Chinese champion

Chapter 415 World Overwhelming Club Cup

After entering November, Inter Milan's schedule began to get tense, with four Serie A games, two Champions League games, and two Coppa Italia games, they would play seven games within a month, almost Every game is a hard match, but this is not the most difficult period for Inter Milan. Their most intensive schedule is in December. In addition to fighting on the third line in the League Cup and Champions Cup, they also have to fly to Japan. Compete in the Club World Cup.

At this time, Baggio realized that the main players were very tired due to continuous battles, especially Pei Wei and Zhuang Feng, two players who had not had much rest from last year to this year, had already reached their bodies. Even if Inter Milan's medical level is already very high, coupled with the continuous use of traditional Chinese medicine recovery medicine, they can't keep them in the best condition.

However, I have to admire Pei Wei's tenacious fighting spirit and good physical fitness in such continuous battles-although everyone can see that he is not in his best state at all, but Inter Milan with him on the field is still An unstoppable team, he has featured in four of seven games in November, including three in the league and one in the Champions League, with Inter unbeaten in all four games. ——Including the hard battles such as the home victory over Juventus and the "away" draw with AC Milan in the league.

While Baggio was delighted, he also felt the lack of the team - after Stankovic left, Inter Milan did not have a player who could fill Pei Wei's vacancy, Barone's organizational skills were not enough, Ibrahim was still Too young, Baggio had to use Ibrahimovic or Ronaldinho as the attacking midfielder when Pei Wei was resting, which also affected the combat effectiveness of Inter Milan to a certain extent, such as the fourth round of the Champions League. The victorious Inter Milan only needs a draw to ensure the first place in the group. Since Pei Wei has just participated in the Italian derby against Juventus, Baggio arranged for Pei Wei to take a break and use Barone as a midfielder to fill Pei Wei's position. In the end, Inter Milan lost 1-2 to Schalke 04 in the away game, and Zhuang Feng was still injured in the game, which forced Baggio to send all the main players to defeat Lille in the fifth round. Although it did not affect the future of the team, the main players still failed to get a rest, and at the same time lost the top scorer Zhuang Feng.

After the end of November, although Inter Milan still ranks first in the Serie A standings, their advantage has become very weak-only two points ahead of No.2 AC Milan, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Inter Milan's stamina It has begun to be insufficient, and everything seems to be changing to the disadvantage of Inter Milan.

Although their overall strength is still outstanding, although they are still unbeaten in the league, everyone knows that when the last straw that breaks the camel's back is put, Inter Milan will be severely tested like never before.

Almost everyone agrees that the Club World Cup was the straw that broke the camel's back.

The World Club Cup, which is similar to the previous Toyota Cup, is actually just a tool for FIFA to make money. At the same time, it also makes the winners of the European Champions Cup quite critical-they have increased from the previous game to the present. Although there is only one more game in the two games, in this December with a dense schedule, even one more game will add more burden to the already exhausted players.

After the end of the No.14 round of the league against Siena - Inter Milan won the opponent 2:0 away - the Inter Milan team boarded the flight to Japan, although there is no interest in this game, But Inter Milan still has to go, even if it may affect the team's next schedule, this game must be played-not only for the trophy, but also a good way to increase the popularity of the team.

Baggio is not willing to play this kind of game, but Pei Wei and Zhuang Feng Wang Xiaomin are very interested in this game, because as the seed team, their first opponent is last year's Asian Club Champions Cup champion, from China Dalian team.

There are a total of six teams participating in the World Club Cup, namely the European champion Inter Milan, the South American champion Boca Juniors from Argentina, the North American champion Sarapusa from Costa Rica, the African champion Ahli from Egypt, Australia The champion is from New Zealand's Auckland team (since Australia has joined the AFC, and the A-League team also participated in the Asian Champions Cup, so the champion of New Zealand is replaced by the champion of New Zealand) and the Asian champion is from China's Dalian team.

The representative teams from Europe and South America were seeded teams with a bye in the first round, and the other four teams fought against each other. The Dalian team defeated the African champion Ahli with a score of 3:2 and entered the final four. After drawing lots, their opponents It was the European Triple Crown last year, the Inter Milan team with three Chinese players.

After years of rapid development, the level of Chinese Super League clubs has improved rapidly. Last year, the two teams participating in the AFC Champions League, Dalian and Shanghai, both broke into the semi-finals. Among them, Dalian finally won the championship, which shows this point. Under the guidance of Feng Yu, the coach of Dalian, the Dalian team, which is mainly composed of young players, showed strong strength. Although they lack experience, they still relied on their tenacious style to defeat the African champions. Facing Inter Milan, they went one step further. The possibility is not too great, but being able to be on such a big stage shows their strength in itself.

Chen Bo did not transfer to a European team after the Olympics, but joined Dalian. Feng Yu made him the core of this championship team, and he was able to fight against Pei Wei on the court. This made Chen Bo very excited.

"In terms of strength, we certainly can't compare with the world's top teams like Inter Milan, but we also have our own characteristics. The games in Asia can be regarded as our home games. We are more familiar with the weather and the venue than Inter Milan. ...What? You ask me if I have the confidence to win the game? God, how many teams can guarantee to win against Inter Milan? I can only say that we will do our best."

At the press conference before the game, Feng Yu laughed at the reporters, but Pei Wei did not think that Feng Yu was looking for a step down for himself because of this, although he was in the national team because of He Jin's light Too much, so that Feng Yu has been kept in a relatively low-key situation, but in terms of experience, even He Jin is not as good as Feng Yu, he said this before the game... Well, there must be a conspiracy.

Baggio also thinks the same way, but he thinks so-the Chinese national team has performed very well recently, Chinese players in Europe have also proved their strength, and the team that can win the championship in the Chinese league must not be bad Where are you going...

Baggio, who didn't dare to neglect, sent most of the main players in the match against Dalian. Except for the injured Zhuang Feng and several old players like Vieira and Materazci, he almost took out All the main players played the game, so that most commentators thought it was a bit of a big deal.

But after the game started, these commentators discovered that this was not a big deal!
Within half an hour of the start of the game, the Dalian team showed a strength that did not match their international rankings - solid defense, aggressive fighting, quick counterattack, and a standard style of play with the weak against the strong!They have an advantage in physical strength and use their ubiquitous pressing to make the experienced Inter Milan players a little uncomfortable. They have a superior number in the penalty area and use a complete area defense to deal with Inter Milan's offense. In terms of offense, Chen Polly used his excellent skills to continue to cause trouble for Inter Milan's defense in the frontcourt. On several occasions, he even threatened the goal guarded by Cesar.

"This is really an excellent team." Baggio sighed on the sidelines: "Although there are no outstanding players, their overall strength is not weak! And their coach is very smart..." Baggio looked at the other team. Feng Yu on one side: "Knowing that there is no way to compete with us in terms of technology and strength, so he took advantage of their strengths: physical strength and hard work! Because our players are unwilling to be injured in such a game..."

"Then what do you mean..." Old Miha asked suspiciously, "Could it be that we will be very dangerous?"

"No!" Baggio smiled. "It is absolute strength that determines the final outcome of the game! I don't think this team is enough to pose a big threat to us."

Although Baggio still has some deficiencies macroscopically, in terms of on-the-spot command, Baggio undoubtedly has a very accurate vision.

He sees it very well. Dalian team can maintain an unbeaten game with Inter Milan in these 10 minutes. It is not so much the reason of strength, but the problem of Inter Milan itself-one is the long-distance travel. One is the players' fear of injury!

However, after 10 minutes, the Dalian team's vigor gradually weakened, and the seasoned Inter Milan began to adapt to the opponent's style of play. kill it!
No. 307 minutes, Ibrahimovic's breakthrough in the frontcourt created a free kick 26 meters away from the goal. Pei Wei pierced the Dalian team's goal with a beautiful arc!

"I still lost the ball..." Feng Yu sighed: "Zone defense may be able to defend the opponent's position and attack, but there is no way to set the ball!"

Although he sighed in his mouth, Feng Yu was not disappointed because of this. The gap in strength was too great. Being able to maintain such a situation in the first three 10 minutes was a victory in itself. How much can be learned from the world's top teams.

After the start of the second half, although they were behind by one goal, the Dalian team still insisted on their defensive counterattack, using Chen Bo's organization and the top scorer Zhou Jie on the forward line and the personal ability of the Olympic team forward Zhu Ting to launch a counterattack. In the case of strengthening the defense, Pei Wei still broke through the goal with a direct free kick. If it is pulled out to play, then Ronaldinho's speed, Ibrahimovic's dribbling and Su Yazo's impact are enough for the Dalian team Drink a jug.

No. In the 17th minute, Inter Milan expanded the score by Suazo. This Honduran striker rarely had the chance to play at the beginning of the league. After all, his competitors were the top scorer in Serie A Zhuang Feng and Martins trained by Inter Milan. , He didn't have many chances to play, but after Zhuang Feng was injured, he got the chance to play alternately with Martins. He didn't let go of this opportunity. This goal will help him compete in the team.

Under such circumstances, Feng Yu made up his mind. He stood up and made a gesture to the Dalian team players on the field: give up the defensive tactics just now, and use offense to show the strength of the Asian champions!
Anyway, in the case of two goals behind, it is unreasonable to stick to it. Instead of dying like a wimp, it is better to fall vigorously!

Just when everyone in Inter Milan thought the game was settled, the Dalian team suddenly changed their defensive tactics and started a crazy counterattack!

Long-range shots, bottom crosses, coordinated shots in the penalty area... The Dalian team showed their offensive strength in addition to defense!

The strong contrast made Inter Milan uncomfortable. Fortunately, Dainelli, who replaced Materazci, performed very steadily, and Chen Bo's several breakthroughs were blocked by him.

After withstood the Dalian team's three-axes attack, Inter Milan told this Asian opponent what offensive efficiency is!

After receiving the pass from Pei Wei, Ibrahimovic directly kicked the pass. Martins, who had just played not long ago, succeeded in turning offside, and went straight to the next victory!
3:0, this is a desperate score, but the players of the Dalian team are not desperate, they are continuing to attack!
Now they don't care how many goals they will concede, they just want to score a goal-although this wish seems so out of reach now.

As soon as Feng Yu gritted his teeth, he replaced a striker and an attacking midfielder in succession - he also went all out, left and right were dead, it would be better to die a little better.

Facing the Dalian team's attack that is almost desperate to defend, even if it is as strong as Inter Milan, it can only temporarily retreat to avoid its edge.

So in the last 20 minutes or so, there was a surprising scene. The Dalian team in Asia actually pressed the European Triple Crown Champion Inter Milan into a half-court onslaught, and created three very threatening shots in 10 minutes. shoot!

If the striker hadn't been too anxious when seizing the opportunity, I'm afraid the Dalian team would have pulled back a goal long ago.

Baggio replaced two important players, Pei Wei and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He had no other choice. He was afraid that the two would be injured. If he lost two important players for such a match, it would be too bad.

The Dalian team finally recovered a goal through unremitting offense. Chen Bo and Zhou Jie made a beautiful two-for-one cooperation and broke into the penalty area to pick a pass. Zhu Ting rushed to the top. His desperate posture made Dayi When Nelli made a clearance, he couldn't help hesitating for a moment. The opponent hit the ball first when he hesitated. Cesar didn't respond to the shot that was close at hand.

After scoring the goal, Zhu Ting waved his fist excitedly: Did you see that?As long as we work hard, we can still score against the best team in the world!
They proved with practical actions that the Asian champions did not only come to the World Club Cup. They won the respect. At the end of the game, the audience not only gave applause to the winner Inter Milan, but also Applause was given to them.

They left the Tokyo National Stadium with their heads held high. They failed in the game, but they did not lose their spirit.

However, after this game, the argument that Inter Milan is already at the end of its battle has risen again. Although they won the game, public opinion believes that Inter Milan failed to win when facing such a mediocre team. Convincing performances, full of fatigue, it seems that they are likely to lose to the South American club in the final like Barcelona the year before last.

However, Inter Milan this season is always unexpected-when people think he is going to collapse, he will always come through strong, and when he thinks he is fine, he will often make people stunned-the next game It also proves this point. Inter Milan this season is indeed unstable, so unstable that it is impossible to guess what kind of performance he will have.

December [-], Tokyo National Stadium, World Club Cup final.

Inter Milan let people see the invincible Inter Milan team that swept all opponents last season. In the match against the South American champion and the traditional strong team Boca Juniors, they completely controlled the entire game. The concrete defense made the Argentines' delicate skills and short pass coordination completely unable to open the situation, while in the frontcourt, they used a strong offense to open the goal of the slightly weak defensive Boca Juniors.

"3: 0! Inter Milan scored again! This time it was their midfielder Pei Wei! After helping Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mascherano to score two goals with two assists, he personally took the lead The advantage expanded to three goals! I heard that Pei Wei is still using a second-hand Mercedes-Benz, it seems that he will have a brand-new Toyota after the game!"

Amidst the cheers, Pei Wei won the World Club Cup on behalf of Inter Milan.

This is also the last honor that Inter Milan has not won in recent years.

(End of this chapter)