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Chapter 539 The Miracle of Huo Village, Li Huan and Mourinho's Drool (1)

The Pinettina training base in the small town of Appiano Gentile has been closed these days, and many fans who were preparing to interview reporters and watch before the second round of the Champions League group stage can only return in disappointment.Many reporters expressed dissatisfaction with Mourinho's new tricks before the game, thinking that Mourinho made a big fuss. Although Hoffenheim performed very well in the first round, it was only because the Cypriots were too big. As a European giant, Milan is so afraid of a new Champions League team, and it is really a bit of a drop in closed training.

But Mourinho ignored it and went his own way. Inter Milan had just lost in the Milan derby. Quaresma, which Mourinho insisted on buying, was questioned by the media as a parallel import. Some veterans of Inter Milan publicly accused Mourinho O's set is not suitable for Inter Milan, and his reforms are too radical.Under such circumstances, Mourinho is under a lot of pressure to accept the challenge of Hoffenheim, which is the most popular in the limelight. He must win this game, not even a draw.

At this moment, the players are doing different training content in different spaces. Mourinho is paying attention to everyone's training in the middle of the stadium. Mourinho's training is very different from Rangnick's. Mourinho's training The time is not long, only two hours in the morning and afternoon, but each training session lasts 90 minutes, and the content is very close to a game.Mourinho believes that the important thing about training is not the length of time, but the intensity. Nine to 10 minutes each time can train the three aspects of technique-tactics, physical fitness and mentality at the same time, instead of dividing them.

In the confrontation training, if the reporters were present, they would be surprised to find that the players wearing the main vests were very different from those in the last Milan derby. The two wingers Quaresma and Mancini both wore substitute vests. Vest, the forward line became a weird combination of Balotelli, Adriano and Ibrahimovic's three centre-forwards,

The midfield has also changed, only Cambiasso is still there, Vier LS Nettie has become a more running Muntari and Stankovic with strong long-range shooting ability.

The back line is okay, and the positions of Maicon and Materazzi are fixed, that is, the left back Qiwu has become the veteran Zanetti, and the center back Burdisso has become Cordoba.

Looking at the players wearing the main vests, compared with the Milan derby, only five players including the goalkeeper have not changed. If this is really the starting lineup of Inter Milan, it will definitely make Hoffenheim coach Lan Nick and the players' jaws dropped.

Inter Milan is conducting a simulated training for the Champions League. Mourinho stared at the fiercely confronting players on the field with a gloomy expression.Hoffenheim's key players are all ready, Ibisevic is watched by Materazzi, Cambiasso is behind to protect; Muntari is watching Eduardo, Stankovic is nearby to prevent him from leaning Long pass; but only the defense of Li Huan has made Mourinho dissatisfied. Just sending Balotelli to follow him is not enough to suppress him. Li Huan's running range is too large, so there must be a full-time left back occupying the penalty area Space.The midfielder also needs a person to be responsible for the interception.Calculating this way, Mourinho not only gave a wry smile, because he realized that just to deal with Li Huan, he needed three players on the left. If Arshavin, who has a strong breakthrough ability, also played, he would have no manpower to use.It is also difficult for any player to defend against the Russians alone.

"We must guard against this kid, even if it is not strict enough for others." Mourinho said as if talking to himself.

The assistant coach Baresi standing next to Mourinho understood who the kid Mourinho was talking about, and he said: "Jose, should we mark Li Huan? Some teams in the Bundesliga do this. However, it worked out pretty well.”

Mourinho shook his head lightly, and said: "No, I also watched the man-marking game. The Chinese kid is very cunning and has a wide range of running, so it is difficult to mark. And our goal is to score first and man-mark It will mess up our formation and our long-term training will lose its effect."

"What should I do?"

"Zanetti doesn't need assists. Muntari and Materazzi should be able to defend the task I assigned them one-on-one. Pull Stankovic to the side. One is to help defend the left, but to use His attack suppresses Li Huan." Mourinho said calmly, at this moment he had already made a decision.

"The middle road is a bit unsafe." Baresi hesitated.

"Nothing is perfect, and there is nothing to do if the center is not safe. Rangnick's offense is mainly concentrated on this kid, strangling Li Huan, and the rest of Hoffenheim are not afraid. It's just that we have to deal with possible substitutes. Arshavin, who played, was fully prepared so as not to panic when the time came."

Baresi suddenly said excitedly: "We can't just consider that our defense is very difficult. When the game the day after tomorrow, Hoffenheim will be surprised when they see our starting lineup, they don't know how to deal with it."

Mourinho smiled slightly and said: "Langnick is good at strategy but not good at tactics. Our big change will definitely make him not know what to do for a while. As long as we can seize the time when they don't react, we will score goals later. We're going to have a good fight, and may God be with us."

"May God be with us." Baresi followed suit.

Hoffenheim and Inter Milan are trying their best to find a way to deal with their opponents, but the media is not idle. The major newspapers in Germany and Italy are looking ahead, predicting, analyzing and comparing the game, digging out relevant anecdotes and Interesting story, fanning the flames and provoking a war of words.Strive to attract all the attention to your own newspapers and channels.

Mourinho closed training, but the reporter is not confused, and many people also vaguely guessed some of Mourinho's intentions, Gazzetta dello Sport said in the preview of the Champions League: In the Milan derby two days ago, although Mourinho The cause of the defeat was blamed on the venue, the weather and the referee, but he was also very dissatisfied with the starting players. In the closed training, Mourinho was sure that Mourinho was going to make adjustments in the personnel style of play, but according to Mourinho's personality, the adjustment was not strong enough. It will be too big, and it should be mainly on the front line. After all, this is Inter Milan's home court and they must win.

Since the last game against Milan's old defense, Inter Milan has not scored a goal, and it is imperative to adjust the striker.No matter how the adjustment is made, Ibrahimovic will definitely start. He is Mourinho's unshakable main force. Quaresma and Mancini are likely to be replaced.Because Hoffenheim's running ability is amazing, Mourinho will definitely strengthen the midfield fight, and the young Muntari has the opportunity to appear in the starting lineup.Maicon should also be unshakable in the defense line. Materazzi performed well in the last game. Burdisso and Qiwu are hard to say. Burdisso has Cordoba of the same level to replace, and Qiwu is likely to remain. starter.

"Gazzetta dello Sport" believes that Hoffenheim's lineup will not change much. If there is any, it will be in the midfield. If Rangnick wants to defend, he will probably use two midfielders. One, the other positions will not change much. Hoffenheim's lineup has already been formed, and each position is filled with players with the best condition and strength. There is no need to make major changes.

Germany's "Bild" said in the pre-match analysis: "Hoffenheim is expected to play more steadily in this game, because they are facing Mourinho's team, and they are still playing away. For Heim, scoring one point is also a good choice. They have the advantage of goal difference. Although Inter Milan must win, but with Mourinho's character, Inter Milan will not attack aggressively. Stability is their first priority. choose."

As the game approached, Mourinho came out to speak. This crazy man was not as well-behaved as an ordinary coach, "According to our strength, we should win, but Bremen definitely has a chance to win us. This is not nonsense , I mean, if we play our best, we can win, otherwise, we can't achieve our goals. Manchester United is a lesson for us.

"I don't appreciate one-on-one man-to-man defense. We advocate team defense and zone defense. One person can't stop Li Huan anyway. My experience is that you must never lose your defensive position, and you can even lose control Possession of the ball. Many people think that my football is conservative and I don’t want possession of the ball. In fact, they don’t understand that there are three factors that determine the game on the court, players, ball and space. Teams like Barcelona like to control the ball, and my ball Teams like to control players and space. So my team always wins."

Regarding Mourinho's speech, Rangnick naturally would not pretend that he did not hear it. When interviewed by an Italian reporter, Rangnick said neither humble nor overbearing: "Jose is right. I believe his thesis that there are three factors that determine the game. , But as to whether Mourinho’s style of play is conservative, I think it needs fans and reporters to comment. This is like a painter. His paintings must be commented by the audience, not what the painter says is good.

The strength of Hoffenheim is definitely not as good as that of Inter Milan, but I always think that the victory of a football game is composed of many factors, both on and off the field, so we were able to win against Manchester United. "

After Mourinho opened his mouth, players from both sides immediately started a war of words. Li Huan, who has always been known for his unforgiving words, also unceremoniously uttered bold words to challenge Inter Milan. Li Huan said: "Mourinho Ao's team is too boring, like a sophisticated machine, like a computer, very powerful, but not interesting, I think we can beat Inter Milan, they have always been lacking in the Champions League."

(End of this chapter)