Before I knew it, it was mid-April 2020.

In preparation for the second leg at home to Manchester City, Conte fielded a substitute for the 30th round of Serie A home against Cagliari.

Ye Chen, Barrera, Deflé, Brozovic and a large number of other main players did not play, replaced by substitutes such as Candreva, Sanchez and D'Ambrosio.

Conte thought that with a decent substitute line-up, Inter could easily win relegation team Cagliari at home.

But what I didn't expect was that Inter drew 1-1 with their opponents at home!

Without a win in two consecutive rounds, such a result, Inter Milan, who have been smooth sailing this season, is the first time they have encountered.

The morale of the whole team became more and more depressed.

Conte is also facing a crisis of confidence for the first time since taking charge of Inter.

Inter star Milito was quite unhappy in an interview with Milan Sport newspaper.

"Conte's rotation?"

'Rotation is very necessary, every coach rotates, but there are only eight rounds left in the league and AC Milan are only seven points behind us – oh no, after this round, it's five points, and they have been catching up without a European task, just waiting for us to make mistakes.

"The Serie A champion is stable?"

"No, no, no, as I said before, it's far from time to talk about champions, the first thing we need to do is to look at every game, especially not to lose points on weak teams, playing Cagliari in the last round is a typical negative example, we lost two points at home!"

"Champions League vs Manchester City?"

"I wouldn't say we're out, it's not the spirit of Inter, but maybe Conte should understand that a visible Serie A winner is more realistic than a Champions League winner. The last thing I want is that we end up with nothing! "

Ye Chen's role?"

"Ye Chen is a phenomenal player, but football is a team sport, just like being beaten by Manchester City away from home, Ye Chen, like the whole team, is lost in the high pressure of Guardiola, which is a dilemma that Ye Chen had to go through when he was growing up, and I also encountered it when I was young."

Argentine Milito was instrumental in Inter's victory of the only treble of Serie A in 2010, scoring two goals in the final against Bayern Munich and being inducted into Inter's Hall of Fame in history.

His voice this time has had an impact on many Inter players.

Local Italian players such as Candreva, D'Ambrosio and Gagliardini agree with Milito that winning the Serie A title at this stage is the top priority for the players.

As for the second leg of the Champions League match with Manchester City, there is a high probability that it will not be played!

It would be wise to preserve the strength, not get injured in the final stages of the league and maintain the five-point advantage until the end of the 38th round, rather than expend a lot of physical strength and fight Manchester City to the death.

On the evening of April 15, the Meazza Stadium in Milan.

Although the Inter team has disagreements over the choice of this Champions League match, the fans are still enthusiastic, and this game, pouring in 75,000 Inter fans, is another almost explosive game!

In the dressing room, everyone was changing their shoes and clothes and preparing to play.

In this game, Conte sent all the cards he could to play to Manchester City with the strongest team.

Ye Chen was surprised to find that he could see the morale on everyone's heads.

The morale value is indicated by arrows.

Except for a few people such as Lautaro, Shike and Brozovic, there are light red raised arrows.

Others, either straight yellow arrows or sliding gray arrows.

Players like Candereva, Barrera, Gagliardini, and even black arrows that go vertically down!

These people sat in their seats blankly, looking at the shoes under their feet in a daze.

Inter's Italian local gang did not have the morale to play this game at all, and their thoughts were on the next away game against Bologna.

Conte came in, and he gave a passionate speech first.

The most head coach, he has won three Serie A and one Premier League title, full of honors.

However, he has never won the Champions League!

So from the selfish point of view of Conte, he does not care much about whether Inter can win Serie A, anyway, there is still a five-point advantage to squander;

He expects Inter to go further in the Champions League, even win the title, and realize his Champions League dream.

"Young men, all raise your head to Lao Tzu!"

Conte applauded, trying to grab the player's attention.

However, many players are still shrugging their heads.

Conte began his pre-match speech:

"Wake me up to the fact that what you are about to face is not a simple Serie A or Champions League knockout match! We are at home, against Manchester City from England, and I know it's a challenge for me!

"But don't forget that you're wearing an Inter shirt, you have no way back, you have to face the challenge like a man, beat your opponents, and that's how you can stand up to the 75,000 spectators cheering for you!"

"The Serie A title is very important, but the Champions League is even more important than Serie A! Think about it, what is it like to be on top of Europe? We are only one ball behind them now, this is still home, and the chances of a turnaround are very big! Let me see your passion, lads!

After Conte's speech, Ye Chen observed the change in the morale of the whole team.

In addition to Lautaro, Shik and Brozovic, the morale arrows of Handanovic, Bastoni and Lukaku also changed from yellow to slightly raised light red.

And the players of the Italian local gang, except for Barrera's arrow turning straight yellow, Candereva and Gagliardini are still lifeless downward black.

"This can't work, you have to raise everyone's morale, otherwise you won't have to fight Manchester City!"

Ye Chen stood up, walked to the middle of the dressing room, and said to Conte:

"Coach, can you please go out first, I have some words and want to talk to my brothers alone."

Conte was stunned, hesitated for a while, then nodded and went out with the assistant.

He had finished his speech and it was time to go to the dugout.

The teammates looked at Ye Chen, a little strange.

What is Ye Chen going to say to them?

In the past, the most that the players spoke before the game was a few words of encouragement from the old captain Handanovic.

Ye Chen never said anything.

In the eyes of everyone, Ye Chen cleared his throat.

"Brothers, downstairs where I live, there is a fruit shop, the owner is a 70-year-old gray-haired old lady, she never watches football and does not know that I am an Inter player, but every time I pass by, even if I don't buy his apples, the old lady will call out to me."

"She would come to me with a smile, look me in the eye and say, Asian lad, give you an apple, corai! Whenever I pass by and see her, she does this every day. "

The word is pronounced coraggio in Italian, but the grandmother is a Genoese from the south, so with an accent, it is pronounced like corai."

Ye Chen paused, and everyone's eyes were like spotlights, hitting him alone.

"Of all the character traits, the most important is bravery!"

"On the court, whether you lose, win or draw, the most fundamental requirement is bravery! Be brave and make mistakes, no matter what happens! Be brave and do things well until the end! Bravely persevered for 90 minutes and did everything we could! "

The last time we played at the Etihad, we lost our bravery and we played very badly, and when you go shopping at the supermarket and the woman who collects the money may be thinking, 'This is an Inter player who is shrunk and afraid to come out', which is not good."

"Today, I don't want to see this situation again, this is my first season of the Champions League, but whenever the song of the Champions League plays, I feel heavy, solemn and proud of the blue and black responsibility on my shoulders. I feel that thousands of eyes are waiting for me to fulfill my glorious mission - to have Inter's name engraved on the base of the Champions League trophy! "

......

Three minutes later, Ye Chen finished his speech.

All the Inter players, all stand up.

Their eyes, flaming.

Previously colorful arrows, light red, yellow, and black.

Right now.

Qi brushed into a big red arrow that rushed into the sky like a rocket, flashing with the light of explosion!

Inter players, all lifted!

"Good, well said!"

"Milito's words are not worth mentioning, brothers, I like to listen to Ye Chen!"

"Ye Chen, what you said is amazing, unlike Conte, just turn over and over those few words."

"Serie A and the Champions League, Lao Tzu wants them all!"

"Damn, is Manchester City hanging? How many Champions Leagues have they won? There is none, we have three Inter, we have a long heritage, none of us are afraid!

Lautaro made a high-rise motion in place and swung his fist into the air.

"I'm going to make that fan who lost my shirt regret, I'm going to score, I'm going to hit him in the face!"

Lukaku punched an iron fist against the locker in the dressing room, smashing the roof with a burst of ash, and he roared:

"I was going to attack last game, not Conte, we want all to replay, otherwise Laozi would have killed Manchester City a long time ago!"

Barrera threw an extra shin guard to the ground, then stomped on it and stomped it off!

"Listen to my brother Ye, big guys, rush together for courage and rush to death Manchester City!!"

The dressing room is filled with the smell of male hormones!

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