Chapter 34: Mourinho's response

"Ladies and gentlemen, we brought you a highlight of Group B of the 08-09 Champions League group stage this morning, with Inter Milan hosting Schalke 04. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn the first matchday of the group stage, Inter Milan won 2:0 away to Panathinaikos, while Schalke 04 was forced to draw at home by Anososis, who was recognized as a score-giver in the group, Inter Milan is temporarily first in the standings, and Schalke 04 is temporarily second. These two teams are also the most optimistic teams in this group to qualify, but as far as this game is concerned, I believe many fans are optimistic about Inter Milan. The commentator we invited today is Zhang Luzhang Guide!" The sports station chose this game as the live broadcast, because there is Zhang Yuan, He Wei is doing a routine analysis before the game.

"Hello audience friends! I'm Zhang Lu! This game is crucial for both sides, Inter Milan side after last weekend's Milan derby desperately need a win to boost morale and consolidate their position in Group B, Schalke 04 side said that they lost to the underdog Anososis on the first match day of the group stage with only 1 point, a bad start, if this one loses, another Panathinaikos wins, their current second position is not guaranteed, so they will definitely try their best to win this game, even if they can't get three points in the end, it is acceptable to get a point in Meazza。 Inter Milan should also be vigilant, Schalke 04 is definitely not a soft persimmon, they had a 1-0 lead over Barcelona on the road last season, and their defense is actually quite good!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, Coach Zhang has given us a brief analysis of the situation between the two teams just now! Okay! The game between the two sides has officially begun, the first kick-off is Inter Milan, the TV screen is attacking from left to right, and Schalke 04 is attacking from right to left. Let me first give you an introduction to the starting lineups of both sides. On the side of Inter Milan, Mourinho is in a 4312 formation, goalkeeper Cesar, right-back McConn, central defenders are Córdoba and Materazzi, left-back captain Zanetti, midfielders are Cambiasso, Muntari, Stankovic, the forward is Balotelli, and the forward line is Ibrahimovic and Adriano partnered!

"Schalke 04 is still their usual 433 formation, goalkeeper Neuer is back to start, right-back Raphinha, central defenders Bolton and Hevedes, left wing-back Pandel, Westerman, Jones, Ernst form a three-midfielder, Zhang Yuan, Kuranyi, Farfan form a forward line, Zhang Yuan is on the left, Farfan is on the right, Kuranyi is on the front, Kuranyi is ...... forward"

Jose Mourinho sat in the dugout with a blank face, he was a proud manager in the eyes of the media, but he had the capital to be proud, winning a lot of trophies at Chelsea in Porto, and it was a heavyweight title, which is why Moratti hired him heavily.

From a translator to a manager, his experience could be written as a novel, and his achievements come from his hard work and tireless efforts, and what is very different from the media reports is his seriousness about each opponent.

Despite the fact that he didn't have any impassioned words in the dressing room, he didn't seem to take Schalke 04 seriously, but the Inter players knew how well Mourinho had prepared before the game.

He studied the game video of Schalke 04, and he learned that Schalke 04's state is not good, since the away draw by Dortmund, Luten's team has had a big problem in attack, problem one is that Zhang Yuan, an important figure in the team's forward line, is not in good shape, and his poor play has reduced the creativity and threat of Schalke 04's frontcourt, and Farfan has obviously not been able to fully adapt to the Schalke 04 team when he first came, and his performance can only be said to be very average; problem 2: After Lu Teng came to power, he advocated three defensive midfielders, and his organizational ability was not good, and there was not much help in the front court in attack; problem 3: The offensive means were too single, and the midfield was not penetrated, relying entirely on crosses from both flanks, so that it is easy to defend.

Although he found that Zhang Yuan's condition was not good, he still arranged a very detailed marking plan for this game, which was mainly based on zone defense, and if Zhang Yuan retreated, Cambiaso would specifically target him, and if Zhang Yuan moved to the back line, McCone would specifically guard him.

Compared to Zhang Yuan's side, Muinho's arrangement on Farfan's side is much simpler, and Zanetti is enough to complete the task of restricting Farfan.

However, the situation on the back field at the beginning of the game was a little surprising to Mourinho, Schalke 04's three midfielders did a pretty good job of intercepting in the opening period, and Inter Milan's midfielder could not easily pass to the front, and could only control the ball in the backfield frequently.

But the players who were their opponents, Schalke 04, had a different idea.

Zhang Yuan knows Inter Milan very well, Cambiaso in the back position is very strong in defensive interception, another player Muntari he is not familiar with, this is only this year from Portsmouth transferred to Inter Milan, but from the performance on the field his defensive ability is also very strong, the other midfielder Stankovic his position is in the position of central midfielder, he is a player with a more balanced offensive and defensive ability.

What Zhang Yuan sees in this combination is that he not only has the ability to intercept but also controls the ball, and can really do a good job of connecting the front and back of Inter Milan.

Zhang Yuan, Kuranyi, and Farfan did not fail to press aggressively in the front court, but they were simply unable to intercept the ball from the opponent's feet, and Inter Milan made few mistakes.

Rüten was more than happy with the current situation, Inter did not pose much of a threat to Schalke 04's goal in the first ten minutes, although Inter had the advantage on the field.

Mourinho decided to change his tactical play, he has Ibrahimovic and Adriano in the forward line, if Kuranyi is an international level, then Inter Milan's forward line is absolutely world-class, Adriano has recently rebounded in form, although it has not reached its previous peak, but at least it is certainly stronger than Kuranyi's strength.

Now it seems that the midfield can't go through, so I will change to play long passes, Mourinho waved his hand, adjusted the tactical play, today his tactical ideas are a little conservative, according to Inter Milan's usual style of play, the two wings McCone and Zanetti are very strong, Inter Milan's side crosses are almost handed over to the two fullbacks, but today Mourinho is still afraid of Zhang Yuan and Farfan, both of whom are very fast, especially Zhang Yuan is not only fast, but also has a very strong breakthrough ability, and he does not dare to let the two wings press too high for the time being。

Inter Milan switched to a long-form style of play to take advantage of the high points of Ibrahimovic and Adriano, who could play the ball to each other or play to forward Balotelli and Stankovic.

Schalke 04 was not stunned for a while after Inter Milan adjusted their tactics, and Inter Milan began to have several threatening attacks, forming two shots on goal.

One was when Ibrahimovic received a long ball from the back and headed the ball, Neuer stood up forward, but fortunately he was not slow, jumping back and struggling to lift the ball off the crossbar with his fingertips, otherwise Inter would have taken the lead.

Another shot was from Balotelli's long shot, Adriano headed back, Balotelli shot directly from a distance, the momentum was heavy, the angle was more tricky, and it was Neuer who flew to resolve the danger.

There is also a change in Inter Milan's tactics, Ibrahimovic and Balotelli can be frequently replaced, why Ibrahimovic is known as the world's No. 1 center forward, the main reason is that he is too comprehensive, he is a striker on the front line, and he still has a rich imagination and passing skills when he retreats to the forward position.

He is not a second striker, but he is fully qualified for the position of second striker and forward midfielder, Balotelli is also a more comprehensive position, he can play forward or winger, forward position can also play, his running position is not bad.

Their change of position is a headache for Schalke 04's backline, which is equivalent to two central defenders directly facing the impact of three center forwards, and it is difficult for Bolton and Hevedes to withstand the impact of a return on the side or in midfield.

In the face of such a situation, the midfielder of Schalke 04 can only choose the recovery point, and as a result, this recovery caused Inter Milan to start pressing Schalke 04's half, and began to mix the style of play, combining short and long passes, Schalke 04 is really in a passive defensive state. (To be continued.) )