Super Marshal

After all, the prediction of Gianni Liotta, a senior Italian media person, is absolutely correct.

When Gao Han accepted an exclusive interview with Italian National Television and appeared on the prime time of National Television Station 1, it immediately aroused huge repercussions throughout Italy, especially the strong confidence Gao Han revealed in the interview.

In the past, many of Gao Han's remarks would have been doubted and even criticized.

For example, he said in the interview that he hopes to lead Inter Milan to win everything, which was unbelievable in the past.

But after last season's outstanding performance and this season's 4-0 victory over Barcelona, ​​how can anyone doubt the strength of Gao Han and his Inter Milan team?

After the draw, major European betting companies have increased their odds on Inter Milan. It is not difficult to see their affirmation of the Nerazzurri. The cold team has become the favorite to win the Champions League this season.

If nothing else, just focus on Gao Han’s golden brand, who dares to doubt it?

Inter Milan fans also spoke highly of Gao Han's remarks, believing that Inter Milan is completing its transformation and Gao Han's team is becoming more and more stable and reassuring.

But there are also some media people who believe that Gao Han shouted slogans too early and was a bit blind.

It is indeed difficult for any team to snipe Inter Milan in Serie A this season, but in the Champions League, the Nerazzurri's weakness is well known. If you want to change this situation, how can it be done overnight?

But these rebuttals were quickly drowned out by voices of approval. Everyone pointed to Gao Han's past record, plus the 4-0 victory over defending champion Barcelona at the beginning of the season, which was enough to prove Inter Milan's strength.

This is true not only for fans outside, but also inside Inter Milan.

Both Moratti and Blanca have expressed their support for Gao Han's remarks in the interview, hoping that the team can continue to work hard and strive for gains and breakthroughs in both Serie A and the Champions League.

Inter Milan players are equally confident.

Captain Zanetti, who has served for many years, said in an interview with the media, "This is the strongest Inter Milan I have ever experienced personally. There is no doubt that we are at a peak period and all of us are eager to win more. Championship honors, we are full of hunger and full of confidence.”

At the beginning of the season, the new right wing player Maicon performed very well and was selected for the new Brazilian national team. Zanetti smiled and said that he was happy to help Maicon integrate into the team and did not mind competing with Maicon. .

"Maicon is a player with great potential and strength. He and I both have our own advantages. There has never been any problem between us and there will never be any problem in the future."

Cannavaro, the veteran central defender, also emphasized in an interview with the Italian media, "After a season of training, we have made great progress. Even we are a little surprised, but each of us knows very well that we have Strong enough to compete with all opponents.”

"In this century, Italian teams have never won the Champions League, even Juventus and AC Milan at their peak. This is a very regrettable thing, but all of us sincerely hope that we can win the Champions League in This embarrassment will end this season and we are confident that we can achieve this goal.”

Ibrahimovic, the main center of the Swedish national team, even said in a high-profile interview with Swedish media after playing the national team game, "All of us are ready, we want to win everything, everything All champions!"

Inter's players are clearly not just talking the talk, they're also walking the walk.

After playing for the national team, all the players, whether they were from Italy and Europe, or those who flew to South America and Africa to participate in the national team, without exception, all returned to their hometown as soon as possible after the game. Pinetina participated in the team's training camp to prepare for the first game of the new season.

This consciousness made Gao Han and the coaching staff very satisfied, and also shocked all the media and fans.

Everyone knows that Inter Milan was notoriously lazy before the severe cold. Being late to return to the team during the national team period was already a common and normal phenomenon. On the contrary, like now, it is as if they are trying to grab the role model early. Returning to the team was even more unthinkable.

But this also reflects the atmosphere within Inter Milan and the high morale of the players.

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September 9, 2006, 20:30 pm.

Italy, Florence, Stadio Franchi.

When Facchetti, who was recovering in the hospital, accompanied by Moratti and Branca, appeared in the visiting team's fans' stands, the Inter Milan fans lined up in the stadium gave him the warmest applause.

The president of Inter Milan has temporarily defeated the cancer and will continue to fight, but tonight he stubbornly came to Florence despite being ill, just to see Inter Milan's first game of the new season.

Gao Han still arranged a four-three-three formation. The goalkeeper was Cesar, the defense was Favalli, Cannavaro, Materazzi and Zanetti. The three midfielders were Stankovic, Cambiasso and Figo, and the front trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Adriano.

Florence still arranged a 4-4-2 formation, with Mutu and Toni forming a double forward, one fast and one high.

At the beginning of the game, Florence, playing at home, took the lead and took the first shot.

High center Luca Toni seized an opportunity in the fourth minute. After holding up Cannavaro with his body, he fired a low shot from the front of the penalty area, which was directly confiscated by Cesar.

But then Inter Milan began to slowly control the rhythm and stabilize the situation, and Gao Han's starting tactics began to work.

Figo and Stankovic were positioned further forward, helping the front trident firmly suppress Fiorentina.

In the seventh minute, Ibrahimovic reached the outside of the penalty area and received Figo's pass. Just like Luca Toni's first shot, he used his body to hold the opponent's central defender and then suddenly turned around and kicked the goal. .

But this shot was very powerful and at a right angle, and was blocked by the opponent's central defender with his legs.

Inter Milan kept up their efforts and launched offensives one after another. In the ninth minute, they entered the penalty area again. Stankovic passed a wonderful pass. Cristiano Ronaldo broke into the right side of the penalty area. After receiving the ball, he volleyed hard and was missed by goalkeeper Frei. Save the bottom line.

After Figo took a corner kick, there was chaos in the Fiorentina penalty area. In a hurry, Materazzi grabbed the spot, but it was slightly higher than the crossbar and failed to score.

But Inter Milan's offensive finally reaped rewards two minutes later.

When Fiorentina counterattacked with the ball, Inter Milan intercepted the ball in the middle. Zanetti passed the ball diagonally to the front of the penalty area. Ibrahimovic incredibly turned the ball across with his back, and Adriano shot directly without thinking.

Facing this sudden and thunderous long-range shot, Frey was completely powerless and couldn't even make a save in time.

One to zero!

After the goal, Inter Milan did not adopt a conservative posture at all, but instead further increased its offensive against Florence.

Just four minutes later, Figo received a pass from Cambiaso in the middle, turned around and got rid of the defensive player, dribbled the ball to the right, and followed Adriano who came to meet him with a beautiful one-two, along the right side. Dribbling the ball to the front of the penalty area and passing in.

Cristiano Ronaldo quickly stepped in, attracted the attention of the defensive player, and pushed the ball back to the center from the back point. Ibrahimovic quickly followed up and directly pushed the ball, breaking Fiorentina's goal again. Goal, two to zero!

With two goals scored in a row, the Nerazzurri is unstoppable!

After taking the lead, Inter Milan began to consciously slow down its offensive, but Fiorentina, playing at home, began to press hard and counterattack wildly, hoping to regain the situation, which seemed very tenacious.

But before the end of the first half, Inter Milan seized the opportunity to counterattack. Figo intercepted the ball and passed across the left side. Stankovic accurately passed the ball behind him. Cristiano Ronaldo succeeded in countering offside and caught up. After the ball, he drove straight in and scored with a single shot, changing the score to 3-0!

This goal almost sentenced Florence to death in advance.

Unexpectedly, in the second half, Fiorentina still did not dare to give in, continued to counterattack wildly, and played two very threatening offensives in a row, especially when Mutu broke through Zanetti on the left and passed in, Luca Toni overwhelmed Cannavaro and Materazzi scored headers to get a goal back for Florence, 3-1.

After that, Florence was like a shark that smelled blood, trying to open Inter Milan's defense from both wings, but Gao Han quickly made adjustments, stabilized his position, and gradually suppressed Florence.

In the 70th minute, Inter Milan once again launched a wave of offensive.

After Cambiasso got the ball in the middle, he passed it diagonally to the left. Cristiano Ronaldo was one-on-three on the left side of the penalty area and was surrounded by the opponent's defensive players. He just relied on his excellent personal ability to dribble the ball out. After breaking the siege, he made a pass with his right foot and sent the ball to the goal.

Adriano did not disappoint. He quickly rushed to the back point, dived to the top, and scored with a header, locking the score at 4-1.

In the end, the score was maintained until the end.

Four to one, Inter Milan won a big away victory.

Sixty-four percent of the ball possession rate, 87% of the pass success rate, 24 shots, and 11 shots on target. These statistics very well reflect the success of Inter Milan here. The advantage one has in a game and the credibility of the final score.

It can even be said that if Florence goalkeeper Frei hadn't performed well and repeatedly defused Inter Milan's attacks, Florence might even have lost a humiliating score in this game.

Therefore, after the game, Gao Han happily praised the players' performance at the press conference. He believed that the team could still perform like this after just two weeks of national team competition, and he was very satisfied.

"We just completed a fantastic game, which was also a game full of the new Inter Milan style. We combined passing and control very well. We created threats to the opponent at all times and made the game most of the time. To finish inside the opposition half is very satisfying to me.”

"But what I want to say more is that every player completed his mission conscientiously, which allowed us to win the game in the end, and also proved one thing very well, as long as we are united, there is nothing Difficulties can stop us."

"Finally, I still want to say that I believe we can do better."

Gao Han later took the initiative to mention club chairman Facchetti, believing that his supervision while sick had brought unprecedented strength to the team. Everyone hoped to use a victory to inspire him to overcome the disease.

"I said I hope that at the end of the season Giacinto will be on the podium for the team."