Inter Milan's victory set an eight-year record. After Kong Di's self-denial, a new hub and new formation were born.

Before the current round of Inter Milan, the radical fans in Milan hung up banners to warn the Nerazzurri: "If you don't take out your XX, you will be served with sticks".

In the face of great pressure that something big will happen if we don't win again, Inter Milan beat Sassuolo 3- to catch their breath for the time being.

what does winning depend on? It lies in Kong Di's self-denial, and in Inter Milan's "thinking about change if you are poor". Kong Di's correction made Inter finally win the best game of the season so far.

Capello, Bergomi ... In the past, many famous players pointed out that the reason for Inter Milan's poor record was: refusing to change.

Many people of insight called on Inter Milan to try 4 defenders.

It doesn't mean that playing the 4-guard can solve all the problems of Inter Milan, nor does it mean that the 4-guard tactics are higher than the 3-guard tactics ... It's just that if the advantages and disadvantages of Inter Milan's 352 have been thoroughly understood by any opponent and haven't changed, it's definitely not the right way to fall in the same pit once, twice, three times and five times!

Under the heavy pressure, Kong Di has finally changed.

first of all, the playing method is not three central defenders, but more like four defenders.

According to the tactical maps drawn by various institutions, the four-guard system of the Nerazzurri is relatively clear (different colors are substitutes).

One of the two key pieces in the change is Damian, who plays the right wing guard in name, but actually works as a right defender.

Together with skrinjar, he blocked Sassuolo's explosive point (Boga, Djurisic) and let the Nerazzurri score a clean sheet.

Damian was the champion of the whole game (5 times), while skrinjar won the ball with 12 times.

In addition, Damian also kicked out three crosses, all of which formed a grab point and contributed assists. However, his tactics of responding to the attack are all typical "full-back mode" rather than "full-back mode".

After this game, many media gave Damian the best evaluation of the game, which is reasonable.

the other one is Sanchez.

Take a look at Sanchez's heat map of this game and his touch area map. It is obvious that he is not a typical striker in this game.

What's more, after Sanchez and lautaro were replaced, Inter Milan's single striker routine became clearer.

Kong Di has always insisted on three guards and two strikers. In this battle, Inter Milan gave up these two principles and won the most perfect victory so far. This is the axiom of football: if you use old moves, you will be poor and change your mind.

Furthermore, the division of labor in midfield has changed dramatically, and varela has become a "hub".

If the three midfielders of Inter Milan choose parallel positions this season, then the midfielder in the middle is usually brozovic or vidal.

But in this war, this "pivotal position" was played by varela.

varela made a great sacrifice. He scored many goals in the national team, and he only touched the ball twice in the "attack zone 3". Sometimes, he needs to frequently retreat to his own restricted area to help defend, coordinate and throw the ball.

But his sacrifice helped his midfield partner. Gagliardini scored and vidal made an own goal. This is not because the above two people suddenly got through the second pulse of Ren Du. It's just that behind them, they are not tall, but they are mine-clearing, which ensures the assistant of Inter Milan's midfield level.

The most important change is that Inter gave up the "5-4 Doctrine" and dared to retreat and fight back.

after the start of this season, Kong Di said "5-4 is better than -", while asking the defender to press the center line, and the whole team pressed forward to attack, earning beautiful ball control data, but it didn't work.

on the offensive end, facing the fence of unity, there is not enough technology, and the organization is not well infiltrated and coordinated, so it is difficult to break the secret defense.

On the defensive end, the opponent pushed too hard and didn't have the ability to chase back, so he went through it as soon as he stabbed, so he conceded 2+ goals per game.

This game is different. Inter Milan held the fence firmly and drew back to kick. According to OPTA statistics, the ball control rate of Inter Milan was only 35%, and the number of passes (37) was the lowest in the season, about half of that of the opponent (75). Therefore, Inter Milan set an eight-year record: the last time the Nerazzurri won when the possession rate was less than 35%, it was the Milan derby in October 212 (the possession rate was 34%, 1-). Where does the typical defensive counterattack victory come from? It is because Kong Di gave up the 5-4 Doctrine.

Obviously, if you win in this way in the Bernabeu and Camp Nou, there might be some boos. But this is Inter Milan. Whether it is the chain defense in the "great international era" in history or the fast break in the "Mu Sanguan" era, Inter Milan people have never valued the illusory things such as possession rate and offensive football, but always valued victory, blood and effectiveness.

This defensive counterattack is in line with the history of Inter Milan.

It is better to say that Kong Di's previous philosophy of being in a dilemma, regardless of his head and tail, wearing a thong but thinking about kicking others is what the Nerazzurri fans can't enjoy.

There is no denying that there are still many problems in this battle between Inter Milan.

For example, I still rely on my physical strength to score 3 points (running 8 kilometers more than my opponent), and there are many veteran players (Handa, Damian, vidal, Perisic and Sanchez are 3+). It's hard to say whether the fierce battle with Menxing will continue in the middle of next week.

But in any case, this battle is to show Kong Di the way: if you are wrong, you have to admit it. If you have a poor record, you have to change. Because, what determines a coach's situation is never whether he dares to admit his mistake, but always whether he can win or not.