Chapter 167 Eat it!
AC Milan is not completely dominant either.
For example, their devil schedule.
In the UEFA Champions League, after a round of competition with Barcelona, AC Milan faced Inter Milan in the league. The Milan derby attracted a lot of fans' attention and also consumed AC Milan's great energy. After this round of battle with Barcelona, they are about to welcome Rome.
This schedule is terrifying enough.
The first three games are very important to them. The two rounds of Barcelona are the UEFA Champions League group stage. Needless to say, its importance is not an ordinary match. It is a world-famous Milan derby. AC Milan is trying its best to win.
In addition to the schedule, AC Milan stars also have problems with their performance.
For example, Argentine striker Crespo, after coming to AC Milan, his performance was pretty good, but only at the tactical level, he personally lacked goals so far.
In an interview, Crespo said, "What I lack is a goal, nothing else. For the so-called crisis, the best answer is to score goals. Fortunately, I am very confident in myself, so I am very calm. I think from a physical perspective, I have returned to my best in the past. I hope I can show my level. AC Milan is waiting for me, and I am also waiting for the goal. After the cheers from Milan fans, I only lack goals."
In addition to Crespo, Thomason and Kaka are also in a bit sluggish.
In addition, AC Milan is still having an "internal strife". As AC Milan performed poorly at Camp Nou (home Barcelona). Under the advantage of two goals, Barcelona finally tied the score. Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi (chairman of AC Milan) got angry. It was very sad to be sad after get off work. Ancelotti's failure to implement his double striker tactics made the Prime Minister feel dissatisfied.
"This may be Rome's chance."
The commentator of "Roman Sports Television" summarized after talking about the recent performance and status of the two teams.
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The day before the game, AC Milan held a press conference.
Regarding AC Milan, the reporters are concerned about the controversial AC Milan battle against Barcelona. Berlusconi's criticism of Ancelotti's arrangement after the game is a topic of concern to reporters.
Facing the 'concerned' eyes of the reporters, Ancelotti said calmly, "I admit that the team did not do well that day. When our players are in a better state, we will definitely perform better than that day. I cannot comment too much on the rest, because I have not communicated with Chairman Berlusconi. If I have communicated, I will be able to evaluate his ideas. Of course, I don't think what the newspaper says is completely credible. The team's playing style does not depend on several forwards, but on the overall thinking. We have always shown that we are a team playing offensive football in the past games. In Barcelona, we have three frontcourt players, Shevchenko Kaka Serginho. In addition, there are Cafos continuously assists."
"I know you want me to respond to the criticism of Berlusconi, but I won't, like I have achieved many times, I feel the trust of everyone in the club here, from the president of Berlusconi to the club. From players to fans, there is no better place than in AC Milan. If you want to make news, please, for three days, people are constantly chasing me and asking, but I won't fall into the trap."
Regarding the fight with Rome tomorrow night, Ancelotti said, "We are psychological. Didn't Senci say that AC Milan won against Sampdoria for free? I can only say that in that game, we only benefited the referee for one time, not the whole game. In this game, we will not be affected by the failure against Barcelona. Psychologically, we are not afraid of Rome. In the past major competitions, we have the advantage."
"I want to emphasize that our goal is to control the ball, and also to score goals and win games. It is not advisable to simply control the ball."
Next, Ancelotti talked about Rome players, such as Totti. There were many rumors about AC Milan and Totti in the summer. Totti himself also said, "I never denied that I might leave Rome." At that time, Totti's transfer to AC Milan was very popular, but Totti finally chose to stay in Rome.
But AC Milan has always been obsessed with Totti.
Italy has two major midfield masters, one is Pirlo and the other is Totti. Pirlo already belongs to AC Milan. In the eyes of AC Milan fans, it is really good for Totti to come to the club again.
However, Ancelotti just commented on Toti's recent performance and turned the topic to Zhang Tiehan, "That's a genius. He played in seven league rounds and scored ten goals. I think there is nothing more telling than scoring goals."
Many reporters in the audience nodded in approval.
Except for local Italian journalists in Rome, they always look at the performance of Rome players with a neutral perspective. Zhang Tiehan scored ten goals in seven league games and sat firmly at the top of the scorer list with four goals. This is still the best proof of the scorer when Rome temporarily changed coaches and performed turbulently. They will not say what "only fight against weak teams". Even if they really only fight against weak teams, it is also a kind of ability - think about the 18 Serie A teams, how many teams are weaker than Rome? If these opponents are easily defeated, the league champion will definitely be Rome, and other teams should not even think about it.
Ancelotti's comments made the Roman media interviewed on the spot shine.
They temporarily chose to forget the conflict with Zhang Tiehan and regarded Zhang Tiehan as a Roman hero. The hero was praised, so they were naturally very happy. They still thought that in the report, as long as they put Ancelotti's words firmly in the report, they would relieve the recent pressure. This is the best of both worlds - one, these words were said by Ancelotti and had nothing to do with them, and the other could help them relieve the pressure.
But Ancelotti's next words made all Roman journalists look dark, "A such an outstanding young genius can be said to represent the future of a team. I am very optimistic about his development. If possible, I hope to get him as soon as possible. If he joins, even if someone is in poor form, we can still produce two excellent strikers."
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After AC Milan held a press conference, Rome also held a press conference.
In addition to head coach Delrenell, Toti, Zhang Tiehan, Casano, Ferrari and other players were present. Delrenell expressed some problems against AC Milan, "The game will be very difficult. AC Milan is a strong opponent, and we are on the away game, so I let the players prepare themselves. What we need is a stable mentality and fighting spirit. As long as we can have these two points, I believe our players will have the best performance."
Media reporters almost chose to ignore Derreneer's speech.
This old man is so cunning. He is even more "crawling" than Ancelotti. He said a lot of things, but there is no end at all. Fighting spirit and mentality? Isn't this nonsense? Any team game requires these two points. In the end, let's summarize it-our players will have the best performance...the best!
Many media reporters cursed secretly.
Fortunately, Derenell seemed to know that he was not very popular, so he said a few words and handed over the time to the players. Toti, Casano, Ferrari and others were surrounded by reporters.
Zhang Tiehan was also treated like this, and even more media reporters interviewed him were a little more than Totti.
Some media reporters had known about Milan for a long time. So they talked to Zhang Tiehan about Ancelotti's words. A Milan reporter made a statement and asked, "Zhang, what do you think of Ancelotti?" Then they looked at Zhang Tiehan with anticipation.
Zhang Tiehan heard this guy’s pile of nonsense. Finally, he asked such a question and was a little confused. “Who is Ancelotti?”
The whole audience was silent...
They all looked at Zhang Tiehan with strange eyes. Did this guy do it on purpose, or did he really not know about Ancelotti?
Zhang Tiehan really doesn’t know!
He usually only pays attention to the players. If you want to talk about Kaka, Shepchenko, and even Thomasen, Pirlo and others, he can know that he has even watched videos of the opponent's game to learn something, but Ancelotti? Who cares about him, an old man? Even if he has heard of it before, he has no brains at all.
The Milan reporter gritted his teeth and replied, "It is AC Milan's head coach, and his full name is Carlo Ancelotti."
"Since he is the head coach of AC Milan, it's not good to just call him the full name? He should be called Mr. Ancelotti." Zhang Tiehan thought for a while and said.
As soon as this sentence came out, the reporters around him burst into laughter.
There are many Roman journalists among them. They are very happy to see the dark faces of their colleagues from Milan, especially this comes from Zhang Tiehan. They have been very angry with this guy. This time they also let their fellow Milans taste it... Are you still wondering why we hate Zhang Tiehan? You know now.
But this problem naturally cannot continue.
Zhang Tiehan learned that Ancelotti is the head coach of AC Milan, but he just knew, how did he evaluate this?
However, Milan's reporters were very unwilling to give up, and they asked another question in another way, "Mr. Ancelotti said, AC Milan is very interested in you, and they may offer Rome next summer, oh no, this winter, what do you think about this?"
Zhang Tiehan touched the back of his head.
The expression seemed very stupid... very naive, which made the reporters around him think that "you shouldn't make things difficult for such an honest young man." However, Zhang Tiehan's words made them feel that they were the naive one. "Are they interested in me? I felt chill all over when I heard you. I must stand up and clarify one thing-I, Zhang Tiehan, are only interested in women, and of course, I want a beautiful woman."
After saying that, he shrugged and said sincerely, "Obviously, AC Milan may only belong to the former."
That way it seems like it is saying 'one plus one equals two'.
Milan reporters were so angry that they trembled all over... They found that interviewing Zhang Tiehan was not a good choice. He was not as cunning as Delren, but he was always unpredictable. Sometimes he would joke with his opponents, and sometimes he would foolishly talk about some hot news topics. But in a word, he would never show respect to his opponents, even AC Milan.
They were very angry.
But they had no choice. This was a press conference in Rome. They could not curse people like shrews. What's more, Zhang Tiehan didn't do that, he used a more gentle expression.
In comparison, the Roman media loves Zhang Tiehan so much!
If they hadn't had a bad relationship with Zhang Tiehan, they really wanted to praise his performance... It would have made the Romans so much! This should be the case with media reporters in Milan, making them proud and complacent. What's the result?
Being defeated!
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He joked with the reporter and sent out a bunch of annoying clingy sperm. Zhang Tiehan was in a good mood.
But he is still very looking forward to the game against AC Milan. AC Milan's main central defenders are Nesta and Stam, the combination of two world's top central defenders. The combination of these two is definitely the top in the world. He has only heard of the power of the two's defense and has watched some videos in the past two days, but the defense players still need to be truly experienced in the game.
Chapter completed!