Chapter 86 Picking the ball over the top
Leonardo knew that Mourinho was good at defensive counterattacks, but he would not change his style of play because at his home court, he really couldn't think of anything else to do except offense.
If he doesn't attack at home and does not strive for goals and victory, he will be compared with Mourinho again.
Compared with Mourinho, almost every Mourinho's successor has to endure.
After all, where is Mourinho's team-leading results? The triple-champion, especially the Champions League champion, is an honor that Inter Milan has been thinking about for decades.
What tactics should be played? I told the players long before the game that what Leonardo wants to do now is to boost morale. He knows that many people in the Inter Milan team are Mourinho's followers, and he is worried that these people will swing left and right in the battle with their mentors.
"There is enough hype between us and them before the game, and it makes no sense. After all, what determines who can advance to the semi-finals is the result. Does anyone not want to advance to the semi-finals or even the final?" he asked.
No one said anything.
Actually, this is a question that needs no question, but for Inter Milan today, it is really necessary to ask the previous question. Because after experiencing the triple-champion season, some of these people seem to have lost their desire for championships and honors and are willing to fall. Right back Macon, who has left the team, is a good example. As for the others... Even if they are not revealed, Leonardo cannot guarantee that they do not have such thoughts in their hearts.
I have won all the Triple Crown champions. Is there any other championship worth winning in the club field?
Once a team loses their desire for the championship, the team is already on the verge of collapse. The first phase of the Galaxy Battleships, which Florentino spent a huge amount of money, was because they were all superstars who had already received honors and lacked enough interest in honor, which led to the team's performance decline rapidly in the last few years. These superstars seemed weak when playing on the court and were not active at all. As for fighting? Just kidding, everyone was held. Do we still have to do such dirty and tiring jobs as grabbing the ball? So Real Madrid was torn into two pieces, one was only responsible for offense, and the other could only defend with all their might to avoid losing the ball. It would be strange if such a team had good results.
Inter Milan is somewhat similar to Real Madrid at the time. Most of the main players in the team are players who have gone through the triple-champion era. How much they still have for honor and championship is a question.
Leonardo must inspire their fighting spirit.
"Last season we stopped at the semi-finals, and the former defending champion fell to this point and was ridiculed. This is a huge shame for all of us. Now! We should restore this glory!" He tried hard to raise his voice and made a bold statement.
Ranokia was very interested in Leonardo's speech. He clenched his fists and waved it. He couldn't wait to go on the court to defeat Real Madrid and restore glory. The season when Inter Milan won the triple-champion, he was loaned to Barrie by Genoa and did not belong to Inter Milan.
He was bought by Inter Milan during the winter break last season and quickly grew into the main force on the defense line. Currently, he is the main force that Inter Milan's central defender cannot play, and whether it is Lucio, Samuel, or Hummels, they have to partner with him.
Leonardo attaches great importance to this player and regards him as a key figure in transforming Inter Milan. According to Leonardo's vision, Ranokia can play for Inter Milan in this position for ten years, and with him, he can be stable on the defense line.
As a member of the Triple Crown champion, Ranokia can only watch the former Triple Crown champion being suppressed by AC Milan in the domestic league and cannot find a way out in the Champions League, which is very depressed.
This season, they were still suppressed by AC Milan in the league, but they performed well in the Champions League and reached the quarter-finals. Although they face Real Madrid, which is in the best form in Europe, he is still confident to play against Real Madrid. If Real Madrid can be eliminated, it will definitely be a heart-warming agent for restoring the team's reputation.
Regardless of whether Leonardo's words work for other players or not, it will definitely work for Ranokia.
※※※On the other side, Mourinho is reminding his players to be careful.
"Don't think this away game will be easy. I tell you, there is no away game in the world. Even in La Liga, you will encounter trouble when you go to a team like Mallorca. This is Inter Milan, I know them very well. They are a very resilient team. If we can't solve them, then we will suffer!"
He obviously noticed the little thoughts hidden in the players' hearts, so he chose to pour cold water on everyone before the game. The players would not take it seriously because they were too late, and they might have forgotten it on the day of the game. Now the effect of pouring cold water is just right.
"We will play against Inter Milan in this game! From the first minute of the game, we will turn on all your horsepower!"
There is no need to test it because Mourinho knows enough about Inter Milan and he has told the players everything he should tell, so Real Madrid also knows enough about Inter Milan.
"Be as fast as possible, drag the game into our rhythm from the beginning. Use quick to hit your opponent!"
After saying that, he pointed to Chu Zhongtian: "Chu is the commander-in-chief of this game, you have to listen to him."
Everyone looked at Chu Zhongtian, and no one showed a look of surprise or expressed objection. This is not the first time Mourinho has said that. Now the brain of Real Madrid is Chu Zhongtian, which is no secret.
Chu Zhongtian already knows how to play in detail. He knows Hummels very well. When he was at Hoffenheim, he had many competitions with Dortmund. How could Hummels not understand as Dortmund's main defender? This man has a very good physical fitness, his position and prediction are very accurate, and his air defense ability is extremely powerful.
Why did Dortmund win the league championship last season? In addition to having a sharp player like Shahin and Shinji Kagawa in terms of offense, stability in the defense is also important. His central defender partner and Subotic set a record of best goals in the half-league.
The two sides had two matches last season. The first time they were at Dortmund at home, Hoffenheim tied with Dortmund 2:2. The game was extremely hot. Both sides were not playing football but fighting freely. The second round was Hoffenheim lost to Dortmund 1:3 at home. In that game, Rangnick gave up the league in order to prepare for the second round of the Champions League with Tottenham Hotspur. Chu Zhongtian only took the lead in the final moments, and it could no longer change the team's failure result.
Chu Zhongtian knew Hummels, and Hummels also knew Chu Zhongtian.
Hummels and Ranokia, these two central defenders are players with excellent air defense capabilities. If Real Madrid blindly divides the sides and makes crosses, it will probably have little effect.
In front of these two defenders, even Adebayo is probably useless. Adebayo himself is not good at heading. What's more, he did not follow the team to the Acha Stadium in this game because he suffered a little injury in pre-match training. To be on the safe side, Mourinho kept him in Madrid.
Real Madrid's starting striker in this game was Higuain.
Higuain's characteristic is definitely not to be a standing center in the penalty area, and to compete for the header with two central defenders who are more than 1.9 meters tall.
Real Madrid's offense must be flowing before it can be threatened. If you stop playing, you will never be able to break through the opponent's goal. Before Chu Zhongtian came, Real Madrid's offense was like this. They rely more on the personal strength of the stars rather than the overall strength. Many times you can see Di Maria, C. Ronaldo and others drive the ball forward alone, and pass through several opponents. Although this is very dazzling, when you encounter a strong opponent, you will often stop directly.
For example, the match between the Champions League semi-finals and Barcelona reflects this very well. Real Madrid's star tactics cannot be played out at all when facing the overall strong Barcelona, while Barcelona uses its strong overall and tacit cooperation to continuously mobilize Real Madrid. You can often see three or four Barcelona players passing by one kick in the game, while a Real Madrid player keeps running from one end to the other, just like a funny monkey in training.
This is Real Madrid's sorrow and also the most worth showing off in Barcelona.
After Chu Zhongtian this season, the situation has improved. Mourinho set him as the core of the team's organization based on Chu Zhongtian's characteristics. Under his organization, Real Madrid's offense has become much smoother, and he no longer simply relies on the personal strength of the stars. His transmission and organization, as well as running, have led the rest of the team. Chu Zhongtian is originally a player who can drive others to perform better. After coming to Real Madrid, Real Madrid is like a tiger. Even players like Kaka, who have been sentenced to death by the media have been reborn, let alone players like C. Ronaldo, who are already super strong.
c. Ronaldo was used to wanting to be a heroic person at first, but now he has basically given up on this idea. It feels so good to cooperate with Chu Zhongtian. This is a very considerate teammate. He can always tailor-made cooperation methods for himself based on the actual situation and his own characteristics. If you have a fast speed and have time in front, he will send a straight pass with a very accurate amount of advance. If you have good ball control skills, but slow speed, he will pass a pass that allows you to use the situation to directly escape. If you have good physical fitness, the football will pass to your feet, and you will not let you compete with the opponent for speed and footwork.
c. Ronaldo thinks so, and others are even more so. Therefore, Mourinho said before, "You must listen to Chu," and no one expressed objection.
Chu Zhongtian's idea was to use the side to feint attack, and then attack the middle. Real Madrid's wing attack was very sharp, which is something the whole world knew. Just use this to feint attack the side. After Inter Milan's defense's attention was transferred to the side, he suddenly launched a fatal blow from the middle and caught the opponent off guard.
This is Chu Zhongtian’s basic idea. Of course, what should be done is determined by the competition depending on the situation at that time.
※※※I have finished everything I need to say, and the players of both sides met in the passage.
There are no players from Inter Milan in Real Madrid today, but there are Sneider from Real Madrid in Inter Milan.
So when the players on both sides were waiting to play in the passage, Sneider, Casillas, Ramos, Marcelo and others greeted him, and looked very intimate and acted like a real host.
As for other new players joining Real Madrid, he is not familiar with them, such as C. Ronaldo, Kaka, and Chu Zhongtian.
c. Ronaldo and Chu Zhongtian stood together to chat. In Inter Milan today, there were no friends, while Kaka was chatting with his teammates in the Brazilian national team. The atmosphere seemed very harmonious.
It seems to really prove everyone’s previous thoughts-this game will be very relaxed and friendly.
But when they got on the court, they realized that this was not the case.
Sneijder, who was just smiling and greeting Casillas, Ramos and others, was pressing his former teammate Ramos fiercely, making it difficult for Ramos to turn around and was forced to go off the ball on the sideline. After a little time, the ball possession will be taken over by Inter Milan.
The game only started for five minutes. Inter Milan, who played at home, took advantage of their home court advantage and quickly took the initiative.
Before the game, Leonardo was worried that the old players in his team would lack a sense of hunger for honor and would be taken advantage of by Real Madrid in this game.
It seems now that at least Sneijder did not show any slackness.
The Inter Milan fans in the stands were not polite at all. They did give warm cheers when Mourinho appeared before the game started, but this does not mean that they also have to cheer for Real Madrid during the game.
Now they are cheering for Sneijder.
Ramos wanted to turn around, but found that Sneider was watching very tightly. Finally, he forced his way around, but Sneider knocked the football out of the sideline.
Real Madrid won an out-of-bounds ball. It seems that the ball is still in the hands of Real Madrid, but this is in Real Madrid's half. Inter Milan can completely suppress the throw-in ball and directly grab the football. You should know that out-of-bounds balls are generally not easy to control.
Sure enough, when Ramos raised the ball with both hands and was about to throw it out, Inter Milan players flocked to stare at all Real Madrid players who might have received his ball. Di Maria and Alonso have people around him.
He can't keep holding the football but not throwing it out. He will be judged to violate the rules over time. At that time, the football will be given to Inter Milan players, and Inter Milan players will throw the ball out of the bounds.
Just as Ramos was looking for someone, Chu Zhongtian really ran up from the middle.
Of course, he did not escape Inter Milan's defense, and Sneider quickly forced him up.
Chu Zhongtian is the core, and everyone knows this even if you don’t need to study the game video. The impression that last season’s Champions League final gave people was too profound. Chu Zhongtian was able to defeat Barcelona by his own strength, which also brought great shock to many people. Not to mention that Inter Milan had also fought with Chu Zhongtian twice, and he knew him very well.
Seeing Chu Zhongtian running towards Ramos, Sneid knew that Chu Zhongtian was planning to catch the ball, and he had to limit Chu Zhongtian, otherwise once Chu Zhongtian caught the football, he might organize a threatening attack.
Ramos originally planned to throw the football to Chu Zhongtian, but when he saw Sneider quickly forced him up, he hesitated.
Chu Zhongtian didn't care about a tough midfielder following him. He was gesturing to Ramos, signaling him to throw the football to himself.
Seeing that Ramos was indifferent, he kept repeating the gesture of "throw the ball to me".
Ramos finally chose to throw the football to Chu Zhongtian.
In order to avoid throwing too high, Chu Zhongtian was difficult to catch, he threw the football down so that at least Chu Zhongtian could stop the ball with his feet instead of his chest. If he stopped the ball with his chest, he had to spend time adjusting the football. In this process, he was likely surrounded by Inter Milan players and finally lost possession.
If you throw it like this now, Chu Zhongtian can stop the football at his feet, which is easier to control and will not be cut off so easily.
Sneider also thinks so.
But Chu Zhongtian's approach was beyond their expectations. Chu Zhongtian stretched out his foot, but instead of stopping the ball, he directly picked the football backward!
Sneider was blocked by Chu Zhongtian and did not see what Chu Zhongtian did. He saw Chu Zhongtian in front of him swaying and turned around and walked around from the other side! And what about football? He didn't even see the shadow!
"Oh!! Beautiful!" The commentators who saw this scene exclaimed one after another.
Chu Zhongtian shook his ankle and gently picked the ball from his head, then quickly turned around, bypassed Sneider's close-fitting defense, then raised his leg and removed the football in the air, and then went forward and got rid of it!
Ramos stood outside the sideline and saw Chu Zhongtian breaking away from Sneijder's defense so easily and casually. He was a little stunned. It was not that he had never seen superb skills, but he felt that Chu Zhongtian's escape was not because of how awesome the skills were, but because his ideas broke the rules.
Everyone stared at his feet, but he picked the football from the top of his head and caught Sneijder off guard. It was really pretty!
When Real Madrid was suppressed by Inter Milan, Chu Zhongtian's kick beautifully resolved the deadlock and also boosted the morale of Real Madrid. Real Madrid fans in the stands now gave a huge cheer, although they were soon drowned by Inter Milan's shouts. However, Chu Zhongtian's performance has successfully inspired them. In the next game, they will definitely find ways to break through Inter Milan's voice blockade and convey their voices to Real Madrid.
Chu Zhongtian is quietly changing the situation on the field!
Chapter completed!