The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 74 Dream Start
  Three days later, Inter Milan continued to face the newly promoted Bologna in the sixth round of Serie A at the San Siro.

Mourinho made surprising tactical adjustments in this game.

The madman feels that if he really changes his game to 4, 3, 1, and 2, wouldn't these wingers in the team be completely wasted.

Therefore, facing a weak team that is far inferior to itself, Inter Milan actually formed a 4-2-4 formation.

Ibrahimovic and Balotelli, who performed well in the last game, continue to partner up front, with Mancini Jr. and Quaresma appearing on both sides of them.

Vieira and Leo are in the middle.

Before the first half of the game was over, Leo assisted Ibrahimovic and Bashen to score goals.

Although the visiting team pulled a goal back in the second half, the Nerazzurri defeated Bologna 2-1 at home.

Judging from the facts, the two wingers seemed to be of no use during the entire game.

After this game, there was another national team match day that Mourinho hated deeply.

He reluctantly watched many of the international players in the Inter Milan team leave the team to report for their respective national teams.

"I hope they don't leave well and come back with injuries."

The first team was suddenly half empty, and Mourinho asked a group of Inter Milan U19 players to come over and train with them.

In the group confrontation, young player David Thornton, who performed well in the fight, aroused Mourinho's interest.

He has always had a headache with the team's position at left back.

Maxwell's offensive ability is sufficient, but his defensive ability cannot satisfy him.

As we all know, Madman is a head coach who pays great attention to defense.

Therefore, when Chivu was injured, Mourinho would rather let Zanetti play as a left back than use Maxwell again.

After the training, the madman who returned to the office dug out Thornton's personal report that he had asked his subordinates to compile.

Not only the national team, Leo and Balotelli were also called up by the Italian under-21 national team.

Italy U19 defeated the Israeli team 2009-21 in an away game and entered the finals of the European Under- Championship in Sweden next year.

Leo scored one goal and two assists, and Balotelli scored twice to help the team win.

In the U21 game, Leo really fell into the category of dimensionality reduction, and he doesn't know when he will be able to earn enough experience points to join the national team.

On October 10th, after playing the national team game, Inter Milan's international players also returned to the team one after another.

"Boss, when do you think I can represent the team like you?"

In the locker room, David Thornton had just changed his clothes and was about to go to the training ground with Leo.

This kid seemed a little impatient.

"David, the coach must have seen your performance in training these days.

Be patient, opportunities come to those who are prepared. "

After the warm-up, Mourinho came to the sidelines and asked his assistant coach to call Thornton over.

"Can you play at left back?"

Thornton, who plays on the right side of the youth team and can play from right back to right midfielder, was stunned. He is a right-footed general and has played at left back, but he is not particularly good at it.

Full-backs are different from wingers. An inverted winger can also cut inside and hit the goal. Inverse-footed full-backs are really rare in football.

This is because the full-back with the opposite foot moves forward into the frontcourt and is not only unable to cross the ball immediately, but may also give the opponent time to make up defense due to delayed adjustments.

As for the top defenders who are versatile on the left and right sides, they basically do not have weak feet.

Under the influence of Leo, Thornton has been practicing his left-foot passing, but he is still far from the level of being able to send crosses in high-intensity confrontational fields.

There was some hesitation, but Thornton quickly remembered what Leo had said to him not long ago.

Opportunities are for those who are prepared!
  "I can! Leave the defense on the left to me!

It’s just that I might not be comfortable on the left side if I’m assisting..."

"It's ok!"

What Mourinho wants is defense! The Portuguese patted Thornton on the shoulder with a satisfied smile.

"I'm very optimistic about you, perform well!" In this way, very unexpectedly, the position of Inter Milan's left back fell on the 17-year-old David Thornton.

Although it is said that one of the reasons is Maxwell's injury and absence, but being able to boldly use young people is also a reflection of Mourinho's courage.

Some people always say that Mourinho likes to use mature men, does not like young players, and is not good at training young players.

This is a very wrong view.

No matter which team he joins, Mourinho's task is to lead the team to strive for better results, especially to compete for the championship.

Veterans with sufficient experience are better able to maintain their form during a long season than young people.

For truly outstanding young players, Mourinho often does not hesitate to play opportunities.

Players such as Balotelli and David Thornton, who are less than 20 years old, have received a lot of playing time in the hands of Mourinho.

And Leo, who is now firmly entrenched in the Nerazzurri's main position, confirms this point.

On October 2008, 10, in the seventh round of Serie A, Inter Milan went away to face Giallorossi Roma.

Spalletti has had a tough time recently, with Roma performing poorly in the league.

After just six rounds, Roma are already nine points behind Inter Milan at the top of the table.

Mourinho followed the starting lineup of 4,31,2, with two forwards, Ibrahimovic and Balotelli.

Leo's attacking midfielder, Zanetti, Cambiaso and Stankovic are behind him.

Left back David Thornton, right back Maicon, Cordoba and Burdisso started as central defenders.

Chivu, who returned from the national team, did not enter the squad, while the other two old Roma players, Samuel and Mancini, who had just recovered from injury, were on the bench.

Rome's defense is also short of major generals.

Mexes and Panucci were suspended, and Lorria and Cicinho got the chance to start.

Juan, who has recently recovered from injury, also started the game, while captain Totti made his first appearance in a month.

The game officially started with an order from the referee Rizzoli.

Three friends from Inter Milan's youth training finally stepped onto the Serie A stage side by side for the first time!
  “Today, three players in Inter Milan’s starting eleven are young people under the age of 20!

I wonder if Mourinho is being careless or underestimating the enemy, or is he confident? "

For Inter Milan fans, they appreciate Mourinho's reuse of his own youth training.

"Everyone, cheer up. If the little guys perform well, we have to encourage them!"

The Nerazzurri in the North Stand have already started discussing how to celebrate if Leo and Balotelli score.

It is certainly a good thing to have confidence, but the prerequisite is that you have the corresponding strength.

Former Liverpool full-back Riise cut in from the left, and his iconic left-footed volley from outside the penalty area was confiscated by Cesar as he fell to the ground.

However, the Norwegian's powerful long-range shot still made the Inter Milan goalkeeper feel numb through his gloves.

As soon as the game started, Roma, who played at home, launched the attack first.

Leo made a long pass from the backcourt, and Ibrahimovic reversed offside on the right to form a single shot. Facing Doni who abandoned the goal, he volleyed with his right foot from a small angle outside the goal area and lobbed past Doni into the near corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan took the lead in scoring just one minute later through an efficient and concise counterattack!
  Mourinho's team got off to a fantastic start.

Although the Roma players protested to the referee, they believed that Ibrahimovic's ball was offside.

But judging from the slow-motion replays from multiple angles, Roma defender Cicinho at the other end was trailing behind, so Ibrahimovic was indeed not offside.

"Beautifully passed on!"

After Ibrahimovic scored, he rubbed Leo's hair with a smile on his face.

Leo smiled bitterly, this goal should actually be regarded as a reflection of Ibrahimovic's personal ability.

Leo can't pass ten such passes per game, but he can pass at least eight.

But it seems that Ibrahimovic is the only one in the team who can score a goal on his own like he just did.

Oh, Ba Shen is also possible, it just depends on whether he brings his brains with him today.

　In fact, Nerazzurri is already in the plural and can refer to the plural number of Inter Milan fans, but it always feels weird when I write without adding them.
  　　
  　
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