Chapter 454: Flicking Mu Shuai
"Ronnie is so generous. I am very grateful to him. Which striker doesn't want to score goals and dislikes his own goals. Don't he want next year's European Golden Boot and Golden Ball Award? I can only say that he is really good. He sacrificed himself and fulfilled me."
Zheng Zhi also expressed his gratitude to Ronaldo in front of the media. Not everyone will give a penalty kick, and one hand is to give two. Will Vieri give it? Recoba or Adriano, I guess he won't even think of it.
So Ronaldo's kindness is very great.
He laughed, "In order to repay these two penalty kicks, I must give him more assists."
Does Zheng Zhi want a Golden Ball Award? Of course, I also think about it, but Zidane is ranked first now, even Figo is in front of him, so the possibility of winning the Golden Ball is still unlikely.
However, there is still about a month left, Zheng Zhi still has the opportunity to counterattack.
Now, after this game, Spinach Company really adjusted the odds of the Golden Ball. Although "France Football" has not announced the final candidate, Spinach Company has long opened the odds, and the odds have been changing.
Now, Zheng Zhi is getting closer to Figo.
The three of them are offensive midfielders who can score goals and assist. Once the offensive data exceeds too many of the other two, the advantages will be reflected. Zheng Zhi is not only an offensive midfielder, he is an all-round midfielder, and his defense is also top-notch.
It is normal for the odds to change. Although it doesn’t take a long time for more than a month, there are many important games in the middle.
There are two more Champions League games in the future and two league games. These four games can definitely be scored for Zheng Zhi, especially the Italian national derby in the league, which is almost the most eye-catching game in the world.
However, this week is a good thing for Zheng Zhi personally, and it can only be average for Inter Milan. The top three won. Roma, who was ranked first, was not dragged down in Fiorentina and still won the victory. Inter Milan failed to narrow the points gap.
The next league schedule will encounter many strong teams, including Juventus, Fiorentina, AC Milan, Lazio and Parma in the first half of the season. This will be the biggest test for Inter Milan, and the road to winning the championship is difficult.
This year, the schedule was postponed because of the Olympics and there was no winter break. The second stage of the Champions League competition was also launched one after another, which was undoubtedly a hell level difficulty.
And Mourinho realized that he still underestimated Serie A. With these players playing for the entire season, it was really a bit unlucky.
The defense line, midfielder, and forwards are too thin. If a few players are injured, it will be cool. Fortunately, although this year's winter break will not be suspended, there is still a winter buyer operation.
But now the far water cannot save the near fire. He first has to consider going to the icy and snowy Türkiye in the middle of the week to face Galatasaray and playing away against Juventus on the weekend.
This is a Japanese-Dog schedule. Both games are very important. The Champions League must ensure points and advance, and the league must find ways to score three points and win Juventus away. Losing any game is quite dangerous. Although the probability of getting one point in the last round of the Champions League is very high, Mourinho does not want to make the risk so great. He wants to solve Galatasaray in the middle of the week and advance early, rather than leaving the suspense in the last round.
So what can happen in the last round? Shouldn’t you face Fiorentina, who is also strong after playing the Champions League?
So Mourinho actually has no choice.
On Wednesday morning, he dragged all his main players to Türkiye...
However, Mourinho still put a lot of effort into the deployment of troops, and Galatasaray also retains the opportunity to advance. This will definitely be a fierce battle. If you can avoid risks, try to avoid risks.
Mourinho must have set up a 4312 formation. Zheng Zhi returned to the midfielder position, Pirlo was set in the front midfield position, Zheng Zhi was on both sides of Zanetti and Farinos. Farinos performed well in the last round, which gave Dibiagio a chance to rest. The forward players were replaced by Recoba and Adriano, and Ronaldo also rested. Good steel should be used on the blade, and Ronaldo stayed in the Italian national derby.
On the back line, Panucci, Cordoba, Simici, and Grasco veteran Blanco also got a chance to rest, and Croatian international Simici is still trustworthy as a substitute central defender.
In this way, Mourinho racked his brains and finally gave three players, Blanco, Dibiagio and Ronaldo, to rest. If conditions permit, he even wanted Zheng Zhi to rest. But this was impossible. It would be fine. It would be fine if anyone was missing, but Zheng Zhi could not be missing. Otherwise, Inter Milan might cry in Galatasaray again.
On the plane, Mourinho came to chat with Zheng Zhi while drinking coffee and told him what he thought in advance.
"I won't replace you unless I lead three goals in this game. Are you physically qualified for the whole game?"
"Boss, no problem."
"As long as you are not injured, this is not a problem. But I am worried that bad weather conditions and the home atmosphere of Galatasaray will have a great impact on us. It is not easy to play at home." Zheng Zhi affirmed and expressed his concerns. "The weather is getting colder and colder, which may increase the risk of injury. Boss, do you plan to introduce some players in the winter transfer window? I think it is difficult for these players to cope with the second half of the season. As the season deepens, there will definitely be more and more injuries."
When Mourinho heard Zheng Zhi say this, he was slightly stunned. This made sense, but it felt very untrue when he said it from the young Zheng Zhi.
How old is he? He can actually think so deeply. If a guy in his forties or fifties discusses these with him, he would definitely not find anything strange, but Zheng Zhi...
"Do you have any specific ideas?" He now has absolute trust in Zheng Zhi. After abandoning the strange thoughts just now, he still started chatting with Zheng Zhi very seriously.
Zheng Zhi originally wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Mourinho. Mourinho is young at this age, just 37 years old. The generation gap is not too big and can be easily communicated. Mourinho has no honor for the time being and will not be domineering.
"The last time I watched the game that lost to Perugia, Perugia's Matrachi is very good. As a defender, he has scored several goals this season, and it is very aggressive. We lack such a central defender."
"Hiss~" Mourinho exclaimed and almost bit his tongue. "Coincidentally, I'm also investigating."
"I need him. Blanco is old after all, and he can't fight for a long time. Your thoughts coincide with me. Is there any more?"
Zheng Zhi secretly laughed in his heart, and he knew that Mourinho would notice Matrach. Since Mourinho still asked, he continued, "Frankfurt's left-back Grosso is good, this is a good addition to the lineup. We are just missing a central defender and a left-back, right?"
"Fabio Grosso, the one who played with you." Mourinho looked not surprised, and the powerful scout report made him know Europe now.
"I can't understand him very much. Both players are Italian players. They are definitely willing to return to Italy to play football. Grosso told me more than once that he wanted to return to Italy, but in Germany he was obviously forgotten by many Italian clubs. As far as I know, Frankfurt basically has no intention of European competition now. They are worried about relegation, so the probability of talking about this business is very high."
Grass ~
Mourinho really thinks that Zheng Zhi is a god-like man at this moment. If he doesn’t become an agent, what ball will he play?
Feeling Mourinho's eyes strange, Zheng Zhi quickly added, "His agent is also my agent~"
Wu Di.
Yes, Wu Di is Grosso's agent, and it is even more surprising that Zheng Zhi knows everything.
Under the banner of Wu Di, the chat became smoother.
"I heard that he was going to recommend Grosso to you, and there is another Italian who would recommend it to you."
"who?"
"Luca Tony."
"Vicchencha that." Mourinho nodded, "It's a pity that he didn't play last week."
"Yes, he is a good addition to Vieri. That's a strong guy, he played pretty well in Serie B. I think Mr. Wu really wants to do business with Inter. He has so many players he has collected and it meets the team's requirements."
"Ha, I didn't expect that your agent also knows Italian players very well. I really need to talk to him. When I return to Italy after the game, would you please help me ask him out and have a meal together?"
"What's wrong~"
"Where is the midfielder? What are your thoughts."
Midfielder? Zheng Zhi paused, "It's really a bit sloppy to sell Seedov, but it's understandable that his mind is not in the team. I think Farinos' performance is already great, he works very hard. Koe, there are too few opportunities, so he should give him more opportunities. Dalma is very stable. The midfield is okay, and in addition, Recoba can actually play in the midfield..."
When talking about Recoba, Zheng Zhi lowered his voice a little.
"The front midfielder or left front guard are good."
If Recoba heard it, he would probably be depressed. He doesn't like playing in the midfield, he wants to play as a striker...
In Zheng Zhi's opinion, the midfielder does not need to make major adjustments. With him and Pirlo in the midfield, he now needs engineers like Zanetti, Dibiagio and Farinos. Of course, there are also Vampetta who has been injured for half a year and just returned to the training ground. These engineers are enough to help them in the midfield.
Mourinho fell into a long period of thought, and it seemed that his foolings had some signs of success. Since he came to Inter Milan, his team building ideas have been different from before. He does not need famous players, but players who have the strength to match his team building ideas. Now the three players Zheng Zhi and Wu Di are really within his investigation scope. Now it is not that he thinks so alone, as the saying goes, heroes have similar views...
Chapter completed!