Chapter 1281: Milan still has to rely on him
But what is unexpected is that after Mbappe's goal, AC Milan will never score again. Not only that, but Lazio got more shots on goal.
Veteran Milinkovic leveled the score at 1-1 with a long-range strike in the 34th minute, allowing the two teams to end the first half with a draw. In the 57th minute of the second half, it was Milinkovic again, who scored his second goal of the game with a follow-up shot from inside the box to help Lazio overtake the score.
The 2:1 score was very bad for AC Milan, but fortunately, it was still early, and AC Milan still had more than 30 minutes to equalize or even overtake the score. In order to strengthen the team's attack, Inzaghi replaced Zhang Shujie in the 61st minute.
It was clear that Inzaghi was hungry for victory, but even Zhang Shujie could not save him this time, and on the pitch, the Milan No.9 could not be said to be without trying, but his two shots were off target. In stoppage time, Mbappe's close-range header was deflected wide to give AC Milan their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 defeat away.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Inzaghi said: "My disciples did very well, when we were down the score, we actually had chances, but unfortunately we couldn't take advantage of them, luck was not on our side. But I'm sure we won't be so unlucky every time and I think the next game will be much better. ”
However, in the fifth round of Serie A, AC Milan played at the San Siro Stadium did not have good luck, they lost to Udinese with a score of 2:4, and the defeat in this round dropped them to third place in the standings, and in the sixth round, AC Milan lost 0:1 to Bologna, ushering in three consecutive defeats.
Now Inzaghi found any excuse, saying: "We made our own mistakes and we accept the punishment." We have to make adjustments for the next game, the league is still a long way to go, and although we are six points away from Juventus, it is not an insurmountable barrier and I still have a chance. ”
AC Milan then played their second Champions League group game, and the Rossoneri, who had underperformed in the league, won a clean 3-0 win at home to Wolfsburg and swept away the gloom of three consecutive league defeats. Inzaghi was blunt: "Hopefully this win will bring something positive to AC Milan in the league as well. ”
Unfortunately, AC Milan in the league still failed to find the feeling of winning, and they drew 0-0 with Sampdoria in the seventh round of Serie A. In fact, in the 84th minute, substitute Zhang Shujie scored a goal, but the referee thought that he had handball first and the goal was invalid. Zhang Shujie also had an argument with the referee about this, and he believed that the ball was hit on his shoulder, not on his arm, and that it should be a valid goal. However, the referee did not listen to his argument and showed him a yellow card.
In the eighth round of the league, AC Milan got another draw. Since then, Milan have only 11 points from their first eight Serie A games, with three wins, three defeats and two draws, dropping to sixth place in the table.
AC Milan as a whole has been criticized, and Inzaghi, as the head coach, is naturally the first to bear the brunt, and Inzaghi has also taken the initiative to take responsibility. "It's hard to imagine that AC Milan, who have eleven points from eight games and sit sixth in the league, will be the Champions League champions last season," said Digital Sports. They have too many problems, first of all at the back, they have conceded too many goals. After the loss of Yan Tao, AC Milan's backline lacked a backbone. In the past, there will always be Yan Tao to fill the mistakes, but now, no one can replace Yan Tao's work, because no one can detect the subtle gap. The second is the midfield, although Locatelli and other players can effectively mobilize and organize the attack, but their offensive ability is worrying, once the striker can't open the situation, they can't do it like Chen Zihua and Xu Ziyi to score in front of the goal, and in defense, Locatelli's soft style of play also makes AC Milan's midfield lack hardness. Finally, in the frontcourt, Mbappe is very good, but he is more accustomed to activities on the wing, while Andre Silva and Locatelli are more accustomed to grabbing points, and their retreat often does not have a good effect, so that the first thing Inzaghi thinks of when the score is behind is Zhang Shujie, but after all, he Zhang Shujie is also old, and he can save the team for a while, but he can't save a lifetime. ”
"Digital Sports' analysis makes sense, but now these situations cannot be changed by Inzaghi at all, so he can only kick the head first.
In the third round of the Champions League, AC Milan went to the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium to challenge Atletico Madrid, the two sides drew 0:0 in the first half, and in the first fifteen minutes of the second half, the two sides still did not open the situation. Mbappe's breakthrough on the flanks was still very threatening, but Cutrone in the middle wasted many chances, and in the 67th minute, Inzaghi replaced Cutrone with Zhang Shujie.
Inzaghi's substitution had a good effect, and in the 79th minute of the game, Zhang Shujie received a cross from Mbappe in the penalty area, and a flick of his head hit the goal, breaking through Atletico Madrid's city. It was also the only goal of the game, and Zhang Shujie also helped AC Milan to their first win in the last three games.
Now Inzaghi finally breathed a sigh of relief, if Milan continues like this, I am afraid that he will not be fired by Li Yonghong until the end of the season. Li Yonghong doesn't care that he used to be a legend of the Rossoneri, that's all in the past, and Li Yonghong was not in Milan at the time, so he didn't have much feeling about it, he wanted the best performance in Milan now.
In the ninth round of the league, AC Milan was also in a situation where it could not be attacked for a long time, Inzaghi sent Zhang Shujie to the field, Zhang Shujie failed to score in this game, but he used a delicate ox tail to assist Cutrone on the edge of the penalty area, so that AC Milan once again won a 1:0! AC Milan finally achieved a victory after five consecutive league games.
The courage on Inzaghi's shoulders was a little more relaxed, but the media did not let him go. "With two wins in a row and no team in those two games, it looks like the team is slowly getting back on track, but a closer analysis does not," said Sport. In both games, AC Milan scored only one goal, one of which came from the 36-year-old Zhang Shujie, and the other was also an assist from Zhang Shujie. This shows that this Milan team is still inseparable from Zhang Shujie when it is in a desperate situation. You must know that the Chinese striker is 36 years old, and he will be 37 years old in less than five months, and it is unknown whether Zhang Shujie will continue to stay in the team next season. In the long run, it is not possible for AC Milan to always rely on Zhang Shujie, this must be changed, otherwise, it will be difficult to guarantee how far Milan can go in the future!"
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