Super Marshal

Ivan Gattuso was surprised to be included in the squad for the first round of the Champions League group stage.

Not to mention, Allegri actually arranged for him to start.

Since Allegri took charge of the Rossoneri this summer, Gattuso has been very clear that he has never been in Allegri's plans. There is only one reason: he is already 32 years old.

For a 32-year-old player with characteristics like Gattuso, it is not surprising that he is not favored by the head coach.

Last season's head coach Leonardo no longer included him in the main lineup, and the club even intended to put him on the transfer market many times. However, he later agreed to the club's salary cut and renewed his contract. Stay on the team.

Yes, that's right, AC Milan is out of money.

Team captain Ambrosini took a 40% salary cut to renew his contract. Gattuso made a fuss and cut his salary by 30%. Inzaghi, Seedorf, Nesta, Pirlo... All veterans are faced with the same choice, either to cut their salary and renew their contract, or to leave. For example, Dida and Inzaghi simply did not talk about it.

They said that this would save the team about 50 million euros every year, and the money saved would be used to recruit players. For example, they once took a fancy to the Bundesliga Wolfsburg center Dzeko. .

But later it turned out that money was saved, but people didn’t come.

Gattuso has been at AC Milan for so many years, why doesn't he still understand Galliani's style of conduct?

Even though he knew this, he still cherished this hard-earned starting opportunity.

So he worked very hard in this game. From the first minute, he kept chasing and running.

Allegri said that Manchester City's frontcourt set-pieces are very threatening, and fouls in dangerous areas should be minimized, so Gattuso should not be too aggressive, especially after entering the 30-meter area.

Either foul early to prevent the opponent from entering the 30-meter zone, or reduce unnecessary fouls to avoid giving the opponent direct free kicks in the frontcourt. In this regard, veteran Gattuso is obviously better than other younger teammates. Be smarter.

This is the third game of AC Milan in the new season. Gattuso clearly knows what Allegri likes in him, so he also works very hard to prove his tactical value in the team to the new coach.

He wanted to take this opportunity to get a starting position.

Gattuso has played professional football for more than ten years. He clearly feels the team's passivity. He clearly sees why it is so passive. In the final analysis, Seedorf is restricted by the opponent.

Kevin Boateng rarely does anything too good at times like this.

Therefore, as the team's captain on the field, Gattuso kept signaling to the right back Abate. This young teammate is very fast. He should be more active in taking the ball on the right and creating threats, so as to share the situation. Take the pressure off Seedorf.

But what disappointed him was that his teammate seemed to be stunned by Cristiano Ronaldo's several attacks at the beginning of the game. When facing the superstar, he was obviously frightened and timid.

He did not dare to move forward because he was worried that if he left his position, Cristiano Ronaldo would seize the opportunity, or counterattack from his defensive zone, or even score a goal.

Gattuso took advantage of a dead ball opportunity and told Abate that he and Flamini were both in the deep midfield position. As long as he returned to defense immediately after the attack lost the ball, he would be fine. But this Teammates don't seem to trust him.

This made Gattuso feel depressed, and even had the urge to rip off the captain's armband and throw it in Abate's face.

Since there is no prestige at all, why do you need this armband?

"We simply can't hold on like this!"

Finally, thirty minutes into the game, Gattuso once tackled David Silva in defense and yelled at his teammates.

But no one listened to him.

Pirlo was away, Ambrosini was injured, and Kaká was on the opposite side of the game. At the peak of the AC Milan midfield, only Gattuso and Seedorf were left, and the Dutchman fell into Isolated and helpless situation.

No one knows the horror of the cold better than Gattuso!

Facing a cold team, it is impossible to defend blindly.

But the problem is, no one listens to him at all.

That's right, today's AC Milan is no longer the invincible Rossoneri that dominated Europa.

The current group of people in the team are either old or lack courage. They have not experienced everything back then, and naturally have no confidence and confidence. In addition, they have been suppressed by Inter Milan all year round in Serie A, which makes them even more lacking. confidence.

"Be careful of counterattacks!"

In the crowded San Siro Stadium, Seedorf suddenly heard an exclamation.

Immediately afterwards, Modric took the ball away from Seedorf and passed it directly to the right.

Sanchez took the ball and cut it to the right rib, and Flamini chased him immediately.

"I'm so crazy!"

Gattuso was startled and ran over quickly.

Sanchez plays on the right rib, and there are Jankulovski and Thiago Silva. It is not a big problem, but Flamini rushes over. Although it is possible to form a double-team, what about Kaká in the middle?

"Watch out for the Portuguese!"

Gattuso reminded Abate and quickly rushed to the top of the arc.

Sure enough, before he finished speaking, Sanchez got ahead of the encirclement and passed the ball across to Kaká.

The Brazilian took the ball forward as soon as he received it, and Gattuso immediately rushed over to get close.

But at this moment, Kaka suddenly stopped and moved the ball sideways with his right foot.

"Be careful on the left!" Gattuso reacted the fastest and shouted immediately.

The ball entered the top area of ​​the arc laterally along the penalty area line, and Cristiano Ronaldo was standing there waiting.

As soon as Kaka's pass arrived, the Portuguese immediately stopped in the penalty area and quickly started to catch up.

Abate's position was a little close to Nesta just now, and he gave up the entire left side. Only then did he wake up and turned around to catch up. However, after Cristiano Ronaldo caught up with the ball, he cleverly blocked it with his body. Abate.

Abbiati realized the danger and attacked to block the angle.

But he was fast, and Cristiano Ronaldo was even faster, volleying directly.

Abbiati immediately flew to save, but the Portuguese, whose feet have been extremely hot recently, directly pumped the ball into the goal.

AC Milan players protested Benzema's offside, but the referee still blew the whistle to confirm that the goal was valid.

Because Benzema never participated in the offense from beginning to end.

The entire San Siro stadium was silent and fell into a deathly silence.

Gattuso gasped for air, looked at Abate who looked annoyed, and then looked at frustrated Flamini. He really didn't know what to say.

At this time, it is difficult for him to blame his teammates.

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The first half ended with Manchester City leading 1-0.

Cristiano Ronaldo's goal dealt a huge blow to AC Milan.

The Rossoneri were in a passive defensive position throughout the game and were unable to mount a strong counterattack. They had three shots, but all were blocked by Manchester City players and were unable to threaten Cech's goal.

On the contrary, it was Manchester City who attacked like a wave and firmly controlled the situation on the field.

It can be said that this game allowed AC Milan, from the head coach, players to fans, to experience first-hand the strength gap between itself and the top European teams. This is really too disparate.

Allegri obviously lacked effective methods for this, so in the second half, AC Milan's overall performance still did not improve at all after changing sides, while Manchester City continued to control everything on the court and kept using passes. advantage to create opportunities and put pressure on AC Milan's goal.

Finally, at the 63rd minute of the game, Sanchez dunked past Jankulovski from the right and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. Kaka stopped the ball and avoided Flamini, and shot directly from a long distance. .

Abbiati was in a very good position this time, but when faced with Kaka's sudden long shot, he failed to hold the ball and could only hit the ball out. After being caught by Kaka who followed, he used his body to hit the ball. Blocked Thiago Silva, took the ball with his back, and knocked it to the left again.

Only then did Cristiano Ronaldo follow up again. He swung his right foot and fired a volley. The ball hit the upper right corner of the goal, two to zero!

After scoring twice, Cristiano Ronaldo looked extremely excited.

With seven goals scored in two games, the Portuguese's scoring momentum is unstoppable.

This is estimated to be not only affected by the national team's defeat, but also because of the upcoming first FIFA Ballon d'Or.

This is the first edition after the merger of the European Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year. It is also a battle between Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League, and Messi, who plays for Barcelona in La Liga.

Both players have also shown a very hot state recently, and they are obviously holding back their energy.

However, Gao Han has no intention of letting Cristiano Ronaldo continue.

According to the requirements of team doctor David Feifre, Cristiano Ronaldo can only play for a maximum of 60 minutes in September, otherwise he can only play one game a week, so Gao Han quickly used Gareth Bale to replace Cristiano Ronaldo. ·Ronaldo is substituted.

After the Welshman came on the field, Gao Han began to deliberately adjust the team's tactics. He asked Xabi Alonso to withdraw the overall formation, leaving space for attack in front, allowing Gareth Bale to use his speed. The advantages.

Gao Han's adjustment gave Gareth Bale more space to play, and he frequently got the ball on the left. The Welshman also attacked AC Milan's defense after taking the ball several times, and his performance was greatly improved compared to before. But AC Milan's right back Abate is also a fast player, and it is difficult for Gareth Bale to take advantage in this regard.

Later, Gao Han moved Gareth Bale to the right and Sanchez to the left.

As a result, both players survived this substitution.

Sanchez played more active on the left, especially when cutting inside, and Gareth Bale had a very eye-catching pass when facing Jankulovski, using his speed to kill him. Dropped Jankulovsky.

But although Manchester City was very active on the offensive end, they were never able to score again.

Gao Han's team had a ball possession rate of 65.6% in this game, as well as 36 shots, 16 shots on target, and 91% pass success. Rates and other amazing data.

AC Milan shot only seven times in the entire game, six were blocked, one shot missed, and there was not even one direct threat to Cech's shot.

Obviously, the score of 2-0 cannot truly reflect the gap between the two teams on the field.