Article 37 Concerns
Platini was silent, perhaps allowing the UEFA boss to allow the lull hype for the time being in order to get more attention to the match, but The Times insists that Platini will settle accounts after the game.
It is none other than the president of AC Milan Club, the real big boss of AC Milan, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who criticized Jonker in an interview with "EFE", believing that Jonker's casual behavior is not the identity of a Milan star.
"AC Milan is a great club and our players are disciplined and exemplary both on and off the pitch. Because they know that their every move not only represents themselves, but also represents the image of the club, which is a club with a history of one hundred and eight years! β
"Jonk's behavior seems to me to be very inappropriate, of course, he is still young, and sometimes he is too headstrong. The important thing is that he will know how to restrain his behavior in the future. β
Berlusconi has never been so critical of a player's behaviour in recent times, and given the code of conduct of politicians, Berlusconi's remarks are not uninsignificant.
La Repubblica immediately stated that although Jonker was very capable of scoring goals and was very likable to fans, and Berlusconi knew that his team needed such a great goalscorer, it was clear that the behavior of this young man with a strong personality had caused Berlusconi to be unhappy. This does not bode well.
Silvio Berlusconi arrives in London and the AC Milan boss will be on hand to watch the game......
This is on the online edition of Sport Milano. The latest reports on AC Milan and Celtic matches. The message was as striking as Wilson's bet on the sports section. Because this news has just been published, considering that the action is so fast, the editor's intentions are good.
It's obvious what the editors mean by doing this. Make the text more eye-catching, and you can see the meaning behind the news - Jonck's behavior may have annoyed Berlusconi.
"The news from Italy that Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi came to Celtic Park to watch the game in person is an extremely rare trip to the away game for the former prime minister in all these years, and given Best's dissatisfaction with this somewhat ridiculous bet between Jonk and Wilson, we have every reason to speculate. Once Jonker's performance is bad in this game, he will directly face the wrath of his boss. βIn the Daily Mirror
It seems that if Jonker scores. And AC Milan also won, and Pei may not say much, just as a prank by the youngsters, but. Once Jonker was not able to score. Or if AC Milan loses, then the 21-year-old may face his worst moment since joining AC Milan.
And in the words of the Daily Mirror, Jonk apparently found it himself.
Jonk threw the newspaper away. This is what he had just said from the hotel, and he got it from the lobby, but it was clear that someone had deliberately placed it there. He knew that the owner, Silvio Berlusconi, had come to London to watch the game. Carlo Ancelotti has made an announcement to the whole squad to boost morale. Jonker did not know what the media said Berlusconi had criticized him.
However, Galliani, the vice president of the club who accompanied the team, talked to him and asked him to restrain his personality and stop talking nonsense. Of course, because Galliani has always admired Jonck, he knows the young man's temper very well, so he still pays more attention to the method of speaking. Jonk also told Galliani that he would pay attention to it in the future, and as for whether he would pay attention in the future, he didn't know that he had this temper. The country is easy to change, and its nature is difficult to change. There is still some truth to this.
It's just that, looking at what the newspaper says, it seems that things are a little strict.
However, Jonk didn't pay much attention to it, the media was suspected of exaggeration, and most importantly, this guy was a little conceited, he felt that a player, as long as he was good on the team, was the biggest asset. And he himself is in great shape and playing an increasingly important role in the team's offensive system, and for that, Jonker is very happy.
"Don't worry too much, Jonker." Maldini thought Jonker was worried about what was said in the newspapers, and relieved.
"Uh, Paul, I'm fine." Jonk said with a smile, taking out the electric massage stick from his bag like a trick and handing it over to Ronaldo for safekeeping, "Wait for me to score a goal, give me this thing." "Ronaldo will be on the bench today, and AC Milan are in a 4231 Christmas tree formation, with only one striker.
Ronaldo made an OK gesture.
Maldini, covering his face, it seems that he is really worried about this kid in vain.
It's just that looking at the still energetic Jonker, Maldini was faintly worried. He is well aware of what the owner wants from the players. To be honest, if Maldini wasn't on the same team as Jonker, he would have a good opinion of Jonk if he knew that Jonk was making such a ridiculous bet with the opponent's players, but now, after getting along with Jonk for a long time, Maldini also knows that although Jonk has a strong personality and sometimes likes to play pranks, but, in essence, this is still a good guy, especially Jonk's professional attitude, which makes Maldini appreciate it, no matter when this young man is always the first to arrive and the last to go.
Jonk is like this, in people who don't know, it will feel that this person is a little arrogant, in fact, when you really come into contact, many people will find that this young man is easy to get along with and very professional, but the problem is that the brain has to convulsions from time to time, and I don't know what to do on and off the field, this kind of thing has been used to players who have been with Jonk for a long time.
In the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, Celtic will face Serie A giants AC Milan, facing a strong opponent, and the local media in Glasgow are cheering for the team, these days, the media is full of articles reminiscing about the Celtic team in 1967, and Celtic told everyone in this way that they are not afraid of AC Milan.
Celtic in 1967 was hailed as a great attempt at football.
1967 year. This year, Celtic not only made great progress in the domestic arena, but also in the European arena. In that season's European Champions Cup, he was joined by strong opponents such as Cnantes and Praja, and finally met Inter Milan in the final, which was held at the National Stadium in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
On May 25, 1967, at the National Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, where two teams would compete for the final championship, Inter Milan at that time, was known as the "Great International Era". It was the strongest time in the history of the Nerazzurri. By then, Herrera's Nerazzurri had already won the 1964 and 1965 European Championships, while Celtic reached the final of the European Cup for the first time. In the eyes of many, Celtic is bound to lose.
The game started as expected, and after just eight minutes, Jim. Clegg brought down Reinado in the box. Cappelini. The Celts were sentenced to death. Alejandro. Mazzola scored a penalty, Inter Milan led by one goal, and after taking the lead, Inter Milan actually set up an iron bucket formation, which is also what the Italian team is best at, because defense is their old job, and their strengths will naturally be brought into play.
Inter Milan's retreat made the subsequent game completely controlled by Celtic. Inter didn't even win a single corner in the subsequent game. Goalkeeper Thomson made just two saves after that, while Celtic had a whopping 39 shots, 13 saved by Inter Milan goalkeeper Salti, seven blocked by opposition defenders, 19 shots wide and two denied by the crossbar. But that didn't stop Celtic from moving forward, and in the 63rd minute, Clegg, who had missed a penalty, passed to Tommy on the right side of the box. Jermel, who scored with a shot on goal, 1-1, and Celtic levelled the score.
And when the game reached the 83rd minute, Celtics star Steve . Chamels' shot cut through Salti's ten fingers to make it 2-1 and Celtic turned the score around. At this point, Inter Milan paid the price for their conservatism, and it was too late to press out and attack.
In the battle, the score of 2-1 was maintained until the end of the game, and Celtic finally stood at the top of European football on the 80th anniversary. It was also the first time that an English team had won the European Cup, and the only one for Scotland.
The 11 Celtic players in the match were known as the "Lions of Lisbon" and were later named after the East Stand at Celtic Park, the home stadium of Celtic.
It is worth mentioning that the Portuguese Super League team Sporting Lisbon is also known as the "Lions of Lisbon", and in order to pay tribute to the great Celtic team in 1967, the team's uniform style is the same as that of the Celtic, with the same green and white striped shirt.
In 1967, the Celtic League, the Scottish FA Cup, and the European Champions Cup were the first treble, 32 years earlier than AC Milan in 1999, plus the Glasgow Cup and the Scottish League Cup, a total of five trophies, Celtic reached the peak.
The Glasgow media has been telling this glorious history at length, but also to boost the morale of the team, Celtic were able to take out Inter Milan back then, and AC Milan can also be eliminated today.
At breakfast, Jonk picked up a stack of newspapers in the dining room. His English is good, and it's perfectly fine to barely read.
Gattuso leaned over and asked, "Jonk, do you understand?" What does the newspaper say on it? β
Jonk immediately rolled his eyes, buddy is a cultural person, how can he not read English, if he is really like you Italians, English is commonplace.
"The Scots talk about their exploits." Jonk pointed to the 'old' photo in the newspaper, "They're talking about the 1967 Champions League final when they killed Inter Milan. β
Hearing Jonk say this, Gattuso pouted, "What happened in 1967, does this have anything to do with us?" β
"Haha, it's okay." Jonk also smiled, he could guess that the Scots used this old story to cheer up Celtic, maybe it could inspire Celtic in some way, but for AC Milan, the impact will not be too big, they just need to do what they have to do.
At this time, Ronaldo also came to the restaurant, and the loud voice of the Brazilian was heard from afar. "Oooo Was it comfortable last night? I've heard that gambling is very exciting! β
"Get out." Jonk said unceremoniously.
Ronaldo immediately made a bitter gourd face, "Don't you love me?" Then he felt disgusted himself, pretended to vomit, and laughed.
The restaurant was also full of laughter. The whole team likes Ronaldo very much, although if you talk about fame, Ronaldo is definitely the biggest card in the team, even the most popular Kaka can't be compared with Ronaldo. However, Ronaldo is definitely one of the best guys in the team, and Ronaldo, who came from a Brazilian slum, has no scruples. It's also humorous and good at livening up the atmosphere.
If it hadn't been for the inadvertent sight just now, Jonk wouldn't have imagined that this 'alien', who is always giggling, is so helpless in his heart, but so crescendo.
Jonk has never been as proud and unrepentant as he is now in that regards Ronaldo as an idol.
4 February 2007. Glasgow. 2006/2007 Champions League knockout stage quarter-finals matchday. Celtic play AC Milan at home.
At this time. With two hours to go before the start of the game, fans have begun to gather outside the Celtic Park stadium in large numbers, and every game day is a holiday for fans who love the team to come together to cheer and enjoy the game.
Celtic are hoping to give the outspoken Italians a bit of a look at the home side, but in the previous four meetings between the two sides, Celtic have never won (2 draws, 2 defeats). Of course. Historical records don't tell us much.
So, the local media in Glasgow cheered for the Celtics. Expecting their team to win at home to AC Milan is not wishful thinking.
There were also a lot of police cars outside the Celtic Park stadium, and the police did not do anything when they saw the Celtic fans appear, on the contrary, some old police officers who were more familiar with the local fan leaders waved to the fans, and the fans responded enthusiastically.
'John, you know them well?' A young-looking police officer asked an old police officer who was greeting the fans.
"Old friends for decades." The old constable, John, said, and he laughed, "Of course, I'm not a Celtic fan, our family is a Rangers fan. β
As he spoke, John picked up the walkie-talkie on his body and informed his colleagues about the situation on his side, and saw the surprised look of the young man next to him, "It's not strange, I'm a Glasgow Rangers fan, but, tonight, I'll cheer for Celtic." β
"However, I have heard that the relationship between Rangers and Celtic is ......," said the young police officer.
"It's a bad relationship, isn't it?" John smiled, "I don't know what other Rangers fans think, but I'll be cheering for Celtic today, and that's the Scottish team." β
The young officer ended the conversation and said with some concern, "Nothing will happen tonight." β
"What are you afraid of?" John patted the young officer on the shoulder and said, "There is an old grudge between Celtic and Milan, but it shouldn't be a big problem, it's just a small test, and when the Scottish national team plays England, then we will be busy." β
Although he said so, the old police officer John was still more vigilant, observing the surrounding situation from time to time, the temperament of Scottish fans is not very good, of course, Italian fans are not good at stubble, and the security of this game cannot be careless.
On this expedition to Glasgow, about 1,000 AC Milan fans came to the away stadium with the team, and just as the home fans began to line up to enter, on the other side, a large number of AC Milan fans chanted slogans and shouted the team anthem, and appeared.
"Alright, let's get to work." John, the veteran police officer, shouted to his colleague over the intercom.
The appearance of AC Milan fans immediately made the police officers on the scene feel like enemies.
Not long after a large number of AC Milan fans passed, the bus carrying the AC Milan players slowly drove by, escorted by police cars, and passed through the Celtic fans.
The Celtics fans reacted immediately, they raised their middle fingers at the bus, and through the window, they couldn't hear what the Celtics fans were saying, but the shape of the mouth at the beginning of the f could be guessed to be not a good thing.
For this, AC Milan players have been through the big scene, they have long been accustomed to it, they have experienced the most terrifying road trips, and they have long been tested.
Jonk had been listening to the song with headphones on, when he took off the headphones, glanced at the Celtic fans outside, yawned boredly, and turned his head to look at Ronaldo not far away.
Ronaldo seems to be a little absent-minded, and Jonker knows the reason why Ronaldo is absent-minded, the reason is that Ancelotti has not yet announced the starting line-up, and Ronaldo does not know if he can start. One can imagine how eager the 'aliens' are to start, and it's been more than a year since Ronaldo last played in a Champions League game.
In the away dressing room at Celtic Park.
Jonk and his teammates were sitting in the locker room, with no one talking, no one playing, and the locker room seemed quiet.
This silence allows the sounds of the pitch outside to be heard clearly.
It was the frantic shouts and singing of the fans.
The players have realised that this game is not going to be easy. The atmosphere in the stadium was a thrill for the well-informed AC Milan stars. When the AC Milan players went out to warm up just now, they were also taken aback by the already full Celtic Park stadium.
A huge green and white flag appeared in the stands with a giant Celtic benchmark and a huge flag corresponding to him, which read 1967, the commemorative flag for Celtic's 1967 European Champions League victory.
This flag is not very common and is usually only visible during very important matches. The match against defending champions AC Milan was definitely a heavyweight match, so the fans brought the flag to the stadium as a way for the fanatical extreme fans to show their support for the team.
These two huge flags are in the stands and have a great visual impact.
In addition to this, there are many other banners, slogans and flags of all kinds, waving in the stands.
Even when the AC Milan players warmed up just now, there was not a single Celtic fan sitting in the stands, they all stood up, their arms raised in front of them, their mouths wide open, and booed, which was the way Celtic welcomed AC Milan.
The game hasn't even started, and Celtic fans have already made the AC Milan stars aware of the difficulty of this game, and believe that the pressure will be multiplied once the game starts.
Carlo Ancelotti is announcing his starting line-up. In fact, until the starting list was submitted, he was hesitating, the biggest variable was Ronaldo, Ancelotti was not sure whether Ronaldo could meet the requirements of the starter just after recovering from injury, he asked the team doctor for advice, the team doctor meant that in principle, there is no problem with the starter, however, it is better to be cautious. However, Ronaldo personally approached Ancelotti and he was asking for a fight. Ancelotti said that he would consider it and did not reply to Ronaldo immediately.
In fact, Ronaldo's request still affected Ancelotti, and he finally made the decision to let Ronaldo start, today's forward line is the starting partner of Jonk and Ronaldo, two strikers who have become heroes on the field, and now they have to face strong opponents hand in hand, and the media did not expect the manager to arrange it so before the official game.
Ronaldo glanced up at the manager, and then he heard the manager quickly read out two names, "Jonker and Ronnie up front." β
There was a cheer in the dressing room, and everyone was happy for Ronaldo and his return to the starting line-up.
"Ronnie." Jonk held out his right hand, and Ronaldo smiled and high-fived him.
In today's game, there were about 20 Chinese reporters in the media booth at Celtic Park. Covering a Champions League one-eighth knockout match, there are more than 20 Chinese reporters, which is already a considerable number, thanks to Jonker's growing popularity in China, especially after the young man transferred to the Italian giants AC Milan to win the Ballon d'Or, in the minds of Chinese fans, he is already an international superstar-level star. (To be continued......)