Inter Milan lost to Liverpool 2-3 at the Stade Louis II, ending Dick's unbeaten record in all games since taking over. This result immediately attracted the attention of many people.
"Dick finally lost." Many people said with emotion.
And more media believe that the loss of this game proves that Dick still made some omissions in the transfer market. After Materazzi was injured, Dick once again let Chiellini start in this game. As a result
Chiellini's performance was not particularly good. His previous performance was okay. However, when Inter Milan took a one-goal lead and maintained the lead for more than 80 minutes, he failed to keep an eye on the opponent's striker Xi Jinping.
Cisse, his clearance ball hit Cisse, leaving Toldo unable to react. After entering overtime, there was another through ball from Liverpool's midfield. His interception error allowed Cisse to get a single chance to score twice...
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Inter Milan, which launched a fierce attack next, was counterattacked and scored another goal in the second half of overtime. Luis Garcia received a pass from his teammate in the penalty area and scored with a header. Although Inter Milan scored in the remaining time,
Cruz, who came on as a substitute, got a point back, but still lost the game!
"With Inter Milan's background and financial resources, they can definitely buy a top defender with excellent strength, instead of having four young people reluctantly serve as substitutes...especially at the central defender position, Materazzi and Cardano
Navarro is not young anymore, and injuries are gradually increasing. At this time, we should maintain investment in the defense line instead of forcing young players to play. Young players need to be trained. However, as a wealthy club, it is difficult to achieve results and
Honor always comes first..."
This kind of evaluation is not wrong, but Dick doesn't care. Other head coaches dare not do this, but he dares because he knows what kind of players have potential and what kind of players don't.
Even if he loses the European Super Cup for this, Dick doesn't care. Although Inter Milan has never won the European Super Cup in its history, Dick has won it, so he doesn't care about this championship, and in this game
In defeat, as he said, he didn't gain anything.
First of all, as he said, Inter Milan has been undefeated in all official games since he took office. This is an honor and a burden. No team can never lose. If it is just to maintain an unbeaten record, it will
Let the players carry unnecessary baggage. Now losing their undefeated record in such a game. The loss itself is not very big, but it allows the next game to be more free. This has never been a good thing.
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Secondly, the main goalkeeper he sent in this game was Toldo. Although Toldo's performance in this game was quite satisfactory, he did not make too many wonderful saves. His reaction to the opponent's attack was really good.
It seems a bit slow, and compared with Cesar's wonderful performance in the Italian Super Cup, it seems a bit inadequate. Next, Dick will use Cesar as the main force, and he will encounter much less resistance.
Finally, although Chiellini also received a lot of criticism in this game, in fact, in the 80 minutes before that clearance error, his performance was quite remarkable, and it can be compared with before.
Seeing his rapid progress, and the fact that Materazzi will no longer be trapped in the whirlpool after he recovers from injury, Dick sees more positive meanings from such a defeat.
If you lose, you lose. Dick values more than just such a championship.
After the defeat, Inter Milan returned to Milan and began to prepare for the first round of Serie A - their game was postponed to August 30, starting two days later than other teams, so that Dick could observe it.
The status of other opponents.
As the defending champion last season, Inter Milan's opponent in the first round was Treviso, a newly promoted team, while AC Milan faced Ascoli, who was also promoted. As for Juventus, their opponent was narrowly avoided relegation last year.
With the success of Chievo, such a game does not seem to be a problem for these three top players.
However, in the first round of the game, both of Inter Milan's opponents seemed to have performed poorly. AC Milan was unexpectedly tied one to one by Ascoli. If Shevchenko hadn't equalized the score with a long shot, then AC Milan would have
Milan is very likely to swallow the bitter pill of defeat in the away game!
Juventus only relied on Trezeguet's goal to defeat Chievo 1-0. The most eye-catching performance in the first round was Roma, who performed poorly in the Italian Super Cup. They were under the command of Spalletti.
Under this, a brand new 451 was sent out. Mancini, who did not play in the Super Cup due to injury, started and formed two wings with Tadei. De Rossi and Pizarro were in the middle. Totti came forward, just
Montero was sent as a forward, and finally relied on three goals from Mancini, De Rossi and Nonda who came on the bench. They defeated Reggina with three goals in the away game and ranked first in the standings.
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"Now, it's our turn to appear!"
The opponent in the first round of the league was Treviso - Dick did not take this game to heart. It was a complete accident that Treviso could participate in Serie A this season, because according to the results of last season's Serie A,
The top two teams to advance were Genoa and Empoli, while Perugia became the third team to enter Serie A after defeating Treviso and Ascoli. However, just half a month ago, Italy
The B match-fixing case broke out. Genoa and Perugia involved in the case not only failed to return to Serie A, but were fined to Serie C because of the match-fixing case. Because of this, Treviso and Ascoli were qualified to participate in Serie A.
, just half a month is not enough time for them to make suitable signings, because their previous preparations were all for the next Serie B - so in this half month Treviso can be said to be
They were in a hurry, and they had no money to buy people, so in the end they had to mainly rent.
Although they have also loaned some good goods, such as their backup goalkeeper, Slovenian Handanovic, on loan from Udinese, and two young players Dela Fiore and Piova on loan from Inter Milan
Cali took back the Filippini brothers from Lazio and got defender Vialli from Fiorentina. However, it was originally a team playing in Serie B. Even with these players, it would be too hasty to play in Serie A.
A little bit...
After coming to Milan, even they themselves did not feel that they had the ability to win a victory at the Meazza Stadium, although Ascoli, who was in a similar situation to them, almost defeated AC Milan at home two days ago, giving them
He set a good example, but AC Milan has a tradition of being slow to warm up, and Inter Milan... they are very fierce, especially under the leadership of Dick...
In the game on August 30th, Dick did not send all his main players - there was a FIFA match day next, and Dick also wanted the players to have a good rest and try their best to give them the chance to play for the national team.
There are not many players to play the main role.
So he sent out such a lineup - goalkeeper Cesar, defender Maggio, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Zanetti, Cordoba rotated, Materazzi continued to recuperate, and the midfielder could not adjust
Calculated, Mascherano continued to partner with Sneijder in the center, with Figo and Perrotta, who did not play in the Super Cup, on the wings, and Adriano, who played the full 120 minutes of the Super Cup, on the front line.
During the rest period, Pandev and Tony appeared as a frontline partner.
Compared with the situation last season where the main lineup basically remained unchanged and the whole rotation was required, Dick is preparing to adopt more rotation systems this season. It doesn't matter if he is unbeaten or anything else, what he wants is the final championship and the entire season.
of victory.
Adriano was a little dissatisfied with being on the bench, but Dick told him that he was being rotated now to allow him to perform better in the Champions League - after knowing this, Adriano
Deliano's anger dissipated. After all, for him, he had already won the top scorer and the Serie A championship last season. Now he is more looking forward to participating in the Champions League - you must know that he has not participated before.
After the Champions League, with the Champions League attracting him in front of him, he doesn't have special expectations for the league. What's more, his vision has become much higher after last season. It's just Treviso, so there's no need to let him go.
…Those Serie B-level defenders don’t feel that much excitement when they score goals themselves…
Think about it, the central defenders Treviso sent in this game were Vialli, who couldn't play the main team in Florence, and Della, who stayed in the Inter Milan youth team until he was 21 years old and didn't get a chance to enter the first team.
Fiore, such a central defender combination is considered to be at the bottom in the entire Serie A. Adriano is indeed a little uninterested.
And the process of this game can indeed be regarded as a battle.
After losing the UEFA Super Cup, Inter Milan's players were very unconvinced. Having their unbeaten record interrupted certainly relieved a burden from them, but it also made them feel a little bit lost. Once such a feeling comes out, they will naturally
He seemed rather depressed and would vent his frustrations, and poor Treviso became the target of such venting.
"Your players are so cruel..." said Miss Charlotte, who watched the whole game from the stands.
From the beginning of the game, Inter Milan launched a massive attack. In the third minute, Sneijder tested the opponent's goalkeeper Handanovic with a long shot. Then Pandev's overhead kick in the penalty area, Tony's header, and the Philippines
Ge's lob kept Handanovic busy...
Handanovic's performance is good, but a good tiger cannot fight against a pack of wolves. Even if he is a tiger, he is still a cub that has not yet completed its growth, while his opponents are all experienced and strong.
The evil wolf.
In the 20th minute, Sneijder passed a beautiful overhead long pass from the midfielder. Figo broke into the penalty area and unloaded the ball with his right foot, and then quickly shot with his left foot. The ball hit the inside of the near post and bounced into the goal.
, 1-0, this is Figo's first official goal in Inter Milan.
In the 32nd minute, Materazzi made a long pass from the backcourt, Toni headed the ball over, and Pandev, who broke into the penalty area, took a clever shot, and the ball went into the net from Handanovic's armpit.
In the 56th minute, Pandev turned around and was knocked down by the opponent's defender. Figo took a free kick over the wall and was saved by Handanovic. Toni scored in front of the goal.
In the 68th minute, Perrotta passed the ball diagonally from the left, Tony unloaded the ball with his thigh in the penalty area, and then kicked the ball eight meters away from the goal.
In the 82nd minute, Yaya Toure, who came on as a substitute, advanced forward and controlled the ball despite the defense of several defenders. Then he passed the ball to Tony. Tony broke into the penalty area and shot long distance to the ground, completing a hat trick!
With a score of 5-0, Inter Milan slaughtered its opponents at home and climbed to the top of the standings!
