Chapter 71: I will not lose this time

Chapter 71: I will not lose this time

Returning to Serie A, the highlight of the sixth round of the league is Inter Milan's home game against Roma. As the monopoly of Italy's domestic honor in the post-Gallo era, they met at the Meazza Stadium. With 11 points and the same goal difference, they ranked second and third. In the history of the confrontation between the two teams, Roma has been at a disadvantage for a long time, but in the past four confrontations, Roma has won three games, especially in the Italian Super Cup at the beginning of this season. , Roma beat Inter Milan 1-0 to win the championship. Last season's Coppa Italia final won with a total score of 6:2.

In this game, in the last game against Fiorentina, Totti, Perotta, and Panucci were rested, but Aquilani and Taddei missed due to injuries and were replaced by Pizarro and Giuly respectively.

Mancini deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation similar to that of Roma, with Ducourt and Cambiasso as double midfielders, Stankovic as the front midfielder, Figo and Cesar on the two wings, and Ibrahim Movic came forward alone.

The game, which was originally considered to be evenly matched, changed from the very beginning. In less than a minute, Roma almost took the lead. De Rossi's free kick was stepped on by Pizarro, and Totti's strong shot was caught by the goalkeeper of Inter Milan. Cesar fell to the ground and blocked it, Mancini followed up with a supplementary shot, but hit the ball on Cesar, Roma missed a chance to score.

Immediately afterwards, Totti made a wonderful pass from the left side of the penalty area with his heel, but Mancini followed up a beat slower. In the thirteenth minute, Totti volleyed vigorously from the left again, which was once again blocked by Cesar.

After withstood Roma's triple axe, Inter Milan began to counterattack. In the 29th minute of the game, Totti made a mistake with the ball. Pass, Perrotta shoveled but failed to intercept the ball, Cesar took a shot after getting the ball, was blocked by Doni with his legs, Ibrahimovic followed in time, headed the ball and shot an empty goal, the little one The tall Giuly took off on the goal line and subconsciously raised his hand to block the ball.

red card!

penalty!

Ibrahimovic personally took the penalty and shot the ball into the lower right corner. Inter Milan led 1:0.

Taking the lead in the score and playing one more player, the next game will gradually be controlled by Inter Milan.

But the situation was good, but the mentality of the Inter Milan players was too relaxed. The continuous mad attack always showed weakness in the finishing touch. Until the end of the first half, the score was still not? It was not rewritten again.

Shortly after the start of the second half, the Roma team made a sudden effort, seized an opportunity, and played a high-quality counterattack. Totti went straight to the penalty area with the right rib, Maxwell made a mistake in the return pass under Pizarro's pressure, and Perotta was in front of the goal. With a push shot, the ball hit the lower left corner, and Roma unexpectedly equalized the score!

Seeing that there was a problem with the three-pointer in his hand, the Inter Milan star was also in a hurry. Just three minutes after the Roma team scored, Cambiasso made a direct pass from the center and went forward. Crespo touched the ball from the edge of the penalty area. The ball was returned to Cambiasso, Cambiasso met the ball, his left foot volley was blocked by Doni, followed by Crespo's right foot volley into the net, Inter Milan surpassed again 2:1.

It has to be said that when facing Roma, Crespo has a natural psychological advantage. Last season, Crespo broke through the gate guarded by Dhoni five times, and he can be called the shooter Dhoni fears most.

After taking the lead again, many big-name Inter Milan stars also corrected their attitudes. In the 60th minute, Figo cut back from the right and Crespo again. After receiving the ball, he volleyed directly. Drilled into the near corner, 3:1!

In the 68th minute, Figo took a tactical corner kick from the left, Cesar passed the ball to Figo again, Figo passed the arc ball from the left to the back point, Cordoba scored with a header, 4:1!

Roma, who fell behind by a large score, lost their fighting spirit, and Inter Milan, who had the Champions League task, also slowed down their offensive rhythm. In the end, Inter Milan beat their opponents 4:1.

Inter Milan won again, but their rivals in the same city, AC Milan, continued their weak state. In the previous 6 rounds, AC Milan, which had only won one victory, had reached the point where they could not afford to lose, but due to the need for the championship in the middle of the week Facing Fiorentina in the league, Ancelotti was also forced to make a rotation, using substitute players Cafu and Favalli in the two gates, Karachi continued to replace the injured Dida, who has not scored in domestic competitions this season Inzaghi stepped forward alone.

After the opening, AC Milan played very patiently. Several attacks almost made goals, especially Inzaghi, who was the single arrow, seemed to feel very good today, running very actively.

However, Catania was the first to take the lead. In the 25th minute, Mascara made a direct pass from the middle. Spinesi broke into the penalty area single-handedly. But Spinesi got the ball again on the left side and rubbed the ball over Karachi's head when he lost the shot angle. Martinez, who outflanked him, headed into the empty goal, 1:0.

Berlusconi in the stands also looked helpless, and he seemed to be accustomed to Milan's weak state.

The score fell behind, AC Milan immediately organized a crazy counterattack, but facing Catania's iron barrel formation, AC Milan seemed powerless.

At the end of the first half, AC Milan players exited the field amidst the boos of the surround sound at the San Siro Stadium.

In the second half, Ancelotti, who had been forced to the edge of the cliff, made a desperate move and replaced Ambrosini with Gilardino, AC Milan resumed double strikers, and Odoi replaced the aging Cafu.

This substitution really had a miraculous effect. In the forty-seventh minute, Odo dribbled the ball from the right and rushed to Catania's half. , touched the ball with his left hand, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick.

Kaka took the penalty and scored from the lower left corner with his right foot. 1:1, AC Milan equalized the score.

In the next game, AC Milan still had a chance to overtake the score, but Catania's defense was perfect enough, and AC Milan could only accept the result of shaking hands with the opponent in the end.

Another highlight of this round, which opened at the same time as this game, is Juventus against Turin. This is the first Turin derby since 2003.

Hours before the match, fans from both sides clashed outside the stadium. The Turin fans sitting at home created a very warm atmosphere. They used colored plates to spell out the club's name and logo colors.

On the field, the two sides also fought very fiercely. Although the overall strength of the Turin team was weak, they played very bloody in this game and lived up to their nickname of the Bulls.

In a normal game, the two sides were evenly matched, and the stalemate continued until the end of the game. After the regular time, the two sides were still 0:0, but in the third minute of stoppage time, a sudden change occurred, and Almiron headed In the front, Torino defender De La Fiore headed the ball into his own penalty area, and Trezeguet volleyed into the right side of the goal with his right foot in front of the goal!

1:0.

After the goal, Trezeguet was also ecstatic and took off his jersey to celebrate. From the slow motion, although Trezeguet was offside at the moment of Almiron's pass, but after De La Fiore touched the ball midway, the offside no longer existed, and Juventus beat Turin!

Although they won the ball, there have been discordant voices in Juventus recently. After returning to the first division, the club management has successively renewed the contracts of the main players in the team. Trezeguet, Camoranehi, Both Buffon and Nedved have completed their contract renewals with the club and signed a new contract. Now there is only one person left, the Juventus banner Piero, and the captain of the Bianconeri has not renewed his contract with the club. Recently, Juventus sports director Seco said an amazing thing in an interview with the media. Seco revealed that Del Piero "can already leave".

The 32-year-old Del Piero expressed his desire to renew his contract with the club in the summer, but the two sides have not been able to reach an agreement on the new contract, and now Del Piero may break with the club due to contract disputes.

According to Italian media reports, the differences between the two parties mainly exist in the annual salary of the new contract. Juventus hopes to sign a three-year contract with Del Piero, but the salary will be greatly reduced. Del Piero's current annual salary will be reduced by nearly 30%, but Del Piero is very dissatisfied with this, and he himself does not want a salary cut.

Prior to this, Del Piero's agent had been telling the media that Del Piero would renew his contract with the club within a few days, but in fact Juventus didn't think so. The club stated for the first time that Del Piero could leave. .

"Piero's role in the club is self-evident. The team does not need to explain this point, but we are very likely to regret losing him."

Although Juventus' sports director Seko said very tactfully, Juventus' firmness on the issue of contract renewal was fully revealed.

"Of course, we will try our best to keep Del Piero. We will try every possible means to reach a consensus with Del Piero. Everyone in Juventus hopes that the club and Del Piero can renew their contract smoothly."

When the future of Del Piero and Juventus's contract renewal was uncertain, some clubs had already started to act. It is not uncommon in the football circle to poach the opponent's core players with high salaries.

The Italian media speculates that if Juventus cannot renew Del Piero's contract in a short period of time, then the era of Del Piero's zebra prince is coming to an end.

This news is somewhat surprising, because just a few days ago, the attitude of the Juventus club executives was not the same. Del Piero is the banner of Juventus and the star with the most goals in the history of the team.

The club has also declared more than once that Piero, who has played for the "old woman" for 14 years, is "Juventus' past, present and future". When talking about Piero's future, he also "affirmed" that Piero The contract with the club is about to be renewed.

Why did the club do a 180 in just a few days, especially after winning a thrilling Turin derby?

Del Piero's agent is his brother Stefano, he had at least three talks with chairman Blanc and sports manager Seco, but the position was not close. According to reports, there are two differences between the two parties, one is remuneration, and the other is position.

Regarding remuneration, the club asked the 33-year-old captain to cut his salary by 30%, and the contract was renewed until 2010. Del Piero thinks this condition is unfair, because Nedved, who is two years older than him, not only did not cut his salary but raised it, so even if he accepts a salary cut, it should not be so large. Regarding the position, Del Piero asked the club to provide a guarantee, but the club felt embarrassed. It just shirked and said that how to arrange the formation is the matter of the head coach Ranieri, but under Ranieri, Del Piero is obviously not the first choice. Zeguet and Paladino will be ahead of him.

What does Ranieri's personality have to do with Del Piero?

Could it be that Del Piero's existence or his requirements have restricted the Juventus coach?

The club did not have a definite answer either.

Piero sat on the bench for a full 90 minutes in the Turin Derby. In the previous rounds, Piero's performance was also very average, especially in the second half every time, he seemed very tired.

The reality is very clear, Del Piero does not have 90 minutes of physical strength, so as long as conditions permit, he will be replaced. Not only that, Juventus also hope that Trezeguet will score more goals, and the French striker's better strike partner is Iaquinta.

The scene of Capello coaching Juventus may be repeated under Ranieri. Piero was often replaced at first, and then became a substitute and was replaced from time to time.

After the Turin Derby, someone asked about Del Piero's position. The Juventus captain emphasized: "My position is a forward. Only in the forward position can I maximize my level. If I want to change positions, it is better to let On to the other players."

Ranieri will not meet Piero's position requirements, but he will not ask to give him up, not only because of Piero's unique status in Juventus, but also because the team lacks strikers, including Paladino who is only four years old. striker. Judging from the current indications, Juventus wants Del Piero to stay, but he is unwilling to make too much concessions to him.

Seco's statement is actually to kick the ball to Piero's feet, and at the same time let Juventus fans prepare psychologically. As far as the worst assumption is concerned, if Piero decides to leave after the contract expires, the fans Don't blame the club for that either.

The competitors who won the championship are in trouble, and the leader Fiorentina won a comfortable victory at home, 3:0!

Fiorentina won with ease!

Degan, who scored consecutive goals, finally stopped his progress in this game, but his three assists still made him the biggest star of the game.

Livorno tried to resist during the game, but unfortunately, their resistance was not successful. In the tenth minute of the game, Degan used a long pass to assist Mutu to take the lead and opened the door to victory for Fiorentina.

Before the end of the first half, it was Digan's pass again, which assisted Hamsik to make another victory, completely extinguishing the arrogance of Livorno's counterattack.

In the 70th minute of the second half, Degan crossed the penalty area again, helping Arteta score his first goal after joining Fiorentina.

After the game, Degan said in an interview: "It is of course very good to score goals, but if you can help your teammates score, this feeling is also very good. The most important thing is that we have won another victory."

After defeating Livorno, Fiorentina's winning streak has reached 10 games, which is another step away from Inter Milan's 17 consecutive victories.

"My teammates and I have a consensus that we will not think about these things deliberately. What we have to do now is to win every game. As for the problem of scoring goals, as I said just now, that is not the most important thing. , and I believe my goals will not stop, you can take this game as a rest for me, we have a very important game next, wonderful goals, should be reserved for important games!"

What important game?

Of course it was the Italian derby with AC Milan in the Champions League group stage.

As far as the current state of the two teams is concerned, Fiorentina is obviously much stronger than AC Milan, but considering the characteristics of AC Milan's foreign war experts, the final result of this game is really uncertain.

Before the resumption of the Champions League, the International Professional Players Federation announced the winner of the world's best player award. AC Milan's midfielder Kaka beat 55 world-class players to win this award.

This award was voted by 45,000 professional players from 42 countries. Ronaldinho of Barcelona was voted the best in the previous two sessions, Rooney and Messi won the best rookie award.

Although Degan performed well, it is clear that he, who has severely offended FIFA and UEFA, is unlikely to be favored by those in power.

Among the previously announced 55 candidates, 20 players were selected from the Premier League to become the biggest winners, 17 were selected from La Liga, 15 were selected from Serie A, and Digan was also on the list. There are also three players who are not from the three major leagues. They are Bayern's Lucio and Lahm, and Abidal who played for Lyon last season.

In fact, Kaka deserved this award. Last season, under the leadership of Kaka, AC Milan went all the way to win the European Champions Cup. In the end, Kaka also won the best striker and best player. In terms of the league, Kaka also played well. In the unfavorable situation of being deducted points at the beginning of the season, he still led the team to a relatively decent ranking.

Previously, the Spanish media had disclosed that Kaka was the winner of the Golden Globe Award, and once Kaka won the award, he would undoubtedly become the most glorious player last year.

In addition, the International Professional Players League also selected last year's best team in the world. Barcelona has three players selected, AC Milan has two players selected, as last season's super dark horse Fiorentina also has two selected, and the other two places belong to Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid.

The position of the best goalkeeper belongs to Frey. His performance last season was absolutely top-notch. If Digan's goal helped Fiorentina reach the top four in the league, then Frey's defense like a fortified wall, then Added a lock for Fiorentina to enter the Champions League.

The defenders are AC Milan's Nesta. His performance last season was perfect. Although he missed some games due to injuries, in the UEFA Champions League, it was precisely because of his excellent defense that he finally ensured that AC Milan Holding a cup.

There is also the central defender Cannavaro from Real Madrid. Although the captain of the Italian national team is old, his ability is still top in Europe. After moving to Real Madrid, he quickly became the main force of the team. At his age, it is really rare that he can still compete for the main position in the giants.

There is also Terry from Chelsea. Although the Rubles are often described as upstarts, Chelsea captain Terry is definitely world-class in the position of central defender. Although Chelsea failed to defend the Premier League last season, it was The team with the fewest conceded goals owes a lot to Terry's outstanding performance.

The last spot belongs to Barcelona captain Carles Puyol. The Lion King is at the peak of his career. In Barcelona, ​​he is not only the core of the team's defense, but also the spiritual leader of the team. Last season, although Barcelona lost Champion, but his performance still earned him a lot of votes.

The best performer in the midfield position last season was undoubtedly Kaka. His twelve goals in the Champions League finally helped AC Milan reach the top of Europe. He also performed well in the league. Kaka today is not only In AC Milan, he is also a core player in the Brazilian national team.

Another spot belongs to Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. Although the captain of the Red Army had no results last season, his performance still received numerous praises. Most of the reasons for the lack of championships were the lack of overall strength of the team, but he was able to bring Liverpool to the In the UEFA Champions League final, Gerrard was also proud enough.

The last place is from Manchester United's Jin Maoluo. Last season, Jin Maoluo ushered in a big explosion after joining Manchester United. After the start of this season, his performance is still extremely good. Under the leadership of Lafayette, he has completely replaced Scholes and Giggs have become the core players on the Manchester United field. Although it is a pity that he missed the European Cup, he can still show his superb skills in the Premier League and the Champions League.

On the forward line, Messi was successfully selected. Although he is still just the younger brother next to Ronaldinho, everyone knows that the future of Barcelona must belong to him, especially this season Ronaldinho has suffered from minor injuries. , Coupled with the conflict with coach Rijkaard, Messi quickly rose to the top, faintly becoming Barcelona's number one idol.

In the same position, Ronaldinho was also successfully selected. Although he is no longer an indispensable core player for Barcelona, ​​there is no doubt that Ronaldinho is still one of the outstanding stars in the world.

The last position belongs to Digan, but Digan did not come to the scene in person, which made the organizers feel embarrassed, but this cannot be changed. No matter how big the contradiction is, people cannot go against their conscience and place Digan Excluded, if you recall his goals, you will know that if there is only one striker in this best team, it must belong to Degan.

Kaka won the first personal honor in his life, and is making steady progress towards becoming the world champion. After returning to Italy, Kaka also accepted an interview.

"I am very satisfied to be able to receive this honor, but I would like to thank my teammates and my family. It is their support that I can get to where I am today! Here I would like to thank my brother Rod , Before the start of the Champions League final last season, he kept telling me that I would definitely become the champion, and it turns out that he was right! I really did it!"

Although they expressed their gratitude off the court, on the court, the most famous brotherhood in world football still has to face the upcoming competition.

In the league, AC Milan has already lost for a while, and soon the battle will be transferred to the UEFA Champions League. Kaka is still full of confidence in this game.

"It's exactly what I expected to be able to compete with Rhodes in such a short period of time. Fiorentina is indeed a very strong opponent, but AC Milan also has the strength to win. The result of the game can only wait until the end of the game. , we will see the outcome, but I hope that my teammates and I will be the last laughers!"

"This season, we didn't play well in the league and missed a lot of chances to win, which is very frustrating, but we will not bring this emotion to the game, and we need to keep calm for the upcoming games , so that you can concentrate all the time on the court, this will be very important!"

"For this game, I don't want to say too much. All I can tell you is one sentence: We will never lose again this time!"

Kaka said that AC Milan will never lose again. In fact, AC Milan really can't afford to lose. The league has played six rounds, but there is only one poor victory. For a giant like AC Milan, it is really unreasonable.

Although Ancelotti is still sitting in the position of Milan's head coach, this position is no longer secure. The last round of the league drew with Catania. After the game, Berlusconi once again expressed strong dissatisfaction and will The spearhead pointed at Ancelotti, accusing him of conservative and ugly tactics.

But in all fairness, this is really not the responsibility of Ancelotti alone. He can bet as much as he has in his hands. Compared with Inter Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina, and even Rome, which has been operating on a small budget in recent years, AC Milan's lineup is a bit shabby.

Especially on the front line, Ancelotti is currently only available to Inzaghi and Gilardino. Even if he wants to play open football, he can't play it.

Of course, there is a shortage of strikers. Ancelotti has no one to blame but himself. If he hadn't driven Digan away, he might not have faced the current predicament.

But no matter what, it's not easy to be the head coach of a wealthy club. Even if Ancelotti has ten thousand reasons to be sad, if he can't play well in the game or improve his grades, he can only leave.

In the league, AC Milan has basically withdrawn from the championship competition. Now the only straw in Carlo Ancelotti's hand is the Champions League. Just like Kaka said, AC Milan will definitely not be able to win the next game If you lose again, you really can't afford to lose.