[Topic]Europa League 4 is strong and full of internal strife. Giants wake up? -Now Sports

【Now Sports】A total of 3 Italian teams reached the top 8 of this year’s UEFA Europa League, which is rare in recent years. With Inter Milan leading Benfica by 2 goals in the first leg as a Alex Reed, the situation is very good, and it is poised to take on AC Milan The winner of Boli, co-stars in the top 4 infighting. Does this mean that Italy, the former “giant” of the European War, has fully awakened?

Not to mention the last century, the Italian team has been strong in the European stage at the beginning of this century. It was exactly 20 years ago that the Milan duo and the Juventus 3 team reached the top 4, and finally AC Milan won the title. Glorious history, three years later, another 3 teams reached the top 8. Until 2009/10, Molino led Inter Milan to become the triple crown. After that, the Italian team never made a splash in the Europa League.

The 2006 “Gategate” scandal and the subsequent economic downturn in the country have brought the development of Italian football to a standstill. While the country is dominated by domestic businessmen, such as the former prime minister and media tycoon Berlusconi, and the Tanz family, a food industry tycoon, in modern times, other European countries have been supported by the “big water pipes” in the Middle East. The contrast is sharp.

In short, Italian football has always been too introverted, and outsiders know it is not easy to get in touch with. Italian football emphasizes strategy and focuses on defense. In terms of the attractiveness of the game, it is not as attractive as the Premier League and La Liga, which advocate offense. This has attracted foreign investors and gradually formed People prosper, but meanings decline.

However, when foreign capital has already occupied territory in other countries, some people began to covet Italian clubs. Now there are 7 teams, including the Milan duo, which are controlled by foreign companies from the United States, Canada and even China.

Leaving aside the gradual inflow of capital, Serie A was weak before so that the clubs might not, and did not dare to issue silver bullets indiscriminately. When recruiting, they often set their hands on second- and third-tier players. There is always a lot of bamboo shoots, such as this season in Napoli The bright and hot Kalskinia is known as “Kvaradona” (Kvaradona), so you know how powerful it is. A year ago, how many people knew the name of the Georgia international?

At the same time, each team does not have a few big-name stars, and they work harder to fight the overall battle and pay attention to tactics. Roma won the UEFA Europa League last season, so what regarding this season’s UEFA Europa League? Let’s listen to how the famous coach Shaki, who once led AC Milan in the 90s, commented on the three Serie A teams that entered the top 8 of the UEFA Europa League: “Inter Milan is a strategic team , Waiting for the opponent to make a mistake and kill. As for Napoli and AC Milan, they value the style of play, and they are willing to use waves. There will always be rewards. AC Milan or Napoli have a chance to go to the end of the game.”

Top 8 combinations in the UEFA Europa League in the past 10 seasons
Season Spain England Italy Germany France Other
2022/23 1 2 3 1 0 1
2021/22 3 3 0 1 0 1
2020/21 1 3 0 2 1 1
2019/20 2 1 1 2 2 0
2018/19 1 4 1 0 0 2
2017/18 3 2 2 1 0 0
2016/17 3 1 1 2 1 0
2015/16 3 1 0 2 1 1
2014/15 3 0 1 1 2 1

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