At a press conference in the afternoon, Inter Milan's assistant coach Bergomi officially announced that the main central defender Lucio will be out for at least two weeks due to injury, which is the fifth injury for Inter Milan since the end of the winter break, after Ferrari went off injured in the game against Empoli, as well as Zanetti and Deco.

In the face of reporters' inquiries, Bergomi repeatedly said that Inter Milan is currently playing football as a whole and will not be affected by the injuries of some players, but the outside world's current worries about Inter Milan are not unreasonable, because their next opponent is Lazio, who are in good form after the winter break.

'After Cragnoti's ouster, Lazio quickly paid back the wages owed to the players, which made the club stand out after the winter break, with Vieri, the team's number one star, scoring a lot of goals, and this time he was excited to meet Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia.

Television footage showed Vieri being interviewed after training.

"I will use my goal to end Inter Milan's winning streak and unbeaten streak!"

Despite being a Coppa Italia match, Vieri still looks unwilling to let go of Inter Milan, especially Yang Cheng.

This is an enemy who has robbed him of his love and tormented him for nearly 4 years!

"Are you okay?" In the living room, Yang Cheng, who was watching TV and eating instant noodles, turned off the TV angrily, and was very unhappy with Vieri's words, because the Apennine tank would say this almost every time it met Inter Milan, but every time it failed.

However, this guy's will is indeed firm enough, he has maintained a high scoring rate in the past four years, and his form has always been very good, obviously Yang Cheng, the enemy, is playing a role, prompting him to become more self-disciplined.

And now, Inter Milan has suffered a shortage of central defenders, and Vieri has begun to be arrogant.

At present, among the five injured players in Inter Milan, there are no real seriously injured players, Lucio and Deco will be out for two weeks, Zanetti will be out for a week, and Ferrari is more troublesome, it is estimated that he will be out for three weeks, so for the time being, Inter Milan will not be affected too much in other positions.

Deco's vacancy was filled by Zanetti, who was in Cordoba's position and only centre-back.

Originally, he could have used Cordoba to play central defender, let Zambrotta play on the right side, and replace Pasquale, but the problem is that Córdoba's height is a big loss in the face of Vieri, and Lazio's wing attack is very strong, their tactics this season are to play Vieri, and the attack is specifically aimed at this point.

1.73 meters Cordoba and 1.88 meters Vieri, a gap of 15 centimeters, although Cordoba is amazing in bounce, but no matter how amazing it is, it can't let him exceed his height to limit Vieri's ability to fight with a guy with outstanding header ability, not to mention that Vieri's best is not only his header, but also his physical fitness that has played rugby.

Nesta could have given it a try, but he is positioned as a co-defender and the core of the backline in Yang Cheng's defensive system, and if he goes up to freeze Vieri, there is hardly anyone behind him who can be reassured.

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng couldn't help but be entangled.

If Ferrari hadn't been injured, he would have been a suitable candidate, but it's a pity......

Ferrari's technical characteristics are very comprehensive, it can be said that there are no big shortcomings, he can play marking, he can also play retreat to assist defense, Yang Cheng used him and Lucio, Nesta respectively, they are all good, and the progress in the past few years is obvious, and the strength is very strong.

Now that he was suddenly injured, Yang Cheng was really a little difficult to handle.

After lunch, Yang Cheng sat in the living room, resting on the sofa with the back of his neck, tilting his head, looking at the ceiling, counting the chandeliers above, and thinking about what to do?

Just as he had a headache, the phone rang.

'I just called Baresi and he said there was a second team game in the afternoon. Benitez said on the phone.

"Does he have anything to introduce?" Yang Cheng asked.

Benitez nodded, "Well, he said Chiellini was good!" ”

"Chiellini?" A deep impression immediately appeared in Yang Cheng's mind.

It was during a recent outing between him and Nedved who saw him training himself at the Pinettina base, when he was so busy dealing with Juventus that he didn't have time to pay attention to the kid and almost forgot about it. "What did he say?" Yang Cheng asked.

"Height, strength, confrontation, consciousness, almost all your requirements are not lacking, the only thing that is more reassuring is his age, 18 years old, a very dangerous ghost mighty age!" Benitez was a little worried. 18 years old is still too young for a professional footballer, and if they are given the opportunity to play, especially for the first time, it is likely to directly determine their future development momentum.

If they perform well, they will build self-confidence, but if they don't perform well, they are likely to collapse because of it.

"Do you think he's not up to it?" Yang Cheng asked.

Benitez hesitated a little on the phone and nodded, "I think he's still very tender!" ”

Yang Cheng remembered his second impression of Chiellini.

At that time, he arranged for him to play center back in training, but this kid found him directly and said that he had never played this position, Yang Cheng had the impression that he was courageous, and now he wanted to see this kid's performance.

"Rafa, let's go and watch the second team's game together in the afternoon!" Yang Cheng proposed with a smile.

Benitez nodded in agreement.

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Although the Inter Milan academy's Inter Milan academy Intello base has been moved to the Pinettina base, they will still play on the same pitch as the second team's pitch is still being improved.

Yang Cheng took Benitez and Paul Baier to the Inter Arena, and the Inter Milan players had already heard the news that Caesar would come to watch them play in person, especially when they saw that Yang Cheng was sitting in the stands with two assistants, they were all very excited.

"Wow, it's Caesar, he's coming to see us play again!"

"Great, I heard that there is a shortage of people in the first team right now, maybe he is going to pick a few to make up for the first team."

"Will you pick me?"

"That has to be me!"

A group of imps were waiting to enter the venue, but all they discussed was about Yang Cheng's arrival.

"Hey, bunnies, don't talk about that, it has nothing to do with you, Caesar often comes to see you play, as long as you perform well enough, sooner or later he will be interested in him and enter the first team, right?"

As soon as Baresi spoke, everyone present suddenly fell silent.

"Go on the pitch, behave well, teach the bastards on the other side a lesson, show our Inter style, you know?" Baresi shouted.

"No problem!" The players replied in unison.

Baresi smiled and patted each player on the shoulder as he sent them onto the pitch.

"Hey, Giorgio!" Baresi shouted Chiellini, who landed at the end with the armband of the second captain on his arm.

"Is there something wrong?" Chiellini turned his head.

Baresi smiled, "Do a good job, let Caesar take a good look!" ”

The manager's hint should be obvious, and Chiellini understood, but the Italian kid didn't have any excited expression, "Whether he comes or not, I'm going to do my best!" ”

"Heh, you kid!" Baresi laughed.

But he knows that Chiellini has actually been working hard in the youth team, although he trains with the first team, there are four or five players in the second team who train with the first team every day, plus Yang Cheng is not very involved in training, so they have no direct contact with Yang Cheng.

On the contrary, the coaches of the first team take this group very seriously, and they draw up a strengthening plan for each group of boys, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses, and giving them ways to correct them to help them improve.

Inter Milan's second team is now full of rookies, and stars from Italy, Europe, and even all over the world are gathered here, coupled with the unified youth training system that Yang Cheng adheres to, which makes Inter Milan's second team play very good.

Because there was no charge, a lot of fans gradually gathered in the stands, and they all came to watch the second team's game.

Due to the weaker opponents, Inter Milan II controlled the game from the start.

The best one on the pitch should be Fast Horse striker Martins, this guy has been in the first team many times, is very fast, and will not even lose to Ronaldo, and is very flexible, although he does not have Ronaldo's football talent, but he is now very good in technique and awareness, and in time, he will become a good striker killer. But this time, Yang Cheng obviously had a strong purpose to observe the players, so his eyes always fell on Chiellini, who was wearing the captain's armband.

This former midfielder, now at the back of the team, at first glance, really has a bit of a general's style.

With the captain's armband on, he looked aggressive on the pitch, directing his team-mates defensively, while he had a couple of good tackles and clearances himself, and he looked effortless against a striker who was taller and heavier than him.

In terms of defense, Yang Cheng noticed one point, that is, he was a little immature in intercepting and breaking the ball, which is estimated to have a lot to do with his short time playing as a central defender, after all, he has no experience in this area, but he is very good in air control and frontal physical confrontation, and the opponent is almost crushed by him so that he can't find the north, and the physical advantage can be seen.

As for the assistance defense and card position, he can only be regarded as decent, and he is still using his body more.

"How?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

Rafael Benitez and Paolo Bair smiled at each other, both of whom were also focused on Chiellini's performance.

"I think he's more of a young version of Cannavaro than Nesta!" Benitez said with a smile.

Paul Beyer nodded: "Although I don't see anything about him that deserves such high praise from you at the beginning, I admit that he has improved significantly in the position of central defender, he is a central defender who is a rushing type of central defender, at least for the time being. ”

"What about fighting Vieri?" Yang Cheng asked again.

Benitez and Paul Beyer both burst into laughter.

"Not on the same level!" Benitez is crisp and clean.

"Defeated!" Paul Beyer shook his head.

To ask an 18-year-old imp to deal with Vieri is undoubtedly a dream.

Watching the game enter halftime, Yang Cheng immediately stood up from the stands, "Although you are all rational, sometimes football does not rely entirely on rationality, I would like to hear his thoughts." ”

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The stadium facilities of the second team are certainly not as good as the first team, the stands are unobstructed, and when it comes to halftime, the people in the stands are running around, but they are very conscious, and when it is time to play, they go back to the stands. Yang Cheng came directly to the home team's locker room.

Saying that it is a dressing room, in fact, it is to open a door under the stands, and arrange some simple dressing room props inside, such as tactical boards, wardrobes, etc., it is definitely impossible to be as perfect as the dressing room at the Meazza Stadium, otherwise, Inter Milan will move the home stadium here.

Out of compliance with the locker room principle, Yang Cheng asked Baresi to call Chiellini out.

He still remembers that when he first saw this kid, he didn't seem to be so tall or strong.

"How tall and how much do you weigh?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

This is also a prerequisite for dealing with Vieri.

"1.86 meters, weight 78 kilograms." Chiellini did not panic in the slightest in the face of Yang Cheng.

He is 2 centimeters less tall than Vieri and weighs 4 kilograms less than him, which is good!

Yang Cheng nodded secretly in his heart, no wonder Baresi would recommend him over, this piece of material is really worth carving.

"Do you know why I'm here today?" Yang Cheng asked.

There were only two people left in the whole room, Yang Cheng and Chiellini, so he could just let go and talk.

Chiellini shook his head, "But I guess it's the first team that's lacking." ”

"I usually come to watch you play!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

"Well, a long time ago, you haven't been here for at least two months, and every time you come, you're very busy, and you basically don't bring an assistant." Chiellini is clearly not what he appears to be.

Almost every time Yang Cheng came to the stands, he would pay attention, hoping that Caesar would be tempted by his performance and bring him to the first team, and his thoughts were the same as every player in the second team.

Yang Cheng felt a little touched in his heart, and he was also a little proud, because he was now a person who could decide their future anytime and anywhere, as long as he said a word, he could decide whether they would go to heaven or hell.

"You're right, I'm really here to scout the players, I'm here for you!" Yang Cheng is very direct. , Chiellini was stunned at this moment, his expression was in Yang Cheng's opinion, and he was happy in his heart.

'Lucio and Ferrari are injured and I need a central defender and Baresi recommended you to me, so I'm going to come and see for myself if you have what it takes to play for the first team.' Yang Cheng said with a solemn face.

Chiellini didn't speak, but listened silently, while also looking at the Caesar in front of him.

He was able to come to Inter Milan, and he was very grateful to Yang Cheng, he felt that Yang Cheng helped him get out of the sea of suffering, but after he came to Inter Milan, he hated him a little, because Yang Cheng actually asked him to play the central defender he was not familiar with, wasn't this playing with him?

But gradually, he felt that Yang Cheng really valued him, because the coaching staff helped him develop a strengthening plan specifically for his situation, and Yang Cheng's signature was confirmed on it, which made Chiellini feel difficult to understand.

There was always a doubt in his heart, what was the reason why Yang Cheng fell in love with him in the first place?

Livorno and Inter Milan, two completely different worlds, one is a low-level league, the other is the world's best top giants, he doesn't believe that Yang Cheng will send a request for a player who can't play in Livorno, and offer a lot of money.

Chiellini was looking at Yang Cheng, and Yang Cheng was also looking at him, smiling slightly, "Is there any problem?" ”

The Italian looked up, a little surprised that he had been seen through by the manager, but he still asked: "Do you want me to fill in the gap in Lucio and defend Vieri?" ”

Yang Cheng looked at this kid and suddenly laughed, he felt that this kid was actually quite smart, and he was a little bit thorough.

"yes, what's your idea?" Yang Cheng did not evade.

Chiellini stared at Yang Cheng with a pair of eyes and shook his head, "No, but I have two questions. ”

Yang Cheng couldn't help nodding, "You ask." ”

"Do you think I can keep Vieri at bay?" Chiellini's question is bold.

Yang Cheng shook his head, "I don't know, but I'm willing to give it a try." ”

After a pause, he continued, "You are only 18 years old, it is the age when you need games and experience, let you defend Vieri, winning is a valuable experience, losing, it is also a precious experience, for me, for Inter Milan, it is a gain." ”

"Besides, I'm not putting all my chips on you, Nesta is right behind you, and you're just trying to entangle Vieri, so I don't think there's anything to worry about."

Chiellini was also very satisfied with this answer, very frank, in line with Yang Cheng's usual style.

'The second question, you told me at the beginning, you think I can be the best centre-back, is that true?

Yang Cheng nodded, "Yes, really, I would never say this kind of lie, giving people false hope, but the premise is that you must be diligent enough and willing to work hard, I believe you should have felt the effect of diligence and practice recently, right?" ”

Seeing Chiellini's surprised appearance, Yang Cheng immediately laughed.

"Although I don't agree with your excessive practice, I have to say that you are very diligent, so your progress is obvious, but you still need to be carved."

"Here, I can make a pact with you, no matter how you perform after this game, I will leave a place for you in the first team, it is definitely impossible to play the main team, but if you have the chance, you can play, how about it?"

Chiellini thought for a while, raised his head, looked at Yang Cheng, nodded and said, "I did it!" ”

Yang Cheng patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and then said something to him, asking him to go back and pack his things.

When I walked out of the room again, I saw Benitez, Paul Beyer, and Baresi talking.

"In the second half, Chiellini rests and goes south with the team to Rome tomorrow!" (To be continued) [This text is provided by the Ghost of Sailing]