The Tim Cup, organized by Tim Telecom, is a summer warm-up cup in which the three traditional Serie A teams participate.

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

Unlike other cups, the Tim Cup consists of three teams fighting each other, and each game only lasts forty-five minutes, that is, only half of the game.

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

This year, the Tim Cup has returned to Triest again, and the three giants once again staged their peak duel.

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

But what is unexpected to many people is that many fans have appealed, hoping that the cold Inter Milan will not win the championship.

Because a rumor is generally circulating in Italian football, the Tim Cup law.

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

Don't believe it?

In 2001, AC Milan won the championship, Juventus was second, and Inter Milan was third. As a result, in the Serie A season, AC Milan almost couldn't get fourth in the league, let alone the league championship.

A year later, Inter Milan won the Tim Cup title, AC Milan was second and Juventus was at the bottom. As a result, in that season, Juventus won, AC Milan reached the Champions League final, and Inter Milan ranked second in the league.

The 2003 Tim Cup winner was Inter Milan, with Juventus and AC Milan ranked second and third respectively. However, AC Milan won the league title, Juventus runner-up, and Inter Milan almost couldn't make it into the top four of the league.

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

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

From the perspective of the team, the Tim Cup time is too early. In late July, there is still a long time before the league is played. If the state is too early, it may not be a good thing for the team. On the contrary, it is easy to fall behind. .

Gao Han doesn't care about the so-called laws, nor does he care too much about the results of the Tim Cup. He is more about running in the team.

But even so, Inter Milan still defeated Juventus and AC Milan in two games of 1-0, winning the Tim Cup once 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 Cup is only forty-five minutes, so there is not much practical significance in such a cup."

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

Ancelotti used two different styles of play in the two games, one is a four-back, the other is a three-back, which makes Alpine and the coaching staff curious about his new season's formation.

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

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

After Juventus introduced Vieira, the world-class double midfielder is obviously still running in, and the performance is relatively ordinary.

Capello was even better, even rehearsing a three-four one-two three-back style, leaving Gao Han completely puzzled. It can only be said that this old and cunning guy is a suspicious formation.

Gao Han is investigating his opponent, and he is also avoiding his opponent's investigation.

After he broke up the main lineup, he combined the bench and the 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 the opponent's state is worse.

Both ac Milan and Juventus trained later than Inter Milan, and both teams are actively preparing to go to the United States and China. They are simply absent-minded and unwilling to fight.

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, who had dropped into the Serie B. The match was scheduled to be held in Brescia. As a result, Inter Milan's clean two-to-zero general Brescia Cut the horse down.

But a midfielder who started the Brescia team has attracted the attention of Gao Han.

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"Who is that number seventeen?" Gao Han asked, pointing to the court.

Cantarello immediately flipped through the opposing player's roster and quickly found number seventeen, "Marek Hamsik."

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

But this time the answer was Sergio Garcia, who came over directly with a laptop, "Look."

"I just turned eighteen years old." Gao Han laughed.

After the relegation, Brescia's personnel loss was very serious, and the entire situation was firmly controlled by Inter Milan, but in the case of obvious disparity between strengths and weaknesses, this player appeared very fighting spirit and his performance was also very eye-catching.

Just now Gao Han swept his eyes with fiery eyes, and his potential was as high as one hundred and eighty-five.

This surprised Gao Han.

The potential of the Ivorian midfielder Yaya Touré, which he dug from the Donetsk Metallurgical Team, is also 180. This has made him feel that it is not easy. Unexpectedly, the potential of this Hamsik is also 100. Eighty, beyond his expectation.

However, in the past few years, Gao Han has not seen anyone, let alone one hundred and eighty-five. Even for top players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, he is already numb, how can he be one by one? The eighty-fifth Hamsik was moved?

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

This teenager did well in the Brescia team, but he didn't have the kind of talent that was eye-catching. He relied more on diligence and hard work. How did he get Gao Han's attention?

"It's nothing." Gao Han shook his head, but he was thinking to himself, turning around to let Blanca go to talk, buy it first, and let him exercise in Brescia.

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After defeating Brescia 2-0, Inter Milan went on to play four more warm-up matches.

Although there is no strong dialogue, the main purpose of the Nerazzurri is to train and run the team, and the effect is also good. Three of the four warm-up matches were won by two to zero, and one was one to zero.

This allowed Inter Milan to take five consecutive victories in the warm-up match. Coupled with the previous Tim Cup, the Nerazzurri's preseason game was a complete victory.

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

It should be said that the results shown in the three technical venues of Figo, Veron and Cambiasso made Gao Han very satisfied, especially the combination of Figo and Veron. These two top stars are outstanding in the competition. They don’t even need to deliberately run in at all, they will naturally play at the same frequency.

Gao Han originally used Zanetti to kick the midfielder, but Cambiasso performed better in the Tim Cup. After that, he firmly established his footing and pressed Zanetti on the bench. Figo and Veron's partner.

Stankovic, Solari and Yaya Toure also got the chance to play. Their performances were mixed, especially Yaya Toure. This player has not yet been able to integrate into the team, and his performance is completely similar to his teammates. Not on the same rhythm.

But the positioning that Gao Han gave him was to serve as Figo's substitute.

His excellent physical fitness, wide range of running coverage, as well as delicate foot technique and ability to dribble the ball make Gao Han full of expectations for his future. Over time, replacing Figo in the starting lineup is not a problem.

There is not much suspense in the defense. Zanetti and Evra share the left and right full backs. Cannavaro’s performance has also improved a lot. And his partner is Vidic the most, but there are two games. Alpine arranged for Materazzi to start, and he 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, temporarily sitting on the main force.

The only tricky thing is the striker.

Ibrahimović is the center, Cruise is his substitute, Cristiano Ronaldo is the left winger, Martins, Solari and Stankovic can all play this position.

The more difficult choice is the right winger.

Recoba performed better. The Uruguayan star performed well in the preseason. He was very comfortable with Alpine's right wing position in a four-three-three style. This also made the owner Moratti very happy.

Everyone knows that Recoba is Moratti's godson.

But the problem is that Adriano, who Alpine is most interested in, performed in a sluggish performance. He didn't even score a goal and frequently wasted opportunities. On the one hand, his own state needs to be adjusted, and on the other hand, it is estimated that there is a certain relationship with the new position.

Sometimes, when the head coach arranges his tactics, it looks beautiful in theory, but if the players are not used to it, it is in vain.

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

Compared to Inter Milan's pre-season victory, Juventus's performance can only be regarded as stable, well-regulated, strong dialogue and draw, and the weaker are also won. There is not much surprise, which is also in line with Capello. The consistent style of the team.

On the contrary, it was Ancelotti's ac Milan who performed the worst in the warm-up match. The scene was very chaotic. Whether it was against Chelsea or against the American team, they did not show the level they should have. Even when Kaka returned to the team later, it did not. How much improvement, Shevchenko and Gilardino's double striker combination has not shown its power for the time being.

The three favorites to win the championship are very different, so that the new season's Serie A is full of suspense, especially the arrival of Alpine, which adds variables. Everyone knows that Alpine's past record has been winning streak all the way.

In William Hill’s winning odds for the new season, ~lightnovelpub.net~ Inter Milan is far ahead, with the winning odds as high as 1.5, which is almost suspected of having the imperial league title, the two major rivals Juventus The odds with AC Milan are 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 gambled on Inter Milan, thinking that Alpine will continue their glory in the Nerazzurri. .

Soon, the entire Italian media began to hype, and there were even many tabloid newspapers who awarded the league championship to Inter Milan ahead of time for fear that the world would not mess up, believing that Alpine would continue to lead the team to win the championship.

This is of course very exciting for Inter Milan fans and the morale of the team, but it also worries Gao Han and the coaching staff, worrying that the players and the team will be paralyzed.

Even more so many opponents hold grudges.

　　

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