Chapter 150: The Milan Derby
Announcement: Since I bought a house and moved tomorrow (March 9), I may not be able to access the Internet for about ten days, and the lifting of the ban on the public version and the update of the VIP are stiff and cannot continue, so today I will update one hundred and fifty chapters one day in advance.
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When Zhang Jun returned to Milan, he fell into a day of jet lag and returned to training. He didn't seem to be out of the ordinary, except that he was a little quieter than usual. His teammates also stopped talking about his father for fear of irritating him.
AC Milan beat promoted Vicenza 4-1 away to Vicenta in his absence, and are already top of the table, ahead of Juventus on goal difference.
Filippoinzaghi came on in the last ten minutes of that match to symbolically announce his return from injury, with no goals, no shots on goal, and a mediocre performance. Everyone is still looking forward to Zhang Jun's return, because the next round of the league will be a very, very important game that will attract the attention of the whole world, which is the world-famous Milan derby: AC Milan meets Inter Milan at the San Siro.
Zhang Jun is also gearing up, and he wants to use a goal in such an important game to comfort his father's spirit in the sky.
But Ancelotti was hesitant not to let Zhang Jun start. Inzaghi is back from injury, but she is not in good shape; Zhang Jun's father had just passed away and missed a game, and he didn't know how he was doing. In the end, he had to turn to the Milan laboratory for help. After a comprehensive examination of Zhang Jun, the Milan laboratory told Ancelotti that Zhang Jun was in very good physical condition and had no problems playing.
The authority of the Milan laboratory was almost unquestionable, and Ancelotti made up his mind to put Zhang Jun in the starting line-up for the Milan derby.
Zhang Jun was very happy to be able to start in this kind of game, but his agent Hua Fang brought him bad news.
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"Did you have a conflict with a reporter at Capital International Airport?"
Zhang Jun nodded, he knew what Sister Hua was talking about.
Hua Fang sighed: "You are now a public figure, do you know that your every action represents your public image?" What's more, you are now the spokesperson of the Youth Foundation, and you are a model for China's 300 million young people, how can you make a move to beat people? ”
Zhang Jun frowned: "I didn't hit him, I just pushed him......"
"But you're also swearing a nasty swear word, aren't you?"
Zhang Jun remembered the phrase "fuck you fucking bastard", and he nodded and acknowledged.
Hua Fang was almost stunned: "How can you open your mouth to come with this kind of foul mouth?" Oh, my God! You never cared about those media, but did you know that the domestic media is noisy? ”
Zhang Jun shook his head.
"Now there are roughly three situations: those who support you, those who condemn you, and those who watch the hilarity. And for the moment condemning you prevails. Your event even made it to non-sports mainstream media. ”
Zhang Jun was a little surprised: "It's not that serious, right?" ”
"Didn't the media call and ask for an interview with you?"
Zhang Jun shook his head: "I didn't turn on that phone." Zhang Jun said "that mobile phone" is the first one bought in the Netherlands, and then the number gradually became known by many reporters, so it basically became a work interview contact number, at that time Zhang Jun had a good relationship with the media, and the mobile phone rang a lot of times. Later, he fell out with the media, so he rarely used it, and changed to a new mobile phone, the number of which is only known to a very small number of people.
"I've gotten a lot of requests to interview you anyway, but I've pushed them down. I don't think you're in a good position to be interviewed right now. ”
"What's wrong, Sister Hua?" Zhang Jun listened to Hua Fang's tone very seriously.
"The reporter you pushed and the newspaper he worked for have taken you to court in Yanjing, demanding that you be sentenced to make a formal apology to them and claim compensation from you, including medical expenses, lost work expenses, photographic equipment compensation, and mental damages, totaling 2.61 million yuan." After Hua Fang calmly reported this number, Zhang Jun jumped up excitedly: "Just kidding! ”
"The court hopes that we and they can negotiate and settle out of court......"
"Impossible!" Zhang Jun waved his hand to interrupt Hua Fang's words, "They make it clear that it is blackmail, blackmail, and a pretext!" I don't think I pushed him, and if I scolded him again, I would compensate him 2.61 million. If he thinks he's hurt mentally, I'd like to sue him for hurting my spirit! "Dad just died, Zhang Jun was in a bad mood, and someone hit the muzzle.
"I think they're using you to hype up their own probably higher surnames." Hua Fang said, "So my opinion is that you send a statement to apologize and pay them some money." Otherwise, let them stir up, and in the end it will definitely be them who will make a bigger profit. ”
"Nope! I'll admit I was emotional, a little impulsive. But I don't think there's anything wrong with me pushing him and scolding him. All those present heard how he asked me a question, which should never have been asked in that situation! I can compensate him for his medical expenses, a camera, and lost work, but I won't pay a penny more for other expenses! What did he suffer mentally? He did it on purpose! Zhang Jun walked around in front of Hua Fang excitedly. Sister Hua, if they have a lawsuit, it's good, I'll accompany you to the end! If the result is not acceptable to me, I will appeal! Appeal all the way to the Supreme Court of the Chinese! The words behind this are full of childishness, and Zhang Jun is angry.
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Because Zhang Jun didn't turn on the camera, many reporters couldn't contact him, so they had to adopt a "roundabout tactic" and knock on Kaka, Yang Pan, An Ke, and Li Yongle to see if they could ask something.
In the case of Zhang Jun's extremely bad mood, Li Yan also has no privilege, and he can only interview his friends if he wants to interview.
After hearing about this, Kaka smiled at Li Yan and said, "That reporter is so lucky, Zhang Jun just pushed him." If it were me, I would give him a hard kick. ”
Anke, the main goalkeeper of Dortmund, shouted loudly that did not match his status: "I've seen shamelessness, I've never seen such shamelessness!" They're just hype! ”
Yang Pan said: "I respect Zhang Jun's decision, and there is no need to be polite to this kind of villain." Even Ancelotti shook his head after listening to the reporter's relays of the incident: "I understand Zhang Jun's mood very well at that time, the reporter can't speak." ”
The support of friends and coaches did not make Zhang Jun much easier, and his anxiety tended to increase on the eve of an important match. Because the reporters couldn't get through to his cell phone, he always had to come to training. As a result, many Chinese reporters could always be seen outside the training ground chasing Zhang Jun.
Hua Fang told him that this matter was handled by her agent, and asked him not to talk about it until her official answer came out, so as not to be caught by some people with ulterior motives. So in the face of the encirclement of reporters, he had no choice but to run away again and again without grace.
In this case, everyone seems to forget that two days later it will be a city derby with Inter Milan.
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Ancelotti saw the attention that Zhang Jun is receiving now, and has considered the issue of letting him start. But in the end, he chose to trust Zhang Jun and left him in the starting striker position, partnering Andriyshevchenko.
They will also be up against the Inter trident of Vieri, Adriano and Martins.
Sky TV's beautiful host Illalia; Damiko said in her show that Zhang Jun is now a "focal point", and that he has trouble off the court, and he has to prove himself again on the court. The off-field will affect the field, and the performance on the field will also affect the off-field, it depends on how he grasps it.
But Mr. Zhang does not admit it.
'I'll score, there's no doubt about it.' Facing Andrea, a reporter for Italy's "Milan Sport"; Kaliani, Zhang Jun said very seriously. Kaliani asked a lot of questions, but Zhang Jun only said this, he didn't want to say anything superfluous, and let them do everything on the court.
In fact, on October 28, the important surname of this game for Zhang Jun is only clear to him. It goes without saying that scoring in the Milan derby would go a long way in cementing your place in the team. In addition, it was also his goal to comfort his father in the spirit of heaven. Another point is that Sophie's birth happened to be during the time of her father's death, and everyone had no intention of celebrating, and Sophie didn't even mention it. But Zhang Jun remembers that he was now celebrating Sophie with a goal. In a game like the Milan derby, he can no longer arrogantly announce a hat-trick, scoring a goal is indeed the most realistic.
Based on the above three points, Zhang Jun must score this goal.
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Yang Pan sat in the living room, watching Zhang Jun busy packing up his equipment early in the morning, and sighed: "Zhang Jun, the game is at half past nine in the evening." ”
"I know, I know. It's just that I can't be quiet now, so I have to find something to do for myself. Zhang Jun opened the bag again, took out the contents one by one, and put them back in a different order and method.
Yang Pan rolled his eyes: "If you really have that interest, I suggest you go and clean the room, and by the way, change the sheets, quilt covers, and curtains and wash them." Then take out the futon and dry it...... Oh, and there's more! It's time for our two cars to wipe up. In fact, life is not boring, it's just that you are not good at discovering. ”
Zhang Jun suddenly shook his head like a wave drum: "I won't do it!" I'm so tired! ”
"Then you can rest for a while, I look tired!" Yang Pan took advantage of Zhang Jun's inattention and snatched his bag over, "Sit!" He patted the couch.
The bag was robbed, and Zhang Jun had to sit down obediently.
"Are you nervous? First time playing such an important game? Yang Pan asked.
Zhang Jun nodded.
"You don't have to put that much pressure on yourself. I can understand your mood right now, but I want to tell you this: just forget all the extra stuff and just think about the game. Yang Pan knew that Zhang Jun's recent situation was very bad, and the court in Yanjing had officially accepted the newspaper's lawsuit, and Hua Fang also flew back to China to hire a lawyer for Zhang Jun to fight the lawsuit. My dad just died, and I started fighting here, which is really annoying.
Zhang Jun nodded and didn't say anything. But Yang Pan didn't know if Zhang Jun really listened.
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It is one of the most high-profile city derbies in the world, with each match being broadcast on television in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. The 85,000-seat San Siro Stadium was packed, and the smoke from the fireworks set off by fans enveloped the stadium like a thick fog.
The Italian Football Federation will always put this match after 9 p.m. on Sunday, because the best is always reserved for last.
This is the Milan derby in Italy.
Inside the city, there are two colors that are forever the theme: red and blue. Half fire, half ocean.
The Milan derby is in the spotlight due to the intricate relationship between AC Milan and Inter Milan. The two clubs are both antagonistic and mutually dependent. They are not like Real Madrid and Barcelona, nor are they as hostile as Rangers and Celtic. In fact, they have a good relationship, and there are often some player exchanges between the two teams.
There's a very interesting thing. AC Milan's great captain Frank; Baresi started with not AC Milan, but Inter. It was only because Inter Milan didn't want him that he switched to AC Milan, but instead he became the leader of Milan and has been playing for AC Milan to this day - after retiring from football, he entered the club's top management and became the head coach of Milan's youth team. And Giuseppe, the flag bearer of Inter Milan; Bergomi first chose AC Milan to start his football career, but AC Milan didn't fancy him, so he went to Inter Milan instead, but he didn't expect to retire and become a symbol of Inter Milan since the 80s and 90s.
It can also be seen from this that the relationship between the two clubs is delicate.
Even among the current AC Milan players, there are two main midfielders from Inter Milan, they are Pirlo (Pirlo) and Seedorf (Seedorf).
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Zhang Jun was more excited to see Pirlo in the dressing room than before, and he could understand Pirlo's mood at this time. A bit like Real Madrid's standard-bearer Raul's feelings for Atletico Madrid. Pirlo grew up in the youth team of Inter Milan and became famous in the Italian national youth team, and at that time he played as a midfielder, which made many experts very optimistic. But Inter Milan belongs to the tradition of not paying attention to the front midfield, Pirlo rarely plays at Inter Milan, has been loaned to Brescia (Brescia), when he returned to Inter Milan only to find that there is no place for him here, just when people lamented that another star of hope has not risen and fallen, he went to AC Milan, but AC Milan midfielders are also full of talent, Seedorf, Rivaldo, Rui; Costa, plus himself, has four no.10s to play in midfield. However, Carlo Ancelotti was clever enough to switch to a central midfield. Pirlo, who switched from a midfielder to a midfielder, gave full play to his overall vision and accurate long passes, and was able to grasp the rhythm of the game, and became one of the most popular midfielders in Italy.
Despite his success at AC Milan, he could not forgive Inter, just as Raul could never forgive Hill for disbanding Atletico Madrid's youth team. That's why he's very motivated every time he plays in a Milan derby at AC Milan.
Zhang Jun looked at Pirlo and shook his head, and went to busy himself again. Isn't he full of energy today?
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Li Yan and Kaliani sat side by side, waiting for the match to start in the press box.
The stands were already full of spectators, and the stands of AC Milan and Inter Milan fans were far away, where fireworks had been lit, red, green and blue flames stood out in the stands, while a large amount of colored smoke slowly gathered and gradually enveloped the San Siro.
"This is the Milan derby!" Li Yan couldn't help but sigh.
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This is the Milan derby!
Zhang Junyi lowered his head and ran into the San Siro stadium, thunderous cheers ringing in his ears.
This kind of frenzied atmosphere makes Zhang Jun really feel like he is in a wealthy club, and what he dreams of is such a game!
Zhang Jun stood beside Kaka and looked up at the sky: "Dad, you can watch me from above." ”
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"This match is very important for Zhang Jun, who has just lost his father and is in desperate need of proof in this kind of competition. I don't think there's a better stage than the Milan derby. Well, the referee blows the whistle and the game begins! ”
Sophie hunched her knees around the sofa in the living room, watching the highlight of the eighth round of Serie A broadcast live on the Sichuan Sports Channel.
It's half past two on Monday morning, and she's going to work in the morning.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Milan derby we broadcast for you has kicked off. The Italian Football Federation, in order to facilitate television broadcasting, put the most high-profile match in Europe this week to the end, making it the finale. But this makes it hard for us Chinese fans, who have to go to work after staying up late to watch the game in the early hours of Monday morning. However, I believe that the two teams of Milan City will definitely give us a good game. The focus of this game is Zhang Jun, who has just finished taking care of his father's funeral, after missing a game, how will he perform in the Milan derby for the first time? ”
While the commentator was chattering, AC Milan had already launched their first attack, hitting in front of Inter's penalty area.
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Kaka gets the ball in the middle, Inter Milan's main midfielder C; Cristianozti was heavily marked against him, preventing him from passing and shooting comfortably.
In desperation, Kaka had no choice but to pass it back to Pirlo.
Pirlo took the ball and looked up to find someone, Inter Milan were worried about his long pass, and the back line immediately pressed forward slightly, ready to create an offside position.
But Pirlo only played the ball to the assist-backed right wing-back Cafu. Cafu had just received the ball, and when he was still forty meters away from the goal, he suddenly got up and made a long diagonal pass to send the ball to the Inter Milan penalty area!
At the moment of Cafu's cross, the Inter Milan backline pressed forward as a whole, and Shevchenko was suddenly in an offside position. Materazzi, meanwhile, raised his hand to signal Shepchenko for offside.
But at this moment, Zhang Jun suddenly came out of the crowd, rushed to the goal, and plugged in! He accelerated on the run, jumped high, and the ball flew just right, and he rushed to the top!
A bouncing ball, the ball smashes to the ground, and then bounces off towards the goal!
Toldo, who was already in the air the moment of Zhang Jun's header, thought of the general direction of Zhang Jun's header, but he didn't expect Zhang Jun to hit the ground with a rebound ball, which caught him off guard.
The cheers of San Siro had already sounded in advance.
But Zhang Jun was a little right, and after Toldo jumped on the spot, almost instinctively, he stretched out his left hand, flicked his fingertips, and pulled the incoming ball off the crossbar!
The ball didn't go in!
Just a corner!
Zhang Jun watched the football pass by the crossbar and waved his hand in annoyance. He bounced the ball just to catch Toldo off guard, but he didn't expect the 34-year-old Toldo to be so nimble and block his close shot with just his fingertips.
San Siro's cheers turned into sighs in an instant. And the Inter fans excitedly shouted: "Santo Toldo! Santo Toldo! ”
The corner, after being whipped away by Andrea Pirlo, was cleared directly by Inter defenders and did not pose much of a threat.
Zhang Jun turned his head to look at Toldo in front of the door, and then ran back.
Dad, it looks like we're going to have to wait a little bit for the goal.
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When Zhang Junding's ball hit the ground and bounced towards the goal, Sophie thought it was definitely in, and raised her hands to cheer. But immediately Toldo made her regretfully slap the armrest of the sofa and was thrown out!
Seeing Zhang Jun clasp his hands together and shake them helplessly a few times, Sophie knew that he must have regretted in his heart, if he could score a goal in the opening game, everything would be wonderful.
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Li Yongle breathed a sigh of relief in the San Siro's player box, if AC Milan scored a goal, it would be difficult to play the rest of the game. He understands Zhang Jun's feelings, but this does not mean that he can accept the result of Inter Milan's defeat.
AC Milan currently lead the table, with Inter Milan also close – just three points off and in third. So this game can't be lost in any way.
Under the training of young coach Roberto Mancinini for a year, Inter Milan finally has its own mature style of play and style. What Inter have shown so far is increasingly convincing that they are really capable of competing for the Scudetto title this season.
Li Yongle is a member of Inter Milan's first team, he is ecstatic with every victory of the team, even if it is his good friend Zhang Jun, he does not want him to score in this game.
Now Inter Milan is a team, not a group of stars.
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Inter Milan soon instigated an offensive and carried out a "revenge strike" against AC Milan.
Stankovic passed the ball down the left flank to Brazilian striker Adriano in front, who took two steps before suddenly fired a long-range shot from 27 meters out!
The football was so fast and tricky that AC Milan's Brazilian international Dida couldn't make a save and could only watch the ball fly past his fingertips.
AC Milan was shocked, but the ball slammed over the crossbar, bounced high and fell off the line.
In just five minutes, the feelings and performances of AC Milan fans and Inter Milan fans were reversed.
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"Great! Just six minutes into the game, there was a dangerous shot from each side! Both teams are very familiar with each other, and you're welcome, so they came up and did it for real! The fans who stayed up late really had a good eye, and this game will be very, very exciting! The commentator of the sports channel said with a little excitement.
Sophie on the sofa couldn't help but feel a thrill, she was trembling slightly up and down now, excited, nervous, worried, expectant, all kinds of feelings. The frenetic atmosphere of the Milan derby, even if it is broadcast on television, can be clearly felt by Sophie thousands of miles away.
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Watching Adriano hit the ball on the crossbar, Li Yan also slapped the railing in front of him hard, regretting like all Inter fans. Although he has more contact with AC Milan due to work needs, he supports Inter Milan in terms of personal feelings.
Kalyani is a Rossoneri fan, and he is a Nerazzurri fan.
In his heart, the most perfect ending of this game was that Zhang Jun scored a goal as he wished, proving to people that there was no problem with his form. But Inter scored two and won 2-1.
Of course, the process has to be tortuous, there have to be ups and downs, there must be suspense, and most people think that Inter Milan's victory is just good luck.
But for fans of both sides, Lan said, the result of such a game is far more important than those ups and downs.
Both sides each came to a threatening shot, and the fans on both sides looked forward to and regretted once, and the atmosphere was ignited at once.
Kaliani turned his head and shrugged at Li Yan beside him: "This is the Milan derby!" ”
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