Chapter 025 Ducks on

Ancelotti is worried about the injuries suffered by AC Milan.

In fact, before Ancelotti, someone had already made this point.

Capello pointed out that AC Milan is the biggest opponent of Inter Milan for the championship in the league. Although from the perspective of the lineup, AC Milan is slightly thin, if there are no major injuries in the season, then only the rotation among 16--18 players, especially the joining of Zhang Yang, has greatly enriched AC Milan's progress. This young man is more worth looking forward to than Shepchenko in those years, so AC Milan's strength is not inferior to that of Inter Milan. However, in Capello's view, the team's health has become the biggest variable for AC Milan's performance this season. If injuries occur frequently as the league progresses, the current lineup, although there are four strikers, the Inzaghi and Ronaldo are prone to injury, which makes AC Milan's dedication slightly thin.

In fact, Milan Sport also said that Zhang Yang's joining is the most sensational transfer in Italy this summer. However, the improvement of AC Milan's strength this summer mainly does not fully reflect the transfer market. Compared with last season, the players have enough rest for 50 days in the summer and have physical ability. The bigger addition, this should be a progress compared with last season. Another progress is that Ronaldo can play in the European Cup, which will be a huge guarantee. After a hard summer of hard training, will Ronaldo further recover his state? In addition, the value brought by healthy Nesta and Kaladze is really worth paying attention to.

After the AC Milan team returned to Milan from Moscow, Ancelotti had a closed-door meeting with his coaching staff. Summarize the gains and losses of the team in this Railway Cup.

AC Milan's problem comes from several veterans. Judging from the warm-up match of the trip to Moscow, Cafu and Serginho are in very poor condition, while Maldini missed these warm-up matches due to injury. Can Ancelotti still trust them at the critical moment? This will be an important choice for the results of AC Milan in some important games.

Judging from the effect of the warm-up match of the trip to Moscow, the lineup effect of AC Milan's "new bottle of old wine" is average. If it weren't for Zhang Yang's excellent performance, the team's performance would not have been flattering.

The biggest problem is that Ronaldo only participated in the half-time warm-up match against Bayern Munich and left the field with injury. Now the preliminary diagnosis is that the 'alien' has to wait for the third round of the league before he may recover from injury. In addition, Sidoff was also injured and had to rest for a month. Fortunately, Pirlo is not a big problem.

The Team News warned that AC Milan was the European champion last year, but it is far from enough to become a top team. Except for the flamboyant joining, the team as a whole has not changed, but while always maintaining the team's nobility and the arrogance of the 'redent', the subtle changes are not noticeable. It is. In the game against Bayern Munich, the score was tied from 0 to 2 to 2 in just half an hour, showing strength. However, obviously, Zhang Yang's personal ability took the initiative, and the team as a whole was not in the best condition. Just look at Milanello's wounded battalion.

The warning of the Team News is still in my ears, and there is really something wrong.

On August 11, during training, Gilardino and Broki fell to the ground in a fight. The team doctor on the sidelines knew that it was not good at a glance and quickly went up to check.

Broki was also stunned. He kept explaining that he was just a normal scrambling action and not acting too much. However, who will pay attention to or blame Broki at this time? Injuries in training are almost common, but Milan at this time is really a little too unlucky.

is indeed unlucky.

A few hours later, the diagnosis of the Milan laboratory came out. The Girardino cruciate ligament was strained and will rest for at least three months.

This is tantamount to a blow to the Rossoneriors. Previously, Ronaldo was injured and would not recover from the injury until mid-September. Inzaghi is still recovering from his injury. It will take three weeks at the earliest to come back. Even after the comeback, no one can guarantee it now.

Well, even Ronaldo and Inzaghi are quite brave after their comeback, but what should they do before they recover from injury?

Now, Milan only has a healthy striker.

Although Zhang Yang performed well in the previous warm-up match, he has just come to the team, and the tacit understanding with the whole team needs to be improved. In addition, the performance in the warm-up match can only be used as a reference. The real big test is after the beginning of the league. Even if Zhang Yang still performs well, he must have a front-line partner.

Therefore, Milan, which has four strikers, Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Zhang Yang and Girardino, is considered to have the highest attack power in Europe, suddenly found that they only have one striker.

Now, the only good news is that the transfer market has not been closed, and you can still buy people. However, then again, the team already has four shooters. Is it worth spending a lot of money to buy people? After buying it, Ronaldo and Inzaghi will recover from their injuries. What should I do? However, if you don't spend a lot of money, you can't get a striker casually. If you don't buy people, you can't. You can't point to Zhang Yang for more than a month. Besides, what if Zhang Yang gets hurt again? Let head coach Ancelotti play as a striker?

On this day, Leonardo went to Galliani's office.

"Hey, Adriano. Are you free now?" After knocking on Galliani's office door, he walked in and asked.

"I'm about to get off work." Galliani was tidying up the table. He asked Leonardo to sit down and poured a cup of coffee himself. What's the matter, Leo?"

Although there is a conflict between Galliani and Leonardo on the introduction of publicity, there is not much conflict between them. Moreover, Galliani knows that Leonardo is not selfish, although the Brazilian has been thinking of bringing Ronaldinho to Milan and wants to expand. The power of the Brazilian gang in Milan, however, from a competitive point of view, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Moreover, Leonardo's recommendations are very good. Among other things, Leonardo is the biggest contributor to the operation of Kaka's transfer to Milan. Leonardo has a strong network in Brazil, which is also the main reason why AC Milan can repeatedly buy excellent players from Brazil at a relatively low price.

"Actually, there's nothing to talk to you." Leonardo smiled.

Galliani also smiled. Of course, he guessed that Leonardo did not come to chat with him. This man always went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, but the old fox Galliani was not in a hurry.

Leonard really went straight to the topic in a long time: "What do you think of the current difficulties of the team?"

"Difficult?" Galliani knew what Leonardo was talking about. He pondered for a moment, "I don't think so. Now that we have one, Kaka has recovered from his injury and will return to the team next week. At that time, we will have Kaka and Zhang, and we can deal with the offensively. Ronnie and Pippo will also come back in more than a month."

Galliani means to let Zhang Yang take a single arrow. Milan can kick the Christmas tree formation. In fact, Ancelotti's Milan is very good at this formation.

Leonado didn't expect Galliani to say this. He thought for a moment and said, "Don't you think it's necessary for us to add another shooter?"

"Is it necessary to add a shooter?" Galliani asked rhetorical.

"Of course."

"Do you have any good recommendations, Leo?" Galliani smiled.

"That's right, yes." Leonardo had no patience to deal with Galliani, and he said what he thought directly.

After hearing his words, Galliani began to take it seriously: "Since Leo recommended it himself, I'm very interested to know, who will it be?"

Leonado reported a name: "Pato?"

"Who?" Galliani didn't hear clearly.

"Alexander. Pato. Forward of Brazilian International. Leonardo said, "You should remember last year's FIFA Club Cup."

Galliani's information about the player began to appear in his mind. Pato, full name is Alexander. Pato, an 18-year-old Brazilian player. Born on September 2, 1989 in a small city in Brazil, he was hidden in Brazil for nearly a year. His hometown is Pato Blanco City (meaning "White Duck City"). People who love him call him "Pato" (Portuguese meaning "duck").

Pato is very talented in the striker position on the court. He is very similar to Ronaldinho's playing style and career trajectory. They can mobilize every part of his body to play football. He once challenged Ronaldinho face to face in the 2006 World Club World Cup. In the end, Brazil International won the final championship. Although this young man is only 18 years old. However, his career has won two important awards, winning the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2007 South American U20 Championship.

In fact, Galliani is not unfamiliar with this name. In fact, Milan's vice chairman noticed this young man when he first watched the FIFA Club World Cup last year. He was a very talented player. At that time, Braida also commented on Pato to Galliani like this.

Seeing that Galliani was meditating, Leonardo did not disturb Galliani. He was also thinking that he recommended Pato to Galliani at this time. Can Galliani be moved?

In fact, in May this year, Brazilian domestic professionals analyzed that Pato's field position was very suitable for Inter Milan, and Inter Milan was also intended to buy it. However, Pato's parents found Leonardo and asked him to help analyze it. All this is because of Leonardo's reputation in Brazil, especially his operation of Kaka joining AC Milan and Kaka's success in AC Milan, as well as Ronaldo's joining AC Milan, which make Brazil pay great attention to Leonardo's opinions.

Leonardo answered the question of Pato's parents very seriously. He said, 'I prefer him to go to AC Milan, not only because I am the manager of AC, but also because I think in AC Milan, Pato will have a lot of Brazilian fellow villagers, which is very good for a wandering player. It's important, and Milan's two teams are in fierce competition. If you go to another, there will be a lot of inconvenience in reuniting with fellow villagers. Inter Milan likes to buy Argentine players. Most of the Argentine players who play in Serie A are concentrated in Inter. You are like the only Argentine player Gremi in AC Milan, who seems to be very Lonely! Secondly, I think AC needs such a young and talented player to relieve the problem of frontline weakness and aging, and he can also adapt well to Milan's entire tactical requirements and improve himself. Milan's staff, coaches and bosses are kind and very suitable for dealing with South Americans. You see, Kaka has adapted well to the life in Milan and even likes this city!'

Well, that's what Leonardo said at that time. He really appreciates this 'duck'. He wanted to bring him to Milan, but Leonardo didn't expect Galliani to really promote the sensational transfer of Zhang Yang's transfer to AC Milan. Suddenly, Pato's transfer to Milan became impossible.

At this time, the three generals on the front line of AC Milan were injured one after another, and the hidden worries that Ronaldo and Inzaghi on the front line were too easily injured also let Leonardo see the hope of bringing Pato to Milan, so he immediately came to Galliani without hesitation.

In a sense, Leonardo wants to bring Pato to Milan. On the one hand, it is because he is his Brazilian fellow villager. He wants to expand his power in Milan. In addition, he is really optimistic about Pato and thinks that this is a genius. Such a genius will naturally take advantage of his family first.