Chapter 602: Contradictions intensify
Inter Milan have their final training session at the Pinettina training base on Monday morning and will fly to London in the afternoon to begin the second leg of their Champions League quarter-finals. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Although the first leg was won 2-1 at home, the Inter Milan players on the training ground were not relaxed or happy at all, and the atmosphere was very solemn.
Today's training session was open to the fans, and there were a lot of fans watching from the sidelines, some of whom were aware of Inter's recent problems, and some of whom were new fans who didn't quite understand the atmosphere on the training ground.
"What's going on? Why do you seem so nervous?"
"Don't you know? Three days ago, AC Milan was swept 4-0 by Manchester United, Fiorentina was also eliminated by Bayern because of less away goals, Inter Milan is now the only seed in Serie A, can the pressure not be too great?"
'It's not going to be like that, Chelsea lost to us away after all, and their main player and backup goalkeeper are injured. ”
"Are we okay again? Cesar is back from a car accident, he is in an uncertain state, I heard that Sneijder has a fever again, and I heard that Balotelli and Mourinho have a conflict, and I don't know if he will go to London. ”
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There was a lot of talk from the fans on the sidelines, few of the players on the training ground spoke, everyone trained hard, and even Balotelli was much more serious than usual, because after this training session, manager Jose Mourinho was about to announce the 18-man squad for London.
The main players naturally don't have to worry about not being able to go to London, but it's hard to say about the substitutes, even veterans like Materazzi and Córdoba may be lost in Milan, and when it comes to the team's victory or defeat, Mourinho has always shown no mercy to anyone.
"Gao, do you think I'm Mourinho going to take me?"
Balotelli is the most worried, he has been a bit of a farce lately, and Mourinho is disgusted with him.
"I don't know about this, this time the coach is tight-lipped and doesn't tell anyone. ”
Although Gao Xiaodong is the closest person to Mourinho, he really doesn't know who Mourinho will take to London this time and who is likely to start.
Thornton said, "Team Gao, I don't believe you don't know? ”
Gao Xiaodong said: "This really doesn't lie to you, the coach doesn't reveal it at all." ”
Thornton was a little disappointed and said, "What is the coach afraid of, is there still an undercover agent?" ”
Gao Xiaodong said: "According to common sense, we should bring it, we are short of left-backs and forwards, but don't ask me, train hard, as long as you train well, the coach will look at it." ”
After the morning training, the players did not go home, so they stayed at the base to have a group meal, have a meeting, rest, and wait for the coach to announce the 18-man squad.
After the meal, the tactical meeting was held in the conference room, and Mourinho analysed the current situation before asking assistant coach Faria to announce the 18-man squad for London.
"Goalkeepers: 12 - Cesar, 21 - Orlandoni ......"
There is no Toldo, this is normal, Toldo received a red card in the last game and was suspended for one game, so naturally there is no need to occupy a place and take it to London.
Thordo had expected it, and sat there with his face as usual.
“…… Defenders: 2 - Córdoba, 4 - Zanetti, 6 - Lucio, 13 - McConn, 23 - Materazzi, 25 - Samuel, 39 - Santon......"
Cordoba's face was sluggish, since he publicly expressed his desire to go to Manchester City to play for Mancini, Mourinho has never let him play, but as the vice-captain, the bench is still very stable, I didn't expect this key battle with Chelsea, Mourinho still excluded him from the squad, at this moment for Mourinho's character that must be reported, Cordoba has a deeper understanding, but for the unity of the team, at this critical moment, Cordoba sat there and did not say a word.
Thornton clenched his fists excitedly and wanted to applaud Balotelli, but Balotelli kept his head down and ignored him.
Faria went on to announce the 18-man squad: "...... Midfielders: 5-Stankovic, 7-Quaresma, 8-Thiago Motta, 10-Gao Xiaodong, 11-Muntari, 20-Sneijder, 19-Cambiasso...... Forwards: 9-Eto'o, 22-Milito, 27-Pandev, please get ready, at half past one in the afternoon, we will take the bus to the airport. ”
There was no name for Balotelli, and until the end, Balotelli did not hear his name, and after the announcement of Faria, Balotelli stood up suddenly, and he glared at Mourinho, "Why?"
Mourinho looked at Balotelli coldly, "I don't need to explain to you, it's a tactical need. ”
"Bastard, you're a personal vendetta, bullshit tactics, everyone here, except for Gao, who's stronger than me!" Barlotelli roared. Eto'o, Milito, and Pandev's faces have changed, they are all famous figures, and they are a little embarrassed to be said to the face of a hairy child.
Gao Xiaodong was praised by Balotelli as if he had a cactus sitting under his buttocks, which was uncomfortable.
"It's a tactical need. Mourinho coldly repeated.
"I don't believe it, you have to give me an explanation. Balotelli said as he rushed towards Mourinho.
Materazzi's role in staying in the team was to help Mourinho deal with the thorns, but he didn't expect Mourinho to actually exclude Balotelli from the squad, and he was so shocked for a while that he forgot to stop Balotelli.
Now seeing that Balotelli rushed towards Mourinho, he quickly stood up and grabbed Balotelli, "You are crazy, what do you want to do." ”
At this time, Gao Xiaodong, Zanetti and others also hurried over to grab Balotelli, "Mario, what do you want to do?" "Hurry back!" "This is the coach. ”
After Balotelli was furious, he also came to some sense, and he yelled at Mourinho: "I am not convinced!" After saying that, he turned around and rushed out of the conference room, and drove away from the training base.
Mourinho watched Balotelli leave the conference room coldly, and then announced to everyone: "Everyone go back and rest, leave on time at half past one, don't be late, and adjourn." ”
Everyone left the conference room and went back to their dormitories to rest, and Mourinho went to the studio alone to hold a press conference to announce the 18-man squad to the media.
Moratti sat in front of the TV and watched the press conference, and was very surprised to see that Mourinho's 18-man squad did not have Balotelli, Moratti took out his mobile phone and wanted to call Mourinho, but he groaned for a while and gave up again.
Balotelli's brother was very angry when he saw the press conference, and after he contacted Balotelli, he immediately held a press conference to express regret and shock at Balotelli's defeat, and thought that it was very unfair to Balotelli.
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Stamford Bridge, London, Studio Hall
Carlo Ancelotti is leading captain John Terry to a pre-match press conference.
Ancelotti said: "Inter have always been and have been a respectable opponent, they have a very solid defence, but we have Didier Drogba, who is in very good form at the moment and is an important weapon for us to qualify, but we will not rely on Drogba, we are a team.
Jose Mourinho is a great coach and I have no problem with him, although we are not friends, his return to Stamford Bridge will be warmly welcomed by the fans because he has built a world-class team with Abou here and I hope that in the future I will come back to Chelsea and be welcomed by the fans as well.
Coming back to Stamford Bridge against the Italian champions with a one-goal deficit and a goal away is a starting point that most teams would like to get and we believe we can complete the comeback. Chelsea still have a chance to compete in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season, and every game is crucial and we can only succeed if we win. ”
The referee of this game will not be the focus, although Stark officiated the game against Inter, Inter Milan have not won a game, but this is not a problem, Stark is an international referee and he has the ability to blow a good game. ”
After saying a good thing about Mourinho, Ancelotti finally teased Mourinho through Balotelli, "I would love to coach Balotelli, I don't believe there is anything wrong with him." ”
Captain John Terry also expressed his belief in progressing with a win over Inter Milan, 'Jose is a great coach and it will feel weird to play against Jose at Stamford Bridge but I'm sure we'll win because we're stronger and it's a shame not to have Cech and Hilario but I'm sure it won't affect our win. ”
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Three hours later, Inter Milan arrived in London from Milan, and the second leg of the Champions League between Inter Milan and Chelsea, Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti kicked off.