Best chance for Balotelli, says Allegri

 　　MILAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said Mario Balotelli is "an excellent professional¹" and is having the best chance to show his qualities.

　　The former Manchester City striker arrived in January and bagged another brace² in Sundays's 2-0 win over Palermo.

　　"I think this is an important opportunity for Balotelli, as for the first time he is playing as a protagonist³ in a team full of youngsters," said Allegri.

　　"He is relaxed and an excellent professional. He has been on the European stage for seven or eight years, but this is his best chance so far to really show his qualities.

　　"We struggled a little today as we had some residual⁴ fatigue⁵ from Tuesday's Champions League game with Barcelona, but we should've been more confident and better at keeping the ball.

　　"Stephan El Shaarawy is having an extraordinary season that nobody expected, so it's only normal he will have a slight dip in form. He played well today and almost scored a goal, but at that moment I needed fresh legs. He needs to relax, as he is doing so well and his performances help the team just as much as goals."

　　After crashing out of the Champions League, Milan are still just two points adrift of Napoli in second place.

1 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

2 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

3 protagonist   

n.(思想观念的)倡导者；主角，主人公

参考例句：

• The protagonist reforms in the end and avoids his proper punishment.戏剧主角最后改过自新并避免了他应受的惩罚。
• He is the model for the protagonist in the play.剧本中的主人公就是以他为模特儿创作的！

4 residual   

adj.复播复映追加时间；存留下来的，剩余的

参考例句：

• There are still a few residual problems with the computer program.电脑程序还有一些残留问题。
• The resulting residual chromatism is known as secondary spectrum.所得到的剩余色差叫做二次光谱。

5 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。