Football irons are burning

Chapter 259 The Milan Derby Starts Again
After the world preliminaries, the national leagues continued.

Inter Milan continued to abuse food at home, defeated Vicenza 5:0, and won six consecutive victories!
The European national footballers who played in the world preliminaries all stopped fighting, and Lippi can be regarded as protecting them.

Li Tie played with a group of substitutes and still swept his opponents.

Not long after the opening, Li Tie scored with a low shot from Iaquinta's header.

In the 19th minute, Li Tie had a great time in the penalty area with his heel dribbling. The opposing defender brought him down directly, and the referee awarded a penalty kick.

Li Tie achieved it overnight, 2:0!

After losing Toni and Di Natale, Vicenza's offense became very bad.

The combination of their forwards Amaury and Ovira seems to have a little impact, but the efficiency of scoring is really a bit bad. If this problem cannot be solved well, Vicenza may have difficulty relegation this season.

In the second half, Inter Milan scored three more goals. This season, they began to play offensive football.

Li Tie scored 11 goals in three rounds in a row, scored five goals in one game, scored two hat-tricks, and immediately rushed to the top of the scorer list.

It seems that there are still honors to compete for this season.

When a reporter mentioned this after the game, Li Tie couldn't help laughing: "As a striker, I certainly hope to compete for the honor of top scorer. Of course, the premise is that Inter Milan will defend the Triple Crown. Everything is based on the interests of the team."

Juventus and AC Milan, ranked second and third, both drew, extending Inter Milan's lead to 5 points.

So much ahead so early, how to play?
Gazzetta dello Sport: Inter got off to a smooth start, and there should be no problem defending the title this season. Li Tie's scoring efficiency far exceeds that of other forwards. He is a terrible guy. Maybe the end of the season will leave us with a series of hard-to-break records.

Turin Sports Daily: Juventus' regrettable draw gave Inter Milan a chance to expand their lead. In the post-Zidane era, Juventus still needs to better grasp the opportunity. The team needs to put pressure on Inter Milan, otherwise, Serie A will lose its fun.

Corriere dello Sport: The performance of the Chinese is disappointing, but it is still early in the league and Inter Milan has not yet met a real opponent, so nothing can be concluded yet.

In the fourth match of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the middle of the week, Li Tie finally stopped scoring goals, but he turned into a master of assists, sending out 3 assists in the whole game!
Facing the Belgian team Anderlecht, Inter Milan played a mercury-like attack at home.

Mendieta, who returned from injury, performed very chicly. A healthy Mendieta is indeed a nightmare for many teams. His precise cross makes the team's offense easier.

And Li Tie also grasped these passes very well, turning them into assists one after another. Drogba was so happy this time, scoring 5 goals by himself, and he is also far ahead in the Champions League scorer list.

In the end, Inter Milan swept their opponents 7:1 at home, and advanced to the top 16 with four consecutive victories.

Inter Milan this season seems to be stronger. It should be up to Inter Milan to break the curse of not being able to defend the Champions League!

"Since our goal is to defend the Triple Crown, we will make good use of the opportunity. Mendieta and Deisler's two-sided scheduling made the offense very direct, and Li Tie's calm handling in the penalty area also gave his teammates good shooting opportunities. These opportunities were basically grasped. I think we can play different football. Perhaps, Italian football is not just about defense."

Lippi summed up the team's performance with satisfaction after the game. He is indeed trying a new style now, which is an Italian-style total defense.

Throughout the game, facing Anderlecht, Inter Milan's offense was very sharp, the two sides were pressed very high, and after the opponent was suppressed, it was difficult to organize any decent offense.

Inter Milan's high-position press was also quite effective. The opponent lost the ball in the frontcourt many times, forming Inter Milan's second attack.

Otherwise, the score could not be so large.

Now Maicon has basically replaced Zanetti's position. His speed is faster and more suitable for Lippi's tactics. This is also a kind of helplessness. In fact, Zanetti is also an excellent player.

In a wealthy team, it is inevitable that there will be regrets. Many high-level players cannot start the game.

Of course, Inter Milan is fighting on the third front, so naturally there is no need to worry about not having a chance to play.

In the 7th round of Serie A, Inter Milan ushered in a tough battle, and that was an away game against Udinese.

Wuji has performed well in the past few seasons and is a frequent visitor to the UEFA Cup.

However, in the first 6 rounds of this season, they only won one game, which made their status somewhat precarious.

It's just that their home court has always been a tough nut to crack.

This time Inter Milan's lineup has changed again. Mendieta will no longer start. Lippi does have strong eyesight. Mendieta's physical condition is not optimistic.

Deisler adjusted to the position of the attacking midfielder, and the position of the right midfielder was left to Maicon, with Zanetti behind him.

Although the lineup has undergone a substantial rotation, there are still no surprises in the progress of the game.

Except for the opening stage, Jorgensen and Di Michele created some threats, and the rest of the game was almost completely controlled by Inter Milan.

In the 19th minute, Pirlo made a precise long pass from the backcourt, Drogba flew the header, and Li Tie volleyed the ball straight into the dead corner, 0:1!

Before half-time, it was another long pass from Pirlo. After Drogba stopped the ball in the chest, he would pass it to Deisler.

When the Udinese fans saw this scene, they all sighed and stopped doing any fantasies.

In the end, Inter Milan swept Udinese 1:4 in the away game, and Li Tie once again staged a hat-trick!
Li Tie, irresistible!
Udinese kept a close eye on Li Tie, but still couldn't stop him from performing a hat-trick.

It is estimated that every team in the future will have a special mark on Li Tie. In this state, no one dares to underestimate him.

And Inter Milan's offense is very three-dimensional again. Several passing masters in the midfield constantly threaten the opponent's defense with long passes, and the effect is also very good.

However, Inter Milan is not without bad news. Mendieta, who came off the bench in the 80th minute, was injured again. This guy is really unlucky. It seems that he really doesn't adapt to the rhythm of Serie A.

During this time as a substitute, he can also be injured. Originally, Lippi wanted to keep him in shape.

The 4000 million euros spent is really not a good deal. If Ribery was still there, he would not be like this.

All in all, this deal was a bit of a loss.

After the game, Li Tie had a special chat with Lippi. What Li Tie meant was that Mendieta couldn't adapt to the rhythm of Serie A, and he should be placed in the Champions League and used exclusively to play in the Champions League.

Although it is a bit extravagant, if the defending Champions League is successful, it will definitely be fine.

Lippi listened to this, and he could see that this Mendieta was indeed a bit unsuited to the fierce competition in Serie A. Now that he has been injured twice, it is estimated that he will be timid in the future and will not be able to perform at his level.

It still makes sense to play the Champions League alone.

But next season, Mendieta will definitely leave Inter Milan. First, Inter Milan will not allow a player with high salary and low ability to exist. Second, Mendieta must also want to get back his own state.

However, in the fifth game of the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week, none of Inter Milan's main players went to Moscow.

This is a tasteless game, and Inter Milan will naturally not waste the physical energy of the main force.

Inter Milan also lost the away game cleanly, regardless of what others say.

Inter Milan also doesn't like to create undefeated records, it's still practical.

The main players get enough rest, which will help the team's record.

However, Depor also won. Lokomotiv Moscow still couldn’t threaten Depor’s second place in the group. Teams from third-rate leagues such as Russia, Belgium, and Ukraine are generally difficult to compete with teams from the five major leagues. Teams like Dynamo Kiev are, after all, a minority.

On Saturday, the atmosphere of the Derby became lively again.

This season, AC Milan has also turned around. Under the leadership of Turkish coach Trim, they are currently unbeaten in 7 league rounds with 4 wins and 3 draws, ranking third in the standings.

The team has introduced many generals such as Crespo and Inzaghi, and its strength has been greatly strengthened.

In addition, Ronaldinho has already integrated into the team, and his cooperation with Shevchenko is quite tacit. This is a very powerful opponent.

However, Redondo also left AC Milan. He hardly played any games last season and felt that he could not help AC Milan. Therefore, he followed Li Tie's immediate suggestion and went to China to retire.

At present, he is playing well in the Little Boys Club, helping the Little Boys Club to always rank in the top eight of the league.

This is also the principle that a tree moves to death and a person moves to life.

If Mendieta knows this truth, he will definitely leave Inter Milan next season, otherwise, he will wait for everyone to disappear in the end!

Sunday night, the game officially started.

The main forces of both sides came out in full force, lined up their postures, and the game began.

(End of this chapter)