Chapter 76 Question

Roma is sitting in the Olympic stadium, and coach Spalletti has formed a 4-3-2-1 formation. The goalkeeper is Doni. On the back line are Panucci, Mex, Chivo, Kufre, midfield positions are De Rossi, Aquirani, Tomasi, Tadai, Perota on both sides of the division, and Totti serves as a single striker.

When the winter transfer, the bad boy Cassano finally left Rome and transferred to Real Madrid, but Degan was very clear that the final result of this deal was that Real Madrid and Cassano were both injured. The undisciplined Barry bad boy may really think that he was the world's first player, but he was actually in the emperor. Ma's locker room provoked conflicts, and as a result, he was directly blocked to the end, and the good year was wasted in the stands.

AC Milan, Ancelotti continues his 4-3-1-2 formation. The goalkeeper is still Dida, and the back line is Stam, Nesta, Kaladze, Sergio, midfielder Gattuso, Pirlo, Sidorf parallel positions, Kaka as the front, Gilardino and Shevchenko partner Line.

AC Milan scored 11 goals in the previous three games, and the pair of Shevchenko and Gilardino arranged 8 goals. In comparison, Rome's front line seemed a little embarrassing. Cassano defected, Montra was injured, and Delvicchio was old, and Totti could only serve as a single striker.

After the opening, AC Milan launched an attack with Rome, and Nesta was responsible for keeping an eye on Totti. In the fourth minute, Serginho passed the header, but Doni got the ball first. Since then, Milan has won consecutive corner kick opportunities, but unfortunately, under the strict defense of Rome's defense, it only blossomed and did not bear fruit.

In the eighth minute of the game, AC Milan ushered in its first good opportunity. Sedorf knocked back on the left side, and Shevchenko rushed there. At 12 meters in front of the goal, he shot with his right foot at a small angle, but was sealed in the front corner by Doni and confiscated the ball.

In the eleventh minute, AC Milan ushered in two levels of scoring again. De Rossi made a mistake in passing the ball and passed the ball directly to Seedorf. Seedorf's hanging shot outside the penalty area was about to stick to the crossbar into the net, but was lifted out of the crossbar with one hand by Dornie.

In the fifteenth minute, Serginho rushed along the left road and passed the ball. Gilardino missed the ball at the front point. Shevchenko's reaction was slightly slower. Although he struggled to shovel to the ground, he still failed to hook up the football.

The two teams played too fast, and the number of mistakes increased. Although the situation on the court was fierce, it was a pity that there were not many scoring opportunities on both sides.

Degan sat quietly in the stands wrapped in a coat, surrounded by his girlfriend Avril, who had just come from the United States.

Because of Degan, Avril also likes football now. She knows the situation that Degan is facing well, and she can't help but worry about her boyfriend secretly. She doesn't know how many times she has scolded Ancelotti's ancestors for 18 generations.

"Rod! If you were on the court just now, you should be able to score that ball, right?

Digan smiled and said, "I don't know. I'm in the stands now, not on the court!"

Although Lavigne saw that Degan was smiling, her tone was deeply disappointed. A player could not play and could only act as a spectator every time, and no one could stand it.

However, Fiori's words have given Degan a lot of help. No one is smooth sailing. Even in adversity, they can't give up hope. Opportunities will always be left to those who are prepared.

With the referee's whistle, the chaotic first half was finally over. Degan also got up and took Avril's hand and left first. He could see that AC Milan's players were not in good shape today.

Just before the end of the first half, Kakaming had a chance to break through in the middle, but the weather was too cold to move, and Kaka also seemed a little timid. Finally, he passed the ball and was directly cut off by Tomasi.

After the start of the second half, AC Milan was still the first to make a cross from the left. Civo poked the ball in front of Shevchenko and rolled out of the bottom line. AC Milan made a corner kick. Sedorf broke into the left side of the penalty area and knocked back. Gatuso shot with his right foot in front of the goal and missed the right post.

The next game belonged to Prince Totti of Rome. First, in the 52nd minute, after the three people, he was shoveled to the ground by Caradze, and the referee directly took out a yellow card.

Three minutes later, Totti appeared on the right side of the court and rushed all the way. Nesta had no choice but to fly the shovel, and the referee once again showed a yellow card.

A minute later, Totti turned over and fell to the ground in front of Stam. The referee blew another free kick, but the slow mirror showed that Totti was suspected of a fake fall. He took a free kick on the left side and was narrowly saved by Dida.

In the 65th minute, a dangerous situation appeared again in front of Milan's goal. Taday went straight, and the bottom of the right side of the Deros Division made a low pass. Totti appeared in time and headed the goal. The ball was knocked to the ground by Dida. Stam destroyed the ball out of the bottom line at the back point.

Although there was no goal, Totti turned AC Milan's entire defense line upside down, and Kaladze and Nesta were both yellow cards.

Tasotti on the coach's bench couldn't help but think of the very classic picture of last season. Degan captured the whole Olympic stadium alone and stuffed countless laxatives into the mouths of the Romans.

If Degan is on the field at this time, the situation may be different!

Tassoti suddenly came up with such an idea, and then shook his head with a wry smile.

He could see that Giladino and Shevchenko were not in good shape today. There were several opportunities in the first half, but they failed to seize them.

Ancelotti saw that the midfield was out of control and immediately replaced Gattuso with Ambrosini. After a crazy performance at the beginning of the season, Ambrosini's state has declined seriously recently, and the main position has been taken back by Gattuso.

However, after Ambrosini came on the court today, he almost sent an assist. Sedorf made a long pass on the left side and stood unsteadily at his feet. Ambrosini headed the ball to the back point. Shevchenko received the ball and turned around and shot with his right foot. His movements were obviously slower and was blocked by Kufre, when he flew out again After taking the ball, he couldn't get up under the pressure of Kufre and could only be destroyed out of the sideline by the opponent.

After that, Spalletti also replaced Aquilani with little Mancini. Less than a minute after he came on the field, he got a chance to shoot. He cut the ball on the sidelines and hit Nesta's body with a volley. Perota followed the make-up shot and slightly deflected.

After that, Totti and Little Mancini played a wonderful cooperation on the left side, but were destroyed by Stam first.

Ancelotti then replaced Pirlo with Rui Costa and Giladino with Inzaghi.

But in the 81st minute, Roma was the first to break the deadlock. After Tomasi broke the ball in the midfield, Roma made a quick attack. Totti was on the left side in time to pull Milan's defense. Mancini Jr. stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area and slightly adjusted his right foot 13 meters in front of the goal. The ball passed under Stam's crotch and touched it. His leg bounced into the near corner, and AC Milan fell behind 0:1!

After losing the ball, AC Milan immediately launched a counterattack. In the eighty-fourth minute, Kaka crossed the far-point Inzaghi on the right side of the penalty area, but if there was a divine help, Qiwo took the lead and destroyed the ball out of the bottom line. Milan made a corner kick on the right side, and Shevchenko's header was confiscated by Douni. At the end of the game, Shevchenko also returned There was a good opportunity to equalize the score, but unfortunately his volley missed the goalpost, and AC Milan was finally unable to return to the sky.

In the end, AC Milan lost 0:1 away to Roma and fell to third place, and the gap between points with the leader Juventus was widened to 8 points.

AC Milan lost 0:1 to Rome. Compared with the last game against Parma, Ancelotti used an almost identical lineup, but only replaced Simic with Stam in the right-back position.

However, the problem just appeared on the right side of AC Milan. The media only gave Stam a little low 4.5 points after the game. After all, the "refringence" was somewhat unlucky, and there was no achievements in the assist. It was not just Stam's problem. In the second half, he ran out of the air twice. But once it was Kaka and once it was Sedorf. He did not choose to give the ball to Stam, but directly took the ball to break through, but failed.

Maybe they don't trust Stam's ability to pass on the sidelines. Indeed, Stam himself said, "My favorite position is the middle."

Stam has also played several times this season in the right guard position and played well against Siena, but from past games, what Stam was most afraid of was a fast and flexible winger on the left side. The most embarrassing game of the Dutchman's career was against Juventus in Lazio in the 02/03 season, when he There were a lot of loopholes against Zambrotta. In the second half, he was replaced by Mancini, who was the head coach of Lazio at that time. Today, after Mancini Jr. came on the field, he played on Stam's side. In fact, Mancini Jr. once broke through Stam's defense but did not shoot well, and then Mancini Jr. and Totti scored two times. It was also penetrated from the ribs of this side. In the end, it was not Stam's responsibility for this "shi shi", but the change to the right side still weakened the role of the Dutch.

Perhaps there is a "appointment" in every coach. Stam plays right-back because he replaces Simic, and Simic is replaced because in Ancelotti's mind, his position is a substitute, a substitute who can never be upgraded to the main force.

But in fact, in the 4:3 victory over Parma, Simic was the highest rated by the Milan Sport in this defense, and in the Milan Sport, Simic was also the second person to Maldini in this defense. From the 15th round to the 18th round of this season, he started As AC Milan's right-back, AC Milan conceded four goals in five games, but none of them scored from the right side. Simic was replaced, and there seems to be no other reason than his low value and relatively small reputation.

Stam should indeed play, but his correct position should be in the middle. The defenses of Stam, Nesta, Simic, Kaladze, and even Stam, Nesta, Simic and Serginho will be more reasonable than now. Kaladze has been in good shape recently and has some signs of recovery, but after all, Stam is more experienced in the central back position. After Cafut was injured, the most suitable right-back among AC Milan's current players is Simic.

I'm afraid there will be no Croatian position next. After Cafu recovers, he will definitely be ahead of Simic. After several good performances, he will be on the bench. This is Simic's life.

But is this more than a Simic?

In the years when Ancelotti coached AC Milan, there has never been a case of grabbing a substitute for the main force. The positioning bought by Kaka and Stam is not a substitute. After Dida came back on loan, he encountered Abbiati's injury and had no substitute experience under Ancelotti. A player, in Ancelotti's mind After being positioned as a substitute, it is difficult to "turn over". Maybe Serginho is the only exception, but it is also because Maldini can no longer play as a full-back. Ancelotti must choose a result among the three players who are positioned as "replace" in Karadze, Janculowski and Serginho. Look at AC Milan. You will know how many potential substitutes you have left in the year.

Broki, Abiati and Donati were rented out. It is unknown whether they can return. Dorasu simply left the team. Not everyone can be as patient as Ambrosini.

In addition, some young players such as Brodek, Abate and Bolello have never stood out. Wait a minute. The years that can really make rapid progress have passed, and the new star has already become mediocre players. Perhaps this is also an important reason why AC Milan's lineup is aging, and there are no longer any self-produced newcomers in recent years. .

AC Milan lost 0:1 to Rome. While losing three points, it also completely shattered the theoretical hope of "catching up with Juventus" and broke Ancelotti's self-convention of two consecutive 4:3.

"The important thing is to score 3 points. We can always score more goals than our opponents."

Ancelotti once explained this, but don't forget that in a defensive league like Serie A, it is much easier to have a zero goal in the defense than to ask the forward line to score four goals.

Ancelotti's damn fixed mode caused loopholes in the defense, and his on-the-spot command made AC Milan completely lose the game.

In this game, once Ancelotti encounters a dilemma, it is inevitable that there will inevitably be a wavering situation. With Ambrosini, he clearly wants to strengthen the defense and control of the final game. It can be seen that Ancelotti wants to accept a draw.

However, the two subsequent substitutions can't help but make people wonder. The replacement of Rui Costa and Inzaghi is the idea of unwillingness to be peaceful.

The head coach is wavering, and the players on the court naturally do not have a unified tactical idea. They don't know how to deal with what will happen next, and they can only fight separately on the court.

Ancelotti is not without a good hand in on-the-spot command, such as the Milan derby two seasons ago, Tomasson's reversal of the universe after playing, Borlero's substitute fatal assists, helping Kaka's goal victory over Siena, this season against Palermo, Lecce, Inza Ji's key goals after playing are vivid.

But the game against Rome will never be regarded by Ancelotti as a proud battle in his coaching career, because AC Milan's loss of the ball happened exactly one minute after he replaced Pirlo.

Ruyi. After Costa replaced Pirlo, Ambrosini hit the back position, and AC Milan's formation became 4-1-3-2, Rui. Costa and Sidorf pushed forward on both sides, and Ancelotti's idea was very clear to strengthen the attack one by one.

At the same time, he used the strong defensive Ambrosini as a barrier in front of the guard line. In fact, after 80 minutes, the score was still 0. Ancelotti's approach only showed an attitude: he could not accept that the game ended 0-0, and there was little difference between taking a point and losing a game.

When Berlusconi put forward the view that the league has ended early and the focus has turned to the UEFA Champions Cup, Ancelotti implicitly expressed a different opinion: "I don't think everything has been confirmed."

But in fact, this time Ancelotti also paid the price for his persistence.

If you follow the idea of chasing Juventus, there is no mistake in Ancelotti's substitution this time, Rui. Costa's appearance can indeed play a role in strengthening the attack. The Portuguese have been in good shape recently, and replacing him is undoubtedly the first choice, but the problem is that under such circumstances, Rui. Who will Costa replace?

Replace Kaka or Sidoff?

The formation remains unchanged?

In this case, at best, it just let the team change an offensive routine and thinking, instead of strengthening the offensive manpower and changing the next Gilardino to the Christmas tree?

In theory, it is not possible to take a step back, but when you are eager to win, you can replace a midfielder with a striker. I believe no coach will do so, so Ancelotti chose the most radical and aggressive choice to replace Pirlo, midfield defensive player and attack. The configuration of 2+2 has become 1+3.

Leaving aside Rome's goals, AC Milan occupied most of the advantages on the court during the rest of the time of stoppage time. Ambrosini and Inzaghi have good opportunities, Rui. Costa's scheduling in the frontcourt played a role.

Of course, the price is that the emptiness in defense is also exposed. In fact, such substitution itself is a kind of gambling. If little Mancini's shot does not hit Stam's leg and change direction, it may be another game, but obviously, Ancelotti is the loser in today's gambling, but since he doesn't believe in Bellou What Sconey called "Juventus winning the championship early", gambling is also his only choice.

If the gap between AC Milan and Juventus in the table is not 5 points, but 2 points before this game, Ancelotti can get 1 point at the Olympic Stadium, and then calm down and other opportunities to face Rome's recovery from before winter and the team's background and strength, This is by no means an unacceptable result, but the current situation does not allow him to do so.

The real question of AC Milan is why they were 5 points behind and forced themselves to gamble in a game against a team like Rome.

AC Milan lost too many points in the face of the weak team, and although Juventus lost to AC Milan, they were able to get enough points against the middle and lower teams. How similar this situation is to the 02/03 season. At that time, AC Milan lost too many points in the small ball and decided early. He took the third place in the league, but at that time AC Milan was good at playing a strong team, so he won the European Champions League all the way to the final, but what about AC Milan now? Maybe nothing.

The stability of the weak team is still the same, but the defense line of the strong team can no longer withstand the opponent's strong attack, which is the biggest problem AC Milan is facing now.

AC Milan lost 0:1 away to Rome, 2 points behind Inter Milan in the standings, tied by Fiorentina, and 8 points behind Juventus. In the face of such a result, Ancelotti summarized the gains and losses of the game after the game, and still said that any result could happen before the end.

"Our performance tonight is intermittent. In the first half, we passed too many balls and played not concisely. On the contrary, we consumed our own physical energy too much and became tired too early. In the second half, the Roma team played relatively openly. Their long pass counterattack caused us some trouble, and we failed to deal with each other. Implement effective pressure. However, we have also created some good opportunities, but our opponents have caused us trouble. Their defense is very small, and Sergeinho has only got room for a few times. Roma performed very well today. They did a good job in controlling the ball and made full use of Totti's withdrawal to catch the ball. We should keep a tighter eye on our opponents. The problem with losing the game is that we can't coordinate. When our opponents create greater difficulties, we lose our balance, but we have the ability to cheer up and come up with a more compact and aggressive way of play. As soon as we lose this game, it will be more difficult in the standings, but we still have a lot of games to play, and anything can happen.

Shevchenko also looked gloomy after the game. Obviously, he was dissatisfied with the results of the game. He said, "There is no exactly the same game. This is football. We have some opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of it. None of us are very happy, because we could have got better results. Losing is really Too bad, but the league still has a long way to go. Now we should consider how to cheer up and return to the road to victory. This game will make you feel that Juventus is out of reach, but nothing is impossible. Now let's stop talking about points. We just need to think about playing every game. AC Milan still hasn't stop. My performance today is really not good, but you can't get away from talking about the overall performance. We are a team. Tonight we just lack a little integrity, but the lack is very important. We do have a chance to score goals today, if we can suppress it. More resolutely, we can make some trouble for Rome, but then Rome scored and we lost the rhythm.

Gilardino, who has scored four consecutive games in the league and Coppa Italia, ended the pace of scoring in this game: "This game is really annoying. We shouldn't have lost this game in Rome like this. We didn't perform well in the first half, but in the second half The ball did a good job, but then their goal complicated things. It's not anyone's fault to lose the ball. The whole team lacked some confidence and determination today. We usually try to improve, especially in the defense of the set-piece ball. Maybe 0:0 is a reasonable ending, because neither team has many opportunities.

veteran Serginho believes that AC Milan's performance is moderate. The loss is mainly due to Rome's excellent performance and the team's bad luck. He said, "I can't say that we played badly today, but we do lack some continuity. This is a tough game. We have already expected that now we need Look forward, the pain of losing will soon be forgotten. Rome is an excellent team, but you also have to admit that we are not lucky today. What we need now is to calm down and prepare for the next game.

AC Milan only admits that the team is in a bad state today, and it is too unlucky. No one will admit that except for the team's problems, and Ancelotti's use of people in this game will only make mistakes.

Following the team's executive chairman Galliani also expressed his support for Ancelotti in an interview: "The team is now on the right track and has just lost a game. This is not the end of the world. We all believe that Ancelotti will handle these things and lead the team to win again. Victory!"

Of course, another unavoidable topic is Degan. Although he was forgotten by the Milan Club, as a topic figure, reporters will not get amnesia.

"Digan's body is still in the recovery period, and his current physical condition has not recovered to the best state. I will also communicate with Ancelotti about the arrangement of the team's lineup, but the last person to make the decision is him. There is no shortage of manpower on the Milan front line now. We have the world's most powerful attack group, Di If Gan wants to win the main position, he must impress Coach Ancelotti in his usual training! This is the first condition! After all, Ancelotti has the final say!"

Immove Ancelotti!?

The reporters collectively rolled their eyes at Galliani. At this time, I'm afraid that Degan will become Xianglin's sister-in-law and whisper in Ancelotti's ear all day long, and Ancelotti will not shed a tear.

It seems that if Degan wants to survive, it is really difficult in Milan!