Many people have questioned AC Milan's squad, but it is noted that there are many details that this group of players cannot be satisfied with. For example, the midfielders are only organized, and their offensive and defensive abilities are too far worse than before, but some people think that this group of players cannot be blamed, and they can only blame Milan at their peak for spoiling the fans.

A few years ago, several core players of AC Milan could be said to be omnipotent, how to play, but now it is different, the player ability is actually there, but it is relatively single. As Chen Hui said: "You can't ask every striker to be like Zhang Shujie, who can bring, pass, shoot and burst." ”

In the 10th and 1st rounds of Serie A, AC Milan failed to win two consecutive away games and only won two draws. They slipped further down the table in the standings, dropping to seventh place. "Milan Sport" said: "If this continues, AC Milan will not even be able to retain a Champions League seat next season, let alone winning the championship." ”

Some fans began to retort: "Winning the championship? 10 points behind Juventus, the first place, does AC Milan still have a chance to win the championship?"

After the league, AC Milan ushered in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, with the Rossoneri hosting Atletico Madrid. Zhang Shujie, who rarely started the game, broke the deadlock in the 19th minute, but before the end of the first half, Zhang Shujie went off due to injury, and after the diagnosis of the team doctor, it was made clear that Zhang Shujie could not continue to play, and Inzaghi had to replace Zhang Shujie with Andre Silva.

In the second half, Atletico Madrid used their best high pressing, forcing AC Milan to make mistakes in the passes. Especially the midfield mobilizer Locatelli, although his small skills are not bad, but the style of play is too soft, and he is afraid of this kind of encirclement and pressing without a certain prediction, which is also the most obvious gap between him and Chen Zihua and Xu Ziyi.

Locatelli did little in the second half, unable to compete with Atletico Madrid's players, often conceding the ball or having his pass cut off. Even the commentator said: "Could Inzaghi consider replacing Locatelli?"

Inzaghi thought, but who will take his place? Locatelli is like Pirlo in the past, and there is no one in the team to replace him. However, such players also need to be protected by their side.

Pirlo used to have Gattuso by his side, but now Locatelli has only Casey by his side. Kessie's style of play is hard enough, but his brain is not very good, many of the midfield masters are rarely black, except for a few players such as Seedorf, most black players cannot be midfield playmakers.

In the 64th minute of the game, Kessie received the second yellow card of the game, two yellows turned into one red, and Milan was forced to play with only 10 men.

Locatelli, who lacked protection around him, completely exposed his weaknesses, and if Atletico had considered playing from the flanks before, they could have played in the middle at this point. Locatelli could not be defended, the team was one less man, and the home game looked extremely dangerous.

In the 74th minute, Atletico Madrid finally equalised, and seven minutes later, they took the lead again. Inzaghi looked at the 1:2 on the scoreboard and felt very glaring. He thought that with the current situation of Milan, even at home against Atletico Madrid might not be too easy, but he did not think that he would lose, let alone that his players would receive red cards.

The 1-2 scoreline lasted until full-time, which was also AC Milan's first Champions League game of the season, and they finished second in the group by one point.

The loss in this match made Inzaghi very uncomfortable, but even more uncomfortable was Zhang Shujie's injury. The day after the game, Zhang Shujie's injury report came out, and he will be out of action for about a month. Regardless of his age of 36, Zhang Shujie is still a very important member of Milan, and many key games have to rely on him to charge. Inzaghi said bluntly: "I believe that everyone does not want to see Zhang Shujie's injury, but unfortunately, in the coming month, we will not be able to see him on the court. ”

Chen Hui also said: "Zhang Shujie is still very important to Milan, and everyone understands this. I think Zhang Shujie's injury has something to do with Inzaghi's overuse of him, after all, he is 36 years old, and a lot of high-intensity matches are difficult to withstand throughout the game. Now it's up to Inzaghi to adjust his tactics on the attacking line. ”

In the next two Serie A games, AC Milan won one and drew one, scoring a total of four goals and conceding two, three of which came from Mbappe. Now that Zhang Shujie is injured, Inzaghi can only count on Mbappe to contribute to the team, and Mbappe has indeed done it, and these four points have lifted them from seventh to sixth.

Inzaghi said: "We need to take it one step at a time, take it steady, don't be impatient. I promise you that we can get back to the Champions League!"

Now Inzaghi is afraid to mention the league title, the gap is not small, Inzaghi must see the reality, and bringing Milan into next season's Champions League is the most crucial.

At present, Inzaghi can only rely on Mbappe, but Mbappe is not omnipotent, he is more accustomed to being on the side as a winger, which is very different from Zhang Shujie. Many times Mbappe formed a breakthrough on the wing, and when he looked up at the middle, it was not Zhang Shujie. Whether it's Silva or Cutrone, the two of them are always inflexible, especially in the competition against strong teams, they are easy to be locked by the opponent. In addition, in the arc of the penalty area, there are often no Milan players who can outflank them in time, once here, Chen Zihua and Xu Ziyi will appear at least one, forming a second point of attack, but now, no one can do this.

Occasionally, Kessie can still plug in, but he either runs too deep or too far back to keep pace with Mbappe. So Mbappe is sometimes distressed, why is it always difficult for so many teammates to understand his passing intentions when attacking?

Fortunately, Mbappe himself still has a strong attacking ability, otherwise AC Milan may really not have a way to play a strong team. But what if Mbappe is stared to death?

In the fifth round of the Champions League, AC Milan went to the Volkswagen Arena in Germany to challenge Wolfsburg, who ranked fourth in the Bundesliga. In the first leg, AC Milan won 3-0 at home, and Wolfsburg is bound to win the opponent today.

VfL Wolfsburg want to beat Milan – it seemed like an incredible thing last season, but this season is different. Wolfsburg are in the Champions League in the Bundesliga and are six points clear of fifth-placed Mainz. AC Milan, on the other hand, are only sixth in Serie A, so in this sense, Wolfsburg have a chance to beat AC Milan on their own turf.

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