Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

Chapter 323 Maldini: The future is yours!

Almost all AC Milan players protested to the referee, believing that the Inter Milan striker committed a foul first and the goal should be ruled invalid.

But the referee did not change the decision and still insisted that the goal was valid.

For this, he even gave a yellow card to Gattuso, who had been chattering beside him.

It’s no wonder that AC Milan players were so emotional. Losing the ball at this critical juncture was no different from sentencing them to death.

In the final moments of the game, Kaka still did not give up the attack on AC Milan side.

In the 87th minute, Kaka dribbled the ball through the midfield and passed it directly to the left side of the penalty area. After getting the ball, Ronaldo wanted to shoot, but was seen through by Samuel who was defending him. He kicked the ball directly and Ronaldo fell in the penalty area because he lost his balance.

This ball made many old fans sigh. The once omnipotent alien has also grown old!

In injury time, Kaka forced a breakthrough in the frontcourt and finally got rid of Zanetti who was marking him, but was tackled by Barzagli who came after him.

Kaka, who was tackled, was unable to get up for a long time. It was not because he was injured or anything, but simply because he was physically exhausted.

This scene made Milan and Kaka's fans feel very distressed. Kaka had tried his best in this game, but still couldn't defeat his opponent.

Then, Pirlo's free kick was saved by Cesar and flew over the crossbar.

At this time, the injury time had run out, but the referee still gave AC Milan a corner kick to allow them to complete the final attack.

Pirlo took a corner kick, Kaka tried his best to get the first point, but his header was slightly higher than the goal frame.

The referee then blew the whistle to end the game. In the end, Inter Milan, playing at home, defeated the Rossoneri 2:1, defeating their opponent twice in two seasons in a row after last season.

After winning this game, Inter Milan extended their unbeaten record in all competitions to 35 games, and also ended AC Milan's 15-game unbeaten streak.

For AC Milan, losing the city derby again is certainly a blow to the morale of the team and fans, but apart from this problem, they also have a very difficult problem to deal with.

After losing this game, AC Milan's current league points are still only 43 points.

There are 11 rounds left in Serie A and they are still 8 points away from the top four.

If AC Milan cannot make up the points gap in the final stage of the league, it is very likely that they will not be able to participate in the Champions League next season.

Kaka seemed to be in a bad mood after losing the game. Seeing this, Lin Feng did not go to exchange jerseys with him, but found Maldini and proposed to exchange jerseys with him.

Maldini was very surprised because the two were not opposing players and it was rare for a front player to exchange jerseys with a central defender.

But he didn't think much about it and took off his jersey readily.

After exchanging jerseys, the two hugged each other. Maldini patted Lin Feng on the back and said to him with a smile:

"Come on, Chinese boy, the future is yours!"

After hearing what Maldini said, Lin Feng was in a daze: Why do these words sound so familiar?
By the way, isn’t this exactly what Duncan said to James in the NBA Finals?

What year is it now? Has Duncan's famous saying spread to the football world?

Oops, that's not right!

There were still more than three months before Duncan said this. Ma Dui definitely did not get the inspiration from Duncan, but most likely he spoke from his own feelings!
Lin Feng did not think much about it, just thinking that Team Maldini had got the wrong script. After a friendly hug with the other party, he casually put Maldini's jersey on his shoulders and followed his teammates to circle the field to thank the fans.

……

After the game, in the CCTV studio, the two commentators were still talking about the game.

"Teacher Zhang, the result of this game was just as you predicted before the game. Inter Milan won.

Although the scoreline didn’t seem to show a big gap between the two teams, I believe that everyone who watched the entire game probably had a feeling that AC Milan played very passively. Although they were the first to score, Inter Milan seemed to be the one who controlled the tempo of the game.”

Zhang Lu smiled and nodded:

"That's right. It should be said that throughout the game, the starting lineup arranged by Ancelotti was in a state of strategic suppression."

"AC Milan's previous advantage was that their midfield was strong enough, but in this game they faced Inter Milan, which was on the rise. Inter Milan's midfield was also the position that improved the fastest, so AC Milan failed to gain the midfield advantage as they wished.

Coupled with the old problem of the forward line, AC Milan has obvious deficiencies in its offensive personnel.

Ronaldo's performance in this game was good, but Inzaghi's performance was not so flattering. It was difficult to see him in the camera. He was almost completely invisible throughout the game. "

In fact, Inzaghi was injured and played in this game, so it is understandable that he was in poor condition.

"If Inzaghi is replaced by a high center forward who can act as a bridgehead, Milan's offensive threat will probably be greatly improved.

In addition, there are obvious weaknesses in the central defenders of Milan's lineup today.

Maldini is old, and his physical condition is not at its best after consecutive fierce battles, so he cannot perform as well as he did in the past.

In addition, I always think that Bonera, as a defender, lacks stability. In today's game, he made two mistakes in a short period of time at the beginning. If Inter Milan had not seized the opportunity, this game would probably have turned into a one-sided massacre from the beginning.

So if AC Milan wants to make great progress in future games, I think they still need to further strengthen these three positions. "

Although Milan officials could not hear Zhang Lu's analysis, Berlusconi saw it clearly in the stands as AC Milan lost to their city rivals again in the derby.

After watching the game, Berlusconi's dissatisfaction was written directly on his face.

So that night, he called Barcelona's star player Ronaldinho and invited him to play for AC Milan.

Ronaldinho is not happy at Barcelona this season because his reputation has been greatly affected by the outbreak of the nightclub scandal.

Many Barcelona fans who once supported him so much have begun to question and even denounce him.

This wave reached its climax after Barcelona was eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League. Barcelona fans could not accept the cruel fact that the team, as the defending champion, lost in the round of 16.

As a result, everyone from the president of Barcelona club to coaches and players were criticized by fans.

Among them, Ronaldinho, the star player and Golden Ball winner, obviously suffered the most attacks.

Just one day before the Milan derby, Ronaldinho was booed by Barcelona fans again in the most important Spanish national derby in La Liga.

And compared to the last time, the number of fans booing him this time has obviously increased a lot.

After being booed by the home fans, Ronaldinho looked very unhappy.

Even some Spanish commentators believe that today's Barcelona fans are too harsh on Ronaldinho, the team's championship hero.

Although Ronaldinho has various problems such as being addicted to nightclubs, declining form, and lack of self-discipline, he was the main contributor to the team's championship last season and is currently the pillar of Barcelona.

Such a bad attitude of the fans may make Ronaldinho completely lose his sense of belonging to Barcelona.

For the Brazilian, he has won the World Cup, the Champions League and the league titles. What's wrong with him enjoying life after all his success?
If Barcelona fans can't tolerate themselves, then go to a team that can tolerate themselves!
Under such circumstances, Ronaldinho naturally had the idea of ​​leaving Barcelona, ​​and this idea became more and more firm.

In fact, before Berlusconi called Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho's brother Assis had already flown to Milan in advance and watched the Milan derby live.

Although he did not publicize this trip with great fanfare, he was quite low-key and even deliberately avoided suspicion by not watching the game with AC Milan's official reception staff.

But his whereabouts were captured early by the media reporters with quick eyes and ears. Through comparison, the reporters found that although neither Berlusconi nor Galliani showed up to entertain Ronaldinho's brother.

But AC Milan's general manager Braida, who was in charge of the transfer, disappeared, which led people to speculate whether Ronaldinho's agent came with his brother.

Did Braida’s disappearance mean that he had contact with the other party privately?

In short, after Ronaldinho appeared at the Meazza Stadium, the outside world speculated that the former Ballon d'Or winner might transfer to AC Milan!

Among the current five major leagues, La Liga and Italy have the most South American players.

The climate and language of these two countries are closer to South America, which is very attractive to South American players.

AC Milan already has a number of Brazilian internationals, such as Kaka, Dida, Ronaldo, etc., who are the team's current absolute main force.

With them around, Ronaldinho can continue his "happy football" after he comes over, and even go out and have fun with a group of good brothers.

……

Inter Milan's top management is still very concerned about their neighbors' recruitment activities.

"Is it possible for us to intercept Ronaldinho?"

Moratti is also very interested in Ronaldinho, after all, he is a former Ballon d'Or winner and the best player in the world.

If possible, he would like to recruit the other party to further improve Inter Milan's strength.

"This may be difficult. Our team does not have much salary space left. I am afraid we cannot accommodate Ronaldinho. If we must bring him in, we will need to clean up the existing team!"

Inter Milan manager Branca is very troubled by his boss's involuntary and haphazard behavior.

Is Ronaldinho still suitable for Inter Milan’s current tactical system?
You want to make the decision to buy players without even communicating with the team's head coach. Is that appropriate?

Even if Mancini thinks Ronaldinho is suitable for the team and agrees to sign him, how much will it cost you?

Ronaldinho is only 27 years old this year, at the prime of his life, with his World Cup champion + La Liga champion + Ballon d'Or winner & World Footballer of the Year value.

If you really want to buy him, you'll have to spend a lot of money!

Yes, you, Moratti, are rich. You have bought countless football stars in the past decade or so.

But don’t you see what honors these people you bought have brought to Inter Milan?
There is no honor at all!

With so many stars failing to produce results at Inter Milan, Inter Milan has almost become what the outside world calls a star black hole in recent years.

The image has finally been slightly reversed due to Lin Feng's transfer, but the boss is now messing around again, which gives Blanco a headache.

Since Facchetti's death, Moratti has come out again and served as the team's chairman.

This made Blanco's job very difficult, far less smooth than when he was under Facchetti.

Blanca highly praises Juventus manager Moggi's theory of "only buying the right ones, not the expensive ones".

In his opinion, Inter Milan has wasted too much money in the transfer market in the past, and even tarnished the image of the club, giving people the impression that Inter Milan has a lot of money and is stupid.

He hopes that he can change this situation himself, stop spending money so lavishly and without planning, and spend every penny on the right things.

In practice, Blanca first signed Cambiasso for free, then signed Figo for free, and later personally handled Lin Feng's transfer.

Judging from the current results, these three transfers are extremely worthwhile.

With Cambiasso’s joining, Inter Milan no longer has to worry about the defensive midfielder position for at least the next five years!
Figo's transfer was criticized by many people at the beginning, and people believed that Figo was coming here to retire.

However, Figo's performance in the past two seasons has slapped those people in the face.

Judging from his performance on the court, he is not here for retirement, but to help alleviate poverty with technical skills!

As for Lin Feng's transfer, it is Inter Milan's most successful transfer in the past ten years, no doubt about it!

Such a young and powerful midfield core can be regarded as the cornerstone of Inter Milan.

He can not only lead the team to compete for various honors at present, but also rebuild the team around the veteran after he retires.

Judging from Blanco’s practical cases, he is one of the few qualified and even excellent club managers in Inter Milan!

But if he wants to continue to maintain this level, the prerequisite is that Chairman Moratti does not encroach too much on his power, otherwise he will sooner or later become a puppet due to the loss of power.

"Can I find out how much transfer budget AC Milan has prepared for Ronaldinho?"

It seems that Moratti still hasn't given up and is still thinking about trying again.

If AC Milan doesn't have much money prepared, he thinks he may still have a chance to snatch Ronaldinho away if he grits his teeth and squeezes in.

Whether Ronaldinho can perform well in Inter Milan is not his main concern. What he really cares about is preventing Ronaldinho from joining his city rivals and tricking Berlusconi in Ronaldinho's transfer.

"I heard that AC Milan seems to have prepared a transfer budget of 7000 million euros!"

Seeing that Moratti still didn't give up, Blanca decided to throw out an astronomical figure to make him give up completely!
"So much? Is this old man Berlusconi getting senile? Ronaldinho is not worth this much now!"

Sure enough, after hearing the price offered by Blanca, Moratti completely gave up the idea of ​​intercepting the deal.

If it's 30 or 40 million euros, then you can still give it a try, but if it's 70 million, there's no need to even try it, it's simply too expensive!

Seeing that the boss had completely given up, Blanca breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, 7000 million is AC Milan’s total transfer budget, and they don’t really want to spend so much money to buy Ronaldinho.

Of course, it’s enough for him to know about this kind of thing himself. There’s no need to tell the boss, so as to prevent him from having any more ideas.

(End of this chapter)