Chapter 4: New Teammates (Part I)

Updated: 2013-11-02

Degan's arrival caused a great sensation in Milan City, but this sensational effect did not have much practical effect on his journey in Milan, Degan wants to get ahead, gain a foothold in Milan, and finally conquer the city, in the final analysis, it still depends on the performance on the field.

In the history of Milan, I don't know how many people came to this team with the name of genius and savior, but in the end they could only leave in disgrace.

Degan certainly doesn't want to be one of them, he's here to succeed, to conquer, he was labelled as unqualified, and now he's back in Milan with the title of European Golden Boot, this time to be the king of this team.

AC Milan has great ambitions this season, in the face of last season's failure, AC Milan seems to have made up its mind to fight hard in the new season, although the acquisition is not much, but the gold content is not small, Gilardino won the Italian summer transfer bid with a value of 24 million euros, and Jankulovski's 8.5 million euros is also among the top ten transfers. On top of that, the free signings of Vieri and Volger have also excited AC Milan fans, and Eleftheropoulos has also made up for the vacancy of AC Milan's back-up goalkeeper.

Of course, the most exciting thing for Milan fans is the return of Degan, who was really unsatisfactory with Milan's performance last season, and the biggest significance of Degan's return in the eyes of everyone is that it can bring a large number of goals to the team.

In terms of transfers, the departure of Tomasson and Dorasu has brought back some funds for Milan, and Abbiati has also left Madrid to find a place in the main player, but the transfer of players has not had much impact on the strength of AC Milan.

Degan's second day in Milan was the day of the team's concentration, and after a summer of adjustments, the AC Milan officially set sail again.

As a veteran courtier who has been in Milan for two seasons, Kaka has naturally become the patron saint of Digan, who has just arrived at the new Ding, and the first thing Degan has to do is to get to know his new teammates.

Nelson? Dida can be regarded as Digan's hometown, the two have also met when they were training in Rio de Janeiro before, this is a funny guy, and Degan has a very good impression of him.

Like other Brazilian players, Dida was obsessed with football from an early age, but it wasn't until 1993, when he was 20 years old, that Dida actually played for Club Brazil's Victoria in the professional league.

The real representative of the Brazilian national team was the 1995 game against Ecuador, which Brazil won 1-0, but in fact, what Dida really did was to watch the Brazilian attacking players from the back to waste scoring opportunities again and again, and occasionally receive long passes from the opposing midfield.

The real memorable game was the '96 Olympics, when Dida was the goalkeeper of choice for the Olympic team, but what was supposed to be Dida's first trophy in his playing career was stripped away by the Africans with an incredible performance, and the men's football match at that Olympics made Nigeria's Kanu.

Dida's performance can only be described as mediocre, and it is precisely because of the Brazilians' contempt for Nigeria and their own disregard for this tournament that the young Dida is still far from the position of Brazil's No. 1 goalkeeper.

Taffarel, Marcos and Cesar are all excellent goalkeepers in Brazil, each with their own unique characteristics and defensive styles, but what they have in common is that it is really hard to stand the shock of making a pounce.

Dida didn't look like a Brazilian at all, frowning at any minute of the game, his eyes were straight in the direction of the incoming ball, so some people said that this was his weakness, his lack of passion.

Dida is much more composed than his compatriot and always seems to be holding back something, which makes it difficult to keep an eye on the Brazilian on the field, despite his good performances.

Therefore, when he first came to Milan, no one had much hope for him, because at that time Milan had the genius Abbiati, who was the national gate of Italy, and it was Abbiati who squeezed out Rossi back then. And in the eyes of people, the goalkeeper was the last thing that needed to be wasted in the Italian team at that time, and almost everyone thought that Dida would be a substitute for a few years and then transfer to his club.

However, it didn't take long for Dida to make a name for herself for the first time due to the passport scandal and was re-loaned back to Brazil, a year that didn't surprise Abbiati and Milan didn't make a breakthrough.

The following year, Dida returned to Milan, his opportunity came, Abbiati was injured unexpectedly, he became Milan's temporary main goalkeeper, but it only took three games to conquer all Milanese, so he became Milan's most trusted patron saint standing in front of the goal, guarding Milan's honor.

Dida is such a late-blooming hero who spent a decade making players remember this man's name, he sat on the bench long enough in the national team, and he brought passion to the fans with the liliang hidden in his heart. He's cool enough to make saves and then pat his defender, "I'm here, don't be nervous." Every time he strikes, he can make the opposing players depressed to death, and he will be the only one in the whole penalty area.

In last season's shocking comeback against Inter, he singled out Adriano, and when almost everyone decided that Milan had missed again, he simply ate his compatriots alive to save Milan's hope of Zuihou.

He is a Brazilian, but he is not "Brazilian" in his pounces, his solid fundamentals give him enough confidence, good reflexes and physical fitness make him not afraid of long-range shots, and even give the illusion that he will always predict the future.

Milan were once in a dilemma where there were no defenders available and veterans frequently appeared, but Dida's steady play gave Milan time to wait for Nesta's return and wait for reinforcements to join.

The most memorable thing is in the competition for the Champions Cup in 03, Milan defeated Inter in the semi-finals, which dashed a glimmer of hope for Inter that season. In the final against Juventus, Zuihou relied on the performance of Miraculous Dida to save the opponent's penalty three times, and Zuihou Shevchenko made the final decision, and once again engraved the name of AC Milan in the Champions Cup after a nine-year absence.

Dida is tall, has a long arm span, quick reflexes, strong concentration, and is a weak point in goal, but his excellent positioning and saves and physical coordination make up for it.

Dimitrios? Eleftelopoulos, the former Messina goalkeeper with a height of 1.90 meters, quietly transferred to Milan, but Digan knows very well that this Greek eventually left quietly, and even some fans don't know that there is this person, and his only value is probably in line with the club's transfer ideas, is a free agent.

Valerio. Fiori, a veteran Italian goalkeeper, played for a number of Italian teams before coming to Milan, including Lazio and Fiorentina in the first division, and was the main goalkeeper for a long time, but at AC Milan he could only play as a third substitute goalkeeper.

Fiori gave Deegan a very quiet feeling and was very happy with his role in the team, working hard in training and waiting for the opportunity to come.

"Welcome, Rod! Work hard, God sees everything you do in training! ”

Deegan knew that Fiori wanted to tell him that God would leave the opportunity to those who were prepared, and Degan also wanted to tell Fiori that he didn't believe in God at all, but he held back, in short, this Italian gave him a very good feeling, at least Fiori was the first new teammate to talk to him.

"Welcome! Rod! ”

Walking towards Degan was the Milan flag, the greatest left-back on the stone steps, Maldini, who was also one of the most admired players in Digan's previous life.

When Maldini first took to the field for AC Milan in 1985 at the age of 16, no one could have imagined that it would be the beginning of a great legend.

At the time, the legendary head coach Nils? Liedholm said to Maldini: "Go out and play, it's just a game. ”

He made his Serie A debut on 20 January 1985 for AC Milan in a 1-1 draw away to Udinese.

On September 8, 1985, he made his European debut for AC Milan in a 1-3 defeat to Auxerre in France.

On 31 March 1988, he made his international debut in a 1-1 draw away to Yugoslavia for Italy.

Maldini's passion and maturity soon earned him a regular place in AC Milan and the 1987/1988 Serie A title with the team. He was 19 years old when the first golden medal hung around his neck, three years before his father won the first gold medal that year.

Maldini is full of energy at all times on the pitch, no matter what happens on the field, he keeps his head clear and not impulsive, and defends with precision and cleanliness. The jishu of his left foot is getting better and better. If space allows, in order to avoid the opponent, he will first kick the ball more than 3 meters, and then pass the ball, and try again and again.

In the 1988./989 season, Maldini won his first European Cup. In the final, he and his teammates such as Baresi were impenetrable in the backline, leaving the Bucharest Stars in vain. While defending solidly, he added assists as AC Milan beat Steaua Bucharest 4-0.

The following year, Maldini and his teammates won the European Cup with a 1-0 victory over Benfica. ushered in another golden era for AC Milan after his father CΓ©sar.

In the 1994 UEFA Champions League, after being unable to play in the final against Barcelona due to the suspension of Baresi and Costacuta, coach Capello moved Maldini into the middle, and he was taught his skills with his broad vision and temperamental demeanor. In this match, Barcelona, which has superstars such as Romario and Stoichkov, lost 0:4.

Maldini has been praised as the best defender on the planet, with effective but not brutal movements, and a decent player. Although there were occasional fouls, he often escaped punishment because of his good impression in the minds of the referees. This is due to the true legacy of his father Maldini Sr., who gave him advice to play with his brain instead of kicking his opponents.

Maldini is a modern defender in the truest sense of the word, always outwitting and rarely fouling against opposing forwards, and the spirit of fair play is best exemplified in him, which is also an example for young players to follow. With excellent jishu, excellent physical condition, open vision, good judgment of the game situation and just the right assist, the left side of the court is completely under his control.

As Shijie's first left-back, in the game, no matter how good a striker is, he is not willing to break through Maldini's hurdle. His biggest characteristic is the combination of pressing markers and card positions, clear mind, strong judgment, card ball does not jam people, and does not invade people and fouls. He's been fighting on the pitch for so many years, and he's never had a striker kicked or injured by him. He doesn't argue with the referees, he treats his teammates like brothers, and he is the absolute spiritual leader of the team.

"Milan is a big family, I think you'll love it quickly!"

Then Maldini took over Kaka's work and went to introduce the other teammates to Degan, listening to Maldini, Degan felt very comfortable, gentle but dignified.

Next up is Degan's hometown right-back Cafu, the captain of the Brazilian national team and one of the famous magic wings, Cafu won the Shijie Cup with the Brazilian national team in 1994 and has since become a Shijie-level star. After the Shijie Cup in the United States, Cafu had a disappointing season with Real Saragueza in Spain. The following year, Cafu returned to Brazilian club Palmeiras and, after two seasons of impressive performances, returned to Europe in 1997 to join Serie A giants Roma.

In 2001, Cafu helped Roma win the Serie A title after a long absence, and played an important role in Capello's side.

In the 2002 Japan and South Korea Shijie Cup, he served as the captain of the Brazilian team, when Cafu was already 32 years old, although it belongs to the age of the football career into the stage of degradation, but Cafu in the right-back defensive ability is still very strong, active running, so that the Brazilian team's backline can be strongly guaranteed, and finally he led the Brazilian team in the Shijie Cup journey to defeat the major teams, maintain an unlost result to win the Shijie Cup.

Although he is now older, Cafu is still in solid form, with a balance of attack and defense, sharp assists, solid defense, always a smiling right wing-back, good at attacking from the right wing, driving straight into the front, and even in the opponent's penalty area, passing well-placed crosses, and he often relies on long-range shots to score goals, after joining AC Milan on a free transfer, he makes the team's right wing attack and defense more coordinated.

However, the meeting between Digan and Cafu was a little awkward, after all, after the Brazilian national team refused to play, Cafu had harshly criticized Digan.

Deegan is not appreciative either, football is about strength, not with words, or with relationships, and he believes that he can succeed in Milan and regain the respect of his teammates.

Alessandro. Costacuta, AC Milan's vice-mouthpiece, is also a representative of Italian football defensive culture.

His career almost coincided with Berlusconi's reign in Milan, witnessing the establishment, decline and revival of the Milanese dynasty in every detail of the nearly 20 years.

With the exception of a season on loan at Monza in the 86/87 season, Costacuta dedicated his entire football life to Milan, where he was one of the symbols of loyalty.

As a central defender, Costacuta is in very ordinary physical condition, and his turning speed has been criticized for many years, and in the face of various types of strikers, Costacuta purely relies on superb defensive skills to maintain a high level for a long time.

It can be said that Costacuta itself is a textbook of defensive jishu, condensing the defensive awareness accumulated in Italian football for decades.

The golden years of Costacuta's career centred on the Milan dynasty started by Sacchi and Capello, and his defence with Baresi, Maldini and Tasotti was not only unbreakable at club level, but also with the national team, during which Costa Curta won almost every trophy.

But starting with the 1994 Toyota Cup, the Costa Kuta began to decline. In the match against Sarsfield, Costacuta first fouled the opponent to give a penalty, and then the wrong return pass caused the team to concede another goal, and received a red card before the end of the game, Milan lost 0-2 missed the Toyota Cup for the second consecutive year.

With the retirement of Baresi and a number of other veterans, Costacuta fell into a trough with Milan, and his lack of leadership was constantly blamed for his mistakes, and his belief in being loyal to Milan never changed. At the end of the 01/02 season, Costacuta, whose contract expired, announced the end of his 17-year career. Just as he was preparing to go to the MLS to pan for gold, the Milan club recalled the 36-year-old Costa Kuta at the end of August to reassure the team's defense ahead of Nesta's transfer.

Since then, Costacuta has been able to play a good role as a substitute and enjoy the joy of his career. Whenever Nesta or Maldini is out injured, Costa Kuta always stepped up and played with all his heart. In the 2003 Toyota Cup, Costacuta replaced the injured Nesta and partnered Maldini, and his near-perfect performance washed away the shame of 10 years ago, but unfortunately Costacuta missed the penalty in the penalty shootout, and Milan lost to Boca Juniors, continuing the regret of the Toyota Cup.

Unlike Maldini's innate leadership temperament, Costacuta feels more like a good old man, and when Maldini introduces him to Degan, Costacuta just sits quietly, and then takes the initiative to extend his hand and welcome Degan.

Then I got to know a Milan newcomer, Czech Jankulovski, a left-footed attacking midfielder, but in the national team he is a left-sided wing-back, he has excellent physical qualities, Jishu is outstanding, often inserts assists to score, and has a knack for taking penalties.

This summer, Czech international Janku spent 8 million euros from Milan on a transfer from Udinese, and the reason for bringing him in is probably because Milan wants him to improve the team's attacking and defensive ability at left-back.

Caha. Karadze, an excellent defender of Georgian nationality, can play in multiple positions such as central defender, left wing-back and left midfielder, with strong assist ability and high quality crosses.

He arrived at the San Siro in 2001 for €16 million and immediately became an important part of the team's backline, making a major contribution to Milan's 2002/03 Champions League triumph. To commemorate this achievement, the local post office in Georgia published a stamp with the theme of Kaladze's head.

One of Georgia's most famous players, Kaladze is an idol of the country's youth, having played for the national team since 1996 and was voted Georgian Footballer of the Year in 2001 and 2002.

A veteran of Milan, Kaladze was also a member of the Milan dressing room roundtable and played a key role in the team, and he also welcomed the arrival of Degan.

"You made us suffer enough last season and I hope that in the new season you can show the defenders of other teams as well, especially the Inter guys next door!"

The next one to know was Nesta, who didn't know that Weishenme Degan saw Nesta off the field for the first time, and always felt that this guy should go to the catwalk instead of fighting the court.

It's hard to imagine such a suave man being the attacking finisher on the field that makes all strikers daunted, and last season Digan and Nesta also had a chance to play each other, and that time Digan scored a hat-trick, but Nesta also made him suffer enough in the game.

Nesta can be said to be Italy's most Haode central defender in the past 15 years, and he is also one of Shijie's top central defenders, and in the nine years from 1998 to 2007, he was the well-deserved Shijie first central defender.

Nesta made his league debut for Lazio at the age of 17 and has been steadily establishing himself as Lazio's main centre-back since his second season.

In 1998, at the age of 22, Nesta took over the Lazio captain's armband and became the flag of the North Stand of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

In 2002, Lazio was in the midst of an economic crisis, and the arrears of players' wages were taken to court, and it was likely that they would not be able to register for next season's Serie A. Nesta went from being a non-sale to a victim, he became a lifesaver for Cragnotti, a savior for Lazio, who needed to exchange him for a sum of money to ease the tense economic crisis. Nesta, who was deeply in love with Lazio, was as messy as his hair. In the end, AC Milan bought Lazio's soul for 30 million euros.

When Nesta left the Folheilo training base, everything had been decided on the transfer at that time, and outside the gates of the base, more than 100 fans gathered around Nesta's Mercedes Benz, grief outweighed anger.

Someone was trying to persuade him, someone was trying to keep him, and one of the fans even knelt in front of his car, and Nesta was also very sad because he had signed with Craniotti, and he couldn't bear to tell the fans this.

"I don't know anything, I haven't signed it yet."

It was a white lie, but the fans could see the dodge in his eyes, so Nesta explained: "If I'm leaving for the good of Lazio, I hope you understand." ”

After Nesta's transfer to AC Milan, he and Milan's old captain Maldini formed the strongest central defender combination at that time, and also made up for the lack of veteran Costa Kuta's slow turn, Nesta's arrival greatly improved the strength of Milan's backline, allowing Milan to win the UEFA Champions League in the 02/03 season.

In the following 03-04 season, Milan won the league title again, but Nesta was seriously injured again, but the veteran Costa Kuta stepped up to fill the void left by Nesta. At the same time, in the closing stages of the league, Nesta's timely return helped Milan hold on to their advantage.

During her time at AC Milan, Nesta was an integral defensive leader for AC Milan, helping the team to various honours, including the European Champions League.

He is a veritable steel defender, his positional sense and position selection are almost impeccable, tackles, interceptions are almost incomprehensible, and he rarely eats cards, speed is not his strong point, but it will never hold him back, he is a natural leader, calm superman.

Simic, in the talented Croatian team that won the third place in the Shijie Cup in France, people's eyes have always focused on the collective performance of Boban, Suke and other artistic masters Zuihou, in fact, behind them, a young defender who is only 23 years old has also silently made great contributions to Croatia's bravery.

His outstanding performances were favored by Inter boss Moratti, who wanted to rebuild the "big Inter", and Simic moved to the Nerazzurri in the winter of '99. But as with Inter Milan, Simic has been up and down there and has been in shaky form.

After adapting to Serie A, Simic and Seedorf moved to AC Milan in the same city, where Simic was transformed into a qualified right-back by Carlo Ancelotti, and in his first season, Simic sat in the main position and won the Champions League with the team, the only regret was that he did not play in the final.

However, with the arrival of Brazilian Cafu, Simic lost his status as a regular and spent most of his time on the bench, making only two appearances last season due to injury, but despite this, Simic was willing to stay at Milan.

It seems that any player who has played for AC Milan will have an unimaginable affection for this team, even if he has only played for one season, he will still be reluctant to give up here.

Just like the Frenchman Dorasu who played for Milan in the previous season, although he didn't get too many opportunities in Milan, he didn't complain about Milan at all, and even thanked everyone when he left.

If it weren't for the 2006 German Shijie Cup, maybe he would have stayed here, relieved to be Pirlo's stand-in, waiting for a few opportunities to prove himself.

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