Chapter 158: Mourinho's pressure
By the time the Inter players stepped onto the pitch, they already knew the outcome of the Lazio and Genoa matches.
Lazio thrashed their opponents 4-0 at home.
The result was not unexpected, as Genoa could not pose a threat to Lazio.
Still, they felt the pressure.
Jose Mourinho probably didn't want to play his own team and be drawn away from Atalan.
Because the forces of both sides are not on the same level at all.
As a result, when this result appeared, he was a little unacceptable.
At the post-match press conference, he didn't even attend, instead having his assistant replace him.
This shows how unhappy he is with this result.
After Atalanta drew with Lazio in the first round of the league, they drew with Inter Milan, and they are unbeaten against the top two teams, which is really unexpected by many people......
When Atalan drew Lazio before, many Lazio fans cursed Atalanta.
Now that the target of their curse has drawn with Inter Milan, the Lazio fans have changed their curse to cheer.
There were even enthusiastic Lazio fans who ran to the Atalanta club's official online message board to leave a message thanking Atalanta.
This scene looks really comedic.
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Lazio were five points ahead of Inter Milan heading into the winter break, a score that had already secured them a round of the winter break title.
There is actually another league game before the winter break, which is a direct clash between Lazio and Inter Milan. If Inter Milan are not drawn by Atalan, they still have a chance to beat their opponents on their home turf and win the winter break - provided a big win, of course.
But now this flat has made this theoretical opportunity gone.
The difference is five points. There is only one round left. This winter break championship is certainly in Lazio's bag.
Since the abolition of divisions in the 1929-1930 season, 51 of the 77 winter break winners have the last laugh, in other words, more than 65% of the winter break winners will become the final Serie A champions. This probability is not low. For the past five years, the teams that have won the winter break have had a small Serie A shield embroidered on their chests – a sign of the Serie A title.
Of these, Lazio accounted for three seasons and Utus had two.
But even with so many "laws of history", Lazio's victory in the winter this time has become somewhat insignificant. No way, four seasons in a row of winter champions are sky blue. Italians are also starting to get tired of aesthetics. Since the start of the season, despite the fierce pursuit of Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan, there have been many who have come to believe that it is not uncommon for Lazio to win the league title, and that not winning the title is a myth - especially during the winter break.
Some Italian media are already "desperate" about such Inter Milan and Serie A, "In fact, the suspense of Serie A has been killed." It seems that Mourinho's Inter Milan has always been a little worried, but in fact, there is no obstacle on the way to a fifth consecutive title for the Blue Eagles. "Roma Sport" commented that Changsheng himself thought they had only won three consecutive titles, but everyone thought they were four in a row.
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The appearance of these chapters touting Lazio before the match against Inter Milan did not make Tsuro happy, on the contrary, worried him.
He didn't believe Mourinho would give up so easily.
It's just a five-point lead, not a fifty-point lead......
As long as Inter can beat Lazio at home, they will close the gap with Lazio to two points.
Therefore, Chang Sheng does not dare to say anything about victory, champions and the like.
Actually, for him. Mourinho is such an opponent in the middle of the league, which is quite interesting. At a time when AC Milan, Utus and Roma were all in the slump, there was an Inter Milan of Jose Mourinho who made his Serie A coaching career full of fun.
Otherwise, the league title would have come too easily. Maybe it won't be cherished.
Lazio and Livorno have a Coppa Italia tie in midweek.
When other teams start their Coppa Italia in August, they have the privilege of being league champions, with their first Coppa Italia game often coming in December.
In this way, at least nearly half a season. Lazio don't have to think about the Coppa Italia and just focus on playing well in the league and the Champions League.
Match with Livorno. Playing against a group of youth teams and substitutes, he chose to conserve his strength.
Obviously, the best weapon is against Jose Mourinho's Inter.
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Before the match against Lazio, Inter Milan looked a little crazy, which made everyone around him a little afraid of him.
Of course, no one will blame him, because everyone knows why.
Jose Mourinho came to Meaza with the mission of breaking the Lazio monopoly for Inter Milan and winning the title.
Last season, he led Inter Milan in high spirits, but eventually lost to Lazio and lost the league title.
At the end of the season, Mourinho was still stubborn: "My team always performed better in the second season than in the first. ”
Well, he could still find an excuse then, but now?
This is the second season, and there are no more excuses.
If he loses the league title to Lazio again, he will probably not be able to blame him.
Everyone thought that after the phone gate, Inter Milan ended an 18-year drought in league titles.
Unexpectedly, a Lazio appeared out of nowhere......
Mancini was not able to complete the task, and Mourinho, who was more famous, higher and more arrogant than Mancini, came.
Everyone pinned their hopes on him, but they didn't expect that he would also be unable to break the monopoly of Lazio......
His improvement may have just made it less easy for Lazio to win over Inter......
But what's the use of that!
This season can be said to be Mourinho's ultimatum for himself, he must win!
Otherwise, you'll have to fuck off.
Fuck off, Mourinho isn't afraid.
But leaving as a loser and leaving as a winner are completely different concepts.
Jose Mourinho wants to be the winner even if he wants to leave Inter Milan.
So Mourinho is under a lot of pressure right now.
Normally, it's okay, as long as it's a direct confrontation with Lazio, he will look a little crazy.
If he can beat Lazio in direct dialogue. His team had at least two points from Lazio......
What a temptation!
And this time it's at home, if you can't win this game, and wait for the second half of the season to go away, it's even more difficult to play.
The good news is that Lazio have a Coppa Italia game in between, which affects their performance somewhat.
Inter Milan, on the other hand, have a week to rest and prepare.
Wait for the enemy to wear themselves out......
There's still a chance!
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In the Coppa Italia match with Livorno, it was not difficult to win, and the "Lazio Reserves" beat their opponents 3:0 at home and advanced to the next round of the Coppa Italia.
But everyone's mind is not on this Coppa Italia, but on the next league......
There is no need to remind the players to win often. Everyone knows how important the game against Inter Milan is.
In recent years, Lazio's championship history is based on the history of entanglement with Inter Milan.
Lazio's opponents in the league title are only Inter Milan. So they are very familiar with Inter.
In the fight again and again, they also fully understood the strength of this opponent.
Especially in the last two seasons, when Jose Mourinho became the manager of Inter Milan, fools can feel the change in Inter Milan, and they are more resilient than before. It's not as easy for them to win as it used to be.
So they can underestimate a team like Debrezen, who has never heard of a name, but they will never be proud of Inter Milan......
Although Lazio has been touted in the media lately, the players are still more cautious - the Debrezen incident has not been around for a few months, and everyone remembers the incident.
Who would dare to joke with their future?
In case they lose to Inter Milan because of pride, the boss will definitely kill them......
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The Lazio and Inter Milan matches come as scheduled.
The Meazza Stadium was packed.
The two teams with the highest attendance in Serie A met today, and the stadium was buzzing with activity.
Despite repeated defeats, Inter Milan is still a strong team in Serie A today. So the enthusiasm of the fans is very high、
Plus...... It is precisely because of the repeated defeats that every time they beat Lazio, they will be particularly energetic, because everyone wants to see if they can beat Lazio this time.
Before the game, come out of the aisle. The two managers happened to be walking together.
But even though they sat side by side, neither of them communicated with each other, as if there was just a cloud of air around them.
This scene of ignoring each other was captured by the photographers and used as representative photos of Lazio and Inter Milan. It couldn't be more appropriate.
Walking to the intersection in front of the coach's seat, the two went their separate ways and came to their coach's seat. Then sit back and wait for the players from both sides to come out.
Soon, the players of both sides, under the leadership of the referee, came out one after another.
The live broadcast at the Meazza Stadium is broadcasting Inter's starting line-up, and each name is able to elicit a huge cheer.
Although there has never been a title, the mentality of Inter Milan fans is good.
It probably has something to do with the fact that they haven't won a championship all the time - they're used to it anyway......
Finally, Mourinho's name was reported, and the cheers at the Meazza stadium doubled sharply.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as deafening.
Although Mourinho did not win a championship, he used his arrogant personality and charming personal charm to capture the "hearts" of many Inter Milan fans.
Especially his victory in the two derbies against AC Milan.
Inter fans believe that if anyone can beat Chang, it must be Jose Mourinho.
In addition, when they shouted like this, they naturally had the intention of giving Chang Sheng a dismount.
Chang Sheng heard the cheers like this demonstration, and raised his hand and plucked his ears.
It seems that the voice is not loud enough.
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