Midfielder.

Chapter 390

Inzaghi's lightning strike made all the Italian fans go crazy. They didn't expect the team to equalize in such a short period of time, and it was such a beautiful and quick blitz.

There were only 2 minutes into the second half, but the score on the big screen had been rewritten again. It is estimated that all AC Milan fans might be crazily cheering for Inzaghi's miraculous performance at this time.

Even Lineker, who has experienced the World Series, said helplessly, "The Italian counterattack is always so efficient and accurate, and Inzaghi is as sharp as Rossi once."

Maybe someone like Lineker who has seen Rossi perform on the world stage can know how terrible his running position and grabbing points are at the moment when Inzaghi is starting.

It is a feeling unique to strikers. Only those who have been world-class shooters have this keen feeling. Lineker is like this. Similarly, Shearer beside him has the same experience.

It's just that compared with Lineker's talkativeness, Shearer is more silent. Maybe he also misses the glorious moment when he was able to gallop like Inzaghi on the front line a few years ago.

Although Shearer has not retired from Newcastle United, what "Magpie" can leave to the iconic center of the England national team can only be civil strife and various regrets of being away from the European competition.

It would be great if I could be a few years younger, at least I can continue to run on the green field like that guy Inzaghi, enjoy the thrill of scoring a goal, and accept the admiration and cheers of the fans.

For those who are about to retire or have already retired, it is sometimes a professional need for them to comment on the game, but more often, they rely on the commentary to miss the past.

Anyway, in any case, Inzaghi's perfect performance has aroused the Italians to celebrate wildly.

But those England fans must not be in the mood to cheer for the opponent's goal, especially those who are watching the game in London pubs. At this moment, they don't even have the desire to drink a beer.

Although during the intermission, they were still discussing Chelsea's reversal and whether they could still pour the Italian a few goals in the second half, but now this damn scene makes them very upset.

"That damn goal, damn Italian." I don't know how many people are holding beer glasses and cursing Inzaghi and his goal that made the English depressed just now.

Especially the Chelsea fans, at this moment, they may want to use the wine glass in their hands to knock out the guy who made them depressed. It was his goal that affected their drinking mood, and they lost the interest in shouting.

If the last 10 minutes of the first half were a festival for Chelsea fans, then for the 2 minutes after the start of the second half, they had no idea of ​​cheering and could only sit in the bar blankly.

They couldn't figure out why, after being blitzed once by the opponent in the first half, that scene was repeated in the second half, and the damn goal always appeared in front of them suddenly after the opening.

Chelsea's defense has always been the most trusted by those fans, but it was this line of defense that was breached by the opponent twice in a row. Although the score was only an equalizer, many people were already worried.

But professionals like Lineker don't just look at goals, they can better understand the changes on the field, just like Mourinho who stops on the sidelines, they can smell danger.

Just like AC Milan's offense just now, the Italians started to launch a crazy attack with only one player changed in the second half, and their offense was quite layered.

This kind of change can be reflected intuitively on the court, and that sense of hierarchy also makes the team very motivated.

Different from the attack in the opening stage, it was a sudden attack launched by Kaka himself. There should be no mistakes in the whole process. What is required is precision, and the response must be in place in time.

Kaka's passing, Crespo's strafing, all of these require accurate passing accuracy to the centimeter.

This is true including the final shot. Chelsea's first goal conceded was due to this precision.

But this time Kaka went from the breakthrough to the final pass. He didn't need to worry about whether the opponent would counterattack after the attack missed. When he advanced, the entire team's formation began to move forward.

If Shevchenko's shot fails to score, then not only Inzaghi can catch the landing point, even if Carvalho succeeds in clearing the siege, then the attacking group that has been waiting on the periphery will continue to press forward.

Like Seedorf and Pirlo, they have already approached the penalty area infinitely. Either they stop the clearance ball by themselves, or they get the ball from the backcourt and go directly to them, and then they can immediately launch a new attack.

Such an offense is absolutely terrifying, and Mourinho is very aware of the sharpness of the oppressive style of play.

Either you don’t make mistakes, as long as you make mistakes, you may be strangled by the opponent. Mourinho’s counterattack tactics are born out of this. He needs players to force the opponent to make mistakes.

It's just different from Chelsea's tactical arrangement. Chelsea is waiting for the opponent to make mistakes in the offense.

Then they will launch a quick and accurate raid in their own half, but AC Milan seems to be very active.

They pay more attention to combining interspersed running and personal skills in offense to oppress the opponent's defense line, expecting the opponent to make mistakes in defense, and then their sharp assault will cut the opponent's aorta.

This may be the biggest difference between the two teams. One is better at actively creating opportunities, while the other is waiting to find missed opportunities. In terms of offensive initiative, Chelsea is obviously a bit better than AC Milan. The gap, on this point, Mourinho will never avoid it.

There is no way, this is the gap between the two teams. In terms of personal skills, Chelsea is indeed at a disadvantage. Except for Lin Yi, who can be said to be on par with the opponent, the rest of them are a little bit worse.

Chelsea rely on pressure to cut off the opponent's attack, while AC Milan rely on pressure to penetrate the opponent's defense.

Now that Ancelotti has used this set of things for him, AC Milan also wants to make Chelsea make such mistakes in defense, and then give them a fatal blow, which is simple and very efficient.

It is really difficult for the AC Milan players, who are already technically superior, to simply play this kind of offense, because everyone in their frontcourt may be the starting point of this offense.

If it hadn't been for Kaka to advance forward just now, and Seedorf had to be replaced, Ferreira might have been so embarrassed.

Even if Ferreira can defend the first time, he will always miss the second and third time.

And AC Milan's offense is obviously going to focus on his side, which makes Mourinho a little worried.

The Portuguese right-back was brought out by Mourinho himself, so he doesn't doubt Ferreira's role on the court, but he is more of a system player than a single-handedly invincible Bumpman.

And even if Ferreira played his best last season, he never took advantage of Giuly and others, let alone now he has to fight against Seedorf and Kaka.

One-on-one, relying on Chelsea's tight defensive system, maybe Ferreira can still hold the wing corridor.

But now both Kaka and Seedorf are targeting him, which makes him very stressed.

Moreover, Duff in front of him has almost no defensive ability. The main task of the Irishman is also to attack. It is basically unrealistic to expect him to withdraw to help mark Seedorf and Kaka.

But depending on Ferreira himself, it is estimated that he can only be embarrassed by the opponent's breakthrough. If it is more serious, this guy may have to accept the ending of being beaten into a sieve by Kaka and Seedorf.

When Mourinho saw that the opponent's attack began to point to a certain aspect, he was also considering countermeasures. After all, he didn't want to lose this damn game, and he needed to make up for any weaknesses as soon as possible.

In this kind of high-level confrontation, let the opponent grasp the weakness, then you just wait for the loss obediently.

Even Mourinho himself said that there is no omnipotent defense in this world. As long as you are still playing football, even if you are given five Maldinis, you will be empty at a certain time.

What's more, Chelsea's defense has not yet reached that natural level. Although they have maintained the record for the fewest goals conceded in a season in the Premier League, AC Milan is obviously better at defending than them in the Champions League. Cause trouble for anyone in attack, including Chelsea.

Fatty An is not as prominent as Mourinho, and also has a little less attention. Only when Berlusconi talks about his shortcomings behind his back, will anyone think of such a fat man.

Many times, Ancelotti hides behind others and keeps quiet. Whether it is victory or defeat, he appears very low-key, and people often forget the existence of this guy, but this does not mean that Ancelotti is on the spot Worse than Mourinho in command, he may have more experience in finals than the Portuguese.

Except for those reporters who are unwilling to mention this, even Mourinho does not deny it in private.

AC Milan's counterattack was a decisive blow arranged by Ancelotti. This fat man who usually looks very amiable also showed his ferocity when playing this kind of risky game.

Ancelotti's order to the players in the midfield is to make the offense continuous. He dared to let Pirlo press up from the backcourt in order to have one more point in the frontcourt that can participate in the offense.

"Don't be afraid of being seized by the opponent in the space behind you. We are already behind in the score, so we must press up without hesitation. Don't think about the consequences. There is no worse result than now."

This fat man had already relieved the pressure on all the players during the halftime break. Indeed, it is impossible to get worse now. From leading to falling behind, the current AC Milan team actually has no way out.

Either fight to the end with the opponent, or be beaten into a sieve by the opponent, it doesn't make any difference.

Anyway, either the attack was successful, or it was completely destroyed by the opponent's old tactics of defensive counterattack.

"Let the offense step by step to put pressure on the opponent, even if it is a steel-like defense line, there will be cracks."

This is the last sentence Fatty An told the players in the locker room. He may not have considered whether Lin Yi will continue to take advantage of the loopholes in defense. The score is behind, leaving him no time to think about those things. On the table, we must strive to equalize the score within 15 minutes.

If such an attack is delayed by the opponent's defense for a long time, the opponent will naturally get used to it, especially a guy like Mourinho, he will definitely find a way to deal with it calmly.

But Ancelotti is lucky, he has the ultimate killer like Inzaghi who can complete a fatal blow in front of the goal, he doesn't have to wait too long, and the score has been equalized in the opening 2 minutes of the second half.

It's no wonder that Ancelotti ran to the sidelines excitedly to hug Inzaghi. It was that guy who saved AC Milan and Fatty An. He didn't let that tormenting feeling keep testing Ancelotti.

As Saki commented, "Inzaghi's goal made the game full of suspense again."

This is not just a rebirth of suspense, this goal directly slowed down the Italian, re-emerged the kind of momentum that a rich team should have, and once again gained the upper hand in the confrontation between the two teams.

At this time, Ancelotti did not breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't want the game to return to the straightforward mode. He needed the players to win the opponent in one go.

Especially after Inzaghi's lightning strike worked, he needs to let the team continue this attack.

The premise of letting Pirlo start from the backcourt is to maintain the intensity of the offense. If he shrinks back and continues to defend at this time, he is likely to be pushed back to the half by Chelsea just like the first half.

With the lessons learned in the first half, Ancelotti doesn't want to repeat that bad feeling now, so even if it is a risk, he has to let the team continue to attack and let Chelsea feel the pressure.

Just like Ancelotti's tactical arrangement, AC Milan's players, after equalizing the score, attacked crazily. From Shevchenko to Inzaghi, from Kaka to Pirlo, they were all attacking.

Less than 2 minutes after Inzaghi's goal, it was Chelsea's opportunity to press up and attack, but Gattuso grabbed the ball before Lampard passed the ball to Lin Yi and destroyed the attack in time.

Not only did it destroy the offense, Gattuso's tackle also allowed Seedorf, who was wandering in the midfield, to find a chance to pass the ball. He immediately passed the ball straight to Kaka, who was already cruising towards the wing again.

Kaka singled out Ferreira, and his advantage in speed allowed him to take the initiative. After breaking through Ferreira's marking with another false move, Kaka passed the penalty area directly from the left rib, and Shevchenko Grabbed a kick and a half volley before Terry blocked it, but Cech once again saved his shot.

But Inzaghi, who once again ghostly cut into the penalty area from the other side, still surprised Cech, who had already fallen to the ground and completed the save. This time, thanks to the Czechs, the football did not slip away.

Otherwise, no one knows whether Inzaghi, who is like a ghost shadow, will succeed in a sneak attack again.

Even Mourinho couldn't sit still on the sidelines now. He shouted loudly at Carvalho, "Keep that guy dead, don't let him slip away from you so easily! Remember, keep a close eye on him!" !"

It is estimated that Mourinho, like Petr Cech, can't stand the ghostly movement of Inzaghi. Who knows when that guy will suddenly come and give you a hard blow to the heart.

Mourinho doesn't want to see that scene appear on the big screen again. He is fed up with the cheers of the Italians. Now he and Chelsea don't want to be the victim of Inzaghi's comeback.

It's not that Carvalho doesn't want to stare at Inzaghi, but this guy is more like a ghost shadow than Lin Yi. You don't know when the shadow around you will disappear.

This is the second time in a row. Carvalho has been fully focused, but he has never been able to firmly follow Inzaghi's running position, and every time he will let that guy seize the opportunity to grab points.

Before this supplementary shot, the same was true for Seedorf's direct long pass from the midfielder. Inzaghi, who was already running at high speed, had no chance to stop the ball, and Carvalho followed very closely.

It can be said that as long as the kid stops the ball, Carvalho has full confidence to steal the ball immediately.

But Inzaghi's choice is so straightforward, he may not have considered stopping the ball at all.

When the football was about to fly out two or three meters away from the bottom line, this guy directly volleyed his body horizontally, and shot a sliding volley in an extremely awkward way.

The moment the shot was completed, Inzaghi slid out of the baseline, but his choice directly avoided Carvalho's marking. How do you defend this kind of shot?There is no way to prevent it!
If Cech hadn't blocked the near corner at that time, maybe the ball would get into the net again.

Perhaps at this moment, many guys who have been doubting Ancelotti's substitution choices can shut up.

Inzaghi was not crushed by injuries, that guy was still the most effective killer in front of the goal, just like Cech and Mourinho's expressions at the moment, seeing Inzaghi was like seeing a ghost.

Even Crespo has lost the depressed expression when he was just replaced. Maybe the Argentine now knows that although he performed well, he is not as crazy as Inzaghi.

It was an explosion that had been pent up for a long time, and Inzaghi's explosion drove the entire team.

Ancelotti stood on the sidelines, always using his hands to tell the players, press on!Press firmly!

Don't withdraw, don't relax during this kind of competition, keep it up, put pressure on the opponent, don't give up control of the midfield easily, just keep pressing.

defense?Sorry, now AC Milan is not going to win the game by defense, now they have to use offense to overwhelm Chelsea's defense!It is necessary to use a goal to complete another lead over the score!

This is a bayonet confrontation, and only those who make it to the end are eligible to take away the trophy.

(Don’t say anything, happy Dragon Boat Festival, I wish everyone happiness, rice dumplings are so sweet, haha...)
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