Li Ang had a headache. He regretted not listening to Cassano's self-reflection speech in advance.
At the Pinenati base, Cassano apologized to the whole team and made a self-reflection.
'Bad Boy Barry' said a lot, but looking at his cheeky expression, he knew the truth of this self-reflection. Cassano said a lot, which could be summed up in one word: I'm wrong, I'm guilty, I didn't control my temper, but I'm so happy …
This guy is a joker.
Li Ang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was angry and helpless. He could only warn Cassano with a straight face to regulate his behavior in the future. He really couldn't do anything else. Of course, if Cassano really caused trouble in the future, he would definitely not be merciful.
Juventus' game in this round of the league was played after the game between Inter Milan and Roma. It was a Turin Derby.
In the end, Juventus was forced to a draw by the Turin Team at home. The Bianconeri's gap was further widened by Inter Milan.
A few days later, in the 27th round of the Serie A league, Inter Milan defeated Reggina at home by 2: 0. Balotelli and Agüero scored for Inter Milan.
Roma, who had lost to Inter Milan by 0: 4 in the previous round of the league, used the same score to defeat Parma, 4: 0. The Red Wolves' ability to crush noobs was still very good.
Juventus, who had been forced to a draw by the Turin Team in the previous round of the Turin Derby, lost to Fiorentina by 2: 3 at home in this round of the league.
Without a win in two consecutive rounds of the league, the gap between Juventus and Inter Milan was widened to 33 points. What kind of concept was this? This was a victory of 11 games! The league was only in its 26th round. According to this point difference, as long as Inter Milan won the next round of the league, Juventus would be able to bid farewell to the league title. Of course, with the current situation, people didn't think that Juventus had the ability to threaten Inter Milan's title defense.
"Juventus bid farewell to the Serie A title in advance …" Turin Sport said sadly after the game.
As for Inter Milan's nemesis in the same city, AC Milan, the team that had performed terribly in the first half of the league tournament and had fallen behind in advance, had performed well after the winter break. They had been undefeated in many rounds of the league tournament and gradually caught up. They were only four points away from Juventus, one point behind Fiorentina, who had defeated Juventus in this round of the league tournament, and had rekindled their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
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After this league match, it was the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.
Inter Milan faced Liverpool at home and AC Milan faced Arsenal at home. The Milan duo were both up against the Premier League powerhouses.
Roma, on the other hand, was heading to Madrid to face Real Madrid in an away game at the Bernabéu Stadium.
In the first leg of the game between the two sides, AC Milan and Arsenal played to a 0-0 draw in the away game. AC Milan was the defending champion in the second leg, and the media was more optimistic about AC Milan's advancement.
In addition, although Roma defeated Real Madrid at home in the first leg of the game by a score of 2-1, Real Madrid only lost by one goal and also got an away goal. The media was generally optimistic about Real Madrid's advancement to the top eight in the second leg at the Bernabéu Stadium.
Among the three teams in Serie A, Inter Milan was the most optimistic. In the first leg of the away game, they defeated Liverpool at Anfield by a score of 5-1. The media generally believed that Li Ang's Inter Milan had basically locked in a place in the top eight in advance.
The Inter Milan fans were optimistic, and so were the Italian media. They thought that Inter Milan's second leg was just a routine.
However, on the English side, the English media cheered Liverpool on again. They said that Liverpool was a tenacious team. Although there was not much hope for them to advance under such circumstances, Liverpool had the potential to explode and stage a great escape — 'Because they are Liverpool!'
Liverpool officials used the 20042005 season's UEFA Champions League final as an example. They were able to reverse the situation of being three goals behind at half time in the Champions League final. Then, in the Meazza Stadium, with a full ninety minutes and a four-goal deficit, why couldn't Liverpool create another miracle?!
In response, the Italian media mocked Liverpool for being beaten so badly in the first leg that they could not even count. If Liverpool wanted to advance, they had to beat Inter Milan by a score of 5-0 in the second leg.
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Li Ang did not get carried away just because he defeated Liverpool by a score of 5-1 in the away game. The players could be proud and happy because of the victory in the first leg, but as the manager, as the soul of the team, he had to force himself to calm down and treat the second leg seriously as if it was a 0-0 game. It had nothing to do with confidence. Calmness and rigor were the necessary conditions for a good manager.
For the second leg against Liverpool, Li Ang made it very clear in the pre-match meeting. Inter Milan had to strive to score early and use the goal to completely destroy Liverpool's fighting spirit!
The first leg was 5-1. If Liverpool wanted to advance in the second leg, it would be hell mode. They had to score five goals against Inter Milan and not concede.
Once Inter Milan scored early, it would be a heavy blow to Liverpool.
If they could destroy Liverpool's fighting spirit early, Inter Milan would have an easier time in this game. This was very important in the situation of fighting on three fronts.
Therefore, when the second leg between Inter Milan and Liverpool began at the Meazza Stadium, people were surprised to find that the home team, Inter Milan, launched a frenzied attack on Liverpool. They seemed to have completely ignored the huge 5-1 lead and attacked hungrily.
"Inter Milan is showing great hunger!" Ferrari said loudly. "This is Li Ang's team. This is why they can dominate Europe! They are always so aggressive! "
"Although Li Ang has also carried out a certain degree of rotation in the game, their fierce attack is not inferior to that at Anfield!" Rossi said.
Li Ang sat in the technical area and watched with interest as his team besieged Liverpool's goal.
He carried out a certain degree of rotation in this game. Compared to the first leg between the two sides, Balotelli replaced Agüero on the field. However, Adriano also replaced Diego Milito in the starting lineup. The combination of Balotelli and Adriano was difficult to say that the combination of Agüero and Diego Milito was weaker than the combination of Agüero and Diego Milito.
In the midfield, David Silva replaced Arshavin. However, Silva appeared on the left flank and Montari was sent on the right flank.
As for the defenders, Bonucci replaced Samuels and Mai Kong replaced Zanetti.
However, even with the rotation, Inter Milan's starting lineup today (César - Mai Kong - Bonucci - Chivo - Evra - Modric - Carlos - Montari - David Silva - Adriano - Balotelli) was still strong. Except for Balotelli, Montari, and Bonucci, the other eight players in the starting lineup could be said to be the first-string main force.
From this, it could be seen that Li Ang's current Inter Milan lineup was very well matched.
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