In this world, some people have unlimited scenery from the beginning, gorgeous and elegant people are obsessed, they are like safflower-like existence, even if they are budding, it is enough to make everyone crazy. Others are always silent, they are the green leaves on the battlefield, sprinkled with blood against the red flowers, do not need the support of the mountain and the tsunami, cling to their creed unswervingly, and never regret it. The former we call the Genius Master, the latter we call the Iron-Blooded Tough Guy. Gianaro Gattuso is the ultimate representative of the iron man's tenderness.
In the Coppa Italia final, which ended in midweek, Gattuso led Napoli to play stubborn football, facing an enemy Juventus that could not be overturned for many years, the Sky Blues held the belief of victory from the beginning of the battle, Buffon made countless wonderful saves, but could not stop Napoli's ten-yard firmness. After defeating the Bianconeri in the league, Gattuso's disciples once again picked the king, and this time, his team won the championship.
Gattuso was thrown high, his chin still had the iconic stubble on his chin, and for a moment the major Italian media used praise on him. "There's no one who doesn't love Gattuso," the Italian said, while reporters said it was a "man in capital letters." At the Olympic Stadium in the Eternal City, the "loser" who once sat in the coaching bench wrote a glorious page on the resume of his coaching career.
Gattuso's football is not gorgeous, which is probably an irrefutable fact, the boy who grew up in a small fishing village in southern Italy, the idol is Maradona, who makes the whole of southern Italian football proud, but he soon finds that he does not have the talent of the king of the ball, and his father tells him: Behind the Golden Globe winner, there is the same great "wingman". Perhaps Gattuso has never forgotten this teaching, on the pitch, he does not need to be a unique protagonist, but can use the fighting spirit of a man to protect teammates like works of art.
This is the story of Gattuso, who was a typical "wanderer" before meeting Milan – born in the city of Calaburo, started in Perugia, wandered in Scotland, wandered through Salenetana, and was an obscure young general until 1999, when Ac Milan threw an olive branch. Later in the story we all know, in the Rossoneri, Gattuso and Pirlo achieved each other, without his protection, Pirlo's magnificence would be greatly reduced, and without Pirlo's art, Gattuso's perseverance could not reflect such a great value.
The world of football has never been polarized, and although the master is the protagonist of history, the warrior will not be forgotten. Gattuso has received more than 100 yellow cards in his career, but even the enemy has a hard time hating him, and people remember him for his quick and accurate steals and countless times to maintain the appearance of the team - cheerfully slapping Ancelotti's cheek, which is his innocent side; hand pinching the neck of Tottenham assistant Jordan, which is his tough guy side.
When writing heroic stories, there is a technique called wanting to be promoted before suppressing. In Gattuso, all of this is evident in his playing career and coaching career. As a rookie coach, his coaching start was disastrous: he coached Sion for 3 games and averaged 0.33 points per game; coached Palermo for 8 games with an average of 1.25 points per game; coached Greek ofofi Crete in 17 games with an average of 1.06 points per game; and coached Pisa in 84 games with an average of 1.38 points per game. He even staged a scene of resignation because he was dissatisfied with the concept of the club's top brass.
Seeing such coaching results, it is not difficult to understand why Milan fans will be pessimistic when Montella is out of class and Gattuso put out the fire in 2017, everyone knows that few butcher managers in football can achieve fame, the facts seem to prove this prejudgment, picking up the first game of milan's coaching whip, the Rossoneri was flattened by Benevento, who lost 14 consecutive games, and it was the opposing goalkeeper who scored the goal. In the eyes of public opinion, after the successive defeats of Seedorf and Inzaghi, Gattuso was just another moth to the fire.
However, the story after that was unexpected, Milan suddenly changed montella's later malaise, youth power bloomed, solid defense gradually cast, the team once reached the Final of the Coppa Italia, but unfortunately lost to Juve again. The following season, Milan always had the hope of competing for the fourth, until the last minute to regret that they missed the top four by one point. As a result, people remember that Milan derby was eliminated after a substitution, and against Lazio without substitutions, but they forgot how long this team has not made people so bloody in the past many years.
Competitive sports, always a hero of success or failure, Gattuso left Milan, took over the Napoli coaching whip in the hands of his master Ancelotti, and led the team to only score 3 points in the first five games. It seems that Gattuso is still the "loser", but he has never complained about anything - if the military is unstable, then use compassion to unite the team; if the ridicule is continuous, then use the results to punch the doubters in the face. Napoli then beat Juve in the league, then they beat Lazio, Inter and Juve in the Coppa Italia, all three teams in the top three of Serie A.
Gattuso insisted on his morality, the Italian Cup title is the best reward, in the past, he was a "rookie" in the coaching bench, a "loser", but now, he once again let the world understand what is the charm of a man. There is no need for rhetoric, persistence, persistence, pure quality, can also impress the world. I wonder if when Gattuso is praised by all of Italy, will Milan, who is in prison, regret his choice?
"I'm not going to leave Milan because this is my home, unless it's the boss and the fans who kick me in the ass and tell me to get out of here." When playing for Milan, Gattuso once said so.
"I believe in the existence of the god of football, as long as you do your job well, the reward will always come." After winning the Coppa Italia, Gattuso said so.
When he left Milan, Gattuso even gave up his salary to ensure the "severance pay" of his team. How can such a man not be respected? Persevering, unswerving, never afraid, perhaps what really impressed the world was Gattuso's personality. The Coppa Italia is just the beginning, and I wish this man, who can finally earn a place in the world of football for his faith.