Juventus's two-game losing streak makes the end of Inter Milan's winning streak not so impressive, but in the minds of the fans, it is really a pity to end the winning streak under such circumstances - only one game away!
Parma stopped it like this - but Parma's team is indeed quite amazing. AC Milan's unbeaten record also ended in their hands. They seem to be the killers of records...
However, a tie at this time is not necessarily a bad thing. At least the players do not need to be bound by the winning streak. If the record is not broken, there will still be opportunities to fight for it in the future. In the previous winning streak, Inter Milan has already experienced the state.
In the stage of decline from the peak, a draw at this time can at least allow the players to calm down. At the same time, the following midweek is a rare day without games, and Inter Milan's players can take a good rest.
Next, Inter Milan will face Roma at home. At the same time, the UEFA Cup competition has begun to reignite the war. In the next three league games, Inter Milan's opponents are Roma, Udinese and AC Milan. These three
None of the opponents are weak, and the opponent in the UEFA Cup is not a weakling, but the Bundesliga youth team Stuttgart. Inter Milan will play away games first and then at home. In other words, Inter Milan will play five games in the next three weeks.
And every opponent is not weak. How can Dick be so demanding on his opponents at this time? Being able to gain a seven-point advantage in the league will be of great help to Inter Milan's future record!
At least in the case of a three-front battle, Dick was able to make some focused arrangements.
The rare rest made the Inter Milan players very happy. In the next week, they all started recovery training, while Adriano continued to recuperate, hoping to be able to compete in the next battle against Roma.
Contribute your own strength.
Dick must win the next game against Rome. No matter what, after the winning streak ends, if they encounter consecutive losses, the impact on the team will be very big, and at this time, Seven
To be honest, the point advantage is nothing. After all, there are still fifteen rounds of the league, and no one will think that they have a chance to win in this situation.
The draw in the last game was actually very lucky. There is no problem with Materazzi's red card. After all, he subconsciously blocked the ball from the goal line with his hands when the opponent shot into the empty goal. If
If you don't block it, you will just watch the ball fly into the door. If you block it, maybe the penalty kick will not be missed - Materazzi just did what a defender should do subconsciously.
Even with one player missing and two goals behind, the Inter Milan players were able to tenaciously equalize the score. The Inter Milan players' performance was hard enough. Although Dick was harsh, he would not criticize the players indiscriminately.
So this week, the players began to feel Dick's amiable attitude on the training ground, so much so that they couldn't accept this change for a while...
"I really want to say that the real test is about to begin, but if I think about it carefully, it seems that this season we basically have double games every week, and there is rarely a chance to rest in the middle of the week, so the next games are nothing.
A test, don’t you think?”
Dick's words made the Inter Milan players laugh. Indeed, since the beginning of this season, there have been either league games, UEFA Cup and Italian Cup games scheduled in the middle of the week. It is rare that they can rest in the middle of the week.
However, in the first half of the season, the midweek cup matches were all substitutes and young players, so the main players were not particularly tired.
"But to be honest, there are still some differences. If the midweek games in the first half of the season are games for us to train our players, then from now on, we will be serious about it... So in the next games, unless
There is a loss of personnel. I will not make too many changes in the defense line. However, substitute defenders, don’t just think that you can relax - you must still be ready at any time and perform according to my instructions.
own strength."
"There is still a long time in the second half of the season. Of course we can't just rely on one lineup to finish all the games. In the frontcourt, I will make appropriate rotations. Everyone must maintain their own condition, and then in my
When I arrange for you to play, follow the tactics I arranged, do you understand? This is what you have to do in the game!"
The players nodded one after another. Of course they knew that now was the most important stage of the season. In the first half of the season, Dick would give the substitutes some opportunities to play in some games that were not particularly important. But at this time
, results are the first priority, not training new people.
Everyone knows that Inter Milan has been looking forward to a league championship for a long time. Dick's first task as coach of Inter Milan is naturally the league. Now that the league is seven points ahead, it is time to seize the opportunity to stabilize the advantage. At this time
, there is absolutely no room for slacking off.
You need to rest, and there will be more time to rest at the end of the season. Those two months of happy life are determined by the outstanding performance in the previous months.
With such emotions, Inter Milan's players are actively restoring their condition and waiting for the next round of games.
Time quickly came to February 13th, the day before Valentine’s Day, and Inter Milan welcomed visiting Roma at the Meazza Stadium.
Roma's performance in the first half of the season was very poor. Three consecutive changes of head coaches made their situation extremely chaotic. However, after Del Neri took office, they gradually recovered their strength and regained the top strength of the past few seasons.
The style of the team, after consecutive wins, they have been sent to the sixth position, only three points away from fifth place Sampdoria, and only five points away from fourth place Udinese. Although the championship
There seems to be little hope anymore, after all, they are 22 points behind Inter Milan, but they still have a very good chance of entering the top four and qualifying for next season's Champions League.
In the first round match between the two sides, which was also Del Neri's first game in charge of Roma, Inter Milan defeated Roma 4-3 in a goal battle. The whole game was full of twists and turns, with Roma scoring first and Inter Milan scoring three in a row.
The ball was reversed, but Roma scored two more goals to equalize the score. Recoba scored a winner before the end. Delneri seemed very unconvinced after the game. This game will be a good opportunity for him to prove himself.
"Although Roma's results are good after the coaching change, their performance is not stable... They can beat Cagliari 5-1, and they can also lose 0-3 to Udinese. They just won 4-0.
Siena could turn around and lose to Reggina 0-1... Delneri was still playing Chievo's game in Rome, but Roma is different from Chievo after all! It's okay to play crazy wing attacks in Chievo, but in Rome
No! Because the goals of the two teams are very different. If he still plays his three, four, three in this game, then we will definitely win this game!"
Dick's mobilization before the start of the game seemed full of confidence, and in this game he also sent out a corresponding lineup. He hid Tony and asked Adriano to play as a lone forward, and Recoba was sent on the wings.
With Di Natale, Zanetti, Perrotta and Stankovic as midfielders, the defense was slightly adjusted. The suspended Materazzi was replaced by Cordoba, and Maggio appeared on the right.
In the defender position.
Delneri fielded his usual three-four-three lineup, but with Mancini hidden, he seemed to be preparing to give Inter Milan a good look in the second half.
Goalkeeper Pellizzoli, the three central defenders are Ferrari, Dras and Mexes, the midfield wings are Panucci and Coufre, the center is De Rossi and the teenager Aquilani, and the three points on the front are
The halberds are Totti, Montella and Cassano.
Seeing this lineup, Dick smiled. It seemed that Delneri was not suitable to lead a wealthy team. This tactic seemed to have a good composition, but in his eyes, it was full of flaws. If the wing attack was strengthened, Panu would
The assist ability of Qi and Kufre is not particularly good. They focus on defense, and the midfielder will appear extremely weak. The three forwards are all technically fast and agile, with overlapping characteristics and lack of change. Such an offense will appear very messy.
When you play well, you score goals one after another. If you play poorly, you lack effective offense against the opponent's defense...
At their home court, Inter Milan unexpectedly adopted a defensive counterattack tactic. The three midfielders were positioned relatively deep to protect the back line. Although Roma's three forwards were constantly looking for opportunities, it was difficult for them to win when they had a numerical advantage.
What opportunities can Inter Milan find in front of the defense? Inter Milan constantly relies on counterattacks and creates opportunities with three forwards who have quite good personal abilities...
Roma's fierce attack after the opening lasted for ten minutes, and then they were hit by Inter Milan. Inter Milan quickly counterattacked. Stankovic handed the ball to Perrotta. Perrotta passed through Recoba in front, Reco.
After receiving the ball, Ba made a pass with his left foot from the corner of the penalty area. Adriano attracted the attention of Dras and Mexes at the back point, and still overwhelmed the two to ferry the ball down. The dexterous Dinata
Rai found an opportunity in the penalty area, quickly volleyed the ball into the dead center of the Roma gate!
Inter Milan leads 1-0.
Such a goal made many commentators sigh. They could also see Roma's problems. The offense lacked changes and the defense seemed slow. This kind of staffing seemed more suitable for defensive counterattacks, but they attacked aggressively.
Instead, Inter Milan continued to fight back...
Delneri didn't expect this at all, and twelve minutes later, he jumped up from the coaching bench again.
Adriano forced a breakthrough with the ball and then handed it to Recoba. Recoba was tripped by Aquilani who was returning to the defense. Aquilani received a yellow card and Inter Milan got a goal 26 points away.
Mi's direct free kick, Recoba pretended to flash, Adriano followed up with a heavy shot and hit the goal, two to zero!
Conceding two goals in the first 22 minutes, Delneri couldn't sit still. As soon as the second half began, he replaced Greek defender Dras with Mancini. Totti returned to the midfield and switched to his usual
442, but they still couldn't create any good opportunities in front of Inter Milan's defense.
The desperate Delneri replaced Sersi and Cassano at the 70th minute. This substitution made Dick almost laugh and slap him - did he start to believe the monster in CM0304...
In the 84th minute, Recoba scored Inter Milan's third goal with a beautiful direct free kick. Inter Milan defeated Roma 3-0 at home.
PS: Sorry, there was a power outage at home today, so I can only choose to update at this time... The second chapter is here.
