Chapter 321： civil war insider, foreign war outsider

After the 22nd round, the ranking of the top four in Serie A is basically unchanged.

Still Inter Milan, Napoli, Roma and Juventus.

But as Sacchi said in his post-match column, Napoli were clearly in better form against Sampdoria, proving that Napoli are out of the woods.

"I'm looking forward more and more to the next Serie A title race!" Sacchi said in the column.

The same is true of Italian media.

The performance of Naples is obvious to all, at least this round really played a very high level, the state has a very obvious recovery.

At the press conference after the game, Gao Shen also publicly stated that the team is returning to its best state.

"I want to say that the Serie A title race has just begun!"

Gao Shen made no secret that seven points is not an insurmountable gap.

"I believe, not just me, but all of you, that no one will believe that Inter can keep winning like this, they will lose, and it's at the St Paul's."

Gao Shen said that as long as Naples wins Inter Milan at home, the suspense is still very big with a four-point gap and 16 rounds.

The Italian media also basically agree with this statement, but what they really doubt is whether Napoli can beat Inter Milan?

Gazzetta dello Sport questioned Gao Shen's post-match remarks, believing that since Gao Shen coached Naples for two seasons, they had never been able to beat Inter Milan, with three matchups and two draws and one loss.

"His idea is beautiful, as long as they beat Inter at home, the gap can be reduced to four points, but the problem is, if Napoli lose at home to Inter, the gap is ten."

The implication is that once they lose this game, Naples will no longer have any hope of hitting the championship. .

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A week later, the twenty-third round of Serie A.

Due to the first leg of the Champions League away game against Liverpool in midweek, Inter Milan's game against Livorno is scheduled for the first game.

With two goals in five minutes by Suazzo, the Nerazzurri beat Livorno 2-0 at home to score three points.

AC Milan was distracted from the Champions League and drew with Parma 0-0 away.

Carlo Ancelotti's side snapped their latest winning streak.

Juventus is at home, with Del Piero's goal in stoppage time in the first half, 1-0 lore Roma.

Napoli beat Empoli 3-1 at home with goals from Di Maria, Hamsik and Cavani.

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After this round of matches, everyone was surprised to find that what Gao Shen had said before was true.

Both Napoli and Juventus are focused on Serie A, which allows them to focus all their resources on the Serie A games in February and March without the need for distractions like Inter, Roma and AC Milan. European War.

After this game, Inter Milan continued to lead with a seven-point advantage, followed by Naples, but Juventus and Roma were behind Naples by as many as five points.

Italian media began to feel tangled.

If they decide that Napoli can't catch up with Inter Milan, how can Juventus and Roma catch up with Napoli?

The key is that from the twenty-fifth round to the twenty-eighth round, it will become the key to the Serie A championship this season.

In the twenty-fifth round, Juventus ushered in the Turin City Derby, and Inter Milan played against Rome at home.

In the twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth rounds, Napoli played against Inter Milan, Roma and Juventus respectively.

Among them, the first two games are home games.

This part of the schedule will undoubtedly determine the ownership of the Serie A champions this season.

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On the evening of February 19, Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England.

The Champions League knockout round, Liverpool's home game against Inter Milan is about to start.

Gao Shen appeared in the stands at Anfield with Lucas and Buenaventura.

The three of them were all disguised, but the position was the best in the audience and had the widest field of vision. Lucas even brought his own camera equipment.

Liverpool's starting lineup is still 4231.

Goalkeeper: Reina.

Back line: Aurelio, Hypia, Carragher and Finnan.

Midfield: Mascherano and Lucas in the double midfield, Babel, Gerrard and Kuyt in front.

Center: Torres.

This is Liverpool's iconic formation.

Before the game, there have been rumors that Benitez is likely to be dismissed after coaching this season, because the Red Army has been in a sluggish state recently, and three days ago, in the FA Cup, it was a humiliating 1-2 at home. lost to Barnsley in the Championship.

After the Italian media heard the news, they almost sang the praises of Barnsley, believing that this was paving the way for Inter Milan, especially Liverpool's current internal and external troubles, the situation is already precarious.

Almost the whole Italian view of this game is, win!

Even the underdogs in the Championship can beat Liverpool away, how could Inter Milan not do it?

Before the game, Mancini even threatened to kill Liverpool on the road in an interview with the National Daily.

"With my efforts to turn it around, Inter Milan will be transformed from a cursed team into a winner!"

At Anfield, Mancini also put on his strongest lineup.

Goalkeeper: Cesar.

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Back line: Maxwell, Materazzi, Cordoba and Maicon.

Midfield: Chivu, Cambiasso and Zanetti, with Stankovic in front.

Forwards: Cruz and Ibrahimovic.

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After seeing this starting lineup of Inter Milan, Gao Shen was still somewhat abrupt.

But it was the opening that really surprised him.

Liverpool, who are playing at home, insisted on their usual style of play and launched a fierce attack at the beginning.

Benitez's 4231 high pressing and pressing, this style of play is familiar to Liverpool.

When the Red Army pressed out to play as soon as the opening game, Inter Milan retreated somewhat timidly.

More than two minutes into the game, Liverpool used a corner kick to create chaos in Inter Milan's penalty area. Carragher's right-footed shot hit Cordoba's hand, and the two sides had a penalty kick for a while.

After that, there was a very obvious phenomenon. The players of Inter Milan were a little timid and worried about gains and losses.

This mentality was reflected in the fourth-minute defense, when Zivu tripped Gerrard and was booked.

Liverpool, on the other hand, took advantage of the offensive to get the opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt again and again, either a corner kick or a free kick.

Fortunately, Cesar played solid.

In the twelfth minute, Materazzi defended Torres for a foul, which was nothing, but he vented his dissatisfaction towards the referee and was directly warned by a yellow card.

Yes, in 12 minutes, one midfielder and one central defender all got yellow cards.

Gao Shen shook his head straight from the stand.

Many people are confused by Materazzi's performance in the World Cup. In fact, he is really a big player.

Just like the situation just now, there is absolutely no need to say so much nonsense.

"It started like this, this game is not good!" Gao Shen shook his head and smiled bitterly.

After all, Inter Milan is also a Serie A team.

The great leader once put forward a concept in his anthology: careful first battle.

"The first battle is very relevant. It has a great impact on the overall situation, and even affects the final battle."

Therefore, on the football field, getting a good start is undoubtedly a crucial part.

Either seek stability and stand undefeated, or seize the initiative and take advantage of the enemy's opportunities.

Mancini's start was really bad and messy.

"He estimated that he did not have a unified thinking for the players before the game, and maybe even did not tell the players a unified thinking, which caused them to be a little confused now and want to win, but the performance was not good in the past, and the players couldn't let go." Lucas also felt very funny.

Such an important game, but it is arranged like this, Mancini's coaching ability really exposed the ceiling.

Civil war insiders, foreign wars outsiders.

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In the following half an hour, Inter Milan was directly beaten by Liverpool.

This is definitely something that Gao Shen did not expect before the competition.

In any case, he could never have imagined that the mighty Inter Milan, who had maintained 23 unbeaten rounds in Serie A, even though they were away, was overwhelmed by Liverpool and could not fight back.

This is absolutely abnormal.

"From the current performance, Inter Milan's physical fitness is no problem, but I can't understand how they can play like this?" Buenaventura also felt very puzzled.

This is not normal!

Seriously speaking, will Inter Milan's lineup lose to Liverpool?

But on the pitch, the Nerazzurri were so embarrassed, it could even be said to be one-sided.

"The midfielder couldn't get the ball at all and was forced to take more long passes, but the long pass came to the front, Ibrahimovic and Cruz couldn't get the ball, Benitesk made Inter Milan midfielder. This set of ideas in the field is quite interesting." Gao Shen saw some clues.

Of course, judging from the course of the game, Liverpool did not actually play much threat.

Occupy the advantage on the scene, but use some set-pieces to create threats. There are very few really threatening positional warfare attacks. Gerrard is the most active.

This also proves that Liverpool's state is not good, but Inter Milan played worse.

Gao Shen is really speechless.

"How can Inter Milan in the Champions League be completely different from Inter Milan in Serie A?"

Lucas and Buenaventura both looked at each other, UU reading www.uukanshu. com smiled wryly.

There are certainly issues of team confidence, but there are also tactical issues.

In the 30th minute, after receiving the ball on the right rib, Torres turned and accelerated to start, throwing away Materazzi.

The Inter Milan central defender pulled Torres' collar from behind and pulled the Spaniard to the ground. The referee signaled a foul.

In fact, there is no need to get a card, but Materazzi complained again.

The referee didn't know whether to favor the home team, or whether he forgot that he had received a yellow card before, and directly gave another yellow card.

Yes, two yellows changed to one red, and he was sent off directly.

Gao Shen was really depressed in the stands.

How he hoped that what he encountered at the St Paul Stadium was this Inter Milan tonight.

In that case, he must have suffered a humiliating defeat for Mancini's team!