Chapter 446

Tim Cup, held by Tim Telecom, is a summer warm-up cup in which the traditional three big teams of Serie A take part.

Because it is the first warm-up match of the three giants in the new season, every year's Tim Cup is very attractive.

Unlike other cup games, the Tim Cup is played by three teams. Each game lasts only 45 minutes, that is, only half-time.

So far, the Tim Cup has been held for four times. The first two games were held in Trieste, won by AC Milan and Inter Milan respectively. The third and fourth games were held in Ancona and Milan respectively, won by Inter Milan.

This year, the Tim Cup has returned to Trieste again, and the three giants have staged another peak duel.

Different from previous years, this year's Tim Cup attracted countless fans to the port city on the northeast border of Italy, just to witness the first warm-up match of Alpine in Inter Milan.

But to many people's surprise, many fans have called for inter not to win the championship.

Because there is a widespread rumor in Italian football, Tim Cup law.

The so-called Tim Cup Law means that all teams who win the Tim Cup will not get good results in the new season.

Don't you believe it?

In 2001, AC Milan won the championship, with Juve second and inter third. As a result, in that season's Serie A League, AC Milan almost lost fourth place, let alone the league title.

A year later, inter won the Tim Cup, AC Milan second, and Juve the bottom. As a result, in that season, Juve won the championship, AC Milan reached the Champions League final, and inter came second in the league.

Inter Milan won the Tim Cup in 2003, while Juve and AC Milan finished second and third respectively. However, AC Milan won the league, Juve came second and inter almost failed to reach the top four.

Last year, the ranking of Tim Cup was Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juve respectively. As a result, the ranking of the League was completely reversed. Juve won the championship, AC Milan came second, and inter even had to play in the UEFA Cup.

Therefore, the media summed up the so-called Tim Cup law, but it is not completely groundless.

From the team's point of view, Tim Cup is too early. In late July, there is still a long time to play in the league. It is not necessarily a good thing for the team to play too early. On the contrary, it is easy to fall behind.

Alpine for the so-called law, do not care, do not care about Tim Cup results, he is more to run in the team.

Even so, inter beat Juve and AC Milan 1-0 in two games and won the Tim Cup again.

But after the Tim Cup, Gao said in a low key that the team's performance was not ideal.

"The Tim Cup has only 45 minutes, so it doesn't make a lot of sense

But in fact, alpine and the coaching staff are seriously studying their opponents in the Tim Cup.

Carlo Ancelotti used two different ways of playing in the two games, one for four guards and the other for three guards, which made Gao and the coaching staff curious about his platoon arrangement in the new season.

It is worth mentioning that Gao's former favorite Kaka didn't take part in the Tim Cup, which made Gao feel sorry.

Without Kaka, the investigation of AC Milan's platoon will be meaningless.

After the introduction of Vieira, the world-class double back is still running in, showing a relatively general performance.

Capello is even more excellent, and even rehearses the three guard play of 3412, which makes Gao cold completely confused. It can only be said that this old crafty guy is the reason for the doubt.

Alpine is investigating the opponent, and it is also avoiding the opponent's investigation.

After breaking up the main team, he combined substitute and bench players to form two different teams and finally won, not because of how well inter played, but because the opponent's condition was worse.

Both AC Milan and Juve train later than Inter Milan, and both teams are actively preparing to go to the United States and China, so they are absent-minded.

This is also the reason why Alpine said after the game that this cup has no practical significance.

After the Tim Cup, inter ushered in the first real warm-up match, the opponent is Brescia, who dropped into the Serie B League. The match was arranged in Brescia. As a result, inter cut Brescia down with a clean 2-0.

But one of Brescia's starting midfielders has attracted Gao's attention.

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"Who is the seventeenth?" Gao Han pointed to the court and asked.

Cantarello immediately looked through the opponent's player list, and soon found the 17th, "Marek Hamsik."

"Do you have any information about him?" Gao Han asked again.

But this time it was Sergio Garcia, who came up with a laptop and said, "look."

"Just turned 18." Gao Han laughs.

After relegation, Brescia lost a lot of staff, and the whole situation was firmly controlled by Inter Milan. However, in the case of obvious disparity between the strong and the weak, the player showed great fighting spirit and outstanding performance.

Just now, the high cold was swept with the eyes of fire, and the potential was as high as 185.

That's a big surprise for the high cold.

The potential of Yaya Toure, the Ivorian midfield he dug up from Donetsk metallurgical team, is also 180, which makes him feel very difficult. Unexpectedly, the potential of Hamsik is also 180, which is beyond his expectation.

However, in the past few years, no one has ever seen anyone, let alone 185. Even top players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are numb. How can they be moved by a 185 Hamsik?

"What's the matter?" Guardiola looked strangely at the cold.

This young player has a good performance in Brescia team, but he doesn't have the talent that makes people shine. He relies more on diligence and hard work. How can he let the cold pay attention to him?

"Nothing." Gao Han shakes his head, but he thinks to himself that it's better to let Blanca talk about it and buy it first so that he can exercise in Brescia.

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After beating Brescia 2-0, inter played another four warm-up games.

Although there is no strong dialogue, the main purpose of the Nerazzurri is to train and run in the team, and the effect is good. Three of the four warm-up games are 2-0 wins, and one is 1-0.

This allowed Inter to win five games in a row in the warm-up match. In addition to the previous Tim Cup, the pre-season of the Nerazzurri was a complete victory.

Alpine and the coaching team will summarize the warm-up match after each game, and also evaluate the performance of the players.

It should be said that the effect of FIGO, Veron and Cambiasso's technical flow three places makes Alpine very satisfied, especially the combination of FIGO and Veron. These two top stars have outstanding understanding of the game. They don't even need to deliberately run in, they will naturally play in the same frequency.

Gao Han used to use Zanetti to play in the midfield, but in the Tim Cup, Cambiasso performed better, and then he got a firm foothold, pressed Zanetti on the bench and became the partner of FIGO and Veron.

Stankovic, Solari and Yaya Toure also got the opportunity to play, with good and bad performances, especially Yaya Toure. This player has not been able to integrate into the team for the time being, and his performance is not in the same rhythm with his teammates.

But the high cold gives him the position, is actually serves as FIGO's substitute.

His excellent physical fitness, wide range of running coverage, as well as delicate foot technology and the ability to carry the ball forward, all make Gao Han full of expectations for his future. In time, it is not a problem to replace FIGO in the first round.

There is not much suspense in the back line. Zanetti and Evra share the left and right back. Cannavaro's performance has improved greatly. His partner is Vidic, but in two games, Materazzi was arranged to start, and the performance was good.

Goalkeeper position is no suspense, Cesar replaced Toldo starting, the performance is also very stable, temporarily stay in the main force.

The only tricky thing is the front.

Ibrahimovic is the center, Cruz is his backup, Cristiano Ronaldo is the left wing, Martins, Solari and Stankovic can play in this position.

The more difficult choice is the right wing.

Recoba performed better. The Uruguayan star performed well in the preseason and adapted to the right wing position of the four, three and three methods of playing in the cold, which also made the boss Moratti very happy.

Everyone knows that Recoba is Moratti's son.

But the problem is that Adriano, who is the most popular player in the cold season, is in a low performance. He doesn't even have a goal and wastes opportunities frequently. On the one hand, his state needs to be adjusted. On the other hand, it is estimated that he has a certain relationship with his new position.

Sometimes, the coach looks beautiful in theory when he arranges tactics, but if the players don't adapt, it's in vain.

But anyway, alpine decided to try again.

Compared with Inter's all win in the preseason, Juve's performance can only be regarded as stable, regular, strong dialogue draw, against the weak also won, not too much surprise, which is in line with Capello's consistent style.

On the contrary, AC Milan of Ancelotti had the worst performance in the warm-up game, and the scene was very chaotic. They did not show the level they should have, whether against Chelsea or against the United States. Even if Kaka returned later, they did not show much improvement. Shevchenko and Gilardino's double forward combination did not show its power for the time being.

The performance of the three favourites to win the championship is quite different, which makes the new season's Serie A full of suspense, especially the arrival of alpine cold, which adds variables. Everyone knows that alpine cold's past record is winning all the way.

Among the odds set by William Hill for the new season, Inter Milan are far ahead, with the odds as high as 1.5, which is almost suspected of being the champion of the league. The odds of two major competitors, Juve and AC Milan, are 4.25 and 4.37, which are very close.

If only William Hill offered such odds, it would not matter. To everyone's surprise, almost all the gambling companies have gambled heavily on Inter Milan, believing that alpine cold will continue its glory in the Nerazzurri.

Soon, the whole Italian media began to hype, and even a lot of tabloids, fearing that the world would not be disorderly, presented the league title to Inter Milan ahead of time, believing that alpine will continue to lead the team to win the championship.

Although this has greatly inspired the fans of Inter Milan and boosted the morale of the whole team, it has also worried Gao Han and the coaching staff that the players and the whole team will be paralyzed.

It also makes many opponents resent.