Chapter 246: The new season is about to start, Chinese players come to Inter Milan for trial training
After all, the influence of the Thiem Cup is relatively small. It is only popular during the one or two days of the competition. After the competition, the outside discussion immediately disappears.
At the same time, the attention of fans throughout Italy and even throughout Europe is attracted by the upcoming Serie A league.
It’s not that Serie A has been revitalized and regained the status and influence of the former Mini World Cup.
Rather, it is because of the impact of the phone-gate incident a few months ago that Serie A's image has suffered a huge blow, and a large number of stars left the Apennine Peninsula this summer to venture into other European leagues.
This has made the outside world curious about the new season of Serie A: How much will the competitiveness of Serie A be weakened by the phone-gate incident, and can it still maintain its position as one of the top three leagues in Europe?
Serie A has always been a strong contender for the title of the top five leagues, and it was the undisputed champion during the mini-World Cup period. La Liga and the Premier League were no match for them.
But with the decline of Serie A and the steady progress of the Premier League and La Liga, the situation is now very different.
This can be seen from the ownership of the Champions League championship in the past decade.
In the past ten seasons, La Liga teams have won the Champions League four times.
Real Madrid alone has won three Champions League trophies in five years. Together with the one won by Barcelona last season, La Liga is the leader in the Champions League and is extremely dominant.
Compared with La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A are slightly inferior, with only two Champions League trophies each, the Bundesliga has one, the Portuguese Super League has one, and Ligue 1 has zero.
Although both the Premier League and Serie A have won two Champions League trophies, the Premier League won the title closer to now and can better reflect the overall level of the current league.
Coupled with the impact of the phone-gate scandal, many people believe that the current level of the Premier League has surpassed that of Serie A.
As for the comparison between Serie A and La Liga, there is no comparison at all.
After Juventus was relegated, the giants in La Liga are the same as those in Serie A, but the giants in La Liga are even more powerful and have more value.
Many people are even worried whether Serie A can still compete with the Bundesliga after its sharp decline.
Before the start of the season, many people predicted that Inter Milan would dominate Serie A this season, which seems to be no different from Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga.
Even in terms of attendance, Serie A is not as good as the Bundesliga.
In this case, the best evidence of the strength of the two leagues is the results in European competitions.
This year, Inter Milan, Roma and AC Milan are representing Serie A in the Champions League.
Among them, Inter Milan and Roma were the champions and runners-up of Serie A last season and directly advanced to the Champions League.
After the penalty, AC Milan fell to third place in Serie A and needed to play in the Champions League play-offs and win to advance to the group stage.
Compared to last season, AC Milan's lineup is one year older, and they also lost the Ukrainian nuclear warhead this summer. Although Alien has joined the team, he started to recover from injuries as soon as he arrived, and has not played a game until now, which makes people doubt his condition.
Therefore, compared to last season, when many experts and celebrities were optimistic about AC Milan winning the championship, not many people are optimistic about AC Milan this season. On the contrary, there are many people who are pessimistic about them.
"If this aging AC Milan wants to win the championship, its only hope lies in Kaka. If Kaka cannot continue to perform well and drag the team forward, this AC Milan will definitely not go far!"
As for Inter Milan, although they were the champions last season, their last Champions League title dates back to more than 40 years ago, so the outside world generally does not think highly of them.
The concept of champion temperament sounds mysterious, but it does exist. At least for now, we have not seen it in Inter Milan.
Even AC Milan and Inter Milan are viewed as unpopular, so Roma has even fewer supporters.
Given the depth of Roma's squad, it is obviously impossible for them to gain anything by fighting on multiple fronts.
Many people even think that Roma should avoid wasting too much energy in the Champions League and concentrate on the league.
After all, judging from their previous Super Cup match against Inter Milan, Roma is still very strong.
If they concentrate on playing in the league, they may have a chance to snatch a championship trophy from Inter Milan.
Serie A fans were already in a state of panic, and the outside analysis made them even more uneasy.
And amid the fans' anxiety and the outside world's noise, the opening match of Serie A is gradually approaching.
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In early September, with only a few days left before the start of the new season, after Inter Milan finished the Tim Cup, the whole team returned to the training base and began the final sprint training before the new season.
Compared with the previous training that was more inclined towards physical fitness and basic aspects, the training content at this time is more inclined towards tactical and technical training, mainly targeting the specific playing styles of some specific opponents.
Inter Milan's lineup this season is very different from last season, with major changes in the front line, midfield and defense.
Therefore, it is definitely not feasible to continue copying the tactics of last season. It is necessary to integrate the personal characteristics of these new players to make some subtle adjustments to the tactics.
For example, on the right side, if Zanetti plays, Figo will mainly pass the ball from the bottom.
But if it is Maicon who plays, then the task of passing the ball from the bottom will be given to Maicon, and Figo will have to move to the flanks or even the middle, forming a numerical advantage in the midfield and frontcourt, using the high point in the penalty area as a fulcrum to form support and secondary attacks on the periphery.
If the effect of the cross from the bottom is not good, you can immediately switch to short pass penetration and pass-cut coordination offensive methods to continue threatening the opponent's defense.
Due to Recoba's unstable state and Martins being abducted by Newcastle, Mancini even came up with a 4312 formation without wingers.
In this lineup, Torres and Crespo are at the front of the front line, behind them are Lin Feng or Figo, and behind Lin Feng are three generals: Stankovic, Cambiasso and Vieira.
On the defensive line, the lineups are arranged and combined among Zanetti, Materazzi, Cordoba, Samuel, Barzagli, Maicon and Grosso according to different opponents.
In fact, Inter Milan this season is definitely very strong judging from the strength on paper alone.
But paper strength is not equal to actual combat effectiveness. How well one performs on the field will be determined by actual results.
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Just as Inter Milan was preparing intensively for the new season, several young Chinese players who were officially invited by Inter Milan and came all the way from China for trial training also set foot on Inter Milan's training ground for the first time.
"Inter Milan is indeed a world-class club. Look at their training ground, it's so big and has so many facilities. It's much better than our domestic clubs!"
As soon as several young players stepped into the Pinetina training base, they couldn't help but express their feelings.
"Yeah, and you can see that they have dedicated people in each area to guide training and provide logistical support. This is much more professional than what we have in China!" "And the various facilities look so advanced. We don't have these in our country. Big-name clubs are different!"
Several people were like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and everything they saw was new to them.
Especially when they saw those big-name stars who they had only seen on TV training with them in the same training base, these people's eyes were almost sparkling with stars.
"I saw Figo!"
"Is that Crespo? What a cool volley!"
"I saw Brother Lin, he was waving at us!"
Seeing these big-name football stars, whom they had only seen on TV, training seriously, the young players were extremely excited, especially when they saw Lin Feng greeting them and coming over to them, their hearts started beating wildly.
Although Inter Milan has many stars, in their hearts, Lin Feng is always the most important one!
It can even be said that the reason these people came to Inter Milan for trial was for Lin Feng!
Just like when Yao Ming joined the Rockets, making the Rockets the home team for many Chinese basketball fans, Lin Feng's Inter Milan also has a similar effect and has become a holy place in the hearts of Chinese fans.
"I'm Lin Feng, welcome to Inter Milan!"
Lin Feng smiled and stretched out his hand, shaking hands with the young players one by one.
The young players were flattered. They didn't expect Lin Feng to be so friendly. They originally thought that the more capable the player was, the worse his temper would be, just like their domestic football predecessors.
But they didn't have this feeling at all with Lin Feng.
"Won't you introduce yourself?"
Seeing that several young players were so busy shaking hands that they even forgot to introduce themselves, Lin Feng couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
"Hello, Brother Lin, my name is Wang Dalei, and I'm from Shanghai Liancheng!"
"Hello, Brother Lin, I am Zhang Wenzhao, I am from Shenzhen Jianlibao!"
"Hello, Brother Lin, my name is Deng Zhuoxiang, and I'm from Wuhan Optics Valley!"
"Hello, Brother Lin, my name is Wang Yongpo, and I'm from Shandong Luneng!"
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It seems that due to the butterfly effect brought by Lin Feng, the list of players Inter Milan invited from China to participate in trial training has obviously increased a lot this time.
In addition to Wang Dalei and Zhang Wenzhao who had originally come, there were also Deng Zhuoxiang and others.
Among these people, the oldest is Wang Yongpo, who was born in 87. Actually, he is one year older than Lin Feng, but he also joins the others in calling him Brother Lin...
"Yeah, you're very energetic. Keep up the spirit, seize this opportunity, perform well, and try to stay here. I look forward to being your teammate one day in the future!"
Lin Feng said some words of encouragement and motivation, which were mostly polite.
But given his status, after drinking this bowl of chicken soup, these young players became visibly excited.
Aren’t you coming to Inter Milan just to follow in Lin Feng’s footsteps and looking forward to the day when you can become an Inter Milan player?
Seeing everyone so excited, Lin Feng was also reflecting on whether he had been fed too much chicken soup.
But at this time, the appearance of Zhang Linpeng further deepened the effect of Lin Feng's bowl of chicken soup.
"Brother Lin, I'm here. They are the domestic players you mentioned who came to participate in the tryout, right?"
Zhang Linpeng, wearing Inter Milan youth team's training uniform, ran over, sweating profusely.
Wang Dalei and others looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never heard of anyone else receiving an invitation besides them. Where did this guy come from?
Also, isn't it a unified registration? Why has he already started training, and is he still wearing Inter Milan's uniform?
"My name is Zhang Linpeng, I was born in 89. I am from the Shanghai Genbao Football Base and I am currently playing for Inter Milan's youth team. If you can pass the trial, you will probably join the youth team like me."
With Zhang Linpeng's successful example in front of them, everyone's fighting spirit was further ignited.
They felt that they might be far behind Lin Feng, but they did not think that they were inferior to the young player in front of them who was the same age as them or even younger than them.
Since the other party can stay, why can't they?
When they thought of this, even some people who had originally planned to just go through the motions began to take this tryout opportunity seriously.
With the help of Lin Feng and Zhang Linpeng, the players quickly settled in the training base.
Perhaps because they had the protection of their good brother Lin Feng, they did not feel as uneasy as if they had just arrived. Instead, they quickly adapted to the environment of the training base.
He even got autographs and took photos with many stars, including big names like Figo, Zanetti and Crespo.
Of course, the reason why they can get signatures and take photos with these big-name stars so easily is, on the one hand, because of the club’s attitude, and on the other hand, because their teammates are giving face to Lin Feng.
The person in charge of this trial training activity is Moratti's son Moratti Jr., and this activity was arranged by Inter Milan's sponsor Pirelli.
Pirelli not only sponsors Inter Milan, but also sponsors the new season of the Chinese Super League and becomes a partner of the Chinese Football Association.
The Football Association cooperates with them because it values their influence and connections in European football, especially in Italian football, and hopes to promote more exchanges between the two countries' football, especially youth football.
Pirelli naturally catered to the needs of the team and organized this trial training. If the effect is good, such activities may be continued next year.
After introducing Lin Feng, Inter Milan has made great progress in the development of the Chinese market. Having tasted the sweetness, they attach more importance to this trial than before, and their attitude towards these Chinese players who come for trial is also more friendly.
They really hope that there will be a few good talents emerging from this group of players to help them further expand the Chinese market.
However, Lin Feng himself is not very optimistic about this trial. The strength of these people may not meet Inter Milan's requirements, and even if they stay in the youth team, it may be a stretch.
He vaguely remembered that after Wang Dalei participated in the trial training of Inter Milan, the official evaluation of Inter Milan was not very high. It was even believed that his hand shape when saving the ball was wrong. This was a manifestation of inadequate basic skills. The main reason for the players' inadequate basic skills was the overly backward and closed training system in the country, especially the goalkeeper training.
Therefore, even though it was only a short trial training lasting ten days, Wang Dalei still gave it a very high evaluation in the future, believing that this trial training brought him great help.
This actually sounds very ironic and sad.
(End of this chapter)
