The Football Journey After Soul Shifting

"Mariano's goal against Juventus reminds me of van Basten's goal at the Riaki Stadium in June 1991," said the president of the Italian Football Federation ahead of the away game between AC Milan and Napoli. , Mr. Adriano Galliani, vice chairman of AC Milan, declared this to the media.

For some reason, whenever he sees Mariano, he always thinks of Marco van Basten habitually.The short but beautiful swan dance of the Dutchman has always fascinated him.

Carol Ancelotti didn't feel too cold about the Vice Chairman's emotion.In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, the well-known gentleman coach quoted the prime minister's famous words.

"Yes, Mariano is very rockin', but our Shevchenko, Inzaghi and Torres are not slow, wait and see, they are even more rockin' than Mariano."

After experiencing the tragedy of the 4-goal reversal at the Riazor Stadium, AC Milan, which has already won the league championship, undoubtedly needs another trophy to prove its strength.

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This is a match in the No.40 round of the Italian Serie B, and it is also Naples' last home game of the league this season.The stadium is full of joyful fans, holding fireworks, colorful flags, wearing sky-blue scarves, and holding various banners. They have reasons to be happy for this game, and the game has already progressed to the second half. No.304 Minutes later, the score has become 2:1, and the east and west stands have already sounded songs celebrating victory.

Liu Wen tapped his heel, got rid of the opponent's defender sideways, and kicked the ball forward forcefully.Chase the ball hard and catch it just before the opposing defender arrives.Another defender behind him caught up, and he stretched his feet forward.Trying to put Liu Wen down, Liu Wen was tripped by him and staggered, but instead of falling on the turf as the opponent expected, he stretched out his foot and rubbed the ball lightly. The ball was not strong, but the ball still went over the goalkeeper’s head , rolling slowly towards the goal, the opposing player tried to clear the ball, but he still couldn't stop the ball from hitting the net.

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Liu Wen raised his hands high.Two index fingers point to the sky, which means that he scored two goals in this game. This is a very simple shot, but it is enough to bring thunderous applause to the entire San Paolo Stadium.

Calleo and Dionigi lowered their heads in unison on the sidelines. For them, for a striker who does not lack strength, trust will often be decisive, but they lack this kind of trust, and Arini is there.It's hard for them to gain enough trust.

In the post-match press conference, Scoglio said that Napoli had achieved all their goals for the season and that the game against AC Milan at the Stadio Olimpico was three days away.Naples doesn't expect a championship at all, they can only watch how they play...

And the major media also obviously agree with Scoglio’s opinion. Kataweb has an article saying this:

"Unless De Laurentiis' Genetic Replication Center succeeds in producing a dozen Mariano Arinis. It's hard to hope for Napoli to repeat the 'Miracle at the Alpi' Unpopular)."

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Naples Formello Training Base

Today's weather is not bad, the weather is sunny.It was cloudless and the sky over Naples was pure white.It's a pity that the temperature is a bit low today, which can be best felt on the cheeks and the skin exposed on the collar of the jersey.

Liu Wen was wearing a sky-blue training suit, lying on the grass in a daze.

It has been a whole year, and whenever Liu Wen recalls that summer in 2003, there is always a feeling of a lifetime away.On that sunny morning a year ago, when he first stood at the Formello training ground, he didn't even know what to do on his first day in Naples, but now, Napoli is like a place for him. Home, he showed all his talents here, but the bits and pieces in China are more like a dream.

"Mariano, which chick are you thinking of?"

There was a sound of brisk footsteps behind him, and he knew it must be Flores without turning his head.The blond satyr is Liu Wen's best friend since he came to Naples, and Dionigi, the original best friend, gradually alienated him because of direct competition for the position, and now he seldom speaks.

Liu Wen supported the ground with his hands, exerted strength on his waist and abdomen, and jumped up easily.

"Come on, Antonio, isn't Robin giving you enough suffering?"

"Don't mention her." Flores's face immediately wrinkled into chrysanthemum skin. He beat Liu Wen hard, and then angrily walked to the plastic track where he ran back and forth for training.

"Mariano!" Scoglio called him from afar.Liu Wen responded, rubbed the shoulder that was hurt by Flores, and ran over quickly.

Scoglio asked him to talk about some tactical essentials that must be paid attention to when playing against AC Milan tomorrow.

"When playing against AC Milan, you should pay attention to the sidelines. The opponent's right back Cafu assists more frequently. You should cooperate with Antonio..."

Liu Wen nodded while listening. To be honest, when it comes to the match against AC Milan, he still feels like a dream. The Three Musketeers, unbeaten in 58 league games, red and black striped shirts, and the magnificent San Siro Stadium - that is his favorite. My favorite team.

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Banners were hung everywhere in Milanello this Wednesday afternoon, filled with the joy of having just won the No. People-Philip Inzaghi's return from injury, the number of reporters and fans gathered outside the stadium this afternoon is at least double that of usual.

The handsome local striker said in an interview with the media that he will come off the bench in the Coppa Italia match against Naples and is ready to score goals at any time.

Inzaghi is back!What an exciting news this is.

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Regardless of the upcoming severe test of Naples' defense, let's talk about tomorrow. The duel between AC Milan and Naples is undoubtedly the focus of the entire Apennine Peninsula.

The match between AC Milan and Naples, that is, the champion of Serie A against a second division team, even for Naples fans, is an extremely asymmetrical match, not to mention that in history, Naples has not won for 12 years bsp;Therefore, all bookmakers in Europe did not open for this match due to the fact that the strength was too wide.Although anything can happen in football.

On the evening of May 5th, in the Coppa Italia final held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the match between AC Milan and Naples began.

In this game, Scoglio formed a 4-5-1 anti-reverse formation, which is also the special iron barrel formation of this meritorious coach when facing strong teams.Giannini served as the attacking midfielder, with Flores and Maresca on the left and right.And Liu Wen is the only striker. At the pre-match deployment meeting, Scoglio put up a serious left-leaning formation—Giannini, Flores, and Liu Wen were all on the left wing. swim.

In contrast to AC Milan, Ancelotti still adopts the 4-1-2-1-2- formation as expected by the media before the game. Veteran Costacurta will replace Pancaro as the left-back position, and Kaka will replace him. As an attacking midfielder, he formed an attacking triangle with double strikers Shevchenko and Fernando Torres. Inzaghi, who had just returned from injury, did not start the game.

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Liu Wen stood 8 yards away, looking at Andrei Shevchenko who was quietly standing in front of the ball. The ace striker in front of him has always been the object of Liu Wen's envy in the past, a perfect striker, Always find the goal when the team needs it, and contribute one important goal after another.There is also Kaka, who is as energetic as himself, and Maldini and Nesta not far away, can he really break through such a line of defense?

Let time tell.

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The bald referee Corina blew the whistle to start the game.Shevchenko kicks the ball to Torres and the game officially begins!

God seems to want to try to prove that this night does not belong to Naples.

Pirlo made a long pass from the left, and Kaka lightly unloaded the ball. The young midfielder who just came to Milanello from Sao Paulo last summer quickly found his position in AC Milan and scored 8 wonderful goals. proved his worth.

Liu Wen retreated to defend Kaka, but the Brazilian didn't give him a chance to steal himself. He tapped his heel lightly, and Seedorf went up to him, flicked the ball, and drew a curve ball with his right foot.

This inadvertent long-range shot made Naples goalkeeper Manita lose his resistance. The ball lightly crossed his fingers and crashed into the net, and the South Stand suddenly burst into joy.

Only 1 minute and 30 seconds into the game, AC Milan led 1:0.This is not a good sign for Naples.

AC Milan, leading by one goal, began to hold the ball in the midfield.This is also Ancelotti's creed of 'using control instead of keeping'.They always tear through the defenses of all opponents by constantly pulling.

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Shevchenko dribbles on the left side. In this regard, he is somewhat similar to Liu Wen, who always likes to swim on the left side.Sabul came up to defend, and Shevchenko accelerated the ball, and after dunking Sabul's defense, he drove the ball into the penalty area with big feet.In the confrontation with Kompany, Torres did not take advantage of it. Instead, he stopped the ball because of a collision. Carrera, who was helping to defend, made a big clearance in the chaos, but it happened to hit Brocchi. Bouncing back to Torres' feet, the golden boy of Spain, known for his ability to seize opportunities, did not miss this excellent opportunity. He rushed the ball into the goal with an extremely irregular ejection before Manita.

2:0.The collapse of Naples came so fast!