Chapter 98 Chen Tao starts, Gao Lin scores
《Five consecutive wins, Inter Milan is unstoppable! 》
"The 17-year-old young player scored in two consecutive games and has become the key man for Inter Milan!"
"Mancini's tactical reform has been initially successful, Inter Milan may be aiming for the championship!"
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After Inter Milan defeated Glasgow Rangers 2:0 at home, Italian media reported the game and were generous with their praises, praising them lavishly, almost to the heavens.
The reason why the Italian media is so excited is mainly because Serie A teams have performed so well in the Champions League this season.
Just as Inter Milan defeated Glasgow Rangers 2:0, other Serie A teams also reported good news, except for Udinese losing to the powerful Barcelona.
Although they did not receive any attention from UEFA, they were even targeted.
However, the four Serie A teams participating in the Champions League have achieved 7 wins and 1 loss in the past two rounds of the Champions League group stage, ranking first among the top five leagues.
Not only is it far ahead of Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga, it is also significantly ahead of La Liga and the Premier League.
Although the current Serie A is not as good as it used to be during the Little World Cup, it is still the best league on the planet, at least in the minds of Italians, that's what they think.
This season, the Serie A teams' foreign war records have strongly supported this view, making them even more convinced.
Among the four Serie A teams, except Udinese, Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan have all won two consecutive victories, and the situation for qualifying for the group stage is very good.
Even Udinese has the initiative to qualify within their own group.
The current situation in Group C is very chaotic. Barcelona, who are at the top of the list, have won both games and no one can threaten them.
Udinese and Panathinaikos both have a record of 1 win and 1 loss. Due to the win-loss relationship and goal difference, Udinese is temporarily ranked second.
As for Werder Bremen, they unexpectedly lost to Panathinaikonas away from home. Now they have lost both games and have 0 points, ranking last in the group. The situation for qualifying is very grim.
It can even be said that the next game will be their life-and-death battle. If they lose to Udinese again, Werder Bremen can prepare for next year's Champions League in advance.
"Old Chen, what's going on over there? Why did you lose to the Greek team?"
Upon learning the news that Werder Bremen lost, Lin Feng called Chen Tao immediately.
"Hey, don't mention it, the referee is outrageous!"
Chen Tao was furious: "At the beginning of the first half, one of our team members was sent off with a red card. Our tactical plan was completely disrupted. We played very passively throughout the whole game!"
"To be honest, I find it a little unbelievable that we scored one goal and lost by only one goal in the end."
Although away goals are not important in the group stage, Werder Bremen was able to score a goal away from home despite being at a numerical disadvantage, so their performance was not bad.
"Don't underestimate these unpopular league teams. Panathinaikonas is really something and is quite strong!"
Chen Tao originally thought that when teams from the top five leagues met teams that were not from the top five leagues, wouldn’t they just kill each other?
But after playing on the field, he realized that there are really many hidden talents in Europe!
Those minor league teams that they have never heard of are actually not bad at all.
Not only were they not bad, they also played very well and methodically, and were in no way inferior to the teams from the top five leagues.
Chen Tao has never worked in a wealthy family, so he is not sure whether the situation is the same there.
But at least from his experience of playing in the Bundesliga, there is no problem for the opponent to gain a foothold in the Bundesliga.
Chen Tao was not the only one who lost this round. When Lin Feng opened the national youth team's chat group, he saw a large group of friends wailing in the group.
Zhao Xuri: "Oh my god, Juventus is too strong. Beating us is like chopping melons and vegetables. They scored goals and almost made us doubt our lives!"
Zhao Xuri's team Rapid Vienna was beaten 5-0 by Juventus away from home.
Although he still did not get a chance to play, the head coach included him in the 18-man roster and took him to the away game to feel the atmosphere of the game.
This game really opened Zhao Xuri's eyes!
I can only watch Juventus’ games on TV on weekdays. Now, after watching them in person, I was surprised to find that Juventus is even more powerful than on TV!
Rapid Vienna is the champion of the Austrian League after all, but was beaten by Juventus without any chance of fighting back.
The game was really like a father beating his son. Rapid Vienna had a pitiful 23% possession rate and only had 3 shots, all of which missed the target.
Zhao Xuri: "Alas, after playing this game, I really felt the huge gap between me and Brother Lin. Juventus, who treated us like a ball, lost to Brother Lin's team twice and lost two championship trophies. I can only say that Brother Lin is awesome!"
Zhao Xuri was really convinced. Only after experiencing it personally did he realize how big the despairing gap was.
Lin Feng was able to lead the team to defeat the powerful Juventus, but he didn't even dare to think about it.
Lin Feng was somewhat speechless: "I was able to win because my teammates were stronger. If you had changed to a stronger team, you might have had a chance to defeat Juventus."
Juventus is about to be relegated because of the phone-gate scandal. After relegation, Juventus has lost a lot of players and their strength has been greatly reduced. The difficulty of defeating them will be much easier than it is now.
Schalke 04's Hao Junmin also shared the same sentiments as Zhao Xuri:
"Brother Zhao, stop talking. We were also taught a lesson by AC Milan today!"
Zhao Xuri asked in surprise: "Why, you were also slaughtered by AC Milan by a large score?"
Schalke 04 is a strong team in the Bundesliga after all. Even if there is a gap between them and top clubs like AC Milan, the gap is not so big that they will be massacred, right?
Hao Junmin: "Oh, that's not the case. We were leading the game, but in the second half, when the game was almost over, Kaka suddenly broke out and assisted Inzaghi to score a goal, and then scored another goal himself. He scored two goals in a short period of time and stunned us. Kaka is too strong!"
Schalke 04, which unexpectedly lost the game due to Kaka's outburst, is now in the same situation as Rapid Vienna where Zhao Xuri is. Both teams have lost both games and the situation for qualifying is extremely grim.
If Fenerbahce had not unexpectedly defeated PSV Eindhoven 3:0 at home, helping them to survive, Schalke 04 would have been carried away.
It is worth mentioning that in Fenerbahce's match against Eindhoven, Mao Biao was substituted in injury time.
Although the coach may have substituted him on just to delay time and there were only 3 minutes left in the game, at least he made his debut in the Champions League, which was already a huge breakthrough.
These three minutes of playing time made him the fourth Chinese player to appear in the Champions League.
But unfortunately, Zhou Haibin of PSV Eindhoven did not get the chance to play, so this Chinese derby could not take place.
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Compared to half a month ago, the situation of our friends has improved a lot.
Chen Tao has completely established his foothold in Werder Bremen, and together with the team's midfield boss Miku, he has built a dual-core system for Werder Bremen.
As he gradually adapted to the Bundesliga, Chen Tao's performance in the Bundesliga has been getting better and better. As of the seventh round of the Bundesliga, Chen Tao has played for the team 6 times, including 5 starts and substitute.
Although he has not scored a goal yet, he has made two assists in the league, both of which were to Klose.
This made his relationship with the carpenter quickly warm up. Klose liked this teammate who had good skills, a calm personality, and could provide him with assists.
Compared with Chen Tao's situation in Werder Bremen, Gao Lin's situation is slightly worse.
But compared with half a month ago, Gao Lin's progress is also very obvious.
In the 6th round of the Bundesliga, in Dortmund's 2-0 victory over Bielefeld, Gao Lin came on as a substitute in the 65th minute of the second half and helped the team score the winning goal.
This goal made Dortmund's coaching staff gradually recognize his strength and began to try to give him more playing time.
Although Gao Lin has not yet become a starter, he has become an important rotation player for the team.
This guy is a jack of all trades. In addition to scoring goals, he can also pass the ball to his teammates. Of course, the coach likes such players.
Whenever there is an injury or other situation on Dortmund's front line, the first person the head coach thinks of when making substitutions is him.
This made Gao Lin full of fighting spirit, and he even made a bold statement in the group, declaring that he would definitely be able to become a starting player before the winter break.
Compared with Gao Lin, Feng Xiaoting is slightly inferior.
Feng Xiaoting got the chance to play again in this round of games, and thanks to Barcelona's huge lead, the game entered garbage time early, so his playing time was also advanced a lot, and he played for more than 30 minutes after coming on as a substitute.
Although he did not make a brilliant steal like in the previous game, his outstanding performance on the defensive line still won the recognition of his teammates and coaching staff.
After successfully passing Rijkaard's probation period, he is likely to get more opportunities to play in the next league.
However, it is unlikely that he will become a starter at Barcelona in the short term.
If Feng Xiaoting wants to compete for Barcelona's main force, he needs to perform better.
Compared with the first three players, the players behind them are having a worse time.
As for Cui Peng, after sitting on the bench for nearly a month in Marseille, he finally impressed the head coach with his serious and diligent attitude in team training and came on as a substitute in the ninth round of Ligue 1.
Although he only came on as a substitute and played for less than ten minutes, Cui Peng was still ecstatic.
If there is a first time, there will be a second time. As long as the coach does not forget him, he believes that there will be more and more opportunities like this in the future.
Zhu Ting's situation is similar to Cui Peng's. Both of them were on the bench and got a chance to play in recent rounds of games, but their playing time was very short.
Zhu Ting is very optimistic and feels that he may not be able to adapt to the rhythm of the Bundesliga with his level.
But as long as your thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than problems!
If he couldn't stay in the Bundesliga, he thought he could try the German 2nd Division.
Anyway, there are already so many seniors in the Bundesliga who have paved the way for them, the younger generations, so it is completely possible for them to go to the Bundesliga.
The level of the German Second Division is lower than that of the Bundesliga, which is more friendly to him. At least in the new team, he will be able to gain a foothold in the team and will not always sit on the bench.
Lin Feng fully supports Zhu Ting's approach:
"I don't think you need to stick to the first team, you can consider renting yourself out or going to the second-tier leagues.
What we need now is to play more games. If we keep sitting on the bench and can't play, it's easy to wear out our spirit."
Even the secondary leagues of the five major leagues are not inferior to or even surpass the Chinese Super League in terms of level.
At least in these places, there are fewer unhealthy practices such as match-fixing and gambling.
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After the game, Lin Feng met with Zhu Guanghu and talked about some things about the East Asian Games.
After leading the team in a friendly match with the German national team, Zhu Guanghu will return to China without stopping to prepare for the upcoming East Asian Games.
"For this friendly match, I will recruit a large number of players who have studied abroad in Europe. Don't object yet, just listen to me."
Seeing that Lin Feng seemed to have something to say, Zhu Guanghu signaled him to be patient and wait until he finished speaking before expressing his opinion.
"The 10th National Games is about to begin. Local sports bureaus will certainly try their best to achieve good results in the National Games. If I don't call up these young players studying abroad in Europe, they will definitely be called up by local football associations.
Do you think playing a friendly match in Germany is more exhausting for them, or traveling thousands of miles back to China to play in the National Games for half a month is more exhausting? "
Of course it's the latter!
"So, gathering them together in the name of the national team is actually a kind of protection for them. At least during this national team training period, they will not be able to be recruited by the local football association."
Lin Feng nodded, finally understanding Zhu Guanghu's good intentions.
It's not easy for Lao Zhu either. He has to dance in shackles under so many rules and regulations, but he still gives them special care. It's really thoughtful of him.
Of course, this matter will be of great benefit to him. After all, this group of young players will most likely join the national team and become new international players in the future.
Zhu Guanghu should establish good relationships with them now so that he can get the support of the players when selecting the head coach of the national team in the future.
But in addition to the benefits, he also runs the risk of offending people.
You have intercepted all the people, so the local association will naturally be dissatisfied.
It's really kind of Zhu Guanghu to be willing to take such a big risk to help them.
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After winning five consecutive games on all fronts, Inter Milan finally encountered a tough opponent.
In the sixth round of the league, Serie A will usher in a focus battle - Inter Milan VS Juventus's top battle.
The current difference between the two teams is exactly 3 points. If Inter Milan can defeat Juventus, they will top the Serie A table and become the new leader.
But if they unfortunately lose, the gap between them and Juventus will be widened to 6 points.
At the beginning of the season, Inter Milan was already six points behind after only six games. It would be very difficult for Inter Milan to catch up in the remaining games.
So this game is worth six points and no one can afford to lose!
(End of this chapter)
