322 Creating a Legend
It is very surprising that Inter Milan was eliminated from the Champions League quarterfinals by Manchester United, and the Italian media, who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, did not bombard and attack, but only generally mourned.
Serie A continued its poor performance in the Champions League this season, with all but Inter Milan reaching the last eight, all other teams losing in the group stage, so when Inter Milan was eliminated, the Serie A team fell completely.
Of course, they did not attack Caesar and Inter Milan, and another important reason is that in the 31st round of the league, after Inter Milan defeated Brescia 2-0 at home, the Italian Football Federation awarded the Serie A trophy this season.
Compared to last season's double, Inter Milan have had trouble in the cups this season, knocking them out and winning only one Serie A title, as well as the Super Cup and the Toyota Cup, but these competitions are not very important.
There was a very warm scene that after the awards, tens of thousands of Inter Milan fans shouted slogans to keep Yang Cheng at the Meazza Stadium, and even countless Inter Milan fans at the scene cried and begged Yang Cheng not to leave.
"We need you, Caesar!!"
This situation made Yang Cheng really moved, and he almost agreed.
Since Yang Cheng announced that he was considering leaving Serie A, more than a month has passed now, and for more than a month, fans have been retaining Yang Cheng in their own way, hoping that Caesar can continue to be in charge of Inter Milan, but Yang Cheng has never replied, he just said that after the league, he will announce his stay.
Yang Cheng said before that he would leave if he won the Champions League, but unfortunately, he didn't win the Champions League, whether he could go or not, I am not sure!
Moratti and Facchetti continued to give patience and trust, and in the team's championship award ceremony, Moratti continued to thank Caesar, thank Yang Cheng for his contribution to Inter Milan, and he also expressed his hope that Yang Cheng would continue to stay at Inter Milan.
"Caesar has led us out of the lows of history, he has brought us one title after another, he has made us proud again, I am very grateful for everything that Caesar has done for Inter Milan, I am sure that all of our Nerazzurri will be eager to continue to see our most beloved Caesar in front of the manager's box next season!"
"Three seasons, four of the most important trophies, multiple cup titles such as the Super Cup and the Toyota Cup, and an unbeaten record of 44 rounds so far, I hope that Caesar can continue to stay at Inter Milan and continue to lead the team forward to create a higher and more brilliant record."
Moratti's speech was cheered on by the Inter Milan fans in the stadium, who all chanted Caesar's name in unison, hoping that Yang Cheng would change his mind and stay.
Even, after the game, when the team held the Serie A championship trophy and toured around Milan, the surrounding Inter Milan fans shouted all kinds of slogans to keep Yang Cheng.
In Tama Square, there were even countless fans shouting, "Caesar, we'd rather not have a champion!" Such a slogan.
Obviously, in the minds of Inter fans, Yang Cheng is more precious than a champion.
When Tama Square, as well as the surrounding Nerazuri, which totaled more than 100,000, shouted in unison, asking Yang Cheng to stand up and say a few words, Yang Cheng, who was standing next to Moratti, walked out slowly.
"I am very grateful for the love and support you have given me, I have had a lot of valuable experience and experience during my three years at Inter Milan, with all your fans behind me, and we have so many wonderful players and the management of the club, they are all so good."
After a pause, "I still remember, the first time I stood here, we won the Serie A championship, I will never forget the scene at that time, I never imagined that there would be a group of fans who are so hungry for the championship, and winning the championship can make so many fans so crazy!" ”
"I'm glad I didn't disappoint everyone, didn't I?"
Many of the fans below were watching Yang Cheng arrive for the first time, but at this moment they were all conquered by Caesar.
I saw a player below crowd into the middle of the field, and I don't know where he got a microphone, shouting: "Caesar, do you remember the agreement you made with us?" ”
The fans at the scene were in an uproar, and he couldn't hear the shouts very clearly. , but soon, the fans were quiet.
"I remember, right in the game we had against Juventus, at our home stadium!"
The fan below nodded and said, "Yes, that's right, you promised us at that time that you would lead us back to the glory and glory of the era of Inter Milan, do you remember?" ”
"Remember!" Yang Cheng replied.
"But we only have one Champions League now, we don't defend it, we don't have the glory of the time when we were in the days of Inter Milan, if you go, you break your word, you just don't keep your word!"
At first, those Inter Milan fans were immediately upset when they heard that someone was attacking Yang Cheng, but soon, they all understood that this was using a radical method, and they all shouted in unison, "You can't be untrustworthy, Caesar!" ”
"Yes, let's go, and then we will win another Champions League!"
"Don't leave us, Caesar!"
There are all kinds of fan slogans at the scene, and the only thing that is the same is that they are all trying their best to retain Yang Cheng.
Moratti and Facchetti listened to the conversation between the fans and Yang Cheng, and they couldn't help but be happy.
Yang Cheng is a person who values feelings, and at the same time is very trustworthy, and now the words of the fans poke his death hole from these two points, which is really wonderful, and it really responds to a sentence, the wisdom of the masses is infinite!
"Give me some time, okay?" Yang Cheng was silent for a few minutes, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally said.
The Inter Milan fans at the scene immediately shouted in unison, "Okay, we'll wait for you!" ”
The shouts of tens of thousands of people, from the sky above Tama Square, spread like a tidal wave, spreading throughout the surrounding streets and alleys.
I believe that countless reporters who witnessed all this on the scene will be surprised, because they will not understand that there is a manager who can completely conquer this group of Inter Milan fans in three years, if you don't witness it with your own eyes, who wants to believe all this? Qihang Huolongjun provides that only people who really understand Serie A and Inter Milan, such as Pozzo of Milan Sports Newspaper, such as Canaris, etc., will really understand why Yang Cheng is so popular.
At the end of the day, he didn't just lead Inter Milan to success on the pitch, he also said things that previous managers, even Inter Milan's management, had dared not say, and challenged some hegemony that fans had previously felt out of reach.
He represents not only a head coach, but also a spirit that is not afraid of power and never gives up!
In three years, he instilled his thoughts and actions into the fans of Inter Milan, making them strong, brave and invincible!
Look at the scene of Inter Milan fans singing the loud team song at the Meazza Stadium after Inter Milan were knocked out by Manchester United, which was not seen by Inter Milan fans in the past, but they are now doing it.
It doesn't matter if you lose, because no team can be undefeated forever, but the key is that you can't lose your self-confidence, you can't lose your soul, you can't lose your persistence and belief!
If we lose today, it doesn't matter, next time, we will win back the previous account with interest!
That's what Inter fans think these days!
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Winning the championship ahead of schedule, the next three rounds of the league have completely lost their meaning for many teams.
But this is not the case for Inter Milan, on the contrary, the number of fans rushing to the away stadium continues to set new highs every game.
In the 32nd round, the team traveled to Chievo away.
Chievo's Serie A record this season is indeed excellent, and they are thoroughly black, but their stadium attendance has been poor, but their tickets for this match against Inter Milan were sold out in advance, as nearly 20,000 Inter fans came to watch the game away from home.
Chievo's Verona and Milan city are 200 kilometers apart, which is nothing for the crazy Inter fans, who either drive themselves or take the bus in advance, but most of them are organized by the fan club, and the attendance of Chievo's game is a record high.
Even many Chievo fans who were not ready to go to the stadium to watch the game came to the Bentagotti Stadium in order to be able to see Inter Milan and see for themselves whether Inter Milan can continue their unbeaten record. In an interview before the game, Del Neri said with a wry smile, "Is this still our home stadium?" How can I see the stands full of Nerazzurri fans? ”
The Inter Milan fans dyed the away stands in the colours of the home stadium, and the momentum they created during the game completely suppressed the fans of the home team Chievo, and the performance of the Inter Milan players on the pitch was as positive and proactive as the performance of the fans.
In the end, thanks to a brace from Luca Toney, Inter beat Chievo 2-0 away to make it their 32nd unbeaten run of the season, extending their unbeaten run to 45 games.
13!
The next day, the headline on the front page of the Milan sports newspaper was very large, just two words, 13!
This is a reminder to all fans around the world that this Inter Milan team is 13 games away from AC Milan's great record, and with only another 13 games unbeaten, this Inter Milan team will equal AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten record.
This is a topic that fans all over the world are paying attention to, this is a topic that all fans are worried about, and even countless fans are concerned, is it possible for Inter Milan to break AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten record?
The sworn enemies of the same city, and they are all Serie A giants, and they have intricate relationships and grievances with each other, which makes the 58-game unbeaten record not only a record, but also an honor and disgrace.
Inter Milan fans also rushed to the streets, and many fans even painted numbers representing Inter Milan's 45-game unbeaten streak on their clothes, bodies, and even faces, in order to celebrate the team's continued 45-game unbeaten streak.
April 28, the 33rd round of Serie A.
In the last two rounds of the league, the start time is the same, there is no morning or evening, and the kick-off is on time.
Inter Milan host Piacenza in a game that has been hailed as a game without any suspense, and the latter has already been relegated and there is no reason to compete with Inter Milan.
Yang Cheng played the main force in this game, Ronaldo who returned from injury partnered with Ruud van Nistelrooy, behind Recoba, who has performed very well recently, Nedved was withdrawn to the midfield, replacing the injured Pirlo, and Deco and Zanetti partnered, and the back line was maintained in the original configuration. As a result, Inter Milan scored twice in the first half with Ronaldo's brace and Ruud van Nistelrooy's icing on the cake, temporarily leading 3:0.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, Inter Milan continued to chase Piacenza fiercely, Ronaldo once again confirmed one thing, that is, every comeback of the aliens, can have an amazing performance, he scored 2 goals in a row in the second half of this game, staged a big four, and Vanney also scored a goal again, helping Inter Milan slaughter Piacenza 6:0 at home.
It was Inter's last home game of the season, and the fans at the Estadio Meazza were excited to celebrate the team's big win, which was also Inter's 46th unbeaten streak, with 12 games left in the record.
The closer they get to the record, the more excited Inter fans become.
Although they know that it is impossible to break this record this season, and if they want to break the record, they must pin their hopes on the next season, but the fans of Inter Milan are still happy and crazy, because in their opinion, winning the championship with an unbeaten record is also a very great honor.
Even the era of Inter Milan could not reach such achievements and heights.
But to achieve this goal, they still have one last hurdle, Lazio!
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5 May, Rome, Stadio Olimpic.
Mendieta was still sitting on the bench, Fiore was still playing soy sauce and Zaccheroni was booing from the fans, and the game was still skewed away from home.
Particularly memorable was the Rome derby against Roma in the 23rd round of the league, when Fabio Capello led the Red Wolves to a 5-1 away win at Lazio, and after that, Zaccheroni failed to win even a single round of applause at the Stadio Olimpico.
This was even worse in the 32nd round of the league, when Lazio faced relegation side Verona, and the team did start smoothly, playing a hearty victory in the first half and taking a 5-1 lead in the second half.
But then Zaccheroni's nightmare came, Verona showed the unique blood and tenacity of the relegation team at the critical moment, and finally recovered three goals in a row at the Olympic Stadium, changing the score from 5:1 to 5:4, and even once hoped to tie Lazio at the Olympic Stadium, or even reverse it. The whole second half was a nightmare for Zaccheroni, with the fans booing and the opponents frantically fighting back, all of which made him tired of coping, but fortunately, in the end he got a victory, but it was an embarrassing one.
After the game, the major Italian media reported rumors that Zaccheroni must be out of class, and Lazio's head coach candidates ranged from Inter Milan's Caesar, to River Plate's Dias, to former Lazio player Roberto Mancini, and almost all the world's managers who are slightly likely to take over Lazio have been swept over.
The only thing that is not possible is to leave Zaccheroni behind.
In this case, Zaccheroni welcomes old rival Yang Cheng, who is ambitious and wants to end Inter's unbeaten streak with a win and buy some leverage for himself to stay in the club, while also coveting AC Milan's Champions League qualifying place.
Entering the Champions League can increase the cost of staying in office.
Lazio played conservatively at home, and the counter-attack was nothing for Zaccheroni, and the arrival of Stam stabilized the team's backline, so Inter's aggressive attack was slow to work, and with injuries and attrition, the two sides played to a 2-2 draw in the first 65 minutes. Provided by Qihang Huolongjun
Seeing that Lazio seemed likely to beat Inter Milan, Yang Cheng replaced Roberto Baggio.
Many people will make fun of Yang Cheng, thinking that at a critical moment, once he meets a stubborn opponent, he will make a plan to change Baggio.
Not to mention, every substitution works.
Baggio also became Inter Milan's gold medal substitute because of this, but is this all because Yang Cheng is not in a rut?
Obviously not, because if you carefully study Yang Cheng's substitutions, you can find that the players that Baggio replaced on the field were precisely determined by the situation at the time, for example, this time, when Ronaldo was a little injured, Baggio replaced the Brazilian who passed and shot.
Baggio came on, Luca Toney was still in front, covering for Baggio, but unlike before, Ronaldo dropped back deeply, and Recoba behind him was biased to the wings, but after Baggio came on, he roamed around Luca Toney, Recoba returned to the middle, and the wing gave way to the full-back.
This adjustment immediately paid off wonders.
In the space of less than 18 minutes, Baggio scored a goal on each side of his left foot to quickly extend the score for Inter Milan and set the stage for the victory, with Luca Toney providing two assists, both of which came from Recoba's pass.
If it was Baggio's magical performance after coming on the bench that created Inter Milan's victory, then it was Yang Cheng's on-the-spot command that created Baggio's consecutive goals.
It's hard to define, and it doesn't matter!
Importantly, Inter Milan finished an epic season with a crucial victory.
With 29 wins and 5 draws, Inter Milan won the Serie A championship with an impressive record of 92 points!
This not only created the highest league points in the history of Serie A, but also widened the gap between second place Juventus to 21 points, which is almost a desperate gap for Juventus, and once again created the largest points gap between the champions and runners-up in the history of Serie A.
After the 34th round of the league, the world was full of praise and praise for Inter Milan for a legendary season.
And Inter Milan's unbeaten record has also been extended to 47 games, and there are only 11 games left from AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten record, which is no longer so out of reach.
But everyone agrees that the key to breaking AC Milan's unbeaten record is to keep the heart of the team, Caesar! )