The Japanese reporters had no choice but to step aside and give up their positions to the Chinese reporters. Zheng Zhizhi is to Inter Milan and Hidetoshi Nakata is to Rome, but there is a world of difference. Zheng Zhi is at the heart of the midfield at Inter Milan, while Hidetoshi Nakata is only a substitute for Totti at Roma, at least according to Roma boss Fabio Capello.

Despite Totti's impressive midweek UEFA Cup performance, he was a good match with his team-mates and made a few good passes. With his ability, he should have a place in the main lineup. But Capello seemed too harsh on him. This harshness is probably the result of Capello and other Italians' distrust of Asian players.

Nakata's fate is actually tied to the fate of Asian players in Serie A, and if Nakata can establish himself in Serie A powerhouse Roma, it will be a big contribution to Asian football. From this point of view, Nakata is not fighting for himself, not just for Japan, but for Asians.

At present, there are only three Asian players in Serie A, namely Zheng Zhi, Hidetoshi Nakata and Ma Mingyu. Needless to say, Hidetoshi Nakata needs to prove himself again in Rome, while Ma Mingyu hasn't even played a regular match......

Japanese reporters had expected the match to be a confrontation between Zheng Zhi and Nakata, as Totti had a rather poor performance in the UEFA Cup in midweek, scoring only five points in the post-match media ratings, while Nakata came off the bench to score seven. It was expected that Capello would start Nakata, who is in good form, instead of Totti, but just now Capello disappointed them, and it was still Totti who started.

Well, they don't even have a chance to brag.

But first of all, it was Mourinho who caught everyone's attention, and Mourinho inspired the team again and made a declaration to win the title:

"We're going to win the Scudetto this season. The start is important, so in the opening three games Inter Milan won all the games. If we lose at the beginning, we may be wasting time all season and there is no hope of winning the title. ”

"We're playing a flashy attacking football, we're playing more focused and we're more focused on the whole game."

"Being in good shape is a big part of the winning streak at the moment, but more importantly, the players have learned to play with their brains and have learned to control the tempo on the pitch. Of course, this is just the beginning, the season is still long and if we want to be at the top of the table at the end of the season, we have to give it our all, forget about the games ahead and always look forward. ”

"We're at the top of the ladder now, and if it's over, the window paper of the championship will be pierced, and there will be a lot of detours to go on the contrary."

"Tonight's game is really a test for us, I tell my players whether they can win the championship or not, beating Roma is the first game!"

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When it was Zheng Zhi's turn to be interviewed, most of the questions were about Ma Mingyu and Nakata Hidetoshi.

"Whether it's Ma Mingyu or Hidetoshi Nakata, they are the pride of Asia," he said. Ma Mingyu's prospects are a bit difficult, but I think it's not his personal reason, it's because the head coach lacks trust in Asian players. ”

"What is training?"

"You can only tell if a player's level is good or not. I don't think the level of players in the Perugia team has surpassed Ma Mingyu, Ma Mingyu has his technical characteristics and can completely gain a foothold in it, but now? ”

This is a bit harsh, and it is directly said that it is the head coach's problem, not Ma Mingyu's problem. Immediately after that, he pulled up Hidetoshi Nakata.

"Nakata's matter is also a truth, isn't Nakata's performance in the past two years not good enough? He was a key player when he was in Perugia and he was one of the best players in Asia. When I came to Rome, I did well in the UEFA Cup, but the coach couldn't see it......"

It's rare to have such a big mouth, but this time he stood on the side of the Asian players and gave a few shouts.

"Sometimes I even think that some European coaches are a bit discriminatory against Asian players, but I don't think that will stop more and more Asian players from coming to European clubs and succeeding......

Mourinho next to him frowned slightly, because Zheng Zhi's cannon was a bit big, at least Perugia and the Roma coach couldn't get out of it, and they were labeled as discriminating against Asian players.

But what's the problem? Cappello must have heard that by now, right? He must be irritated, right? Mourinho shrugged his shoulders, but felt that Zheng Zhi had done a very beautiful thing, this psychological warfare was played, killing two birds with one stone.

He guessed correctly, at this time in the locker room, Capello was indeed listening carefully to their press conference, and Capello really didn't expect Zheng Zhi to turn his gun on him.

Am I discriminating against Asian players?

Where's the thing! Sling the bull!

He was a little annoyed, because there was nothing to do. didn't use Hidetoshi Nakata to start, not because Hidetoshi Nakata was not capable enough, but chose to continue to trust Totti, Totti is the core of Roma, you can't give up Totti because of a slump in one or two games, if so, Juventus shouldn't have given up on Del Pierrot a long time ago?

But what can he explain now?

On the contrary, he actually recognized Zheng Zhi's ability very much, and when he first proposed to buy Emerson in Rome, he proposed that he could consider Zheng Zhi, but the boss of Sensi said that there was not so much money to buy Zheng Zhi, so he could only settle for the second.

Right now?

Scold......

Capello could only smile wryly.

Nakata Hideshou was not far away, he also saw everything that happened at the press conference, his heart was a little surging with his small eyes, and he was grateful to Zheng Zhi from the bottom of his heart. As an Asian player, Zheng Zhi spoke for them. He really had a stomach in his heart, but he couldn't say it, Zheng Zhi helped him say it now.

Baga Ya Road, I will definitely seize the opportunity!

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In the home team's dressing room, Di Biagio sat on the bench with a serious face, thoughtful. It is rare for him to be so quiet with a small bald head, and this scene is captured by Zanetti.

Although he is no longer the captain of Inter Milan, Zanetti still silently cares about his teammates.

He sat down next to Di Biagio and spoke:

"Every time I hit Rome,"

"You're all with this expression,"

"I don't think it's good, you represent Inter Milan now, not Roma, you shouldn't have such emotions and states."

Don't look at Zanetti who rarely speaks, but his mind is very detailed.

It's no wonder that Di Biagio is like this, the tough-hearted Italian international was born and raised in Rome and has played for Roma for four years, with whom he has a deep affection. Tonight's game has a special meaning for him.

"Don't worry, I won't."

"It's a lot more important to me than to other people, but it's not an emotional time, I have to control my emotions and try to put all my energy into the game.

Zheng Zhi was not far away and heard their conversation. It made Zheng Zhi feel a little surprised, Zanetti was actually doing Di Biagio's ideological work? It can be seen that Zanetti still wants to be a good captain, but he was vetoed by the newcomer Mourinho, thinking that Zanetti is not suitable to be the captain of Inter Milan and depriving him of the captain's armband.

In fact, Zheng Zhi personally likes Zanetti, he should have become the greatest captain in the history of Inter Milan, and his arrival seems to change the course of history. If Mourinho knew enough about Zanetti, he would have changed his mind.

But who knows what the future holds?

Pushing open the door of the locker room, Zheng Zhi came to the players' tunnel, and the first thing he saw was Gresco and Emerson standing together and greeting.

"Hey, bro,"

Zheng Zhi took the initiative to shout and walked over and hugged Emerson.

All three of them have fought for Bayer Leverkusen and won the treble together, and they have a deep relationship, and now they are a little excited to meet again in Milan.

"Let me guess, are you like Ze Roberto and tell all my secrets to your teammates? And then you pat your chest and promise that you can keep an eye on me? ”

Emerson smiled, "You're so smart, we had a little meeting just for you." Today I will let you know that I will be the first player in the world to defend you. ”

"Well, I remember a lot of people telling me that, but it turned out to be wrong, and this time I think you'd miscalculate."

"Hey, Bartty~" Zheng Zhi found Bartty, and went over to say hello to Bartty.

I'm an old acquaintance with Barty, we've played against each other once, and we've played together in the World Stars team.

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Inside the Meazza Stadium, before the game started, more than 60,000 Inter Milan fans were already going crazy, and many fans threw fireworks into the stadium, instantly filling the stadium with colorful smoke.

Fans of the North Stand, of course! They were celebrating, celebrating their birthdays.

"IRRIDUCIBILI", one of the most important groups in the "North Stand", an organization of die-hard Inter Milan fans, has a nice name, which literally translates to "tenacious and unyielding". At this time, a large tifo covering the entire grandstand unexpectedly appeared on the north stand, with "IRR" written on the left, which is the abbreviation of "IRRIDUCIBILI", and "1988" written on the right, which is the year the organization was founded, and "11 years of glory" written at the bottom.

In the 1988-1989 season when the organization was founded, Inter Milan won the 13th league championship trophy in the club's history by 11 points ahead of the second place, and it can be said that they were born with glory, in the 11 years of the club's ups and downs, they never briefly left the team they loved so much, as a die-hard fan organization, "11 years of glory" is well-deserved, "tenacious and unyielding" is their name, but also their motto, and it is still one of the backbones of the North Stand.

They are a strong backing for Inter Milan in a way......

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"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, fans and friends, good evening, tonight we bring you the highlight of the fourth round of the 200-2001 Serie A season, Inter Milan against the champion opponent Roma at the Meazza Stadium! This is a battle for Tianwang Mountain, and whoever wins the game will be able to occupy the top position on his own. ”

"Inter Milan and Roma have played 134 games in the history of Serie A, and Inter Milan has an absolute advantage with 62 wins, 35 draws and 37 losses, scoring 218 goals and conceding 160 goals; Among them, the home team also has an absolute advantage with 38 wins, 19 draws and 10 losses, scoring 127 goals and conceding 60 goals. ”

"Judging from the head-to-head statistics, Inter Milan still have the advantage, but today's game is likely to be evenly matched, and this Roma team may be the strongest Roma team in history. However, Roma have won all nine points from the first three rounds, but their opponents are weak, and today's challenge to Inter Milan at the Estadio Meazza is their first real test. ”

Inter Milan lined up with a 4411 formation, with French goalkeeper Frei at the goal, Panucci, Blanco, Córdoba and Gresco at the back, Zanetti, Di Biagio, Pirlo and Zheng Zhi in midfield, and Chinese boy Recoba ambushed behind Vieri. Ronaldo had just returned from Brazil, Mourinho put him on the bench, and teenager Adriano failed to start due to inconsistent form, Mourinho chose Vieri. ”

Roma set up a 3412 formation, with goalkeeper Antonioli and defenders Rinaldi, Zago and Samuel. In the forward line, the Brazilian Cafu, who has a very wide range of movement, the youngsters Zanetti, Tomasi and the Frenchman Candela, and behind the two powerful forwards, Batistuta and Del Vecchio, is the captain Totti. ”

Under the introduction of Zhang Lu and Huang Jianxiang, the players of Inter Milan and Roma both walked out of the stadium, and the stars were shining, no matter which side was star-studded, not inferior.

Beep~

A whistle blows, and the battle begins.

Roma kicked off first, Brazilian Cafu hit the wall with Frenchman Candela on the right side and rushed to the Inter backfield, and some ill-prepared Di Biagio came up and hooked Cafu down and gave Roma a set-piece in front!

Luckily, the foul wasn't very good, otherwise Batistuta would have been standing here. Now it was replaced by the handsome Roman prince Totti.

Totti curled the ball straight into the Inter penalty area, but Blanco easily headed it over and couldn't let Batistuta get to the bottom of the box and the ball bounced just outside the box.

Pirlo and Tomasi snatched the ball at the same time, but Tomasi was a step faster, and the ball rolled back to the feet of Cafu on the right flank, and Cafu crossed again!

It was actually a half-high ball, the ball fell quickly in front of the penalty area, bounced, and at this moment, Batistuta actually retreated from the penalty area, got rid of Blanco's marking, picked up his right leg and shot!

Boom –

The ball grazed Zheng Zhi's scalp, Zheng Zhi could hear his scalp squeaking, and when he turned his head a little tremblingly, the ball was gone, and it had already flown into the stands.

I grass!

It's horrible......

I felt a little chill all over my body, Barty's shot just now was so terrifying, I felt a shadow flashing by......

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