Chapter 351： Conquer Italy

The latest website: Ended a week of double games, but Inter Milan did not adjust to the state.

After a week's rest, the Nerazzurri faced Lazio away in the thirty-first round of Serie A.

Mancini once again put out a four-three-one-two three-back formation, trying to stabilize his position on the road.

Lazio, who are playing at home, also put out four, three and one two.

Although the formation is the same, the effect is completely different.

Lazio used Pandev as one, Bianchi and Rocky as the second, and Behrami, Ledesma and Dabo as the three midfielders behind them. With the advantage of the home court, they had an advantage on the scene from the very beginning, suppressing them. With Inter Milan, he frequently creates threats.

But what is interesting is that in the 11th minute, after a quick counterattack by Inter Milan, Maicon dribbled the ball forward, crossed it to Stankovic, and moved forward decisively.

Stankovic sent a straight pass. Lazio defender Radu failed to make an offside, and Maicon succeeded in anti-offside. After getting the ball, he crossed to the right side of the penalty area and crossed to the goal. Crespo easily followed and hit a shot with his left foot. .

Inter Milan took the lead.

Lazio then launched wave after wave of indiscriminate bombing.

Inter Milan was suppressed by their opponents and made a lot of passing mistakes, but Lazio also failed to grasp the opportunity well.

Until the second half, Ledesma sent a long pass in his own half. Rocky was at the front of the penalty area. After stopping the ball in the penalty area with his chest, he caught up with a right-footed push and hit the equalizer for Lazio.

After that, Lazio pursued and fought hard, continuing to suppress Inter Milan, making frequent threats.

In the 64th minute, Lazio almost scored again. A lob from Behrami hit Inter Milan midfielder Rivas and changed direction and fell to the goal, but Cesar was like a god. With one hand, he slammed it on the crossbar.

In the 83rd minute, Lazio's midfielder Dabo shot from a long distance and hit the crossbar again.

In the end, Inter Milan drew with Lazio 1-1 away with their defense.

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In an interview with the media before the game, Mancini revealed that Inter Milan has adjusted his state. He is very familiar with Lazio, and he believes that his team can beat Lazio away.

But in the end, the one-to-one score slapped him hard.

The number of shots on goal was 24 to 9, the possession ratio was 55 to 45, the number of corners was 11 to 1, and the pass rate was 80 to 75…

Corriere dello Sport gave a comparison of various game data after the game. One of them is very interesting. In this game, when Inter Milan was advancing in the midfield, after being successfully stolen by the opponent, the number of times from offense to defense was increased. up to twelve times.

Dubbo steals the ball six times by himself.

The Romans said proudly, "If it weren't for this game, if Bianchi was out of shape, this would have been a big slaughter!"

The implication is that Inter Milan is very lucky to get even a point.

The goal came from the Lazio defender making a mistake when he was offside, and the sluggish performance of the whole game made people completely lose confidence in Inter Milan.

Gazzetta dello Sport publicly stated that the Inter Milan championship was not stolen by Naples, but was sent out by himself.

Why?

Because recently, "Inter Milan seems to have suddenly become completely unplayable!"

Gazzetta dello Sport's doubts are not unreasonable, because Inter Milan's recent state has been really bad.

Just not creative? No passing?

No, Gazzetta dello Sport believes that Mancini's team is seriously lacking the backbone.

"At the beginning of the season, Mancini entrusted Ibrahimovic with a heavy responsibility, but at a critical moment, especially in the last few rounds, Ibrahimovic is in very poor form."

"In Roma, the Swedish centre-forward was so poor in attack that it was unbelievable that he was Inter's best star."

"In the first half, Lazio's offside has always been a problem. In addition to Maicon's goal, Ibrahimovic got a single-handed shot, but his shot went directly to the opponent's goalkeeper."

"In the second half, he also counterattacked once. At that time, a favorable two-on-one situation had been formed. He should have distributed the ball to Crespo who was unguarded in time. As a result, he was too sticky and didn't think about passing the ball. , the shot was saved."

"Let's not say that he has no contribution on the offensive end. On the defensive end, he also played with fire at the front of the penalty area of ​​his own side. He was too sticky with the ball. He tried to pass Dubbo. After being intercepted by Dubbo, he shot a long shot and almost broke the goal. ."

Gazzetta dello Sport believes that Inter Milan's malaise is comprehensive, from the head coach to the players, from the state to the injury.

Sacchi said in his column that since this season, Mancini has not been able to solve a problem well.

That is, the team tends to overpress when attacking, and tends to retreat too far behind when defending.

If the offense is too high, it is easy to cause the opponent to hit directly behind when counterattacking; when defending too far, it is easy to expose the weakness at the front of the penalty area.

"If you have a fast player, add a long passer, and when you play Inter Milan, it's basically not wrong to play defensive counter-attacks; if you have a player with outstanding long-range shooting ability, then you press up and take turns with long-range shots. , you can basically score goals.”

"Unfortunately, Lazio has both!"

Sacchi believes that Inter Milan has only conceded one goal and can keep a draw from the away game, which is really the favor of Goddess of Luck. Gu Yan

In the end, Sacchi believes that such Inter Milan cannot catch up with Naples.

Facts confirm Saki's judgment.

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A day later, Napoli host Palermo at home.

As the sixth in Serie A last season, it is currently ranked 12th this season, but Palermo's strength should not be underestimated.

However, after a week of recuperation at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, the high-level team suppressed Palermo from the very beginning, pressing and pressing from a high position to suppress the opponent's temper.

In the 29th minute, Di Maria took a corner kick, and David Luiz nodded the ball to the middle. Cavani hit a volley in the chaos, opening the scoring for Naples.

In the 40th minute, Lichtsteiner made a cross from the right, and Cavani rushed to the front again. When competing with Palermo defender Barzagli, he grabbed the ball and quickly kicked the goal to score a brace. The second time, another city for Naples.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Naples frequently created opportunities, but Palermo also relied on Amauri to almost break Naples' goal.

But in the 70th minute, with a free kick in the frontcourt, David Luiz overwhelmed all opponents and scored a header from close range to expand the score to 3-0!

Just five minutes later, Naples quickly counterattacked from the left, Di Maria sent a straight pass, Cavani deliberately missed, Hamsik plugged in, and scored an angry shot in the penalty area, scoring another goal for Naples. zero!

In the end, Naples beat Palermo 4-0 at home!

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One side is a hearty victory, and the other is a suffocating hold. Compared with the two, Napoli's momentum is obviously unstoppable, and Inter Milan's points gap has further widened, falling behind by a full seven points.

The Italian media have changed their tone one after another, and they all agree that with seven rounds left in the league, it is basically impossible for Inter Milan to catch up with Naples.

Especially considering how bad Inter Milan has been in recent times.

Inter Milan fans are very dissatisfied with the team's performance, unanimously asked Mancini to apologize.

Mancini's attitude is still the same, he will not take the initiative to resign.

And at this point, Inter Milan is basically impossible to change coaches.

As analyzed by Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter Milan's first candidate for coach selection is Gao Shen, but in the current situation, how could Gao Shen give up Naples and choose Inter Milan?

Gao Shen also came forward to clarify, saying that he had no contact with Inter Milan.

"I still have a contract with Napoli for more than a year. Now, I am still the head coach of Naples. I will not think about other things."

Gao Shen revealed that he is very grateful to Naples for their trust and support at critical moments. This is the reason why he coached Naples two years ago. Now, he has brought out a strong Naples, and this is what he has given in return.

"But it's not enough!"

Gao Shen promised that he must personally send Naples to the championship podium.

"Not just the Serie A champions, we have to conquer the Coppa Italia!"

These high-level remarks greatly boosted the morale of Naples, and also made Naples fans feel relieved and excited.

Yes, the Coppa Italia has been out for a few months, but Napoli have reached the semi-finals.

Right now, a seven-point lead is enough for Naples to free up their hands and better devote themselves to the Coppa Italia.

Especially the semi-final against Fiorentina.

Naples officials also came forward, and De Laurentiis publicly criticized those opponents who were plotting to poach Naples in the media.

"I know that they can't beat us on the court, so they want to poach our most important people, but I want to say to them, go and live your Spring and Autumn Dream!"

"Gao Shen is the most important person in Naples, he will not leave Naples, he will stay in the team!"

De Laurentiis said that he had instructed general manager Marino to do his best to renew his contract with head coach Gao Shen no matter what. He even revealed that when he visited Fort Volturno not long ago, Gao Shen had been with him. He sketched out a blueprint for the Champions League next season. UU Reading

"He wants to lead the team to make a difference in the Champions League, I feel his ambition, he will not leave us!"

But De Laurentiis' remarks were somewhat pale.

Naples is not a giant after all, and it does not have enough financial resources to maintain its current tyrannical competitiveness.

By the same token, Gao Shen will not stay in Naples forever.

As the No. 1 trump card, Saki said in an interview with the media that he had not discussed this issue with Gao Shen.

"He is now thinking about how to conquer Italy!" Sacchi said cheerfully.

As Gao Shen won recognition, Sacchi's status in Italian football has become more and more respected.

The bet made two years ago is now winning more and more generous returns for him!