Chapter 675 Dog Fighting

But Trapani is not without hidden dangers. In the new season, their defensive ability is just as assistant coach Pochettino worried. In fact, it has declined somewhat. They conceded more goals than the same period last year. The opponent's shooting opportunities are also increasing. However, in Song and Dance Who cares about this when things get better? Besides, Bielsa's philosophy is that as long as I score more goals than you, that's fine.

Against this background, on November 2, Trapani ushered in the battle of Tianwangshan with Inter Milan.

Inter Milan has 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the previous 9 rounds. "Madman" Mourinho's team obviously still needs some time to adjust. Recently, Inter Milan has drawn two consecutive games in the league. .

The pressure on Mourinho is very high, and the Italian media is increasingly criticizing him. Inter Milan only scored 15 goals in 9 rounds, averaging only 1.6 per game, compared with Trapani who averaged 2.7 goals per game. It's much worse than that.

"In my opinion, Mourinho's arrival has had no effect on Inter Milan's offensive changes. Compared with the same period last season, they scored fewer goals. If you want to compete with Trapani, you can't just think about defense. , If you can’t score goals and win, what’s the use of defending no matter how good you are!” Italy’s famous coach Sacchi accused Mourinho in a column in Gazzetta dello Sport, saying that he admitted that Mourinho was A good coach, but he still looks down on Inter Milan's trip to Trapani.

The day before the game, Mourinho also had to face torture from reporters at a press conference. The most focused topic was that Mourinho was interested in Mourinho's tactics and Trapani's tactics in the new season. The defense may have declined in quality, but on the offensive end they are obviously doing much better than last season. It is extremely difficult to average close to 3 goals per game in Serie A. It is rare, so How should Inter Milan face the siege of Trapani, which is Trapani's home ground.

After the offshore stadium was put into use, it still maintains an unbeatable record of victory, killing people and killing Buddhas.

"Mr. Mourinho, at the beginning of the season, you thought that Mr. Bielsa would not have any championships and that he would be Trapani's weak link, but in fact so far, the team he led has been 7 points ahead of Inter Milan. "If there are too many points, will you still stick to your previous point of view?" The first reporter from Turin Sports News was obviously provocative.

Mourinho had just sat down, and he was already angry. Since coming to Serie A, he has always been compared with Bielsa by the media. It just so happened that he once said such things. Unfortunately, Bielsa's team president He is winning, and his team's tactical style is also very popular. Mourinho has naturally become a target, and the media will inevitably hype him up in every round of the league.

For example, once Inter Milan fails to win a game, reporters will always ask you how you see the gap between yourself and Bielsa. Are there any problems with your tactics? Where is your responsibility for not taking three points? !

Once Inter Milan wins the game, reporters will still ask you what you think of the points gap between Inter Milan and Trapani, and when this gap can be bridged.

In short, whether it is a loss, a win or a draw, reporters always talk about Bielsa in Mourinho's ears like flies. On Bielsa's side, reporters rarely talk about Mourinho.

It seems that Mourinho is really bullying himself alone, but then again, Mourinho brought all this on himself. He is a loudmouth, loud-mouthed, high-profile, claiming to be the best in the world, and reporters in the media discuss it privately. , you are still the fucking number one, how about in Serie A, you are nobody, you still can’t beat Bielsa.

The first question the reporter asked made Mourinho angry. Mourinho stretched out his fingers to count the championships he led the team to. "I have many championships. I have been successful in Portugal and England. Bale How much is it? He has never received anything in Europe! I don’t want to discuss the issue between me and Mr. Bielsa! I need respect, and you have to respect my past!”

Mourinho's outburst was a slap in the face to the reporters. When it came to the game, the reporters still kept asking Mourinho about Bielsa's story. I was really unhappy with these reporters, so Mourinho simply decided Silence, this is the legendary saying that the mouth of the people is better than the mouth of the river. It is really not easy to silence the reporters.

Trapani's passionate and energetic pre-match press conference was in sharp contrast to Inter Milan's lifeless scene. When reporters asked questions, Bielsa answered them honestly. He still didn't like this kind of occasion. , answering questions is also very perfunctory.

Regarding the situation of rival Inter Milan, Bielsa said: "This is not our team, we only focus on ourselves!"

Regarding Mourinho, Bielsa said: "My resume is definitely not as glamorous as Mr. Mourinho. He is a good coach!"

Regarding the issue of the championship, Bielsa said perfunctorily: "I don't know if it is time to discuss the league championship. It seems still very early!"

Regarding injuries, Bielsa did not disclose anything. "I haven't asked the team doctor about this question yet, so we don't know either!"

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Inter Milan took a plane to Trapani the night before the game. In order to prepare for the game, Mourinho did not even choose to put Inter Milan's foothold in Trapani, but in Barcelona. Downtown Lemo.

But Inter Milan still couldn't relax. Many Trapani fans went outside the hotel and made loud noises at night, affecting the rest of Inter Milan players. Inter Milan's general manager Ernesto Paolillo called the police to let Inter Milan players sleep peacefully, but Inter Milan put the blame on Trapani.

The next day, on the afternoon of November 2, Inter Milan set off from Palermo to Trapani's sea stadium. The sea stadium is already a tourist attraction. Hugo's idea is successful so far. It can be seen from Trapani's ticketing work that fans from all over the world buy tickets to enter the stadium to watch the game in every round of the game.

Many Inter Milan players were also amazed by the stadium. Looking at the green grass, Ibrahimovic was a little distracted. He regretted listening to Mourinho's advice this summer. This stadium is really beautiful and eye-catching. It must be very pleasant to play at home here.

Ibrahimovic was so crazy that he was persuaded by Mourinho to stay. Before this game, he said that he would prove himself in this game in Trapani, that is, to score a goal for Trapani.

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In Rome, the national TV station's "Football Sunday" was broadcasting this game. The commentators were Inter Milan's famous player Mazzola and Trapani's Lombardo. Mazzola was a player of Inter Milan before. When Inter Milan won the Champions League for the first time, Mazzola was in the team. He also served as the general manager of Inter Milan later.

When Mourinho first arrived, Mazzola was still very happy. After all, this head coach is very famous and has real strength. But after a while, Mazzola is not so satisfied with Mourinho. This man loves to make enemies.

Before the direct confrontation with Trapani, he belittled Bielsa, and then he had old grudges with Ranieri, but Mourinho is now asking for trouble. Ranieri's treble is more valuable, and Mourinho can only talk about the number of trophies.

Not only these two, Mourinho has already had grudges with several head coaches before the game is halfway through. No one knows why he does this. Hugo privately told his cousin Morek, "He is a fighting dog, always looking for a goal for himself. If he doesn't have a goal, his coaching career is almost over!"