Chapter 977 Salute to Su Dong!
Allegri made Milan lose its soul!
The day after Manchester City defeated AC Milan 4-0, the Italian Gazzetta dello Sport criticized AC Milan coach Allegri, believing that there was a problem with his deployment of troops, which led to AC Milan's miserable defeat away from home.
Gazzetta dello Sport analyzed Allegri's tactical intentions, but also pointed out the problem, that is, Robinho's running was not active, which resulted in Busquets being unguarded for a long time, and he could take and pass the ball calmly.
Milan's forward line also had problems, that is, Robinho and Ibrahimovic were too sticky to the ball, and both liked to play with their feet, so that Milan's rapid advancement was poorly completed during the counterattack.
This was actually revealed in the first leg. Gazzetta dello Sport estimated that this was also the reason why Allegri chose El Shaarawy in the second leg, but it was obvious that El Shaarawy failed to solve Milan's counterattack problem.
This created a very embarrassing situation.
Without Kevin Boateng, the midfield was unable to suppress Manchester City, and the counterattacks of Robinho, Ibrahimovic and El Shaarawy were not sharp, which made it difficult for Milan's frontcourt to create threats. The midfield was too loose to effectively block Manchester City's pass penetration, let alone pass the ball to the frontcourt.
The final result was that throughout the game, Manchester City possessed the ball for more than 70% of the time, and Milan was at an absolute disadvantage. They failed to organize any threatening attack throughout the game, let alone score any goals.
It can be said that this game was a one-sided massacre, and AC Milan was lucky to lose only 0-4.
In addition, Gazzetta dello Sport also accused AC Milan's players of not being proactive enough and not putting enough effort into the game.
"Compared to them, Manchester City players had a very clear goal from the beginning, which was to score goals, not just one goal, they wanted more goals, which made them put in a lot of effort on the court."
"In comparison, Milan's players' performance in the first half was a disaster. It wasn't until the second half that they got a little better, but they were also physically exhausted and gradually began to fall behind Manchester City's pace."
Gazzetta dello Sport focused its accusations on Robinho and Ibrahimovic.
The former failed to carry out the task assigned by Allegri and did not keep a close eye on Busquets, which resulted in the Manchester City midfielder being in a very relaxed and free state throughout the game, which caused Robinho to receive a lot of criticism.
As for Ibrahimovic, it was mostly because of his poor performance on the court.
It is very strange that Ibrahimovic disappears every time a crucial final comes.
A few days ago, he scored a hat-trick in the match against Palermo and was in excellent form, which won him a lot of applause.
Former AC Milan defender Tone said, "Ibrahimovic can win the Ballon d'Or!"
Sabatini, a famous Sky Sports reporter, said on social media that if AC Milan can massacre Manchester City in the second leg like they massacred Palermo, this year's Golden Ball Award will belong to Ibrahimovic.
Even AC Milan coach Allegri said before the game that Ibrahimovic is in no way inferior to Su Dong, and they are both the strongest center forwards in the world today. "
Ibrahimovic himself was also deeply encouraged, and before the game he even threatened to challenge Su Dong to prove who was the strongest center forward in the world. However, in the game, his performance did not match that of a core player at all, and he was unable to lead the team to break the shackles of Manchester City.
"In this match with Su Dong, Ibrahimovic set off Su Dong's greatness very well." This is how Gazzetta dello Sport commented on Ibrahimovic's performance.
AC Milan's general manager Galliani also expressed regret after the game that Ibrahimovic was defeated again in this direct contest with Su Dong, and AC Milan was eliminated.
"We all know that he wants to win the Ballon d'Or, but to win the Ballon d'Or, it's not enough to win the league title. You also have to work hard to win higher-level championships, such as the Champions League and the World Cup."
Former Rossoneri legend Rivera also said after the game that Ibrahimovic has the ability to compete for the Ballon d'Or, but is not yet good enough, especially in front of Su Dong.
"If he wants to win the supreme award, he needs to lead AC Milan to win the Champions League in the future, change his past sluggish performance in the Champions League and bring his dominance in the league to the Champions League."
As for Su Dong, the Italian media and Milan celebrities have basically given him extremely high praise and recognition.
A hat trick, especially the first two goals at the start of the game, was a huge blow to AC Milan, and it could even be said to have affected the course of the subsequent game.
Gazzetta dello Sport even quoted Allegri's post-match remarks, believing that AC Milan was defeated by Su Dong.
If it weren't for Su Dong's first two goals, AC Milan would never have played like this.
But there are no ifs in this world.
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Unlike the Italian media who generally paid attention to AC Milan and blamed Ibrahimovic, the British media paid more attention to Manchester City and Su Dong. In particular, Sky Sports reported the game in which Manchester City won 4-0 at home against AC Milan with the title "All of England pays tribute to Su Dong".
In the report, Sky Sports stated that Manchester City won back their self-esteem with the boring draw in the first leg, and also told everyone that if it were not for the referee, they would have ended the game in the first leg without having to wait until the second leg.
Sky Sports highlighted Su Dong, saying that the 27-year-old Chinese once again became the hero of Manchester City. He used a hat trick to completely defeat the challenger Ibrahimovic and also helped Manchester City enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
"Facing the aggressive AC Milan, Manchester City made sufficient preparations, but more importantly was Su Dong's on-the-spot performance. He broke the opponent's goal for Manchester City early on and took the lead, and then sealed the victory with a wonderful goal."
"After leading by two goals, AC Milan basically surrendered, and Su Dong's third goal in the second half completely killed the game."
Sky Sports believes that Su Dong perfectly interpreted the role of the world's top superstar, but also once again made people see Ibrahimovic's weaknesses and shortcomings.
"Unlike Su Dong who scored a lot of goals in the Champions League, Ibrahimovic has never been able to put in a convincing performance in the Champions League, especially in the knockout rounds, which is in stark contrast to his pre-match rhetoric."
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The Mirror believes that Manchester City's 4-0 victory over visiting AC Milan in Manchester will become one of the most memorable games in its history because it silenced all those who questioned Manchester City.
Even after Manchester City advanced from the group of death, doubts about Manchester City still continued. Many people believed that the three opponents in the group stage all had problems, and Manchester City was somewhat lucky to advance, but in the Champions League knockout stage, the intensity of the game was completely different.
Especially in the first leg, after Manchester City drew 0-0 with AC Milan away, many media ignored the two penalties that were blown off by Manchester City and directly stated that it would be difficult for Manchester City to overcome the hurdle of AC Milan.
As a result, at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City slapped all their doubters in the face with a 4-0 victory.
The Mirror also believes that although he has only joined the team for a year and a half, Su Dong has become the greatest star in Manchester City's history, and there is no need to add another one. He is also one of the legendary stars in the history of the Premier League.
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The Daily Mail used the headline "Su Dong Shines in Manchester's Night Sky", believing that Manchester City's heroic performance in the Champions League has amazed everyone, especially the match against AC Milan at the Etihad Stadium, which made people witness Manchester City's extraordinary offensive football.
"Su Dong shined throughout the audience, making everyone in the audience bow down to him in worship!"
"He showed the world his superstar status once again and demonstrated why he is where he is today. He completely dominated the game!"
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The Sun even believes that Manchester City created a classic Champions League match, which can be regarded as one of the classic matches of Premier League teams in the Champions League and will remain in the memory of English fans for a long time.
In this commentary, The Sun, as usual, was eager to create chaos in the world. It severely criticized Ibrahimovic and almost praised Su Dong to the sky, believing that the Swedish center was completely defeated by Su Dong in this game and he did nothing.
"Ibrahimovic fired six shots throughout the game, but none of them threatened Courtois. In the final moments of the game, when the team needed him to step up the most, he responded by taking the ball directly out of the baseline, and then because he couldn't suppress his anger, he fouled Javi Martinez and was given a yellow card."
The Sun believes that Ibrahimovic has not changed his past impatient mentality at all.
"No one will doubt that the Swedish center has the level of a top superstar, but psychologically and decisively, he still needs to break through himself and make himself stronger."
The Sun believes that Ibrahimovic should learn from his perceived rival Su Dong on this point.
"Especially since joining Manchester City, Su Dong has always played an almost perfect captain role. He is also the core fighting force of the team. His goals have helped Manchester City to be unstoppable."
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After Manchester City defeated AC Milan 4-0, almost the whole of Britain was singing praises and all media were generous with their praise, as if they were trying to make Manchester City the flag of the Premier League, which made Manchester City a little flattered.
Su Dong, in particular, received rave reviews.
But Su Dong saw this very clearly.
One of the important reasons why the media is so supportive is that among the four Premier League teams participating in the Champions League, Manchester United was eliminated in the group stage.
Arsenal and Chelsea's games were both played a day later than Manchester City's, but both teams lost their first-leg games away from home.
Chelsea is 1-3 and Arsenal is 0-4.
It seems that it will be difficult for both teams to get past the round of 16.
(End of this chapter)
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