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574 , The Devil's Tournament Kicks Off

After AC Milan narrowly defeated Parma 3-2 on March 16, Allegri never let go of his eyebrows.

The draw of Atletico Madrid in the Champions League is second, after all, that will happen after April.

What made him frown was the team's upcoming devil schedule!

On March 22, in the 29th round of the league, the "Blue Hawks" Lazio away.

On the 26th, in the 30th round, we continued to challenge the "Purple Lily" Fiorentina away.

On the 29th, in the 31st round, he faced "Flying Donkey" Chewo at home.

Then on April 1, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, challenged the "Bedsheet Legion" and the "Spanish Bandits" Atletico Madrid at home.

It's a game every two days, and no matter whether it's Lazio and Fiorentina, the top six in Serie A, or Atletico Madrid, which currently leads the La Liga, they are not opponents that can be defeated casually!

But that's not all about the Devil's schedule:

In April, in addition to the leagues that AC Milan regularly participates in every weekend, there are two semi-finals of the Italian Cup, and their opponent is still the strong Fiorentina!

Including the two rounds of the Champions League quarterfinals with Atletico Madrid and the two Champions League semi-finals that may continue to participate, AC Milan will participate in a total of 10 games...

"What kind of structure does the brains of those illegitimate officials of the Italian Football Association have?!"

Allegri looked at the dense schedule and couldn't help but curse:

"It's just an irrelevant Italian Cup. Why do you have to play two rounds at home and away in the semi-finals?! This is simply a waste of time, physical fitness, and life!"

Jammeka Melegati, the leader of the medical team, also reported to him with concern:

"A such a intensive schedule is definitely a huge test for our physical fitness! In fact... many players, including Kaka, De Jong, Mex, Essin, and Montolivo, have already experienced muscle problems of varying degrees. Some people's physical condition is no longer something that can be relieved by rotating a game."

Allegri looked at the physical fitness test sheet in his hand full of player's names and symptoms, and his eyebrows, eyes and mouth were all squeezed together, forming a huge "囧" word:

"Let them overcome it, and use troops for a thousand days. Now is the time when the club needs them to devote themselves to their dedication to their death. As a professional player, you should regard every game as the last game in your life. Even if your spine is broken, even if you can only be a vegetative person after playing this game, you must fight to the end!"

——Alegri didn't even think about these righteous and spiritual chicken soup in his mind. He just waved to Melegati and said tiredly:

"I got it, I'll discuss it with others and reschedule the training and game intensity for each player."

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Even Long Shute may not be able to complete such a task if he plays 10 games in 30 days.

So AC Milan Club had to apply to the Italian Football Association to adjust the schedule for a league and a Italian Cup semi-finals to May.

But as we all know, the Italian Football Association is probably similar to that of England, Argentina, and China. They are best at posing as if they are the only one in heaven and earth. Everyone must play games according to my regulations and ignore any request.

And from a historical perspective, AC Milan Club's support in the country seems to be inferior to Juventus...

But Galliani's public relations still played a role, and the Italian Football Association made a compromise, postponing a league match in late April for two weeks, and reached an agreement with Milan and Fiorentina:

If AC Milan is sure to enter the Champions League semi-finals, the semi-finals of the Italian Cup can also be postponed appropriately.

After all... Milan is the only face of Italian football in the Champions League, and the Football Association is unwilling to be ridiculed by its peers in Spain and England. What's more, the further Milan goes in the Champions League, the better the results. As the national football association, they can also get generous bonuses. This kind of money that is almost in vain... Why not?!

I almost forgot that Milan legendary star and vice captain Albertini... I am now the vice chairman of the Italian Football Association. It is not difficult to adjust the schedule for my old club, right?

He is not the 19th-ranked vice chairman of the elderly!

-

If Long Shute joined AC Milan to find challenges and excitement, then during this period, he did experience this feeling.

Although AC Milan has himself, Kaka and Balotelli, the three of them should be called top players, plus Salavi, Salah, Montari, Montolivo, Essin, De Jong, De Silio, Abat, and Abiati, Milan's lineup is not too weak, but as they have maintained a winning streak and leading the entire league, all opponents will undoubtedly focus on them and study them carefully.

Their opponents will not fight against them. Almost all league teams will act tightly in front of them. They even scramble to achieve the first great achievement of tied Milan...

Long Shute has also encountered this situation at Bayern, but the overall atmosphere of the Bundesliga does not advocate defense. Even small teams rarely defend the whole game until they die. Bayern's overwhelming offensive firepower is enough to ensure that they are ruined in the league. AC Milan obviously cannot do the same thing.

So Long Shi special did feel the huge pressure.

Since this is what he is pursuing, he is now enjoying this pressure with pleasure.

Perhaps pressure can really be transformed into motivation, and the spiritual attributes that have already slowed down have gradually increased under the pressure.

As time goes by, calmness, concentration, leadership, and even teamwork are approaching full value in day after day training and competition.

Under his leadership, Milan City spent the last three league games in March without any danger.

Sweeping Lazio 4-2 away, Long Shute made a pass and shot.

He defeated Fiorentina 3-1 and Longshu scored twice.

The opponent in the last game was Chewo, who ranked 16th. Long Shute, who fought one after another, finally got a rest, and Kaka served as the tactical core instead.

But this time Milan almost overturned.

Although Kaka led the team to a 2-0 lead early, he was defeated by Chivo in the 87th minute, and Allegri and Long Shute almost jumped up!

You know... At this time, Milan's three substitutions had been used up. Ah Jiong, who originally thought the overall situation had been decided, never expected that his team would be suppressed by Chiwo in the last 3 minutes!

Fortunately, there are many old fry in the Milan formation. Emmanuelson stood up at this time and fully utilized his good dribbling on the sidelines. He used his small body to protect the ball in the corner flag area. No matter how the opponent pressed, he would not move at all...

When it comes to injury stoppage time, Milan even acts like a hooligan:

Nocerino and Essin surrounded Emmanuelson on the left and right, protecting the ball like a sandwich. Chivo's players wanted to split them with a knife!

Even Kaka lay on the turf for half a minute...

However, he did not pretend to be injured, but he could not run anymore, and his legs were cramped directly, and he had to receive simple treatment and relaxation from the team doctor.

Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain. AC Milan struggled to win the game, maintaining the league's winning streak to 31 rounds.

This record is already scary enough. With 93 points, they have almost secured the league championship.

The pressure came to Juventus' side.

Allegri is frowning every day for the intensive schedule, but how could Conte's life be easy?

The league schedule is similar. Juventus has just experienced a civil war with Fiorentina in the Europa League, and they have only won a 2-1 goal with a small victory to advance to the semi-finals.

Juventus' only advantage...is that they don't need to consider the Italian Cup - they were already eliminated by Roma in February.

In the last three league rounds at the end of March, under the pressure of the tight schedule, the old woman also played very hard:

In the first game, relying on Tevez's final kill, they narrowly defeated the last deputy squad leader Catania 1-0, but Conte was expelled in the first half because of loud protest against the referee's decision and was chased by the Football Association for two games...

In the second game, when the head coach was unable to command, Tevez scored twice to help Juventus defeat Parma 2-1.

In the third game, Conte continued to watch from the wall, and Tevez was suspended due to accumulating yellow cards, and no one stood up again. Juventus, who had no leader, was defeated 2-0 by Benitez's Naples away, and suffered the second defeat of the whole season!

The difference between Juventus and AC Milan... has finally changed.

10 points turned into 13 points!

With only 7 games left in the league, the 13-point gap is enough to make Juventus give up catching up!

The only championship they may win this season is the Europa League!

With the expansion of the lead, the Serie A championship is almost certain to win, and AC Milan players finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They can temporarily put the league affairs down.

Because Atletico Madrid has arrived in Milan City!

March is over!

But their devil schedule...it's just begun!
Chapter completed!
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