You live to the death is a word that sounds very murderous, but in fact it is quite a rogue. Because you are also desperate, why is it that I die and you live?

Manchester City doesn't want to meet teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona in the first round of the knockout stage. Even if it's just a possibility, Inter Milan, which has the same possibility as Manchester City, doesn't want it. This is not a fear. If the same question is placed in front of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​their answers may not be much calmer than Manchester City and Inter Milan. The so-called group first is just a matter of this advantage.

Everyone wants to pick persimmons. This is human nature.

Compared with Lin Sen, who is running at the same time, Benitez, whose honeymoon period has passed, has not been easy for the last few days. His dominance of Serie A in recent years and his sweeping Europe last season have made Inter Milan have extremely strict requirements for this team. Under such circumstances, Inter Milan's record of 6 wins, five draws and four losses in fifteen games this season is really not satisfactory to Moratti, nor can it satisfy fans.

Morati's silent pressure, the harsh booing of fans, and the sarcastic sarcasm that the Italian media is best at, it is not an exaggeration to describe Benitez at this time. And it is in this situation that Benitez brought his Inter Milan to Manchester, a city he is very familiar with.

Facing the familiar media, Benitez is as stubborn as ever: this is an important game, and Manchester City is undoubtedly an excellent team now, full of desire for victory. Maybe they are difficult to be defeated, but I still have absolute confidence in the team qualifying as the first in the group.

Linsen didn't know where Benitez's confidence came from. Compared with the first leg of the two sides, Inter Milan not only did not improve in the lineup, but the midfield hub Mota was still absent. Moreover, this time they came to England, there were several unknown injuries in the lineup, one was their main goalkeeper Cesar. The other was Cambiaso, who was called by Mourinho, who can be used well, and was a measure of the ability of a head coach.

Both injuries can be considered indispensable characters.

Of course, Benitez's tone was so full that he might be putting smoke bombs on him. Anyway, Lin Sen only thought Benitez's words were the truth and prepared for any trouble.

On December 8, the Champions League group stage started in the last round, Manchester City played against Inter Milan at home.

When Linson saw Inter Milan's starting lineup, he knew that Benitez was indeed stubborn, because in the starting lineup, there was no Cesar or Cambiaso. Even Milito, the top scorer who brought three championships to Inter Milan for four goals last season, was not in the starting lineup. The ones who replaced them were Castrozzi, Montari, and Etoo's young French player Viabigani who filled his position after being pushed to the front line.

This is definitely not the Inter Milan team last season, nor even the strongest Inter Milan right now. Etoo may be able to replace Milito, but neither Castellazi nor Biabiani can replace Cesar and Etoo in their respective positions. Not to mention the crucial midfielder position.

There was no buffering time at the beginning of the game, and both teams with clear goals suddenly entered the rhythm of the game, but this was the city court, not Meyacha.

The first move was Manchester City, which would make this game meaningless, with any other result besides the victory. The aiming assist came forward and the large gap behind Macon, who had no time to return to defense. Zanetti, who had previously filled up for Macon, failed to compete with Bale in speed. The Welshman, who drove straight into the road, gave Suarez an assist that could score with just a touch.

Yes, the formation of this game. Lin Sen did not continue the last away game against Inter Milan, but returned to 422 and 31, with the only starting striker. Lin Sen chose Suarez, while Falcao and Adriano sat on the bench.

In many cases, the formation of a single forward pays attention to a fulcrum. From this perspective, whether it is Falcao, who has a sensitive sense of smell in front of the goal and excellent heading, or Adriano, who has a tall and comprehensive body and skills, they are more suitable for a single forward than Suarez. However, in this game, Lin Sen did not plan to ask for a fulcrum. What he wants is a forward who can make the opponent's defense uncomfortable.

Because of this game, although he lacked David Silva, he got another healthy and important player, that is Robben. This gave Lin Sen a complete condition to abandon the high-end British style of play and instead to make a more refined ground attack. Bale, Suarez, and Robben could fully support the offensive mission of the left, center and right.

Of course, Lin Sen did this for another reason.

Although Inter Milan lost various injuries due to injuries in the midfield, the defense line of this game is complete. Of course, this requires deducting the goalkeeper position. From left to right, Zivo, Samuel, Lucio, and Macon. Although Inter Milan's success last season cannot be attributed to a certain position, it is precisely because of such a steel defense line that Inter Milan can reach the top of Europe.

Nowadays, the defense line is still the same, but it is not necessarily steel. Sometimes, without that tone, it can change many things, just like the starting point of the goal just now. If Macon is not so arrogant, then Bale may still be able to break through, but it is definitely not that easy. As for Suarez, the opponent's central defender Lucio has a nickname that is sometimes criticized and sometimes praised, which is Lu Xiangqian.

The central defender has a forward consciousness, which is not a bad thing in itself. Manchester City's Kompany also has this habit. From a good point of view, this habit can temporarily increase the number of midfielders, defensively resolve threats outside the penalty area, and offense can also be transmitted in time, but everything is good and bad. If the central defender can do the midfield matter at will, then there is no need to distinguish the position so clearly. If the offense and defense are converted when "forward", or in a worse situation, the ball is cut from his feet, then it is very likely to face the disadvantageous situation of defending less and more.

The reason why Suarez could easily score the ball in the goal just now was certainly one reason, and Lucio failed to return to defense in time was also one reason. Otherwise, no matter how good Suarez's skills were, he would not be able to score so easily.

After successfully taking the lead, Lin Sen, who was sitting on the bench, turned his eyes to Benitez standing on the sidelines. At this time, the Spaniard was calling out to Macon, who was passing by him, and he didn't know what he was explaining.

Although he knew that Benitez was probably calculating his team, Lin Sen was not worried. To be honest, before the game, he did not dare to be too optimistic about this game. Lin Sen knew that Inter Milan was not the Inter Milan last year, but Manchester City in the league was not the same as Manchester City in the Champions League, otherwise there would not be any so-called Champions League experience. But after the game began, he calmed down.

Because his eyes told him that unlike Manchester City who went to Meyacha Stadium last time, today's Manchester City is on the right track, or in other words, today's Manchester City is Manchester City in that league. On the contrary, Inter Milan's condition is worse than the last time. Except for Etoo, almost most of the teams are not in the best condition.

Inter Milan's poor condition actually does not require Lin Sen to verify it with his "eyes". In the last four games, Inter Milan lost three games, which is not the previous Champions League loss to Werder Bremen. Among these three losses, there is a Milan derby with unique symbolism.

One is good to the other is bad.

Scoring a goal is just a affirmation of Lin Sen's calmness.

Speaking of which, Benitez, who is recognized as a master of tactics, seems to be replicating his playing style in the previous team every time he takes office. When he first arrived at Liverpool, he tried to turn Liverpool into Valencia in the Premier League. Now in Inter Milan, the most important thing he has done since he took office is to try to turn Inter Milan into Liverpool in Serie A. But this time, he forgot one thing, that is Serie A, not the Premier League.

Inter Milan, who was behind, tried to counterattack, but with the joint strangle between Manchester City Yaya Toure, Vidal and Xavi Martinez, Sneider was still too busy to take care of himself. Montali, who needs to play the role of "Xavi Alonso", made frequent mistakes, and the other midfielder Zanetti was more like a universal patch, spending almost most of the time making up for the leaks, and the attack was even less likely. These midfielders could not connect, and the two sides Pandev and Biabiani fought each other, so the effect could be imagined.

As the first half approached, Inter Milan was hit again.

This time, Bale solved the battle alone, almost exactly the same as the first goal, with Macon assisting and Zanetti filling in the place, while Bale destroyed Inter Milan's right defense, but this time Bale did not pass the ball because it was different from before. This time Suarez was stared at by Samuel, and Lucio did not lose the position.

The score became 2-0, and Manchester City had an absolute advantage in the field.

Andy Gray read out the data of the first half of the game during the break: 7-3 shots, 90% to 60% pass success rate, and 60% to 40% possession rate... This may not be one-sided data, but obviously this does not meet the fans' expectations for this game, and it seems to be in response to this expectation. Inter Milan scored a goal after only five minutes in the second half.

The goal scorer, the best Inter Milan player on the court, Etoo.

During a corner kick, he keenly caught the ball's landing point and hit it with one kick.

However, Etoo's goal did not awaken Inter Milan, and soon Manchester City scored the third goal, from Yaya Toure, and this goal also ended the suspense of the game.

Although in the final stage of the game, Benitez replaced Milito and young player Coutinho successively to strengthen the offense and tried to save the defeat, in the end, they still had to accept the situation of opening high and closing low in the Champions League group stage. With two rounds ahead of schedule, they lost two consecutive times and handed over the first place in the group to Manchester City. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Si, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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