Super Marshal

Tim Cup, organized by Tim Telecom, is a summer warm-up cup competition participated by the traditional three giants of Serie A.

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

Unlike other cup competitions, the Tim Cup consists of three teams fighting each other for only forty-five minutes, that is to say, only half a game.

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

This year, the Tim Cup returned to Trieste again, and the three giants once again staged a peak duel.

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

But to the surprise of many people, many fans have appealed, hoping that the Alpine Inter Milan will not win the championship.

Because there is a rumor widely circulated in Italian football, the Tim Cup law.

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

Do not believe it?

In 2001, AC Milan won the championship, Juventus was second, and Inter Milan was third. As a result, in the Serie A that season, AC Milan almost failed to get fourth in the league, let alone the league championship.

A year later, Inter Milan won the Tim Cup, AC Milan was second, and Juventus was last. As a result, in that season, Juventus won the championship, AC Milan reached the Champions League final, and Inter Milan finished second in the league.

In 2003, the Tim Cup champion was Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan ranked second and third, but in the end AC Milan won the league championship, Juventus was runner-up, and Inter Milan almost missed the top four in the league.

Last year, the Tim Cup rankings were Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus. As a result, the league rankings were completely reversed. Juventus won the championship, AC Milan was second, and Inter Milan could only play in the UEFA Cup.

Therefore, the media summed up the so-called Tim Cup law, which is not completely unfounded.

From the team's point of view, the Tim Cup is too early. In late July, there is still a long time before the league is played. The state is too early. It may not be a good thing for the team, but it is easy to fall behind .

Gao Han doesn't care about the so-called laws, and he doesn't care too much about the results of the Tim Cup. He is more for running the team.

But even so, Inter Milan still defeated Juventus and AC Milan with one to zero in two games, and won the Tim Cup again.

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

"The Tim's Cup is only forty-five minutes. There is not much practical significance in such a cup."

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

Ancelotti used two different styles of play in two games, one with four backs and one with three backs, which made Gao Han and the coaching staff curious about his formation for the new season.

It is worth mentioning that Gao Han's former favorite Kaka did not participate in the Tim Cup competition, which made Gao Han regretful.

Without Kaka, the investigation of AC Milan's formation would be meaningless.

After Juventus introduced Vieira, the world-class double midfielders are obviously still in the process of running in, and their performance is relatively average.

Capello was even more amazing, and even rehearsed a three-four-one-two three-back style of play, which made Gao Han completely confused. It can only be said that this old and cunning guy is suspicious.

Gao Han was inspecting his opponent, but he was also avoiding his opponent's inspection.

After he broke up the main lineup, he combined substitutes and bench players to form two different lineups to play. In the end, he was able to win not because of how well Inter Milan played, but because the opponent was in a worse state.

Both AC Milan and Juventus trained later than Inter Milan, and both teams were actively preparing to go to the United States and China, and they were simply absent-minded and uninterested in fighting.

This is why Gao Han said after the game that this cup has no practical significance.

After finishing the Tim Cup, Inter Milan ushered in the first real warm-up match. The opponent was Brescia, which was relegated to Serie B. The game was arranged in Brescia. As a result, Inter Milan defeated Brescia cleanly and neatly 2-0 Cut off the horse.

But a midfielder who started in the Brescia team has attracted Gao Han's attention.

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"Who is that No. 17?" Gao Han asked, pointing to the court.

Cantarero immediately looked through the opponent's roster and quickly found the number 17, "Marek Hamsik."

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

But this time it was Sergio Garcia who answered, who leaned over with a laptop in his hands, "Look."

"I just turned eighteen." Gao Han laughed.

After the relegation, the loss of Brescia's personnel was serious, and the whole situation was firmly controlled by Inter Milan. However, under the circumstances of the obvious difference in strength and weakness, this player appeared to be very motivated and his performance was very eye-catching.

Just now Gao Han scanned it with his golden eyes, and the potential was as high as one hundred and eighty-five.

This surprised Gao Han.

The potential of the Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure, who he dug from Donetsk Metallurgical Team, is also 180. Eighty, beyond his expectation.

However, in the past few years, Gao Han has never seen any great people, let alone one hundred and eighty-five. Even top players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have already become numb, so how can he do it for one? One hundred and eighty-five Hamsik moved?

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

This young player did perform well in the Brescia team, but he didn't have that eye-catching talent. He relied more on hard work and hard work. Why did Gao Han pay attention to him?

"It's nothing." Gao Han shook his head, but he was thinking secretly in his heart, let Blanca talk about it later, buy it first, and let him exercise in Brescia.

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After defeating Brescia 2-0, Inter Milan played four more warm-up matches.

Although there is no strong dialogue arranged, the main purpose of the Nerazzurri is to train and run the team, and the effect is not bad. Three of the four warm-up matches were won by 2-0, and one was won by 1-0.

This allowed Inter Milan to win five consecutive victories in the warm-up match. Coupled with the previous Tim Cup, the Nerazzurri's preseason can be described as a complete victory.

Gao Han and the coaching staff will summarize the warm-up match after each game and evaluate the performance of the players.

It should be said that Gao Han is very satisfied with the effects of Figo, Veron and Cambiasso's technical skills, especially the combination of Figo and Veron. These two top superstars have outstanding performance in the game. They don't even need to deliberate to run in, they will naturally play at the same frequency.

Gao Han originally used Zanetti to play as a late midfielder, but in the Tim Cup, Cambiasso performed better, and then he gained a firm foothold, pressing Zanetti on the bench and becoming a Partner of Figo and Veron.

Stankovic, Solari and Yaya Toure also got the opportunity to play, and their performances were good or bad, especially Yaya Toure. This player has not yet been able to integrate into the team. Not in a rhythm.

But Gao Han positioned him as Figo's substitute.

His excellent physical fitness, wide range of running coverage, delicate foot skills and ability to drive the ball all make Gao Han full of expectations for his future. Given time, it will not be a problem to replace Figo in the starting lineup.

There is not much suspense in the back line. Zanetti and Evra share the left and right backs. Cannavaro's performance has also improved a lot compared to before, and his most partner is Vidic, but there are two games. Gao Han arranged for Materazzi to start and performed well.

There is no suspense about the position of the goalkeeper. Cesar replaced Toldo in the starting lineup, and his performance is also very stable. He is currently the main force.

The only tricky part is the front line.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was at centre-forward with Kroos as his back-up and Cristiano Ronaldo at left-winger, a position Martins, Solari and Stankovic could all play.

The more difficult choice is the right winger.

Recoba performed better. The Uruguayan star performed very well in the preseason, and he is very adaptable to the right winger position of Gaohan's four-three-three style of play. This also made the boss Moratti very happy.

Everyone knows that Recoba is the godson of Moratti.

But the problem is that Adriano, Gao Han's favorite, performed sluggishly. He didn't even score a goal and wasted opportunities frequently.

Sometimes, when the head coach arranges tactics, it looks beautiful in theory, but if the players don't adapt, it is useless.

But no matter what, Gao Han decided to try again.

Compared with Inter Milan's pre-season victory, Juventus's performance can only be regarded as stable, quite satisfactory, with strong dialogues and draws, and also won against the weak. There is not much surprise. This is also in line with Capello's goals. The consistent style of the team.

On the contrary, Ancelotti's AC Milan had the worst performance in the warm-up match. How much improvement, the combination of Shevchenko and Gilardino's double striker has not shown its power for the time being.

The performance of the three favorites to win the championship is very different, which makes the new season of Serie A full of suspense, especially the arrival of Gao Han, which adds more variables. Everyone knows that Gao Han's past record is a winning streak all the way.

Among William Hill's winning odds for the new season, Inter Milan is far ahead, with odds as high as 1.5. It is 4.25 and 4.37, which are very close.

If only William Hill offered such odds, it would be nothing, but to everyone's surprise, almost all bookmakers have bet heavily on Inter Milan, thinking that Gao Han will further continue his glory in the Nerazzurri .

Soon, the entire Italian media began to hype, and even many tabloids awarded the league championship to Inter Milan in advance, fearing that the world would not be chaotic, thinking that Gao Han would continue to lead the team to win the championship.

Although this greatly inspired the Inter Milan fans and made the morale of the team strong, it also worried Gao Han and the coaching staff, worrying that the players and the team would be paralyzed by this.

It made many opponents hold grudges.