The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 222 Breaking the Wasteland
  "I said there is no problem with our lineup, and there is no problem with the players' abilities. There were indeed some situations before, but now we are just back on track."

Winning the game against Palermo is nothing special for Inter Milan to boast about.

The changes after the coaching change are what the media are more concerned about.

Leonardo's debut after taking office was not perfect, but it was still satisfactory.

Of course, this is only one game, and long-term observation is needed to see how it goes.

Three days later, Inter Milan returned home and ushered in the fourth round of Serie A against Bari.

The previous unbeaten run at home ended tragically at the hands of Benitez. Sitting at home today, the Nerazzurri are bound to win.

Apart from anything else, Nerazzurri felt a lot more at ease when he saw the familiar four-three-three formation.

In fact, not only them, Milito, Eto'o and Pandev also felt much more relaxed and calm after returning to their familiar positions.

Chivu replaced captain Zanetti and Cambiasso who had chest tightness after the last round of the league. Leo continued to play and wore the captain's armband.

Left back Kolarov, right back Maicon, Lucio and Samuel partnered as center back and goalkeeper Cesar.

Less than 20 seconds into the game, Barry almost scored the fastest goal in Serie A history!
  Barreto launched an attack, and Ghazal broke through Lucio on the left and fed Almiron who followed up. Almiron hit the left post with his right foot from the front of the penalty area!

This scared the Inter Milan players who had not yet entered the game into a cold sweat.

But that’s fine. Instead of surrendering, the opponent actually dared to resist!

The Nerazzurri launched a fierce attack at home!

Before Leo could exert any force, his teammates took the lead in achieving the result.

Eto'o crossed the penalty area diagonally from the left to get rid of Przetti's defense and passed the low ball to the goal. Milito scored with a diving header from close range under the pull of Marco Rossi!

One to zero!

Milito breaks the goal drought!
  The Argentinian was really happy, and he and Eto'o went to the sidelines for a passionate embrace.

Then he ran to the head coach and expressed his gratitude. Milito was really uncomfortable playing in Benitez's single arrow tactics.

In the stands of the Meazza Stadium, Inter fans also chanted the names of Eto'o and Milito.

Leo looked at all this and smiled.

This is how it should be.

Mourinho's four-three-three tactics tailored for this group of players have been successful, but Benitez just doesn't know how to make changes according to his own ideas.

The final result was that the change was a piece of shit, the players played in a mess, and then he got out amidst the scoldings.

Leonardo actually didn't do anything special. He just restored his playing style last season, which had an earth-shaking effect.

Therefore, some self-righteous people have done a lot but all have side effects. Even if a dog stands there, it will be better than them messing around.

But within a few minutes, something very bad happened.

In a fierce fight, Samuel injured his knee and fell to the ground in pain.

The team doctor had a solemn look on his face after entering the court and shook his head towards the outside.

The extent of Samuel's injury is unclear. Anyway, he will definitely not be able to last in this game.

Leonardo glanced at the bench, hesitated, and asked Bonucci to go to the sideline to warm up.

Bonucci jumped up from his seat and came on as an emergency substitute after a brief warm-up.

Bonucci, who was loaned to Bari last season, is playing against his old club today.

At that time, under Ventura's anti-counterattack tactics, the young Italian center back combination of Bonucci and Ranocchia performed at the best level in Serie A.

It's a pity that Bari is only a small club after all. After the start of the new season, this pair of tacitly coordinated partners have gone their separate ways.

Bonucci ended his loan and returned to his parent club Inter Milan, and Ranocchia also returned to Genoa.

Not bothering to say hello to his old teammates, Bonucci quickly devoted himself to the team's defense.

He was keenly aware that this might be a good opportunity!

It is unclear how long Samuel will be injured and absent, but if he can perform to the satisfaction of the head coach and fans during this period, he may be able to successfully win a starting position!

In this way, even if Samuel returns from injury in the future, his position may not be shaken.

Chivu intercepted Alvarez's pass to Barreto in the backcourt and launched a counterattack. Eto'o broke into the left side of the penalty area at high speed and pushed in front of the goal, but Maicon, who was grabbing the spot in front of the goal, missed the target!
  Barry counterattacked, and Gazal lost in the one-on-one battle with Bonucci!

Bonucci successfully stole the ball and sent it directly to the frontcourt!

Leonardo was about to curse. Is this what a defender should do?
  Then he saw Bonucci's long pass accurately find Milito in the frontcourt. The Argentine turned back and Leo received the ball!
  Um? It turns out that Bonucci also has a good long ball hidden?
  Leonardo touched his chin thoughtfully.

In daily training, Bonucci's performance is quite satisfactory. Even in training matches, he mostly shows his defensive ability and does not give him many opportunities to show his passing.

Although Inter Milan does not need a central defender to organize and initiate the attack, a defender with strong ball-playing ability is still useful.

Of course, the premise is to do your job well, just like Bonucci just dared to pass the ball like this after a successful single defense steal.

Otherwise, a defensive player can't even do his job well, and just being able to throw the ball is useless.

It just makes people feel like they are putting the cart before the horse and like a clown.

After receiving the ball, Leo turned and accelerated, breaking away from the defense and breaking through to the outside of the penalty area. Shaking the angle, Leo passed the ball into the penalty area!
  Bari defender Rossi raised his left arm to block the ball when he was fighting to clear the ball in front of the goal!

The referee Mazzoleni awarded the penalty kick without hesitation!
  Leo personally took the penalty kick and volleyed it into the upper right corner of the goal with his extremely confident right foot!
  Two to zero!
  Inter Milan expands its lead!

The home team, which was leading by two goals, had no intention of stopping and continued to attack.

After Eto'o successfully broke through with the ball, Almiron tackled his ankle and fell to the ground!
  Inter Milan's team doctor came on the field again today, but the referee actually showed no sign of Almiron's vicious foul.

As captain, Leo protested to the referee and was given a yellow card.

There were constant boos in the audience, some directed at the referee Mazzoleni and some at the Bari players.

Fortunately, Eto'o was fine. He went to the sidelines and received simple treatment from the team doctor before returning to the court.

Leo and Eto'o quickly played a one-two and then passed diagonally. Pandev's low shot from the left was caught by Gilai.

A minute later, Eto'o got rid of Donati's entanglement in the middle and shot from the top of the penalty area just wide of the right post.

Maicon passed the ball from the right to Milito, but Przetti destroyed it first. Kolarov's long shot from outside the penalty area on the left was blocked by the Barry defender.

The first half was coming to an end, and the Nerazzurri, who were playing at home, were still attacking with all their strength in an attempt to continue to widen the gap in the score.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Inter Milan quickly counterattacked, and Leo sent a through ball from the frontcourt!

Milito broke into the right side of the penalty area and dunked the opponent's defender's defense with his right foot and succeeded in the near corner!
  Three to zero!
  Lazuli cheered in the audience, the Inter Milan they wanted to see was really back!

That's right. Leo couldn't count how many assists he gave Milito last season.

This season, their connection finally appeared in Serie A again.

"So Benitez is so stupid and stupid. He discards the ready-made tactics and insists on showing off his own tactics."

"The result was that Bologna and Udinese couldn't even win, and they were defeated."

There was no need to wait for the game to end, the "whipping corpse" for Benitez had already begun again.

This is what he deserves.

Of course, returning from failure at Inter Milan is not a complete denial of Benitez.

After all, he is a "tactical master" who once staged a shocking comeback and won the Champions League with AC Milan. Even if he has many shortcomings in other aspects, he can still find a job.

At the end of the first half, the Nerazzurri temporarily led 3-0 at home.

At the beginning of the second half, Bari defender Masiello made a low-level return pass error!

Leo intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and passed it straight to the penalty area. Pandev was brought down by Parisi in the penalty area. Another penalty kick!
  Leo did his part, with the same angle and the same intensity, another powerful volley to the right side of the goal!

Bari goalkeeper Gillet pounced in the right direction. Unfortunately, Leo's penalty kick was at a tricky angle and very fast, so it was of no use in the right direction.

"Shh!"

There was a burst of white waves inside the goal, and the ball went in again!

Four to zero!
  Inter Milan completely sealed the victory!
  The visiting team did not give up easily, they made substitutions and adjustments one after another.

Castillo replaces Ghazal and D'Alessandro replaces Alvarez.

In the 78th minute of the game, Leonardo also made corresponding substitutions.

Leo was replaced by teenager Coutinho.

Leo, who scored two goals, was still thinking about whether he would have a chance to score a hat-trick today, but he was replaced and his mood was not very beautiful.

But when he came off the field, head coach Leonardo explained.

“We have already won this game, so we substituted you to let you rest.

You played the entire match three days ago, so you are tired from playing consecutive games, right?
  I hope you can play in a better state next game. "

There is a game against Roma in three days, and it is reasonable for Leonardo to be a little worried.

Leo accepted the head coach's explanation, nodded and sat back on the bench.

Coutinho really likes long shots. His powerful attack caused the opponent's goalkeeper to miss the ball!

Eto'o's shot went into the empty net!
  Five to zero!
  The Nerazzurri have gone crazy!
  Barry completely gave up resistance, but fortunately Mazzoleni saved them. He blew the whistle to end the game before even a minute of stoppage time.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Bari 5-0 at home!
  New coach Leonardo also used such a big victory to sweep away the previous decline of one draw and one loss in the league.

Inter Milan, which has won two consecutive victories, has finally returned to the top half of the standings. Although it has not yet returned to the top position that Nerazzurri is most familiar with, that day should not be far away!
  “I am very satisfied with my performance today and I hope I can continue to score more goals in the following games.

The previous head coach asked me to play as a single arrow, but I could never find my form.

The outside world's doubts about my inability to score goals are getting louder and louder, and I am becoming more and more anxious.

Fortunately, we changed the head coach and everything is back on the right track.

Leo said it very well before, it was like dawn! "

When Milito was being interviewed after the game, he secretly poked a certain bald man in the face, and he suddenly felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)