Chapter Seventy-Three: Aging Milan

At the Fraki Stadium, the fans in the stands were singing loudly, this was their first Champions League home game after returning to Serie A, and the hot scene was as hot as anyone could imagine.

On the field, the two teams were shaking hands, and Digan passed by Kaka at the end of the line with a blank face, full of helplessness.

What kind of trouble does Ancelotti want to make?

Goalkeeper Dida, Favali, Maldini, Nesta, Oddo, midfielders Pirlo, Emerson, Seedorf, Ambrosini, Kaka, striker Inzaghi.

Except for Kaka, who can be called a young man, the rest are old guys, and the second-youngest Pirlo is also about to run for three, just this old grandfather team, to compete with the Florentine Youth Guard?

Ancelotti shouldn't have wanted the young people of Florence to respect the old and be merciful!?

That's right!

Milan's starting eleven were all big stars, and in their active days, they were the best star players on the planet, but now, their time is long gone.

Let's take a look at Fiorentina's lineup, goalkeeper Frei, Antonini at the back, Thiago. Silva, Ranocchia, Abate, midfielders Luka Modric, Ledesma, Motta, Hamsik, Digan partnering Pazzini in the forward line.

They are all young people in their early twenties, and they are in the golden age of physical fitness, and AC Milan has such a main lineup, which seems to everyone to feel a bit like holding an egg and touching a stone.

At the beginning of the game, Fiorentina took the lead in attacking, except for the two central defenders and goalkeepers, the other eight players quickly moved through the middle line, overwhelming Milan's half, continuous short passes, so that AC Milan's uncles could not touch the ball at all, in terms of running ability, the two teams are not at the same level at all.

After an eight-foot pass, the ball reached the right flank, and Abate, who came through the AC Milan Academy, easily waded past his defenders, accelerated to near the baseline, and crossed the ball.

Probably holding back his mind to prove himself to his old club, every time he faced AC Milan, Abate played extra active and positive, but every time Abate performed like this, Galliani in the stands was dripping blood.

After all, Abate was once the treasure of the Rossoneri!

Digan met in the middle and pressed Nesta with a ferocious header, but fortunately Dida reacted very untimely and stood still, only to have the ball hit him on the shoulder, and Maldini kicked him out of the box.

In the stands of the Stade Frankie, the Fiorentina fans erupted in cheers, although the goal was not scored, but the Fiorentina attack was too beautiful.

The ball that was cleared out of the box didn't fly too far, Ledesma got ahead of Emerson, got the ball, took a step forward, and volleyed hard, the ball grazed the far post and flew off the line.

Two consecutive attacks, although they did not cause a goal, still shocked the whole Milan team in a cold sweat.

Ancelotti's face on the sidelines began to become grim, and it seemed that a close contest in Jihua was not going according to his script, and he was surprised, when did Fiorentina become so strong?

The game continued, Fiorentina completely dominated the field, although AC Milan was also attacking, but in the face of the ferocious scrambling of the Fiorentina players, those veterans who had already achieved fame were obviously a little uncomfortable, they were dodging, facing each other, obviously not their favorite style of football, they preferred to easily dribble, pass, and then use their experience to shake off Fiorentina's defense and then send the ball into the goal.

Looking at AC Milan's attack, the slow is like an old woman shopping on the street, although the accuracy of the pass is still very high, but it is obvious that the Milan players are not actively running.

Whenever the football reaches the feet of the Fiorentina players, the pace of the game is immediately carried very fast, but once it reaches the feet of the AC Milan players, the atmosphere is ruined, and it is simply drowsy to watch the slow inverted feet.

I have to say that these stars are really old, and their ambition to win may not be completely denied, but there is no doubt that their aging bodies can no longer support a big heart.

In fact, a few years ago, they were already old, but they are still there, still squeezing the living space of young people at AC Milan, and the camera camera seems to unintentionally scan the stands, Gourcuff is guarding the stands in the company of his father, his eyes are full of loneliness.

How many years have passed, AC Milan is still these old faces, during which some people may come and some people leave, but who are they coming?

Rivaldo, Pancarlo, Cafu, Dorasu, Vieri, Amoruso, one is older than the other, and the once glorious Milanese dynasty is almost turned into a containment station.

But listen to what Silvio Berlusconi is saying: "In terms of financial resources, no one can compare to me, but I don't think Milan needs a big change now, all we have to do is adjust certain positions!" ”

That's right!

AC Milan are adjusting, but unfortunately their adjustments are rarely successful, replacing Rui Costa with Kaka is a success story, but in this case, Oliveira came, but left with a parallel hat, and he was just a passer-by to San Siro.

Ronaldo is a superstar, but his fat stature obviously can't solve AC Milan's lack of strikers.

It is said that Berlusconi is jihua to bring Shevchenko back, sadly!

Ten minutes into the game, Fiorentina scored, everything looked logical, Modric sent a through ball in the middle, Digan won the ball in front of the penalty area and split the side, Pazzini had to do all he had to do was to push it easily, Favali who was supposed to defend him at this time, and Pazzini was three meters away.

As for Dida's save, it was more symbolic and did not play a role in preventing the goal at all.

The Fiorentina players were running on the pitch in celebration, and the atmosphere of the entire Flacci stadium was ignited, and everyone was hugging and celebrating.

Galliani's duck egg face is black at the moment, and he is kissing the bottom of the pot!

Kaka crossed his waist, standing in the midfield and looking at the Fiorentina players who were celebrating the goal, Kaka was a little envious, no one wanted to be with veterans all day, although these veterans were his friends, but after a long time, Kaka only felt that the twilight around him was dull, and it was going to become difficult to breathe.

After breaking the deadlock, Fiorentina did not shrink their formation, they were still attacking, playing at a fast pace, and they did not spare their physical strength at all, as if everyone was a perpetual motion machine.

AC Milan wanted to counterattack, but in the face of Fiorentina's pressing play, they wanted to push the ball forward, it became very difficult, every time they got the ball, Fiorentina players would immediately pounce, as if the football under their feet was a big diamond, and they would not give up until they grabbed it.

Carlo Ancelotti beckoned Milan's players to attack from the sidelines, shouting for the players to run more, but the problem is how can the elderly body compete with the young people of Fiorentina?

The counterattack came to naught, and all they could do was stabilize the formation, defend passively, and look forward to Kaka's sudden outburst.

So, Fiorentina's second goal came naturally.

When the game went on in the twenty-second minute, Motta steals in the middle, a kick to pick up the football to the left side, Antonini caught up with the ball, passed directly, after Digan got the ball, lightly buckled, dodged Otto's steal, and then took two steps forward, suddenly cut inside, Nesta stepped forward to make up for the defense, but was coldly avoided by Digan a Marseille maneuver, when Digan faced the goal again, did not hesitate, directly shot a long shot.

As if it had been fitted with precision guidance, the ball arced gracefully, bypassing Dida's fingers and into the net straight into the net from the far end of the Milan goal.

2:0!

It wasn't just Carlo Ancelotti, but the reporters in the stands were also dumbfounded, and before the game, they all said that it was a close match, and most were more optimistic about AC Milan, who are experienced in European competition.

But the current situation is that AC Milan, which was completely one-sided and should have taken the initiative on the field, was actually pressed to the ground by Fiorentina and beaten wildly, and there was no power to fight back at all.

What the hell is going on?

Is the big picture of Shijie football going to be subverted?

AC Milan is the top club that has won the Champions League three times in recent years, and when will it be the turn of Fiorentina, these little people who like to paint nudes, will take the position.

After conceding two goals in a row, AC Milan's spirit seemed to be drained, and the next game became more passive, and the game almost became Fiorentina's half-court offensive and defensive drills.

As a result, Fiorentina scored again just before the end of the first half, this time by Hamsik.

The Slovakia international broke through with the ball in the middle, and the pull of Digan and Pazzini in front gave Hamsik full freedom of movement, and as a result, the Slovak boy honestly and unceremoniously staged a horse pedal joint venture, Zuihou pushed a shot, drilled directly between Dida's legs, and rolled into the goal.

3:0!

This rhythm is to make your mother slaughter nakedly!

At the end of the first half, Galliani left the stands with a black face, and when the AC Milan players came off the field, everyone's faces were full of loneliness, and Kaka was even more blind, and tears of frustration were about to fall.

Originally, AC Milan fans were expecting AC Milan to fight back in the second half, but the team disappointed them, and in the second half, AC Milan still showed their aging side.

Kaka is the only one in the team who refuses to admit defeat and is still running as hard as he can, looking for opportunities.

But can a Kaka really save AC Milan?