After Agüero joined Inter Milan, he had made four appearances in all competitions, which was quite a high frequency.
In fact, the Argentine youngster's debut in Inter Milan was quite outstanding. In his first game, he came on as a substitute and created a penalty kick.
However, in the game against Juventus, Agüero scored a goal, but it was erased by the referee. This made the Argentine youngster very disappointed. His first goal in Inter Milan was gone just like that.
In the following two games, Agüero's mentality seemed to be affected, and his performance was not very satisfactory.
The price of 16 million euros was like a heavy burden that kept pressuring the Argentine youngster. As long as he did not score a goal, the media's criticism and doubts about him would not stop.
After the second day of training, Li Ang specifically looked for Agüero to talk. He wanted the Argentine youngster to relax and not feel pressured. He expressed that he would continue to trust him, relax, and that he would score a goal sooner or later.
Li Ang could only do so much. A striker's goal scoring condition was a very strange thing. He might not score a goal for a long time, but once the first goal came, everything seemed to fall into place.
Moreover, Li Ang did not think that the lack of goals during this period was a bad thing. It would allow Agüero to be sharpened, and to a certain extent, it was a good thing. Otherwise, if Agüero joined Inter Milan with a price of 16 million euros, if the start was too smooth for a youngster, he might be complacent.
Of course, this was also because Inter Milan's current frontline, Ronaldo's condition was good, and Adriano's performance was normal. He was not worried that no one would score a goal. Otherwise, he would not be so calm.
Li Ang made up his mind to give Agüero two more games to try. If the youngster still could not find the feeling of scoring, he would have to do it himself.
Li Ang had an advanced skill card, [Great Shot]. If he used this skill card, Agüero would definitely score a goal.
This skill card had a three-month validity period, and there were still two weeks left. If it really did not work, he would use this skill card on Agüero.
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They had already gone through seven rounds of the league tournament. Despite the suspension after the game against Juventus and the forced defeat against Fiorentina, Li Ang's Inter Milan was getting better and better. He was also becoming more and more confident in the team.
In fact, that was exactly the case. In the eighth round of the league, Inter Milan faced Udinese in an away game.
This match was also the last match of Li Ang's three-match ban. He 'remotely' commanded the team from the stands, and the Nerazzurri finally won with a score of 1: 0.
Inter Milan played a wonderful combination. Mata, Silva, Ronaldo, and Cambiasso passed the ball continuously. In the end, Adriano headed the ball back, and Cambiasso finished the goal with a low shot.
Aguero came on as a substitute and performed well. However, he still couldn't score a goal.
Li Ang's team continued to chase Juventus in the league table.
Now in the Serie A league table, Juventus had seven wins and one loss, with a total of 21 points, leading the Serie A league.
Inter Milan's city rival, AC Milan, had six wins, one draw, and one loss, with a total of 19 points, ranked second.
'Viola' Fiorentina also had a record of six wins, one draw, and one loss, with a total of 19 points. Because of the goal difference, they were ranked third.
Li Ang's Inter Milan had a record of five wins, two draws, and one loss, with a total of 17 points, ranked fourth in the league.
Lazio, one of the two heroes of Rome, had four wins, two draws, and two losses, with a total of 14 points, ranked fifth in the league.
As for the other one of the two heroes of Rome, Roma had two wins, three draws, and three losses, with a total of 9 points, ranked 14th in the league. The league tournament had only gone through eight rounds, and Roma had already fallen ahead of time.
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The Serie A league tournament had two matches this week.
In the ninth round of the league tournament, Inter Milan faced Sampdoria in an away game.
For this game, Li Ang had finally finished his three matches and returned to the technical area.
Inter Milan's players welcomed the return of their manager with a big victory.
At Sampdoria's Stadio Luigi Ferrari, the game was controlled by Inter Milan from the beginning.
In the first half of the game, Ronaldo received the ball from David Silva in front of the penalty area. After a beautiful spike, he dodged the angle of the shot and scored with a low shot.
Inter Milan led Sampdoria with a score of 1-0 in the first half of the game.
In the second half of the game, Inter Milan Team captain Zanetti, who had also been released from the ban, scored for Inter Milan.
The substitute, Agüero, was only a hair's breadth away from scoring. After his shot was saved by the goalkeeper, it hit the post and was accidentally knocked into the goal by the defender who was returning to defend.
Inter Milan won the away game by three goals against Sampdoria.
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After the game, Li Ang saw a somewhat depressed Agüero and did not know whether to laugh or cry. The Argentine kid's scoring luck was really bad. The goalkeeper pounced on the post, and the opponent's defender did not let him score.
Agüero's bad luck made Li Ang feel very helpless.
Agüero was in good condition during training, and he scored many goals during the match. However, he could not score in the match.
Li Ang had to seriously consider using the advanced skill card [Great Accuracy] to "change" Agüero's luck.
In this round of the league, Inter Milan defeated their opponents, while Juventus, AC Milan, and Fiorentina also won one after another.
The top four of the league did not change. Inter Milan was still in fourth place.
However, the points between them were very close. As long as any team lost a game, they would be overtaken by their opponents.
In the tenth round of the league three days later, Inter Milan's opportunity came.
In an early league game, the league leader Juventus lost to their league title rival AC Milan by 1-3 in the away game. The Bianconeri suffered their second defeat of the season after losing 2-4 to Inter Milan at home.
As long as Inter Milan could defeat Roma at home in the next day's league game, they could shorten the gap between them and Juventus from four points to one point!
In the middle of next week, Inter Milan would be able to secure first place in the group stage of the Champions League against FC Porto at home. As long as they defeated FC Porto, they would be able to advance two rounds in advance.
Therefore, even though they were facing a strong opponent, Roma, Li Ang still made appropriate rotations for Inter Milan.
In the goalkeeper position, the veteran Toldo was given the opportunity to start.
In the rear defensive line, Materazzi replaced Samuels in the starting lineup.
In the midfield, Modric rested and Stanković, who had just been released from his suspension, was given the starting lineup.
David Silva, who had been given the starting lineup for several consecutive games, rested and the veteran Figo, who had just recovered from his injury, was given the starting lineup.
These rotations did not surprise anyone. Whether it was Stanković, Figo, or Materazzi, they all had the ability to play as the main force. Their identities as the main force and substitute were very vague.
The biggest change was in the front line.
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Li Ang finally called out the starting lineup for the front line.
"Ronaldo!"
This name was no surprise. Ronaldo had been in great form since the battle with Juventus. His physical condition was even more healthy, which surprised Inter Milan's team doctor.
"Agüero!" Li Ang finally called out the name.
This was a choice that surprised many people. Even Agüero himself did not think that he would be given the starting lineup. After joining Inter Milan, he had not started a game, not to mention today's match against a strong opponent, Roma.
Everyone looked at Agüero. Captain Zanetti even patted Agüero on the shoulder to encourage and congratulate him.
Agüero was very excited and a little nervous. He had not scored his first goal since joining Inter Milan. He was under a lot of pressure. The media would criticize him after almost every round of the league. Fortunately, Agüero could not read Italian. Otherwise, the pressure would be even greater.
When the players left the locker room and were ready to play, Li Ang called out to Agüero.
The Inter Milan manager blinked and smiled at the Argentine young player. "Kun, I have a hunch that you will score today."
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