Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 378

In the last round, AC Milan fell behind Chelsea by three goals. If they want to defeat Chelsea and advance to the semi-finals, they must attack.

Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho knew very well that in San Rossi, AC Milan, which is in full swing with home advantage, would definitely launch a massive attack, and he felt that the opponent would attack aggressively at the beginning of the game, so he repeated before the game Tell the players to pay attention to the opening defense and enter the game state as soon as possible.

He guessed right.

At the very beginning of the game, AC Milan took advantage of the home court and launched a fierce offensive towards the hinterland of Chelsea amid the cheers and cheers of nearly 7 fans.

However, these are all within his expectations, so he has more confidence in winning this game.

For AC Milan, their goal in this game is not to win, but to score goals, and they must score more than three goals to hope to advance. They have been forced to fight with their backs.For one of the world's top giants, it is unacceptable to stop at the quarter-finals, especially when it is eliminated by a sudden rise of an 'upstart' team.

Another point that ordinary fans don’t know is that AC Milan chairman Silvio Berlusconi owns an Italian gaming company. At the beginning of the season, their odds for Chelsea to win the European Champions Cup were 1 to 63. This odds is almost It is the highest in the entire European gaming company. Although few Italian fans buy Chelsea to win the championship, there are still many gamblers who spend a lot of money to try their luck. If Chelsea really wins the championship, then this gaming company will at least To lose more than 7000 million euros!
Although Berlusconi has a lot of assets, 7000 million euros is not a small amount.Therefore, before the game, Berlusconi also promised Abramovich a lot of promotion bonuses.

Therefore, the current AC Milan team not only occupies a favorable location, but also has harmony. Their momentum is like a rainbow, just to score goals as soon as possible.

On the other hand, Chelsea put on a defensive counterattack posture from the very beginning!

Lampard, Makelele and Scott Parker intercepted in front of the penalty area, forming an interception line in the midfield. The five defenders behind stood very far back, two on the wing and three in the penalty area. The formation of the AC Milan players looked numb.

Although they think that Serie A's defense is the most stable, Chelsea now has 5 defenders. There may be a gap between them in terms of coordination with Serie A, but AC Milan's offense is still difficult to score.

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From the beginning, Kaka has been running on the court, cooperating with his teammates, trying to find opportunities to attack.

Before playing against Chelsea, Kaka always thought that he was the most outstanding young man, but after playing the game, he found that this view was wrong. At least the black-haired boy named Alan Wang was far behind in terms of scoring efficiency. is higher than him, and it can even be said that the two are not comparable.

But Kaka was not convinced. He felt that his role in the team was higher than that of Wang Li.

Whether it is dribbling, passing, speed, or shooting, he is very good at it, and he feels that as a midfielder, that is, the core of the team's offense, creating opportunities for teammates is the most important thing.

Kaka felt that he should use his performance to prove that he was no worse than Wang Li.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Kaka has been fighting hard on the court, his expression was very serious, and after only 5 minutes, his face was already wet with sweat.

"Come here!"

Standing near the center line, Kaka once again reached out to his teammate for the ball, and Gattuso passed it without hesitation.After receiving the ball, Kaka directly dribbled the ball and launched an attack. After shaking Lampard and Scott Parker away, he lobbed high into Chelsea's penalty area, and the ball was headed by John Terry in the penalty area. out of the touchline.

One minute later, Kaka received the ball again. After a few kicks with his teammates, the football had reached the penalty area line. Kaka was just about to take a shot when he was knocked down by Gattuso with a beautiful tackle.

After the ball was stolen, he immediately got up from the grass and ran back to participate in the team's defense.

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With such efforts, Kaka became the most shining person in the audience in the first 10 minutes. Almost all the AC Milan in the auditorium were cheering for Kaka. A warrior who never gives up.

"Kaka!! Kaka!! Kaka!!"

Such slogans have already sounded in the auditorium.

It is a pity that despite Kaka's hard work, AC Milan has not been able to get any good chances from the beginning to the present.

During this period of time, Wang Li has been standing near the center circle and watching the team's backcourt. During the period of AC Milan's aggressive attack, he has almost become the most idle person in the audience. , He only kicked the ball twice and was surrounded by the AC Milan team. He had to pass the ball or lost the ball before he had a good control of the ball.

Although Wang Li showed almost no performance, the defenders of AC Milan did not dare to let go of his defense. Ancelotti had already told him about this before the game.

"No matter where he is, there must be at least two people following him all the time, don't let him get the ball easily!" Ancelotti emphasized so.

Now AC Milan is doing the same thing. Although they are aggressively attacking, they still have at least three players in the backcourt. In this way, it is too difficult for Wang Li to find opportunities.In fact, AC Milan did not dare to let go of the attack because of Wang Li. At least the captain Maldini in the backcourt never stepped forward to participate in assists.

This has greatly slowed down Chelsea's defensive pressure.

It also made AC Milan's offense not receive even a little effect!

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"Stronzo, Vergogni!! (choppy, shameless)"

Watching the game on the field, AC Milan's coach Ancelotti cursed angrily.

Judging from the previous games, Chelsea's formation is 4411. This is basically 811 tactics. All 8 players participate in defense, and the only midfielder Gremi also acts as a defensive midfielder, and only Wang Li is one. attacking player.Even on the counter-attack, they controlled the formation, and few players crossed the halfway line to participate in the attack.

This is the naked human sea tactics!
From the previous games, Ancelotti has seen Chelsea's tactics clearly. They just want to use crowd tactics to prevent dead goals. This is like using a super luxurious bus to block the goal. AC Milan thinks Going over the car and hitting the ball in the goal is easier said than done.

That's right, the actual situation is similar to Ancelotti's idea. With the advantage of three goals in hand, Mourinho plays defense.

Logically speaking, in the current European football, Chelsea can be regarded as half a giant. When two giants play against each other, the gap between them is not big. Victory depends on performance, luck, etc. When the teams play against each other, the scene will be very hot, and the game will be quite good.

But the start of the game was muffled, and the scene almost turned into an offensive drill for AC Milan, or a defensive drill for Chelsea. Most of this is due to Chelsea's crowd tactics. The defense is too strong, and even if there is a chance, the backcourt players will not take the initiative to attack. This approach makes AC Milan have nothing to do. They have no chance to launch a sneak attack while Chelsea's formation is close.

Any tactical arrangement is not as important as having a large number of players in the backcourt.

In the heart of the Portuguese, he even wants to use all 10 people to participate in the defense. In this way, the goal will be more stable, and Wang Li's deterrence in the frontcourt can restrain AC Milan players even more. AC Milan dare not let go Offense, under the ebb and flow, this is more beneficial to Chelsea's defense.As long as they stick to the defense, they can steadily enter the semi-finals without worrying about any changes.

Mourinho likes to keep everything in his hands. Although this tactic is a bit embarrassing and may even be despised by the media and fans, victory and advancement is the key. With results, he doesn't care about the opinions of the outside world.

This tactic is indeed very effective. At least AC Milan has nothing to do with this impenetrable defense. Facts have proved that when a giant team defends with all its strength, the effect is terrifying.

AC Milan's defense is very solid, that's because they have inherited the Italian defensive style, and every defender of the team is the world's top veteran, and their experience is extremely rich.However, whether it is experience or tactics, they are not as important as the number of people. As long as we have enough people, it doesn't matter what tactics we have. Even if you are allowed to shoot at will, you may not be able to penetrate the wall Going over the goal, let alone the actual game.

Moreover, Chelsea's defensive players are also among the best in the world.

In this case, it is not easy for AC Milan to score goals! ?
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The long-term failure to score goals gradually made AC Milan players a little impulsive.

In the 35th minute, AC Milan attacked again, and Maldini couldn't help running forward in the backcourt. At this time, there were only two central defenders, Stam and Nesta, following Wang Li. The other players of AC Milan have already stepped into the frontcourt.

AC Milan's attack was very good. Maldini, Kaka and Pirlo passed the ball several times in a row, allowing the football to be inserted into the right side of Chelsea's penalty area. Winger Thomason made a cross, creating a threat The ball, and then the Ukrainian Shevchenko in the penalty area jumped high and shook his head to attack the goal!
This is the best opportunity since the opening! !
Unfortunately, the ball was picked off by Thomas accurately with both hands.

AC Milan returned without success again, but this time, they could not walk back slowly and steadily. After Thomas picked up the ball, he drove the ball forward with a big foot.Wang Li, who had been watching the situation in the backcourt, started instantly. The football traveled a long way. Wang Li easily reversed offside and turned to meet the ball where it landed.

It's a pity that Thomas's footwork is really not good, the pass is too crooked, which makes Wang Li only have time to step on the low end of football when Stam and Nesta are chasing him. It was just a lob shot, and the football hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, which made all the AC Milan people heave a sigh of relief.

"It's a pity... Allen shot well. This is his first shot since the opening. If it wasn't for the crossbar, Chelsea would have taken the lead!"

From the beginning to the present, the host of the Court TV, who couldn't find a topic to praise Wang Li, quickly commented on this shot.

Many fans looked forward to this game with high hopes, but the situation on the field was completely opposite. Wang Li's performance was pitiful and he failed to score a goal.Now, the hostess of Chaotingtai consciously ignores Wang Li when explaining the game, which is the complete opposite of focusing on his every movement at the beginning.

And this kick also woke up AC Milan. They realized that the opposing team was not completely defenseless. In the last match, Chelsea only relied on a simple long pass. , scored 5 of them. Although there is only the black-haired boy in the frontcourt now, as long as the ball is passed, the backcourt will be dangerous!
No one doubted Wang Li's strength now.

And as long as Chelsea is allowed to score first, then AC Milan really has no chance when they are 4 goals behind.

This kind of thinking made AC Milan players even more unable to let go of their hands and feet to attack, so their offense became more and more slowed down, which made the two teams not perform very well in the final stage of the first half.

In the end, as the referee blew his whistle, the two teams entered the intermission with a score of 0:0.

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For Chelsea, this score is completely acceptable. The players walked towards the dressing room full of confidence, talking and laughing.

The AC Milan players are completely opposite. 0:0 means that they must score 3 goals in the second half if they want to advance to the semi-finals! !
That's three balls! !
It is true that AC Milan is a top club, but they are better at defense. It is not easy to score 45 goals in 3 minutes against Chelsea, which uses crowd tactics. Goal?

This kind of thinking makes the players even more depressed, and even some AC Milan players are already ready to face failure in their hearts.

Taking advantage of the half-time break, the commentator from the imperial court began to evaluate the tactics of the two teams in the first half, and she said to Chelsea's defensive tactics: "...in this game, Chelsea's coach Mourinho arranged a defensive tactic, because they had a three-goal advantage in the last game, so in this game, they can play a safe defensive tactic, so that they can easily advance."

Of course, all of this is not the point at all for the Chaotingtai and the fans of the ancient oriental country. They are more concerned about Wang Li's performance. Comment more on Wang Li and say something nice.

Therefore, the beautiful host also began to praise with a guilty conscience: "In the first half, Wang Li's performance could have scored more than 8 points. Although he failed to touch the ball, it was more due to other teammates. In the few times he touched the ball, he threatened AC Milan's defense every time. This kind of performance is world-class. From this we can also see that Wang Li's performance is indeed the best in the game. "

At this time, Rita in Shanghai was also watching the game by the TV, and her Chinese ability with her feet swayed allowed her to roughly understand the meaning. It took Wang Li almost 5 minutes to hit the second goal in the half, and the gap between the two was too big.

However, after laughing, Rita's shrewdness is revealed, seeing the big from the small. From here she can see that in this ancient country with a long history, anything is possible, even the advertising words of a sports brand It's 'everything is possible'. Think about it, if you use the European way of doing things, you will definitely encounter a series of problems.

Therefore, Rita decided to find someone familiar with the ancient country to investigate everything, and then conduct business negotiations and the acquisition of the basketball team.

The words of the hostess of the imperial court reminded Rita, and also saved her a lot of trouble in her work.It has to be said that the Imperial Palace has been of great help to Wang Li's personal development... Perhaps, Wang Li should come to thank him.

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During the intermission, Mourinho didn't say much in the locker room of the visiting team, and he didn't adjust the team's tactics. For the Chelsea team, as long as they played according to the tactics of the first half, there was no need to make any changes. Adjustment.

In the locker room of the home team, AC Milan coach Ancelotti's performance was the opposite.

"Vergogni!! Shameless Portuguese!! Shameless Chelsea!!"

As soon as he entered the locker room, Ancelotti began to curse.Before the game, he thought about a lot of Chelsea's tactical issues, and also thought that Chelsea would focus on defense, but he didn't expect that they would be so reckless in defense, almost completely giving up offense and defense.

But it's completely within the rules of football.

The opponent defended with all their strength without shame, huddled in the penalty area, and AC Milan could only let go of their hands and feet to attack, but there was Alan Wang in their half, which was almost a ticking time bomb! !

If there is no Wang Li, Ancelotti is not afraid of Chelsea's full defense, but with Wang Li, this kind of defense is more like a poisonous scorpion in endurance. fatal blow.

In this situation, Ancelotti has no good way to deal with headaches, and he can only curse a few words.

"Attack!! After the start of the second half, attack at all costs!!"

After thinking about it calmly, Ancelotti gritted his teeth and made this extremely difficult decision.

AC Milan has been cornered, and they have no choice. Even if Wang Li's deterrence is strong, if they don't launch an all-out attack, they can only watch Chelsea easily eliminate them and enter the top four.This is also a choice in desperation, and now Ancelotti can only pray in his heart that the team can advance by two goals under the advantage, so that they have hope of advancing again.

"Damn Portuguese! Damn Alan Wang! Damn Chelsea!"

Although the tactics have been arranged, Ancelotti is still cursing in his heart. He has been completely irritated by Mourinho's 'shameless' tactics.

Of course, I am afraid that the more reason is that the Italian can't see the hope of the team's advancement, so he became angry from embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)