Chapter 465: The Last Starting Spot

On August 22, after a three-month long grass period, Serie A finally kicked off.

The opening game was played between Bologna and Fiorentina, which was a match between the relegation team and the fifth in the league, but Fiorentina did not manage to get off to a good start, and they were tied 1:1 by Bologna in the away game.

Inter Milan's first match of the 2009-10 season was held at the Meazza Stadium on the 23rd. Their opponent was last season's Serie B leader Barry.

Although the Bari team is the Serie B champion, but in Serie A they are absolutely fishy and rookie.

Now the most valuable player in this Bari team is No. 10 Barrett, the Serie B silver boot winner last season, and the value marked for him is 5 million euros.

After being promoted to Serie A, the Bari team did not invest much money in the transfer market. Although they even attracted 13 players by buying and renting, the most expensive transfer fee for Alvarez was only 1.5 million euros, and the cheapest goalkeeper Rimbaud Di only has 80,000 euros.

He joked that Gao Xiaodong alone could buy the entire Barry team.

Playing at home, the opponent is still a newly promoted team. Everyone thinks that this is a game without any suspense. Inter Milan will definitely win. The key is whether the win is good or not, and whether they can play what Mourinho wants.

When the 61-year-old Bari coach Ventura talked about Bari's Serie A debut, he said neither humble nor overbearing: "9 years, we finally appeared in the Serie A again, and all Bari people are proud of this. In the best form, the Coppa Italia was eliminated by Empoli, I am sorry. It is a good thing to play against Inter Milan in the first show, it will make the children realize the gap, everyone thinks we will lose, but I can guarantee it My team will do their best to create as much trouble as possible for a strong Inter Milan and I believe we can do that."

Facing an opponent like Barry, Mourinho certainly wouldn't take it to heart. He continued to implement the plan to attack the Argentine gang, and revealed to reporters the starting situation of the first round of the game the day before the game, "Inter Milan has no secrets. If I don’t say it, everyone can guess that Eto’o and Milito will partner in the striker, Gao Xiaodong, Stankovic and Muntari will sit in the midfield, goalkeeper Cesar in the defense, and defender Lucio , Chivu, and Maicon will all start, and there is another player that I haven't figured out yet..."

Although Mourinho did not say who he was struggling with, everyone can guess that it should be Zanetti.

However, Mourinho is not sure whether Zanetti started because of tactical entanglement, or because Zanetti is a member of the Argentine gang, which is hard to say.

From the reporter's point of view, these two factors should be present, mainly because of the entanglement in tactics. After all, Zanetti is a loyal servant of Inter Milan and the captain, and the reason why Zanetti did not become the boss of the Argentine gang is due to his personality. In addition to being gentle, it is also because he respects his status as captain and does not want to put the interests of the Argentine gang above the interests of Inter Milan. This has also been praised by Mourinho.

In the eyes of the fans, Mourinho did not let Zanetti start in order to continue to attack the Argentine gang. This made the Argentine fans on the Internet very angry. Cruz and Burdisso were sold, and Cambiasso also Injured, Samuel was placed on the bench, and Mourinho even refused to let the captain Zanetti start. This is simply inhumane.

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After Mourinho announced 10 starting players, the injured Cambiasso hurried to Zanetti's mansion in Lake Como.

When Cambiasso arrived, Zanetti was grilling and his wife, Paola, was teasing two Labradors.

Seeing Cambiasso coming, Zanetti handed over the work of the barbecue to his wife Paula, and talked with Cambiasso in the living room.

"Esteban, how is your knee?" Zanetti asked Cambiasso with concern.

Cambiasso stroked his knee and lamented: "It's not good,

Surgery next week. "

Zanetti sighed: "Your luck is really bad."

Cambiasso shook his head and said, "If I hadn't been injured, I might have been sold to Chelsea by that tyrant."

Of course the tyrant refers to Mourinho, and Zanetti was obviously very dissatisfied with Mourinho, saying: "Sell 11 players, the transfer fee is less than 30 million, spend 50 million to buy a child, and give him back With such a high tactical status, can he win the Champions League with a child?"

Cambiasso said solemnly: "The situation is stronger than others. That Huaguo boy has the support of a tyrant behind him. We can't do anything to him. Now what we have to consider is not to attack Xiao Donggao, but how to continue the status and status of the Argentine in Inter Milan." Tradition."

Zanetti sneered: "I have been in Inter Milan for 15 years, and I don't believe Mourinho can sell me."

Cambia cabled: "Boss Moratti will not watch Mourinho sell you, but if Mourinho puts you on the bench, he can't ask. You are 36 years old now. Substitute A few games, a few times you can’t play the game, and you’re done. The 10 starting list he announced to reporters today is just to put pressure on you and want you to bow your head.”

Zanetti sneered: "Even if I play as a substitute, I will not bow to Mourinho."

Cambiasso shook his head and said: "Javier, there is no benefit to be tough with Mourinho now, you can only sacrifice in vain, a man can bend and stretch, now we can only compromise with Mourinho."

Zanetti's eyes widened. Cambiasso, who has always been tough, was ready to compromise with Mourinho. "Esteban, do you really think so?"

Cambiasso said with a heavy expression: "Yes, Xavier, now the boss has been bewitched by Mourinho for a Champions League championship. For the Champions League championship, the boss can sacrifice anyone. We must compromise with Mourinho now." Otherwise, Inter Milan would have no place for Argentine players."

Zanetti said: "We still have Milito."

Cambiasuo said: "Javier, don't be so naive. Milito is not in one mind with us now. He came to the giants for the first time. This is what Mourinho wanted him. After he came, Mourinho kept going. In wooing him, Eto'o and Xiao Donggao often let him pass the ball, Milito is now closer to Mourinho."

Zanetti has a gentle temperament and has never liked to confront the head coach. He said: "Mourinho is the kind of stubborn person. Even if we want to compromise, will he let us go?"

"There's someone who can help us make peace with Mourinho," Cambia said.

Zanetti asked, "Who?"

Cambia cableway: "Xiaodonggao."

"He?!" Zanetti thought that Cambiasso would say Quaresma or assistant coach Boas, but Cambiasso actually said Gao Xiaodong. "Gao Xiaodong has the biggest conflict with us, can he help us?"

Cambia said: "Yes, Gao Xiaodong is from Inter Milan, which was transferred for 50 million yuan, with an annual salary of 6 million yuan. The pressure is very high. If he doesn't perform well, if he loses a game, he will take the blame. He is the most I hope that the team is united, if we express our support for him, do you think he will speak for us in front of Mourinho."

Zanetti pondered: "Will Mourinho listen to him?"

Cambiasuo said: "Mourinho spent 50 million euros to buy him. All of Mourinho's bets are on Xiao Donggao. Do you think Mourinho will listen to him? .”

Zanetti nodded: "I just don't know if Xiao Donggao is good at talking."

Cambiasuo said: "Child, lift him up a little, and he will forget about it. I have deep conflicts with him, and it is not convenient to go. You are the captain and the veteran. It will be better for you to find him."

"Okay, I'll go find Xiao Donggao."

Zanetti also understood that he was more suitable than Cambiasso to negotiate with Gao Xiaodong, so he agreed.