There is a kind of player whose doors are open, but the doors are not fine enough. The talent of a certain aspect alone is indeed average, but it is better than comprehensive, and it seems that the understanding of a certain position is not up to the top level, but it can be done beyond the average person's treatment of many positions.
The representative of this type of player is the former captain of AC Milan, Massimo Ambrosini.
<h1>First into the red and black, a lifetime of Milan</h1>
Born in 1977 in pesaro, the italian port town of Pesaro, Ambrosini's boyhood sports idol had nothing to do with football, and his idol was the NBA's "basketball god" Michael Jordan.
However, as an Italian boy, football is another obstacle that cannot be crossed. Therefore, when he was a teenager, Ambrosini practiced football and basketball together, often after playing basketball, and then played football, which lasted for two and a half years.
Always flying like this has also had a great impact on his body, and he himself admits that such sports in the early years are not unrelated to his frequent injuries in the future.
The 17-year-old Ambrosini debuted from Cesena near his hometown, and out of respect for the idol, Ambrosini chose the idol's number 23 as his number.
After a year with Cesena in the Italian Second Division, Ambrosini's excellent defensive skills, ability to insert at the back and the last foot of the ball are all on display.
A year later, Ambrosini was taken in by AC Milan coach Capello and taken to San Siro.
The first days of AC Milan were exciting and stressful, and although Capello adopted a double-back configuration, Ambrosini still had few opportunities to play. In his first two seasons at AC Milan, he made only 18 appearances.
The following year, Ambrosini was loaned to Vicenza, a year of rapid growth. A year later, Ambrosini, who returned to AC Milan, can finally play a real battle for AC Milan.
Ambrosini, who returned to AC Milan, quickly made a huge difference, and his double-back combination with Albertini swept Serie A.
With a watertight defense and excellent back-in-the-back attacking ability, Ambrosini once staged a head savior at a critical moment, helping AC Milan to surpass Lazio in the last moment and win the league championship.
What is the most expensive in the 21st century? talent!!!
Such talents will naturally not be buried, and Ambrosini, who was selected for the national team, further increased his value and made his debut in the national team as a substitute at Euro 2000.
Although he did not win the championship, the runner-up result also satisfied the "Big Golden Retriever" who went to the international competition for the first time. But no one expected that the next time he participated in the national competition, he would wait for 8 years.
Ambrosini is a talent, but also a fragile talent, and endless serious injuries have completely dragged him down.
Alternating cruciate ligaments in both legs and knees, coupled with a serious tibia fracture, such a serious injury is rare in professional players.
Rumors arose for a time, deeply hurting Ambrosini, who was still very young at the time:
"I'm only 24 years old, how could I just give up my career?"
The injury left Ambrosini through two years of hospital bedtime, and by the time he returned AC Milan had changed.
The mentor Capello has disappeared, the new coach Ancelotti has established the technical flow master Pirlo as the core of the midfield, and the remaining defensive back position has been firmly occupied by Gattuso.
Ambrosini looked at this series of situations with embarrassment and calmly accepted the substitute position.
Although there were not many opportunities to play, he became an important member of the head coach's rotation line-up, turning the tide at key moments and saving AC Milan.
In his long career as a substitute, the outstanding Ambrosini received numerous offers from strong teams, and due to his strong love for AC Milan, Ambrosini refused all contracts and still chose to renew his contract with AC Milan for two years, resting on the bench with peace of mind.
Even AC Milan's meritorious player and former coach Gattuso said:
"Ambrosini is really loyal to AC Milan, and if it were me, I would probably have chosen to leave AC Milan."
AC Milan's attitude towards the heroes is also clear, they left AC Milan's captain's armband to Ambrosini.
Endless injuries also left Ambrosini in the 2006 World Cup squad, a reality his family couldn't accept when they heard the news on television.
When his daughter hugged Ambrosini and cried and asked him why he couldn't go to the World Cup, Ambrosini's eyes were moist, and he comforted his daughter and said:
"Dad's old."
It was the first time Ambrose had admitted that he was inadequate, and perhaps the first time he regretted the endless amount of exercise he had as a child.
Time was short of waiting for people, and there was not much time for Ambrosini to complain about himself, and the recovered Ambrosini once again conquered Ancelotti with his performance on the field and returned to the starting lineup. He also impressed the new Italian coach Donadoni with his outstanding performance and returned to the national team.
The journey at AC Milan has been tortuous and brilliant, as evidenced by its countless champions.
In 2013, the 36-year-old "Ann Team" did not wait for the already declining AC Milan contract extension and had to leave The House of Milan. A year later, he announced his retirement from Fiorentina.
<h1>Sad Istanbul, elated Athens</h1>
Istanbul in 2005 was all the pain in the hearts of all AC Milan players, but the saddest was Ambrosini in the stands.
There is weakness of the heart.
In the semi-finals, against Eindhoven, the desperate AC Milan desperately needed heroic rescue, at this time the "Apennine Bomber" stepped forward, a Standard Ambrosini-style post-inserted header to break Eindhoven.
Just before the final against Liverpool, Ambrosini was injured again, helplessly watching from the stands as the team lost the game in an incredible way.
"I often say that the most important thing I wanted to play in throughout my career was this final in Istanbul, and not being able to contribute on the pitch was unacceptable to me."
There are no coincidences in everything, but there are no coincidences that do not make a book.
Two years later, in 2007, AC Milan once again met old rival Liverpool in the Champions League final, this time in Athens, AC Milan did not let history repeat itself, but completed a revenge drama.
Ambrosini can finally play for AC Milan this time, and After the game, Ambrosini also said:
"In this game, we won with luck, although the overall strength was not as good as in 2005, but luck is back."
<h1>Leave the jianghu, but still care about the jianghu</h1>
Although he has been away from AC Milan for a long time and has not become a football coach like other players, Ambrosini has been keeping an eye on AC Milan.
Since Berlusconi's departure, AC Milan has been plunged into infinite chaos, and neither Chinese businessmen nor now American anti-aircraft guns have ever found a way out of the quagmire.
But for the new season, Ambrosini still gave his own opinion:
"Bonaventura is the one who feels most visible among the absent players, who has had an extraordinary performance before. Char Khanoglu can be steadily improved. Benasser and Clunic are interesting players because their previous teams had similar styles. Suso is like a jewel in the crown, Milan are a very interesting team, in which case Leo and Piatek will perform better than last year. Milan will be an interesting team with clear goals. ”