Chapter 437: A Game That Does Not Need Mobilization (Part 1)
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At 8 p.m. on March 16, the Serie A ushered in the finale of this round of the league. AC Milan was at the San Siro Stadium to face the fierce Fiorentina.
For AC Milan, this season is simply unbearable to look back. The Ross and Blacks, which once swept Europe, were not only eliminated in the Champions League group stage this season, but also lost to Parma early in the Italian Cup field and missed the championship trophy... Before half of the season, Milan fans were surprised to find that the only team they supported was left with the Serie A event.
If AC Milan was a blessing in disguise, focused on the league battlefield and regained the Serie A championship that had been lost for several years, no one would blame him. But the key is that even the Ross and Blacks only need to concentrate on the league, the fans did not see the team delivering a satisfactory report card. The team's record in the league is even worse than before the winter break - until now, AC Milan has two wins, three draws and four losses in the league... Is this still the terrifying European powerhouse?! Such a result is no different from the relegation team, okay?
What makes Milan fans even more upset is that head coach Saki did not concentrate on how to lead the team out of difficulties because of the team's poor record. Instead, he worked tirelessly to upgrade the team's internal strife over and over again. From Panucci at the beginning to Cruivet later, even Rezig and Bogard are now in the midst of the attack.
Berlusconi chose his own golfer between Sachy and these players, and thus, scenes of tragedy were born.
Panucci, who had a severe conflict with Sakchi, was sold to Real Madrid during the winter transfer period. Sakchi claimed that without this disaster, AC Milan's performance would be greatly improved. As a result, as soon as Panucci arrived, he used two assists in the Madrid derby to help the team win the arch-four-one victory in the city. Instead, he sent Panucci away the Ross and Blacks to get a bad record of one draw and two losses in the subsequent league...
The very different performances of Real Madrid and Milan teams after Panucci's transfer made Saki once again labeled as "unknown, stubborn, and nepotism" by the media.
In addition to Panucci, the three Dutchmen, Rezig, Cruivet and Bogard, also expressed dissatisfaction with Saki's employment, but they did not confront Saki publicly like Panucci, but instead expressed their intention to start in the game to the head coach in private.
As a result... I believe everyone has seen it. Tasotti and other old ministers are still the absolute main force of the team, while Cruyvert, who are regarded as the new generation of "Three Dutch Musketeers" by Milan fans, were pressed on the bench by Sakki.
In this way, the internal strife initiated by Saki not only greatly consumed the originally considerable combat effectiveness of the Red and Black Legion, but also stubbornly brought the Red and Black Legion, which was originally a first-class European team, into the abyss step by step.
This can be seen from the arrangement of Saki in this game.
In this game, AC Milan's starting goalkeeper was Sebastian Rossi. Pagoto, who performed well in Sampdoria last season, was in trouble. He happened to meet the stubborn Sakchi. From the beginning of the season to the present, this local rookie has only started once, and it is still in the Italian Cup match...
On the back line, Maldini and veteran Tasotti were separated, and the old captain Baresi and thirty-year-old Costakuta were partnered with the middle defense line; in front of them were two midfielders, Albertini and Deselli, two midfielders, Croatian Boban, were responsible for the midfield organization, and Bromquist was responsible for tearing up enough space for Milan's midfield offense; on the forward line, Liberian forward George Via and local shooter Marco Simeone were partnered. Due to certain objective factors, the Dutch genius kid Cruyvit could only sit in the stands at San Siro Stadium to watch the game.
Looking at AC Milan's entire starting lineup, only Albertini and Bromquist are the only players under the age of 26. Marco Simeone, Maldini, Deselli and Boban are all in their thirties.
Among the remaining five players, George Via and Costakuta are 30 years old, Sebastian Rossi is 32 years old, and Baresci and Tasotti are active in the front line of Serie A at the age of 36 and 37!
From this we can see Sakchi's thoughts after entering the palace in Milan for the second time, that is, to reuse the veterans.
To be honest, veterans can indeed use their own experience to help the team, and their understanding of the game and the application of technology are much better than young people. However, too many veterans appear in the starting lineup, which will not only make the team lose their vitality, but will also greatly suppress the young people's chances of playing. Young players cannot get training and cannot grow smoothly. Teams without outstanding rookies can only continue to trust veterans. When these veterans can no longer play, tragedy will occur... The Bundesliga in the 1990s and Serie A in the 21st century are the best examples. Many teams in these two leagues have used veterans because of a large number of veterans, which has led to the whole country being in a state of disagreement.
At the turn of the century, the German national team claimed that there were only two superstars, Barack and Kahn, in the team, and Italy became a popular team during the World Cup in South Africa.
Therefore, there are fundamental problems with Saki's team building idea.
Capello sent a lineup of mixed players and substitutes, Vieri and Inzagi, a pair of good friends, are on the front line, Frenchman Djokaf and Portuguese midfielder Rui Costa, come to deliver shells to the two forwards in front, and young players Zanetti and Tomasi are dragged behind to be responsible for the midfield defense.
On the back line, Capello arranged for Fortunato and Angeloma to be responsible for the wing; as for the central defender, although Saki abandoned the strongest comprehensive strength Cruivet in general, the combination of Via and Simeone is still very powerful. If he doesn't treat the opponent as a dish, he will suffer a big loss. Moreover, these two people on the Milan striker are not good at heading, so there is no need to start with another central defender in the team. Therefore, Nesta and Ferrara became the starting combination of this game.
Although Fiorentina had just played a fierce Champions League match with Manchester United a few days ago, Capello was not worried about the players' fighting spirit in this game. After all, for many Fiorentina players, when facing a team with Saki, they would have to press the opponent to the ground and beat him up and then lie down to rest.
It can be said that Fiorentina now must not admit defeat when facing two teams in Italy. One is Juventus and the other is the team that Saki plays for. No matter which team he is the head coach or other position, Vieri and Inzag will never lack the motivation to humiliate Saki.
Chapter completed!