I don't know if it's because the defending champions can get some care, or because of other reasons, Inter Milan drew a good draw again in the second round of the group stage draw.

Greece's Panathinaiques, Portugal's Porto and France's Nantes did not meet teams from the four major leagues, which couldn't help but make Yang Cheng always have a little bit of trouble in his heart.

The first round of the group stage was calm, and the second round of the group stage drew a good draw again, and the whole world felt that Inter Milan had shit luck and was escorted to the top 8, but Yang Cheng would rather encounter a little more hardship in the group stage.

It's a strange game in the Champions League, and it's very tactically targeted, especially in the knockout rounds, so if you can have a little more tests in the group stage and know more about the team's problems, it will be a big help in the knockout round.

But on the other hand, the group stage will be smooth sailing, and all the problems will be covered up, which is definitely not a good sign

On the other hand, the main rivals, Manchester United and Bayern Munich are in the same group, and the Red Devils of the Premier League have a very average performance in the first round of the group stage; Barcelona, Liverpool and Roma were placed in a group; The last group is Kaiserslautern, Deportivo La Coruna, Arsenal and Juventus, damn the group of death.

When Yang Cheng saw the results of the draw, he really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Maybe people are like that, when you're overly lucky, you start to suffer from gains and losses.

"The atmosphere in the team must be paid attention to, and we must not breed arrogance" Yang Cheng walked out of the training building, followed by Paul? Beyer, Tim? Hank and other assistants, they all followed Yang Cheng.

He has always believed that pride is the death hole of a championship team, especially after just experiencing the peak, that kind of honor and achievement can easily lead to loss, so Yang Cheng emphasized a lot this season, that is, the mentality must be correct.

A large part of the reason why the Milan derby was able to win was that Yang Cheng lowered his mentality and let his team appear in a weak posture and counterattack with defense, which made the Inter Milan players burst out with stronger combat effectiveness.

"Now it's really all turned upside down outside, unbeaten in 9 games, and it's been said as if it's booked for the league title" Paul? Bayer also feels that the mentality must be grasped well.

"I'll leave this matter to you, and I will try to minimize contact with the media next," Yang Cheng frowned.

The head coach is actually very troublesome in giving interviews to the media, and he has to be very careful in what he says and does.

Speaking confidently may lead the players to be proud, blindly thinking that they are strong enough to cope with all challenges, but if they are not confident, or modest, and there is a suspicion of surrendering without a fight, in short, they must be careful in every word.

Even a head coach like Yang Cheng, who often deals with the media, the more critical he is, the more careful he must be when he says and acts.

Paul? Bair nodded in agreement, and that's what he often does as an assistant.

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In the next few days, Inter Milan refused all interviews and concentrated on preparing for the 10th round of the league, hosting Lecce.

The opponents were not strong and they had a bad start to the season, but against Inter Milan they were desperate.

The reason is very simple, now it is so fierce outside, especially the Italian mainstream media have begun to hype Inter Milan, hoping that someone can stand up and beat Inter Milan, preferably to end Inter Milan's unbeaten streak.

Moggie had jumped out to blame Inter Milan before.

"I have always believed that one of the main reasons why the teams in Serie A are not successful in Europe is Inter Milan, because they have ruined the balance of Serie A, because they always poach the players they value from their rivals at a lower price, and weaken the opponents." …,

"Zambrotta, Luca? Toni, Perrotta, Nesta, Ferrari and other players all came to the Meazza Stadium in this way, but they did not only do this, they are also unscrupulously driving up the transfer price, whether they like it or not, whether they want it or not, they will participate in the competition, they have turned the transfer market into a vegetable market, which has greatly hit the competitiveness of other teams in Serie A. ”

Moji's questioning, plausible, does have some merit, but it is not necessarily so.

Pozzo of Milan Sport newspaper was quick to make a public rebuttal in his column for Yang Cheng, whom he supported.

"We all know that Inter Milan is strong and Juventus is weak, so Moggi is ready to be subverted, but he hasn't thought about it, what right does he have to criticize others?"

"Price gouging? Cassano would have been so high if it weren't for Juventus' involvement? Didn't the Holy Alliance use this kind of transfer battle less to hit opponents in the past? ”。

"As for players such as Zambrotta, I personally think that judging from the performance of the current batch of players, the value when they were first introduced was really low, but don't forget that their current performance is because they are at Inter Milan, and they may have the strength in the past, but they may not be able to have the fame and performance they have now."

"I believe the whole world can see the level of Yang Cheng's purchase of players, almost all the players he has introduced are real, can we accuse him of hitting the competitiveness of other teams in Serie A because he has a good eye to select the players he needs, and then bring them to the Meazza Stadium at a low price, and then cultivate talents?"

"The reason for the poor performance of Serie A teams in Europe is that the investment of Serie A teams is generally not high, Juventus has shrunk and dieted in recent seasons, AC Milan is facing adjustments, and the performance of both teams in Europe is not satisfactory."

"Lazio and Roma's lack of performance in Europe is caused by the problems of these two clubs themselves, such as the turmoil of Lazio, the general slump of Capello in Europe, etc., on the other hand, Inter Milan, whether in terms of investment or tactics, has remained stable, plus a Caesar who claims to be the best at playing in the Champions League, it is natural to be strong"

Pozzo took the initiative to defend himself, and Yang Cheng did not intervene, but he expressed his gratitude to Pozzo in his pre-match press conference against Lecce and said that Moggi had ulterior motives.

"He can confuse concepts and want us Inter Milan to be the enemy of all Italy, I won't do this kind of thing, I just want to say that Inter Milan is strong step by step, everyone can see it, and we are still improving, I don't need to change my plans and goals for the sake of something that is not related to people."

In the 10th round of Serie A on the second day, Inter Milan beat Lecce 2-0 at home thanks to goals from Ruud van Nistelrooy and Nedved, and although the game was difficult, Inter Milan won above board.

On the contrary, Juventus, who was previously crowned as a suppressed player by Moggi, was weak in the away game against Verona, especially the offensive power of this team, after leading twice in a row, but Verona equalized in a row, and finally could only get a draw 2:2.

At the same time, AC Milan, which had just experienced a heavy derby defeat, was not spared, and Ancelotti's first game after taking charge was a 0:1 defeat to Torino away, and Inter Milan continued to widen the points gap.

Fabio Capello's side also lacked good fighting in this round of the league, drawing 1-1 away to Atalanta and picking up a draw.

On the contrary, Lazio, who has not been in good form this season, slaughtered Brescia 5-0 at home.

A week later, Inter Milan welcomed the first leg of the Coppa Italia last-16 knockout round, away to Udinese. ..., Inter Milan defeated Udinese 2-1 away and took advantage of the promotion.

However, a week later, Inter Milan, who were away from home, were held to a 0-0 draw by Roma.

Nine wins and two draws in the first 11 rounds, two of which were 0:0, all of which were under stubborn sniping from their opponents, made everyone have to be impressed by the strength that Inter Milan has shown this season.

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Although there is a first leg of the second round of the Champions League group stage on Wednesday, Inter Milan still took a day off after playing Roma and did not resume training until the 20th.

After presiding over the team's morning training session, Yang Cheng said hello to the players and turned to walk towards the training building.

Although the away team was forced to 0:0 by Roma, the atmosphere in the Inter Milan team seemed better than before.

The reason for this may be seen as a sigh of relief.

After successive victories, although Inter Milan was overwhelmed, the pressure was not small after all, and now it is a draw, or the most embarrassing draw, and the players have relaxed a lot.

"Hi, Gran" Yang Cheng came to the gate and walked towards Gran? Nack waved his hand.

"It's not easy to do an interview with you, Caesar" Gran? Nack said with a smile.

The two walked into the training building one after the other and went directly to Yang Cheng's office.

After the host and guest sat down, Yang Cheng made tea for the guests, which was his hospitality.

Although it was not easy to get an interview with Yang Cheng, but Gran? Nack didn't feel aggrieved at all, because this was the first time in a long time that someone was able to interview Yang Cheng.

The better the team's results, the more Yang Cheng seems to be alienated from the media.

"There are now rumors that you are going to ban the news media" Gran? Nack got up from the couch with a smile and walked to the window of the living room, where Yang Cheng's honor was placed.

At the age of 29, he has already won many accolades, including two Champions League titles, Cup Winners' Cup, European Coach of the Year, and Italian Coach of the Year...... Trophies and medals are in a cupboard.

"Like?" Yang Cheng saw Gran? Nack's expression and smiled, "If you like it, take it"

Glen? Nack chuckled, glanced back at the guy, and said hatefully, "All? ”

"Yes" Yang Cheng is very sure.

But his next sentence is very devastating, "I'm not like you, I'm not old enough to live on these honors"

Glen? Nack sat back down indignantly, and opened the recorder and notepad on business.

The guy on the other side immediately handed over a small and delicate teacup and poured a cup of hot fragrant tea, "Taste, a specialty of my hometown, Tieguanyin, authentically produced"

What tea, Gran? Nack can't be tasted, but he knows Yang Cheng's intention to receive his friends.

Not long ago, Inter Milan's official website reported that Caesar's family sent some high-quality tea from his hometown, and Yang Cheng took out most of it as a gift to friends such as Moratti, Facchetti, Ferguson, Heathfield and Beckenbauer.

Therefore, those who can be entertained by him with tea are all friends

"Stopped the winning streak and are you worried about the next round against Fiorentina?" Glen? Nack drank his tea and began the interview, after all, he had reserved a space for Yang Cheng's interview in Kicker Magazine.

"No, there's nothing to worry about," Yang Cheng said lightly, "a draw is a very reasonable result." ”

Glen? Nack asked, "Inter Milan are unbeaten in 11 games this season and you are the only team unbeaten in the top flight in Europe, what do you think of the last 11 games?" ”

Yang Cheng took a sip of tea, blinked his lips, and moistened, "It's no different from an ordinary game, you know, for a head coach, you often have to do more when you win than when you lose." The German Chronicle agrees, and Heathfeld once said the same.

"Have you ever thought about competing for a championship?"

Yang Cheng shook his head with a smile, "Serie A, Champions League, Italian Cup, I want them all"

Glen? Nack also laughed, he suddenly felt that it was amateurish to ask Yang Cheng this question, but he had to ask it, because the reader wanted to know.

"A lot of people say that the current Inter Milan team is very strong, very perfect, both offensive and defensive, what do you think? Or, what do you think the team needs to improve? ”

This question made Yang Cheng become serious.

'There is no such thing as perfection in this world, and the same is true for my team, and if there is anything we need to improve, I think the most important thing to strengthen is our ability to adapt to changes and the predictability of the players in the game.

After a pause, Yang Cheng added: "We have a lot of injuries this season, Emerson, Zanetti, Van Bommel and others have been injured successively, which makes it difficult for us to adjust the staffing, so our tactics can only be adjusted according to the changes of the players. ”

"But Capello said Inter were stronger than last season and almost invincible," Capello said. Nack said.

"He's cheap and good, at least he got 1 point," Yang Cheng replied with a smile.

"One of the obvious characteristics is that Inter Milan seem to have weakened in terms of goals this season compared to before, does that have something to do with your tactics?" Glen? Nack analyzed some of the data, and he did a lot of work before going to the interview.

"We are still adapting to the role and positioning" Yang Cheng waved his hand, and he was also very clear about this.

"Still running in?". Glen? Nack asked.

Yang Cheng nodded, "Yes." ”

"How long will it take?" Glen? Nack asked.

Yang Cheng shrugged, "Who knows?" There are some things that even I, as a head coach, can't tell. ”

"But Inter Milan are unbeaten so far" Gran? Nack reminded with a smile.

If people from the outside world know that this unbeaten Inter Milan team is still adjusting and running-in, will it hurt too much?

"I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and I always feel that we haven't met any real opponents and tests so far," Yang Cheng looked very sincere.

"Aren't the Milan derbies and the Italian derbies count?".

Yang Cheng nodded, "Juventus has reformed the squad this season and improved its strength, but Lippi needs a little time to implement his tactics; AC Milan were in turmoil, and Trim was in a crisis of confidence at the time, and I was in two different circumstances with him, so neither game said anything. ”

"Is that modesty?". Glen? Nack asked with a smile.

"I'm rarely humble, I'll just tell the truth" Yang Cheng is very sure, he really feels that Inter Milan has not encountered too much substantive test this season.

The only more valuable ones were against Juventus and Roma, but the opponent's tactics were too conservative, both 0:0, and Inter Milan did expose some problems, but not enough to expose the true face of the team.

When a team is obscured by smoke, it often comes to a terrible crisis, because while confusing the opponent, it can also confuse itself.

"Ask a few of our readers, and some Inter fans are asking, will the club consider naming the new stadium Caesar?" Glen? Nack asked with a smile.

This is the hottest topic in Italy lately, and Inter Milan is ready to build a new stadium and put it into practice, which has caused an uproar*, Inter Milan became the first to eat crabs, but other teams such as Juventus and Lazio are also actively preparing to follow suit. "It's still early, the new stadium will be at least a little over a year old, but I think it's very unlikely that it will be called the Caesar Stadium, because Inter Milan is a team with a tradition and a history, and I personally think that the Herrera Stadium or the Angelo Stadium are very good. Yang Cheng said with a smile.

"But a lot of people have long regarded you as one of the best managers in the history of Inter Milan, and you have compared your Inter team to the one in the days of the big Inter Milan."

"It's an honor, but it's also a pressure," Yang Cheng said bluntly.

"Ever thought about conquering something? For example, equaling the era of Inter Milan, winning the Champions League for the second consecutive year, or surpassing Capello's AC Milan to set a new unbeaten record, and so on. ”

"It's too far away" Yang Cheng shook his head and smiled, "For me, it's really too far away, for the time being, I just want to play every game, there is a lot of pressure to win the Champions League, and no one has succeeded so far after the restructuring." ”

"But all of us are optimistic about you"

"That's because you all want to push us into the volcano," Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Glen? Nack knows that Yang Cheng is not saying anything now, because he doesn't want to increase the pressure on the team at this time.

"One last question, from ...... Asian...... South Korea's "Gran? Nack looks at the reader's question from his notebook.

"There is a Korean fan who said that Inter Milan attaches great importance to the Asian market and has also traveled to Asia, going to China, Japan and India, but not to South Korea, and Inter Milan's official website also supports Chinese, Japanese and other languages, but does not support Korean, they regret this and ask why?"

After Yang Cheng heard this, he suddenly laughed, remembered a very interesting response, and replied: "Fundamentally eliminate the possibility that Inter Milan was founded by Koreans" ......,