Chapter 250 Inter Milan VS Roma, the new Italian national derby!
Kaka had a reason for saying that. Although Lin Feng was slightly better than him in organizational ability, both of them relied on speed and impact to tear through the opponent's defense. Once they were forced into a positional battle, this advantage would be difficult to demonstrate.
Inter Milan's style of play would make Lin Feng feel very uncomfortable, because it left him no space or opportunity to sprint.
Without a major trump card, their performance on the field will naturally decline significantly.
It's ironic that Inter Milan's overall strength has improved this season, but it has dragged down Lin Feng's personal performance.
The strength of AC Milan next door has declined, which has magnified Kaka's advantage.
Historically, in the 2006-2007 season, Kaka played a dominant performance in the Champions League. Not only did he lead the team to revenge and win the Champions League trophy again, he also won the last Golden Ball Award before Melo!
Although Kaka was ranked only 98th in the ranking of the world's top football stars released by the mainstream media later.
But no one can deny Kaka's dominance on the field this season.
Even Messi and Ronaldo, when they received the Ballon d'Or award that year, had nothing but admiration and respect for Kaka.
Kaka's peak period is indeed short, but his ceiling is high enough.
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Lin Feng did not care about the ridicule and criticism from the outside world. As a public figure, it was normal to be discussed and it was unavoidable.
Since there is discussion, it is inevitable that there will be criticism or even attacks.
The mouth is on someone else's body, can he really shut it up?
It would be too humiliating to scold the fans directly after the game, and he would never do such a thing.
Therefore, the best way to respond to external doubts is to score goals on the field!
Coincidentally, Inter Milan’s opponent in the next game is Roma!
As recognized by the outside world, Roma is the biggest obstacle for Inter Milan to defend the title this season. This decisive battle will definitely attract the attention of many fans!
If Lin Feng can score a goal in this game, all doubts from the outside world will no longer exist!
But not many people are optimistic about Inter Milan's away victory over Roma.
Roma has been in excellent form since the start of the season.
From the league to the Champions League, Roma has won three consecutive games, scoring an average of goals per game and conceding no goals!
Their offensive firepower and defensive quality have impressed the outside world.
Perhaps the significant improvement in Roma's offensive firepower is not so surprising. After all, the addition of Ade, the former Inter Milan king, has made a visible improvement in Roma's forward strength.
But Roma's defensive quality has also improved, which surprised many people. After all, Spalletti did not make big signings or reinforcements in the back line this season.
Relying on players loaned from other teams at low prices or simply obtained for free in the transfer market, Spalletti has slightly broadened the depth of Roma's lineup, but there is still a big question mark as to how strong these players are, whose value is only a few hundred thousand euros and some of whom are even ignored.
In fact, when it comes down to it, Roma, like most other teams, only has one complete lineup.
Due to limited funds, they are unable to stockpile so many capable players, resulting in a large gap in the level of their substitute players and main players, and a serious lack of bench depth.
It is still okay at the beginning of the season. There are not many games at this time, the players have good physical reserves and are not troubled by injuries. Their performance may be able to be maintained at a good level.
But in the middle and late stages of the season, the schedule becomes more intensive, the players' physical reserves are mostly consumed, and there are a large number of injuries within the team. When they have to use substitute players on a large scale, there is a big question mark as to whether they can still maintain stability.
It is precisely because of this that those civilian teams that can defeat top giants and win the championship with just one lineup are so rare. In all the years of the Premier League, there has only been one Fox miracle.
Although everyone is aware of Roma's weak lineup, the impact of this problem is not that great at the beginning of the season. So even though many people are not optimistic that Roma can compete with Inter Milan to the end, there are still many people who are optimistic about bullying Inter Milan at the beginning of the season when they are strong and Inter Milan is in poor form.
It is also because of this that the outside world feels that Roma has a greater chance of winning this game.
"Juventus was relegated this season, and there is no national derby in Serie A. It just so happens that everyone says that Roma may be Inter Milan's biggest rival for the championship. In this case, let's just treat this game as the new national derby!"
"Good idea. According to the tradition of the national derby, the home team has an obvious advantage, so I think Roma will win!"
"Totti's form this season is even better than last season, De Rossi's growth is also visible to the naked eye, plus Ader with full firepower and Mancini who is elusive on the wing, Roma is fully qualified to compete with Inter Milan!"
The two teams have played against each other countless times in the past few seasons, and each game was quite intense. Although Inter Milan has a certain advantage, it does not have absolute dominance. In addition, Roma's strength has obviously increased this season, and this is their home court. It is not surprising that fans are optimistic about Roma's victory.
But Roma coach Spalletti said in a low-key manner when interviewed by the media:
"Inter Milan is a team with strong attacking power and full of resilience, and Mancini is also an excellent head coach. I don't think a temporary setback can make them depressed, so this game will be a very difficult test for me and my team!"
Spalletti's words and deeds hinted that Roma is likely to adopt a more conservative tactics in the game.
The fans can't be fooled by this. Everyone thought you could win and Inter Milan was just so-so. Why did you become the one who gave up first?
Spalletti is not admitting defeat, but setting a trap for Inter Milan.
Of course, he also noticed the problems that Kaka noticed.
In the several matches against Inter Milan last season, Roma was always reversed by the opponent when they had the advantage.
The culprit that caused Roma's loss was the opponent's number eight!
Spalletti thought of many ways to restrict and target Lin Feng, but in practice he found that none of them worked.
Just when he was worrying about how to restrict Lin Feng, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Mancini's new tactics actually tied his own hands and feet and put Lin Feng to shame.
Although Lin Feng performed very well in the first game of the new season, it was obvious that he struggled in the next two games.
This aroused Spalletti's great interest. After repeatedly watching Inter Milan's game videos and studying Mancini's tactical play, he discovered the culprit that caused Lin Feng's decline in form.
Mancini learned Pedro's "tough" tactics and let Inter Milan's formation be very forward, with the two sides fighting mainly in the opponent's half.
In a limited area, both sides gathered a large number of players, which greatly compressed the attacking midfielder's space for activities in the frontcourt.
Without sufficient space to move, Lin Feng was forced to dismount and fight on foot, like a knight who had lost his mount.
Although his positional warfare ability is not weak, compared to his best offensive method of relying on speed advantage to attack the opponent's defense line, positional warfare is much less threatening.
After discovering this, Spalletti came up with a plan. He wanted to find ways to lure Inter Milan to attack and reduce Lin Feng's space, so as to achieve the goal of making Inter Milan lose its strength.
As for Roma, defensive counterattack is also their forte. Mancini on the wing is a master of explosives, and Ade himself is a speed-type striker. As long as the ball is passed to these two people in the counterattack, Roma can create a threat!
So there was the scene before!
Mancini did not take it lightly just because the other party spoke nicely, although he did not know what Spalletti was planning.
But he guessed intuitively that the other party definitely had no good intentions.
"Roma seems to want us to press forward. Could it be that they are planning to use a quick counterattack to deal with us?"
The more Mancini thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high, after all, the opponent had a player like Ade in the lineup.
Although he had a falling out with Ade, Mancini never doubted Ade's ability. What he criticized was just that the other party was not self-disciplined and professional enough!
This game is crucial for Inter Milan. After being unexpectedly tied by Sampdoria in the last round, they are already 2 points behind Roma. If they lose this game again, they will be directly 5 points behind Roma.
Although the new season has just begun and a temporary lead does not mean anything, but as the defending champions, it is embarrassing to fall behind so much at the beginning.
What's more, the club owner is impatient. God knows whether he can wait until the next match with Bayern. Maybe if they lose this game, Mancini will be fired.
Due to the combination of multiple factors, Mancini decided to play it safe.
There's no need to launch a large-scale attack. Just look for an opportunity to score a goal and get an economical 1:0.
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This key battle between Roma and Inter Milan was scheduled as the last game of the third round.
In other matches, AC Milan defeated Ascoli 1-0 at home with Kaka's solo goal, winning three consecutive victories.
After this victory, AC Milan's league points finally turned from negative to positive, reaching +1 point, getting rid of the last place in Serie A.
Although there is only 1 point after three rounds, it looks a bit pitiful.
But after turning around and taking a look at the points of their neighbors, Milan fans suddenly felt a lot more comforted.
Although Inter Milan did not have any points deducted, its points were only 3 points higher than AC Milan.
It's just the score difference of one game. With AC Milan's strength, it is only a matter of time before they catch up.
But Ancelotti and AC Milan players are very clear-headed. This season's Serie A championship has nothing to do with them, and they have no intention of competing for this honor.
We try our best to win the league not to win the championship, but to ensure a place in the Champions League next season.
Their real focus should be on the Champions League!
With AC Milan's current lineup, if they don't make another push, they may have no chance.
After all the games were played, the focus match of the third round of Serie A between Roma and Inter Milan finally started under the anticipation of everyone.
For this game, Mancini made some adjustments to the team's starting lineup and lineup.
He gave up the 4312 formation and returned to the 442 formation, with Figo returning to the starting lineup.
Although Figo is old, Mancini found that he really can't do without Figo.
The two center forwards on the front line are crying out for help. Without crosses from the wing, they will have much fewer opportunities in the frontcourt.
However, the change of formation did not affect his continued control over the midfield. After experimenting with the three-midfielder formation several times, Mancini fell in love with the feeling of controlling the midfield.
As long as the midfield is not lost, it will be difficult for the opponent to threaten their goal.
This full sense of security is really comfortable for him, a coach who may be fired at any time and is extremely insecure.
Seeing Inter Milan's formation and starting lineup, Spalletti next door was a little uneasy:
Didn’t Mancini fall for it?
So all my previous performances were in vain?
No, we still need to observe first. At least the three big brothers in Inter Milan’s midfield are still on the court. Whether the tactics have really changed remains to be verified.
After the game started, Inter Milan took the initiative as expected.
This result was partly because Inter Milan's midfield was solid enough and Roma was unable to compete with them.
On the other hand, it was because Roma deliberately showed weakness. They only put up a symbolic resistance and then took the initiative to shrink their formation.
To be honest, as the second favorite to win the title this season and the current leader of Serie A, it takes a lot of courage to take the initiative to "admit defeat" in the face of the main rivals in the league.
Many fans could not understand Spalletti's tactics. According to them, Roma should launch a vigorous attack at their home stadium and destroy Inter Milan with the attack.
But Roma had used this tactic once before in the Super Cup. Although the effect was very good in the first half and they once took a huge lead, the opponent's fierce counterattack soon turned their lead into a joke.
Previously, when Spalletti was interviewed by reporters, his praise for Inter Milan's resilience was not just a compliment, because he had truly witnessed Inter Milan's resilience.
They were able to make a comeback after falling behind by three goals. Is this a normal team?
Therefore, in his opinion, fighting against Inter Milan is a dead end.
Mancini was very confused. Was Roma really scared?
Why are you suddenly so cautious?
This doesn't look like the Roma he knows!
Roma, a team known for its offense, scoring an average of goals per game in the league and the Champions League, and which had recently defeated Inter Milan, suddenly went against its norm and returned to its own half and set up a fence!
Something is wrong, something is so wrong!
His nose seemed to smell the scent of conspiracy!
(End of this chapter)
