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However, Milan did not pay much attention to all this, after all, the real situation of the team is only known to themselves.

To be honest, for Milan, now is perhaps the most difficult time for them, and it is still for that reason, the fitness problems of some of the main players.

That's why Jose Mourinho replaced Raphael Varane and Khedira in the opening game in the second half. For Milan, the priority is the recovery of the main players.

So, while the outside world unanimously praises Milan's strength, in reality, Milan is not as strong as people think.

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In the second round of Serie A, Milan played Sassuolo away.

In this game, Chen Long still did not play, because compared with Milan's opening opponent Sampurias, Sassuolo's strength is weaker, so the "madman" Mourinho took a break from Chen Long, Varane, Khedira, and Gomez in one go.

However, despite being a semi-main line-up, it was still stronger than Sassuolo, and in the end, on the road, thanks to Gross's 78th-minute header, Milan beat Sassuolo 1-0 away and won two in a row.

Once again, people were amazed at the strength of Milan.

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Milan in the new season seems to have a bit of mystery mixed in with its strength, which is hard to believe.

If the home win over Sampillas in the opening game was due to home advantage, then the second round of the league still won the game despite almost half of the main team resting, which has to admit that Milan seems to have some magic.

Of course, gradually, everyone understands Mourinho's approach, it seems that Milan does need to rotate some of the main players, but what everyone doesn't understand is that for Milan, the biggest obstacle to defending the title in the new season is Juventus, Inter Milan and other traditional strong teams, and these strong teams are the same as Milan to a certain extent, and some of the main players have participated in the national team competition, so all together, Mourinho's approach looks difficult to explain.

So, what is Mourinho's reason for doing this?

The answer is actually not difficult to guess, on the one hand, it is true that the pressure from the league, but it is not the main thing, and the main thing is that a month later, the new international break will start again, and at that time, for Milan, there is still an inevitable Champions League match, so it is very explainable when all this is combined.

And for Chen Long, the same is true, because in a month, he needs to go to the national team to report and participate in the final qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in Canada.

A month later, for Chen Long, it was the first time in his career that he was selected for the national team, so he also seemed to attach great importance to it, he hoped that he could have a good physical condition to report on the national team, and in his national team debut, he could have an outstanding performance.

For Chen Long, the allure of the national team has never been inferior to that of the club.

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A week later, the third round of Serie A officially began. For the Milan players, the most difficult stage of the new season has been passed, and everyone's physical strength has almost recovered.

So, ahead of the home game against Empoli in the third round of the league, Mourinho announced his starting line-up for this game.

As soon as Milan's starting lineup came out, the Milan fans who followed this game were suddenly enthusiastic, because, in this starting lineup, they saw the name of Chen Long, who had been away from Serie A for three months, and all the main players were listed except for Chen Long.

There was still half an hour left in the game, but the atmosphere at the entire San Siro Stadium had already reached its peak, and the fans were cheering happily, and all this, everyone knew, was because of Chen Long.

"Haha, Chen Long finally played, to be honest, I really have a hard time accepting Milan without Chen Long, although Milan still performed very well without Chen Long...... said.

"Indeed, for this Milan team, to a certain extent, Chen Long is the soul, and we must admit that last season, Milan was able to win the league championship, which has a lot to do with Chen Long." Walter also said.

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In the Milan dressing room, the Milan players were also talking and laughing, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed.

"How's it going, Chen, aren't you a little excited about the first league game of the new season?" Rodriguez came behind Chen Long, patted Chen Long on the shoulder and said jokingly.

"Haha, I'll tell you the truth, you know, I like the game very much, haha, of course I'm very excited at the moment......"

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Ten minutes later, players from both sides walked out of the players' tunnel under the leadership of the referee, and the atmosphere at the San Siro Stadium reached its peak at this moment.

"Fans and friends, good evening, this is CCTV5 sports channel, welcome to watch, next we are about to bring you the third round of the Serie A Milan at the San Siro Stadium to face Empoli live broadcast, I am the commentator Zhan Jun, next to me is this special guest Dong Hao......"

In the Beijing studio, the commentator Zhan Jun was dressed in a casual summer dress, and beside him, Dong Hao was dressed in a suit, which was also heroic, although he was in his fifties.

If Chen Long pays attention to CCTV5, it will not be difficult to recognize that this special guest Dong Hao is the Dong Hao he knows.

"Coach Dong, we all know that in this game, Chen Long will make his debut, this is his first game of the new season of the Serie A league, we all know that Chen Long used to be your foundation, and Chen Long himself has said many times that you are the leader of his football career, so, now, while the game is still a few minutes away, can you talk about Chen Long in your eyes?"

"Of course, about Long Chen, I think, I have a lot of sighs, how to say it? I can tell you this, or everyone, when I first met Chen Long, I didn't think he was anything special, because, at that time, he was only one of the many children who participated in the selection, and what really caught my attention was that an ordinary training match could not be in an ordinary training match, in that game, Chen Long showed a trait that I have always valued very much~ Team consciousness, that is, at that moment, I began to feel that Chen Long was a little special, in general, Chen Long is the most talented player I have ever seen, there is no one, this kind of talent is not only innate, but also acquired, so I want to say that Chen Long's current achievements are definitely not accidental........."