Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

Perhaps he was encouraged by Lin Feng, or perhaps he was braver because his elder brother was present.

Zhang Linpeng's performance improved a lot after Lin Feng came on the court. Not only was he more confident in defense, he also dared to physically confront his opponents and even took the initiative to stretch his feet to steal the ball.

Although he is only eighteen years old, Zhang Linpeng's physical fitness is really good.

The opponent's attacking wing players originally thought that he was young and easy to bully, but they didn't expect to suffer a big loss at his hands.

In the physical confrontation with Zhang Linpeng, it was not him who was knocked over, but the opponent himself.

This caused an uproar among the home team's fans, and many of them couldn't believe their eyes.

This must be a lie. Any random newcomer in Inter Milan has such ability?

What's the point of playing? Just engrave Inter Milan's name on the Serie A trophy!
Faced with this full-back with good physical fitness, strong body and fast chasing speed, the opponent's winger seemed to have hit a wall. Several attempts to attack from the wing were ineffective.

After successfully completing several defenses, Zhang Linpeng’s confidence increased greatly and he began to try to participate in the offense more actively!
When the game was nearing its end, Inter Milan intercepted the ball in the backcourt. Lin Feng saw that Zhang Linpeng was in a good position, so he passed the ball to him.

According to Lin Feng's idea, Zhang Linpeng should pass the ball back to the middle and give it to his teammate who was following behind.

But unexpectedly, he boldly dribbled forward and made a high-quality cross from the wing.

Unfortunately, Torres in the penalty area did not choose to attack the goal directly, but passed the ball to his teammate on the other side, assisting his teammate to score, causing Zhang Linpeng to miss an assist.

But even so, he still made an indispensable contribution to Inter Milan's ability to reverse the score.

His performance in these defense and offense was also recognized by his teammates and even the coaching staff.

"This boy is pretty good. He has a good offensive awareness, is very solid in defense, and has technical skills. I think he can be trained more!"

Bonillo originally only said a few good words about Zhang Linpeng for Lin Feng's sake, but when he saw that Zhang Linpeng performed really well after coming on the court, he immediately became interested in his talent.

"Well, his physical fitness, offensive awareness and footwork are up to the standard of a substitute, but he is still a little lacking in match experience. He missed several chances to directly snatch the ball. Next season, you can give him more opportunities to play in the cup competitions to see the effect!"

What this means is that Mancini has seen Zhang Linpeng's potential and plans to promote him to the first team for training.

Now it was Bonillo's turn to be surprised. He just thought that Zhang Linpeng was a good player and worth training.

I didn’t expect Mancini to promote him directly to the first team. Does he really think so highly of him?

The game ended with Inter Milan reversing the opponent 2:1. Atalanta really had no desire to survive and did not try to counterattack after falling behind.

It seems that for their players, participating in the game is just like clocking in and completing a task.

Why risk your life with such a small amount of money?
Inter Milan was lucky to meet an opponent who was not willing to fight for his life.

But AC Milan on the other side is in a terrible situation!
AC Milan, playing at home, was sniped by Udinese. Udinese, still in danger of relegation, played particularly hard in this game.

Facing AC Milan at home, they equalized the score three times in a row after falling behind, and finally held on to the tie until the end.

This game almost left AC Milan players and fans with psychological trauma!

The opponent was too tenacious. Every time AC Milan scored a goal, the opponent would equalize the score in the end, which made their hopes ignite and be shattered again and again.

In the final moments of the game, AC Milan mobilized all its forces and launched a full-scale siege on Udinese.

But facing Udinese's iron-clad defense, AC Milan tried everything they could but was unable to break through the opponent's goal and had to accept the result of a draw.

Failure to win the last home game was very disadvantageous for AC Milan.

Although the gap between them and Lazio, which has played one game less, has narrowed to 2 points, as long as Lazio wins tomorrow's game, AC Milan will miss out on the top four of the league one round in advance and will also miss out on a ticket to next season's Champions League.

But what was even more hurtful was that most of their main players played the entire game, but still failed to win. This not only consumed the main players' physical strength, but also dampened the team's morale.

In five days they will face their city rivals Inter Milan in the final. Given the current state and morale of the two teams, AC Milan will be in a very bad situation in the final.

When thinking of this, a pessimistic atmosphere permeated AC Milan.

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As the Champions League is getting closer, in order to prepare for the Champions League, Inter Milan began to gather the team together for closed training and no longer allowed the team to leave the training base to avoid any accidents happening to the players outside the base during this period.

The gambling industry in Europe is very developed. You can’t imagine what those gamblers will do for money!
So at the last minute of the final, it's better not to take risks.

Similar to Inter Milan's approach, AC Milan also conducted closed training at almost the same time.

But AC Milan's training base is very luxurious, and its supporting facilities are very well built. The players' rooms are decorated according to the standards of a five-star hotel, the restaurant is grand and warm, and there are also leisure facilities such as a billiard room, swimming pool, and arcade.

On the other hand, Inter Milan's training base was not well planned at the beginning of its construction.

The players' dormitories were not designed at the beginning and were built temporarily later. They were extremely simple and the living conditions were very difficult.

So the same concentrated training is a pleasure for AC Milan players.

But it is a torture for Inter Milan players!

"Ten thousand people signed a blood petition to change their residence!"

"Whoever wants to stay in this shabby dormitory can stay here. I'd rather sleep on the grass at the training ground than in this shabby house!"

Mancini had actually already reported to club chairman Moratti the problems of Inter Milan's training base being backward, dilapidated and incompletely equipped.

But Moratti is only willing to spend money on signings and is not interested in renovating the training base.

They had agreed to it last year, but later on, due to issues of wages and construction period, they could not reach an agreement with the construction team. In the end, the renovation of the base has been delayed and has not been resolved until now.

However, the team is about to win the championship, and for the sake of the Champions League trophy, when faced with Mancini's request for renovation again, Moratti patted his chest and said that he would definitely solve it.

In order to calm the players' anger, he also agreed to let Mancini take the players out to stay in a five-star hotel, and he would pay for it himself.

After the accommodation problem was improved, the players' dissatisfaction finally disappeared.

It’s just that staying in a hotel is a little difficult to manage, as there are always some old and lecherous players who like to sneak out to fool around.

Fortunately, this is only a problem with individual players, and the vast majority of players are quite honest.

Maybe they are not honest on weekdays, but now the big battle is approaching, and they are willing to endure for a few days for the Champions League trophy.

The Champions League final is just a few days away, and both teams are racing against time to make final preparations.

Mancini used the last time to carry out special training for the team and developed a set of special attack tactics specifically for AC Milan!
AC Milan's weakness is obvious, that is, the team's lineup is relatively old, and they consume too much physical energy in the league, which leads to huge hidden dangers in the physical fitness of their players. So the way to deal with them is very simple, that is to slow down the rhythm of the game.

As long as the pace of the game is accelerated to a level that AC Milan's veterans cannot bear, and then Inter Milan's young attackers in the frontcourt can be used to repeatedly attack the opponent's defense line.

If this happens a few more times, it is possible to break through AC Milan’s defense!
Moreover, this style of play is also very suitable for Inter Milan, whose morale is high now!
However, in addition to aggressive offensive tactics, Mancini must also consider a defensive plan of letting go.

Although relying on this lineup, Inter Milan has defeated AC Milan several times in a row.

But the ball is round, and there are countless examples of the weak defeating the strong on the field.

What's more, the team's strength will also change with the players' condition and the tactics adopted.

Therefore, past performance is only of reference value and does not represent everything.

Although Milan's lineup is old, if they burst out with all their strength, their attack is enough to break through Inter Milan's defense.

Therefore, it is necessary to clarify Inter Milan's defensive thinking and focus on restricting which core player of the opponent when defending.

Is it Inzaghi & Ronaldo on the front line, or Kaka, AC Milan's most threatening attacker hiding behind them?
Or is he the originator of the attacking midfielder position, the commander and brain of AC Milan - Pirlo?

There are limited people on the field, and it is impossible to keep an eye on all four of them at the same time.

What's more, in addition to these four people, other players of AC Milan cannot be ignored.

In addition to these issues that must be considered, Mancini has another concern.

In the past 20 years, AC Milan has reached the Champions League final seven times and won four Champions League trophies!
The last time Inter Milan reached the Champions League final was 34 years ago. Facing the experienced AC Milan, Inter Milan's players were as immature as rookies. Except for Figo, no player in the team had experience in the Champions League final!

Never underestimate the experience of major competitions. Before Real Madrid won its tenth Champions League trophy, it had a very difficult time winning the championship.

But once this window paper was broken, the players in the team gained the experience of the Champions League final, and then immediately followed with three consecutive Champions League titles!

Inter Milan is now similar to Real Madrid in the past. It has the hard power but lacks experience in major competitions.

The more important the competition is, the more it tests the players' mentality.

Experienced veterans know how to deal with this situation and can adjust their mentality well.

Inexperienced novices can easily fall into self-doubt and even internal friction, and may even accelerate physical energy consumption due to excessive tension.

Therefore, considering the strength of both teams' lineups and their experience in major competitions, the chances of the two teams winning are actually very similar.

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the final day.

The venue for the 2007 UEFA Champions League final was confirmed to be the Olympic Stadium in Athens, the capital of Greece.

The stadium has a small capacity and can only accommodate 55000 spectators.

Due to the huge fan base of Inter Milan and AC Milan, and the presence of Lin Feng, a young star who is extremely popular in Asia, tickets for this game are hard to come by.

All 55,000 tickets were sold out on the day they went on sale.

Due to the shortage of supply, the price of scalper tickets on the market has been driven up to an outrageous 2000 Euros per ticket!
Because the price was so outrageous, even some players who had additional tickets were tempted and wanted to sell their tickets for money.

Each player participating in the Champions League final this year has been allocated 25 free tickets to give to friends and family to watch the game.

These tickets are bearer, so no one will know if they are sold.

Moreover, the seats for the players’ additional tickets are in very good condition. If you sell them, the price will definitely be more than 2000 euros.

Lin Feng has a lot of friends, and 25 tickets are obviously not enough to share.

If you just want to arrange for your family to watch the game, that would be enough.

But if we add some teammates from the national team and the national youth team, as well as some friends from the sports and media circles, we will need at least 50 tickets in total.

So he simply took out money and bought the tickets that his teammates were about to sell.

It is quite difficult for outsiders to get tickets for the finals.

But for these players, it is not a difficult task.

So it is very suitable to give it as a gift and gain favors from others.

The value of some things cannot be measured by money, such as favors.

Using favors can sometimes accomplish things that money cannot.

It just so happens that I have the opportunity and the channels, so I just do it without much effort.

After receiving the tickets from Lin Feng, teammates from the national team and the national youth team were all very happy and promised that they would definitely come to the scene to cheer for Lin Feng.

As for those reporters and friends in the sports world who were familiar with Lin Feng, they were flattered after receiving the tickets from Lin Feng. Some of them even posted the tickets on their blogs to show off.

It seems as if being able to establish a relationship with Lin Feng is something worth showing off.

After two consecutive years of outstanding performances at Inter Milan, Lin Feng's status in the domestic sports world has further soared.

Now, he is on par with Yao Ming, and to some extent, even exceeds Yao Ming's influence in the country, becoming the number one person in the sports world after Liu Xiang!

After all, Yao Ming has neither a championship ring nor a regular season MVP title, while Lin Feng has won two Serie A titles and became the first Asian player to win the Golden Boy Award.

In terms of personal and collective honors, he has indeed surpassed Yao Ming.

Many people believe that if Lin Feng can really lead Inter Milan to win the Champions League and successfully win this year's Golden Ball Award, even Liu Xiang may not be able to suppress him.

By then, Lin Feng will truly become the number one in the domestic sports world!

Given Lin Feng's status in the domestic sports world, this game has attracted great attention in the country and has become a carnival for countless fans.

CCTV Sports also specially dispatched a professional team to the final to broadcast live for hundreds of millions of fans across the country.

Countless fans are eagerly waiting to see Chinese players break history and, as the core players, lift the trophy that symbolizes the highest honor in European club football! (End of this chapter)