There was a "grand slam" theory in the European football circle before, which means that the team has won the championship in the three major European Cups, and this is a Grand slam team.
The Champions League, the Winners Cup, and the League Cup have led European football for 40 years, and they have existed for 28 years at the same time. During this period, the three major cups have been the targets pursued by all teams.
In the past 40 years, there have always been some teams at the top of the football food chain, and people call them 'wealthy families'. Logically speaking, thesewealthy families should have no shortage of three big cups for such a long time. However, it is not
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'Yuabai'! That's all. Juventus, Ajax, Bayern Munich are the only three Grand Slam teams to date. Of course, it is controversial whether Barcelona is a Grand Slam. Barcelona
There is one Champions League and four European Cups, but never won the League Cup.
Barcelona expressed dissatisfaction with this because they had three 'Expo Cups' in their hands. The Expo Cup was regarded as the predecessor of the League Cup, and the two events happened to be life and death in 1971. However, UEFA did not recognize the Expo Cup because
This is a 'folk event', which is similar to the previous Toyota Cup, and is not officially authorized by UEFA.
Anyway, there are only three or four Grand Slam teams. With the European Cup Winners' death in 1999, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Porto, Benfica and other giants have never had a big swing again.
The opportunity to be held is because what they lack is the former Winners Cup.
AC Milan is not a Grand Slam, the Ross and Blacks have only seven Champions League Big Ear Cups and two Winners Cups. However, they still have a chance to slam because Milan lacks one League Cup.
From the Club World Cup (Toyota Cup) to various Super Cups, from domestic to Europe to international, AC Milan has almost won all the honors that the club can get involved, and is indulging in the flowers and sleeping in the mountains, but I am sorry that I cannot get married.
Cup of fragrance.
In the 36 years since the establishment of the League Cup in 1971, AC Milan has competed in the Champions League in 19 seasons, participated in the Winners Cup three times, and watched in 10 seasons. There have been 4 years since participating in the League Cup, but these 4 times
Not to mention winning the finals during his debut, AC Milan has never even entered the finals, and its best result is only the semi-finals of the 2001-02 season.
The 4-time competition failed to win the championship, which is actually very normal in the entire knockout match. Moreover, in the history of the coexistence of the three major cups, the League Cup itself has the lowest influence. This is a competition that losers talk about to comfort themselves.
Traditional giants take this opportunity to rest or upgrade. For AC Milan, there is no difference between the second place in the League Cup and the 32nd place, so it was difficult for them to pay attention to this game from a strategic level before.
This season is AC Milan's fifth League Cup competition. Although this League Cup is no longer the same League Cup after the Champions League reform and the Winners Cup, it is roughly equivalent to the weakened version of the Old League Cup Winners Cup, but from the official to the private sector
, they still regard the new League Cup as a continuation of the old League Cup.
Originally, AC Milan was just planning to go through the motions in the League Cup this season, and the focus of competition was only the league. The importance of the League Cup was ranked after the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup, which was slightly stronger than the FA Cup.
.But now that the schedule is half over, the competitive situation on several fronts has given the club's senior management a new idea.
The Club World Cup and Super Cup have already won the best, but the league that wants to compete with Inter Milan is disappointing. After the 23rd round, AC Milan ranked fifth with 11 wins, 12 draws, and 45 points, but also remained unbeaten. Inter Milan won 17 and tied 6 and scored 57 points, and almost made people unable to see their taillights.
Football is not lacking in miracles, but it is a bit self-deception to fight with Inter Milan for this season's Serie A championship. First, ask Roma, Juventus, and Fiorentina, who are two or four in the front, whether they agree or not.
If you want to keep your body as tall as possible in the arrogant wind of your neighbors, and fulfilling a "Grand Slam" dream is undoubtedly the best and only choice, because Inter Milan will never have the chance to slam in this life, if you succeed AC Milan will be in the rest of your life. You can take it out and run the mortal enemy in the same city at any time.
Moreover, after the situation analysis, AC Milan found that this year's League Cup was relatively ideal. In the top 16, Italy and Spain were the only ones left, Germany and England won three seats, and the remaining eight teams were all over the place. There were no identities among the 16 companies that could match Milan. There are only a few or two players including Bremen, Leverkusen, Tottenham, etc.
Since the reform and expansion of the Champions League, the League Cup has declined and has gradually become a stage for dark horses and second-tier teams to become famous, such as Madiborg and Sevilla. The last time the traditional G14 giants raced the League Cup was still in the 00-01 season. Liverpool, the Reds defeated Aston Villa 5:4 in a Premier League civil war.
After Dortmund won the runner-up in the following season, there was no traditional powerful figure in the League Cup finals, which shows the neglect of the giants in this game. This year is particularly bleak. Starting from the top 32, AC Milan is the only prominent figure in the League Cup. .
The competitive situation allows, and the temptation is enough, and there is no super opponent in the future. It is natural for AC Milan to change the season goals.
The day after defeating Rosenberg, AC Milan Club officially announced the decision internally: the competitive goal this season is to win the League Cup championship, and the Serie A will be in the second and fourth place.
The league is naturally to ensure that the qualification of the Champions League next season is not to be missed. The only difference is whether it needs to start from the qualifying round. For clubs like AC Milan, the Champions League that has missed a rich income for two consecutive years will give The operation is extremely inconvenient. Not only the direct dividends from UEFA, the sponsorship amount of sponsorship, and the development of various commercial activities will be greatly affected. Celebrity recruitment will also be disliked by the other party, and it will not be done well. It will form a vicious cycle.
Therefore, the club's change of season goals this time has become a happy thing for everyone. Players no longer have to vomit blood and heart-wrenchingly chase Inter Milan. There is no special thrust in the League Cup. Ronaldo was injured and Inzagi's flowering period was sluggish. At this stage, this will undoubtedly make everyone feel much easier.
For Zhuo Yang, he already has two League Cup champions, and he surpassed AC Milan and many giant teams in this regard. Therefore, whether he can win the championship is actually not very attractive to him, but he is not very good at it. The best scorer is still quite interested.
In the Serie A, Zhuo Yang, who has upgraded his shooting boots, has scored 27 goals, and this number is enough to be the best scorer in ordinary years. In this way, Trezege, Ibrahimovic, Mutu and others have already taken the lead early. With a terrible idea, Totti only scored 7 goals. The suspense of Serie A this season is not whether Zhuo Yang can win the best scorer, but whether he can break the Serie A single season goal record.
In the League Cup, Zhuo Yang also ranked first with 9 goals, so it would be safe to walk forward any further. Although it is not realistic to break the 27-goal record he set in the 27-goal season in 2004-05, it is Zhuo Yang and
Your own competition has nothing to do with others.
Chapter completed!