Chapter 536: Change
For Inter Milan fans, not only did Inter Milan not spend money this summer, but because of the fact that Ade's net income from leaving reached 35 million euros, it also made them feel a little worried, because modern football is more than money, whoever invests more and brings in more reinforcements can get better results, Dick said that there was no investment in the past two seasons, but in fact there was a lot of investment, Chapter 549 After the training, Inter Milan ushered in the official competition of the season, The first two official matches were cup competitions, the Coppa Italia against last season's Coppa Italia winners Roma and the European Cup against last season's UEFA Cup winners Sevilla from La Liga. [Full text reading. 】
In both games, Inter Milan won in the end, especially in the European Cup, which was the first time in the history of Inter Milan to win the European Cup - when Inter Milan won the Champions Cup twice in a row, the European Cup had not yet been born, and when Inter Milan won the League Cup three times in the nineties, the European Cup at that time was still the champion of the Champions Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup, so in fact this is only the second time that Inter Milan has participated in the European Cup. The last time they played in the European Cup was last year, but Inter Milan lost a surprise 0-1 defeat to Liverpool, missing the chance to win the title.
It's just that although they won this game, Inter Milan fans are a little worried, because in these two games, although Inter Milan won the game, they both won very thrilling, not so much because they performed well, but because the opponent began to become overwhelmed with the advantage in the lead......
Italian Cup against Roma, Roma used fast passing after the start of the game to make Inter Milan a little confused, after the end of the first half, he relied on Aquilani and De Rossi's two goals to lead Inter Milan, in the second half Inter Milan launched a big counterattack, in the first half there was still some sticky Ibrahimovic in the halftime Dick reprimanded began to pass, his pass made Inter Milan's attack lively, Perrotta inserted a shot in the back row to take the lead for Inter Milan to pull back a point, Toney then headed in from Stankovic's cross in the box to equalise and substitute Figo fired a free-kick from a free-kick that first set up Sneijder to score at the back post, then scored the fourth from a free-kick to help Inter beat Roma 4-2 from two goals down to claim their first title of the season.
The European Cup was similarly thrilling, with Sevilla also taking a two-goal lead in the first half - Renato scored in the seventh minute, Canute extended the lead again with a counter-attack before half-time, Inter Milan also launched a counter-attack in the second half, Ibrahimovic received a pass from a team-mate in the box and bounced with a stunning half-volley outside the instep to give Inter Milan the first point, and soon Materazzi headed home after receiving Sneijder's free-kick cross. Yaya Toure scored a surprise double goal after coming off the bench, but in the final moments of the game, Sevilla pulled a point back with Maresca's penalty in the 90th minute, and laid siege to Inter Milan's door in stoppage time, and if it weren't for Cesar's two brilliant saves, Inter might have been dragged into extra time......
"This season's Inter Milan reminds us of Inter Milan when Dick was in charge, they still score a lot of goals, but the back line is not as solid as last season, but it is also a normal thing, Materazzi and Cannavaro are important contributors to Italy's victory this time, but their excellent performance in the World Cup will definitely affect the next form, and when Córdoba no longer plays as a right-back but becomes part of the central defender, their right side also begins to be easily attacked, McCone showed his talent in both games, but in defense, he didn't do very well, the opponent's attack was often towards his side, and it also achieved good results, if Inter Milan can't solve this problem, there may be no problem in the league, and if you want to move forward in the Champions Cup, there will probably be no hope......
The media's comments this time are basically fair, Inter Milan's defense that seemed so reliable last season is so unreliable at this time, if the defense is not solid, with their overall strength, they may be able to continue to crush in Serie A, but it is not practical to want to get better in the Champions League......
"We're still figuring it out. Although the champion team does not need to change, if you want to achieve better results, you have to change. We didn't have a problem attacking, as you can see from these two games, although we have gone Ade, but we have brought in Ibrahimovic, who is a player who is not worse than Ade, and even more tough. As for the defense, after all, we have been playing with a defensive lineup for two years, they are all young, we have to make changes, we can't make changes after the defense is completely unsustainable, if you want to change, you have to sacrifice, because if we don't sacrifice something now, then in the next time, we may sacrifice more. ”
Dick looked confident at the press conference, in fact he didn't do it on purpose, but he did think his team was moving in a good direction, Ibrahimovic was a little uncomfortable at first, but he quickly adapted, and Inter Milan's attack remained as strong and excellent as last season, as for the defensive flaws...... This was expected by Dick, although Materazzi ushered in his brief peak after the World Cup, but Cannavaro was still affected by the World Cup, his form is obviously worse than last season and the World Cup, although Córdoba is now back to the position of central defender, but after playing right back for two years, he also needs time to adapt, after all, this is not a game, McCone entered the lineup, and the same also gave Inter Milan's backline a place to use, and the opponent focused on his side, Even with the replacements of Mascherano and Stankovic, it will not be perfect.
But this change must be made, as Dick said, after all, last season Inter Milan's back line was already very old - Materazzi is over thirty-three years old, Cannavaro is also about to turn thirty-three years old, Zanetti is also thirty-three years old, they were both born in August to September 1973, Córdoba is younger, but he is about to turn thirty years old, if you don't make changes in time at this time, in another year or two, this top backline, I'm afraid it will also be weathered immediately.
So Dick began to make changes, allowing the relatively young Cordoba to return to the central defender position and be ready to replace at any time, McCone to enter, increase the strength of the wide attack, and also give Chiellini and others more opportunities to get more training, such a measure can at least keep Inter Milan's backline in shape for another four years.
Although Dick doesn't plan to stay at Inter Milan for too long, he doesn't plan to leave Inter Milan with a devastated mess, in fact, whether he leaves Atletico Madrid or Dortmund, he has left a very good lineup, but Atletico Madrid has trampled on good things, and within a few years, the top team formed by Dick has been dismantled, and now only Torres Belleron and a few other people are struggling to support, while Dortmund is dragged down by the economy, and the players who play well are sold for money, The two captains and vice-captains who are still staying are none other than Warnes and Kyle, and Shaheen himself has problems again, so that his results will decline.
In any case, Dick would not deliberately leave an untidy mess to clean up for future generations before leaving, and it was a question of whether the other party could keep it, but Dick would do his best.
All eyes will be on Inter Milan's performance in the new season, as they will have an advantage in the league, but it remains to be seen how far that advantage will go and whether they are likely to successfully defend their title in the Champions League.
Serie A this season started relatively late, with the first round of matches starting on September 9, and everyone is watching what kind of performance Inter Milan will have. In the Champions Cup, Inter Milan is divided into a group that is neither good nor bad, with Bayern from the Bundesliga's hegemon, Portuguese team Sporting Lisbon and Russian team Spartak Moscow, Bayern is a strong opponent, Sporting Lisbon also has good strength, and the Russian team ...... Playing in Russia has always been a difficult task.
What kind of results can Inter Milan achieve? Many people are looking forward to it, although Dick has not publicly announced that he will lead the team to defend the Champions Cup and win the treble, but many people know that for Dick, what he can pursue now at Inter Milan is nothing more than this.