Chapter 83

Chapter 83

AC Milan drew 1:1 with Sampdoria. This season's record of winning at home in the league has passed away. During the game, the performance of the whole team was a bit abnormal. After the game, the disappointment on everyone's face was palpable. In other words, AC Milan and Sampdoria each hit a goal post, but Sampdoria goalkeeper Antonioli saved the must-go shots of Gilardino and Kaka, but Dida threatened the other side The big shot leaked into the goal.

This is the 36th minute of the game. After Gasbaroni dribbled the ball horizontally to avoid the space, he shot a cold arrow from outside the penalty area. The ball seemed to "pierce" Dida and flew into the net.

At that time, Karazze stretched out his foot to block Gasbaroni's shot, but he missed the ball, but this action seemed to shake Dida's sight. Originally, Gasbaroni's shot was very fast. Fast, but the angle is not tricky. The ball actually hit Dida a few centimeters to the right of his right arm, but Dida seemed hesitant in handling the ball.

He seemed to want to hold the ball in his arms with both hands, but he seemed to have changed his mind and wanted to shoot the ball. Obviously, Dida had problems judging the line and speed of the ball, and the ball hit him. Flying into the net over his right arm, it was actually a half lob that Dida saved without even diving or bending over.

In fact, Dida's state has been somewhat problematic this season. From the beginning of the season, he was a little out of shape, lacking concentration during the game, and then large and small mistakes followed one after another. Because of Huo Wen's positioning error, the big gift to Parma, and today's weird conceded goals, Dida is no longer full of confidence in front of the goal. The hero in the 02/03 Champions League final seems to be back again Back to the level of the fatal low-level error against Leeds United 6 years ago. ?? Stadium Maniac 83

Of course, in fact, if this low-level mistake is ruled out, Dida's performance today is satisfactory, and the range of attacks has also expanded significantly. Jumping forward, Dida's problem is not that he is slow to react or his skills are not good, but that there will be a "short circuit" of the mind from time to time. Some seemingly simple shots and crosses will cause fatal damage to AC Milan's goal. hit!

In fact, although AC Milan was once very passive today, the midfielder was controlled by the opponent, but the defense was well organized, and Sampdoria was also suppressed more outside the penalty area, and could only shoot some long-range shots under the interference of AC Milan players , But even under such circumstances, such a shot still broke through Milan's goal. For the defender's defense, this is undoubtedly a huge blow to morale.

Dida is still quick to respond, but he has lost the steadiness of the previous two years, which is an essential element for a goalkeeper of a wealthy club. This is also the most critical difference between this year's AC Milan and the past AC Milan. Think about how many games in the past three seasons, AC Milan relied on Dida to turn the tide.

In fact, AC Milan has already entered the preparations for the replacement of the goalkeeper position. Galliani expressed "hope to renew the contract with Dida", but on the other hand, AC Milan rejected Juventus' acquisition of Abia. Tidi's proposal, Abbiati is likely to return to Milanello next year, he and Dida will be at the same starting line to compete.

In terms of statistics this season, although Abbiati made only 38 saves, the success rate reached 84.4%, ranking first in Serie A. Dida made 59 saves, with a success rate of 72%. This is not a normal Dida. Da, is not the Dida who competed with Buffon for "the world's number one goalkeeper", but if he does not quickly regain his past self, the younger and more stable Abbiati will quickly top him.

Dida's state was indeed one of the reasons for AC Milan's loss, and another reason was Ancelotti. In this game, Ancelotti was completely suppressed by his opponent in the match against Novellino. Living.

Ancelotti did not fail to make efforts. In the second half, he replaced Inzaghi with Rui Costa, put Kaka in the position of the second striker, and quickly got three excellent opportunities. Jankulovs Ki's playing is also inevitable, but it is too late. Ancelotti will often choose to replace the Czech when the score is behind, but he is only given 5 to 10 minutes each time. Obviously, it is very difficult to replace anyone. It's hard to make a difference in such a short amount of time.

However, before Jankulovski, Ancelotti also used a valuable substitution spot on Cafu. If Dida's mistakes are unpredictable, then Cafu's playing is the most important thing in this game. Biggest failure of the game.

After Cafu came on the field, he only touched the ball four times. Once he received a pass from Pirlo on the right sideline, took two steps but slipped, and the second time he was intercepted by Pisano at the same position. The third time was before the end of the game, still in the position of the opponent's right foot out of the penalty area, Cafu tried to pass and shoot from a long distance, but due to his slow movement, he lost the space for shooting, and the ball was used by the opponent's defender. Afterwards, Cafu completed the last pass of the whole team. His pass failed to enter the penalty area, but was blocked by the opposing defender with his body, and then the referee also blew the end of the game. whistle.

Of course, Cafu's poor performance is also due to the short playing time, but in fact, Cafu played a total of nearly 20 minutes on the court. After Cafu was replaced, AC Milan made a major adjustment in the midfield. Stam and Nesta played central defenders, Karadze moved to the left, Serginho topped the left midfielder, and Seedorf played the right midfielder , Ancelotti took great pains to play Cafu, but Cafu's assists were not as good as Stam at the beginning.

Cafu stopped training all winter because of his father's illness. After returning to Milanello, he has been undergoing special recovery training. Obviously, Cafu has not recovered to his best condition. Ancelotti sent It is obviously a bit too idealistic to hope for a Cafu whose status is unknown. In addition, because of Cafu's playing, the position of the midfielder has changed too much. Karadze and Serginho on the left rarely play at the same time, so The cooperation is unfamiliar, and after the left attack that has been active in this field is "abolished", it is difficult for AC Milan's two wings to launch an effective attack.

Judging from the results, Ancelotti's expectations for Cafu are too high. The problem is not only in Cafu's state. It's brilliant.

Cafu's decline is not his fault. A 36-year-old veteran who occupies the most energy-consuming position in the workplace, what more can he ask for?

The problem is that Ancelotti's preference for big-name players and the neglect of practical players are problems that have not changed for several seasons.

At the press conference before the start of the game, Ancelotti also said personally: "Cafu's return is very important to us."

If these 20 minutes are given to Jankulovski, Ancelotti only needs to move Seedorf to the right, and the team formation does not need to make up to five people. Consciousness just makes up for Serginho's lack, but Ancelotti obviously doesn't believe that a player like Jankulovski can change the overall situation, and the Czech's appearance in the last five minutes is just " An attempt to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor".

The departure of Brocchi and Dorasu is due to lack of reuse. In fact, both of them have performed well in their respective teams. Since Ancelotti took office, except for the initial "startup stage", In the past three years, there is only one "non-big star" who has really played under him, Serginho, but the latter is often a problem for the team.

In fact, Cafu is no longer the Cafu of the past. He has more forward penetration and more crosses, but in terms of crossing efficiency, his crossing success rate this season is even lower than that of West, who is not good at assists. mickey.

There are rumors that Cafu will leave AC Milan this summer and return to Brazil to play football. He himself has publicly stated that he "want to end his football career in Sao Paulo", but the "chairman" of Sao Paulo said, "We have little interest in Cafu. "How about Cafu's current situation, the "chairman" of Sao Paulo obviously sees it more clearly than Ancelotti. ?? Stadium Maniac 83

With one draw and one loss against Sampdoria this season, how did Sampdoria become the nemesis of AC Milan? It seems that Novellino, who was born in Milan, has a thorough understanding of his old club.

After defeating AC Milan in the first half of the confrontation half a year ago, Novellino once revealed his tactical secret: "It is to keep an eye on Kaka and use two midfielders to defend him." Palon Blogger Stare, Volpi helps defend, this time, Novellino actually didn't make any changes.

Kaka's condition is better than that of the first confrontation, and he even "eat" the opponent's two midfielders in a one-on-two confrontation, but after all, it is impossible for a team like Sampdoria to let him play a thousand-mile single Qi Qi, even if Kaka breaks through from the front, he still has to interfere from behind to block his way out of the ball.

When Rui Costa first arrived at AC Milan, Gazzetta dello Sport once questioned that "all the balls must be 'filtered' at the feet of the Portuguese", so that at that time there was a feeling of "staring Rui and freezing Milan". , and now the Kaka situation is more obvious than before.

The state of AC Milan is too closely related to the state of Kaka. This season, AC Milan has lost five games. Except for the Milan Derby, which was not ugly, Kaka's state was not good in the rest of the losses, especially A game against Florence.

After Kaka was marked to death, what other "tricks" does AC Milan have?

Gilardino and Inzaghi are basically fighting on their own. Although they are very lethal, they lack mutual support. They need to be connected by the "chain" of Kaka, and Serginho has few wings. If he chooses to cooperate, his characteristics are already familiar to his opponents. At least he can't get rid of the interference of the opponent's defender by rushing down to the bottom. It will definitely affect the quality of the cross. The bottom should be high, Seedorf has excellent ball control but is slow in handling the ball in the attack, and can't seize the opportunity. In this way, only Pirlo's long pass is left. Just at the beginning, Pirlo made a long pass and Inza Ji's sudden "insertion" into the head-shaking attack caused a little threat, but after all, the success rate of finding space to play a through pass in a positional attack is too low. In this way, Novellino is equivalent to AC Milan's attack. The starting point was pressed back 20 meters, which is undoubtedly a great success.

With Kaka being marked to death, how does AC Milan play?

In the past, Ancelotti also used 3-5-2 changes, focusing on the wing, but this season Cafu has not been in the lineup for a period of time due to various reasons, and his own state has declined too quickly. 3-5- The formation of 2 cannot be played. After Brocchi left, the two real full-backs Serginho and Jankulovski were all concentrated on the left. I feel that the line remains the same and the personnel remain the same. Although Kaka is difficult to be marked to death, players will always have ups and downs. Once marked to death, AC Milan will be in trouble.

Of course, Ancelotti also has another choice, which is to use Degan. Degan has a better ability to hold the ball than Kaka, and has a wider range of activities on the field. Unfortunately, most of the time, Degan is not in the security. Within the scope of Celotti's consideration.

After losing to Sampdoria, the point gap between AC Milan and Juventus has been widened to nine points, and the league championship may not be expected.

Although Ancelotti refused to admit it, he was actually thinking about shifting the team's attention to the cup competitions, the UEFA Champions League, and of course the Coppa Italia.

This time Ancelotti still did not choose Degan, and he did not even take Degan to Palermo. As a result, Ancelotti also paid the price for his stubbornness, and the overall score led 1:0. Next, AC Milan actually lost 0:3 to Palermo in the away game!

Lost to Lazio 0:4 in the 03/04 season, Udinese 1:4 in the 04/05 season, and this time lost to Palermo 0:3, won Berlusconi in the 02/03 season After the Coppa Italia of the era, AC Milan seems to have a "tradition" of being out in the Coppa Italia with a big score. The three outs were first home and then away. However, it is different from the previous two games. In the first two games, AC Milan faced Lazio and Udinese, once at home 1:2, once at home 3:2, the chances are not very good, this time, AC Milan did not let the opponent get an away goal in the first round, the score of 1:0 at home allowed the team With a good chance to advance to the semi-finals.

But even under such circumstances, AC Milan was still 0:3 out of shame, even though the referee gave six minutes of stoppage time, even though Nesta's handball was missed, even though Di Michele wasted two singles ball chance.

Losing three goals is not only the responsibility of the defense. There are problems with the team's fighting spirit, hard work, desire to win, and the state of the players, but the biggest problem lies in Ancelotti's starting lineup superior.

Kaka hit the front line, which proved to be a failure in hindsight. When Ancelotti was happy to use the "Christmas tree", a reporter once asked Ancelotti why he used a striker against the Prime Minister's will. Ancelotti replied, "Kaka is also a striker." But in fact he knew in his heart , Kaka still played the attacking midfielder, but Rui Costa shared his work of ball control and organization. When Kaka frequently scored goals, someone once asked Ancelotti why he didn't let Kaka play as a striker. At the press conference, Ancelotti replied: "Although he scored many goals, his characteristics are not suitable for playing as a striker. Because he's not good at getting the ball with his back."

Kaka's characteristic is to take the ball and break through from the front. His weakness is precisely to protect the ball. Kaka must show his power in sports. When receiving the ball with his back, Kaka often turns around and breaks through the opponent directly. Guard, once he has to stop the ball and lean on someone, the offense often ends here.

Before Inzaghi came on the field, Kaka was always in the forward position. Although it also created some opportunities for the opponent's goal, after all, the space was too small, and Kaka pushed to the front. Ancelotti had to give up the attacking midfielder. , two central midfielders, Seedorf and Vogel, were placed in the midfield to play a parallel 4-4-2. Because Vogel made too many mistakes and Seedorf ran too little, once the opponent formed a steal in the midfield, he could fatal.

In all fairness, AC Milan's midfield control was still dominant throughout the first half, but due to the lack of organization in the midfield, Gilardino rarely had the chance to get the ball, and was often blocked by the opponent's defender. Dead, and at this time the central midfielder was unable to catch up. Throughout the first half, Jankulovski's post on the left was the only threatening attack point for AC Milan's midfielder.

In terms of defense, Vogel made too many pass errors at the key position before the defense line and could not control the ball. Seedorf did not protect in time after losing the ball. AC Milan conceded the first goal because Vogel was caught. Gonzalez's long-range shot after a frontal breakthrough, the second goal, and the two central midfielders failed to protect in time, Vogel lost his position, Seedorf was not aggressive enough, and Stam was forced to go forward Top Gonzalez, resulting in an empty space behind him, and Caracciolo took advantage of this empty space to score the ball.

In fact, in Palermo's new coach Papadopoulo's formation, Gonzalez is a flexible chess piece. On the surface, he is a left midfielder, but in fact he will push up to the front midfielder in the attack. Forming a three-on-two with Corini and Barone against the opponent's double midfielder is actually risky, because once Gonzalez cuts to the middle, once the ball is intercepted, Jankulo on the left Vorski will form an open offensive area in front of him, but the two central midfielders of AC Milan are unable to intercept such an unknown player. Vogel's problem is his state, and Seedorf's problem is his attitude. ?? Stadium Maniac 83

Cafu playing the right midfielder is also a failure. Ancelotti originally hoped to increase the side attack ability with 4-4-2, but Cafu is no longer the Cafu of the year. AC Milan's right attack was completely paralyzed.

A careless move lost the whole game. AC Milan put Kaka on the front line, causing the midfielder to change to a parallel 4-4-2. The combination of Seedorf and Vogel failed, resulting in a great threat to the opponent's counterattack Increase, three goals conceded, it seems that the problem is in the defense, but in fact Nesta and Stam have made countless rescues in this game. They are the best players in the team, but even the best central defenders can't stand it once The first opportunity to meet with the opponent's striker appeared.

This kind of formation actually reflects Ancelotti's hesitant mentality. On the one hand, he wants to stay strong for the next round of the league against Lazio, so he hides Inzaghi and others. On the other hand, he does not want to give up the first round 1:0 Such a good chance of promotion, so instead of Amoruso and forcing Kaka to the front line, judging from the results, it is better to go to Amoruso and simply let the main players save their energy and use them in the league. In fact, this is another manifestation of Ancelotti's hesitant personality.

In this game, AC Milan's worst performance is still Cafu. The summer transfer saved 8 million euros, Oddo or Cicinho, but brought endless troubles to AC Milan.

Cafu's eye-catching performance in the summer warm-up match created a false appearance for the club. In fact, Cafu has indeed reached the final stage of his career. Since this season, Cafu has started 6 times in the league. The record in the game is 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Subsequently, Cafu first truce due to injury, and then returned to Brazil due to personal reasons. During this period, Simic replaced him as the main right back. Simic started a total of 5 times, and AC Milan won all 5 games.

Cafu appeared in AC Milan's starting lineup this time, but judging from the final effect, although Ancelotti had many failures in the game from the formation to the subsequent substitutions, Cafu's playing It is the most obvious one of many failures.

The assist leader in Serie A is already a distant memory in the 2001/2002 season. AC Milan used to be a good assist player, but now he can't attack and defend soon.

Cafu is really dead. No matter whether he is on the right avant-garde or the right back, he is no longer the same Cafu. In the opening 6 minutes, he returned a pass to Simic out of bounds. A low-level mistake opened the prelude to the nightmare performance of the Brazilian. .

There were 7 crosses in the game, but there were zero effective crosses, and even zero breakthroughs. In the tenth minute of the second half, Cafu's cross flew to the bottom line, and Inzaghi "plugged" at high speed to hit the bottom line. This is the only one of Cafu's seven crosses passed to his own team members. The other 6 times, not 3 times directly flew out of the baseline from the back post, and 2 times were passed by Grosso sealed it with his body, and with that kick before the end of the game, he made a weird arc and passed it to the opponent's goalkeeper Andujar like a pass back, so the referee blew the whistle 15 seconds before the end of the game. The whistle for the end of the game. In addition to the low-quality cross, Cafu seemed to be slow in passing and receiving the ball in the cooperation with his teammates. The third goal lost by AC Milan was traced back to the kick passed by Cafu to Kaka. The inaccurate pass made the opponent stop, and his offense became the opponent's counterattack.

In the first half, Cafu played the right midfielder but his offense was weak. When Simic was replaced, Cafu became the team's defensive weakness at the right back position. Dimichele's main attack direction obviously moved behind Cafu.

Cafu once lost his position and fell to the top once, which made Nesta have to "guest" the role of right back twice in succession. Fortunately, Nesta is in a very good state today and did not allow the score to expand further.

In addition to Di Michele, Gordias, who came off the bench, also used Cafu's side as the main breakthrough. In the dialogue with Gordias, Cafu gave the opponent two positions because of his slow movement. free kick. Serginho, who was often regarded as the main attack direction by his opponents in the past, was extremely relaxed this time. After he came on the field, the opponent rarely attacked from the right, and only once was Caracciolo hit behind him.

Cafu is indeed dying. A 36-year-old veteran and a full-back, a sudden decline in his state may occur at any time. Cafu is undoubtedly in this state now. This is something that the Milan laboratory can do nothing about. But the question is why Ancelotti insists on putting him in the main position?

Although Simic made a low-level mistake in this field, Cafu should still be replaced when Inzaghi played.

Liu Kafu strengthened assists on the court? !

This is actually just the Cafu in people's memory, not the current Cafu.

Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The real hidden danger for AC Milan is in the second half of the season. AC Milan's only goal left this season, the Champions League, Cafu is likely to become a "time bomb". Cafu was once a great player, but now Cafu always makes AC Milan lack something on the right. .

Of course, there is also the topic that can never be avoided - Digan!

In the last game, Degan was thrown on the bench. In this game, Degan didn't even make the squad for the game. Although Ancelotti argued after the game: Degan's physical condition is not good. , has not been adjusted to the best state.

But everyone knows that this is just Ancelotti farting!

After Degan returned from injury, everyone can see how he is. Three games, two starts, one substitute, three assists, and two goals. It is said that Degan is currently the best in this AC Milan team. An "excellent" player is not an exaggeration, but in the eyes of Ancelotti, Degan is still unqualified, and the reason is that there is a conflict between the two.

This kind of abandonment is simply undisguised!

Just like Saki and Robert back then. Same as Baggio, even if the latter is very delicate and beautiful with heavy makeup, in the eyes of that stubborn old man, the latter is still just a coquettish chicken.

Digan is now the chicken that is not pleasing to the eye in Ancelotti's eyes.

So what if you are in good condition?

Ancelotti is the leader of AC Milan, he has the right not to let Digan play!

Of course, the good thing is that Ancelotti is not the seat of AC Milan. This time, Galliani does not intend to be silent anymore. Ancelotti abandoned Degan before. After all, Degan's leg injury was just right at that time, and no one could I don't know what his state is, and Gilardino's state was so hot at that time, he couldn't force Ancelotti to make a substitution.

But this time Galliani couldn't take it anymore. He was nine points behind Juventus in the league, and the championship was basically useless. If you expect that stable and frightening old lady to make mistakes, it is better to count on the Italian Football League from now on. After AC Milan's victory, the points were increased to four points.

The Coppa Italia is out, and there is only one UEFA Champions League left. AC Milan can't make mistakes anymore. Now there is only one way to solve this problem. Either Ancelotti uses Digan, or Ancelotti leaves .