"You have all read the match schedule for January and February, which is good, so we can get straight to the point." Allegri did not exchange pleasantries this time. The training sessions for other players have been scheduled for the first half of the season, they reported.
After that, he went directly to his own training with assistant coach Tassotti. The new players during the winter break were left to have a small meeting.
During the winter break, AC Milan sent Ronaldinho to Flamengo, introduced the "bad boy" Cassano and Van Bommel, who was transferred from Bayern, plus the return from Genoa.
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Chen Zhuo, as well as 23-year-old Uruguayan defender Montelongo, now have an exaggerated 32 people in the entire first team roster!
"This is your training plan. This week's game against Cagliari is an away game. The roster will be announced the day before the game. There is no absolute main force in Milan. Everything depends on your own strength and status. If there is anything
If you need help, you can ask Assistant Coach Costacurta to help you arrange it. Welcome to Milan!" Allegri's speech was still very brief.
There is no need to say anything, everything is in the training plan. Milan’s training plan and assessment system are very clear. The two assistant coaches Tassotti and Costacurta will lead the other staff to arrange everything in an orderly manner. The players only need to
Just train hard and perform well and you'll be fine.
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It is said that there is no main substitute, but all coaches have a starting list in mind, and Allegri is no exception. After the first half of the season, Milan's main lineup has been basically fixed.
Allegri did not create any new formation. After giving up Leonardo's 4-3-3 "trident" combination last season, AC Milan, which won the half-season championship, used 4-3-1-2 and 4
-Switching between the two lineups of 3-2-1, many positions are already untouchable.
The starting four backs are center backs Nesta and Thiago Silva, left back Antonini, and right back Abate. Other players compete for two seats on the bench, or compete for the starting position when the above four are injured.
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In the midfielder position, Pirlo has not even been on the substitute list for ten consecutive games due to injuries. However, under the guidance of Allegri's tactical thinking of "playing while running", without Pirlo's
Milan, in these ten games, did not feel any discomfort.
Pirlo in the defensive midfielder position and Ronaldinho in the attacking midfielder position. These are all superstars that Allegri won with his "iron fist". Of course, the excellent results of the half-time championship also show that Allegri's
The trade-off was successful.
Milan, without Pirlo, has two absolute starters in the three defensive midfielder positions, one is Gattuso, and the other is Seedorf, who has been withdrawn from the attacking midfielder position by Allegri. The 34-year-old Seedorf is in Arsenal's starting position.
Under Legree's training, he regained his youthful vitality again.
Another defensive midfielder has changed a lot. Allegri chooses among Ambrosini, Boateng, Flamini and Strasser, and arranges and adjusts them according to different opponents.
The competition for a starting opportunity in this position fully illustrates the abundance of talents in the wealthy clubs. The arrival of Van Bommel will undoubtedly make the competition for this position more intense.
The competition for the attacking midfielder position is not as fierce as that of the defensive midfielder. Ronaldinho was the player with the most starts at this position in the first half of the season, but it can be seen that Allegri has been using him in rotations and attempts, and Ronaldinho was never allowed to play in the first half of the season.
He has played 90 minutes, and has started the most games, which is only 10 games, which is the same number of starts as Chen Zhuo in Genoa.
To replace Ronaldinho in the starting lineup and to take over Ronaldinho in this position, Boateng and Robinho have been basically locked in since the fifth round. In recent rounds, Robinho is the first choice when playing single attacking midfielder, and when playing double midfielder, Boateng and Robinho are basically locked in.
Only when playing as an attacking midfielder will he choose players to partner with him from Ronaldinho and Boateng.
After Ronaldinho left, Robinho and Boateng competed for the starting midfielder position. Chen Zhuo's return also made the media believe that this was Allegri's attempt to play in this position.
There can be more choices, but for the time being, no one thinks so that Chen Zhuo can replace Robinho as the number one attacking midfielder.
Ibrahimovic is another absolute main force. When playing a two-forward tactic, his partner most often is "Duck" Pato. Occasionally when Pato is injured, Allegri will arrange Ronaldo
With Dinho and Ibrahimovic partnering, all other forwards can do is compete for substitute seats and patiently wait for opportunities to play.
Goalkeeper: Abbiati
Defender: Antonini Nesta Thiago Silva – Abate
Midfielder: Gattuso – Seedorf
Attacking midfielder:Robinho
Forward: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
The above list is Milan's nine confirmed starting players in special circumstances without injuries. What Chen Zhuo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cassano, Van Bommel and Montelongo have to do is compete with other teammates on the team for these two players.
Starting position.
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In the last round of the first half of the season, which was the 17th round, when Genoa's game was postponed and Chen Zhuo did not participate, Milan lost 0-1 at home to Roma. They had the same points as Genoa, who had one round less, and still finished with 36 goals.
Points remain for the half-distance championship.
Second-ranked Genoa has 11 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, maintaining pressure on Milan at the top.
Lazio defeated Udinese in the 17th round, but lost to Juventus in the 16th round, with 33 points, still three points behind.
After losing to Genoa, Naples defeated Lecce 1:0 and ranked fourth with 30 points.
Juventus defeated Lazio in the 16th round, but was tied with Chievo in the final game of the 17th round. With 1 point, it is still one point behind Naples in fifth place.
After a brief slump of one draw and one loss, Roma won another two consecutive games. They defeated Bari and AC Milan 1:0 respectively, rising to ) points, ranking behind Juventus on goal difference.
six.
Inter Milan was squeezed out of the top six because they had one game less. After defeating Cesena 3-2 in the 16th round, their league match with Florence was postponed. Therefore, after the half-time period, their points were 26 points, ranking second.
No. 7.
The reason for the postponement of the game was that they were going to participate in the final of the Club World Cup. This game was also on December 19. Inter Milan defeated African champion Mazembe and finally won the cup, which also made Inter Milan the 10th league champion. Italy
The five-time winner of the Cup, Champions League, Italian Super Cup and Club World Cup.
However, the "Five Crowns" did not prevent Benitez from dismissing get out of class. In the half season of his coaching, although he won the Italian Super Cup and Club World Cup, he was only ranked seventh in the league at the half-way point, and lagged behind AC.
Milan had 10 points, which Moratti couldn't bear. Just after Benitez won the Club World Cup, he asked the club to buy four people for him during the winter break, otherwise he would resign. Inter Milan was just right.
Take this opportunity to break up with him.
The person who rushed to the rescue was actually Leonardo, who was fighting fires at AC Milan last season. This was also one of the hot topics of discussion in the media.
During the winter break, everyone uncovered an interview with Chen Zhuo at the beginning of the season. At that time, he was not optimistic about Delneri and Benitez. Now it seems like a prophecy.
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After a week of joint training, on January 6th, in the first round of the second half of the season, Chen Zhuo was on the roster and placed on the bench. This arrangement did not surprise everyone and was reasonable.
Among the 11 starting players in this round, in addition to the 9 absolute main players who are unbeatable, Boateng is starting today at the midfielder position, Pato is partnering with Ibrahimovic at the forward position, and Allegri is ranked
4-3-1-2 formation.
In addition to the second goalkeeper Amelia, the seven substitutes are the two substitute defenders Zambrotta and Colombian defender Yepes, the two midfield substitutes are Van Bommel and Chen Zhuo, and the two forward substitutes are Ruud Ruud and Ka
Sano, except for Montelongo, the other four players transferred during the winter break have all been on the bench. Who can play in the first game after the winter break is also the question that Milan fans are most concerned about.
"What are your thoughts on the second half of the season, Patton?" After the substitute list was announced, Allegri approached Chen Zhuo and asked.
Chen Zhuo looked at Allegri and replied politely: "Train seriously and strive to be the main force..."
"Nonsense! Don't fool me with this nonsense. I heard that you often discussed tactics with Gasperini in Genoa, and you also helped Baggio with tactical design in the Hong Kong team. I want to hear what you mean. Do you want some water?"
Legree motioned for Chen Zhuo to sit down. This was not the first time for the two of them to chat like this.
"No more, thank you!" Chen Zhuo smiled, sat down in front of Allegri, and said: "I probably saw something from the physical training plan between me and Ruud van Nistelrooy. What do you mean?
Let me tell you this."
Allegri also smiled and said: "Not bad! It seems that there has been great progress in this half season!"
Chen Zhuo looked at his and Ruud van Nistelrooy's physical training plans and compared them with the current physical training of the entire team. He found that the peak and trough periods of physical fitness between himself and Van Nistelrooy were staggered with other players, especially with Yi.
Bu, it seems that Allegri has made a very detailed design in this aspect. He only dared to make such an arrangement because there are currently 32 players in the first team.
"If my judgment is correct, if Van Bommel and Cassano are in good condition, together with the nine starting players who are basically stable now, they will be the first choice lineup for the league. According to the peak and valley curve of physical condition, Ruud van Nistelrooy and I should be
It’s the Champions League and Italy
Cup." Chen Zhuo said: "So I think, coach, your goal in the league this season is to ensure the top three and strive for the championship, and the Champions League and Italian Cup should be your time to run in and train your troops this season.
I don’t know if what I think is right.”
Allegri smiled and said: "Do you personally have any objections to this arrangement?"
Chen Zhuo thought for a while and said: "I think that although the first team has 32 players, there are several on the injury list, so the main lineup focuses on ensuring the league, and the substitute lineup undergoes actual training through the Italian Cup and the Champions League. This arrangement is
Realistic and desirable.”
"Then let's say you accept the arrangement of being a substitute in the league and starting in the Italian Cup and Champions League." Allegri asked, this is also a macro tactical arrangement. (To be continued.)
