Chapter 64: The Hidden Dangers Behind the Streak!
The Milan fans who came from afar went crazy, screams and howls coming from the mouths of those crazy.
Ancelotti's eyes were red, and the solemnity and usual seriousness on his face were replaced by ecstasy. He shouldn't have been to beat an opponent like Chievo under normal circumstances, but it was a different situation today, as his players scored three goals in a row after facing nine men and trailing by two goals. How this does not make him ecstatic.
As for the bench behind him, it has turned into a sea of revelry at this time.
A minute later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match. Milan won 13 consecutive Serie A wins!
How can the Italian media comment on this miraculous victory?
The word "magical" is used by the Milan newspaper Sport, who refer to the last eight minutes as the "magic eight minutes". Their headline: Magical Eight Minutes, Milan Win Thirteen in a Row!
Roma Sport uses the word "incredible" and their headline reads: Incredible comeback, Milan set a new winning streak!
The team newspaper believes that Tang Jue played the role of Mr. Key and Spiritual Leader in this incredible game. Two goals helped Milan go from falling behind to equalising, and he played the role of Mr. Key. After Andrea Pirlo scored a goal, Chievo went frantically to grab the ball when he kicked off and then reversed the ball at the back, and his actions inspired more players to steal the ball in front of the court, which is the role of the spiritual leader.
Marca believes that a thirteen-game winning streak almost crushed Milan, if it weren't for Milan's strong rebound in the last eight minutes, if it weren't for the short-sightedness of Chievo's players. If Pirlo doesn't want to keep the win after Andrea Pirlo's goal, then it will be Chievo who will win this game.
Ancelotti sent all his main forces for thirteen consecutive victories. The injuries to Gattuso and Cafu show that Milan are really desperate. Trading two big players injured for thirteen straight wins is not advisable for a long league campaign.
The British Guardian believes that there is a hidden danger behind Milan's thirteen consecutive wins, although Gattuso's place is replaced by Ambrosini, and Cafu's place can be replaced by Miลกiฤ, but who can guarantee that Milan will not have players injured again.
The next morning, Milan and his delegation flew back to Milan. As soon as he got off the plane, Ancelotti found Galliani. I don't know what the two talked about. Ancelotti left Galliani's office not very satisfied. Obviously, the two did not have a pleasant conversation.
In the afternoon, before training, the atmosphere in the Milan dressing room was a little eerie, with a hint of sadness in the joy. Gattuso and Cafu's injuries are well known to the players, and Gattuso needs to rest for seven weeks. Cafu needs to rest for four weeks.
Sit in a chair in the middle of the locker room. Carlo Ancelotti looked at his player in silence. Looking at the tired players with their faces on their faces, he felt a little heartache, and he was even more determined in his thoughts.
Galliani hopes that the team will continue to break the winning streak. Create an unattainable winning streak. Ancelotti, on the other hand, thinks so and is going to plan for the whole season. As the manager of the team, Carlo Ancelotti has his own ideas, he is a very assertive person. He decided to instill his mind into the players.
As for Galliani's thoughts, he decided to put it aside, anyway, Gattuso, Galliani's spokesman, would not be in the locker room due to injury. Of course, even if Gattuso is in the locker room, he can still suppress it with his iron fist.
Coughing twice, Ancelotti drew the player's attention. He frowned and said in a deep voice: "First of all, I am here to thank you for embodying Milan's iron and blood in the last eight minutes of last night, and thank you for winning another game for Milan. โ
He looked at Maldini and said, "You are under a lot of pressure to create a thirteen-game winning streak. Gattuso and Cafu went off injured and I used up three substitutions early, leaving us with nine men in the last 20 minutes. โ
"When I went to bed last night, I kept thinking: Is it worth it? In order to set a new winning streak, we were under so much pressure that two players were injured. โ
Carlo Ancelotti paused to glance at his players, many of whom had thoughtful expressions on their faces.
Maldini knew it was time to speak for himself: "We were unbeaten in 58 games and now we have a record of 13 consecutive league wins. There's nothing inherently wrong with everyone wanting to associate their name with these great records. โ
"So, it's worth it for us to do this!"
A lot of players were nodding their heads, thinking Maldini was right. Who doesn't want to retire again, when people talk about Milan's thirteen consecutive wins, they can proudly say to people: "We created it!" โ
Pirlo thought for a moment and said: "It's good to set a new winning streak, but the league is a long time and if we want to do well this year, the health of the players is very important. โ
Carlo Ancelotti nodded and said: "Yes, let's not take the winning streak to heart now, we should enjoy the joy that football brings us in the next games." โ
Setting a record can inspire a player's pride and morale, but there are also risks. On the one hand, players are prone to injury, which has now appeared, and on the other hand, if you lose the game, the players will be frustrated and even fall into a slump. Carlo Ancelotti knows this, so his task today is to correct his misconceptions, to relieve the pressure on his players and relieve their high tension.
There are still a lot of important games to play ahead and the Milan derby is just around the corner. It's a game where you have to give it your all.
Tang Jue sat next to Kaka and frowned, he thought there was nothing wrong with setting the record, and Ancelotti was right. It's a matter of trade-offs, whether to take a long-term view, whether to focus on the current winning streak or to think about the whole season.
Whatever? These are not questions that I should think about, all I can do now is to use my goals to help the team win.
Thinking of this, Tang Jue threw away those annoying questions. At the end of the day, he's not the leader of the team yet, so there's no need to think about that.
In the next two days, Ancelotti mainly arranged for the players to relax during training. After training, lead the whole team to the hot springs. The tiredness on the players' faces is slowly subsiding. For the Milan derby, Milan, which has already reached the round of 16 of the Champions League in advance, sent a substitute lineup in the match with Schalke 04 on the seventh day.
The match ended with a 1-1 draw. On December 8, the Champions League group stage was all over, and the top 16 were all produced. Group A: Juventus and Bayern qualified; Group B: Arsenal and Ajax qualified; Group C Barcelona and Bremen qualified; Group D: Villarreal and Benfica qualified; Group E Milan and PSV Eindhoven qualified; Lyon and Real Madrid qualified from Group F; Group G Liverpool and Chelsea qualified; Group H Inter and Glasgow Rangers qualified.
The most surprising was Group D, where Manchester United were eliminated at the bottom of the group. Saint-Germain also ranked third in the group because of Tang Jue's departure and was eliminated. in the top 16. Serie A and the Premier League each have three seats. There are two seats in La Liga, two in the Bundesliga and two in the Eredivisie.
Next up for Milan is the Milan derby, as the Milan derby day approaches. The spirit of the main players is recovering quickly.
Inter have been in average form this season. In the first fourteen rounds, there were nine wins, two draws and three losses. Ranked third with 29 points.
Before the game, many media believed that Milan had a better chance of winning this derby, and their momentum was stronger than Inter, who had won three consecutive Serie A games. What's more, their main force has been resting for a week.
Milan Sport believes that the two sides could be evenly matched in this game, starting with the analysis of the forwards of both sides: Inter King Ade is the hero of the team's three consecutive wins, he has scored four goals in those three games and is in good form. And Don, Milan's most glamorous striker right now, is almost unbeatable. This match can be described as a match between two strikers.
Roma Sport believes Inter will certainly use home advantage to prove their worth. The Milan derbies are always intense and full of variety, and it can be that every detail can make the difference in the final outcome. The outcome of this game is difficult to predict.
Marca newspaper believes that Milan's Demi battle may be a game in which Milan's winning streak has stopped, and Inter may be the terminator of Milan's winning streak. If Milan cross the hurdle of Inter, perhaps they will continue to break their winning streak. Now the whole of Europe, and indeed the whole world, is watching this game.
Headline for The Guardian: Can too much secrecy stop Milan's winning streak?
As the big game approached, Milan had a new situation, and Ronnie, who was gaining weight rapidly, strained his thigh muscles in training and had to rest for three weeks after being examined by the team doctor. Ambrosini also sprained his ankle in training, Milan is on the rise with injuries and Carlo Ancelotti worried.
The day before the game, Galliani arrived at the training ground. Ancelotti looked at Galliani walking towards the pitch and shook his head in his heart: what is he here for?
With a smile on his face, Galliani greeted the staff on the sidelines, and he sat on a chair on the sidelines, watching the players training on the field with interest.
When the players were resting, he walked to the side to greet the players and walked towards Tang Jue. At this time, Tang Jue was busy replenishing water and raised his head to drink.
"Look, Don doesn't look very elegant when he drinks water!" Galliani smiled and shook his head. Galliani's words caused laughter from the surrounding players.
Galliani was very proud: Look, my words made the atmosphere relaxed!
Tang Jue put down the mineral water bottle in his hand and smiled at Galliani: "What do men want to be so elegant, not to mention that there are no ladies here!" โ
"Why don't you be rude too?" As he spoke, Tang Jue handed Galliani a bottle of mineral water.
Galliani took it with a smile: "Good! โ
Raising his head, Galliani drank water in the same way that Tang Jue did. I don't know if Lu Dao has never drunk water like this before, or because his mouth is too small, and the brown jacket on his body and the white shirt inside are quickly wet with the water running from the bottle. It caused a burst of laughter from the players, and the atmosphere on the training ground became relaxed.
Galliani put down the mineral water bottle, shook his head and said with a smile: "No, this can't work, the clothes are wet." โ
Galliani was rarely seen at the training ground, and the players vaguely knew what he was here for. Relaxing the atmosphere before the big game is conducive to reducing the burden on the shoulders of the players and relieving the psychological pressure. Galliani had obviously done it, and Ancelotti looked relaxed, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground for the time being.
After the training session, the players return to the locker room. Galliani was discussing something with Carlo Ancelotti in the back.
The Milan players looked at the door of the dressing room with some strange look, as if they were waiting for someone. Kaka looked at Maldini and asked, "What are they doing?" Are we going to wait? Why don't we wait after we've got a shower? โ
Ancelotti would immediately go back to the dressing room after each training session and talk about the situation in training. Today's situation breaks this convention, what is this for? Could it be because of Galliani's arrival? Now the two must be discussing something outside. What must be discussed now? Is it tomorrow's game?
Maldini pondered for a moment and was about to speak, when assistant coach Marcili appeared in the player's field of vision.
"Let's take a shower first, then have a meeting!"
Marcili shouted loudly as the players left the locker room with their sports bags in confusion. Kaka asked in Tang Jue's ear, "Tang, what do you say the two of them are discussing?" Tomorrow's game? (To be continued......)