Chapter 139 The Best Combination (Part 2)
While the team was practicing offensive routines, Ronaldinho and Zheng Yi were always divided into two different groups.
At the beginning, no one took this action seriously, and they didn't find anything strange or concerned about the head coach's arrangements.
But after several rounds of rotation, Ronaldinho and Zheng Yi never stayed in the same group, everyone came back to the scene - head coach Allegri seemed to have intended to make such arrangements! But...
What is his purpose for not allowing the new boy to be in the same group as Luo Luo? Is it necessary to compare the two people together?
If that's the case, then Allegri will be crazy!
Indeed, Zheng Yi's performance was excellent in the warm-up match with Varez, and his eight goals were closely related to him. It is understandable that Allegri attaches importance to such performance.
But wouldn't it be a little too hasty if Zheng Yi and Ronaldinho were placed on the same position just because of this game?
You should know that Ronaldinho has been a core player that AC Milan relied heavily on in the past two seasons. Especially after Kaka left, Ronaldo took on all the heavy responsibility of Milan's offense alone.
It can be said that Milan was able to qualify for the Champions League last season all depends on Ronaldinho's personal performance.
And what capital does this Chinese named Zheng Yi have to be on par with Ronaldinho?
Just based on his performance against Varez?
Please let the opponent be just a Serie B promoted team, and it is not convincing at all!
Could it be that it is based on the previous European training of the Chinese?
But that's a youth team game! The intensity is impossible to compare with the serious professional league, so there is no convincing power.
But now the head coach puts Zheng Yi at the same position as Ronaldinho! This is not crazy, but loss of reason!
but…
Allegri really lost his mind as the players imagined?
He doesn't think so!
Since Ibrahimovic, Pato, Robinho and Zheng Yi emerged in his heart for the offensive combination of the new season, no matter what Allegri does, he can't give it up and ignore it.
Just as the players said, Zheng Yi really has no capital to compare with Ronaldinho, but his offensive training over the past few days has reminded him all the time.
Hey! Missimaliano! Stop doubting, that's the offensive combination you want!
This was also confirmed in the subsequent warm-up match against Greek team Panasinaikos.
In this warm-up match against the Greek team, Allegri used last season's core Ronaldinho as the starter, and also entered the starting lineup Ibrahimovic, Robinho, and Pato. The forward combination was exactly the same as when they were against Valez.
The same forward combination, but the effect of the attack is unsatisfactory.
Ronaldinho is still the omnipotent Ronaldinho, the most threatening player among AC Milan on the court.
In contrast, Ibrahimovic and Robinho seemed a little helpless, which was a clear contrast with the full firepower in the second half against Valez.
Of course, the new forward line with Ronaldo is not completely without highlights, and Pato is one of them.
But the highlights formed by Pato and Ronaldinho cannot conceal the overall dimness of the front line combination.
The more dazzling Ronaldinho performs, the bigger the problem exposed by AC Milan - the stubborn disease of the offense that relies on Ronaldinho still exists.
It is indeed a very happy thing to have a player who can solve all difficulties, but Allegri always feels that it is extremely risky to put treasure on a certain player.
Therefore, in the second half and after taking two goals, Allegri replaced Zheng Yi.
Zheng Yi's dressing in the battle immediately made the front line seem to be alive, and in one word it is called "like a fish in water".
The successive goals between Ibrahimovic and Robinho is the best proof.
However, is the reason for this huge contrast really because Zheng Yi is better than Ronaldinho?
Not! On the contrary, Zheng Yi is still a long way from Ronaldo, but in terms of handling some details, Zheng Yi is more in line with Allegri's tactical requirements and also meets the needs of his teammates on the field.
Take Ibrahimovic for example. As a powerful center, Ibrahimovic not only has strong individual combat capabilities, but also has strong cooperative combat capabilities.
When he ran out of time, someone needed to transport him shells.
The difference between Zheng Yi and Ronaldinho is that center Ibrahimovic also ran out of the box. Ronaldo's approach is to try to do it yourself if he can, and not bother his teammates.
This is not because of inadequate awareness, but because Milan's long-term dependence on him has made him accustomed to playing football by solving problems alone.
Zheng Yi's handling method is just the opposite. Passing the ball to the most threatening player at the fastest speed is the only criterion for whether he passes the ball or not.
It is precisely for this reason that there is such a big contrast between AC Milan's forward line, and it is also the fundamental reason why Allegri prefers Zheng Yi to match Ibrahimovic, Robinho and Pato to form a forward line combination.
In Allegri's opinion, these four-player combinations are the best combination, no doubt about it.
However, with the end of the question of the forward team, new questions also arise - how should Ronaldinho, the core player of last season, position him in AC Milan?
Bench player?
Obviously it is impossible! Even if Allegri had this idea, Milan fans would not agree.
After all, Ronaldinho is the hero of Milan City, and heroes should not receive such treatment, even if Ronaldinho is in his twilight years.
So this question deeply troubles Allegri...
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After finishing the warm-up match with Panasinaikos, AC Milan immediately ushered in the third warm-up match with Serie A team Parma, and it was also the last warm-up match before the start of the new season.
In this game, Allegri followed the starting Ronaldinho and Zheng Yi's substitute.
In this employment mode, Zheng Yi basically locked in a place to make a debut with his outstanding performance.
In this mode, AC Milan won another big win against Parma after defeating Varez and Panasinaikos. The forward team led by Ibrahimovic once again staged a good show of "flowing everywhere". Ibrahimovic scored twice, Robinho scored together, and Pato also scored one goal.
Trident scored all the goals, while Zheng Yi directly assisted or planned three of them.
AC Milan scored a total of 16 goals in three warm-up matches, with 14 of them scoring from the new striker, with a very impressive score. Of course, these 14 goals were all completed with Zheng Yi on the court.
Milan fans who witnessed these three games throughout the whole process were dissatisfied with only giving Ronaldinho halftime time at the beginning, but when the team won consecutive victories, they suddenly realized that Ronaldo didn't seem unacceptable to playing halftime...
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!