246. Insider
Delneri's main theme after taking office is only two words: low-key.
When the whole Roma team arrived in Milan, they were either wearing hats and hats, or hanging sunglasses and plugging headphones, and no one was interviewed, and even the new coach Del Neri waved his hand and refused to ask questions from reporters. In the pre-match press conference, Del Neri used 13 perfections in his evaluation of AC Milan, and 6 difficulties in a row when talking about the Roma team, and even said that Roma will do everything in their power to hold on to a draw to alleviate the recent decline in results.
What surprised the reporters was the reaction of Milan: the closed training was closed to the outside media, and the top and bottom from the coaching staff to the players remained silent, according to the reporter of the "Torino Sports Newspaper", almost surrounded Milanello with barbed wire and pulled the cordon, as if he was facing a big enemy.
Media friends looked at each other, can they still use such a big scene to deal with the down-and-out red wolf?
It is said that "the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear", but this time I am afraid that only people in the bureau understand what their respective goals are.
Since the press conference for the appointment of the new coach has been repeatedly postponed, Delneri has been laying out, and the steps of his bureau are quite complicated, but in general, many lovers of the Three Kingdoms will be very familiar with it - the strategy of arrogance.
The new coach has not been selected for a long time, and the media is using the news of Worrall's departure to hype up the contradictions in the Roman dressing room, after all, Totti's temper and Cassano's strange temper are resounding throughout the Apennines, Worrall simply walked away after lighting the dynamite barrel, and whether the successor can settle this mess has become the key, and the delay in announcing the appointment will cause more speculation, and the locker room conflict will heat up into a disagreement between the player and the management, or even show some signs of confrontation, then the matter will be a big deal.
In addition, the delay in announcing the new manager would also make Milan miss the opportunity to prepare for the game, and perhaps increase the chances of winning by a point or two.
As a result, the late news until Friday and Del Neri's low-key attitude will also create an atmosphere of speculation, with most people feeling that Roma are not confident in this game, at least not hearing the wolf's voice is unusual.
Finally, in the pre-match press conference, Del Neri also touted it to the fullest, especially for Milan's two-goal win over the Blues Chelsea, which was amplified by the media and inevitably became a loudspeaker for playing praises, although the acting was not pure enough.
And in reality?
The departure of Worrall will temporarily put aside the team's contradictions, and the negative emotions of the players will be released to a certain extent, which is one of them.
The new coach takes office, which symbolizes that the team ushers in a new starting point, and the team naturally has a lot of expectations for such a starting point, and the corresponding morale will be improved, which is the second.
AC Milan and Chelsea in midweek, the second half just started with one less person to fight, but as long as the starters who played in this game must be in a sluggish state, not to mention that the bigger problem of this game is the referee's "bias", AC Milan players' emotions may not be happy because of the win, especially the double standard for a certain period of time is simply disgusting. Counting with his fingers, Pirlo played the whole game with insufficient physical fitness, Gattuso was sent off halfway and was dissatisfied, Ambrosini did not fight less in the penalty area after Ambrosini came on the field, Milan's three major backs were dragged into the water, even if these players started the game against Roma, it is a problem that there are still a few percent of the remaining form, and if it is rotated, there will be a gap between young players in many positions...... The lineup is not in order, the state is not stable, this is the third.
In the face of this and the other, the Roma team retreated to the edge of the cliff and fought against the water, and they may even be better than AC Milan in form. As a result, in addition to smoke bombs, everything Delneri did was more to stir up the emotions of the opposing players......
That's why Jiang Qi closed Milanelo and temporarily blocked the channel for the transmission of external voices, which was also doing emotional management, and also raising the sharp spirit of the rotation players!
So, the key to winning or losing this game lies in the emotional control and competition between the two sides? In other words, the mental level is more important than the competitive level? After the rookie head made his own analysis, Maldini asked rhetorically.
"It's right and it's not right." , Lao Jiang shook his finger confidently, "The momentum duel in the first ten minutes of the opening game is very important, but if the head coach of this Roma team is Fabio, this game is indeed more of a mental comparison of the players, but unfortunately Delneri is not surnamed Capello, and he will not be able to choose the most suitable permutations and combinations when he holds a good hand." ”
The San Siro at the weekend once again poured into a large number of fans, and it has to be said that despite the wolf's short temper and Barry's strange personality, this pair of Roma frontcourt combinations will always be the most anticipated in Serie A.
Just when the players on both sides were guessing, Jiang Qi, who saw the lineup of the Roma team, had already whispered to Rui Costa.
After a whisper, Lord Rui calmly came on the field with the task, and Chascini suddenly asked, "Focus on the Greeks?" ”
"Hmm, you can see it too?" , the rookie head smiled, "It's all the midfield combination that Del Neri put out to give us a chance." ”
In fact, the Roma team's poor record this season is not good, in addition to the locker room conflicts, there are also key position player arrangements. If Samuel's departure last season was filled by Zivo, and Capello's main back three and Zebina can be rotated, then this season's Roma defensive center-back combination is a headache.
Worrall took over the team and switched to a back four, with the Romanian moving to the left and experimenting with a variety of combinations in the middle, with Ferrari, Kufre, Dellas and others all on the pitch, but it was natural to pay a heavy price to run in on the game. And when the central defenders were able to barely rotate, the conflict between the Germans and the dressing room leaders intensified.
This time at the San Siro, goalkeeper Pellizzoli, left-back Zivo, right-back Panucci and Del Neri are all following Worrall's path, while the centre-back combination uses homegrown rookie Ferrari and Greek tall defender Dellas.
Jiang Qi can also guess a little bit of Del Neri's thoughts, after Drogba partnered with Villa in the last game, according to Milan's usual rotation routine, this time it was time for Toni and Inzaghi to appear, and Delas was specially prepared for Luka Toney.
However, the shortcomings of the Greeks are also obvious, the vast majority of tall players are not quick to react, and behind them is the most dangerous place, which can make the strikers revel. In order to protect this shortcoming, it is necessary to build a solid midfield barrier with a good centre-back, preferably a midfielder with wide range of movement and coverage to stand in front of Delas.
For this reason, Delneri chose De Rossi, which is no problem, as the brightest star of the local rookie, De Rossi's ability at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends has been recognized, but in the case of Perrotta's injury, Del Neri did not choose a stable player like Roma veteran Tomasi, but moved the position of another new star Aquilani back to transform into a midfielder...... That's a bit risky.
Aquilani had a pass, but the defensive and tempo control were unknown, and Jiang Qi couldn't think of what kind of calculation Delneri had, the only thing that could be used as a corollary was that Roma's new coach wanted to attack, and Delneri may have thought of Parma last season when facing Milan, and it was that disjointed game that gave AC Milan their first defeat of the season.
Well, he probably has this in mind, look at his left midfielder, the striker-turned-young D'Agostino, who is more enterprising than Candela, and the right midfielder Mancini Jr. is an attacking maniac in his own right, supplemented by the most creative combination of the Apennines on the front, Totti and Cassano, in fact, Delneri is full of expectations in his heart......