Chapter 118: Fight!
Create your own penalty and refuse to take it!
The point is that just this penalty will equal Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of 12 Champions League goals in a single season. What could be more tempting for a striker?
Tang Jue's refusal to take a penalty has attracted great attention from the media, and Milan Sports News believes that Tang Jue's behavior reveals great pride. Roma Sports believes that Tang Jue is too proud, he will definitely pay for it, and Barcelona's goal is not so easy to break.
The team newspaper thinks that this is Tang Jue's youthful nature, but they praised him from another side, thinking that he can refuse such a big temptation, which is not something ordinary people can do.
The British Guardian used such headlines: Extremely proud Don, refuse penalty!
They thought that there was a proud Ronaldo in this world, and people once thought that no one could surpass his pride. However, Tang's actions announced to the World Continent that he was the proudest person in the World Realm!
Tang Jue's refusal to take a penalty made fans all over the world remember him, and they knew that he was a person who was extremely proud. Since then, he has put another label on his body: pride!
However, not everyone thinks that Tang Jue refuses to take a penalty out of pride, and Milan star Sacchi thinks that Tang Jue's behavior is very ridiculous and a sign of extreme immaturity in an interview with the media. It's not so much that he's proud, it's that he's afraid of taking penalties.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and for a while, many media relayed Saki's words. Tang Jue changed from pride to timidity, and became a person who was afraid of taking responsibility.
Ancelotti was very annoyed, he couldn't figure out why Saki was going to target Tang Jue. When Tang Jue said on his blog that he wanted to win the triple crown. Saki sneered, and now he began to lash out at Tang Jue again.
When the disciple is in trouble, the master wants to hold up a piece of heaven for him. Ancelotti changed his usual low profile and said in front of the media: "Some people think that Don is afraid of taking responsibility, I want to ask, what responsibility is he afraid of?" At that time, the score was Milan ahead, and even if the penalty was not scored, it would not affect the outcome of the game.
Don just faithfully carried out my arrangement, and our team's first choice for a penalty was Andrea Pirlo. What's wrong with Don letting Pirlo take the penalty? ”
Sacchi's remarks also drew the ire of the Milan players, with Andrea Pirlo also standing up for Don. He said in front of the media: "Don in the previous game. He also scored a penalty. He's not the kind of person who is timid, he's brave, as long as he's on the field, always at the forefront. It is very ridiculous to say that he is cowardly. It's like a clown. ”
Pirlo refers to Sacchi as a clown. There are people on the Internet who analyze it. Sacchi did this because he didn't want the current Milan to surpass the Milan under his leadership. Saki wanted his time to be the only one.
Kaka said in front of the media: "Don is a timid man? Oh! Oh, God! This is the funniest joke of the year! After being rejected by the Lyon junior team due to his illness, Don was treated on the side. While training without the guidance of a coach, if he is a timid person, how can he persevere. If he is a cowardly man, how can he be the only person in modern football who has not been trained in the academy and has become a professional footballer?
If he was a cowardly man, how could he have scored so many goals and how could he have saved Milan at crucial times many times? ”
Even Ronnie, who is ill, also expressed his opinion through the media: "Don has never been a timid person, he is the toughest striker I have ever seen. ”
Sacchi did not back down from Milan's one-sided counter-attack, saying: "A lot of players seem to be very strong, but they are actually full of timidity, and the facts will prove my words. Milan haven't faced a strong opponent yet, and in the semi-finals they will meet a strong Barcelona, and you can see how he behaved. ”
Saki brought up the old story again, and he shouted in front of the media: "Don must not fail to complete the task of the triple crown!" ”
In the face of Saki's repeated and repeated attacks, Tang Jue fought back, and he said to the media: "Whether I can complete the goal of the triple crown or not, everyone will see soon." I'm not going to give up on my approach just because some people say I'm timid. In this world, no one has yet made me do this. ”
Tang Jue released cruel words after the most ruthless: "In Milan, I will not take any penalty in the future!" ”
He's going to take his pride to the extreme!
For a time, the Italian media was filled with a contest between Sacchi and Milan. The media in France also began to support Tang, who believed that Sacchi was a man of little energy, and in order to become the only one in Milan's history, he tried his best to suppress the current Milan.
Tang Jue said in front of the media: "The historical record left by Sacchi in Milan, the current Milan has the ability to rewrite them one by one!"
Sacchi left Milan with a Serie A trophy and two Champions League trophies, making him one of the most famous coaches in Milan's history. Milan's Serie A title this season is basically in hand, as long as they win the Champions League, plus the Champions League trophy in 03, for the current Milan, it is basically equal to Sacchi's record.
Sacchi said in front of the media: "Even if the current Milan team can rewrite the historical record I left in Milan at that time, it doesn't mean anything. I just want to see how he manages to win the treble! ”
"If he can win the triple crown, I will bow to him!"
Instead of stopping the contest, Gagliari was more than willing to see it. A club without news will not attract the attention of others, not to mention that he has now realized that Tang Jue is an extremely proud person, and Saki's words will not only not suppress Tang Jue, but can stimulate his fighting spirit.
Gagliari was even secretly happy in his heart!
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On the evening of April 5, there are two Champions League quarter-finals, with Milan playing in both sides. As a result, the fate of the Milan duo was very different, and Milan advanced to the semi-finals with a strong score of 3-1 and an aggregate score of 5-1. And Inter Milan lost 0-1 to Villarreal away from home, causing a big upset. The two sides played out 2-2 over two legs, with Villarreal knocking out Inter Milan with more away goals and advancing to the last four.
After the start of this game, both sides were very cautious, and they were afraid that the opponent would score first and fall into passivity, so the scene was relatively dull. The first half was goalless for both teams. Fight again. The Villarreal team gradually stepped up their attack. In the 58th minute, Argentine midfielder Riquelme, the home team's number one star, took a free-kick and hoisted the ball in front of the visitors, and left-back Arubarena cut in in time to head home the only goal of the game.
Inter's exit surprised the media, and the strong Inter once again fell in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Last year they fell at the feet of Milan and this year they fell at the feet of Villarreal. Compared to Milan, Villarreal is weaker. Inter were eliminated. Their fans were heartbroken.
The city of Milan is polarized, the Inter fans are very sad, and the Milan fans are immersed in joy.
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On April 6, the other two quarter-finals of the Champions League will be staged. Barcelona will take on Benfica at Camp Nou. Juventus will take on Arsenal at the Alp Stadium.
Barcelona, who were widely favored before the game, did not give Benfica any chance. A clean 2-0 win over Benfica at Camp Nou.
Barcelona clearly dominated the field. Under the leadership of Ronaldinho, a penalty opportunity was soon obtained, but unfortunately Ronaldo's penalty could not be hit. However, Barcelona did not lose their morale because of the penalty. On the contrary, it appeared more powerful in attack, and finally Ronaldo made up for it and scored a goal to open the scoring for Barcelona, and finally led Benfica by one goal to finish the first half.
After entering the second half, the pace of the Benfica team was still not too fast, or first stabilized the defense to prevent Barcelona from scoring the second goal, the Barcelona team's attack also seemed quite anxious, facing the opponent's tight defense had no clue, but almost let the opponent tie the score, but finally with Eto'o's goal in the 89th minute to seal the victory, defeated Benfica 2-0 to advance to the semi-finals.
In this way, Milan and Barcelona really met in the semi-finals, as the world expected!
The media is full of anticipation for the semi-final between the two teams, a matchup between two of the best teams of the season, which can be described as Mars hitting Earth!
In the words of the British Guardian: This is a battle between the best teams in the world, with the gorgeous Barcelona on one side and the strong Milan on the other. It doesn't matter to the fans whether the final victory is Gorgeous over Iron Blood, or Iron Blood over Gorgeous Blood, the important thing is that they will definitely bring you two wonderful games.
The team report began to analyze who of the two teams could be the last winner, and the result of their analysis was that Barcelona could be the last winner, and the main point was that Milan's poor backline, which was breached by opponents in succession at home, and its problems were mainly in the defenders. Bayern scored two goals at the San Siro and Lyon scored one at the San Siro.
If Barcelona can capitalise on the weakness of Milan's defence and score at the San Siro, they have a good chance of progressing to the final.
Many media outlets share the same view, believing that Milan's poor backline is an obstacle to Milan's advancement. In the face of the accusations from the media, the Milan side did not give any explanation.
On the night of Barcelona's home win over Benfica, a reporter asked Rijkaard: "As a former Milan player and now the current Barcelona manager, what do you think of the semi-final against Milan?" ”
Rijkaard said: "Milan is the best memory of my career, Milan is a great club. It was tough for me and the club to compete with Milan for a place in the final. But we're ready for Milan! ”
Ancelotti was prepared for his opponent in the semi-finals against Barcelona, and in an interview with the media, he said: "Barcelona have been very good this season, they play gorgeously, they work together, they are a strong enemy for us. In the face of the enemy, all we have to do is defeat them! ”
Compared to Rijkaard's hidden needle, Ancelotti came a little more simply, and he directly regarded Barcelona as "enemies!" ”
On and off the football field, there are battles, battles between teams, battles between players, here is a competition for who is stronger, the winner will look down proudly, the loser licks his wounds, silently preparing for the next decisive battle.
Juve are now licking their wounds, they failed to pull off a miracle at home, and a tenacious Arsenal drew 0-0 with Juventus at the Alps Stadium before they eliminated their opponents 2-0 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.
For the semi-final between Arsenal and Villarreal, the media generally agreed that Arsenal would have no problem winning. After all, Villarreal is limited.
Arsene Wenger has taken a big step towards keeping Thierry Henry, who is making his strides towards the Champions League final! (To be continued......)