AC Milan 1:0 Fiorentina, this is the final score of the game.
With this victory, Milan also broke the winning streak record in team history and completed the first 11 consecutive wins in Serie A.
However, for this victory, Milan also paid a heavy price.
Facing this "iron-blooded purple lily", the young and energetic Milan players are not afraid and mingle with their opponents.
In the 25th minute, Salah was knocked to the ground by Fiorentina midfielder Behrami during a breakthrough from the wing. He injured his shoulder and left the field.
In the 30th minute, "Martial Arts Meng" Montolivo tackled Kanter, triggering a conflict between players from both sides. Kanter was also unable to continue the game due to calf discomfort.
In the 35th minute, Ibrahimovic elbowed Fiorentina captain Gamberini during a corner kick and pushed each other, and then both were sent off.
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The game was carried out in fragments, and neither side was able to play a smooth offense.
Finally, in the 78th minute, relying on a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt, Seedorf drove the ball into the small penalty area, and Van Dijk scored with a header, giving 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 set a new record in Serie A this season.
After a post-match examination, Milan regretfully announced that Salah would have to rest for three to five weeks due to shoulder muscle injury.
Kanter suffered an ankle sprain and will be absent for four to six weeks.
As for Ibrahimovic, he was severely punished by the Serie A Disciplinary Committee and was suspended for five games.
This put Milan into a situation of being short of major generals in the following games.
Especially Kanter.
Allegri has gone from doubting the French youngster at the beginning of the season to trusting and even relying on him today.
Without Kanter, he felt that this 433 formation would be completely unplayable!
On November 23, AC Milan faced Barcelona at home in the Champions League and lost 2:3.
This is also Milan's first defeat this season.
Veteran Van Bommel took Kante's place and played as a deep-lying midfielder.
However, his defensive coverage, running ability, and physical fitness are incomparable to Kante. 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 fill Salah's position, they lack midfield support and seem a bit cut apart, lacking mutual understanding.
Contact.
Therefore, in this game, Milan still relied more on personal ability to fight with Barcelona's generals, and Ibrahimovic and Boateng each scored a goal.
But Barcelona's offensive is even more fierce.
They forced Van Bommel to score an own goal in 14 minutes, and then Messi and Xavi completed each other's passes and shots, finally taking away three points at the San Siro Stadium.
On November 27, AC Milan was tied 0:0 by Chievo at home.
Although there was no loss, Milan ended its 11-game winning streak at the beginning.
After losing to Barcelona, Milan's morale was dampened, and it showed in this game.
Milan's offense was completely unorganized, and they were repeatedly defeated by Chievo's iron barrel formation.
Ibrahimovic is suspended and cannot play, so Inzaghi can only be used as the center.
But Allegri still insists on using the elderly Inzaghi to perform Ibrahimovic's responsibilities, and the effect can be imagined.
Even when Inzaghi was young, what he was best at was countering offside and 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 the tactical play, such as using 442, allowing Aubameyang and Mane to form a double arrow in front to rush, and increase the number of people in the midfield to make up for the defensive gap caused by Kante's absence. But this proposal was also rejected by Allegri.
Changing formations rashly during the season is not his style!
Therefore, in the away game against Genoa on December 2, Milan once again tied with its opponent 1:1.
This game was also lackluster. Genoa goalkeeper Frei blocked various attacks from Milan players, but took advantage of a counterattack opportunity in the 56th minute and forward Jankovic took the lead in scoring.
After conceding the goal, Milan attacked aggressively, but finally relied on a corner kick opportunity. Thiago Silva headed the savior, and the game ended in a draw.
In this game, Allegri's weakness in adapting to situations was undoubtedly evident.
When the score fell behind, he did not make a positive response, but allowed the players on the field to play freely, and players with mediocre performance were not replaced in time.
If not for the good luck in the final stage, Milan would have suffered its first defeat in Serie A this season.
However, Milan soon lost again.
Four days later, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, when facing Viktoria Plzen away from home, Milan lost 1:2.
Facing a Czech team that was significantly weaker than his own, Allegri chose to rotate some players to cope with the intensive schedule during this period.
However, the Milan soldiers, whose morale was low and not functioning smoothly, suffered a heavy blow at the beginning.
Just 20 minutes into the game, Plzeň took advantage of two counterattack opportunities to lead Milan by two goals at home!
In the second half, Allegri was frustrated and replaced several main players in an attempt to save the defeat, but it was too late.
In the end, Milan only scored one goal from Emmarursen and lost these three points.
These three points are very critical.
This also allowed AC Milan to accumulate 12 points with 4 wins and 2 losses in the Champions League group stage, and finally ranked second in the group behind Barcelona.
Barcelona, on the other hand, 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 face the first place in other groups.
This undoubtedly adds a lot of difficulty to Milan's Champions League journey.
After all, the top teams in other groups are all 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 like Lyon, Zenit, Marseille, and Basel.
This defeat also began 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 will scold Pan Yi.
This is the biggest advantage of being an assistant coach - the pressure is not as high as that of the head coach.
Who would be so full that they would target an assistant coach?
However, Pan Yi knew that he had to do something.
There have been two draws and two losses in four games. If this continues, morale will remain low and it is likely that we will never win.
Although if the team does not win, Allegri may be dismissed from get out of class, and Pan Yi may take his place...
But Pan Yi doesn'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...