Chapter 472: Massacre
Inter Milan's 3-2 defeat to Liverpool at the Stade Louis II ended Dick's unbeaten run in all competitions, a result that immediately caught the eye.
"Dick has finally lost." A lot of people feel like this.
And more media believe that the loss of this game proves that Dick is still negligent in the transfer market, after Materazzi's injury, Dick started Chiellini again in this game, and Chiellini's performance was not particularly good, and the previous performance was okay, but in the case of Inter Milan's one-goal lead and maintained the lead until more than 80 minutes, he was not able to keep an eye on the opponent's striker Cisse, and his clearance ball hit Cisse right on, so that Toldo could not react, Going into extra-time, it was another Liverpool through midfield stopper, and his interception error gave Cisse a one-on-one chance to score a brace......
Inter Milan, who launched a fierce attack, were counter-attacked in the second half of extra time and scored again, Luis Garcia received a pass from a team-mate in the box and scored with a header, and Inter Milan lost the game despite being saved by substitute Cruz for the remainder of the game!
"With Inter's heritage and financial resources, they could have bought a top defender who was also very good, rather than having four young men barely used as substitutes...... Especially in the position of central defender, Materazzi and Cannavaro are not young, injuries are gradually increasing, this time should maintain the investment in the backline, rather than reluctant to let young players play, young players need to exercise, but as a giant, results and honors are always the first......"
It's not wrong, but Dick doesn't care, other managers don't dare to do it, but he does, because he knows what kind of players have potential and what kind of players don't.
Even if he loses the UEFA Super Cup for this, Dick doesn't care, although the Inter Milan club has never won the UEFA Super Cup in its history, but Dick has won it, so he doesn't care about this title, and in this defeat, as he said, he didn't win nothing.
First of all, as he said, after he took office, Inter Milan was undefeated in all official matches, this is an honor, but also a burden, no team can never lose, if just to maintain the unbeaten record, it will make the players carry unnecessary baggage, now in such a game to lose the unbeaten record, the loss itself is not very large, but let the next games can be more free, this is not a good thing.
Secondly, the main goalkeeper he sent in this game was Toldo - although Toldo's performance in this game was decent, but he did not make too many wonderful saves, and his reaction in the face of the opponent's attack did seem a little slow, compared with Cesar's wonderful play in the Italian Super Cup, it was a little insufficient, and then Dick used Cesar to play the main team, and there will be much less resistance.
In the end, although Chiellini also received a lot of criticism in this game, but in fact, in the 80 minutes before that clearance error, his performance was quite remarkable, compared with the previous one, you can see his rapid progress, and then Materazzi can also make him no longer in the whirlpool after returning from injury, such a defeat, Dick saw more positive significance.
If you lose, you lose, Dick values more than just such a champion.
After the defeat, Inter Milan returned to Milan to prepare for the first round of Serie A – their game was postponed to 30 August, two days later than the other teams, so that Dick could also observe the form of the other opponents.
As the defending champions last season, Inter Milan will face promoted Mattreso in the first round, while AC Milan will face fellow promoted Ascoli, and Juventus, their opponent will be Chievo, who narrowly escaped relegation last year, so it seems that such a match should not be a problem for the top three.
However, in the first round of the game, Inter Milan's two opponents seemed to perform a little poorly, AC Milan was unexpectedly forced to draw 1-1 by Ascoli, if it wasn't for Shepchenko's long-range equalizer, then AC Milan is likely to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat away!
Juventus only relied on a goal from Trezeguet to beat Chievo 1-0, and the most eye-catching performance in the first round was Roma, which did not perform well in the Italian Super Cup, under the command of Spalletti, sent a new 451, Mancini Jr., who did not play in the Super Cup because of injury, started and Taddai formed two wings, De Rossi and Pizarro were in the middle, Totti rushed forward, only sent Montero a striker, and finally relied on the three goals of Mancini Jr., De Rossi and Ronda, who came off the bench, They beat Reggina by three goals away and moved to the top of the table!
"Now, it's our turn!"
The opponent in the first round of the league is Treviso - Dick did not take this game to heart, Treviso was able to participate in Serie A this season, it was a complete accident, because according to the results of Serie A last season, the top two promoted were Genoa and Empoli, Perugia became the third team to enter Serie A after defeating Treviso and Ascoli, but just half a month ago, the Serie B match-fixing case broke out, and Genoa and Perugia involved not only failed to return to Serie A, On the contrary, they were punished to the first league because of the match-fixing case, because of this, Treviso and Ascoli were qualified to participate in Serie A, and just half a month is not enough time for them to make suitable reinforcements, because their previous preparations are for the next Serie B - so in this half a month, Treviso can be described as in a hurry, and they have no money to buy, and in the end they can only rely on loan.
Although they also loaned some good goods, such as their backup goalkeeper from Udinese, Slovenian Handanovic, two youngsters De La Fiore and Piowakali from Inter Milan, recovering the Filippini brothers from Lazio, and getting defender Junior Vialli from Fiorentina, but it was originally a team that played Serie B, even if these players were added, it seemed too hasty to play Serie A......
Even they didn't feel they were capable of a win at the Meazza Stadium after coming to Milan, and although Ascoli, who was in a similar situation to them, set a good example by almost beating AC Milan at home two days ago, AC Milan have a tradition of slow heat, while Inter Milan ...... They were fierce, especially under Dick's leadership......
Dick didn't field all of his main players in the game on August 30 – the next FIFA break, Dick also had to give his players a good rest and try to let the players who didn't have many opportunities to play in the national team play as much as possible.
So he sent such a lineup - goalkeeper Cesar, defenders Maggio, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Zanetti, Cordoba rotated, Materazzi continued to recuperate, the midfield adjustment was not too big, Mascherano continued to partner with Sneijder in the middle, the wings were sent Figo and Perrotta, who did not play in the Super Cup, and Adriano, who played the full 120 minutes of the Super Cup, was rested in the front, and Pandev and Toni appeared in the forward line.
Compared with last season's main lineup basically unchanged, and the rotation is the whole rotation, Dick is ready to use more rotation this season, and it doesn't matter if he is undefeated or anything, he wants the final championship and the victory of the whole season.
Adriano was a little dissatisfied with sitting on the bench, but Dick told him that he was now rotated in order to make him perform better in the Champions Cup - after knowing this, Adriano's anger disappeared, after all, for him, he had won the top scorer and Serie A title in Serie A last season, and now he is more looking forward to participating in the Champions Cup - you must know that he has not participated in the Champions Cup before, and with the Champions Cup attracting in front, he is not particularly looking forward to the league, What's more, after last season, his vision has also been much higher, just a Treviso, can't let himself go...... With that group of Serie B level defenders, there is not so much excitement when they score a goal......
Thinking about it, the center-backs sent by Treviso in this game are Vialli, who can't play the main team in Fiorentina, and Delafeiore, who stayed in Inter Milan's youth team until the age of 21 and did not get the chance to enter the first team.
And the process of this game can indeed be regarded as devastating.
After losing the UEFA Super Cup, the players of Inter Milan were very unconvinced, and the interruption of the unbeaten record was certainly a burden on them, but it also made them feel a little lost, such a feeling naturally seemed more depressed as soon as it came out, and a depression would have to be vented, and poor Treviso became the object of this venting.
"Your players are cruel...... said Miss Charlotte, who watched the game from the stands.
From the very beginning of the game, Inter Milan launched a big attack, and in the third minute, Sneijder tested the opposing goalkeeper Handanovic with a long-range shot, and then Pandev's barb in the box, Toney's header, and Figo's lob kept Handanovic busy......
To say that Handanovic's performance is still good, but a good tiger can't beat a pack of wolves, even if he is a tiger, he is also a young tiger that has not yet finished growing, and his opponents are all experienced and strong wolves.
In the 20th minute, Sneijder sent a beautiful long pass over the top in the midfield, Figo, who burst into the penalty area, unloaded the ball with his right foot, and then quickly shot with his left foot, the ball hit the inside of the near post and bounced into the goal, 1-0, which was Figo's first official goal for Inter Milan.
In the 32nd minute, Materazzi made a long pass from the backfield, Toney's header was ferried, and Pandev, who burst into the penalty area, shot skillfully with his foot, and the ball went into the net from Handanovic's armpit.
In the 56th minute, Pandev turned and was brought down by the opposing defender, Figo took a free kick over the wall and was saved by Handanovic, and Toni stabbed the goal in front of the goal.
In the 68th minute, Perrotta crossed diagonally over the top from the left, Toney unloaded the ball with his thigh in the penalty area, and then scored with his foot eight meters from the goal.
In the 82nd minute, Yaya Toure, who came on as a substitute, stepped forward and still controlled the ball under the defense of several defenders, and then passed the ball to Toney, who burst into the penalty area and shot from a distance, scoring a hat trick!
Five to 0, Inter Milan slaughtered their opponents at home and climbed to the top of the standings in one go!