After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 59 The 180-degree U-turn
AC Milan 1:0 Fiorentina, this is the final score of the game.

With this victory, Milan also broke the team's winning streak record and completed the feat of eleven consecutive victories at the beginning of Serie A.

However, for this victory, Milan also paid a heavy price.

Facing this "Iron-Blooded Viola", the young and energetic Milan players were not afraid and mingled with their opponents.

In the 25th minute, Salah was knocked to the ground by Fiorentina midfielder Behrami in a breakthrough on the wing, injured his shoulder and went off.

In the 30th minute, "Wu Yi Meng" Montolivo shoveled Kanter, which caused a conflict between the players of the two sides. Kanter was also unable to continue the game due to calf discomfort.

In the 35th minute, Ibrahimovic elbowed Fiorentina captain Gamberini in a corner kick and pushed each other before both were sent off.

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The game was played in fragments, and neither side could play a smooth attack.

Finally, in the 78th minute, relying on a free kick in the frontcourt, Seedorf drove the ball into the small penalty area, and Van Dijk made a header to give Milan the lead.

In the end, the score was maintained until the end.

The referee also turned into a card master in this game, and the record of 2 reds and 10 yellows also broke the highest record in Serie A this season.

After the post-match inspection, Milan regrettably announced that Salah would have to rest for three to five weeks due to a shoulder muscle injury.

Kanter suffered a sprained ankle and will be absent for four to six weeks.

As for Ibrahimovic, he was given a severe punishment of banning five games by the Serie A Disciplinary Committee.

This put Milan in a situation where they were short of major generals in the next game.

Especially Kanter.

Allegri has transformed from doubting the French teenager at the beginning of the season to trusting and even relying on him today.

Without Kanter, he feels that this 433 formation is completely unplayable!
On November 11, AC Milan played against Barcelona at home in the UEFA Champions League and lost 23:2.

This is also Milan's first defeat this season.

Veteran Van Bommel replaced Kanter's position to play the position of the defensive midfielder.

However, he is incomparable with Kanter in terms of defensive coverage, running ability, and physical fitness. This greatly reduces Milan's midfield interception ability and also affects the defense and advancement of the overall formation.

On the front line, although Ibrahimovic can still play in the Champions League, and Aubameyang can also top Salah's position, they seem to be cut apart without the support of the midfielder, lacking mutual cooperation. connect.

Therefore, in this game, Milan relied more on their personal ability to fight against Barcelona's generals, and Ibrahimovic and Boateng each scored a goal.

But Barcelona's offensive is more fierce.

They forced an own goal from Van Bommel on 14 minutes, before Messi and Xavi exchanged passes to seal the three points at the San Siro.

On November 11th, AC Milan was tied 27:0 by Chievo at home.

Although there was no loss, Milan ended the record of 11 consecutive victories at the beginning.

After the loss to Barcelona, ​​Milan's morale took a hit and it showed in this game.

Milan's offense has no rules, and it has repeatedly been defeated by Chievo's iron barrel.

Ibrahimovic is suspended and cannot play, and Inzaghi can only be used as a center forward.

But Allegri is still obsessed with using the elderly Inzaghi to perform Ibrahimovic's duties, the effect can be imagined.

Even when Inzaghi was young, what he was best at was anti-offside and counterattack, using space to defeat the enemy.

Now that he is used to fight tough battles, how can he bring out his characteristics?

Pan Yi persuaded Allegri to temporarily change his tactical play, such as using 442, allowing Aubameyang and Mane to form a double arrow in front to rush, and increase the number of midfielders to make up for the defensive gap caused by Kanter's absence.

But this proposal was also rejected by Allegri.

It is not his style to change teams rashly during the season!

Therefore, in the away game against Genoa on December 12, Milan once again tied with their opponents 2:1.

The game was also lackluster. Genoa goalkeeper Frei blocked all kinds of sieges by Milan players. Instead, he used a counterattack opportunity in the 56th minute and striker Jankovic scored the first goal.

After conceding the goal, Milan aggressively attacked, and finally relied on a corner kick. Thiago Silva scored the savior with a header, and the game ended in a tie.

In this game, the weakness of Allegri's improvisation was evident.

When the score fell behind, he did not make a positive response, but allowed the players on the field to play freely, and the mediocre players were not replaced in time.

Had it not been for the good luck in the final stage, Milan would have swallowed the bitter fruit of its first defeat in Serie A this season.

However, Milan soon lost again.

Four days later, in the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Milan lost 4:1 to the Pilsen Victory team.

Facing a Czech team that was significantly weaker than his own, Allegri chose to rotate some players in order to cope with the relatively intensive schedule during this period.

However, the Milan soldiers with low morale and poor operation suffered a heavy blow at the beginning.

Just 20 minutes into the game, Pilsen took advantage of two counterattack opportunities to succeed, leading Milan with two goals at home!

In the second half, Allegri put on several main players angrily, intending to save the defeat, but it was too late.

In the end, Milan only scored a goal by Emma Rulson and lost the three points.

These three points are very important.

This also allowed AC Milan to have a record of 4 points with 2 wins and 12 losses in the Champions League group stage, and finally ranked second in the group after Barcelona.

Barcelona has 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with 13 points, ranking first in the group.

This also means that in the future draw of the top 16, Milan will encounter No.1 in other groups.

This undoubtedly added a lot of difficulty to Milan's Champions League journey.

After all, the top teams in other groups are strong teams like Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea, and Arsenal.

And if it is against the second place in the group, there will be weaker opponents such as Lyon, Zenit, Marseille, and Basel.

This defeat has also begun to make the media's evaluation of Milan take a 180-degree turn. Some people have directly criticized Allegri's command as rubbish.

Of course, no one would scold Pan Yi.

That's the great thing about being an assistant coach -- it's not as stressful as a head coach.

Who would be hungry enough to target an assistant coach?
However, Pan Yi knew that he had to come out and do something.

Two draws and two losses in 4 games. If this continues, morale will remain low, and it is very likely that they will not be able to win.

Although it is said that if the team does not win, Allegri may dismiss get out of class, and Pan Yi may replace him...

But Pan Yi didn't want to become a head coach through this method.

He still hopes that Milan can go on the right track, and then he will go to a new team as the coach of the championship team.

Therefore, he must have a good chat with Allegri...

(End of this chapter)