The Legend of Franco Baresi: Aesthetic Ornaments of the Italian Catenaccio

Many people are cynical about Italian catenaccio style. the Italian team that applies this tactic is considered as applying a negative style of play. But try to see how this program is played by Franco Baresi.

In the 90s, the catenaccio system was merged into one with the total Dutch football owned by AC Milan and Baresi because of intellectual actors. Acting as a sweeper, Baresi is AC Milan so unbeatable so hard. Italian football exudes beauty in every game.

Talk about Baresi talking about loyalty and respect for footballers. Baresi also spoke about the aesthetic pitfalls of playing Italian football. It's hard to find or to harmonize with other players to understand that, even with Paolo Maldini.

Baresi was born in Travagliato, Lombardy, one hour from the city of Milan. Since childhood, he has struggled with round skin. Baresi families like many families in Italy cannot be separated from football.
Failure for Inter Milan

The brother of Giuseppe who was only two years strong then became a legend for Inter Milan. "My brother is with Inter. I wanted to follow him for a test with Inter, but failed," Baresi said as these footballtimes were quoted on Tuesday (09/17/2019).

A failed test at Inter brought blessings to AC Milan's neighbors. Baresi was then brought by the coach to take a test at the AC Milan academy, this time he was only 14. At this stage, Baresi found true love and took him to a rollercoaster adventure.

Together Baresi and AC Milan not only meet a young couple who are in a drunken novel. Not only love monkeys as teenagers. Baresi found the feeling that he himself was difficult to explain.

"I was shy at first. I was 14 and I liked being on another planet when they came here (Milanello training complex). I couldn't hide my feelings when I started coming here," Baresi remembers.
legend

Former AC Milan coach Nils Liedholm said he was very impressed with the young Baresi. According to Swedish men, at a very young age, Baresi forged, he was not like most players his age.

"At the age of 18, he already has the knowledge to be a major player," Liedholm said. Baresi was his debut with the senior team when Milan Liedholm radiated the Rossoneri.

Baresi made his debut in April 1978, AC Milan facing Verona. The back of the audience was fortunate in the stadium where he saw the first appearance of a defender who later transformed into a legend for AC Milan.

Two years before lakoni's debut, Baresi won the first test of his career. Both of his parents have died. He declined even then loved as Milan had improved and continued to build its abilities.

"This condition we have to roll up our sleeves and grow quickly to survive,"

"I don't think my strength is physical. I am a fairly fast player, but on top of that, it depends on what is in your head," Baresi said.
natural ability

Yes, Baresi is a bit of a footballer optimizing reason and not just the physical brain. No wonder Liedholm saw that Baresi had knowledge beyond his years.

Former colleagues at AC Milan Baresi, Ruud Gullit said Baresi as psychic. "Often, he knows what to do or how the attacking striker is released by the midfielder," said the Dutchman.

Baresi himself knows why he has that advantage. Because its ability to read the direction of the game is not something that can be learned.

Very fast ability to block opponent's movements. Slide the attack without mercy. That's very simple and throw the ball.

"Things like natural. Of course, players can improve and grow with experience, but of course, that is a natural talent," Baresi told the city of FourFour two.

A career for 20 years and 719 games for AC Milan, a total of 17 titles offered by Baresi. Baresi was present not only in Milan feeling a beautiful moment, it was also warned beforehand when the club was relegated to Serie B for the second time in the early 80s.

Bitter times in Milan's history have been used by a number of other clubs to tempt Baresi's loyalty. He did not move and chose to stay even though the club participated in the second tier. After allowing Milan's promotion in Serie A in 1982-1983, named captain Baresi replaced Aldo Maldera and Fulvio Collovati.
True sweeper ability

Nils Liedholm was asked to judge for himself the first post of Baresi's match against Verona. During the summer of 1978, the Swedish coach's workshop became Baresi's libero in the Milan defense.

Having a small body posture and having other players buttoned up to call Milan Piscinin alias a child, Baresi did not give him a chance to forge. He prefers to close his mouth and "slam his lips in a beautiful game on the ground.

When the system is put into practice it means that Catenaccio is infatuated with the Italian team, AC Milan does not pile up players only train in the field of defense. For Italy, engage not only breed them in the defense field. Baresi understands the philosophy of this diet.

According to Karl Rappan, the catenaccio scheme is not only a survival system, it is not enough to only use a fence, but it is also equipped with a padlock. Padlock on this system exists for sweepers or libero.

This function is played by Baresi in Milan. If attacked, the catenaccio system plays man marking for each opponent. Only sweepers don't work. The task of sweepers like Baresi is coating defense when his opponent loses a duel with an attacker.

This is what Rappan meant by the catenaccio scheme. Not only is the obstacle to the defense of the fence, the opposing player must open it. When in Milan, Baresi was able to be in the most appropriate place to cover empty space.

His position is not always behind or between defense and goalkeeper. Baresi can be parallel with the defensive line, also can be in front of the defense.
Pension and endowment number 6

Argentine legend Diego Maradona, who acknowledged the difficulty of taming Milan's keys. "I think Baresi is a great defender, a memory that I have remembered all my life," Maradona said in an interview who had exchanged clothes with Baresi.

Baresi finally decided to withdraw from the football field there in 1997 or three years after his failure with Italy at the 1994 World Cup.

"If there will be a winner, then someone must lose," Baresi said commenting on his defeat in the 1994 World Cup final.

Although sadness remained at the national team level after the event, Baresi's farewell match on October 28, 1997 was considered a time of public sadness in Italian football.

Out of respect for loyalty, and achievement, AC Milan decided to take a rest as Baresi's number 6 jersey. This decision shows that the aesthetic ornament of Italian catenaccio will never be replaced by anyone.

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