Chapter 476: The overall strong Inter Milan

A 3-1 win away at Real Betis put Inter Milan at top of the group stage table, and in the other game, Chelsea beat Anderlecht 1-0 at home thanks to Frank Lampard's 20th-minute free-kick, with both teams winning in the first round and a battle between the two sides in the second round will determine the outcome of the group!

The second round of fixtures will be played at Inter Milan's home stadium in two weeks' time, and there must have been a lot of people looking forward to this game for a long time......

'It's nice to win, but Betis didn't play badly and they finished fourth in La Liga last season, so they have something to offer. Joaquín's mediocre performance? Don't forget that Betis' goal came from his assist, and Joaquín was able to perform so well under Zanetti's defense, which is enough to prove that he is excellent. Di Natale playing center? I think he's a good fit for the position, what the centre-forward needs is the ability to score goals, which he doesn't lack. Performance against Yaya Toure? I think he's done really well, we've got a lot of players in midfield this season and luckily we've got a lot of games to play this season. ”

'Did Chelsea win? It's normal, Chelsea are really strong, otherwise why would this group get so much attention? The next game? There is still half a month to go, and I have to focus on the domestic league now, and we have a big test in the league. Chelsea seem to be in good form lately, with five wins in a row starting the league campaign, which is normal, they have such dominance, there are not many teams of this quality in the whole continent at the moment, and now two teams will meet in the group stage, which is the charm of the Champions League. The best team competes on the biggest stage, and the one who wins is naturally the real best team. ”

Coincidentally, in London, Mourinho also expressed a similar opinion - I am in the league now, the Champions League is still a long time away, what is the hurry to do now? No time to spare!

However, Inter Milan suffered a double game a week, playing three consecutive league games, and naturally did not have the energy to immediately manage the game against Chelsea, and after the game against Chelsea, Inter Milan will immediately usher in the Italian derby between the league and Juventus at the weekend, in this case, it really seems that there is no need to prepare in advance......

But in reality? Whether it was Dick or Mourinho, the importance of that game, it was extraordinary.

"If we want to make a breakthrough in the Champions Cup, then this game, we have to play with our momentum." Dick said to Marina.

The next three rounds of the league are against Lecce, Chievo and Fiorentina, so that among the three opponents, Lecce and Chievodik feel that it is not difficult to win, but Fiorentina, this summer their transfer work is good, sent away Obodo, Mikoli, Maresca and Chiellini, and brought Pasquel, Gambellini, Frei, Pancarlo, Brocki, Fiore, Pazzini, Montolivo and other powerful players, in the first two rounds of the game one win and one draw, the performance is also good, Historically, they made it to the last four, only to be deducted points for the callgate, and although they did not have Toney as the top scorer, Pazzini also got more opportunities to play, and the talented young striker has grown up quickly after getting enough opportunities.

Fiorentina before Chelsea and Juventus next were also quite a test for Inter Milan, with Dick starting with an aggressive rotation of tactics and a large part of the effort to perform better in such a demanding schedule.

Lecce had a poor start to the season, losing to Livorno in the first round and being held to a 0-0 draw by promoted Ascoli in the second round, and Zeman's departure at the end of last season dealt a big blow to Lecce, and new coach Reguch will need more time if he wants to get good results.

Although they didn't lose much in the summer, a manager like Zeman brought Lecce something that no manager can fill.

In this game at the Meazza Stadium, Lecce did not play their pepper nature at all, and could hardly put any pressure on Inter Milan in attack, while Dick did not rotate much, and almost all the players who started in the Champions League in the last game appeared, only Toney and Figo returned to the main line-up, replacing Di Natale and Yaya Toure, and Sneijder continued to rest on the bench.

Toney, Stankovic and Adriano gave Inter a 3-0 lead in the first half, Perrotta and Adriano each hit the post once in the following period, and at the start of the second half, Dick brought on Sneijder, Cruz and Chiellini in succession, and Cruz came off the bench to score Inter's fourth goal with a long pass from Sneijder, who swept Lecce at home and kept their style of scoring a lot of goals since the start of the league!

Defeated Treviso 5-0 in the first game, drew 3-3 with Palermo in the second game, beat Lecce 4-0 in the third game, Inter Milan scored 12 goals in three games, the top of the scoring charts, Juventus won three in a row, but they only scored seven, and Inter Milan left a distance of five goals - Dick once again proved that Inter Milan will be the most capable team in Serie A under his leadership!

In midweek, Inter Milan traveled to Chievo, and Dick began a large number of rotations in this game - many of the main players, including Cesar, did not enter the main lineup, goalkeeper Toldo, defenders Arbeloa, Chiellini, Cannavaro and Maggio, the midfield sent Zanetti, Sneijder, Yaya Toure and Stankovic, the forward partners were Pandev and Toney, and the other players were all in the stands or on the bench, Dick also made a lot of preparations for the next three tough games.

Chievo's form hasn't dropped much this season, they have won two of their first three games, and although they don't have much chance of winning at home to Inter Milan, Dick has sent such a line-up, which has also annoyed Chievo a little......

Inter didn't continue to make Chievo their nemesis last season, but now they have so many substitutes to steal a win at our home stadium? It's too much to underestimate us!

Annoyed Chievo began to launch a tidal wave of attacks at home, and Semioli wanted to remind his teammates not to underestimate these substitutes, my brother I was one of these substitutes last season, but Chievo is still able to play the main team! What's more, Inter Milan is not all substitutes, Cannavaro, Zanetti, Sneijder, Yaya Toure, Stankovic, Pandev, Toney, these are all very good players, Yaya Toure has also seen the performance in the first few games? Toldo, Zanetti, Stankovic and Pandev were all the main players last season, and they became substitutes this season because there were better players joining, and only Sneijder, Yaya Toure and Chiellini were new signings, and it would be even more embarrassing if we were killed by the substitutes......

But it is useless for him to say this, Chievo is not in danger of relegation now, after all, weak teams like Treviso and Ascoli can almost be said to be at the bottom, all they want to do is fight for a breath.

Holding back their strength to give Inter Milan a good-looking Chievo, it is still very good in performance, after all, they also have a lot of good players now, such as the young Brazilian center Amaury, the return of Chievo's Semioli, the midfielder Brigi, the forward line of Pelisier, the back line of Lanna, and the fossil old goalkeeper Fontana, who played in Inter Milan before, these are all very good players, Dick sent so many substitutes in this game, it is also very surprising.

It's just that Dick knows that Inter Milan is very strong even if it is a substitute now, the young defenders are already quite good after a season of training, and the midfield is not strictly speaking a substitute, since he dares to come up with such a lineup, then he must be sure!

In just two minutes of the opening game, Pandev tested the old goalkeeper Fontana with a shot, and in the fifth minute, Sneijder made a direct pass from the midfield, Stankovic gave the ball to Pandev in time, Yaya Toure attracted some attention, Pandev raised his foot and sent a beautiful ball behind him, Toni successfully countered offside, and calmly pushed in the face of the attacking Fontana, opening the scoring for Inter Milan!

Chievo equalised in the 23rd minute when Semioli's cross from the edge of the field allowed Amaury to flick his head over Cannavaro but Toldo couldn't make a save.

However, just before the end of the first half, Stankovic made a beautiful cross from the wing, Fontana made a mistake, and Pandev, who was inserted in the back row, easily shook his head and smashed the ball into the empty net, 2-1, and Inter Milan took the lead again.

Five minutes into the second half, Sneijder took a corner kick and Chiellini, who stepped forward to avenge Cannavaro, still grabbed the first point under the defense of Amaury, and headed the ball to extend Inter's lead to 3-1!

After conceding three goals, Chievo's players were a little discouraged, and although the opposition sent a large number of substitutes, these substitutions were a little too high-end, right? Just think about it, there are eight internationals in these substitutes, and five of them are the absolute main players, can such a substitute lineup really be regarded as a substitute lineup?

The frustrated Chievo was never able to create any chances in the next game, Dick also replaced Cannavaro and Toney successively, while Di Natale seized the opportunity to come on as a substitute, he stabbed the goal in the penalty area, helped Inter Milan lock the score at four to one, Inter Milan quickly won two consecutive victories after being forced to draw in the second round, proving their form, and began to gradually reach the peak, with the best condition, to meet the next intensive schedule!

"As I said, Inter Milan have been strong this season...... It's not just because we have a great squad. In fact, we have fifteen or sixteen players who can play the main team, and there are seven or eight very qualified substitutes, and the games that I rotate are definitely not to give up, but to better let everyone get more opportunities and keep everyone in good shape. Dick said with a smile in his post-match press conference.