From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 182 Four Midfielders

Udinese's match against Inter Milan at the Meazza Stadium kicks off at 12:6 pm local time on December 8, Italy.

Half an hour before the game started, many people were already sitting in the huge Meazza stadium.

"Dejan, who are you optimistic about?" Dilita Leotta, the newly signed beautiful commentator of Sky Italia, asked her guest commentator today with a smile.

23-year-old Dilita Leota studied law at university, but after graduation she applied to become a weather forecaster, and a year later she became a football commentator for Italian Sky TV.Today is her first time commentating on a game, and the result is a focus match between Inter Milan and Udinese, which shows that Sky TV attaches great importance to her.

Commentator, Inter Milan star Dejan Stankovic said: "In this game, the pressure is actually on Inter Milan's side. Inter Milan cannot afford to lose to the same team three times in a row. However, if you want It is not easy to win against Udinese. Coach Guidolin has initially built this team into shape. This is a team with a reasonable age structure and excellent tactical use."

During the interactive commentary between the commentators on both sides, time passed, and soon the players from both sides appeared on the stage. When the names of the Inter Milan players were announced on the radio, cheers rang out in the sky above Meazza. When the team captain Ranocchia was read, , the cheers reached its peak.

As the flag of Inter Milan, Ranocchia is loved and loved by fans.This also allowed him to take over the captain's armband of the Nerazzurri from the team legend after Zanetti retired.

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"Let's take a look at the starting rosters of both sides."

The starting rosters of both sides of the game were also displayed on the live TV screen.

Inter Milan lineup (433):
Goalkeeper: No. 1 Handanovic;

Defense line: No. 55 Nagatomo Yuto, No. 23 Ranocchia, No. 5 Juan, and No. 22 Duoduo;
Midfielder: No. 13 Guarin, No. 18 Medel, No. 17 Kuzmanovic, No. 10 Kovacic;
Forwards: No. 8 Palacio, No. 9 Icardi.

"This starting lineup of Inter Milan..." Leotta paused, seeming to be thinking about what words to use to describe it.

"This is to swallow Udinese in one gulp." Stankovic said directly. "This is a very aggressive starting configuration and also very risky."

"Mancini is really about to be driven crazy by the Inter Milan fans." Guidolin said to his assistant, he raised the piece of paper in his hand, "Look, Kovacic plays on the wing. In fact, this is a three-forward combination, no, including Guarin, it can even be a four-forward combination. In the midfield, Medel and Kuzmanovic double as defensive midfielders, but in fact, neither of these two is that Such a dedicated defensive player, tsk tsk.”

Guidolin shook his head and said: "Are you too confident, or are you looking down on us?"

"I feel like you are very happy now." The assistant said with a smile.

"The starting lineup is the first step in the tactical duel. Fortunately, I was prepared." Guidolin said proudly. He is now looking forward to seeing Mancini's expression when he gets Udinese's starting lineup.

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"Let's take a look at Udinese's starting XI."

Udinese starting lineup (451):
Goalkeeper: No. 31 Kanizis;
Defense line: No. 89 Piris, No. 75 Erto, No. 5 Danilo, No. 2 Cancelo;

Midfielder: No. 27 Vidmont, No. 4 Kante, No. 6 Alan, No. 8 Bruno Fernandez, No. 19 Guillerme;
Forward: No. 10 Di Natale.

"Three defensive midfielders? I really didn't expect it." Stankovic shook his head. "This lineup of coach Guidolin surprised me. Cancelo will be the left back in the defense, and Kante, Alan and Guillermo will be in the midfield. Mei forms the back three..."

"In fact, it should be a 4411 formation. Vidmont and Guillerme in the midfield are both good at offense and defense. They can completely drop back to form a four-back midfielder with Kante and Alan, and then Bruno will play behind Di Natale. The Poles delivered the shells," Leota said.

Stankovic was silent.

Last season, Udinese's Vidmon still appeared as a forward, but as he participated in more and more games, the Swiss genius' defensive potential on the court was developed by Guidolin. , his position on the field is also getting further and further back.

A similar situation exists for Guillerme.The Brazilian was Udinese's left winger in the UEFA Super Cup against Real Milan before the season and performed well.

But as the season progresses, the Brazilian's position gradually shifts back, and now he often appears as a midfielder.

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"The outrageous back four! This is a step back in artistic football. Only Guidolin can arrange such a frenzied conservative formation in order to win." The commentator of Milan TV said sarcastically.Seeing Guidolin forming an astonishing four-back formation, with Kante and Alan in the middle, Guillerme on the left, and Vidmon on the right, it directly locked the midfielder's transportation path, and Mancini also He was shocked. He had never seen a head coach be so conservative.

Then, Mancini wanted to yell: "You bastard! That guy vowed at the pre-match press conference that he would score goals and attack Inter Milan, and then he came up with a starting lineup like this!"

It is common for the head coach to set off smoke bombs before the game, but other players just set off smoke bombs. This bastard is setting off poisonous gas.

"The four defensive midfielders can't stop us from scoring goals!" Milan's commentator shouted.

"Inter Milan will be in trouble." Compared to the commentator on Milan TV, Stankovic frowned and said, "Originally, Udinese is known for being good at interceptions, and now coach Guidolin is in the midfield With four defensive midfielders, Kuzmanovic and Medel will be in trouble, and it will be difficult for them to perform well."

The Inter Milan legend is now a little worried about this game.

"Kovacic and Guarin, one on the left and one on the right, hope they can open up Udinese's wings." Stankovic continued.

Then, he shook his head. Obviously, Guidolin had already prepared for this game. In order to deal with Guarin on the right, Udinese's left back today is not the veteran Domic, but the young Cancelo. , the Portuguese right back has previously played as a left back and performed very well.He is not slow and has good skills with his feet. Guarin may not be able to take advantage against him.

Soon, the referee blew the whistle to start the first half of the game. Amidst the huge cheers in the stands of Meazza Stadium, the focus of the 2014th round of the 2015-14 Serie A season was Uzbekistan, which was temporarily second in the standings. Dines' match against Serie A giants Inter Milan has officially begun!
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The boos at the Meazza Stadium rang loudly again.

Kanter extended his hand in a very friendly manner, trying to pull Medel up, but the latter obviously didn't appreciate it. He ignored Kanter's right hand, got up on his own, and glared at Kanter viciously.

The referee raised two fingers at Kanter, meaning it was the second time.

Kanter innocently defended that he just touched Medel lightly, but when he saw the referee's expression was bad, he immediately wisely shut up.

At this time, the first half of the game had gone on for 10 minutes, and the Inter Milan players on the field and the Inter Milan fans in the stands had already accumulated too much dissatisfaction.

"That guy fouled! It's the second time!" Medel got up and shouted at the referee, "It's time to take out the card."

The referee immediately changed his expression, pointed at Medel, and sternly warned him to shut up and give him the first card again.

Ranocchia quickly came over and pulled Medel away, and then he came to negotiate with the referee.

Ranocchia was not only protesting Kante's foul on Medel at this time, but also complained about the small actions of Udinese's defensive players after the game started.

The referee acknowledged Ranocchia's protest and told him to shut up.

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"Let's take a look again. When Udinese players defend, their small moves are very hidden." Dilita Leotta said, "Such small moves are not harmful and very hidden at the same time. It is difficult for the referee to be the first It takes time to discover, and even if it is discovered, it is not enough to play the cards.”

"Inter Milan completely fell into Udinese's trap. The two sides were fighting in the midfield, which is exactly what Guidolin wanted to see." Hierro said.

After the game started, the four-back midfielder configuration of Widmont, Kanter, Alan and Guilherme was like a wall stacked in front of the back line, which made Kuzmanovic and Medel's passes very difficult. It is difficult to pass, and it can even be said that it is difficult to even hold the ball comfortably.

This resulted in Guarin and Kovacic having to frequently retreat to get the ball, but the problem is that it is not easy for either Kovacic or Guarin to continue moving forward after getting the ball.

Guidolin’s task for the four defensive midfielders is very simple and clear: Inter Milan’s midfielders cannot be allowed to get the ball comfortably, let alone organize an attack. In a word, they must do whatever it takes to let them Inter Milan's midfield organization was paralyzed.

The four of Kanter completed the tasks assigned by Guidolin very well. For any big-name players who defended Inter Milan, Kanter knew exactly what to do. He brought three helpers to defend Inter Milan's midfielder. Carry out encirclement and suppression, covert and practical small moves, reasonable use of physical confrontation to impact the opponent, and take tactical fouls at the right moment without getting a card.

Facing Udinese's four midfielders, whether it was Medel, Kuzmanovic, Guarin, or the young Kovacic, they all seemed helpless. They were forced into a panic.

Especially Guarin, facing this kind of very tough physical confrontation, the Colombian midfielder felt very uncomfortable. He was obviously a little frightened by the tough physical confrontation, and seemed to be worried about being injured. Later, when Guarin saw Kante bumping into him, he hid a little. Kicked.

(End of this chapter)