Chapter 444: Stay in the Finals
"In preparation for the UEFA Cup midweek, our main players will be rested for this game...... But as you know, it's not going to be a formality, and we still have a lot to fight for. 100 goals, unbeaten record. In terms of points, we have already set a Serie A points record, but in terms of unbeaten season, we are still two games away, and we are four goals away from scoring more than 100 goals...... Wright also wants to pursue more goals. In this game, our mission is one, and that is to attack! Crush them with goals and win our 100-goal record with goals! We've been working hard this season for so long, let's keep working hard, we're all part of Inter Milan, and this great season is something we created together, so let's work together! ”
Before the start of the 37th round of the league, Dick said this to the players in the dressing room.
In this game, Dick rotated ten main players, only Adriano appeared in the starting lineup, goalkeeper Cesar, defenders Pasquale, Arbeloa, Andreoli and Maggio, midfielders Mascherano, Farinos, Semioli, Di Natale, and forwards Adriano and Martins.
Unlike the last game, Adriano did not fight desperately on the field, he played more as usual, he could bring it, pass it if he could, let him know in the last game, if he wanted to score more goals, the other party would be more and more desperate to mark him, they are all professional players, always a little arrogant, especially the last opponent Livorno and this opponent Sampdoria, are not too many other teams to pursue, if you really hold back your strength in this regard, They really don't care if there is anything else to lose.
However, Sampdoria and Livorno are still in a different situation, they are not yet certain to qualify for next season's Champions League, they are now the same as Udinese, they are now 60 points, and the goal difference is two less, and they also have a desperate reason for this game.
It's just a pity that they met an Inter Milan team that wants to set a record - if Inter Milan didn't have such a record to keep, it doesn't matter if they lose this game, but if they want to set a record, then on the field, it will be very hard!
Although he played as a substitute, Inter Milan's bench thickness this season is quite good, and this lineup has played a lot of time together, and there is no problem in the run-in.
The substitutes in the away Inter Milan showed a very positive performance, and the tactics of this lineup were relatively simple, attacking mainly on the wings, and then creating opportunities for the middle through the wings, although Adriano was also closely defended, but it was not too different from the outrageous situation in the previous game, just normal marking.
After half an hour of entanglement, in the 36th minute, Adriano finally scored, Di Natale received the ball from Farinos and wiped into the penalty area, cleverly distributed the ball to the middle, the follow-up Adriano stopped the defender behind him, and met the ball with a powerful shot, and the ball flew into the door of Sampdoria!
Hundreds of Inter fans from afar let out a frantic shout, shouting the number "twenty-seven" and telling Adriano, you have already scored twenty-seven!
"Do you think Wright can break the thirty-ball curse?"
After the celebration, Marriner sat back in the dugout and asked Dick.
Dick touched his chin and said, "This...... It's hard to say, after all, we can't go all out in these two league games, and the substitutes' support for Wright is still not enough for the main lineup...... It's a good goal, but if there is only one goal in this game, Wright doesn't think it's likely to be able to accomplish the feat of 30 goals......"
"Hmm...... Pity. Marriner didn't say much, but muttered.
"It's a bit of a pity, but it doesn't matter, 27 goals is already remarkable, the last time Serie A scored 27 goals in a single season was Bierhoff in the 97-98 season, he was the top scorer for Udinese that season, and he created a lot of chances, but Wright didn't have such treatment. This performance is already the best scorer in Serie A for 40 years, and Van Basten and Batistuta have scored just 26 goals in their best season. ”
The players on the bench nodded one after another, after Bierhoff scored 27 goals, Amoruso got the top scorer with 22 goals, Crespo was 26 goals, and then Trezeguet, Vieri and Shepchenko were the top scorers with 24 goals, Adriano has now scored 27 goals, scored 27 goals in 31 appearances, and has an average scoring rate of almost one goal per game, even if Serie A is expanded this season, such a goal rate is also the world's top level.
At the end of the first half, relying on Adriano's goal, Inter Milan led Sampdoria 1-0 away, and in the other game at the same time, Udinese played 1-1 with Cagliari away, and Sampdoria still had certain chances.
"In the second half, Sampdoria was definitely going to fight back...... Because they have to get at least one draw to keep their Champions League hopes alive, so they will focus more on the attack in the second half, which is a lot of pressure for our defence, so in attack we have to keep putting pressure on them. The tactics have not changed, the middle is launched, handed over to the wings, and finally the middle is finished, Wright retreats appropriately, Oba, run more actively, to run out of more gaps, understand? ”
Martins nodded, Adriano looked at Dick with some gratitude, he knew that this approach would undoubtedly increase his chances of scoring, Dick still gave him such an opportunity before the League Cup final was coming, for Dick, who usually only focuses on the overall interests, such a decision is already a very face-saving thing, Adriano feels that he has to seize this opportunity, if he can still score in the second half of the game, then hit the record, If you're unlucky enough to score in the second half, you'll have to give up and put all your energy into winning the remaining two titles for Inter!
Adriano is not a person who does not know what to do, at least at this time, he is still very simple.
At the beginning of the second half, Sampdoria really launched a counterattack, for Inter Milan's young backline, there are still some problems to withstand such an attack, so every time this back line is sent, Dick will put two midfielders in front of the penalty area to help defend - although Inter Milan has played gorgeous offensive football this season, Dick still attaches great importance to defense, and under the gorgeous goal data, Dick's defense-oriented heart is hidden.
Mascherano has been well trained in this situation, he is a defensive midfielder with strong running ability, while Farinos is more accustomed to playing in the backfield to dispatch defense, he did not perform well at Inter Milan, more related to Inter Milan not paying attention to the midfield, Dick sometimes wonders, Cooper, who used the four midfielders in Valencia to play a piece of the sky, why did Inter Milan start to almost abandon the conservative tactics of the midfield, is it that in Valencia's results, Cooper just hit by mistake?
Under the protection of the two backs, Inter Milan's back line withstood the impact, Andreoli is inexperienced, but his physical condition is good, and Arbeloa, as a versatile player, although it is a little awkward to play the central defender, but the performance is still good, the two central defenders are young people who can run and collide, and to a large extent make up for the shortcomings of the Inter Milan backline.
However, Dick is not very satisfied with this, this young backline still has a big flaw, it seems that Chiellini will have to be brought back next season, so that the central defender is more reassuring, although Chiellini will not play central defender now, and in history he is also after Juventus was relegated, and he practiced in the scolding for two years before he practiced, but Dick is confident that he will be trained in two or three years and with various games, although there is a big gap between his height and Materazzi, However, defensively he is very close to Materazzi, let Materazzi lead the belt, hone for a few years, and be a good defender.
This time with Inter Milan, Dick was not satisfied with the previous approach - when he was at Atletico Madrid, because of pressure, he almost did not use young people, Vicente was not considered to be cultivated by him, the only one who was carefully cultivated was probably only Torres, but unfortunately two years only allowed him to reduce some pressure on Torres, and before it blossomed, he was no longer the head coach of Atletico Madrid, and when he was at Dortmund, it was because of economic pressure that he used a large number of young people and cultivated Cavinaghi and Gomez, It's a pity that Shahin, who was favored by him, also gave up halfway because of his departure, this time at Inter Milan, Dick plans to do better in all aspects, use the Mesozoic Era to achieve good results, and gradually cultivate newcomers, although Balotelli and Thornton still have a long time, but now they can also cultivate some young people, and even if they leave, they will leave a team that is enough to dominate, such results, see who can say half a word!
The game was still going on and Adriano continued to look for a chance to open the scoring but his luck seemed to run out in the previous games, with two good chances missed one by one, a goalmouth header hitting the crossbar and a one-on-one burst of effort miraculously saved by the goalkeeper......
Instead, Martins seized a chance, and when Adriano was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper after another shot from outside the penalty area, Martins showed his magical speed, instantly appeared at the landing point of the ball, raised his foot and smashed the ball into the empty goal!
Inter Milan scored their 98th league goal of the season!
There are still two left, and you can reach a hundred goals!
Sampdoria's morale had already started to slip at this time, because they knew the news that Udinese were leading Cagliari 1-0 away......
At this time, Inter Milan launched an attack again despicably, Semioli broke through the side and crossed the middle, Adriano grabbed the point to push, but the ball hit the far post, and the follow-up Di Natale almost subconsciously stretched out his foot to block and blocked the ball into the door......
After the goal, Di Natale himself felt incredible, and then he ran towards Adriano and hugged Adriano with a wry smile, Adriano was also a little helpless, if it wasn't for bad luck, he should have scored a hat trick......
Forget it, save your goals for the UEFA Cup final!