Chapter 14 Wonderful Serie A

The draw for the UEFA Champions League group has been completed, and the first round of competition will begin by the middle of next week. However, before that, Fiorentina still has a league to play. In the previous three rounds, Fiorentina won one draw and one loss, with four points, only ranked 10th in the league. Compared with the status of the defending champion, this I really can't do it.

Now the unified caliber of the media is that Florence is finished. Last season's Triple Crown has consumed their energy. After losing several main players this season, Florence will definitely usher in a wave of defeats.

In the fourth round of the new season of Serie A, Fiorentina, which has always been the focus of attention, has also been coldly received. The most anticipated game is AC Milan's three-game losing streak at home against Lazio, who was at the top of the list. In the end, AC Milan hit the bottom and rebounded 4:1. The leader.

As a result, Inter Milan, who won three consecutive victories in this round, successfully reached the top with 10 points. In second place was Juventus, who also won three consecutive victories, and their points reached nine points.

In Turin, Mourinho's Nerazzurri won extremely easily. Although Turin also worked hard, there was a huge power gap between the two sides, allowing Inter Milan to beat their opponents 3:1 without any suspense. Juventus relied on Amauri and Yaquinta when he rested in Piero and Trezeguet was about to operate. The combination's excellent performance, especially Amauri's goal, a small victory over Cagliari in the away game.

Florence also won,1-0 at home to draw Sampdoria, which once drew with Inter Milan in the first round.

It's just that Degan's goal drought continues, and he hasn't scored in three consecutive rounds. Since Degan's debut in Atlanta, there has never been such a situation. Patini, who scored for Fiorentina as a substitute.

But Pacini's goal did not change people's mind. After all, compared with the strong performance of last season, Fiorentina's start of this season is really too bland.

People's attention is again focused on those traditional giants, especially AC Milan, who overturned the previous leader in this round of the league. Ronaldinho and Sheva, the stars 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 the first victory of the new season.

After the game, Milan's media commented one after another. AC Milan regained its status, goals and glory. Borriello found the status together with Kaka, Sedov and Gattuso. Even if Lazio had an excellent first half, he still lost at Milan's feet. It should be said that Ancelotti made great changes in this game. Borriello and Pato and Kaka started, Gattuso returned, and Sedov replaced Flamini.

Ancelotti said before the game that AC Milan's crisis is over and his team needs to prove it on the field.

In the game, the most important thing is not that Zambrotta, Sedorf, Kaka and Pato scored, the result of the game, or the excitement of the game, but that AC Milan finally behaved like a team.

Compared with the previous games, the biggest difference of AC Milan in this game is that some people run without a ball, their physical condition improves, and Bolello's ballless running creates a lot of offensive space for Milan's players in the midfield.

Although Borelho is the only striker who has not scored, he is the most effective player on the field. AC Milan absolutely needs a player with his characteristics.

The use of Borello is also considered to be the most successful place for Ancelotti in this game. In the absence of Inzaghi, Borello, as a center, gave AC Milan's attack a fixed routine, and his own active running also created opportunities for his teammates.

But the most shining star in the game is the Prince Kaka of Milan City. He scored the first goal of the new season and the best player on the field, Kaka regained Milan's fate in his own hands, and his face also smiled again.

After the game, Kaka also explained how Milan came out of the crisis in an interview: "We told each other that we need to form a great team. It is not enough to just be piled up together. Our most important step towards victory is that we become a team. "

After that, Kaka was also smelled of Degan's bad state recently: "Rod is a super forward that can't be doubted. I know he has indeed encountered some trouble recently, but still the same sentence, don't doubt his ability, score goals!? I never think that scoring a goal is a difficult task for Degan. In fact, if he wants to, he can smash the goal of any team!"

About Degan is just a small episode, people still pay more attention to this game. The score of 4:1 is surprising and reasonable.

After the game, Ancelotti also smiled and said that he can finally sleep at ease: "We have increased the vertical attack in this game. We have done this for many years. Tonight, we found this feeling again and did a good job. Everyone's ideas are very clear. Everyone Everyone has assumed their own responsibility, which is very important! Previously, we may have relied too much on individual star players.

But Pirlo's injury is still a big hidden danger for Milan, but Gattuso's performance in this game is eye-catching. The former midfield butcher has now learned to organize the attack.

About Gattuso, Ancelotti said: "Ivan is a real fighter. If each of us has his will and qualities, Milan is invincible."

The next round of the league will be the Milan derby, the highlight of Serie A. The day after the derby happens to be the birthday of Milan boss Berlusconi.

When asked about the next round of the Milan derby, Berlusconi, who was in a good mood, joked, "I'm waiting for a victory to celebrate my birthday. I hope my children won't let me down."

A big victory made AC Milan full of joy, but it also exposed many hidden dangers. Among them, the most criticized one is AC Milan's transfer this summer. AC Milan has made a total of ten acquisitions this summer. In addition to Ronaldinho, which is expected, other transfers are bright. There are not many points.

Previously, people's view was that Shevchenko's introduction was the most failed, because the acquisition not only did not enhance the team's strength, but also made it difficult for head coach Ancelotti's platoon, but Shevchenko was a smart man, and he was much more mature than when he left. I cleverly adjusted my positioning and made myself a person who has a positive effect on AC Milan.

Shevchenko did not play for a minute against Lazio in this game, but he did not mind. At the same time, he said that he accepted coach Ancelotti's suggestion that he needed to run more.

"I'm going to start running. The whole Milan is going to start running. I'm improving now. For me, what is important is hard work. Goals will always come. This team is fighting for coach Ancelotti. This is a united team, which is especially important at 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, and he will give Pato a full rest before the Milan derby.

Among the ten acquisitions of AC Milan in the summer, there are still Sendros, Biudes and Caldajo who have not appeared. Among them, Biudes and Caldajo have low costs and low annual salary. They also perform well in the warm-up match. They are all waiting for an opportunity. What about Sendros? Sendros is still a mystery to AC Milan.

After Senderos joined AC Milan, he only played half a warm-up match, and the rest of the time was recovering from injuries. With different minor injuries, Senderos is currently injured on the second toe of his left foot. When will Senderos come back? In the words of Milan's team doctor, "A week later, but the League Cup in the middle of the week is not good. ."

But Milan's team doctor also added a premise: "If everything goes well."

If he can't play in the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week, it is impossible for the Milan derby to rush him to play. Next, Senderos will be called to the national team. If nothing happens during this period, he will be able to play for AC Milan until mid-October, but according to the Milan team doctor, Nesta had returned from injury at that time. , when Sendros made his debut at AC Milan will be questioned again. Anyway, he never appeared when the team needed him most.

Now some media have even questioned whether Senderos's loan will be Wenger's retaliation for AC Milan's robbery of Flamini, because Senderos is definitely not the first choice for AC Milan's transformation of the defensive line. AC Milan has always wanted the Serbian Ivanovic, and the two sides have even been initialled. After the contract, Sendros's agent suddenly came.

In the form of loan, Wenger half pushed it. At first, he insisted on a simple loan, and later gave the priority to AC Milan, for which AC Milan paid 2 million euros to Arsenal.

In addition, Sendros' annual salary reached 2.5 million euros, including taxes of 5 million. Now it seems that Wenger has seen the situation of Sendros, but AC Milan did not foresee it.

If Senderos does not show a shocking ability after his comeback, with his "injury index", it may be difficult for AC Milan to use the preferential acquisition right. The rental fee of 2 million euros, plus the annual salary expenditure of 5 million including tax, AC Milan's 7 million expenditure, at least so far, has not been seen. In return, if AC Milan's defense line is tight in winter and there are more ideas about the UEFA Cup, it will not be surprising to make a new introduction on the defense line.

Although there are some problems, AC Milan always won, and Ancelotti temporarily got rid of the crisis of trust. At the same time, Roma, who also had an unfavorable start this season, was also driven by vice captain Panucci, and Aquilani, who found a new feeling. Together with Maynes, he won the first victory of the new season.

Especially in the second half of the game, fans saw the Rome, a wonderful Rome that they have been familiar with over the years. Even if Baptista had to rest for a month due to injury, it did not dispel the good mood of the players after the victory.

In the game, Panucci was old and strong, and Aquirani finally took on his responsibility, especially the jump after scoring, laughing, kissing the jersey, and hugging his teammates, which dispelled the fans' doubts about his dissatisfaction with Rome, and Tadai also found an acceptable state.

After the game, Spalletti, the head coach of the Roma team, was also relieved. It can be imagined how much he looked forward to this belated victory. In the face of pressure, Spalletti chose to be down-to-earth.

Roma and AC Milan both had a bad start in the new season. They were fiercely criticized by the media and fans. In this round, Roma and AC Milan both defeated their opponents by big scores and won their first victory in Serie A in the new season.

Rome and AC Milan began to recover, and Inter Milan and Juventus began 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 defeat to Turin away.

Indeed, the result was a 3:1 game, and there was no suspense. Ibrasimovic and Macon were merciless. In the game, fans saw the continuous progress of Mourinho, the Nerazzurri.

Inter Milan controlled everything for most of the game. Although Turin tried its best to save face at the end of the game, it didn't help.

As Turin coach De Biasi said after the game: "There is really nothing we can do in the face of such an opponent."

In Turin, Mourinho met an all-Italian opponent. De Biasi's team carefully defended and used the aura of Rossina and others to threaten Inter Milan. Bianchi also got a header shot from Materazzi.

But after 20 minutes of calm response, people only saw one team on the court, and it gradually found the feeling of Inter Milan on the court.

The wonderful cooperation of Mancini, Adriano and Ibrasimovic, 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 Turinians didn't have time to think about how to deal with it. Two minutes later, Macon scored in the counterattack on the right side.

Inter Milan's third goal, after a corner kick from Turin, Maicon organized a quick counterattack. The cooperation between Maicon, Mancini Jr. and Ibrahimovic, simple fast pass the ball, Ibrahimovic scored one-on-one with Turin goalkeeper Sereni, once again showing Mancini Jr. and There is an incompared tacit understanding between Ibrahim.

A wonderful game, which brings a satisfactory result to Inter Milan fans, as well as a lot of good news. Little Mancini, Macon and Ibrahimovic are in excellent condition. Adriano, who regained his state, even knows to participate in the defense. Vieira and Cambiasso are the extremely strong wall of midfield. Julio. Cesar's performance is also outstanding. After this round, Inter Milan reached the top of the table.

If Ibrahimović's ability and performance, little Mancini just repeated his performance in Rome, then Adriano does give people a refreshing feeling.

Judging from the situation on the court, the Brazilian's body is still a little heavy, but he has found a competitive state and is in a very good mental state. He has regarded the game as a kind of happiness and even actively participated in the defense to help his teammates in the backfield.

This is also in sharp contrast to the individualism of Baloteli and Quares immediately after the game. After the game, Moratti and Mourinho also praised Adriano's progress.

The most wonderful place in the game is Inter Milan's third goal. It is like a stream of water. From Maicon's backcourt break to Ibrahimovic's shot, there are only three passes between them. All of these are so perfect. This is also the most successful place of Inter Milan's game, side attack and The perfect combination of quick counterattack.

Even Turin's head coach De Biasi had to admit after the game: "The technical gap between the two sides is too big. We only played a good ball for 20 minutes at the beginning, and we are not lucky enough, but luck is not a decisive factor.

I have studied that if we deal with Inter Milan, once we fall behind, we will be suppressed by the opponent's counterattack, so we should try to score first on the basis of trying not to lose the ball. As a result, we lost the ball first and finally lost the opponent's quick counterattack.

Ibrasimovic's firepower is still there, and Adriano has gradually regained his state. Inter Milan's form looks good, but there is a person who feels frustrated in this good situation. This person is Crespo.

In the first round of the game against Sampdoria, after 20 minutes of the Argentine as a substitute, Crespo "disappeared" from Inter Milan's lineup. In the game against Turin, Mourinho replaced Ibrahimovic at the last moment and chose Cruz instead of Crespo. In the next round of Milan derby, Crespo's chance may still not come.

Crespo is obviously a little impatient with such a situation. Compared with Cruz, who started as a substitute and has no desire, Crespo, who is a star as soon as he debuted in the river bed, obviously will not let such a situation last.

"Why can't I get a chance to play? I've been asking myself this recently. Of course, the coach's choice should be respected. I believe I still have the ability to play the 2010 World Cup. Let's wait until January."

Crespo's January refers to the winter transfer period in Europe. In fact, compared with Cruz, another disadvantage of Crespo is that he has previously been excluded from the team's Champions Cup list, which proves that he has been ranked last among Inter Milan's strikers.

But from another perspective, the list of the Champions Cup is a "pass" for Crespo's winter transfer, because according to the regulations, a player cannot represent two teams in the Champions League in one season. If he does not play in the Champions League in the first half of the season, he can represent the new team. The Champions League knockout tournament that began this month, such as Rome, which has always hoped that he can join.

In fact, when many big teams prepare for winter sellers, they take out the Champions League registration list or deliberately prevent him from playing in the Champions League.

Crespo has positioned his goal in the 2010 World Cup, so he certainly can't continue like this. At present, Argentina's record in the qualifiers is not good, and the problem of the lack of a scorer like Crespo is becoming more and more obvious. Basile does not want to be called into Crespo, but it is true that he played in Inter Milan. There are too few races.

From another perspective, Mourinho likes a strong center with excellent individual combat ability. Crespo is obviously not this type, and he can't play winger.

Mourinho also said before: "Inter Milan has too many people 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. It is certain that some people will be cleaned up in winter. Bordiso, who had a cleanup crisis in summer, has been increasingly reused and even entered the Champions Cup list. In winter, Crespo is probably the most "dangerous", of course, if he Leaving the team will also be a wishful thinking.

Inter Milan won a happy victory, and the same Juventus also got their third victory of the season. They defeated Cagliari in this game. Cagliari took the lead in the first half in the first three rounds, but they were all overturned by their opponents in the second half and finally accumulated zero points. The team's morale is not High.

In the previous games, Juventus first lost to Fiorentina at home, and then defeated Udinese and Genoa in a row. In this game, the front line combination Piero and Trezeguet did not start, but were replaced by Amauri and Aquinta.

The game was very dull. The reason why it didn't seem so boring was that Cagliari bravely chose 4-3-3, and it was a real three striker, losing three games in a row. Cagliari's head coach, Uncle Allegri insisted on attacking.

Juventus is a familiar team. If you want to see wonderful, pleasing and acrobatic solo performances, you don't have to watch Juventus games, because this is not the specialty of old women.

But if someone wants to see an extremely practical, united, positive and tenacious team, then choosing the class or legion is an extremely correct decision.

Juventus were not excited enough in the game, passed a lot of wrongly, and the midfield lost its organizational role, which is also the main reason why the team seems passive.

But the performance of Yaquinta and Amauri was particularly prominent, because every time the ball reached their feet, it posed a great threat, and Juventus' "substitute line combination" did not disappoint Ranieri and the fans.

Not only actively helps the defense, but Amauri and Yaquinta also help each other. Juventus' only goal and most of the shooting opportunities come from the efforts of both of them.

As strikers, Amauri and Yaquinta are not only limited to activities around the other's penalty area. Their defense range is very large. They actively go to the midfield and seek the cooperation of their teammates. Their performance has been praised by the Italian media.

Speaking of himself, Amauri said, "I won't give up every opportunity to play, my position? The first and second strikers, look at Ranieri's arrangement. Playing football in Juventus is the most important opportunity in my life, and I hope to seize this opportunity. I'm 28 years old and I didn't come to Juventus until I was 28 years old. This is my last chance. I have a strong desire, and so does Juventus. We all want to win something. That's why I have to fight every goal. Goals are very important for all strikers, but I think it's not just about scoring goals. I want to hold the ball and help the team press it down. Sometimes, I also need to be able to control the ball and give the team time to breathe.

After the game, Ranieri also praised his disciples: "Amauri played a great game, like a devil. Trezeguet and Piero are the kind of strikers who scored 20 goals in a season. Now I know that Amauri is the same. We bought a very A great striker, an efficient striker, can also actively help defend, which is exactly what Juventus needs.

The winner was complacent and highly praised by the media, but Florence, which also won the game, was treated coldly. The key is that Florence's performance last season was really excellent. The current good and not bad results are really difficult to accept.

And there is Degan. Degan has made too many enemies in Italy before, and now he has failed to score a goal in three consecutive rounds. Of course, those who have been humiliated by Degan will not let go of this opportunity.

But what about Degan?

This time he was surprisingly quiet. He didn't score in the first game, and he was still a little depressed, but if he didn't score in the second game, Degan didn't care.

Digan knew where his problem was. He fought continuously for a summer and didn't get any chance to rest, which made him too tired. After this fatigue suddenly hit, Degan's state appeared a low tide, which was also normal.

So, in the Champions League group match with the Bucharest Stars in the middle of the week, Degan did not even follow the army to Romania, but stayed in Florence.

In this game, Fiorentina finally defeated its opponent 2:1 with two goals from Mutu and Pacini to get a good start in the Champions League.

But the process of the game is not satisfactory. People are used to it. Fiorentina has won that kind of devastating victory under the leadership of Degan. Obviously, it can't satisfy people's appetite.

At this time, Degan finally stood up and said, "No one has the right to comment on my condition. Those who think I can't do it, I just want to tell you one thing. This time, you really think too much!"