Chapter 961: What Is Sportsmanship!
Facing the reporter's interview, Kintag no longer had the annoyance towards Juventus a few days ago. At this time, he looked calm and talked with the reporter.
"A few days ago, "Turin Sports" suspected that we might deliberately lose to Ajax, which was unsportsmanlike; Allegri also said that we were self-righteous because we were seven champions. But look at them How did you do it?"
"It is a shame for a wealthy family to profit from a misjudgment during the game, but dare not admit it after the game.
"Look at what we did! We already qualified early in the Champions League, but even so, against Ajax, a club with whom we have a good relationship, we still didn't bring our personal feelings to the pitch. Still go all out, without any so-called release of water. Manchester United told them with practical actions, what is sportsmanship! What is the real spirit of fair play!"
"I hope that Juventus can learn from it this time, let go of their status, and don't regard illegal profits as a fluke. The losses that have been suffered before should be remembered in the future!"
When Allegri heard Jin Taige's words, he almost vomited blood out of breath!
He refuted a few words, but still controlled it. Because of my inappropriate remarks, I have already been criticized internally by the club, so I'd better not cause trouble now, just bear with it this time...
Anyway, we have already entered the Champions League knockout round, Jin Taige, you better hope not to meet us, we will definitely make Manchester United look good!
After Manchester United, Juventus and other teams ended the Champions League group stage, the remaining few games were all played the next day.
Among the few games that have received much attention, Inter Milan's game against Monaco is among them.
After Ajax lost to Manchester United, a considerable part of the Italian media was very excited, and he publicly expressed his praise for Kintag.
"Manchester United is worthy of the glory of the seven crowns if they can play in the best condition to play the last game when the group is qualified ahead of schedule!"
"The fair play award for this season should go to Manchester United! Kintiger is one of the most respected coaches in international football today!"
The vast majority of these media who publicly praised Manchester United and Kintag are Inter Milan supporters. For them, as long as Ajax does not score points, then Inter Milan will definitely be able to advance to the knockout round of the Champions League!
As long as we can get a victory of more than 2 to 0, then we will be able to qualify. Against an underdog like Monaco, can we still not win? You know, they lost five games in a row in the Champions League group stage, and the last time we were away, we won a big 3-0 victory.
So this game against Monaco, we have absolutely no problem!
Inter Milan is full of confidence, and they are even considering the situation of knockout opponents in advance.
However, the final result surprised the supporters of Inter Milan.
In this game, Inter Milan performed very well in the opening stage. They scored two goals from Icardi and led their opponents 2-0 in the first half.
But at the start of the second half, Icardi had to leave the pitch with an ankle injury.
The Monaco side dispatched troops and sent two forwards one after another, trying to use the last time to fight back.
In the 76th minute of the game, the former Inter Milan player Jovetic, who had just transferred to Monaco this summer, showed his strength. His shocking long shot from 32 meters away helped Monaco get back a goal.
And when the game entered stoppage time, it was Jovetic again, and it was another long shot. This time the distance was even farther than before. The ball was like a bolt of lightning, piercing the night sky and piercing Inter Milan's goal. The goal also pierced into the hearts of the Inter Milanese...
2 to 2! Monaco equalized at the last minute!
Jovetic, who scored a goal, celebrated wildly at the Meazza Stadium!
Although he played in this stadium and wore a Nerazzurri shirt, they didn't get the respect they wanted here.
In the summer of 2016, Jovetic moved from Manchester City to Inter Milan. He thought he could recreate a new period of glory here, but he didn't expect to be hidden by the head coach just after joining the new team!
After half a season, he couldn't bear it anymore, and offered to go on loan to other teams to seek opportunities to play. He spent half a season on loan in Seville, played 24 times, scored 7 goals and 5 assists, and his results were not bad. But in the end Sevilla gave up on him, which made him feel disappointed.
Fortunately, this summer, the new Ligue 1 champion Monaco offered Jovetic an olive branch. Without any hesitation, he directly agreed to the trip to France.
In the new team, he wore the No. 10 jersey and gained enough playing time and respect, but his state has been unable to reach the peak. And the two goals in this game completely vented his depressed mood!
Jovetic yelled on the court: I am still the strongest Montenegrin striker!
At this time, BT Sport's Norrie explained loudly: "Last season's Ligue 1 champion Monaco lost half of their main team in the summer. They had a bad start to the new season. They fell to the relegation zone in the league. Five defeats!"
"However, in the 45 minutes of the second half today, they showed the dignity of the Ligue 1 giants! In the unfavorable situation of 0 to 2, they evened the score tenaciously! Finally pulled Inter Milan off the horse! Although this game A draw is useless for Monaco, but they still did not give up, worked hard until the last minute, and won everyone's respect with their performance!"
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Monaco players celebrated at the San Siro as if they had won an important game. For them, this game may mean new changes, new opportunities, and new beginnings.
At this time, the home fans in the Meazza Stadium were silent. They could not accept the fact that their home team was eliminated. Many Inter fans were crying and heartbroken.
Even Icardi, who was injured early, stuck his head between his arms at this time, his body was shaking constantly, and he didn't want people to see his tears...
After the game, Icardi received a message from Kintag.
"Mauro, you performed very well today, don't be sad, you are still young, and you still have many opportunities in the future. Come on!"
Seeing this message, Icardi felt even more sad. He wrote a lot of words, but after thinking about it, he finally deleted them all, leaving only a few words.
"Boss, thank you."