Chapter 64: Dominance

Degan resisted the Japanese in disguise and taught Little Japan a lesson. Fiorentina also won the league's first four consecutive victories, and the points reached 12 points. The other four teams in the championship group played abnormally in this round. Florence dominates.

Digan's old club AC Milan, this round of a 1:1 draw with the underdog Parma, the league has only entered the fourth round, and Milan has only achieved a poor record of one win, two draws and one loss. What Ancelotti didn't expect was that AC Milan won all the first three rounds even after being penalized and poorly prepared last season.

As far as personnel and tactics are concerned, AC Milan has no special problems, but there are some mistakes in individual details such as the schedule, status, and on-the-spot command. Unfortunately, these mistakes are all exploited by the opponent. It was a 1:1 match, and there was chance and necessity in it.

After the game, AC Milan fans were still sighing that Gilardino's shot was caught by Parma's goalkeeper Paivarini at the last moment. Inzaghi slipped and fell when he grabbed a spot in the penalty area. Seedorf faced the empty goal and flew away. .

The coach of Parma, it is also a pity that Degan met Bole Mandolini for the first time, because Parma had a chance to turn defeat into victory after 1:1.

Cotto's unmarked header at the last moment of the game, as well as Reginaldo and Corradi's two-on-two, are likely to be converted into goals. From the technical statistics after the game, both sides' possession Compared with AC Milan, AC Milan is completely dominant, but the shooting ratio is 14:12, and the shooting ratio is 4:3. AC Milan has no real advantage.

After the game, people criticized Ancelotti's formation the most. Four league rounds, the UEFA Super Cup plus a Champions League group match. Except for the league with Fiorentina, Ancelotti used the Christmas tree formation without exception. Among them, Ronaldo started one game, Inzaghi and Gilardino each started three games.

In the first three rounds of the league, Gilardino started consecutively. He was criticized for his lack of results, but this is obviously unfair. Although Inzaghi performed well in the European arena, the league also did nothing. Can score.

Gilardino's scoring ability is slightly inferior to Inzaghi's, but the root cause of not scoring is the difference between the league and the European arena. When both of them have difficulty breaking their fast in the league, it is not simply a matter of personal ability.

The Champions League is more open, and Milan can get a lot of space to play when attacking. In the league, especially against small and medium teams such as Siena and Parma, the offensive space is often compressed to the limit. The single striker in the Christmas tree formation is very difficult. Easy to disappear in restricted areas.

Ancelotti's insistence on using a single striker recently is not because he deliberately confronted Berlusconi's "double striker" requirement, but actually has his own difficulties.

Due to Ronaldo's injury in the match against Fiorentina, Milan currently has only Inzaghi and Gilardino available. They can only use the two in rotation to cope with the three European Super Cup, League and Champions Cup consecutively.

To get rid of the predicament of poor offense, in addition to counting on Gilardino's recovery, the most important thing is to wait for Ronaldo's return.

After this round of competition, AC Milan has been left behind by Fiorentina in the standings. Ancelotti also had to admit after the game that the Rossoneri had fallen behind in the league championship competition, and if they wanted to make some gains in the league, then they would resolutely not allow any mistakes in the future.

Since AC Milan defeated Genoa 3-0 in the first round, they have been scored by their opponents in three consecutive rounds, and they have not won at home so far.

Milan's ups and downs made Parma head coach Mandolini full of confidence. He believed that a point away from home was not enough: "We know that we can't give them too much space against Milan. We try to seize counterattack opportunities and create in the first half. Threats. Although Milan took the lead, we didn't give up, and after the break we found our strength."

For Parma, this is a "historic" draw, because since 2002, Parma is the first time to avoid defeat at the San Siro Stadium.

Mandolini continued: "We should have enjoyed the victory, but our luck was a little bit worse at the last moment. I want to congratulate my players and hope they continue to be positive."

Mandolini made a very special tactical deployment in this game, allowing Brazilian striker Reginaldo to focus on Milan's core Pirlo.

"I asked Reginaldo to take advantage of the gap left by Jankulovski's assist. He has a hard time defending, but he is very good in attack. You have to take care of Pirlo at all times. It will be very difficult for him to get space. We deal a fatal blow."

Obviously, Mandolini's tactic is stealing from Prandelli. In the match between Florence and Shakhtar Donetsk, Prandelli used Marchena to prevent the core of the Shakhtars, Fernandi. Neo, but Mandolini is more daring, and actually uses the striker to mark the opponent's midfielder.

The league has only started four rounds, and AC Milan will be seven points away from the top. Ancelotti's face was also livid in the press conference after the game. He publicly stated that today's defense line did not perform well, but what about himself?

Parma's goal was not too late, they left AC Milan with 20 minutes to attack, but in these 20 minutes, AC Milan not only failed to score a goal, but also almost gave the opponent a chance to win in San Siro.

And Ancelotti made a substitution decision 15 minutes before the end of the game, which is the most puzzling. It can even be said that this is a decision that made AC Milan lose its last chance.

20 minutes after the start of the second half, Cafu was active on the sidelines. In the future days of this season, this will probably be the last scene that AC Milan fans want to see. Indeed, it seems that Cafu has brought AC Milan this season. Too many good things.

At the same time, after conceding the ball, Odo began to increase his pressure on the right, and created multiple good opportunities in a row with a one-on-one breakthrough.

And look at what Cafu did in the 15 minutes after he came on the field. The 4 passes were all ordinary inversions. AC Milan's right assists have become paralyzed, without the cross from the right, singles in the center and left, AC Milan's double forwards have reduced their power by half, Odo's end and Gilardino's previous appearance are two It is a contradictory decision. Going to Gilatino can strengthen the strong point in the center and needs the support of the ball from both sides, but when Otto is off, the support from the side will drop instead. The only explanation is that Ancelotti thinks that Cafuby played Odo, who played 79 minutes, has more physical fitness and stronger attack power, but Cafu's data obviously cannot give positive proof.

In defense, at the last moment of the game, Cotto's header almost broke the goal. It was Cafu who didn't jump up at all in the top fight, allowing Cotto to complete a header that was too comfortable on his own head. become the killer. Cafu's appearance seems to be a real failure.

Although in the AC Milan team, Favalli and Serginho are all people whose abilities have declined sharply, but only Cafu has been repeatedly entrusted with important tasks by Ancelotti under the same circumstances.

In the first four rounds of the league, Cafu played three games. Against Fiorentina and Parma, he came off the bench when the team was in the most difficult situation. He was the main force against Siena, but none of his performances brought a little positive to AC Milan. s things.

Now Cafu has become a misunderstanding of Ancelotti's choice. On the one hand, because he is 37 years old, Cafu's ability has declined sharply, just like Seaman after joining Manchester City. On the other hand, Ancelotti But he still has illusions about Cafu's ability, and always sends him on the court when a decisive victory is needed, but Cafu's performance has been disappointing time and time again. As for the match against Parma, 79 minutes is not too late, but Ancelotti's decision to replace Cafu, judging from the results, ruined the chance of AC Milan in the last 15 minutes. It is hard to say whether the culprit is Anche Lottie or Cafu.

Originally Cafu was planning to return to Brazil to enjoy happy football last season, but AC Milan decided to keep him and renew his contract for one year. However, with such performance, Cafu may have to choose to retire after the contract expires. Even if he wanted to go back to his roots and go to Sao Paulo, the current leader of the Brazilian league, he might not be able to find his place.

Cafu's poor performance is one reason why AC Milan failed to win today, and another reason is that Kaka did not stand up at the critical moment in this boring draw.

Kaka's performance can't be said to be bad. There were a few bright spots in the game, but for a superstar who is about to win the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year, Kaka is indeed a bit quiet today.

Judging from this season, Kaka's statistics are not inferior. He scored three goals in four league games, scored one goal in the Super Cup, and scored one goal in two and a half of the three warm-up matches of the national team. He is still decisive and is still scoring goals, but in terms of the intensity and momentum of playing football, it is different from before. In fact, Kaka does not lack motivation. He is still full of desire for victory.

In the league last season, Kaka may not have scored many goals, but his dribbling impact has greatly disrupted the opponent's defense, which can create more opportunities for his teammates. This season, Kaka Kaka scored even more goals than last season, but in the case of the opponent's recovery across the board, AC Milan now has less of an element of relying on personal ability to force it. Kaka's breakthrough is still a threat. Several times in this game, he successfully broke through one-on-one It caused the only local goal, but he has fewer breakthroughs now than in the past.

There are many reasons. The opponent's marking of him must be more fierce than in the past. Sometimes he even faces "crowd tactics". In addition, AC Milan began to emphasize the whole. Kaka pays more attention to running without the ball in regular times This is the reason for this change.

But what is more important is Kaka's body. The Wright Brothers are the representatives of modern football models of "body plus technology". After the legs, the dribbling breakthroughs were significantly reduced. The solo riding for thousands of miles that was often staged in the past has now become a repertoire. However, Kaka, who is not as comprehensive as Digan, can only insist on his fast dribbling characteristics. However, This makes injury more likely. Although the assessment of the Milan laboratory proves that Kaka is a player with a very low injury index, he now has a knee injury.

The knee injury is not serious, but Kaka needs to rest, but in fact, the situation was like this last season. Kaka not only played all the games when he could play, but also played when he was still injured. As a result, his subsequent game state was mediocre.

This season, Kaka has played four league games, one European game and five Super Cup games. Although he took a break against Siena, but with the national team's game, he has also played in less than a month. Played seven games, an average of less than four days a game, still busy.

And in the five games in AC Milan, Kaka still played the whole game. Kaka is not prone to serious injuries, but the fewer injuries, the less time he has to rest and adjust. Now Kaka intentionally or unintentionally reduces the most labor-intensive one-on-one, or even one-to-many personal breakthroughs, which is self-regulation, and is also somewhat powerless under the influence of injuries and frequent competitions.

But this involves AC Milan's lineup again. In Barcelona, Ronaldinho can rest assured when he is tired or has a slight injury, because there are Henry and now Dos Santos who can play in his position. In AC Milan, if Kaka does not play, only Seedorf, who is not a midfielder, will play his position. Against Siena, Ancelotti tried Gourcuff, but it was very unsuccessful. To put it bluntly AC Milan still can't keep up with the bench lineup, and those who are tired are the main players, but in any case, if Kaka's fatigue battle causes minor injuries to become bigger, it will be something that no one wants to see.

AC Milan drew, and the same is true for their city rivals Inter Milan. Facing the deputy squad leader Livorno, Inter Milan is full of confidence. The luxurious lineup of Inter Milan can only accept a draw in the end.

In this game, Ibrahimovic is very good, but Inter Milan is very bad. One person's excellence can only bring a team a draw, even though Inter Milan is facing the "deputy monitor" Livorno .

What does this remind people of?

That's right, it was Adriano back then, the omnipotent Adriano who often saved Inter Milan on his own.

The 04/05 season was Mancini's first year in charge of Inter Milan, and it was also the most glorious year for Adriano. It was 11 draws in the first 13 rounds, and he withdrew from the championship competition early.

Time flies, three years have passed, everything is so similar, but Adriano is replaced by the Swedish Ibrahimovic.

The 2:2 draw by Livorno, which was at the bottom, was a failure for Inter Milan, and scoring two goals alone was a victory for Ibrahimovic. So far, he has scored four goals in four rounds this season. Degan is a bit behind, but he is indeed Inter Milan's well-deserved top scorer.

Inter Milan scored seven goals in four games, of which the Swedes accounted for more than half. In addition, among the other three goals, two were assisted by Ibrahimovic. The goal that has nothing to do with Ibrahimovic was Crespo's goal in the game against Catania, but that was because Ibrahimovic took a rest and was not on the court.

In other words, in the first four rounds of this season when Ibrahimovic played, Inter Milan scored six goals, and in the game he did not play, Inter Milan scored only one goal.

At the press conference before this round of the game, a reporter asked Mancini this question: "To play a good game, Inter Milan will always need two players, Ibrahimovic and Vier La at his best."

Mancini did not deny it, and at the same time cited the examples of Kaka in AC Milan and Degan in Fiorentina, but you must know that Inter Milan has invested more in the transfer market in recent years than its city rivals and Viola. What a huge team Ratti has in store for him, it's not the norm.

The existence of the "King" means that the team is not strong enough, because a person's state will always be high or low. There is today's Ibrahimovic, and there is the silent Ibrahimovic against Fenerbahce Rasimovic, the Swede who was omnipotent against Livorno last season, and the disappointing striker against Valencia, of course, put the blame for things like being out of the Champions League last season on Ibra It's unfair to Simovic. What's really sad is those who only pin their hopes on him alone. You must know that football is a sport of 11 people after all.

Unless Ibrahimovic can achieve the god position in Florence like Digan, otherwise, he, the king, will not bring much to Inter Milan.

In the case of Inter Milan falling behind twice, they drew 2:2 with the bottom team Livorno. Mancini's former assistant and Livorno's coach Orsi said after the game: "We should have scored 3 points. , because Cesar miraculously saved Bogdani's attack at the last moment."

Indeed, this was a very bad game. Mancini criticized the striker for not being able to grasp the opportunity and the players for being lax, but he did not reflect on his employment. After the game, almost all the Italian media were asking: "Clay Where is Spo?"

The Argentine was on the bench for 90 minutes. Maybe Mancini made no mistake in choosing Adriano in the first half. Adriano was very determined in his interview on Friday, and he brought his determination to the On the court, he showed enough impact, but it was difficult to pierce a layer of window paper. For two consecutive games, the Brazilian hit the post.

In the second half, Mancini made substitution adjustments, but Kroos, who replaced Adriano, showed no performance. As a striker, he didn't shoot, only a few poor passes. Unqualified, but the real problem is not him, but the person who put him on the field, you know, expecting a 33-year-old veteran who has hardly played much to play the savior after the start of a new season is simply a fantasy.

At the same time, Crespo, who scored a goal in the last round and performed well after playing in the Champions League, sat on the bench for 90 minutes. Even though several important players were injured, Inter Milan has the resources to win the game , but not well utilized.

Another thing that people don't understand is Figo. Figo and Crespo both came off the bench against Fenerbahce in the middle of the week. They shouldn't have any physical problems, but the Portuguese superstar is also waiting on the bench. The flowers are all thanks.

Since there is no need for them, why would they keep them behind in the summer? It is really incomprehensible!

Mancini always said that the team was not well-organized, but looking at this round of the game, Fiorentina, who also made a large-scale rotation, won 6-0 with ease.

Lippi once said with emotion: "Inter Milan's lineup is as strong as Barcelona's."

It's not just flattery, but with a strong lineup, does it take wise people to use and allocate resources correctly? At this point, Mancini did not do well, he seems to have been dazzled by Inter Milan's lineup.

Figo and Crespo started last round, Champions League substitutes, this round Jimenez came off the bench, next round Figo and Crespo will start again, this seems to be a program that was arranged 15 days ago, what is done now is to execute , rather than mobilizing according to the situation on the field. It's hard for Mancini. In this luxurious lineup, it is too difficult for everyone to get satisfactory playing time.

An overcrowded lineup may not be good, especially on the forward line. Inter Milan and AC Milan have gone to two extremes. Before Ronaldo and Pato can play, AC Milan can only be played by Gilardino, who is in poor form, and the tired player. Inzaghi struggled to support, while Inter Milan Crespo played very few games.

Recoba said frankly that he was squeezed out by such a situation. He said: "In Inter Milan, I can only play when others are not in good condition or injured, and if I make a mistake, I will return to the bench. I can express myself as much as I want."

In the Mancini era, Inter Milan really did not discover any talents from the youth team. Dela Fiore was good at first, but he has already gone to Turin and scored in this round against Siena. , and half of Andreoli's ownership went to Rome.

In the annual salary list of the 20 Serie A coaches disclosed by Gazzetta dello Sport a few days ago, Mancini ranked first among the 20 Serie A coaches with a sky-high salary of 5 million euros. However, is Mancini's ability listed in the 20? The coach's top spot is unknown. Anyway, in the pk with his former assistant Orsi, Mancini lost for a while. Orsi led a team of old and weak soldiers and drew with Inter Milan 2:2. Orsi also believes they could have even beaten Inter Milan at the last minute had it not been for Cesar's brilliant save.

Mancini does have some biases in employing people. For example, Recoba will never be reused under him. Another example is "The Rock" Samuel. His employment directly led to Burdisso replacing Samuel. Muel entered the Argentine national team, but Burdisso is the kind of person with limited talent who will never become a first-class defender.

These things come from some deep-rooted understanding of people in his mind. Mancini is a stubborn person, and his impression of people is not so easy to change.

Just like last season, he decided that Figo was no longer good. Although the Portuguese was actually in good condition, his position was replaced by Stankovic.

Cesar performed poorly when he transferred to Inter Milan, but Mancini insisted on him, and specially changed the formation to his suitable 4-4-2. Thrall's performance still made him proud.

Recoba said that "at Inter Milan, if I make a mistake, I will go back to the bench." In fact, not only him, Samuel, Toldo are treated the same, Davis and Gero are similar No matter how many mistakes Maxwell made, there was always a chance to correct it.

Mancini has a lot of problems. Although he won two league titles and two Coppa Italia titles for Inter Milan, the Coppa Italia cannot satisfy Moratti's appetite. Two league titles, one is awarded, one Got it without penalties from Juventus, AC Milan, or even Fiorentina.

A few days ago when Mourinho was dismissed from class, someone asked Galliani whether he would choose Mourinho as a candidate. The vice chairman of AC Milan said with a smile: "We don't need it, let's leave it to Inter Milan."

But the same question was asked to Moratti, and the chairman of Inter Milan remained silent. Mancini brought Inter Milan to a high level, but now the team has reached a bottleneck. Fired last season's champion coach, but in order to keep his position, Mancini has to get at least one of the two goals of the league and the Champions League this season.

In another focus battle of this round, Juventus challenged Rome away. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the two sides also shook hands and made peace. The draw could not satisfy the two teams. For Trezeguet, this is his The 100th goal in Serie A.

A season in Serie B bound Trezeguet, and also allowed his Serie A goals to stay at 95 for a whole year, and now the most terrifying killer in Serie A has written his own record with 100 league goals. a piece of history.

Before the game, Trezeguet expressed his hope to complete his 100-goal milestone at the Olympic Stadium: "It will be very valuable to be able to score in the game against Rome."

From the perspective of technical characteristics, Trezeguet is already 30 years old. He neither belongs to the "art school" that can be established as a fan idol, nor is he a key superstar who can determine the direction of the game. His abilities are not outstanding, and his ability to dribble, fight in the frontcourt and organize offenses is very limited.

But for a player, especially a striker, shooting requires very high talent, and Trezeguet's finishing ability is indeed top in football.

Trezeguet can score the ball with the most reasonable position and posture at critical moments. Capello once commented on him: "Trezeguet can shoot from any position. He is a real hunter. Has a special ability in the restricted area."

Trezeguet used 155 Serie A games to complete his 100-goal mark. This is also the second shortest time-consuming among active Serie A shooters. The first is of course Digan.

Although compared with Digan, players at Trezeguet's level are much bleak, but for a team, a shooter who has scored 100 goals in 155 league games is very precious, not to mention Trezeguet is not "not a belly killer", and Trezeguet has also scored goals in important games.

In this season's league, Trezeguet scored 6 goals in 4 games, ranking second in the scorer list, only behind Digan. Just get used to it, don't compete with Digan, if you can get second, that is victory.

After dormant in Serie B for a season, Trezeguet, who returned to Serie A, quickly proved himself and is still the deadliest killer in this league.

On the field of competition, Frenchmen are rarely seen most of the time, but Trezeguet is such a type. He only appears at critical moments to complete the fatal blow. Trezeguet has less than 10 shots in the four rounds of Serie A. But with 6 goals, the efficiency is not generally high. In this regard, Degan will be willing to bow down.

The goal of this game showed Trezeguet's keen sense of smell as a striker. In the 16th minute of the game, Del Piero distributed the ball to the right. Iaquinta made a pass before Juan blocked. In a cross from the wing, Trezeguet suddenly advanced from behind Mex and headed the goal ahead of Mex.

Although Trezeguet is 30 years old, according to the current situation, Trezeguet's scoring status can still be maintained for about three years. From his first Serie A goal against AC Milan in 2000, to today's away game against Rome's goal, 100 goals is not the end for Trezeguet, and Juventus has now renewed his contract with Trezeguet until 2011. For Trezeguet who has completed 100 goals in Serie A, Serie A The goal of 150 league goals is not far away.

The opponents on the Digan scorer list seem to have performed very well, but the clubs they played for have collectively withered this round. After the four rounds of the league were over, the Fiorentina fans realized that the team they supported actually able to dominate.

What a pleasant surprise!

When did Italian football become the turn of Fiorentina to be so arrogant?

The commentators who like to bad-mouth others, so as to reflect their inscrutable, began to analyze and argue painstakingly, as if they insisted on explaining that Florence's current performance was an accident, a coincidence, an emergency, and it would not take long , Florence will be completely beaten back to its original shape, from local rich gold to local turtle green.

Those who say bad news naturally have high hopes. The league has won four consecutive victories. Now some people are looking forward to whether Fiorentina can break Inter Milan's 17-game winning streak last season. You must know that last season, Inter Milan's crazy winning streak was defeated by Fiorentina. final.

Can the terminator of the record become the creator of a new record?