Chapter 42 Need to Talk
Galliani's assessment of Sampdoria's defeat is, in fact, a euphemism. Ancelotti himself certainly doesn't really think that his position is really secure.
In fact, there are indeed a lot of problems in the team now, first of all, the problem of the backline, of course, Ancelotti can't express his dissatisfaction with the backline, because after all, the veteran Maldini is involved here, and it will also have some negative effects on the unity of the team.
After the game, the newspaper "Milan Sport" pointed out mercilessly: "Milan's backline needs a complete overhaul at this time. β
Although AC Milan's results are not bad at the moment, after all, they have accumulated six points from three games, which is an improvement compared to last season, but without the change of revolution, it is even more difficult for the Rossoneri to turn around.
Zaccheroni, the former Milan boss who is now at home, also offered advice for his former club: "The backline should be there as one, and if the defenders are playing separately, the opponent can find holes at any time. As for the midfielders and forwards, they should attack more and put more pressure on the opposition so that the opponents are not free to counter-attack. Because there is no team that puts the burden of defense entirely on the defenders in a game, and Milan is no exception. β
Zaccheroni and Ancelotti have a good personal relationship, and he naturally can't point out the contradiction between Ancelotti and Digan, but another Milan old man, Sacchi, has no such scruples: "No, it's not a defensive problem, I believe Milan will be reinvigorated, and it will be much sooner than people expect, but this requires Ancelotti to put down something, re-examine his players, and find out the most hode people on the field, not like now, real gems, but thrown in the stands!" β
Who the gem Saki is referring to, everyone knows very well!
Last season, Sacchi had thought about bringing Degan to Parma, but with Parma's current situation, it was indeed difficult to get Degan.
After the defeat to Sampdoria, Carlo Ancelotti also knew that the current AC Milan urgently needed a rebound, and the next game against Lazio would be a game for him that could not have a second result other than a victory.
Speaking to reporters, Carlo Ancelotti said: "It's a big game because when you take a wrong step, you have to change quickly. We have the ability to pick up on what we did last and not go back to the mistakes of the last game. I think to get through difficult moments you need to give it your all, the team has been playing the same way for three years, so now is not the time to take tactical risks and play in a way that you are not familiar with, and from my personal point of view, I don't think it's a crisis moment because I have the support of my surroundings and we have to solve problems like we did at the beginning of last season. Last season we also won a tough game in the fourth round with only 10 men, so I hope we can win a little easier this time. β
Immediately, a reporter asked whether AC Milan should move the finish line to the Champions Cup.
Carlo Ancelotti was a little unimpressed: "It was like this last season, when we played on two fronts and because we endured too many games, we ended up giving up on the league title, but now it's different, anyway I don't think the final result of the league depends on the start, we are not in bad shape, in my opinion, we have done well last week and we will do better in the next game." In fact, last season's defeat to Messina in the third round was much more problematic than this defeat to Sampdoria. β
On his future, Ancelotti is not worried: "If Galliani sees the newspaper saying that Ancelotti's position is in danger, I believe he is qualified to express his opinion, not only for me, but for all the fans, for the media, to let them know what the club thinks at the moment, and we have never been silent in the news like some other clubs. We can say a lot to the media, in Genoa Galliani didn't blame anyone for his disappointment and he was quite positive about his team's admonitions. β
Carlo Ancelotti also congratulated the five AC Milan players named in the League of Players League Team of the Year Shevchenko, Nesta, Cafu, Maldini, Dida, and interestingly, four of the five came from this much-criticized defence, and Ancelotti spoke for the defenders: "These players have brought luck to AC Milan, to me and to themselves, and they have won such an honor not only because of fame, you see the oldest player right now, Paul. Maldini, who can still put in the best performances, it is difficult for opponents to find the back of the net in the attacking position, which is our advantage, they can only rely on set-pieces or our mistakes to score, as against Sampdoria. In that case, the overall team's support was a bit of a problem. β
Carlo Ancelotti also spoke about the rest of the AC Milan defenders: "Stam has played well in the last two games, he is in good form at the moment, he defended well in the last game, and some of the criticisms against him are unfair. I would say that in set-piece defence, it's not one person's problem, it's the team's problem. In fact, our midfielders were more aggressive against Sampdoria than against Siena and Fenerbach. Now we're going to try something new, but for what we've got we have we need to keep and improve, and against Sampdoria I see we're putting a lot of pressure on the opposition and we're going to put more pressure on them in the next games. β
In fact, there is another person in the Milan squad who has entered the best team in the league, that is, Degan, but for Degan, Ancelotti obviously doesn't want to say anything: "There is no contradiction between me and him, just a lack of communication, he is not at his best now, the next game?" Who knows! I will only choose players who are out of form! β
Ancelotti's attitude is obvious, AC Milan still has to insist on large-scale rotation, after the start of this season, Gattuso, Ambrosini, Serginho, Seedorf, Gilardino, Vieri have all got considerable playing time, it can be said that except for Volger is a real substitute, Dida, Pirlo, Shevchenko are the main starters of the iron fight, there is no main force and substitute.
This summer, AC Milan did not want to sell Dorasu, but Dorasu expressed his thoughts, "I will definitely play more at Saint-Rigermain than at AC Milan, and next summer's Shijie Cup is very important to me, if it weren't for the Shijie Cup, I wouldn't have left AC Milan." β
In a word, there weren't enough opportunities at AC Milan, and Carlo Ancelotti didn't rotate to satisfy the number of appearances he made on the bench.
Another man who left because of the rotation system was Brockie, who once said, "I'm happy with 14 or 15 games a season." β
But even this figure is not available to Brocki, who is now a pillar of Fiorentina, and his ability has not been fully exploited at AC Milan, and in the second round of last year's game against Bologna, Carlo Ancelotti told him to "either stay in Milan to train or be in the away stands", which made Brocki feel even more sad, but Brocki is only on loan and has a chance to return.
In fact, Ancelotti's over-reliance on Seedorf last season did compress the space for DorasΓΊ and Brocki, and although the Dutchman scored six goals, he did have the lowest of Milan's midfielders in the rating of Sport.
Because his performance is too unstable, for players who are not stable, it is only wise to let him play when he is in shape, and let him get more rest to adjust when he is not in shape, but Ancelotti's death of one person not only affects Seedorf's state, but also compresses the opportunities of others.
The same problem appeared on Gattuso, Cafu's aging made Gattuso's defensive burden increase, and at the same time, Gattuso's own form last season was much worse than the previous two years, in this case, Weishenme could not let the main team rest a little, and give the opportunity to the players who were in more shape, Dorasu and Brocki ranked first and third in the team in the rating of "Milan Sports Newspaper", indicating that they performed quite well in the limited number of games, just like Brockie said: "I don't think my performance is worse than others, But they just don't get the chance. β
Fortunately, Ancelotti is now in rotation, and Seedorf will be on the bench for the game against Lazio, although the opportunity is no longer available to the two departing players, but Ambrosini can get more space.
However, the same problem seems to still exist in Ancelotti's mind, Serginho has indeed repeatedly brought miracles to AC Milan when he comes on the bench, but the 34-year-old veteran whose advantages and flaws are equally obvious has become a rare player in AC Milan this season, it is a bit too much, you know, Serginho can only be regarded as a "wonder soldier", and Ancelotti actually has a "trump card" in his hand. Costa.
If Gilardino starts, the style is similar to that of Mofeo and even the more creative Rui. Costa will make him even more effective on the field, from the summer warm-up to today, but Van Rui will be able to do more. In Costa's game, Gilardino always got a lot of chances, and although Gilardino scored in the last round, he got two supports in the whole game.
Since Kaka is indispensable, Rui. Costa could also be used in the two wing-back positions on certain occasions, and Serginho should never be the only option when the score is behind and the attack needs to be stepped up.
To trust a person, you must use a person, this seems to be the persistence in Ancelotti's mind, but sometimes take a step back and open the sky, just like when Seedorf died, Ancelotti did not find Ambrosini good, if Ancelotti can let go of some prejudices in his heart, look at the bench, he also missed a trump card.
In his only two previous appearances, it took him less than 30 minutes to score five goals, an average of one goal in six minutes, and this kind of efficiency is unique in Shijie football.
Even if Ancelotti and Degan have irreconcilable contradictions, if Ancelotti can take the initiative to put down something for the sake of the team's results, even if Deegan is only used as a surprise soldier, the benefit to the team is definitely great.
But now on Milan's forward line, Shevchenko is the unshakable main force, Gilardino and Vieri sing "two-person turn", this is the rotation system in Milan's dedication position.
Vieri's first game for Milan against Fenerbach was not impressive, but he was forgiven: he was short-lived, mentally not resonant with his team-mates, and not at his best physically.
Now, it's his turn again, Gilardino has found the first goal of an official match for Milan, but not yet. Although Carlo Ancelotti said he was "as confident in Vieri as he was in Gilardino", it was not the bride who threw the ball, the girls who followed the next to get married, and good luck did not favor him.
Is Ancelotti eccentric?
At least on the issue of Vieri, it seems that it is not, Vieri is more like a Liu Adou who can't be helped.
That Weishenme has always started with Shevchenko?
"Vieri can also partner with Gilardino and the rotation also involves Andre when he's tired."
Listen, Ancelotti's rhetoric seems to have been specially prepared to silence criticism.
From beginning to end, Ancelotti never thought of Degan, which made some media blame, and the loss to Sampdoria naturally became evidence of Ancelotti's guilt.
Some media outlets have even set a schedule for Ancelotti's dismissal, and if AC Milan cannot win against Lazio, Ancelotti's coaching career at AC Milan will end immediately.
But Carlo Ancelotti is clearly disgusted by the claim: "Lazio is not a beach for Zuihou and the team can turn things around in no time." We have a chance to turn around and we have confidence. As for the performance at Sampdoria, personally, it wasn't my low. We had trouble at the start of last year, with four points from three rounds, and then we rose up against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpic. We're facing the Blue Eagles now as well, but this time it's in Milan. I'm calm, I've been calm. If you want to get over the current difficult times, you need to think calmly about what to do. Against Sampdoria, we played very well. We didn't give our opponent many chances, we just lost our balance in the Zuihou moment. But it wasn't a disaster, the whole team knew exactly what we were going to do and we were going to get better and better. The league is long and there is time to resume. Juventus are gaining momentum and they want to win the league again, but we are not going to give up, last year we were eight points above Juventus in just a few days, but now is not the time to race against others, we have to focus on ourselves and find ways to improve. β
Ancelotti is clearly reluctant to talk about the issue of Degan, which journalists are more concerned about, and this is the last thing Galliani wants to see.
On the third day after the Sampdoria match, before training began, Galliani arrived at Milanello and called Carlo Ancelotti aside.
"Carlo! The team is in a bad state right now! I'd like to hear what you think? β
Ancelotti saw Galliani's unkind face and knew that the problem was coming: "Now the situation is still under control, we are only three points behind Juventus in the league and ~~~~~~~ in the Champions League"
Galliani grimaced and said, "Carlo! Don't kid yourself, you know how those victories come from! β
Indeed, as Galliani said, against Ascoli, Milan would have lost their opening game without Degan's hat-trick in the Zuihou moment, and it was Degan's brace against Fenerbahce that allowed Milan to keep the three points at the San Siro.
"Carlo! Mr. Prime Minister is very unhappy with the team's performance! β
Berlusconi has reason not to be satisfied, he has invested a lot in the team this summer, but in these four games, AC Milan have played very badly, which makes Berlusconi feel as if he has been fooled, putting in enough, but not producing much.
Ancelotti's heart trembled and said, "Adrian! You promised me that you wouldn't interfere with my control of the team! β
Galliani frowned: "But you didn't do what you promised me, I ask you to give Digan a chance, but he is not playing the role I want to see in the team now, he is a good player, but he can only sit on the bench and in the stands, this is not reasonable, Carlo!" You need to make a change now! β
Galliani knows that Ancelotti doesn't like Degan, even if Degan can score again, but it is somewhat incompatible with Ancelotti's tactics, Degan needs to control the ball at his feet to play his full strength, but Ancelotti's tactics require players to reduce breakthroughs and speed up a pass when they are on the field.
Carlo Ancelotti's preferred striker is Shevchenko's type, who can score on his own while also helping his teammates, while Digan is a bit lonely when he is on the field.
No coach likes a player who always puts on a one-man show, even if it is a combination of Pele, Maradona, Zidane and Ronaldo.
Seeing that Ancelotti didn't speak, Galliani's tone suddenly became stern, and said, "Carlo! This is not a suggestion, but a request, and you can even interpret my words as an order, the team cannot spend millions of dollars in annual salaries to keep a player sitting on the bench! β
Although Ancelotti's face was ugly, he couldn't refute it, saying that Degan was not in good shape? He has scored three or four goals in almost every training match within the team with little support from his teammates.
In the end, Ancelotti could only nod helplessly!
Compared with his own dignity, Ancelotti obviously cares more about his position.
It's not easy to give up on a mature team, especially since he's been in charge here for three years.
"I can give him a chance, but he needs to prove his quality when he plays!"
Carlo Ancelotti knows that the club has gradually leaned towards Degan in his dispute with Degan, but he is not a person who is used to giving up, and his stubborn character determines his style of action.
Degan can't make a mistake, as long as Degan makes a mistake, he will not hesitate to take Degan back down, and Galliani will have nothing to say at that time.
Galliani breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ancelotti had finally compromised, just as they couldn't give up on Degan, and AC Milan couldn't just dismiss a manager who had already proven himself with a title.
If AC Milan really does this, I believe that the happiest is Real Madrid, everyone knows that Real Madrid is chasing Ancelotti, it is no secret, after the end of last season, Real Madrid's Jishu director Sanchez called Galliani and asked Ancelotti about the termination of the contract.
"If only you could think so, Carlo! What the team needs now is unity, there can be no instability, you should know how good or bad Milan is, very important to the Prime Minister! β
Of course, Ancelotti knows that now that the Italian election is imminent, whether Berlusconi can be re-elected or not, the most important thing is the support of Milan fans, as long as the team's results are good, fans are naturally happy to vote for Berlusconi.
Ancelotti smiled bitterly: "Okay! I know! But Adrian, the biggest problem of unity within the team right now is that Brazilian! β
Galliani was noncommittal on the subject, but said: "Everything needs a process, Filip will be playing soon, Carlo!" Don't you think it's a bit too extravagant to have five people on our front line? β
It's too extravagant!
Of course, Ancelotti knows that such a configuration is a bit extravagant, but the one he wants to get rid of most is Degan, but looking at Galliani's attitude today, he knows that Degan will not leave.
Shevchenko is Berlusconi's favorite player, of course he can't leave, Inzaghi has the support of both the club and the coaching staff, and the network within the team is very good, and he can't leave, Gilardino spent more than 20 million euros on the club, and he is also the most sè young striker in Italy, and he can't leave, so who else will leave, the question is already obvious.
Galliani continued: "The club doesn't judge a player lightly, anyone has a chance, it's just a matter of whether they can take it! β
Galliani left after speaking, when he came, many Milan players noticed, and Digan naturally knew, but he didn't care about what Galliani said to Ancelotti, he just wanted to do his own thing.
Gattuso had a big mouth, grabbed Digan and whispered: "I guess Galliani must have gone to talk to the coach about the problem of the last game!" We played like shit in the last game! β
Deegan didn't look back, still concentrating on the ball, but replied lightly: "It's your performance like shit, I didn't play, and losing has nothing to do with me!" β
Gattuso choked on Degan's words, and his eyebrows twisted, "Hey! Rod! Don't say that, we're one! β
Deegan smiled and said, "Overall! Just like now! Look at the others, I feel like a plague! β
Gattuso looked around, not knowing whether it was intentional or not, and the other teammates were a little far away from Degan, as if they were dodging.
Gattuso touched the beard on his chin with some disapproval, and said, "Rod! Maybe your chance has come, but I know Galliani has always admired you! β
Degan didn't care about this kind of thing, and said: "I don't want my position to be asked by others, Ancelotti has his choice, I also have my insistence, if he likes to continue to ignore my existence, I have no opinion, as long as I am allowed to play, he must be ready to be slapped in the face!" β
As he spoke, Inzaghi arrived, greeting each of his teammates with a smile on his face, he was indeed a warm person and very likable in the Milan team.
Gattuso looked at Inzaghi and said, "Pippo will pay soon!" Rod! You should think of a way, stop insisting, just talk to the coach and I think everything can be solved, otherwise, your situation will only get harder! β
Digan knows that Gattuso has good intentions and that once Inzaghi returns, he will have fewer chances to win, and everyone knows that Ancelotti admires Inzaghi and that as long as he is healthy, he cannot be left on the bench.
At that time, he was suppressed by four competitors, even if Di Gan was confident in his own strength, he couldn't help but be a little worried, if it was fair competition, he was not afraid of anyone, but it was a fair competition opportunity, and Di Gan couldn't get it.
Ancelotti also came back soon, Yin stood on the sidelines with a calm face, and didn't say a word, and the atmosphere on Milanello's training ground became a little depressing for a while.
Degan still does what he has to do, all the training is done meticulously, personal grudges are personal grudges, work is work, Milan pays him a salary, even if he can't play, he has to make a positive appearance.
After the training session, Deegan was about to leave when Kaka suddenly stopped him: "Rod! Can you come to my villa on Friday night! β
Degan looked at Kaka and didn't speak, for the whole day today, Deegan felt that Kaka seemed to have something on his mind, and now he seemed to be ready, and finally couldn't help but say it.
Kaka smiled a little shyly and said, "Caroline and I have decided to get engaged, and his parents have also come to Milan, I want to hold a family banquet, which is not a formal banquet, just a simple ceremony!" β
Kaka knew that Deegan hated the rules of mortals, and he didn't like to be boisterous.
When Di Gan heard this, he didn't know what kind of Xin Qing he should be now, Zuihou smiled faintly and said, "Congratulations!" Ricardo! I'll go when the time comes! β
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