Chapter 22: The Uneasy AC Milan
Updated: 2013-11-09
Ahead of the start of the new season, the Shijie Cup qualifiers in Europe were back in action, with Italy coming back to win 4-1 at home to Belarus after a draw away from Scotland, with striker Toney scoring a hat-trick and Camoranesi netting his first goal for his country.
The Italian team successfully qualified, but there was no good news about AC Milan, the reason was that Gattuso publicly said "I did consider leaving AC Milan" before the Italy vs. Scotland game, almost everyone was surprised, last season's team was empty, it is still an indelible shadow, coupled with the recent turmoil within AC Milan, almost everyone thinks that Gattuso is likely to really leave this time.
But there are also many reasons for Gattuso to stay, and he has a personal relationship with Ancelottilian, and at the same time is deeply loved by the club's hierarchy, and, for the sake of AC Milan's aesthetic football, Gattuso has done the dirty work on the field and made so many sacrifices.
However, some of the boulders that lie between Gattuso and Milan cannot be removed, and Gattuso's remarks this time make everything public.
Among the AC Milan players, Gattuso is undoubtedly the most straightforward and frank, he will not be diplomatic, and the question of the team's tactical play was the first to be raised, especially after the defeat to Istanbul, Gattuso also said bluntly: "We really can't raise our heads this time, I don't know if we will succeed next time." ”
It all seemed like no warning, but it did happen, and Gattuso Weishenme was starting to think about leaving AC Milan?
In addition to the pressure problem that Gattuso himself said, first of all, Gattuso is not like Maldini, he is a player who is willing to play for only one club in his life, and he said directly to reporters before: "I think it is better for a player to change clubs in three years, which is reasonable and good for both parties. ”
Secondly, Gattuso is heavily influenced by English football, he does not like conservative Italian football in his bones, and he has publicly expressed his willingness to play in the Premier League on many occasions.
"My football philosophy is very 'British' and I will always go back, in Italy, football is too skillful, too jishu-oriented, which is not for me, my characteristics are more suitable for English football."
Zuihou is the issue of annual salary, and Gattuso's annual salary is only in the middle of the pack at AC Milan, which is actually not commensurate with his status in the team.
From the club's point of view, the team's backline is aging, Maldini and Costacuta are likely to retire at the same time next summer, and Stam, Cafu, Serginho and others are facing the problem of succession, and the change of the team is inevitable.
But what about money?
From an economic point of view, although AC Milan does not want to let go of the flag bearer, the transfer is also good for Gattuso and for AC Milan. As for his whereabouts, the Italian media is almost unanimous, Manchester United are looking for a successor for Keane, and Gattuso is the most suitable person.
AC Milan is likely to lose Gattuso, but the club is also trying to persuade Gattuso to stay at the same time, but also turned its attention to other players, Bayern Munich's midfield core, both offensive and defensive Ballack is one of the biggest names, this summer there was news that Galliani visited Bayern during the Confederations Cup, but because Ballack's contract renewal with the club did not go well, and the contract is about to expire, everything was finally shelved, "Sporting Italia" Among the "potential targets" that clubs have focused on after the summer transfer market closes, Ballack's name has been linked to AC Milan to prepare for a rainy day, is this another precursor?
Apart from Gattuso's disappointment, Milan's biggest problems have been at the back, with Maldini suffering an unexpected injury in recent training, Kaladze and Stam out of form, Carlo Ancelotti being hit again, and Jankulovski having his left leg kicked in a Shijie Cup qualifier against Romania.
Upon his return to Milan, the Czech winger underwent a full check-up and fortunately the player who had just recovered from a left ankle injury did not repeat the tragedy, but the badly contusioned left thigh injury needs to be further determined, at least for the first two league games and the Champions League opener for Fenerbach.
This has forced the Rossoneri to turn their attention to the market, with the most readily available player at the moment being Delas. The former Roma and Perugia defender has not signed with any team and could be bought even after the transfer market closes. Snatching him away from rivals Sheffield United and Lazio would have been easy for AC Milan.
This is followed by Parma's Bonella, who is young and has accumulated a lot of experience in Serie A and the national team. Bonella can play all the defender roles, he has not played in any European competitions, so he can play in the Champions League immediately after joining in January.
Of course, it is unrealistic to replenish the squad now, and AC Milan's consistent purpose in bringing in players is to first go through a long period of observation before they can make a move.
But the league is imminent, and there is not much time left for Ancelotti, although the first game will face the promoted Ascoli, but Ancelotti does not dare to be careless.
In the selection of the main lineup, Ancelotti first has to face the question of who is between Ambrosini and Gattuso, this question Ancelotti has been thinking about for a long time, and in the summer warm-up game, Ancelotti chose Ambrosini, from the effect point of view, Ambrosini's state is obviously better.
Gattuso has just returned from the national team and will suffer a bit physically, with his debut this season postponed until the Champions League clash against Fenerbach, while Ancelotti still intends to reuse Ambrosini in the first two rounds of the league.
There are a number of reasons to reuse Ambrosini, partly because of Ambrosini's excellent performance in the summer warm-up games, but more importantly, because of Ambrosini's header advantage.
The reason why Carlo Ancelotti is so bullish on Ambrosini now is because the AC Milan player has one of the best headers in the team, and has been able to bring extra value to the use of his headers to grab points at crucial moments.
Despite the scarcity of Milanelo players over the past two weeks, Carlo Ancelotti has been practising a tactical change, scoring twice in a 7-0 warm-up win over the youth team.
According to Ancelotti's vision, when attacking, Cafu set the side from the right side, Ambrosini's position leaned to the middle, before Pirlo, Kaka distributed the ball from the middle to Cafu who was inserted in the back, Cafu crossed, Ambrosini quickly inserted into the penalty area from behind Kaka when Kaka divided the ball, forming a third outflanking point outside Gilardino and Shevchenko, and this characteristic is not possessed by Gattuso, Ancelotti hopes that this special weapon in the ambush in the midfield will work at that time.
From the point of view of characteristics, Ambrosini and Gattuso have their own strengths, Ambrosini has a better sense of position, headers, passes, and control the ball on the spot, Gattuso has a stronger one-on-one defense, chasing speed, and forward ability with the ball, and can use different playing styles for different opponents, and in the face of Siena, who has tall central defenders like Cudini and Lao Luo, it is necessary to add a high point in the penalty area.
Ancelotti obviously made this arrangement after taking into account the impact of the national team game on the physical strength of the players, and fashion, he doesn't need to do this at all, as long as his eyes can not set up automatic shielding, he can naturally find a key person to solve all problems, but it is a pity that this key person in the team and his relationship with him is basically incompatible.
The day before the game, Carlo Ancelotti announced the main squad for the weekly round of the league, with Dida as the goalkeeper, Cafu at right-back, Stam and Nesta at centre-back, Karadze at left-back, Ambrosini as he pirlo, Serginho and Kaka as well as the strikers Shevchenko and Gilardino in midfielders.
Inzaghi missed the game due to a groin muscle strain, while Deegan and Vieri came on the bench, Deegan was thrown on the bench because of a contradiction, and as for Vieri, it was self-inflicted.
The recent form of the former Italian striker is really sluggish, and the game against Scotland missed a good chance to score, Vieri's form is sluggish and he has been criticized, and he has not played in the game against Belarus.
But Vieri's off-field life is still exciting, even though Canalis and Sasha have left him completely.
However, Vieri is still a veteran of the love field after all, and he can't find his old friend and continue to develop a new lover. The reporter caught Vieri and his latest girlfriend, Illaria. Photos of Damico Beach kisses, but later confirmed that Illaria. Damiko is just a joke.
Before Vieri traveled to Glasgow with the Italian national team, the Italian lacy tabloid had already captured the new trends in Vieri's life. In fact, as long as the paparazzi wait at Milan's famous nightclub Maritima, it is not difficult to make new discoveries. This time Vieri met the beautiful Sylvia here again, although this beauty is not a big star like Canaris and Sasha, but the appearance and figure are not bad at all, the only regret is that the paparazzi have not taken beautiful photos of Sylvia.
Vieri's main focus now is all on Sylvia, and as for whether he can play the main force on the field, it obviously doesn't matter to Vieri.
Of course, Digan was dissatisfied with the status of the substitute, and this time, he did not think about saving face for Ancelotti at all, and he left the conference room after Ancelotti announced the main line-up and the list of seven substitutes.
Don't give Lao Tzu a chance, just let Lao Tzu catch it, and when the time comes, you will be pumped in the fat face!
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