Chapter 535: We Can Be Better!
In the end, it is a veteran Italian media person, and Gianni Lyotard's prediction is not wrong at all. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
When Gao Han accepted the interview program of Italian national television and appeared in the prime time of national television 1, it immediately caused a huge response in Italy, especially Gao Han's strong confidence revealed in the interview.
If it had been in the past, many of Gao Han's remarks would have been doubted and even blamed.
For example, what he said in the interview is that he wants to lead Inter Milan to win everything, which was unbelievable in the past.
But after last season's outstanding performance and this season's 4-0 defeat to Barcelona, where can anyone doubt the strength of Gao Han and his Inter Milan team?
After the draw, the major European bookmakers have raised their odds for Inter Milan, and it is not difficult to see their affirmation of the Nerazzurri, and the Alpine team has become the favorite to win the Champions League this season.
If nothing else, just rush to the golden sign of the high cold, who dares to doubt it?
Inter Milan fans also spoke highly of Gao Han's remarks, believing that Inter Milan is completing its transformation, and Gao Han's team is becoming more and more stable and more reassuring.
But there are also some media people who believe that Gao Han shouted the slogan prematurely and was a bit blindly supportive.
It's true that it's hard for a team to snipe Inter Milan in Serie A this season, but in the Champions League, the Nerazzurri's weakness is well known, and if you want to change this situation, how can you do it overnight?
But these rebuttals were quickly drowned out by the voices of agreement, and everyone came up with Alpine's past record, coupled with the 4-0 thrashing of defending champions Barcelona at the beginning of the season, which was enough to prove Inter Milan's quality.
This is true not only for the fans on the outside, but also for Inter Milan inside.
Moratti and Blanca have both expressed their support for what Gao Han said in the interview, hoping that the team can continue to work hard and strive for breakthroughs on both fronts of Serie A and the Champions League.
The Inter Milan players are equally confident.
Speaking to the media, Zanetti, the long-time decorated captain, said, "This is the strongest Inter Milan I've ever experienced, there's no doubt that we're at our peak, we're all hungry and hungry and we're full of confidence. ”
As for the early part of the season, the new signing on the right side of the flank McCone performed very well and was selected for the new Brazilian national team, Zanetti smiled and said that he was happy to help McCone integrate into the team and did not mind competing with McConn.
'McCone is a very potential and very good player, he and I have both strengths, we have never had any problems between us and we will not have problems in the future. ”
Veteran centre-back Cannavaro also stressed in an interview with Italian media, "After a season of training, we have made great progress, even we are a little surprised, but each of us is very clear that we are strong enough to compete with all the opponents." ”
"It's a shame that an Italian team hasn't won the Champions League this century, even at Juventus and AC Milan at their peak, but we all hope that we can end this embarrassment this season and we are confident that we can do it. ”
Ibrahimovic, the main center of the Swedish national team, said in a high-profile interview with Swedish media after playing the national team game, "All of us are ready, we want to win everything, all the championships!"
Inter's players clearly don't just talk the talk, they do it.
After playing for the national team, all the players, whether they were from Italy and Europe, or those who flew to South America and Africa to participate in the national team competition, without exception, all returned to Pinettina as soon as the game was over, to participate in the team's training camp and prepare for the first game of the new season.
This self-consciousness made Gao Han and the coaching staff very satisfied, and also shocked all the media and fans.
Everyone knows that before the high cold, Inter Milan was notoriously lazy, and it was normal for the national team to return late during the national team, but like now, it is like a model to return to the team early, and it is not even a matter of thinking about it.
But it also reflects the atmosphere within Inter Milan and the high morale of the players.
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9 September 2006, 20:30 p.m.
Estadio Frankie, Florence, Italy.
When Facchetti, who was hospitalized and recovering from his injuries, appeared in the stands of the visiting fans, accompanied by Moratti and Blanca, the Inter Milan fans lined up in the stadium gave him the warmest applause.
The Inter president has temporarily repelled the cancer and will continue to fight, but he stubbornly came to Fiorentina tonight to catch a glimpse of Inter's first game of the new season.
Gao Han still lined up in a four-three-three formation, with Cesar in goal, Favalli, Cannavaro, Materazzi and Zanetti at the back, Stankovic, Cambiasso and Figo in midfield, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Adriano in the front three.
Fiorentina still lined up in a four-four-two formation, with Mutu and Toney forming a fast and high double striker.
At the beginning of the game, Fiorentina, who were playing at home, took the lead and took the lead with the first shot on goal.
Striker Luca Toney seized a chance in the fourth minute to get his hands on Cannavaro and fired a low shot from the edge of the box, which was cleared off by Cesar.
But then Inter Milan began to slowly control the tempo, stabilized the situation, and Gao Han's starting tactics began to work.
Figo and Stankovic were positioned further up the pitch to help the front trident keep Fiorentina firmly at bay.
In the seventh minute, Ibrahimovic pulled to the edge of the penalty area, received a pass from Figo, and just like Luka Toney's first shot, he carried the opposing central defender with his body and suddenly turned and hit the goal.
But this shot was very powerful, the angle was very positive, and it was blocked by the opposing central defender with his legs.
Inter Milan continued to make further efforts, launching a series of attacks, and in the ninth minute, they broke into the box again, and Cristiano Ronaldo burst into the right side of the box through Stankovy's wonderful pass, and after receiving the ball, he volleyed hard, which was saved by goalkeeper Frei.
Figo then took a corner and there was chaos in the Fiorentina penalty area, and in a hurry, Materazzi grabbed the spot, but it went just over the crossbar and couldn't find the back of the net.
But Inter's attack finally paid off two minutes later.
When Fiorentina counterattacked with the ball, Inter Milan broke the ball in the middle, Zanetti passed diagonally to the edge of the penalty area, Ibrahimovic turned his back to the ball horizontally, and Adriano shot directly without thinking.
In the face of this sudden and thunderous long-range shot, Frei was powerless at all, and he didn't even have time to make a save.
1 to 0!
After the goal, Inter Milan did not have a conservative posture, but further increased the offensive against Fiorentina.
Just four minutes later, Figo received a pass from Cambiasso in the middle, turned away from the defender, dribbled to the right, followed Adriano to the right and crossed into the edge of the penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo cut in quickly, caught the attention of the defender, and headed the ball back into the middle at the back post, Ibrahimovic quickly followed, and directly pushed the Fiorentina goal again, 2-0!
With two goals in a row, the Nerazzurri are on a rampage!
After taking the lead, Inter Milan began to consciously slow down the attack, but Fiorentina, who were playing at home, began to press heavily and counterattacked frantically, hoping to turn the situation around, and looked very tenacious.
But before the end of the first half, Inter Milan seized an opportunity to counterattack, Figo crossed to the left side after breaking the ball, Stankovic accurately plugged behind him, Cristiano Ronaldo successfully countered offside, caught up with the ball and drove straight in, single-handedly scored, rewriting the score to 3-0!
The goal almost sealed Fiorentina's death sentence ahead of schedule.
Unexpectedly, in the second half, Fiorentina still did not dare to give in, continued to fight back wildly, and played two threatening attacks in a row, especially Mutu broke through Zanetti on the left side and crossed, Luca Toni pressed Cannavaro and Materazzi to head the goal, and pulled a goal back for Fiorentina, 3-1.
After that, Fiorentina was like a shark that smelled blood, trying to open Inter Milan's defense from both wings, but Gao Han quickly adjusted, stabilized his position, and gradually suppressed Fiorentina in turn.
In the 70th minute, Inter Milan played another wave of attacks.
After Cambiaso won the ball in the middle, he passed diagonally to the left, Cristiano Ronaldo was on the left side of the penalty area, one against three, surrounded by opposing defenders, he relied on his excellent individual ability, dribbled the ball out of the encirclement, and sent the ball to the goal with a right-footed pass.
Adriano didn't disappoint, sprinting quickly to the back post and diving to head home to make it four to one.
In the end, the score was maintained until the end of the game.
Four to one, Inter Milan won a big win away.
Sixty-four per cent possession, 87 per cent pass completion rate, 24 shots on goal and 11 shots on target were all very good indicators of Inter's dominance in this game and the credibility of the final scoreline.
It can even be said that if it weren't for Fiorentina's goalkeeper Frei's outstanding performance and repeated attempts to defuse Inter Milan's attacks, Fiorentina might even lose a humiliating score in this game.
Therefore, after the game, Gao Han happily praised the performance of the players at the press conference, believing that the team was able to perform like this after just two weeks of national team competition, and he was very satisfied.
'We just finished a fantastic game, it was a game with a new Inter style, we combined the passing and control very well, we were a threat all the time, and we were in the opposition half for most of the time, which was very satisfying. ”
'But I would say more that every player did their job and that gave us the win and a good proof that as long as we are united, nothing can stop us. ”
"In the end, I would like to say that I believe we can do better. ”
Gao Han also took the initiative to mention the club's president Fachetti later, believing that his illness brought unprecedented strength to the team, and everyone hoped that a victory could inspire him to overcome his illness.
"I said that I hope at the end of the season Giacento will be able to represent the team on the podium. ”