Chapter 308 Real Vegetables and Chickens Pecking at Each Other
When the staff called the players of the two teams out of the locker room, and when the two teams followed the referee on duty and walked into the stadium, countless pairs of eyes fell on them at the same time.
The attention of these two teams that represented Serie A and won the first game in the Champions League group stage not long ago has attracted, and the past records of Milan and Piacenza are still fascinating.
You should know that last season, Piacenza defeated Milan twice at home and away.
Therefore, this game is also called the Battle of Revenge in Milan.
Although he lost a group of good players such as Maldini and Kaka in the last summer window, although the team has no high-quality signings at all, and although the team's lineup has aging, in the hearts of Milan fans, they are much better than Piacenza.
But, is this the truth?
"Shh!!!"
The pre-match preparations were going on very quickly. When all the shots were aimed at the stadium, the referee had already blew the whistle to start the game.
Then the game developed beyond surprise.
"Oh~, Naingran made a catch mistake against Ramirez's pass, and the ball was snatched away by Seidorf."
Liu Jianhong's voice frequently showed a surprising tone after the game started. This was not because there were any wonderful scenes on the court, but because of the various mistakes that the two teams kept making: "Oh, Seedorf was intercepted by Raymondie who rushed up in front of him after a few steps."
On the court, the lineup launched by Milan, which has a 4312 formation, is not much different from the Champions League.
Inzagi and Pato's forward team, Sidorf, Gattuso and Pirlo, who serve as the midfielder, and Ambrosini's three-midfielder, Yankulovski, Nesta, Bonera and Zambrota's defense combination, and goalkeeper Dida.
You can't say that he is not strong in such a lineup, but the focus is on a time-honored name. There are nine players over the age of 30. This is not what a giant team should look like.
The issue of aging team roster has become a topic that the media cannot avoid when discussing Milan in recent years, while Lao Bei and Jiatu are still willing to introduce various veterans as if they cannot see or hear.
Ronaldo, who was able to play in the game last season, has completely declined in form this season, and Beckham has become an unconventional substitute for the team, but Milan still has to pay a lot of salary to support them.
Now the name of Milan nursing home has been called in the football circle, and some even assert that success or failure is the veteran. On the day when Milan, a group of veteran heroes who conquer the world retire on a large scale, AC Milan will inevitably usher in the biggest decline in strength in history.
Such remarks reached their peak after Ancelotti left, and the young coach Leonardo took over the team, and everyone was waiting to see the jokes of the Reds and Blacks.
Lao Bei, who has always been willing to criticize all kinds of remarks on his club, rarely jumped out this time. He seemed to be still scratching his head by the club's current poor financial situation.
In short, in this context, Milan, who has just experienced a Champions League match, is really not in good shape. Even because the players are relatively old, they don’t seem to have performed well after the start of the game.
"The ball has been hovering in the midfield of the two teams. "It has been forty minutes since the game started, and Liu Jianhong tried hard to control himself and not knock out his sleep: "The offensive efficiency of both sides is not high, and it seems that the impact of the Champions League game on them is quite large."
As Liu Jianhong said, this powerful duel that was originally highly anticipated gave people a feeling of pecking at each other in the entire half.
You should know that Milan's home tickets are not cheap. Some neutral fans who are looking forward to buying tickets to watch the game have already scolded them, and the cheers of nearly 50,000 home fans of San Siro seem a little weak at this moment.
How can the players be so tired that they can expect the fans to watch it?
The two teams' state did not change until the whistle at the end of the midfield sounded. When the two teams stopped moving on the court, they followed their respective coaches toward their locker rooms, booed each area of the court from time to time.
"Well, spectators, the first half has ended, please take a break and look forward to the second half."
During the commentary, Liu Jianhong quickly signaled the director to cut the advertisement in, but he sat at the commentary table and stretched.
"Madan, everyone, why do I feel that this game is a bit boring?"
"Stop talking upstairs, the buddies who watched the football with me have already fallen asleep."
"Hahaha, look at this ball quickly. Eight tables, half of them left."
"I won't watch it anymore, but the climax cannot last forever."
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In the post bar and forum, some netizens have already started to discuss this game during the halftime break. Everyone's opinions are unprecedentedly consistent this time. Whether you are a Milan fan, a Piacenza fan or even a super Maple fan, you can only say the word "boredom" this time.
In the Piacenza locker room, Conte also looked at the players present helplessly. He walked back and forth and thought about how to motivate everyone and cheer the players up, but in the end he could only sigh.
"Okay, we'll make a small adjustment in the second half."
After thinking for a long time, Conte made a plan to have a dull draw with Milan. After all, it was a away game, and it was not unacceptable to get a point, so he continued to make some arrangements for the team's defensive.
Conte's adjustment is very simple, that is, to tighten the team's original formation that was originally expanded outward, so that Pirlo can release a precise long pass without preventing it from passing, at least to ensure that two players can appear next to the receiver on time when the ball comes.
In other aspects, Conte did not make any arrangements when the players were obviously in poor condition.
Soon, the second half began on time, and the two teams spread out on the court again after the referee blew the whistle.
"Okay welcome back, let's continue to focus on the second half of this game."
Looking at Milan, who passed the ball to his backcourt after the kickoff and then fell down, Liu Jianhong's voice was a little weak: "Well, Milan still chose to play cautiously after the opening. Leonardo did not make much adjustments during the halftime break."
After skipping Milan, Liu Jianhong's eyes turned to Piacenza. He was looking forward to whether Conte would make some adjustments to change the game in the locker room.
However, when he finally figured out what Piacenza called change, a black line passed through his forehead.
Yes, it's really just a croaker?
Chapter completed!