Chapter 434: Cautious Inter
Although Iello didn't mention the names of specific people when he arrived in Milan with the team for an interview, reporters with a little bit of thinking skills knew who he wanted to express.
So when Materazzi saw the news report of the day, he was very angry, after the last practice before the game, he accepted an exclusive interview with "Milan Sport", and naturally talked about what Iello said in an interview yesterday, "The young people nowadays are so ambitious, thinking that with a little achievement, they can be blind, and I will definitely let him see the Italian style of defense in tomorrow night's game!" ”
The very large Materazzi, coupled with the murderous aura revealed during the interview, made the reporters who interviewed him feel a chill.
Journalists were satisfied with Materazzi's answer, at least...... Tomorrow night's first leg of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final between Inter Milan and Valencia has already been highlighted.
Of course, local Spanish reporters were naturally very upset when they heard Materazzi's words.
The Marca reporter was decisive in mentioning Materazzi's performance in the two-legged Champions League group stage last season, especially against the defender Iro, who received three yellow cards in two games, and also accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off.
Thereupon...... Materazzi was on fire.
What pot should not be mentioned!
"Tomorrow night's game, I have to let you ignorant journalists know that the intensity of the Champions League group stage and the Champions League knockout stage is completely different!" Materazzi's voice was raised twice, and he said excitedly, "It will definitely be our Inter Milan who wins this game!" ”
At this moment, a reporter from Valencia Sports muttered, "Someone has said that before..."
Someone has said the same thing before......
The reporter with a good memory suddenly remembered that a year ago, didn't Materazzi just say that?
Immediately, Materazzi blushed, turned around, and stopped being interviewed.
So the reporter focused on the Brazilian McConn, who will defend directly against Ailo in tomorrow night's game, "Are you confident in tomorrow's game to prevent the passing king of La Liga?" ”
McCone has not had a direct confrontation with Iello before, he has learned more about this young man from China on TV and in the video, and he also knows from the video that the second youngest World Footballer in the history of the World Footballer is very powerful, and he is also quite careful when answering, and he is not as open-mouthed as Materazzi, and is more decent.
"He [Iro] was the World Footballer of the Year in 2006 and I know from the video that he's so good, and I'll be very careful in tomorrow night's game and try to do my job."
Originally, the reporter also wanted to interview Adriano, one of the key figures in the Champions League group stage last season, but Adriano's competitive form this season has plummeted, and with the arrival of Ibrahimovic, the opportunity to play is even ranked fourth after Crespo and Cruz.
Just as the reporters were about to disperse and go to the hotel where Valencia was staying for an interview, the absolute genius Ibrahimovic walked out, and immediately attracted the attention of countless reporters, who ran forward to ask Ibrahimovic to be interviewed.
Ibrahimovic was not dissatisfied with the media interview, but accepted the interview generously.
Reporters know that Ibrahimovic is a genius, but he has a characteristic, that is, his temper is not very good, but he does not bury the name of genius, because which of those successful stars is not distinctive and unruly?
So it's normal to compare him with Iro, and Ibrahimovic's reaction is naturally quite intense, last year's European Golden Ball Award Iroh won the second place, and won the World Footballer of the Year Golden Ball, which made him very unhappy, but he felt that Iroh was not as good as himself except for scoring goals, at least in terms of appearance, he was thrown a few streets by himself.
"First of all, it will be Inter Milan who will win." Ibrahimovic held his chin high and looked domineering, "Then, I will score more goals than him!" ”
Regarding Ibrahimovic's answer, the reporters present also guessed, and did not question his answer, but only heard first and then, so subconsciously asked, "That...... And finally? ”
"Uh......" Ibrahimovic touched the back of his head embarrassedly and said embarrassedly, "I forgot about it..."
“……”
Leaving a bunch of reporters with black lines on their brows.
****
"Inter Milan's players have finished their final training session this afternoon before the Champions League knockout quarter-finals, and Marco Materazzi and Douglas McCone and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who joined the team at the beginning of the season, have given interviews to reporters, and the following is what reporters interviewed......"
On the day of the game, Iroh woke up early in the hotel, and after doing two sets of 500 sit-ups, he took out a new towel from the bathroom, and turned on the TV, just in time to see the morning news of Milan Sports.
He wiped the sweat from his body with a towel while watching the news report on television.
When he read Materazzi and McCann's answers, there was no change in facial expressions, he knew that there were many ways to deal with a big man like Materazzi, and McCone had only been in the Europa League for two seasons, and this game was his first time participating in the knockout round of the Champions League, and it remains to be seen how much strength he can play.
It wasn't until the screen switched to the shot of Ibrahimovic answering a question that Ailoh's facial expression changed a little, staring at the high-spirited Ibrahimovic on TV, the corners of his mouth curved an arc, and muttered in a low voice: "Victory and goals? Sorry, it's my ......."
In fact, Iroh doesn't know why, as long as he faces those famous stars in his 'previous life', he will subconsciously be full of fighting spirit, which is why he has a change in expression on his face after seeing Ibrahimovic's answer.
***
On the day of the game, the deliberate behavior of the media did not let the players on both sides of the game join in the war of words, but some players complained in an interview with reporters, such as the tall and mighty Materazzi.
As is the usual case in Champions League matches, many home fans arrived on the outskirts of the home stadium with four hours to go.
The same is true for the Meazza Stadium, the venue for this match between Valencia and Inter Milan.
At four o'clock local time in Milan, the eyes of the Meazza Stadium were basically the home team fans wearing blue and black striped shirts.
However, there are also a handful of Valencia fans wearing white jerseys.
Of course, there are also journalists from all over the world.
……
In addition to the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final that ended last night when Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 3:2 at home, it was the first leg of the two 1/8 finals that kicked off at the same time today.
Inter Milan's host of last season's La Liga champions Valencia is one of those two high-profile fixtures, the other being a clash between last season's Champions League winners Barcelona and last season's Champions League winners Liverpool.
In terms of excitement, the match between Inter Milan and Valencia is even more exciting.
Because Inter Milan's style of play this season has been attack-oriented, as has the away team Valencia, this game has attracted the attention of neutral fans even more.
……
Milan is one of the three major fashion centers in the world, and the number of Chinese who have attracted to study and work is also very impressive, so there are also a lot of Chinese fans who come to the vicinity of the Meazza Stadium today, which is basically about the same as the number of die-hard fans who come to Valencia away.
I believe that there are many fans who cheer for Valencia tonight.
However, it is a pity that Inter Milan allocated tickets to the away team Valencia is very unreasonable, they are assigned to the top of the stands, where they can basically only see the little bit of the players, and even the appearance of the players, basically can only be regarded as coming to the scene to join in the fun.
And the sound that comes out is very difficult to get on the pitch.
Because the stadiums in Italy are not the same as those in Spain, Germany and England, and there is a track on the periphery of the stadium for athletics competitions, it is even more difficult for the Valencia players to hear the cheers of their supporters.
On the contrary, the local Chinese residents and international students in Milan are in a much better position to buy tickets, they are equivalent to neutral fans who are separated from the two stands in the middle of the stadium, and visually speaking, it is one of the few gathering points for the best games.
****
"I'm sure everyone here knows the Valencia players quite well, this team has not changed much from the team we met last season, but everyone should pay attention to the speed of their counter-attack......" Before the game, Inter Milan coach Mancini gave a final advice to the starting 11, because the knockout round is a two-legged competition, and no one knows the result of the next game, so try not to concede goals at their home stadium.
But in the end, Mancini moved the conversation to how to defend Iroh, very cautiously, "...... Especially the defenders, we must pay attention to the defense of Ai, do not have a trace of laxity and slackness, last season's two Champions League group stage games are the best reference... Javier, you have to run more in this game, and McCone also has to pay attention to his defensive position......"
In the end, Mancini focused on captain Zanetti and McConn.
Zanetti and McCone nodded at the same time.
Mancini was carefully arranging the team's final deployment on it, only Materazzi pouted and muttered in a low voice, "I can also keep an eye on that kid's ......"
The voice was not loud, but it was enough to reach Mancini's ears, so he frowned, and subconsciously said: "Marco, remember your own position, don't lose your position!" ”
Everyone subconsciously looked at Materazzi, so he could only shrug his shoulders and agree to Mancini, but in his heart it was a different thought - it's hard to say if you have a chance!
After talking about the defence, Mancini started talking about the attacking side.
Hearing this, Ibrahimovic, who was still weak just now, seemed to be full of strength all over his body......