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Chapter 256 The Red and Black Years Milan Derby! ! !

In the first round of AC Milan, in the left-back position, Grinino, who played as a cameo, was still unable to fulfill this position despite having an assist. In Basten's view, the most suitable position for the Italian lad is the center defender.

When the transfer market is about to close. AC Milan's left-back personnel did not have a good choice for a while. At this time, Basten set his sights on the direct descendants of Ajax who he had just stepped down in the summer, Ajax Young captain, Belgian player, Thomas Vermaelen! ! !

Vermaelen is regarded as Belgium's best centre-back to date and was voted the best defender in the Bundesliga last season. Vermaelen played as a left back and performed well...

Arsenal scout Tony Adams has been paying attention to Ajax's young captain, and recommended Vermaelen to Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger as Toure's successor! !

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On August 2009, 8, before the start of the Milan derby, AC Milan's official website announced that AC Milan brought Ajax captain Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax to San Siro for a price of 30 million euros ...

In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Vermaelen admitted that he finally decided to join AC Milan after being invited by the head coach of AC Milan and his mentor Basten in Ajax. —
"I'm honored to have been invited by Arsenal, but, I think, Basten's offer was irresistible,...he was my coach at Ajax, he knew my characteristics..."

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"Andre is a superstar, but football is an 11-man sport...in my team, no one is special, this game is just an ordinary league..." Mourini In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Ole played down the importance of this Milan derby.

In fact, Mourinho's views have also been recognized by Basten ---
"This is only the second round of the league. No matter who loses the game, there is nothing to be surprised or frustrated about. The league is a long process..."

However, this does not mean that Basten and Mourinho are friends anymore. When talking about his Derby opponent, Mourinho said in his unique mocking tone——
"Basten is a great player..."

In this regard, Basten is obviously not a good tempered. After several years of training as a coach, Basten knows that in the position of coach, a humble gentleman style is obviously not feasible——
"Mourinho is a good translator..." (Secretly ironic that Mourinho is just a translator...)
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Of course, the attention of the media is not limited to the bickering of the head coach. In this game, the grievances between Eto'o, who was transferred from Barcelona, ​​and Xiang Nan became the focus of media attention in the Apennine Peninsula. ...

In the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup last season, Xiang Nan's outstanding performance helped the team eliminate Barcelona, ​​which had been triumphant in the last season, which also made the Cameroonian and his second career' Big ear cup' missed...

When Eto'o was interviewed by "Corriere dello Sport", he said that this time--
'To make Andre learn to cry...'

However, to the disappointment of the media in the Apennine Peninsula, Xiang Nan chose to remain silent about the provocations from his opponents. When he was interviewed by the media, he kept silent about Eto'o's provocations, even though some reporters mentioned them in every possible way. At that time, he only said one sentence——
"It will be a difficult game, Eto'o is dangerous..."

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August 2009, 8, Milan, San Siro.

In the locker room of San Siro's home team, everyone looked serious, and the entire locker room was quiet. Although the sound insulation effect of San Siro's locker room was already very good, it was still possible to hear the huge noise coming from the stadium. Cheers—
"Milan!!! Milan!!! Milan, must win!!!"

Basten was a little nervous. Although his remarks before the game seemed not to pay special attention to this derby, in fact, Basten was decompressing the team. A game is still very important...

In the player era, Basten, who has experienced countless Milan derbys, was still very excited about the first Milan derby in his coaching career. When the game was about to start, Basten's mood fluctuated...

The head coach didn't speak, and the players also fell silent. Xiang Nan closed his eyes, feeling the cheers from the fans outside the locker room...

Basten coughed and attracted the players' attention. Everyone raised their heads and looked at their head coach.

Basten took the tactical version from assistant coach Tassotti, put it on the table, made a dull sound, put his hands on the table, Basten said——
"Before this season started, I accepted an invitation to coach this team!!! This is a team with a great and glorious history!! However, in the last two years, it has been in trouble, I want to say Yes... the history of the former dynasty may have passed, but with your sweat and hard work, we can completely stand on the top of Europe again...!!!!"

No one speaks, everyone is listening to their head coach...

Basten opened the window, and the fanatical singing came in through the window. The voice of "Milan, Milan" swayed a strange feeling in the locker room... It made people's blood boil...

"This is the voice of the fans. They are proud of you, proud of each of you. In their hearts, you will always be the best... You are the foundation of this new dynasty..."

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Basten wrote the names of the players on the tactical board and began to make targeted arrangements...

Xiang Nan unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took a gulp of water. This was a sign of slight nervousness, but also a sign of excitement...

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Everyone raised their right hands high——
"For victory, go forward!!!"

"Definitely!"

"Definitely win!!!"

"Must win!!!!"

The door of the locker room was pushed open, and when the time came, everyone rushed out, creating a gust of wind...

At the same time, in the locker room of the visiting team, the door was also pushed open, and the Inter Milan players also rushed out. The two sides looked at each other in the corridor, ignored each other, and walked towards the player tunnel...

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The roar of the men, the smell of fireworks and gunpowder smoke unique to Serie A, set the entire San Siro stadium on fire...

With the entry of AC Milan players, the entire San Siro stadium was boiling, and everyone gave their craziest and sincere applause...

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Xiang Nan was standing near the middle circle, doing simple warm-up moves, even a simple pat on the calf caused a lot of cheers in the stands...

This---
It's Southward's debut at San Siro, home of AC Milan! ! !

What other debut can compare to the Milan Derby? ! ! !
Before the game, Gazzetta dello Sport believed that this Milan derby would become a historical classic in the history of the Milan derby...

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Basten looked at the players warming up on the court, and his heart was full of uncontrollable excitement and excitement! ! !

Once, in this stadium, in the same game, he was the prince of this stadium, where his sweat and tears of glory...

There were also tears when he had to retire due to injury! ! !

Injuries and foul fouls broke the angel's wings! ! !

At that moment, football's tears... filled like a mist...

Today, when Basten is no longer wearing a red and black striped jersey, but is directing the game on the sidelines in a suit, a history belonging to Basten has inadvertently... quietly opened a dusty door. The long-awaited window...

Basten unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, took a sip, and twisted the bottle tightly. With deep eyes, he looked at the stadium——
Xiang Nan was talking to Pato who was beside him, and the Brazilian golden boy had a smile on his face...

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Inter Milan starting lineup (4-3-1-2):
Goalkeeper: 12-Cesar;
Defender: 13- Maicon, 6- Lucio, 25- Samuel, 26- Chivu;

Midfield: 4-Zanetti, 5-Stankovic, 8-Motta; 10-Sneijder;
Forwards: 22-Diego Milito, 9-Eto'o;
AC Milan starting list (4-3-1-2):
Goalkeeper: 30-Storari;

Defense: 15-Zambrota, 13-Nesta, 33-Thiago Silva, 5-Thomas Vermaelen;

Midfielder: 14-Hernanes, 21-Pirlo, 16-Flamini, 17-Gourcuff;

Forwards: 7-Pato, 61-Andre;
"There are many players on both sides, representing the team for the first time, this game is simply the focus of the entire Apennines, even the focus of Europe, and the focus of the entire world of football tonight!!!!"

"The game is about to start, and I can't wait for the referee's opening whistle... This is an exciting moment... Let's enjoy this wonderful 90-minute game together!!!!"

The special commentator of today's game, Rossi's excited voice, followed by the referee's whistle, made the most cheerful voice...

Milan Derby -
here we go! ! ! ! !

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AC Milan kicked off the ball first, and knocked the ball back to Pato in the south. The Brazilian golden boy made a gesture to break through, and turned and passed the ball to Gourcuff behind him. Gourcuff shook Sneijder's top Grab, a rubbed pass with the right foot, the ball was touched by Stankovic and flew out of the touchline...

Flamini's strong hand tossed the ball to Hernanes, AC Milan's new No. 14 player, turned around halfway, and was about to pass the ball to Xiangnan who came back and was caught by Stankovic Pulling with a concealed hook on his right foot, he tripped and fell to the ground...

Dudu! ! !

Although Stankovic's movements were very subtle, the referee was not far from the incident, and the angle was very good, just in time to see the Serbian's subtle movements...

"A yellow card!!! The referee gave Stankovic a yellow card!!! The first yellow card of the game appeared in less than 2 minutes after the start of the game!!!" Rossi said to this The foul expressed his opinion, "This foul by the Serbian is unnecessary..."

"Shhhhhhhhhhh...!!!"

"Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh...!!!"

In the main stand of San Siro, there was a burst of boos first, and then a lot of applause...

Obviously, the boos are for Stankovic, and the applause is for the discerning referee...

Uh... the referee of this game got applause from the fans of the home team as soon as the game started...

Pirlo's free kick was taken, and after being rubbed south in the frontcourt, Pato followed up with a direct volley, and the ball hit high...

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"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh...!!!"

Huge boos from the stands at San Siro! ! !
Inter Milan captain Zanetti broke the ball from Gourcuff's feet with a falling tackle, and Inter Milan immediately launched a fierce counterattack! ! ! !
Fans of AC Milan thought that the Inter Milan captain's tackle was suspected of fouling, but the referee made a gesture to indicate——
'No foul, the game continues! ! ! '

Vermaelen and Thiago Silva on the left immediately strode back into the penalty area to defend. Beside them, Eto'o and Diego Milito advanced into the penalty area at the same high speed! ! !
After receiving Zanetti's pass, Motta made a wall-hitting cooperation with Sneijder, and made a direct low-level pass. The ball almost stuck to the turf of the San Siro Stadium, and quickly rolled towards the right side of the penalty area. ...

A blue-black figure grabbed the ball before Vermaelen, who was defending to the left, gently picked up the ball, and the ball spun into the penalty area...

Milito ferried the ball with a header in the penalty area, and the ball reached Eto'o's side. The Cameroonian stretched out his foot and hooked the ball lightly. After hooking the ball, he did not stop the ball and shot directly. It almost brushed against the crossbeam and flew out of the bottom line...

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Inter Milan's shot made the San Siro stand break out in cold sweat, and the fans booed dissatisfiedly. Obviously, AC Milan's defense exposed too many problems during this defensive process! ! ! !
"AC Milan's defense is still not stable. Between Nesta, Silva, and Zambrotta and Vermaelen, only Zambrotta and Nesta have more tacit understanding. , and Vermaelen even just joined the team..." Rossi put forward his own point of view...

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After receiving the pass from Gourcuff's heel, Xiangnan pulled the ball horizontally, swayed Chivu's defense, and directly kicked the goal from the right side of the penalty area. After the ball was whipped, it made a whistling sound, bringing Spinning rapidly, heading towards the upper right corner of the goal...

Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar jumped up like a dolphin in the ocean world, and almost rubbed his fingertips. The ball rose slightly, hit the crossbar, and flew out of the baseline...

"Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh...!!!!"

In the main stand of the San Siro Stadium, there was a huge cheer. This was also the first half of the game. So far, AC Milan's most threatening attack...

The referee pointed his finger in front of the goal, indicating that this is a goal kick! ! !

This caused Xiang Nan's great dissatisfaction. He thought it was a corner kick, and Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar really touched the ball! ! !
The referee insisted on his decision, and verbally warned Xiang Nan who kept protesting...

At this moment, Xiang Nan's shot just now was played repeatedly on the big screen of the stadium. The slow-motion playback showed that the goalkeeper of Inter Milan did hit the ball with his fingertips, changing the downward trend of the ball. ...

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!......!!!"

In the main stand of San Siro, harsh boos sounded again...

Uh... I have to say that the chief referee of this game really has enough... hot and cold heart...

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After only 3 minutes, Inter Milan immediately responded. After Sneijder and Milito made a cooperation of hitting the wall, he knocked back with his heel, and Motta, who followed up, made a powerful kick outside the penalty area. A long-range shot, the ball was almost straight, slightly higher than the turf, gliding and flying towards the lower left corner of the goal...

AC Milan goalkeeper Storari blocked it with his left foot almost subconsciously. The ball was rubbed and flew out of the baseline! ! !

corner kick! !
Inter Milan's first corner of the game! ! !
The corner kick is taken quickly! !

Diego Milito header! ! ! ! !
The power of the ball is very strong. After the ball was thrown by Storari, it was pushed out of the penalty area by Nesta's header. Outside the penalty area, Motta controlled the ball and picked the ball into the penalty area. Eto'o's Gently rubbing the scalp, the ball was blocked by Milito's chest and fell to the feet of Zanetti, the captain of Inter Milan, facing the ball with a volley...

The ball did not hit the power, but the ball rebounded on the turf, bouncing, and passed through the penalty area almost unbelievably. Countless long legs, including AC Milan goalkeeper Storari, slowly rolled into the nest...

Even, just, just after crossing the goal line, it... stopped! ! !

"goooooaaaaal!!! Zanetti!!! Inter Milan's captain!!! He scored an unbelievable goal!!! 1:0!!! Inter took the lead away 1:0!!! !"

The sky above the entire San Siro stadium was chaotic, with huge harsh boos, covering the sky above the stadium, and the players of Inter Milan were already celebrating crazily...

Annoyed, Basten put the tactical board in his hand under his feet. After thinking for a while, he picked it up again. In the penalty area, got into the net...

Xiang Nan also looked annoyed at the opponents who were celebrating wildly on the sidelines, and his ears were full of boos from the San Siro Stadium...

This is my first 'Milan Derby'! ! !
Absolutely not! ! !
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In the 21st minute of the first half of the game, thanks to Inter Milan captain Zanetti's goal, Inter Milan led AC Milan 1-0 away! ! !

After Zanetti's goal, Mourinho excitedly waved his fist towards the sky, and then glanced slightly towards AC Milan's coaching bench, but "the most special one" will be disappointed, and resumed The calm Basten has already picked up his tactical version, and something is written on it...

After conceding the goal, AC Milan immediately launched a fierce attack in the penalty area of ​​Inter Milan. Obviously, Mourinho also realized that AC Milan would definitely counterattack frantically after conceding the goal. He waved his hand and signaled himself Team members, strengthen the protection outside the restricted area! ! ! !
"Pato!!! Pato!!!!!! Gourcuff's wonderful through ball, Andre's beautiful over the top pass, beautiful!! One-handed!!!! Gooo-- Sarr!!!!!! The Brazilian made a great save!!!”

Rossi was already cheering for Pato's goal, but the goalkeeper of Inter Milan used an almost perfect save to pinch the goooaal that Rossi was about to shout out...

AC Milan gets a corner kick! ! !

Pirlo took the corner kick with a very floating arc. Xiangnan was in the penalty area. He suddenly used his waist and abdomen to squeeze away Lucio who was defending beside him. He turned his head and looked at the moon beautifully. Hit out of the penalty area, on the line of the penalty area, Hernanes made a beautiful stop on the chest, rubbed the ball with the instep of the outside foot, the ball stuck to the right post of the goal, and slid past the goal...

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It was the 38th minute of the first half, and the score was still 0:1! ! !

AC Milan 0:1 Inter Milan! ! !

Xiangnan dribbled the ball in front of the penalty area, pulled the ball deftly, pulled and dunked, and after shaking off Chivu who was making the tackle, he was about to speed up. The Romanian leaned on Xiangnan's right leg, and Xiangnan's center of gravity was not Steady, fell on the turf...

beep! ! ! !
The referee showed Chivu a yellow card and awarded a free kick! ! !

Good position for this free kick! !
It looks about 27 meters away from the goal! ! !

Xiang Nan discussed with Pirlo who was about to take a free kick for a while, and got the ball from AC Milan's usual free thrower. Xiang Nan decided to take the free kick by himself! ! !

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"Andre!!! Into one!!!"

"Andre!!! Look at you!!!"

"Andre, give those %￥%# some color!!!!"

In the main stand of the San Siro Stadium, there was a huge cheer...

Xiang Nan stood at the penalty spot, stared directly at the goal behind the wall, and turned to the upper right corner of the goal, which was blocked by the wall.

Cesar noticed Xiang Nan's eyes. The Brazilian goalkeeper is a player who pays attention to observing and familiarizing with the opponent's game video. Cesar once specially studied the video of Xiang Nan's free kick. He noticed Xiang Nan's eyes! !

Inter goalkeeper, clapping his gloves, shouting, directing the wall,

"Samoel, move closer to the middle!!!!!! Maicon, be careful, the supplementary shot in the penalty area!!!"

At the same time, Cesar's body moved slightly to his left side, very covertly.

Xiang Nan tapped the turf vigorously with his toes, then placed the ball on the penalty spot and looked at the referee.

The referee was expressionless and only heard a whistle.

Xiang Nan looked down at the ball and started to run up. The last step was not big, but his right foot swung very high, like a shell from an anti-aircraft gun, and it fell quickly. Like a whip, I whipped it up...

After the falling right foot hit the ball powerfully, Xiangnan's entire upper body remained straight and his hands were spread out. Because of the strong inertia of the speed, Xiangnan's entire body even swayed slightly...

With a strong rotation, the ball draws an arc around the wall——
That's right! ! !

It was spinning towards the upper right corner of the goal! ! !
Cesar laughed! ! ! !

He knew that his judgment was completely correct! ! ! !

The Inter Milan goalkeeper confidently jumped up on the spot, trying to catch the ball! ! !

However, at this moment——
The ball is like a rocket that suddenly has a booster, and it suddenly speeds up——
Sudden rapid fall! ! ! !
The ball, like a meteor piercing through the Milky Way, quickly passed through Cesar's hands...

It smashed hard into the snow-white net... A large snowflake was thrown...

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"goooooooooaaaaaal!!!!!! AND-REA!!! Andre!!! Andre scored!!! It's his first goal in Milan!!! Great goal! ! Wonderful deciduous ball!!! 1:1!!! AC Milan equalized the score!!! This ball is simply a treat!!! Cesar is powerless!!!!" Rossi was already excited, Rao, the golden boy of the 1982 World Cup, couldn't help being overwhelmed by Xiang Nan's wonderful goal...! ! !
The ball went in! ! ! !

The moment Xiang Nan went out with this kick, there was a feeling that this was——
Have! ! ! !
Whoa whoa whoa! ! ! !
A cathartic and crazy howl resounded over the San Siro Stadium! ! !

After turning around in the same place, Xiang Nan suddenly remembered something, avoided the siege and interception of his teammates, and rushed to the side of the home team fans' stand, beating his chest excitedly...

He beat his chest violently...! ! !
'At this moment, Andre was simply insane, he reminded one of that energetic, powerful fellow, ... Tarzan ...! ! ! !However, it is clear that Andre is much more handsome than that guy...' This is how "Corriere dello Sport" described Xiangnan's chest-thumping celebration after the game! ! !
Basten almost rushed out of the chair and swung his fist vigorously! ! !
This goal is simply too important! ! !
It would be too bad to enter the intermission with a score of 0:1! ! !
Between 0:1 and 1:1, the difference is not only a goal, but also the mentality of the players and the tactical choices of the coaches in the second half! ! !

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The first half of the game has gone on for 44 minutes. At this time, the electronic signal board for 1 minute of stoppage time has also been raised on the side of the court...

Flamini intercepted the ball in the midfield without any hesitation. With a half-high ball, the ball reached Hernanes' feet. After two steps, the talented Brazilian player directly rolled the ball, and the ball reached Gourcuff under the feet of...

The Frenchman made adjustments, switched the ball from his left foot to his right foot, and was about to speed up when he was pulled down on the turf by Zanetti behind him...

Dudu! ! !

The referee didn't play a card, but gave a verbal warning to the Inter Milan captain...

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

There were ear-piercing boos from the San Siro main stand. Obviously, the home fans were somewhat dissatisfied with the referee's penalty. They believed that at least the captain of Inter Milan should be given a yellow card...

AC Milan won a free kick in a remote position. This position is about 36 meters away from the goal. The effect of the direct shot is not very good...

Pirlo stood at the penalty spot and carefully observed the position of the ball from the goal...

beep! ! !
A whistle to the referee...

After a brief run-up, Pirlo swung his right foot, took a free kick, and dropped a curve ball into the penalty area.

Just as Pirlo started his run-up and was about to make a free throw, Xiang Nan suddenly took two steps back outside the penalty area, which made Lucio who was defending him a little unexpected...

Sure enough, after the ball spun into the penalty area, Vermaelen, who assisted and scrambled for the header, jumped high in the penalty area of ​​Inter Milan. Under the pressure of Chivu, the left back of AC Milan in this game barely He touched the ball with his scalp, and the ball was punched out of the penalty area by Cesar.

That's right! ! !

This is the time Xiangnan has been waiting for! ! ! !

Like a civet cat, Xiang Nan leaned forward, straightened his chest, and after stopping the ball beautifully, he picked it up with his toes. With the vigorous posture and movements of a Beijing opera actor, he shook away Lu Theo's sliding tackle, without waiting for the ball to hit the ground, supported the ball with his left foot, and with a snap of his right foot, he slammed into the middle of the ball. The outer instep made an artistic arc, almost from the penalty area, ready to head the ball The head of Samoel who cleared the siege passed by, and with a strong rotation, he spun towards the goal...

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PS: I've been driving all day today and I'm exhausted! !I can only code so much, and there is still 1000 words left, I will make up tomorrow, I am really exhausted! ! !Reversing back and forth! !
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