Lord of Greenery

Chapter 422 What You Know
Before the start of the game, Cesena was only ranked 17th in Serie A, and there was no small risk of relegation.

It can be said that their strength is not strong, and there is a big gap with Inter Milan.

But since it is a Serie A team, no matter how weak it is, there are times when it can create miracles.

After Milito went off, Obi was replaced as a midfielder.

That's right, like his elder brother John Mikel Obi, Obi Jr. is also a midfielder.

Replacing a striker with a midfielder means that Inter Milan's tactics have undergone major changes.

On the field, Pandev was transferred to the center position.

To be honest, he is not very familiar with this position, his performance is very average, and he has no eyesight.

On the contrary, when Cesena was behind by two goals, he seemed to be inspired to fight, and scored two consecutive goals before the end of the first half, rewriting the score to 2:2!

This time, Inter Milan fans panicked.

The excellent performance in the second half of the season allowed Inter Milan to recover a lot of points, and now it is not far from Milan, which is at the top of the Serie A list.

And this game is a game that was previously retreated because of the Club World Cup. If it can win, it can recover the points gap with Milan.

Now, the goal of Inter Milan fans is still the league championship.

Losing points in a make-up match, or losing points in a team like Cesena, is unacceptable to Inter Milan fans.

In the stands, the shouts of Inter Milan fans soon sounded.

"Li Ze! Li Ze! Li Ze!"

Sitting on the bench, Li Ze also heard it clearly.

Every fan of Li Ze needs to face an additional lesson——

learn Chinese.

It's not forced, it's voluntary.

The most important thing is that they want to be able to call out Li Ze's name in Chinese when watching the game.

Apparently, their courses are well done.

Amidst their shouts, Li Ze was also a little excited, and couldn't help but look at the head coach Benitez.

"It's not the time yet." Benitez didn't turn his head. "You will play when you haven't scored a goal in the 60 minutes of the second half."

Li Ze nodded in agreement.

Although all the fans want him to play now, it is impossible if the head coach refuses to let him, and Li Ze has no choice.

Fortunately, the other players of Inter Milan are also very powerful.

For the rest of the first half, Maicon's cross from the right found Chivu, who leaped high to head in on the right side of the post.

3: 2!

Inter Milan leads again!
Benitez seems to be satisfied with this score, although the players on the field have been controlling the rhythm.

Cesena has nothing to do about it. Although they scored two goals for Inter Milan today, this is really an extraordinary performance for them.

If they are really that strong, they won't be ranked 17th in the league.

In the 75th minute, when Li Ze came off the bench, the score between the two sides was still 3:2.

At the end of the game, the score remained unchanged.

After winning this make-up match, Inter Milan is only 1 point away from Milan!
Moreover, Inter Milan still has a make-up match.

In other words, if they can win that game, Inter Milan will be equivalent to standing on the top of the league again!

However, in the 21st round of the league, Inter Milan lost to Udinese 2:4.

Li Ze started this game and contributed a goal.

As a striker who can score goals, his performance cannot be considered bad.

But a goal is like a drop in the bucket, and it can't change Inter Milan's decline in this game.

In the face of Udinese's powerful striker offensive ability, Inter Milan's defense is completely unable to hold on.

Especially Thornton was completely overwhelmed by Udinese.

Benitez saw this scene, and his face was not very good-looking.

Thornton, a young player, was once a talented full-back that Inter Milan placed high hopes on.

Like Balotelli, his talent has attracted the attention of Italian football.

Being able to be spotted by Inter Milan is a proof of his talent.

But at the same time, like Balotelli, he is extremely undisciplined in his private life.

Zanetti is about to retire. If he retires, Chivu will have to play as a midfielder frequently.

As a result, Inter Milan's full-back reserves are quite insufficient.

What's even more unfortunate is that Chivu has been injured recently...

So Benitez wants to give Thornton a chance.

Before the result appears, many head coaches will be lucky——

It is clear that this player has no self-control, or is flawed in a certain aspect.

But I always look forward to him being able to make changes under his own hands, expecting him to be willing to change for his own sake, and expecting him to make changes in his own tactics.

Moreover, as a talented youth training trained by Inter Milan, the club will have more tolerance for him.

Even as the head coach of the team, Benitez cannot abandon him at will.

Lippi has been scolded by Inter fans until now because he abandoned the then Inter Milan legend Bergomi.

The same is true now.

Thornton's performance in this game was disastrous, but in the 22nd round of the league, Benitez still let him start.

On the one hand, the expectations of the club's executives and fans are important. On the other hand, the new aid Nagatomo has finished playing in the Asian Cup, and unlike Li Ze, who has abnormal physical fitness, he has not recovered yet.

Then, in this game against Palermo, Thornton was blown out again.

This time it was Miccoli who beat him, and this one is also a famous Italian player.

If it weren't for the strong performance of Inter Milan's striker in this game, Inter Milan is likely to suffer a two-game losing streak!
During the intermission, Benitez couldn't bear it anymore and replaced Thornton with Nagatomo Yuto, who was not familiar with the Inter Milan system.

After playing, Nagatomo Yudu did not perform well because of his state and running-in problems.

But compared to Thornton's performance full of loopholes before, it is already much better.

After seeing Nagatomo Yuto's performance, Benitez also made up his mind to completely abandon Thornton.

Inter Milan fans saw this substitution and knew what Benitez was thinking.

They were not angry but disappointed.

It's not that Inter Milan fans can fully support the youth training cultivated by themselves.

If their support for youth training is so exaggerated, then it is impossible for Inter Milan's first team to have foreign aid.

It will even become the same as Bilbao, with only Italians in the team.

If the cohesion is too exaggerated, it often brings xenophobia.

Inter Milan is obviously not that exaggerated, as can be seen from the name "International".

Nagatomo Yuto currently fills the vacancy left by Thornton, but it is still not enough.

He was brought in as a back-up at full-back, and as a starter, he's a little bit worse.

In the league, it's okay to say that if he really wants to play in the Champions League, he will most likely become a loophole for the team.

It is also difficult to introduce big-name players during the winter break, and Nagatomo is already a very cost-effective choice.

It's just that according to Inter Milan's current lineup, it is too difficult to win the Champions League this season.

(End of this chapter)