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Section 10 The Tradition of Milan's Defense

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Milan vice-captain Gennaro Gattuso was the third player to report, and he also came to report early the next morning.

This fierce-looking player nicknamed "The Butcher" on the field is actually very humble in his dealings with others, which surprised Chen Zhuo. Abbiati said that Gattuso has always been like this. Gattuso, who was born in a poor family, has nothing to do with scandals after he became famous.

, his spare time is more about taking care of a charity foundation called "Come on, boys" that he invested in.

In a simple training session the next morning, Allegri asked Gattuso to have several offensive and defensive confrontations with Chen Zhuo, using Gattuso to test Chen Zhuo's offensive and defensive capabilities.

In terms of confrontation ability, there is a certain gap between Chen Zhuo and Gattuso. Gattuso himself is not technical. He relies on his abundant physical fitness and reasonable use of body collisions to establish his main position in Milan and the national team.

Yes, after the two people did more than a dozen sets of confrontation exercises, Allegri discovered that Chen Zhuo had a strong learning ability. After using some of Gattuso's moves a few times, Chen Zhuo was able to treat others in his own way.

body.

Gattuso's main position this season is still stable. There is no Gattuso in Allegri's metabolic list this season. Although Gattuso is already 32 years old, he will not be there for the whole season.

It's a big problem. Of course, finding a substitute and replacement for Gattuso is also a top priority.

By the afternoon of the day before the report, Milan's players arrived one after another, with three or five more to go.

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Among Milan's current registered players, those included in Allegri's "metabolism" assessment list are all veterans born in the 1970s. Some of them are used for rotation and substitutes, and some may need to be used after the inspection period or during the winter break.

The period was transferred out.

Inzaghi will celebrate his 37th birthday in a few days. The contract period of this meritorious player is

Ending on June 30, 2012, basically Milan will not let Inzaghi transfer anymore. He will be allowed to train with the team and provide guidance to young players on running positions and grabbing points. Occasionally, he will be substituted for more than ten minutes in some games.

Minutes, it has been agreed upon that he will retire at Milan when his contract expires and transfer to become a youth team coach. He just received a B-level coaching certificate a few days before the training camp. It is said that he is in the same class as Baggio and seems to have participated with Chen Zhuo.

That training class.

Inzaghi was very outgoing. After he arrived, he told Gattuso and many other veteran players that Chen Zhuo had made a lot of money this summer by writing columns and betting live betting on the World Cup. He also told everyone that Chen Zhuo had a nutritionist.

Teacher, so Chen Zhuo is also an excellent cook. Inzaghi planned to hold a party at his house after the training camp and asked Chen Zhuo to bring his nutritionist to cook for everyone.

Because of Inzaghi's "classmate", Chen Zhuo quickly gained recognition from some of the old Milan players. Inzaghi's party invitation seemed carefree, but in fact it was to help Chen Zhuo gain popularity. It is not difficult to speculate that

It turns out that Chen Zhuo and Inzaghi have a good relationship.

Another player born in the 1970s also greeted Chen Zhuo very familiarly. The Czech defender Jankulovsky, who is balanced with both left and right feet, received a call from his national team teammates Yarolim and Rozenar.

He paid more attention to Chen Zhuo in Milan, and when he said hello, Yankulovsky joked that it seemed that Yarolim and Rosenal had too much to worry about, and that the Chinese people's ability to deal with interpersonal relationships was stronger than he imagined.

If this goes on for a long time, it should be Chen Zhuo who takes care of him.

Born in 1977, Jankulovski has passed his 33rd birthday. This player has joined the Milan Legion for the sixth season. This player who often appears at the left back position in Milan can also be used as a left back.

Performed well at right back and right midfield.

After six years, Jankulovski's contract expired in June 2011 and has not received a contract extension from the team. It is very likely that this will be the veteran's last season in Milan.

Right back Zambrotta is also old. The 33-year-old Zambrotta was transformed into a right back by Lippi in the Italian national team in the 2005 season. The previous Zambrotta was the successor of the Italian left back after Maldini retired.

people.

Like Inzaghi and Jankulovski, Zambrotta is also a group of players who are about to withdraw from the historical stage of Milan. Their role on the field is more of "passing and guiding", allowing Milan, the Rossoneri, to

Legends have successors who can carry on the past and open up the future.

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Born in the Milan youth training camp, he was loaned to Empoli, Sampdoria, Napoli, Piacenza, Modena, and was once shared with Turin, and later bought out by Ignazio Abate last season.

This right back, who only turns 24 at the end of the year, has been scouted by Milan for six or seven years. Basically, Zambrotta's right back mantle will be inherited by him.

Compared with the stable and experienced Jankulovski and Zambrotta, Abate has abundant physical fitness and amazing speed. In Allegri's plan, Abate will be the first choice at right back this season.

And Abate can also be used as a right midfielder or even a right winger.

The inspection of the right back took 7 seasons, which is not a long time, because the inspection of AC Milan's left back took a full 10 seasons, and the inspection of left back Antonini started from

The 2000 season started, and I worked hard in teams of different styles such as Padua, Ancona, Modena, Pescara, Arezzo, Sampdoria, Empoli, Siena, etc., and officially played in Milan last season.

The first team has been activated. Antonini, who Allegri is preparing to serve as the main left back this season, is actually already (years old.

Not only the inspection of Abate and Antonini, but also the total number of players of all ages who are loaned out for inspection by the Milan youth team is more than a hundred!

At the full-back position, in addition to two old players and two new players, the 34-year-old former Lazio captain Odo is also the main candidate for the right-back rotation. In addition, the 20-year-old player Bonella, who is a central defender, can also temporarily play as a right-back.

As for the former passer, Georgian player Kaladze has been idle for two seasons. Although he is 32 years old and younger than Jankulovski, Gianluca Zambrotta, and Odo, Milan’s senior management and coaching staff have little regard for him.

They have all lost confidence.

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Odo and Bonera can make guest appearances, but center backs Nesta and Thiago Silva also need substitutes. Even though Nesta is known as "the world's number one center back", he can't compete with decline. The 34-year-old

Nesta is no longer as brave as he once was. Although the legend remains, he must also be prepared for emergencies.

Thiago Silva only transferred to Milan during the winter break of last season. It was about the same time as Chen Zhuo moved to Hamburg. Originally, Silva was not favored by Milan fans. However, in just half a season, Xi

Silva, the 26-year-old "Best Central Defender in the Brazilian League", has conquered Milan fans and gained a firm foothold.

Basically, Milan’s current starting four backs are center backs Nesta and Thiago Silva, right back Abate, and left back from Antonini, Jankulovski, and Gianluca Zambrotta.

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In terms of the ranking of the main rotation players, Odo is the central defender's rotation and first substitute, followed by Bonera, and the other (year-old American central defender Onyewu) has always been a marginal role.

The older average age is Milan's current main problem. Among the confirmed signings so far this season, there is no news about the introduction of big-money or particularly famous defenders. Colombian defender Yepes, who joined on a free transfer, has been officially announced as his replacement.

Replaces central defender Fa, who retired at the end of last season

Valli, but no one is optimistic about Yepez. After all, the defender is already 34 years old. Why did Galliani introduce Yepez? Only he knows, just like Galliani’s introduction adds up to more than 60 years old.

The combination of Chen Zhuo and Van Nistelrooy is also something that confuses Milan fans.

In addition to Yepes, Milan's other defender signing is the 22-year-old Greek teenager Papastathopoulos who has just been introduced from Japan. The Greek national team's back midfielder was caught in the just-concluded World Cup.

Messi's successor is nicknamed "Brother Bird". This candidate was requested by Allegri from Galliani.

The contract of "Brother Catching Bird" was finalized on July 26th. He came to Milan to report the next afternoon. The excitement is certain. This "Brother Catching Bird" is also a central defender. For him, he can play as a left and right full-back.

The improvement of usage is a key task for Allegri in the first month of the season.

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The defense has always been Milan's strongest, the legend among legends, and several numbers at the left, right, and center back positions have been permanently and temporarily sealed.

Baresi's number 6 has been permanently sealed. This number has been permanently retired and will no longer be used.

Maldini's No. 3 was temporarily sealed. When Maldini retired, Milan officially announced that unless there is a player with recognized potential, fame, and reputation that reaches or exceeds Maldini's level, it can be used as Milan's left back.

Otherwise, this No. 3 player will be kept until Maldini's son grows up and joins the Milan first team.

There is also a number that has been temporarily sealed, which is the number 2 of right back Cafu. Even Gianluca Zambrotta is not qualified to wear the No. 2 jersey, until one day, a world-class right back who surpasses Cafu comes to join.

Milan, Milan will unblock this number.

Only these three numbers enjoy this honor, and the rest do not. Even though many fans in Milan applied, the decision to seal No. 7 after Shevchenko left was still not approved.

Except for Kaladze, on the morning of (No. 1), all the players in the entire defense line were present. During this day's simple recovery training, Chen Zhuo was placed in the defender group by Allegri, allowing him to be left and right full-back and central defender.

Chen Zhuo tried everything, including the left and right center backs in parallel positions, the man-marking center backs in the chain position, and the deep-lying center backs position.

After the trial, Allegri didn't say anything. He just asked the assistant coach to tell Chen Zhuo that in the formal training starting on the 1st, Chen Zhuo was temporarily assigned to the midfielder group. Allegri did not explain why.

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