Chapter 60 Stand still, don't fall down

Chapter 60 Stand still, don't fall down

Before the end of the first half, Fiorentina had already led by two goals. Looking at Digan flying across the field with his arms outstretched, the AC Milan fans were stunned. They even forgot to boo.

Just a week ago, they were still in this stadium, celebrating the eighth Champions League trophy in the history of the team, still listening to Ancelotti's rhetoric, waiting for the three consecutive European competitions next season, Continue to catch up with Real Madrid's nine crowns.

But now, the development of the situation seems to be completely contrary to their expectations. Albertini and Degan, the old Milan players, have joined forces and almost pushed AC Milan into the abyss.

Digan is not like Albertini. Although he is a fan of AC Milan, he has no feelings for the current AC Milan led by Carlo Ancelotti. He not only wants to celebrate, but also celebrates wantonly.

His teammates all wanted to pull him back, but Degan didn't give them this chance at all. He wanted to run and enjoy himself to his heart's content. He wanted to tell that gloomy fat pig on the sidelines to drive him away, yes The stupidest thing Ancelotti has ever done in his life.

If there was a crack in the ground at this moment, Ancelotti would probably have gotten in. The two people who were driven away by him slapped his fat face a hundred times. It's really uncomfortable.

Think about when he drove Albertini away, Galliani came to ask his opinion, what he said: "He is not in my plan, what Milan needs now is young blood, but some old The players are holding the positions that should belong to young people. If this continues, AC Milan will only stagnate. Even if he stays, in my heart, he is the last in the ranking of defensive midfielders. We need to support him I am responsible for my career, and at the same time, there is no need for the club to spend so much money to keep a player we don't use."

As a result, Albertini was driven away, and Ancelotti urged Pirlo to take the position, and creatively invented the tactics of the front midfielder and the back, leading AC Milan to win the Champions League and Serie A in one fell swoop.

Then there is Degan. Ancelotti admits that Degan is a very good forward player, even better than Shevchenko. Perhaps only Ronaldo at his peak can match him.

But Degan's character was something he couldn't tolerate. He didn't allow different voices to appear in the team, and he couldn't tolerate people questioning his authority, so Degan was also driven away.

"He is an excellent player, but he is not in my plan for next season, and his injury is fatal for a professional player. I don't think he will be able to return to his best form in the future, so now we parted ways amicably, It's good for everyone, he can continue to enjoy football in a small team, and we can let go of a burden and move on!"

Immediately afterwards, Ancelotti successfully defended his title and won the third Champions League trophy in his coaching career.

Everything seems to be fine. Although he has been criticized for driving away Albertini and Digan, his excellent record and leadership results have made those doubts less and less. People even began to associate him with ac The two greatest coaches in Milan's history, Sacchi and Capello, are on par, and Carlo Ancelotti may even become Ferguson of AC Milan.

But it turns out that he thought too much, it's not that he didn't report, it's not time yet!

The two men he drove away are now returning hand in hand for revenge, and Ancelotti shudders at the thought that his side will become the first defending champions in Champions League history to miss out.

He absolutely cannot allow such a situation to happen, absolutely cannot!

Ancelotti's big head is thinking wildly, the first half is over, 0:2! This score makes everyone who loves Milan feel bad.

In the stands, Berlusconi's face was gloomy and scary, and Galliani, who was sitting next to him, didn't dare to say much, but seeing Berlusconi's appearance, he hesitated for a moment, and still couldn't help but say something : "Mr. Chairman, do you need me to go to the locker room to meet the players, I think this time should make them nervous!"

Berlusconi shook his head: "No! Didn't Ancelotti always say that he wants to have greater rights and autonomy? I will give him this right now. Today's bad situation should be resolved by him. Not us!"

Galliani's face immediately changed when he heard the words. Berlusconi is not satisfied with Ancelotti. This is something everyone knows. The head coaches he admires more should be Rijkaard and Van Basten. Milanese.

Although Ancelotti also played for Milan in his player days, after retiring, he even started his coaching career in Milan's youth team, but Ancelotti's conservative coaching style is completely contrary to the sexy football advocated by Berlusconi , That's why Berlusconi doesn't like it.

However, Ancelotti's team leadership results are very good. Whether it is luck or the help of noble people, in short, since he joined Milan in the middle of the 2001/2002 season, he has led the team to win three UEFA Champions League titles in five and a half years. Champions, a Serie A champion, an Italian Cup champion and two UEFA Super Cups.

Galliani does not want Ancelotti to leave in his heart, but he can easily guess from Berlusconi's tone today that the former Italian Prime Minister's dissatisfaction with Ancelotti has reached a limit.

The failure of a game can cover up all the previous glory.

"Mr. Chairman, Carol's team leadership performance~~~~~~~~"

Berlusconi waved his hand and interrupted Galliani's words: "Adrian! I know what you are going to say, don't worry! I will not fire him, at least not now, I just want to let him know that I am very dissatisfied , he must make a change and give up his damn conservative thinking!"

After Berlusconi finished speaking, he looked at the scoreboard at the San Siro Stadium and was a little lost. He muttered to himself: "If Albertini and Digan hadn't left AC Milan, maybe we can already dominate Europe now!"

if!

What if again!

When people encounter things, they always like to say ifs, but where are there so many ifs in this world?

It's time for the second half to start. When the AC Milan players walked out of the player tunnel, although they tried their best to be calm, their eyes were full of confusion. Obviously, in the locker room, Ancelotti still couldn't solve the problem. any problem.

No one knows the crux of AC Milan's current situation. Maybe they have found it, but they just don't want to change it.

After the UEFA Champions League final, for most Milan players, the season is over, everything is over, there is no need to work hard on the court, what they want most now is to find a resort and enjoy the sun with their families , sandy beach, sea water and beauty, to enjoy a rare leisure time.

Just like now, their people are on the court, but their hearts have already flown to the Maldives, to Bali, to Hawaii, to Miami.

Degan can feel the hearts of the Milan players, and everything is fine.

Long before the start of the Champions League final, Degan knew that it was time for a dynasty to collapse, so let him send Milan into the abyss with his own hands today.

In Degan's previous life, the end of the Milan dynasty was also after the end of the Athens night. With the joy of winning the Champions League, Milan fell into a dark period. Although there was a brief restoration of Allegri during the period, but never On the whole, Milan has been left behind by the top European teams.

"Demi! Burying your beloved team with your own hands, doesn't it feel special!"

Albertini couldn't help laughing at Digan's constant exposure of his wounds: "Rod! The game is not over yet!"

Digan smiled: "I know, but look at their appearance, this game is played for another 90 minutes, and the result is the same. Their minds are no longer on the court!"

Galliani probably didn't think of this kind of situation before. He originally wanted to rely on AC Milan's influence in Italian football to smear Fiorentina and Liverpool by the way, but the matter of shaming people is a big deal in itself. A double-edged sword, when you hurt others, you also hurt yourself.

The UEFA Champions League was successfully defended, but the energy of the players was almost exhausted.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Milan's performance failed to make a 180-degree turn as his supporters hoped. They were still absent-minded, still irritable, and still angry.

Some people are still insisting, Maldini, Gattuso, Kaka.

Maldini insists because he is the captain, he has the responsibility to fight the whole team on his shoulders, he cannot fall, no matter at any time, he must show his fighting side.

Gattuso is also insisting, and his persistence is due to his nature. If there is anyone in this Milan team who has no end to the desire for victory, it must be Gattuso. He is a butcher, and he is a fighter. .

Kaka is also insisting. He insists because his younger brother Digan is in the opponent's camp. Although the relationship between the two brothers is very good off the court, they are competitors on the court, and they are still endless competitors. , two people have the same surname, this same surname is also destined, the collision between them will be more violent than anything else.

It's just that the persistence of the three of them seemed a bit futile. Maldini suffered from cramps, Gattuso's forehead was hit by Ledesma, blood flowed, and Kaka could only fight alone when he was more.

Ancelotti thought of a substitution, but the first person he replaced was a bit surprising-Costacurta!

An old courtier of Milan who has long announced that he will retire after the end of this season.

When Old Billy walked onto the court, AC Milan was helpless, but looking at him, it seemed that the battle had just begun, and when he walked to a familiar position, Costacurta suddenly yelled loudly: "Everyone Stand up, the game is not over yet! Milan is not in the habit of lying down and accepting fate!"

When it comes to the iconic players of AC Milan, people usually think of several names like Baresi, Maldini, Albertini, and Costacurta.

Costacurta, who was born in Orago, entered the first team of AC Milan for the first time in the 1985/86 season, but his first appearance in Serie A on behalf of AC Milan was already on October 25, 1987. Milan beat Verona 1-0 away, and Verdis scored the goal. Costacurta came off the bench in that game and completed his debut in AC Milan.

After more than a dozen winters and summers, when the 2001/02 season ended, Costacurta once announced his retirement from AC Milan, and made a plan to retire to the MLS.

However, at the end of August when the league was about to start, AC Milan persuaded Costacurta to return to Italy. Since then, Costacurta has been at ease on the bench of AC Milan, always able to come forward when the team needs it, and maintains a good state.

In the 20 years of AC Milan, Costacurta represented the team in 454 league games, 73 Italian Cup appearances, 113 European game records, 5 Intercontinental Cups, and 6 Italian Super Cups. . In these competitions, Costacurta won 7 league titles, 4 Champions League titles, 2 Toyota Cup titles, 4 European Super Cup titles, 1 Italian Cup title and 5 Italian Super Cup titles.

In terms of career rankings, after his 41st birthday, Costacurta will surpass Verjoward, and there are only two goalkeepers left in front of him, Balotta and Zoff.

The veteran said at the beginning of the season that he would choose to leave the football field on June 30 next year, and this time it was true.

For 20 years, Costacurta does not regret that he has been loyal to Milan and stayed at the San Siro Stadium, instead of choosing to go to another country to experience the feeling of playing in a foreign country.

There are many defenders in Milan, there was Baresi in the front, he is now, Costacurta is another great Milanese, Maldini will be in the future, or someone else.

Costacurta did not express any exact destination after retiring. He may choose to be a coach, but because of his family, he may give up this choice. He wants to spend more time with his family, or he may choose to be a coach. Will do some stewardship like Bratida.

Like Albertini, Costacurta chose an official game as a farewell match, to bid farewell to the club he had played for for 20 years, and to the green court where he had struggled for 20 years. The Milan fans stood up and applauded collectively, shouted his name, expressed their blessings to him, and said "good journey" to this veteran who has been fighting for more than 20 years in a red and black jersey.

As an old courtier who has played for Milan for 20 years, Costacurta should have enjoyed a higher standard of treatment. Although in the Milan team, Costacurta does not have the leadership qualities of Baresi nor the eternal charm of Maldini. But he's loyal enough to be worthy of Milan's flag.

If Milan has locked the UEFA Champions League seat in advance, Costacurta should start this game.

Costacurta said before the game: "Compared with me personally, the interests of the club are the most important."

With 20 minutes left in the game, Costacurta's appearance at this time basically meant that Ancelotti gave up the game. The next time should be a remembrance, but no one expected that when Costacurta replaced When Maldini, who has already struggled to lose strength, will shout such a sentence.

The captain's armband is worn on his shoulder, which represents a kind of responsibility: "Let's cheer up, we haven't lost yet, and the game is not over yet."

Some elderly fans looked at Old Billy on the court, and their eyes were moist.

Such a roar resounded through every corner of the San Siro stands, and also awakened the fighting spirit of the Milan players on the field.

Maldini stood on the sidelines, looking at the old man Costacurta on the court, this good old man who is usually quiet and kind, unexpectedly still has such a side.

Maldini suddenly had a strange idea: Maybe after Baresi, Billy is more suitable to be the captain of Milan!

The game is still going on, and Milan is also constantly launching attacks. Although Costacurta is old and his body is seriously degraded, he can cope with the 20-minute game and play at a high level in 20 minutes. Such an evergreen tree is not difficult for a living fossil.

Milan's crazy counterattack caught Fiorentina a little off guard. Fortunately, Albertini was in the midfield, so they stabilized their position in time.

The three old friends are their masters on the field. In such a scene, the Milan fans at the scene seem not to feel excited at all. These three people used to be the banner of Milan!

Now Costacurta and Albertini are about to retire. Although Maldini has renewed his contract with the club for one year, at his age, how many years can he still fight for AC Milan on the court?

Seeing the players who came out of Milan's youth training camp retire one by one, but the reserve force couldn't keep up at all. Who was the last player that Milan's youth training camp imported for the first team?

Francisco Coco!

Where is Maldini's successor now?

Turin!

And only played three games a season.

Is there really no talent in the Milan youth training camp?

If you look at Fiorentina, you will know that Donadelle, Abate, and Antonini have all become very important players for Fiorentina, but such players don't get any chances in AC Milan.

Young people can't make it up, they can only rely on these old guys, where is Milan's way out?

Boom!

Digan's shot from outside the penalty area was interfered by Costacurta, failed to hit the position, and flew directly out of the baseline.

After resisting AC Milan's counterattack, Fiorentina's offensive gradually raised its head.