Chapter 1838 - 491: Gua: Ah, I’m Dead
Guardiola excitedly raised his arms, but immediately restrained his emotions.
His face showed a hint of bitterness.
Clemente observed in secret, feeling that this might be the demeanor of a famous coach.
Although Guardiola has yet to win the UEFA Champions League, winning two league titles and a Copa del Rey is already quite outstanding for a rookie coach.
He wants to learn more from Guardiola, for the next opportunity that arises.
He won’t let the opportunity slip away from his hands again!
On the bench, Zambrotta could clearly feel the emotions of the players on the field.
The red and black were proactive, and under the contrast of the black, the red seemed even more fiery.
On Juventus’s side, it was lifeless, with their black and white striped shirts seemingly turning into prison uniforms, giving one no hope.
As a player who transferred from Juventus to Barca and then to Milan, always facing Huang Kaiwen.
He can deeply understand the emotions of his former teammates.
Having just decided to transfer to Spain, only to hear that Huang Kaiwen had followed suit, the feeling of despair was indescribable.
After two difficult years, he finally made up his mind to transfer to Milan.
At that time, quite a few big clubs were interested in him, and Inter Milan was very sincere.
Zambrotta was somewhat relieved that he didn’t go to Inter Milan, otherwise his situation might still be the same as before.
"Don’t get discouraged, even if we can’t win the championship, we still need to secure a spot in the UEFA Champions League this season!"
Barzagli clapped and shouted.
He was in a slump during these two years.
Having won the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg, but in the National Team, he replaced the injured Cannavaro only to be overwhelmed by three goals, unjustly blamed for the aging Materazzi, and then discarded.
He also lost his starting position at the club level.
In the winter, Juventus successfully brought him back to Italy for only 300,000 Euros when his transfer fee to Wolfsburg was as high as 14 million Euros.
Originally, he was brought in to replace Lero Terrai as a backup for Chiellini.
But unexpectedly, as they played, he became a key defender.
Barzagli was the only reassuring figure in Juventus’s defense line.
Chiellini made a gesture, and Barzagli followed his direction, seeing Huang Kaiwen being surrounded by teammates, causing a pang in his heart.
Sometimes, when facing unsolvable issues, you can only avoid thinking about them.
But even if you avoid it, the difficulties find you, what can you do?
Barzagli braced himself and said, "As long as we don’t lose by too much, it’s fine."
Possibly feeling too weak, he added, "The first half is not over yet, who’s to say about winning or losing!"
The first half wasn’t over yet.
Pirlo was called up to warm up by Del Neri.
He was thinking of defending to concede fewer goals but if you can’t defend, you must find ways to continue attacking.
Juventus resumed play maintaining a defensive posture.
Their passes were entirely predictable, lacking creativity.
This made it extremely easy for Milan players to anticipate their passing routes during pressing.
Standing beside Motta, Ibrahimovic suddenly extended his foot and successfully intercepted Jorge Martinez’s pass.
Motta panicked and directly collided with Ibrahimovic, grappling to reclaim the ball from his feet.
Ibrahimovic, caught off guard, barely maintained his footing but lost possession.
"The referee didn’t blow the whistle."
"Probably trying to give Juventus some advantage, after all, it’s their home game today, and Juventus has been suppressed throughout. The Juventus fans are already quite dissatisfied."
"Oh boy, Ibrahimovic isn’t someone who tolerates losses; he immediately grabbed the opponent to prevent him from leaving. Players from both sides rushed up, Huang Kaiwen stopped his teammates, urging them to stay restrained. They should indeed hold back, AC Milan frequently ends up with several players suspended."
The attention at Alpi Stadium finally shifted.
The jeers transferred from Del Neri to Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic previously played for Juventus, so they felt that no matter what, he shouldn’t clash with Juventus players, even though Motta’s foul was excessive this time.
"Ignore them, Zlatan."
Huang Kaiwen advised.
Ibrahimovic didn’t reply.
In fact, he was rather petty.
Whoever messes with him will definitely face his retribution.
The referee ran up and gave Ibrahimovic a yellow card, yet he remained silent.
This made Huang Kaiwen press his temples in frustration.
Such silence is likely not a good sign; he fears Ibrahimovic is brewing something big.
In contrast, those who speak harshly usually aren’t overly aggressive.
"Ivan."
Huang Kaiwen waved and called out.
"Captain, you called me?"
Rakitic ran up and asked.
"Just call me Kevin." Huang Kaiwen said.
"On the field, calling you captain is better."
Rakitic grinned as he said this.
"It’s up to you, keep an eye on Zlatan for me, if he tries to cause trouble later, we’ll hold him back together."
Huang Kaiwen instructed.
"Got it, captain!"
Rakitic nodded seriously.
He was placing great importance on starting against Juventus for the first time.
After kickoff in the second half, Ibrahimovic immediately charged forward.
Huang Kaiwen, uneasy, had to press forward with him, resulting in the entire formation pushing up.
At this moment, Chiellini made a long clearance from the backfield, and the ball went exceedingly far.
The Milan players didn’t expect it to go so far.
The ball landed directly behind Milan’s defense line, with Krasić quickly darting between Silva and Sven Bender, racing towards Milan’s penalty area.
"Buffon charges out, oh, this is it."
"It looks like Buffon’s knee might have knocked against Krasić’s chest, and the referee has given a red card. Well, both former Juventus players have become the enemies of Alpi Stadium today. At this point, it’s likely Huang Kaiwen will temporarily guard the goal."