Chapter 436: Try a Central Defender

Inter's first formal training session of the summer took place at UCLA. In order to welcome the arrival of the European giants Inter Milan, the University of California deliberately reserved two courts for Inter Milan and replaced the turf.

Like the surprise at the airport pick-up, at the University of California, there were still unexpectedly many fans watching. Chinese fans still accounted for the majority of the thousands of fans.

In fact, it’s not that the Chinese in the United States like football so much. The Chinese’s love for Gao Xiaodong mainly comes from a kind of heroic complex. He became a supernova and inspired the Chinese living overseas.

However, Gao Xiaodong didn’t have time to feel the joy of being supported by thousands of fans. Mourinho’s training was fast-paced and intense, and he paid close attention to the details. Gao Xiaodong couldn’t be distracted at all during the 90-minute training. Tired like a dog.

Of course, the other players were no better than Gao Xiaodong. They had just returned from vacation and suffered from jet lag. Except for the players who were on vacation in the United States, everyone else couldn't bear the torment.

On the afternoon of the third day in Los Angeles, Inter Milan and the University of California team held the first warm-up match of the new season.

The core Ibrahimovic is gone, and Eto'o and Gao Xiaodong are here. The Nerazzurri all over the world want to know what the current Inter Milan has become.

More than 10,000 fans and more than 100 reporters came to the University of California Stadium that day. Local California TV stations, Inter Milan TV, and many American and Asian TV stations will broadcast the game live.

Although Inter Milan is not considered the top giants in Europe, it is at least three or four levels ahead of teams like the University of California. Mourinho did not ask the team how many goals to win before the game, but asked the players not to Lose the ball.

In this warm-up match, Gao Xiaodong's position is 1 in the 41 formation. This position was originally played by Stankovic, nicknamed the tank.

The style of Tank and Gao Xiaodong is very similar. There is no gorgeous dribbling to break through others. He has good physical strength, can sweep, and is good at inserting long-range shots. It is a weakened version of Lampard.

Mourinho wanted to lure Sneijder last season, but Sneijder looked down on Inter Milan and couldn't live and die. Mourinho had no choice but to drive the ducks to the shelves and push Stankovic to the front Waist up.

The same is all-round, the same is not first-class, Gao Xiaodong's ability to pass the ball in the midfielder position is much better than Stankovic, at least he looks like a midfielder from a professional background, unlike Stankovic, which position he plays Both are like lower backs.

Stankovic is still not convinced that Gao Xiaodong took his position away,

As a defensive midfielder, he also ran to the front midfielder from time to time to compete with Gao Xiaodong for the ball.

Another defensive midfielder, Cambiasso, almost forgot the existence of Gao Xiaodong, and regarded himself as Pirlo with the front midfielder and rear, organized in his own half, and then directly went to the striker with a long pass.

Another defensive midfielder, Montari, nicknamed Mengniu, found the feeling of a superstar when he faced the university team. When he grabbed the ball, he would chug and chug. .

The striker doesn't have a fuel-efficient lamp either.

Argentine striker Cruz's contract is about to expire. Mourinho has declared that he does not want him, but the Argentines want him to stay for a season. Cambiasso, Zanetti and others have already gone to the boss Moratti. Said that Cruise is willing to cut salary to stay, Moratti is still hesitating.

When the contract expires and Mourinho does not support him, Cruz will naturally not support Mourinho's confidant to sign Gao Xiaodong. Apart from having no choice, he rarely passes the ball back to Gao Xiaodong.

Mourinho was very unhappy and replaced him with Milito at 0 minutes.

Forward Eto'o likes to be in the limelight, and he can't get along in Barcelona because he competes with Messi for the boss. In this Inter Milan, after Ibrahimovic left, he thinks he is the boss, and he takes the ball more personally. Not many balls.

Milito has been working hard in small clubs. He is honest and simple, so he has been unknown. He just came to Inter Milan. Although he also found an organization and became a member of the Argentine gang, he did not dare to embarrass the popular coach Gao Xiaodong. , The normal pass will be passed. Once Cambiasso, Zanetti and others step in, he will still give priority to them.

The opponent is too weak, even with a few blind kicks, Inter Milan scored 4 goals for the University of California team in the first half and created a lot of chances. The only hidden worries are the central defenders Materazzi and Samu El is not in good condition, his speed is not fast, his turn is too slow, and he was frightened by the opponent's counterattack. If it was a Serie A team, he would have lost the ball a long time ago.

Forward Eto'o scored twice, Milito also scored, Zanetti also scored, but Gao Xiaodong neither scored nor assisted, completely becoming a ball porter.

The Chinese fans on the sidelines were very disappointed and kept shouting on the sidelines:

"Pass a few! Shoot!"

"Nimma! I can see that it should be passed to Xiaodong, what does it mean that Cruise passed to Cambiasso!"

"What kind of attacking midfielder is you without the possession of the ball? Xiaodong might as well play as a defensive midfielder."

Italian fans have a different opinion.

"Take the ball and pass it to your teammates, or take a long shot and buy another Stankovic for 50 million euros?"

"Just take the ball and make a transition. The salary of 6 million euros is really cool."

"Show this level against the university team, can Serie A still be watched?"

"I think it's better to let Gao Xiaodong play the midfielder."

"Inter Milan don't need a midfielder worth 50 million euros."

...

Although only half of the game was played, a talented coach like Mourinho knew what was happening on the field, but he didn't point it out, nor did he deliberately let the players pass the ball to Gao Xiaodong, he wanted to see How does Gao Xiaodong handle this situation.

During the intermission, Mourinho made a large-scale substitution adjustment. Quares came on, Muntari came off, and the fast Cordoba came on, replacing Materazzi, who was too slow to turn around. , striker Balotelli came on, replacing Eto'o, defender Thornton came on, replacing Maicon.

In the first half, Gao Xiaodong was going to be an organizer, but he turned into a ball carrier. The ball was like a meat bun hitting a dog. If it was passed out, it would never come back. This made Gao Xiaodong very upset.

As a utilitarian, Gao Xiaodong is very aware of the role of data in competitive football. Even if you play like shit, as long as you score a goal, you can cover up everything. Even if you play perfectly, no goals and no assists , The media can hack you if they want to hack you.

No matter what Mourinho thinks, Gao Xiaodong decided to score goals and assists to suppress the surprise.

So Gao Xiaodong changed in the second half. He would pass the ball to whoever passed him.

Gao Xiaodong's long-range shot was more powerful than Stankovic. He scored a long-range shot of 278 meters in less than ten minutes of the second half. Twenty minutes later, he scored a header from the back row and crushed two defensive players. break down.

With two goals, the comments from the fans on the sidelines are much better.

"This long-range shot is amazing!"

"It's more domineering than a tank."

"The comparison between Mengniu and Xiaodonggua is simply Mengfei."

"This body! Huaguo Maradona didn't scream for nothing."

"Bouncing is also very good. Little steel cannon!"

...

Inter Milan scored 6 goals in the attack, but there was a problem in the defense, the rock Samuel was too slow, Cordoba was too short, Mourinho wanted to complement each other, but Samuel ended up Er was beaten behind him and missed one. Cordoba was dunked by the high center of the University of California and scored a goal.

The last 7: made the fans very happy, but the head coach Mourinho was very unhappy, conceding two goals against the University of California, how to play this Serie A game, well, even if the players did not try their best in this game, then How to play in the Champions League, the opponents in the Champions League are all powerful players in the major leagues.

Mourinho directly criticized Samuel and Cordoba after the game.

"...Do you know why the American fans are so happy? Do you know the level of the University of California team? Even the Italian amateur team can't compare. We conceded two goals, and the opponent can even score more. You are Inter Milan players. Do you know? The whole world is watching you, you know? Even college students can’t guard you, who else do you want to guard against?”

Faced with Mourinho's faceless criticism, the South American gang was very upset. When Mourinho and Gao Xiaodong went out to hold a press conference, the South American gang's players complained loudly in the locker room.

Cordoba said: "Is this the defender's fault? The opponent is tall enough to play basketball, let the opponent make a pass, can I defend it?"

Cambia cabled: "Say we can't defend, let the person who spent 50 million on the club defend it, 50 million is enough to buy a central axis."

Samuel said viciously: "...Mr. 6 million is a fart, his header was caught, let him defend, we can lose 10,..."

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The South American players talked more and more lively in the locker room. They didn't notice that Gao Xiaodong and Mourinho had returned, so they stood at the door and listened to their complaints.

Before Mourinho could speak, Gao Xiaodong smiled and said to Mourinho: "Coach, since my teammates want me to defend, in the second game against the University of California, I'll try to be a central defender."