Football irons are burning

Chapter 180 Warm Up
A day of play made the Inter Milan players a little bit interested.

But obviously, this is just a side dish. The real purpose of Inter Milan's coming to China is to warm up and attract more fans to support Inter Milan.

On July 7, the first warm-up match of Inter Milan's Asian tour began.

The opponent is the Capital Club.

Inter Milan lineup: Ronaldo and Drogba partner striker, Stankovic midfielder, left back Di Biagio, right back Zanetti, double midfielder Li Tie and Pirlo, three backs lined up with Panucci, Materazzi and Zanetti!
There is no doubt that Li Tie is the captain of the team.

The gymnasium was really full, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

The two sides played, and the Inter Milan fans were shocked to see so many fans, and they were even more impressed with Chinese football.

The capital club has just brought in Zamorano, a player from Inter Milan. The terrifying Ivan came to the capital club and immediately became a main player.

This can be regarded as facing the old master.

However, Zamorano has no resentment towards Inter Milan. He also gets an annual salary of 2000 million yuan in the capital club, which is not less than Inter Milan.

But here, he found a higher sense of presence, the team centered on him, and he played very happily.

In the player tunnel before the game, he enthusiastically shook hands and chatted with his former teammates.

After the game started, Zamorano was quite active.

Only 5 minutes into the game, Tao Wei made a long pass from the backcourt, Zamorano flicked a header, veteran Gao Hongbo volleyed and almost scored.

However, Peruzzi was also a bit unlucky. When he was throwing the ball, his arm hit the goal post and he went straight to treat the injury.

The teenager Petr Cech came off the bench and took over Peruzzi's post.

This substitution will be considered a milestone substitution in the future. Cech has since started his 20-year career in Inter Milan, creating brilliance time and time again.

Of course, this is something for later, so I won't mention it for now.

Tao Wei took a corner kick and found Zamorano accurately. He headed the ball and Petr Cech held it firmly in his hand. The shot was too direct.

Petr Cech made a big kick, Drogba headed the ball over, but the defender Xu Yunlong grabbed the ball and sent him a long pass.

Zamorano jumps up to protect the ball, then suddenly hits his heel and the ball goes right through the space between the back three.

Gao Hongbo volleyed again, and the ball went straight to the far corner. Petr Cech struggled to the ground and poked it, and the ball went out again.

On the sidelines, Mourinho's eyes lit up. He felt very interesting about Cech's two saves.

If I knew Cech was so good, why buy Peruzzi?

I bought it and got injured, isn't this a waste of money?

The capital club continued to exert pressure, and Inter Milan also began to take it seriously.

The luxurious configuration of the five midfielders began to operate, and Li Tie took the command in the center, and quickly suppressed the capital club.

In the 19th minute, Li Tie intercepted the ball and handed it to Pirlo. Pirlo made an accurate long pass over the top of the ball, tearing the opponent's defense.

Ronaldo plugged in at high speed, and after stopping the ball, he took advantage of the situation and swiped horizontally. After shaking Xu Yunlong, he volleyed and the ball went straight to the upper left corner, 1:0!

Pirlo's passing skills were immediately revealed.

He has a tacit understanding with Ronaldo's passing and running, and it is also quite good.

The home fans are also applauding at this moment, obviously very appreciative of the opponent's goal. Although they have a home scene, they still don't hesitate to applaud when they encounter a good goal.

Five minutes later, Li Tie cut off Tao Wei's foot and went straight through. Ronaldo stopped the ball and knocked it to the left. Di Biagio took the ball immediately.

The cooperation of the striker partner is also quite good.

This warm-up goal was achieved.

Ronaldo was immediately replaced by Eto'o. Although he still has more to say, this kind of game obviously won't let him play for too long.

After Eto'o came up, Inter Milan still maintained a strong offensive.

He used his speed to mess up the capital club's defense.

Therefore, in the face of the serious five major league teams, domestic clubs are temporarily unable to compete.

In the 33rd minute, Eto'o received a pass from Stankovic, forced to overtake with speed and went in and was tripped. The referee Lu Jun awarded a penalty kick.

Li Tie took the knife and made a powerful shot, rewriting the score to 3:0!

Inter Milan then started a large number of substitutions, Li Tie and Pirlo both came down.

Sitting on the turf below and watching the game, Li Tie felt very comfortable.

The fans behind him also chatted with Li Tie from time to time, asking him his goals for this season, and whether he would play for the Olympic team.

Of course Li Tie has no interest in playing in the quarterfinals, but if Rehhagel wants him to come back, he will still come back.

Rehagel is now highly valued by the Football Association, and the coach of the Olympic team is also handed over to him.

But Rehhagel obviously didn't have much interest in this kind of game, he directly asked assistant coach Prieto to come.

Now the Olympic team has begun to assemble, and the former Jianlibao youth team players are the main structure of the team. However, after the opening of the top nine games, it is estimated that Prieto will still recruit a few players of the right age who have studied abroad.

In addition, there is also a qualifier for the 2000 Asian Cup. The first opponent is the Philippine team. It is estimated that the Olympic team players will be sent to the two teams in a row.

Therefore, it is estimated that 5 overseas players will join the team by then, which should be enough.

Simic and Blanc came up and changed the formation into a 5-3-2 formation, which became a defensive counterattack formation.

Li Tie also saw Mourinho's tactics, focusing on counterattack efficiency.

The combination of five defenders strangles the opponent's offense, and Zamorano and Gao Hongbo have no chance.

On the counterattack, Eto'o continued to show his speed. In the 40th minute, he scored another goal and rewritten the score to 4:0!

Now, Gongti Undefeated is a thing of the past, and no one will mention it anymore.

It turns out that AC Milan and Sampdoria have stumbled here. Today, Inter Milan is a little more serious, and this history is over.

This will definitely make the opponents clearly realize the gap between themselves and the strong European teams, so as to increase investment in the construction of the team and gradually form a virtuous circle.

The purpose of Inter Milan's warm-up is indeed good, but it is far from achieving the effect.

After all, the strength of the opponent is still a bit weak.

In the second half of the game, Inter Milan almost completely changed their lineup. The players who came to China all made their appearances.

In the final warm-up match, Inter Milan defeated the Beijing Club 4:2. In the second half, the team released two goals, allowing the Beijing Club to score two.

Otherwise, how can they be worthy of the appearance fee given by the organizer?

After the game, when interviewed, the Inter Milan players had to praise their opponents, saying that XX is good, XX can gain a foothold in Serie A, and so on.

Only Li Tie is still telling the truth.

"We don't look at the appearance, but at the essence. Although the level of the domestic league has improved, it is still far behind the five major leagues. Domestic clubs need to participate in more competitions, especially compete with high-level teams and learn something, so that they can continue to improve."

Three days later, Inter Milan played another game against Shanghai Club in Shanghai.

Inter Milan discharged the iron barrel formation, which made the home team attack very happily.

Many players in the Shanghai club are indeed very talented, but they still stayed in China for too long. If they were found out earlier and sent abroad to study, their current level would definitely be higher.

The score was still 4:2, and Inter Milan still won easily.

Didier Drogba scored a hat-trick. He kicked his head and kicked the opponent completely overwhelmed.

The defense of domestic teams is generally tight against powerful centers, and the intensity of defense still cannot keep up.

Mourinho also has a lot of tricks, playing in the middle for a while, and playing on the side for a while.

Now it should be questioned that his voice will be much lower.

The defensive and counterattack tactics are simply too handy, and sometimes being suppressed and beaten is not a bad thing.

Of course, this may be criticized for not playing beautifully, but Mourinho's coaching philosophy is obviously with winning as the only goal!

In this system, Li Tie also takes a lot of balls. He also often goes up and takes turns assisting with Pirlo, showing off his little skills, which is surprising.

Now no one underestimated Li Tie's work at his feet anymore, seeing his extraordinary skills, he teased his opponents into embarrassment.

The double midfielder tactic has also been recognized again, which greatly compensates for the defense, and the control over the midfield is very strong.

After the game, Mourinho also praised Li Tie, thinking that Li Tie's progress has always been there!

After two warm-up games, Mourinho basically has a good idea of ​​the main players.

The team then flew to Tokyo to play the last warm-up match of the trip to Asia with the Japanese national team.

Because of Li Tie's existence, Inter Milan is still very popular.

And the reception work on the Japanese side is also very good. It is still served by hot spring hotels, gourmet food, and all kinds of beauties in kimonos.

It's quite seductive to look at, and Inter Milan players are also a little tempted, and it is estimated that some seeds will be left behind.

However, Inter Milan was still not polite in the game. This time Mourinho sent a 4-3-3 starting lineup, and the main players came out in full force.

In just 2 minutes of the opening, Ronaldo received a pass from Stankovic in the penalty area and staged a good show with three players in a row, scoring easily.

Aliens really deserved their reputation!

And in 10 minutes, Drogba knocked the opponent's goal with a header. Japanese stupid players are weak in height, and of course they suffered a disadvantage against Drogba.

Drogba has improved even more this year, and now under Mourinho, he has improved even more rapidly.

This year he estimates the number of goals will increase significantly.

However, Li Tie can still feel the improvement of Japanese stupid players. After Hidetoshi Nakata has been tempered in Serie A, his passing ability is very outstanding, and he is also good at shooting.

This forced Li Tie to go all out to defend Nakata Hidetoshi.

After several confrontations, Hidetoshi Nakata did not take advantage of it, and could only obediently bypass Li Tie.

Moreover, the Japanese stupid team played well in pass control, and they even had a slight advantage in ball control.

Many times, it was able to pass into the penalty area and form a shot.

Inter Milan, with a three-back system, was a little nervous at first, but later Li Tie retreated, which effectively contained the opponent's attack.

People are definitely not as fast as the ball. Once the ball is passed smoothly, weak teams can also perform miracles.

However, the Japanese team's striker is a bit unsatisfactory, and sometimes they can't grasp even the best opportunities.

This made Li Tie look at him with admiration, and he couldn't help but think about another time and space. After Japanese football entered the 21st century, it will gradually be able to win the World Cup and even reach the top 16.

The flow of pass control has gradually made them a second-rate team in the world.

And their youth training is well done, and talents continue to emerge and continue to be replaced, which is the key to their success.

This model is worth learning from countries with backward football.

Therefore, Li Tie also hopes that after he retires, Chinese football can also have a lot of talents like Japanese stupid football, wave after wave, and become an important part of world football.

Otherwise, after my own group of players retire, how can I maintain the status I have achieved before?
The score of this warm-up match was 3:1. Although Inter Milan won, the Japanese team played well. Both sides are happy.

Inter Milan got the money, and the Japanese stupid team got the opportunity to compete with high-level teams and exercise the team.

After the day's trip, Inter Milan flew back to Milan and began to prepare for the new season.

(End of this chapter)