Chapter 135: Gallas of Adams(1/2)
Platini was silent. Perhaps the UEFA leader allowed this ridiculous hype for the time being to give more attention to this focus game, but The Times insisted that Platini would definitely settle the score after the game.
The one who really criticized this was not someone else, but the chairman of the AC Milan club, the real big boss of AC Milan, and former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. In an interview with "Efes", Berlusconi criticized Zhang Yang, believing that Zhang Yang's casual behavior was a Milan star's identity.
"AC Milan is a great club. Our players are very self-disciplined, both on and off the court and are role models. Because they know that their every move not only represents themselves, but also represents the image of the club. This is a club with a history of 108 years!"
"Zhang's behavior seems to me to be inappropriate. Of course, he is still young and sometimes too willful. What's important is that he will know how to restrain his behavior in the future."
Berlusconi has never evaluated a player's behavior in this way recently. Considering the politician's code of conduct, Berlusconi's words are harsh.
The Republic immediately stated that although Zhang Yang was able to score goals and was also very fond of fans, Berlusconi also knew that his team needed such a great scorer, but it was obvious that the behavior of this young man with a strong personality had already made Berlusconi unhappy. This was not a good sign.
Berlusconi arrives in London and the AC Milan boss will watch the game live...
This is the latest report on the online page of "Milan Sports" about the game between AC Milan and Arsenal. This information is as eye-catching as Zhang Yang's bet with Galas. Because this news was just released, considering that the action was so fast, the editor was very thoughtful.
The editor’s meaning of doing this is very obvious. Let the text know the meaning behind the news - the ostentatious behavior may annoy Berlusconi.
"Information from Italy, Milan boss Berlusconi came to the Emirates Stadium to watch the game. This is a rare departure for the former Prime Minister over the years. Of course, in the speech of last year's Champions League final, Berlusconi watched his team win the Champions League trophy in the stands at the Athens Olympic Stadium... Considering that Berlusconi was dissatisfied with this absurd bet between Zhang Yang and Galas, we have every reason.
To guess, once Zhang Yang's performance in this game is bad, he will directly face the anger of his boss." - In the view of the Daily Mirror, if Zhang Yang scores a goal and AC Milan wins, Berlin may not say too much, just treat it as a prank by young people. However, once Zhang Yang fails to score a goal, or AC Milan loses, then this 21-year-old young man may face the worst moment after he joins AC Milan.
In the words of the Daily Mirror, Zhang Yang obviously found a shot by himself.
Zhang Yang threw away the newspaper. This was what he had just spoken from the hotel and got it from the lobby. However, it was obvious that someone had placed it there on purpose.
He knew that the boss Berlusconi came to London to watch football. Ancelotti had announced this to the whole team as a way to boost morale. Zhang Yang did not know the media's words that Berlusconi criticized him. However, Galliani, the vice chairman of the club, asked him to restrain his personality and not talk nonsense. Of course, because Galliani has always admired Zhang Yang and he knows the temper of this young man very well, so he pays attention to the method of speaking. Zhang Yang also told Galliani that he would pay attention to the future, and as for whether he would pay attention to it in the future, he himself did not know that he was the temper. It was easy to change his nature and difficult to change his nature. This statement still makes sense.
But, reading what was said in the newspaper, it seemed that things were a bit serious.
However, Zhang Yang didn't care too much. The media suspected of exaggerating. The most important thing is that this guy is a bit conceited. He thinks that as long as a player performs well in the team, he is the greatest capital. He is in good condition now and plays an increasingly important role in the team's offensive system. Zhang Yang is very satisfied with this.
"Zhang, don't worry too much." Maldini comforted that Zhang Yang was worried about what he said in the newspaper.
"Well, Paul, I'm fine." Zhang Yang said with a smile, and as he talked, this guy took out the electric massage stick from his bag like a magic trick, and handed the item to Ronaldo for safekeeping. "When I score a goal, I will give me this item." Ronaldo will sit on the bench today. In terms of AC Milan, he adopts the Christmas tree formation of 4231, and only Zhang Yang starts.
Ronaldo made an OK gesture.
Maldini covered her face, it seemed that he was really worried about this kid for nothing.
But - looking at Zhang Yang who was still energetic, Maldini was a little worried. He knew clearly what the boss asked for the team players. To be honest, if Maldini was not from the same team as Zhang Yang, he knew that Zhang Yang would make such a ridiculous bet with his opponents, he would have a lot of opinions about Zhang Yang. However, now, after spending a long time with Zhang Yang, Maldini also knew that although Zhang Yang had a strong personality and sometimes liked to play pranks, in essence, this was still a good guy, especially Zhang Yang's professional attitude, which made Maldini admired.
The Champions League match between AC Milan and Arsenal has attracted attention from all sides.
Whether it is the increasingly hyped off-court factor or the charm of the two giants themselves, this game is destined to be a classic match in the Champions League this season.
With everyone's expectations, the game has arrived.
London, Arsenal's home court Emirates Stadium.
Zhong Dajun looked up at the clear sky and murmured to himself: "This kind of weather is really suitable for hard work!"
There are many Chinese journalists around him. Because of Zhang Yang, the domestic downturn, everyone is calling for football to play. The media staff who are eating the football bowl have a lot of life. In the past, they didn’t say that they went abroad to watch the game, even if they applied for funds, they seemed like girls who could not raise their heads.
Now, not to mention anything else, as long as it is a game of qigong, they will definitely enjoy the benefits of watching football on site. If you ask for a leave of absence and say that you can't watch football on site, the headquarters will not be happy.
The game is about to begin, and the camera is given to the VIP stands at the Emirates Stadium. The coach of the England national team Capello and the coach of the Italian national team Donadoni both appeared in the VIP box. There were many England internationals and Italian internationals in this game.
Zhang Yang stood on the court and the game was about to begin.
Opposite him are Arsenal players, and he saw Adebayo.
When Zhang Yang made his mark in Marseille, Wenger fell in love with Zhang Yang and planned to introduce him. However, because Marseille refused, and Zhang Yang could not get a labor certificate at that time, Wenger was a little hesitant and finally chose to introduce Togo international Adebayo.
It can be said that Adebayo is Zhang Yang's stand-in in the professor's heart.
"The two teams have not had much connection in the past 100 years. Arsenal and AC Milan have only met once in the European game, and the two teams had no hatred before. To be precise, the English giants and Italian giants are almost strangers. The quarrel between Galas and Zhang Yang has changed all this. The war between them has caused the opposition between the two teams. Although this absurd quarrel has been criticized by some people, no one can ignore it at this moment.
The off-court factor of this game. In the past 100 years, these two teams were in peace. It does not mean that they can still communicate friendly from now on. In today's game, no matter what the result of the game, whether Galas wins or Zhang Yang wins, they will not be good at... The next time the two teams meet again, they will definitely be even more popular... Of course, in fact, we all like to see such topic-filled games. Because it's exciting... because there are so many highlights to look forward to."
The competition has not yet begun, and Sky TV's famous commentator Leinker is conducting routine analysis and outlook on people before the game.
"Hey, Gary." said Martin Taylor, Leinker's commentary partner, "What do you think about the war between Zhang and Garras?"
Before Leinker could speak, there were huge cheers in the stands, and the players on both sides were playing.
At this time, the starting list of the two teams today was also played on the big screen:
Arsenal (4-4-2): Lehman; Sanya, Toure (8', Sendros), Gala, Krish; Ebue, Flamini, Fabregas, Heleb; Eduardo, Adebayo;
AC Milan (4-3-2-1): Karachi; Odo, Nesta, Karaze, Maldini; Gattuso, Ambrosini, Pirlo; Kaka, Sidov; Zhang Yang;
Zhang Yang and Kaka stood in the middle circle, waiting for the kickoff. Just now, while guessing the coin, Maldini lost to Galas, Arsenal got the right to pick the side, and AC Milan got the right to kick off.
Galas seemed very happy to guess the coin and beat Maldini. He waved his arm hard, which made Maldini stunned. Isn’t it just guessing the coin? As for it?
The broadcast on the scene was broadcasting the names of the visiting team players, and the last one to be pronounced was the name of Zhang Yang, which caused a booing sound in the stands of the Emirates Stadium.
Zhang Yang's contempt for Galas and his more or less disrespect to Arsenal, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among Arsenal fans.
The German referee Merkel in this game was talking to the fourth official through the headset and the referee's action. He suddenly felt like a boiling pot of water. The Emirates Stadium gradually became quiet.
The referee looked down at the watch, then gave a thumbs up to the fourth official on the sidelines, and everything was 0k. It was time to kick off.
"beep--"
Reinkell and Martin Taylor were still talking about the quarrel between Galas and Zhang Yang, the hottest topic nowadays, and a burst of cheers broke out in the stands.
"Okay, Martin, let's watch the game first. No matter how lively the field is, it's not as intense and exciting as the game comes." As he said that, Leinker smiled, "Haha, I really want to know whether Zhang Yang can score a goal. If he can't score, what should he do."
Arsenal is a Premier League giant, and Reinkell is a former England international. In terms of emotion, he tends toward Arsenal, and then toward Galas, which is reasonable.
Milan team drove the football out, and after a brief pass, the football came to Gattuso's feet.
Gattuso did not continue to pass back, but kicked the football to Pirlo who was diagonally in front of him. He handed him over to Pirlo to organize the specific attack. Pirlo left the court in the game between AC Milan and Juventus. The "Milan Brain" rested for three months. This game was actually the first game after Pirlo returned from injury. The first game after returning from injury was facing a strong opponent like Arsenal. The "Milan Brain" would not be easy today. Of course, this also shows Ancelotti's value and trust in Pirlo.
Pirlo received the ball and turned around. Facing the Arsenal player who came to press, he passed the ball out. This is Ancelotti's request. Arsenal's speed. The strongest Arsenal team is actually not their defense line or forward line, but the midfielder, Fabregas, Hleb, Flamini, and Ebue, who must organize and block, interception ability, and attack speed is also very fast.
Therefore, facing Arsenal's midfield configuration, Ancelotti designated the tactic for the team, which is to not deal with the opponent too much in the midfield in the first half. He let the team pass the midfield quickly and not give the opponent time to entangle him. Of course, it is not the simple way of playing directly passing the big feet to find the striker. AC Milan's midfield creativity is also quite terrifying. Just look at the names of the three players Pirlo, Kaka and Sidorf in the midfield. The tacit understanding between the three players are very strong, and they often play amazing cooperation.
Pirlo passed the football to Seedorf. Seedorf dribbled through the ball. He first dribbled past Ebue, and then pretended to continue dribbling. After the Dutch veteran attracted Arsenal's defensive attention on the left, he immediately transferred the football's big foot to Odo who was inserted on the right.
The Milan team made a quick and decisive pass during the offense, and they were very skilled in overall running and receiving, and they were very organized in every detail. Obviously, this kind of cooperation was often practiced during training.
"This kind of pass that suddenly moves from the left to the right is very deep and very threatening," Leinker reminded Arsenal.
"What I am most looking forward to now is the direct duel between Galas and Zhang Yang." Martin Taylor muttered. After the game started, this was only AC Milan's first attack. Zhang Yang had not touched the ball, and he and Galas had not met directly.
"What you are most looking forward to is the real pk between them." Leinker teased his commentary partner.
Martin Taylor pretended to be surprised, meaning that you guessed it all. There was a burst of laughter in the commentary seat.
Odo received a horizontal transfer from Seedorf. He drove the ball forward and broke through. Krish came up. Odo stopped urgently. He kicked the ball to Ambroseni who came to pick up and ran forward.
Krish pounced at Ambrosini again, who immediately passed the ball and the football returned to Odo's feet. The right-back of AC Milan looked up at the situation in the penalty area.
Odo's move aroused the alertness of Arsenal's old goalkeeper Lehman.
"Pay attention to his cross!" Arsenal goalkeeper Leman shouted loudly. In the tactical arrangement before the game, Arsenal coach Wenger specifically told his players to pay attention to AC Milan's right side, and their full-back Odo's insertion. Compared with Maldini's old side on the left, Odo's insertion assists are still very active. This former captain Lazio has good ability in passing and is a relatively excellent assist player in the Serie A.
In addition, Wenger can be said to be the first person to pay attention to Zhang Yang. The professor has thoroughly studied Zhang Yang's technical characteristics. He knew that although Zhang Yang was only 181 in height, he was quite good at grabbing points. This is due to the young man's accurate sense of smell of the ball's landing point. He can always be ahead of the defender who defended him and blocked the position in advance. In this way, his attack would be quite threatening. In addition, if Zhang Yang only had a good sense of smell, his technical characteristics were similar to Inzaghi.
Such a player is not the most terrifying thing. What surprised Wenger was that the Chinese player Zhang Yang's physical ability to fight was very good. Although this young man was not that kind of muscular man, he was very strong. Wenger had carefully studied Zhang Yang's game video. Before the start of last season, the game between AC Milan and Bayern Munich made Wenger feel very interesting. Zhang Yang and the tall and powerful Lucio did not suffer much in the confrontation, and even caused Lucio to suffer. This made Wenger think deeply.
Therefore, when the tactical arrangements were made before the game, Wenger reminded the defense line to be careful of AC Milan's cross from the wing!
This season, Odo's assists have improved a lot compared to the previous season. To a certain extent, Zhang Yang's joining with good ability to grab points has given Odo a place to use it.
So, seeing Odo seems to be passing the ball.
Lehman dared not be careless, and he loudly reminded his teammates to make everyone more alert.
Odo did pass the ball. But he didn't pass it to Zhang Yang who was circling in the middle and Kaka who had already rushed forward. He kicked the ball back and passed it to Pirlo who assisted.
Pirlo is AC Milan's brain, so Arsenal is naturally very cautious about this person's guard.
Fabregas came to defend Pirlo and prevented him from passing the ball easily. Pirlo's exquisite pass was AC Milan's offensive weapon, so Arsenal was naturally very afraid.
As for Odo, he was also caught by Arsenal's left-back Sarnia, not giving him the opportunity to cooperate with Pirlo.
"Milan's offense soon fell into a deadlock, and Arsenal's defense seems to be very stable now." Leinker said. "Galas is in the penalty area, and he goes up to defend Zhang Yang. Obviously, as long as Pirlo passes the ball to Zhang Yang, Galas will go up to intercept."
"Ohhhh, we're all looking forward to the showdown between these two." Martin Taylor said
However, Pirlo did not directly pass the ball to Zhang Yang. He paused the ball.
Gattuso ran over from his defensive position. Pirlo saw him in the cracks and immediately passed the ball to Gattuso who came to pick him up.
Gattuso did not hesitate and passed the ball directly after receiving the ball, targeting Seedorf.
After receiving the football, Seedorf did not adjust. He didn't even observe, so he kicked the football again to Pirlo in the middle.
These AC Milan midfielders have been playing football together for a long time, and their previous cooperation is really tacit understanding.
Khleb was just marking against Seidorf. Originally, he wanted to come up and force him to turn around and pass back when Seidorf stopped the ball. However, he thought that Seidorf passed the football out again without even observing it. And the pass was very accurate...
After Pirlo stopped the football, he could not turn around under Flamini's close watch. However, Pirlo didn't have to turn around at all. He beautifully knocked the football on his heel.
Kaka received the ball and shot directly!
The football was blocked by Toure and flew to Ambrocini's feet. The latter divided the football into the side. After inserting Maldini stopped the ball with his chest, he raised his right foot and made a cross!
Finally, the scene that everyone was looking forward to came!
The first confrontation between Zhang Yang and Galas in this game has arrived!
To be continued...