Adriano did not play, Inter Milan still easily defeated Livorno in the away game, and what made the Inter Milan fans ecstatic was that although AC Milan beat Lecce 5-2 at home, Juventus stopped in the away game. Moving forward, they were held to a one-to-one draw by Parma in the away game. Inter Milan overtook Juventus with 41 points and topped the standings for the first time this season!
"Is Juventus tied? This is good news. Once we reach the first position, it will be difficult for any team to catch up with us. We are very strong now, and any team wants to steal points from us. It¡¯s not a difficult thing.¡±
What Dick said at the post-game press conference made many reporters feel familiar - and then many people noticed it. In this case, in the 98-99 season five years ago, someone said something similar if.
At the beginning of that season, Trapattoni's Fiorentina led the way and won the winter championship. However, when Inter Milan and Juventus performed poorly, Lazio led by Eriksen started to catch up strongly, and in After the winter break, with Batty injured and Edmundo having another brain cramp, Lazio overtook Fiorentina. After defeating Bari, Eriksen said in an interview, "When we get to first place, we will It¡¯s hard to catch up¡±, and then what? AC Milan struck from behind and overtook Lazio, which had a seven-point lead, with a seven-game winning streak, and finally won the league championship at the centenary celebrations!
This discovery made reporters excited - does this mean that Inter Milan will also fall short in the final round? It's not that they are superstitious, but because Inter Milan's current momentum is very similar to that of Inter Milan in Cooper's first year in office. They are also competing for points. The only difference is that Cooper relies on defense, and now Dick relies on In terms of offense, will they fall at the last moment like Inter Milan did that year?
You know, they are only one point ahead of Juventus and two points ahead of AC Milan!
This game was played in midweek, and three days later, Inter Milan ushered in the eighteenth round of the league and faced Sampdoria at home.
Sampdoria's performance this season is quite good. They are currently ranked fifth, suppressing traditional strong teams such as Roma, Lazio and Parma. They are only four points behind fourth-ranked Udinese. Antonioli , Castellini, Volpi, Palombo, Fracchi and other powerful players have performed quite well this season. Even in the away game, they don't seem to be afraid of Inter Milan
In this round of league history, Inter Milan completed a crazy comeback in the last six minutes after falling behind by two goals. It was an epic comeback. Dick vaguely remembered such a game, but he didn't know it. It's this round.
However, under his leadership in this game, Inter Milan lost one classic game, but played more steadily.
Adriano was not able to reduce his weight to Dick's satisfaction before the start of this game, so Dick continued to hide him - in fact, Adriano himself also let go, since he could no longer catch up in this round of the league. Well, the following midweek is the Coppa Italia match, so we should concentrate on losing weight and trying to play in the next round of the league - although this head coach is a very good person, he really speaks his mind in this regard, so it is better for him to be more obedient.
So Dick continued to adopt a new lineup - he planned to gradually adjust the characteristics of the frontcourt players from now on, use rotation to make the tactics more varied, and at the same time allow more players to show their status.
Dick sent a lineup similar to 433 in this game. There were no changes in the goalkeeper or the defense. In the midfield, Mascherano came on and formed a double midfielder with Zanetti. Perrotta took a rest. Stankovic was placed in front of the two midfielders, and Di Natale started. His ostensibly position was as a full midfielder, but in fact Dick arranged for him to ambush behind Tony, and Semioli got the In the starting position, his task is to run on the right to deliver shells to Tony.
In the absence of Adriano, Tony naturally has to shoulder the responsibility of scoring goals. Such a formation that pays more attention to wing assists is created to achieve this purpose. It also tells Adriano that even if you Without it, Inter Milan can still win
Dick is very clear about this. He didn't play in the last round and won't play in this round. The reason why Adriano is so honest has a lot to do with Inter Milan's easy victory in the last round. If the last international game If Milan does not win or if it is very difficult to win, Adriano will inevitably have thoughts such as "Look, I can't do it without me." When such thoughts become more frequent, players will naturally become arrogant. , it won¡¯t be easy to discipline.
It¡¯s not that many head coaches don¡¯t understand this truth, but?Because they are under pressure, especially in Serie A. The position of the head coach is often precarious. If you can win a game, you will win a game, even if you rely on stars - so Serie A has always produced the most "one-person teams". This is true even for wealthy teams, because most of the time the head coach cannot suppress those stars.
Dick sold Vieri, the king of the past six years, as soon as he came up. He might not have had such thoughts in it. Vieri has been supporting Inter Milan on his own in the past few years. Such a player is definitely not a new owner. The coach was able to suppress it immediately. Dick was not afraid of Vieri, but if there was internal fighting, it would delay the performance of the entire team and the most precious time.
So after reaching a consensus with the management, Dick solved the problem in the simplest and crudest way. He sold Vieri and reorganized a new team. It was better to rebuild on a piece of ruins than on a piece of ruins. Redevelopment of residential areas is much simpler. At least, the former does not require the trouble of "forced demolition"
During this process, Moratti has remained silent, while Facchetti agrees with Dick. The salary space saved by selling Vieri for Inter Milan is enough to support Adriano, Toni and Pandev. Individually, these three people are now the main trident of Inter Milan's frontcourt. They have performed very well. The three people have combined to bring 28 goals, which is better than Vieri's goals in any season in the past. There are too many!
Of course, the core of the rebuilt Inter Milan will be Adriano, but a core cannot become uncontrollable or indispensable, especially since Dick knows that Adriano will become a player in the future if he does not listen to discipline. At any time, he would not let Adriano feel that Inter Milan could not survive without him.
Becoming obese is just a wedge. From the beginning of the season, Dick has emphasized this point without being obvious - Adriano, you are important, but not the most important. Without you, we will not be able to compete. You can still win.
It is precisely because of this indoctrination that Adriano now only regrets why he ate so happily during the winter break, instead of thinking that Dick is being picky - of course, it is also because of Dick's previous experience. On the basis of his good results in 2016, although he did not say to the Inter Milan players on the training ground: "I am the European champion, you are nothing, so you have to listen to me." But in fact, as long as the Inter Milan players When people think of this guy carrying so many championship auras, they will be in awe of him - in the football circle, it depends on strength! Without strength, no matter how correct you are in doing things, you still can't suppress those arrogant warriors!
In the second round of the league after the New Year, Inter Milan once again went out without Adriano.
This situation made the Inter Milan fans watching the game a little worried. After all, Sampdoria is also one of the top five teams. Although they don¡¯t have any superstars in the team, they do have a strong team. Since their relegation, they have After returning, Sampdoria's vitality is gradually recovering. Without Adriano, can it really beat the opponent?
Although Dick said after the last round that "we have two super forwards, not one", Tony has now scored 11 goals in the league, but with Adriano who can create opportunities with the ball, Compared with forwards, he seems unreliable
Tony doesn't care much about this view. He has a grassroots background and has been ignored. This season, he can play the main role in a giant like Inter Milan and has scored double-digit goals, reaching his own historical level. At the highest peak, his self-confidence is constantly growing.
His height, his strength, his heading ability, and his impact in the penalty area are his assets. Dick has used the characteristics of him and Adriano quite well this season. This is why he has This marked the emergence of the first pair of super forward partners in Serie A this season who both scored double-digit goals.
From the beginning of the game, Inter Milan played relatively simple, and then ten minutes later, Tony proved his ability and ability to serve as Inter Milan's main forward.
Stankovic passed the ball to Semioli, who used his speed to break through the opponent's full-back, and then made a cross. The quality of this cross was not particularly high, but Toni relied on his strength. He forcibly suppressed the opponent's central defender Castellini, and then hit the goal with a powerful header, heading the ball into the dead center of the goal!
Inter Milan leads 1-0 at home, and Toni scored the goal!
"Tony! Tony! Tony!" Inter Milan fans shouted excitedly. Now they are relieved. It is exactly what Dick said, there is no Adriano, but Tony!
End of the first halfRecently, Toni received a cross from Zanetti who was assisted and then headed the ball. Di Natale, who was ambushing in the penalty area, extended the lead to two goals with an extremely difficult volley sideways shot. !
After gaining a two-goal lead, the rest of the game was easy to play.
Dick replaced Recoba and Cruz, and replaced Semioli and Di Natale. Although Sampdoria scored goals successively from Tonetto and Kutuzov, the two substitutes But he also scored a goal. Cruz first received Toni's ferry and hit the ball into the penalty area. Then he created an opportunity for Recoba through a pass. The Uruguayan used a wonderful kick to reach the goal. Scored Inter Milan's fourth goal!
?? 4 to 2, Tony scored a goal and provided two assists, showing the style of a top striker!
Adriano in the stands was a little uneasy. In the two games he did not play, Toni scored two goals and two assists, helping Inter Milan score six points. Such a performance, if he did not work hard, I'm afraid the position of the number one striker is about to shift
This is what Dick needs, Adriano, some sense of crisis.