Chapter Twenty-Nine: One Step to King
No one expected that Deegan would be in such an excellent state in the first game after his comeback, generally speaking, no matter how good a player is, after such a serious injury, it is impossible to recover so quickly, no matter how much adjustment period is normal.
But they all forgot that Digan is not an ordinary player, and he is not a normal person!
Even if it is facing a powerful AC Milan, saying that AC Milan is strong, no one will oppose it, even if it is tossed to the point of half-crippled by the phonegate incident, and there have been repeated mistakes in the summer transfer, but the donkey does not fall, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, AC Milan's heritage is still there, the main framework is still there, and when it comes to the overall strength, AC Milan is also stronger than Fiorentina.
But that's the way it is on the pitch now, Fiorentina are pressing AC Milan, and it is very difficult for AC Milan to get into Fiorentina's 30-metre zone.
Those so-called "experts" sitting in the studio analyzed for a long time, and finally could only come to one conclusion: AC Milan's bad luck one by one!
AC Milan's bad luck, not that they are not strong in their ability to seize the opportunity today, but they are very unlucky to meet a tiger out of the cage Degan, recuperating for half a year, now Degan's hunger for the game, is not at all people can imagine, every minute and every second, Degan has tried his best, he wants to score, and he can't wait to shoot through AC Milan's goal with every shot.
"AC Milan's biggest mistake this season is to sell Degan, Ancelotti should now admit his stupidity, a player like Deegan should be the absolute main force in any team, but in AC Milan, Ancelotti actually claimed that Deegan is not in his Jihua, I really don't know what his so-called Jihua is like, is he ready to form a cosmic team, so he gave up the Degan who belongs to the human race!"
Before, the public opinion of Milan City was still on Ancelotti's side, but now, seeing that Digan is in such a hot state, and then looking at his two strikers, Oliveira is sleepwalking, Gilardino is caught in the offside trap of Fiorentina, almost unable to climb out, and so far in the game, the two strikers have only one shot on goal.
Oliveira's shot from outside the box didn't even allow Frei to make a save, just watched as he rolled off the line.
Gun hunting jobs in Milan?? Work will not stop because of a Ronaldo, Ronaldo can only be regarded as a transitional figure, AC Milan must be young in terms of reinforcements if they want to continue to guarantee their position as a giant.
It will be a lot of work for the AC Milan executive chairman's family, just three days after he was interviewed for the UEFA Champions League draw in Niang, Switzerland, and three days later, he was caught again at the Shijie Club Cup final in Yokohama, where Barcelona vs Internacional Brazil.
Galliani will have nothing to hide.
"We're looking at him, it's Pato," Galliani said in an interview with the São Paulo State newspaper before the start of the game, "No, it's not January, we don't need a striker for the winter transfer, but after that, we still have to look for a good striker." ”
Galliani also spoke about AC Milan's original Jihua in the summer, saying: "We wanted to bring in Ronaldo in the summer, but Real Madrid asked for a price that we couldn't accept. ”
On Pato, Galliani admitted: "We are looking at him and we will see what he can do against Barcelona in the final. ”
Perhaps the result will be a bit disappointing for Gandini, who has rarely had the support of his team-mates up front due to the team's strategy, and he had three shots on goal in the game, but all of them were thrilling, and it was Adriano Jr. who replaced him to score.
Of course, you can't judge a player in a game, and for the 17-year-old Pato, it is enough to show his potential in the eyes of professionals, which is somewhat similar to Shevchenko's back then, when Galliani watched Sheva's first game in Ukraine, and the latter played erratically.
In fact, the 17-year-old only started his football career last month and his appearance can be described as impressive, scoring a goal against Palmeiras, followed by two brilliant assists for a 4-1 win and then another in the opening Club World Cup game against Al Ahly.
Pato is a talented footballer and has a number of improvisational performances in the game, such as two assists against Palmeiras, one of which was a clever pass after a number of players, and another stunning dribble against Al Ahly with his shoulder and chest three times in a row.
Pato, who has just started his career, has been offered a professional contract by an international club with a penalty of 16 million euros, but this does not stop AC Milan from showing interest in him, and Galliani's personal inspection is a signal, as Galliani said: "AC Milan's target for foreign players in the future will mainly be French and South American players. ”
Pato is good, but he represents the future of AC Milan, and as for now, it was already in the summer, and it was given up by AC Milan themselves.
Looking back at Digan's performance, he single-handedly revitalized the attack of the entire Fiorentina team, not only played a vital role in the attack, but more importantly, the presence of Digan activated the potential of the whole Fiorentina team.
Thiago, who was previously considered a failure. Silva, who was in the form of a superstar in this match, was completely pocketed in front of his compatriot Oliveira, who was also from Brazil.
And Motta, who has been up and down in form before, and probably Rijkaard will regret that he was handed over to the Italian at a low price when he sees his performance today.
Led by Digan, the whole Fiorentina team has completed a big explosion as a whole, everyone is attacking, everyone is defending, and AC Milan, which has a clear advantage in overall strength, is now at a loss and can only keep reversing its feet.
Thirty minutes into the game, Kaka was already slowing down tiredly, and he had received so little help.
In Degan's previous life, this season was supposed to belong to Kaka, and with his outstanding performance, he also won the Shijie Footballer of the Year, as well as the Ballon d'Or at the end of the year.
But~~~~~~
Kaka looked a little helpless now.
After a 4-3-1-2 season last season, Ancelotti began to pursue change in the face of unfavorable conditions this season, in addition to 4-3-1-2, Ancelotti played Christmas tree, 4-3-3, and this game, the 4-4-1-1 formation is also an ingenious change.
Looking at the starting lineup alone, the configuration of Seedorf, Kaka, Gilardino and Oliveira can also be an "inverted triangle" Christmas tree, but in fact, the game is bigger, everyone can see that it is a 4-4-1-1, Seedorf is still on the left side, Gattuso and Pirlo are in the middle of the double back position, Oliveira is more often on the right side, Kaka's position is swimming behind Gilardino and is a shadow striker, That's about 10 metres forward from where he used to be in the 4-3-1-2 lineup.
However, it is this short distance of 10 meters that requires a completely different position for Kaka, in fact, Kaka's position is more like a second striker, but for him, it is not a particularly suitable and familiar position.
Carlo Ancelotti once poured cold water on the reporters who proposed Kaka to play as a striker when Kaka scored the most goals: "Kaka is not suitable to play as a striker because he is not good at carrying the ball with his back. ”
In fact, Kaka is not bad at handling the ball with his back, but in the front court with a small space, which limits his effective characteristics of turning and breaking through, in addition, Kaka's running without the ball and interspersing are also quite different from real strikers.
In the combination of the front court, Kaka almost plays the role of being sacrificed. Facts have long proved that Kaka is not suitable for strikers, in the past, only in the case of a one-goal lead, Ancelotti will replace a striker to add a midfielder, put Kaka on the front line to play counterattack, but the use of him as a starting striker is rare, Ancelotti's transformation, for Kaka himself, is definitely not a success.
But Ancelotti also has his difficulties in making such a choice, facing Fiorentina away, AC Milan needs to strengthen the thickness of the midfield, 4-3-1-2 is of course the formation that AC Milan is used to, but the midfield usually has only 3 people to defend, against Fiorentina's 4-3-1-2 formation, the number and thickness of the midfield are not enough.
This is in line with Lippi's 4-5-1 run against the Czech Republic in the Shijie Cup, with Kaka playing Totti's role in that game. If he wants to play a striker, Ancelotti will need to give up a midfielder.
Sacrificing Kaka and strengthening the overall defense cannot be said to be a success for Ancelotti's change of formation, but at least, in addition to 4-3-1-2, Ancelotti is trying a new formation, which can be regarded as a poor change!
It's a pity that Ancelotti faced a fiery Digan in this game.
"It's Rod again! He burst into the Milan penalty area, Dida seemed a little hesitant, he did not choose to attack at the first time, Nesta was leaned behind by Digan, Italy's best central defender under the impact of Digan, now he also looks a little embarrassed, Digan passed, he was not greedy, chose to pass! ”
After breaking into the penalty area, although Nesta was squeezed behind by Degan, but he now has a much smaller shooting angle, if it was before, Deegan would definitely choose to force his feet to shoot, but after a serious injury, Deegan is now much smarter, he knows when and what choice to make is the smartest.
With his right foot, Pazzini rushed over, Maldini struggled to chase back, and Pazzini grabbed the first time to shoot.
Boom!
Pazzini looked a little impatient, and his shot actually hit the crossbar and bounced back.
"Pazzini's shot! goodlukey! The crossbar saved Milan's life, and Pazzini's close-range shot actually hit the crossbar! ”
Pazzini was ready to celebrate after completing the shot, but his excitement was shattered by a roar, and his originally raised arms instantly turned into hands holding his head in disbelief.
Nesta's reaction was very fast, and he quickly grabbed in front of Degan and was about to clear the siege, but when he jumped up, he suddenly found a huge liliang coming from behind him, which pressed him so hard that he couldn't jump at all.
Degan was right behind Nesta, and seeing that Pazzini had missed such a chance to score, he didn't have time to be annoyed, pressed Nesta, jumped over, met the ball with his forehead, and lightly hit it.
This time, the goal crossbar could not save AC Milan, and the football went into the net safely.
2:0!
After the goal, Degan once again began his presumptuous celebration, rushing all the way to the sidelines, this time he did not provoke Ancelotti again, he was not stupid, he knew that the referee was watching behind him, so he chose to hug Prandelli.
Although Deegan did not come over to provoke again, but seeing Deegan and Prandelli hugging each other tightly, his face was still not good-looking, and Deegan had never enjoyed such treatment when he was in AC Milan before.
The Fiorentina fans at the scene went crazy again, they didn't expect to be in the Franki Stadium today, enjoying such a hearty and wonderful performance, Degan's fiery state, their passion was also ignited, and the tsunami-like cheers in the stands made the ground under their feet tremble.
The AC Milan players on the field immediately surrounded the referee, protesting loudly, signaling Digan to push Nesta before the goal.
"It's a foul! He fouled! This ball doesn't count! ”
"This goal doesn't exist!"
Italian players like to complain to the referee, this is a habit, but like today, the scene of besieging the referee is really rare, and it can be seen that the AC Milan players are also in a hurry now.
They now need a win to salvage their slump, and although AC Milan are in good shape in the Champions League, thanks to Kaka's excellent performance, they have successfully qualified from the group, but in the league, their situation can only be described as miserable.
Especially seeing the city's sworn rival Inter Milan, winning consecutive battles, and maintaining an undefeated record so far in the season, the self-esteem of AC Milan up and down has been severely stimulated.
This game against Fiorentina, the two sides did not have any hatred before, but because of the relationship between some players, this game has attracted much attention, in the past, AC Milan was completely a downward attitude towards Fiorentina, but now, even if it is away, it is difficult for them to accept being led by the opponent by two goals.
But the referee obviously doesn't want to take care of AC Milan's emotions, because of the phonegate incident, all referees will now be extra strict when enforcing Milan games, after all, no one wants to be involved in shady.
The goal works!
Although the players of AC Milan were unwilling, they could only accept it reluctantly when they saw that the referee had made a choice.
In the rest of the first half, Fiorentina still dominated the field in an all-round way, and AC Milan's morale was obviously hit.
In the end, in the first half, Fiorentina went into the break with a two-goal lead.
When Digan left the stadium, all the Fiorentina fans in the stadium stood up and gave him a round of applause, and some fans even chanted: "King! King! ”
A player who has only played half a game for the team can enjoy such treatment, and Degan is also unprecedented, and there is no one to come.
In the locker room, Ancelotti was throwing a tantrum, and before the end of the first half, he left the field early, sat in the locker room, calmed his chaotic brain, and tried to find a solution to the problem, but unfortunately, all he could do was to be angry like now!
Probably Ancelotti wanted to stimulate the fighting spirit of the players in this way, but looking at the dejected appearance of the players one by one, it is obvious that the effect is not obvious.
"Are you already going to accept a defeat?"
There was a bit of emotion in the players' eyes, and no one wanted to admit defeat, but what they needed most now was Ancelotti to come up with a solution to the problem.
How to hold AC Milan's offensive hostage, everyone knows, as long as they can defend Degan, but who can defend Deegan and control Degan, does AC Milan have such a person now?
Nesta is Shijie's first central defender, his experience, Jishu are still there, but as he grows older, coupled with constant injuries, when he fights against Degan, the physical aspect is too much to suffer, often Degan wants a reasonable collision, coupled with the speed advantage, can make Nesta helpless.
Not to mention Maldini, he is a great player, but greatness cannot be eaten, and using Maldini to defend Digan is tantamount to death.
Gattuso was good, but pulling Gattuso back to defend left AC Milan's defense empty in the middle, with Montolivo, Albertini, Motta and Ledesma all having a heavy shot.
What to do?
Ancelotti didn't know either!
Carlo Ancelotti doesn't know what to do, and the players are even more at a loss, they want to win the game, this determination is unquestionable, but how to win, what to do next, they don't know at all.
In the dressing room of AC Milan, the atmosphere is constantly solidifying, solidifying, solidifying!
Kaka looked at his teammates around him, and could only sigh in his heart: "If Deegan was still around, the situation might be completely different!" ”
Kaka is very good, but he can't play the savior in every game, and he relies on the ability of one person to lead the team to victory in every game!
As for the others, they are even more at a loss!
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