The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 237 Doubt

At the end of the game, Inter Milan was forced to a 2-2 draw with Chievo in the away game!

The three-pointer he obtained turned into one point, and Leonardo's face became a little ugly.

"I don't have much to say, my boys played hard today and it was a tough game.

I don't want to find reasons. Even if many main players were injured, we would have been able to get three points in the away game.

It is indeed difficult to compete for the league title this season, with AC Milan and Lazio eyeing us.

The difference of six points is almost nothing. After I go back, I will carefully study with my colleagues where the problem lies. "

Leonardo's early days of taking over Inter Milan have been relatively smooth, but as the number of injuries in the team has increased recently, he has become more and more anxious.

"Cambiaso is okay? That's good!"

Cambiasso was injured in the match against Chievo, but fortunately, he was fine after being examined by the team doctor.

Wait, when it comes to team doctors, Leonardo has some doubts.

They said before that Milito was injured and ready to play, but he was injured again within a few games.

Isn't this really a diagnostic problem? Leonardo even doubted whether the muscle strain diagnosed by the team doctor was credible.

Yes, Thiago Motta is also like this, with repeated injuries, and there is no guarantee.

Once doubt arises, trust begins to crumble.

After thinking about it, Leonardo found that there were more and more doubts.

With doubts, the Inter Milan coach communicated with Moratti privately.

No one else knew exactly what they said, but it seemed to be obvious from Leonardo's deeper frown that their conversation did not go smoothly.

Moratti is a very emotional person, and it is impossible to replace the team doctor who has worked at the club for many years just because of Leonardo's suspicion.

When the mother of Inter Milan's chief team doctor Franco Combi passed away in April this year, Massimo Moratti personally took people to express his condolences.

Not to mention that Mr. Chairman has some other ideas and he doesn’t want to bother with these things in the last minute.

Of course, he also understands that the current first-team injury problem is serious, and Leonardo, as the head coach, has such doubts out of consideration for the team.

Therefore, Moratti still hopes that the club staff can understand and be considerate of each other.

On November 11, in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Inter Milan, the top team in Group A, faced Twente at home.

Nine generals including Cesar, Samuel, Milito, Maicon, Chivu, Coutinho, Muntari, Mariga and Obi continue to be injured.

Thiago Motta has returned from injury, but Leonardo has deep doubts about the team doctor's diagnosis, so it is still safe to let him be on standby.

Biabiani, Pandev and Eto'o formed an offensive line partner, with Leo as the attacking midfielder and Zanetti and Cambiasso as the defensive midfielders.

Left back Kolarov, right back David Thornton, Bonucci and Lucio partnered as center back and goalkeeper Castellachi.

The attendance of today's game was not very high, with only more than 30,000 spectators coming to Meazza to watch the game.

At the beginning of the game, Inter Milan, playing at home, took the lead in attacking.

Biabiani forced a breakthrough from the right and then passed in. Eto'o, unmarked in the middle, took off and volleyed the shot wide of the right post!

Then Pandev's left-footed low shot from the front of the penalty area failed to hit the mark, and Twente goalkeeper Mikhailov confiscated the ball.

Leo stole the ball from Ruiz in the frontcourt, and then he was tackled to the ground by the visiting team's midfielder Brama.

After rolling many times on the grass, the referee blew his whistle to stop the game, and the Inter Milan team doctor came in urgently.

Leonardo also stood up worriedly.

"Leo can't be injured again! If Leo is injured, how can Inter Milan play later?"

This is the first thought that flashes through the minds of all Inter Milan fans at this time.

Fortunately, Leo was strong enough and was not injured. With the help of the team doctor, he limped two steps and returned to the court after a while.

This is not acting by Leo, and he has not gone to the "La Masia Film and Television Academy" for further study.

Just now, Brama kicked him hard on his calf. The pain was really painful. It took Leo a long time to recover.

However, the opponent also received a yellow card for this.

After confirming again and again that Leo was really fine, head coach Leonardo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Leo is still reliable. He is like an iron man. He is never hurt."

As Leonardo gets to know Leo better and better, he feels more and more like Leo is an "alien".

"Luckily a player like that is on my team."

Pandev received Leo's pass and hit the goal with a curve ball, but Mikhailov easily got it.

In the twelfth minute, the visiting team got their first shooting opportunity of the game.

Chadley made a high pass from the left, and Ruiz jumped high at the penalty spot and headed the ball slightly wide!
  Then Jansen picked up a pass from the middle, and Luc De Jong's header into the penalty area was missed. Leo's breakthrough with the ball was brought down by Twente's defender, and Inter Milan won a free kick at the front of the penalty area.

Of course, this free kick was taken by Leo himself. His curved shot went over the wall, but hit the top of the crossbar hard and bounced out!

It was a pity that he missed the opportunity to help the team open the scoring, Leo curled his lips.

The free throw was too close to the goal just now, and Leo's falling ball fell a little late.

Eto'o played the ball in the middle, and Biabiani detoured to the left. After cutting inside, he volleyed with his right foot from the left side of the small penalty area and was caught by the Twente goalkeeper.

If you want to use one sentence to describe Biabiani's performance, then "exceeding others like Messi and shooting Husky" is undoubtedly the most appropriate.

Seeing Biabiani having such a good opportunity and then sending the ball into Mikhailov's arms, Leonardo on the sidelines couldn't stand it anymore.

Leo sent a through ball. Pandev stopped the ball in the penalty area and turned around to shoot with his left foot. The ball was once again obtained by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Then the home team made a comeback, and Biabiani ran long distances on the left to attack most of the stadium to launch a counterattack!

Leo passed the ball from behind from the outside of the penalty area, and Eto'o cut into the penalty area and hit the ball with his right foot towards the far corner of the goal!

The Twente goalkeeper flew up and hit the ball hard!
  Cambiaso's powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area was miraculously blocked by Mikhailov!

However, the ball did not fly far and was still in the penalty area!
  In front of the small penalty area, Leo got rid of the defense and stopped the ball with his chest. He shot a low shot with his right foot into the net!

One to zero!

The game lasted for half an hour, and Inter Milan still successfully took the lead at Meazza!

With the score behind, Twente continued to focus on defense and it was meaningless. They could only be forced to attack.

When Zanetti returned to the penalty area to assist in defense, he was interfered by the opponent's players and made a mistake!

The ball was hit near the top of the arc in the penalty area. Jensen shot hard with his right foot immediately. Inter Milan goalkeeper Castellachi fell to the ground to block the ball!

Afterwards, their corner kick was easily picked off by Castellachi.

Inter Milan counterattacked quickly. Pandev's furious shot from the front of the penalty area was blocked by the opponent's defender. Eto'o stopped the ball and shot again but was still blocked!
  Twente's counterattack was also very crisp. De Jong scored the ball. Jensen's shot from the left was touched by Bonucci and then lobbed to the near corner of the goal. Castellachi saved the ball in time!
  In the stoppage time of the first half, Eto'o broke through and passed the ball from the left, and Cambiasso fired with his left foot in front of the penalty spot!

The ball was blocked by the Twente defender standing in front of the goal line with his body!
  Inter Milan failed to seize the excellent opportunity to expand their lead. At the end of the first half, they temporarily led their opponents 1-0!

At the beginning of the second half, Leonardo took the lead in making substitutions, and Stankovic came on as a substitute to replace Biabiani.

Inter Milan has had a lot of injuries recently, so he didn't stick to four-three-three and switched to two forwards in the second half.

Of course, to be honest, Stankovic's performance after coming on the field was not much better than Biabiani.

At the beginning of the second half, Stankovic, who came on as a substitute, took a ridiculously wide shot from a long distance.

Then under his "leadership", Eto'o and Pandev also shelled from a distance outside the penalty area.

Such an attack failed to create any threat to Twente's goalkeeper Mikhailov.

After squandering the opportunities created by Leo many times in a row, Leo was too lazy to pass the ball to them.

In the fifty-fifth minute, another powerful long-range shot from Stankovic!
  This time it hit within the goal frame, but was blocked by the Twente defender in front of the goal and flew near the penalty spot.

Leo reacted quickly and immediately got rid of the entanglement of the opponent's defender behind him and rushed to the lower left corner of the goal with his left foot and low shot!
  The goalkeeper struggled to save but was unable to do anything!
  Two to zero!
  Inter Milan expanded the score!
  With the advantage of two goals in hand, the pressure on the Nerazzurri players was greatly reduced and they played more comfortably.

Zanetti started dribbling the ball near the left center line. He passed three defensive players in a row and then fired an angry left-footed shot from the penalty area line into the near corner!

The visiting team's goalkeeper Mikhailov magically lifted the ball with one palm!

Although the goal was not scored, Nerazzurri in the stands applauded Zanetti's wonderful performance.

There have always been people who did not recognize Zanetti's strength, but this 37-year-old "little player" is an indispensable and important member of Inter Milan's process of winning the Triple Crown.

Zanetti is not only good at offense and defense, and tireless on the court, but what's even more rare is that he is almost omnipotent in the backcourt.

From left and right backs to defensive midfielders and midfielders, no matter which position is lacking, Zanetti can fill the gap for the team and perform well at the same time.

There is no doubt that Zanetti's physical and competitive condition are no longer at their peak, but he can still perform amazingly even in the Champions League.

The die-hard Nerazzurri fans all hope that the captain can play for the team for a few more years, but the reality is very cruel. It is time for Zanetti, who is nearly 40 years old, to consider retirement.

Of course it's definitely not this season, but what about after? How many more years can you play?
  It is very rare to be able to maintain such good physical condition at the age of thirty-seven.

After Zanetti retires, where can Inter Milan find top players like him who are hardworking and capable of playing multiple positions?

In the 79th minute, Eto'o broke through the defense on the left and passed the ball low, but the Twente defender made a mistake in the clearance!

Stankovic volleyed into an empty goal in front of the penalty spot and went over the crossbar!

He was too eager to score but used too much force. Stankovic squandered a sure chance to score.

The game is coming to an end, and the visiting team is determined to counterattack, but its strength is limited.

Jensen's long-range shot was saved by Castellachi. Twente intercepted the ball and organized again. Jensen's shot again missed the baseline.

Neither team could rewrite the score and the game ended.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated Twente 2-0 at home and remained unbeaten in the Champions League group stage!
  (End of this chapter)