After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

Chapter 1868: Chapter 496: Guardiola’s Greatest Wish

But due to the pressure from fans and the media, he didn’t dare to try.

After getting injured frequently, Guardiola started thinking again.

Hearing it was about this, Huang Kaiwen breathed a sigh of relief and said, ”No problem, coach!”

He wondered what was going on.

Turns out it was just this.

On April 10th, Milan finally ushered in the second Milan Derby of the season.

Huang Kaiwen declined the invitation to attend the press conference in advance and sat in the locker room changing clothes.

”I think warming up has become increasingly important.”

Ambrosini said, ”When I was younger, I didn’t feel this, but if you come on as a substitute, it’s not as effective as starting, primarily due to the difference in warm-up time.”

”I think so too.”

Van Bommel said in his not-so-fluent Italian.

To integrate into the team, he watches one or two hours of Italian TV programs every day at home.

Now he speaks with some issues, but he understands most of it.

”Really? How come I didn’t feel it?”

Gattuso said.

”Old guy, stop pretending!”

Inzaghi directly exposed him, saying, ”Last time I saw you rubbing your thighs on the bus after coming on as a substitute. You didn’t do that when you were younger.”

”Bastard!”

Gattuso laughed a bit awkwardly, trying to pretend to be young, but was immediately exposed.

Watching his laughing and joking teammates, Huang Kaiwen chose to draw a prize.

Today, I must draw a defensive player, otherwise, playing as a defensive midfielder might be difficult.

[Ding, obtained a 24-hour experience card for Giuseppe Bergomi from the 1990 World Cup semi-finals, Italy vs. Argentina]

Wow.

Inter Milan’s captain!

I wanted a defensive player, and here came a defensive player.

Bergomi is a more traditional defender, and his strength lies in tackling.

Limited by his physical condition, his heading ability isn’t top-notch, but his jumping ability is very good.

In terms of offense, since defenders of that era received little training in this area, Bergomi’s dribbling ability isn’t as good as Maldini’s.

But there’s one thing!

Bergomi’s defense is truly outstanding.

He first participated in the World Cup at 18 and managed to impress the head coach Bearzot with his performance. For an 18-year-old defender to play in both the semifinal and final of a World Cup is a fairytale for that era.

The defender position places a heavy emphasis on experience.

In the same situation, offensive players are far more likely than defensive players to make a name for themselves.

But Bergomi successfully proved himself with his performance and won the World Cup with the Italy team.

His ability to neutralize Rummenigge was crucial for Italy’s victory.

Given that,

I’ll use it today.

The Yellow Ball King has scored a lot, but occasionally needs to showcase his defensive ability.

So that fans don’t think the Yellow Ball King only knows how to attack.

[Ding, successfully used the Bergomi experience card]

After thinking for a moment, Huang Kaiwen decided to use his last Immunity Card.

Inter Milan won’t be overly aggressive in their confrontations, but today’s position and experience card mean he’ll actively seek confrontations. Without the Immunity Card, he probably couldn’t last 90 minutes.

”Both players are warming up. In the last Milan Derby, although AC Milan ultimately won, Huang Kaiwen’s shooting wasn’t good, and he blocked a teammate’s must-score goal.”

”Yes, but we believe that won’t happen again today. Such situations are quite rare in Huang Kaiwen’s career.”

”San Siro Stadium is very enthusiastic today, and we see fans on the stands with all sorts of banners and designs. AC Milan is doing well on all fronts, and they hope to win the treble this season.”

”Yes, but Inter Milan isn’t far behind. Although they were eliminated in the Italia Cup, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League, they drew 0-0 with Manchester United. With the return to their home ground, they have a bigger chance. They’re only 4 points behind AC Milan in the league, so there’s still hope to win the title.”

As the players returned to the tunnel, the atmosphere at San Siro Stadium was taken up a notch.

No matter how important the match against other teams, the city derby is the priority.

If you lose a city derby, you might have to endure the obnoxious faces of colleagues and neighbors for half a year.

This kind of taunting is a constant presence in life, which is why the atmosphere of a derby is so intense.

In the tunnel, players who know each other well greeted each other.

The Milan duo has a long history of player exchanges, and many are national team colleagues, with quite harmonious relationships in private.

Sannetti smiled and said, ”The coach assigned me to defend you today. I wonder if I’ll end up injured because of it.”

He was referring to Sagna’s situation.

Recently, many soccer programs have been comparing the performances of different defenders against Huang Kaiwen.

”You’ll probably be disappointed then.”

Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.

Today the Yellow Ball King isn’t playing as a winger.

The two exchanged a few more words before following the referee team onto the field.

Soon after exchanging team flags, Huang Kaiwen unusually lost the coin toss.

Sannetti chose to pick the field first, letting Milan kick off.

”Alright, the players from both teams have made final preparations. Let’s take a look at the starting lineups for both sides.”

AC Milan 4312 with three defensive midfielders:

Goalkeeper: Buffon,

Defenders: Zambrotta, Thiago Silva, Nesta, Ramos,

Midfielders: Gattuso, Toni Kroos, Kaka, Huang Kaiwen,

Forwards: Ibrahimovic, Torres.