It s the last stubbornness of Inter Milan boy

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An old army who suffered three consecutive losses in the domestic arena. Facing Barcelona, ​​who just won the King's Cup and still has home advantage, this season ended early?

In Montsch, Inter Milan, which is neither humble nor arrogant, ended the Red and Blues' home victory this season in the simplest and most efficient way. Rather, they are the side closer to winning. Faced with the Yamal God's personal show, the blue and black "old boys" who were almost as old as the father of the current one, used textbook-like efficiency football to pull the handbrake of Flick's team.

Authentic, the probability of the two sides advancing in the second round is still 55, but the stereotype of "Inter Milan is very weak" has gone through the "inspection" of many powerful players such as Liverpool, Bayern and Barcelona. It is time to turn the article.

To restrain Barcelona is more than just one move?

If football is a mathematical statistics, then the one who laughs to the end on this crazy night is obviously Barcelona with full firepower. Arrowhead Lewandowski and Valde were absent, and the home team who played in the remaining team still scored 19 shots and shots as many as 9 times;

On the other hand, Inter Milan has a poor possession rate of 29%, and its shots are less than the home team's (7 times). Their more realistic goal is to lose less miserably.

The expression of Inzaghi seems to be confirming that Inter Milan is struggling. When Yamal scored with a wonderful solo show, he turned around and shook his hands to express his dissatisfaction with his back; and when Ferran Torres scored another goal from the sky, he was furious and roared to keep the players focused; and when Lautaro Martinez was unable to hold on due to injury before the half-time change, Xiaoyin's body language reached its peak. He opened his eyes and complained to the fourth official that he had been too loose in the foul of the home team and his expression was completely out of control.

Whether in terms of data or micro-expressions, Inter Milan seems to have suffered a defeat. But the reality is exactly the opposite. Half a minute into the game, the Nerazzurri scored first; 21 minutes, 2-0; and even in the second half of the battle of wits and courage and counterattacking, they were still the leading side.

The night Inter Milan was like a boxer forced to the corner of the boxing ring. She could only raise her arms to protect the keys and resist the opponent's storm-like combination punch. But after the game, they looked closely and found that although they were beaten, their noses and faces were swollen, but the few jabs that had been inserted into the slightest also knocked out three teeth from their opponents.

Can chat and laugh with Barcelona, ​​the number one firepower in Europe, why should Inter Milan be?

Even if you look down on Serie A fans, you must admit that Inter Milan is the toughest defender of Italian football philosophy. They can put down their figure anytime, anywhere and just seek a victory. Of the 3 goals, 2 are their classic corner kick tactics. Compared to Arsenal, which is full of tricks but not useful at critical moments, the Nerazzurri perfectly interprets height as the bottom line.

Don't believe it? Dumfries, who scored twice, is a giant full-back unique to football. Facing Olmo, who is 184cm tall but is still 5cm shorter than him, the Dutch body is crushing. In other matches, Bissek (196cm), Archerby (192cm) and Bastoni (190cm) are all more than 10 cm taller than KuBasi and Inigo Martinez.

It is not difficult to understand why Barcelona replaced Araujo, the number one air defense high point, and should they be thrown away? Why did the tall central defender Christensen, who had been distant for a long time, prefer to draw than take risks at the end of the game. That night, Barcelona was really scared by the dimensionality reduction strike from the air.

On the offensive end, in addition to making a quick blitz in the opening sports game, Inter Milan was determined to rely on the variables of key set pieces. But what better reflects the essence of the team is pragmatism on the defensive end.

Facing Yamal, Inzaghi's plan A is for Dimarco and Bastoni to join forces to attack, but it turns out that the space left for the Serie A striker is still too abundant for the new king of football. When Dimarco was broken into a sieve, Inter Milan decisively changed the lineup, and Carlos Augusto, who had stronger athletic ability, came on the court, and veteran Mkhitaryan retreated to assist in defense. A 3-defense and 1-defense that even Messi had never enjoyed came into being.

There is no doubt that in a strong showdown, the defensive strategy that relies on the number of players rather than ability was indeed a decline. However, Yamal, who fought against Inter Milan's entire defense several times in the first half, was obviously squeezed to the side and bottom line in the second half. In addition to hitting the crossbar with a cross, the actual threat dropped significantly.

And another set of data is even more touching:

The one who runs the most is not Barcelona's core Pedri, not Rafinia, who must compete for every goal, nor Inigo who plays temporarily from the central defender, but Mkhitaryan. The Armenian midfielder ran a full 11,820 meters, and he was 31 years old in February this year. The 37-year-old Archerby, even if he can't keep up with Yamal's devilish pace, his 9.85-kilometer run shows that he is selfless.

Use diligence to make up for your shortcomings, and God helps you. This convincing draw was made by Inter Milan.

Catch the big and let go of the small? Want it all!

"A bad week cannot offset four years of hard work." Xiao Inzaghi's speech at the press conference before the game was a concise performance of Inter Milan in this game.

Before going to Catalonia, Inter Milan was encountering the darkest moment since the beginning of the season. In just one week from April 21 to 27, the "Snake Elf" lost to Bologna and Roma 0-1 in Serie A. The Italian Cup lost 0-3 in the Milan derby. In addition to being eliminated in the Cup, Napoli also took the lead in the league by 3 points. Conte, who has become the leader again, even spoke: "As long as we don't make mistakes, Inter Milan won't even think about the championship." Before the game, Barcelona, ​​which lasted for a week after returning from FIFA match day, complained about the schedule and even half of the players were late for the training day before the match against Inter Milan. But compared to Barcelona's devilish schedule, Inter Milan has a more endless mode. They only started the 33rd round of Serie A on April 21, two days later than Barcelona; and they played last Sunday night, they took another 17 hours less rest than Barcelona.

But more importantly, in terms of average age, Inter Milan has reached over 29 years old, while Barcelona is only over 24 years old. Its physical fitness recovery is obviously easier than its opponent's uncle level. In terms of emotions, one kills Real Madrid three times, and one kills each front three times, and public opinion is even more in the sky and the other underground. Barcelona lacked Lewandowski, but Inter Milan also lost Paval on the weekend, Dumfries and Toulam Jr. both made a comeback on the spot.

According to the simulation deduction of Opta supercomputer, the probability of Barcelona winning the first game at home is as high as 55.2%, while the probability of Inter Milan winning away is only 22.5%. But for Inter Milan, "war games" is often a smoke screen that numbs the opponent.

After losing the Italian Cup, Inter Milan fans and celebrities were divided into two factions that were incompatible. One faction believed that the team should have given up this useless event long ago, while the other faction believed that no event could be given up easily, even if all four major players were empty, it could be accepted. Faced with endless questioning, Xiao Inzaji stretched out three fingers without "respect".

Serie A, Italian Cup, and Champions League, I want it! Make a choice? Only fools will consider it!

In the hostile camp, this confident gesture unfortunately coincides with the three goals conceded by Milan's derby since then. But when the Blue and Black Legion can gather key roles, they will always punish their opponents ruthlessly.

Under the new match system, Inter Milan only scored 12 goals in 8 games in the "League" of the Champions League, and wasted opportunities and ability among giants. However, as long as the offensive axis Turam and the counterattack starting point Barrera are present, they don't score many goals, but they are absolutely effective.

Although the away goal advantage was cancelled, making the strategic significance of 3-3 a little dim, just from the perspective of both sides, Inter Milan is still the advantage. Their three goals are similar, and Barcelona has no choice but to do so; the second goal he lost is broken by the pass, and the other two goals are world waves of non-war crimes.

Faced with Flick, who has been reluctant to rest all the main players, Inzagji is obviously the one who cares more about face. Over the weekend, 11 substitutes face Verona, which may be more determined to seize opportunities in the next round with a war of attrition.

Champions League topped? Why can't it work?

Since winning the triple-champion in the 2009-10 season and briefly heading the continent, Inter Milan, which has been detours for 15 years, has gradually shown the unique foreign combat ability of Serie A team after returning to the long-lost Champions League track.

The 2022-23 season, the Nerazzurri, which once again reached the Champions League final after 13 years, made Manchester City, which had a more luxurious lineup, had no choice but to lose to Rodri's super god output in the future Golden Ball. The elimination of Bayern in the last round was that they returned to the semi-finals after two years.

With the unshakable advantages of Britain and Spain, and the great German and French are both overlords, Inter Milan, which has strong enemies inside and no confidence in winning outside, is like a replica of the Juventus team more than 10 years ago. It seems old, boring and mediocre, but anyone who wants to get past them has to peel off the skin. After the change of ownership, Oak Capital's investment in Inter Milan was significantly reduced, but the thrifty thinking left by Marlotta was faithfully implemented by the management. Young stars such as Ashraf and Onana were just emerging and were cashed out at a high point, and replaced by waves of visa-free, loan-loaning and veteran recirculation.

Obviously, in the Champions League, where freshness is needed, Inter Milan's unparalleled and ageless age is destined to be unpleasant. But compared with Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Paris and Bayern, which have been undergoing major changes in teams for many years, Inter Milan's core team has worked together for at least 4 seasons, gradually growing from potential stocks to backbone, and there is no need to say much about the tacit understanding between them.

It is not difficult to understand why Shichinsney did not save one time in this draw, but rushed out of the penalty area and panic to clear the ball 4 times; why every time Inter Milan crosses from a diagonal, they can accurately find their far-range teammates to make a breakthrough; why is Barcelona's first priority in defense, which is to foul the tactical foul and destroy Barrera's possession of the ball.

After Real Madrid was eliminated early, it is only a matter of time before the teams with obvious shortcomings in the Champions League, which has lower fault tolerance under the new competition system. Inter Milan, which seems to be "unusual", was obviously born for this competition system.

For the Inter Milan players who lack the honor of the national team, the Champions League is their most precious stage. Most of these old boys are in the middle and late stages of their careers. In the context of the team's average age and salary being the highest in Serie A, they must seize the "window period" and succeed or failure in this way.

15 years ago, in Mourinho's Inter Milan team, which is known for chain defense, Sanetti was 37 years old, Milito was 32 years old, Lucio was 32 years old, Samuel was 32 years old, and Stankovic was 32 years old. Only Etoo, Sneid, Mota and others were under 30 years old. After winning the championship, in just two years, these famous players scattered.

The similar present and future are also placed in front of Mourinho's spiritual successor, Inzaghi, the old boys of Inter Milan, don't fight now, when will they wait?

(Bumps/Yang Jian)