The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 172 Severe Punishment and Against Chelsea
  I took a quick shower, finally blowing away some of the alcohol smell from my body.

It seems that this is the first time that Leo has been in such a bad state on a match day since he started professional training.

But it’s understandable. It’s hard to feel good when you have to compete in other places during the Chinese New Year.

When the team gathered, although it was much better than when they first woke up, something was still wrong.

Head coach Mourinho never likes to beat around the bush and asked straightforwardly:

"What's wrong with you?"

Forget it if it was someone else, this was the first time he saw Leo being so unprofessional.

Although the madman was very unhappy, he still felt that he should ask clearly before talking.

Leo briefly explained what happened yesterday.

"I know it's really inappropriate, but I promise it won't affect the state of today's game."

Mourinho frowned. Of course he knew to respect other people's culture and habits.

Leo was just celebrating their most important holiday and having a drink with his father. Is there anything wrong with that?

It seems like it’s hard to say much.

Mourinho nodded, "Then you can rest for today's game."

As expected, this was the result. Leo opened his mouth and found that he couldn't explain anything.

It's impossible to say that he must play.

That makes it seem like Inter Milan can't win the game without him.

February 2010, 2 is Valentine's Day in the West, and today is also the Spring Festival in China.

On such a good day, Inter Milan is not happy.

In the twenty-fourth round of Serie A, the Nerazzurri played against Naples away from home.

Against the leader, the home team played all their main players except Lavezzi, who was absent, and the Sao Paulo Stadium was packed.

Even though it was the third game in eight days, Inter Milan still sent a strong team to attack.

The only surprising thing is that Leo, the absolute core of the Nerazzurri, did not make the squad today.

The reason Mourinho gave was that Leo was unwell. This reason was very reasonable, and Leo himself could not object.

In this game, the Chinese team seemed to have no engine and metronome. They attacked with great momentum, but the effect was average.

The game was once intense and not exciting, which made all the viewers of this game uninterested.

In the end, after Muntari and Hamsik each contributed a goalpost, the two sides ended in a zero-0 draw.

Of course, even if they lost two points in the away game, Inter Milan remained unbeaten and topped the standings.

After the game, Mourinho felt very sad about the result. Are they right, I can't win the game without Leo?
  Of course, the Portuguese will not really dwell on such boring issues. He is very satisfied with Leo's training attitude in the next few days.

"It seems that what he said before was true. It was just a small accident. Leo is still trustworthy."

A week later, in the twenty-fifth round of Serie A, Inter Milan returned to the Meazza Stadium to face Sampdoria.

Leo naturally returned to the starting lineup, but he was not the protagonist of this game.

The referee Tagliavento who officiated the game stole all the limelight after the game.

For no other reason than that he played cards during the ninety-minute game like a poker player.

Tagliavento showed nine yellow cards and three red cards for both sides. Among them, Inter Milan's two central defenders were all sent off before the half game was finished.

Fortunately, the visiting team also returned a Pazzini, otherwise the Nerazzurri might not have been able to win this game.

In the end, thanks to Leo's excellent assist, Eto'o scored his first goal since returning from the African Cup of Nations.

Inter Milan responded with nine men and beat Sampdoria 1-0 at home.

In addition to Cordoba and Samuel being suspended due to red cards, Mourinho was dissatisfied with the penalty and used "handcuffs" on the spot to fight back against the referee and the fourth referee on duty.

This behavior was also severely criticized by many Italian media after the game. They considered it the greatest insult to the referee.

To this end, the Italian Football Association once again held a special discussion meeting on how to punish Mourinho.

In the end, sports judge Giampaolo Tosser announced that Inter Milan head coach Mourinho had been severely punished by the Italian Football Association for repeatedly publicly challenging the authority of the referee and using gestures to insult the referee:
  Mourinho will be suspended for three games and fined 40,000 euros.

This penalty is the third time the Italian Football Association has issued a fine to Mourinho this month.

Are madmen so unpopular in Italy? Or is it that someone is secretly using all possible means to weaken Inter Milan?
  The Italian Football Association also announced that Cambiaso tried to punch his opponent in the tunnel during halftime, and Muntari was banned for two games for verbally insulting the fourth official.

Four players were suspended and the head coach was suspended and fined.

The reason was simply because they expressed dissatisfaction with the unfair penalties during the game.

Maybe their behavior was indeed a bit extreme, but doesn't Serie A know the real reason?
  If you say that no one is targeting Inter Milan, even a fool will not believe it.

Fortunately, the game was won in the end, otherwise it would have really been a loss for both the wife and the soldiers.

If you want to ask who is happiest about Inter Milan's recent ups and downs, it must be an old acquaintance, Carlo Ancelotti.

On February 2, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Inter Milan faced the challenge of Chelsea at home.

The leaders of Serie A and the Premier League meet in the Champions League!
  Ancelotti has rich experience in leading the team against Inter Milan, so there are many people who are optimistic about Chelsea in this game.

“Last season we stopped in the semi-finals, this season I want to lead the team to go further.

Can Chelsea stop us from progressing? "

"cannot!"

"Tonight at Meazza, what I want is an unsuspicious victory. Can I do it?"

"Definitely!"

Mourinho is very satisfied with the military morale. This is the first time he has officially led a team against his old club since leaving Chelsea.

This is also the first time Inter Milan has met Chelsea in an official match.

Any result other than a victory over Chelsea is unacceptable to Mourinho!
  At 8:45 p.m., the Meazza stadium was already packed with people.

More than 79,000 spectators came to the scene to cheer for their team. The chief referee of this game was Gonzalez from Spain. After he blew his whistle, the highlight of this round of the Champions League started on time.

Mourinho's starting lineup today did not surprise anyone, it was still a four-three-three formation.

The golden striker combination of Pandev, Milito and Eto'o.

Leo leads the midfield, behind him are Zanetti and Cambiasso.

At left back, Kolarov replaced the injured Thornton, and right back Maicon, Samuel and Lucio partnered with central defender and goalkeeper Cesar.

Chelsea also has an almost identical four-three-three.

Cote d'Ivoire forward Kalou got the start today, forming a three-pointer with Drogba and Anelka.

Essien was injured and absent, while Lampard, who missed last week's league due to illness, returned. The other two midfielders are Mikel and Ballack.

The two left backs, Ashley Cole and Zhirkov, are injured, so Malouda can only be used as left back, and Ivanovic is the right back.

The central defender is played by Terry together with Carvalho, and the goalkeeper is Petr Cech.

Seeing today's opponent, Inter Milan's head coach Mourinho has mixed emotions at the moment, and he is very emotional.

However, the complicated emotions in the madman's eyes faded away after a moment, leaving only determination.

The game started and Inter Milan took the lead in launching the offensive!

In the 150th second, Zanetti passed the ball straight to the front of the penalty area with his left foot. Eto'o stopped the ball and turned around to face the block and cleverly sent a cross!

Leo took the ball and passed Mikel's pressing pass to the left side of the penalty area!

After stopping the ball with his chest, Milito dunked in the middle to get out of the way of Chelsea defender Terry, and volleyed with his right foot in front of the goal past Cech's defense and into the near corner of the goal!
  One to zero!

The Nerazzurri, playing at home, used a coherent offensive combination to take the lead in breaking through the opponent's door!
  Inter Milan gets off to a dream start!

Mourinho proved to everyone that his team can play a gorgeous offense if he wants to.

Then Chelsea, who was lagging behind, began a ferocious counterattack.

First, Lampard and Kalou shot two consecutive long-range shots from outside the penalty area, both of which were easily obtained by Cesar and did not pose much of a threat.

Then Anelka received a pass from Malouda and his low shot in the lower left corner of the penalty area missed the near post.

Inter Milan seized the opportunity to counterattack quickly, and Leo sent a precise long diagonal pass from the backcourt.

Milito made a pass from the left, Eto'o volleyed the ball from a small angle at the back point, and Chelsea goalkeeper Cech got the ball.

In the 15th minute, Cambiaso fouled Ballack, and Drogba's free kick went directly to the goal!

Warcraft's powerful attack hit the lower edge of the crossbar and popped out!
  Chelsea missed a great opportunity to equalize the score!
  Lampard met the ball outside the penalty area and shot again. Cesar kept the ball firmly in his arms.

Ballack received a pass from Anelka and hit a low shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area, which slightly changed the direction of Inter defender Samuel!
  Cesar flew to the left to save the ball and blocked the ball from the baseline.

Then Chelsea took a corner kick, and Drogba's left-footed volley shot in front of the goal missed slightly.

No matter how fierce the Blues' offensive was, Inter Milan's defense was rock solid.

Score first at the start and then defend and counterattack. This is the battle plan designated by head coach Mourinho before the game.

The Inter Milan players on the field are also executing very well now.

Because the Portuguese knows Chelsea too well and makes very targeted tactical arrangements.

Therefore, the Blues soldiers had a hard time on the field today and did not perform to their highest level.

Drogba withstood the Inter Milan central defender and turned back, and Lampard followed up with a powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area!
  Flying into the stands again, Cesar didn't even have to make a save.

Leo made a long pass from the backcourt. Milito counterattacked from the left and cut into the penalty area to dunk Carvalho before his feet became weak and he fell.

Although the Argentine got up immediately, referee Gonzalez still determined that he had the intention of cheating for a penalty kick and took out a yellow card to warn Milito not to dive again.

The Inter forward felt aggrieved by this and wanted to step forward to explain to the referee but was quickly pulled away by Zanetti.

Mikel passed the ball into the penalty area, and Drogba turned around and volleyed in front of the penalty spot. The ball went over the crossbar.

Leo broke through with the ball during the counterattack, but Kalu's fierce tackle missed the ball and knocked down someone, and was given a yellow card by the referee.

Leo's free kick in the frontcourt goes directly to the goal!
  His signature drop ball drew an exciting arc and flew over the head of the wall.

But just when the ball was about to sink into the goal, there was a "pop!"

It was the sound of the goalkeeper's glove making contact with the ball. Cech fought hard to save Leo's free kick and put it over the baseline with one palm!
  It's amazing that Cech was able to save an absolute blind spot.

Mourinho smiled bitterly. In the past, Cech guarding his door gave him a feeling of peace of mind.

It would be a shame to be guarding the opponent's door now.

Leo's corner kick was taken, and Lucio's header was saved by Cech.

It was Chelsea's turn to counterattack again. Ballack made a half-high pass from the right, and Drogba forced a shot against Samuel and missed the far post.

Then Ivanovic assisted from the right and sent a low pass. Mikel's left-footed volley at the top of the penalty area was confiscated by Cesar.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Cambiaso and Maicon teamed up in the frontcourt to successfully counterattack!

The home team launched a counterattack on the spot!

Zanetti moved to the left in time. Leo, who was unmarked, cut into the penalty area and made a clever low pass. Eto'o fired with his left foot in front of the goal but missed the target!

The ball was saved by Cech!

The Cameroonians, who missed the chance to score a goal, looked regretful. How could they miss the goal? This is so inappropriate.

Without giving any more time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half before Chelsea's goal kick was taken.

Inter Milan currently leads Chelsea 1-0.

There was no emotion or anger on Mourinho's face, nor was it known that he was dissatisfied with the score and the performance of the players.

I saw him walking into the player tunnel at the first opportunity.

　I got poisoned by food after eating out two days ago. I suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. I finally feel better today. I don’t know if it’s the National Day holiday because everyone went out to play, but the back-order and average orders have dropped a bit. Hey, let’s have a good time.

　　
  　
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