Although Mourinho set a tactic for the team to fight back, he did not let the team retreat in the backcourt at home and wait for an opportunity to fight back. Their performance was the same as any team, which was very normal. After the opening, he seized the opportunity to attack, and Macon also stepped forward many times, not looking like he was going to defend.

Although Hoffenheim was in possession of the ball after the opening, Inter Milan was not conservative at all.

Chu Zhongtian took advantage of the kick-off to launch an attack, but did not hit Inter Milan's penalty area. He saw the power of the third midfielder for the first time. His straight pass was blocked by Cambiaso in the middle. Before that, Mota pressed him closely, making him unable to pass the ball calmly.

In addition, there is Stankovic not far away, who is responsible for cutting off the passing route of the other side and waiting for an opportunity to intercept the ball.

After Cambiaso cut off Chu Zhongtian's ball, he immediately passed it to Sneider in front.

Chu Zhongtian turned around and chased him, but he could no longer catch up. Sneider was in the ribs and was far away from him.

Sneider dribbled the ball forward and then divided the side. Etoola made a cross, but Milito did not hit the ball, so the football came out.

Inter Milan fans in the stands sighed loudly.

"Just as soon as the game started, a dangerous situation happened in front of Hoffenheim's goal!"

"Murinho's team has a strong desire to score three-pointers at home..."

"This is natural. Inter Milan has not entered the Champions League quarterfinals in four years. He has not won the Champions League knockout in seven games in four years and has not scored in five games in three years... These records are simply a shame for a giant team. When they meet Hoffenheim this time, Inter Milan must want to end those series of shameful records."

Hoffenheim kicked off, goalkeeper Hildebran passed the ball to the centre-back Simonic who was supporting him at the front of the penalty area. Most of the time Hoffenheim attacks like this, and Rangnick's tactics are customized around Chu Zhongtian, so the goalkeeper directly opened his feet to find the way of playing in front is not common in Hoffenheim. This cannot guarantee that Chu Zhongtian can get the ball, and it is more safe to use the pass to pass one level and one level forward.

Mourinho obviously studied this point very thoroughly. When Hildebran passed the football to Simonic, Milito forced him up. Simonic turned around and saw that Milito was close at hand. He was startled and quickly turned around to protect the football. The football protected him, but he could not pass the football forward, so he could only pass it back to goalkeeper Hildebran. Seeing him passing back, Milito decisively inserted into the penalty area and continued to press Hildebran.

When Hildebran saw the opponent pushing forward with great momentum, he did not dare to neglect it. He kicked the football that Simunich passed back.

In the end, Hoffenheim's attack still started with a big kick-off... The football that Hildebran had hastily dropped to the right side of the court, and Hazardwag lost to Zanetti in the competition. Although Zanetti is already 36 years old and his physical fitness is not as good as before, his rich experience and outstanding consciousness allowed him to take the lead in the header selection, Hazardwag had no way.

Sanetti pushed the ball out and landed at Sneider's feet.

Sneider retreated to receive the ball, turned around and led forward, but his dribble broke Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian took advantage of the moment he turned around and saw the opportunity and poked the ball out of the ball.

The moment he poked the ball out, he flashed around Sneider, intending to grab the ball.

I didn't expect anyone to be faster than him.

Cambiaso kicked the football out first!

Chu Zhongtian was one step late and kicked nothing.

After rushing past, he turned around and looked back at football.

The football was not out of bounds. Although it was a big kick, it fell to the front very accurately like a long pass. Etoo was competing for the header with Pogattz. On the top, the African Cheetah was still slightly inferior, but he could interfere below.

Pogattz pushed the football out, but it didn't go far, and the football fell into a deserted area.

But then he was taken away by Stankovic!

"Stankovic rushed up! Inter Milan's offensive is suffocating! One wave after another!"

Fortunately, Sana was always behind, and he caught Stankovic's forward insertion.

After the two met, Stankovic planned to break through from the side, but asked Sana to stick it up, then seized the opportunity and kicked it accurately, and the opponent threw the ball to the ground. A shocking boo sounded in the stands, but the referee did not judge Sana for a foul, but signaled to continue the game, and the boo sounded even louder... "The game entered a high-tempo state from the beginning. Both sides played back and forth very lively!"

"There were rumors before the game that Mourinho would use defensive counterattacks to deal with Hoffenheim who is good at attacking, but judging from the opening few minutes of the game, this is not the case. Mourinho was not conservative, and his team played very actively."

All along, when people talk about Mourinho, they always give him hats such as "utilitarianism", "one to zero", "negative football" and other hats. It seems that the team he coaches only plays defensive counterattacks, and only shrinks in the 30-meter area to wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

But everyone forgot that the teams Mourinho coached were the ones who scored the most goals in various leagues at that time. When he was coaching at Chelsea, Chelsea scored 72 goals in one season, setting a club's single-season goal record. It was also the team with the most goals in Premier League history. This record has not been broken so far, but Ancelotti's Chelsea seems to have hope of breaking this record.

Don’t think Mourinho is really conservative, he is practical. He uses different tactics to strive for maximum profits. In the Camp Nou and Barcelona, ​​playing against weaknesses and avoiding strengths is not called bloody, brave, gorgeous, and stupid, idiot, mentally retarded, and incompetent.

Inter Milan's fierce attack made Hoffenheim a little uncomfortable, but he could barely support it.

The biggest trouble is when Hoffenheim attacks.

Chu Zhongtian is Hoffenheim's well-deserved core, and there is no need to say much about this. Hoffenheim players are used to giving him football, and he is responsible for organizing the offense.

But Chu Zhongtian was facing great trouble.

When he dribbled the ball forward, he would encounter three midfielders, composed of Cambiaso, Mota and Stankovic. These three people stood reasonably and protected every inch of grass in front of the defense line. Whether Chu Zhongtian was in the middle or on both sides, he would always encounter the opponent's tight defense. This was not a man-to-man defense, but it made him more uncomfortable than a man-to-man defense.

He has fought against Gattuso, against the "Ligue 1 killing machine" Sana, and fought against many outstanding defensive players, but he has never felt as stressed as today.

In his opinion, Inter Milan's defense line in front of him was tight and he could not find any opportunity to penetrate. He tried a direct pass, but the outcome was that he was cut off. The opponent's three midfielders were all distributed at key nodes, which made it easy for them to guess their passing direction and route.

What about driving the ball? Those three back midfielders are not wooden stakes, so they can be bullied by him.

What about counterattacks? Once Inter Milan concedes the ball in the frontcourt, Sneider and Etoo will be responsible for counterattacks and harassment on the spot. Cambiaso, Mota and Stankovic are not entangled in the midfield, but retreat directly to the 30-meter area, which is very fast, making Chu Zhongtian unable to fight a long pass. The two forwards on his side are like mezzanines in the opponent's defense line, surrounded and do nothing.

Chu Zhongtian's movements were a little slower. When he was hesitating and wondering where to pass the ball, the football under his feet was cut off by Cambiaso. The Argentine midfielder's movements were very fast and neat.

"Cambiyasuo cut off Chu's ball!"

There was a cheer in the stands.

Chu Zhongtian hurriedly chased back and planned to counter-rob, but as a result, his movements were slightly more intense, Cambiaso fell to the ground, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately, and he committed a foul!

Chu Zhongtian did not go to Lacambiaso, but quickly retreated. He was afraid that the opponent's free kick would be sent soon, so he caught his side off guard.

But Inter Milan did not do that. After he retreated, he put his hands on his hips and shook his head gently.

It seems that today's game is more difficult than he expected...※※Chu Zhongtian has not been frozen in the game. Whenever he performs poorly, his team will perform poorly, both Hoffenheim and Metz.

As a coach who has followed and observed him for many years, how could he not know this? However, few teams can freeze Chu Zhongtian for 90 minutes throughout the game, because he has super strong running ability and excellent physical fitness, which can make him full of energy in the last moment of the game. At that time, his opponents were often led by him for almost the whole game and were exhausted.

So Chu Zhongtian was frozen, and Rangnick was not too worried. He believed that as time goes by, Chu Zhongtian could find a way. In addition, there was also Sana next to him, Salihovic and Azawag in front of him. Both of them could get closer to Chu Zhongtian and help him break through the predicament.

The game has only started for ten minutes now, so don’t worry, just wait and see.

He thought so, his butt didn't lift from his seat.

The person who sat firmly on Diaoyutai like him was Inter Milan head coach Mourinho. He sat in a chair, crossed his legs, watched the game leisurely, and even had a leisurely chat with the people around him.

Mourinho really doesn't worry about anything. Judging from the ten minutes of the game, the game is within his expectations and has not been off track.

The arrangement of the three midfielders was very successful, completely locking down Chu Zhongtian's possibility of forward shots and breakthroughs.

Judging from Chu Zhongtian's performance, he didn't have many ways to face the three people.

Previously, the media crazily praised Chu Zhongtian as an all-round warrior, and no German media said that Chu Zhongtian would become Beckenbauer's successor.

He was disdainful of this. Maybe Chu Zhongtian is really powerful, but he is definitely not that powerful. Beckenbauer's successor? Boy, you are too young... Mourinho believes that although Chu Zhongtian is powerful, he always lacks experience in high-level competitions. He will seem inexperienced when dealing with many unthinkable difficult situations. Whether it is Ligue 1 or Bundesliga, the level is not enough.

What is the top player? You must prove yourself in the top environment.

The Champions League is one of them.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian was surrounded by three people. He was not facing man-tapping defense, but area defense. Therefore, no matter where he was, he would face such a tenacious defense. No matter how he ran, he would not disrupt Inter Milan's impregnable defense line.

The opponent's formation is very compact and complete, and there is no chance in the wing and in the middle. Chu Zhongtian has the ability to understand the short-term future. The football game is always changing, so this ability has helped him a lot. But now in his mind, Inter Milan seems to have solidified. Whether it is now or very short-term future, their defense line is in that form.

Vulnerabilities are generated during changes and need to be found during changes and movement. If the other party does not change, there will naturally be no loopholes to find.

In desperation, Chu Zhongtian had to frequently send back and cross-border transmissions.

However, frequent return and cross-border passes are not familiar football with Hoffenheim. The result is that the whole Hoffenheim team feels very awkward and cannot find the rhythm and track they are familiar with.

In this way, Inter Milan has more opportunities.

Mourinho told everyone with practical actions, emphasizing that defense is by no means conservative.

Inter Milan seized the opportunity that Chu Zhongtian could not pass the ball forward and launched counterattacks frequently, which was very threatening every time.

First, Sneijder suddenly shot a cold arrow outside the penalty area, which made Hildebran feel very embarrassed. Then Milito grabbed a point in the penalty area and shot the ball out.

Etoo's defensive task was very heavy, and he also seized the opportunity to threaten Hoffenheim's goal with a raid.

In short, Hoffenheim is a team that "offensive, offensive, in addition to offense, but also offense". Every tactical detail of the team's offense and defense is based on the principle of "offense", so once they cannot attack, the whole team's operation will become very unsmooth. They are not good at defense, and it is impossible to let them give up off offense and concentrate on defense, and they cannot do it well.

In terms of defense, German teams are generally not as good as Italian teams.

Hildebran saved Stankovic's long shot again. His performance was already very, very outstanding. He did not perform so well in the domestic league, but he did not have the heart to be complacent. He was under tremendous pressure and did not know when his goal would be declared lost.

At this time, what Hoffenheim needs is not a solid defense, it is not Hoffenheim's style, but an offense. They use their fierce and rapid offense to restore the current decline and turn the world around.

So Hildebran shouted to Chu Zhongtian who came back to defend: "Hey, Chu! We need an offense! I don't want to be the protagonist in such a game!"

Chu Zhongtian waved his hand: "I understand."

He did think of a way, which was to commit fouls on the opponent. Now Cambiaso, Mota and Stankovic are so rampant, which has a lot to do with their clean body. If he lets the opponent get yellow cards on him, the situation should be very different... If the ball is passed, the chance of committing fouls is too small, so he still has to dribble the ball on himself, so that the opponent's fouls will increase... Chu Zhongtian thought so and decided to increase his time to get the ball and lure the opponent to come up for fouls.

He did fall, but the referee didn't shoot, just blew the whistle.

He got up and continued.

But this move doesn't always work. Sometimes the opponent may foul, and sometimes his ball will be cut off by the opponent and will not foul.

In order to prevent this, Chu Zhongtian found Sana.

"Get closer to me," he said to Sana. "I need protection."

Sana nodded: "Okay."

※※※"Chu Zhongtian suddenly changed his style...he dribbled more than passed the ball." The commentator soon discovered this change.

"From the previous game, his pass hit an invisible wall. Maybe he thought it would be better to switch to breakthroughs."

The commentators analyzed the reasons why Chu Zhongtian did this.

"But to be honest, he is not a player who is good at dribbling..."

"I think his dribble is not fancy, but it is very practical. Therefore, it can only be said that he is not good at using fancy discs to tease the audience. But it may be incorrect to say that he is not good at dribble..."
To be continued...