There is a dream called football

Chapter 535 Sitting in the Crater

The 18th round of Serie A in the 19-16 season.

Li Shan is already sitting on the crater. After 15 rounds, Inter Milan ranked sixth in the league. This is in stark contrast to the huge investment in the summer, because the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

So Inter Milan fans cast their anger on the rookie Chinese coach.

"Li, will you dismiss get out of class?"

"We found that the chairman's tone towards you has changed. It used to be absolutely supportive, but now it is..."

"What is it now?" Li Shan asked with a smile.

"Now we must come up with a solution. Inter Milan can't go down any further."

You must know that sixth seems to be okay, but the difference between sixth and tenth is only 5 points, and Inter Milan may slip into the lower reaches of the standings.

The last person with such a bad result was De Boer of the Netherlands, who eventually left without making it through the winter break.

"I'll figure it out, let's see."

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Round 16.

Inter Milan was playing against Juventus at home. Before the game, it was generally expected that if they suffered a disastrous defeat, then Li Shan might leave directly. It would be useless even if the chairman liked him, because the locker room might not be able to hold back.

However, Zhang Kang still expressed his support in an interview, "Football is a very difficult sport. It is like life. This is why many of us hope for football. If you give up when you encounter difficulties, then I think this is a coward's approach."

"I'm not a coward, Inter is not a coward, and the Inter fans are not cowards, so I think we should support the Inter manager now."

But verbal support is really not that important, the most important thing is the victory on the football field, a victory, then there is no need to say anything, if there is no, then it is useless to say anything.

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In the locker room, several people surrounded Li Shan in a semicircle.

Icardi.

Brozovic.

Perisic.

Li Qiao.

They are the absolute main force of the team.

"How important this game against Juventus is to us, I don't think I need to say more, if we win, then we can get through the crisis, if not, then our crisis will be more intense."

"Don't think this is my personal crisis, it's not, you are paid by the club, you are professional players, you should understand that this is a common shame for Inter Milan."

"I already arranged the tactics yesterday. I don't want to talk about it anymore. What I just want to say is that my coaching position is very stable and I have the trust of the boss. If you don't play well, then get the hell out of me during the winter break."

Inter Milan had a lot of problems, and of course it couldn't be solved with a few threats. Li Shan also understood, so he kept Li Qiao, who was the only person he could rely on at this time.

"I don't trust any of these old fritters. Now I can only rely on you. We really need these three points."

Li Qiao nodded, "Of course I will do my best, don't worry."

Li Shan patted Li Qiao. At this time, he was really a father-son soldier. Li Shan thought to himself, after he survived a season, he must let these old players in the team go and buy some obedient young people.

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At this time, Juventus is the overlord of Serie A, and their dominance in Serie A can be said to be unshakable.

The seven sisters of Serie A have long since disappeared, and now Serie A is the stage of the old lady's family.

In this game, Juventus used the attack combination of Mandzukic, Ronaldo and Dybala, with Pjanic and Matuidi in the midfield.

So after the opening, Juventus quickly turned to the guest and suppressed Inter Milan. Because of their stronger strength, Juventus seemed to be very effective in suppressing Inter Milan. Within 10 minutes, Inter Milan didn't even have a chance to shoot.

Li Qiao runs in the frontcourt, but has no possession of the ball at all, so he runs empty, but in this case, he has to run, because once the ball is intercepted in the backcourt, Li Qiao's running position is very important.

Ronaldo's heavy shot tested the goalkeeper Handanovic. He struggled to save the ball from the bottom line, but soon, Pjanic's falling ball almost killed Handanovic again.

"It looks like the goalkeeper is the busiest person at Inter Milan."

This is indeed the case, if it were not for Handanovic's high-speed block, then Inter Milan would have conceded the ball long ago.

But even so, in the 24th minute of the first half, Inter Milan still conceded the goal. It was a volley from Ronaldo in the penalty area, and the shot from close range pierced the goal guarded by Handanovic.

"There is no goalkeeper's responsibility for this ball. The distance is too close. It should be Miranda's responsibility. He should fill this position."

At this moment, the camera is meaningfully focused on Li Shan, and the implication is-will this be the last time we see Li Shan in the handsome position of Inter Milan?
And some people analyze it from another angle, that is, Li Qiao and Ronaldo.

"I heard that Juventus also invited Li Qiao in the summer, but the other party refused and wanted to play for Inter Milan."

"I can understand this. After all, I am the Chinese boss and the head coach is my father. But I have to say that sometimes you should be more rational. Inter Milan has fallen. This is an indisputable fact."

"If it were me, I would definitely choose Juventus, at least I can play in the Champions League."

The first half ended at 0 to 1. Meazza's boos were loud, and it seemed that the dissatisfaction of the fans had reached its peak.

Li Shan was very helpless. The strength of the team was indeed not as good as Juventus. The opponent's midfield was organized in an orderly manner. In addition, Ronaldo and Dybala were too good. Inter Milan might really have to lose at home.

At the beginning of the second half, Juventus took the lead in changing their formation, and played more conservatively and pragmatically. This is normal. The Old Lady was originally a 1-0 team.

Suddenly, Pjanic's careless pass in the midfield was cut off by Asamoah, who immediately slammed it straight to Li Qiao on the wing.

Facing the defensive player, Li Qiao pretended to go inside, and after deceiving the opponent's center of gravity, he stepped on the back of his foot and decisively went outside.

Cristiano Ronaldo shouted for his teammates to chase back. Even after 10 years, the ability of Ronaldo's opponent Li Qiao on the side is still fresh in his memory.

The Argentine took away the defensive Chiellini, and Li Qiao cut in at the right time. There was only a small gap between the goalkeeper Szczesny and the goal post, and it was this small space that made Li Qiao decisively hit the goal.

The ball flew close to the ground.

Szczesny fell to the ground and reached out to save him.

(End of this chapter)