230. Pragmatism
Any speech, any news, no matter how eye-catching, will have a timeliness, and the schedule of the major leagues is a long river that rolls away, and no focus can stay.
AC Milan will need to head to Cagliari to continue their Serie A journey, while Juventus will have an easier time hosting Messina at Alpi.
If both teams are the lucky ones to rise from Serie B due to the expansion, the difference is that Cagliari has a very practical striker - Suazzo.
In Serie A, there is such a group of forwards, they are not like Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Piero, Crespo, Batistuta...... Such strikers have made a name for themselves because of the big clubs behind them, they have been in the middle and lower reaches of the league all year round, but they have a distinct character and a well-rounded skill set, they can run long distances, they can pick up points in the box, and they can take free-kicks...... Such players are not supported by strong midfield teammates, they rely more on their own ability, but they can still score goals one by one, these strikers are just as feared, because they are like poisonous snakes hiding in the grass, they don't know when they will jump out, although not lethal enough, but they can make you feel pain.
Lucarelli, Di Natale, Iaquinta...... These players are the epitome of this type of striker, including Cagliari Suazzo.
The Honduran player has great speed and technique, and he has a lot of responsibility as a counter-arrow for a lift team like Cagliari.
AC Milan have only been beaten by an unstoppable Piero from a free-kick in their first five league games and conceded again in Cagliari...... Suazzo's counter-attack was so stunning that Cech didn't even react to watch the ball go into the net because Suazzo's long-range shot was too fast.
Conceding a goal in the opening ten minutes, or facing Cagliari's dense defense away, Milan's problem suddenly came.
At the same time, Juventus were already leading at the Alpi Stadium, and the scorer column was still filled in with "Ibrahimovic".
In this game, Jiang Qi's forward partners were Tony and Inzaghi, but Jiu Ye had some thigh strains after the opening, which affected the state, and Tony was entangled by the opponent with two defenders at a loss, and he had nothing to do with Cagliari's defense for a while.
Lao Jiang sat on the bench and prepared to wait until half time to adjust, but he didn't expect that when the first half was near the end, Jiu Ye desperately rushed to complete a shovel shot in front of the goal, although the ball was scored, it could be hit hard with the defender, and the knee joint was twisted again, so he had no choice but to replace Villa to replace Inzaghi.
Villa remained silent during this time, except for the hard training at Milanello, he would avoid the spotlight of reporters when he went out, but the Spaniard's form in training was amazing, and this youthful form also continued into the game.
Only ten minutes into the second half, Villa received the ball in front of the big penalty area line and shook the defender in front of him neatly with the change of center of gravity, and then the inside instep arc only hung in the far corner, the ball was not only aimed at the dead corner, but also just bypassed the many defenders in the penalty area, and the Cagliari goalkeeper could only go to the net in frustration because the view was blocked.
1:2! AC Milan put the score on the road!
The Spaniard's performance was not over, in the 76th minute of the game, Villa and Kaka played a series of one-two combinations, and finally Villa scored with a low shot, 1:3, and the game was no longer suspenseful.
News came from the other venue that Juventus beat Messina by five goals and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick. So after six rounds, Villa topped the scorers' charts with 10 goals, and the Swedes finished second with two goals, a very rare high goal rate, with both strikers scoring more than one goal per game......
The heat of Malpensa's conjecture has just waned, and the gimmick of the shooter list competition has been hyped up by the media again!
Juventus have shown a good attacking firepower this season since Capello took over, a far cry from last season's somewhat dull format, and are seen by the media as AC Milan's strongest opponents in defending the title this season. And just when everyone was not paying attention, there was a team that quietly climbed to the top of the team standings and trampled Capello's Juventus under the feet with a one-point advantage, and this team was Inter Milan that retained Zack.
As a result, the Milan derby in the seventh round of the league has become a veritable battle for the top of the table.
However, they have one more opponent before that, the team that met last in the Champions League group stage, Turkey's Fenerbahce.
Most of the main players in the amazing Star and Moon Army in 2002 have entered their 30s and are still fighting for the last possible glory in a foreign land, while more young rookies have grown up in foreign leagues, whether it is Altentop in the Bundesliga or Nihat in La Liga...... Therefore, it is not easy to find a few familiar faces in the Turkish league, Hassan Sas, Hakan Suk, and Ilhan are only a few who have not been in Fenerbahce's team, but two other "acquaintances" have been touched by Jiang Qi.
Rebrov, who was hailed as the twin stars of Kiev along with Sheva back then, and Van Hojdonk, a backup striker for the Dutch team.
The salary level of the Turkish league is also not bad, and as they get better and better in the Champions League, it will also become an option for many veteran players to end their careers.
This time, because of the adjustment of the schedule, Milan and Fenerbahce are the first away and then the host configuration, the Turkish team's legendary "hot" home atmosphere made Jiang Qi worry for a few days, but the game was still completed very smoothly, the Milan coaching staff arranged targeted tactics easily restrained Fenerbahce, and the Turks did not sacrifice large-scale actions, and finally AC Milan took away the second victory of the Champions League group stage 2:0.
However, Bayer Leverkusen clearly couldn't stop the Blues' advance, and the Bayer Athletic Arena was blotted by Crespo and Shevchenko, and the three goals contributed by the forward duo finally made the score 3-1, and the end of the Bundesliga team was almost sealed, and it can be said that the last suspense of Group A is only the battle for the top spot.
Zaccheroni is Jiang Qi's original old rival, last season's four meetings with Milan three wins and one loss prevailed, but after last season's run-in, Zach has been able to calmly control the Nerazzurri, the team next door, so this season has been smooth all the way, after Juventus lost the match with AC Milan in the standings, although not against the other two of the top three in the north, but has killed the reborn Fiorentina and Lazio Blue Eagle also showed good strength.
Compared to Juventus, who have made frequent big moves, Inter Milan have been a bit quiet this summer, with Zaccheroni buying only two players, Udinese's David Pizarro and Perugia's Grosso......