Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 370 Long Pass? ?
Ancelotti is confident in this game.

Although Chelsea's offensive ability is very strong, after watching many, many Chelsea game videos this season, the Italian also has a general understanding of the Blues' offensive style.He is confident that it is very difficult to penetrate AC Milan's defense with that kind of simple offensive process, so he feels very lucky to meet Chelsea, an opponent.

It's not all egotism.

The Italian-style defense is very stable, whether it is on the two sides or the center, the area defense is very tight.The players have a strong sense of defense, and their flanking and cooperation will restrain the attacking side's attacking area and restrict the opponent's hands and feet. From this point of view, AC Milan is the top in Italy.

The team's four iron guards are not comparable to ordinary people in terms of experience or awareness. Coupled with midfielders such as Gattuso, Chelsea will inevitably be blocked whether they attack from the center or from the two sides.

All of the above are for ordinary teams and ordinary players.

Ancelotti did not underestimate Wang Li. Although he behaved plainly in front of the media, this is not the case in fact.

In this game, he used 3 midfielders just to contain Wang Li! !
Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, none of these three people are easy to deal with. Before the game, Ancelotti told them to always pay attention to the opponent's No. 21.

With 3 powerful defensive midfielders across the front of the penalty area line, it is very, very difficult for Wang Li to break through this blockade.

Among them, Pirlo is a little different. He is better at organizing offenses, while Seedorf and Gattuso are definitely very difficult to deal with. I am afraid that every player who has played against AC Milan will deeply remember these two names. .

To use a metaphor, their style of play is not much different from that of Makelele, especially Gattuso.

Rough technique has always been synonymous with Gattuso, but he dared to fight hard and kept running for 90 minutes on the court. This kind of 'blue-collar worker' on the football field is the most troublesome.While Gattuso has more energy than Makelele, Seedorf has better skills and plays decisively and fiercely. Perhaps the difference between him and Gattuso is the perseverance to keep fighting.

All of this made Ancelotti feel that victory was firmly in his hands.

but……

When looking at Chelsea's starting lineup, the Italians suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Even though he is very confident in his coaching level, he still has to admit that the young Portuguese coach on the other side is definitely of some level, but what does this starting lineup mean now! ?Let the opponent's No. 21 black-haired boy face AC Milan's entire defense line alone! ?Or the opponent gave up the attack and went all out to defend! ?
You know, this is Chelsea's home game, unless they don't want to enter the top 4, but is this possible! ?
But at this time, it doesn't make any sense to be uneasy. Now there is no time for the Italian to let the team make adjustments. In fact, he doesn't know how to adjust.

He could only silently say to himself: It's okay, this is just a smoke bomb from the other party...

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At this time, the Stamford Bridge Stadium was full of seats. The victory against Barcelona gave the Blues fans endless confidence. They were full of enthusiasm for the team's Champions League match. What's more, this time the opponent was even more amazing--'Little World Cup' leaders AC Milan!

In the last season, the Blues led by Lasse made it to the top four of the Champions League in one fell swoop, and finally lost to Monaco. This made the fans very unwilling. Although the schedule of this season is really a headache, but Why can't Chelsea, which has created one miracle after another, beat Barcelona and AC Milan in a row?
Blues fans have always believed that Chelsea is now the best team in the world.

After defeating Barcelona, ​​and then defeating AC Milan, you can prove this to all fans around the world. Thinking of this, the Blues fans are even more enthusiastic.

However, compared to Arsenal and Manchester United fans, Chelsea fans feel much more 'gentlemen'. This may have something to do with the class of the fans. There are more wealthy areas in London next to Stamford Bridge. These fans even in the stadium Under the infection of the atmosphere, you will also pay attention to your behavior.

But the Blues fans are more disciplined. They always cheer for the team in an organized way, such as singing the team song together, organizing together to buy large celebration props and so on.

It's the same this time. Before the game started, some fans had already started singing the Blues' team song non-stop, and many fans in the East Stand collectively smeared the Blues' team logo on their faces and went to Thousands of people used cloth strips of various colors to form a large team logo icon covering half of the East Stand. This scene was very shocking to the eyes of AC Milan fans.

Only the fans know how hard it is to do this!

The AC Milan players have never seen this kind of cheering method. Generally speaking, the team logo, team flag, or various patterns on the stands of the stadium are hung by the club. Organized by yourself, the patterns formed by tens of thousands of colorful cloth pieces are really shocking.

It's more like an organized sports event opening big show.

The FA is most satisfied with this situation.You must know that England is rich in football hooligans. In order to improve the image of the Premier League in the eyes of fans around the world, the FA will severely crack down on any possible stadium violence.However, Chelsea fans rarely have this problem. The FA officials who saw this scene even felt that Chelsea should be promoted more, so that the image of the Premier League will be more positive.

On the court, under the leadership of the captains of the two teams, the starting players of the two teams each led a child into the court.

Wang Li is holding a little boy, which is the child of his neighbor Mr. Johnson.

The so-called closeness comes first, and the Johansen family are all loyal Chelsea fans. When Johansen saw Wang Li in the small park a few days ago, he asked him to let his children have the opportunity to enter the Stamford Bridge Stadium to experience the game. The atmosphere, increase some knowledge.

However, the child is just over 7 years old now, and under the irritable atmosphere at the scene, he was a little nervous, and his little hands held Wang Li tightly.

After walking into the stadium and taking a good position, Wang Li smiled and patted him on the shoulder lightly. The little boy turned his head to look at Wang Li, and his eyes gradually became firmer.

At this time, there were cheers from Blues fans in all directions on the pitch. This feeling really lifted the spirits of the Chelsea players. The loud sound could even directly penetrate people's eardrums, which made Wang Li's spirit even better. He feels that today's state is better than ever.

Of course, this is exactly the opposite for AC Milan players.

To them, these voices were extremely noisy, surrounding and squeezing them tightly, making them feel very restless.

However, AC Milan's players are all experienced veterans, and the effect of this trick is really pitiful.

At this time, Stamford Bridge's "queen" commentator Creed Pesvak is also passionately introducing Chelsea's starting list to the fans, and the name of each player will win the cheers of the Blues fans. Voice.

With cheers again and again, on the court, the players stood up and prepared to kick off.

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Mourinho's tactics for the team are defensive counterattacks.

There are 5 midfielders in Chelsea's lineup, and there is only one single striker Wang Li. From the perspective of the lineup, the team's offense is obviously much weaker. Although the starting players on the two sides are the main players, Robben and Duff are also They are all very good at attacking, but under the influence of the formation, unless the players in the middle press heavily, otherwise even if they attack on the side, they will only fight alone.

This style of play allowed AC Milan to gain possession of the ball for a time.

At the beginning of the game, AC Milan launched a wave of raids in possession of the ball. The ball was passed between Seedorf, Pirlo and Kaka, and directly attacked behind Makelele. Finally, Shevchenko completed a It was a long shot, but the kick was really substandard. Thomas, who started the game, took off his hands and held the ball in his arms.

After Thomas threw the ball to Lampard, it was Chelsea's turn to attack.

AC Milan's players reacted quickly. After Shevchenko's shot, most of the players had already started to run backwards. It seemed that they had gradually entered the game state.

Lampard passed the ball to Scott. After Parker took the ball, he looked at the frontcourt. At this time, the players of AC Milan did not press too far forward, so Parker did not pass the ball. Take it forward slowly.

After crossing the halfway line, Kaka came up to grab the ball, and before that, Parker passed the ball far to Alkin Robben on the wing.

Gattuso immediately came up to grab the ball, Robben slightly raised his head and glanced at the direction of AC Milan's penalty area, and drove directly to the penalty area with a big kick.

The ball made the opposing players a little confused. After the football reached the penalty area line, it was easily unloaded by Pirlo.

"The Dutch kid made a mistake!! This pass is too stinky, it seems that he hasn't been able to enter the game yet." Pesvak shouted in frustration at the same time.

The field is changing rapidly. When the Blues fans are still lost for this attack, AC Milan has already entered the hinterland of the penalty area.After Pirlo received the ball, a direct pass was passed to Crespo. The Argentine striker's technique is really outstanding. He threw away Bridger directly with two very light spikes. After entering Chelsea's half, the inspiration suddenly struck. A through ball made the entire Blues break out in a cold sweat! !

AC Milan's offensive speed was too fast this time. Chelsea's players hadn't recovered from the attack just now, and the backcourt hadn't had time to shrink the defense. !
"God!!!" Many fans unconsciously expressed concern.

But immediately, the thousands of AC Milan players who came with the team let out a huge sigh.

Facing the young Thomas Clark, the Ukrainian may have underestimated him a little. He seemed to be very easy to push a shot from the far corner and hit it weakly. Thomas rushed to the right rhythmically during the attack and threw the ball directly to his body. Down.

"The game has just started, and there is a dangerous situation in Chelsea's goal. The players on the field must be careful!!"

"It seems that what Ancelotti said before the game was not all lies. AC Milan's attack just now was too dangerous."

"From the situation on the spot, it seems that the Chelsea players have not yet entered the game. Robben's mistake gave AC Milan a chance, and the opponent found a chance to shoot in both attacks. So far, Shevchenko has scored twice. Shooting, if it goes on like this, the situation is not optimistic. During this period of time, Allen seems to have stayed in the frontcourt. In the opening 3 minutes, he has not touched the ball. Mourinho may have made a tactical mistake today, but he said It's still too early, I hope Chelsea can perform better, if the home game is like this, it will be more difficult to play in Milan."

Although the commentators of various sports TV stations in England are worried about the situation of Chelsea, in fact, on the sidelines of the Chelsea coaching bench, Mourinho is crossing his legs and chewing gum in his mouth. Not nervous, full of confidence in the game.

The scene of the scene switching made the fans feel a lot more at ease.

On the field, the football was passed several times in Chelsea's backcourt. Seeing Crespo and Kaka come up to grab the ball, captain John Terry got the ball and hurriedly passed it to Lampard in the center line.

As soon as Lampard turned around after receiving the ball, he saw Shevchenko close at hand. He was taken aback. He hurriedly turned around to protect the ball tightly, looking to both sides, looking for opportunities to pass the ball.Shevchenko saw that his sudden attack didn't work, so he could only stick to Lampard.

Lampard took two steps back and passed directly to Brigi who was plugging in, and then ran forward. The latter won the ball and kicked it to Damien Duff on the wing.

After Duff received the ball, he made a few passes with Lampard and Parker. At this time, the ball had crossed the center line. During another catch, Duff looked at the black-haired figure in the direction of the penalty area and directly chose a long pass. .

However, as soon as the ball was picked up this time, Gattuso, the predecessor, jumped up and blocked it with his body! !

"Beautiful!! Gattuso blocked the ball with his body. I have to say that this Italian is a man. His fighting spirit on the court is worth learning from many players!!"

The football went out of the sideline, and Duff rushed to serve, but at this time AC Milan was defending very tightly on the right side. Watching the time go by, he could only wave and throw the ball in the direction of Lampard, but the ball was It was first pushed to Gattuso by Shevchenko, who then passed it to Pirlo.

After Pirlo got the ball, he kicked Kaka in the frontcourt.

In the summer of 2003, Kaka transferred from Sao Paulo to AC Milan for a transfer fee of 850 million euros, which is already very good for a 21-year-old Brazilian teenager.

In AC Milan, Kaka's excellent performance allowed him to squeeze out rival Rivaldo and win the main position in a short period of time.

Kaka's speed accelerated AC Milan's offensive rhythm, and he gradually became the core of AC Milan's offense.In last season's Serie A, Kaka scored 30 goals in 10 games and helped AC Milan win the championship.In view of its excellent performance, in the first season of entering Serie A, Kaka was named the league's best player and best foreign aid.

Kaka's excellence has excited the Italian media. They compare Kaka and Wang Li from time to time, and even say that Kaka is better than Wang Li. Of course, only the radical AC Milan media think so.

However, Kaka's technical ability is unquestionable. After receiving a pass from Pirlo this time, he showed the dribbling ability that Brazilian players are particularly good at.

On the right, Kaka sprinted at a very high speed with the ball. After he passed Robben, Bridget and Paulo Ferreira in a row, he cut inside the center line. The Blues fans in the audience exclaimed, because this In the middle of the road, Crespo was already unguarded! !
As long as Kaka can pass the ball, or even choose to shoot from a long distance, he has a chance to score.

But the next moment, the rude French man Makelele directly cut off this wonderful football art... He directly kicked Kaka to the ground.

"Beep..." The referee showed Makelele a yellow card without hesitation.

AC Milan's free kick.

It was Pirlo who took the free kick. Under the eyes of the fans, he did not look for a high point in the penalty area, but took a low ball. When everyone was puzzled, he ambush on the outside Maldini, a veteran of Maldini, shot a semi-volley shot with his right foot 12 meters in front of the goal and hit a ball. Thomas had no choice but to watch the football hit the net.

AC Milan leads 1-0! !

"At 6 minutes and 17 seconds into the game, AC Milan took a tactical free kick and captain Makelele scored a goal!!"

After being scored first by AC Milan, the fans at the scene were a little dazed. In the first few minutes, Chelsea's performance really made people puzzled. ! !
It can even be said that Chelsea's attack could not pass halftime! !

What happened to Chelsea today! ?

Players from both sides stood up and Chelsea kicked off in the middle.

Wang Li knocked the ball to Lampard with his back heel, and rushed towards the penalty area of ​​AC Milan. Lampard did not rush to attack after getting the ball, but cooperated with the players in the backcourt. Leila passed a pass to Robben on the wing, and the latter broke through with the ball to announce the start of the attack.

After easily breaking through Pirlo, Robben pushed the ball to Lampard who was inserted in the middle.

After Lampard and Scott Parker made a two-for-one cooperation, they kicked a lob cross without hesitation! !

At this moment, Stam was following Wang Li in the penalty area of ​​AC Milan. In fact, from the beginning of the game, Chelsea retreated into their own half, and Wang Li never touched the ball. Having made a fuss over a molehill, the black-haired boy next to him is not a big threat.

Therefore, his defense is not tight, he just follows Wang Li.

Seeing the ball flying over, Stam didn't care too much. He just used his body to block the position and prepared to clear the siege with a header.

But just when he was about to jump to head the ball, he suddenly found a blue figure appeared in front of him, and he could only see the big white characters ---'21' in a trance! !

Wang Li jumped up, tapped the ball lightly with his head, and with a padded chest, the ball fell directly on the grass. Then, before the big Italian man behind him could react, he turned around and volleyed! !

The football passed Stam's side and rushed towards AC Milan's goal like a cannonball. The goalkeeper Dida couldn't react at all! !
"The goal is scored..." Creed reacted and was about to announce the goal loudly.

But the football flew out of the bottom line against the goal post, making all the AC Milan players break out in a cold sweat. At this moment, they finally knew that they must not underestimate the No. 21 black-haired boy who scored 31 goals in 49 rounds of the league. Monster, if you say you don't have two brushes, no one will believe it!
"A long pass...???"

At this time, after a few minutes of the game, Carlo Ancelotti on the sidelines finally got a glimpse of Chelsea's style of play, but he was still incredulous about the result.

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(End of this chapter)