The Milan derby was slowly approaching, and Inter held a team meeting on the evening of March 9. When the players came to the conference hall on the fourth floor of the club, they found that all the senior management of the club had arrived. This is extremely rare, and in the past, there were few high-level meetings in the team.

When the team members were seated, another person walked in at the door of the conference hall. With gray hair and a thin face, his face looks a little haggard. The players immediately stood up and nodded to the comers, and the club's hierarchy stood up to greet them.

This person is none other than Inter President Moratti!

It was the first time that many players had seen Moratti up close. They suddenly realized that tonight's meeting was going to be extremely important, even with you, Mr. President.

Moratti nodded at the players and shook hands with the club's hierarchy with a faint smile on his face. The table in the conference hall is arranged in an oval shape, like the track of an athletic field. There is a display shelf on the right side of the entrance with trophies that Inter have achieved.

The space of the conference room is more than 100 square meters, but at this time, it seems a little crowded.

Moratti sat down to the south, glanced at General Manager Ernesto? Paulilo nodded, signaling that the meeting could begin.

Ernesto? Paulillo glanced at it and said, "I'm going to gather everyone tonight to discuss how the next game should go." We are in a tough situation, we are out of the Champions League, and we don't have much of a lead in Serie A. ”

"Let's talk about it tonight!"

Deputy General Manager Stefano? Ferrucci said: "The Champions League exit was painful for us, but. We don't have time to dwell on the grief, we must immediately break free from the grief and face the reality. Serie A is our only arena, and if we can't defend it, we will not only lose anything, but we will also become the laughing stock of the world. ”

'I think the players have been very impatient lately. There is no patience in the face of the opponent's dense defense. As a result, mistakes are frequent. So the first thing we need to do is to adjust our mentality and face every opponent calmly! ”

Moratti nodded slightly, Ernesto? Paulie Luo let out a long breath. Next, the senior executives expressed their views.

"We have to brace ourselves. Win the second derby. In the first round. We almost drew and now it's home and we have no reason to lose to them. ”

'Milan have had injuries recently, and our main squad is injury-free. This is one of our strengths. ”

"Andrea Pirlo is now training though. But according to reliable sources. His injuries will not heal until next week. So, the day after tomorrow, he may sit on the bench. Even if he plays, he can't do it well. ”

"We are tired. Isn't Milan tired? ”

"Even if we are tired, we must overcome fatigue!"

"The Milan derby, it shouldn't have been mobilised. We have always had only one goal – to defeat our opponents! ”

"Since we want to mobilize, then we should say something practical."

The players frowned, actually? What is practical?

Some of the veteran team members understood what this meant, but there was no joy in their expressions.

Moratti clasped his hands in his arms and closed his eyes slightly, as if he were asleep. His eyelids jumped when he heard this, but his expression remained the same.

The conference room suddenly fell silent, Moratti opened his eyes, looked at Mancini, and said lightly: "Now, you can tell me your opinion." ”

Juve were relegated and Milan started the game from a minus fifteen points. Before the start of the season, almost everyone thought that the Serie A title was the least suspenseful.

However, Inter Milan had already narrowed the gap to nine points at the end of October due to problems with the run-in of the squad at the beginning of the league. In the first leg of the derby, Inter Milan lost, and the points gap narrowed to six points again. After that, Inter Milan was brave and courageous, achieving the longest in Inter's history and the second place in Europe's top five leagues.

Inter didn't allow Milan to close the gap again, they were strong.

However, Milan's mythical winning streak has put a lot of pressure on Inter, with a dense fixture schedule that has led to a dip in the form of the players, which, combined with the eagerness of the players, led to a draw at home to a tenacious Udinese side after a seventeen-game winning streak.

The draw narrowed the gap between the two teams once again, and now the gap between the two teams is just four points. From a huge advantage of fifteen points to four points, perhaps no one would have expected this to happen before the season.

It's not that Inter Milan is not performing well, this result in other seasons will definitely make them laugh at the Serie A champions. However, this result has lost its due shine in the face of Milan's 27-game winning streak.

Mancini said in a deep voice: "So far in the league, we have achieved very good results, and in terms of points, it is also very high. The players have been doing well and we've only lost one game so far. I would like to express my deep gratitude to all of you. ”

Without applause, there would be no applause today.

'Even though we did well, there were people who were better than us. They clung to us and kept closing the gap. They made a big announcement at the beginning of the season that they wanted a double title, which many people thought was unlikely. However, it turned out that they were approaching the goal. ”

Vieira's eyelids jumped a few times, it was Tang Jue's bold statement, he had publicly said that it was a joke. Now it seems, that might not be a joke.

Vieira's face was a little ugly. Some club executives also began to look ugly, which was clearly praising their opponents. Tonight's theme is to boost the morale of the team. When they were about to say something about to scold, Moratti waved his hand lightly, and they had to keep their mouths shut.

Ignoring the unkind gaze, Mancini continued: "Our opponents are powerful, they have created myths, as if they were standing above the clouds. ”

"What are we going to do? Standing under the clouds and prostrating? ”

"Surrender the Serie A title?"

"Again, wait until the season is over. Cry? ”

Vieira's eyes were painful, and Mancini's every question was like a sharp dagger stuck in his proud heart. Ibrahimovic's brow furrowed, Zanetti closed his eyes expressionlessly, and Cambiaso's eyes were like knives, looking at the table, as if it was the list of shame, and he was going to scrape his name with his eyes.

Moratti looked at the player's expression and nodded slightly. He gave Mancini a look of encouragement. Mancini read the look: good. You've managed to send them to hell!

Going to hell is not an end, it's just a means. Mancini wants his players to see the horrors of hell and then fight to get out of it and see the beautiful blue sky. Brilliant sun.

"There was an issue with our Serie A title last season. Think we stole their championship. Then let's show them a championship in a dignified manner! ”

Mancini's volume began to rise. The voice also became high-pitched: "Every player has his own pride, and I have it too. I don't want to be nailed to the list of shame, and I don't think you want to be nailed to the list of shame either! ”

"We're not dead. Alive. We're still leading in points and we're going to do it until the end of the season! ”

"Failure is terrible, and we can't afford to lose, there's nothing to lose. Milan have a way out, and even if they don't win the Serie A and the Champions League, they will be praised and praised as great. However, we have no way back. ”

Mancini rarely showed his blood: "If God must fulfill Milan, I am willing to die with you!" ”

The air in the conference hall became mournful, and the eyes of the Inter players flashed, and they swept away the exhaustion of their bodies, as if they were full of energy, and they wanted to start a fight with Milan immediately. Roberto Mancini has managed to motivate his players.

Moratti shook his head and said: "We can't die, even if God is on their side, we must muster up the courage and tell him with victory after victory that your choice is wrong!" ”

Moratti, a devout Catholic, did not say, "Even if God is on Milan's side, we will kill God." This kind of rebellious words.

Moratti exhaled a long breath, looked at Zanetti and said: "At the moment, the derby is the most crucial game. We can't afford to lose, Milan can't afford to lose, so tell me what you think about this game. ”

Wins, losses, and draws are the three outcomes of this match. Inter wins, and the points gap is seven points; Flat, the points gap is still four points; Negative, the points gap is only one point.

Both draws and defeats put a lot of pressure on Inter, which means that they can't afford to make anything, even the slightest mistake, in the next games.

As the leaders, they were the first to see the champion. But if you are not careful, the championship in your hand will be snatched by the latecomers. Behind them, Milan is like a wolf, a tiger, a tiger, a strong force, always waiting for them to make mistakes.

If they win, they can secure the championship. Therefore, this game basically decides the ownership of the championship this season, and no one can afford to lose.

Zanetti said in a deep voice: "The key point in this game is how to contain the play of Don, Ronnie and Kaka. The three of them can play a three-man match or a two-to-two match. The only way to contain them is to sever the ties between them and let them fight alone. ”

Ibrahimovic frowned, and Zanetti actually focused on containing the opposing attacking players, rather than how Inter should attack. If you want to win, can you do without attacking?

So he said: "I think the key point in this game should be how to attack. If they score one goal, we score two, and if they score two, we score three, four......"

"We should have a balance between attack and defence, and in terms of overall strength, we don't have the upper hand," Stankovic said. Individual positions are even stronger than their opponents. ”

The team members expressed their opinions. Since there is no way out, you can only fight to the death, so you must show the spirit of fighting to the death and come up with the means of fighting to the death. Fighting to the death is not to let yourself die, but to let your opponent die.

When the players' voices gradually subsided, Moratti said: "Regarding the specific techniques and tactics, you will discuss them later." I only have one piece of advice for you, you must keep an eye on Don. ”

In Moratti's view, Inter are capable of severing the link between the terror trio. However, even if Tang Jue fights alone, he may still create a miracle and break out of the encirclement. Moreover, in the game, in addition to scoring goals from positional attacks, Tang Jue also had a record of scoring goals with free kicks.

This made Moratti worry about whether he could prevent Tang Jue. (To be continued......)

PS: Next month or two chapters a day!