Chapter 40: Becoming a Spectator
In the stands at the Stadio Ferraris, Degan sat with several teammates who could not play, and it was Fiori, the first veteran goalkeeper to show him goodwill after coming to Milan.
When it came to the away game, Digan also omitted the small show of being booed by the fans, but it was a lot quieter, originally Digan didn't want to come, and it didn't feel good to be a spectator, but Ancelotti had his own words, once the game started, the team had an injury, it was their chance.
Shit chance!
Deegan knows very well that Ancelotti is now holding back to prove that AC Milan can still win without him and prove that he is right.
Ancelotti was a little careful, how could Degan not know, but Degan didn't think that in the face of Sampdoria, AC Milan would lose, after all, the current Sampdoria is not the majestic sailor army of the year, after experiencing relegation and financial crisis, the current Sampdoria is at most in the middle and lower reaches of Serie A.
This game also has a special significance, as captain Maldini will make his 800th appearance for AC Milan and equals Zoff's record of 570 Serie A appearances.
Sampdoria had a good record last season with their defense, but conceded four goals in the first two rounds of the new season. And in the history of the confrontation between the two managers, Novellino is at an absolute disadvantage to Ancelotti with 1 win, 2 draws and 11 losses, he and goalkeeper Antonioli have both played in AC Milan, and Darabona and Borriello on loan this summer also belong to AC Milan.
After the opening, Sampdoria defended quite tightly. It wasn't until the 17th minute that AC Milan had a real chance, Pirlo passed through the middle, Shevchenko touched his heel halfway, Gilardino started to shake off Castellini, and scored with a right-footed push into the bottom right corner from 15 meters in front of the goal, AC Milan took a 1-0 lead.
Gilardino excitedly ran to the bench and hugged Nesta and the others. However, judging from the slow mirror, at the moment when Shevchenko's heel touched the ball, Gilardino seemed to be suspected of offside.
Subsequently, Sampdoria, who was not willing to accept defeat, also stepped up the attack. In the 26th minute, after Diana's cross from the right rebounded, Zaouli volleyed a right-footed volley in front of goal, which was confiscated by Dida.
After that, AC Milan missed a series of chances, and in the 31st minute, Shevchenko entered the left side of the box and struggled to knock back in front of goal when the ball was about to go out of the line, goalkeeper Antonioli had lost his position, but Gilardino was a little slow to follow up and only to play the ball high under Castellini's interference.
In the 34th minute, Gattuso received Kaka's ball in the middle, crossed low from the right, and Shevchenko pushed a right-footed shot in front of the near post.
Then AC Milan's backline was severely tested, and the partnership between Maldini and Stam obviously lacked some tacit understanding, and the continuous play also made Maldini's physical condition a little out of shape.
In the 38th minute, Sampdoria's free kick on the right side was pushed out, Toneto crossed the ball from the left, Castellini nodded the ball in front of him, hit the crossbar and bounced to the right side, Bonazzoli followed up in time, and scored with a left-footed volley into the far corner sideways in front of the goal, 1:1.
Milan were still squandering plenty of chances as Kaladze crossed from the left and Gilardino headed wide of the right post. In the 53rd minute, Toneto was booked for a foul and Pirlo's free-kick was cleared by Antonioli.
In the 58th minute, Sampdoria ushered in the goal again, Diana threw the ball into the sideline on the right side, Bonazzoli cushioned the ball, Kaladze grabbed the ball, but hesitated, the ball seemed a little slow, as a result, Diana tackled, the latter crossed from the right, Fraki did not hit the barb in front of the goal, but Toneto volleyed into the near corner with the outside of his left foot on the left side, Sampdoria 2:1 to overtake the score.
In the 62nd minute, Shevchenko's close-range shot was saved by Antonioli, and then, after AC Milan's corner kick on the right side rebounded continuously, Shevchenko's shot was blocked by Antonioli again, Shevchenko then fell to the ground and shot with his left foot, and was blocked by Antonioli who fell to the ground.
With the team trailing, Carlo Ancelotti once again brought on his favourite Serginho to replace Gattuso, and AC Milan further strengthened their attack.
In the 70th minute, Milan played a delicate combination in the middle, Shevchenko relied on his individual ability, the left rib continued to change direction to break through the defense, and shot diagonally with his left foot in front of the goal, which missed the far post.
Carlo Ancelotti then replaced Andrea Pirlo with Ambrosini, then Vieri for Cafu and AC Milan switched to a back three.
However, these two substitutions also became evidence of Ancelotti's criticism after the game, replacing Pirlo with Ambrosini, which made the team lose control in the middle, Ambrosini's defensive ability is stronger than the offensive ability, and his forward attack ability is too poor to help the team in the attack.
In addition, let Vieri replace Cafu, although the number of people on the front line has been increased, but without Cafu's wing, Milan's ability to cross from the side has basically been weakened into a negative number, Vieri's impact is strong, but without the help of the wing, he can't do anything.
The game continued until the third minute of stoppage time, when AC Milan launched a desperate attack, Maldini rushed to the front, crossed from the left, Vieri headed in front of the goal, Zimi in front of the goal, again wide of the far post, AC Milan also missed a chance for Zuihou, and finally had to accept the fate of defeat.
Degan has been watching the game quietly, he doesn't cheer when Milan scores, he doesn't frustrate when he falls behind, and this game has been a premonition of defeat since Ancelotti took the lead and began to be conservative.
Continuous fighting, so that the Milan players have a problem with physical strength, especially in the backline, Maldini milestone game, but because of physical exhaustion, failed to play at the level it should be, Kaladze is a big joke, this Georgian mind is probably all put on politics, there is very little enthusiasm for football, as for Cafu, his spirituality is still there, and his attacking ability is also very strong, but he is older, and his speed is far less than at the beginning.
As for Ancelotti's several substitutions in the game, they were even more stupid, except for Serginho, the other two substitutions were completely purposeless, and if such a game could not be lost, it would be a strange thing.
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