The strongest winger

Chapter 443 A Match Based On Your Mood (Third)
On Monday, the entire Inter Milan team took a flight to Valencia, and it was almost the same as when Valencia arrived in Milan. When they first appeared at the exit, they met enthusiastic reporters.

Among them, the most popular player was Materazzi, who Aiello refused to shake hands after the game, followed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored twice in the first round, but the head coach Mancini was ignored...

But the first to be interviewed was Ibrahimovic, who made him the biggest?Seeing it at a glance, the reporter first asked him if he was confident to lead the team to beat Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium, maintaining their record of home wins for most of the season.

Hearing this, Ibrahimovic laughed. In order to prepare for the second round of the game, he has adjusted his state to the best.

In the last round of the away game against Sampdoria, known as the home dragon, he staged his first hat-trick in Serie A, so he is full of confidence in the second round of the Champions League 1/8 final!

"I am very confident in this game two days later. I showed a very good competitive state in the Serie A that ended the day before yesterday. I believe that I will continue this good state to the Champions League knockout round in the middle of the week. Valencia's record of home victory this season will be rewritten under my feet, and I must score more goals than him..."

The journalists present were all smart people, and they knew who Ibrahimovic was referring to when he said 'he'.

The reporter has interviewed enough information on Ibrahimovic. In his words, the game at the Mestalla Stadium is a victory. I believe that when this sentence reaches the Valencia team, it will definitely be quite exciting.

These seasoned journalists were thinking in their minds.

The next interview was Materazzi, who has had physical contact with Ai Luo many times in the game. The contest in the last round was even more surprising. He directly elbowed Ai Luo during the game, and Ai Luo refused to shake hands with him after the game. From these two aspects, the two seem to have a lot of grievances.

Therefore, there is a lot of information waiting to be unearthed by these idle journalists.

"After the last round, Valencia's head star Ai refused to shake your hand. Is there any grievance between you two?"

"May I ask if you elbowed Ai in the last round, was it intentional or unintentional?"

"In Valencia's last four games, Ai scored all four goals of the team, which means that you will continue to have the opportunity to directly compete in this game, and his excellent state will make you feel pressure?"

……

All kinds of strange questions kept asking Materazzi who was dragging the suitcase.

For Ai Luo's refusal to shake hands with him, it made him look bad, so he selectively ignored it. As for whether there is any grievance, it is hard to say, after all, the forward and the defender have a sworn hatred.

intrinsic.

As for the reason why Ai Luo became hostile to him because he angered Zidane in the World Cup, he couldn't think of breaking his head.

Therefore, Materazzi thought for a while, and then chose a relatively low-key statement. After all, this is his territory, so he had to bow his head: "Some things are unavoidable, but as a natural enemy on the court, I am naturally obliged to stand on the penalty area line and help the team resolve all crises. As for those methods, as long as they are successfully defended, aren't they good defensive players? Is it necessary to care so much about the process? The result is the most important thing!"

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The next day, news with the theme of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's "Rewriting Valencia's Home Victory Record" and Materazzi's "Successful Defense Is in the Result, Not the Process" appeared on the streets of Valencia.

Aiello has the habit of browsing the news and newspapers of major football websites, so Ibrahimovic and Materazzi's reports were seen immediately.

Ai Luo just laughed off Ibrahimovic's fighting spirit.

But what Materazzi said made him vigilant.

The next day, the day before the match between the two sides, Valencia's defensive player Marchena accepted an interview with reporters. Facing Ibrahimovic's remarks, his words represented the attitude of the entire team, "There is no doubt that the next round of the Champions League 1/8 finals will definitely belong to our Valencia, because we have won almost the entire season on this field, so the upcoming game is also the same. Want to score? There are no goals!"

Next, Marchena also responded positively to Materazzi’s words mentioned by the reporter, "The result is indeed the most important thing, but he has to figure out who owns the field. Please remember! This is Mestalla!!"

Since Marchena's words represent the entire team, there is no need for other players in the team to focus on this.

Everyone is an experienced player and knows that what can help the team win is their own efforts on the football field, not the war of words before the game.

Originally, the media reporters thought that after Marchena's words reached the ears of the Inter Milan players, it would definitely cause an uproar, resulting in the situation of spitting and fighting in the air.

It's just that he was stillborn because of the gag order issued by Mancini.

According to Mancini's words, "We came to Valencia to win the game and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, not to spit on them..."

Materazzi, who was resentful in his heart, had to swallow this breath when he heard Mancini's words, because he also knew that his actions in the last game had attracted the attention of the UEFA referee team. If the referee of the last game hadn't recorded his behavior in the game file and submitted it to UEFA, otherwise he would have been suspended now.

If he responds with great fanfare now, the head coach Mancini will definitely take the opportunity to win his starting position. Mancini's dissatisfaction with him is no longer a day or two.

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On the day of the game, the local Spanish football newspapers used Marchena's phrase "This is Mestalla!" as the headline report.

And Valencia's diehard fans 'bat guards' are also ready, and they have vowed to repay the treatment they received at San Siro half a month ago in this game.

It is said that the ticket-seeking position left by the Valencia club to Inter Milan is not ideal. It is no different from the treatment of Valencia fans in the away game, and they are all close to the ceiling.

However, there is a general difference between Spanish stadiums and Italian stadiums, that is, Spanish stadiums are professional football stadiums without a runway, so fans are closer to the stadium, even Inter Milan fans who are close to the ceiling can clearly see the situation on the field, but because of the location, their voices cannot reach the ears of the players.

I believe that in the evening game, the home atmosphere of the Mestalla Stadium will be even stronger.

In fact, the home fans at the Mestalla Stadium in the evening were quite strong. From the first second they entered the stadium, they created a home atmosphere for the home court.

Ai Luo stood on the side of the court and stretched his waist, "It feels so good to be at home!"

"Of course!" David Silva pouted.

"..."

***
"What is our goal in this game?"

Mancini looked at the players in front of him and asked sharply.

Headed by captain Zanetti, he clenched his fists and said firmly: "Beat Valencia and advance to the quarterfinals!"

"Yes!" Mancini nodded, "It is to beat Valencia!!"

Immediately afterwards, he took the tactical board from his assistant, and the team members surrounded him.

"Zlatan, there is only one task for you in this game, and that is to break Valencia's goal! You don't have to think about other things, because the players in the backcourt will be responsible for other things... Also, Julio, you have to retreat more to attract enough firepower for Zlatan. Of course, you can also shoot yourself if you have the opportunity... Next is Dejan. Your task in this game is very important. You have to actively go forward, but the requirement for you is that you have to go forward at least ten times in this game, but the specific number of times you Take it upon yourself..."

Mancini scribbled on the tactical board for a few minutes, and after finishing all the offensive tactics, he became serious.

Because he wants to start talking about the defensive tasks. The most important task in this kind of cup game in the Champions League is defense. If the defense is not done well, let alone the offense.

Defense advances, offense goes out.

Mancini first looked at Captain Zanetti, "Your task in the next game is the same as the first round. You must freeze Ai and don't give him any chance, otherwise all our efforts will be in vain. The result of the first round is a lesson from the past..."

Zanetti frowned when he heard what Mancini said.

To be honest, although Ai Luo did not directly break through him to score the two goals in the first round, but after all, he was not able to completely freeze Ai Luo, otherwise the two conceded goals would not have happened, so he did not refute, just a little bit unhappy.

Seeing that Zanetti did not express his dissatisfaction, Mancini named Materazzi and Maicon separately, because the two of them have not been in a good state these days, and now they are called to show that they value the game. "We conceded two goals at home, so our defense line in the second round of the game must not be lost, especially the defense of the two of you, especially Marco. You must control your emotions, because every game you can't be as lucky as the last round, you know?"

Captain Zanetti did not refute Mancini's criticism, and Materazzi certainly would not refute.

He is a smart person, and he knows that at this time, he must not be the first bird. It is good to win the game, and he can cover up many things, but if he is eliminated, many problems will definitely be exposed.

With so many people in the locker room, if they are exposed by the media, fans and club executives will definitely lean towards the head coach.

After all, the head coach tells you to control your emotions and do a good job defensively, right?
But you refuted because the head coach told you so, which led to a discordant scene in the team, which resulted in the team being eliminated from the Champions League. You have to bear the responsibility, right?
Materazzi is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart to support Mancini's point of view. As for whether you can control your emotions during the game, it depends on your mood...

PS: There are still tickets for children's shoes, don't waste it!
(End of this chapter)