574, the devil's schedule kicked off

After AC Milan's narrow 3-2 win over Parma on 16 March, Allegri's brow never let go.

Atletico Madrid was drawn in the Champions League, after all, it was after April.

What makes him frown is the devil's schedule that the team is about to usher in!

On March 22, in the 29th round of the league, he challenged the "Blue Eagle" Lazio away.

On the 26th, in the 30th round, he continued to challenge the "Purple Lily" Fiorentina away.

On the 29th, in the 31st round, the home team faced the "flying donkey" Chievo.

Then on April 1, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, the home challenge of the "Sheets Army" and "Spanish Gang" Atletico Madrid.

It's every two days, and neither Lazio and Fiorentina, the top six in Serie A, nor Atletico Madrid, which currently leads La Liga, are opponents that can be beaten casually!

But that's not all there is to the devil's schedule:

In April, AC Milan played two semi-finals of the Coppa Italia against Fiorentina in addition to the regular league matches they play every weekend!

Counting the two-legged Champions League quarter-finals against Atletico Madrid, as well as the two Champions League semi-finals that they are likely to play again, AC Milan will have a total of games to play...... Up to 10 games!

"What kind of structure is the brain of those pen-writing officials of the Italian Football Federation?!"

Allegri looked at the dense schedule and couldn't help but scold:

"It's just an inconsequential Coppa Italia, why do you have to play two legs home and away in the semi-finals?! It's a waste of time, a waste of energy, a waste of life! ”

The head of the medical team, Jameka Melegatti, also reported to him worriedly:

"With such an intensive schedule, it is definitely a huge test of our fitness! In fact...... Many players, including Kaka, De Jong, Mex, Essien and Montolivo, have developed muscle problems of varying degrees, and some are no longer in a physical condition that can be alleviated by a single game rotation. ”

Allegri looked at the physical fitness test sheet in his hand full of players' names and symptoms, and his eyebrows, eyes, and mouth were all squeezed together, forming a huge "embarrassment" character:

"Let them overcome it, raise soldiers for a thousand days, now is the time when the club needs them to do their best and die, as a professional player, you should treat every game as the last game in your life, even if your spine is broken, even if you can only be a vegetative person after playing this game, you have to fight to the end!"

- Allegri didn't even think about these righteous and awe-inspiring chicken soup for the soul in his head, he just waved his hand at Melegatti, and said a little tiredly:

'I got it, I'll talk it with the rest of the people and rearrange the training and intensity of each player's game.'

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Playing 10 games in 30 days, even Long Shute may not be able to complete such a task.

As a result, AC Milan had to apply to the Italian Football Federation to move a league match and a Coppa Italia semi-final to May.

But as we all know, the Italian Football Association is probably at the same level as the Football Associations of England, Argentina and China, and they are the best at putting on a posture of being the only one in heaven and earth, and everyone must play the game according to my rules, and ignore any requests.

And historically, AC Milan doesn't seem to have as much support at home as Juventus......

But Galliani's PR did a bit of a job, and the Italian Football Federation relented, postponing a league match in late April by two weeks and striking an agreement with Milan and Fiorentina:

If AC Milan are confirmed to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, then the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia can also be postponed as appropriate.

After all...... Milan is the only face of Italian football in the Champions League, and the Football Association does not want to be ridiculed by their counterparts in Spain and England, not to mention, the farther Milan goes in the Champions League, the better the results, as the national Football Association, they can also get a huge bonus, this kind of money is almost for nothing...... Why not?!

I almost forgot that Milan's legendary and vice-captain Albertini ...... Now that he is the vice president of the Italian Football Federation, it is not difficult to adjust the schedule for his old club, right?

He is not the 19th-ranked vice chairman of the pension type!

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If Lonjut joined AC Milan in search of challenge and excitement, he did experience that during this time.

Although AC Milan has himself, Kaka, Balotelli, the three of them should be called top players, plus Shaarawy, Salah, Muntari, Montolivo, Essien, De Jong, De Silio, Abate, Abbiati and other quasi-first-rate or second-rate players, Milan's squad is not too weak, but in the case that they have maintained a winning streak and led the entire league, all opponents will undoubtedly focus on them and study them carefully.

None of their opponents will play against them, with almost all of the league teams putting on a tight defensive posture in front of them, and they are even scrambling to achieve the first great feat of holding Milan to a draw......

This situation has also been encountered at Bayern, but the overall atmosphere of the Bundesliga does not favor defense, even small teams rarely defend to the death, and Bayern's overwhelming attacking firepower is enough to ensure that they are devastating in the league, and AC Milan obviously cannot do the same.

So Long Shute did feel a huge pressure.

Since this is what he is after, he is now enjoying the pressure with all his heart.

Perhaps pressure can really be transformed into motivation, and those mental attributes that have slowed down growth have slowly improved under the pressure.

Over time, composure, concentration, leadership, and even teamwork are approaching full value in training and competition day after day.

Under his leadership, the city of Milan survived the last three league games of March without danger.

Away swept Lazio 4-2, Lonshette made a pass and a shot.

A 3-1 win over Fiorentina saw Lonshette score twice.

The final opponent was 16th-ranked Chievo, and the back-to-back Ronshit finally got a rest, with Kaka acting as the tactical core instead.

But this time Milan almost capsized.

Kaka led his side to an early 2-0 lead, but in the 87th minute Chievo pulled one back, and Allegri and Lonshit almost jumped up!

To know...... At this time, Milan's three substitutions had been used up, and Ayi, who originally thought that the overall situation had been decided, did not expect it at all...... Their own team will be pressed by Chievo in the last 3 minutes!

Fortunately, there is no shortage of old fritters in the Milan team, and Emmanuelsen stepped forward at this time, giving full play to his good characteristics of dribbling on the side, using his small body to protect the ball in the corner flag area, no matter how the opponent pressed, it was not moving......

In stoppage time, Milan played hooliganism:

Nocerino and Essien surrounded Emmanuelson in the middle, protecting the ball like a sandwich, and Chievo's players were eager to split them with knives!

Even Kaka lay on the turf for half a minute......

However, he didn't cheat the injury, but he couldn't run anymore, his legs cramped directly, and he had to accept simple treatment and relaxation from the team doctor.

Thankfully, their hard work paid off, as AC Milan won the game with great difficulty, extending their winning streak to 31 league games.

This record is terrible enough, and with 93 points, they have all but sealed a place in the league title.

The pressure is on Juventus' side.

Allegri worries about the busy schedule every day, but how can Conte's life be easy?

The league schedule is much the same, with Juventus having just gone through a domestic clash with Fiorentina in the Europa League, and they only managed to win by a narrow 2-1 goal to reach the semi-finals.

Juve's only strength...... It's that they don't need to think about the Coppa Italia – they were knocked out by Roma in February.

In the last three rounds of the league at the end of March, the Old Lady also played very hard under the pressure of a tight schedule:

In the first game, they relied on Tevez's stunner to beat the bottom 1-0 vice-captain Catania, but Conte was ejected in the first half for loudly protesting the referee's decision, and was chased by the Football Association for two games......

In the second game, in the absence of the manager, it was Tevez's brace that helped Juventus beat Parma 2-1.

In the third game, Conte continued to watch from the sidelines, and Tevez was also suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and no one stepped up again, and the leaderless Juventus were beaten 2-0 away by Benitez's Napoli and suffered their second defeat of the whole season!

Juventus vs AC Milan ...... Finally something has changed.

10 points became 13 points!

With only seven league games remaining, a 13-point gap is enough for Juventus to give up on catching up!

The only possible title they can win this season is the Europa League!

Having extended their lead and the Serie A title almost nine out of ten, the AC Milan players finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They can put the league aside for a while.

Because Atletico Madrid has arrived in the city of Milan!

March is over!

But the devil's schedule that belongs to them...... It's just just the beginning!