Chapter 431 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain
Japanese journalists can only give up their positions to Chinese journalists. Zheng Zhizhi is a world of difference between Inter Milan and Eizuki Nakada and Eizuki Nakada and Eizuki Nakada is the core of the midfield in Inter Milan, while Eizuki Nakata is just Toti's substitute in Rome. At least Rome coach Capello thinks so.
Although Toti performed well in the mid-week League Cup, he cooperated with his teammates in the game and also made several good goals. With his ability, he should have a place in the main lineup. But Capello seems to be too harsh on him. Deep in his heart, this harshness is probably caused by Capello and other Italians' distrust of Asian players.
Nakada Hideho's fate is actually tied to the fate of Asian players in Serie A. If Nakada can gain a foothold in the Serie A strong team Roma, it will be a great contribution to Asian football. From this perspective, Nakada is not fighting for himself, nor is it just fighting for Japan, but for Asians.
There are only three Asian players in the Serie A arena, namely Zheng Zhi, Nakada Hideho and Ma Mingyu. Needless to say, Nakada Hideho needs to prove himself again in Rome, and Ma Mingyu has never played a regular game...
Japanese reporters thought this game would be a confrontation between Zheng Zhi and Nakata, because Toti performed very poorly in the League Cup midweek, and only scored 5 points in the media score after the game, while Nakata scored 7 points after the bench. It was thought that Capello would let Nakata who was in good shape start, not Toti, but Capello disappointed them just now, and Toti was still the starting player.
Now, they don’t even have the chance to brag.
But first of all, Mourinho attracted everyone's attention. Mourinho once again inspired the team and issued a declaration of winning the championship:
"We are going to win the Serie A championship this season. The start is very important, so Inter Milan won a big victory in the first three games. If we lost at the beginning, then the whole season might be a waste of time and there would be no hope of winning the championship."
"We play a gorgeous offensive football. We are more focused and pay more attention to overall combat when playing football."
"A good physical condition is an important guarantee for winning streaks at the moment, but more importantly, the players have learned to play football with their brains and control the rhythm on the field. Of course, this is just the beginning, and the season is still very long. If we want to be at the top of the list at the end of the season, we must do our best, forget the game ahead, and always look forward."
"We are now at the peak. If we pass, the champion's window paper will be broken, and there will be many detours."
"This battle tonight is indeed a battle that tests us. I tell my players whether they can win the championship and defeating Roma is the first battle!"
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When it was Zheng Zhi's turn to be interviewed, most of the questions were about Ma Mingyu and Hideho Nakata.
He said, "Whether it is Ma Mingyu or Nakada Hideho, they are all Asia's pride. Ma Mingyu's prospects are a bit difficult, but I think it is not his personal reason. It is because the head coach lacks trust in Asian players. At least you have to give a chance to play. If you don't have a chance to play, do you say that they are not performing well?"
“What is training?”
"Only in the game can you see whether a player's level is OK. I don't think that the players in Perugia's team are all better than Ma Mingyu. Ma Mingyu has his technical characteristics and can gain a foothold in it, but now?"
This was a bit ruthless, and it was directly said that it was the head coach's problem, not Ma Mingyu's problem. Then he involved Hideho Nakada.
"The thing about Nakada is the same. Is Nakada Hideho has not performed well in the past two years? He was a core player when he was in Perugia, and he was also one of the best players in Asia. When I came to Roma, I also performed well in the League Cup, but the coach couldn't see it..."
There are very few times when he has such a big mouth, but this time he stood by the Asian players and helped to shout a few words.
"Sometimes I even feel that some European coaches are a bit discriminating against Asian players, which is there, but I don't think it will stop more and more Asian players from playing football in European clubs and being successful..."
Mourinho next to him frowned slightly because Zheng Zhifang's cannon was a bit big. At least Perugia and the Roma coach were not involved and were labeled as discriminating against Asian players.
But what's the problem? Capello must have heard this now? He will definitely feel irritated, right? Mourinho shrugged his shoulders, but instead felt that Zheng Zhi had done something very beautiful. This psychological warfare was a kill of two birds with one stone.
He speculated that at this time, Capello was indeed listening to their press conference seriously in the locker room. Capello did not expect Zheng Zhi to point his gun at him.
I discriminate against Asian players?
Nothing is there! Nonsense!
He was indeed a little annoyed because there was nothing at all. He didn't use Nakada Hideho's starting lineup, not because Nakada Hideho's lack of ability, but just chose to continue to trust Totti. Totti is the core of Roma. You can't give up Totti because of a sluggish game or two. If that were the case, Juventus shouldn't have given up Del Pierro long ago?
But, what can he explain now?
On the contrary, he actually recognized Zheng Zhi's ability very much. When he first proposed Rome to buy Emerson, he suggested whether he could consider Zheng Zhi. As a result, boss Senxi said that he didn't have that much money to buy Zheng Zhi, so he could only settle for the second best.
Now?
Oh……
Capello had no choice but to smile bitterly.
Nakada Eiju was not far away, and he also saw what happened at the press conference. With his eyes squinting, he felt a little excited and felt grateful to Zheng Zhi from the bottom of his heart. As an Asian player, Zheng Zhi spoke for them. He was really angry, but he couldn't say it out. Zheng Zhi has now told him out.
Bagaya Road, I will definitely seize the opportunity!
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In the home team's locker room, Dibiagio sat on the bench with a serious face, thinking. He rarely had such a quiet time when he was so quiet, and this scene was taken in by Sanetti.
Although he is no longer the captain of Inter Milan, Sanetti still cares about his teammates silently.
He sat next to Dibiagio and spoke:
"Every time I hit Rome,"
"You're all this expression,"
"I don't think it's good. You represent Inter Milan now, not Rome, and you shouldn't have such emotions and state."
Although Sanetti rarely speaks, he is very thoughtful.
No wonder Dibiagio is like this. This tough Italian international is born in Rome, grew up in Rome, and played for Rome for four years. He has a deep relationship with Rome. This game tonight should have a special significance for him.
"Don't worry, I won't."
"This game is much more important to me than to others, but this is not a time to act emotionally. I have to control my feelings and try to devote all my energy to the game.
Zheng Zhi heard their conversation not far away. It made Zheng Zhi feel a little surprised. Zanetti was actually doing Dibiagio's ideological work? It can be seen that Zanetti still wanted to be a good captain, but was rejected by Mourinho, who was new to him, and believed that Zanetti was not suitable to be the captain of Inter Milan, and deprived him of his captain's armband.
In fact, Zheng Zhi personally likes Zanetti very much. He should have become the greatest captain in Inter Milan's history, and his arrival seems to be about to change the course of history. If Mourinho had enough knowledge of Zanetti, he would definitely change his mind.
But who knows what will happen in the future?
Pushing open the door of the locker room, Zheng Zhi came to the player passage and saw Grasco and Emerson standing together to greet each other.
"Hey, brother,"
Zheng Zhi took the initiative to shout and walked over, hugging Emerson.
The three of them have fought for Leverkusen and won the triple crown together. They have a deep relationship. Now they meet again in Milan City, so they are naturally a little excited.
"Let me guess, are you telling my teammates all my secrets like Ze Roberto? Then you patted your chest and promised to stare at me?"
Emerson smiled, "You are so smart. We held a small meeting, which is specifically for you. Today I will let you know that I will be the first player in the world to defend you."
"Uh, I remember many people told me this, but later they all proved wrong. This time I think you will miscalculate."
"Hey, Bati~" Zheng Zhi found Bati and went over to say hello to Bati.
I have always met Barty, I have played once, and I have played in the World Star United.
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In the Meacha Stadium, the game has not yet begun, but more than 60,000 Inter Milan fans have already gone crazy. Many fans throw fireworks into the stadium, instantly making the stadium full of colorful smoke.
Of course they are fans of the North Stand! They are celebrating, celebrating their birthday.
"irriducibili", this is an important group of Inter Milan's die-hard fans' organization "North Stand". They have a nice name, which is literally translated as "Tenire and Indomitable". At this time, a large tifo covering the entire stand unexpectedly appeared in the North Stand. "irr" was written on the left, which is the abbreviation of "irriducibili", and "1988" on the right, which is the year when the organization was established, and "11 Years of Glory" was written on the bottom.
In the 1988-1989 season when the organization was established, Inter Milan won the 13th league championship trophy in the club's history by 11 points. It can be said that it was born with glory. During the 11 years of the club's ups and downs, they have never temporarily left the team they loved deeply. As a loyal fan organization, "11 Years of Glory" is well deserved, "Tenior and Indomitable" is their name and their motto, and they are still one of the backbone forces of the North Stand.
They are Inter Milan's strong backing in some ways...
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"CCTV, CCTV, audience, fans, good evening, tonight we bring you the highlight of the fourth round of Serie A in the 200-2001 season. Inter Milan faces champion Rome at the Meazza Stadium! This is a battle of Kings Mountain. Whoever wins the game will be able to occupy the top spot alone."
"Inter Milan and Roma have played 134 games in the history of Serie A. Inter Milan has an absolute advantage with 62 wins, 35 draws and 37 losses, scoring 218 goals and conceding 160 goals; of which 38 wins, 19 draws and 10 losses at home also have an absolute advantage with 127 goals and conceding 60 goals."
"From the confrontation data, Inter Milan still has an advantage, but today's game may be evenly matched. This Roma may be the strongest Roma in history. However, although Roma scored 9 points in the first three rounds, his opponent was weak. Today, they challenged Inter Milan at the Meazza Stadium. It was their first real test."
"Inter Milan has a 4411 formation. The French goalkeeper Frey is guarding the goal, Panucci, Blanco, Cordoba and Grasco in the back, Sanetti, Dibiagio, Pirlo and Zheng Zhi in the midfield, and the Chinese boy Recoba ambushed behind Vieri. Ronaldo has just returned from Brazil, Mourinho put him on the bench, and young player Adriano failed to start due to his unstable state, so Mourinho chose Vieri."
"Roma team has a 3412 formation, with goalkeeper Antonioli, defenders Rinaldi, Zago and Samuel. The forward line is the Brazilian Kafu with a very large range of activities, young players Zanetti, Tomasi and Frenchman Candela, and two powerful forwards Batistuta and Delvicio are captain Toti."
Under the introduction of the two commentators Zhang Lu and Huang Jianxiang, the players from Inter Milan and Roma both walked out of the stadium, with dazzling stars. No matter which side, they were full of stars, which was no less than that.
Beep ~
With a whistle, the war began.
Roma took the lead in kicking off. Brazilian Cafu hit a wall with Frenchman Candela on the right and rushed to Inter Milan's backcourt. Diviagio, who was a little inadequate, came up and hooked Cafu down and gave Roma a frontcourt set piece!
Fortunately, the foul location was not very good, otherwise Batistuta would have stood here. Now it was replaced by the handsome Roman prince Toti.
Toti kicked a curved ball and sent it directly to Inter Milan's penalty area. However, Blanco easily pushed the ball out, not allowing Batistuta to grab the landing point, and the ball bounced out of the penalty area.
Pirlo and Tomasi rushed towards the ball at the same time, but Tomasi was one step faster. The ball rolled back to Kafu's feet on the right side, and Kafu made a cross again!
It was actually a half-high ball. The ball quickly landed in front of the penalty area and bounced for a moment. At this moment, Batistuta actually retreated from the penalty area, got rid of Blanco's marks, and swung his right leg and shot!
boom--
The ball rubbed Zheng Zhi's scalp past. Zheng Zhi could hear his scalp squeaking. When he turned his head with a trembling trembling, the ball was gone and had already flown into the stands.
I'm grass!
Too scary...
He felt a little chill all over. Bati's shot just now was so terrifying that he felt a shadow flash by...
Chapter completed!