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Chapter 164 Against Naples
After the game, Zhu Hantao took Ibrahimovic's ride back to his apartment in Milan. After thanking Ibrahimovic, he went upstairs and returned to his house where he could only stay for one night every now and then.

It was already very late, and Zhu Hantao lay down on the bed after hastily washing up.

Turn on the system, look at my attribute panel, there are a lot of attributes of fifteen points and above, it is really comfortable to look at.

The normal attribute points obtained by the two goals scored in the previous game against Fiorentina were added by Zhu Hantao to balance and long-range shots respectively.

As of today, the long-range shot has reached 15 points.

Then in the away game against Reggina, Zhu Hantao scored another goal. Zhu Hantao finally added a little bit of strength to that attribute point, but he didn't spend time training his body, and he hasn't thought of improving it yet.

Then after Zhu Hantao scored another goal in the last game against Palermo, he found that it was difficult to add attribute points. Balance and strength still needed to be trained. Other relatively important attributes for forwards had reached more than 15 points.

After thinking about it, Zhu Hantao had to add a little bit to the cross. Originally, according to his thinking, he was a scorer who focused on scoring, so he didn't really need to pass the ball, but there was no other place to add it. He could only pick up relatively useful additions.

It can't be added to the throw-in, so what's the point?Why don't you add steals, and be a shit-stirring stick in the frontcourt, a defensive forward?No need, really no need.

Today's game with Juventus is over, and another attribute point has been credited. What should I do? Zhu Hantao didn't think too much about it.

When people are very tired, they will quickly enter a state of sleep and rest. Zhu Hantao was replaced in more than 80 minutes, basically playing the whole game. High-intensity confrontation like the Italian national derby is very exhausting.

Not long after closing his eyes, this handsome boy fell into a deep sleep.

Four days later, Inter took on Panathinaikos in their fifth Champions League group stage game at home.

If this game can be won, then Inter Milan will accumulate [-] points and advance to the first place in the group.

However, I don't know because the match against Juventus last weekend consumed too much energy from the Inter Milan soldiers, resulting in the Nerazzurri not being in the state in the match against Panathinaikos.

Ibrahimovic and Adriano's strike partner missed several scoring opportunities and did not pose a substantial threat to the opponent's goal.

In the 69th minute of the second half, Nilsson made a pass from the right and was blocked by Maxwell. The visiting team took a corner kick from the right. Gumas jumped up to the goal with a header 8 meters in front of the goal.

Mourinho originally planned to let Zhu Hantao rest for a while, but there was no other way in this situation. Zhu Hantao was ordered to replace Adriano in the face of danger.

Zhu Hantao really lived up to the coach’s trust in him. Just 2 minutes after he came on the field, he assisted Ibrahimovic to score a goal with his first touch. Just when he thought Inter Milan had equalized the score, the linesman raised the flag and the referee ruled that the goal was invalid for offside.

In the end, Inter Milan lost [-]-[-] at home to the Greek team.

Fortunately, in another game, Bremen drew 2-2 with Anorthosis in the away game. At present, Inter Milan is 1 point ahead of Panathinaikos and only 3 points away from the third place Anorthosis.

Inter Milan, which has remained unbeaten in the league so far, will face the southern team Naples in the league on the weekend.

After the Champions League game in midweek, Mourinho's team returned to daily training again, while actively preparing for the game against Naples.

As soon as Zhu Hantao arrived at the gate of the Pinetina base in the morning, he heard the roar of the engine, and turned his head to see a familiar sports car.

In the driver's seat with the window rolled down was none other than Balotelli.

"Mario, morning, it's really early today," Zhu Hantao turned on his phone and checked the time, confirming that Bashen really came early instead of him getting up late, "Why did you come so early today?"

"I said I would come to practice with you in the morning, and I did it today!"

Seeing Bashen's proud expression begging for praise, Zhu Hantao shook his head, "Then you are awesome, hurry up and come to the training ground, I'm going to warm up first."

If Zhu Hantao and Balotelli, who is one year older than him, are compared together, Bashen is slightly stronger in terms of physical fitness at this time, and Zhu Hantao should be faster in speed, but he is stronger against Bashen.

Looking at technology, if Zhu Hantao's ability to finish scoring is better than Balotelli's, then Bashen's passing organization is better than Zhu Hantao.

In fact, with Balotelli's current level of strength, as long as he has a normal mind and plays seriously, he is enough to play in Serie A, but it is relatively difficult in such a fierce competition as Inter Milan.

More importantly, the presence of Zhu Hantao squeezed out many opportunities that should have been played by Balotelli.

Of course, Bashen probably couldn't understand these things, but Zhu Hantao knew it very well, so in the morning under Zhu Hantao's leadership, the two of them conducted a series of training in passing and receiving the ball, in order to enhance their tacit understanding.

The team's daily training is usually arranged by the coaching staff based on the overall arrangement. Zhu Hantao and Balotelli don't have many opportunities to work together. Now that Bashen is really determined to train hard, Zhu Hantao naturally doesn't mind bringing more friends.

In this way, when the head coach also finds that the two of them can play a very subtle and tacit cooperation on the court, it will be a matter of course for Zhu Hantao and Balotelli to play as partners.

"Are we just practicing this? Is this useful?" Bashen looked puzzled.

"Just trust me, I say this works."

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Time passed quickly, and it was Saturday again in a blink of an eye. The players of Inter Milan were ready to go, and they were already ready to meet the challenge of Naples.

Although Naples is in excellent form this season, after the 24th round of Serie A, with seven wins, three draws and three losses, it ranks fourth in the standings with [-] points, but the Nerazzurri led by Mourinho still have absolute confidence in themselves.

Naples also continues to work towards a better league ranking and a Champions League seat under the leadership of head coach Rea.

Jose Mourinho called a pre-match press conference for Inter's match against Napoli in the press center at the club's Pinetina base after Saturday morning's training session.

Inter Milan ranked first in the standings, and Magic Bird was the focus of media attention. The pre-match press conference for the match against Naples attracted many media.

The first question inevitably referred to the UEFA Champions League game that was not won in the middle of the week, "Mr. Mourinho, should the players remember or forget the game like Panathinaikos?"

Mourinho frowned and replied: "I think it should be forgotten now, I never like to let negative moments continue.

The Champions League is the Champions League, the league is the league, these two are completely different stories.

I still don't think our performance deserved to qualify early in the Champions League, we got lucky.If our team wants to achieve further good results in the Champions League, my coaching team and I still have a lot of work to do.

The league is a different story, we are at the top of the table and in the last two very important games against Palermo and Juventus we played two good games and won two.

For this game against Naples, the coach does not need to do psychological work on the team. Everyone knows that this is a difficult game. Naples is a team with strength and ambition, and they can cause us trouble.

For this reason, we are focused and ready for an important game that will help the team get where it wants to be.

Now, we are nine points ahead of the second-placed team, which looks like a big advantage.But that nine is not synonymous with serenity, but belief, confidence and drive to extend the lead, or at least hold it. "

"Who do you think is the most unpredictable player at Napoli?"

"In my opinion, Napoli is a very good team and I analyze the opponents together with my team.

They have a coach with great quality, a coach who has a very clear idea of ​​how he wants his team to play.

At the same time, his players have adapted very well to his style of play, they are very solid defensively, and their positional warfare is very stable.They are very motivated in attack and are very good at counter-attacking.

They are a fast and creative team, not easy to deal with. "

"When you say the coach doesn't need to cheer the team up much before the Napoli game, do you mean you didn't have negative feelings before the Panathinaikos game?"

"Yes, you are right.

Before the Panathinaikos game, what I was worried about was how we would go on the field, including myself, I was afraid of ourselves, not focusing enough in the game, belittling the opponent, etc.

The game against Naples also worried me because we were up against a quality opponent who were much better than the Greek team.

We will have a difficult game, but against Panathinaikos, we made our game difficult.Napoli came to Milan to play in their own style, which is not easy.

I will say what I am very sure of: we will be playing our third game in a week, we are coming in after a Champions League game, but I am sure we can get back the result we want if we have a completely different level of excitement and attitude than we did on Wednesday. "

"Mr. Mourinho, you said that if Inter Milan has secured the first place in the Champions League group, then Ibrahimovic will not play in Bremen. Now, you have already qualified, so the last game of the group stage, the Swede will not start the game, right?"

"I still think there is no difference between finishing first and second in the group. Second in the group means playing against a team like Barcelona or Manchester United, whereas if you finish first you can face Real Madrid or Chelsea.

Who says one is easier than the other?I don't know... I don't know if it's easier to play the first game at home or away, only the draw will tell us that.

So I don't think it's important to be first or second.This is not the right spirit.

Well, we have already qualified, but I will not play against Werder Bremen with an attitude of indifference. The pursuit of victory is the spirit I want my team to have.

Experience shows that the real Champions League will start at the end of February.And when the real Champions League starts, we have to be very strong, but I repeat, we go to Bremen with the goal of winning the game.

I don't know if Ibra will play or be on the bench, but if I'm planning for him, he won't be resting for three days. "

"Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri said that the Serie A championship will only be fought between Inter Milan and AC Milan, and Juventus will fight for No.2. What do you think of this?"

"In my opinion, it's hard to say. You should see if he really thinks that when he gives another press conference next week with a statement like that.

I don't want to talk about this, I can only say that I follow Juventus, I think they are a good team with a lot of potential, a team that can win any game.

I look at Juventus in the same way I look at AC Milan, they are both contenders for the Serie A title and I respect Juventus in the same way. "

"So do you think Juventus and AC Milan are equal teams?"

"Is Juventus at the same level as AC Milan? I don't want to talk about the level of the team, I don't like things that depend a lot on personal opinion.

AC Milan play a less demanding competition in Europe and they don't need to be at their best to finish first in their UEFA Cup group.

For example, against Braga, they sent a second team, and they only sent Seedorf and Ronaldinho 15 minutes before the end.

If they're in the Champions League, you play at a different level there and you have to give it your all.

Fortunately, because we drew teams like Panathinaikos and Anorthosis, we were able to barely cope with such a dense schedule.

So I mean, AC Milan has the advantage of playing in a competition that is not as demanding as the Champions League, but of course, I respect AC Milan and Juventus in the same way.

And Roma, although they are far from the top of the table at the moment, they are a good team, they were also far away from the top of the table last year, but they were the champions with 45 minutes left in the season.

Then, there are the so-called "second group" teams, which are all great teams.Since I didn't lead the team since October last season, I watched a lot of games on TV and also watched a lot of European football games.

I may have made some mistakes, but this season's Serie A is incomparable to last season.All the teams have improved compared to last season, which has brought Napoli, Fiorentina, Genoa, Udine and Lazio to a very high level, which makes our league very difficult to play and win. "

When it came to this, the faces of the reporters in the audience were not quite right. A head coach of a team that is unbeaten in the Serie A league, said here that Serie A is difficult to play, and all the teams are very strong. It always feels weird.

So a reporter began to change the subject, "This week, there have been a lot of reports about Didier Drogba. It seems that he wants to leave Chelsea..."

"First of all, it's both easy and difficult for me to talk about Drogba.

Easy because he's one of those guys who's almost like my son.We were different ages but he was really almost like my son and I remember every time I spent with him because of everything we did together.

From when I told him I wanted him to come to Chelsea, to when he arrived in London, and when we won the FA Cup final at Wembley, when he came to me in the dressing room like a madman before celebrating with the team.

I remember every moment I had with him, so it was easy for me to talk about him.On the other hand, it's difficult to talk about Drogba because he's a Chelsea player, he's under contract, he's the type of player who has a lot of options if he decides to move.

I had called him before and asked how he was doing after he was injured in the Champions League in September. I was worried and wanted to know if he needed surgery.

Then I want to talk about the third aspect, in Inter Milan, we have Ibra, Zhu Hantao, Crespo, Cruz, Adriano, Balotelli...

I can understand that when someone says Drogba is not happy at Chelsea and you immediately talk about Inter, it's because of my relationship with him, because of how important I was in his career and how important he was in mine.

In my opinion, Didier is a really special player and I think I'm his only important coach.I can only say the same for a maximum of six or seven players.

I understand that if people say he's not happy, they're going to talk about us, because to be happy, you immediately think where he can go, where there is a coach like his father.

But that's not the case at all and I hope he can get back his happiness and joy and play at the level that made him one of the best strikers in Europe. "

"Do you think Inter Milan can easily win against Naples at home?"

"As I said before, Napoli are a very good team, a very strong opponent, and I certainly cannot guarantee you here that we will win.

However, it is obvious that we are now in a more favorable position in the league, and my team is also in good shape. I think, as long as we do not have any problems and my boys play normally, we can win the opponent smoothly at home. "

(End of this chapter)