In the 20072008 Italian National Derby, Inter Milan finally defeated the Bianconeri's Juventus with a score of 1-0 at home thanks to Toni Kroes' goal.
Li Ang's Inter Milan still defeated Juventus despite the rotation of many main players, continuing his Inter Milan's undefeated record against Juventus.
In this game, Inter Milan's' second team 'faced Juventus, who had used all their main players. The whole team was not at a disadvantage on the field and did not give Juventus any chances.
After the game, Inter Milan held a grand celebration ceremony for three consecutive Serie A titles at Meazza's home ground. Of course, it was only a celebration on the field and there was no such thing as a parade. The season was not over yet. Inter Milan still had the Champions League and the Coppa Italia to play. The club decided to hold a bigger celebration until the end of the season. This also reflected the Inter Milan Football Club's ambition and confidence in the other two competitions, especially the Champions League.
After the game, the media also exclaimed about Inter Milan's current strength and unshakable position in Serie A.
The media was also full of flattery and praise for Li Ang.
On the front page of La Gazzetta dello Sport, the title of the report was "The past three years." They reviewed Li Ang's journey in the past three years after he came to Inter Milan. They listed the changes that had taken place in Inter Milan, the honors that they had won, and were full of praise for Li Ang.
Banderas put down the Milan Sport and said to Li Ang, "It's full of praise and admiration for you."
Li Ang smiled, "You also have a part to play in this, Pablo."
He was not being polite. Banderas had been his assistant since his time at Real Madrid. The two had worked together for six years. Banderas was very serious in his work and had a solid foundation as a coach. He was his right-hand man.
"However, this conclusion gives people the feeling that you are leaving Inter Milan. The newspapers said that you have achieved everything in Italy and are worried that you and Inter Milan will lose the motivation to continue moving forward, "Banderas joked.
Li Ang was taken aback at first, then he burst into laughter.
For some reason, Banderas vaguely felt that Li Ang's hearty laughter had a different meaning.
Li is leaving Inter Milan?!
Banderas was shocked by his own thoughts, but then he rejected this conjecture. He was Li Ang's right-hand man and a good friend outside of work. If Li Ang was really preparing to leave Inter Milan, he would definitely communicate with him in advance. They were a team of coaches, so naturally, they would advance and retreat together.
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Banderas didn't know that his teasing words had stunned Li Ang. At the same time, his heart had been touched.
The media's words actually had some truth to them.
In the first season that Li Ang came to Inter Milan, Inter Milan won the Treble. The entire team was in a state of celebration and excitement. This was a grand celebration for Inter Milan after they had been away from the championship for a long time.
In the following second season, Inter Milan, as the defending champion of the Champions League, fell in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. This result was also acceptable. Moreover, Inter Milan successfully defended the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia title. It was the season's double.
And this season, Inter Milan won the Serie A title nine rounds in advance. They won the title with a record of 29 wins in the league, which made history in Italian football. In addition, in the Coppa Italia, Inter Milan also reached the semifinals. It could be said that Li Ang had established a dynasty at Inter Milan. He and his team had no opponents in the Serie A league.
This was also the reason why the media said that under such circumstances, a famous manager like Li Ang might gradually lose interest in coaching in Italy because he had conquered the Serie A league.
Back home, Li Ang finished his dinner and went for a walk with his wife, Alice. When he came back, he went into the study.
He first watched the recent game videos of his opponent in the next round of the league, Lazio. At the same time, he thought about the match against Lazio. According to his habit, he was going to make his own deductions on the tactical board. However, Li Ang soon found that he could not calm down.
He had to temporarily put the game against Lazio aside and then began to study the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Arsenal. This change in thinking immediately made him energized.
On the notebook, on the tactical board, Li Ang wrote densely.
Later, he opened his laptop and edited some of the game scenes. These were the pre-game tactical analysis to be explained to the players. Although he now had two assistants, Banderas and Mihajlovic, doing similar work, Li Ang must do it himself in such an important game. Banderas and Mihajlovic's analysis played a role in filling in the gaps.
"Not bad." Li Ang glanced at the results of his work. He already had a plan in mind for the game against Arsenal. After a meeting with his coaching team to analyze it, he could basically form a tactical plan and targeted tactical deployment and arrangement.
After smoking a cigarette to refresh himself, Li Ang began to try to continue his work. He picked up the game plan against Lazio again, but he found that he still could not calm down.
Later, he got up and went to the garden to make a cup of tea to relax, but found that it was still difficult to find a satisfactory state of work.
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This was a very irritating state of mind.
Although he did not want to admit it, Li Ang knew that it was not just because Inter Milan had won the Serie A title ahead of time and made the game against Lazio less important. The deeper reason was that he began to realize that he was a little tired and tired of these Serie A opponents.
Even if it was against an opponent like Juventus or Roma, Li Ang knew that it would be difficult for him to maintain the same level of excitement as before. In this round of the league with Juventus, Inter Milan made a large rotation. Although there was a reason to preserve their strength, it was also not without another reason. He did not think that Juventus would pose a threat to Inter Milan. This opponent was difficult to get him excited.
Perhaps only the Milan derby could excite him.
Suddenly, the words in the newspaper that Banderas mentioned appeared in Li Ang's mind and did not go away for a long time …
Was he really tired of the Serie A game and no longer had the same motivation as before?!
This made him even more irritable.
It was late at night. Alice subconsciously turned over in her sleep and touched the pillow beside her. The person beside her was not there.
She got up and came out to see that the light in the study was still on. There was a strong smell of smoke coming out. Alice frowned, made a cup of hot milk, and sent it into the study.
She saw her husband sitting there in a daze.
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