Nostalgia 'Pohon Natal' Ancelotti di Milan: Dida hingga Inzaghi

Carlo Ancelotti, the manager of AC Milan jolds the trophy aloft in celebration following his teams 2-1 victory during the UEFA Champions League Final match between Liverpool and AC Milan at the Olympic Stadium on May 23, 2007 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Ancelotti menerapkan formasi 4-3-2-1, yang bentuknya jadi mirip pohon Natal, salah satunya ketika melatih Milan periode 2006/2007 yang diantarnya menjuarai Liga Champions. Foto: (Getty Images/Alex Livesey)

Goalkeeper Dida (2nd-L) of Milan saves a header of Michael Ballack (C) of Bayern Munich during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between AC Milan and Bayern Munich at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on March 8, 2006 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sandra Behne/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Saat itu ada Dida sebagai sosok terakhir yang membendung serangan lawan. Sebagai kiper, ia juga menjadi "akar" dalam formasi pohon Natal ini. Foto: Bongarts/Getty Images/Sandra Behne

Massimo Oddo of AC Milan and Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal tangle during the UEFA Champions League 1st knockout round 2nd leg match between AC Milan and Arsenal at the San Siro stadium on March 4, 2008 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Di sektor kanan belakang AC Milan pada musim tersebut, Massimo Oddo lazim hadir. Dengan formasi 4-3-2-1 yang "rapat" Oddo harus rajin overlap jauh ke depan menyisir sayap. Foto: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

AC Milan's captain Paolo Maldini (L) jubilates with his teammate Alessandro Nesta at the end of their Italian Serie A football match against AS Roma in Milan's San Siro stadium, 02 May 2004. AC Milan won the match 1-0 and the Italian championship. AFP PHOTO/ Patrick HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP via Getty Images)

Alessandro Nesta adalah salah satu bek legendaris Italia, termasuk di Milan. Ia pun menjadi salah satu palang pintu Rossoneri pada masa itu. Foto: (AFP via Getty Images/PATRICK HERTZOG)

Paolo Maldini, the Milan captain looks on during an AC Milan training session prior to the UEFA Champions League Final between AC Milan and Liverpool at the Olympic Stadium on May 22, 2007 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Sebagai tandem Nesta di lini belakang, ada sosok legenda lain: Paolo Maldini. Milan era 'Pohon Natal' ini pun digadang-gadang punya salah satu lini belakang paling mumpuni. Foto: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Daniele De Rossi of Roma challenges Marek Jankulovski of MIlan during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Roma at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on November 11, 2006 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by New Press/Getty Images)

Marek Jankulovski melengkapi kuartet empat pemain bertahan, dengan menjadi full-back kiri. Seperti Oddo, Jankulovski juga wajib terus merangsek ke depan demi mengisi kekosongan sektor sayap. Foto: Getty Images/New Press

Gennaro Gattuso (L), Andrea Pirlo and Cristian Brocchi stretch during a training session ahead of next week's UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool during the AC Milan Media Day at Milanello on May 16, 2007 in Carnago, Italy. (Photo Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images)

Masuk ke tengah sisi kanan, 'Si Badak' Gennaro Gattuso menjadi salah satu dinamo penggerak dalam racikan Ancelotti di Milan. Ia wajib meredam lawan dan merebut bola tanpa kompromi. Foto: Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images

Massimo Ambrosini of Milan competes for the ball with David Balleri of Livorno during the Serie A match between Livorno and AC Milan at the Stadio Armando Picchi on September 23, 2006 in Livorno, Italy. (Photo by New Press/Getty Images)

Massimo Ambrosini menjadi pemain tengah di sisi kiri dengan peran yang nyaris mirip dengan Gattuso, walaupun kedua pemain tetap memiliki karakteristik berbeda dalam gaya main. Foto: Getty Images/New Press

AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo is seen in action during AC Milan v Genoa CFC held at San Siro Stadium on January 28, 2009 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Dan di tengah Gattuso dan Ambrosini ada Andrea Pirlo sebagai deep-lying playmaker. Dari dalam, "dikawal" dua pemain penuh tenaga, Pirlo mengatur tempo permainan sekaligus memberikan kiriman bola menusuk jauh ke depan. Foto: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

Kaka (L) of Milan holds off the challenge from Javier Mascherano of Liverpool during the UEFA Champions League Final match between Liverpool and AC Milan at the Olympic Stadium on May 23, 2007 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Beralih ke bagian berikutnya, ada sosok maestro Brasil Kaka yang dimainkan di sektor gelandang serang sisi kanan. Ia diberikan kebebasan besar dalam memamerkan kreativitasnya. Foto: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Clarence Seedorf of Milan in action during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg match between AC Milan and PSV Eindhoven at San Siro on April 26, 2005 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Sebagai gelandang serang kiri, ada pemain top lain yakni Clarence Seedorf yang siap menggoyang pertahanan lawan dengan gocekan dan umpan-umpan. Seedorf bersama Kaka sekaligus menjadi tandem second striker yang main lebih rapat. Foto: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Filippo Inzaghi (#9) of Milan celebrates in front of the fans after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Final match between Liverpool and AC Milan at the Olympic Stadium on May 23, 2007 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Sebagai tumpuan di depan ada Filippo Inzaghi, striker oportunis dengan naluri bikin gol tinggi. Kemampuannya mengacak-acak pertahanan lawan ikut bikin Seedorf dan Kaka berpeluang ikut menggedor ke depan. Foto: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

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