Chapter 114 Another lucky draw, unexpected gains
"Inter Milan lost to Porto, the best newcomer and the super substitute both failed to perform well!"
"The South American gang is in a slump, Inter Milan is deeply trapped in the FIFA virus!"
"Two own goals and three goal frames, the Nerazzurri lost to luck!"
"The team's performance is sluggish, Moratti issued a warning to Mancini! "
"Brazilian defensive midfielder performs well, Pepe may have entered the sights of top giants!"
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To Lin Feng's surprise, the day after the game, major media outlets reported on them fairly, without much criticism or attack.
The few critical reports are at least meaningful and not offensive.
The reason for this is probably because Porto is the former Champions League champion!
Although their strength has declined a lot, the outside world does not regard them as a weak team.
Therefore, the outside world has certain psychological expectations about Inter Milan losing to such an opponent away from home.
But this does not seem to be good news, because it reflects that in the eyes of many people, Inter Milan and Porto are teams of the same level, and they are not really regarded as a top giant.
Uh……
It seems that Inter Milan is really not qualified to be called a top giant. Whether in European competitions or in the league, they have not won a championship trophy for many years.
A team that has not won a championship for many years and is barely surviving on the strength of its past glory will naturally not be given too high expectations by the outside world.
Among these reports, in addition to the matters concerning Inter Milan that attracted Lin Feng's attention, the last report made him a little concerned.
Monk Pepe is indeed very powerful. He is really dirty, but he is also really strong.
This guy hasn't obtained Portuguese citizenship yet, he's still a Brazilian citizen.
This made Lin Feng very curious: I wonder if he will be noticed by the Brazilian head coach because of this game and then join the Brazilian national team?
If Pepe goes to the Brazilian national team, it will undoubtedly be a huge weakening of the future Portuguese national team.
In that case, it would be even more difficult for Ronaldo to achieve good results in the national team.
With the addition of the monk, the Brazilian team might not have been beaten by the German team with an exaggerated score of 7:1.
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Since the end of October, Inter Milan has ushered in a devilish schedule:
On October 10, they travel to challenge Porto;
On October 10, after they returned to Italy, they immediately went on an away game to challenge Udinese.
On October 10, after a four-day rest, Inter Milan will face the challenge of Roma at home.
On October 10, Inter Milan will go to Sampdoria for their next away game.
Do you think this is over?
not yet!
On November 11, Inter Milan will face Porto at home.
On November 11, Inter Milan will go away to challenge Lazio again.
In total, Inter Milan has to complete six games in almost half a month from October 10 to November 20.
On average, there is one show every three days!
The tight schedule doesn’t matter, the key is that these opponents are all tough guys!
Lazio, Roma, Sampdoria are all members of the Seven Sisters of Serie A, and Udinese is currently ranked 7th in the league and is also quite strong.
It can be said that with Inter Milan's strength, every game against these opponents is destined to be a tough battle.
With such a tight schedule, it is almost an impossible task to defeat all these opponents.
In fact, if Inter Milan fails to deal with the problems of player rotation and injuries, it is very likely to collapse directly during this devilish schedule.
For Mancini, this is undoubtedly a big test for him.
After the team lost to Juventus and Porto in succession, team owner Moratti has publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with him in front of the media.
Moratti is a very impatient man, and maybe just last month he was still praising the coach.
But the next month, he might get furious over a loss in a game and fire the coach and replace him.
So after Moratti publicly criticized Mancini, the outside world unanimously believed that this was a warning from Moratti to Mancini.
If Mancini cannot lead the team smoothly through this devilish schedule, he may not even survive this autumn and will have to leave the Inter Milan coaching position.
Mancini also knew that his situation was very dangerous, so after learning that Lin Feng might return to China to participate in the national team's games during the devil's schedule, he specially found Lin Feng and wanted to persuade him to stay.
"Lin, I understand your desire to play for the country, but the games during this period are crucial for us and the team needs you!"
Mancini's attitude was very sincere and he did not put on the attitude of a coach to overwhelm others.
This made Lin Feng feel no resistance.
To be honest, Mancini has taken very good care of him.
If Inter Milan changes its coach, the new coach may not be able to use him as much as Mancini.
So Lin Feng does not want Mancini to be fired. In this regard, the interests of both of them are the same.
"Coach, I must arrive at the national team before the knockout round on November 11. Considering the time required for travel and rest, I must set off on November 5!"
Mancini's expression became gloomy. On November 11, Inter Milan had a very important game - a home game against Porto.
If Lin Feng were to stay, he would probably not have enough time to rest and prepare for the national team's games.
But if they don't stay, Inter Milan may not be able to beat their opponents at home.
This game is too important for Inter Milan. If a core player like Lin Feng is absent, the team will likely lose again.
If Inter Milan is defeated twice by Porto, not only will they lose face, but the situation of qualifying for the group will also take a sharp turn for the worse and become extremely dangerous.
What's more dangerous is that Moratti will definitely be present to watch the home game against Porto.
If he had witnessed Inter's defeat with his own eyes, he might have fired Mancini on the spot.
Thinking of this, Mancini showed a bitter smile on his face:
"You can leave after the match against Sampdoria on the 29th. This way you can go back and rest for a few more days and face the national team's game in better condition. I wish you good results in the national team."
After saying that, Mancini stood up, turned around and prepared to leave.
"Coach, if I'm not in the team, how confident are you that we can beat Porto?"
At this moment, Lin Feng suddenly spoke and asked a question.
"If Porto still uses the same tactics as in the last game, I'm afraid there will be less than 30% chance of defeating them."
Mancini was deeply impressed by Porto's three defensive midfielders and defensive counterattack tactics.
If Porto, playing at home, still has concerns in their hearts, they would be embarrassed to use conservative tactics.
Then when they come to the away game, they will have no worries and can directly use defensive counterattack tactics to deal with Inter Milan from the beginning.
It is really difficult to play against a team that is good at counterattack. Last season, Mourinho's coaching performance at Chelsea shocked the entire football world.
The Blues had a horrific record of 29 wins, 1 draw and 72 loss in the Premier League last season, scoring 15 goals and conceding goals.
In terms of total league points and league goals conceded, both broke the Premier League's historical records.
Even the record of conceding only 15 goals in a single season broke the historical record of the entire top five leagues.
The terrifying defensive ability of Mourinho's team was fully demonstrated.
The first place where Mourinho implemented this coaching philosophy was Porto.
This is a team that has been infused with Mourinho's defensive counterattack gene. When they really focus on defensive counterattacks, any team will have a headache.
The 30% chance of winning is calculated after taking into account many factors such as playing at home and the opponent's incomplete lineup, and it can even be said to be an overestimate.
"Okay, I promise, I'll wait until the game with Porto is over before leaving!"
The knockout round of the East Asian Games will be held on November 11.
If we set off immediately after playing the Champions League on November 11nd, we can arrive in Macau on the 2rd.
There was only one day left for him to rest and adjust to the jet lag, so time was quite tight.
But no matter how nervous we are, this is the only way. After all, the club cannot just ignore it.
However, if Porto continues to use defensive counterattack tactics in the next game, it will probably be difficult to break their goal.
Lin Feng needs to further enrich his offensive methods!
How about trying a lottery first?
The three lottery chances I saved up before haven’t been used yet!
Considering that the team still has several tough games to play, they will face more and more targets in the league and the Champions League.
Lin Feng gradually made up his mind: keeping the lottery opportunity would not generate any interest, and would not produce any offspring.
It's more practical without having to enhance your combat effectiveness!
Thinking of this, he opened the system's lottery interface.
"God, Buddha, Jade Emperor and all the gods and Buddhas, I am using my friend Adriano's luck in love to exchange for a chance to draw a peerless general!"
Ade, I'm doing this for your own good, don't blame me!
After the sacrifice was completed, driven by Lin Feng's thoughts, the lottery wheel began to turn.
The pointer kept sliding over one star after another, and among these people Lin Feng saw the faces of many active and retired superstars.
Familiar faces such as Roberto Baggio, Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Cruyff, Platini and others flashed by.
The pointer finally stopped at a player wearing a white No. 14 jersey, with long flowing golden hair and a handsome face.
"Gudi!"
Lin Feng immediately recognized this man's name!
Compared to the top midfield masters of this era, Guti's name may not be so famous.
Far fewer people know him than Pirlo, Beckham and Zidane.
Moreover, compared with the three players behind him, Guti's strength is indeed much inferior.
He is not a top midfielder, but Guti has an outstanding ability - through pass!
There are many midfielders in football who are good at passing through balls, and Lin Feng’s teammate Veron is one of the best.
But there is probably only one player in the world who can pass the through ball so imaginatively, sharply and accurately like Guti.
Even Rui Costa, who is also good at through balls, is inferior in terms of creativity and imagination.
Watching Guti pass the ball is a complete enjoyment.
Because you never know how, when and where he will get the ball to where it should go.
Every time he passes the ball, the fans applaud!
Not only that, Guti also had a very good grasp of the timing of his through balls.
He almost never makes mistakes. He hits the target wherever he points, as accurately as a precision-guided missile.
This kind of creative, penetrating and terrifyingly accurate through ball is a nightmare for any defensive player.
But unfortunately, apart from through passes, Guti did not do well in other aspects.
Especially his weak sense of position, which is a fatal flaw for a midfielder.
The lack of positional sense causes Guti to often become out of touch with his teammates. He often gets carried away and rushes forward with the ball, completely ignoring the large space that appears behind him.
In a powerful dialogue, such a mistake can lead to serious consequences.
Therefore, successive Real Madrid coaches did not know how to use Guti correctly.
These famous coaches all took a fancy to Guti's excellent passing ability, but they were all troubled by his weak defensive ability.
This resulted in Guti not having a fixed position in the Real Madrid team. He tried the positions of striker, attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder.
His position in Real Madrid fluctuates between the main force and the substitute. Although he has played many times, he has not started many times.
Precisely because of these shortcomings, Guti's cards can only be considered A-level cards in the system.
Such a card obviously cannot be used as the main template, not to mention that it is only a fragment. Two more fragments must be collected to synthesize a complete card.
Lin Feng was obviously not stupid enough to waste precious opportunity to draw this kind of card, so fusing it was the best choice.
However, Guti's strengths and weaknesses are very prominent. If you are unlucky and have Guti's weaknesses integrated into your body, wouldn't that be a big loss?
[System prompts: When choosing fusion, the host can choose whether to keep the drawn attributes and talents! ]
Just when Lin Feng was worried, the system gave him an answer, which made him feel a little relieved.
Fortunately, it is not mandatory, otherwise he would really worry about drawing a junk attribute and contaminating the S-level main card he had worked so hard to draw.
"System, since the host has the power to choose whether to keep or not, before the fusion, can you specify to extract some attributes and talents, or exclude some unwanted talents?"
[The host can choose to consume a lottery opportunity and actively remove a skill or talent that the host does not want from the current card! ]
There actually is such a function!
But the usage fee is a bit too expensive!
It would take one chance to draw a lottery to be eliminated, which is simply unaffordable for a poor man like him!
Moreover, he didn't know how much ability and talent Guti had. Even if he removed the least desired one, he might still draw other bad attributes.
So don’t waste the precious chance to draw a lottery, just merge directly!
With the mentality of giving it a try and then giving up at worst, Lin Feng chose to merge the Guti fragments he drew with the Kaka template he was using.
The silver card turned into streams of light and merged into the golden card.
At the same time, Lin Feng felt that the world in front of him seemed to have changed. His vision became wider and his ability to perceive distant objects also improved greatly.
Lin Feng couldn't wait to open the attribute panel and saw two newly added entries.
When he saw the first entry, Lin Feng's pupils suddenly contracted and his eyes showed horror!
This time I really made a lot of money!
(End of this chapter)
