Can Milan, which has been called up, replicate the success of 20 years ago?

With a three-game winning streak at home to Lazio, Milan remain second in Serie A after Inter.

Playing Lazio is a technical job.

There is no shortage of teams in the Serie A series of nerve knives, kicking invincible, can create infinite trouble for the opponent, kicking the muddy, and retreating and stopping when it encounters resistance, consciously giving way to your army. Only one win in the first four rounds, but even the traditional powerhouse Sassuolo such as Juve Inter is one example, and Lazio, who plays no one and struggles to beat everyone, is another example.

Pioli knows how terrifying Lazio's launch is. At the Olympics in Rome at the end of January, the Blue Eagles, driven by Milinkovic, Alberto and Anderson, beat Milan to the teeth, and the four-goal slaughter created the biggest point difference between the two teams in 16 years. Incidentally, Alberto is at the top of the list of players who have created the most chances in Europe's top seven leagues since the 2017-18 season (486, 6th place, as of 14 September), and the Milanese has suffered a lot in recent years.

In the home game against Lazio in May, Te'o rushed to score from 84 meters from distance, leaving another classic scene in the battle between the two sides. Milan also won that match 2-0.

Turning to the battle for the four in May, the Blue Eagle deflated early at the San Siro. In that crucial 2-0 victory by Milan, in addition to Te'o's impressive long-range shot from the back, Lazio's sluggish and unwinnable mood in your key game was even more inexplicable to the audience. Half a year later, meet again in the new season, which face will the Blue Eagles who have been in poor condition recently?

The grab tactic took effect, and Milan won in just ten minutes

The answer seems to be somewhere in between.

Summer window transfer, where Millin is going is a big attraction. Milan and Juventus, Serie A's traditional "Royal Three" are paying close attention to the veteran who has been immersed in the Apennines for many years. Lotito bites the 40 million euro offer and does not let go, preferring to force Milin, who enters the contract year, to leave the team freely next year, rather than cheapen a competitor a year in advance. As a result, the Serbian switched to Saudi Arabia, and Lotito was proud to receive his favorite offer, and no one in the royal three families caught the strong midfielder.

In their first meeting last season, Milinkovic's deadlock broke in the fourth minute and Lazio won by four goals. The Blue Eagles' one-time ace midfielder left West Asia, making Milan's midfield rivalry a lot easier.

The vacuum of Milinkovich's exodus turned out to be difficult to fill for the time being. Gondozi and the Serbs on loan are not of the same magnitude, and Robella, who was promoted by Sarri, is still young and cannot support the playing organization of the Blue Eagles midfielder. Lazio's midfield three cores are missing the most important core, the ball and control have dropped significantly, in the face of Pioli's bag and grab tactics, the Blue Eagles made frequent mistakes, and the ball was cut off 11 times in the whole game, and Robella was even more panicked in the opening stage under the pressure of the opponent to return the goalkeeper to the bottom line. Sarri said after the game, saying that Milan's pinching tactics only worked for ten minutes, but it was the chances created by the ball conversion in these ten minutes that made Lazio finally disgraced.

The pressing has an effect, but Milan's front-court level is actually half a pound and eight taels as Lazio. Milan lost the ball nine times in the game, and the passing organization was not as smooth as the opponent in the transition stage. Obsessed with grappling with Marusic, Leo is often surrounded by the Blue Eagles, and several singles with the ball are dissolved invisibly under the opponent's chase and encirclement, and the closely watched Giroud also lacks the space to retreat and cooperate with teammates. The start of the game was focused on the midfield fight, the ball was frequently changed, the attack could not find an effective way, the scene seemed anxious, but in fact there were few threatening opportunities. Milan's closest attack in the first half was Moussa, who replaced Cheek with an abdominal injury. The American youngster crossed low from the right for Olivier Giroud, and Reindes' shot bounced off the post.

After only 60 minutes of play, Reindes burst into energy after a break. Judging from the race run heat map, the Dutch has almost completed the full coverage of the arena.

Since playing for the Netherlands on match day with the national team, becoming Milan's 12th Dutch international in history, Reindes has not returned to his early form during the season. Milan fans have high expectations for his ability to deliver deep and direct passes, hoping that he will play playmaking in midfield and make up for the team's weak midfield delivery ability.

Paired with Adélie, Reindes seems to have returned to his attacking rhythm. In the last round against Cagliari, the team achieved a comeback with corner kicks, and this round under the guidance of Pioli's siege tactics, Reinders' ability in attack has been even more unleashed. The Dutchman, who played the full game, not only completed four breakthroughs with the ball on the field, but also made six threatening passes in the attacking three zones, filling the individual attacking participation. Although he was not directly involved in the goal, the media scored a midfield-high score of 7.6 after the game, which also shows that his offensive role has been recognized. Reinders' good form ahead of the tough Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund was undoubtedly good news for Milan.

The core Leo has grown again

Christian Christian, who has been a key attacking support, has become another reliable fulcrum of Milan's attacking line, and it's no wonder that Tomori has also paid tribute to the performances of his team-mates.

It is not only Reindes who have returned to form, but also Christian Pulisic.

Similar to the Dutch midfielder's form curve, Christian Pulisic started particularly well at Milan and fell flat after a long time with the national team. Against Cagliari in the last round, he led the equaliser when the team was at a loss for an attacking idea, and to help the comeback, he scored directly in a stalemate.

Most of the credit for Lazio's broken goal actually goes to Leo. The Portuguese gives the defender a headache because he has a variety of offensive options after breaking through with the ball, and it is difficult for the opponent to accurately predict. Take Milan's first goal, for example, when Leo held the ball on the left flank, Romagnoli's defense consciously retracted to the front line of the small penalty area, in order to prevent Leo from stabbing the bottom line and passing back - just as he did during the second goal. Not sticking to an attacking approach with an inside shot or a 45-degree cross is Leo's strength and the reason he can constantly threaten in the game.

Leo, who was under the watchful eye of Marusic, adjusted his attacking pattern in the second half of the game to completely penetrate the Lazio defence.

In the 45th minute of the first half of the singles attempt, the Lazio defense, especially the right Marusic, abdicated extremely deeply, buying time for the Lazio defense to grab Leo, resulting in Milan No.10 completing only one threatening shot in the first 45 minutes with the ball. Aware that his opponent was guarded, Leo changed his style of play in the second half, seeking more cooperation with his teammates in the middle, and no longer choosing to be brutal. This change of thinking made the Lazio defence temporarily unadaptable, and in addition to two breakthrough return goals from the same routine, Christian Pulisic also had a shot that received an inverted triangle return pass from almost the same position that was denied by Providel. Knowing how to read the opponent's actions in the game and adjust himself, choosing the dominant play that best suits his own interests, is the embodiment of the ball intelligence of the top players reading the game, and Leo's magnificent turn in the first and second half of the performance on Lazio proves that he has grown personally and has become a well-deserved core of this Milan team.

The rotation bore fruit, and Milan called for further expansion of the squad

The core boost, the crowd will work hard, summing up the reasons for Milan's victory, to put it bluntly, it's that simple.

Unlike the past, when Leo played bravely in a dull or even mediocre scene, Milan have recently won three consecutive victories, and the highlights worth counting on the field are becoming more and more diverse. Youngsters Moussa and Adélie, who started off the bench, are prime examples.

Adley, who started two consecutive rounds, was praised by coach Pioli after the game, and the old boss believes that after a year of polishing, Milan's No.7 has the main strength.

Pioli praised Adélie and Moussa by name after the game, saying that they contributed a lot to the team's rotation victory. Adélie, who has worked silently on the training ground for a season, is considered by the boss to be "already a starter", and Moussa's impact and physical talent have led him to make steady progress towards the goal of "winger across two restricted areas", which means that the Rossoneri's roster of personnel who can be recruited under the intensive schedule has been further expanded.

In this list, there is also Okafor, who has scored in two consecutive rounds. Despite still not being able to fit the centre-forward requirements on the pitch, Okafor has gradually adapted to the team's style of play in a limited time, and his outstanding sense of smell in front of goal as a goalscorer has also made him look more and more realistic as an alternative replacement for Giroud. The Swiss striker's post-match remarks also pleased fans: "It doesn't matter what position you play, it's important to be able to help the team. "It is said that a good atmosphere is the cornerstone of the team's success, and it seems that Milan have come out of the shadow of the derby defeat.

In the 03-04 season, Ambrosini performed well as an important rotation for Milan in two games against Lazio: one was a header in a direct league conversation; One was a 3-goal win in the Italian Super Cup starter. Who will be Pioli's "Ambrosini"?

This is the third time in Milan's history that they have won six of the opening seven games (the previous two were 03-04 and 21-22), and in terms of squad depth, Pioli's team this season is hardly comparable to the luxury of 03-04, but the squad is basically the same. With more bench players to contribute at the right time, the team can ride out the ups and downs of form during the long season and try to keep the results smooth. In the 03-04 season to win the title battle against Lazio, it was Ancelotti's standing rotation midfielder Ambrosini who won the crucial three points with a header. If Pioli wants to replicate the championship achievements of 20 years ago, he will also have to develop his own Ambrosini.