Chapter 290 National Olympic Team is established, Krauchen is appointed as head coach
Inter Milan's opponent in this round of the league is Atalanta, which is ranked ninth in the league. Their strength is neither strong nor weak. They have neither the pressure of relegation nor too high goals.
For top clubs, it is relatively easy to deal with such a team.
Because their tactics are not so conservative, it is not difficult to break their goal.
But not being conservative means that their offensive threat is greater, and even a top team may be overturned by them if they are not careful.
Inter Milan almost lost in this game. In the first half, Inter Milan was in high spirits. In the 13th and 37th minutes of the first half, Lin Feng and Torres scored a goal respectively, taking the lead early.
But perhaps because this was the last game before the holiday, after gaining a big advantage, the players' attention began to decline, and many of them were not focused on the court, as if they had entered vacation mode early.
However, the Atalanta players on the opposite side had not forgotten that they were still in the game. Instead, they took advantage of the Inter players' decreased attention and scored a goal through a counterattack in the 57th minute.
And after Atlanta succeeded in the first attack, it seemed to have gained confidence!
In the following period of time, they frequently launched counterattacks and even suppressed Inter Milan on the field.
At Inter Milan's home ground, a team ranked in the middle of the league actually dominated them for more than ten minutes.
This caused an uproar among the Inter Milan fans at the scene and made Mancini, who was sitting in the coaching seat, furious.
He rushed out and rudely shouted at the absent-minded players on the field, reminding them to concentrate. In addition to shouting, Mancini also asked all the players on the bench to go out for warm-up, as if he was going to replace anyone who was not alert!
Seeing that the coach seemed really angry, the players on the field became a little more serious.
But at this time, the opponent's momentum had risen. Even if Inter Milan's players had recovered their form, they were unable to defeat the opponent for a while.
But fortunately, they gritted their teeth and withstood the opponent's offensive climax, preventing the opponent from tying the score.
At the end of the game, Inter Milan took advantage of the opponent's declining physical strength to regain control of the situation on the field. In the 88th minute, Figo, who came on as a substitute, scored the third goal, completely killing the game.
Although the final result was that Inter Milan defeated their opponents and won 11 consecutive league victories, this result has tied the Serie A's longest winning streak record they created last season.
If Inter Milan wins another league game, they will break this record.
The record of eleven consecutive wins was unimaginable in the previous Serie A.
There were many strong teams in Serie A back then, and each team was very strong, with a fierce battle almost every few rounds.
In this kind of mixed situation, it is difficult for any team to maintain a long winning streak.
Not to mention eleven consecutive wins, in the era when Serie A was still a small World Cup, winning five or six consecutive games in the league was already a very rare situation.
But now, Inter Milan has achieved 11 consecutive victories for two consecutive seasons, a result that Roma also achieved last season.
This also reflects from the side that Serie A is indeed in decline.
Except for the top giants, the remaining ordinary teams no longer have the strength to compete with the giants and have become the scoring boys for the top teams.
Considering the current situation of Serie A this season, with Juventus relegated and AC Milan in a slump, many people believe that 11 consecutive wins is not Inter Milan's limit.
Before the next encounters with Roma and AC Milan, as long as Inter Milan does not let down, I am afraid no one can stop Inter Milan's winning streak.
Perhaps, by the end of this season, Serie A's winning streak record will be greatly refreshed!
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Although they won the game, Mancini still looked unhappy.
When the team was disbanded, he gathered the players together:
"I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas in advance. Today's game is over, so I won't say much. In the next 20 days, you can relax at home and enjoy the rare holiday of the year.
But please stay disciplined!
I hope you can keep exercising, control your diet and weight properly, and don't let your figure get out of shape easily.
We have a heavy task in the second half of the season, and we need everyone to maintain a good state and strive for higher honors, so I don’t want to see anyone fall behind. If anyone fails to do this and fails to meet my requirements, don’t blame me for being ruthless! ”
Mancini had a very serious expression on his face when he said this.
Seeing that he was serious, the players stopped laughing and playing around and took note of what he said carefully!
Lin Feng is easy to deal with. Even if Mancini didn't remind him, he would pay attention to these things.
But some players in the team, especially those from South America, secretly groaned after hearing Mancini's request.
The requirement of self-discipline is indeed difficult for them who are naturally casual.
But it’s actually not that bad, as the South American players in Inter Milan are mainly Argentine players, and there are relatively few Brazilian players.
Although they are all from South America, Argentine players are generally more self-disciplined than Brazilian players. For example, Inter Milan’s captain Zanetti is a model worker of the team!
Since tomorrow is Christmas Eve, Christmas is a major holiday in the West, so the players are anxious to go home and reunite with their families.
That night, the entire team dispersed and left.
Lin Feng was no exception and took a flight back to Germany that evening.
Although Bavaria is only about 400 kilometers away from Lombardy, Italy, the temperature difference between the two places is quite large.
At two o'clock in the morning, dragging his tired body and carrying a heavy suitcase, Lin Feng shivered instantly when he was blown by the sub-zero cold wind.
It’s so cold, it feels like I’m back in Moscow!
The winter in Milan is not particularly cold. The daytime temperature is usually around 15 to degrees. If the weather is clear, the temperature can occasionally rise to degrees.
But in Germany, even in the southern state of Bavaria, the winter temperature hovers around zero degrees Celsius, and the maximum daytime temperature is usually only around five degrees, which is much lower than Milan.
Don't underestimate the difference of four or five degrees, it will give people a huge difference in physical sensation.
Lin Feng doesn't like winter. After all, football is an outdoor sport. The weather outside is too cold in winter, which has a great impact on the players' training.
Why are La Liga and Serie A so attractive to star players?
Because it’s warm there!
Whether in Madrid or Barcelona, the weather in winter is mostly sunny and windy.
It rarely rains there, the air is not humid at all, and the outdoor temperature during the day can reach 7-15 degrees, which is very suitable for outdoor sports.
The complete opposite of Spain is the UK. It is cold and damp in winter, with more rainy days than sunny days, especially in Manchester and Liverpool. The weather changes at any time, and sometimes it may rain two or three times during a game.
It must be terrible to play a rainy game in the cold winter! If he had a choice, Lin Feng definitely didn't want to play football in the UK.
But unfortunately, sometimes the decision-making power is not in his hands.
Not long after Lin Feng returned home, news came from the National Olympic Team.
At the end of 2006, the Chinese Olympic Team, which was being prepared for the 08 Olympic Games, was finally established.
The choice of head coach was not surprising. It was the meritorious coach Krauchen who led the Chinese national youth team to win the World Youth Championship.
Although Krauchen was appointed as the head coach, the Football Association still has not given up its intention to interfere in the National Olympic Team.
At the same time as announcing Krauchen as the head coach of the National Olympic Team, the Football Association also announced the National Olympic Team's overseas training plan.
On January 1, the National Olympic Team will depart from BJ for France to start a 7-day overseas training.
During this period, they will first train in France, then play friendly matches with local teams, and then rush to the UK to compete with the reserve teams of some Premier League teams.
In the middle of the year, the National Olympic Team will also participate in the 2007 Toulon Tournament, using the game as training to test the team's condition after running-in.
Finally, the Football Association also accepted the invitation to the Eight-Nation Tournament in South Africa. At that time, the National Olympic Team will compete with seven teams from Africa and experience the football styles of different continents in order to prepare in advance for next year's Olympics!
Judging from the schedule, the Football Association’s arrangement seems to be fine?
Almost every event can be explained reasonably, but there is one thing they can't explain:
Why is the German Football Association not among the Football Association’s partners?
Why did the Chinese national football team deliberately avoid Germany during its overseas training?
You should know that Krauchen is German, and this national Olympic team, which was formed by the national youth championship team, has been training in Germany for a long time and has received strong support from the German Football Association during this period.
Why are you turning your back on me now?
And according to the plan, the National Olympic Team should have been formed in the middle of last year. Why was it delayed until the end of the year?
All these problems have left the fans feeling moved, confused and puzzled, but there is definitely something wrong.
In fact, the reason for this situation is very simple - for the leaders of the Football Association, this National Olympic Team is even more important than the national football team!
Because the local Olympics in a year and a half is far more important than next year's Asian Cup and even the World Cup qualifiers the year after!
Under the watchful eyes of billion fellow countrymen in their hometown, the performance of the National Olympic Team at the Beijing Olympics is the best achievement of the Football Association.
Of course, if the National Olympic Team performs badly, the leaders in charge of the National Olympic Team will definitely be held responsible.
But this National Olympic Team was formed by the World Youth Championship champion team. There are also a number of talented players such as Lin Feng and Chen Tao in the team, and they are called the Super Platinum Generation by fans.
Their strength is stronger than any previous national Olympic team and they are very likely to achieve good results in the Beijing Olympics.
In this situation, anyone who has the conditions wants to come forward and get a piece of the pie.
After all, who wouldn’t want to reach out and pick such tempting fruit?
The consequence of everyone wanting to reap the benefits is that Krauchen's power has been restricted or even usurped.
If this was the training plan he had made, he would have chosen Spain as the training location instead of France, and he would not have gone to the UK for training in early February.
As for the South Africa Eight-Nation Invitational Tournament, there is no need to participate in such a competition with extremely low gold content.
What's more, the journey is too long whether from Europe or from mainland China. For players who have club competition tasks, such long-distance travel is harmful and beneficial, and it is very likely to cause them injuries!
But unfortunately, Krauchen had just taken office and had not had time to make any arrangements, but the Football Association had already taken care of it for him!
Although the old man was very angry about this, there was nothing he could do.
He could only pick up the phone and call the main players of the team one by one to ask about their situation and see if he should take them to participate in this overseas training.
After all, there are many players in this National Olympic Team who play in the local league and have been resting for two or three months.
There are also players who play in overseas leagues and have just entered the winter break and have not had time to catch their breath, such as Lin Feng and Feng Xiaoting.
La Liga's winter break is a few days earlier than Serie A's, but their winter break is very short, only about ten days.
On January 1th of next year, the day when the National Olympic Team sets off, the second half of the La Liga will begin.
If Feng Xiaoting accepts the call-up to the National Olympic Team, he will miss at least seven league games.
For Feng Xiaoting, who is now striving for more playing time, such a long absence will definitely affect his position in the team and may even leave a bad impression on the head coach.
As for Lin Feng, his situation was even more difficult.
Feng Xiaoting is just a substitute for Barcelona, while Lin Feng is the core of Inter Milan.
The Serie A season will begin on January 1th.
If you calculate the time, the National Olympic Team had just started training in France and had not yet gone to England!
Although there is no Champions League during this period, the league usually has one game a week, so if you really want to squeeze in time, you can do it.
But this requires players to run between the club and the National Olympic Team. In the long run, whether their bodies can handle it and whether they will get injured is a big question mark!
This is different from the past when the national team would call up national players to participate in the competition on FIFA national team match days, and those kinds of competitions were only one or two games every one or two months.
The National Olympic Team's training camp will last for 50 days, which means they have to "return home" to participate in competitions every week. Who can stand this intensity?
After receiving a call from Krauchen and listening to the other party's explanation of the details, Lin Feng also felt a little headache.
The training time arranged by the Football Association is really bad!
The winter break is short to begin with, and coupled with the accumulated fatigue after playing for half a season, I really don’t want to participate in any training camps or practice sessions at this time.
But he is the core of the team. If he doesn't go, the tactical system of the National Olympic Team cannot be established at all.
But if they really go, not only will they be prone to injury, but the opponents the National Olympic Team will face in training will mainly be the reserve teams of some Ligue 1 and Premier League teams.
There is still a question mark as to how strong these reserve teams are. It is hard to say how much improvement the National Olympic Team can get from this kind of training.
It would be great if these training sessions were scheduled at the end of the season.
However, the schedule of the Chinese Super League is somewhat different from that of Europe. When the five major leagues ended at the end of May, the Chinese Super League was in full swing. I am afraid that young players playing in the country will not be able to spare.
If you want to take into account both domestic and overseas leagues at the same time, you probably only have the winter break to choose.
(End of this chapter)
