Chapter 629: The Big Stick Carrot Seems to Persuade
Inter Milan has not reached the Champions League final again in 45 years, and everyone is very eager to beat Barcelona, but the most eager to beat Barcelona is undoubtedly Sneijder, Eto'o, Mota, Gao Xiaodong. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Motta and Eto'o were once Barcelona players, but they were both swept away by Barcelona, and Eto'o, who felt that he was the boss of Barcelona, was even more regarded as an addition to Ibrahimovic's transfer, and the two were eager to prove themselves in front of their old clubs.
Gao Xiaodong has a superstar road system, the only one in the world, this is a bug-level existence, but he lost to Barcelona in the most important Champions League final, which made Gao Xiaodong a little annoyed and angry, if he didn't completely defeat Barcelona in the Champions League knockout round, Gao Xiaodong would probably have regrets for the rest of his life.
Sneijder, unlike Samuel Eto'o, Motta and Gao Xiaodong, is a bitter match with BarΓ§a, and his desire to beat them is only because he wants to return to the Bernabeu, the holy land of his youth, and now the place of shame.
At Real Madrid, Sneijder was suspended from training, stripped of the No. 10 shirt to a midfielder, not given Champions League registration and many other humiliating treatments, in order to prove himself, Sneijder rejected Inter Milan, Bayern, Manchester United, Manchester City and many other giants and local tyrants were invited, and they endured humiliation and stayed at the Bernabeu in an attempt to prove themselves, but not all the slings can counterattack, and not all the lying salaries can be exchanged for raising eyebrows, during the winter break, Sneijder still came to Inter Milan, he didn't ask for a high salary, he didn't compete with Gao Xiaodong for the No. 10 jersey, as long as there is a position in the front midfield, just for Mourinho's words, I will take you to give them back the humiliation that Real Madrid gave you.
Real Madrid were knocked out by Lyon in the round of 16 and Sneijder was delighted but unfortunately he was not able to send Real Madrid home in person.
Now, he has another chance to prove himself and humiliate his former club by knocking out Barcelona to reach the final and win the Champions League at the Bernabeu.
In order to achieve this goal, Sneijder restrained his temper, served the team wholeheartedly, and did not play at all according to Mourinho's tactical requirements, and even played a supporting role for Gao Xiaodong, but this low-key approach also unexpectedly allowed Sneijder to gradually integrate into the team.
But in the last two weeks, Sneijder has suddenly found that he is often asked by Mourinho to switch positions with Gao Xiaodong, and he often plays as a left wing-back in training.
Until one day, Mourinho found him and asked him to switch places with Gao Xiaodong.
Sneijder came to Inter Milan without other requirements, and asked for a forward position, which was also promised by Mourinho, but he didn't expect that now Mourinho also wants him to give up the front midfield to his henchman Gao Xiaodong, Sneijder can't agree.
Inter Milan may not look like a declining giant, but they are also strong in all positions, and Sneijder has struggled in his best position, and there is no guarantee that he can do better than Pandev and Eto'o at left and right midfield.
What makes Sneijder even more unhappy is that Gao Xiaodong can even play as a goalkeeper, why did Mourinho want to let him give up his forward midfielder to Gao Xiaodong, so Sneijder refused Mourinho's request.
On the day Barcelona arrived in Milan, Sneijder had just arrived at his home in Milan when manager Jose Mourinho arrived.
Sneijder was worried that Mourinho would come to persuade him to play left midfielder again, and after taking his seat, Sneijder took the lead in speaking after serving tea and pastries: "Coach, it's not that I don't want to play left midfield, I really can't play, don't persuade me." β
Mourinho smiled and said: "I'm not here for you to play left midfield today, I'm here to talk to you about the game against Barcelona the day after tomorrow." β
When Sneijder heard this, he came to his senses and said: "Coach, you said, how sure are we to beat Barcelona the day after tomorrow?"
Mourinho smiled: "Let's not talk about whether we can beat Barcelona, let's first look at the strength comparison between us and Barcelona, in the front, Ibrahimovic and Milito, who is stronger?"
Sneijder said: "Ibrahimovic is strong in fame and strength, but Ibrahimovic doesn't seem to be integrated into the whole of Barcelona. β
Mourinho smiled: "Let's be a draw, who is stronger right winger Messi or Eto'o?"
Sneijder said without hesitation: "Eto'o is strong, but he is still a notch behind Messi. β
Mourinho laughed: "Who is stronger left winger Thierry Henry or Gao Xiaodong?"
Sneijder said: "Henry is stronger in attack, but Xiaodong is stronger in defense. β
Mourinho said again: "It's a tie, then who is stronger between you and Xavi?"
Sneijder said: "We're pretty much the same, but Xavi's organisation is better than mine, but I'll be better the day after tomorrow. β
Mourinho said: "Who is better than Nabuskos or Cambiaso?"
Sneijder said honestly: "Cambiaso's attack is a little better, but Buscos is more solid. β
Mourinho continued: "Andres Iniesta is injured, Barca's third midfielder is either Keita or Toure, our Motta or Muntari or Stankovic, that one can compete with them.
Snead smiled bitterly, "It seems to be at a similar level." β
Mourinho gushed: "Then who is stronger Alves or McConn, Pique and Puyol, Lucio and Samuel, which is more stable, Zanetti or Maxwell, who is better, and who is better our goalkeeper Cesar or ValdΓ©s?"
Sneijder said without hesitation: "Everything else is about the same, our captain Zanetti is stronger than Maxwell. β
Mourinho smiled: "Now you should be clear, even if the opponent does not have Iniesta, our strength is weaker than the opponent, not to mention that the opponent has a bug-like Messi, not to mention that the overall cooperation of this Barcelona team is better than ours." β
Sneijder's face grew and he said, "Coach, you mean we have little hope of winning. β
Mourinho smiled meaningfully and said: "If this is a FIFA game, we will lose, but this is the reality and there are many factors that determine the outcome of the game. β
Sneijder's heart perked up and said, "Coach, tell me how we won against Barcelona?"
Mourinho said solemnly: "Playing away and encountering volcanic ash, this will definitely have some impact on Barcelona's physical fitness, and secondly, we have one more Pandev and you compared with the group stage, but Barcelona has not changed, and finally Guardiola has too little coaching experience and has not experienced any difficult games, these factors will make Barcelona's strength on paper a discount." β
Sneijder said with some disappointment and some doubts: "These factors can allow us to beat Barcelona?"
Mourinho said: "These can give us the same chance to win as Barcelona, as for winning or losing, these rely on every detail on the field, any link goes wrong, we can't win the game, so, Wesley, I'm here to inform you today, if you can't play left midfield on Wednesday night, you can only sit on the bench, although Pandev is not the most suitable person in my mind, but she can only go up." β
Mourinho's last sentence was like a slap in the head to Sneijder, almost didn't knock Sneijder down, if he was replaced by Sneijder when Real Madrid, he would definitely not give in, but now he has gone through so many twists and turns to Inter Milan, and he is not an indispensable player for Inter Milan, Gao Xiaodong, a freak who can play any position, Sneijder really has no capital to compete with Mourinho.
With his mind turning, Sneijder immediately understood what Mourinho meant, Mourinho gave an ultimatum today, if he still does not agree to play left midfield, then it will be Pandev who will replace him as the starter.
In the face of Barcelona that defeated Real Madrid, Sneijder was never willing to sit on the bench, he wanted to prove that Real Madrid had no eyes to get rid of him by beating Barcelona, thinking of this, Sneijder immediately said: "Coach, since you think I can play a good left midfielder, then I will play, if I don't play well, you can't blame me." β
"Wesley, since I want to use you, I'm sure I believe you can do well, don't worry, you won't let me down." β
Mourinho's face has been flat, but he smiled in his heart, although he made preparations to let Pandev start for Sneijder, but Pandev is not as strong as Sneijder's fighting spirit after all, and he does not have Sneijder's passing ability, the most important thing is that Sneijder has been in Real Madrid for two years and is very familiar with Barcelona, and he is Mourinho's most suitable choice to break the enemy.