Chapter Fifty-Eight: The New Heroes
Updated: 2013-10-03
There's no one left to stop the madness of Atlanta!
It was the headline on the front page of the Milan Sport newspaper the next day, accompanied by the image of Degan hugging Belen on the edge of the stands after scoring the first goal, compared to the Milan derby, which should have been in the spotlight, but was selectively forgotten.
There was really nothing to say about a goalless draw, the game was unusually dull, and the only bright spot was Kaka, who had a long run during the game and was eventually tripped by Materazzi in the box, but the referee on duty refused to award a penalty.
Atalanta, who beat Parma, remain second in the table and keep the pressure on Juventus, with only two points separating the sides from nine games.
Everyone felt that if it hadn't been for the previous violence at the training ground, which led to Deegan's three-game ban, perhaps the top spot in the league would have been occupied by Atalanta now.
Of course, there are some exceptions, such as Ibrahimovic, who is second in the scorer list, nine rounds of the league, he also scored six goals, and he said that he would use two games to catch up with the number of goals in Digan, and now he doesn't mention it anymore, and it is also a slap in the face, the difference of twelve goals is not so easy to chase, especially in Serie A, which is known for its defense.
However, this does not seem to affect his sense of superiority at all, who makes the team he plays for is a Serie A giant, and Degan's club is indeed grassroots.
"Will Atalanta affect Juventus' dominance of Serie A? It's stupid, I don't feel any pressure right now, is Atlanta strong? The last time they were able to steal a win at the Alp, it was all their luck, I think even if they were given a hundred more chances, they wouldn't be able to do it again! I'm not worried about them at all right now, we're Juventus and we're aiming to win the title, what about them? When did you hear that Atlanta was going to fight for the championship! As for the number of goals you score, mature players care more about the team's victory, only those stunned boys will put how many goals they have scored all day long, showing off everywhere, and he can score so many goals, it is completely based on sacrificing the interests of the team! The whole team of Atalanta is trying to help him score, so naturally it is much easier! ”
Ibrahimovic's words, the first feeling is that you can't eat grapes, saying that grapes are sour, everyone knows that in Juventus's offensive system, the first choice is Trezeguet, followed by Piero, Ibrahimovic? He is far from qualified.
He emphasized that Digan didn't even bother to respond, but under the pressure of reporters, Digan was in a good mood recently, and it was rare to give face: "Every word that Swede said, in my opinion, is like a defeated dog, when he escaped, the barking he made has no meaning at all, if you want to prove that he is better, just compete on the court, but I don't think he has the guts, from the beginning, to the present, He's just a stupid dog who just hides behind Juventus' huge body and barks! ”
What is a war of words, just look at Degan, it's hard enough to say such things, if you don't accept it, try it, what are you doing with so much nonsense!
After the victory over Parma, Atalanta has been crowned by media reporters as the Young Guard, and the young players in the team are all touted vigorously, but they will not only be satisfied with the title of a Young Guard, they also have higher pursuits, doesn't "Milan Sport" say that their journey this season is a crazy journey?
Then they will naturally go crazy to the end, and it is at the critical time that Degan is in the mood to deal with Ibrahimovic.
Atalanta have a Coppa Italia game to play before the next round of league fixtures, but the second leg looks completely meaningless, and it would be too much for Pescara to beat Atalanta by eight goals on home soil, despite being at home.
Digan was not in the starting line-up and was also on the bench with Albertini, but despite this, Atalanta managed to qualify for the round of 16 with a win on the road.
Pazzini scored twice in the game, and Croatian boy Boudin also scored a goal, and the final score was fixed at 4:1!
In the next round, Atalanta will face the Serie A giants Lazio, although the current situation of Lazio and Parma is somewhat similar, but a strong team is a strong team, and the overall strength of the round is still two streets away from Atalanta.
In the 10th round of the league, Atalanta visited Genoa to challenge Sampdoria of the Mariners, and Atalanta played an extremely difficult game, falling behind twice in the game, but finally managed to come back.
In the 34th minute, Natali made a mistake in clearing the ball with a header, and Sampdoria striker Bazzani stopped the ball with his left foot 17 meters in front of the goal and quickly scored with a right-footed shot. 1:0
It wasn't until the end of the first half that Atalanta equalised, when Lazzari crossed diagonally from the left, and even though Digan stopped the ball with his left foot, he quickly turned and leaned on the opposition defender Falcone to curl a right-footed ball into the far corner from 13 yards out.
In the second half, Sampdoria returned a pass on the left, and the outside of Volpi's right foot in the front of the penalty area rubbed the penalty area diagonally, or Bazzani, rushing to the top in front of the goal, although goalkeeper Taibi reached out to block it, but still could not prevent the ball from entering the net, scoring twice, and also allowed Bazzani to surpass Ibrahimovic and rise to the second place in the scorer list.
Of course, Atalanta was not willing to fail, they launched a fierce attack around Sampdoria's penalty area in the following time, and in the 73rd minute, Atalanta launched a counterattack on the left, Degan received the ball over the top, all the way to the bottom line position and crossed, Pacini's header bounced into the net, 2:2.
After the equaliser, the Atalanta team continued to work hard, and less than four minutes later, Montolivo split the ball with the instep outside the middle, and Digan scored with a volley into the far corner from the right side of the penalty area, making it 3:2 and scoring his 20th league goal of the season.
In the 89th minute, Digan crossed Castellini's crotch with a right-footed shot in front of the goal, and was about to score, but was blocked by goalkeeper Antonioli, and substitute Croatian striker Boudin scored in the stoppage, 4:2.
In the 11th round of the league, Atalanta sat at home to Chievo, and Mandolini basically maintained the lineup from last weekend, except for Gauthieri to replace Zenoni with a thigh muscle strain.
The two sides staged a brilliant battle at the Blue Italian Stadium, and in the second minute, Brigi cut through the Atalanta defence with a through ball, which Tiribocchi cleverly missed, but Cossato's shot went just wide.
It was only a minute before Atalanta returned the favor when Digan won the ball in the middle and split the wing, and Montolivo fired a right-footed volley from the edge of the box into the air with an anti-aircraft cannon.
In the 10th minute, Tiriboki brought down Brigi in front of the penalty area, Baronho took a pinpoint free-kick, and Cossato's header fell into the arms of Taibi.
In the 26th minute, Atalanta had a good chance when Albertini stopped the ball from the right and crossed, and Degan's textbook right-footed volley was saved by Maciegiani.
Albertini whipped in a corner, Sala headed back and Pazzini followed with a header that went wide of the right-hand post.
In the 35th minute, Danner fouled Lazzari, Albertini took a free-kick, and Degan's header in the box was about to drill into the goal, but it was destroyed by Mandley.
At the end of the half, neither side could find the back of the net, and the game was still scorching after the start of the second half.
In the second minute of the second half, Natali fouled Tiriboki and Baronho's free-kick was blocked.
In the 64th minute, Baronho played the ball and Brigi followed up with a left-footed shot that went wide of the left post.
In the 68th minute, Montolivo passed the ball, Maciegiani came out but did not pick up the ball, but Danner made a timely tackle to destroy it.
In the 72nd minute, Albertini took a corner kick, Digan nodded the ball in front of the goal, and Pacini pushed it into the net in front of the goal, giving Atalanta a 1-0 lead.
The score was maintained until the end of the game, and although Deegan could not continue his good scoring streak, he did provide an assist in the game.
Mandolini also praised Degan after the game, saying that he is now increasingly aware of the important role he plays in the team, not only in scoring goals, but also in leading the team to victory.
After this game, Atalanta continued their Coppa Italia campaign to take on Lazio away to Lazio, and at the beginning of the game, Degan made a long run to break through three opposing players and force Peruzzi to make a good save.
After that, Odo's free-kick was blocked, and Rocchi's follow-up shot was blocked by Taibbi on the goal line, which was one of the few attacking opportunities for Lazio in this game.
On the other hand, Atalanta's attack was wave after wave, and Lazio's goalkeeper Peruzzi also became the busiest one on the field, continuously defusing Atalanta's shots.
However, Atalanta still took the lead before the end of the first half, and in the 42nd minute, Atalanta took a corner kick, and the old Portuguese defender Couto blocked it, but did not kick the ball away, and followed up in time Digan, who shot angrily at the ball and hit the ball into the goal.
Lazio, who were trailing in the second half, rushed to equalise at the start of the second half, but there were a number of mistakes, and the situation on the pitch was still dominated by Atalanta, and finally Albertini fired a long-range shot before the end of the game.
After the first leg victory, Atalanta rushed to Brescia non-stop, Brescia after Baggio's retirement, as if they were suddenly drained of their souls, this season's performance is really unsatisfactory, despite the squad with Almeida, Di Biagio, Adani and other famous players, but after 11 rounds of the league, they are still only the second from the bottom of the league.
The match was played in heavy rain and Mandolini replaced the suspended Natali with Gonella in place of the suspended Natali and partnered Sala in the back line.
After the opening, Brescia didn't seem comfortable with the rain fight. In the second minute, Digan was brought down by Adani and Albertini whipped in a quick free-kick that Pacini fired wide of the right post with his right foot in front of goal.
In the thirteenth minute, Montolivo passed the ball over the top in the middle, Digan took the ball on the left side of the penalty area and turned to get rid of Di Biagio, clasped Pozzuoli with his right foot, and then crossed low with his left foot to the middle, and suddenly Montolivo stopped the ball and cleverly dodged the defender, and shot with his right foot into the upper right corner in front of the goal, Atalanta took a 1:0 lead.
Brescia conceded a frantic attack, and in the 20th minute, Martinez took a corner kick from the left, Caracciolo headed it in front of goal, and Taibi reacted quickly to seal the ball off the line.
In the 36th minute, Montolivo's shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked, Albertini met the ball 25 meters in front of the goal with a powerful low shot with his right foot, which was blocked by Castellazzi, but the ball did not bounce far, Digan followed up in time and shot low with his left foot in front of the goal, the ball was blocked by Castellazzi, and it still got into the goal.
With two goals down, Brescia was desperate, and in the 41st minute, Martinez took a free-kick from the left, Caracciolo nodded in front of the goal, and Taibi reacted in time to lift the ball over the crossbar.
Atalanta continued to control the situation in the second half, and in the 72nd minute the score was almost doubled, when Deegan and Pacini played a brilliant combination, and Deegan fired a long-range shot that was saved by Castellazzi.
A few minutes into the game, Brescia laid siege to Atalanta's gates, but in the end Atalanta maintained their lead until the end and won seven consecutive league games.
"Everybody can see that we're on the right path right now, and everybody in the team is very united, whether it's the main players or the substitutes, everyone is working hard to create the best record in Atalanta's history!"
After this game, Degan, who was once again voted the best player, also looked very excited when he was interviewed.
'It's a great feeling to score, but I'm more concerned about the team winning, who said that? That's right! It's the Swede, but I'm not imitating him! ”
Before leaving, Deegan did not forget to make a little joke with reporters.
After this game, Atalanta was unbelievably able to rise to the top of the standings, and in this round, Juventus challenged Lecce and finally won a draw, and was also overtaken by Atalanta in points and fell to the second place.
As for AC Milan, although they successfully appeared in the Champions League group, their results in the league are not satisfactory, and they are only sixth in the table.
Galliani once again sent a kind signal to Degan in a hurried interview after the match: "We are happy for Degan's result, but I would prefer him to wear the AC Milan shirt!" ”
Originally, Degan's call to AC Milan was very cold, and seeing Atalanta's record getting better and better, it seems that the difficulty of making Degan's return to Milan is also increasing.
The league has gone on to this point, whether people admit it or not, Atalanta deserves the title of new giant.
At the top of the league table, if they can maintain their current state, wait until the winter break to bring in a few more powerful players to supplement the team's bench thickness, maybe they really have a chance to touch the honor that the team has never touched since it was founded more than 100 years ago.
Mandolini is also full of ambition now, at the beginning of the season, he was thinking about how to relegate, but now?
Mandolini couldn't help but start fantasizing!
With a magic weapon like Degan in hand, plus excellent young talents such as Montolivo, Pacini, and Lazzari, plus the assistance of veterans such as Taibi, Albertini, and Sara, they can't fight for it.
Of course, the first thing that is needed is the support of the club, Serie A has a long 38 games, relying on the current squad, once it comes to the second half, the injuries increase, there are fitness problems, the results will definitely fluctuate, they can't count on Digan to suddenly break out every game.
But the question is, how do you get money out of the pocket of that stingy Mr. President in Atlanta?
You must know that in the summer, other teams were busy with big reinforcements, but Atalanta was tightened, and the only deal that paid the transfer fee was the introduction of Rivalta, and the rest were either loan or free transfers.
Now this lineup, relegation, and even fighting for a good position are enough, but if you want to make a breakthrough, it is obviously far away.
Not only Mandolini, but also Degan made a suggestion to the Atlanta president in an interview with reporters.
'Atalanta is in a very good situation at the moment and I think we should take a long-term view and achieve better results, but the current squad is not enough to support that and the management of the team should make a move.
Mandolini also told reporters: "The team is striving for maximum success, but we need more quality players to participate, and I hope the club can make more investment in this winter break to help the team improve its fighting power!" ”
It's a pity that neither the head coach Mandolini nor the team's star Degan have received the signals they should have received.
Not only that, but Deegan has even heard the news that the club could trade Pacini to Fiorentina this winter break.
As a Serie A superfan in his previous life, Digan certainly knew that it was this winter that Paccini left Atalanta and moved to Fiorentina.
But now the team's results are so good, the club still has to rely on selling players to cash out, Deegan can't help but feel angry, it is when it is necessary to strengthen the strength, but the club has made a self-destructive approach, this kind of behavior, how can Degan not be angry.
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