The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 292 facts! (Thanks to book friend Luoyunfengfengchuanduan for the reward!)
  Defending champion Inter Milan defeated local rival AC Milan in the Milan derby, further widening the gap with the opponent in the standings.

The result of this game also made many Italian fans sigh. It seems that no one can stop the Nerazzurri from continuing to dominate Serie A.

On January 1, UEFA announced the selection results of the 17 Best Team on its official website.

欧足联2011年度最佳阵容的评选从2011年的12月5日开始，到2012年的1月5日截止，所有欧足联官方网站的用户都可以登录网站进行投票。

By the time voting closed on January 1, UEFA had received more than 5 million votes.

Among the sixty-person candidate list, eleven top superstars finally stood out and became a member of UEFA's 2011 Best Team.

This time the best lineup is a four-three-three formation.

On the forward line, Messi and Ronaldo, who were ranked second and third in the Ballon d'Or selection not long ago, occupy two positions.

Bell was also selected based on his outstanding performance and impressive performances last year.

In the midfield, Barcelona still occupies the main position, with Leo partnering with Xavi and Iniesta in the midfield three.

The left back is Marcelo, the right back Alves, the center back Thiago Silva and Pique.

At the goalkeeper position, Real Madrid's Casillas beat out competitors such as Cesar, Neuer, and Valdes to occupy a seat.

"What do you think of the Team of the Year just announced by UEFA?"

On the way to the training ground the next morning, Leo was stopped by reporters who were waiting for something to happen.

"I find it very interesting that players from Real Madrid and Barcelona account for eight out of the eleven positions. This is obviously not just objectively selected based on last year's performance and results.

There are at least three people selected for Serie A this year. Oh Bell can be counted as half at most. He just transferred from the Premier League in the new season.

That’s 2.5 in Serie A, half in the Premier League, none in Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and other leagues combined. This is really funny.

Were you really not influenced by the outside world when you voted? Are all the people voting Real Madrid and Barcelona fans?

I do not know.

All I know is that if this is still the case next year, then don’t call it the UEFA Team of the Year and call it the La Liga Team of the Year instead.

No, no, no, let’s just call Real Madrid and Barcelona’s Team of the Year.

Oh, one more thing, I also have great respect for these two teams, these two historic clubs.

But mindless pursuit is not advisable. Everyone should be sensible when watching football.

Not to mention anything else, our team, Inter Milan, has won six titles for two consecutive years.

Is it reasonable for me to be the only one selected to the best team in the end?
  What about Real Madrid and Barcelona?

Of course I admit that they have many outstanding players.

But the problem is that the two teams combined have won a meager number of championships, and they were all won in La Liga.

Half of Barcelona's starting lineup was selected into the best team. If they were so good, why didn't they beat us in the Champions League and lost to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey?

Not to mention Real Madrid, they were eliminated from the Champions League early and were severely beaten by Barcelona in the league. If they want to say that their players performed well, where do they start?
  That's pretty much it.

What I have said should be enough for you to go back and write a report, right? I have the recording on. You can tell it truthfully, but please don't take it out of context. "

Leo slapped his face hard, and then walked away under the stunned and shocked eyes of the reporters.

As soon as this report came out, it was quickly posted online.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have a lot of fans, and they immediately started an "attack" on Leo's account.

But while Leo offended Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​it was equivalent to speaking for the majority of players in the Premier League, Bundesliga and other teams.

Therefore, in order to show support for Leo, fans from the Premier League, Bundesliga and even other netizens who did not mind watching the excitement came to help.

Supporters of Real Madrid and Barcelona were quickly killed by the "coalition forces" on the Internet and were completely routed.

"Oh, don't tell me, my number of fans has increased again!"

Raiola originally wanted to say something about Leo, but the situation turned out not to be exactly what he thought.

"You young people still know how to play. You talk so openly, but not only do you have no side effects, but you also gain fans?"

"Hey, hey, don't talk nonsense, what does it mean to speak without restraint.

I was just speaking out from the bottom of my heart and speaking out the sentiments of countless fans.

Moreover, I have a special status and am not an ordinary fan, so it is even more valuable to be able to speak out boldly.

It is inevitable that they will have admiration for me. "

In far away Madrid, Ronaldo felt uncomfortable watching Leo's soaring number of fans.

But being in the midst of controversy, he couldn't imitate Leo's voice. At this time, staying silent and waiting for the storm to pass was the best choice.

But seeing that Leo's fan base was approaching his own and might even overtake him, the Portuguese couldn't bear it anymore.

"Factos!"

Cristiano Ronaldo made this comment under an article that satirized Leo and said that Leo was sensationalizing and forwarded it to his homepage.

And his behavior immediately triggered heated discussions across the Internet.

Leo didn't even bother to read the idiotic content of that retarded article carefully, he just laughed and said, "He's anxious."

The impact of the controversy over the best lineup did not stop there. Inter Milan club executives even held a special meeting for this purpose.

"This is not a good phenomenon and is likely to have a negative impact on our player appeal in the future.

The public must not be allowed to think that Real Madrid and Barcelona are the highest palace in football. This is incorrect.

Is there any solution? "

"No matter what, results are the last word. As long as we fuck Real Madrid and Barcelona once we see them, I don't believe they can continue to boast."

"Increasing investment and waiting until the summer transfer window to make a few more major signings will help improve the team's reputation."

“We have previously strengthened our publicity and promotion outside Europe, should we shift our focus back to Europe?

Centered in Italy, it radiates to France, Germany, Spain and Eastern Europe, and North Africa can also be counted.

We absolutely cannot continue to limit our influence to Italy. We cannot ignore Asia and North America, but our foundation must still be rooted in Europe! "

Everyone made their point and Nasser nodded.

"Then let's take a multi-pronged approach. Tomorrow... before the morning of the day after tomorrow, each of you will submit a plan. Remember to make a budget and let the meeting end!"

On January 1th, Inter Milan and Genoa have another game to play.

But this time it's at home, and it's not a Serie A game but a Coppa Italia match.

In the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, the defending champion Inter Milan will face Genoa at San Siro at 9pm.

Just after the Milan derby, Ancelotti made adjustments to the starting lineup.

Stars such as Handanovic, Bonucci and Balotelli were not included in the squad, while main players such as Leo, Bale, De Rossi, Pirlo and Zanetti served as substitutes.

Pazzini and Berbatov partnered as forwards, with Coutinho as attacking midfielder.

Modric, Thiago Motta and Verratti occupy the midfield.

David Thornton serves as the left back, and new aid Srna makes his debut on the right back. The center back combination is Samuel and Lucio, and the goalkeeper Castellachi.

Just like the away game against Genoa not long ago, the Nerazzurri rotated their lineup again.

The depth of the lineup means that the head coach can rotate as much as he wants in games that are not particularly important.

Let the main lineup get an effective rest and focus on other more critical games.

The despised Genoa also has no temper, and it is a fact that his skills are not as good as others.

In the first half of the game, the home team took the lead and Inter Milan started to attack without any intention of testing!

In the third minute, Modric made a low pass. David Thornton broke into the left side of the penalty area and volleyed with his right foot. The ball flew into the upper left corner of the goal like a cannonball!
  One to zero!

Inter Milan took the lead right from the start!

Although it was only an Italian Cup goal, David Thornton was very happy.

Nerazzurri in the stands also enthusiastically cheered and applauded the young man who grew up in his family.

"Nothing to see, another mediocre victory."

Leo covered his mouth and whispered to Bell sitting next to him.

The Welsh nodded silently. It seemed that they would not need to be replaced today.

After taking the lead, the Nerazzurri continued to besiege Genoa's gate.

Motta and Coutinho tried long shots from outside the penalty area, but they were blocked by the visiting team's defensive players.

Thornton passed the ball from the left, Modric passed the ball in front of the penalty area, and Pazzini successfully reversed the offside and made a single!

However, he fell after contact with the Genoa defender after entering the opponent's penalty area. The referee did not say anything.

"Hey! It's a penalty!"

"Can this penalty kick be missed?"

The idle substitute players spoke out from the sidelines, but referee Carmine Russo ignored them at all.

But it doesn't matter, Inter Milan still firmly controls the situation on the field.

Sirna made a low pass, and Coutinho turned around at the top of the penalty area and kicked off a powerful volley!
  Genoa goalkeeper Lou Patelli fell to the ground and struggled to save the ball.

Berbatov hit the goal directly from a small angle on the left, and the ball was much higher than the crossbar.

Verratti stole the ball in the frontcourt and broke through to the front of the penalty area. His long shot also missed the far post.

Continuous offensives failed to score, and Inter ended the first half 1-0.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Srna made a precise arc pass from the right, and Berbatov volleyed the pass at the top of the penalty area!

Pazzini turned his back and Coutinho moved forward to the penalty spot and volleyed with his right foot. The ball bounced off the ground and then changed line and crossed the opponent's goalkeeper into the blind spot on the left side of the goal!

Two to zero!
  The Nerazzurri took advantage of the opponent's failure to enter the state at the beginning of the second half and quickly scored to expand their lead!
  Leo, who was sitting on the bench, was doing nothing and even scrolled through his cell phone out of boredom.

But it wasn't over yet. In the 53rd minute, Srna made another cross from the right. Berbatov got rid of the defense and volleyed sideways to score!
  Three to zero!
  Inter Milan sealed the victory.

The subsequent game was uneventful, and Genoa seemed to have accepted the fact of losing without any unwillingness.

In the 75th minute, Chivu came on as a substitute for David Thornton, the hero of the goal.

Inter fans at Meazza also applauded the two of them.

After Thornton came off the field, he sat on the other side of Leo and was busy putting on his coat when Leo spoke up.

"Have you seen Srna's performance? You are sweating profusely, little brother."

Thornton rolled his eyes and said angrily:

"I've seen it, I've already understood it during training, but I didn't expect that his performance would still be as stable on the field."

"Of course, he is an experienced veteran, so he should behave like this."

"Yes, yes, my passing skills are not as good as Srna's, but I am young and I am more energetic than him!"

That's right, that's right, Leo didn't continue to tease him.

"Then you have to keep working hard, otherwise the substitute position may not be guaranteed before the captain retires." In stoppage time, Genoa made a pass from the right, and Zogur pulled the heel of the forward point and knocked the ball to the back point.

Prato kicked the goal and hit the door frame and popped out. Bielsa stepped in to steal the ball and pushed the ball into the empty goal from close range!

Three to one!

At the last moment of the game, the visiting team actually got a goal back.

At the end of the game, Inter Milan eliminated Genoa 3-1 at home and advanced to the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.

Three days later, Inter Milan continued to sit at home, and the 19th round of Serie A against Lazio was held at San Siro.

This day is actually the traditional New Year's Eve in China, but Leo plays football in Europe, so people here don't pay attention to this.

Not only does he not have a day off, Leo also has to play.

Maybe the older generation will still remember the Spring Festival, but as Leo grew up, he gradually stopped caring about it.

Apart from inviting Zhang Linpeng to his home to spend the holidays together after today's game, it seems to be nothing special like any other game day.

Thiago Motta and Coutinho suffered minor injuries after the last game and missed this game.

Pirlo felt some discomfort during the pre-match warm-up and temporarily withdrew from the squad.

In this game, Inter Milan arranged a starting lineup of 4,231.

Balotelli is the lone forward, with Bale and Neymar on the wings.

Leo is the attacking midfielder, and behind him are Modric and De Rossi.

Kolarov left back, Zanetti right back, Bonucci and Ranocchia partnered as central defenders, and goalkeeper Handanovic.

For Lazio, Brocchi, Kozak, Makinwa and Mauri are also out due to injuries.

Inter Milan, playing at home in the first half, took the lead.

The better the team's performance, the more enthusiastic the fans will be to come to watch the game and support the team.

Today is just an ordinary league game, and Meazza's attendance is only slightly worse than the previous fiery Milan derby.

At least 65,000 people came to the scene to cheer for Inter Milan.

In the home team's first attack, Leo dribbled the ball and accelerated through Ledesma's defensive pass through the penalty area!
  Lazio center back Biaava cleared the ball out of the baseline before Balotelli could kick.

Leo glanced at the penalty area and then made a precise cross to the back point!
  De Rossi suddenly stepped forward and followed up with a low shot with his right foot, which was bravely blocked by Lazio goalkeeper Marchetti!

The Blue Eagles, who are playing away from home, are not ready to surrender easily. It seems that they want to cause some trouble to Inter Milan.

The visiting team counterattacked quickly. Radu made a pass from the right. Bonucci blocked Klose's position and headed the ball out of the penalty area.

Lazio center back Diaz brought down Balotelli with a flying tackle. The referee Rizzoli ruled a foul but did not give a card. He just gave Inter Milan a free kick in the frontcourt.

Leo didn't need to calculate to know that this position was not suitable for directly hitting the goal, so he cooperated with his teammates.

Feint a shot and try to drop the ball into the penalty area!

The wall of people on Lazio's side was deceived by Leo's fake move. At this time, Neymar, who received Leo's low pass in the middle, shot hard low!

The ball passed under the wall and was finally lifted out of the baseline by Marchetti with one palm.

Then there was another wonderful direct pass from Leo, and Balotelli broke into the penalty area alone!
  The linesman raised the flag and blew the whistle, and the ball was called offside.

Ledesma made a cross pass in the counterattack, but Ranocchia made a mistake in stopping the ball and almost ended up with an own goal assist!
  Rocky's low shot in the penalty area hit the post and was cleared by Handanovic in time.

Then Ledesma's long shot from outside the penalty area missed.

The two teams exchanged offense and defense, but neither had a good scoring opportunity for a while.

In the 29th minute, Ledesma sent a through pass. Rocky made a diagonal pass from left to right, received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, turned around and shot!
  Inter goalkeeper Handanovic failed to save, and Rocky scored with a low shot from the far corner!

One to zero!

Lazio, playing away from home, took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field!

The defending champion conceded the first goal at home, and Inter Milan fell behind!
  This situation made the Nerazzurri fans on the scene very dissatisfied.

Although Ancelotti was still sitting calmly in the coaching bench, the assistant coach had come to the sidelines and shouted loudly to encourage his teammates to step up their attack.

It's just a disadvantage of one ball, so don't be so anxious.

Leo suddenly stepped forward to press in the opponent's half!

It caused Gonzalez's passing error, and Leo stole the ball in the frontcourt and launched a counterattack on the spot!

Before Lazio's defensive players had time to get into position, Leo had already passed the ball into the penalty area!

Bell and Balotelli hit the wall on the left side of the penalty area and passed Zauri and Biaava one after another.

Balotelli's cross-knock passed through the gap, and finally Bell completed a low left-foot shot from a small angle and went straight into the near corner of the goal!

One to one!

After losing the ball, Inter Milan quickly equalized the score in less than two minutes!

In order to show his attitude, Leo went to the goal and fished the ball out before Marchetti.

Lazio kicked off and passed a high ball from the wing. Klose grabbed the header this time!

Handanovic made a flying save to block Klose's header from the baseline!
  Hernanes took the left corner kick, and Diaz's header hit the top of the crossbar.

Modric made a direct pass, and Kolarov broke into the penalty area at high speed from the left!
  With pursuers behind him, Kolarov unfortunately failed to seize the opportunity of a semi-single sword attack and was confiscated by Marchetti.

At the end of the first half, Inter Milan temporarily tied with Lazio at home.

After the halftime break, the visiting team took the lead in substitutions, with Matuzalun replacing Hernanes, who had a mediocre performance in the first half.

After the start of the second half, the Nerazzurri's offensive became more fierce. The players on the field would not say that the reason was that Ancelotti got angry in the locker room.

Neymar's right-footed long shot before crossing into the penalty area went over the crossbar.

In the 55th minute, Zanetti made a diagonal pass from the right, and Balotelli's header from the center was confiscated by Marchetti.

Two minutes later, Leo sent a long pass directly from the center circle. Balotelli received the ball and broke into the penalty area. Like a roc spreading his wings, he shot high over Marchetti with the outside of his left foot and into the net!
  Two to one!

Inter Milan overtook the score!
  The whole audience burst into applause, this is right, this is what they want to see when they come to the scene.

Balotelli is also very happy. This kind of scoring done by Leo and him together has not been many since he returned to Inter Milan this time.

"Mario!"

"Mario!"

"Mario!"

The Nerazzurri in the stands shouted Balotelli's name, and a huge "Super Mario" TIFO was displayed in the North Stand.

The atmosphere was right all of a sudden, the players were happy, the fans were happy, and the coach was satisfied.

There were tens of thousands of people in the audience, maybe Lazio was not happy, but it didn't matter.

The visiting team players looked frustrated, but they still did not give up and looked for opportunities to counterattack.

Lulic suddenly shot a powerful long-range shot with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area. The ball hit the Inter Milan defender and flew out of the baseline.

Rocky received the ball from the right and passed it across the middle. Klose faced Handanovic's right foot and shot!

The Inter goalkeeper made a crucial save, he fell to the ground and struggled to stop the ball!

In today's game, Bale scored one goal, Balotelli scored one goal, and Neymar has not yet scored.

Leo took a look and saw the Brazilian looking at him aggrievedly.

Okay, as the captain...the future captain, Leo has an obligation to help the young people in the team, doesn't he?

In the 72nd minute, Ledesma's long shot from the front of the penalty area was high, and Handanovic quickly took the kick.

Inter Milan's chance to counterattack!
  Leo was not in a hurry to pass the ball, Lazio's defensive players were struggling to defend, and he had already dribbled the ball through the midfield to the outside of the opponent's penalty area.

The rest of Inter Milan's offensive players also followed up one after another, forming a four-on-two formation in the frontcourt!

Marchetti forced herself to calm down, and couldn't figure out how Leo would choose to deal with this opportunity.

Bell had already raised his hand to ask for the ball in the gap on the left side of the penalty area, and the defensive players immediately turned their attention.

Leo took advantage of the situation and sent a diagonal pass, but it was not passed to the left. Neymar on the right received the pass!

The Brazilians were so moved that they wanted to cry. Those words that usually praised Leo were not in vain.

Without any hesitation at his feet, Neymar dunked the angle slightly, adjusted the angle slightly, and blasted the goal with his left foot straight into the upper left corner of the goal!
  Three to one!

Inter Milan seals the victory!

There was no danger, and in the end the Nerazzurri scored three consecutive goals at home to come back and win, without letting Lazio take away even a single point from them.

However, Leo, who received two assists, received a call from his agent after the game.

"What happened?"

"I have watched all the recent games and I think there may be some problems. I don't know what you think."

When Leo heard this, he thought it was a big problem and asked nervously:

"What's the problem? Mino, don't scare me!"

“Do you feel like your personal statistics have dropped a lot this season, especially goals?

Your performance on the field is not as active as last season.

If this continues, you're really likely to lose to those two guys in the Ballon d'Or competition.

You can't slack off any longer, Leo! "

Leo:? ? ?
  The season is just over halfway, Inter Milan, which has one game less, has only played 18 league games, and Leo has had two rotations.

But so far, Leo has scored 15 goals in 16 Serie A appearances, not to mention 22 assists.

For any other player, it would be extraordinary to be able to produce this data for an entire season, let alone half a season.

Raiola actually thinks it’s not possible! ?

But then I thought about it, as the top star in football now, there is indeed room for improvement.

Leo was silent for a moment and then nodded and replied:

"I know, it's not slacking off, it's just that my teammates are very good this season, and I don't need to work hard anymore in many cases.

But what you said Mino makes sense. I will be more positive in the future and no longer just be satisfied with winning the game. "

Leo was not completely lazy, he just found it very interesting that his PUA teammates urged them to give their best.

It's much more interesting than working tirelessly to lead them to victory.

"Well, you can understand what I mean. It's not just me, your supporters are also looking forward to a better performance from you!"

Leo:? ? ?
  This fat guy has become smart and learned to use my fans to morally kidnap me?
  "Okay, okay, I understand. I'm going home to spend the Spring Festival with my family. Mino, are you in Milan or somewhere? Do you want to come with us?"

"Oh, I forgot that today is a traditional Chinese festival, so I won't bother you. You can go home and reunite with your family."

　Thanks to book friend Luoyunfengfengchuanduan for the reward! Thanks for the support! Merry Christmas everyone~
  　　
  　
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