Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 531 Leonardo's Careful Thoughts (Second Update)
Leonardo wants to take away a draw from the San Paolo, but if he does, it will only show that Naples have failed too much.

draw?

Let Inter Milan lose less and win, Naples will never accept it!
This civil war in Italy has attracted the attention of the whole of Italy.Of course, before the game, the Italian media also scolded UEFA-"UEFA's selfless Italian heart is not dead!"

As far away as England, the media there are also cursing the same words, but replacing "Italy" with "England".

England has three teams, two civil wars, one with Real Madrid, bad luck.Italy has only two teams left, and UEFA has drawn them together.Isn't this to prevent two teams from the same country from reaching the final?

Regardless of the fact that Real Madrid and Barcelona seem to have drawn a good lottery, they will actually meet in the semi-finals—if they can both enter the semi-finals...

In this way, there are almost no teams from the same country that can enter the finals.

Of course, UEFA did this in order to avoid making the Champions League final a civil war in a certain country, just like the previous one when Manchester United and Chelsea reached the Champions League final, it was jokingly called by the media: "England Champions Cup".This naturally makes UEFA feel quite dull.

The Premier League is now on the rise. If it is not curbed, the future UEFA Champions League may really become the English Champions Cup...

In the same way, the dominance of any league is not acceptable.Even if it is La Liga, if the final result is that Real Madrid and Barcelona reach the Champions League final, one session can still create gimmicks, and it is absolutely not allowed to do it again.

The Italian media scolded and scolded, this game must be paid attention to.

After all, this is a confrontation between last season's Triple Crown and the new nobles of the domestic league.

Will the old overlord defend his glory, or will the new nobles successfully replace the old overlord and usher in a new era?
Everyone cares.

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The first round of the game will be played in the Sao Paulo autumn window.Naples play at home.

Naples' advantage in their own home court is clear to everyone, even they themselves know it well.So if Naples wants to beat Inter Milan, they have to work hard from this first game.If an undisputed victory can be achieved at home, then perhaps there will be little suspense left in the second round.

Therefore, Mazari's tactic for the team is to try his best to attack at his own home court, hoping to score more goals.

In particular, Inter Milan has just lost the Milan city derby and their morale is low. This is an opportunity that Naples can and must take advantage of.

So from the moment the game kicked off, Naples took advantage of their home court advantage and launched a fierce offensive towards Inter Milan's penalty area.

But to their surprise, their fierce offensive did not bring goals immediately.

At home in Naples, Inter Milan chose to completely shrink and defend.It stands to reason that with Inter Milan's strength and reputation, even if it is an away game, unless there are some special circumstances, otherwise they will not give up the frontcourt attack and choose to stick to it.

Because... for a giant like Inter Milan, it would be too embarrassing to do so...

Even for Inter Milan last season, when they played Barcelona away, they did not directly defend from the beginning. Instead, they had to choose to defend after Motta was sent off inexplicably, playing more with less.

Just like that, many experts and celebrities criticized Mourinho's tactics as "parking a bus in front of the goal". Being passive and conservative is a disgrace to football and a regression of modern football.

Not to mention that Leonardo put on a low profile as soon as he came up...

"Inter Milan actually gave up attacking from the beginning of the game and chose to defend? This..." The Inter Milan commentator was also stunned, because this scene really made him, a die-hard supporter of Inter Milan, feel a little... faceless dull.

"Even if all the players in Naples are superhuman at home, Leonardo doesn't have to be so afraid, right? After all, he is leading Inter Milan, a wealthy club, and he has a good hand...Only the players In terms of strength, there are not many people in Naples who can compare with Inter Milan... Of course, a hero can be a main player in any giant team..."

"Leonardo's tactics are really incomprehensible - he said before the game that he has found a way to achieve an acceptable end in the away game. Is this the way? By defense? He is really crazy, completely abandoning the attacking defense What's the threat? Look at Naples! Their central defender Ranocchia is almost a central midfielder!"

Not only the narrator, but even the reporters in the media seats felt that Leonardo was completely incomprehensible.

"It's no wonder so many Inter Milan fans hate him, it's really justified...I think even an Inter Milan fan can't stand this scene..."

Reporters are complaining about what they've seen so far.

"Is this too negative? I understand Leonardo's idea of ​​leaving in a draw in the away game, but there is no need to do so..."

At this time, there were also sporadic boos from the stands. The boos were not from the fans of the home team to the visiting team, but from the fans of the visiting team.In other words, Inter Milan is not satisfied with Inter Milan's performance.

The commentators and reporters were right. Inter Milan didn't even attack from the beginning, and they directly shrunk their defense, which really made them feel ashamed.

How can we say that it is also Inter Milan, the defending champion of the Champions League, how can it be so "bowed"?

"I just said he was an undercover agent sent by AC Milan!"

"What a bastard! How could we advance to the next level by playing like this? The most important thing for a team is momentum and spirit!"

"I miss Jose very much. When his Inter Milan faced the Cosmos team, they dared to fight..."

"Go back to Milanello, Brazilian! You are not welcome at Inter Milan!"

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Leonardo, sitting in front of the visiting coach's bench, could hear the sporadic boos, and he knew they were aimed at him.

Because from the point of view of the scene, Inter Milan is really in a mess...

He could also guess what the commentator said about him at this moment, and how the reporters in the media seats evaluated him.

However, in the face of these doubts, ridicule and criticism, he always responded with a sneer.

face?What is face?If they can't win against Naples, they will be eliminated in the quarterfinals. That would be a real embarrassment!
Passivity on the scene, if it can be exchanged for an ideal result, what's wrong with doing so?When Jose Mourinho parked a bus in front of the goal, why didn't these Inter Milan fans boo him?
In fact, Leonardo's tactic was inspired and influenced by Mourinho.Last season's Champions League semi-final, Inter Milan's away game against Barcelona left a very deep impression on him.He believes that what Mourinho made Inter Milan show in that game is the highest state of defense... One less person, facing Barcelona, ​​​​the most offensive power in the world, they only conceded one goal, and they are still in the game Lost it near the end.

He thought why can't we use it against Naples like this?
He knows that the defense he has trained cannot be compared with Inter Milan last season, and the state of the players is not what it used to be.But Naples is not Barcelona, ​​so it should be feasible.

So his strategy is to stick to the away game as soon as he comes up, using tenacious defense to consume the patience and confidence of the Naples players. Once they get impatient, it will be Inter Milan's opportunity.At that time, it will suddenly turn into a defensive counterattack, look at the right time, and if you are lucky, let alone a draw, it is not a wishful dream to leave the Sao Paulo Stadium with an away goal and a victory.

But these things cannot be told to outsiders, as long as he and the players understand.

And the fact that he can still sit safely on the coaching bench is the most convincing.

The fact is that 10 minutes into the game, although Naples unscrupulously launched waves of offensives, they failed to capture Inter Milan's goal, and the score on the field was still 0:0.

In these three and 10 minutes, except for the first time when the offensive was fierce, he stood up, and the rest of the time he sat obediently in the chair.It was Mazari next door who got up from time to time and stood on the sidelines, staring intently at the court.

Leonardo knew that this man was in a hurry, even if he didn't show it on the surface.

Playing at home, wasted a full three and 10 minutes, and there was no way to score.

It's no wonder you're not in a hurry.

Maybe Mazari has already thought of the ending of being tied by Inter Milan or being attacked by Inter Milan to take away a victory.

If he really thought that way...it would be a good thing.Because this will completely disrupt Naples' arrangements, the opposing head coach is uneasy, let alone the players...

Leonardo sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, waiting patiently for the opportunity that belongs to him and Inter Milan. He will not only give Naples a hard blow, but also give everyone who is questioning him, laughing at him and criticizing him a hard slap in the face !

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Mazari was indeed in a hurry, but he couldn't show it.Because that will shake morale and affect the morale of the army-how could you feel anxious in the first half?

As a head coach, no matter what your level of coaching is, you must first have enough patience. A person without patience will never be a head coach.Patience means not being able to act like an excited fan no matter how unfavorable the situation is.Be calm, even if your heart is in a mess, you must also control your appearance.You have to know that TV broadcasts will give you close-up shots at any time. If you show a panicked and dazed expression on your face, it won’t be long before the whole world knows that you are an incompetent head coach. It's impossible to lead this team in the locker room because even your own players will start to doubt your level.

Mazzarri stared at the situation on the field, Naples' offensive was fierce, but Inter Milan's defense was even fiercer...

He glanced at Leonardo, who was sitting next door on the bench.

I really can't see that this Brazilian can play this trick...

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