Chen Zhuo thought to himself, can I not accept it? Ronaldinho was killed by you, and Pirlo was also on your injury list. I must be more honest. If you can talk to me, it will already give you a lot of face!
Shrugging his shoulders, Chen Zhuo said: "If we can reach the finals of the Italian Cup and Champions League, it would be best if we don't replace all of us..."
Allegri laughed and said: "Okay! I can promise you now! You should also communicate this meaning with your "Old Man Gang" comrades."
Oh, that’s what it meant. Chen Zhuo basically understood Allegri’s thoughts.
Now it seems that Allegri's intention is to first ensure league results. For this reason, he may even give up the Champions League and Italian Cup. Before a team is fully adjusted, Allegri will not take the risk of playing on multiple fronts at the same time.
You can see what you are striving for, just look at the crazy schedule. There are continuous "back-to-back" games and double matches in a week. The result that everyone wants to strive for is probably an ending of "all four majors are in vain"!
According to this idea, there will be changes in the lineup. For example, if Van Bommel and Cassano are added to the nine main players, Allegri is unlikely to let them fight on multiple fronts at the same time. Therefore, in the Italian Cup
Even in the Champions League, only the "Milan second team" may be fielded.
Players locked in the Coppa Italia and Champions League will be different from the main teams that guarantee the league in terms of physical cycle adjustment and training focus. In this case, not to mention giving up the league, they can only rotate and sit on the bench.
seats.
For the team, this kind of protection is necessary, but for the players, it has a great impact!
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The most important impact is the player's personal income. For Italian teams, in addition to the basic annual salary, there are also goal bonuses, assist bonuses, and different bonuses for being selected as the best on the spot and selected for the best team of the month.
If calculated in this way, the total of various bonuses is not less than the annual salary. Even if the annual salary of two players is the same, there will be a big gap in income due to the difference between the main player and the substitute!
There are 38 rounds in the league each season, and it is also the main basis for selecting the best player of the month. But what about other games?
According to the regulations of the Coppa Italia, the top eight teams in last season's cup competition will start directly from the knockout round of 16 to 8. The quarter-finals and quarter-finals will not arrange the second game as long as the first game determines the winner.
, only the semi-finals are home and away, and the final is a decisive game. From January to May every year, there are only 5 games in total.
There are not many matches in the Champions League. They are all home and away in a double cycle. Starting from the group stage, then the eighth, quarter, semi-finals, 6 group stage games, 6 knockout games, and finally a decisive game.
The loss in the final lasted for 13 games throughout the season, and this was after winning the championship.
In terms of the team's bonus policy, it also depends on which games are prioritized, and the distribution mechanism will be tilted towards which event. For example, this season, the goal award and assist award are the same for the league and the Champions League, and this year's Champions League
There is no special incentive policy. The individual bonuses for the main players who win the championship are only 10,000 euros, and the corresponding bonuses for other games are even less.
According to Allegri, bringing Chen Zhuo and Ruud van Nistelrooy back in the second half of the season is to hope that they, together with the "Old Man Gang", can gain something in the Champions League and Coppa Italia, and also to add more reserves to the league.
To prevent the old players from getting upset because they lost their main position in the league, let Chen Zhuo, the leader of the "old people's gang", comfort them, let them develop their style, use their remaining energy, etc.
For Chen Zhuo himself, he thinks that Allegri has really overestimated his energy. At most, Chen Zhuo can only ensure that he takes the Champions League and Italian Cup seriously and does not get emotional about not being able to start in the league. Those dazzling stars
Chen Zhuo is not that capable of handling the old players!
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In the game on January 6, AC Milan defeated Cagliari 1:0 in an away game. Pato was injured and went off in the second half. Cassano came on as a substitute and assisted Ibrahimovic to score a goal. After the game, the team doctor judged that Pato would need to rest for two days.
week, so Allegri placed Cassano in the starting lineup against Udinese on January 9.
In the victory over Cagliari, Van Bommel replaced Boateng in the 80th minute of the second half, and Ruud van Nistelrooy replaced Ibrahimovic in stoppage time and made a tactical substitution. The four players introduced during the winter break
Among the players, only Chen Zhuo did not play.
In the game on January 9th, in addition to the nine main players, Allegri used Ambrosini in the defensive midfielder position, and Cassano partnered with Ibrahimovic in the forward line, but he was in good condition in training.
Ambrosini's performance was not satisfactory, and Antonini's performance was also poor today. He was actually scored two goals by Udinese in the first half.
In the second half, Allegri continued to mobilize his troops and replaced Ambrosini with Van Bommel. This substitution had a miraculous effect. Milan once led the score to 3:2 in the second half. As a result, Antonini was injured and was replaced by Zane.
Brotta seemed to have been out of action for a long time. Within ten minutes, the opponent scored two goals in a row to close the score. Milan fell behind by one goal again.
Chen Zhuo warmed up twice in this game, but did not play in the end. At the end of the game, Allegri replaced Seedorf with Inzaghi and changed to a 4-2-1-3 attacking formation, and Inzaghi came on.
The first time he touched the ball, he got the ball into the goal. The 37-year-old veteran also ran around the field excitedly.
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After a week of double matches after the winter break, Milan had one win and one draw, continuing to lead with 40 points.
Having lost Chen Zhuo and Ruud van Nistelrooy, Genoa's problem of weak attack has been fully exposed. Lazio and Cesena, which drew 0:0 respectively, are 2 points behind Milan in the standings, temporarily ranking second with 38 points.
Lazio, which had a strong performance in the first half of the season, suddenly slumped after the winter break. After being tied by Genoa and then losing to Lecce, Lazio only scored 1 point in two games, with a total of 34 points.
The fourth-ranked Naples' opponents after the winter break were Inter Milan and Juventus. In the two battles, Naples won one and lost one. First, they lost 1-3 to Inter Milan, which had just changed coaches, and then 3-3.
0 victory over Juventus, the points became 30 points, and there is still 1 point gap from third place Lazio.
In these two rounds of games, Inter Milan continued the rule of "changing coaches like changing swords", quickly rushed to fifth place with 32 points from two consecutive wins, and surpassed Roma, which had one win and one loss, with a goal difference advantage.
Roma is ranked sixth with the same points, knocking Juventus out of the top six.
Juventus performed even more sluggishly than Lazio. They lost two consecutive games but lost by 1-point. They lost to Parma 1-4 and Naples 0-3. After two consecutive losses, Delneri also broke out.
Rumors of being fired.
Milan fans have two completely different reactions to Chen Zhuo's absence from the game for two consecutive rounds. The group that supports Chen Zhuo believes that if Chen Zhuo is allowed to play in the game against Udinese, there will not be such a thrilling tightrope scene.
, Milan's lead will be even greater. A group of fans who oppose Chen Zhuo believe that calling Chen Zhuo into Milan is a mistake. It is normal for him not to play, but it is strange for him to play!
I don’t know why, but some people always hate Chen Zhuo for no reason.
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"***, you yellow-skinned monkey! You are blind on purpose!" Ibrahimovic rolled on the spot, jumped up and shouted at Chen Zhuo menacingly.
It was just a normal tackle in a training match, and Chen Zhuo brought Ibrahimovic to the ground in a normal tackle. Chen Zhuo had no ill intentions at all. Unexpectedly, Ibrahimovic cursed and wanted to hit someone because of his posture. Chen Zhuo couldn't help but get angry.
Got up.
"Shut your stinky mouth! This is just a normal tackle. I have no intention of harming you, although I can't tell you that I hate you!" Chen Zhuo frowned and got up from the ground.
Ibrahimovic widened his eyes and was about to throw his fist. Gennaro Gattuso from the main team hugged his arm. Van Nistelrooy from the substitute team ran over to teach Ibrahimovic a lesson while blocking Chen Zhuo behind him. Van Nistelrooy and
Ibrahimovic is about the same height. Chen Zhuo, who is 1.82 meters tall, is a head shorter than Ibrahimovic. I heard that Ibrahimovic is also a black belt player in taekwondo. Fannie is afraid that Chen Zhuozhen and Ibrahimovic will get into trouble.
In my memory, this was the first time that Chen Zhuo almost got into a fight with his teammates during training. He had never done it since he was a child... This time, he couldn't blame Chen Zhuo. There was no one like Ibrahimovic who would scold and still want to take action.
Raising his hands to indicate that he did not want to fight with Ibrahimovic, Chen Zhuo said to the assistant coach Tassotti who was the referee: "Coach Mauro, you have seen that action. This has nothing to do with me. I did not commit a foul...
…”
Allegri on the sideline blew the whistle and interrupted the game, shouting: "Zlate, Patton, you two bastards, it is obvious that the training volume is not enough, and there is a physical fight! Tassotti, you go and take the lead
They practice more physical fitness, including 500 push-ups, 5,000 meters of long-distance running, and confrontation training. The two of them do it together, and the winner must be determined! The loser will be fined 1,000 euros as team fees. Do you two have any problems...
…”
Both Ibrahimovic and Chen Zhuo wanted to complain about this kind of punishment of fifty reps each. Neither of them was convinced. Allegri glared and said: "Add another 25 meters to run back and forth for 50 sets! Push-ups again
Add 500 more! Are there any questions?"
The teammates who had just separated them started laughing. Allegri glanced at them and asked: "Why, do you also want to practice more physical fitness with them? Why don't you hurry up and continue your training!"
Costacurta, regroup them!”
Everyone stuck out their tongues and ran to training obediently. Tassotti pushed the two of them to the track to run laps first. Neither of them was wordy anymore. The players all knew the examples of Ronaldinho and Pirlo.
Allegri cannot be offended, and everyone knows that Galliani is now strongly partial to and supporting Allegri.
In the first half of the season, Ronaldinho was put on the bench despite not training seriously and was sent away. At that time, the fans asked that the game on January 6 be regarded as Ronaldinho's farewell game, but Allegri did not agree!
There were not a few people who also confronted Allegri, and they all gave in. Pirlo, who was regarded as the "symbol of Milan", refused to accept the punishment and proposed a transfer. The result of the quarrel with Galliani was that he agreed to Pirlo's request.
, which made Pirlo very sad.
"Hey, Chinese!" Ibrahimovic muttered in a low voice. (To be continued.)
