Chapter 860: They're just former champions
Eventually, the Nerazzurri 7 jumped onto the Nerazzurri 10 and enjoyed the cheers of the Nerazzurri fans.
Meazza may have to start adapting to the fact that No. 10 is no longer just shining, No. 7, No. 9, and No. 11 are all growing, and they can also be Meazza heroes.
Although the game ended up being a draw, the hard-won draw gave the Nerazzurri fans a long sigh of relief, which was better than losing the game.
After the game, Xiao Xiao Luo was surrounded by the media, and the reporters only remembered Xiao Xiao Luo's stunner, and temporarily forgot Zheng Zhi's coquettish assist. If it weren't for Zheng Zhi's heel pass, no matter how beautiful Xiao Luo's running position was, the ball would not have rolled to his feet......
Xiao Xiaoluo did not get carried away, talking about the goal, he said excitedly, "When the captain got the ball, I thought that I had to resolutely insert it into the penalty area, and the captain would pass the ball over, ha, and then he really passed it." Against Toldo, I thought that if I had volleyed directly, there was a good chance that he would have saved, so I played a clever trick and deceived him first, and then pushed it into the far corner, and thank God, the ball went in and I was able to equalize for the team. β
"You weren't so calm when you shot before, but now you've improved significantly, have you been practicing lately?"
Xiao Xiaoluo stuck out his tongue, "Yes, we have been strengthening our shooting practice for more than a month, the captain has been around to catch our shots, Alger and I will practice shooting for an hour every day, and sometimes go to the captain's house to practice, so far, it is only a little bit of progress." β
"The captain personally supervises you?"
"No, the captain practiced with us, and while we were training, he was also training and personally demonstrating and instructing."
"Alger doesn't look like he's improving?"
"Haha, the captain said, he's stupid......"
Robben happened to be passing by, and quickly pretended not to hear, and walked away with his head down. He had a lot of shots on goal today, but he still couldn't get on the scoresheet, and his shooting quality was much worse than that of Xiao Luo.
But he wasn't convinced.
As I walked, I muttered in my heart, wait, it's my turn in the Champions League! I'm going to go back and practice!
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However, Ronaldo's goal caused controversy after the game, because the referee's stoppage time was too long, a full five minutes, and in the 90 minutes of regular time, it did not take that much time at all.
After taking the lead and being held to a draw, Juventus felt like they were losing. In order to gain psychological balance, Juventus general manager Moggi tried to disparage Inter Milan after the game: "I saw a great Juventus in the game and nothing else. Five minutes of stoppage time is quite shameful, I can't really think of what happened in the middle of the game and it took five minutes to make up for it. Of course, this is their home turf. β
Coach Lippi is much more low-key than Moggi: "The result was correct, the game was always exciting, not only in the last 10 minutes. β
"Everyone thought that Juventus would be at a disadvantage without a lot of main players, but the opposite is true. We played really well and we were on the right track. We're still four points off the top of the table, but that's not that far. β
There is almost no denying the fact that Juventus are playing better. As in previous rounds, Inter played a bit of a chaotic game. If Juventus relied on the cooperation of the whole team, Inter Milan mainly relied on individual improvisation and tenacious hard work. Although the play was inferior, Inter Milan did not have any less scoring chances than their opponents. Mourinho therefore agrees that a draw is a reasonable result: "It's a crucial point and Inter will continue to have a psychological advantage. β
"There's still a long way to go, but Inter Milan won't fall behind."
Of course, he also has to fight back against Moji.
'Moggi said five minutes of stoppage time was too long, but did they think it was not a penalty at all, the foul was on the line of the box and not in the box, and I think they should have snickered and not made a big fuss after the game.
"The league is slow, who laughs at the end is still unknown, but I think Inter Milan will not let other teams taste the championship easily, wait and see!"
Having said that, AC Milan then beat Atalanta 4-1 away to leapfrog Inter Milan on goal difference and jump to the top of the standings. Rivaldo, Tomasson and Andrea Pirlo contributed to AC Milan respectively, with Andrea Pirlo scoring twice.
Despite the same number of points, Inter Milan could only settle for second.
AC Milan have once again received praise from the Serie A media, believing that AC Milan will be the real man of Serie A this year, and they have the best chance of winning the league title.
The exciting Italian derby, AC Milan and Roma won away from home, and the four giants had another extraordinary weekend.
"La Repubblica" gave AC Milan a 4-1 away win over Atalanta high evaluation, and specifically mentioned Pirlo and Rivaldo, "La Repubblica" said that at the beginning of the game, Pirlo was the only one in the team who couldn't let go, and it seemed that he had not yet walked out of the shadow of the national team's defeat to Wales, but as the game progressed, the AC Milan core player gradually found himself and scored two goals.
According to La Repubblica, it seems that Carlo Ancelotti knows how to use Pirlo better than Trapattoni, and I wonder if Inter Milan misses Pirlo very much?
La Repubblica gave AC Milan a 9-point score in this round.
For Inter Milan and Juventus, La Repubblica gave 6 and 6.5 passing points respectively, but the referee of this game, Corina, only scored 5 points. When it comes to the bald referee, La Repubblica is scathing: if you don't look at the last minutes, his performance is competent, but in the final moments, the best referee in the world behaves like a beginner, first awarding Juventus a controversial penalty, and then giving an extraordinarily long five minutes of stoppage time in order to find balance. Of course, the newspaper believes that Juventus are doing better than Inter.
Inter Milan have long been used to criticism, but at the moment Inter Milan do not have time to think about the league, because the Champions League has been rekindled, and they are currently on four points from three games, and their qualification situation in the Champions League is not optimistic, and in the fourth round they will travel to France to challenge Lyon, who unexpectedly beat Inter Milan at the Meazza Stadium two weeks ago.
And this time, Lyon will be even stronger because Brazilian star Juninho Jr. is back in the starting line-up!
Although there are still three days before the start of the game, the French "Team Daily" believes that with Inter Milan at present, the Lyon team can beat Inter Milan twice, as long as Lyon is at the level of the first leg, Inter Milan will definitely lose.
At the same time, the "Team Newspaper" also highlighted Juninho Jr., believing that Juninho's efforts not only greatly enhanced the strength of the Lyon team, but also could determine the direction of the game.
"Team Daily" believes that Juninho Jr.'s strength is underestimated, his strength is actually the same level as Zheng Zhi, even in set-piece footwork is not lost to Zheng Zhi, everyone has a beautiful elevator ball, which may decide the outcome in the game.
Italy's "Milan Sport" newspaper is also not optimistic about Inter Milan when looking forward to the future of Inter Milan.
Adani, a special commentator, wrote that this Inter Milan team is too young, the performance is very inconsistent, and the away game against Lyon is not safe, and Lyon's recent form is quite good, and the attacking line of the Lyon team is intimidating. The three attacking midfielders Carrier, Dorasso and Juninho Jr. and two first-class strikers, Sonny Anderson and Govu, are both lethal. Of particular note is Juninho, who is the top scorer in Ligue 1 with seven goals.
β Inter Milan's current situation is not too good, mainly due to injuries to players. The injuries of Buffon, Materazzi and Vieri have greatly affected the team's attack and defense. With an incomplete squad, Mourinho will have to rely on young players again, with Arjen Robben, Ronaldo and Adriano currently his first choice.
- With Lyon's attacking power at home, Inter Milan will face a tough test in this game. Inter Milan fans will be hoping that goalkeeper Fontana will be as brave as he was in the Italian derby last weekend to keep the team in the open air.
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As the sun set, there were still four guys sweating in the Pinettina training base.
Usually Zheng Zhi, Xiao Xiao Luo and Robben are three people, and today there is one more goalkeeper, that is, Inter Milan's substitute goalkeeper Fontana. This is Zheng Zhi who took the initiative to call Fontana's name and asked him to participate in the training.
The reason is simple, Zheng Zhi is worried about Juninho Jr.
It was learned from the news that Juninho Jr. would be the first choice for this game, and Zheng Zhi knew JrΓΊniho's elevator ball strength, so he thought about practicing Fontana.
Usually Buffon accompanies them to practice shooting, but Buffon is injured, and Fontana can't spar if he wants to, and this time he got his wish.
But Zheng Zhi in training is the devil, and it is difficult for Fontana to defend the goal.
Xiao Luo and Robben both stood next to him and shook their heads, muttering in a low voice, "Is that little Juninho really so strong?" β
"It's so perverted."
"I don't think it's possible, do you?"
Robben didn't believe it.
Xiao Xiaoluo also nodded, "I also think so, I think that guy's elevator ball is not as good as mine......"
"You?"
"Haha, when you usually train, you haven't scored a few feet in ten feet, if you let you play in the game, you will be laughed at, you'd better put away this kind of thinking, just your free kick footwork, and I'm embarrassed to kick the elevator ball, I advise you, it's best to kick the curveball, the curveball is easy to learn......"
Robben directly hit Xiao Xiao Luo.
"Phew!"
"You think everyone is like you and only shoots with your left foot? That's why you don't score as many goals as I do, I'm more well-rounded. You're a left-footed monster. Not to be outdone, Xiao Xiao Luo immediately shot him back.
"Yo, yo, yo, you seem to have scored a lot, and you scored one more goal than me in the near future? And you scored with your right foot last week, did you score with your left foot? β
Xiao Xiao Luo blinked, "That's not a chance to use my left foot, I will definitely score with my left foot, and I can still score a header, can you?" β
Robben: ......
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Inter Milan arrived in Lyon a day early on Tuesday night and went to the Stadio Olimpico in Lyon to get acclimated to the pitch, where Zheng Zhi spoke to the French media, and he also talked about Juninho Jr.
'I've heard Juninho Jr. name him, he has a very good free-kick, we have a similar style and everybody lifts the ball. I've told Fontana to be careful with his lift balls and we're working on that. β
"But most people think that you will not have a victory here, and you may even suffer a defeat. If you lose this game, you're probably going to have to look at the faces of the other teams. β
"You're not Inter Milan from the previous two years."
Zheng Zhi licked his shriveled lips, "The game hasn't started yet, and we don't know what the result will be." β
"You may see a team that is not as strong as it used to be, but I see an Inter Milan that is on the rise and time will tell if we will get stronger and stronger. I'm never worried that this team is going to be bad, on the contrary, we've always been confident. β
"Sometimes, it's actually a good thing not to be favored, at least it's not that stressful."
"Even if you are eliminated from the Champions Cup?"
"No, we're not going to be eliminated, it's not going to be Inter." Zheng Zhi replied firmly.
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On Wednesday morning, Inter Milan announced their starting line-up.
Zanetti is back in the starting line-up, but other than that, there is no difference from the one who played Juventus last week.
Goalkeeper: Fontana
Defenders: Panucci, CΓ³rdoba, Stam, Grosso
Midfielders: Zanetti, Zheng Zhi, Cambiasso
Forwards: Ronaldo Jr., Adriano, Arjen Robben
At noon, the coach of the Lyon team first attended the press conference and talked about the opponent Inter Milan, and he was also full of confidence.
"At the Stadio Olimpic, there's no reason why we shouldn't win."
'Inter Milan is the European champion, but that was before, they were just former champions, we don't get scared because of that, like Marseille, are we going to be afraid of Marseille? My players beat them in Meazza and it will be the same today, because my players can't wait to play this game. β
"We're going to beat them again. I watched last week's Italian derby and I have now found a new tactic to deal with them. β
Govu, who attended the press conference with the Lyon manager, was even more arrogant, "The last time we could have beaten them, it was my bad luck, I was able to break through their defense with ease, they couldn't keep an eye on me at all, this time my luck won't be so bad, I will beat them with more goals!" β
"This is the Olympic Park Stadium, everything is up for us!"
Arrogant!
The European champions were despised by their Chi Guoguo......