Chapter 14 Appearance

At the Home Depot Central Stadium in Los Angeles, Degan is like an aggrieved little daughter-in-law, sitting on the bench with a resentful face, and beside him is Gattuso, a good friend who replaced Pacini.

There are no spectators in the sky above the stands. Although AC Milan and Barcelona have countless fans in the world, it is obvious that Americans are not included.

Americans seem to be not interested in football, the world's first sport. Although there are some fans in the stands, they are just like coming to a concert.

"Ivan! Are you sure that the Americans will give us the money with this attendance? Degan is very suspicious of this issue.

Gattuso is Degan's only friend in Milan except Kaka. Both of them are fearless. In addition, Gattuso and Kaka have a good relationship, so he naturally became friends with Degan. He also invited Degan to visit his home.

Gattusotuo's chin, with a cute face, reacted for a long time before he answered, "The ghost knows that those Americans don't know the charm of football at all."

It's not that Americans don't know the charm of football, but they really can't play this sport. As the world's boss, they can't conquer football, which hurts Americans' self-esteem, so they selectively ignore it.

Americans play the trick of self-deception, which is said to be profiant.

In this game, Ancelotti's starting lineup made Degan very injured. The goalkeeper XXXXX is the long-named Greek, four-back, Jankulovski on the left, the central defender is Stam and Simic, the right back is Cafu, and the midfielder, Serginho, Vogel, Angbu Rossini and Kaka, and Vieri and Gilardino are on the forward line.

Several new players of the team got the opportunity to start this summer, except Degan.

On Barcelona's side, the goalkeeper is Valdes, Beletti, Pujol, Marcos and Emilson on the defensive line, Harvey, Deco, Ronaldinho in the midfield, and the three forwards are Jiuli, Etoo and young player Messi.

It can be seen from the starting lineup of both sides that Barcelona attaches more importance to this game than AC Milan, and basically the main players of the team last season are sent to play.

After the start of the game, AC Milan still fought back defensively, while Barcelona played very actively and gradually took the initiative on the field.

Degan knew that Messi had emerged in Barcelona from this season and rose to the throne step by step.

Just three minutes from the beginning of the game, Messi got a chance on the left side. After accelerating to break through Carford, he made a cross from the bottom, and Eto'o, who followed up in the middle, pushed a shot and slightly missed the goalpost.

Digan felt that Gattuso's body trembled and looked nervous. The butcher was always full of enthusiasm for the game, even in a warm-up match like this.

A minute later, Barcelona made a comeback and Ronaldinho blocked the ball in the middle. Eto'o was not greedy and returned the ball to Jiuli. Unfortunately, Jiuli's shot was higher.

Avril is also half-known. What she cares about now is not a game, but Degan sitting on the sidelines: "It seems so! Isn't it Milan? But they played really badly. They were only two goals behind in a short time. If Rod had been on the court, it would definitely not be like this, that damn fat coach!"

Avril said angrily for Degan.

"Rod! Rod!"

There were not many spectators in the stands and looked very quiet. Avril's voice immediately reached Degan's ear. She frowned slightly and looked over and happened to see a blonde Avril.

Why is she here?

Gattuso obviously noticed that Avril was a big star. Gattuso naturally recognized it, and the fierce face suddenly hung with an uninexplicable smile.

"Rod! You are really an enviable guy. I heard that Avril and his sissy fiance have terminated their marriage contract. This is a good opportunity for you. Don't worry, we will keep it secret from Belen!"

Degan stared at Gattuso angrily and said, "I will say this to Monica. Guess what her reaction will be!"

Sure enough, as soon as Gattuso heard it, his face suddenly changed and became extremely embarrassed. He couldn't wait to slap himself with a few big mouths. Why was he so angry just now?

It may be difficult for people to imagine that Gattuso, known as a butcher on the court, is a man who is afraid of his wife in life.

Like the romance between Piero and Sofia, the story between Gattuso and Monica is also very ordinary. Gattuso met Monica when he played for the Glasgow Rangers in Scotland, the daughter of an Italian restaurant called La Rodonda in the center of Glasgow.

When Monica first appeared in front of Gattuso, the two fell in love. Monica's parents certainly welcomed it after learning about it, and Gattuso was also very happy.

Because the couple had always liked this bloody young man very much and cared about him, and Gattuso, who left home alone at the age of 12, had long regarded this place as his second home.

After Gatuso and Monica met, their relationship has been very stable and deep. In order to accompany Gatuso, Monica even gave up her studies.

And unlike the female partners of most Italian football stars, she is not an outstanding beauty and can even be described by average appearance.

However, Monica has never been the only protagonist in Gattuso's private life. Although Gattuso on the court was extremely fierce and hot-tempered, he was extremely loving to his girlfriend Monica. Once paparazzi harassed Monica, but he was served by Gattuso's iron fist.

When facing the media, Gattuso often proudly mentions his lover.

"My hobby?" In an interview, Gattuso said, "Not many, but as soon as I have time, I like to stay at home with Monica and our two-year-old puppy Sam. We often watch DVD movies or listen to music together. I like spending time with Monica very much, and I think it should be, because I spend most of my time on the football field.

During the 2004 European Championship, Gattuso and Monica's first child, Gabriela, were born. At that time, Italy was participating in the European Championships in Portugal. Gattuso, who originally claimed to wait until the end of the European Championships before going home to see his daughter, couldn't stand his father's nature, especially to Lapa applied for a day's vacation and rushed back to Italy from Portugal to accompany Monica to welcome the birth of her daughter.

This is probably the so-called iron man's tenderness!

Gattuso couldn't flirt with Digan, but was teased. He simply closed his mouth and watched the game honestly.

The situation on the field is still the same. AC Milan played very chaoticly, and the front and back fields were completely disconnected. Finally, Barcelona scored another goal before the end of the first half.

At halftime, the main players went to the locker room, and Degan and their substitutes came to the field to warm up under the leadership of assistant coach Tasotti.

Digan doesn't know if he has a chance to play today. Although this is a warm-up match, it is very formal. There are only three substitutions for the two teams, and Degan doesn't know if it will be his turn.

But isn't there a saying that "opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared"?

When he warmed up, Degan passed under the stand where Avril was several times. Avril shouted his name, but Degan didn't know how to respond.

He never lets people on the court, but emotionally, he is undoubtedly a coward.

Although Degan chose to escape for a while, those reporters who had been drowsy found such a big selling point that naturally could not be easily let go. They pressed the shutter crazily and recorded every shot like drinking chicken blood.

The second half of the game continued, and Ancelotti also made adjustments to replace Vogel and Gatuso to enhance the team's ability to intercept in the midfield.

But the offensive problem can't be solved. AC Milan is still slow to start the situation. Barcelona has gradually slowed down at this time. La Liga will start a week earlier than Serie A, and before the start of the season, Barcelona will be bigger in the first round of the Spanish Super Cup. Naturally, it is necessary to keep it. Moreover, the relationship between Barcelona and AC Milan is very good, and they don't have to kill them all. It's always good to save some face.

The game lasted for 65 minutes, and when Barcelona almost broke through AC Milan's goal again, Ancelotti finally couldn't stand it.

"Go and call Degan back!"

Tasotti was stunned and turned to find Degan who was jogging: "Digan! Get ready to play!"

On the field?

Degan smiled. Although he was dissatisfied, he still followed Tasotti to Ancelotti's side.

"We need a fulcrum ahead now, and I think you can complete this task!" Ancelotti said his thoughts directly, "You go up to replace Christian and go to the front to help Gilbert. If you have a chance to shoot, shoot. If you feel forced, pass the ball to Riccado!" Is there a problem?"

Is it a tactical center again?

It seems that Ancelotti still hasn't died.

But this time Degan did not contradict Ancelotti. What he needs now is to go to the court to prove his strength.

"No problem!"

If Digan is facing Mandollini at this moment, he will definitely add a sentence: "You can totally trust me!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the dead ball, AC Milan made an adjustment. Vieri saw that he was going to replace himself, and it was his enemy in the team, and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.