Because of their participation in the Copa America, Zanetti and Cordoba were relatively late in gathering with the team, so much so that Dick is only meeting them for a while.

But as a manager, it's normal to talk to the captain......

"Javier, I think we need to get to know each other a little bit and talk a little bit about what we're going to do about the team."

Dick said this directly to Zanetti, and then Zanetti followed Dick out of the hotel and sat down in a secluded café.

"Javier, you've been playing at Inter for nine seasons, right?" After sitting down, Dick asked.

Zanetti nodded, he joined Inter Milan in the 95-96 season, exactly nine years after the end of last season.

"In a few days, it seems like your thirty-first birthday...... It's also rare to celebrate your birthday in the Middle East, so call the whole team and celebrate your birthday together after training. ”

Dick went on to say something that left Zanetti scratching his head a bit, first saying that he had been at Inter Milan for nine years and then that he was thirty-one years old...... What does that mean?

Thinking of this, Zanetti was a little surprised - could it be that this guy is going to attack himself? Say you're too old and let yourself be a substitute?

Zanetti's worries are not unreasonable, even Vieri said that he would sell it, so wouldn't he really remove him as the captain? You must know that when Inter Milan's results declined in the past two years, Moratti was overly angry, saying that anyone in the team could be sold except Vieri, and almost sold Zanetti to Real Madrid.

Zanetti listened with horror, and the more Dick listened, the more it seemed like this: "Javier, your contribution in the past nine years has been seen by all Inter fans, but now at this time, I think that the most important thing is for Inter Milan to win a league title, and as a captain, sometimes you need to make certain sacrifices." The overall interest of the team should be above the interests of everyone......"

Zanetti couldn't sit still, and he was about to ask Dick what he was going to do with himself, when he heard Dick suddenly say: "Javier, you say, how about letting you play left-back in the new season?" ”

"What?" Zanetti didn't react for a while, and was stunned for a moment before asking: "Playing left-back?" ”

'Yes, play left-back.'

Dick emphasized: "People say that since Carlos left, Inter's left side has become a black hole...... In fact, it is true, the left side of Inter Milan has never been reassuring, and I can't immediately buy a suitable left-back, in this case, the only one who can reassure me in the left-back position is Xavier! ”

"I know Xavier's comprehensiveness, although you are used to playing on the right side, but the left side is not much of a problem for you, whether it is offensive or defensive, from the current composition of Inter Milan, you play the left side is the best choice, of course, this may wronged you, but this is also the only way I can think of to make up for the defects on the left side......"

Listening to Dick's endless words, Zanetti was relieved and played on the left side...... It's not too cool, but it's better than being put on the bench, right?

Still, he asked a question: "What about right-back...... Who's going to fight? ”

When he asked this question, Zanetti was also thinking about the question, should he let the young Maggio play, or the Spaniard who was exchanged from Real Madrid?

As a result, Dick gave a surprising answer: "This position, I plan to let Ivan play." ”

Córdoba? Zanetti was stunned again, then suddenly realized again.

For now, it seems like the best option – Cooper has had a hard time with how the three centre-backs of Cordoba, Cannavaro and Materazzi should play in the first two seasons, and he has played in a back three but can't solve the problem – you can't put one of them on the bench, right? That's a bit of a loss......

Now Dick has come up with a solution that Zanetti will play on the left side and stabilize the defense on this side - it's not that he can't buy a better left-back, but now there is no very good candidate, and secondly, in the past ten years, the name of the black hole on the left side of Inter Milan has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and almost every left-back has to bear huge pressure after coming to Inter Milan, in this case, only Zanetti can be more trustworthy.

At the same time, Zanetti moved to the left side, which is also a problem to solve the problem of the surplus of the main central defenders, of course, the easiest way is to sell one of the three central defenders, just like Mancini did in history, but the problem is that Dick knows that Cannavaro went to Juventus and met his good friend Thuram, that is, the dry wood meets the fire out of control, and he still does this kind of thing to the enemy...... Unless your brain is in the water!

In this case, Cordoba can only be pulled down the right side and used as a purely defensive full-back - a position he has not played before, and he has occasionally made cameos in such positions during the Cooper era, and he has played well.

This is also the reason why Dick only designed the tactic of left-back forward assist, but not the tactic of right-back assist in the arrangement of tactical training.

And this choice can also improve the lack of main force on the side of the Inter Milan backline, and the lack of substitutes in the middle, if someone is injured in the central defender, then it is enough to pull Cordobal back to play as a central defender, and then let Maggio or Arbeloa play, or even let Zanetti return to the right side, and use Pasquale on the left side for a while.

After understanding Dick's full intentions, Zanetti realized that Dick had taken great pains to come up with such a situation, so he nodded happily: "No problem, whether I play left or right, it's the same." ”

Dick nodded with satisfaction, being able to make Zanetti willing to play on the left side, of course, there are reasons for his correct lobbying method, and there are also factors in Inter Milan that have not won a league title for nine years, and Zanetti is willing to sacrifice something for the championship - just like the season of Inter Milan's treble in history, Zanetti was willing to play on the left side, just to fulfill his wishes.

But what Zanetti didn't know was that it was because of his nod this time that he had been fixed in this position for the rest of the year......

persuaded Zanetti, the next thing is to convince Córdoba, the situation in the first two seasons made Córdoba clear that the competition between himself and Cannavaro in the center back is inevitable, because even if they play three central defenders, it is difficult for the three of them to have too good cooperation, and the opposite is not bad when playing double central defenders, whether it is Cordoba and Materazzi or Cannavaro and Materazzi, a tall and flexible central defender together, even if both are brave, it will have a pretty good effect.

This is also why Inter Milan would rather suffer a big loss than send Cannavaro away at that time, the characteristics of Cannavaro and Cordoba are quite overlapping, Inter Milan has begun to tighten the silver root at that time, with two almost the same type of central defenders is quite wasteful, as for the choice to send Cannavaro away instead of Cordoba, it is out of economic considerations, Cannavaro's annual salary is five million euros, Cordoba is only two million and seven million, only a little more than half of Cannavaro, who needs to say that he sent away?

Now Dick asks not to sell Cannavaro, Cordoba is also worried about whether he will lose the main position, and now Dick's plan can be described as a happy one, and it is not uncommon to play Cordoba on the right side, so naturally there is nothing bad to agree to.

After this change is confirmed, a new problem arises – and this is the problem that most of Inter's assistant coaches have – such a backline, which may not be a problem defensively, but what about the attacking aspect of the full-backs?

'Attacking at full-back, Zanetti on the left is enough, I'm not the same as Cooper, but this season we want to be consistent, at the back we have to be steady now, and up front we have to create chances with a lot of movement and quick attack! Serie A is even the most consistent league, and such tactics are just as effective. ”

"A lot of running, more flowers, more attacking points, playing this tactic with a solid defense, this is the best Inter in my mind!"

'Of course, it's going to take time to get there, but luckily we're only playing in the League Cup this season, aren't we? That way, we can focus most of our attention on the league. ”

Dick finally said his true intentions, in this place far from Italy, enough time can allow him to attack better tactical arrangements, without having to play other games, but also to give Dick enough time to prepare, from this aspect, this season Serie A due to various factors to postpone the start of the game, but also give Dick a good opportunity.

In 20 days of training, Inter Milan's main squad gradually took shape.

Goalkeeper Toldo, Zanetti on the left side of the backline, Cordoba on the right, Cannavaro and Materazzi in the center, in the midfield, Zanetti is the back that drags behind, left forward Perrotta, right forward Stankovic, in fact, these two full-back positions are very lively, because there is no need to be distracted to defend, their movement on the field will be very flexible, Perrotta's range of activities includes the midfield and the penalty area, while Stankovic's range of activity is more in the midfield, in front of them is Recoba, Dick's task for Recoba is to run in midfield, get the ball and try to make the last pass - but it doesn't work too well, it's not what Recoba does best, but Dick intends to give Recoba more chances, and if Recoba still can't, it's Pandev's chance to make his last pass.

On the front line, Toney and Adriano will become the first choice, Toni as a center forward, fighting and grabbing points in the penalty area will be his task, and Adriano will frequently pull out of the penalty area, give full play to his skills and dribbling strengths - now Ade can be said to have no shortcomings, the combination of technique and body is seamless, Dick just has to change his habit of using individual strength to solve the problems of the game, these can be solved gradually from the game, what to do now is just to familiarize the players with such tactics.

This style of play is certainly very physically demanding, but Inter Milan's midfielders are notoriously undead and iron-man, Zanetti is known as White Davies because of his strong running ability, Perrotta is a tireless runner with almost no injuries, and Stankovic can also run, they are all in their prime, which is why Dick chose this tactic.

As time passes, the Inter Milan team in Dick's mind is gradually taking shape.

PS: Continue to ...... in the field Lao Guo couldn't break out, but Lao Guo wanted a monthly pass...... Hit or not?