The strongest winger

Chapter 433 The Cautious Inter Milan

Although Ai Luo did not mention the name of the specific person when he followed the team to Milan to be interviewed by reporters, reporters with a little thinking ability know who he wants to express.

So when Materazzi saw the news reports of the day, he was very angry. After the last practice before the game, he accepted an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport. He naturally talked about what Aiello said in the interview yesterday, "The young people nowadays are so ambitious, thinking that with a little achievement, they can be defiant. Tomorrow night's game, I will definitely show him the Italian-style defense!"

The very big Materazzi, coupled with the bursts of murderousness revealed during the interview, made the reporters who interviewed him feel a chill.

The reporters are very satisfied with Materazzi's answer, at least... Tomorrow night's UEFA Champions League 1/8 final match between Inter Milan and Valencia already has something to watch.

Of course, the local reporters in Spain were naturally very upset when they heard Materazzi's words.

The reporter of "Marca" very decisively mentioned Materazzi's performance in the two rounds of the UEFA Champions League group match last season, especially when he faced the defense of Aiello. He received three yellow cards in two games, and was sent off for two yellow cards.

So... Materazzi was on fire.

Really which pot should not be carried!
"Tomorrow night's game, I must let you ignorant reporters know that the intensity of the UEFA Champions League group stage and the UEFA Champions League knockout stage are completely different!" Materazzi said excitedly, "The winner of this game will definitely be our Inter Milan!!"

At this moment, a reporter from "Valencia Sport" muttered, "Someone said that before..."

Someone said that before...

The reporter with a good memory suddenly remembered, didn't Materazzi say that a year ago?

Immediately, Materazzi blushed, turned around, and stopped accepting interviews.

So the reporter focused on the Brazilian Maicon, who will be directly defending against Aiello in tomorrow night's game, "Do you have the confidence to defend La Liga's extraordinary king in tomorrow night's game?"

Maicon had never had a direct confrontation with Aiello before. He got to know this young man from China more on TV and videos, and he also knew from the videos that the second youngest player in the history of the World Footballer is very good. He was also quite careful when answering.

"He (Ai Luo) was the World Footballer of the Year in 2006. From the video, I know how powerful he is. I will be very careful in the game tomorrow night and try my best to complete my job."

Originally, the reporter also wanted to interview Adriano, one of the focal points in the UEFA Champions League group stage last season, but Adriano's competitive state has plummeted this season, and with the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the chances of playing are even ranked fourth after Crespo and Cruz.

Just as the reporters were about to disperse and went to the hotel where they stayed in Valencia for interviews, the absolute genius Ibrahimovic came out, and immediately attracted the attention of countless reporters, who rushed forward to ask Ibrahimovic to be interviewed.

Ibrahimovic was not dissatisfied with the media interview, but accepted the interview very generously.

Reporters know that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a genius, but he has a characteristic, that is, his temper is not very good, but the name of genius is not buried, because which of those successful stars has a distinctive personality and unruly?
So it is normal to compare him with Aiello, and Ibrahimovic's reaction is naturally quite fierce. Last year, Aiello won the No.2 European Ballon d'Or and won the World Footballer's Golden Ball.

"First of all, it must be our Inter Milan that wins." Ibrahimovic raised his chin with a domineering look, "Then, I will score more goals than him!"

Regarding Zlatan Ibrahimovic's answer, the reporters at the scene also guessed very closely, and they didn't question his answer. They just heard the first and then, so they asked subconsciously, "Then... what about the last?"

"Uh..." Ibrahimovic touched the back of his head embarrassingly, and said awkwardly, "I forgot..."

"..."

Leaving behind a bunch of reporters with black lines on their brows.

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"Inter Milan's players finished their last training before the 1/8 finals of the Champions League knockout round this afternoon. Marco Materazzi, Douglas Maicon and Zlatan Ibrahimovic who joined the team earlier this season were interviewed by reporters. The following are the contents of the interviews..."

On the day of the game, Aiello woke up early in the hotel, finished two sets of 500 sit-ups, took out a fresh towel from the bathroom, and turned on the TV, just in time to see the morning news of the Milan sports station.

While wiping the sweat off his body with a towel, he watched the news reports on TV.

After reading the answers of Materazzi and Maicon, there was no change in his facial expression. He knew that there are many ways to deal with a big man like Materazzi, and Maicon has only been in the European League for two seasons. This game is his first time participating in the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League. It remains to be seen how much he can play.

It wasn't until the screen switched to Ibrahimovic's answering the question that Ai Luo's facial expression changed a little. He stared at the angry Ibrahimovic on TV, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he murmured in a low voice: "Victory and goals? Sorry, this is my exclusive..."

In fact, Ai Luo doesn't know why, as long as he faces those famous stars in the "previous life", he will subconsciously be full of fighting spirit, which is why his expression changes after seeing Zlatan Ibrahimovic's answer.

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On the day of the game, the deliberate behavior of the media did not allow players from both sides of the game to join the war of words, but some players complained when they were interviewed by reporters, such as the tall and mighty Materazzi.

As in usual Champions League games, many home fans came to the outside of the home team's stadium four hours before the game time.

The same is true of the Stadio San Siro, where Valencia and Inter Milan will play.

At four o'clock local time in Milan, looking around at the Meazza Stadium, there are basically fans of the home team wearing blue and black striped shirts.

But there are also a few Valencia fans in white jerseys.

Of course, there are also journalists from all over the world.

……

除了昨晚结束皇马主场3：2击败拜仁慕尼黑的那场欧冠1/8决赛首回合备受关注之外，就属今天同时开球的两场1/8决赛首回合的较量了。

Inter Milan's home game against last season's La Liga champion Valencia is one of these two high-profile games. The other is the contest between last season's Champions League champion Barcelona and last season's Champions League champion 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 is mainly attacking, and the visiting team Valencia is also the same, so this game has attracted the attention of neutral fans.

……

Milan is one of the three major fashion centers in the world, and it attracts a considerable number of Chinese people to study and work. Therefore, there are also a lot of Chinese fans who came to the Meazza Stadium today, which is basically the same as the number of die-hard fans from Valencia who came to the away game.

I believe that there are not a few fans cheering for Valencia tonight.

But it is a pity that the tickets allocated by Inter Milan to the visiting team Valencia are very unreasonable. They are allocated to the top of the stands, where they can basically only see the players, not even the appearance of the players. Basically, they can only come to the scene to join in the fun.

And the sound that comes out is difficult to spread to the court.

Because Italian team stadiums are not the same as those in Spain, Germany and England, there are running tracks for track and field competitions on the outside of the football stadium, which makes it more difficult for Valencia players to hear the cheers of their own team supporters.

On the contrary, the local Chinese residents and international students in Milan have a much better place to buy tickets. They are equivalent to neutral fans divided into two stands in the middle of the stadium. From a visual point of view, they are one of the best gathering points for watching football.

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"I believe everyone here is quite familiar with the Valencia players. This team has not changed much from the team we met last season, but everyone should pay attention to their speed in counterattack..." Before the game, Inter Milan's head coach Mancini gave the final order to the starting 11 players. Because the knockout game is a two-round contest, no one knows the result of the next game, so try to keep a clean sheet at home.

But in the end, Mancini moved the topic to how to defend Aiello, and was very cautious, "...especially the defenders, they must pay attention to marking Ai Luo, and don't be slack or negligent. The two Champions League group matches last season are the best references... Javier, you need to run more in this game, and even Maicon should pay attention to your defensive position..."

In the end, Mancini turned his attention to captain Zanetti and Maicon.

Zanetti and Maicon nodded with serious expressions at the same time.

Mancini carefully arranged the final deployment of the team, only Materazzi curled his lips and muttered in a low voice, "I can also mark that kid..."

The sound 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 looked at Materazzi subconsciously, so he could only shrug his shoulders and agree to Mancini, but he had another thought in his heart-it's hard to say if he has a chance!

After talking about defense, Mancini began to talk about offense.

Hearing this, Ibrahimovic, who was still weak just now, seemed to be full of strength...

(End of this chapter)