The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 232 The camp is full of wounded soldiers
  In the days before the next game, Leo was really unbearable.

Even if you ask him about the Ballon d'Or list, reporters will also come over to ask his opinion about Serbia and Italy being punished.

Leo never thought that talking nonsense based on his fame was a good thing.

In particular, some celebrities have not read basic books and have no culture at all, but they feel that they know everything.

When something happens, he comes out and talks nonsense, which makes people feel ridiculous.

Therefore, when being interviewed by reporters, Leo never likes to talk too much about things that have nothing to do with him.

“I think the public can judge what is right and wrong and there is no need for me to express any opinion.

The UEFA investigation team will impose such punishments, which are all justified. I don't think there is any problem.

Of course, Serbia can express dissatisfaction, but what does that have to do with me?
  Did I make their fans cause trouble? Or do you think it was me who sentenced them to lose?
  Okay, that's all I have to say. I will only focus on the game and don't want to answer these meaningless questions. "

On October 10, in the ninth round of Serie A, Inter Milan's last game in October was an away game against Genoa.

Inter Milan is still full of injured players, with Chivu, Stankovic, Motta, Mariga and other players recovering from injuries.

Samuel is back from injury but still needs enough restorative training to return.

Kolarov was also unwell and missed the squad.

Fortunately, the main lineup was not greatly affected. The striker combination of Pandev, Milito and Eto'o made Inter Milan fans very relieved.

The midfielder is also the partner of Leo, Zanetti and Cambiasso.

There are also some changes in the back line. Today, David Thornton is the starting left back, and right back Maicon, Bonucci and Lucio partner at center back and goalkeeper Cesar.

For the home team Genoa, Jankovic, Veloso, Palacio, Harja, Scully and Palladino were absent due to injuries.

When the game started, Genoa, which was playing at home, was not as conservative as the Nerazzurri expected. Instead, they pressed the attack from the start.

This caught Inter Milan off guard.

Rafinha made a direct pass, and veteran Luca Toni, who played his 200th Serie A game, broke into the left side of the penalty area and fired a low shot!

Cesar reacted quickly and made a save to confiscate the ball!
  Criscito then passed the ball directly to the left side of the penalty area. Tony stopped the ball and turned around to volley from a small angle and hit the side net.

Two minutes later, Criscito sent another diagonal pass from the left. Tony volleyed the instep of Mesto from outside the center of the penalty area, and Mesto volleyed from a small angle and missed the goal post.

Then the Nerazzurri finally regained a little initiative and looked for opportunities to counterattack under Leo's patient organization.

Eto'o and Maicon kicked the wall on the right side and then cut in and crossed. Milito's low shot from the top of the penalty area was caught by Genoa goalkeeper Eduardo.

In the eighteenth minute, an accident happened on the field!
  Cambiaso suffered a muscle injury in his left thigh and was unable to continue.

Head coach Leonardo looked sad and looked at the bench. He had no other choice but to ask Muntari to warm up quickly and prepare to come on as a substitute.

After being abandoned by Mourinho last season, Muntari almost left in the summer window.

But in the end, I don’t know whether it was because he didn’t find a good home or because he was unwilling. Anyway, it just didn’t work out.

When there are other better choices, Muntari naturally has no chance to play.

The opportunity came by chance today.

There are many players in the Inter Milan team who can play midfield, but it is a pity that a lot of them were injured.

Leo's ground ball was sent behind the home team's defense, and Muntari, who had just come on as a substitute, proved why he was not worthy of playing for Inter Milan with an outrageous long-range shot that shot straight into the sky.

Shaking his head helplessly, Leo sighed secretly.

If you don't cherish the opportunity, I can't save you.

Afterwards, Leo would not be able to pass the ball to Muntari unless he was forced to do so.

After getting rid of two defensive players in the middle, Leo once again sent an exquisite through ball!

Eto'o's right-footed push shot from close range in front of the goal had already passed the opponent's goalkeeper Eduardo's save, but was narrowly blocked by Ranocchia in front of the goal line!
  It's not just this time. Bonucci's old partner Ranocchia actively defended on Genoa's defense today and successively resolved Inter Milan's offensive.

Leonardo frowned, covered his mouth and said to the assistant beside him:
  "This Ranocchia is pretty good. I remember that he also performed very well when he partnered with Bonucci."

Baresi immediately understood the coach's thoughts and asked tentatively:
  "I'll write it down and have the scouting department prepare a report on Ranocchia for you?"

"Well, it's best to hurry up. There are only a few days left before the winter window."

As the first half came to an end, neither team had scored a goal, and the score was tied at zero to zero.

Marco Rossi's shot was saved by Cesar, giving the home team a chance for a corner kick.

Genoa took a corner kick, and Ranocchia turned on the right and his long shot with his left foot was blocked by the back post.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Leo noticed that the players on the home team were a little slack.

"It's time to teach them a lesson. As long as the game is not over, even if there are only dozens of seconds left, you can't be careless."

With a sudden move, Leo stole the ball from Kaladze's feet with a poke of his toe!

"Huh? Where's my ball?"

Leo didn't hesitate at all. After successfully stealing the ball, he immediately accelerated and started to break through to the outside of the penalty area.

Ranokia decisively fell to the ground and shoveled!

With one pull and one dunk, Leo turned around nimbly to avoid the Genoa defender's tackle and dribbled the ball into the penalty area!
  Inside the penalty area, Leo made a slight adjustment and volleyed hard with his right foot! Eduardo, the home team’s goalkeeper, saw the right opportunity and flew to save!
  But he was still slow! Leo's shot was touched by his fingertips, slightly changed its direction and still got into the net!

One to zero!

Leo's goal helped Inter Milan break the deadlock before halftime!

Kaladze, whose mistake directly led to losing the ball, stood there in frustration.

The Georgian star dedicated his peak to AC Milan. After joining Genoa on a free transfer, the 32-year-old Kaladze was no longer what he used to be.

Time is not forgiving, and the same goes for several defenders in the Inter Milan team.

Although he has rich experience, his strength is no longer at its peak.

What's even worse is that each of them is in their thirties, and they get injured at every turn, seriously affecting their condition.

This situation will undoubtedly have a very negative impact on the head coach's employment arrangements and tactical arrangements.

At the end of the first half, Inter Milan temporarily led 1-0.

Genoa, which was lagging behind at the start of the second half, made substitutions.

Gasperini replaced Sukulini and Destro, a product of Inter Milan's youth training.

In the youth team, Destro, who was only one year younger than Leo, played with Leo, but now he can only play as a marginal substitute in Genoa.

In the 60th minute, Inter Milan suffered another bad news.

The main goalkeeper Cesar seemed to have strained the Achilles tendon of his right foot when attacking.

Leonardo could only make the second forced substitution of the game with a grimace.

Castellachi made his first appearance in Serie A for Inter Milan.

People were injured one after another, and the Nerazzurri, who were leading the score, began to stop playing.

There is also a Champions League game in the middle of the week, so it would not be good news if someone gets injured at this time.

So at the request of the head coach, Leo had no choice but to slow down the pace of the game and spend more time controlling the ball in the midfield.

Milanetto made a long pass from midfield, and Toni beat Lucio with a header that was confiscated by Castellachi.

Then Criscito made a long diagonal pass from the wing, and Destro's header from the center of the penalty area was confiscated by Castellaci who fell to the ground.

Genoa tried several times but failed. Castellachi, who came on as a temporary substitute, defended solidly and did not give the opponent a chance.

At the end of the game, Inter Milan defeated Genoa 1-0 away from home, but two generals were unfortunately injured.

"It's a really bad result, I mean the injuries to Cesar and Cambiasso.

I don’t know the specific extent of the injury, but I think he will definitely be unable to make it to the Champions League game three days later. "

Inter Milan's victory seemed to everyone to be a matter of course, but two more important players were injured and became the fun of their sworn enemies.

Back at the training base, the first thing Leonardo did was to find Frank Combi, Inter Milan's chief team doctor.

"Frank, I hope you have good news for me!"

Kongbi shook his head regretfully, “I’m afraid it’s not good news.

Cambiaso is expected to miss two weeks and Cesar likely to be at least a month. "

Leonardo looked embarrassed, and he continued to ask:
  "What about the injured players before? Can any of them return in the next game?"

Frank handed over a report.

"It has been sorted out. Motta and Chivu are almost recovered from their injuries. If we have to let them start, it is completely impossible.

However, my advice is to consider it carefully, in case the old injury relapses and the injury becomes worse. "

Inter Milan's head coach Leonardo sighed, this won't work, that won't work either, what can he do?
  Muntari proved to be an embarrassment. Motta, Cambiasso, Mariga, Chivu and Stankovic were injured one after another. Suddenly, there was no one available in the midfield position!

There is no other choice but to go to the youth team to pick.

The training camp before the start of the season was still led by Benitez, so Leonardo was not particularly familiar with the boys in the youth team.

Especially after taking office, the game was one after another, and there was no time to examine the young players with so many things.

This time there is really no other way.

He took Giuseppe Baresi, who once served as youth training director, to go to the youth team to select players.

"Hey, what brought you two busy people here? Come here to inspect my work?"

"Don't be ridiculous Fulvio, you know the situation of the first team now, please introduce us to the young people in the team."

Baresi also directly explained his intention to the youth team coach Fulviopia.

"That's just right. I'll arrange a training match within the team so that you can understand it yourself?"

The next day, two young men from the youth team were temporarily called up to train with the first team.

“The two young men are Chris Setig and Nwankwo Obiola and they will be training with us during this period.”

(End of this chapter)