Chapter 618 Wearing the Captain’s Armband for the First Time

The quarter-finals of the Champions League are here in the blink of an eye. On Tuesday afternoon, Russian Super League champions CSKA Moscow arrived in Milan.

CSKA Moscow is not well-known in European football, and it is the first time they have reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but they still have several outstanding players in the team. Russian national goalkeeper Akinfeev is amazingly talented, and now many wealthy clubs want to buy him; The core midfielder, Serbian football player Krasic, is a player that Inter Milan is focusing on. He may appear at San Siro next season. In addition, Japanese star Keisuke Honda is the second best player in Asia after Gao Xiaodong and Park Ji-sung. He has always been Favored by AC Milan.

With these outstanding players, coupled with the strong physical fitness and fighting spirit of the fighting nation, they can often exceed their own strength. When they faced Manchester United in the Champions League group stage, Sir Alex Ferguson was caught in the attack. CSKA Moscow won 3 at Old Trafford. The ball was ahead of Manchester United. If it weren't for Ferguson's sophistication, CSKA Moscow would not have taken away only one point.

For a team like CSKA Moscow that is more competitive than famous, it is not unusual for Inter Milan to be shocked if they don't go all out.

Before the game, Army coach Slutsky pointed out that Inter Milan's weakness is that they may underestimate their opponents. : "In this game, Inter Milan is undoubtedly the favorite team. Inter Milan eliminated Chelsea, and they are a well-deserved wealthy team. However, we are well prepared for the game, and we will never give up without fighting!"

"We may be underestimated. For Inter Milan, their current schedule is very frequent and they may relax at some point in the game, even if it is a Champions League quarter-final. Once that happens, our chances It’s coming.”

CSKA's Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda accepted an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport before the game. He pointed out: "Inter Milan is very strong, perhaps the best team in Europe. With Mourinho's command, they are always Win, be able to play some very impressive games, they are the favorites. But we are also very strong, we are good at defensive counter-attacks."

"I often watch Serie A on TV. In Russia, Serie A is the most popular. I watched several games of Inter Milan and in each position, they have 2 to 3 very strong players. What worries me the most is Milito and Gao Xiaodong. Milito is very decisive, he is one of the best forwards in the world. Gao Xiaodong is the best player in Asia. He has very comprehensive skills and is difficult to guard against, but we will try to limit him."

The last Champions League meeting between Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow was in the group stage of the 2007-08 season. At that time, Inter Milan, which was trailing 2-0 at home, relied on Ibrahimovic and Cambiasso's double goals to finally help Inter Milan. The Serie A champions achieved a 4-2 victory. In the second round clash between the two teams, Inter Milan, which was one goal behind in the first half, relied on two goals from Argentina's "contradictory combination" Crespo and Samuel in the second half to defeat CSKA.

Although Inter Milan has the upper hand in all aspects, Mourinho still hopes that the players will treat CSKA Moscow like Chelsea. "The Champions League has entered the knockout rounds. Any opponent is very strong. CSKA is only relatively weak. We can't Careless, you need to show the fighting spirit against Chelsea and try to resolve the battle at home as much as possible, because the weather in Moscow is too cold and their stadium is still artificial turf, these are unpredictable factors."

The game against CSKA Moscow was exaggerated by the Japanese and Asian media as an Asian derby. Gao Xiaodong looked at this indifferently, "A football match is a contest between 11 people, not a duel between two people. There is no need to emphasize the Asian derby. Although CSKA Moscow has We have a certain strength, but we are playing at home, and I really can’t think of any reason for us to lose. It’s a pity that our captain Zanetti is suspended, but the coach will come up with a solution to the problem.”

Zanetti's accumulated yellow card suspension is a big loss for Inter Milan. After Chivu was injured, the versatile Nerazzurri captain in the midfield and backfield has been playing at left back recently.

Now that he is suspended, Inter Milan's only teenager Thornton can play at left back.

Krasic, the core of CSKA Moscow, is positioned as the right midfielder. If he attacks Thornton, who is strong and weak in defense, there is still a question mark whether he can block Krasic's attack. Once CSKA catches the shortcomings on the left, Chasing and fighting fiercely, Inter Milan will probably run into trouble no matter how strong it is.

Who will Inter Milan send as left back? After captain Zanetti's suspension, will Gao Xiaodong wear the captain's armband for the first time? This became the focus of media and fans before the game.

On Wednesday night, the quarter-final match between Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow started. Two suspense before the game were finally revealed. Gao Xiaodong appeared at the left back wearing the captain's armband.

"Oh my god! Gao actually plays left back!"

"Is Gao going to play every position on the court?"

"Now I haven't played full-back."

"Why leave Thornton alone and go to Gao Xiaodong?"

"This is the quarter-finals. Thornton has basically not played a few games. Can he be allowed to start?"

"Mourinho wants stability and doesn't want to give his opponents away goals."

"Look at how Gao Xiaodong talks to Krasic."

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This is the first time that Gao Xiaodong has appeared on the field wearing the captain's armband of Inter Milan. The 20-year-old captain of a wealthy club plays as a left-back that he has never played before. As soon as he stepped onto the field, Gao Xiaodong became San Siro. The focus of the stadium, reporters' cameras kept snapping pictures of him, and fans also took photos with their mobile phones to record this precious scene.

After the game started, Inter Milan, playing at home, actively launched an attack on CSKA Moscow, hoping to break through the opponent's goal early and force the opponent to attack.

CSKA Moscow has a good schedule, visiting first and then home, but they have positioned themselves very well and are not in a hurry to grab away goals. Instead, they stay rooted in defense and wait for Inter Milan to counterattack when they make mistakes.

In the second minute of the game, Sneijder, who was playing as a single attacking midfielder, tried a long shot, but his shot was punched out by Akinfeev.

CSKA Moscow grabbed the ball and launched a counterattack. The ball was passed to the feet of core Krasic. Krasic quickly dribbled the ball towards Inter Milan's left wing.

CSKA Moscow knew that Zanetti was suspended and focused on practicing attacking Inter Milan's left wing before the game. Although Gao Xiaodong is now famous all over the world, he has never played as a left back. CSKA Moscow must give it a try and look at Gao Xiaodong. How about the defense on the left side.

Facing Krasic's dribbling, Gao Xiaodong quickly bent his knees and leaned sideways to approach, defending the inside line and letting the outside line go.

This was a decent defense. Krasic couldn't see the flaw. He made a fake move of cutting inside and immediately rushed to the baseline along the outside line.

Speed ​​is a basic skill for wingers and full midfielders. Without speed, you cannot play this position. Krasic is not a famous fast horse, but his speed is not slow, and he made a fake move in front, which will definitely interfere with the defensive players. However, Gao Xiaodong had rich experience and superhuman speed. He was not fooled. When Krasic broke through from the side, he followed closely, waiting for Krasic to pass the ball or make an emergency stop.

When Krasic was approaching the bottom line, he saw that he still couldn't get rid of Gao Xiaodong. He suddenly stopped and wanted to use his rhythm to get rid of Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong had plenty of energy when following Krasic. Karasic's emergency stop not only failed to shake Gao Xiaodong away, but Gao Xiaodong took advantage of Krasic's unstable center of gravity to suddenly grab him and use his body to hit Krasic. Squeezed away and stole the ball.

"pretty!"

"marvelous!"

"It's so amazing!"

“It’s not a bad guest appearance by the Pizza Team!”

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The fans were very excited when they saw Gao Xiaodong easily intercepting Krasic's ball. They all cheered and gave Gao Xiaodong applause.

Seeing this scene, the on-site commentator Reka sighed: "Inter Milan's purchase of Gao Xiaodong is really worth it. He can fill any position and can do it seamlessly. It's amazing. No wonder Inter Milan took him Even if his annual salary is raised to 8 million euros, he will not renew his contract. If he has this ability, who wouldn’t grab him?”

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