It's only a rare occurrence for the Inter captain to criticise Inter fans in the news. Normally, it's the team that plays badly, and the manager or captain stands up to take responsibility and apologizes to everyone.

But Zheng Zhi is not, Zheng Zhi thinks that although Inter Milan has few goals, the Inter Milan players are actually playing well, and the fans should not boo the players, the average age of 20-year-old players is like this, which is quite good!

Zheng Zhi is obviously protecting Robben and Xiao Xiao Luo, otherwise once they lose confidence, it will be difficult to say later.

Of course, if you compare the performance of other Italian teams in the Champions League, Inter Milan is indeed a lot worse.

If the first round of the first stage of the new European Champions Cup was dominated by a Spanish quartet, then the second round was replaced by an Italian opera.

With 10 goals in six games, Inzaghi became Europe's hottest striker, and his goal in his 40th European competition (24 in the Champions Cup and 16 in other competitions) also surpassed Altobeli's Italian record of 39 goals.

With Inzaghi's hat-trick, AC Milan beat Deportivo La Coruna, who had just toppled Bayern Munich in the previous round, 4-0 away. The Rossoneri's attacking prowess has terrified Europe's powerhouses, and in fact there is one striker like Inzaghi, who is good at catching fighters, but not all of them can have AC Milan's multi-point attacking ability and a central midfield that provides firepower for a striker like Inzaghi.

It may not be accurate to say that AC Milan's front three are apart from Inzaghi, Rivaldo and Rui Costa, not forgetting the more feared Seedorf and Kaka.

Juve's five-goal crushing of Kyiv not only frightened the group opponents, but also made the Serie A rivals Milan more or less vigilant. Piero and Inzaghi have suddenly become Europe's hottest strikers, and Trapattoni must be complaining at the moment why the World Cup didn't start in September. The Bianconeri not only win, but also beautifully, and perhaps the quality of the opponents is not enough to test Juve's true level. But the brilliant combination of stars such as Piero, Di Vaio and Nedved does remind fans of Juventus' 1985 and 1996 triumph titles, which are only brilliant moments, but always talked.

Maybe after the fall of Rome.

The fall of the city of Rome

For three years, Capello was like a bishop of Rome, but when the new season began, his disciples began to feel purgatory-like pain rather than God's favor. The eight-day three-game losing streak has evaporated Roma's pride and self-confidence, and if they lose in Athens, the Roma can directly commit mass suicide in Greece, without having to return to Rome to continue to be humiliated by the fans.

As a result, Capello opted for a draw, which was helpless in despair. At a time when Batistuta and Montella didn't seem to be recovering from their World Cup defeats, Roma were fortunate to have a calm goalkeeper Antonioli, whose two saves prevented AEK from scoring, otherwise, including Sensi, could have gone to the gallows prepared by Roma fans.

The biggest enemy of the Italians is still Real Madrid, Ronaldo still did not play, Zidane only watched from the sidelines due to minor injuries, but the powerful Real Madrid still did not give the weak Genke any chance, the score of 6:0 simply frightened other teams, and it seems that Real Madrid, which aims to win the championship, is really unstoppable.

However, although Zheng Zhi defended the team, the mainstream Italian media still criticized Inter Milan and compared it to AC Milan.

"Compared to AC Milan and Juventus, Inter Milan only got a good result". This is how the Italian media described Inter's home win over Ajax. The ugly performance, Mourinho's command has been under fire from the media. The only exception was the hero Zheng Zhi, who once again saved Inter from disaster.

Sport commented that Inter Milan also won the Champions League, but compared to the passionate technical performances of Juventus and AC Milan, Inter's answer was just a good football result. Ajax dominated the game, but Zheng Zhi's performance determined the outcome of the match.

The headline of La Repubblica was "Zheng Zhi's beautiful goal, ugly Inter". Amid the huge boos of Meazza, the Chinese goal saved Mourinho and saved Inter. It was an ugly kick, but it was a win. The only thing the Nerazzurri could thank was a brilliant goal from Zheng Zhi that secured victory on the European stage. The Dutchman controlled the ball well and pressed the ball to keep Inter under pressure. Inter should be thankful today for their outstanding performance at the back, not being breached by their opponents and it was Zheng Zhi who seized the opportunity to score the only goal. Inter breathed a long sigh of relief when they won, but what impressed people was their confusion and the strength of this team still did not come to an unleashed basis.

THE TITLE OF KATAWEB IS "FOOTBALLER CHENG ZHI MAKES AJAX SURRENDER TONIGHT". After scoring a goal each in Norway and the league last week, the Chinese once again showed their excellent form in today's clash with the Dutch Cavalry, earning Inter Milan an important victory. AC Milan and Juventus have won big games, but Inter Milan have not been able to continue this winning momentum, and it should be said that Mourinho's lineup today is problematic, at least not so convincing. Luckily, defensively we were still at a high level, with Ajax having a lot of control but not being able to get space in the decisive areas. And Inter Milan is lucky to have the World Footballer of the Year, I wonder when Inter Milan will be able to achieve an advantageous victory as soon as possible like AC Milan and Juventus?

Although Inter Milan still can't escape the media storm, Inter Milan is still quite harmonious inside. On Thursday night, Zheng Zhi also hosted a barbecue party at his home, inviting his first-team teammates to visit. Except for Vieri, who didn't come, the other players came.

Even the coach Jose Mourinho is here, which shows that Inter Milan is still very united. Even if the team performance is not satisfactory, as long as the team spirit is still there, then it is not a big problem.

On Sunday, Inter Milan will continue to play at the Meazza Stadium at home to Chievo. It's another test for Inter, who now want to win not only but beautifully.

However, before Inter Milan started, Juventus took the lead. After conceding 2 goals, the home team drew 2:2 with Parma, and "Juventus nemesis" Hidetoshi Nakata scored first. Piero was the top scorer with five goals after chasing it to 2-2 in the fifth minute of stoppage time, but his goal was widely controversial, and in the final moments, Piero stopped a long ball with his hand under Ferrari's close press, shook Frei to score the ball, and the Parma players strongly protested, but the referee ruled that the goal was valid and immediately blew the final whistle.

Juventus drew at home, but AC Milan also overturned in the gutter, and AC Milan was forced to draw 1:1 away by Lazio. Three days ago they were blown up by the Italian media, and now both teams have suffered a draw.

Inter Milan were under a lot of pressure before the Chievo game.

So in the pre-match press conference, Mourinho mocked.

"I remember a few days ago when AC Milan and Juventus beat each other in the Champions League, you blew them into the sky, I wonder how you are going to write the news after this afternoon's game?"

"Thankfully, Inter Milan have always been criticized......"

Mourinho is smiling and in a good mood.

"Isn't 1:0 important now?"

As long as Inter Milan wins for a while, they can occupy the top of the table, even if it is a 1-0 final victory, what do you want a big win?

The two biggest rivals drew one after another, and Inter Milan was naturally demoralized.

Victory is the only result they want.

To be on the safe side, Inter Milan re-played the 4312 formation this time, Zheng Zhi returned to the position of the midfielder, Cambiasso and Zanetti on the left and right, the forward position was left to Dalma, and the forward partners were Adriano and Vieri.

However, bad luck seems to be still with Inter.

In the opening two minutes, Inter Milan suffered a smack, Marazina received a pass from midfielder Patsoni, broke through Materazzi and Córdoba in the middle of the penalty area, and headed the ball 11 meters in front of the goal, and the ball arced into the net from an angle that Buffon could not block.

Chievo continued to burn the flames into the opposition half after the goal, but Inter also had chances. In the 6th minute, Vieri was brought down at the edge of the penalty area, and Zheng Zhi's free kick went over the wall and was slightly deflected.

Zheng Zhi and Dalma combined continuously, rushed to the top of Chievo's penalty area, and then distributed the ball to Adriano, Adriano burst into the left side of the penalty area and swept the ball in front of the small penalty area, Vieri pushed it into the net from a small angle, and Inter Milan pulled it 1:1.

The Inter striker has finally scored!

After that, in order to overtake the score as soon as possible, Zheng Zhi's position was very flexible, and Adriano was the biggest trouble for Chievo's defenders, but the forwards on both sides frequently fell into the offside trap.

At half-time, the score was still 1:1.

It's just that the Inter Milan fans stopped booing at halftime this time, and it seems that Zheng Zhi's previous spraying was effective.

Yibian fought again, and Inter Milan continued to launch a strong attack.

In the 51st minute, Zheng Zhi hoisted the ball into Chievo's penalty area, Vieri grabbed the position first, but made contact with the opposing defender Moro and fell in the penalty area, but the referee signaled that the game continued and did not blow a penalty.

There was not much protest from the Inter Milan players and they continued to intensify their attack. In the 57th minute, Zheng Zhi and Dalma played a beautiful short pass again, and suddenly rubbed the ball to the left side of the penalty area, Adriano stopped the ball and faced the goalkeeper directly, but this thing actually hit the ball high!

Soon after, Zanetti took the ball from the right and Vieri's header was just wide......

It looks like Inter Milan will not be able to score a second goal really hard......

Jose Mourinho began to make adjustments, replacing Robben and Ronaldo Jr. on the pitch, changing the formation to 433 and continuing to strengthen the attack. Xiao Xiao Luo and Robben were quite desperate after they came up, and they spared no effort in both offense and defense.

In the 73rd minute, Arjen Robben was just ten centimetres away from goal when his close-range effort was blocked by the Chievo goalkeeper with his foot on the goal line. Two minutes later, Ronaldo crossed from the right and Adriano's header was desperately blocked by Moreau.

Inter's second goal was just not coming.

Zheng Zhi went to take a corner kick and drove the ball directly into the front point, Xiao Xiaoluo suddenly killed from the middle to the front point, jumped high, and a lion shook his head!

Da~

The ball finally flew into the top right corner of the goal! The goalkeeper didn't react at all.

2:1！

It's really a good thing, and after a long time, Inter Milan finally overtook the score.

Xiao Xiao Luo also scored the first real game goal for Inter Milan, and after the goal, he was quite excited, took off his shirt and rushed to Zheng Zhi to celebrate.

It's hard to get started, and this first goal will definitely be unforgettable.

Chievo did not give up, and Inter Milan were in danger in front of goal, Marazina fired a fierce shot from the edge of the box, but was blocked by team-mate Kosato who fell to the ground. Bad luck finally came to Chievo's side.

In the 77th minute, Buffon struck a cross from veteran Collini with a single punch.

However, then Inter Milan took control of the game again, Robben continued to break through on the left side to win set-pieces, but the set-pieces did not work well.

In the 83rd minute, Robben broke through from the left side again, this time rushing into the Chievo penalty area and eventually won a penalty.

Vieri and Recoba were not there, Zheng Zhi was the first penalty taker, but Zheng Zhi conceded the penalty to Robben and let Robben take the penalty, and finally Robben lived up to expectations and took the ball in.

The score was rewritten to 3:1!

Finally, Robben also opened his beard, and this guy also took off his shirt to celebrate, and as a result, like Xiao Luo, he got a yellow card......

Just when everyone thought that the score was stopped, in stoppage time, Zheng Zhixiu made a scalpel-like through ball, Adriano successfully countered offside, forming a single knife in the big penalty area, Adriano chose to burst into the upper left corner of the goal, and rewrote the score to 4:1!

Inter Milan finally ushered in a big victory!

Although they stumbled at first, Inter Milan eventually won the game, winning three consecutive games in three consecutive seasons, leading the scorers list without being favored, and in second and third place are AC Milan and Juventus with 7 points. More points are useful!

Of course, this time they finally got a big win and the attackers up front got on the scoresheet. Vieri, Adriano, Robben and Ronaldo Jr. all scored, if there is a regret, it is that politics did not score, but Zheng Zhi contributed two assists, which can be regarded as quite perfect.

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, the Estadio Meazza finally burst into applause for the first time in a long time, and the fans seemed to see the mighty Inter Milan again.

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