Lord of Greenery

Chapter 397
"This game must be won!"

This sentence was not said by Benitez, not by captain Zanetti, but by Materazzi.

Zanetti doesn't have the character to say such things, and Benitez's words will arouse the disgust of the players.

It is relatively more appropriate for Materazzi to cheer up his teammates.

Of course, this sentence is also his sincere words.

The Champions League game against Tottenham is a very critical game for Inter Milan.

From a selfish point of view, the outside world is now full of doubts about them. Inter Milan players are all arrogant and wealthy players, and the pride in their hearts has been provoked.

In order to prove himself, and to vent his anger, the outcome of this match is naturally very important.

Starting from the interests of the team, whether this game can win or not determines whether Inter Milan can enter the knockout round with the top ranking in the group.

If it can be successful, at least the first opponent in the knockout round will be easier to deal with.

But for Inter Milan, there is still a lot of bad news.

First of all, there is the problem of injuries. Both Cesar and Cambiasso were injured in the previous league.

As long as the two of them are not injured, they are the main force of Inter Milan. Now that both of them are absent at the same time, it has a great impact on Inter Milan.

Second, and most troubling, is Bell.

His presence really made Benitez scratch his head.

He scored a hat-trick in the last game, who knows if he will destroy Inter Milan again in this game.

Finally, and the most troublesome point, Benitez discovered Maicon's problem.

In the first two seasons, Maicon was omnipotent in Inter Milan. Before the arrival of Sneijder, he was even the core of the team's offense.

After Inter Milan won the Triple Crown last season, Maicon became the world's number one full-back justifiably.

For him, Benitez has a lot of expectations.

But this season, his performance can only be described as qualified.

It is not qualified based on the standard of "the world's number one full-back", but qualified based on the "average level of Serie A".

Now Maicon has scored 1 goal in all competitions and has no assists.

As a full-back, this data is actually not bad.

But the problem is that he is Maicon, he occupies a lot of Inter Milan's possession of the ball.

After occupying the ball, he gave such statistics?
Is this the world's number one full-back?
Not only was the data declining, but Maicon's performance and role on the field also declined significantly.

At first, Benitez thought it was because he didn't adapt to his tactics, but later he thought he was dissatisfied with himself, and now he realized that he really couldn't do it.

Next, he was about to face Tottenham and Bale, but when he discovered such a problem, Benitez felt that he was going bald.

In desperation, Benitez kept changing his tactics in the training game.

Among them, Li Ze's position change is the most important.

He is the team's biggest offensive threat, and now that Sneijder is in poor form, he is even the only one.

He is the fastest one on the team, only Bell can keep up with the running.

This means that in the game against Tottenham, his tactics must arrange for Li Ze to play a big role in both offense and defense, so that Inter Milan can pass the test smoothly.

This has high requirements on his tactical deployment ability, and the same is true of Li Ze's personal ability.

Thinking of this, Benitez patted him on the shoulder in front of all the Inter players without hesitation.

"please!"

Li Ze's status in the locker room is not high, but he is the real core on the court.

Benitez has high hopes for him, and Inter Milan players can understand.

But now they can't look at Benitez with fairness and justice at all.

This head coach has brought them too much trouble, and there are too many things that make them dissatisfied.

Especially compared with Mourinho, who was beautified by them in their hearts, they looked at Benitez even more disliked.

In addition, the way they looked at Li Ze also changed a little.

Especially combined with the previous public opinion in the media, saying that Inter Milan is a team owned by Li Ze alone, and that Inter Milan will not be able to do without Li Ze, the eyes are slightly disgusted.

If Li Ze's position in the team was not too important, this disgust would be more direct and excessive.

The very sensitive Li Ze easily spotted their gazes.

Li Ze looked back and saw who were staring at him, Li Ze basically understood.

After all, he is also a member of the team. Although he doesn't have a good relationship with everyone, he also knows who the "bad guys" in the team probably are.

In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Li Ze's mind.

Before making a decision, there is one thing he must first understand——

Is there any need to support Benitez?

This head coach, whose advantages and disadvantages are very conspicuous, is like a double-edged sword, with a side that can stab the enemy, and a side that can stab his own people.

He has an unparalleled ability to deploy tactics, but also has an astonishing emotional intelligence.

Is it good or bad for the team to keep him as the team's head coach?
There wasn't much time for Li Ze to think, so he could only answer according to his feeling immediately.

"So coach, what's the overall strategy?"

Benitez has already said a lot before, and also confirmed Li Ze's position.

But the team's overall tactics have never been discussed.

Li Ze said this was a reminder and a hint.

The team can't just look at him alone, the team's victory requires the joint efforts of many people.

Benitez probably didn't understand the meaning, so he opened his mouth and began to explain the tactics directly.

In the process of his explanation, even those players who didn't like him were listening carefully.

The pre-match arrangement of this tactician is really high level.

Even the die-hard fans of Mourinho in the team know that Benitez is much better than the madman in this respect.

In addition to this reason, there are also reasons why the players themselves are more professional.

The present era is caught in the middle of the inconvenient information exchange in ancient times and the highly informationized society in the future.

There are also unprofessional players, but there are not as many in the future, and there will be no players like Pogba who openly provoke the head coach.

The players of Inter Milan are also under the pressure of their respective gangsters. Before Zanetti and Materazzi speak up, they dare not stand up.

Benitez, who was explaining tactics, was eloquent, completely unaware of the unpredictable psychological changes of the "audience".

He just talked intently.

And the players listened and gradually understood Benitez's tactics.

And after understanding, their expressions became weird one by one.

Especially Li Ze, after listening, he couldn't help asking:
"I kick the lower back?"

(End of this chapter)