Chapter Thirty-Six Died on the Bench
Chapter Thirty-Six Died on the Bench
Milan, the San Siro Stadium, full of voices and singing.
On the court, AC Milan and Fenerbahce are fighting hard, and the game has entered a fierce stage.
From the beginning of this game, the two sides did not intend to test anything at all, and soon entered a fierce fight. The Turkish team also inherited the temper of their ancestors, the Turks, and looked extremely tough on the court.
However, the strength of AC Milan is higher than that after all. From the beginning of the game, AC Milan still occupies the initiative on the field.
In the opening 7 minutes, AC Milan got the first chance. Cafu sent a half-high ball from the right, and Shevchenko headed the goal 12 meters in front of the goal, slightly wide of the left post.
Just one minute later, Vieri competed with the opponent in the penalty area. From 15 meters in front of the goal, he volleyed with his left foot sideways and was blocked by Luciano. Then Milan took a corner kick and Vieri's header went wide. Exit the right post.
Judging from this period of time, Vieri is in a good state, at least much better than when he was training in the United States, and he is also very active in fighting. It can be seen that he wants to score goals and is very urgent.
Digan sat quietly on the sidelines as before, this time even his good friend Gattuso could not accompany him.
The Italian butcher, Pirlo, and Ambrosini together formed the first line of defense in front of the penalty area of AC Milan. In the first fifteen minutes, Gattuso had already dedicated two steals. The Frenchman, the soul of Fenerbahce Anelka, so far, has not gotten any decent chances.
In the 18th minute of the game, AC Milan's mad attack finally paid off. Cafu launched an attack on the right. After halftime, he kicked Pirlo from the side. The heel gave the ball to Kaka. After Kaka got the ball in the middle, he went to the right to get out of the way of the defender who was pounced, and volleyed with his right foot from 20 meters in front of the goal. The football quickly got into the lower right corner of the goal. AC Milan took the lead 1:0!
After Kaka scored a goal, he rushed to the sidelines with his fingers in the sky, and Milan's substitute players and members of the coaching staff also rushed to the sidelines to celebrate.
Digan remained motionless, he was happy for Kaka's goal, but all of this had nothing to do with him, he was in a situation where he was completely separated from the Milan team, like a wandering spirit.
It seems that he is really going to rot on Milan's bench!
At least from the current point of view, those speculations about Digan's future are being verified bit by bit.
Two minutes later, Kaka and Vieri played exquisitely, volleying the defender with his right foot in the penalty area, but Fenerbahce goalkeeper Vulkan got the ball first.
In the twenty-sixth minute, Kaka scored the ball from the center, and Kaladze knocked back from the left. Vieri shot with his left foot 11 meters away from the goal.
After withstood Milan's crazy attack, Fenerbahce also began to try to counterattack. In the 28th minute, Miter Davala made a pass from the left. Nesta and Maldini made a clearance in front of Toncay. After taking a corner kick, Tuncay nodded and the ball went over the crossbar.
Seeing this, Ancelotti also walked to the sidelines, pressed his hands down, and signaled the team to slow down the pace. Degan couldn't help sniffing when he saw Ancelotti's decision. The situation on the field is very clear now. Nebahçe's strength is far inferior to that of AC Milan. At this time, the best decision is to attack and solve the opponent in one go.
But Ancelotti actually wanted the team to slow down the pace, play a defensive counterattack, give up continuing to exert pressure on Fenerbahce in the frontcourt, and hand over the initiative to the opponent.
AC Milan took the initiative to slow down the pace. Naturally, Fenerbahce would not let go of such a good opportunity and launched a continuous onslaught. For a while, danger appeared in Milan's penalty area.
Milan also played counterattacks from time to time, threatening the opponent's goal. In the 33rd minute, Vieri protected the ball from the right side of the penalty area and knocked back. Cafu made a low pass from the right. Shevchenko fell to the ground in the penalty area and shot with his right foot. Unfortunately, Missed the ball.
In the 36th minute, Kaka broke through with the ball and was brought down by Odell. Pirlo took a free kick 22 meters away from the goal on the right. He kicked a curved ball with his right foot and crossed the wall. In Erkan's arms.
Then, in the blink of an eye, Fenerbahce hit the ball into Milan's half. Tonchay scored the ball. Alex broke into the left side of the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot fifteen meters from the goal. The ball hit the sole of Nesta's foot and missed. out the right post.
In the 39th minute, Milan launched a quick counterattack, Shevchenko scored the ball from the center, and Kaka made a low shot from the right, which was confiscated by Vulkan.
In the 41st minute, Anelka's weak shot from outside the penalty area was obtained by Dida.
After leaving the mainstream European arena and moving to Turkey, although Anelka got the high salary he dreamed of, he was injected with the tough blood of the Turks. When he was on the field, his performance was up and down. In most cases, They're all just trash with a high salary.
In the 43rd minute, Cafu made a cross from the right and went forward. Pirlo passed the ball over the top to the back of Fenerbahce's defense, but Vulkan abandoned the goal at a critical moment and got the ball first.
At the end of the first half, although AC Milan took a one-goal lead at home, they completely handed over the initiative to Fenerbahce on the court.
Ancelotti also seemed dissatisfied with the team's performance. As soon as the first half ended, he turned and walked into the player tunnel.
Taking advantage of the half-time break, the substitute players of both sides also walked into the field to warm up under the leadership of the assistant coach, but Digan didn't show any intention of moving. Man discovers his existence.
Seeing this scene, the Milan fans who were dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half took advantage of it and started their program again, scolding Digan one by one!
It's as if the team only scored one goal in the first half, and it was entirely Deegan's responsibility. Deegan's negative work attitude has already affected the team's overall combat effectiveness.
Hearing the scolding from those fans, Digan not only didn't get angry, but laughed instead. He really admired the imagination of these fans, who could be demonized by him.
Could it be that he can kill with his eyes and disintegrate the team's combat effectiveness?
At the beginning of the second half, AC Milan took the lead again. Cafu broke into the restricted area from the right, but no one came to meet him in the middle. Vieri, who was supposed to appear in the restricted area, was distracted. Can choose to continue to dribble the ball, but was tackled by Yumit and fell to the ground. Cafu reached out to signal Yumit to foul, but the slow motion showed that the Turk's tackle was very clean and there was no problem.
In the 50th minute, Fenerbahce had a chance to equalize the score. Alex made a long-distance pass from the backcourt. Anelka quickly started to shake off Maldini. Fifteen meters away from the goal on the right, he shot obliquely with his right foot, slightly Wide of the far post!
In the fifty-sixth minute, AC Milan also almost expanded the score. Cafu cut in from the right and passed to Shevchenko. The Ukrainian nuclear warhead shot low with his right foot in front of the goal. Volkan flew to the left to support the baseline.
In the fifty-ninth minute, Vulkan made a mistake in making a clearance. After Shevchenko got the ball, he broke into the right side of the penalty area. At this time, Kaka immediately outflanked to the far point and was ready to respond, but Shevchenko seemed to pass and shoot the ball far higher. At the end of the beam, Kaka can only express that he cannot understand.
AC Milan squandered their opportunities recklessly, and was finally punished in the 62nd minute of the game. Pirlo conceded the ball in the backcourt, Anelka broke through Cafu on the left rib, and was knocked down by Gattuso just after crossing the penalty area line. The referee was decisive. A penalty kick was awarded.
Although the AC Milan players protested again and again, they couldn't make the referee change the penalty and take a penalty!
Alex took the penalty to deceive Dida, and scored with his left foot low shot from the lower left corner, 1:1, Fenerbahce equalized the score.
After equalizing the score, Fenerbahce also became more and more courageous. In the 68th minute, Tuncay made a cross from the left and was destroyed by Maldini. Fenerbahce took a corner kick, and Tuncay scored again. point, but he hit the ball high.
In the 70th minute, Anelka made a breakthrough from the right, Maldini made a clearance and crossed the baseline, Fenerbahce took another corner kick, and Tonchay missed the header nine meters in front of the goal.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ancelotti replaced the two at the same time, Vogel and Serginho came on, and Pirlo and Gattuso went off.
This substitution was also criticized by all the media after the game. After Vogel came on the field, he played as a right midfielder, assisting Ambrosini to defend against Anelka, who suddenly became extremely active, but it was impressive. Disappointingly, Vogel was far less eye-catching than Dorasu last season. The first time he touched the ball after playing, he directly gave the opponent a chance to steal and counterattack in the frontcourt. Fortunately, Anelka's shot seemed a bit hasty. The bottom line was blocked by Dida.
When the game was about to enter the 80 minutes, Ancelotti finally couldn't sit still. Last season's Champions League final was reversed by Liverpool at the last moment. In this season's Champions League, the club's management gave him death Ordered, if the first group match is tied at home, it is obviously impossible to explain.
Ancelotti has already seen it. Although Vieri was active in this game, it was the first time he played for Milan. It was obviously difficult for Vieri to integrate into the team's tactical system.
Before this game, Vieri had said that he would score in his first game, but in the current tactical system of AC Milan, scoring is far more difficult than he imagined.
In the Inter Milan in the Cooper era, the whole team played around Vieri, but in AC Milan, Vieri needed to serve "Shevchenko's core tactics". Two or even three defenders double-teamed and interfered, and Vieri also tried to reach the difficulty of Gilardino's goal.
So far in the game, Vieri has only had three shots, all of which went wide of the goal frame, two of which were ridiculously high, and the only one that posed a slight threat was a cold shot from outside the penalty area.
However, Ancelotti was not very disappointed with Vieri's performance. After all, Vieri still played a role in his tactical system. He opened up space for his teammates, especially Shevchenko. .
To sum up, Vieri's performance so far is: running non-stop, making sacrifices for his teammates, but shooting without a sight.
Although no matter what state or physical condition, Vieri's impact is something that any defender and head coach has to worry about.
But what Milan need now is goals.
Thinking about it, Ancelotti turned to look at Degan sitting in the corner of the bench, frowning slightly. Degan's current attention was obviously not in the game, but was fiddling with his shin guards boredly.
damn it!
"Mauro!"
Tassotti heard Ancelotti's call and hurried over: "Carlo! Do you want a substitution?"
Ancelotti nodded and said: "Let that Brazilian kid play, doesn't he want to get a chance to play? Alright! I will give him a chance now, let him play to shoot and score goals!"
Ancelotti thought very well. If the game ends in a draw, then he will put all the responsibility on Degan. Who made Degan so inattentive during the game? As for What to do, didn't Digan think he was omnipotent? Then let him go.
Tassotti shook his head helplessly when he saw Ancelotti's angry look, but he didn't say anything. At this time, he needs to seize every second.
Turning around in front of Degan, Tassotti didn't know how to speak. Ancelotti didn't give instructions or orders, but just let Degan play, which was simply embarrassing.
Degan also noticed Tassotti and smiled: "Is that fat man going to let me play to help him solve his problems?"
Tassotti frowned and sighed: "No! Rhodes! It's not helping Carlo, it's helping yourself. Go to the court to prove your value. I think he must see it. At this time, the team's results are the most important of!"
Digan lowered his head while sorting out his equipment, and said, "I think so, and you think so too, but that fat man definitely doesn't think so, he doesn't care about Milan's results at all!"
Degan stood up and did not say hello to Ancelotti. He walked directly to the sidelines and looked at this familiar stadium. Degan had been here last season. At that time, he was in Scored four goals in one game to help Atalanta beat a mighty Milan, and now he's here again, helping that narrow-minded fat boy out of a big problem.
After moving his hands and feet, Degan was ready. Of course, those Milan fans in the stands were also ready. Seeing that Degan was going to play, the fans immediately booed like a tsunami. The boos almost drowned Degan.
Anyone else might have trembling legs right now, but Deegan was still standing upright and not rotting to death on the bench, so he wouldn't be knocked down by these little tricks.