Chapter 878: Stop Teasing, Okay?
Just leased new headquarters from AC Milan, Milan? Looking to the west from the floor where the high-rise office is located, you can clearly see the large construction work in the distance.
That's the stadium and the commercial center that Inter Milan is building.
It also has a very popular name for the Nerazuri, the City of Blue and Black.
For more than a year, Barbara Berlusconi has endured harassment over the project.
Every day and every night, it never stops.
This made the princess of Milan can't help but wonder in her heart, don't the construction workers hired by the Chinese company need to rest?
At the same time, it also made her and her father, and all AC Milanese feel ashamed.
The sworn enemy of the same city actually built his stadium and commercial center at the gate of the Milan House, the stronghold of the Rossoneri.
What is this?
Does it mean that in the future, before everyone comes to the House of Milan, they must first visit the Nerazzurri City of Inter Milan?
If this commercial city falls, it will be better.
But if it happens, when the time comes, it will be a slap in the face of AC Milan again and again?
Thinking of this, Barbara's face was helpless, and it was full of resentment.
This piece of land was originally what she wanted, but it was cut off by Yang Huan halfway, who made the Chinese rich?
As the saying goes, Uncle can bear Aunt can't bear it, this breath, Barbara can't swallow it.
In a hot swing, the progress of the project is also changing with each passing day.
Now, the exterior walls and overall frame of the new stadium have been completed, and the interior decoration is said to be half completed, and it is expected to be fully completed in March next year, and it will be officially occupied for the following season.
It is said that Inter Milan's commercial department has officially signed sponsorship contracts with a number of world-renowned companies, including the German ECE shopping mall, Deutsche Bank and Etihad Airways, and these large companies will enter the Nerazzurri City.
Even Versace, the formal sponsor who was originally rumored to not renew his contract with Inter Milan after it expired, has now restarted contract renewal negotiations with Inter Milan and intends to open the largest Versace flagship store in Italy in the Nerazzurri.
It's not entirely out of reason that both of the big sponsors are so optimistic about Inter Milan's Nerazzurri.
Who made Southampton's Pride Square so popular?
In terms of new stadiums, Barbara's AC Milan are already behind their city rivals in all aspects.
So far, although AC Milan has plans to build a new stadium, the location of the land has been unresolved, and the financial problem is even more stringent.
That group of guys is waiting for Barbara to take the initiative to come to the door to show weakness and ask for help, and give up the team's decision-making power!
But that's exactly what Barbara can't accept the most.
She has lost hope of inheriting the family and her father's legacy, and she cannot afford to lose AC Milan again.
So, she took a big gamble at the start of the season.
That is to sell Balotelli in exchange for a sum of 20 million euros in cash, and then use this money to bring in stars such as Lamy, Mane, Alex, Niang and Diego López to strengthen the team.
However, AC Milan's performance in Serie A this season can only be regarded as average.
AC Milan currently sit eighth in the table, with only 17 points from 11 rounds, 11 points behind league leaders Juventus.
What a desperate gap!
As for their city rivals, Inter Milan are fourth in the league so far this season with 21 points, seven points behind leaders Juventus, and not as ambitious as they were before the season.
However, Jurgen Klopp's side are unbeaten with five wins and six draws, and are currently the only team in Serie A that has remained unbeaten.
Even the leader Juventus has nine wins, one draw and one loss.
This also made many Inter Milan fans maintain enough patience with Inter Milan, but the media has some doubts about Klopp's employment, because the German coach has not yet formed a stable and complete lineup.
?p> they can suddenly play smoothly and usher in a big explosion, slaughtering Sassuolo with eight goals at home, but they can also turn around and draw 1-1 away to Palermo, or even draw 1-1 at home by vice-captain Cagliari.
Inter Milan's performances this season have been inconsistent.
However, in the Europa League, Inter Milan won all the first four rounds of the group stage, and it was an eye-catching performance, winning four consecutive games to qualify for the first place in the group, and the remaining two rounds are irrelevant.
It is precisely because the team is riding high in the Europa League and is unbeaten in Serie A that Klopp's position at Inter Milan is quite stable and there is no crisis of confidence.
However, if you carefully and deeply analyze the schedule of Serie A this season, it is not difficult to see the crisis of Inter Milan.
In the previous eleven rounds of the league, Inter Milan really faced strong teams, namely Fiorentina and Napoli.
However, in both games, Inter Milan drawn.
In the other games, the Nerazzurri have not been able to win all of them, and the efficiency of grabbing points is not high.
From the twelfth round onwards, Inter Milan's schedule can be miserable.
First the Milan derby, then away to Roma, then home to Udinese, then home to Lazio and away to Juventus.
That is to say, from now until Christmas, in just one month, Inter Milan will not only play five league games and two Europa League group games, but more importantly, the weakest opponent in these five league games is Udinese, currently ranked eighth in the league, the same point as AC Milan.
For the rest, Juventus is the league leader, Roma is second in the league, Lazio is fifth in the league, and AC Milan is seventh in the league.
Therefore, many media have said that the real test for Klopp is in the next month.
If they don't play well, Inter Milan will fall out of the top four in the league at any time, and they may even open up a gap with the First Army.
Once Inter Milan's fourth league is vacated, AC Milan is likely to catch up if they can win this Milan derby, and if Lazio and Inter Milan are stumbling next, AC Milan is not without hope of entering the top four.
That's why Barbara chose to meet with the club's head coach Filipe Inzaghi before today's Milan derby.
Just as Barbara was standing in front of the window, looking at the blue and black city in the distance, there was a knock on the office door.
Coming in was Philippe Inzaghi, dressed in a black suit, which is what fans call Big Inzaghi.
He is recognized as a handsome guy, very suave, and the retro middle of his hair is above his handsome face, but he does not look old-fashioned at all, but has some unique temperament, especially the smile on his face that is always charming.
"Hey, Pippo!" Barbara greeted her with what she thought was the most charming smile.
Every time she saw the Great Inzaghi, Barbara couldn't help but think in her heart that if she could use her charm to completely conquer the prodigal son of love that the Apennine women fell for her, it must be a thing that she wanted to achieve with a sense of accomplishment!
But Barbara inherited the ambitions of her father, Berlusconi, so she quickly suppressed her reverie.
"Sit, Pippo!" Barbara walked back to the back of the office and sat elegantly in her chair.
Big Inzaghi nodded slightly, walked up to Barbara, gently pulled out the chair, and sat down gently.
He's a very elegant guy, both on the pitch and in life.
That's why he was able to conquer so many women.
'Pippo, the club is serious about this week's Milan derby and would like to hear your opinion.
Big Inzaghi frowned slightly, yes, a little bit of a little woman's cheeks.
"Barbara, what do you mean ......"
"We want you and the team to do everything you can to get a win."
Big Inzaghi nodded again and said, "Of course, in the derby, we will definitely go all out." ”
"No, no, no, Pippo, what I want to hear is not to go all out, but to win."
With a soft sigh, Barbara got up from her chair again, left her desk, and walked over to Inzaghi's side.
'Pippo, I'm sure you should know what the team is like now.
After Inzaghi nodded, Barbara continued: "I asked the finance department to make a preliminary estimate, if we lose the Champions League qualification again this year, we are expected to lose 90 million to 100 million. ”
"So much?" Big Inzaghi's heart jumped.
How much does he get paid as a manager?
1.5 million euros, in the middle of the Serie A managerial ranks.
But the team's loss alone is as high as 100 million?
He really didn't understand where all the money was lost.
Feeling the inquiring look in Big Inzaghi's eyes, Barbara was a little embarrassed and quickly shifted her attention and topic.
"It's not just the loss, but also the pressure on the sponsors, many sponsors have already said that if our results don't improve, they will not rule out the early termination of the sponsorship contract, which will make our finances even worse."
Barbara's words made Da Inzaghi's handsome face appear with a solemn look for the first time.
"So, Pippo, we need you and your team to beat our city rivals, finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League, otherwise ......"
Otherwise, Barbara didn't say, but Inzaghi, who has been in professional football for more than 20 years, understood.
If the team's finances and results are not improving, Barbara will probably have to relinquish control of the team.
But is Inter so easy to deal with?
Can you win if you want to win?
Don't be funny, okay?
Who can't see that Inter Milan's current ranking does not match the strength of this team.
At the end of the day, this is Klopp's strategy for the season, and this is a strategy from the Germans!
This season, Inter Milan will insist on two fronts in the Europa League and Serie A, but since the twelfth round of the league, the devil's schedule of five consecutive rounds, coupled with the impact of the World Cup in the summer, Klopp should deliberately suppress the form of the players and put the team's main battlefield in the Europa League in the first two months.
Therefore, his team has always been adjusting and changing in Serie A, and the results are up and down, but in the Europa League, Inter Milan is like a bamboo, winning four consecutive victories.
But even so, did Inter Milan perform poorly in Serie A?
De Bruyne and Khedira are the most eye-catching midfielders in Serie A this season, especially De Bruyne, whose attacking statistics are extremely eye-catching.
At the back, De Vrij is the anchor of the backline, and Inter Milan's defense has the third highest number of goals conceded in Serie A, only behind Juventus with four goals and Roma with six goals.
In attack, the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Dybala, Felipe Anderson and Pelle have seen Inter Milan rank second in Serie A in terms of goals, just behind Juventus.
You know, this was achieved with Inter Milan's focus on the Europa League.
Now, with the Europa League group stage out of place, Inter Milan can focus all their energy on Serie A.
In the face of such an opponent, let alone Big Inzaghi, who dares to say that he can win and not lose?