ac Milan
Basic information
Club name: AC Milan (Milan Football Association)
English name: Milan
Full name: Associazione Calcio Milan s.p.a
Established: December 16, 1899
Country: Italy
City: Milan
Club President: Silvio Berlusconi
Head Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Official website:
Tel: 0039-02-62281
Fax: 0039-02-6598876
Address: Via Turati 3, 20121 Milan, Italy
Stadium name: San Siro Stadium
Date of construction: September 19, 1926
Time of renovation: 1939, 1956, 1990
Address: Via Piccolomini 5 20151 Milan
Telephone: (02) 45.41.23.
Sports area: 105x 68 meters
Capacity: 85,700 people
VIP seats: 5,200 people
Press box: 200 people
Lightings: 3600
Turnstiles: 51
A brief summary of the glorious history of the great AC Milan team
Great team The birth of:
On December 16, 1899, a group of fans gathered in a room of the Du Nord Hotel established a sports club - Milan Football and Cricket Club. After a hundred years of ups and downs, it has developed into one of the greatest teams in the world today, AC Milan, known as the "European Dream Team" and the "Devil's Legion".
Early AC Milan team:
In the early days, the full name of AC Milan was called "Milan Cricket and Football Association" (Milan Cricket---Football Association), referred to as "AC Milan" .As the charm of football continued to extend, it soon became the most popular project in the club and the local area. In 1905, the club was officially renamed "Milan Football Club". In 1906 and 1907, AC Milan successively In 2008, AC Milan won the Italian National Championship. It is worth mentioning that AC Milan was also the second team in Italian history to win the national championship (after Genoa).
In 1908, AC Milan Because some players in the Milan team were dissatisfied with some of the team's management policies, they announced their separation from the team and established the current Inter Milan team, which is also known as "Inter." This has continued to this day and has become the world's top football team. The greatest and most dazzling city derby - "Milan Derby" - attracted worldwide attention. In 1939, AC Milan officially changed its team name to Italian - Milan Associazione Calcio., indicating that football is the most important thing of the club. Project. The headquarters of AC Milan is located in the "Sansiro District" of Milan, Italy. In the west of Milan, because AC Milan's main stadium is built in the San Siro District, the stadium is called the "San Siro Stadium" by AC Milan fans. (Stadio San Siro), the property rights belong to the Milan Municipal Government.
After the end of World War II, the Italian Football League resumed. In 1947, in order to improve the quality of the league, the Football Association reopened the foreign aid policy, and Milan finally Ushered in the first golden age - the Swedish "Troika" era.
January 22, 1949, is one of the most important days for Milan fans. Gunnar, the third of the three Swedish Nordal brothers, swept the 1948 London Olympics and won the championship. Nordahl officially joined Milan. He was born on October 19, 1921. He is 1.74 meters tall and weighs 92 kilograms. His strong physique makes defenders frightened and difficult to stop. Although he only participated in the second half of the 1948-49 season, he proved himself like a tiger, playing 15 times and scoring 16 goals. Milan finally finished third in the league.
The fun has just begun, and then Milan introduced Gunnar. Glenn, Nelson. Ryder Holman, this is the most famous "Gre-No-Li" combination in football history, and has since played the most brilliant chapter in Milan's history. In the new 1949-50 season, Milan scored 57 points in 38 league games with 27 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, finishing runner-up behind Juventus by 5 points. Nordahl played 37 times and scored 35 goals, a record that no one cares about yet. However, this is far from Milan's ultimate goal, it will only be the driving force for progress.
The great 1950-51 season finally arrived. Nordahl was majestic, playing 37 times and scoring 34 goals, especially in the four derby games against Juventus and Milan. In the end, Milan scored 107 goals, conceded 39 goals, and accumulated 60 points in 38 games, 26 wins, 8 draws, and 4 losses, and finally won its first league championship in the past half century (Milan's fourth league championship). Subsequently, they won the European Latin Cup with an unbeatable record in the European Latin Cup (which was participated by the league champions of the four Latin-speaking countries, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy every summer from 1949 to 1957). In the next three seasons, Milan's Swedish troika fought in the north and south, conquered the east and west, and shocked the Appinnian Peninsula. Although they did not win the championship, one second place and two third places were enough to make history.
In July 1953, Glenn moved to Fiorentina and died of illness in 1991. In order to make up for the vacancy left by Glenn's departure, Milan introduced the famous forward Juan from the Uruguay Penarol team for 72,000 pounds. Alberto. Schiaffino's transfer fee set a world record at the time. Born on July 28, 1925, he played as an inside left forward and was the main contributor to Uruguay's 1950 world championship and 1954 world fourth place. After he came to Milan, he formed a new striker combination with two other Swedes and won Milan's fifth league championship in the 1954-55 season. Throughout the season, Milan had 34 games, 19 wins, 10 draws, and 5 losses, scoring 81 goals, conceding 35 goals, and accumulating 48 points. Schiaffino scored 15 goals in 27 appearances, and Nordahl scored 27 goals in 33 games.
The 1955-56 season was undoubtedly another unforgettable season. It was the last season for Nordahl, the greatest Swedish star in history, to play in Milan. He scored 23 goals for Milan, helping Milan win the league runner-up, and reached the semi-finals of the first European Champions Cup. He lost to the then-powerful Real Madrid in the semi-finals, but passed all the way in the subsequent Latin Cup and won again. Won the championship (2nd Latin Cup championship).
After the season, Nordahl moved to Roma. During his eight years in Milan (January 22, 1949 - July 1956), he participated in 257 Serie A games and scored 210 goals. To date, he is the player with the most goals in Milan's history, and has created a mythical record - the league's top scorer in the five seasons of 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, and 1955. On September 16, 1995, this all-powerful figure passed away due to a heart attack. Since then, there has been a God of War in heaven.
Sweden's "Troika" only retained Ledholm, but as captain, he was the core of the team. Under his leadership, Milan won 21 and 6 in 34 games in the 1956-57 season. With 7 draws and 48 points, Milan once again reached the championship podium (Milan's 6th league championship). At that time, it was challenged by new forces such as Fiorentina and Lazio in the league, but Milan still passed the test. Due to the decline in Milan's overall strength, in the subsequent 1957-58 season, Milan plummeted and ranked ninth.
In the European competition, the opponent in the semi-finals was Manchester United, which suffered the Munich air disaster. After entering the final, they met Real Madrid again. The whole game was full of ups and downs. The battle ended in a 2-2 draw in the 90th minute. In the 107th minute of overtime, the team was defeated by Real Madrid. Gento scored a goal and lost the Champions League.
After the 1958 World Cup, Milan made another move and poached the world champion Brazilian team’s main center José from Palmeiras. Altafini was born on July 24, 1938. The Milan team re-established the "new troika". In the 1958-59 season, in 34 games, 20 wins, 12 draws and 2 losses, scoring 84 goals, conceding 32 goals and accumulating 52 points, they regained the league championship (Milan's 7th league championship). Tafini scored 28 goals in 32 appearances. In the following two seasons, Milan finished third and runner-up respectively.
The time to part ways finally came. In the summer of 1960, Uruguayan striker Schiaffino moved to Roma. Swedish hero Ryderholm announced his retirement in 1961 after playing for Milan for 12 years. He played in 359 league games, scored 81 goals, won 4 league championships and 2 Latin Cup championships. In 1976, the former captain returned to Milan again and won the league championship three years later. This is a story for another time. His retirement marks the end of Sweden's "Troika" era, and Milan will usher in another era.
Enter the glorious AC Milan team
Gianni Rivera was born in Alessandroa on August 26, 1943. He has been fond of football since he was a child. He was 13 years old. At that time, he was discovered by coach Pedroni and joined the second division team of Alessandroia Football Club. The team specially assigned a coach for him and taught him every move. At the age of 15, he participated in 8 youth league games. He was soon discovered by Milan, which was wealthy at the time (in fact, Milan had always been wealthy), and poached him for US$182,000. For the sake of his future, the original club had to reluctantly part with him.
At that time, Rivera was thin and not tall. He was as quiet as a rabbit off the court and as powerful as a tiger on the court. His technical movements were very beautiful, he controlled the ball steadily, passed the ball accurately, and dribbled past people like a ball. In no-man's land, he has wonderful shooting skills in the penalty area and excellent heading skills. The young boy has won the joy of everyone in Milan with his extraordinary skills, well-behaved personality and sensitive awareness of football. It was his arrival that ushered in another spring for Milan.
The beginning of the 1960-61 season was unfavorable, finishing second behind Juventus. In the 1961-62 season, under the leadership of Altafini, Milan won the championship with 52 points, 3 points ahead of Juventus (Milan's 8th league championship). Rivera scored 20 goals and ranked first among scorers. In the same year, he was selected for the Italian national team and performed well.
The 1962-63 season was an important year in the history of Milan. The team devoted all its energy to the European competition and finally ranked third in the league. However, the hard work paid off and Milan once again entered the Champions League. finals. On May 22, 1963, at Wembley Stadium in London, the opponent was the Portuguese Benfica team led by "Black Panther" Eusebio. The Milan team at the time had Peruvian man-marking defender Victor. Benitez, Brazilian midfielder Dino. Sonny and the forward scoring machine Altafini formed the "South American Troika", but Eusebio took the lead in breaking the deadlock in the 18th minute of the first half by dribbling the ball past Trapattoni. At the beginning of the second half, it was Rivera's turn to perform. Two wonderful passes in the 58th and 66th minutes helped Altafini score twice. Milan finally turned defeat and dominated European football for the first time (Milan's first Champions League).
At the same time, Milan qualified for the Intercontinental Cup. At that time, their opponent was the Brazilian Santos team led by football king Pele. Milan won 4-2 at home, and led 2-0 away from home but were beaten by their opponents by 4 consecutive goals (the same mistake happened again in the Milan Champions League a few years later). Two days later in the play-offs, Milan lost 0-1 in the Intercontinental Cup (Toyota). The predecessor of the Cup, held at home and away games).
Due to Rivera's outstanding performance, he ranked second in the selection of the best European players that year. The first place was the famous former Soviet goalkeeper Octopus Yashin, and Rivera was less than 20 at the time. Years old, in today's football world, can Ronaldo and Zidane compare with him? Maybe Kaka can have a chance.
Perhaps he became famous too early, or perhaps he carried too many expectations. In the following seasons, Rivera's performance was average. The team's performance continued to decline, finishing third in the 1963-64 season and runner-up the following year, but fell to seventh in the 1965-66 season. In the 1966-67 season, despite winning the FA Cup (Milan's first FA Cup), the league was only Ranked 8th, captain Cesari. Maldini spent his military life and returned home. Rivera's performance in the 1966 World Cup was mediocre and he was criticized.
At this critical moment, the team owner recalled the coach Nereo who led Milan to win the Champions League for the first time. Rocco. Milan recovered in the 1967-68 season. Under Rocco's guidance, they scored 53 goals in 30 league games, 18 wins, 10 draws, and 2 losses. They conceded 24 goals and accumulated 46 points to regain the championship (Milan's 9th league championship), leading the league. 2 people scored 9 points. In the European arena, there were also triumphant songs and good news. In 1968, Rotterdam of the Netherlands defeated Hamburg of Germany 2-0 to win the European Cup Winners' Cup (Milan's first Cup Winners' Cup). This year another legendary figure came to the world, he was the Prince of Milan-Paul. Maldini.
In the following 1968-69 season, they won the runner-up in the league, passed the Champions League all the way, and reached the final again. Their opponent was the upstart European Ajax team led by Cruyff, the genius of the generation. On May 28, 1969, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Spain, Milan defeated its opponents cleanly with a score of 4 to 1 and won the Champions League (Milan's second Champions League). Among them, Prati performed in the 10th, 39th and 75th minutes. Hat-trick, Somani added the icing on the cake in the 66th minute. A few years later, Milan once again fooled Cruyff's European dream team, Barcelona, ??4-0 in the Champions League. Maybe Milan is Cruyff's eternal nightmare, but it is his three protégés. Created another brilliance of Milan, this is a story for later. At the end of the same year, Milan defeated the Argentine Plata University team led by Bilardo and Veron (Chelsea Veron's father) with a total score of 4 to 2 and won the Intercontinental Cup for the first time (Milan's first Intercontinental Cup).
It was because of these outstanding performances that Rivera was named European Footballer of the Year in 1969. In the subsequent 1970 World Cup, he faced West Germany in the semi-finals and the two sides tied 3-3. It was a critical moment. , Rivera went into battle and scored a key goal to send away the West German team.
Just when Milan was winning, the Football Association once again imposed restrictions on foreign players. The Rossoneri suffered great losses. They only finished fourth in the league in the 1969-70 season, and fell short in each of the three seasons from 1970-73. They finished second in three years, but won two FA Cups in the two seasons of 1971-73 (Milan's second and third FA Cups), and were crowned European Cup Winners' Cup champions again in the 1972-73 season (Milan's second Cup Winners' Cup).
In the 1973-74 season, Milan failed to defend the European Cup Winners' Cup and dropped to 7th in the league. The famous coach Rocco resigned and returned to his hometown after reaching the age of 62 (62 years old). Although Rocco is gone, he has brought endless glory to Milan and left a large number of outstanding coaches in world football. Among them: Luigi who led Turin to the league title in the 1975-76 season. Radiese, Albertino who led Naples to the Scudetto in the 1989-90 season. Bianchi, Parma coach Nevio from 1992-96. Scala, who won the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, and Super Cup, was dismissed because he was unable to participate in the Champions League. His replacement was current Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti. and Cesare, the head coach who led Italy's 21-year-old national team to the European Championship. Maldini,
The greatest is undoubtedly the gold medal coach Trapattoni. He has won 7 league championships in Italy alone. He coached Bayern Munich in Germany and is now the head coach of the Italian national team, striving to win this year's European Championships.
After Rocco left, the German defense backbone Heinz. Schnellinger announced his retirement, leaving Rivera alone in Milan to support the red and black flag.
In the two seasons of 1974-76, Milan ranked 5th and 3rd respectively. In order to stop the decline, in the 1976-77 season, former hero Ryderholm (one of the Swedish Troika and captain of Milan) He stepped forward and returned to Milan. Although he fell to 10th in the league, he once again won the FA Cup (Milan's 4th FA Cup). In the 1977-78 season, Milan rose to fourth place in the league. In the 1978-79 season, after three years of unremitting efforts, it finally regained the league championship that had been missing for 11 years (Milan's 10th league championship). The important thing is that this championship team has Milan's future magical coach Capello, and the discerning Ledholm pushed Baresi, who was less than 18 years old, to the first division and acted as a free agent. Thus brewing another legend.
After the season, the 36-year-old Rivera retired and said goodbye to the green field. He played for Milan for 20 seasons, played 510 times in the league, scored 122 goals, and won 1 European Football Championship. Mr., 1 Intercontinental Cup, 2 Champions Leagues, 2 Cup Winners' Cups, 3 League Championships, 4 Football Association Cup Championships, represented the national team 65 times, and won the runner-up in the 1970 World Cup. When selecting the best player of the 20th century at the club's centenary celebration, another talented striker Basten lost to Rivera by one vote. He said this: "I am only a small stage in the history of AC Milan, and Rivera "Ra is eternal!"
Perhaps freedom is arranged in the dark, or current events create heroes. Rivera took over the red and black flag from Lederholm 20 years ago, and 20 years later He handed it over to Baresi again. However, who knew that after Rivera retired, there would be a vacuum waiting for Milan.
The AC Milan team fell into a trough
Back in time to May 8, 1960, in a northern Italian town called Travagliato, a peasant family A little boy. Time flies like a shuttle, 10 years later. The boy started his football career at a local club. On the football field, he is a bit shy and even timid, but he has good skills and a broad vision. At the age of 14, he came to Milan on the recommendation of a friend and participated in two tests in a row. The first time he played as a defender and the second time as a free agent. He received unanimous praise from Trapattoni, Vitali, Rivera, etc., and since then He has an indissoluble bond with the Red and Black Army. The head coach at the time, Ridholm, recognized him as a thousand-mile horse at a glance. He was less than 18 years old and entrusted him with important tasks. He asked the defense general Turone to make way for him and served as a free agent in April 1978. On March 23, he started his debut performance in Serie A, defeating Verona 2-1. He is the world's greatest steel defender, the embodiment of integrity, and the symbol of loyalty-Franco. Baresi.
However, as fate would have it, Rivera retired due to his old age, and the Football Association once again restricted foreign players. In 1979, the team won the third place, but after the season it was revealed that the Milan boss was suspected of participating in football lottery fraud, and the players Lazio was forced to be demoted to Serie B due to scandals involving gambling and match-fixing.
After being relegated, most of the team's players have moved on to other places, but Baresi stayed because he adhered to a life motto - a good man does not have two masters. In the 1980-81 season, Milan won the championship in the Second Division and returned to the ranks of the First Division. However, due to lack of strength, they only ranked 14th in the 1981-82 season and fell into the quagmire of the Second Division again. However, this time Baresi once again chose loyalty. He said a very simple and very touching words: "I am a player of AC Milan, and I am determined to stay!" After a season of hard work, Milan once again won the title of Serie B champion. Returning to Serie A, Milan began to embark on the road of revitalization and completely got rid of the nightmare that it was unbearable to look back on.
His character and skills deeply impressed the then head coach of the Italian national team, Bearzot. In the end, Italy won its third World Cup. Italy won the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Two things happened. It is jaw-dropping. The first is that Rossi was selected for the national team just after serving a two-year ball ban. He scored 6 goals and won the title of top scorer and best player. The other is that Baresi, a second-division player, was selected to serve in the national team. At the same time, the Italian team became the second team to win three world championships after Brazil.
The rising AC Milan team
In May 1980, the Italian Football Association once again opened up its foreign aid policy, limiting the purchase of two foreign aids to each team. After Milan returned to Serie A, it purchased foreign players in successive years, but its results were only in the middle of the pack. Even after the "golden boy" Rossi and the "Prince of Milan" Maldini joined in 1985, the team still showed no improvement and was completely terminally ill. It needed drastic measures. Transformation.
February 1986 was a turning point in Milan, when the tycoon Silvio. Berlusconi bought most of the club's shares for US$20 million, thereby controlling the life and death of Milan. It was his unremitting efforts and a series of almost gambling-like investments and decisions that created the greatest era of the Dutch Three Musketeers in Milan's history and became the most beautiful scenery in world football.
Berlusconi was born in Milan on September 29, 1936. He received a law degree. His father was an official of a local bank. Due to genetic influence, he showed shrewd business talents as a child. He passed the law as a student. Earn extra income by helping classmates write exam papers. At the age of 26, he founded a construction company and made a fortune during the Milan real estate boom of the 1960s. In 1978, at the age of 42, he established a cable television station. Although the law stipulates that private commercial television programs can only be broadcast locally, he relied on his own wisdom to buy American TV series at low prices and insert his own recorded advertisements, and soon became popular across the country. It won over audiences within a wide range, and by 1986 it had occupied 80% of the national commercial television market.
Currently, Berlusconi is a wealthy man with more than 500 companies under his umbrella, including Italy's three largest private television stations, the largest publishing company, the famous AC Milan football team, as well as banks, insurance and others. business. In 2000, Forbes magazine estimated that he ranked 21st among the world's richest people.
In addition to his great achievements in business, he has been elected Prime Minister of Italy twice and is currently seeking re-election. His name is a symbol of power in Italy, a lion in the construction industry, an emperor in the department store industry, a czar in the press, and a tycoon in football.
Just like Hubert, one of the founders of Milan. Kipling said, "Red is the color of the devil, while black exudes terror." After Berlusconi took over AC Milan in February 1986, he immediately made radical adjustments and bought Giovanni Milan at a high price. Galli, Jade-faced Yamamasaro, Donadoni and other big-name stars who are enough to make San Siro burn. In April, the team's famous star and coach Leidholm was fired. Another former Milan player Capello started Take charge of the handsome seal. His intention was clear, he was aiming to win the championship, but his results did not satisfy him.
So he continued to look for a suitable coach. At this time, someone broke into his field of vision - this was Sacchi, who had created a great cause in Milan. Sacchi was unknown at the time, just hanging around in the second and third division teams. In the 1985-86 season, he led Parma to the second division after finishing second in the third division. In the 1986-87 season, he eliminated Milan in the second round of the FA Cup. Sacchi fully demonstrated his tactical thinking of regional defense and active attack, which was like a breath of fresh air in the rigidly defensive Italian football world. It was this that deeply moved Berlusconi, who was eager for talent. After the 1986-87 season, he resolutely handed the appointment letter of Milan coach to the Milan coach after the end of the 1986-87 season. The shoe dealer became the coach of Sacchi. Saki never expected such an adventure, and he was so excited that his eyes filled with tears.
Sacchi has a persistent personality, never admits defeat, is rigid, arbitrary, and very unsociable. However, Berlusconi is convinced of his own judgment and decided to put all his bets on Sacchi, employing people inappropriately. Suspicion, no doubt, and accepted Sacchi's purchase plan, including the Dutch Three Musketeers, determined to have a big fight and truly interpret the profound meaning of red and black.
Just when the Milan club was undergoing great changes and recruiting heavily, some very good players emerged in the Netherlands, the country with the lowest altitude in the world, and they seemed to be specially prepared for Milan. In fact, the Netherlands is not only famous for its tulips and windmills. Football has never lacked talent. Cruyff, a generation of genius who swept the world at that time, is a clear example.
Luther. Gullit was born in Alem, a suburb of Amsterdam, on September 1, 1962. His father is Surinamese and his mother is Dutch. He inherited his father's skin color and his mother's dexterity. He started playing football when he was 9 years old. He is tall and serves as a forward. He is so good at heading the ball that he is nicknamed "Lion Head". When he was 12 years old, Cruyff showed off his talents in the 10th World Cup. Gullit, who was sitting next to the TV, was fascinated by it and at the same time he made a great ambition to play like Cruyff. Joined the Ajax youth team at the age of 16 and transferred to the first team in the second year; transferred to Aalem at the age of 18; transferred to Feyenoord at the age of 20, helping the team win second place in the league and win the UEFA Cup. reached the semi-finals and attracted the attention of the world.
In 1983, the 36-year-old Cruyff joined Feyenoord. His superb skills, the quality of a football master, and his superhuman consciousness inspired Gullit a lot. With idols and role models by his side, Gullit has made rapid progress. In 1985, he moved to PSV Eindhoven again and began to flourish. I don’t know how many clubs there are in Little Holland, but Gullit seems to want to visit every one of them, a bit like a newly minted martial arts hero visiting all the martial arts schools in the world. Later, he moved to Milan, Sampdoria, Chelsea, Newcastle United, etc. twice, continuing his characteristics of being fickle and adaptable to everything.
Gullit serves as a free central defender, with flexible movements, extremely fast speed, accurate passing, and powerful header shots. What is even more amazing is his strong organizational ability, broad vision, and wide range of activities. His pace is rare, and his ability to dribble past others is even rarer. After Cruyff was changed to coach Ajax, Basten emerged from nowhere, but the PSV team led by Gullit had 5 wins and 1 draw against Ajax in the three seasons from 1985 to 87. , 3 times Eredivisie League champions, personally won 1 top scorer (27 goals), was named the best player in the Netherlands 3 times in a row, and became a football superstar with a total attack and total defense style after Cruyff. People also gave him a good name - "Black Tulip" (the best among tulips).
On March 21, 1987, AC Milan acquired AC Milan for US$8.5 million, and a legend began.
Everyone only heard that the white crane spread its wings, but this time it grew again. I gained new insights, and there were two of them-Urecht swan and black swan.
On the same day four years after football king Maradona came to this world, October 31, 1964, on the other side of the world in Urecht, the Netherlands, Van. Basten came to this world and moved to the capital with his family when he was 4 years old, settling down near the famous Ajax Stadium. He was admitted to the Ajax youth team when he was 7 years old, and became a professional player of the team at the age of 17. Fortunately, he got the true biography of Cruyff, and he made rapid progress through hard study and practice. He made his debut against Nijmegen on April 3, 1982. He was replaced by Cruyff (this classic moment can be regarded as the replacement of two emperor superstars). He scored a goal after coming on. In 1984, he won the European "Silver Boot Award" with 18 goals, and in 1987, he won the European "Golden Boot Award" with 35 goals. It can be said that the sesame seeds are blooming steadily. Because of his incomparable elegance in playing football, he was known as the "Swan of Urecht". Signed a contract with Milan on the evening of November 19, 1986, with a transfer fee of US$12.5 million.
On September 30, 1962, Rijkaard was born in a slum area of ??Amsterdam. Like Gullit, he was originally from Suriname. Under the influence of his father who liked football, he started playing football at the age of 5. Amsterdam Blue. Waite Children's Soccer Team. He joined the Ajax youth team at the age of 12, was selected for the national youth team at the age of 16, and was selected for the national team and played in the game at the age of 18. At this moment, Gullit is still sitting on the bench.
Rijkaard inherited the essence of the Netherlands' total attack and defense style. When defending, he tackled fiercely and without mercy. The midfield was organized in an orderly manner. The ball has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats. In 1985, Cruyff coached the Ajax team. He valued Rijkaard very much and made him captain. His personal guidance made him quickly become the best midfielder in world football.
In 1987, Gullit and Basten left for the Apennines. Rijkaard was very isolated in the team, depressed, in poor condition, and performed abnormally. After being reprimanded by Cruyff, he became angry. He left the team, severed ties with his mentor, and parted ways.
In 1988, he finally joined AC Milan as promised, and the intoxicating era of the Three Musketeers began.
The AC Milan team that dominates the world
The anticipated 1987-88 season has finally begun. In the first 10 rounds of games, they only accumulated 10 points with 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses ( At that time, a 2-point system was implemented) and the UEFA Cup was eliminated. Is this AC Milan built with gold? Gullit, Ancelotti, Galli and Donadoni are in poor condition and suffer from constant injuries. Berlusconi could no longer sit still. He summoned Sacchi to the San Martino Villa. Just when the media unanimously believed that Sacchi was dismissed from class, after consulting Baresi and Galliani, Berlusconi Skoni announced that Sacchi would remain in office. But he also had Maradona's idea and secretly summoned Maradona. The all-pervasive media broke the news that Naples quickly and significantly increased Maradona's annual salary and renewed his contract for four years.
Gold always shines. The 1987 World Footballer of the Year shone brightly after entering 1988. If there was a divine help in the match against the defending champion Naples on January 3, he picked up Mara in Careca. After Dona's wonderful pass to open the scoring, he repeatedly passed threatening balls, organizing Milan to launch a crazy counterattack, and actually scored 4 goals in a row to win a complete victory.
Since then, Milan has been out of control. Sacchi's regional defense theory has gradually taken root in the team. Gullit and Basten have perfectly combined, and the defense led by Baresi is impregnable. On May 1st, they challenged Naples in an away game. Baresi called it "a hellish duel in the dark". The game was full of excitement. The ball king used all his strength to lead 2-0, but the coach was even more brave and led Milan to consecutive games. Pulling 3 goals, they won the most important victory 3-2. In the end, Milan led Naples by 3 points and won the championship again 9 years later (Milan's 11th league championship).
After spending time at Ajax and on loan to Zaragoza, Rijkaard officially joined Milan after the 1987-88 season, thus forming a powerful " The Three Dutch Musketeers".
In the following 1988-89 season, under the leadership of Arrigo Sacchi, Milan's three Musketeers were extremely brave. Baresi and Maldini's defense was airtight, although they finally finished third in the league. But the Champions League advanced all the way. The semi-finals swept Real Madrid with five goals from Gullit, Rijkaard, Basten, Ancelotti and Donadoni, which was frightening. The final was also frightening. shudder. It was May 25, 1989, at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, ??Spain. About 80,000 Italian Milan fans went with the team. This may be the largest migration in modern human history. In the excitement before the competition, I forgot to introduce my opponent in the final. By the way, the opponent was Romania's Steaua Bucharest, winner of the 1986 Champions League. The match only lasted 30 minutes, and the Romanians were completely stunned. Gullit scored twice, Basten added the icing on the cake, and Rijkaard was not to be outdone. Loneliness scored a goal. Defeated the opponent cleanly 4-0 and won the European Champions Cup again (Milan's third Champions League) after 20 years. This was AC Milan at that time. This was the true connotation of the red and black colors, which was truly terrifying. Since then, Milan has won this season’s European Super Cup (Milan’s first European Super Cup) and Italian Super Cup (Milan’s first Italian Super Cup)
After a glorious season, in 1989 -The 1990 season has arrived, and we once again fell short in the league. What is particularly pity is that Milan was still far ahead at the end of the league, but in the match against Naples led by the three South American heroes (Maradona, Careca, and Alem?o), they lost 0 Defeated by 3, then faced Verona. The impetuous Milan was sent off four people in the game, including Sacchi, Costacurta, Rijkaard, and Gullit, and finally won the runner-up.
The Champions League continued to be exciting. In May 1990, in Bern, Switzerland, Milan defeated Portugal's Benfica 1-0 with Rijkaard's goal and successfully defended the title (Milan's fourth Champions League). In the subsequent games of this season, Milan once again won the European Super Cup (Milan's second European Super Cup). On December 9, 1990, at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, Milan ushered in the South American team Olimpia Paraguay. In the game, the Netherlands three The swordsman was extremely eye-catching, especially Rijkaard scored two goals, and Stroppa scored a goal. In the end, he won 3-0 (Milan's third Toyota Cup). Rijkaard drove away the Toyota car.
In the following 1990-91 season, Sampdoria's "Italian Gemini (Mancini, Vialli)" swept away the shadow of the World Cup. Under the leadership of Eriksson, they defeated the others and won the title. Championship, Milan once again finished second. The match in the Champions League