Ivan Gattuso was very surprised that he was able to appear on the roster of the first round of the Champions League group stage.

Not to mention, Allegri actually arranged for him.

Since this summer, after Allegri took over the Red and Black Legion, Gattuso has been very clear that he has never been in Allegri's plan, and there is only one reason, he is thirty-two years old.

It is not surprising that a player who is already thirty-two years old and has a characteristic like Gattuso is not favored by the head coach.

Last season, head coach Leonardo no longer put him in the main lineup, and the club even intended to send him to the transfer market many times, but later he agreed to the club's salary cut and renewal, so he barely stayed with the team.

Yes, yes, AC Milan has no money.

Team captain Ambrosini cut his salary by 40% and renewed his contract. Gatusso made a fuss for a while, and his salary was 30%. Da Inzaji, Sidorf, Nesta, Pirlo... All veterans face the same choice, either cut his salary and renew his contract, or leave. For example, Dida and Da Inzaji simply stopped talking.

They said that this would save the team about 50 million euros a year, and the savings would be used to sign ups, for example, they once had a crush on Wolfsburg center Dzeko.

But later it was proved that money was saved, but people did not come.

Gatuso has been in AC Milan for so many years, but how can he not understand Gagliani's style of conduct?

Even though he knew this, he still cherished the opportunity he had finally waited for.

So he worked very hard in this game. From the first minute of the game, he kept chasing and running.

Allegri said that Manchester City's frontcourt set-pieces are very threatening and fouls should be minimized in dangerous areas, so Gatuso dare not act too fiercely, especially after entering the 30-meter area.

Either just foul the opponent in advance so that the opponent cannot enter the 30-meter zone, or reduce unnecessary fouls to avoid giving the opponent a chance to have a direct free kick in the frontcourt. In this regard, veteran Gattuso is obviously smarter than other young teammates.

This is the third game of AC Milan in the new season. Gattuso clearly knows what Allegri likes him, so he also works very hard to prove his tactical value to the new coach.

He wants to take this opportunity to get a main position.

Gattuso has played professional football for more than ten years, and he clearly felt the team's passiveness. He saw clearly why it was so passive. In the final analysis, it is because Seedov was restricted by the opponent.

Kevin Boateng had almost no good performance at this time.

Therefore, as the team's captain, Gattuso kept signaling to the right back Abat that the young teammate was very fast and he should be more active in getting the ball on the right and creating a threat, so that he could share the pressure of Seedorf.

But what disappointed him was that his teammate seemed to be stunned by Cristiano Ronaldo's several attacks at the beginning of the game. When facing the superstar, he was obviously a little scared and timid.

He dared not move forward because he was worried that if he left the position, Cristiano Ronaldo would seize the opportunity, or hit a counterattack from his defense, or even score a goal.

Gattuso took advantage of the opportunity to die and told Abat that he and Flamini were both dragging the ball in the midfield. As long as he lost the ball in the offense, he would not be able to defend as soon as possible, but this teammate did not seem to trust him.

This made Gattuso feel depressed, and even had the urge to pull off the captain's armband and throw it away on Abate's face.

Since you have no prestige, why do you need this armband?

"We can't defend ourselves like this!"

Finally, after thirty minutes into the game, Gattuso yelled at his teammates after tackled David Silva in defense.

But no one listened to him at all.

Pirlo was not there, Ambrosini was injured, and Kaka stood opposite the game. At the peak of the AC Milan midfielder, only Gattuso and Seidov were left, while the Dutch fell into an isolated situation.

No one knows the horror of Gao Han better than Gattuso!

Facing Gao Han’s team, you can’t defend it blindly.

But the problem is that no one listened to him at all.

That's right, AC Milan is no longer the invincible Red and Black Legion that was once dominated by Europa.

The group of people in the team are either old or lack courage, have not experienced everything that year, and naturally they have no confidence and confidence. In addition, they are suppressed by Inter Milan all year round in the Serie A, which makes them even less confident.

"Be careful to fight back!"

In the crowded San Siro Stadium, a sudden scream from Seedorf suddenly came.

Immediately afterwards, Modric broke the ball from Sidorf's feet and passed it directly to the right.

Sanchez took the ball and cut it to the right rib, and Flamini chased after it immediately.

"Damn it, it's so crazy!"

Gattuso was shocked and ran over as if he was flying.

Sanchez hit the right rib, with Jankulovsky and Thiago Silva. The problem is not big, but Vlamini rushed over. Although it may form a double team, what should I do if Kaka in the middle lane?

"Look at the Portuguese!"

Gattuso reminded Abate and rushed to the top of the arc.

Sure enough, before he finished speaking, Sanchez snatched the ball and passed it to Kaka with one kick.

The Brazilian took the ball forward as soon as he received the ball, and Gattuso rushed over to get close.

But at this moment, Kaka suddenly stopped suddenly and thrust the ball horizontally with his right foot.

"Be careful of the left side!" Gatuso responded the fastest and shouted loudly at the first time.

The ball entered the arc top area horizontally along the penalty area line, and Cristiano Ronaldo stood there waiting.

As soon as Kaka's pass arrived, the Portuguese immediately stopped in the penalty area and quickly started and chased after him.

Abat's position was a little closer to Nesta, and he directly gave up the entire left side. Only then did he wake up and turn around to catch up, but after Cristiano Ronaldo caught up with the ball, he cleverly blocked Abat with his body.

Abiarty realized the danger and attacked the blockade angle.

But he was fast, Cristiano Ronaldo was faster, and he shot directly.

Abiati flew to save the ball at the first time, but the Portuguese, whose feet were extremely hot, pulled the ball into the goal recently.

AC Milan players were protesting Benzema's offside, but the referee still blew the effective whistle of the goal.

Because Benzema never participated in the offense from beginning to end.

The entire San Siro Stadium was silent and fell into a dead silence.

Gattuso gasped heavily, looked at Abate with annoyance, and then looked at the frustrated Flamini, he really didn't know what to say.

At this time, it is difficult for him to blame his teammates again.

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The first half ended with Manchester City leading one-to-zero.

Cristiano Ronaldo's goal hit AC Milan a big blow.

The Ross and Blacks were in a passive defensive position throughout the game and were unable to make a strong counterattack. They had three shots, but they were all blocked by Manchester City players and were unable to threaten Cech's goal.

On the contrary, Manchester City has a tide of offense and firmly controls the situation on the field.

It can be said that this game allowed AC Milan to experience the strength gap between himself and the top European teams, from head coach, players to fans, personally. This is really too disparity.

Allegri obviously lacked effective methods for this, so after the second half of the side change, AC Milan's overall performance still did not improve at all, while Manchester City continued to control everything on the court, constantly using the pass advantage to create opportunities, and put pressure on AC Milan's goal.

Finally, in the 63rd minute of the game, Sanchez dunked over Yankulovsky on the right and passed to the front of the penalty area. Kaka stopped the ball and avoided Flamini and shot directly.

Abiatti's position was very well stuck this time, but in the face of Kaka's sudden long shot, he failed to hold the ball and could only hit the ball out. After Kaka was obtained by Kaka who followed him, he blocked Thiago Silva with his body, and then knocked across the left side again.

Cristiano Ronaldo only followed again at this time, and swung his right foot and shot it directly. The ball was directly placed in the upper right corner of the goal, 2 to zero!

After scoring twice, Cristiano Ronaldo seemed extremely excited.

Scored seven goals in two games, and the Portuguese's goal momentum was out of control.

This is probably not only affected by the national team's defeat, but also because of the upcoming first FIFA Golden Ball Awards.

This is the first time after the merger of the European Golden Ball Awards and World Footballer, and it is also the battle between Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League, and Messi, who plays for Barcelona in La Liga.

Both players have also shown a very hot state recently, and they are obviously holding back their energy.

However, Gao Han did not intend to let Cristiano Ronaldo continue.

According to the requirements of team doctor David Fefrey, Cristiano Ronaldo can only play at most 60 minutes in September, otherwise he can only play one game a week, so Gao Han quickly replaced Cristiano Ronaldo with Gareth Bale.

After the Welshman came on the court, Gao Han began to deliberately adjust the team's tactical style. He asked Harvey Alonso to retreat the overall formation, leaving room for offensiveness in front, allowing Gareth Bale to play his own speed advantage.

Gao Han's adjustment gave Gareth Bale more room to play and frequently got the ball on the left. The Welshman also hit AC Milan's defense line several times after getting the ball. His performance has improved greatly compared to before, but AC Milan's right back Abate is also a speed player, and Gareth Bale is difficult to gain advantage in this regard.

Later, Gao Han moved Gareth Bale to the right and switched Sanchez to the left.

As a result, both players of this substitution survived.

Sanchez played more active on the left, especially when cutting inside, and Gareth Bale once had a very eye-catching man-shot score when facing Yankulowski, and used his speed to eat Yankulowski.

However, although Manchester City played very active on the offensive end, they never scored again.

Gao Han's team left amazing data such as 65.6% possession rate, 36 shots, 16 shots, and 91% passing success rate in this game.

AC Milan only had just seven shots in the entire game, six of which were blocked, and one shot missed, and no even one shot that directly threatened Cech.

It is obvious that the 2-0 score cannot truly reflect the on-court gap between the two teams.
Chapter completed!