The Prince of Inter Milan starts with Brother Xiaosa

Chapter 359: Everyone here is normal

The shocking deal in which Bale and Ronaldo swap clubs is undoubtedly the most eye-catching event this summer.

Fans are also very interested in their subsequent development.

Ronaldo himself knows this very well, so he is not slacking off at all, hoping to integrate into Inter Milan's tactical system as quickly as possible.

The cooperation of the team requires a process of running-in. Even if the tactics remain unchanged, after all, Bale has been replaced by Ronaldo, and there is a big difference in their technical characteristics.

This also deeply shocked the young people within the Nerazzurri team.

"Cristiano Ronaldo has been so successful, yet he still works so hard?"

"And that rumor is actually true. I always thought it was just made up by tabloids!"

In addition to his training attitude, the most difficult thing for them to understand about Ronaldo is naturally his daily diet.

Although I won’t really eat only boiled chicken breasts and boiled eggs every day, it’s almost the same.

Being scored first by a relegated Serie B team, the faces of the Nerazzurri players on the field were a bit unsightly.

Five days later, Inter Milan continued to have its second warm-up match at Pinzolo and Vicenza, which had just been relegated from Serie B last season.

Not every player puts football first. For some, playing football is just a job and not worth giving everything for.

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Leo and Balotelli only came off the bench to play for a while halfway through the second half.

Especially fish, swordfish, tuna, cod, etc. are all deeply loved by Ronaldo.

At first, Ancelotti simply sent several young players from the youth team.

Before the end of the game, Leo, who had just entered the match state, sent a ball straight into the penalty area.

Handanovic pounced in the wrong direction.

Cristiano Ronaldo also came out after being called upon for a long time, and made his first appearance on behalf of the Nerazzurri.

Balotelli pushed a shot from close range through the crotch of the Vicenza defender and into the lower right corner of the goal!

Hamburg is also the first strong enemy the Nerazzurri have encountered this summer.

Here I feel the joy of playing football again, with a group of outstanding teammates here.

Only once or twice would he eat some grilled meat.

Cristiano Ronaldo eats six to seven meals a day, with balanced nutritional intake and low oil and fat.

The ball hit Marquinhos and changed course and went into the lower right corner!

On the afternoon of July 7, Inter Milan ushered in the first warm-up match before the start of the new season at the Pinzolo training base.

I think that in the new season, under the leadership of head coach Carlo Ancelotti, we will definitely achieve better results! "

His eating habits alone can make the entire Inter Milan team stay away from him.

In the end, Inter Milan reversed Vicenza 3-1.

Just five minutes into the game, Vicenza forward Giacomelli volleyed with his left foot from outside the penalty area!

This is why hard work and self-discipline are as important as talent.

It’s hard enough to train and compete every day, but if you can’t eat what you like, then what fun is there in life?

"I am very happy to join Inter Milan, a great football club.

It's just a meal, you're just pretending.

"What do you like better than the last club? Probably here.

Today, Ancelotti no longer hides and tucks in. Inter Milan plays with its strongest lineup.

If it weren't for the fact that he was Ronaldo, a new player might have been isolated and bullied by the whole team.

This disappointed many Nerazzurri who came here specifically to see Ronaldo's performance.

The last time the two teams met was in the UEFA Cup in the 1984-85 season.

Specifically, only the types of fruit and vegetable salads have changed, and other items such as chicken breast, tuna, and steak remain unchanged.

This friendly match between Serie A hegemon Inter Milan and low-level team Trentino seems to have only served as a warm-up.

In terms of cooking methods, steaming is the healthiest but not delicious cooking method in most cases.

On July 7, Inter Milan went to Germany for their last warm-up match before heading to the United States to participate in this year's International Champions Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who had just joined the team a few days ago, did not play, and the Italian and Brazilian internationals who returned late did not appear on the list.

Because the atmosphere within the Inter Milan team is relatively normal. "

Cristiano Ronaldo smiled in front of the swarming reporters.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who the audience has been waiting for, continues to be absent, and the Portuguese knows that it is not time yet.

In this way, Inter Milan still easily defeated their opponents five to zero.

But he is Cristiano Ronaldo, so everything is reasonable. Everyone does not understand but respects him.

But they soon adjusted. After all, they had the advantage. Inter Milan took the lead before the end of the first half with the goals of Lewandowski and Verratti.

The Portuguese couldn't wait to play, and he came to Leo eagerly.

"Can you pass the ball more towards me? I need some time to feel it."

"Don't worry, just leave it to me."

Leo waved his hand casually, he would do the same without Ronaldo specifically saying it.

Less than a minute into the game, Leo stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed Milan Badelli's defense and hit the ball into the gap on the left side of the penalty area!
Cristiano Ronaldo strode into the left side of the penalty area and scored with a clever shot before Hamburg defender Westermann made a clearance!
One to zero!

The first goal at Inter Milan came so quickly!

Ronaldo felt like he easily scored a goal without even putting in any effort!
Leo, who provided him with an assist, was certainly indispensable. The Portuguese excitedly hugged his younger captain.

Of course, Ronaldo is not happy about this mediocre friendly match goal. In fact, he has already thought about the bright future in which he will score more goals with the help of Leo.

Van der Vaart, the former Dutch golden boy, looked at Leo and Ronaldo happily celebrating their goals together, and felt a little complicated.

As the winner of the first European Golden Boy Award, the Dutchman showed amazing talent when he first debuted at Ajax.

His outstanding performance after moving to Hamburg allowed him to join the Galacticos Real Madrid.

However, life in the La Liga giants was not easy. Van der Vaart only played for Real Madrid for two seasons before being sold to Tottenham.

The Dutchman briefly gained new life in the Ligue 1 team, especially in the season when they played alongside Bale and Modric, and together they created the best results in the team's Champions League history.

In the summer of 2012, Van der Vaart returned to Hamburg again.

Such a development trajectory may be very good for ordinary players.

But for this genius who had high hopes, it seems that he still failed to reach the expected height.

There are so many golden boys, but how many of them have truly made the transition from golden boy to golden ball?
There was no one else except Mushi and Leo.

Sometimes Van der Vaart also wonders, if he had fewer injuries, if he would not be too distracted during that period and work harder, everything would be different.

Life is like this, regrets are meaningless, just move on.

Van der Vaart got rid of De Rossi's pressure with a pull and a dunk. In his movements, he could still vaguely see the style of the former golden boy.

Then there was a penetrating through ball. Calhanoglu's low shot diagonally into the penalty area was saved by Handanovic!
The Bundesliga team in front of them also played brilliantly against Inter Milan at home, and it is completely impossible to see that they will be relegated to Serie B at the end of this season.

Leo made a long pass, and Cristiano Ronaldo broke through at high speed from the left to the edge of the penalty area and shot over the crossbar!

Even though the goal didn't go in, Cristiano still gave Leo a thumbs up.

Leo took a look and nodded thoughtfully.

In the 17th minute, Ronaldo, who was dribbling the ball through, was brought down by a flying tackle from Hamburg's full-back. The referee gave Inter Milan a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt. Leo did not choose to attack the goal directly, but passed a curved ball into the penalty area!

Cristiano Ronaldo got out of the defense and beat the home team's center back Zobich. He jumped high and headed the ball into the dead center of the goal!

Two to zero!
really!

Leo discovered a very interesting thing about Ronaldo.

That is, if the ball is given to the Portuguese too early in an attack, he may miss the opportunity because he thinks too much.

On the contrary, if the ball is passed in time from a position where he can shoot directly, Ronaldo only needs to rely on the scoring ability he has practiced day after day to subconsciously kick or head the ball, but the threat will be higher.

This is really not obvious in normal training. It can only be seen in the real competition field.

Leo smiled and walked to Ronaldo's side, "You can be more flexible in your movement. I will definitely be able to pass the ball when the time comes."

Now that he has joined Inter Milan, let him be a "goal scorer" with peace of mind.

Baddeley passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. Van der Vaart stopped the ball outside the arc of the penalty area and turned around to shoot with his left foot but failed to make any effort. The ball was returned to Inter Milan's goalkeeper Handanovic.

In the 21st minute, Dickmeier made a pass from the right, and Iracek's header from the center of the penalty area missed.

Due to the hot weather, the game was suspended and players from both sides went to the sidelines to drink water and rest.

Soon the game continued. Leo stole the ball and moved it to the wing. Ronaldo's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the defensive player.

Calhanoglu's long shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by Handanovic.

Leo made a direct pass during the counterattack, and Cristiano Ronaldo broke into the penalty area and faced Hamburg goalkeeper Adler!

The German goalkeeper decisively abandoned the goal, but Cristiano Ronaldo did not hesitate before the opponent pounced on the ball and lobbed it into the net with his right foot!

Three to zero!
A hat-trick was performed in the first half of the game. Cristiano Ronaldo has proved to everyone with his actual performance that Inter Milan's more than 100 million yuan was not in vain.

Then Leo and Ronaldo were replaced before the start of the second half. In the end, the Nerazzurri defeated Hamburg 3-1 on the road.

After the game, Lin Zhijian, a youth player from the Hamburg team, ran over to take a photo with Leo and happily received a signed jersey.

After that, the entire Inter Milan team set off directly to the United States, where they will participate in this year's first Guinness International Champions Cup.

The predecessor of the International Champions Cup was the World Football Challenge established in 2009.

The eight teams participating in the competition are Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, Everton, Chelsea, LA Galaxy, Valencia and Real Madrid.

The previous trips to North America left a very bad impression on Leo. After arriving in Indianapolis, Leo felt a little unmotivated.

At 8 pm local time on August 1, Inter Milan ushered in the first game of the International Champions Cup at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Their opponent is Chelsea, the blue team from the Premier League.

What's even more coincidental is that the head coaches of both sides happened to have coached the opposite team.

Mourinho has returned to Stamford Bridge where he is "loyal" after leaving Real Madrid.

As the head coach who led the Nerazzurri to win the first Triple Crown in Serie A history, many Nerazzurri still think of Mourinho.

Ancelotti's coaching career at Chelsea was not very successful. He only left one FA Cup and one Community Shield championship for the Blues in two seasons.

When we meet again, things have changed.

Before the game, Ancelotti and Mourinho were like good friends they hadn't seen for a long time, chatting familiarly on the sidelines.

The game started soon. Inter Milan's formation could be said to be 4, 2, 3, 1, but in fact it was closer to 4, 3, 3.

On the front line, Balotelli is in the center, with Ronaldo and Neymar on his left and right.

Don't know what this combination should be called?
"CNB?" "NCB" or "BCN"?
If you have to make it up, Neymar’s name has both N and M in it anyway, so...

Leo leads the midfield, with Modric and De Rossi standing slightly further back.

Left back David Thornton, right back Srna, Thiago Silva and Bonucci partnered with center back and goalkeeper Handanovic.

For Chelsea, Mourinho arranged a typical four-two-three-one.

Lukaku is the single forward, with Moses and Oscar on both sides.

The three midfielders are Hazard, Ramires and Van Ginkel.

Left back Ashley Cole, right back Ivanovic, Terry and Cahill partnered as central defender, goalkeeper Cech.

Modric passed the ball and Ronaldo's low shot from outside the edge of the penalty area was easily received by Cech.

David Thornton made a cross from the left, and Balotelli volleyed sideways in front of the small penalty area and missed the left post and missed the baseline.

At the beginning of the match, Inter Milan launched the attack first and seemed to have slightly taken the initiative.

However, in the 13th minute, Moses passed the ball during a counterattack, and Oscar scored with a curved ball from the edge of the penalty area!
Chelsea take the lead!

It's hard to say which head coach of the two teams has a higher technical and tactical level.

But Mourinho was indeed very successful in restricting Leo and Ronaldo in today's game.

The madman who has coached Leo and Ronaldo has studied their characteristics. No wonder he is so confident today.

As soon as Leo got the ball, Van Ginkel and Ramirez immediately surrounded him.

Okay, okay, do this to me, right?

Leo shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to knock the ball back to his teammates behind him.

Modric passed the ball into the penalty area, and Neymar broke into the penalty area and his shot from the right side was blocked by Cech with his legs!

Hazard dribbled continuously in the middle and then sent a pass. Oscar's shot from the right side of the penalty area went over the crossbar.

Three minutes later, Lukaku turned his back to play the ball, and Moses was brought down in the penalty area by Bonucci.

The referee decisively awarded the penalty kick!
De Rossi was shown a yellow card by the referee because he was dissatisfied with the penalty decision.

Then Hazard's penalty kick deceived Handanovic and got into the net!
Two to zero!
Soon the first half of the game was coming to an end. The mediocre performance of Leo and Ronaldo disappointed the audience.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Van Ginkel was a little casual when he got the ball in the backcourt. Leo seized the opportunity to steal the ball in time and successfully!
After stealing the ball in the frontcourt, Leo quickly drove the ball to the front of Chelsea's penalty area, aimed at the right and stuffed the ball into the left side of the penalty area!
Cristiano Ronaldo drove forward at high speed and threw away the defender. When no one was marking him, the Portuguese star volleyed a powerful right foot into the goal!

Two to one!

Inter Milan gets a goal back!
This is the personal ability of a star. Mourinho has done everything he can do as a head coach, but he still cannot stop the connection between Leo and Ronaldo.

At the beginning of the second half, Mata, David Luiz and Essien came on the bench, while Oscar, Moses and Cahill were replaced.

Chelsea stepped up their defense in an attempt to hold on to their lead until the end of the game.

In the 52nd minute, Ronaldo received the ball in the middle.

At halftime, head coach Carlo Ancelotti ordered the three players on the front line to make appropriate changes.

After the start of the second half, Ronaldo frequently ran to the center. Although Balotelli was reluctant, he could only pull to the left to support.

The Portuguese didn't panic at all when he was double-teamed by Terry and David Luiz. With a slight tap of his heel, he passed the ball back to the arc of the penalty area.

Leo followed up with a powerful and heavy volley that went straight into the upper right corner of the goal!
Two to two!
Inter Milan equalized the score!
Ronaldo returned the favor and assisted Leo with a goal!
Ancelotti smiled and nodded. This was the chemical reaction he wanted to see.

Mourinho frowned and made another substitution adjustment, with Demba Ba and Torres coming off the bench.

Then Ancelotti also replaced Leo, Ronaldo and others.

In the 68th minute, Bonucci fouled Terry's tackle and was sent off directly with a red card.

The Nerazzurri, with one less player to play, were now completely at a disadvantage.

Juan Mata made a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Demba Ba fell to the ground and shot slightly wide of the near post.

Then Torres and Mata collided with the wall and made a cross. Demba Ba's header still missed the goal.

In the 79th minute, Ramirez passed the ball, and Torres passed two defensive players and broke through to the edge of the penalty area. His shot was blocked by Handanovic!
Demba Ba made a close shot and scored an empty goal!

Three to two!
Inter Milan finally suffered its first defeat in the warm-up match of the new season after playing ten against eleven.

(End of this chapter)