Chapter 291 First Goal

In the next four or five days, Chen Chao and Inter Milan coaching staff made large-scale adjustments to the team, not only changing the team's formation, but also changing the positions of many players.

The training results are quite ideal. After adjustments, Inter Milan's arrangements for the new season have already made a rough idea in Chen Chao's mind. The team's formation has changed a lot compared to the past. The team's formation is still playing 433, but the players' positions are completely different from the past. Midfielders David Silva, Sneider and Montolivo adopted parallel positions, but the task functions of the three people are still the same as before. Balotelli, who is in the center of the forward line, suddenly has a sudden position. The other two who were partnering with him in the past were placed on two sides to be wingers, but there have been changes in personnel matching. Modric replaced Juan Mata. The Spanish boy has recently seemed a little tired, but the newly joined Modric showed high fighting spirit. This is why Chen Chao quickly pushed Modric into the main lineup.

As for the highlight of Inter Milan's other transfer this summer, Chilean striker Sanchez, Chen Chao placed him on the bench. Aguero has been in a good state recently, so it is impossible for Chen Chao to not use him.

On the back line, after 22-year-old Danish boy Traore came to Inter Milan to play a substitute for a year, he finally had the opportunity to partner with Lucio as the main center back. The right-back position is still controlled by Macon. Twenty-year-old Thornton and 22-year-old De Silvestery will take a long time to replace the Brazilian. At the same time, Razwan Rat also successfully squeezed Jakpa to the bench with his more stable performance. Chen Chao has given Jakpa many opportunities in the past two seasons, but the Ivorian is fierce enough, but lacks a little cleverness, and his performance in the left-back position can never satisfy Chen Chao.

The goalkeeper is a position that makes Chen Chao a little headache. Fiorilo's performance is still good, but Cesar's condition is reasonable. Chen Chao wants to push Fiorilo directly to the position of the main goalkeeper, but he knows that if he does this, it will definitely make the old players in the team feel heartbroken. At present, he can only let Cesar continue to serve as the main goalkeeper first, and then push Fiorilo to the stage when the opportunity is right.

On August 28, the first game of Inter Milan in the new season finally arrived. Nerazzurri, who had been waiting for a summer, can't wait for the team's first game. This summer, Inter Milan continued to maintain the style of repeatedly fighting in the transfer market in the past two years, and introduced five stars, Modric, Sanchez, Feorillo, De Sylvesteri, and Razwan Rat. How strong will the team be after introducing these five stars? The fans of the Nerazzurri are looking forward to it.

The Meazza Stadium was occupied by the Nerazzurians early on. The fans wearing blue and black jerseys turned the Meazza Stadium into a blue-black ocean. The singing began early. The Nerazzurians burst out the passion they had accumulated for a summer. Even many blue, red and yellow fireworks were set off. Various colorful smoke filled the sky above the Meazza Stadium, as if the celebration scene of Inter Milan winning one championship after another was reproduced.

In the home team's locker room, Chen Chao continued to emphasize the team's tactics: "Young men, this is the first game of the new season. I don't care what method you use or what method, I just want to see the same results as the fans want... Victory! We must win this game! Can it be done?"

"able!"

Chen Chao nodded with satisfaction: "Remember, although our tactical style emphasizes ball control, we will not do meaningless ball control like Barcelona or Spain. We pursue efficient ball control in the frontcourt. Once we find good opportunities and space, we must immediately pass the ball to the feet of those who have the chance to complete the shot! Remember?"

"Remember!"

"Highlight!"

"Remember!"

"Okay, boys, go out and fight!"

"Wow————”

After a low growl, Inter Milan players walked out of the locker room one by one. When Modric sorted out his equipment and was about to go out, he was stopped by Chen Chao.

"Luca!"

"Boss, is there something wrong?"

Modric stopped and laughed at Chen Chao. He was placed on the left side of the frontcourt in this game. Although he was not the core position of the midfield that he liked to play the most, nor the organizational midfielder position that Chen Chao once promised him, Modric's mentality was very straightforward. Being able to enter the starting lineup when a team like Inter Milan is just a big shot when they first arrived is not easy for any player. At least it represents the head coach's attention to him, and what he has to do is naturally to try to prove his ability in the game. As for whether he can eventually become one of Inter Milan's core midfielders, it depends on whether he has enough strength, and this also requires a process of familiarizing himself, understanding and recognition for his teammates.

"Luca!"

Chen Chao pulled Modric and whispered: "Luca, whether you like it or not, I have to say that your ability to break through on the wing is not super strong, so in the game you don't have to constantly surpass, break through, and cross like a winger. I hope you can use your mind and vision to help the team's offense. How about it? This is not difficult, right?"

"Haha, boss, don't worry, it's okay!"

Modric nodded in agreement with a smile. After a month in Inter Milan, he found that he liked this team more and more. He had strong teammates here, and he could provide him with a high-level salary. The most important thing is that there is a head coach who attaches great importance to him and knows him very well. The words "Devil Chen" just said that Modric knew exactly what his strengths were, but obviously the wing activities did not belong to his advantage. However, if he was arranged by the head coach, he should play a role in organizing offense on the wing in this game. Such an arrangement would naturally not stump him.

Seeing Modric leave the locker room the last time, Celsillon walked to Chen Chao with a serious expression and asked tentatively: "Chen, you... are you okay?"

"Problem? What's the problem?" Chen Chao was a little surprised.

Celsillon laughed and shook his head: "Chen, haven't you noticed it? You seem a little too nervous! I have never seen you nervous since I met you. Even in the Champions League final, you won't be nervous. What's wrong this time?"

Well!

Chen Chao was stunned by what Selsillon said...

nervous!?

Will I be nervous?

Chen Chao smiled self-deprecatingly. A long time ago, after he had undergone such training that ordinary people could not imagine, his nerves were already trained as tough as steel wires. He had not felt nervous for a long time, but this time...... it seemed that he was really nervous!

Just a league game, why are you so nervous?

Even if you lose this first game, it is not the end of the world. After Inter Milan's condition is adjusted, they will still use their strong strength to conquer one opponent after another.

"Uh! OK!"

Chen Chao, who had figured it out, smiled and touched his nose: "Pepe, I admit that I was indeed a little nervous before, but now......Haha, I'm no longer nervous!"

Celsilon nodded with a smile: "Chen, you are the backbone of the team, you are the weather vane of the team. If you are nervous, our players will of course be nervous too."

"fine!"

Seeing that Celsillon was a little worried, Chen Chao smiled and hugged him and patted the old man on the shoulder: "Pepe, my emotions are only affected by you. Don't worry, I have adjusted. Besides, can a small Sampdoria really become a stumbling block to our Inter Milan?"

"Hahaha, Chen, you're right. Sampdoria is not enough to be a stumbling block for us. Even if we Inter Milan face each other away, they don't have to worry too much. As long as we can play 60% of our strength, we can beat them."

"Pepe, since that's the case, what else can we say? Let's go and prepare for a victory!"

In fact, today's Sampdoria is no longer the Sampdoria who had stars such as Mancini, Gulit, Lombardo, Viali. Now the team's combat effectiveness is just hovering downstream among the twenty Italian League One teams, and it is already quite difficult to even be able to relegate.

But even so, Chen Chao and Celsilon would not have thought that their team's first goal in the new season would come so easily.

After the game started, Sampdoria took the lead in kicking off. However, the ball was snatched by left-back Razwan Lat before it was passed by them more than ten times. Inter Milan immediately launched a counterattack. The ball was quickly sent to Aguero on the right. As a result, Aguero was tripped by Sampdoria's Argentine left-back Portinelli when he broke forward. Inter Milan got a frontcourt free kick on the right side of the frontcourt.

Inter Milan's frontcourt free kick routines are now very rich. After David Silva stood in front of the ball and made a hidden gesture to the middle, he kicked the ball out when there was chaos in Sampdoria's penalty area.

"Bang!"

The ball flew near the penalty spot. After Balotelli, who ran to this position, found that he was staring closely by the opponent's Mexican central defender Sanchez, he pushed the ball out.

After the ball fell to David Silva's feet again, Espanyol first controlled the ball, and then made a cross again. After a "bang", the ball flew to an almost identical position as in the previous game, and was still near the penalty spot.

Inter Milan's free kick tactic is like this: send the ball to the penalty point. If the attack cannot be completed, the ball will be sent out, and then the players' running and restraint will create space again to finally complete the attack.

So, when David Silva sent the ball over for the second time, it was completely empty near the penalty spot in Sampdoria's penalty area. Inter Milan players formed a vacuum in this moment through conscious running.

When the ball flew to the penalty spot again, Sampdoria's players did not react, but Inter Milan's players already knew that the ball would fly here again. Although Sampdoria's defense was very good, they stared at Balotelli, Modric, Sneider, Aguero, Montolivo and others, which made the opponent no chance to run back to compete for the top, but Inter Milan's offense was not just six players who were investing in the midfield.

From the left, a blue and black figure who looked a little short but extremely fast rushed to the point of the ball... Razwan Rat!

"Dong!"

With no defense, Razwan Lat stood there and shook his head against the ball, pushing the ball towards the lower right corner of Sampdoria's goal.

Since no one interfered with Razwan Lat, and he stood there and shook his head, he controlled the accuracy of the header very well, and... the ball's flight route was extremely tricky!

After Fiorillo came to Inter Milan, Sampdoria bought Italian international Amelia from Genoa as goalkeeper. Amelia's experience and strength were not weak. This time he responded, quickly moved two steps and rushed out. But Razwan Lat's header actually directly pushed the ball to the ground in front of the right post. The ball hit the right post and made a "watch" sound and bounced into the goal...
Chapter completed!