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Chapter 427 The Solid Foundation of the Top of the World

Before the winter break, Inter Milan proved with their excellent record that they are the best club in Europe so far this season. In the 2 rounds of the league, they won [-] wins and [-] draws, leading No.[-] AC Milan by [-] points. In the Champions League, it was also early The group qualifying, not to mention the less difficult Coppa Italia, without encountering any strong opponents, Inter Milan easily broke into the semi-finals only relying on the performance of the substitutes and young players. The opponent accidentally eliminated AC Milan's underdog Cagliari in a penalty shootout. Inter Milan almost booked a ticket to enter the final early.

The good state of Inter Milan has made all the powers in the European continent tremble. They only hope that the arrival of the winter break can slow down the ferocious momentum of Inter Milan. Can cool down a bit.

During the winter break, Inter Milan didn't add any manpower from the transfer market. This move was regarded as a failure by other teams. Even though Inter Milan's overall strength is already very strong, they can guarantee the status of the players. Can it last a full season?

But after the start of the second half of the season, everyone found that they still underestimated the staying power and endurance of this Inter Milan team.

Unlike last season, which was either this injury or that injury, this season Inter Milan has hardly suffered any large-scale injuries. Occasionally, some of the main players have some minor injuries, but the substitute players can quickly cover them. The players didn't get injured for one or two months like last year. They were able to play again after one or two games of rest, which not only restored their physical strength, but also kept the team's state unaffected.

Everyone is sighing, this season, Inter Milan's luck is really good!

In fact, it is wrong to attribute all this to luck. Although there is an element of luck in it, in the final analysis, Baggio’s constant use of substitute players to replace the main players played a role in the first half of the season. They are not very high. As professional players, as long as they are energetic and good at protecting themselves, it is difficult for them to suffer serious injuries.

On January 2010, 1, in the No.9 round of Serie A, Inter Milan beat Lecce 19:2 in an away game, and won No.1 victories in the league since the beginning of the season, still firmly holding the No. 15 position in Serie A.

So far, Inter Milan has played against all [-] other opponents in Serie A this season, with a record of [-] wins and [-] draws, remaining unbeaten, except for being drawn by strong players like AC Milan and Roma, and unexpectedly being drawn by Empoli and In addition to the draw with opponents like Parma, they defeated strong opponents including Juventus, Fiorentina and Lazio, and their overall record is the best among all Serie A teams.

In the ten rounds after the start of the second stage of the game, it will be a stage for Inter Milan and a critical sprint stage.

Among the next ten opponents, apart from Lazio and Juventus, the other teams Inter Milan have the confidence to win.

In the two months from January 1 to March 16, Inter Milan will play twelve games, ten league games and two Champions League quarter-finals. In Baggio's mind, these ten games The league must win at least seven to eight games, so that the pressure in the remaining leagues will be reduced, and more energy can be devoted to the Champions League.

Baggio is ambitious, although he has never revealed this ambition - he has a captain who is never discouraged, has an incomparable pursuit of victory, and can inspire the fighting spirit of other players to the greatest extent, and is recognized by everyone. A group of first-class main players who have never lost their desire for victory and championships, have equally strong substitute players who are full of hunger for championships, and the whole team is functioning well, with high morale, and a team with unlimited confidence Myself, let myself do what I want, the chairman who has no restraints——with so many conditions that all coaches envy, is it normal to have ambition?
Baggio's ambitions are not that big - among other things, at least it can't be worse than his predecessor Manzini, right?It took Manzini four years to bring a team known as the "Star Black Hole" to the height of the Triple Crown. It is not too much to win the same Triple Crown under the condition that the basics have been basically laid. ?
"Now I need you to show all your strength." Baggio gathered all the players together and said to them: "This time will be the most important time for us-not the most difficult time, the most difficult time is still the most important time for us." It didn't come, but if we played better during this period, it would be easier for us in the toughest moments."

"Rotation is no longer applicable at this time, because doing so will affect the stable performance of our entire team, so starting from the next game, I will no longer make major adjustments to the main lineup, except when the overall situation has changed. I will not replace you under certain circumstances or when someone is injured, please persevere."

"Now, for the glory after the season, let us work together!"

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In the No.20 round, Inter Milan defeated Brescia 2:0 away, which was their fifth consecutive victory in the league.

In the No.20 round, Inter Milan beat Cagliari 4:1 at home and won seven consecutive victories in the league.

In the second round of No.20, Inter Milan beat Livorno 2:1 away at home. Pei Wei scored a key winning goal in the second half. There is still a big gap in the winning streak record.

In the third round of No.20, Inter Milan was drawn 1:1 by Lazio in the away game, and the winning streak ended. However, because AC Milan unexpectedly lost to Palermo at home in the last round, Inter Milan still has a [-]-point lead .

In the fourth round of No.20, Inter Milan beat Empoli with one goal while letting half of the main players rest. The reason why the main players were rested is that in three days, Inter Milan will go to Spain to participate in the match against Real Madrid. Champions League quarter-finals.

Baggio's just-right rotation this time showed results. After a good rest, Inter Milan successfully drew with Real Madrid at home with a score of 1:1 in the away game, leaving the advantage to the second round.

After bringing back a precious draw from Madrid, the Inter Milan players didn't even have time to catch their breath, and flew directly to Turin to challenge the No.20 opponent in the fifth round, which was also the ten rounds set by Baggio One of the strongest opponents in the important league - Juventus.

Since being relegated due to the Calciopoli incident, although Juventus quickly returned to Serie A, and has maintained its top four position in Serie A for the past two years, people have to lament the old woman's role in Serie A Precipitation and accumulation.But in fact, the impact of Callgate on Juventus will definitely not be small-at least, the disappearance of the established championship team cannot be rebuilt within a year or two.

Juventus, who returned to Serie A, did not achieve very impressive results. Although they have maintained the top four level in the past two years, their influence has indeed weakened a lot whether it is on or off the field. , the only thing worthy of praise is that in the craziest two years of Inter Milan, it was they who terminated Inter Milan's unbeaten record and stopped the record at 60 games.

Before the start of the game, Deschamps said in an interview that it was Juventus that terminated Inter Milan's unbeaten run two years ago, and this time, Juventus will definitely end the undefeated mission of Inter Milan this season. Tus to complete.

Baggio just smiled after hearing this. Whether Inter Milan's unbeaten run can be terminated is not based on words, but on kicks.

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On February 2010, 2, the Alpi Stadium in Turin.

As the iconic team of Serie A, Juventus has a very wide popularity in Italy. They have the most fans in Italy. Even in away games, the fans who support them are often no less than the home team. One of the reasons why they have been able to achieve good results all the time. In the year they were relegated to the second division, the attendance and ratings of the second division games have increased a lot, which is a clear proof.

However, it is embarrassing for Juventus that in their home stadium, Alpi, the attendance rate has not been very high. Most of the local fans in Turin support another team, Turin, which caused Juventus to play at home. The welcome they get is often not as much as they get in the away game-for a while, the Juventus club even wanted to move their home stadium out of Alpi, which can accommodate more than 5 fans, and change it to a smaller stadium. The stands are always empty.

But today—Juventus executives don't need to worry about stadium attendance—a game like the Italian derby, in any case, will not be considered boring by fans.

The Juventus team that played today is much worse in reputation than the team before relegation. Except for goalkeeper Buffon and German striker Klose, there are no world-class stars, but like Cassano, Par Latino, Gasbaroni, Montorivo, and others are all capable Italians. From this point of view, Juventus is doing better than the famous foreign legion Inter Milan, at least the Italian national team. Members they contributed a lot.

Baggio also made adjustments to Inter Milan's lineup. Midfielder Perotta replaced Mascherano in the starting lineup and Cambiasso partnered in the midfielder. His running ability is very important for the protection of Inter Milan's midfield. Yes, and in the position of central defender, Baggio dispatched the central defender combination of Dainelli and Burdisso, and Andreoli was dispatched at right back. Baggio dispatched the only six Italians in the team. Three, it seems to be to prove that Inter Milan has also made a contribution to the Italian national team.

After the referee blew the whistle to start the game, what Baggio considered the most crucial game in the league after the end of the season opened its curtain.

From the beginning of the game, the two sides fell into the fiercest competition.

Deschamps adhered to the style of play that Juventus's previous head coaches have been used to, based on the midfield, playing steadily, controlling the situation on the field through a leisurely rhythm, and trying to use a score of 1:0 to solve the enemy. Here I have to lament the terrible stability of Juventus. No matter which coach comes to Juventus, he will stick to this style of play, but they have won the most league titles in Serie A with this style of play.

However, Inter Milan and Juventus are just the opposite. In the past few years, both Manzini and Baggio have always insisted on a fast-paced attack-oriented style of play. It's really a deadly enemy.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Juventus launched a very threatening attack. C. Zanetti intercepted the ball passed by Cambiasso to Pei Wei, and then hit directly to the right. Gasbaroni forced Breaking through, under Wang Xiaomin's close pressure, he still seized a gap and passed the ball into the penalty area. Klose held Dainelli, a powerful header!

Cesar had almost no reaction to this close header, but unfortunately, Klose's header was slightly higher than the crossbar, which caused a burst of sighs from the Juventus fans.

While the Juventus fans were still regretting, Inter Milan immediately launched a counterattack. After a series of dazzling cooperation, Pei Wei cleverly drew a very strong shot with the outside of his foot in the penalty area. Feng threw the ball and let go, and Ibrahimovic's supplementary shot was blocked by Boomsong from the bottom line.

In this game, Juventus showed a different momentum from the past. They played an all-out offensive tactic for the first time, and even the defenders frequently pressed for assists, which made the Inter Milan players who are used to grinding with them feel the same. The time is very uncomfortable.

Under such circumstances, Andreoli, who is relatively weak in experience, made a mistake. When the opponent started to press, he kicked the ball to Montorivo's feet in a panic. As the new generation midfielder of the Italian national team Naturally, Montorivo would not miss this opportunity. He drove the ball into the penalty area, and then distributed the ball to Cassano in the penalty area while attracting the attention of the two defenders of Inter Milan. Cassano met the ball directly. Volley, 1:0!

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