Section 79 The decisive battle begins now (3)
In recent years, the TV development of European football has been extremely rapid. Fans from any corner of the world can enjoy the wonderful European football games at home without leaving home as long as they have a TV. Under the influence of television, European football has also become increasingly affected. Fans from all over the country are also happy to watch high-level European football games. Among them, the giant clubs are the most attractive to foreign fans. Many businesses around the world have also increased their advertising investment in major giant clubs because of this.
Between the two games of Inter Milan vs Real Madrid and Inter Milan vs Cagliari, I think in addition to the fans in the team's related cities, most fans around the world will choose to enjoy the previous game, and the corresponding TV stations and sponsors are also more willing to invest money in the previous game.
Through this simple comparison, we can see that after European football has achieved global influence through television broadcasts all over the world, the European Champions League is undoubtedly the club competition that attracts merchants the most. Correspondingly, this competition has also brought unthinkable benefits to each team. For many teams, the most important league in the traditional sense has quietly ranked behind the Champions League to the extent of attention. The European Champions League is undoubtedly the most important club competition in the world football today.
As the name suggests, the European Champions League is a match between champions of European countries. In the past few decades, this name has indeed seemed appropriate. Whether you are big or small, whether your football level is strong or weak, it is very fair for every country to be eligible to participate in this competition.
However, there are always countless people who want to get a share of the pie! The benefits generated by the Champions League are getting bigger and bigger, and everyone can't resist it. It is obvious that the giant clubs of major football powers can no longer tolerate the original rules. Why do the Italian League and Cyprus League, which have a huge level gap, enjoy the same treatment on the tickets for the Champions League? The restrictions on one ticket per country make the giant clubs of major football powers unacceptable, because the league championship is not guaranteed to be obtained every year, and the benefits of the Champions League are indeed what these giant clubs want to be guaranteed to be obtained every year. In this way, just like small clubs are making a "revolution" for TV broadcasting fees in various countries, major clubs have also started a "revolution" in Europe.
This "revolution" always seems very messy because it has no leader and no organization to play a coordinated role. In the face of such an "offensive", UEFA is also fearless and ignores it every year. This year, it finally opened a return to Xiaoen and added a place to several countries. In this way, the runner-up of the leagues in Italy, Spain, England, Germany and other countries can also participate in the money game of the Champions League. However, adding a runner-up quota for major leagues is tantamount to the drop in the cup. In addition, the benefits of the Champions League are very large, and they were taken away by the "local emperor" of UEFA. The dissatisfaction of various wealthy families has not been essentially alleviated. Everyone knows that the conflict between major clubs and UEFA will break out sooner or later, and this time will definitely not be far away.
Against this background, Kenyon's recent contacts in various parts of Europe have been very smooth. Major families are very interested in establishing "Professional Leagues of European Big Clubs" to protect the interests of these big clubs. Many clubs who heard the news are anxious to contact Kenyon and hope to join this organization. Porto, Portugal is one of them.
However, before Kenion set off, after sorting out and taking full consideration, Xiao Hua had formulated a list of 10 clubs, namely: Juventus in Italy, AC Milan, Inter Milan; Manchester United in England, Liverpool; Bayern Munich in Germany; Real Madrid in Spain, Barcelona; Paris Saint-Germain in France; Ajax in the Netherlands.
There is no doubt that the clubs on this list are all undisputed top clubs in European football. They represent the most powerful force of European clubs. However, 10 clubs in Xiao Hua's plan are far from enough. These 10 clubs are just the first step of the plan. There is also a slightly controversial list. After Xiao Hua's plan, all the 10 clubs agreed to participate in this organization, they will be voted and passed by all clubs at the organization's regular meeting. Xiao Hua plans to set the members of this organization at 18, and plans to absorb 1 to 2 new members every year in the future. Of course, if the old members are not good in the performance or economic conditions, they may be removed from the organization. The future goal is to develop this organization to the scale of 30 clubs within 5 years, making it the most important football organization outside FIFA.
It was no difficulty for Kenyon, an excellent negotiating expert, to initiate such a popular organization, and soon all clubs signed an invitation letter.
On November 1, these 10 clubs in Milan, Italy will gather together to discuss the development of future giant clubs. It can be imagined that European football will inevitably set off a new storm, and this storm will come earlier and more violently than in history!
Kenyon lobbies around Europe, and Inter Milan continues its journey on three fronts.
In the fourth round of the league on September 29, Inter Milan came to the away game against the mid-range team Atlanta.
Atlanta and Inter Milan have an unusual similarity. The jerseys of both teams are Lan Black Arrows. If you are a new fan who has just come into contact with Italian football, you can easily take it for granted that the two teams are probably brothers, and the game between the two brothers will naturally be harmonious. Unfortunately, the fact is not the case. The two teams are not brothers and have no special relationship. Both sides will not reserve any reservations in this game. Every game at the beginning of the game cannot be given up. Due to the jersey relationship, Inter Milan had to wear white uniforms in two consecutive games.
Although he had just returned from Portugal's land, Wenger still sent his strongest lineup. After the game started, the Atlantas worked very hard, but they often used rough movements to reflect their efforts. After the bald referee Corina showed three yellow cards in a row, the Atlantas had to restrain their movements, and the subsequent game became a stage for the Inter Milan players to perform.
Vieri, who had just performed well in Portugal, celebrated his first start of the league this year with a bracelet scored twice in the first half. These two goals also made outsiders sigh at the luxury of Inter Milan's forward line. The two goals also allowed Inter Milan to enter the second half with a 2 goal advantage.
In the second half, Wenger sent Zambrota, Inzagi and Canavaro. Perhaps he was still scared of Atlanta's rough style at the beginning of the first game. It was a wise choice to send young players to exercise and let the main players rest.
In the 75th minute of the game, Cannavaro received a corner kick from Poboski and scored a header. This was a cooperation from the scenic spot. Cannavaro was not tall, but the corner kick from Poboski was just right for him. Cannavaro, who was not noticeable, easily and naturally threw away the defenders and headed the ball from close range, making it easy and natural. Inter Milan won the game 3:0.
Roma's start this season is crazy, with the four consecutive victories keeping them at the top of the list. Crespo, a scorer who has been in Italy for less than half a year, has occupied the top spot in the scorer list with a crazy goal rate of 6 goals in 4 games. Sensi, the chairman who has been waiting for the league championship for many years, finally saw the ray of hope for the championship this year. No wonder this old man has maintained a smile on his face recently in any media.
After the league with Atlanta, Inter Milan came to Pisa, a famous Italian tourist city, from which Inter Milan will start its Italian Cup journey this season.
Most people only know that there is a Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, but they don’t know that there is a city like Pisa. Almost no one knows about the Pisa team. The unaware of the Pisa team is also of average strength. They have been involved in the B and C leagues for a long time. It is also a rare opportunity for them to show their faces in recent years for games like Inter Milan.
Faced with such a game, Wenger obviously would not let the team use all their strength. Many Inter Milan players did not come in this away game. They were packing their luggage in Milan. As soon as the game ended, the two-week national team match day will begin. Wenger obviously does not want to consume the players' physical strength on opponents like Pisa.
Although the lineup is not complete, it is enough to deal with Pisa. Relying on two goals from Inzagi and Vieri, Inter Milan won a clean and neat victory. The advantage of two goals is enough to ensure that Inter Milan easily enters its next round of the game at the Meazza Stadium a few weeks later.
The craze for the 1998 French World Cup has arrived early due to the full development of qualifiers on various continents. From the qualifiers in the World Cup, we can see that football is the well-deserved number one sport on this planet. No sport can have such a great impact in the qualifiers in various continents before the World Cup. It is a grand event worth celebrating for most countries through qualifiers.
Due to the influence of the Boseman Act, the number of international players hoarded by various giant teams has increased significantly compared to previous years. Nedved, Poboski, Deselli, Cocu, Ronaldo, Carlos, Costa and Zanetti in Inter Milan have all been selected for their respective national teams, but Costa was allowed to stay in Milan for recuperation due to injury.
At the same time, due to the resignation of Sachi, the new Italian head coach, Maldini, re-enlisted the captain Bergomi, who had not participated in the national team for a long time, and Baggio undoubtedly became a member of the national team. In addition, Berti, Vieri, Inzagi and Fresci in Inter Milan were also selected for the national team.
A total of 14 Inter Milan players will participate in the national team competition in the past two weeks. Wenger doesn't know whether it is because of happiness or depression. Being selected for the national team naturally means that the player's strength is high. However, such a high selection rate makes it impossible for Wenger to arrange normal training in the past two weeks. In addition, his players were injured in the national team competition, which is also a heart disease for Wenger. He will play against Juventus in the next round of the league. Wenger does not want abnormal reductions.
From Asia to Europa, from Buenos Aires to New York, from the African desert to the Australian prairie, the magic of football has made the whole world crazy. In order to compete for 32 tickets to France, all countries have tried their best, but there are only 32 tickets, and in the end, there are always people who are happy and sad.
Milan's Xiao Hua and Wenger were not in the mood to care about the sadness and joy of various countries. Whether Inter Milan players were injured was the only thing they cared about. Fortunately, 14 players returned to the Pinetina training base intact in two weeks, and Milan City will usher in the traditional Italian derby in three days.
The two teams have the same record before the Italian derby, both winning 3 wins and 1 draw. Inter Milan has led Juventus by three wins due to the goal this season.
Before the start of this season, many people thought that Juventus would have a big decline after leaving Viali and Lavanelli, but Juventus' performance in the first three rounds shattered this argument. Pierro's more mature, Boksic's outstanding performance completely filled the gap after the two left, and the joining of the excellent passer made the two in the frontcourt even more powerful. Juventus' attack power is not inferior to the past.
This game is undoubtedly the most important game since the start of the league this season, and it is also the most heavyweight game in this round of European leagues. Before the game, Italian mass media opened columns to analyze and predict the results of the game. Commentators generally believe that the two teams are evenly matched. Although Inter Milan, which ranks first in all aspects, looks better in form, the sophisticated Juventus is also very strong, and its strength has not been fully demonstrated. This game may be an opportunity for people to re-understand this team. Before the game, the winning odds of the two sides were equally matched. Inter Milan relied on their home advantage to slightly lead Juventus' 1:1.7 with 1:1.7.
For a moment, the entire Italian fans were focused on this game. Sky TV will undoubtedly broadcast the game. This game will also be the first heavyweight match that Sky TV has received after it obtained part of the broadcast rights of Serie A. Because of this game, the number of people who paid to open Sky TV in Italy increased by more than 200,000 in just one week. Sky TV also made a lot of money by selling the broadcast rights of this game to Asia, America and other regions.
On the evening of October 13, the Meazza Stadium was full of strong fire smell. In the stands, 75,000 Inter Milan fans surrounded 5,000 Juventus fans who came from afar. If the Milan police station had not vacated nearly 5,000 seats between the fans of the two teams and arranged more than 2,000 policemen in these positions, the 5,000 Juventus fans who came from afar would definitely not be able to return to Turin in full.
With the accompaniment of music, the players of both sides walked into the field. The importance of this game and the grievances between the two teams made the fans of both sides not talk and laugh at each other as usual, but showed hostile eyes to each other, and could not see a smile on the face of any player on both sides.
Before this game, Costa made his injury, but unexpectedly Wenger did not send him to the game. The midfield consisted of Bertie, Nedved, Vieira and Poboski.
With a loud whistle, the players on both sides quickly rushed to the opponent's position like soldiers who had been waiting for a long time. As both sides knew each other, the game had entered the regular from the beginning, without the previous temptation and courtesy.
After 10 minutes of the game, both sides attacked and defended each other, and the goals did not appear. The 10 minutes also made the TV commentator on the scene understand the roster and tactics of both sides, and began to introduce to the audience in front of the TV: "Wenger did not send Costa back from injury in this game, which was quite surprising. The game has been going on for a while. We can see that the tactical thinking of Inter Milan's midfield today has changed a lot compared to Costa at the time. The positions and running of the two midfielders, Nedved and Vieira, are not as obvious as before when they were splitting front and back midfielders, but complement each other and coordinated. When defending, both of them are back midfielders, and Nedved
The defense of Inter Milan, who has outstanding defensive and fighting skills, has been more stable in the past, and during the attack, the two assumed the responsibility of part of the organizational offense. Although the two have a certain gap in organizational offense compared to Costa, they still have certain offensive ability, and the main offense is more initiated through two sides. From the first 10 minutes of the game, Wenger's volleyball team has achieved good results. Juventus' offense is difficult to pass through the first line of defense composed of Nedved and Vieira. Inter Milan has not shown the advantage of this formation at present, so we can only look forward to the next game."
The commentator's analysis is very professional. In fact, Wenger has considered this arrangement for a long time. He has always had his own understanding of the midfielder of modern football. In his understanding, the front and back midfielders of front and back midfielders are a bit outdated. The front and back midfielders that modern football requires should be both offensive and defensive players. Players who only know how to attack or only defend will be eliminated by history. The appearance of two players with both offense and defense, with outstanding physical strength, illuminated Wenger's eyes. The tactics he has always expected to be implemented have also found two suitable practitioners. During Costa's injury, Wenger let the two go on the field to test several times. The results were both good, which further strengthened his abandonment of the traditional front and back midfield tactics in this game and replaced them with the double midfield tactics in parallel positions.
Chapter completed!