Derby - this word that comes from horse racing has completely become synonymous with the same city war. Whether it is a well-known wealthy family or an unknown mid- and lower-level team, there will be no slack when encountering a derby. The reason is very simple. Since it is a derby, it is the same city. For both the same city, it is a deeper competitor, grab territory, catch popularity, and grab the ownership of fans... All of this is the key to the development of the entire team!

The Milan Derby is the highest-level city derby in the world. These two teams are world-famous giants. Often for a city, although a city often has several top teams, it is rare for two such giants to be in the same city...

Apart from the two Milan players, there are basically only one team in a city. For example, Manchester only has Manchester United, Manchester City can only be regarded as grassroots. Everton's giants are Liverpool. Everton's performance is far from being compared with this team that was founded later than himself. Munich 1860 seems so small in front of Bayern, and Atletico Madrid cannot compare with Real Madrid's foundation. Espanyol can only occasionally disgust Barcelona...

Even if Arsenal and Chelsea are in London, you should know that London is very big. Before Abraham took over, Chelsea could not be regarded as a top team. Even under the leadership of Bates, they were just a disruptor at best, not a team that could win the championship.

Only Milan Derby has such a high appeal.

Of course, countless people are very excited about such a game, but the two Milan derbys last season were held calmly, with two games to zero. Although the game was very intense and the players on both sides worked very hard, from the perspective of the process, there was nothing exciting.

Before this game began, many people also had such concerns. Inter Milan is now one point ahead of AC Milan, and they are still unbeaten. They are only four games away from AC Milan's unbeaten record. With Dick's characteristics, they may defend a draw and then hit the record to boost morale, so as to catch up with Juventus in the second half of the season - this is not impossible. With Inter Milan's bench thickness, as long as they don't lose too many points on their competitors, after the Champions League rekindles the war, their chances of grabbing points are weaker than the bench thickness, and Juventus, whose average age is not small, are also much larger.

The situation Juventus is actually facing is actually the same. Their defense is also relatively old. Tullam is already quite old. Kovac is also a veteran. Emerson and Vieira are both nearly 30 years old. Inter Milan, the youngest average age, can completely attack the attacker.

However, after the game began, such concerns disappeared. Although Inter Milan did not attack in a big way at the beginning, they seemed proactive from the beginning and pressed AC Milan in the midfield!

The midfields of both sides can be said to be midfielders with excellent technical and running abilities. From a certain perspective, the midfields of both sides are very similar. AC Milan has master Pirlo who is dispatched from behind, Inter Milan also has rookie Sneijder. AC Milan's midfield defense mainly relies on Gattuso's crazy running, Inter Milan's Mascherano is also a defensive midfielder who can run. At the same time, Sidorf and Stankovic are both the kind of midfielders with good running ability, and they also have excellent long-range shots. However, Sidorf's organizational ability is stronger, Stankovic is more diligent in running. The only difference is Kaka and Figo. Kaka is average in organization, with strong personal assault and long-range shots. Figo is experienced and has excellent crossing and assists.

And it is similar in the forward line. Inter Milan has Tony at the front, Adriano dragged behind, AC Milan has Girardino at the front, and Shepchenko runs back and forth...

On the defense line, Inter Milan is a four-year-old combination, and AC Milan's defense line is not young. This is because Maldini was injured. Otherwise, the average age may not be much younger than Inter Milan. In addition, the goalkeepers on both sides are Brazilians... This pair of derby opponents is indeed very similar.

The tactics used in this game are not blindly pressing the attack. The reason is very simple. Kaka and Shepchenko both need players who have space to dribble the ball, especially Kaka. If they are fighting in positional battles, Kaka's ability is actually not particularly strong, because he lacks organizational ability and delicate breakthrough footwork. He is called a modern front midfielder because he has strong running ability and strong strength, which is very different from the traditional front midfielder. If he compresses his space, his performance will not be too good. However, if he is given enough space, the lethality he can exert will be amazing!

So Dick doesn't plan to leave too much space in the backcourt in this game. When there is room for space in the backcourt, Inter Milan must be attacking.

The two sides fought in the midfield, and the level of the fight was naturally quite fierce. Just two minutes into the game, Tony collided with Karaze while fighting for the top spot in the frontcourt. Karaze's eyebrow bone was opened and he was forced to leave the field for treatment. Tony had no problem.

The blood was seen at the beginning, which naturally meant that the game would not be safe. Soon, Gattuso knocked down Figo in the midfield, which attracted a burst of angrily scolding from the Inter Milan fans in the stands, and also brought himself a warning from the referee.

These two fouls are just a microcosm of the fight between the two sides, but both sides have excellent offensive abilities. Inter Milan has now scored 56 goals in the 14 rounds of games, with an average of four goals per game. This attack power is the first in Europe. AC Milan is actually not bad. They scored 30 goals in 14 games, and an average of more than two goals per game are also top-notch in the whole of Europe. However, Inter Milan's goal ability this season is too terrible, which makes people feel that their goal ability is average...

In the seventh minute, Inter Milan took the lead in completing a shot. Figo took the ball from the side. Adriano and Tony's running in the penalty area attracted the attention of the opponent. However, he turned around and passed the ball to Sneider who was inserted. Sneider sent a short pass. After Stankovic took the ball, he took a long shot at the front of the penalty area. The ball was slightly above the crossbar.

Gattuso's timely pressing affected Stankovic's shot - Stankovic's long-range shot is excellent, but he also has one problem with his long-range shot, that is, his posture is too big and he is often easily disturbed by others. His top long-range shots are basically scored without defense...

Inter Milan took the lead in completing a shot, AC Milan was not to be outdone. Soon, they completed a counterattack. Kaka passed the ball in the counterattack. After Seedorf took the ball, he passed it straight to the frontcourt. After Girardino received the ball, he turned around and shot immediately. Cesar flew to save and pressed the ball under him.

Cesar threw the ball with his hand to attack, and the ball was thrown directly to Figo's feet. Figo received the ball and turned around. When Gatuso rushed over, he had already stepped on the ball and passed it to Adriano in front. Adriano gave it to Stankovic who was inserted on the left. Stankovic took two steps and then made a cross. Tony still grabbed the first landing point under the attack of Stam and Nesta. Unfortunately, he could not hold on to the strength under the interference. The ball flew softly and weakly to the goal, and was easily obtained by Dida who attacked.

In the 12th minute, Inter Milan attacked again. Stankovic made a cross from the wing. Adriano, who was inserted into the back, stopped the ball from the back and volleyed the ball immediately. The ball was above the crossbar. This made Adriano very regretful. It was a good opportunity just now, but he was a little anxious when shooting, so he didn't hit the spot.

"What's the point of this kid? Isn't it just a Milan derby? What's so nervous?"

Dick muttered off the court, and his voice fell into the ears of others but left them speechless - Why can't Milan Derby be nervous? It's normal to be nervous in such an important game...

However, two consecutive attacks created opportunities and began to put some pressure on AC Milan players. After attacking back and forth once after the opening, Inter Milan began to continuously create shots, forming suppression bit by bit. How can they not put pressure on them?

Ancelotti frowned. Even if Inter Milan is in good shape now, AC Milan is not in a bad state. How could it be suppressed from the beginning? If the gap between the strength of the two sides is so big, then there will be no start in this game. If the strength is not as strong as the other party and physically inferior to the other party, how can we fight?

But in fact, this kind of thing is impossible. AC Milan is also a top-notch giant. The team has many stars and is not unfamiliar with cooperation. How could it be that Inter Milan has so many things? The only reason is...

Soon, Ancelotti saw what exactly caused such consequences.

That is, physical fitness.

Because I know that the team's physical fitness is average, at least not in the best state, Ancelotti mainly arranges tactics to entangle the opponent, and try to distribute physical fitness equally, so as not to allow Inter Milan to find opportunities in the second half of the game. Their physical strength can be seen in Inter Milan's physical strength. They almost used crazy running to drag down Juventus in the second half. Dick's idea of ​​team formation is particularly obvious in such a game. Most of the team are players with excellent physical fitness and are very good at rotation, which makes Inter Milan have physical advantages in any game. It is against the weak team, which is a storm-storm opening attack. After gaining the advantage, it gradually expands. It is against the strong team and is entangled in the first half. Anyone who launches a big counterattack based on physical strength in the second half - whether against Juventus or Chelsea, this is the way of thinking.

So Ancelotti made proper arrangements for this, but Inter Milan started running a lot rather than entanglement from the beginning. Under such a running, AC Milan, which intends to save and distribute physical fitness well, naturally could not withstand it. If you run for 100 meters, you run for 150 meters. If you accumulate it, you will run for 100 meters.

Ancelotti is facing two situations now, one is to allow players to increase their running to offset this advantage, but doing so can easily lead to a decline in performance shortly after the second half due to a decline in physical fitness - perhaps Dick asked him to do so.

Another approach is to keep changing for now, and let’s take a look. You should know that the players who do this will consume a lot of physical energy. If AC Milan can withstand this time, then Inter Milan’s subsequent physical advantage will no longer exist!

So Ancelotti planned to wait and see.
Chapter completed!