green shooter

Chapter 158

In the game against Roma, when Zhu Hantao was replaced early, the head coach Mourinho told him that the purpose was to let him save his energy and save his strength to play in the Champions League.

As a result, in the third game of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Inter Milan played at home against the dark horse Cyprus team Anorthosis in the group. Both teams now also have one win and one tie with four points.

Mourinho still asked Zhu Hantao to rest in rotation. Zhu Hantao didn't even make the squad. Mourinho's backup strikers were Balotelli and Cruz, and Quaresma was expected to come off the bench in the second half.

Facing the underdogs, Mourinho used substitute players in many positions. In the goalkeeper position, the second goalkeeper Toldo was used to start the game, and the Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar was rotated to sit on the bench to rest.

In addition to Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued to start on the forward line, the other two have changed, Adriano and Mancini Jr. partner Ibrahimovic to play.

This shows how much Inter Milan despises Anorthosis. Although everyone says that they will not underestimate the enemy and cannot underestimate any opponent, but speaking from the facts, it can be seen from the employment of Mourinho that the Nerazzurri did not regard this Cypriot team as an opponent at all.

Both the coaches and the players in the team felt that the opponents were just lucky, and their own strength was stronger than them. As long as they played hard, they would definitely win easily.

Hey, your mentality is unacceptable. Anorthosis and Inter Milan both won Panathinaikos and tied Bremen. How could they have the confidence to win.

There was no way, Zhu Hantao obeyed the arrangement of the head coach, trained hard, and then went home to watch the game at night.

Of course he can go to the home court with the team to watch the game on the spot, but it will delay the training. The players on the roster must be training for the next game from the day before the game.

That doesn't mean much to Zhu Hantao, who is unlikely to play. It's better to stay in the training base and practice small-scale cooperation with the remaining players who have not been selected for the squad, and then conduct some special training by himself.

At the end of the day's training, Zhu Hantao jogged all the way back home after dinner at the base, turned on the TV, and waited for the game to start.

Zhu Hantao scratched his head, so did the head coach Mourinho take it too seriously? Now that China and Anorthosis rank in the top two with four points in the group, they may really overturn.

Inter Milan's last European home win dates back to November last year when they beat Fenerbahce 11-3 in the Champions League group stage.

The total home record of the last 21 Champions League games is 14 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.

此前国际米兰与塞浦路斯的球队仅有过1次交手，即1993-94赛季联盟杯的第2轮，主客场分别战成1比0和3比3，而那个赛季国际米兰最终夺得联盟杯。

阿诺索西斯与意甲球队有过2次会面，在1992-93赛季联盟杯首轮总比分1比10被尤文淘汰，13年后同样是联盟杯首轮，以总比分1比6被巴勒莫淘汰。

Before the start of the game, the host who has already started commenting on TV will always crackle a bunch of historical data, and I don't know what it is useful for. Zhu Hantao doesn't gamble, and besides, it doesn't make much sense to just watch these.

In the opening 2 minutes, Muntari passed the ball, and Mancini's shot was blocked by Serbian defender Okokolic.

Then Mancini took a corner kick from the left, and Maicon grabbed the header in front of the opponent's goalkeeper, but it missed the goal.

In the 5th minute, Muntari fouled the former Real Madrid player Savio and gave the opponent a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt.

Dellas took a free kick 30 meters in front of the goal and shot a low shot which was shot by Toldo.

In the 6th minute, Mancini succeeded in anti-offside, but Adriano's long pass was preemptively destroyed by the opponent's defensive player and did not get it.

Two minutes later, Stankovic volleyed 2 meters from the goal outside the penalty area and missed it.

Ibrahimovic made a low pass from the left, and Adriano curled a left-footed shot over the penalty area line.

In the 11th minute, Ade made a breakthrough from the right and passed the ball to Maicon. Maicon made a cross. Mancini then stopped the ball and returned. Muntari pushed with his left foot 10 meters in front of the goal.

Then Mancini's peripheral long shot did not hold down and flew towards the stands.

In the 13th minute, Ibrahimovic passed and shot and was confiscated by Bekay.

Cambiasso, Ibrahimovic and Adriano played dazzling cooperation, and finally Adriano volleyed with his left foot 20 meters in front of the goal and missed the right post.

A few minutes later, it was Adriano's shot again, and the Brazilian's left-footed low shot at the top of the arc in the penalty area missed again.

In the 23rd minute, Cambiasso picked a pass and flew over the opponent's back line. Ibrahimovic bounced the ball with his right heel and volleyed with his left foot 22 meters away from the goal and missed the far post.

"Hey," Zhu Hantao couldn't help laughing when he saw this, "Zlatan just likes to play with all these bells and whistles, so why not just shoot in a simple and rough way?"

In the 26th minute, Ibrahimovic caught the mistake of Dellas and cut the ball in from the right rib. He hit the goal with his left foot 20 meters in front of the goal and wiped the goal post to get out of the bottom line.In the 31st minute, Inter Milan took a corner kick, and Mancini's long-range shot was blocked by Constantino.

The visiting team, which was mainly defending, finally ushered in an offensive opportunity. De Las shot wide from 25 meters in front of Inter Milan's goal.

The first half was almost over, and Inter Milan still failed to take the lead at home. This made Zhu Hantao, who was sitting at home watching the game, anxious. Can you give me some strength? Even the Cyprus team can't win, so I really don't know what to say.

Without keeping Zhu Hantao waiting, No. 404 minutes, Ibrahimovic dribbled the ball forward from the left, and then made a long-distance transfer. Maicon stopped the ball on the right side of the penalty area and kicked back the defender to pass to the center. Adriano scored with a header 6 meters in front of the goal. The score was 1-0!

The Brazilian can be regarded as breaking the scoring shortage. It is not easy. The main reason for this goal is that Inter Milan made full use of the width of the court and disrupted Anorthosis's defense.

In stoppage time in the first half, Mancini Jr. took a free kick from the left, and Konstantinu, the only Cypriot in the opponent's team, almost scored an own goal with a header.

There is something about Anorthosis's five-back tactics. At least the defense is really good. Inter Milan only scored a goal after bombing and playing for half the time.

But it’s easy to play after scoring a goal. No matter how defensive the opponent is, they still lose. They must attack.

At the beginning of the second half, Savio took a free kick from the left, and Anorthosis captain Kachavakis headed the ball over the crossbar 4 meters in front of the goal.

In the 49th minute, Mancini made a pass from the right, and Muntari also headed high.

A few minutes later, Ibrahimovic's cross from the left was hit by goalkeeper Bekay, making Adriano's shovel miss the ball.

In the 58th minute, Ibrahimovic's shot to the edge of the penalty area was still scored by Bekay.

Immediately afterwards, Muntari intercepted the ball from the foot of Constantino and made a cross from the left. Ibrahimovic barely missed the goal from a small angle.In the 62nd minute, Kachavakis brought down Adriano and was warned by the referee with a yellow card.

Nerazzurri coach Mourinho made the first substitution, with Quaresma replacing Mancini.

In the 68th minute, Adriano made a direct pass from the left rib. Ibrahimovic beat Laban with his speed, but then the Swede shot with his left foot 7 meters away from the goal on the left side of the penalty area and missed the far post.

After 2 minutes, it was still Inter Milan's attack. Midfielder Stankovic hit a golden hook with his left foot in the penalty area and was destroyed by Konstantinu out of the bottom line.

In the 74th minute, Quaresma cut in from the right and entered the opponent's penalty area. The small angle of the outside instep did not know whether it was a shot or a pass that flew out of the bottom line.

Mourinho changed two people at once, Cruise and Burdisso played at the same time, replacing Adelaide and Cambiasso.

In the 84th minute of the game, Quaresma shot from a small angle from the left and was blocked by Okokolic. Then Ibrahimovic broke through the right rib and shot a low shot 25 meters away from the goal, which was confiscated by Bekay.

In the second half, the visiting team really still defended and did not attack much. Inter Milan really failed to score again, and the score of [-] to [-] was maintained until the end of the game.

In the third round of Group B of the European Champions Cup group stage, Inter Milan beat dark horse Anorthosis 3-1 at home, ranking first in the group with a 0-point advantage.

In another match in the same group, Bremen tied Panathinaikos 2-2 away and ranked third in the group with 3 points. Panathinaikos finally got the first point.

At the end of the game, Zhu Hantao curled his lips, feeling that it would be difficult for the team not to win the game. Am I too narcissistic?It doesn't seem to be the case.

The performance of the two Brazilians Mancini and Adriano in the frontcourt is hard to describe...

How should I put it, they still have strength, but Zhu Hantao can see their lack of effort while sitting at home watching TV.

There are countless opportunities in the game, as long as they can be more serious, run faster when fighting for the landing point, and fight harder when confronting, the result will definitely be different. It's not that they can't do it, they just simply don't want to do it.

Zhu Hantao doesn't really believe that Adriano is dead anymore. Sometimes the Brazilian is in good condition during training, but how can he explain his soft-footed performance in the game? It can only be a matter of attitude.

Regardless of them, every player's performance is seen by the coach of the team. With their attitude and game performance, they will soon lose their place with Mourinho.

Although Inter Milan did not win the third game of the UEFA Champions League group stage very well, especially compared to the previous victory over Roma, it looked very out of shape, but the fans were relatively tolerant after the game was won, only some grandstanding media were there to slander Mourinho.

Everything in Inter Milan is as usual, most of the players are very active in training and preparing for the next game.

Just this weekend, the Nerazzurri will sit at home and usher in the eighth round of Serie A against Genoa.

Maxwell, who finally returned from injury, entered the squad and did not play, but the head coach Mourinho did not take the risk of letting him start. In this game, Qi Wu, who coincided with his 28th birthday, played as left back.Central defender Burdisso played alongside Cordoba.

Cambiasso was absent due to injury in the Champions League in midweek and was replaced by Muntari in the starting position.Zhu Hantao returned to the starting list, forming a trident with Ibrahimovic and Quaresma, with Mancini Jr. and Balotelli as substitutes.

Genoa can be called a giant killer this season, beating AC Milan, Roma and Naples at home, but has yet to score 1 point away, ranking eighth in the standings after seven rounds.

Genoa's midfielder Marco Rossi ended his suspension and started again. This game against Inter Milan is also the 100th time that central defender Biava has played in Serie A.

In the opening 2 minutes, Ibrahimovic broke through two opposing defenders and then split the side. Quaresma passed to the back post from the left, and Ibrahimovic shot in the small penalty area and missed.

In the 6th minute, Diego Milito made a cross from the left, but captain Marco Rossi missed the ball by a hair in front of the goal. Two minutes later, Mesto volleyed the ball after stealing the ball from Zanetti.

Inter midfielder Muntari received a yellow card for a foul on Biawa.In the 15th minute, Stankovic shot 27 meters in front of the goal and missed the left post.In the 17th minute, Ibrahimovic used technology from the right to get rid of the defense and seemed to pass and shoot, but Rubinho reached out and got the ball in front of Zhu Hantao.

In the 22nd minute, Quares Steals the ball and Genoa had the opportunity to counterattack quickly. Diego Milito's header was resolved by Cesar.

Ibrahimovic responded to Muntari's direct pass and shoveled wide, and then the linesman raised the flag, and he was already offside.

Genoa midfielder Criscito received a yellow card for a foul on Ibrahimovic on the left. Chivu took a free kick and hit Biava. Rubinho confiscated the ball.

Thiago Motta injured his shoulder in a fight with the black midfielder, causing the game to be suspended for a moment.

In the 32nd minute, Ibrahimovic passed the ball, and Zhu Hantao turned around inside the penalty area and shot straight to the dead corner of the goal!
Inter Milan lead [-]-[-] at home!

After 1 minute, Quaresma hit a curved ball from the left corner of the penalty area above the far corner.In the 36th minute, Diego Milito's volley from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Cesar bravely, and then Yulic's supplementary shot missed the target.

Inter Milan escaped again in the 36th minute. Mesto received the ball, turned around and shot a 27-meter shot. The ball hit the crossbar and the goal "duangduang" sounded.

Genoa defender Ferrari made too much foul on Stankovic's flying shovel interception in the backcourt, and was warned by the referee. Ibrahimovic took a free kick 23 meters in front of the goal and hit the wall.

Genoa quickly made a comeback, and Italian striker Sculli missed the ball in the penalty area.

Before the end of the first half, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Stankovic and his header was blocked by the opponent's defender.

After the break, Mourinho replaced Quaresma with Balotelli.As soon as Bashen came on, he created a threat immediately. He slid past Cristo in the penalty area, but unfortunately his shot missed the right post.

In the 50th minute, Maicon fouled Mesto and was given a yellow card.Then Ulrich brought down Zanetti and was also shown a yellow card.

Muntari was accidentally injured. After being treated by the team doctor, he was unable to continue the game. He was carried out on a stretcher and Cruise came off the bench.

Balotelli takes a corner kick from the right and Ibrahimovic heads over.Genoa almost broke home in the 59th minute. Maicon made a cross from the right, and Marco Rossi almost scored an own goal. His header cleared and hit the crossbar.

The visiting team was a little impatient, then Diego Milito won a chance to hit the goal by virtue of his personal ability, and the strong shot in the penalty area was resolved by Cesar.

Seeing Argentina's outstanding performance, Zhu Hantao has some thoughts. He is in Inter Milan, so will Milito come next season? I feel that my role overlaps with that of Milito.

If it is really because of Zhu Hantao that Inter Milan does not buy Milito, once this butterfly effect occurs, will there be any accidents for the Triple Crown?
It is useless to think so much now, Zhu Hantao is still more willing to believe in his own strength, under the leadership of Mourinho, the Triple Crown should belong to Inter Milan.

In the 60th minute, the visiting team suffered a blow. Ulrich fouled Maicon and received a yellow card again. A total of 2 yellow cards were sent off by a red card!

In the 63rd minute, Balotelli's long shot 27 meters from the goal outside the penalty area was easily confiscated by Genoa goalkeeper Rubinho.

The head coach of the visiting team, Gasperini, replaced striker Scully with Belgian foreign aid Van den Borre to keep the midfield formation intact.

Genoa, who played one less player, still did not give up hope of an equalizer.In the 65th minute, Milito's shot was shot by Inter goalkeeper Cesar.

After being passed by Milito, Burdisso had to bring down Milito from behind and was warned by a yellow card.

Balotelli staged a wonderful individual raid, passed the ball after passing 4 opposing defenders, but was cleared by the Genoa central defender out of the bottom line.

Balotali took a corner kick and was destroyed by the opponent out of the penalty area. Qi Wu made a supplementary shot from the outside and missed.

In the 72nd minute, Ibrahimovic used his speed to break through the defender from the left and volleyed wide from 27 meters in front of the goal.

After 3 minutes, Inter Milan made a comeback. Zhu Hantao's free kick bypassed the wall but was not fast enough and was caught by the opponent's goalkeeper Rubinho.

Genoa defender Papastatopoulos dribbled the ball along the wing and then crossed. Marco Rossi's header went over the crossbar, and Cesar just stretched out his hand on the spot.

In the 78th minute, Zanetti responded to Ibrahimovic's pass and kicked a flaw without hitting the right part in the penalty area.

Diego Milito, who played the best in Genoa in this game, was finally replaced by Jankovic.The visiting team had already played one less player, and one of their most threatening offensive points in the frontcourt was also replaced. Inter Milan also slowed down the rhythm.

In the 82nd minute, Ibrahimovic's free kick was over.Inter Milan finally defeated Genoa [-]-[-] with Zhu Hantao's goal, and once again won three points.

Although some media after the game criticized the defending champion for only a small victory at home, Inter Milan, which has won seven consecutive victories in the league and is unbeaten in eight rounds, still ranks first in the standings.

In the two games this week, the Nerazzurri led by Mourinho won both games, and both were small victories of [-] to [-].

In the three league games against Bologna, Roma and Genoa, Zhu Hantao scored three goals in total, one in each game, and naturally three ordinary attributes were credited.

Now that most of his key attributes have reached 15, there is no way to add points with ordinary attribute points. After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Hantao added a point to his already 14-point physique and ball stopping, and the last point was added to long-range shots.

(End of this chapter)