The fourteenth chapter of the wonderful Serie A league
The fourteenth chapter of the wonderful Serie A league
The UEFA Champions League group draw has ended, and the first round of competition will begin in the middle of next week. However, before that, Fiorentina still has a league match to play. In the previous three rounds, Fiorentina had one win, one draw and one loss, accumulating four points. In the tenth place in the league, compared with the status of the defending champion, this result is really a bit underwhelming.
Now the unified caliber of the media is that Fiorentina is finished. Last season's Triple Crown has exhausted their energy. After losing several main players this season, Fiorentina will definitely usher in a wave of defeat.
In the fourth round of the new Serie A season, Fiorentina, which has always been the focus of attention, has also received a cold reception. The most anticipated game is AC Milan, which has lost three consecutive league games, against Lazio, which has won three consecutive games. In the first game, AC Milan bottomed out and overturned the leader 4:1.
As a result, Inter Milan, which has won three consecutive victories in this round, successfully reached the top, with 10 points. Juventus, who also won three consecutive victories, ranked second, with nine points.
In Turin, Mourinho's Nerazzurri won very easily. Although Turin also worked very hard, there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides, allowing Inter Milan to beat their opponents 3:1 without any suspense. Juventus With Del Piero resting and Trezeguet about to undergo surgery, relying on the excellent performance of the combination of Amaury and Iaquinta, especially Amauri's goal, they beat Cagliari with one goal in the away game.
Fiorentina also won, winning 1:0 at home to Sampdoria, which had upset Inter Milan in the first round.
It's just that Degan's scoring shortage is still going on. He has not scored in three consecutive rounds. Since Degan made his debut in Atlanta, there has never been such a situation. It was Pacini who scored for Fiorentina as a substitute.
But Pazzini's goal did not change people's minds. After all, compared with last season's strong performance, Fiorentina's start to this season is really too flat.
People's attention has refocused on those traditional giants, especially AC Milan, which overturned the previous leader in this round of the league. The stars Ronaldinho and Sheva who joined this summer did not enter the main lineup. In the absence of Pirlo, ac milan won.
4:1, Ancelotti's AC Milan announced the recovery of the Rossoneri with a big victory, and won the first victory of the new season.
After the game, the media in Milan made comments one after another. AC Milan regained their status, goals and glory. Borriello found his status together with Kaka, Seedorf and Gattuso. Lost at the feet of Milan. It should be said that in this game, Ancelotti made a lot of changes. Borriello, Pato, and Kaka started, Gattuso re-entered the game, and Seedorf replaced Flamini.
Ancelotti said before the game that AC Milan's crisis situation is over and his team needs to prove it on the field.
In the game, the most important thing is not that Zambrotta, Seedorf, Kaka and Pato scored goals, not the result of the game, nor the excitement of the game, but that AC Milan finally behaved like a team team up.
Compared with the previous games, the biggest difference of AC Milan in this game is that some people ran without the ball, and their physical condition improved. Borriello's running without the ball created a big problem for Milan's midfield players attack space.
Although Borriello is the only striker who has not scored, he is the one who plays the most role on the field. AC Milan definitely needs a player with his characteristics.
The use of Borriello is also considered to be the most successful part of Ancelotti's game. In the absence of Inzaghi, Borriello acts as a center forward, allowing AC Milan's offense to have a fixed routine, and he himself His active running also created opportunities for his teammates.
But the most shining star of the game is still the prince Kaka of Milan City, the first goal of the new season, the best player on the field, Kaka once again took the fate of Milan into his own hands, and his face has regained smiled.
After the game, Kaka also explained in an interview how Milan got out of the crisis: "We told each other that we need to form a great team. The most important step toward winning is when we become a team."
Afterwards, Kaka also heard about Degan's poor state recently: "Rhode is a super striker who can never be doubted. I know he has indeed encountered some troubles recently, but, again, don't doubt his ability. Goals!? I never thought scoring goals was a difficult task for Deegan, in fact he could knock any team's goal if he wanted to!"
Regarding Degan's just a small episode, people still focused more attention on this game. The score of 4:1 was surprising and reasonable.
After the game, Ancelotti also said with a smile that he can finally sleep peacefully: "We have increased the vertical attack in this game. We have done this for many years. Tonight, We've rediscovered that feeling and we've done a great job, everyone's thinking is clear and everyone takes responsibility, which is very important! Before, we maybe too much rely on individual star players."
However, Pirlo's injury is still a major hidden danger for Milan, but Gattuso's performance in this game is impressive. The former midfield butcher has now learned to organize offenses.
Regarding Gattuso, Ancelotti said: "Ivan is a real fighter. If each of us has his will and quality, Milan will be invincible."
The next round of the league is the highlight of Serie A, the Milan Derby. The day after the Derby happens to be the birthday of Milan boss Silvio Berlusconi.
When asked about the next round of the Milan Derby, Berlusconi, who was in a good mood, joked: "I am waiting for a victory to celebrate my birthday. I hope my children will not let me down."
A big victory filled ac milan with joy, but it also exposed many hidden dangers, the most criticized of which was ac milan's transfer this summer. ac milan made a total of ten acquisitions this summer In addition to Ronaldinho, there are not many bright spots in other transfers.
People used to think that the introduction of Shevchenko was the most unsuccessful, because this acquisition not only did not enhance the strength of the team, but also made it difficult for coach Ancelotti to deploy troops, but Shevchenko is a smart People, he is much more mature than when he left that year, and he adjusted his position very smartly, making himself a person who has a positive effect on AC Milan.
Shevchenko didn't mind for a minute against Lazio, but said he accepted coach Ancelotti's suggestion that he "need to run more".
"I'm going to start running, the whole of Milan is going to start running, I'm improving now, for me, the important thing is to work hard, goals will always come, this team is for Anche Coach Lottie fought, it was a cohesive team, which is especially important in difficult times."
Shevchenko readily accepts the position of "starting from the bench". In this way, his presence will increase the thickness of AC Milan's lineup. For example, in the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week, Shevchenko is likely to play. Get a full rest before the Milan Derby.
Among the ten acquisitions made by AC Milan in the summer, Senderos, Biudes and Caldagio have not played yet. Among them, Biudes and Caldagio have low prices and low annual salaries. performance, they are all waiting for the opportunity, then Senderos? Senderos is still a mystery for ac milan.
After Senderos joined AC Milan, he only played half of the warm-up match, and spent the rest of the time recovering from injuries. Different minor injuries, Senderos is currently injured on the second toe of his left foot. When will Senderos To be able to come back, in the words of the Milan team doctor: "A week later, but the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week is not enough."
But the Milan team doctor also added a premise: "If everything goes well."
He won't be able to play in the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week. It is impossible for him to play rashly in the Milan Derby. Next, Senderos will be called up to the national team. If there are no accidents during the period, he will be able to represent AC Milan until mid-October. played, but according to the Milan team doctor, Nesta had already returned from injury at that time, and when Senderos made his debut in AC Milan will become a question again. Anyway, he never appeared when the team needed him most. Pass.
Now some media even question whether Senderos's loan is Wenger's revenge for AC Milan's snatching of Flamini, because Senderos is definitely not the first choice for AC Milan's defense line after transformation. The person who wanted it was Serbian Ivanovic, and the two parties had even initialed the contract, but Senderos' agent suddenly found him.
In terms of the form of the loan, Wenger was hesitant, insisting on a simple loan at first, and later gave AC Milan the right of first repurchase, and AC Milan paid 2 million euros to Arsenal for this.
In addition, Senderos' annual salary has reached 2.5 million euros, which is 5 million after tax. Now it seems that Wenger has seen the situation of Senderos, but AC Milan has not foreseen it.
If Senderos hadn't shown shocking abilities after his comeback, based on his "injury index", it would be difficult for AC Milan to use the right of first repurchase. The loan fee of 2 million euros, plus the annual salary of 5 million including tax, AC Milan's 7 million expenditure, at least so far, has not seen a trace of return. If AC Milan's defense line is tight in winter and they have more ideas about the UEFA Cup, making new introductions on the defense line will not be surprising at all. Accident.
Although there are problems of one kind or another, in the end AC Milan won the game. Ancelotti temporarily got rid of the crisis of confidence. The sensational Aquilani, along with the newfound Menez, took their first win of the new season.
Especially in the second half of the game, the fans saw the Roma team they have been familiar with over the years, a wonderful Roma team. Even though Baptista had to rest for a month due to injury, it did not dispel the good mood of the players after this victory.
During the game, Panucci was getting stronger and stronger, and Aquilani finally took on his responsibilities, especially after he scored a goal, he jumped, laughed, kissed the jersey, and hugged his teammates, so that the fans dispelled his doubts about his dissatisfaction with Rome. Taddei has also found acceptable form.
After the game, the head coach of the Roma team, Spalletti, was also relieved. It is conceivable how much he looked forward to this belated victory. Facing the pressure, Spalletti chose to keep his feet on the ground.
Both Roma and AC Milan have had a bad start to the new season. They have both been severely criticized by the media and fans. first win in .
Roma and AC Milan began to recover, and Inter Milan and Juventus started a strong sprint after their poor performance in the first round of the league. Some people used "the birth of a great team" to describe Inter Milan's away victory over Turin this game.
Indeed, the result was a 3:1 match. There was no suspense. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maicon showed no mercy. Improving constantly.
Inter were in control for most of the game and although Torino did everything they could to save face at the end of the game, it was to no avail.
As Turin coach De Biasi said after the game: "Facing such an opponent, we really can't do anything."
In Turin, Mourinho encountered an all-Italian opponent. De Biasi's team carefully focused on defense and used the aura of Rosina and others to threaten Inter Milan. Materac got a header shot there.
But after 20 minutes of coping calmly, people only saw one team on the court, and it was Inter Milan, which gradually found its feeling on the court.
The wonderful cooperation of Mancini, Adriano and Ibrahimovic, the joint pressure of the two Brazilians, first the former almost scored, and then led to Pisano's own goal.
This was only the 24th minute of the first half, and the Turin people had no time to think about how to deal with it. Two minutes later, Maicon scored in a counterattack from the right.
Inter Milan's third goal came from a quick counterattack organized by Maicon after a corner kick from Turin. Maicon, Mancini and Ibrahimovic, the cooperation between these three people, a simple quick pass , Ibrahimovic and Turin goalkeeper Sereni one-on-one shot, once again showed the incomparable tacit understanding between Mancini and Ibrahimovic.
A great game, which brought a satisfying result to the Inter fans and a lot of good news. Mancini, Maicon and Ibrahimovic are in excellent form. Adriano, who has regained his form, even knows to participate in the defense. Vieira and Cambiasso are the Great Wall of the midfield. Julio Cesar's performance is also outstanding. After this round of competition, Inter Milan has reached the top of the standings.
If Ibrahimovic's ability and outstanding performance, Mancini Jr. just repeated his performance in Rome, then Adriano really made people have a refreshing feeling.
Judging from the situation on the court, the Brazilian's body is still a little heavy, but he has found his competitive state and his mental state is very good. He already regards the game as a kind of joy, and even actively participates in returning to defense to help his teammates in the midfield.
This is also in stark contrast to the individualism of Balotelli and Quaresma after the game. After the game, Moratti and Mourinho also praised Adriano's progress.
The most exciting part of the game was Inter Milan's third goal. It was like flowing water, and it was accomplished in one go. From Maicon's backcourt steal to Ibrahimovic's shot, there were only three one-kick passes between them. Everything is so perfect, and this is also the most successful part of Inter Milan's game, the perfect combination of wing attack and quick counterattack.
Even Turin coach De Biasi had to admit after the game: "The technical gap between the two sides is too great. We only played a good 20 minutes in the first game, and our luck was not good enough, but luck Not a deciding factor.
I have studied how to deal with Inter Milan. Once we fall behind, we will be suppressed by the opponent's counterattack, so we must try to score first on the basis of not conceding the ball. As a result, we lost the ball first, and finally lost to the opponent's quick counterattack. "
Ibrahimovic's firepower is still there, and Adriano has gradually recovered his form. Inter Milan's form looks good, but there is one person who feels lost in this good situation. This person is Crespo.
Crespo 'disappeared' from Inter Milan's squad after the Argentine came off the bench for 20 minutes in the first round against Sampdoria and Mourinho's final moments against Torino For Zlatan Ibrahimovic to rest, Cruz was chosen instead of Crespo. In the next round of the Milan derby, Crespo's chance may still not come.
Crespo is obviously a little impatient with this situation. Compared with Cruise, who started off the bench and has no desires, Crespo, who has been a star since his debut in River Plate, obviously will not let this situation last for a long time. .
"Why can't I get the chance to play? I have been asking myself this way recently. Of course, the coach's choice should be respected. I believe I still have the ability to play in the 2010 World Cup. Let's wait until January."
The January that Crespo said refers to the winter transfer period in Europe. In fact, compared with Cruz, another disadvantage of Crespo is that he has been excluded from the team's Champions League. List, which proves that among Inter Milan's forwards, he has been ranked last.
But from another point of view, not entering the Champions League squad, but a "pass" for Crespo's winter transfer, because according to regulations, a player cannot represent two teams in the Champions League in one season. He didn't play in the Champions League in the first half of the season, so he can represent the new team in the Champions League knockout round starting in February, such as Rome, which has always hoped that he can join.
In fact, when many wealthy teams prepare for the winter sale, they take players out of the Champions League registration list, or deliberately prevent him from playing in the Champions League.
Crespo has positioned his goal at the 2010 World Cup, so it must not continue like this. At present, the Argentine team has a poor record in the qualifiers, and the lack of a shooter like Crespo is becoming more and more obvious. It is not that Basile does not want to be called. Crespo, but it is true that he played too few games at Inter Milan.
From another perspective, Mourinho likes centers with strong bodies and excellent individual combat capabilities. Crespo is obviously not this type, and he cannot play as a winger.
Mourinho once said before: "The number of Inter Milan is too much for me, and my tactics are suitable for a team of 20 people."
During the summer transfer period, Inter Milan could not satisfy Mourinho in terms of selling people. They will definitely purge some people in the winter. Burdisso, who had a purge crisis in the summer, has been reused more and more, and even entered the Champions League. On the list, Crespo is probably the most "dangerous" in winter. Of course, if he leaves the team, it will be consensual.
Inter Milan won a hearty victory, and the same Juventus also won their third victory of the season. Their victory over Cagliari in this game, Cagliari has won the first three rounds in the first half. Leading, but they were all overturned by their opponents in the second half, and finally scored zero points. The morale of the team was not high.
In the first few games, Juventus first lost to Fiorentina at home, and then won consecutive small wins over Udinese and Genoa. In this game, the striker combination Del Piero and Trezeguet did not start, and Amauli was replaced and Iaquinta.
The game was very boring. The reason why it was not so boring was that Cagliari bravely chose 4-3-3, and it was a real three forwards. After losing three games in a row, Cagliari's head coach Uncle Allegri insisted on attacking.
Juventus is the team that people are familiar with. If you want to see wonderful, pleasing, and acrobatic individual performances, you don't need to watch Juventus games, because these are not the specialty of the old lady.
But if someone wants to see an extremely practical, united, active, and tenacious team, then choosing the Banma Legion is an extremely correct decision.
Juventus was not excited enough in the game, there were a lot of passing errors, and the midfielder lost the role of organization, which is the main reason why the team seemed passive.
But the performance of Iaquinta and Amauri is particularly outstanding, because every time the ball reaches their feet, it will pose a huge threat. Juventus' "substitute striker combination" did not disappoint Ranieri and the fans.
Not only actively helping the defense, Amaury and Iaquinta also helped each other. Juventus' only goal and most of the shooting opportunities came from the efforts of the two of them.
As forwards, Amauli and Iaquinta are not limited to activities around the opponent's penalty area. They have a wide range of defense, actively go to the midfield, and seek the cooperation of teammates. Their performance has been praised by the Italian media.
Talking about himself, Amaury said: "I will not give up every opportunity to play, my position? First and second striker, it depends on Ranieri's arrangement. Playing in Juventus is my life. The most important opportunity, I hope to seize this opportunity. I am 28 years old and I came to Juventus at the age of 28. This is my last chance. I have a strong desire, and Juventus is the same. We all hope to win something, That's why, I fight for every ball. Goals are important for all strikers, but I think it's not just about scoring goals, I have to hold the ball, help the team press, sometimes, I need to be able to control the ball and give it to the team. Breathing time for the team."
After the game, Ranieri also praised his disciples: "Amauri played a great game, like a devil, Trezeguet and Del Piero are the kind of strikers who score 20 goals in a season , now I know, the same with Amaury, we bought a very great striker, a very efficient striker who can also actively help the defense, which is what Juventus needs.
Those who win are proud and praised by the media, but Fiorentina, who also won the game, has been treated coldly. What is the reason? The key is that Fiorentina's performance last season was really good, and their results like this one are not bad. , it is really unacceptable.
There is also Degan. Degan made too many enemies in Italy before, and now he has failed to score a goal in three consecutive rounds. Those who have been humiliated by Degan will certainly not miss this opportunity.
But what about Digan?
This time he was surprisingly quiet. He was a little depressed when he didn't score in the first game, but Degan didn't care if he didn't score in the second game.
Degan knew what his problem was. He had been fighting continuously for the summer without any chance to rest, which made him too tired. After this feeling of exhaustion suddenly hit, Degan's state had a low ebb, which was normal.
So, in the UEFA Champions League group match with Steaua Bucharest in midweek, Degan didn't even follow the team to Romania, but stayed in Florence.
In this game, Fiorentina finally relied on the two goals of Mutu and Pazzini to defeat their opponents 2:1 and made a good start in the Champions League.
But the process of the game was unsatisfactory. People are used to it. Under the leadership of Degan, Fiorentina achieved that kind of crushing victory, a small victory with one goal. Obviously, that can't satisfy people's appetite.
At this time, Digan finally stood up and spoke: "No one has the qualifications to comment on my state. For those who think that I can't do it, I just want to tell you one thing. This time, you really think about it." Already!"