Chapter 100

Chapter 100 Lost! Huaxia Shukuwang

In the first round of the Champions League semi-finals, AC Milan's situation should be said to be very good. Although Degan was suspended, Dida, Maldini, Jankulovski, Ambrosini and others returned from injury one after another. Now there are only Shevchenko and Karachi left on Milan's injury list, and Ancelotti can also be more comfortable in the formation of troops.

It's just that it was cruel at first. When the game ended, the Milan soldiers could only accept the result of losing 0:1 to Barcelona at home. This kind of ending made AC Milan have to beat their opponents at the Nou Camp before they could advance to the championship. cup final.

Although he lost the game, Ancelotti did not seem disappointed at the press conference after the game. He was still cheering for his team. He believed that the team created a lot of opportunities in this game. Just seize the opportunity, and if you play like this, nothing is impossible in the second round.

Regarding the progress of the game, Ancelotti commented: "I think it was a close game. AC Milan tried to burn the flames to the opponent's half, while Barcelona tried to slow down the pace of the game through possession. We had several good opportunities. It was a bad result, but it wasn't enough to kill our hopes of reaching the final, in the second leg, anything can happen."

In fact, after leading 1-0, Barcelona also got a lot of chances. Ancelotti explained: "The chances created by Barcelona are almost all through counterattacks, especially after their goals, because we have to press the attack. , so gave them some space in the back. We have to believe that playing like tonight, we can succeed, we did a good job, we just didn't take our chances well, and that was our only problem, and it was."

Looking forward to the second round, Ancelotti did not hide the idea of ​​​​attacking: "On the other hand, this result will allow us to have no scruples in the second round and will attack with all our strength, and I believe Barcelona will do well in the Nou Camp. Recycle some."

Asked about his thoughts on Barcelona, ​​Ancelotti said, "I wasn't particularly impressed with their performance today, they just tried to slow down and control the pace."

Ancelotti also explained some of the substitutions he made during the game, saying: "I tried to make some changes in the midfield because we had some problems with the counter-attack, so I changed our midfield, And the opponents have changed accordingly. Barcelona have done a very good job of possession, so it is difficult to break that, but in terms of absolute chances, we have created a lot and we believe that at the Nou Camp we can still do it. to this point."

Seedorf also concluded after the game: "We should have won this game. Maybe after falling behind 0:1, we didn't do a good job in possession of the ball, but from the perspective of the whole game, we created A lot, just not grasping it in the end, but it gave us the confidence and hope to come back at the Nou Camp, we still need to perform well away from home and we know how to do it."

Kaka, who performed well in this game, believed that although the team lost, there is still something worthy of recognition: "The details determine the game. They did not create real opportunities in the first half, but they played better in the second half. We have always There is a chance to score goals. We should gain confidence through this game. We should believe in ourselves. Everything is not over until the second round. From the perspective of personal performance, I played more difficult in the first half because Edmilson Marked me, but I was in good shape in the second half, and I believe we can win the next game because Rod will be back!"

AC Milan is full of self-confidence, and it is true that as they say, AC Milan has no chance of scoring goals, but although AC Milan has many opportunities from the game scene, even though Ancelotti also emphasized after the game that "we Well done, but I didn't grasp the opportunity", but it cannot be denied that tonight's Barcelona is not the best Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona's main lineup lacks the three important roles of Deco, Xavi and Messi. In addition, Larson is missing such an important substitute.

On the contrary, AC Milan's performance is already quite good, and the main lineup is basically complete except for Digan. Maybe AC ​​Milan can really make a comeback and advance to the final at the Nou Camp, but even so, the current AC Milan is compared to Barcelona. , also really missing something.

The two teams are both top European giants, but in fact, the club's investment in the team is different. In the past three years, how much has Barcelona invested in the team?

25 million euros to introduce Ronaldinho, 23 million euros to introduce Eto'o, in addition, Edmilson 11 million euros, Deco 12 million euros, Marcos 12 million euros, Giuly 10 million, Maxi Lopez 7 million, this Not counting Rustu, Qualesma and others who came and went.

In the past three years, Barcelona has invested about 100 million euros in the transfer market, especially 60 million euros in 2004, which has also made a qualitative leap in the strength of the team. With the foundation, coupled with the growing young players such as Messi, this season only needs to introduce a free Van Bommel to supplement the depth of the bench.

What about AC Milan?

The introduction of Kaka in the 02/03 season was the biggest sum, but in fact it only cost 8 million euros, the introduction of Stam in the 03/04 season was 10.5 million euros, and the introduction of Gilardino in the 04/05 season cost 24 million euros , plus Jankulovski's 8.5 million euros, others such as Digan, Cafu, Vieri, Karachi, Dorasu, etc. are all introduced for free.

In three years, AC Milan's investment in the transfer market was only 51 million euros, only slightly more than half of Barcelona's.