I Want to Be the King of Football

A chartered flight from Milan, Italy to Valencia, Spain.

Shortly after landing, under the leadership of Argentina coach Cooper, Inter Milan players walked out of the airport one after another.

Walking in the front, Cooper's face looked very complicated and mixed with emotions.

The Valencia fans have been very unkind to him on the two previous trips back to Mestagna.

And the third time, Cooper could imagine that Mestania would treat him in a more extreme way.

Don't even rule out throwing a pig's head at him.

Those years in Valencia are something Cooper will never forget.

Although he failed to win even a single title here, reaching the Champions League final twice is the best proof of his coaching ability.

Not only that, no one can deny that at least half of the credit for Benitez's first league title after coaching should be attributed to Cooper, but this also makes the grievances between him and Valencia even more entangled.

In this city, there are enemies like Jaime Otti, but also former favorites like Mendieta, Aimar, Ayala, etc., which makes him feel in his heart every time he returns to Mestania. It's all unpleasant.

But as a professional head coach, he has only one task, and that is to lead the team to win games.

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Cooper led Inter to Mestagna twice, one win and one loss, but he was the winner in the end.

The former was in the second round of the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. In the case of a 1-1 at home, Inter Milan challenged Valencia away. As a result, Cooper's team was under the unfavorable factor of goalkeeper Toldo being sent off with a red card. Tenaciously kept the score at 1-0 to knock out Valencia.

The Bat Legion had 35 shots on goal in that game.

A year later, Cooper led Inter Milan to make a comeback.

In the case of a 1-0 win at home in the first round, and a guest at the Mestagna in the second round, Cooper once again resorted to his best defensive counterattack, and brought his defensive tactics to the extreme.

The final result was 1-2, Inter Milan lost the game, but with an away goal, Valencia was eliminated by a total score of 2-2, Cooper once again had the last laugh!

But the possession rate of 29 to 71, the number of shots from 3 to 27, especially Valencia's 18 shots on target, these data are enough to make Inter Milan feel embarrassed.

It can be said that Cooper used an extremely conservative game strategy both times and just won the final victory.

This allowed him to win the game and further deepen the feud between him and the Valencia fans.

Especially Benitez.

As early as the draw of the Champions League group stage, Benitez made it clear that this time Valencia will not let Inter Milan retreat, and must avenge the revenge of the past two years at home.

And the Cooper of today is no longer the Cooper of two years ago, or a year ago.

As he walked out of the airport, Cooper looked up and glanced at the blue sky of Valencia, the sun on his old face, deepening the ravines in his face.

He is tired!

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Cooper is in a very dire situation right now.

At the same time that Inter arrived in Valencia, the Bat Legion held a tactical preparation meeting at the Paterna base.

Benitez communicated to the players his estimates of the current situation of Inter Milan and the tactics that may be adopted in this game.

The results are good, but the way of playing is too conservative. This is not only my personal evaluation, but even conservative Italians can't stand Cooper's conservativeness. Benitez spread his hands helplessly.

The players couldn't help laughing.

Italy is famous for its conservatism, but even conservative Italians can't stand Cooper's conservatism. It is conceivable how desperate his degree of conservatism is.

As early as before the season, Vieri said that Inter Milan is a giant and should choose a more active style of play.

When Benitez said this, he pointed to the players, This is a very positive signal, even the players of Inter Milan can't stand Cooper, because he can't win the game with this style of play. No champion, no hope!

Su Dong sat in the audience, and when he heard Benitez's words, he still agreed in his heart.

Every head coach has his own specialty. Cooper may have his own unique accomplishments in adjusting defense and targeted tactics, but he cannot win championships by relying on excellent defense alone.

From Valencia to Inter Milan, Cooper stopped at the door of the championship again and again, this is really no accident.

According to the reliable information we have, Moratti has given an ultimatum to Cooper, the team must play more aggressively, the president of Inter Milan wants to see a more aggressive team, otherwise, wait Cooper's get out of class is off!

When Benitez said these words, there was no expression on his face, but it always made people feel connected.

The head coach is actually a very sad role, especially like Cooper, the chairman above likes to come out and point fingers too much, which is not a good thing.

If I were Cooper, frankly speaking, coaching this Inter Milan, I must also take a defensive counterattack, because this team is not suitable for playing offensive football at all, and the player configuration is simply not good.

For example, in ball control, their double midfielders are Zanetti and Emre. The former is a strong player, but he is more than brave, but he can't handle the ball. Emre likes personal dribbling and breakthroughs. This is not a midfield organization. What a player and a ball handler should do, and Recoba is also not suitable for this position as an attacking midfielder. His breakthrough is very interesting, but he lacks efficiency, and his personal performance desire is too strong. Once the ball reaches his feet, the attack rhythm It's going to be slow.

On the other hand, their two centers Cruz and Vieri are basically not involved in defense, which makes their midfielders have to be under huge defensive pressure for a long time. How can they organize and plan calmly? ?

Also, Cannavaro and Materazzi are slow, so Cooper rarely uses offside tactics, but once the defense moves forward and encounters a quick counterattack, it is easy to be in front of and behind. create a gap.”

Valencia's players listened in silence.

Benitez's research on every game and every opponent is very thorough, which allows players to fully understand the opponents they will face before the game. more lenient.

Frankly, I don't know if Cooper will play aggressively, because I'm not Cooper, but I think we can test the opponents after the opening and create some pressure on them.

Speaking of which, Benitez quickly asked Yesterdam to launch a tactical board, which has long drawn the starting lineup that Inter Milan may appear, which is still Cooper's best 442.

Vicente has to avoid Zanetti, retreat appropriately, and still get the ball on the left.

Understood. Vincent nodded.

Aimar, your task is to suppress Zanetti and Emre, and put some pressure on them so that they don't dare.

Aimar raised his hand and made an OK gesture.

Su. Benitez looked at Su Dong, Materazzi and Cannavaro are both world-class central defenders. You may not be able to take advantage of your physical fitness, but in terms of speed and guerrilla, they are not you. opponent.

Having said that, Benitez stretched out his hand around the front and back of Inter Milan's defense line and drew a circle towards the air.

This piece is your battlefield!

Su Dong nodded solemnly.

When you played against Lazio before, against Stam and Mihajlovic, you played quite well, and now against Materazzi and Cannavaro, I believe you can also play your best performance, Benitez encouraged.

When everyone heard it, they all turned their attention to Su Dong.

In the past two seasons, Valencia have met Inter Milan in European competitions and lost both.

Without exception, the reason for the loss is all because of the weak striker.

Today, the team has introduced Su Dong, but has encountered Inter Milan again.

Whether it's a mule or a horse, it has to be pulled out and yoked.

Can Su Dong do it, can he solve the team's weakness?

Just look at his performance against Inter Milan!

Everyone!

When Benitez said the end, he solemnly clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

The next schedule is very tight, first Inter Milan, then away to Atletico Madrid, then at home against Real Madrid, away against Marseille, and again away to Barcelona.

This schedule is a huge challenge for us, but if we can overcome this devilish schedule, we will undoubtedly have an easier time playing in the rest of this season, especially in the first half of this season.

Whether you can achieve good results, or even win the championship, this part of the schedule is the key!

Benitez's remarks made the already dignified players feel the weight of this game even more.

Against Inter Milan, it is not only a matter of snowballing the defeats of the past two years, but also a good start for the next devil's schedule.

Everyone knows that in this kind of competition, once it is not handled well, it is common to lose and lose again.

Once such a losing streak occurs, Valencia will have no hope this season.

So, in any case, against Inter Milan, Valencia must show the best performance.

Su Dong sat down, and his heart was heavy.

The heavier the weight of the game, the higher the expectations of Benitez and his team-mates, the greater the responsibility on his shoulders.

This is also normal.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

It's like in a team, if you lose a game, the first thing you must do is to scold the star player for not performing well, because you are a big name.

If you can accept praise when you win, you have to be scolded when you lose.

This truth, Su Dong understood when he was in Sporting Lisbon.

And he also knew that he had to provoke this responsibility.

Not only for teammates, for the team, but also for myself.

Unless he doesn't want to go further in his career, otherwise, he has to adapt to such pressure and learn to play his best level under this high-load pressure.

This is the basic skill of a star!