Milan Lab went from prosperity to decline: from advising An Shuai to reuse Kaka, to suspecting that it would aggravate Rhoda's injury.

The present situation in Milan shows no signs of recovery. Many Milan are dead set, but they can't help but recall the glory of that year. In addition to the passionate years of Basten, Maldini, Sepchenko and Kaka, the once famous Milan Lab was also talked about by old fans.

However, it is not quite the same as the stories of those famous stars. Even many well-informed Milan die-hards often know what they know, but they don't know why. They often don't know the relevant clues, only know a little fur, and they are even more confused about the process of Milan laboratory from prosperity to decline.

Is closely related to Lei Dongduo's serious injury.

The emergence of any new things often has a corresponding reason, and the famous Milan laboratory is not exempt from customs. To some extent, it was the injury of Argentine superstar Lei Dongduo that led to the birth of Milan Lab.

Back in the summer of 2000, the result of Real Madrid presidential election was unexpected. Florentino, who was not optimistic before, finally reached the top, and Barcelona superstar Figo was taken to the Bernabeu by him. It is against this background that Lei Dongduo, the core midfielder of Real Madrid, was sold to Milan by florentino.

Although Lei Dongduo was over 30 years old at that time, he was recognized as a top midfielder in football at that time. He led Real Madrid to win the Champions League twice, and even kicked Borg lightly with his heel in the focus battle against Manchester United, which surprised many fans. Milan naturally have great expectations when they bring in the veteran from Real Madrid.

However, unexpectedly, Milan waited for the news of Lei Dongduo's serious back injury before looking forward to playing for the team. Lei Dongduo's right leg was unfortunately injured while exercising on the treadmill at Milanello training ground; When he resumed training, the Argentine's lower back and right leg were injured again. He had to undergo surgery and rest in the hospital bed for a long time, which made him hardly make any decent contribution to Milan afterwards, which made Milan waste a lot of money.

Lei Dongduo's sudden injury caused great controversy at that time. Many voices think that this is just an accident, but there are also many voices that this is a conspiracy of Real Madrid. It was Real Madrid who realized the hidden danger of Lei Dongduo's injury that led to the midfielder being sold to Milan.

This kind of conspiracy theory has a market in any era, and it is doomed to have no clear evidence to support it, but it also sounds an alarm to Milan's top management. After all, this painful memory has been enough once, and Milan executives naturally don't want to repeat it. So they will inevitably have the idea of nip in the bud.

At this juncture, the Belgian famous doctor Melthurman took the initiative to find the management of Milan, and he strongly stated his theory: Milan spent as much as 20 million to introduce Lei Dongduo (the transfer fee+annual salary is actually more than this), but Milan originally only needed to spend 3 million to set up a laboratory, which could save Lei Dongduo from serious injuries!

I have to say that Mel Thurman's theory is quite touching. Especially in the context of Lei Dongduo's serious injury, Milan's management was worried about it, which gave birth to related ideas more or less. Since someone volunteered, naturally willing to give it a try.

Of course, the well-informed Milan management will naturally not throw out millions of real money because of one sentence. The reason why they are willing to follow Melthurman's suggestion and set out to set up the Milan laboratory is largely because of Melthurman's authority.

As early as 1995, Berlusconi, then the head of Milan, was troubled by severe cervical spondylosis. To this end, he found many famous Italian doctors to no avail. It was not until the appearance of the Belgian famous doctor Meldurman that Berlusconi was saved. From then on, Milan believed in Melthurman and invited him to work in Milanello.

However, no matter how confidential the wording is, there will still be some news coming out. For example, Maldini is required to eat fish at least twice a week. For example, Clarence Seedorf was asked to have his wisdom teeth pulled out when there was a groin problem. At that time, it spread all over the sky and was regarded as a joke after dinner by many fans, waiting to see their jokes.

Surprisingly, however, it is this seemingly unscientific medical method that has achieved miraculous results. Maldini remained efficient in the last few years of his career, and Seedorf rarely encountered groin problems, which benefited other Milan players, directly reflected in their fewer injuries and shorter absence time due to injuries.

Impression may lie, but data will not. In the 20001-02 season, there were as many as 4/kloc-0 cases of muscle injury in the Rossoneri, but after the Milan laboratory was officially put into operation, there were only 3 cases of muscle injury in the second season. This contrast is undoubtedly gratifying.

Apart from the prevention of injuries, it is undoubtedly surprising that Milan Lab has extended the career of veterans.

With the help of Milan Laboratories, paolo maldini and Paolo costacurta both bid farewell to the stadium after their forties, and Paolo Mascherano won the European Cup as captain at the age of 39. As for other players, Seedorf, Inzaghi, Ambrosini, Pirlo, and Nesta, who was criticized as a "glass man" in the past, maintained a good competitive state in the twilight of their respective careers; In the 2007 Champions League final, Milan sacrificed the oldest team in the history of the Champions League final, but with the goal of 33-year-old Inzaghi, they successfully completed their revenge against Liverpool.

At the same time, Milan Lab also has a certain influence on the employment situation of the team. Milan Lab once gave Carlo Ancelotti a suggestion based on data analysis: I hope he would give up Rui Costa and use Kaka instead, which had a certain influence on Carlo Ancelotti's decision and benefited Milan a lot.

On the premise that the players have no obvious injuries, this paper puts forward the suggestion of abandoning Rui Costa and reusing Kaka. It is not difficult to imagine that the status of Milan laboratory at this time is probably more critical than people think.

Undoubtedly, whether it is the prevention of players' injuries or the extension of veteran's career, or even the employment suggestion based on data analysis, Milan Lab plays an extremely key role and has made great contributions to the Rossoneri's Wang Tu hegemony.

However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. It is true that Milan Lab has benefited the Rossoneri a lot, but it has also laid a major hidden danger for Milan.

After all, Melthurman is not a professional football operator, and his vision naturally has certain limitations. When the Milan laboratory was in full swing, he suggested to the Milan management that a large number of veterans who were over 30 at that time, such as Cafu and pancaro, could be invited to relieve the pressure on the team in terms of funds, and he also promised to extend the sports career of these veterans as much as possible.

After all, we all know that the cost of introducing these veterans is extremely low, which is different from those famous players who played in the past.

Cafu, Stam, Ronaldo, Beckham, pancaro, Favali ... can clearly feel that Milan did bring in a lot of veterans at that stage. Although Milan Lab has fulfilled Melthurman's promise on many occasions, it is still a little pale in the face of the great power of the years.

Take Maldini as an example. No matter how carefully the Milan laboratory is maintained, the 39-year-old cavalry is definitely not as beautiful as when it was 29 years old. So is Cafu. No matter how hard the Milan lab racked its brains, it is impossible for the legendary Brazilian defender to go straight up and down at the age of 30 or 67 as he did at the age of 20 or 67, and take care of the whole flank by himself.

Continuing your career never means returning to the peak, nor does it mean that your competitive state and physical state have not declined at all.

Unfortunately, Merseyman doesn't seem to understand this truth, and the Milan management who understands this truth seems to be carried away by the current prosperity, which makes Milan miss the best opportunity to change blood. When paolo maldini and other veterans left the stadium one after another, Milan, who could not find a suitable successor, inevitably walked off the altar.

Of course, there are many reasons why the Rossoneri are not updated in time, which is the result of the joint action of many factors. It is obviously unfair to just blame Milan lab.

But in this process, Milan Lab definitely played a role in fueling the flames, which is beyond doubt. In particular, Melthurman had a far-reaching influence on the proposal of Milan management.

Even more embarrassing, before the Rossoneri completely aged, Milan Lab first fell from the altar.

Since 2007, Milan Lab has been accompanied by controversy. The landmark event was that in July of that year, Brazilian superstar Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly felt discomfort in his leg. The Milan laboratory initially diagnosed a slight strain, and it took only one week to recover. But a week later, Ronaldo not only failed to recover, but even jogging could not be carried out normally. Milan laboratory diagnosed again, and this time the result was secondary strain.

However, Ronaldo's condition is obviously not explained by the second-degree strain. A few weeks later, the Brazilian superstar even became extremely difficult to walk normally. At this time, the Brazilian team doctor also gave their diagnosis and determined that Cristiano Ronaldo's injury was a broken achilles tendon. However, because of the misjudgment in Milan laboratory, the best treatment opportunity was missed, which aggravated Cristiano Ronaldo's injury and complicated the treatment of the Brazilian superstar out of thin air.

Even the Achilles tendon can't be judged. Do you suspect that Cristiano Ronaldo's injury has worsened? This is undoubtedly shameful for any medical institution, and it is also recognized as the turning point of Milan laboratory from prosperity to decline.

After Ronaldo, Pato and Kaka were suspected to be misdiagnosed. Former Brazilian golden boy Pato publicly criticized the team's medical system after leaving Milan.

A series of controversial events forced the founder Mel Thurman to resign in 2009. Finally, Berlusconi could not help but have doubts and reorganized the Milan laboratory on 20 12.

Since then, the famous Milan laboratory has existed in name only.

As for the reasons for the decline of Milan laboratory, it is actually quite complicated. The most important point is that Milan is short of funds, and the investment in the team will shrink, which will naturally reduce the expenditure of Milan laboratory. This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to any scientific and technological institution.

Secondly, at the beginning of the establishment of Milan Lab, many key talents were actually retiring. Once you leave because of your age, it is difficult for newcomers to fill the vacancy in time. What's more, the Milan team at that time also reduced its investment, making it more and more difficult to find qualified successors, which will naturally lead to the continuous decline of the overall level.

In addition, many people ignore this point intentionally or unintentionally, such as Ronaldo, Kaka, Pato and other Brazilian stars. Their physical condition is not only the responsibility of Milan laboratory, but also the intervention of Brazilian team doctors from time to time. However, the medical plans of the two sides are fundamentally different, and it is strange that there is no problem if they are mixed with treatment. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to put all the blame on Milan laboratory and blindly assume that it's their misdiagnosis.

In fact, the famous Bayern doctor wohlfahrt has also encountered the troubles encountered by Milan Lab. It is precisely because of the mixed governance of several parties that disputes have arisen. Mourinho and Guardiola both questioned wohlfahrt. This situation is not so much that wohlfahrt lacks standards as that everyone trusts different medical teams. It is human nature that people will inevitably be preconceived after an accident.

The rise and fall of Milan Lab is a microcosm of Milan, from advising An Shuai to reuse Kaka to possibly aggravating Rhoda's injury. This institution is not so much a misnomer as it has no eggs under the nest.