Chapter 50
Chapter 50 The Dignity of Milan
At the San Siro Stadium, Mandolini was very excited to be able to maintain a one-ball lead at halftime.
"Well done, boys, you let the proud Milanese see our strength, keep going, defend solidly, wait for an opportunity to counterattack, Rhodes! The Milanese have noticed you, they made several dangerous moves in the first half, Take care to protect yourself!"
Of course Degan knew what to do. At the end of the first half, Gattuso was all over him. He was unscrupulous in his defense, as if he was wrestling. He was knocked to the ground several times, and the referee seemed to condone it. , There were two times when he should have given the card, but he was merciful, which made Gattuso more and more unscrupulous.
The dressing room of the visiting team was full of joy. Being able to lead the powerful AC Milan in the away game is a very remarkable thing in itself. You must know that the last time Atlanta won at this stadium was more than ten years ago.
In the locker room of the home team, the atmosphere is a little gloomy. As the head coach of AC Milan, Ancelotti has always been difficult to say how to evaluate him.
Fatty An is good at winning the championship, but it is not necessarily true how high his tactical level is. The only redeeming feature of him is his stability. After coaching Milan for nearly three years, his starting position is almost insignificant. It has always been the same old way to have a large-scale operation.
It is precisely because of stability, of course it can also be said to be conservative, that the team's performance has always been very stable, and it can win a championship from time to time to entertain the fans. Therefore, although the team's record this season is not ideal, but His handsome position is still very stable.
Fatty An is not a master of speech either. He is not good at speaking those exciting words. During the intermission, he only pointed out some mistakes made by the team in the first half, and then made a new deployment.
Fatty An finished speaking, and it was Maldini's turn next. He is the symbol of AC Milan, the flag, one of the greatest defenders in the world, and he is also the ruler of AC Milan's locker room.
"Cheer up, don't let me see your dejected looks. It's not the end yet. If you admit defeat now, it's too early. We are the great AC Milan. The red and black swords on our shirts symbolize With our supreme honor, starting from putting on this jersey, we will fight for the honor and dignity of AC Milan! We are only one goal behind, who of you think this is a dead end, there is a Digan in the opponent's lineup Did it scare you?"
Gattuso also stood up at the right time, waved his fists, and roared loudly: "Fight! We should fight and treat this game as a war. Either Atlanta will die or we will die, guys! Yes! It's time for the decisive battle, use our courage to scare the legs of those Bergamo people! Defeat them and keep the victory in San Siro!"
Maldini's encouragement and Gattuso's declaration of battle made the AC Milan players whose morale was a little low instantly excited and revived with full blood on the spot.
Kaka, who has always been quiet, now has a desire to fight in his eyes. Seeing Degan playing prestige in their territory, even if the other party is his own brother, he feels uncomfortable.
Soccer matches are originally a battleground where you can live and die. Brothers and family love, let's put it aside for the time being!
Didn't Degan always hope to compete with Kaka on the court?
Today is just the perfect time!
Since we are going to fight!
Then let's fight hard! Let's see who is the strongest of the Wrights.
The intermission ended and the second half began. From the moment the referee blew his whistle, the stands of the entire San Siro Stadium were filled with the singing of "Milan! Milan".
Accompanied by the cheers of the Milan fans, Kaka blocked Zenoni's pass, and the AC Milan team immediately launched a tidal offensive. After several passes, Rui Costa's shot first surprised Taibi In a cold sweat.
Soon AC Milan made a comeback. Kaka ran all the way after getting the ball in the midfield position. Once his speed was activated, Atlanta's defensive players couldn't keep up.
After passing three defensive players in a row, Kaka took another long shot from the front of the penalty area. The ball hit Natalie's leg and changed the line. Taibi had already surrendered, but it was a pity that the ball hit The goal post bounced back again.
Just when the Atlanta players wanted to catch their breath, the crisis alert was not over yet, Rui Costa got the ball, dunked past the defender Gonella, made a wonderful pass at the front of the penalty area, Kaka understood it, suddenly went forward, and was running Unloading the ball with the right foot behind his back, dodging Natalie's blockade inside, and calmly pushed the ball with his right foot in front of the goal. Although the power of the shot was not strong, the ball hit the far corner accurately, AC Milan 1:1 Evened the score.
The on-site commentator roared hoarsely, and the San Siro stands also burst into cheers. The score was equalized. From their point of view, the game has been completely controlled by AC Milan, and it must be a matter of course for them to overtake the score.
"Great job! Rui Costa and Kaka played perfectly together, playing with AC Milan's entire defense, Kaka! The prince of San Siro, completed the final wonderful blow!"
After scoring the goal, Kaka ran to the South Stand with both hands pointing to the sky, and beat the AC Milan team logo on his chest hard, and the fans also responded with warm applause.
Digan stood in the midfield and watched, shaking his head helplessly. The gap in overall strength between the two sides is still too large. Faced with AC Milan's wave after wave of offensives, Atlanta is also struggling to cope. The conceded goal cannot be blamed on anyone. Responsibility, everything seems to be a matter of course.
AC Milan's celebration didn't last too long, they just equalized the score now, and what they need to defend the honor and dignity of Milan City is a victory.
Kaka ran back, and when he passed Degan, he smiled and said: "Rod! I also scored, and now we are tied!"
Digan felt a "cut" in his heart, and turned his head to look aside: "I don't talk to the enemy!"
Kaka smiled when he saw this, even if he became a star, he still has a childish temper!
Mandolini also felt the team's pressure, walked to the sidelines and yelled loudly, pressing down with both hands, or to stabilize the defense first.
Although Degan was somewhat dissatisfied with Mandolini's conservative character, he had to admit that defense was the best way to face the mighty Milan.
Atlanta kicked off, and AC Milan immediately launched a crazy press, even Shevchenko and Inzaghi were no exception. This oppressive defense made Atlanta panic. Marcolini received a pass from Albertini. When the ball was on the ball, there was a mistake in stopping the ball, and Brockey stepped forward to poke the ball far away, and it was AC Milan's attack again.
After Shevchenko received the ball, he took two steps and passed it to Inzaghi. However, the pass was a bit too big. Inzaghi looked a little embarrassed when he chased it, and he didn't catch the ball until the bottom line.
It is impossible to break through, and dribbling is not what Inzaghi is good at. Fortunately, Cafu stepped forward to respond at this time, and Inzaghi immediately passed the ball.
After Cafu received the ball, he made a direct cross, and Shevchenko slapped him and rushed to the goal, but it was a pity that he headed a little more squarely and was caught by Taibi.
"Defense! Defense! Keep an eye on your people, don't let them be too unscrupulous!" Taibi was obviously also very dissatisfied with the team's performance in the second half. The second half only lasted less than ten minutes, and the pressure he felt was enough Compared with the whole first half.
This is not to blame Atlanta's defensive players. The team was able to maintain a one-goal lead in the first half. It was achieved through 45 minutes of continuous running and pressing. After all, people have limited physical strength. It's almost the same, and now we will go to the decisive battle with AC Milan. Although the Atlanta players do not lack courage, their physical strength is obviously not enough to keep up.
Digan also felt that if this continues, it will only be a matter of time before he loses the ball. If he wants to solve it, the only way is for him to score another goal and hit the morale of AC Milan. But before that, the first thing to do is The best thing to do is defend.
In the 64th minute of the game, Ancelotti took the lead in making adjustments and replaced two players at the same time. Cafu and Brocchi went off, and Costacurta and Ambrosini came on.
Ancelotti to defend?
It is not difficult to understand that Brocchi was replaced. After all, Brocchi almost disappeared from the field in the first half of the game. It is not even a question of whether his performance is good or not. Outstanding ability, but also has a good header technique, which can help the team when setting the ball.
But replacing Cafu is hard to understand. Although Cafu is older, his assist ability is still as good as ever. Costacurta is much inferior in comparison.
Sure enough, it's still the same!
Degan saw through Ancelotti's thoughts. He was still too conservative. After the score was equalized, he wanted to defend firmly, but he still couldn't let go.
When Digan seemed to be making some fuss about Costacurta, AC Milan scored again. In the 71st minute, Shevchenko broke into the left side of the penalty area and blocked the left side of the opponent. Knocking back, Kaka followed up in time, and scored a low shot with his left foot into the far corner seven meters in front of the goal. AC Milan overtook the score 2:1.
Depend on!
This is too ridiculous, Digan is still holding back his big move, and he scored again. What's the situation?
After scoring the goal, Kaka took a special look at Digan and waved his arms vigorously, as if in a demonstration. Digan suddenly smiled. It seems that this brother is not without temper at all!