Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Chapter 60: Exited from the Champions League, two lines of competition

"We win!!! To hell with the Neapolitans! Forza milan!!!"

Boateng's genuine cheers after the game put smiles on the faces of all Milan players.

They were actually physically exhausted by this time, but they were still full of energy and devoted themselves to the celebration.

Li Ang received "enthusiastic care" from teammates one after another.

There is no way, his performance on both offense and defense today was really explosive!

Passing and shooting, especially the forward run after the interception at the end of the game, the through ball was so beautiful and unexpected.

Pato still thinks that it is incredible that Li Ang can pass the ball.

In the Milan formation, perhaps only Pirlo really knows now that Li Ang already has the ability to send such threatening passes.

It is not very stable yet, and the timing requirements are still quite demanding.

But Li Ang's short passing skills have been improved enough for Pirlo to say "good".

In other words, Li Ang has the technical foundation, but he used it too little in the past and was very unskilled, so now he seems to be a bit "smart".

When Li Ang can transform this "nerve knife" through ball technique into his regular skills, then the outside media's evaluation of Li Ang may reach a higher level.

However, according to Pirlo's growth estimate for Li Ang, Li Ang may have to hone his skills for another season or two if he wants to master this through-ball skill in counterattack.

After all, the gap between entry to proficiency in a technology is much greater than laymen imagine.

It can only be polished slowly by spending a lot of time in competitions and training.

To rest on other young players, Pirlo may extend this mastery time to three or four seasons.

But Li Ang?

Thinking of Li Ang, who usually felt uncomfortable without training, Pirlo couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

This kid, one or two seasons is enough!

"After playing Naples, we will play Inter Milan, and then we can wait to win the championship in advance!"

Pato jumped on Li Ang's back and cheered optimistically to his teammates around him.

It was the second time this season that they were facing Inter Milan. In fact, they were separated by two tough opponents, Juventus and Palermo.

But at this moment, the Milan generals are full of confidence.

Not to mention that the winning streak can continue all the way, but at least Uncle Jon said before that he will be "undefeated in the second half."

Milan currently has enough strength and confidence to do it.

Li Ang listened to the excited singing of the fans in his ears, then looked at the extremely excited teammates in front of him, and finally swallowed back the words on his lips, "There is still a Champions League game."

This would mean that the Champions League is also causing trouble for everyone.

In addition, he himself can only watch the game at home and can't do anything else, so it is better not to mention this matter.

That night, Gattuso and Ambrosini, who was still recovering from injury, invited the entire Milan first team to a private restaurant in the city for a dinner to celebrate.

During the dinner, the bosses all drank some drinks, but Li Ang ordered a bunch of freshly squeezed orange juice a little out of place.

However, his "consciousness" made many veterans nod with satisfaction.

Looking at Pato who was already having a good time with Boateng, the big guys could only sigh and shake their heads.

Ambrosini, the old Milan captain, also had a good impression on Li Ang. He was very kind to others and had no airs.

It's just that Maldini had something to do and couldn't come that day, otherwise Li Ang would have asked the Cavaliers for an autograph and asked for advice on how to complete the technical moves of tackling and retaining the ball more gracefully.

Well, he has been coveting this defensive skill for a long time, and now he has just scratched the surface of it with Nesta.

If you really want to talk about the coolness of defense, you have to look at Maldini, the real boss of Milan.

However, during the conversation after the dinner, Li Ang also encountered a difficulty.

A difficult thing that he would have to face sooner or later.

After the old captain Ambrosini asked about Li Ang's life in Milan, he directly asked Li Ang if he would like to completely transfer from Real Madrid to Milan.

To be honest, Li Ang was a little panicked at first.

But when he remembered the phone call Mourinho had made to him some time ago, his mind gradually calmed down again.

In the end, Li Ang gave Ambrosini a smooth answer: "I still have a four-year contract with Real Madrid. If Milan can negotiate with Real Madrid, then I have no problem."

Ambrosini was very satisfied. Maybe he just asked casually, or maybe he was the "mouthpiece" for Milan's senior management.

But to Li Ang, none of this matters.

The important thing is that Real Madrid's current head coach is Mourinho, and Mourinho is his direct boss. This is enough.

Real Madrid will not be willing to negotiate this transfer deal with Milan, because Li Ang believes that Mourinho will not agree.

When leaving the dinner place, Li Ang subconsciously looked back at the dimly lit night view of Milan.

It's actually very good here.

Whether it's the team, fans, or city construction.

all good.

However, it is ultimately inappropriate.

The Milan dynasty that used to satisfy the ambitions of any young player has gone with the wind.

Li Ang turned around and drove away.

Driving to a residential area far away from the city center.

No hesitation.

No looking back.

"Pity"

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On the morning of March 1, almost all Italian sports newspapers were filled with Li Ang's handsome face making the "masked" celebration gesture.

In the battle against Naples, Li Ang became the most shining key figure on the field.

The performance was extremely good on both ends of the offense and defense. In the end, Milan's passing and shooting achievements helped Milan defeat Naples.

Li Ang slapped his face in front of all Italian fans in the most shocking way!

He is handsome and plays hard. Regardless of the few goals scored, all of them are key goals!

Li Ang, who performed hard, immediately gained another wave of popularity in Italy, which advocates defense.

Milan did not dare to delay any longer and went directly to Real Madrid to talk about Li Ang's contract buyout.

But Li Ang doesn't need to worry about this aspect.

If there are any "unexpected" changes, Mendes will contact him.

As always, he chose to practice alone during his vacation time.

Because after playing Juventus, the Milan team will embark on an away trip to London for the Champions League knockout round.

He will be able to rest for two more days, so there is no need to worry about the physical exertion at this time.

As long as it is controlled a little bit, it will not affect the performance against Juventus.

This is not because Li Ang underestimated the former overlord of Serie A.

But today's Juventus is about the same strength as Palermo or Genoa, ranking in the middle and upper reaches of Serie A.

At best, it can be regarded as a difficult league opponent, but if it poses too much of a threat to Milan, it still won't.

Allegri is obviously not too worried about Juventus.

Before the start of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals with Tottenham, he arranged a starting lineup of rotating players to go to the Olympic Stadium on the outskirts of Turin.

This is the temporary home court before the opening of Juventus' new stadium, which can only accommodate 27,000 people to watch games.

For Juventus' huge local fan base, it is easy to fill this stadium up on weekdays.

Therefore, Milan fans only got more than 3,000 away tickets this time.

In a slightly smaller stadium, Juventus fans caused some trouble for Milan with their massive cheers and home power.

At least the cycling prince who started today was lost again.

I don’t know whether it was the crazy boos from the Juventus fans that made him weak, or whether he really had nothing to do with his compatriot Melo.

After taking control of the offensive ball but making no achievements in the first half, he was decisively replaced by Allegri at halftime.

Ibrahimovic, who came on temporarily to carry the offensive banner, and Cassano, who had been tortured by Robinho for 45 minutes, finally cooperated smoothly.

Milan also changed the situation in the first half where the offensive players were fighting independently.

With Ibrahimovic organizing the offense in the frontcourt, Boateng and Cassano became more active as they played, and Li Ang also got several good forward attack opportunities.

Finally, in the 73rd minute of the second half, Ibrahimovic received a cross from Cassano in front of the penalty area and spiked the ball away from Barzagli, giving Milan the best shooting opportunity in the game!

Buffon was in excellent form today, having previously saved six Milan shots that hit the goal frame.

This time, he was still strong enough to block Ibrahimovic's low shot to the limit!

But faced with Cassano's follow-up shot, Buffon was helpless and could only watch Milan take the lead at their home court!

When there were only about 20 minutes left in the game, Milan broke the balance on the field, and the entire Juventus team suffered a serious morale blow.

Originally they thought they could get a draw at home, but in fact they almost did it.

I stayed on guard for a full seventy-three minutes!

Milan scored a goal at the last moment, and the red-eyed Juventus players were naturally unwilling to accept it.

But Allegri will not give them a chance this time.

Flamini and Cassano were removed and replaced by Boateng and Van Bommel.

After decisive substitutions of two up and two down, Milan deployed three midfielders, which can even be regarded as a defensive formation of four midfielders.

Li Ang and Van Bommel were in the middle, and the two teamed up to block the middle of the midfield, forcing Juventus to cross from the wing at the last moment, or to play long passes directly from the backcourt.

But this kind of offensive efficiency is really too low, and Nesta and Thiago Silva, who are in good condition, did not give Tony too many opportunities to grab points.

After squeezing away the last bit of Juventus' offensive time, Milan finally got what it wanted and scored another league thorn before the Champions League game!

The winning streak continues, and Milan's dominance in Serie A has been further consolidated.

After being demoralized by Milan, Naples was tied with Brescia in the last round. The current point difference with Milan has been widened to 16 points!

Inter Milan and Milan, which have recently won two consecutive games, still have a 13-point gap.

In other words, with the last ten rounds of the league left, even if Inter Milan continues to bite Milan's tail and maintain a complete victory.

Milan only needs to win six more league rounds to win the Serie A championship this season in advance!

After more than six years of absence, Milan is really only a short distance away from the Serie A championship trophy!

However, before truly launching the league sprint, there is still a hurdle waiting for Milan to work hard to overcome.

On March 8, in addition to Li Ang, Milan's main first-team players once again followed Allegri on the Champions League journey.

This time Milan is more fully prepared. Whether on the defensive end or the offensive end, Milan's players also have the psychological expectation to fight hard.

On the evening of March 9, the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals resumed.

Milan faced Tottenham for the second time this season at White Hart Lane.

Facing Tottenham, which had a completely reduced formation and made it clear that they needed to use defense to secure promotion, Milan played very actively.

After all, with no way out, no matter how conservative Allegri is, he can only focus on how to break Tottenham's goal as soon as possible.

So the fans of the two teams at White Hart Lane witnessed a thrilling and exciting offensive and defensive battle.

Milan relies on Ibrahimovic to continue to make offensive articles.

Let Pato cut in from the ribs to receive the ball from Ibrahimovic and hit the goal. Cassano tried to make a strong breakthrough from the wing after Ibrahimovic attracted the defensive players, and Boateng frequently inserted long shots.

It can be said that all the offensive routines that Allegri can think of at this stage and that the Milan players can use were used in tonight's battle.

But Tottenham defended too resolutely, and Michael Dawson played too well, holding on to the goal in the half.

Milan continued to deploy their troops in the second half and replaced Pato with Inzaghi in the 52nd minute.

But Tottenham also replaced Van der Vaart with Bell, and the intention of using counterattacks to deter Milan's defense was obvious.

Uncle Jon was in trouble now. He watched Bale continue to use his speed to wreak havoc on Gattuso on the wing, and in the end he missed the last opportunity to adjust due to hesitation.

Milan, who sought stability too much, eventually lost the courage to stab each other with Tottenham.

In other words, Milan's current lineup is indeed not suitable for competing with young and strong teams for speed and intensity.

An anticlimactic 0-0 declared the end of Milan's Champions League journey this season.

However, most Milan fans, while feeling uncomfortable, were actually relieved.

Without the ties of the Champions League, Milan can finally focus all its attention on the remaining Serie A games and the Coppa Italia.

The three-line battle has become a two-line battle, not to mention the task is easier, Milan has also reached the final four of the Italian Cup, and there are at most three cup matches left to play.

If handled well, Milan will win the Italian double crown this season, which can be considered a great success.

The Milan players, who also breathed a sigh of relief in their discomfort, also quickly adjusted their mentality.

After returning to Italy, he devoted himself non-stop to preparing for the twenty-ninth round of the league against Bari.

At this moment, they have no time to pay attention to the status of their local rival Inter Milan.

Now they just want to play steadily and win one game at a time.

Win to the end and win the Serie A championship they most want to regain!

The jump to this VIP chapter is so weird. It can be posted all of a sudden. I have to change the title of the volume first.

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