Chapter 1125: The Most Familiar Stranger (3)
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While Vieri was talking and laughing with Shevchenko and others, at the same time, on the other side of the tunnel, Albertini was also communicating with Maldini and Costacuta and other old AC Milan comrades: "I'm really sorry, Demi (Albertini's nickname). Carlo (Carlo Ancelotti) was so stubborn that Billy and I couldn't get him to stop. ”
"I can't blame you, I felt last season that Carlo Ancelotti didn't like to see me in the team." For the apologies expressed by Maldini and others, Albertini naturally accepted it calmly, "When he asked Manager Galliani to buy Baronho from Lazio, I already knew what he was planning...... None of this is a big deal, though. If my departure will make the team's record better than last season, then I will be at ease. ”
Hearing Albertini say this, Maldini and Costacuta's expressions were somewhat embarrassed. After all, the main reason for Albertini's departure was that Baronho had already shown his ability to replace him last season. Otherwise, Ancelotti would not have been able to convince Galliani to agree to the removal of Albertini, the team's main defender for the past decade.
At this time, Berlusconi no longer had the willingness to spend a lot of money for the team when he first took charge of AC Milan, and he regarded his own pockets as heavier than the team's results, and after learning from Ancelotti and Galliani that Albertini had a successor, he immediately decided to send away the meritorious player in order to reduce the financial burden of the club - in Lao Bei's view, he would not be stupid enough to be a high-paid substitute with an annual salary of up to $2.6 million after tax.
On this issue, Maldini and Costacuta were also persuaded by Ancelotti, so the two who had a certain say in the team's affairs did not publicly oppose Albertini's transfer at that time. Albertini himself knew this. He knew that without the nod of these two dressing room bigwigs, even Silvio Berlusconi would not have sold anyone easily, let alone Carlo Ancelotti, the manager.
But if he is as smart as he is, he will naturally not be stupid enough to put this kind of thing on the surface. Because once this matter is made public, it will have a negative impact on AC Milan's reputation. For Albertini, who loves the Rossoneri immensely, this kind of thing that could cause damage to the Rossoneri is something he would never do.
So, in order to avoid further embarrassment between the two parties, Albertini took the initiative to change the topic in the ensuing conversation and did not continue to communicate with the two former teammates about his forced departure from AC Milan.
At this time, Rossetti, the referee on duty in this game, came over and stopped the small talk between the players on both sides, and at the same time let the tension before the big game once again shroud the players!
Soon, after a series of routine opening ceremonies, players from both sides took their positions in their respective halves and waited for Rossetti to blow the whistle for the start of the game!
With Maldini winning in the pre-match coin guess, AC Milan were given the right to kick off first. After the start of the game, they did not take the initiative to shrink the defense line and wait for the opportunity to counterattack, but chose to attack instead of defending, under the command of Rui Costa and Seedorf, they took the initiative to attack the Fiorentina goal!
Ancelotti has adopted this style of play because he has full confidence in AC Milan's control of the midfield - in Ancelotti's view, Rui Costa and Seedorf are both master midfielders, and their control of the pace of the game and the timing of the pass can be said to be perfect, which is completely comparable to the midfield duo of Andrea Pirlo and Albertini; Coupled with a good Baronho, AC Milan's midfield staffing in this game is even better than Fiorentina's!
In the face of AC Milan's aggressive attacking momentum, the Fiorentina players responded with composure. Under the command of the likes of Nesta and Makelele, the players set up layers of defense within 30 meters of the goal, compressing the opponent's passing and movement space as much as possible, so as not to be found by Costa and Shevchenko, who are good at grasping the plane, to find holes in the defence. At the same time, Di Natale and Vincent in the front court also frequently retreated to participate in the defense, constantly entanglement and interference with Seedorf, Costa and Baronho, etc., to avoid the three technical midfielders to form a direct connection on the pitch and pose a greater threat to the Fiorentina defense!
For the Fiorentina players, the power of this midfield duo or even triple core tactic is simply clear to them. It is for this reason that they have taken special care to cut off the links between these playmakers, rather than shrinking their defences and allowing the Rossoneri to dominate the entire midfield, as AC Milan have faced other opponents this season.
This is easy to say, but it is quite difficult to practice. Because this requires a player's positional sense and anticipation ability on the defensive end, if it does not meet a certain standard, it will increase the probability of being scored by the opponent.
"I didn't expect that after losing Pirlo, AC Milan would be able to tap Baronho's potential." Seeing Baronho, who acted in a disciplined manner on the field and had the style of a general, Zhuang Mingge secretly thought in his heart, "From this point of view, the Italian football in the previous life was not because of the lack of potential of the new generation of players, but because several top giants did not pay attention to the cultivation of young players, coupled with the fact that clubs such as Roma and Parma were trapped in financial problems and performance pressure, and could not provide enough training opportunities for young players as before. As a result, after the withdrawal of Nesta and Totti from the national team, Italy quickly became a grassroots team with no star in the eyes of fans. ”
It was then that the score changed: Seedorf forced his way through Vincent and Pirlo with the ball, and after attracting Albertini to steal, he passed the ball to the unmarked feet of Rui Costa on the other side of the pitch!
As one of the world's top midfield maestros, Rui Costa certainly can't miss the opportunity created by his team-mates. I saw that after he got the ball, he directly sent a straight plug to the ground, and the ball passed past Stam who was about to step forward to press, and came to the feet of Shevchenko, who stepped forward in time, single-handedly!
The next thing was very simple, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead was successfully detonated in the Fiorentina penalty area, and Buffon tried his best to make a save but was powerless to watch the ball fly into the goal behind him.
1 to 0! AC Milan, playing away, took the lead in this focus battle of the 14th round of Serie A!