26th undulation

Carlo Ancelotti also didn't want to get the midweek game against Inter Milan in the absence of Jonker, who suffered their first defeat on all fronts of the season.

They lost 4-3 at home to city rivals Inter Milan at the San Siro.

3-4, AC Milan lost the Milan derby, but left a classic battle that can be recorded in the history of the Milan derby, a few years later, people will still talk about today's 4-3, will talk about Inter Milan's rainbow momentum, and AC Milan's spirit of never giving up after three goals behind, but the unchangeable fact is that after this wonderful and tragic 3-4, we see the back of a dynasty far away, maybe this is not a dynasty, The squad that Carlo Ancelotti built and repaired in 2002 is gradually moving away from us after completing a cycle of winning all but the Toyota Cup......

'At one point we could have changed the score to 4-4. Carlo Ancelotti's post-game remarks weren't just about saving face, as AC Milan had too many chances to change the scoreline in the final moments, Cafu and Seedorf had two close-range shots saved by Cesar, and Oliveira's close-range header went wide of the far post.

Despite the loss, this AC Milan team still showed that this is a team that "will not die lightly", and in the 0-3 situation, in the words of the newspaper Sport: "AC Milan can still rely on Seedorf's goal to get back on their feet." "In a 1-4 situation, AC Milan seized the opportunity of one less man on the other side to besiege desperately. In OPTA's statistics, AC Milan had 25 shots on goal and Inter Milan 10. Possession was 63.4%. There were 14 corners and none for Inter, which shows the team's determination to equalize.

But the difference in strength between the two sides can still be seen, the reason why AC Milan almost turned the tables in the end is that one is to rely on Materazzi to ask for a red card to make the balance of the game, or the psychological balance of the Inter Milan players is tilted, and the other is to rely on the player's breath. But it's not like any big or small game in a season where the players can breathe this together. There are occasional situations where opposing players ask for red cards on the field, and mental strength is important, but the decisive thing on the field is still strength.

As Mancini said. Inter Milan controlled the scene at 11 to 11, even when it seemed to be passive and had little possession, it was still a tactical contraction, and in the confrontation of set-pieces competing for individual ability. Inter Milan won the game even more. If in the past season, the strength of the two sides was slightly stronger or equal to AC Milan, then this season, AC Milan lost Shevchenko, Rui Costa and Stam, while Inter Milan added Ibrahimovic, Crespo, Vieira and other big names.

Carlo Ancelotti was all the rage in the 02/03 season by creating a 'four 10s', in two Milan derbies in the 02/03 season. AC Milan won two 1-0 games with the dominant game. In the Champions Cup, it was a 0-0 and 1-1 draw when both sides did not have too good chances.

03/04 was AC Milan's strongest season, the two meetings of that season 3-1 and 3-2 are also telling, and in the 04/05 season, AC Milan slipped slightly, 0-0 a strategy advantage, but Gattuso's shot hit Kaka's foot to change the line to break the 1-0, but it was a win of luck, that game Inter Milan had more chances. The Champions Cup clash was a different story, with AC Milan having far more European experience than Inter Milan, a 2-0 and a forced interruption of 1-0, leaving Inter Milan speechless.

By the 05/06 season, Inter Milan had shown an upward momentum, AC Milan lost 2-3 in a lack of soldiers, and the 1-0 with Caradze's goal was the advantage of Inter Milan.

In this season's encounter, AC Milan's strength has fallen behind, although in terms of score, it is almost the same as the first meeting last season, but on the one hand, the process is different, at that time 3-2, AC Milan was twice tied the score, Inter Milan only won with Adriano's goal at the last moment; And this time, AC Milan even fell behind by three goals twice, and Carlo Ancelotti admitted after the game: "Materazzi's fate could be in our favor." "And that time AC Milan was short of major generals, but this time it was the main force. It is an indisputable fact that the derby has witnessed AC Milan's cycle of decline. Even if Shevchenko doesn't leave, the gradual aging of these veterans is enough to bring the lineup down a notch.

With an average age of more than 30 years old, AC Milan is currently the oldest team in Serie A, and in the 01/02 and 02/03 seasons, AC Milan's moves were not small, Rui Costa, Inzaghi, Nesta, Rivaldo all arrived at that time, and later Kaka replaced Rivaldo. But in the following season, AC Milan has rarely made big moves to repair the lineup, because the introduction of stars is mostly famous stars over 30 years old, therefore, the speed of introducing a big name in a year, far less than the speed of the aging of the lineup, to this day, the starting lineup of 6 people (Nesta, Dida, Pirlo, Seedorf, Gattuso, Inzaghi) is still the main force in the team in the 02/03 season, the team lineup is too big to change blood is not normal, but after 4 years is still eating the old book, the same is abnormal.

AC Milan's strength has dropped the most this summer, which is also inevitable, after Shevchenko, Rui Costa, and Stam left at the same time, AC Milan did not bring in players of the same weight as them in addition to bringing in Jonker, Bonella, Gourcuff are preparing for the future, and it is difficult for them to reach the corresponding heights now.

AC Milan is a four-year failure, behind the classic 3-4, we see the back of a dynasty, with a distant glory......

AC Milan lost the Milan derby, and there was no shortage of talk in the media about the decline of the Milan dynasty, but it was in such a defeat. Gilardino broke his goal drought so far this season.

It's a six-month goalball drought, with Gilardino last scoring for AC Milan dating back to 22 April. The match against Messina in the 33rd round of last season is exactly 189 days to this day, which is not much less than Adriano's "200-day goal drought" as previously mentioned by the media. In the league, Gilardino has not scored for 655 minutes, and Gilardino has always been stable in the number of goals scored in the past. experienced the longest "ice period" since becoming famous.

The goal against Palermo was ruled fouled, the goal against Chievo was empty, and the powerful header against Inter Milan in the 52nd minute was offside. Despite being played by fate time and time again, Gilardino is getting closer and closer to scoring.

Gilardino has scored a couple of impressive goals in past meetings with Inter Milan, one of which was a 2-2 draw at home to Inter Milan when the famous leaner struck the ball back in quick succession. The first was a 2-2 draw away to Inter Milan. After receiving a corner kick from Mofeo, he volleyed directly sideways, and it was Córdoba who defended him at the time.

Córdoba seems to be Gilardino's "lucky star", although the Colombian's table in this game is also excellent, but the goal scored by Gilardino was precisely after receiving Cafu's cross, and in the battle with Córdoba, in fact. If it weren't for Córdoba's header that stopped Gilardino from touching the ball, perhaps the ball wouldn't have made such a bizarre arc and hung into the corner.

As Roberto Mancini used to say, "The only cure for the goal drought is to score goals." 'It was a hard-earned goal. In the first goal awarded, Gilardino had already waved his arms to the fans of Inter Milan to vent once, this time he turned around and waved his arms to the sky and shouted loudly, no one knew what he was shouting, Gilardino, who had celebrated his goal in an extremely Sven way of imitating playing the violin, celebrated in such a rare way, which shows how depressed he has been in the past 189 days!

Gilardino changed wonderfully after the goal, stopping the ball much more steadily, sharing the ball in front of the court much clearer, and playing Kaka's back in the 86th minute, if it wasn't for Kaka and Seedorf colliding together, I am afraid it would have been a better chance than Seedorf's shot in the 82nd minute - the goal gave Gilardino a calm heart again.

"No matter when the ball drought can be broken, I believe that Gilardino will be more mature after this." A few days ago, Gilardino's father used to say this. Indeed, in these 189 days, and especially in recent times, Gilardino has experienced too many things: a goal drought for the club, a failure to be selected for the national team, a red light in love and, of course, as a good goalscorer, setbacks are inevitable, as was the case with Basten's injury and Sheva's 02/03 season.

"Gilardino has a great character and I'm sure we'll see Gilardino again." This is the message of his mentor Prandelli, and next, it depends on Gilardino himself, only consecutive goals can be regarded as a real break of the goal drought, fortunately, everyone is not very competitive on the scorer list, and Bianchi has only 6 goals.

For Gilardino, a good news is that his combination with Oliveira may be used more, from the effect point of view, Gilardino and Oliveira have only partnered 3 times this season, once against Parma, aborted because of Gira's injury, once against Chievo, 1-0 win, once is this game as a substitute, although the ball lost, but the effect of the combination has been recognized, the process of the Milan derby, is likely to affect Ancelotti's future employment.

Last season, Gilardino scored his first goal since joining AC Milan in a defeat (1-2 to Sampdoria) and it is unclear if the same history will be repeated.

In any case, Milan is determined to reorganize the country, just before the Milan game, "Milan Sports Newspaper" spread the news that "Milan two heroes snatched Ronaldo in winter", but everyone is accustomed to this, every year before the Milan derby, the Italian media will use some "transfer derby" to create a gimmick, for Inter Milan, the Milan derby once again confirmed that the team is neat and powerful, and the attack is strong, don't forget, there is an "unknown" to adjust the mood in Brazil - AdrianoAt such a moment, the introduction of Ronaldo or Tavano, can only add to the chaos.

But it's a different story with AC Milan.

Half of this is true? Anyway, before the Milan game, Ancelotti poked out such a fact.

"That's right. We will sign Ronaldo in January. Ancelotti said this with a blank face, and it was hard to tell if he was fooling the reporter or if he was really doing something. There weren't many journalists present, but that included reporters from Torino Sport.

"Mr. Ancelotti. Are you kidding? "Am I kidding? Who sued you? Ancelotti's rhetorical question this time was quite strict.

AC Milan scored three goals in the subsequent Milan derby, and Kaka said afterwards: "Although we lost, our confidence has increased and we have found a way to score. "But despite that, defeat after defeat will spur AC Milan to make real moves in the winter. It was after Ronaldo reached the Champions League in August that Galliani openly offered to buy him, but just eight days were not enough to complete such complex negotiations. As a result, AC Milan chose Oliveira as the second best option. At present, AC Milan has a problem with the forward line, and the club naturally thinks of Ronaldo first.

It's not the same as it was in the summer, after two months of consideration, Ronaldo is the same as David Beckham. It's a tough situation at Real Madrid. Especially after Robinho has already come to the fore to occupy Capello's vision. At present, eight rounds have passed, and Ronaldo has only made two appearances as a substitute in the league, scoring 54 minutes and not scoring in the third line. Real Madrid, who are stuck in the front, could indeed consider selling a striker.

AC Milan can choose Ronaldo or invite Cassano, but on the one hand, Ronaldo is the one who can solve the goal problem, and Cassano is more "destructive" in the dressing room. AC Milan lean towards Ronaldo. Despite the fact that the 30-year-old shooter is fat and declining. But Boban believes: "If he can find new motivation, he will still be a terrible striker. ”

Before the Milan game, a reporter also asked Nesta about his whereabouts, and when asked "Will Nesta leave", Ancelotti's answer was: "Mr. Abramovich never hides what he wants, AC Milan has never received an invitation from Chelsea, so Nesta will not go to Chelsea." But then the same question was asked by the major media outlets: who asked Nesta if he would go to Chelsea? Could it be that Ancelotti is playing with words? In fact, the possibility of Nesta returning to Lazio after the season now looks increasingly likely.

Carlo Ancelotti's press conference was a bit tragic. A large number of confessions, there is only one central meaning, AC Milan still has hope! Where is the hope? Hopefully in the winter transfer market.

Ronaldo is a big name, but he's a treasure for Barça, a player that teams all over the world crave. A team with a background like AC Milan will not be unaware that hanging from a tree is certainly not something Berlusconi did.

The AC Milan upper echelons led by Lao Bei must have sown countless eyeliners to find every possibility that can bring AC Milan transformation. South America is a good place to be, where players are relatively cheap and often have big fish lurking.

Guided by the spirit of doing more with less, AC Milan's scouts won't miss the continent. The disadvantage is that the language and living habits are different, everyone's ability to adjust is different, and whether they can adapt to the new environment is unknown, and it is also a bigger bet. Digging up players who have strength but are not famous in the country does not seem so shocking, but it is the most cost-effective idea.

The Italian media gave AC Milan a list of four men: Parma's Boudin, Catania's Corona, Messina's Rigano and Reggina's Bianchi. With the strength and the price not expensive, I have the ability to meet the needs of the moment, get through this depressing season, and then have any ideas to realize in the summer, which is very practical and full of feasibility.

Italian media reported that Galliani and Berlusconi were working on this. According to the analysis of the Italian media, Corona and Rigano will have some problems with their age, they are both over 30 years old, and they may not be able to provide the most direct help when AC Milan needs passion and momentum the most, while Boudin and Bianchi are much better, they are young, full of body, and can go on a rampage even in the second half of the season.

At the same time, the Italian media also analyzed that in fact, any statement has his possibility, and it is also his reason, whether it is the 9-man list in South America or the latest Italian 4-man army, it is not the foundation of AC Milan's survival. How to get them to play is what Carlo Ancelotti and AC Milan need to do.

If you take a long-term view, AC Milan will have to go to the summer transfer market to catch a few "big fish". After all, not all players in a team with such a strong heritage as Milan fit the atmosphere here, and not all players can become protagonists in this fashionable city.

Carlo Ancelotti said he had not lost the dressing room, but AC Milan gave him an ultimatum. The goal is to win the European Champions Cup next season, to get this qualification, and it is easy to say that there is no qualification. I'm sorry.

Carlo Ancelotti's future is not easy, with names mentioned in the media including Lippi, Rijkaard, Basten and Spalletti, each with advantages that suit Milan. Ancelotti said: "We made too many mistakes. Next, you have to concentrate more so that you don't make mistakes again and again. The essential? I think it's the defense, which started the season well, but now it's hard to focus. ”

So it seems. Summer is the time when AC Milan makes waves. And the cold winter is already Ancelotti's last chance, whether he can grasp the last straw, I am afraid that more people will be implicated.

The next week is a double week.

Three days later, AC Milan beat Atalanta 5-0 at Jonker's return, with Kaka scoring twice, Inzaghi and Gourcuff netting a goal each, and Jonk coming on as a substitute for Inzaghi with 71 minutes played. He scored a goal in the 83rd minute. Raising their league goal tally to 10, Milan is a group of old demons. Coming out of the last defeat so quickly also showed many that Milan were determined not to give up.

The first leg of the fourth round of the Coppa Italia was played with 6 matches. AC Milan conceded two goals in the first half but scored four in quick succession in the final half hour to beat Brescia 4-2 at home, with substitutes Simic and Inzaghi scoring a goal each.

After a defeat, Milan are back on track after two consecutive wins and will face another strong opponent in the league, Roma.

AC Milan are currently only fifth in the league and, as Berlusconi's son puts it, "this season's table will directly determine the plan for next season". Whether or not the team can reach next season's UEFA Champions League is crucial, this is the "bottom line" of AC Milan, and if the team loses the qualification for the Champions League, it will be like being punished this summer. Many stars are likely to choose to leave, and one of the key figures is undoubtedly Kaka.

Kaka has recently grown from a rising star to a hot star in international football, and among the three votes for Portugal coach Scolari who were revealed in advance, Scolari's first choice was Jonker, followed by Kaka and Thierry Henry. Pereira said: "Kaka is destined to become a superstar in football, and Jonker is currently his protégé and is equally favored. ”

Good stars are hungry for championship glory, and it is precisely because of Kaka's popularity and AC Milan's recent poor form that Real Madrid have not given up on Kaka.

Real Madrid's general manager, Mijatovic, yesterday reiterated Real Madrid's determination to take Kaka under his roster next season: "We were ready to get Kaka this summer, but in the end he couldn't come because he has a contract with AC Milan. In an interview with As, Mijatovic said, "We will do more next summer because Kaka is a good player and obviously helps us with our plans." ”

"Even though it will be a complicated deal, I believe that in the end Kaka will be able to join Real Madrid." Mijatovic said with confidence.

After Mijatovic's remarks, AC Milan vice-president Galliani was quick to respond, saying: "I don't want to cause any argument considering the friendship with Mijatovic, I just answer that I agree with what he said, Kaka is a great player, but in fact it is for this reason that the Brazilian is definitely not for sale at AC Milan. ”

For Kaka, the situation is not complicated, Kaka has also said several times that Real Madrid's transfer should first find AC Milan according to the procedure, and now the key to the problem is that AC Milan will not let go, and Kaka and AC Milan have a five-year contract, and there is no additional clause on this contract for the default amount. If AC Milan does not agree to release him, Real Madrid will not get anyone.

But with AC Milan's usual style, they will not force the stars to stay when they insist on leaving, such as Shevchenko, Kaka stayed this summer because he did not insist on leaving, therefore, in this battle, Kaka's attitude is quite crucial, and Kaka's attitude is determined by what? Going back to the topic at the beginning of the article, AC Milan needs to have a decent result, need to get a ticket to the Champions League, so that Kaka can see the hope of winning the European championship in the second season, only in this way can AC Milan keep Kaka and keep the hope of the future. (To be continued......)