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Chapter 347 The Red and Black Years: The Great War Comes
When Xiang Nan was in school, he read a novel called "The Sweet Life in Tuscany".At that time, Xiangnan, who was still living in Belgium, was attracted by the author's beautiful description... "Only in Tuscany, you don't have to worry about time, you don't have to travel around, you can take a leisurely walk every day to enjoy the rural scenery, and taste pure wine and food. , live comfortably and comfortably every day.”

Right now, Xiang Nan is enjoying the life in the book, uh... Of course, I'm talking about the mood... Now it's the sprint stage of winning the league championship, and Xiang Nan has no time to camp in a cabin in Tuscany ...

On May 2011, 5, in the 1th round of Serie A, AC Milan made an expedition to the Tuscany region, and beat Fiorentina 36:4, and continued the good state at the Bernabeu to the south, until the 1st minute in the first half In the second half, Grinino, who came off the bench, scored a header, and Aquilani scored a face-saving goal for Fiorentina...

In the parallel game, Inter held a draw at home to Sampdoria, Eto'o scored in the first half and Paccini scored the equalizer for Sampdoria in the second half... Del Neri's team , gave AC Milan a big gift...

After this round, with two rounds left in the league, AC Milan is 2 points ahead of Inter Milan. The league champion after 7 years is already beckoning to the Rossoneri...

After returning to Milan, when Xiang Nan accepted the media, he looked forward to the second round of the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid at the San Siro Stadium in the middle of next week——
"Defeat Real Madrid, reach the final, and lift the championship trophy at the San Siro Stadium!!" Xiang Nan didn't give a little face to the 'Galaxy Battleship' who was about to come to Milan...

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On May 2011, 5, when the plane landed at Milan Malpensa Airport, Kaka's heart trembled with the slight bumps of the plane... On the plane, the Brazilian kept trying to close his eyes and sleep for a while, However, he couldn't sleep...Since leaving Milan in the summer of 2, this is the second time Kaka has returned to this city...The last time he returned to Milan was the away game against AC Milan in the Champions League group stage last season When... That time, at the San Siro Stadium, Kaka heard the applause and harsh boos of the Red and Black fans... So what about this time?

The whole airport is busy, and the weather in Milan is very good... When the official tourist season in Milan begins in May...

Mancini also squinted his eyes. The former Inter Milan coach must have mixed feelings... After Meazza was dismissed in embarrassment, he rested at home for a season. Mancini completed his employment at the Bernabeu, and , this season, Real Madrid is now at the top of the league table, 4 points ahead of arch-enemy Barcelona, ​​and the championship is almost at hand... In the Champions League, it also reached the semi-finals, which is very important for Mancini's Bernabeu in the first season. That said, it should be a very good result...

Mancini rubbed his head. He knew that these were not enough. At the Bernabeu, everyone wanted to win all the championships...

"Robert, the club is very satisfied with your coaching performance this season... Of course, if you can beat AC Milan and finally win the championship trophy at San Siro, it will be even more perfect..."

Florentino's smiling words were still in Mancini's ears...

However, is San Siro really that easy to capture?This is Andre's territory! !
The head coach of Real Madrid frowned! !

"Robert, get off the plane!! Here it is!!" The assistant coach patted Mancini on the shoulder, allowing the Real Madrid coach to come out of his thoughts. He opened his eyes and saw that Kaka had already unbuttoned his seat belt. A dignified expression... This made Mancini's heart skip a beat...

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Half an hour before the flight of the Real Madrid players arrived, the private jet of Real Madrid Chairman Mr. Florentino had already arrived at Malpensa Airport...Perez Florentino in a sky blue Armani suit did not Without being interviewed by any media, he quickly left the airport with the senior board members of Real Madrid...

This disappointed the Italian media who were ready to continue talking about Mr. Florentino and Andrea soap opera...

"Maybe, Captain Madrid doesn't want to be hit again..." The Italian reporter at the scene thought maliciously.

Although the Italian reporters were very disappointed, there was only one less hype topic...

In fact, everyone knows that the story between Xiangnan and Real Madrid is completely over, especially after the last round at the Bernabeu, the relationship between Real Madrid fans and Xiangnan has deteriorated extremely , and the Spanish media conducted a survey afterwards, which showed that about 71% of Real Madrid fans opposed the club's intention to buy Xiangnan again... You know, before that, about 89% of Real Madrid fans Fans, support the club's exorbitant transfer fee to buy Xiangnan's...

Now, the whole of Italy is watching Real Madrid's jokes...Italian journalists are of course the ones who make it happen...

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However, the appearance of Real Madrid players gave the reporters on the scene a new pursuit point...

The first one to come out was Real Madrid coach Mancini, an Italian in a neat black suit, who was chased by the reporters at the scene, and the flashing lights kept flashing... However, Mancini's mental state did not seem to be the same. Great, the head coach of Real Madrid, while expressing his respect for AC Milan, he also expressed his determination to win...

Then came out Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese in a blue suit with a big Real Madrid emblem on his face. The arrogant Portuguese was surprised to find that there were not many reporters around him, and he could almost easily Passing through the crowd, you know, in the eyes of the Portuguese, this is simply unbelievable. When did no one care about Cristiano Ronaldo?Among other things, the Portuguese think that the grievances with Xiang Nan are also a hype point... The situation on the scene made the Portuguese, who had prepared a full amount of rhetoric to deal with the reporter, very depressed... Because, fundamentally, there is no A few people talked to him seriously...

At this time, there was a lot of commotion at the scene, and all the microphones were passed behind Cristiano Ronaldo... The Portuguese knew who was behind him... Cristiano Ronaldo's face suddenly became cloudy... under his feet His pace has also quickened... He is not mentally prepared to be a foil to others...

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There is only one reason why Italian journalists are so excited, and that is Kaka! !

From the moment the former Prince San Siro appeared, the flashing lights illuminated the night sky of Malpensa Airport like daytime. There was a riot at the scene, and the crowd was crowded and approached Kaka... The security guards who had been waiting at the airport for a long time immediately arrived at Real Madrid. Between the midfielder and the reporter, a human wall was built to keep the excited reporters out...

"Kaka, back to San Siro, still in the semi-finals of the Champions League, let's talk about your feelings!!"

"Kaka, what do you think of the result of the game?"

"Kaka, do you still have any nostalgia for Milan?"

"Hey, Kaka, AC Milan fans have said that they will use all means to interfere with you during the game, what do you think of the boos at San Siro!!"

"At the Bernabeu, Andre disgraced the Bernabeu, will you take revenge at the San Siro?"

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Kaka's mood was very low, he refused to answer all questions, which was very different from the gentle and elegant image of Brazilians facing the media...

The human wall built by the security guards at the scene allowed the Brazilian to pass through the crowd in embarrassment, and then got into the bus at once. The driver of the bus immediately stepped on the accelerator and galloped away amidst the sighs of the reporters at the scene...

"What's wrong with Kaka? He wasn't like this before..." an Italian reporter who interviewed Kaka in Milan muttered...

Back in the car, Kaka remained silent. I wonder if it was because of the severity of the semi-final against AC Milan three days later, and the other Real Madrid players were also silent...

Mancini frowned, what did this situation make him feel, thinking of the big war three days later, the Italians knew what they should do...

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"Damn Real Madrid people...since they came, there hasn't been a good weather!!" Paroski was cursing the damn ghost weather...

Strange to say, Milan in May should be sunny and sunny, but since the Real Madrid team came to Milan, Milan has been rainy... The rain can be heavy and small, and it will be heavy when it is big. When it was raining, the drizzle of the rain made people's mood not so much better...

After the away game at the Bernabeu, UEFA imposed a 2-round suspension on Parowski, which means that the AC Milan teenager will miss the second round of the semi-finals, and if AC Milan reaches the In the final, Parowski will also be absent... It's no wonder that Parowski blamed the Real Madrid players for his bad mood...

Regarding UEFA's penalty, AC Milan lodged a serious protest. However, this time, UEFA is determined to punish AC Milan. According to the analysis of the Italian media, it should be after the first round of the semi-final. , AC Milan coach Basten and AC Milan second captain Xiang Nan were seriously dissatisfied with the penalty of that game, so that the words and phrases made UEFA very angry...

In this regard, the Italian media began to exaggerate. The so-called French conspiracy theory believes that it is the recent hostile relationship between Italy and France in football that has led to UEFA President Michel Platini's secret use of Italian football. stumbling block...

Of course, this kind of 'French conspiracy theory' is after all speculative, but, "Gazzetta dello Sport" reporter Alice, Simao's wife, in her column, believes that it is precisely because AC Milan purchased Antoni in the first place. UEFA was very dissatisfied with the No. [-] net worth in the world caused by Derei, who believed that this disrupted the existing order of football...

However, someone raised a question again. Then, in the face of Real Madrid, which is expanding its army and spending money like crazy, you must know that Florentino's moves in the transfer market are much bigger than AC Milan... maybe , this should be attributed to the traditional friendly relationship between Real Madrid and UEFA...

However, it is recognized by the Italian media that AC Milan was indeed treated seriously unfairly during the game... This also makes the whole of Italy, now the same enemy...

You know, the Italian, who just won the World Cup in South Africa, is eager to have more say in UEFA and FIFA, but he is unwilling to be bullied...

The Italian media even made an investigation, threatening that if the Serie A team is treated unfairly again, they will unite some countries in the next UEFA presidential election to create trouble for Platini's re-election ...

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"This damn weather, I feel like I'm going to be moldy!! When did Italy become a tropical rainforest..." Just when Parowski blamed the bad weather in Milan on the Madrid people, Villa Also complaining about the weather in Milan.

Mancini frowned when he looked at the San Siro turf. Mancini had already experienced the San Siro's old drainage system when he was at Inter Milan. However, he did not expect that in May, he would also encounter it. To such a ghostly weather...

"Robert, such a field is not good!!" Assistant coach Orsi said to Mancini. Orsi was Mancini's partner in Lazio and Inter Milan. After Mancini went to Real Madrid , Orsi naturally followed.

Mancini nodded, yes, such a venue is indeed not a good thing for Real Madrid who pursues technology, "Orsi, I believe, now, Basten has the same headache as me..."

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While the Real Madrid coaching staff was worried about the San Siro venue, Basten and Tassotti were also talking about the same topic. AC Milan is also a team that pays attention to technical cooperation, and Basten also prefers to play on the two wings. In this case, the slippery field will also affect AC Milan's offensive effect, and will also increase turnovers...

Xiangnan received a pass from Ben Alpha, stopped the ball on the spot, was about to turn around halfway, his feet slipped, and he staggered and fell on the turf... The ball bounced on the turf, the ball was wet by rain, almost stay put...

"Be careful, Andre, don't get hurt!!" shouted the team doctor on the sidelines.

Indeed, in such a venue, it is easy to get injured.

In the end, the originally scheduled 45-minute training session lasted less than 20 minutes, and Basten terminated the training session. With such a venue and weather, even if he was not injured, he would be in trouble if he caught a cold again...

At this moment, both AC Milan and Real Madrid are praying that God will stop crying...

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2 hours before the game, it was still raining, God didn't intend to give face to the two most successful football clubs on this planet...

Basten took a marker and wrote the names of the starters on the tactical board.

"Goalkeeper Storari, right back Rafinha, center back Greenino, Vermaelen, left back Clichy; midfielder, Palacios, Ambrosini, Ben Arfa, Eyre Ernanes, Gourcuff; striker Andrei!!"

Everyone looked at the 4-2-3-1 formation and nodded to express their understanding. In fact, this was also Basten’s helpless move. It was not because of the 1:1 away score that made AC Milan conservative. This formation was adopted because now, in AC Milan's forward line, there is only one striker in the south, Pato is injured, Parowski is suspended, Drogba cannot play in the Champions League, Inzaghi despite the injury He recovered, but Basten did not dare to bet on the veteran again in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup...

"In view of the site conditions and weather conditions, our tactics for this game are..." Basten said here and paused.

"Long pass!!" Palacios yelled. Beside him, Grinino, who was about to yell, glanced resentfully at the "Honduras Fighter" who had robbed him of his performance. dog'……

Basten frowned and glared at Palacios, "Idiot, who told you it was a long pass!!"

Palacios smiled and touched the back of his head, and said embarrassedly, "When I was in the Premier League, this is how I played on such a bad field..."

At this time, there was a burst of laughter at the scene, "Wilson, this is Serie A, you idiot!!"

The scene was chaotic, and Basten was very angry, but beside him, Tassotti whispered, "Marco, everyone is in a good mood..."

"Okay, give me a moment of silence." Basten waited for everyone to make a fuss, "Listen to me, our tactical arrangement for this game is to defend and counterattack!!"

"Isn't that the same as what I said?" Palacios whispered.

"Wilson, are you dissatisfied with being able to start today's game... I don't mind letting you take a break..." Basten gave Palacios a hard look, and suddenly, "Honduras Pitbull didn't dare to say anything...

Basten nodded in satisfaction. These guys have been quite lively recently... In fact, Basten knew that it was also thanks to Xiang Nan. The second captain of AC Milan took good care of the team's locker room. It's harmony...

"Okay, listen to me, who is interrupting, I have him!!" Basten drew an ellipse on the tactical board, and began to explain the tactics of this game...

(End of this chapter)