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Chapter 340

Mourinho has nothing against meeting Liverpool. Of course, he will never like that Spanish bald guy. The English that escaped his mouth usually sounds like a heart-scratching feeling, and that guy is fine. The style of looking for things is really not pleasing.

But what Mourinho cares about is that Chelsea finally don't have to go on an expedition this time. After all, it is definitely good news to get a chance to fight at home in the Champions League semi-finals, whether it is Anfield Stadium or Stamford Bridge. Let the team members be full of fatigue on the journey.

And before the two teams started fighting, Mourinho even had time for the players to get together and watch PSV vs. AC Milan at home, although Mourinho did not say that Chelsea are now in a stable position. It's the final, but he really needs to observe the opponents he may encounter in the future in advance.

A team like AC Milan has a huge threat at any time, which is a sense of psychological oppression. Although AC Milan's performance in the league has fluctuated in recent seasons, but in the Champions League Above all, this Rossoneri is absolutely invincible.

In addition to simply taking down their rivals in the same city, in the UEFA Champions League this season, they have been relying on their own tight defense to lock up various offensive teams, including Mourinho himself. Now Chelsea's defense is very strong, but they still have a certain distance from AC Milan's deep-rooted defensive awareness. This may be the natural subconscious gap between the English and Italians, which is not so easy to make up.

This time's away game perfectly reflects the efficiency and accuracy of the Italians, and in terms of the ability to control the midfield and backcourt, AC Milan's players can be said to be absolutely at ease, with 67% of their ball possession rate. , It's just playing around with Eindhoven.

You can't say that Eindhoven was unprepared this time. They hid most of their main players in the previous round of the league. Dink originally planned to take advantage of his home court to deal with his opponents.

Those Dutch fans filled the Philips Stadium with their crazy shouts half an hour before the opening. This kind of stadium atmosphere can be called terrifying, but the strong nerves of AC Milan can completely ignore such interference. In the first 10 minutes after the start, they did not let their opponents have the ball at all.

From Pirlo to Gattuso, from Shevchenko to Kaka and Seedorf, it can be said that AC Milan is pressing across the board, blasting five consecutive shots in the first 10 minutes, if it is not for Gomez in front of the goal Blocking east and west, it is estimated that the gate of the Eindhoven team has been penetrated long ago.

The shouts of those Dutch fans also began to die down with the crazy attack of AC Milan. Even Hiddink became silent when he stood on the sidelines. This old guy who advocates pressing and attacking in his bones may be It was the first time that he was overwhelmed by such a fierce offensive.

Eindhoven didn't take a threatening shot until 17 minutes into the first half, but it wasn't a chance created by the striker, but an opportunity created by midfielder Van Bommel. However, his shot did not escape Dida's ten fingers.

What kind of fierce offensive momentum is this?However, what Mourinho saw was the suffocating defensive level of AC Milan. In the first 10 minutes, this defensive level completely trapped the offensive attempts of Farfan and others. The Italians did not let them at all. Close to the goal.

This level of defense was played without the presence of Stam and Nesta. Perhaps only the game can most intuitively reflect the overall quality of a team. At the Philips Stadium, AC Milan used their own This impenetrable defense completely killed the Dutchman's delusion.

Only efficient defense can bring higher-quality counterattacks. This tactical awareness has long been rooted in Mourinho's mind, and those Italians are perfect on the field for those who watch the game. Dismember the opponent's precise attack anytime, anywhere.

It was originally a seemingly careless cooperation, but it was this kind of attack that suddenly formed a lore intention. In the No. 403 minute of the first half, Gattuso and Kaka did not have a match in the middle circle once. What a menacing header relay, but just as the football landed at Kaka's feet, they moved.

Kaka made some adjustments with the ball. When Van Bommel was still guarding against his passing, the Brazilian kid suddenly made a through pass. No one noticed his passing intention at all. When they noticed, they only You can see a Shevchenko who has started back forward at high speed.

The Ukrainian's fast start passed Bouma's defense in the first time. When he received the pass from the outside of his foot, there was no one around him. Gomez did not take the initiative to attack Shevchenko who singled out himself.

Maybe that guy was fooled by such an anti-offside, maybe he still expected the linesman to raise the offside flag at this time to save him from this embarrassing situation, but the referee's whistle didn't sound, and Shevchenko also pushed directly with his right foot to the lower left corner of the goal a few meters in front of the goal.

When the football had already got into the net, Gomez waved his hand as if he was unresponsive, but this could not save anything. The Italian used this sudden attack to penetrate Hiddink. The defensive system that was finally established in Eindhoven.

Shevchenko's goal made the Philips Stadium instantly silent. Those Dutch fans who were still shouting, this time they saw how big the gap between themselves and AC Milan was. They tried their best, It only lasted for more than 40 minutes, and the goal that should come will never be postponed.

Just like what Hiddink said before the start of the game, "We are lucky to reach the semi-finals. I don't expect AC Milan to make mistakes like last year. The team led by Ancelotti, They will not be easily knocked down, they are indeed powerful and frightening."

It seems that the tough Dutchman was right. After the painful experience of being reversed by Deportivo last year at home, the current AC Milan is definitely not simply tough. They are still very cautious on the court. Such a team A team that doesn't let itself make mistakes is absolutely terrifying.

Moreover, the goal in the first half allowed the Italians to play more freely in the precision of the defensive counterattack, especially in the control of the midfield. You don't expect them to really lose the ability to keep the ball at their feet.

Although they can't be like Barcelona, ​​they have 70% possession time on the field every game, but every time they take the ball, they can make the opponent's defense scalp tingle, because you never know this group of Italians Where is the focus of the counterattack.

Shevchenko?Kaka?Crespo?Or was that guy Seedorf's long-range shot from the outside?No one can touch the most accurate counterattack points of AC Milan. This is the most embarrassing thing for the Dutch, and every counterattack of the Italians is extremely efficient.

The scene like the first goal did not appear only once. In the second half of the game, Shevchenko had at least one single-handed chance, but this time Gomez learned how to behave. He would rather abandon the goal and go out. It's not like being played by the opponent again. Fortunately, his attack finally saved the goal.

However, the precision and patience of the Italians showed their power again when the game entered the stoppage time. It was thought that the game would end 1:0, but after less than 15 seconds of stoppage time, AC Milan's accurate counterattack, Once a heavy blow to the confidence of the Dutch.

No.90 minutes, Van Bommel took a low shot with his right foot 20 meters in front of the goal. It is estimated that this tough guy has not given up the equalizer at this time, but Dida, who played extremely stable in this game, made a side attack The ball was confiscated, and he immediately launched a counterattack with his big feet.

This guy's big foot really went far. Bouma, who made a mistake in the first conceded goal, made another fatal mistake this time. Under Seedorf's interference, this guy's clearance ball did not go far at all. As a result, another defender of the Eindhoven team, Alex, had to run over to make another clearance.

But just when Alex was about to kick again, Thomason, who had just come off the bench, slammed it up. His tough style made Alex confused at the time, and Thomason relied on this. This kind of hard work succeeded in stealing, and he didn't hesitate at all after getting the ball, and directly distributed the ball to the right.

Kaka, who suddenly shot out from the right, dribbled the ball directly past Park Ji-sung's pursuit and broke into the penalty area. He volleyed with his right foot about 15 meters away from the goal. Cocu, who had already run past, subconsciously stretched his right leg back to block. The ball bounced off his toes, which directly affected Gomez's judgment.

This tragic guy could only try his best to stretch his body in an attempt to block the football, but his fingertips could only touch the football, but he couldn't get the ball out of the danger zone. Thomason grabbed the first spot in time, Five meters in front of the goal, he strafed with his right foot and scored into the lower left corner.

2:0, when the game ended in less than 1 minute, the Italian not only expanded the score, but also destroyed the confidence of the Dutch in the away game.

Mourinho and the Chelsea players saw the last minute of the game. When the game was really over and the Italians started to celebrate the victory, many Chelsea players didn't speak because they also saw the opponent's incomparably tough side. .

"This could be our opponent in the final, they have already won, I don't want to belittle the quality of the PSV team, but I can only say that they have no chance, the Italians have already got the ticket to go to Istanbul, now it's our turn." Now, in 24 hours, we have to prove ourselves at Anfield."

The opponents for the final have been finalized. Now these Chelsea guys just want to break through the entanglement of Liverpool, and then have a face-to-face contest with this group of equally tough Italians. Is the opponent very strong?Yes, but games like this only provoked more ferocity from Lin Yi and Chelsea players.

Just wait and see. . .

(Swept away, alas, the Lakers are really sluggish this year. Since the first game of the second round, they have been in a downturn all the way. Zen Master has also decided to quit. I don’t know who will be able to support the NBA coaches in the future.)
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