Chapter 229: Su Dong is different!
"Haha, Louis."
Before going on the pitch, in the VIP lounge, Inter Milan chairman Moratti saw consultant Luis Suarez.
Although Suarez's stubbornness is sometimes annoying, he still has the trust of Moratti.
"You look like you're in a good mood, Massimo." Suarez greeted Moratti with a smile on his face.
After the two hugged each other politely, Moratti took Suarez affectionately and walked to a deserted place.
"The team has been performing very well recently, which proves that my original decision was right. It was a wise choice to fire Cooper. A team like ours should adopt an offensive style of football. This is not only the voice of the outside media and fans, but also the voice of the players in the locker room, but also in line with the reality of our team."
Moratti said a lot in one breath, and it can be seen that he was in a very good mood at the moment.
The team won consecutive games, and the key was the continuous scoring of goals, including the game against Roma. These made the outside world's expectations of Inter Milan higher. Many people even believed that as long as Inter Milan maintained this offensive, it was entirely possible to win the championship.
Championship, this is what Moratti pursues tirelessly!
"Massimo, the current situation of the team is indeed good, but we still can't take it lightly, the season is very long." Suarez reminded earnestly, because now the real results are there, he really can't find any fault.
Moratti pointed at Suarez and smiled, "Luis, you are just too cautious."
"Football is supposed to be a cautious game."
Moratti shrugged helplessly. His biggest protest against Suarez was his stubbornness.
"Relax, Luis. With our strength, as long as we play normally and at our level, we are not afraid of any opponent."
Suarez knew that Moratti was in high spirits at the moment and would not listen to any unpleasant advice. More importantly, he was not sure which team between Inter Milan and Valencia was more likely to win.
Football is a war full of suspense!
"Massimo, Valencia is still very strong." Suarez finally reminded.
"Are you going to play Su Dong with me again?" Morati frowned and asked with a smile.
Suarez's face also changed. Almost every time he met Moratti, the two of them would always mention Su Dong unconsciously. Either Moratti used the performance of players such as Vieri to prove that his decision not to sign Su Dong was correct, or Suarez reminded Moratti that it was still time to sign Su Dong.
Anyway, in the end, the tone and atmosphere of the conversation between the two will become very awkward.
But what’s frustrating is that whenever the two of them meet, they consciously try to avoid this topic, but they always end up coming back to it.
Look, Morati took the initiative to mention Su Dong again.
"Massimo, this has nothing to do with Su Dong. I just want to remind you that Valencia is indeed very competitive. This season, they have made up for their shortcomings in the front line. I think..."
"Look, you still want to talk about Su Dong." Morati was a little impatient and didn't want to listen anymore.
Suarez is also depressed. Is it me who wants to mention it? It is you who has been talking about Su Dong, okay?
"Well, even if I want to mention Sudon, Massimo, Vieri is already thirty years old."
"We still have Adriano."
"I know, but Su Dong is only nineteen years old, much younger, and has amazing potential."
"We have Martins, who is as fast as lightning."
"Sudon is different, Massimo."
"It's all the same, Louis, believe me, we don't need Su Dong, we can still win."
Suarez was speechless and could only sigh deeply helplessly.
"Don't believe it?" Massimo smiled and put his arm around Suarez's shoulders. "In this game tonight, you will clearly see the strength of our players, especially young players like Martins and Van der Meyde. They are no worse than Su Dong."
"Believe me, Luis, in front of Cordoba, Cannavaro and Materazzi, Sudon won't get any chance to score!"
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Zaccheroni still arranged a 343 formation.
This is his lucky formation, because with it, Inter Milan has swept strong opponents in the past period of time, including Capello's Roma.
As the number of games increases, this lineup has gradually become more mature.
There is no doubt that the goalkeeper is Santo Toreto.
The defense line is a three-man defense combination of Materazzi, Cannavaro and Cordoba, the midfield is Breche, Lamuzzi, Zanetti and Zanetti, and the front trident is a combination of Van der Meyde, Vieri and Martins.
Valencia still responded with its most conventional 4-2-3-1 formation. With Vicente's return from injury, the Bat Army faced Inter Milan with its full main lineup, which shows how much importance Benítez attached to this battle.
Although ranking first in the group, Valencia still needs to be cautious.
On the other hand, if Inter Milan wants to qualify from the group, they must beat Valencia.
This also sets the tone for the game, Inter Milan will take the initiative.
Riding on the momentum of recent winning streak and crazy goals, Inter Milan created a lot of momentum before the game.
At the beginning of the game, they took the initiative and did not show any courtesy to Valencia.
Martins was very active after the opening, frequently attacking Valencia's defense.
This player's speed and explosiveness were indeed amazing, and soon caused Valencia's defenders a lot of headaches.
In the fifth minute, Martins created a very good free kick opportunity for Inter Milan at the front of the penalty area.
While marking the young Nigerian player, Araya was nearly thrown off by him and was forced to foul and bring him down.
The referee did not give a card, but gave Inter Milan a free kick in the frontcourt with an excellent position.
The fans at the scene were very excited and shouted Inter Milan slogans crazily, as if they had already seen the goal.
But this time, Inter Milan made continuous cooperation and Vieri made a long shot.
It’s a pity that the quality of this long shot was not high and it flew wide.
Just two minutes later, Albelda tripped Lamuzzi while defending him, once again giving Inter Milan a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
This time it was Materazzi who took the penalty himself, and he shot the free kick directly with great force, but it went slightly wide.
Soon, Inter Milan organized another offensive.
Lamuzzi made a straight pass from the midfield, Martins dribbled the ball from the right and took a long shot with his left foot, but it still went wide.
The fans at the scene became more and more excited, as if they saw the goal beckoning them.
Valencia's players played more and more steadily.
In the first ten minutes, Inter Milan had three shots, all from more than 20 meters away, and none of them hit the goal.
Valencia has not had a chance to shoot yet, because the Bats' priority in away games is to play safely.
Benítez's requirements for the team were very clear. He was determined to go against Inter Milan. The team adopted a midfield pressure tactic to suppress Inter Milan's midfield, strive to control the ball and rhythm, and launch a quick counterattack after stealing the ball.
It was under Benítez's tactics that Valencia had a relatively stable start, not seeking to attack but trying to stabilize its position first.
Inter Milan took the initiative from the beginning and created opportunities continuously, but they were all long shots.
In the 15th minute, another straight pass came from Lamuzzi, and Vieri shot from 25 meters away from the goal, but the shot was far off the target and failed to create any threat.
Inter Milan seemed to have the advantage on the field, but in fact, they did not have many ways to attack and failed to form a joint force. They looked like a group of scattered sand, fighting each other.
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Su Dong has been holding off Inter Milan's defense, patiently waiting for his chance.
Even when Inter Milan got a corner kick opportunity, he still stayed in front, ready to counterattack at any time.
He believed that his teammates could not only withstand Inter Milan's attack, but also pass the ball.
Inter Milan quickly took a corner kick, but there was chaos in the penalty area and they failed to score.
Marchena headed the ball out, but a player outside Inter Milan's penalty area headed the ball into the penalty area, but it was kicked out of the penalty area again.
Baraha rushed over quickly to grab the first landing point, facing the ball falling high, without jumping, he headed it directly forward.
As early as the first time the ball was headed out of the penalty area, Su Dong had already started pressing forward.
There was only one defensive player around him, Zanetti, who was always alert and followed him closely.
When Baraja headed the ball over, Sudon turned sideways to the right and faced Zanetti.
The Argentine defender was facing Sudong with his back to the direction the ball was coming from, making it difficult for him to grab the ball, while the experienced Zanetti was waiting for Sudong to stop the ball.
It can be predicted that as long as Su Dong stops the ball, Zanetti will come up without hesitation.
But Su Dong did not stop the ball. Instead, he let it fall. After the ball landed, he kicked the ball forward and sprinted forward at the fastest speed to catch up.
Zanetti's plan failed, but he was not panicked at all and followed Su Dong closely.
Su Dong is very fast, but Zanetti is not slow either. Su Dong's running route is on the outside, and Zanetti only needs to stay close to his inside, making it difficult for Su Dong to create a threat.
After realizing this, Su Dong rushed into Inter Milan's penalty area.
As soon as he entered the penalty area, Su Dong made an emergency stop and stopped the ball.
He wanted to cut inside laterally, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Cordoba chasing him all the way.
The central defender was surprisingly very fast and had already caught up.
If Su Dong cut in horizontally, he would definitely be intercepted by Cordoba.
All these things flashed through Su Dong's mind in an instant, like a flash of inspiration, especially when he saw Zanetti also stop suddenly and pounce towards him, Su Dong immediately poked the ball to the baseline again and accelerated to catch up.
After an abrupt stop and an unsuccessful attempt to cut inside, he suddenly accelerated towards the baseline. Su Dong's continuous changes shocked Zanetti, who could not keep up and was left behind by Su Dong.
After breaking through Zanetti's defense, Su Dong didn't think much and directly shot a powerful shot with his left foot.
The ball flew out from Su Dong's feet and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal.
Toldo, who had been standing on the left post of the goal in cooperation with the defender, reacted quickly and fell to the ground and dived sideways.
Today is the third update!
(End of this chapter)
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