The most low-key superstar

Chapter 363 Five Years of Goals
"This is the easiest enemy to deal with, because they rely too much on one person. As long as we can cut off the connection between Nicole and others, then the overall level of Manchester United will drop by a level, and it will be easy for Milan to advance. "This is the prescription given by Gazzetta dello Sport to Leonardo before the game.

And Milan's coach Leonardo couldn't help but wryly smiled when he read the newspaper, "Isolating Nicole" is such a tempting idea, but there are so many teams who don't know this truth, but has anyone succeeded?And in his own team, there are many players with strong defensive ability, but Leonardo dare not think about the possibility of success against Nickell.

Since its establishment in 1878, Manchester United has a history of 132 years. Among the nineteen Red Devils coaches, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson are the best.They also coached Manchester United for 24 years, and they are also recognized as two legendary coaches.But both Sir Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson have been eliminated by AC Milan twice in the Champions League.Never eliminating Milan in the Champions League has become the biggest regret of these two legendary coaches in their lives.

Of course, Ferguson is also aware of Manchester United's ultra-stable Champions League away performance, "In the past two years, our away performance has become more mature. Compared with the last time we came here, this is the most obvious difference. We The performance in the second half of the season has given the team a lot of confidence, and they are all big players."

At the same time, Ferguson also pointed out the real reason why Manchester United lost 0:3 at San Siro last time, "The real reason for our loss last time was physical strength. A lot of players have been rested, they're all fresh and it's our turn, Manchester United didn't play last weekend with an early exit from the FA Cup and that can change the game."

Unlike the last two times when they were eliminated by Milan, Manchester United has the advantage of the schedule this time, and the Red Devils will go first and then host.The score of 3:2 in the away game in the first leg can satisfy most Manchester United fans, but Ferguson's ambition is more than that, "Milan has had glory, but in the past 10 years, Valencia, Real Madrid and Barcelona have all scored goals Champions League semi-finals, and in recent years, English teams have reached the Champions League semi-finals and finals many times, but you have to watch out for Barcelona."

There is no doubt that the historic victory over Barcelona in the Champions League final last season made Sir Alex Ferguson hope that he would have the opportunity to set new records this season. However, the maturity of the Barcelona team this season also made Ferguson extra cautious.

In the formation of this game, Ferguson has "new tricks". Since Van der Sar's return, Coach Ferguson is relieved in this position. Although Manchester United has a 451 staffing, they are playing a 4411 formation. , Fletcher played left midfielder, Nicole and Carrick sat in the middle, Nani was on the right, and the most surprising thing was that Park Ji-sung played the shadow striker behind Rooney.

After a series of procedures, both sides have already stood in their respective halfs, waiting for the referee's whistle. Although today is such an important match, Milan's boss Silvio Berlusconi did not appear in San Siro. This is the 24th anniversary of his entry into AC Milan.

"We then introduce the starting lineup of both sides, the home coach is Leonardo, his goalkeeper is Dida, the defenders are Bonera, Thiago Silva, Nesta, Antonini, the midfielder ...David Beckham starts, Pirlo, Ambrosini, forward Pato, Huntelaar, Ronaldinho, very aggressive 433 formation, it seems, Leon Nadeau's intention to win the opponent at home is obvious."

"Okay, the game has started, audience friends, today we are broadcasting for you the first round of the 09-10 UEFA Champions League Round of [-], AC Milan at home against the defending champion Manchester United from England."

Perhaps Leonardo hoped that the team could use offense to eat up the opponent at home, so Gattuso, who was more defensive, was not arranged to play, and Nickell's side had never been so happy.

However, Manchester United hadn't entered the game yet, and AC Milan scored a goal in their first attack. Although Milan's offensive rhythm has always been very slow, this time, their speed is very fast.

In the opening 3 minutes, Milan took the lead with the first shot!Pato took the ball from the right and was brought down by Evra. Beckham took a free kick and crossed the penalty area obliquely. Evra hit the barb but failed to clear the penalty area. Ronaldinho was 13 meters away from the goal Van der Sar volleyed with his right foot, and Van der Sar jumped to the right, but the ball changed direction after rubbing against Carrick's leg, and went into the far corner from the left of Van der Sar, 1 to 0!

surprise!Huge surprise!

"Ah! Goal - goal! Goal! Milan! Take the lead with the first shot!"

"My God, is it going to repeat the scene five years ago? Manchester United is facing a huge challenge. This is not a light blow."

More than 8 Milan fans were excited for this opening goal, and their cheers were enough to be heard by the entire city of Milan. Of course, some people disdain, 'Isn't it just a goal?Shout again when you win! 'At least half of the people in Milan think so, of course, these are all fans of Inter Milan.

After the opening game, there was a silence in the stands of the Manchester United fans who were still organizing the protest. They were protesting against the owners of the Manchester United club, not the players. The yellow and green scarves they held fell down involuntarily, and they blamed themselves, "Could it be that their protests affected the players on the field. '

"The game has started, wake up!" Ferguson was a little dissatisfied, the goal made him angry too much.

Nicole also felt ashamed. He was indeed a little careless. The old Milanese made Nicole feel no sense of urgency in his heart at the beginning. The team's injury situation has improved significantly. In the last few games, Nickel obviously felt that the burden on his body was much lighter.

Seeing that Ferguson was angry, the players on the field did feel nervous.

Contrary to the frustration of the Red Devils Manchester United, AC Milan's players fell into ecstasy and scored a goal in the opening game. There is nothing better than this. They know that after taking the lead, the rhythm of the game can be dragged into their favorite defense. In the counterattack, they don't like to compete with their opponents for speed, and they don't like to play with the opponent's rhythm even more, because they prefer to advance slowly, and use unexpected rhythm changes suddenly to form a fast counterattack and expand the score. their favourite.

However, the opponent didn't give them this chance, and Manchester United immediately launched a counterattack, but they did not rush forward rashly. Under the command of Nickell, Manchester United's offense was very layered.

The creativity of the Korean is mediocre. After the start of the game, there was no threatening pass, but no breakthrough or shot. His role in the offense was only to connect and connect. However, Ferguson’s arrangement has other intentions, that is, interference and offset .After Park Ji-sung moved to the center, he chased and robbed AC Milan's Pirlo many times without the ball, which hindered the operation of the opponent's central axis brain. The Korean is a typical runner who can't die and has first-class fighting ability.
In addition to Park Ji-sung's offsetting strange move, Manchester United's midfielder's "many people" advantage is also obvious. AC Milan's front trident seldom participates in defense and fighting. Carrick is a defensive midfielder who sticks to the center of the road, and Fletcher, Park Ji-sung and others can't run to death. Milan's Pirlo, Ambrosini and Beckham are gradually dragged down, the midfielder begins to lose momentum, and Manchester United gradually loses momentum. The initiative to take control of the big picture is no surprise.

AC Milan's offense mainly relies on the personal performance of Pato and Ronaldinho.After the opening, Pato got the ball and passed a few times, but after half of the time, Pato's momentum gradually disappeared, and he was basically contained by the active defense of Evra and Carrick.Ronaldinho should be said to be one of the best performers in AC Milan today. It should be said that Ronaldinho's performance today is remarkable.But his problem is that there are too many personal battles, and he is often forced to play the ball under the double-team of three or four Manchester United players, and he does not actively seek cooperation with the middle.

In addition to Pirlo, the center Huntelaar on the central axis of Milan has almost disappeared. This is not unrelated to the Manchester United midfielder. Huntelaar is a typical striker who has to rely on passing support from the midfield. Manchester United blocked Milan's delivery line, making Pirlo and others unable to stand up, and actually strangled Red. The Black Army has a single center forward.

Huntelaar had a threatening shot after opening the frontcourt, and then another Ambrosini through ball caused his breakthrough and was missed by him.Since then, Huntelaar has gradually lost its luster like in the past games, and even in the second half it was basically useless, so Huntelaar's starting should be another problematic player for Leonardo.

After conceding the goal, Manchester United's offensive thinking was the same as in the opening game. After the midfielder took the ball, he decisively used a long pass to hit behind the opponent's two full-backs, and Evra and Nani from the two wings stepped in and made a pass.It should be said that this style of play has a certain effect, and there is also a chance to cross after the winger is plugged in. However, because Rooney and Park Ji-sung in the middle are basically fighting near the penalty spot, Nesta and Thiago Silva on the other side Under the tight defense, they basically did not get the chance to head the ball.

In fact, the intention of Manchester United's move is not necessarily to cross the goal, but to open the opponent's defense line and make the opponent's center open during the transfer. Once the time is right, they will pass the ball to Nickell. Manchester United's attack is most threatening when Ier takes the ball head-on. At this time, Rooney and Park Ji-sung's cross movement, especially Rooney's lateral pull between the opposing two central defenders Nesta and Silva, is two No one in the central defender is easy to mark. At this time, Nickle will use an accurate direct pass to Rooney, creating opportunities for shots and breakthroughs.

When the game progressed to the 36th minute in the first half, a historic moment was born.

Before Fletcher moved along the touchline, Manchester United had passed many passes. If you draw these passes on paper, you will find that these passes are all around Nicole, and the Italian's The defense failed to find this key point, and the defense around Nickell was too lacking in pressure.

Fletcher made a pass from the right. Nickel didn't directly receive the football and go forward. Instead, he passed the football, turned around, and then passed the football.

After passing the ball, Nickel didn't stop, but continued to move forward.

Pirlo has already pushed forward, and his goal is Nicole. Before that, Nicole's several breakthroughs in the center caused Milan's defense to be passive. However, this time, Nicole did not keep the football at his feet at all. Forced to lose its meaning.

Rooney, who was pulled to the wing, made the ball again, and Nani rushed past the opposing defender's interception.At this moment, AC Milan's defense has become a bit chaotic.

When Nani broke through, he had already noticed Nickel's support in the middle.

When he saw a gap in the opponent's defense, Nani made a decisive cross.

"Nani, pass the ball—"

"Wide vision, Nani's pass is so helpful!"

"Dangerous! Nicole, there is no one around him." The Italian commentator wished that his voice could be heard by the players on the field, but this was just his fantasy.

Nickel was outflanking the ball, facing the incoming ball, swung his right foot and shot vigorously, the ball rushed out quickly, hit Nesta's supporting leg during the flight and was refracted, Dida had no time to react, When the refraction happened, he couldn't help it, and the football hit the net.

During Nicole's shooting, there were no players from AC Milan to interfere with Nicole, and Pirlo, who was still trying to defend Nicole just now, was nowhere to be seen.Italy's chain defense has become so vulnerable at this moment.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

"Long live! Nicole! Long live! Manchester United!" The minority group in the San Siro Stadium erupted a huge wave of voices. Although there were few of them, these were professional fans, and they knew how to make the loudest voice. Many people They are all celebrating this goal crazily with the intention of atonement!
"Oh - goal! Manchester United scored an away goal, and in an unfavorable situation, it was Captain Nicole again. He knocked on the opponent's door with a beautiful shot and Manchester United equalized the score! "The England commentator roared. Throughout the first half, Manchester United did not score, but fell behind by one goal, which made many Manchester United fans watching the game very depressed, including the England commentators. After all, Manchester United is representing England at the moment. play.

"This is a typical English goal! The overall advancement, fast pace, non-stop passing, and then, solve the problem with one kick, without giving the opponent any chance."

That's right, AC Milan has never found out where the opponent's offensive point is in the process of scoring a goal. It has been so influenced by Manchester United's passing, and it can't organize an effective defense at all. It is completely passive until Nickle shoots. At that time, none of them guarded the core of the Manchester United team, the most dangerous Nickle.

"I don't know who should be responsible. From the beginning of the game, we found that Leonardo ignored one of the most critical issues, which is the guarding of Nicole. Obviously, Leonardo was too confident. Now Nicole Showed him with the goal how terrible it is to ignore Nicole."

United were lucky to equalize at the San Siro and scored a crucial away goal.

"This is the first goal Manchester United scored at AC Milan's home court in 50 years! Make history, just tonight."

之所以说这是一个历史性的时刻，原因在于，此前曼联4次在欧冠赛事中做客圣西罗，红魔先后在57-58赛季输了0-4、68-69赛季输了0-2、03-04赛季输了0-1以及06-07赛季输了0-3。4战皆默，且一球未进。斯科尔斯误打误撞的进球，让曼联52年来第一次在欧冠赛事中攻破圣西罗的大门。

Obviously, the draw was an unacceptable result for AC Milan. They started a counterattack, and Beckham, who faced his old club for the first time, showed a good competitive state. He knew that Capello must be watching him somewhere in San Siro. It's just that the directors in Italy are not as professional as those in England, otherwise, they would have been found long ago.

Beckham seems to have become the core of the Milanese's offensive organization. Under the double care of Nickel and Park Ji-sung, Pirlo couldn't pass the ball at all, or even get the ball.

Opponents can take the initiative to speed up the pace of attack, which is what the Manchester United team is happy to see. It is not the tradition of the English team to grind with the opponent.

The defensive counterattack is a good show for Manchester United. This tactic is not the patent of the Italian team. You must know that more than half of Manchester United's goals are completed in this way.

The first half ended after a long shot from Beckham, and the score between the two sides was 1:1.

When the Manchester United players left the field, they still received special care from the fans of the home team. The sky full of debris forced the stadium to dispatch a large number of police forces to maintain order.

Back in the locker room, what the Manchester United players were worried about did not happen. According to their prediction, Coach Ferguson would definitely lose his temper about the conceded goal. Many people were beating drums in their hearts.

In fact, their worries were unnecessary. Although the score was only 1:1 in the first half, Ferguson almost saw the victory beckoning. Whether it was tactical design or player control ability, Manchester United had the absolute upper hand, and obviously , This situation is too favorable for Manchester United, but it needs to be converted into goals in the second half, because the initiative has changed hands.

"The second half is about to start. The dilemma facing the Milan team requires Leonardo to show courage and step by step to compete with the opponent. We have no chance. We must show courageous spirit and surprise soldiers to have a chance. "

However, analysts in Italy were disappointed that the Brazilian did not make much adjustments, except that Favalli replaced the injured Antonini.

"Although the game is not over yet, we can already congratulate our opponents. It is impossible for such Milan to beat the British."

　Because it is the weekend, I have to take the children to go shopping, so the two chapters are merged into one chapter. If I come back early, I will write more. Please bear with me.

　　
　
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