Chapter 38 Self-deception

In the final UEFA Champions League group stage, AC Milan defeated visiting Fenerbahce 3:1 at home with two goals from Degan, starting a good start for this season's Champions League.

After the game, Degan's two goals have naturally become the focus of discussion and attention. It is not how beautiful these two goals are, but because this is Degan's UEFA Champions League debut. As soon as he appears on the European stage, he can score two goals. The significance of this is naturally very different.

Previously, Degan called for wind and rain in Serie A, but in the eyes of others, he just dominated his own acre of land. Without the sharpness of the European Series, he has never been a top player.

But now Degan has scored and is still a substitute. In just ten minutes, he scored two goals and helped the team win. Although he is still a rookie in the European arena, everyone can predict that Degan's new round of conquest is about to begin.

Of course, this conquest requires a person to cooperate, that is Ancelotti!

At the post-match press conference, Ancelotti was bombarded by reporters with "Degan's UEFA Champions League debut scored twice".

"I'm very happy that the team has won. Degan scored two goals in the game, which is very good. I am very happy that any AC Milan player has performed well, because only in this way can AC Milan move forward and put him on the bench, considering that he has not fully integrated into the team, personally He has no problems with him. He has some problems adapting to AC Milan's tactical style, and I have my considerations in terms of platooning! And victory is not the credit of a person. This is the result of the efforts of the whole team!"

Ancelotti's downplayed words gorgeously ignored Degan's contribution in this game.

The same is true for Milan fans. They chose to ignore Degan's goal, but they can't ignore the victory, and in the face of Fenerbahce's victory, the meaning itself is different, because it is impossible not to remind people of May 25 when they meet the Istanbul team.

Can AC Milan wave this shadow before the game starts?

Now that the game is over, seeing the result of 3:1, Milan fans began to shout: Milan has escaped from Istanbul's nightmare!

But it's too early. After savoring the process, it is estimated that those fans will take back. When Gattuso put down Anelka and was sentenced to a penalty, who wouldn't want Liverpool's third goal in Istanbul?

It happened to be the goals that equalized the score. At that time, the TV picture faithfully recorded the melancholy in Ancelotti's eyes, and more than 30,000 fans at the scene were also melancholy. I guess they were all thinking at that time: Will this be a nightmare?

Then Ancelotti made two unnecessary adjustments, replacing Vogel and Serginho with the golden combination of Pirlo and Gattuso. Of course, Ancelotti's substitution showed no sign of improvement in the situation of the game, and watched the game go to the draw. But this time, Degan is like a divine help.

First, he received a long pass from Kaka and scored a header. The goal was not beautiful. At least for Milanese who advocate artistic football, the ball has no beauty, but the key is that this goal brought Milan and Ancelotti on the edge of the cliff, temporarily covering up the coach's mistakes and the downturn of many teammates, and also hitting Broken the ghost of Istanbul.

Then another wonderful offside, or Kaka and Degan, the cooperation between the Wright brothers, and Degan went to the next city.

Before Degan came on the court, AC Milan was in danger of losing, not to mention a draw. At that time, Fenerbach's side attack was extremely fierce, especially Selkan's frequent assists. Kaladze had only one front-court pass in the game and was overwhelmed. Milan's three in the front court rarely retreated from defense, and the midfield pressure was high. The Turks were skilled and sought the ball under their feet like Milan. In terms of technology alone, they are better than Schalke and Eindhoven, at the same level as Milan. There is no advantage in overall ball control, so you can only rely on individuals at this time.

Fenerbahce's defense seems to be impeccable, but this is only for ordinary people. For Degan, Digan is enough to complete the defense of any team. This time, the Turks can't defend him.

It was with Digan's two goals that AC Milan pocketed the victory at the end of the game, but in the eyes of Ancelotti and those Milan fans, what Digan did was nothing special. Compared with Degan's excellent performance, they would rather pay attention to the "debut" of the two. Vieri, in the past two weeks, Vieri has not had a chance to play. This time he actually qualified to start in the Champions League. The second is Vogel. After Fenerbahce equalized the score, Ancelotti unexpectedly replaced Pirlo and Gattuso with Vogel and Serginho.

This is Vieri's first game for AC Milan this season. Vieri said before the game that he would score in his debut, but in AC Milan's tactical system now, scoring goals are far more difficult than he thought. In the Cooper era of Inter Milan, the whole team revolved around Vieri, while in AC Milan, Vieri needed to serve the "Core Tactics of Shevchenko". Every time Vieri took the ball in the front court, two or even three defenders came up to interfere. Vieri also tried the difficulty of Giladino's goal. In the game, Vieri only shot three times, all of which were out of the frame. Two of them were ridiculously high, and the only one that posed a slight threat was a cold shot outside the penalty area.

But after all, Vieri achieved his tactical purpose and opened up for his teammates, especially Shevchenko. Therefore, in the post-match score, Vieri got 6 points, but Milan Sport only gave him 5 points, and commented: "Keep running and making sacrifices for his teammates, but he didn't shoot. There is a star."

However, regardless of the state and physical condition, Vieri's impact is something that any defender and head coach have to worry about.

Swiss Vogel appeared 20 minutes before the end of the game. This was also the first time he made an official appearance on behalf of AC Milan. His position was right-back and assisted in the defense of Anelka, which was extremely active at that time. Disappointingly, Vogel was far less eye-catching as Dora Su last season. The first touch of the ball after the game directly gave the opponent a chance to steal and counterattack in the frontcourt. In the post-match score, he was only given the lowest score of 5.5, and the Milan Sport directly gave 5 points: "His debut started with a low-level mistake, and his strength was not worthy of this team."

However, Ancelotti also commented on the performance of the two after the game. Speaking of Vieri, he said: "Vieri did a good job, he runs very well, and there is also some good cooperation with Sheva and Kaka."

For Vogel, Ancelotti said: "He was a little nervous at first, but later he did what he should do."

However, after this appearance, Vogel may have to find his own opportunities in the Coppa Italia in the future.

Ancelotti would rather focus on the two losers than focus on Degan. It can be imagined that Degan will continue his bumpy road in his future Milan career.

Degan was also asked about his future in Milan when he was interviewed in the mixed zone after the game: "I am full of confidence in myself. I am not afraid of any challenges. As long as I am given a chance, I can score goals. As for how Ancelotti choose, that's not my concern. I only play for myself!"

When asked about the slap in the face, Degan said very arrogantly, "Yes, that's my fight back. This is my habit. I'm not the kind of person who is scolded and has to be silent. I won't please anyone. That's what I am. If those bastards continue to provoke me, I will continue to use it. My way, make a counterattack, hoping that those bastards can like this slap today!"

"What do you think of the boos of the home fans in the stands after you scored?" A reporter asked facelessly and wanted to embarrass Degan with this question.

But Degan was obviously unmoved, and his answer made the reporter even more speechless: "That's their freedom. They like that kind of player like a gentleman. Unfortunately, I'm not that kind of person. I have my lifestyle. As I just said, they have the right to boo me, and I will continue to slap them. Strike back until they can clearly realize my value!"

"I won't leave Milan. I'm not the kind of person who escapes when I encounter difficulties. Of course, I will leave one day, but when I succeed here, when I appear in front of those bastards with the champion, I will tell them the time I will leave!"

Of course, Degan will leave. He is not a cheap bone, and he won't really feel that it's a good thing to be insulted. But even if he leaves, he will leave with the champion, and then let those who once despised him regret it.

As for the disregard of Ancelotti and the fans, Degan doesn't care about it at all. His performance and contribution to the team are on the surface. Those people like to deceive themselves and let them go. Degan will not lose a few pieces of meat.

With Degan's strength, can he really be erased if he deceives himself and ignores others?

Degan has good kung fu, exquisite technology, super shooting technology, the best header kung fu, fast speed, strong impact, full of physical energy, and extremely dexterous body. Sharp consciousness, good sense of position, large range of activities, can always appear in the most needed places on the field, can continue to run at high speed during the game, and complete various technical actions such as stopping, plate, passing and shooting at a high level in running, and most importantly, Degan has the ability to break the equilibrium state on the field. With speed, changeable skills and unparalleled football awareness, he scored for the team.

If you want to ignore it, just do it!