Chapter Eighty-Nine

Whether a player really deserves such praise is not to see how the media with no lower limit of character is touted, let alone to look at his training highlights, in the final analysis, whether a player is real gold or broken copper, the football stadium is the best place to test the quality.

It's a mule or a horse, pull it out and slip!

Stuffy at home blowing the sky, no fart!

In the face of Degan's doubts, the young Pato was extraordinarily mature: "Degan is a good player, and of course I'm not bad!" Whether I can shoulder the burden of Milan's forward line, the game will tell! ”

Look at the person from a famous family, who is a reckless and rough person like Di Gan, who is different and has a lot of self-cultivation, where is this mature like an eighteen-year-old hairy child.

In the next round of the league, Pato, who has already released words to test his quality with the game, scored another goal in the game with Udinese to help the team defeat the black chicken 1:0, scoring two goals in two games.

In the other game, Fiorentina won against Parma, but Digan did not score, with substitutes Hamsik and Mikel Arteta scoring a goal each to secure a victory.

Seeing such a result, some media can't wait to shout that the Serie A league is about to change, and the previously arrogant Digan is dumbfounded, replaced by Pato's magic gun.

People are waiting to sing about Di Gan, it's not a matter of one or two days, they have been slapped in the face by Di Gan before, they don't fight back, they are waiting for an opportunity, as long as Di Gan is unlucky, they will definitely not let go, they will definitely rush up, kick 10,000 feet in a row, so that he will never be able to turn over.

And Pato has become a big hero in the eyes of the entire Italian media who saved them from turning slaves and singing, looking at the words in the newspaper, it is almost like setting up a monument for Pato.

This time Deegan didn't speak, but Prandelli stood up to defend his disciple: "Some media said it's too early, it's just that we didn't score in one game, which doesn't mean anything, and I don't think that Degan's performance in this game was not good, in fact, Arteta's goal, it was Degan who attacked, and he found a gap in the midfield's long pass, isn't this enough to prove Degan's value?" You're right, in recent seasons, Degan's number of goals has not been as good as when he was in Atalanta, but this is because of Weishenme, I think you all know very well, in AC Milan, he can't get a stable main position, last season, he didn't return to play until after the winter break, this season, I made him change his role, Rod is the leader of the team, he should take more responsibility, not just goals, but his goals will definitely not be less, sooner or later! ”

As if to repay Prandelli's trust, or to muster enough strength to slap those journalists in the face, Fiorentina beat Torino 4-0 in the next rematch with Deegan scoring goals.

At the press conference after the game, Prandley deliberately brought Degan, he knew how hot Deegan was by the previous media words, and the reason why he didn't speak before was completely waiting for him to be slapped in the face today.

Although these episodes are all old stalks, Deegan still enjoys sitting up.

Looking at the reporters in the audience as if they had eaten a face, Di Gan's heart was a burst of refreshment, and he didn't wait for the host to announce the start of the press conference, Di Gan took the initiative to open his mouth: "I said before, no one is qualified to doubt my ability, unless I take the initiative to stop, otherwise, I have to wait to be slapped in the face by me, I hope today's four slaps can make you feel very cool!" Of course, I don't care what you bastards think, and I don't care about my business, I'm cool anyway, and that's fine! ”

If just now the reporters were disgusting as if they had eaten a lump of stool, now they have eaten two lumps and stuffed their teeth.

Counterattack?

At this time, they must fight back, and they must not let this bastard Degan be too proud, but what can they come up with to fight back, it seems that there is only Pato for now.

Ibrahimovic has become a good boy recently, and his inappropriate remarks last time made him the target of public criticism, and even Moratti, who has been pampering him, cannot tolerate it this time.

Trezeguet has also been in a slump of late after an early season explosion, failing to score in three consecutive games.

Now it seems that Pato is the only one who can be used as a weapon to fight back against Degan.

"Don't mention any once-in-a-century geniuses, this kind of old stalk is really nothing new, if you want to compare him with me, wait until he beats me!"

Defeating Deegan can only be done in a face-to-face battle, and it seems that Pato is not far off to beat Deegan and save the gentleman's sport of football.

Pato, who was young, suddenly seemed to be the only hope for the entire Italian media, which made him feel pressured.

"To be able to compare me with Degan's name, I will take this as an incentive, there is no player in the game who beats the opponent's player, only one team beats another team, I will try to win for the team I play for, as for the duel with Degan that you are talking about, I don't value this, I value the result of the game."

Pato said modestly, but it also sounded a little unconfident.

Before the next round of the league, AC Milan has a make-up match, away to face Regina, this game AC Milan played very badly, the field was once suppressed by Regina, fortunately, Gilardino who came on as a substitute at the zuihou moment helped AC Milan to win, Pato's performance can be said to be good, very positive on the field, but unfortunately a little bit of bad luck.

At the end of the week, Serie A was in full swing again, and the first thing to do was that Fiorentina faced Empoli at home, Empoli this season has completely lost the magic of last season, Digan scored a goal in each half, and in stoppage time, Cavinaghi put the icing on the cake, Fiorentina easily won 3-0.

AC Milan did not perform badly in the next game, coming off the bench in the last game, Gilardino continued to sit on the bench, Pato played as a lone arrow, 2-0 victory over Genoa, Pato lived up to Ancelotti's trust, scoring twice in the game.

Four goals in four games, Pato towards the goal of shijie first-class star, continue to rush forward, this game, even more single-handedly, to help AC Milan subdue Genoa, after the game Italian media simply praised Pato to the sky.

AC Milan's No.7 shirt has found a new owner!

In the 27th minute of the first half, Pato won the ball on the side and cut inside and fired a long-range shot.

In the 75th minute of the second half, Pato received Kaka's through ball again, successfully countered offside, stabbed the shot, and then went to the next goal.

After the game, even the 18-year-old Pato was selected for the national team for the first time in the friendly match list with Ireland announced by Brazil coach Dunga, and it can be seen that even Dunga, the iron-blooded captain in the history of Brazilian football, is favored by Pato.

Pato's start to Milan was perfect, and even Shevchenko expressed a strong impression of him in an interview with the newspaper "Milan Sport", saying that Pato is his real successor.

"Everybody says Pato is like me, and I agree. He's like me, he doesn't want to be very forward, he likes to be preemptive, he can read the team's tactics and find the right openings. I don't like standing on the pitch, and I don't like watching Pato. Pato is not only the man who inherits the No. 7 shirt, he wants to write his own history. Watching him play, I see that I like him more and more, he really resembles me, always forward, aiming for the goal, never running sideways, which is the most important trait that a good striker should have. Some people say that Pato is still too young to play in Milan, but age does not matter, and I believe that the environment in Milan is the most suitable for Pato to grow up. Especially when he's surrounded by team-mates like Andrea Pirlo, Kaka and Seedorf, which every striker dreams of. ”

Shevchenko's partner Inzaghi also praised Pato: "Pato is only 18 years old, I am almost twice as old as him, I have never seen such a good 18-year-old player. However, the really big game is just around the corner and I'm sure Pato can make an important contribution to the team, just like the rest of his team. We can't just look at the games he played, we should think about how strong he can become, and that's what makes him so attractive. ”

Pato's back-to-back flashes at the San Siro have been the talk of the town, with his continued good performances putting him in the spotlight and he is quickly becoming Ancelotti's top pick, whether it's 4312 or 4321.

But Pato has sprung up, some people are about to be lost, it is rumored that Gilardino is in a mood, and it is somewhat related to Pato, who was still the team's main striker in the first half of the season, but after entering January, Gilardino can only be with the bench for a long time, especially in the game with Regina, Zuihou always helped the team win, but this time against Genoa, he still sat on the bench, which is really a little unreasonable.

But it can't be helped, Pato is the trend now, but Gilardino only got a chance to play in the first game against Genoa, in Zuihou's four-minute garbage time, which is obviously not a satisfactory result for the 25-year-old striker, who was hailed as a "hero of the killer" a week ago and is worth 24 million euros.

The Sports Post once said: "Gilardino elbowed the opposition defender before the end, showing his bad mood. ”

Worse than that, the reporter of the newspaper Sport Milano captured a scene in which Gilardino applauded Ancelotti in a sign of sarcasm and protest after the final whistle of the match.

Carlo Ancelotti also explained after the game: "He wasn't applauding me, he was applauding Gattuso. ”

This obviously doesn't make sense, what did Gilardino do with Gattuso's applause?

At this time, there were also people fighting for Gilardino, and Milan's famous Sacchi stood at the front: "Does he only deserve 8 minutes against Udinese and 4 minutes against Genoa?" ”

Sacchi began to question whether there is a place for Gilardino in the future of AC Milan, which is an easy account to calculate, there is no doubt that Pato must belong to Milan's future, in addition, Inzaghi should be able to maintain his form for two seasons, and the space for Gilardino seems to be getting smaller and smaller.

So Sacchi calculated: "Pato, Ronaldo, Borriello who may return, Inzaghi, what other strikers may be, where is there a place for Gilardino?" ”

Although Berlusconi is still saying that Gilardini is the future of AC Milan, in fact, Gilardino's agent was answering about Gilardino's stay yesterday, and his tone was very ambiguous, and a week ago he also said that "AC Milan will not sell Gilardino." ”

But this time he said: "There is still a long time between now and June, everything is not ruled out, and right now, I can't be sure of anything, I can't deny anything, we will make a decision together with AC Milan." ”

For Gilardino, at his current rate of appearance, it would be almost impossible for him to play at Euro 2008, not forgetting that Amaury is applying for an Italian passport and Gilardino has one more rival.

So what about the future of Gilardino?

He is not yet 26 years old, and as Maldini said: "He knew he was going to face competition the day he joined AC Milan. ”

But if the competitive environment is unfair and he sees no hope, then it cannot be ruled out that the goalscorer, who is expected by AC Milan to be Inzaghi's successor, will finally say goodbye to AC Milan, and the applause after the final whistle may be a start.

Ancelotti also spoke about Gilardino in an interview: "Gilardino? He was not angry because he didn't start, but because he only came on for two minutes in Zuihou, and of course it was a tactical choice and I wanted to send a striker who could carry the ball forward, so I chose Kaka and Pato. I can understand his feelings of not wanting to play for two minutes in zuihou, it's normal, it seems to be a substitution to delay time, I don't think his attitude is bad, I know Gilardino and I have no problem with him at all, I think Gilardino has done a good job since he joined AC Milan, he has scored a lot of goals, he will score more goals, we all trust him, everyone is growing, no one thinks he will not improve. Depending on the game, we could play with two strikers and if you want to use a centre-forward, then Gilardino is the best option, he has the body and the header. ”

However, despite Ancelotti's appearance that Gilardino is important to AC Milan, there is still a preference for Gilardino's future that he will leave.

And the potential new owner of Gilardino revealed by the media is actually Fiorentina.

This season, Fiorentina's four strikers are all very good, Digan naturally needless to say, although the number of goals scored by Mutu this season is declining, but his characteristics are still very critical to Florence, and while the number of goals is decreasing, his assists are rising, although Cavinaghi is ranked lower among the four forwards, but his impact and ability to attack with the ball are second only to Degan, this season, so far in all competitions for Fiorentina to score eleven goals, There is also Pacini, who is now Fiorentina's second-leading scorer and is also fifth in the league scorer list, second among homegrown players, behind Borriello.

It may seem that Fiorentina have no need to make any changes to the attack, but the latest news, Juventus and Inter Milan seem to be very interested in the popular goalscorer.

If Pacini moves away from the Purple Lilies at the end of the season, Gilardino, who has similar characteristics to him, is clearly a very good replacement.

However, as soon as this rumor appeared, it was immediately denied by Fiorentina's captain Digan: "Gianpaolo's kid is not going back, if he wants to leave, I will not agree, next season for Fiorentina will still be the same people now, Gilardino, this story sounds good, but we don't need him!" ”

Although it sounds a bit childish for a player to stand up and refute rumors, those who know Digan's status in Fiorentina know that what Degan said still carries a lot of weight.

It looks like Gilardino's path to the Purple Lily has been blocked, and now facing fierce competition within the team, Gilardino looks awkward.

He wants to play in the European Championships, but with his current attendance at AC Milan, it will not be easy to get Donadoni to take him to the European Championships.

AC Milan continue their two-game rhythm in a week, and tonight they will play a make-up game away to Livorno, followed by a crucial game on Sunday: away to Fiorentina.

Before Digan said that he wanted to test Pato's quality, then this face-to-face battle will definitely attract more people's attention.

In the game with Livorno, Gilardino still did not get the chance to start, Ancelotti discharged the Brazilian trident on the front line, although the game was won, but AC won not easily, the score was 2:0, Pato, who has been popular in recent times, scored another goal, but Milan also suffered a big blow, and Ronaldo, who had just returned from injury for a long time, fell again.

It's like a reincarnation, when Pato began to become popular, Ronaldo completed the inheritance and then fell, and this injury is more serious than people think, and it is very likely that the aliens will never come back, just like Van Basten at the beginning.