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<div class=\"float-left position-relative margin-top-minus-22\"><span class=\"small\"><span class=\"byline\">The Times的文章，我看了快半年，水平不是一般二般高。虽然是英国媒体，但从不偏袒自己球队。说的都是实话！所以仔细看看英国人的比赛前瞻，真说不定就会在比赛中被印证。相信我，我试过的。</span></span></div><div class=\"float-left position-relative margin-top-minus-22\"><span class=\"small\"></span> </div><div class=\"float-left position-relative margin-top-minus-22\"><span class=\"small\">From </span><span class=\"byline\">The Times</span></div><div class=\"small color-666\">May 4, 2007<br/></div><div class=\"clear-simple\"></div><h1 class=\"heading\">Milan older, Liverpool wiser, but who has the advantage?</h1><h2 class=\"sub-heading padding-top-5 padding-bottom-15\"></h2><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><div id=\"region-column1-layout2\"><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><div id=\"main-article\"><div class=\"article-author\"><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><span class=\"small\"></span><span class=\"byline\">Gabriele Marcotti </span><div class=\"clear\"></div></div></div><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><p>Second chances are a rare currency in football and AC Milan know full well that they were handed one this week. “I know I am supposed to say that Istanbul is long forgotten and this game has nothing to do with what happened two years ago,” Gennaro Gattuso, the Milan midfield player, said. “But it’s not true. It was not easy to come to terms with what happened and this is a chance to put things right.” </p><p>Silvio Berlusconi, the Milan owner, was more emphatic. “We’re going to Athens to take back the Champions League, a cup which we simply gifted to Liverpool when it was already safe and sound in our trophy cabinet,” he said. </p><p>While the atmosphere in the Milan camp is bullish, there is no escaping that this team face a tougher task in Athens than they did in Istanbul. Liverpool have grown under Rafael Benítez. At the same time, while the rossoneri’s style, approach and personnel have largely remained the same, there is no escaping the fact that the team are two years older and, for some, the passage of time has taken its toll. </p><p>Two seasons ago Dida, the Brazil goalkeeper, appeared to be at the height of his powers, drawing comparisons to Gianluigi Buffon, of Italy, and Petr Cech, of Chelsea and the Czech Republic. Today he is the epitome of inconsistency, equally liable to produce a dramatic blunder or show-stopping save. </p><p>At right back, Massimo Oddo is a natural replacement for Cafu, who at 36 plays a bit-part role. Oddo provides plenty of energy and a cultured right foot, although in terms of charisma and experience he cannot match his predecessor. </p><p>Alessandro Nesta remains the rock of the defence and, back to full fitness, looks sharper and quicker than he did in 2005. His partner in Istanbul was Jaap Stam; in Athens it will be Paolo Maldini, who, at 38, will be playing in his eighth final. While it may be churlish to question a living legend such as Maldini, the team were more solid with Stam, particularly because injuries have slowed the Milan captain. </p><p>Marek Jankulovski is likely to line up on the left, the position Maldini filled in Istanbul. The main difference here is the way the players interpret the position. Jankulovski is an adjunct winger who loves to get forward, whereas the Maldini seen in Istanbul was almost a third central defender. </p><p>Tactically, Milan are different in midfield and attack. Two years ago they played 4-3-1-2, with Kaká sitting behind Andriy Shevchenko and Hernán Crespo. Today it is 4-3-2-1, with the Brazilian and Clarence Seedorf pushed up in support of a lone striker — either Alberto Gilardino or Filippo Inzaghi — and an additional holding midfield player, Massimo Ambrosini. It may look more conservative, but it allows the full backs to get forward more than before. </p><p>Kaká is better than he was in 2004-05. Seedorf and Gattuso have had excellent campaigns and remain at the peak of their powers, whereas Andrea Pirlo appears to have dipped. </p><p>Comparing Ambrosini (who was suspended for the Istanbul final) and Shevchenko is impossible — they play in different positions. But it is clear that, whereas Ambrosini is a precious cog in the machine, Shevchenko was the inspirational goalscorer the team now lack. </p><p>Up front, the 2005 version have a clear edge thanks to Crespo. Gilardino has struggled to score this season and has been forced to make do with being the workhorse lone striker. Inzaghi, 33, is not a regular any more, although he can provide the odd spark off the bench. </p><p>While the ethos of the team remains the same — keep possession, commit men forward, impose the short passing game — the impression is that Milan were a superior team two years ago. Of course, if they overcome Liverpool, no one will remember (or care). </p><!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment--><div class=\"clear\">--------------------------------</div><div class=\"clear\"></div><div class=\"clear\">我还没看，回头给大家翻译。不过看题目再走马观花地看看内容，米兰要复仇，还真不是件容易事！<img src=\"images/post/smile/dvbbs/em32.gif\" /></div></div> |
