In Yang Cheng's office, there is a large calendar hanging for many years, with a week as a district, and then it will be arranged for training and rest for each week's events according to the schedule of European competitions and Serie A.

On the day of October 22, although there is still a fifth leg of the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week, a new red cross is still drawn, this is because Inter Milan has no desire in the Champions League group stage and can give up the remaining two games, so Yang Cheng still chooses to give the team a holiday and devote himself to the derby against AC Milan on the weekend.

But the team was on holiday, but Yang Cheng did not take a holiday, he still came to the Pinettina base early, first sent a short pause to the calendar, and then began to enter the Inter Milan scouting report system on the desk computer.

This is a scouting system created by Yang Cheng after taking charge of Inter Milan, in addition to tracking reports on players, there is also the collection and accumulation of data for each competitor.

Although it costs a lot of money to set up such a system, once it is built, it is very beneficial.

In the fifth round of the Champions League group, Inter Milan welcomed Feyenoord at home, and if there is no accident in this game, Inter Milan will play with a substitute lineup, and it doesn't matter if you win or lose.

AC Milan are determined to win the derby at the weekend, and Galliani has even tacitly acquiesced to the outside world, and if Trim can't win this derby, Carlo Ancelotti will rush to the San Siro Stadium.

So it's a game that Trim can't afford to lose!

The Turkic character is very stubborn, at such a time, it is impossible for him to choose to give up, it is impossible to admit defeat, he will go crazy!

"The most elusive thing in this world is madness!" Yang Cheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.

If he were to use normal human thinking to guess the thoughts of a guy who was destined to go crazy, he really couldn't do it.

If you just look at the journey of the league, this derby is really ineffective, AC Milan started the season like this, unless Inter Milan collapsed in the second half of the season, they have no chance of winning the league title.

Moreover, even if Inter Milan collapses, what about Juventus and Roma after Inter Milan?

The key to this derby is not the three points, but the morale!

In the two seasons since Yang Cheng became the owner of Inter Milan, he has always stabilized AC Milan in all aspects, and this season is no exception, so he must continue to maintain this advantage, and at the same time use a victory to declare that even if AC Milan spends a lot of money to recruit and strengthen the team, they still cannot be Inter Milan's opponents.

Such strikes against opponents are often more effective than any means.

But now the question is, how to play this game?

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Knock knock~~

Yang Cheng was sitting at his desk in a daze, when he heard a knock on the door, it was a little strange, it was all on holiday at this time, who would come?

"Come in!"

I saw that the person who pushed open the office door and came in was Pirlo, whom he had promised to give him a holiday.

"Boss!" As soon as Pirlo came in, he immediately greeted Yang Cheng with a polite nod.

"Andrea, come and sit!" Yang Cheng smiled and pointed to the sofa in the distance, stood up, rubbed the slightly sour corners of his eyes, walked out of the desk area, and greeted him, "Aren't you going back to your hometown?" ”

"Well, I'm back this morning!" Pirlo replied, but sat down obediently on the couch where the guests were entertained.

Yang Cheng habitually began to boil water to make tea, and casually turned on the TV, and the TV in his office was always locked to the sports news channel, on which the latest news was playing.

"In the past Serie A, AC Milan's star Inzaghi who has invested heavily this season missed a crucial penalty, which caused the Rossoneri to fail to win Bologna at home, for which the head coach of the Rossoneri Trim was furious and even said that he would consider putting Inzaghi in the cold!"

"The Italian striker, who joined AC Milan from Juventus this season, has never been able to show his best qualities, and it is rumored that this has a lot to do with the fact that he has been hanging out in nightclubs and entangled in sexy supermodel skirts since he arrived in Milan, and it is said that he has recently launched a crazy emotional offensive against the well-known Fontana, which is expected to capture the heart." After hearing this news, Yang Cheng's first reaction was regret.

"If he puts in a little more, he will be the most terrifying striker in the world!" Yang Cheng praised while making tea.

Pirlo was a little surprised, because judging from Yang Cheng's usual words and deeds, he should not like this kind of player with a lot of lace news, why did he have such a high evaluation of Big Inzaghi?

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just talking about what he deserves, but now it seems that this is the only way he can do in this life!" Yang Cheng sounded disappointed.

With Inzaghi's talent, he can definitely achieve more than he is now, but at the age of 28, he seems to be starting to decline, which is really sad.

There is no doubt that the 70s was an era of football geniuses, and in this decade, countless football talents were born, but few really met the expectations of others, including Big Inzaghi, Vieri and others.

"And what do you think of me?" Pirlo suddenly asked, seeing Yang Cheng stunned, he asked again, "What kind of height do you think I can reach?" ”

"What heights do you think you can reach?" Yang Cheng asked rhetorically.

Pirlo was a little speechless, he thought about it for a while, but he didn't understand.

"In my opinion, a strong and mature team does not depend on what position they have the world's top superstars, nor on how famous their players are, but whether this group of players can play the strength and energy of 1+1 greater than 2!"

"If you look at the history of football, the best teams seem to be star-studded, but those of us who come after us have been touted by those who have come after us, and they are often stars who have been carried out by the overall results of the team, and in fact, they are likely to fall out of the team when they leave the team."

"So it's very, very rare for a player to meet the right team, to meet the right group of teammates, so what does it mean to be suitable?"

"Is it appropriate to use Deco to change Mendieta? Is it appropriate to trade Luka Toney for Inzaghi? Shaking his head, Yang Cheng said: "It's not suitable, for a team, the really suitable player is not whether he is a big name, but whether he can complement the players in the team and perfectly play the advantages of the whole." ”

"I dare to say that if the current Inter Milan team has been in European football for ten years, even an insignificant young player in the team will be boasted as the world's top rookie, which is determined by the current football situation, the media needs hype, needs to be lively, needs to sell points, but as football practitioners who play football, we must have a clear positioning in our own hearts."

"Who am I?"

Yang Cheng suddenly laughed, "Maybe you won't believe it, I often look in the mirror like this and ask myself, who am I?" ”

Pirlo was speechless in a daze, because he knew that what Yang Cheng said was from the bottom of his heart, and he was indeed lost for a while, lost in the hype of the modern media, and lost in the drunken life of Milan.

He came here today in the hope of being able to find himself again.

"So if you ask me what heights you can reach, I'll answer you, one of the 11 Inter players, that's all, if you don't think it's a good position for you, then what do you think it should be for you?"

"A player, even if it is Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo and the like, it is impossible for one person to support a football team, to win, always rely on the whole, the role of a player is extremely limited, you only have to integrate yourself into the whole first, dedicate yourself, the team will naturally give you a return."

"Football is cruel, especially professional football, but it is also very realistic, very fair, how much you pay for it, it will return to you, but on the contrary, you just blindly refuse to give, but you want to get what you get, then it will not hesitate to take back everything that was given to you before."

"We are all adults, and we should all be responsible for our own decisions and actions, so we must be clearly aware at all times and at all times that one of our decisions may seem extremely small, but it may become a turning point in our lives, whether it is good or bad, heaven or hell, the key is here!" He pointed to his heart. , Pirlo was silent from beginning to end, but he kept thinking about Yang Cheng's words in his heart.

If it weren't for Koko being sold to Barcelona before, if it weren't for Damino's untimely death, maybe he wouldn't have suddenly felt so much, but now, Yang Cheng's words have resonated with him greatly.

"You're a smart man, you'll be able to understand these things!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Pirloken took the initiative to talk to him, and Yang Cheng was already very relieved, at least it proved that his dedication to Pirlo was not in vain.

"I'm starting to get a little bit of it, sir!" Pirlo smiled wryly.

Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding the meaning of this.

Then, Pirlo told him about Damino, and Yang Cheng shook his head helplessly.

"This kind of thing happens all day long, it's like a life, you are making some choices anytime and anywhere, you are encountering the threshold anytime and anywhere, crossing it, it is a door, you can't cross it, it is a threshold, the key is yourself!"

Speaking of this, Yang Cheng suddenly burst out laughing and sighed deeply.

"Do you think I'm verbose?"

"How so?" Pirlo was a little taken aback and quickly denied it.

Yang Cheng shook his head, "Don't deny it, I'm almost 30 years old, and the head coach is a particularly old position, and I sometimes feel that my mentality has changed a lot compared to when I was young." ”

"But, in my opinion, the leader is always so motivated!" Pierre Lozan said.

Yang Cheng smiled, "Let me tell you a secret, I will always find a different goal for myself at different stages, conquer one, I will find the next stronger and more excellent, continue my journey of conquest, this is a constant challenge to myself." ”

Pirlo nodded incessantly, he thought it would work for him.

But, gradually, he gritted his teeth, looked at the head coach in front of him, and said apologetically: "I apologize to you for what happened before, boss!" ”

"Well, Roger!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Pirlo originally thought that Yang Cheng would admonish him, but who knew that he was just urging him to drink tea and talk about some family routines about marriage, and he didn't seem to have the meaning of preaching at all, which couldn't help but make him a little disappointed, he would rather Yang Cheng scold him more.

However, Yang Cheng stopped him when he was about to leave his office.

"Prepare for the weekend!"

Pirlo's eyes widened, before Yang Cheng just said that he would give him a chance, but he didn't give any guarantees, but now, he obviously wants to put him in the squad, or even the lineup.

"Well, I see, chief!" Pirlo nodded in agreement, turned and went out.

Seeing Pirlo leave his office, Yang Cheng couldn't help but smile with relief.

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The next day, the team resumed training.

Although the next game is in the Champions League group stage, Inter Milan's training preparations are completely based on the Milan derby against AC Milan, which has made the substitutes generally excited that they will be able to play, especially for the likes of Ferrari, Pasquale and Luca Toney.

In training, Yang Cheng consciously arranged Pirlo into the main lineup, which is his second appearance in the main training team after a long absence, he and Deco formed a double central midfield, the former is in the back, and the latter is in a more forward position.

Emerson will remain absent for the Milan derby, and Yang Cheng is determined to adjust his team's tactics in this game.

Looking at the current Inter Milan team, although Zanetti can replace Emerson, his role is greatly reduced, especially in horizontal distribution and teammates, as for Perrotta, Van Bommel and others, they can't replace Emerson's role.

In the small-field training area of the Pinettina base, looking at the two midfielders Pirlo and Deco, as if they had cooperated for many years, skillfully interspersed with running in the midfield, passing and receiving cooperation, short pass penetration, long pass transfer, easy to say, indescribably simple, indescribably easy, Paul Beyer couldn't help but sigh.

"They're a perfect match!"

The main side, under the joint organization of Pirlo and Deco, went on the offensive for a while.

They have been training together for a long time, and although they have never played together, they have a tacit understanding, and the strikers Ruud van Nistelrooy and Batistuta, who have been in the main line-up many times, have made good passes and established the advantage of the game early. , Seeing the outstanding performance of these two love generals, Yang Cheng was also pleased to see it on the side.

"I guess I'm going to get married, and I'm in good shape!" Caesar said with a smile.

"It's better that you're beating well!" Chris Schmidt quipped.

Everyone said a word, and the atmosphere on the training ground was very good.

In midweek, Feyenoord and Yang Cheng put Andrea Pirlo in the squad, which was the first time the Italian appeared in the squad this season, which immediately attracted countless media attention.

As a result, the Italian was already 2-1 off the bench and soon provided a planned assist, a wonderful cross from the left of Nedved, Luca Toney scored with a header from close range, 3-1!

After the game, Yang Cheng was interviewed by reporters, and when they asked about Pirlo, Yang Cheng smiled and shook his head to clarify the misunderstanding between himself and Pirlo.

"I've said it a long time ago, there's no problem between me and him, it's just that you always like to complicate things with self-righteousness, and now you should believe it, right?"

The reporters immediately smiled wryly, because after the game, when they interviewed Pirlo, the Italian youngster always said this tone, repeatedly emphasizing that the coach he respected the most, and there was no contradiction between himself and Caesar.

After the European competition, Inter Milan began to devote themselves to the preparation of the Milan derby.

Yang Cheng held an internal tactical seminar the next day to study the tactics of the current AC Milan team.

"There is no doubt that defense will still be the biggest problem for AC Milan!" Paul Beyer was absolutely sure.

As soon as Trim took office, the first trouble to be solved was AC Milan's defense, Maldini, Costacuta's backline was really unreliable, so he specially brought in Danish central defender Martin Laursen from Verona, the purpose is to fill the gap in the team's backline.

In addition, the wide defenders are Helwig, Kaladze, and Júnior, and this season under the tutelage of Trim, they have barely built a relatively solid backline, but it is difficult to say that it is solid.

"In a word, the biggest problem with the current AC Milan backline is their mobility!" Paul Byer is a sharp analysis.

Without mobility, a team's backline is like a wall fixed somewhere, which is very solid when encountering a forced charge, but can be avoided and crossed, and in this kind of strong dialogue, the role is limited.

Yang Cheng also agrees with Paul Baier's analysis in his heart, and he is also considering making a fuss about this.

It will not be easy to break down the AC Milan defence if you want to force the attack, but if you can pull them out and play, the result will be different.

"You say, is there any way to get Trim to press out and fight?" Yang Cheng asked very jumpingly.

"Pressed out and hit?" The crowd was a little surprised.

Even Lippi has to defend in embarrassment, wanting to make Trim press out to play, is this possible?

"Unless you put your head on someone's chopping board!" Tim Hank laughed and scolded, feeling that Yang Cheng was unrealistic.

Who knows, after Yang Cheng heard this, he slapped his palm vigorously and said with a smile, "Yes, good idea, Tim, I'll put my head up and see if he can cut it!" ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, they all thought this guy was crazy!. ）