding less than one goal per game on average!
"The offense is still sharp, but the defense has begun to strengthen. Inter Milan seems to be getting more and more terrifying now!" Many media exclaimed. Although Juventus defeated Atlanta 2-1 in this round of away games, they are still chasing behind Inter Milan. However,
AC Milan started to fall behind. In this round, they lost to Bologna 0-1 at home. Facing the rapid momentum of Inter Milan's five-game winning streak after the New Year, they only had two wins, one draw and two losses in the five games after the New Year.
They were left behind by Inter Milan by eight points. Adding in the points gap before the winter break, they are now eight points behind Juventus and as many as 11 points behind Inter Milan!
Such a points gap will almost certainly make it difficult for AC Milan to win the league championship this season. This is a huge blow to Ancelotti.
AC Milan, which is dominated by veterans, was indeed the first to lose in such a struggle. Their lineup this season can be described as luxurious, especially the defense - Cafu, Stam, Nesta, Maldini.
, however, you must know that except for Nesta, the other three players are all around thirty-five years old. It is impossible for such an old age to achieve outstanding results in heavy games throughout the season. On the contrary,
If you concentrate on the cup, you may get some outstanding performances and results.
AC Milan is like this now. Of course Ancelotti will not give up on the league now, but it is more suitable to let the veterans rest more and perform better in the Champions League.
Dick doesn't pay much attention to AC Milan anymore. Anyway, the 11-point advantage in the league is enough for him to stay ahead of AC Milan. And Inter Milan is not playing in the Champions League this season, so he needs to pay attention now.
, just Juventus.
The three-point advantage is not enough to reassure Inter Milan. After all, when the European competition resumes, Inter Milan will have more games, not to mention the Italian Cup. In Dick's view, there will be more games for Inter Milan.
It will be Inter Milan, not Juventus, who will be dragged down by the schedule.
Fortunately, his bench is still very thick, especially in the frontcourt. Even if three players are injured, it will not affect his formation. His work in the summer was still very effective, which makes him even more satisfied.
Yes, Inter Milan has conceded significantly fewer goals in recent rounds. In the eight-game winning streak after the tie with Juventus, they have only conceded five goals in total, only conceded goals in three games, and kept clean sheets in five of them.
This kind of performance is enough to prove that his tactics are now fully proficient.
Having a solid defense line is a good way to achieve results. Now Zanetti, Cordoba, Materazzi and Cannavaro have begun to adapt to the new tactics and performed well.
Navarro is still as brave as ever, Materazzi started to play quite well in the sweeper position, Cordoba checked and filled the gaps on the wing, and Zanetti made Inter Milan's left wing no longer a black hole. This kind of performance
, is enough to make Inter Milan's defense stronger.
You know, even Juventus has conceded two more goals than Inter Milan in the five games since the winter break.
After defeating Palermo, Inter Milan had no time to rest. Although there would be no cup matches this week, a round of league matches was arranged - the Serie A schedule this season is very strict, and Adriano and others still
Unable to play, but Dick made some adjustments to the lineup. Tony and Martins partnered up front, and the midfielder sent Mascherano, Zanetti, Perrotta and Stankovic with four excellent running abilities.
In the midfield, he put Cordoba and Zanetti on the bench, and sent two young full-backs, Maggio and Arbeloa, on the wings. He wanted to test the midfielder in this game.
A tactic of frantically pressing and running, and then relying on the forward penetration of the two full-backs to complete the attack from the wing.
However, in this game, this tactic did not work particularly well. After all, the two full-backs were still young, and their timing and determination of the forward thrust were poor. In addition, although the running ability of the four midfielders was
Both are very strong, but Perrotta and Stankovic were used to the mid-wing attack in the first half of the season and were not very adaptable to this style of play. Therefore, in the next round of the game against Atlanta,
Inter Milan was actually suppressed by Atlanta at home...
However, for the strike partner of Inter Milan, their team was suppressed, but it was a good opportunity for them to score. It was in the 33rd minute that Toni received a long pass from Maggio and then headed the ball.
, Martins showed his lightning-like speed and scored a single goal, scoring the only goal in the game. In the following time, Inter Milan's lineup showed their extremely strong defensive characteristics.
Won this game at home with defense!
One to zero! Nine consecutive wins!
There is only one game left for the longest ten-game winning streak in Serie A history!
However, the Italian media seemed not very satisfied with this victory.
"The closer the record was, the more Dick seemed to pay more attention to it. In this game, he gave up the offensive style he was used to before, and instead started to use defensive counterattacks... But he gave up on paying such a record any attention.
With the established style of play, is Dick too pushy? For a team, is the record more important or the championship? If just thinking about breaking records affects the results, what's the use?
You must know that when Juventus, AC Milan and Bologna set winning streak records, they all won the league championship that season. If Inter Milan fails to win the league championship this season, then it will be a new record.
, what’s the point?”
Dick just smiled slightly at this argument.
"We are now six points ahead." He only said this sentence during the interview, which immediately made everyone speechless. In this round of competition, Juventus showed its decline.
They lost to Sampdoria 0-1 at home, and were already six points ahead of Inter Milan. Although six points may not be a big advantage, but in a stalemate, Inter Milan is still behind them after the winter break.
The more they play, the better, but they begin to show signs of decline. Under such circumstances, Inter Milan may be able to leave Juventus a long distance away in one breath. According to past records, Dick is a very good at maintaining
Once a head coach with a points advantage leads the league by a certain number of points, the team he coaches will win the final league championship!
The fans of Inter Milan are extremely happy. They have always hoped that the team can obtain some records, but their mortal enemies have a winning streak and an unbeaten record, but they have nothing - this time, they see
It’s dawn!
This makes them look forward to the weekend's league round with great anticipation, an away challenge to Parma...
However, Inter Milan failed to create a record of ten consecutive victories - Materazzi was sent off with a red card in the first half for blocking the ball with his hand in front of the goal. Inter Milan was awarded a penalty kick and had one less player, Simplicio.
The penalty kick was hit. At the beginning of the second half, Gilardino used an acrobatic hook to give Parma a two-goal lead. Although Dick deployed his troops in the next game, Inter Milan relied on Cordo.
Ba's header and Adriano's penalty recovered two points and maintained their unbeaten record this season, but their winning streak was limited to nine games!
But what discouraged the reporters was that Juventus's poor state continued. They did not seize the good opportunity of the draw with Inter Milan. They suffered two consecutive defeats in the away game, losing to the newly promoted Palermo 0-1.
The ending brought the gap between them and Inter Milan to seven points...
