My name is Colani

Chapter 306 34. Collision with Inter Milan

Although it was the weekend, there were not too many fans at the Meazza Stadium in the afternoon. There were only more than 40,000 spectators, and the Meazza Stadium was only about half full. Of course, most of them were home fans. Trapani was not a strong team. There was only one real star in the team, Hugo. He had a great influence among young Italians, but this was a football game. Who was interested in watching Hugo dancing on the sidelines? !

Zaccheroni arranged a 343 formation in this game:

Goalkeeper: Toldo

Defenders: Cordoba, Materazzi, Cannavaro

Midfielders: Zanetti, Zanetti, Emre, Coco

Forwards: Cruz, Vieri, Van der Meyde

Inter Milan has never been able to find its own pace because there are too many foreigners and they are not good at management. For example, they directly handed over the integration of players to the head coach, but this is not the right way. The club itself needs to invest a lot of energy in this regard.

Trapani has done much better than Inter Milan in this regard. In terms of management, the club rents houses for young foreign players. If they don't want to live in the Pacheco training base, they are equipped with translators, Italian training and other humanistic care. Hugo said that we should establish our corporate culture, and this is what we do most.

In fact, many clubs now do not pay attention to the integration of players in life, but it is precisely because many players are not adapting to the team not only because of tactical concepts but also because of their unhappiness in life.

It is not without reason that Inter Milan has always been criticized for its internal gangs. The internal cohesion is too poor. When Inter Milan was in Simeone's administration, Ronaldo actually had special treatment. He could sleep until he woke up naturally and then go to the base for training every day.

Many people praised Simeone. Inter Milan almost won the championship during Simeone's period. They missed the championship because of a misjudgment in the match with Juventus, but Hugo strongly disagreed with this management level.

There are many privileged people like this in Inter Milan. It has to be said that they have brought trouble upon themselves that they have not won a championship for many years. Inter Milan's locker room is a beautiful scenery in Serie A. Apart from other things, the team is too large. They have as many as 30 players in the first team. How can all of them get a chance? It is normal that the locker room is unstable.

Inter Milan's injuries are a bit serious recently, which is one of the reasons why Cooper did not get a good start. Zaccheroni took over, but there were fewer people, which is easier to arrange. When the injured players come back in the future, if Inter Milan cannot go further in the Champions League, just wait and see. Zaccheroni will have a headache.

Hugo still uses 352 for Trapani;

Goalkeeper: Kameni

Defenders: Victor, Natali, Rinaudo

Midfielders: Maggio, Mascherano, Li Tie, Miku, Evra

Forwards: Mascara, Toni

Since Mascara came on as a substitute, Hugo has fully realized the benefits of the two forwards. If there is a good second forward, he can retreat to help his midfield control, increase the midfield's ball outlet points, and make it difficult for the opponent to defend. So when Mascara showed a good state, Hugo certainly chose to let him continue.

Mascara's task was specially arranged today. Zaccheroni arranged three forwards and double-sided forwards. The purpose is to make a fuss from the wing, but the midfield is still their key area. What Trapani has to do is to change the strategy of making a fuss from the wing, focus the main direction on the middle, and the two wings must maintain the defensive thickness against Inter Milan's wing.

Mascara needs to retreat more, get closer to the midfield, and control the situation.

Zaccheroni shook hands with Hugo in the open space between the coaches' seats. His team has been performing well recently, so he is naturally in a good mood.

"Mr. Zaccheroni, please go easy on me later!" Hugo gave Zaccheroni a Chinese-style pre-match greeting.

Zaccheroni was stunned for a moment, then laughed it off.

The game started, Trapani first wanted to retreat to defend, and deployed heavy troops in the backcourt. Evra and Maggio on both wings retreated deeper. This game was different from the match against Juventus. This time it was an active retreat. Hugo was not aware that Inter Milan's starting lineup and formation were changing in the past few games. The coaching staff could not figure out the essence of Inter Milan's 343 tactics. On the one hand, defending first would help to further understand Inter Milan's routines, and on the other hand, it was funny to say that Hugo hoped that the defense line could warm up first and adjust its status.

The dense defense really made it difficult for Inter Milan to find a gap. Dutchman Van der Meyde tried to break through twice on the wing, but both failed.

Zaccheroni played as a winger against Cruz. Others didn't know, but he knew that he was actually inspired by Hugo. Hugo used a center forward who could score as a pseudo winger in the league, which achieved good results. Zaccheroni also followed suit in this game.

Unfortunately, Trapani was very successful in limiting Inter Milan's crosses on the wing after the start, and Inter Milan's two or three crosses were not very threatening.

Zaccheroni was a little surprised by Hugo in the coaching seat. Everyone in the Italian football world knew that Hugo liked offensive football. It was just that as a head coach, he had some ideas about the balance of offense and defense, but he was definitely not like now, shrinking in his own half and concentrating on defense.

Hugo gradually understood Zaccheroni's tactics. In fact, in his 343 formation, the two wings of the midfield still pay considerable attention to defense. Not to mention the backgrounds of Zanetti and Coco, after playing for more than ten minutes, Zanetti and Coco were both very tight, which shows that Zaccheroni still puts the team's defense in the first place.

"He must think I'm playing with five defenders, but now it seems that he is the one who plays with five defenders!" Hugo said to the coaching staff with a pout.

Hugo walked to the sidelines and began to gesture. He asked his players not to shrink anymore and to control the ball purposefully.

Trapani's simple clearance disappeared, and the backcourt began to control the ball rhythmically. Zaccheroni's tactics did not include high-pressure pressing, and he was not like Hugo. Hugo could implement any tactics he wanted without restraint. The players were not big names and easy to discipline, but Inter Milan was different. Inter Milan was full of big names. You wanted Vieri to run in the frontcourt at the risk of his life and let him participate in the defense of the whole team. This was impossible, okay!

As a result, Trapani gradually gained some ball possession advantages. Zaccheroni's midfield configuration could not play a good interception role. Trapani's number advantage in the midfield was obvious.

In the 21st minute, Trapani almost broke through Inter Milan's gate. Mascara pulled to the side and played tricks on the famous Cannavaro. He made a cross, and Toni's sweep was blocked out of the door by Toldo's quick reaction.

The reason why it was almost said was mainly because Toldo did not block subconsciously at all, but Toni swept the ball directly to him. Otherwise, at a distance of five meters in front of the goal, Toni had a slight angle, and Toldo would have difficulty saving the ball.

The game began to gradually move in Trapani's favorable direction. The only problem was that at the front of the penalty area, it was a bit difficult for Trapani to pass the ball into the penalty area. Materazzi was given a special task by Zaccheroni to take care of the younger Toni. Cordoba and Cannavaro turned very fast, and it was difficult for Mascara to continue to break through them. He could only look for opportunities.

The originally planned wing forwards, Evra and Maggio, must also focus more on the defensive position in this game, and the pressure is far less than the previous two games. In short, the consecutive defeats still made Hugo reserved in the tactical arrangement.

In this way, 45 minutes of the first half passed, and no one got any good chances. The powerful Inter Milan had no way to deal with the weak Trapani. When the referee Darini blew the whistle to end the first half, there were sporadic boos at the Meazza Stadium. This boo was not for Trapani, but for the home team Inter Milan.

On the way back to the locker room, Hugo found a very interesting banner on the stands, a banner asking Moratti to get out!

It is said that the voices of Inter Milan fans protesting Moratti are getting louder and louder. It is a fact that Moratti is willing to invest. The fans also had great expectations back then. After all, the Moratti family returned to Milan and brought Milan their favorite stars. But in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, Inter Milan is in chaos, and still has no way to get involved in the championship. Moratti's patience is not very good, and Inter Milan fans' patience has come to an end after so many years.

Firing the head coach was useless. The fans felt that Moratti was Inter Milan's biggest problem. There were many criticisms of Moratti in the media. The fans followed suit and blamed Moratti. Demonstrations demanding Moratti's removal were not uncommon since 2003!

Looking at the banners on the stands, Hugo returned to the locker room in a happy mood.

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