Chapter 489 When it's time for a head-on confrontation
In the final round of the Champions League group stage, Inter Milan lost to Chelsea 0-2 in London - Chelsea, who was at home, naturally had to play more actively, so they also sent some of their main players, while Dick sent
They were all substitutes, and even young players like Bonucci came on for half the game in the second half. From this point of view, what Dick said after the European Super Cup, "Losing is also a good thing" is quite correct.
Yes, if the previous unbeaten streak continues, Dick probably doesn't want the unbeaten streak to end like this. Why won't he send so many substitutes to face Chelsea in this game? In fact? There is no such thing in this game.
The meaning is that instead of making the main force work hard to barely maintain this record, it is better to put down this burden and move forward lightly.
Nothing happened at the press conference. The group rankings were already determined after the last round. Inter Milan was first in the group and Chelsea was second. Although Betis lost to Anderlecht, which had lost five games in a row.
, but still ranked third in the group with four points and qualified for the UEFA Cup, and Anderlecht returned home.
After attending the press conference, Dick took the players back to Milan. In another game, AC Milan defeated Schalke 04 with a score of 3 to 2 at home, and finally won with 11 points.
Won first place in the group, while PSV also defeated Fenerbahce and won second place in the group with ten points. Schalke, which was originally ranked second, lost this crucial game and ended up only
I can feel frustrated and run to play in the UEFA Cup.
For Dick, this is a very favorable result. In any case, AC Milan's main players played an all-out game in midweek. Their physical fitness must have been depleted, not to mention their main lineup.
Especially since the defense line is older, after such a game, it will definitely affect the weekend game!
The only thing that makes Dick regretful is that as the highlight of this round, the game between Inter Milan and AC Milan is scheduled to be played on Sunday night, so that AC Milan will get an extra day of rest - but as usual, such an important game
It will definitely be broadcast separately, and Dick will not be so unreasonable as to feel that he has suffered a disadvantage in this regard.
As the Milan derby gets closer and closer, more and more attention is paid to this game - now Inter Milan has 32 points, AC Milan has 31 points, and Juventus
Tooth ranks first with 37 points. They naturally hope to see the two Milan teams fight each other - preferably a draw, so that they can take advantage of the situation and once again widen their lead!
"What will Juventus think? I don't know. The league has just started now, and one game can't explain anything... They are indeed very capable of grabbing points now, but if they let the main lineup continue to play every game, in the second half of the season, then
This is our world. Our overall strength must be stronger, and we will not let go of this advantage. As for this game, we will win, that’s it.”
When Dick was being interviewed, he decisively started to stir up hatred, and as expected, some people in the opponent's formation began to jump out unwilling to be left alone...
"Dick said Inter Milan will definitely win? You know, if they hadn't adopted the iron barrel formation last year, their unbeaten record would have been broken by us! Now we have a good opportunity, a chance to defend our unbeaten record.
In this game, we will definitely defeat Inter Milan and let them know that the great record created by AC Milan cannot be broken by just any team!"
The one who jumped out to speak was AC Milan's midfielder, Italian international Gattuso, but it was obvious that his words were not harmful to Dick at all...
"Last season? I just remember that last season we were the league champions and set an unbeaten record in a single season... Those two draws? Is there any problem? It's just that we had a lot of games at the time and didn't want to get entangled with AC Milan.
Of course, the great record created by AC Milan cannot be broken by any team. It is most appropriate for us to break it."
Dick's words made everyone raise their eyebrows. This guy really spared no effort to stir up hatred. Just when the AC Milan players were about to retort, Ancelotti stopped them - he had already noticed that
Before the start of important games, Inter Milan has always been the only one to take action, while the other players have remained silent. AC Milan is already at a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness. If they continue to struggle with this kind of thing, then only AC Milan will suffer.
It will be AC Milan.
And Ancelotti is also well prepared for this game. Although it seems that AC Milan is suffering physically, after all, the winter break is coming soon. Such physical exertion is nothing, and the players performed well in mid-week.
The performance is very good and the state can be continued. Inter Milan's main force is constantly rotating. Inter Milan has an advantage in physical fitness, and AC Milan is not above Inter Milan on the whole. From the main lineup of both sides
In terms of strength, it is only half the best. Although Inter Milan's substitutes are very fierce, the game is played by eleven people on the field after all. The thickness of the bench is sufficient, which is a big advantage throughout the season, but in a separate game
If it hits, that’s nothing.
The two sides were preparing intensively, and time passed gradually like this - on Saturday, Juventus took the lead in a game, perhaps to put pressure on both sides of the Derby. Juventus played very well in this game.
Excellent, they swept Cagliari 4-0 at home and reached 40 points, eight points ahead of Inter Milan and nine points ahead of AC Milan!
Such a result puts both sides of the Milan Derby into a must-win situation. If one party loses, then they will be thrown away. If there is a draw, then both sides will be thrown away!
Playing games under such circumstances will naturally carry more burdens - competition is not just on the court. As the team with the most Serie A championships, Juventus is naturally very proficient in this aspect, and
This is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy, which means that these two biggest competitors must fight to the death in this game and fight to the death!
"Don't be burdened... In fact, no matter how Juventus performs, we have to fight to the death with AC Milan in this game. The reason is very simple, we are also competitors to each other! So,
Concentrate and win this game!"
Dick just said this before the game. As for the tactics of the game, they have been arranged before.
According to the schedule, this game is Inter Milan's home court, so the vast majority of people in the stands are Inter Milan fans. AC Milan fans just occupy their traditional south stand, resisting the noise coming from all directions.
The singing and shouting of Inter Milan fans.
"Crazy Inter Milan", the new team song of Inter Milan, is also very suitable for Inter Milan after Dick took over. They were able to score a lot of goals in the game and swept all directions with their offense.
, the offense on the field is as fierce as a tiger. This kind of Inter Milan is indeed worthy of the word crazy!
"The players on both sides are ready to play! I don't think there is any need to describe this heavyweight derby in words! Just looking at the starting lineups of both sides on the field, you can know how much both sides attach great importance to this game.
...Inter Milan's starting lineup is 442, goalkeeper Cesar, defender Cordoba, Materazzi, Cannavaro and captain Zanetti, midfielder Mascherano and Sneijder partner
In the center, Stankovic and Figo are on the wings, and Perrotta is on the bench... The strike partner is still the most powerful partner in Europe, Adriano and Toni. In AC Milan, captain Maldini
The injury absence caused them some problems. Stam returned to the center from the right back position to form a central defender partner with Nesta. The right back was played by veteran Cafu, and the left back was Karadze Nesta.
He has a fever, and there are rumors that he will not play in this game. However, in order not to lose two main central defenders in such an important game, it seems that Nesta insists on playing despite the illness... In the midfield, Gattuso
, Pirlo and Seedorf formed the midfield, Kaká burst forward, the forward partners were Gilardino and Shevchenko, Inzaghi sat on the bench! Shevchenko wore AC
Milan's captain's armband. This is the first time he has worn the captain's armband in the Milan Derby! From a personnel point of view, AC Milan does have some disadvantages, especially in the defense. Cafu has rarely played this season, but because of Sta
Tom returned to the central defender position and played again, and Nesta came out sick, all of which filled the hearts of AC Milan fans with worry!"
In the chattering voice of the commentator, the players from both sides have already appeared. As the commentator said, AC Milan paid the price for their poor performance in the Champions League group stage before. Both Inter Milan and Juventus paid the price.
When they began to focus entirely on the league, AC Milan had to be distracted by the Champions League. So much so that in the last three rounds of the league, when Inter Milan and Juventus achieved complete victory, AC Milan suffered two defeats.
The defeat directly led to being six points ahead of Juventus, who had the same score, and their five-point lead over Inter Milan turned into one point behind. This situation was not only due to their poor state, but also to their slow start.
It has affected the current performance.
For Dick, he knows how powerful this AC Milan team is, especially in the midfield. The combination of these four people has dominated AC Milan's midfield for six or seven years, and at this time, they
They are not too old, and can even be said to be very young. This makes AC Milan's midfielder always very stable. Of course, it also makes many other players lack opportunities to play, such as Jancu who performed well in Udinese.
Lovsky, such as their local captain Ambrosini, and the future French genius Gourcuff... They are all outstanding players, but because AC Milan's midfielder is too stable, they can't get anything.
The opportunity to appear will result in not many achievements in the future.
Dick also pays great attention to this, so although Inter Milan's main midfielder is also very strong, he pays great attention to rotation. Stankovic, Yaya Toure, Zanetti and others have all played a lot.
opportunity, so as to make the entire locker room appear more stable.
In this Milan derby, Dick's confidence is quite high, because he knows where his team's advantages are and where the opponent's advantages are - after last season's negative strategy of maintaining a draw, this season's Inter Milan
