Appiano? The Pinettina training base in the small town of Gentille has been closed these days, and many of the fans who were preparing to interview reporters and watch the second round of the Champions League group stage have had to take advantage of the excitement and disappointment. Many reporters expressed dissatisfaction with Mourinho's new tricks before the game, thinking that Mourinho made a bit of a fuss, although Hoffenheim was very strong in the first round, but that was only because the Cypriot was too fishy, Inter Milan, as a European giant, was so afraid of a Champions League newcomer, and closed training was really a bit cheap.

But Mourinho ignored it, and went his own way, Inter Milan just lost in the Milan derby, Mourinho's insistence on buying Quaresma was questioned by the media as a parallel import, and some Inter veterans publicly accused Mourinho of being inappropriate for Inter Milan and that his reforms were too radical. Accepting the challenge of Hoffenheim, who are in the limelight in such a situation, Mourinho is under a lot of pressure and he must win this game, not even a draw.

At the moment, the players are doing different training content in different spaces, Mourinho is in the middle of the pitch to keep an eye on everyone's training, Mourinho's training is very different from Rangnick, Mourinho's training time is not long, only two hours in the morning and afternoon, but each training session lasts 90 minutes, and the content is very close to a game. Mourinho believes that training is not about the length of time, but about the intensity, and that 90 minutes at a time can train all three aspects of technique – tactical, physical and mental, rather than dividing them up.

In the confrontation training, if the reporters were present, they would be surprised to find that the players wearing the main vests were very different from the last Milan derby, the two wingers Quaresma and Mancini Jr. both wore substitute vests, the forward line became a strange combination of Balotelli, Adriano and Ibrahimovic, and the midfield also changed, only Cambiasso remained, Vieira and Zanetti became more running Montari and Stankovic with strong long-range shooting ability.

The back line is okay, and the positions of McCone and Materazzi are fixed, that is, left-back Ziwu has become the veteran Zanetti, and the central defender Burdisso has become Córdoba.

Looking at the players wearing the main vests, compared to the Milan derby, there are only five goalkeepers who have not changed, if this is really Inter Milan's starting lineup, it will definitely make Hoffenheim's head coach Rangnick and the players' jaws drop.

Inter Milan are training for a Champions League match, and Jose Mourinho stares at the fiercely contested players on the pitch, his face gloomy. He was prepared for Hoffenheim's key players, with Ibisevic being targeted by Materazzi and Cambiaso at the back; Muntari keeps an eye on Eduardo, and Stankovic is nearby to prevent him from making long diagonal passes; But only the defense of Li Huan has always made Mourinho dissatisfied, just send Balotelli to follow him, suppressing him is not enough, Li Huan's running range is too large, so there must be a full-time left-back to occupy the space near the penalty area. There is one more person in the midfield to intercept. Calculated in this way, Mourinho not only smiled bitterly, because he found that just to deal with Li Huan, he needed to put three people on the left side, and if Arshavin, who had a strong breakthrough ability, also played, he would have no manpower available. It will be difficult for any player to defend against the Russians alone.

"We have to guard against this kid, even if it's not strict enough for everyone else." Mourinho said as if to himself.

The assistant coach Baresi, who was standing next to Mourinho, understood who the kid in Mourinho's mouth was, and he said: "Jose, should we mark Li Huan, there are some teams in the Bundesliga that have done this, and the effect is good." ”

Mourinho shook his head lightly and said: "No, I have also watched the game of marking people, the Chinese kid is very cunning, and he has a large running range, which is difficult to stare." And we aim to be the first to score, and the man marking is going to mess up our formation and make our long-term training ineffective. ”

"What then?"

"Zanetti doesn't need an assist, Muntari and Materazzi should be able to defend themselves from the task I assigned to them, pull Stankovic to the side, one is to help defend the left side, but to suppress Li Huan with his attack." Mourinho said calmly, at this moment he had made a decision.

"Then the middle lane is a little unsafe." Baresi hesitated.

"There is no such thing as perfect, and there is no way to do it if the middle lane is not very safe. Rangnick's attack was mainly focused on this kid, stifling Li Huan, and the rest of Hoffenheim was not to be afraid. It's just that we have to be well prepared for Arshavin, who could come on as a substitute, so that we don't panic when we get it. ”

Baresi suddenly said excitedly: "You can't just consider that our defense is very difficult, when the game is the day after tomorrow, Hoffenheim will be surprised when he sees our starting lineup, and he doesn't know how to deal with it." ”

Mourinho smiled slightly and said: "Rangnick is good at strategy and not good at tactics, our big change of formation will definitely make him not know what to do for a while, as long as we can seize the time when they don't react to score, we will be able to play later, I hope God is with us." ”

"May God be with us." Baresi followed.

Hoffenheim and Inter Milan are desperately looking for ways to deal with their opponents, but the media is not idle, and the major newspapers in Germany and Italy are previewing, predicting, analyzing the strength of the match, digging up relevant anecdotes and interesting facts, and fanning the flames to provoke a war of words. Strive to draw all your attention to your own newspapers and channels.

Mourinho closed training, but the reporter is not confused, many people also vaguely guessed some of Mourinho's intentions, Milan Sports Newspaper said in the Champions League preview: Two days ago in the Milan derby, although Mu Shuai pushed the reason for the defeat to the field, weather and referees, but he was also very dissatisfied with the starting players, closed training must be Mu Shuai is ready to adjust the personnel play, but according to Mu Shuai's surname, the intensity of this adjustment will not be too large, mainly on the front line, after all, this is Inter's home field, They have to win.

Inter have not scored a single goal from their last game against Milan, so it is imperative to adjust their attacking line. No matter how he adjusts, Ibrahimovic will definitely start, he is a regular in Mourinho's thunderous work, and Quaresma and Roberto Mancini are likely to have one of them replaced. With Hoffenheim's incredible running ability, Mourinho will certainly step up his midfield and the young Muntari has a chance to be in the starting line-up. At the back, McCone should also be thunderous, Materazzi performed well in the last game, Burdisso and Zivu are difficult to say, Burdisso has the same level of Córdoba to replace, Ziwu is likely to still start.

"Milan Sports Newspaper" believes that Hoffenheim's lineup will not change much, if there is, it is also in the midfield, if Rangnick wants to defend, it is estimated that there will be two backs, and if you want to attack, there will only be one, and the other positions will not change much, Hoffenheim's lineup has been grinded into shape, and each position is the best player in condition and strength, and there is no need to make too many changes.

In its pre-match analysis, Germany's Bild newspaper said: "Hoffenheim are expected to play a more solid game because they are facing Jose Mourinho's side and they are playing away. A point is also a good option for Hoffenheim, who have a goal difference advantage. Although Inter must win, with Mourinho's surname, Inter Milan will not attack aggressively, and stability is their first choice. ”

As the game approached, Mourinho came out to speak, and the madman did not speak as well as the average coach, "In terms of strength, we should win, but Bremen definitely have a chance to beat us." It's not, I mean that if we play our best, we're going to win, otherwise, we can't get there. Manchester United is a lesson for us.

"I don't like one-on-one man-to-man defence, we like team defence, zone defence. No matter what, a single person can't stop Li Huan. My experience is that you must not lose your defensive position, and you can even lose possession for that, and a lot of people think that my football is conservative and don't want to have possession, but they don't understand that there are three factors that determine the game on the pitch, the players, the ball and the space. A team like Barcelona likes to control the ball, while my team likes to control players and space. So my team will always win. ”

In response to Mourinho's speech, Rangnick naturally will not be inaudible, Rangnick said in an interview with Italian reporters: "What Jose said is reasonable, I believe in his judgment that the three factors that determine the game, but for Mourinho's style of play is conservative, I think this needs fans and reporters to comment, this is like a painter, his paintings must be commented by the audience, not the painter said that it is good."

Hoffenheim are certainly not as good as Inter Milan, but I always think that there are a lot of factors that go into winning a football game, both on and off the pitch, so we were able to win against Manchester United. After Mourinho spoke, the players on both sides immediately began a war of words, Li Huan, who has always been known for his unforgiving speech, also unceremoniously issued a bold statement to challenge Inter Milan, Li Huan said: "Mourinho's team is too boring, like a sophisticated machine, like a computer, very powerful, but not interesting, I think we can beat Inter Milan, they have always lacked fighting power in the Champions League." ”

(To be continued)