Chinese champion

Chapter 333 The Confusion of the Blue-Black Empire Formation
The summer of August is the hottest day of the year. The afternoon sun shone fiercely on the earth, swaying its own heat to its fullest. Under the sunlight, even the grass on the lawn felt a little Fighting, but in Pinar's training base, Inter Milan's players ran on the lawn as if they couldn't feel the heat at all.

"Pei!" Vieira yelled, and passed the ball directly to Pei Wei's feet near the middle circle. Pei Wei stopped the ball lightly and glanced around.

Mascherano came forward to greet him. After the gloomy days of last year, he has completely put away his contempt for European football. A year later, the day when I landed in the European giants will be postponed, but Inter Milan sent an invitation letter at the first time, and under the persuasion of Cambiasso and Crespo and other national team teammates, I decided to play again. I came to the Apennines to show my skills. In order to be able to use my strength to get the main position, I even gave up my vacation and trained at home for half a month, just to appear in the pre-season training in the most perfect state and use my performance to conquer the head coach. Mancini.

This is a training match within the team, with the main lineup from last season against newly introduced players and substitute players. This is also a test of the strength of Mancini's opponents.

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On August 2007, 8, when other giants were still in the transfer market, Inter Milan had completed all their transfer work, and all team members were concentrated, and pre-match training began. From this point alone From the looks of it, Inter Milan is already ahead of other teams.

Mancini finally does not need to wait until half a month before the start of the league to allow all his players to train together like last season. This is also due to the strong funds of Inter Milan this season. Since this year is the centenary of Inter Milan, Therefore, the major shareholders also opened their wallets one after another, pouring all their funds into the Inter Milan club almost like crazy. They don't ask for any return in money, they only need to return good results.It can be said that as long as the team needs it, they will not frown when they spend much money, but this also puts a certain amount of pressure on Mancini. Inter Milan has three goals this year: the league, the cup, the Champions League, one Nothing less!
It's not as simple as it is said. Since Manchester United's miraculous treble in 1999, no team has been able to do this, but this year the Inter Milan club has such ambitions. A first treble is their only goal.Under such circumstances, all the pressure fell on the head coach Mancini.

Now Mancini already has a team that is very powerful both in terms of fame and strength. What he has to do now is to knead this team into shape, especially for the newly introduced players. Form a tacit understanding with other players.

So after a week of training at the Pinalti training base, Mancini led the team to start a training session that lasted for more than half a month.

Mallorca Invitational, Amsterdam Invitational, Telecom Cup, TIM Cup... One game after another, Inter Milan wins and loses, and their main lineup is also changing, so that some people who are interested can't see Mancini What formation do you plan to use as the main player for next season.

Mancini also took into account the performance of the players in these games. Ronaldinho brought speed and breakthroughs to Inter Milan, but sometimes his "independent" style made other players uncomfortable. Mascherano is in very good condition. A purely defensive midfielder like him is exactly what Inter Milan needs. It seems that he can replace Ducourt after a period of time. After all, the Frenchman is old. It is impossible to always play as the main force. Wang Xiaomin has already shown his strength in defense. His speed has greatly reduced the loopholes caused by Grosso's assists in the past. The only problem is that he is not familiar with other defensive players. The striker's scoring ability is still very strong, but he doesn't seem to be quite used to Ibrahimovic's way of playing football as he pleases, and his sense of smell in front of goal is still far behind that of Crespo. It seems that he and Crespo It would be a good idea to take turns playing. Barone can only play as a substitute at the moment. It’s not that there is any problem with his strength, but that Vieira’s strength is too strong, but the captain of the French team is also old now. And his playing style also caused him to often receive yellow or red cards and lead to suspension. I believe that Barone will have many chances to play.

For the five rookies, Mancini quickly set them up, which is necessary and can avoid many disputes that may arise in the locker room.

There is still a week before the start of the new season. Mancini is going to see if he can change the formation again before the start of physical training. Sufficient personnel also gave Mancini enough room for choice.

Pei Wei was in control of the ball, and Mascherano in front of him immediately posted it up. Pei Wei did not pass the ball out immediately, but protected the ball and waited for other teammates to come up to help.

Mancini frowned. This is a bad part of the three-pivot formation. The frontcourt lacks speed except for Pei Wei. The counterattack usually uses the personal skills of Pei Wei and Ibrahimovic to attack. When dealing with weak teams There is no big problem yet, but this is a fatal weakness against strong teams.

Pei Wei made a feint, Mascherano didn't dare to neglect, and quickly took a step back, he knew Pei Wei's explosive power, it would be difficult to catch up with him if he got rid of him immediately.

But Pei Wei did not break through, but distributed the ball to Cambiasso behind him.

The members of the main team are already in place, and the three defensive midfielders cooperated continuously and sent the ball to Pei Wei's feet again, but now the main team is facing the substitute team that has already returned to defense.

Pei Wei passed the ball to Ibrahimovic, a beautiful two to one, and then Pei Wei cleverly stuffed the ball under the feet of Crespo in front of the penalty area. Crespo shook continuously and finally found a chance to shoot, but his The volley was blocked by Toldo out of the bottom line.

"Three defensive midfielders are indeed no problem in a positional battle. Cambiasso and Vieira are both offensive and defensive figures, but the efficiency of counterattack seems to be a bit..." Mancini thought silently in his heart.

Pei Wei took a corner kick, Bronsodi succeeded in clearing the siege first, and the ball landed at the feet of Stankovic in front of the penalty area. The Sevilla looked up and observed, and then shouted: "Cristiano!" The ball goes out.

The ball flies to the right, where C. Ronaldo has already started running, counterattack!

Recoba is on the left, Zhuang Feng is in the middle, C. Ronaldo is on the right, three arrows are fired together!
"Beautiful defense!" Miha exclaimed from one side. On the field, Dacourt had already rushed to C. Ronaldo's side, and behind him, two full-backs Zanetti and Grosso were already on the left One right blocked Zhuang Feng and Recoba's running positions, and Cambiasso, Vieira and others also retreated one after another.

"Well... the three defensive midfielders are very effective in defense, especially when dealing with the opponent's sudden counterattack. There are at least three people defending in the backcourt, and the opponent's counterattack generally can only invest in 2 to 3 people." Baggio said on the sidelines.

Mancini nodded, this is also the reason why he is unwilling to give up the 4-3-1-2 formation. In Serie A, an excellent defensive ability is almost invincible, but for Inter Milan, just one Can you be satisfied without being defeated?
C. Ronaldo is carrying the ball on the side. At this time, there are two people defending him. Grosso also greets him. This is his defensive area. Zhuang Feng in front of the penalty area is handed over to the defense in time. Cambiasso.

The young Portuguese glanced at the center, and suddenly kicked his foot as if he was about to make a cross. Dacourt immediately put it up, but Ronaldinho just feinted, and then immediately dunked the ball back, sending the ball with his left foot. A cross into the penalty area.

Zhuang Feng ran up to the ball, Cambiasso followed closely behind him, Zhuang Feng's feet ran more frequently, and he was about to volley the ball!
Cambiasso also increased his speed, and turned his whole body to block Zhuang Feng's shot. Unfortunately, he underestimated the Eredivisie golden boots. Zhuang Feng lightly touched the ball with his toes, and pointed the ball over. Then suddenly a cross pass!
Captain Zanetti was also shaken by Zhuang Feng's fake action just now, and relaxed his defense against Recoba. As a result, Recoba appeared in front of the ball and easily pushed and shot against Cesar!
2:2!The substitute team tied the score!
"Zhuang is really a comprehensive striker who can score by himself and play for his teammates. He is almost a mixture of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Hernan!" Miha whispered admiration, of course only Mancini and Baba Joe could hear them both.

Mancini and Baggio looked at each other and suddenly laughed together.

On the court, the main team lost face. They were the double champions of Italy last season. They even fought against the Champions League champion Barcelona until the penalty shootout. Although this was just a training game within the team, but It was a tie with a mixed team composed of several rookies and several substitutes, which was naturally something they couldn't be reconciled to.

"Marco, don't go up to assist more, keep an eye on that kid!" Zanetti commanded Materacci, and the tall Materacci smiled and nodded heavily.

The mixed team that equalized the score was full of momentum, and they quickly continued to attack. Pei Wei was a little slow to play the ball in the frontcourt, and Mascherano and Barone teamed up to use an almost The foul action snatched the ball, Mascherano made a long pass, and once again distributed the ball to the right.

Grosso came up to cling to C. Ronaldo, and Cambiasso also came up to defend from the side. They have already shown all their strength. Although the game is irrelevant, maybe they do not perform well in training. will throw it away.

C. Luo shook several times and failed to break through Grosso's defense. Seeing that Cambiasso was about to surround him, he had no choice but to pass the ball to Maicon who came up behind him for an assist.

The Brazilian didn't stop the ball and lobbed it directly into the penalty area.

Because Recoba's header ability is extremely poor, Zhuang Feng is basically fighting for such a cross. Zhuang Feng saw the ball's landing point and jumped up high.

Following him is Materac. After the World Cup, the 33-year-old Materac seems to have rejuvenated his second spring. His physical confrontation and header competition are still strong, and his shortcoming of frizz has also been corrected. Quite a few, in last season's league, he even squeezed Samuel to the bench. Maybe Italian defenders and goalkeepers have the characteristics of getting better with age. At least Zhuang Feng now feels that he is against himself. It's not like a 34-year-old guard.

Clinging tightly to Zhuang Feng's side, with his elbows on Zhuang Feng's shoulders, Zhuang Feng immediately felt as if he was being pressed down by a wall, and it was a little difficult to even move.

Materac, who restrained Zhuang Feng from taking off, easily pushed the ball out of the penalty area by relying on his advantage of being one head taller. Vieira made another header relay from outside the penalty area. Ducourt made a ferry in the middle, and Cambia Suo took the ball forward by himself.

"Sure enough, the Eredivisie doesn't have such a deterrent central defender!"

Zhuang Feng glanced at Materacchi resentfully, turned around and ran back.

At this time, Cambiasso's advance made the two midfielders of the substitute team hesitate. It would be very difficult for them to deal with Pei Wei alone. If they were to focus on Cambiasso The remaining one will definitely look down on Pei Wei, but Cambiasso's strength lies there. He is also a midfielder who often scores goals.

Just when they were caught in a dilemma, Stankovic pulled back, much to the relief of both of them.

But Cambiasso distributed the ball to the right, and captain Zanetti rushed up.

Last season, the reason why the Inter Milan team was able to attack from multiple sides even when the midfield force was almost all concentrated in the middle, except for the two side midfielders Cambiasso and Vieira who pulled in from time to time The winger and Pei Wei often walk on both sides. The most important thing is that the two full-backs are players with very strong assist ability. Needless to say, captain Zanetti has always been the most reliable player of Inter Milan. It's a bit big, and he often plays cameos in the midfield, but Maicon, who substitutes him, is also strong and full of impact from the side. This makes the lack of side attack in the formation arranged by Mancini the greatest. improve.

Zanetti received the ball from Cambiasso and rushed directly to the baseline, and Wang Xiaomin came up to meet him.

Wang Xiaomin is well aware of the captain's ability. Zanetti has become the unshakable main force of Inter Milan and the Argentine national team since he was a kid playing wild football on the street in Brazil, and his balanced ability and stable state are what Wang Xiaomin has always The place where I hope to learn, now facing this almost the best right back in the world in the past ten years, even if Wang Xiaomin has always been known as "stupid and bold", he can't help but feel a drum in his heart.

Zanetti's breakthrough method was as simple and unpretentious as his personality. After pretending to cut inside, he then moved the ball to the right side of the penalty area, and when he circled around, he tried to forcefully go around Wang Xiaomin.

But this time Zanetti seems to have miscalculated a bit. If he uses technology to beat Wang Xiaomin, with his skillful foot work, even if Wang Xiaomin can steal the ball, it will take a lot of effort, and it is very likely that he will be successful. However, he wants to rely on speed and impact to deal with Wang Xiaomin, which happens to be Wang Xiaomin's strong point.

"He was able to prevent Javier's breakthrough!" Mancini said in surprise off the court.

Although he was shaken by Zanetti's fake move to cut inside just now, Wang Xiaomin quickly stabilized his position and ran diagonally, just blocking the route Zanetti wanted to cut inside, and his leg Very long, even Zanetti's cross is likely to be blocked by his legs out of the bottom line.

Zanetti took a surprised look at this guy who looked a bit like Ronaldinho even though he was Chinese, and kicked the ball back, then swung his foot and passed it to Pei Wei who ran to the right side of the penalty area. .

Mascherano and Barone got dizzy from Pei Wei's unpredictable running positions, but Pei Wei easily got the ball in front of the penalty area, just as the two of them were about to attack Pei Wei. At that time, Pei Wei flicked the ball, and the ball flew to Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic did not stop the ball in front of the penalty area, but directly picked the ball and picked it back again. Pei Wei had already inserted into the penalty area at high speed. The interference of Mascherano and Barone behind him seemed to be It didn't affect him at all, Pei Wei jumped up, pushed the ball sideways again in the air, and the ball flew to the middle of the penalty area.

Since the two central defenders, Samuel and Bronsodi, were attracted by Pei Wei, Crespo was unguarded in the middle!
The Argentine shooter is naturally not polite to this extremely simple shot, facing the attacking Toldo with a light lob...

3:2!The main team overtook the score again!

At this time, the assistant coach Oros, who was the guest referee, blew the whistle for the end of the game. The main players clapped their hands together on the field, while the players of the mixed team were a little downcast.

"Everyone is doing a good job, in good condition!" Mancini walked up, clapping his hands, "From tomorrow onwards, we will have a lot of physical training, this is to give you sufficient physical strength in the long league. Come and play every game well! The training will be very hard, do you have confidence?"

"Yes!" The team members yelled in unison, and the huge sound waves startled several birds in the nearby woods. They flapped their wings and flew into the sky, looking curiously at the group of humans on the lawn.

Mancini looked at this group of players with satisfaction. Their young faces were full of desire for victory and longing for honor. Many of them won the league championship last year, but for these ambitious players For them, a league championship is not enough to satisfy them at all. They already have the strength of a champion, but they have not yet had the honor that matches their strength. Being able to command such a team is exactly what Mancini dreams of. .

"This year we will be a fantastic team. In the whole of Europe, there is no other team that has as many good players as us. Even Barcelona, ​​​​they don't have two strong lineups like us. Now There are 26 people in our team, all of whom can play the main role in any team, but there will only be 11 people on the field. I promise you here that under my command, there is no distinction between main players and substitutes. In the new season, I will formulate different tactics according to different opponents, so don’t worry about not having the chance to play, as long as you perform well in training and show an excellent state, you will be able to get a main position, everyone understands Yet?"

"Understood!" The players answered in unison, even the notoriously rebellious C. Ronaldo also shouted loudly. In this team, everyone has had or still has the glory, Everyone has their own personality, but there is no one who can cause trouble. The two most authoritative captains and vice-captains in the locker room, Zanetti and Cordoba, are the kind who are willing to give everything for the team. Characters, the main core Pei Wei is usually a low-key person. Vieira and Materac have big tempers, but they are already over [-] years old. The trouble may be Ibrahimovic, but he has matured a lot last season, and although he sometimes can't control himself to make some small moves on the court, he is a pistachio-like figure off the court, and Pei Wei The cooperation is very pleasant. As for the few newcomers... no matter how big the cards are, they will always restrain their temper when they come to a new environment. As long as the head coach can let them obey the command in the next league, that will be enough up.

"Okay, today's training is over, everyone can go home and rest!" Mancini clapped his hands, and there was a burst of cheers among the players.

Knowing that the two coaches had something to discuss, Miha immediately clapped his hands and called out to the team members who were about to go to the locker room: "We have been gathering for more than half a month, but we haven't got together yet! I didn’t welcome some new guys, so how about it, I’m the host today, and I invite everyone to have a drink, what do you think?”

"Okay!" The Inter Milan players, who were mostly young people, cheered immediately, especially C. Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic, two guys with flamboyant personalities, almost jumped up.

Looking at the players who were talking about where to go to have fun, Mancini smiled, turned around and said, "Robbie, I really envy them now... Being a player is so good, as long as you play well. , unlike us coaches who have to consider other issues, it is really hard..."

Baggio smiled: "Who wants us to be old... What we have to do now is just leave our experience to them...Robert, do you have anything to discuss with me? I said I'm not good at tactics."

"Don't hide your secrets, do you really think I don't know you?" Mancini gave Baggio a glance: "I'm not so narrow-minded yet, and I don't mind being the head coach of Inter Milan with you... I want to discuss some tactical questions with you, how about it? Accept my invitation? I have authentic Brazilian coffee in my office."

There was a slight smile on the corner of Baggio's mouth. When he was a player, Mancini was always unconvinced about Baggio's position in the national team. In order not to be Baggio's substitute, he even quit the national team and did not participate in the US World Cup. Joe is not doing well in the national team, but the two still have a little pimple in their hearts, and they have never had any friendship. After accepting Moratti's invitation to serve as Inter Milan's assistant coach, in order not to let Mancini have something in his heart Doubts, he has never expressed his opinion on tactics, and now it seems that he seems to have underestimated Mancini's stomach.

"Are you a little confused about Cristiano's arrangement?" Baggio asked as he walked to the office side by side with Mancini.

"Yeah." Mancini nodded: "In the last season, the three midfielders achieved unprecedented success, but at the expense of a winger like Luis, Cristiano's talent is beyond doubt. Lu's strength is also very effective, especially when counterattacking... But in the formation of three midfielders, there is no place for him. I don't want such a genius to be unable to play due to tactical reasons. ball."

"This is indeed a problem. If Cristiano is arranged to play, one midfielder must be removed. In that case, the configuration of five midfielders is really too extravagant, and it also changes our tactics. I am looking forward to what the effect will be when Cristiano, Pei, and Zilatan are on the field at the same time... If the three of them can cooperate tacitly, the three offensive players full of imagination..." Baggio fascinated explain.

“4-3-1-2还是4-2-1-3，真有点头痛啊……”曼奇尼揉了揉自己的太阳穴。

Under the setting sun, the shadows of the two standing side by side grew longer and longer.

(End of this chapter)