Green Dragon

Chapter 579 Can I touch your trophy?

"Mario, didn't I tell you that I will take this free kick?"

Shortly after AC Milan scored the third goal, the referee Kupels blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

Longshut unceremoniously criticized Balotelli in the player tunnel.

But Bashen had an innocent smile on his face:

"I know you still can't bear to see me fail and pass the ball to me on purpose. I really appreciate you!"

Long Shute: "...Are you pretending to be stupid?!"
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"The two sides fought 45-3 within 1 minutes. This should be the Champions League final with the most goals in the first half in recent years, right?"

Zhan Tianjun searched for information deep in his memory before he was sure that he had made no mistakes:
“只有1961-62赛季决赛的上半场，本菲卡和皇马联手踢进了5粒进球，当时的比分是3-2，最后的结果则是拥有尤西比奥的本菲卡5-3击败了拥有迪斯蒂法诺、亨托、普斯卡什的皇家马德里……”

"Hey, that's too far away."

Zhang Lu shook his head with a smile:

"Modern football has actually become more utilitarian than it was 50 years ago. At a critical moment like the Champions League final, most teams will choose to seek stability. It is difficult for the two sides to play against each other.

The fact is also the same. In the first half of this game, both Real Madrid and Milan had a chance to score goals directly or indirectly through free kicks. This actually shows that there are not many absolute opportunities in positional battles. , even Long Shute and Ronaldo can only rewrite the score in some unconventional ways..."

"Zhang Zhi hits the nail on the head," Zhan Tianjun echoed, "When it comes to unconventional goals, I can only express my admiration for Long Shute's continuous side flips..."

"Ah, hey."
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There is a relaxed atmosphere in Milan's dressing room.

The 3-1 lead gave the players reason to be happy.

Although the coach poured a lot of chicken soup for the soul before the game, and looked up at the predecessors of the past, and watched the honor room of the club, everyone's mind is full of countless glorious histories, as long as the name "AC Milan" is mentioned, They couldn't help but reflexively think of "rich family! heritage! trophy! champion!"

And after these 45 minutes of the game, they believed in the facts in front of them even more:
They are no less than Real Madrid!

A mere galaxy battleship, isn't it still struggling under our feet? !
If it is in Bayern Munich, Long Shute will definitely stand up to cool down the teammates at this time.

But today he didn't.

Milan and Bayern are two completely different teams. They need more confident support than a slap in the face.

It is confidence, but it is actually brainwashing and pumping the players. When the real strength is not as good as the opponent, only by stimulating the enthusiasm of the players can the gap with Real Madrid be barely made up!

Give De Sciglio enough confidence that he and Bell can explode on the wing.

Give Abate enough confidence, he can compete with Di Maria in footwork.

Give Zapata enough confidence, he even dared to defend Ronaldo one-on-one!
Captain Ambrosini, who was sitting on the bench, watched his teammates getting more and more excited. He felt that this scene seemed to have been seen a few years ago.

He wanted to pour some cold water on his teammates to cool down their hot heads, but he didn't know how to express it.

Until Long Shute came over.
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Before Long Shute came over, he discussed the tactical arrangements for the second half with Allegri and other members of the coaching staff for a few minutes, and he even gave his own suggestions on possible substitution adjustments-if you want to defend, you can use Emmanuel Sen, Poli or Ambrosini replace Balotelli and Kaka. If you want to attack, you might as well replace De Jong and Mex with Pacini and Montolivo.

Then he turned around and came to the area where the players were gathered, and laughed and raised a topic:
"Rich, I'm sorry, I remember...the final nine years ago, you touched the championship trophy before the game?"

Kaka was taken aback for a moment, then nodded clearly.

He didn't know why this teammate suddenly asked himself this question, but...he did touch the trophy when he entered the field.

In the AC Milan team at that time, the 23-year-old Kaka was the youngest rookie. He failed to control his desire for honor, so that he was criticized by the media and fans after the game, "The ignorant rookie lost Milan's character..."

Long Shu shrugged:

"Sorry, everyone, I couldn't help touching it today."

The atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became quiet.

Ambrosini, Kaka, Gattuso, and Abbiati are all old players who have experienced that night. Although no one said it clearly, for Milan players, that night is almost equivalent to a taboo.

But Long Shute laughed without any scruples:

"I have a proposal, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Balotelli rolled his eyes:
"I said I want to object...is it useful?"
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In the football world, Ancelotti gives people the impression that he is good at arranging troops before the game, but he is not up to the top level for commanding, motivating morale, especially substitution adjustment-at least compared to Ferguson and Mourinho , Lippi and others, this is his weakness.

It's not unreasonable that An Pang is often criticized for "slow replacement and adjustment", "always one step behind", and "dead old good guy".

But today he can't continue to be "dead" because his team has fallen behind by two goals.

How will AC Milan, which leads by two goals, deal with itself in the second half?
Even if Ancelotti thinks with his butt, he can imagine it!

All members retreated to defend the 30-meter area, and Kaka, Long Shute, and Shalawi fought back with three swords!

His Real Madrid...can break through such a dense formation? !
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"The second half is about to start, and players from both sides have entered the field one after another."

Zhan Tianjun had just rested for a few minutes, briefly discussed the rhythm of the previous commentary with the guests, and then returned to work:

"Oh? Real Madrid seems to have made personnel adjustments, let's take a look...

That's right, the left back Coentrao was replaced by Marcelo, and the midfielder Khedira was also replaced by the teenager Isco. It can be seen that Ancelotti is ready to strengthen the attack. "

"Personnel adjustments are made directly during the intermission. Such substitutions are absolutely rare for Ancelotti."

Zhang Lu, who has witnessed the transformation of Ancelotti from a top midfielder to a top champion coach in Serie A, should be qualified to say the above sentence:

"Compared to Coentrao, Brazilian defender Marcelo is undoubtedly better at attacking, and his cooperation with Di Maria and Ronaldo on the left is also more tacit.

Although the player Isco is not tall, he is very clever, dribbling and passing are his characteristics, this is to solve the problem of no one delivering shells to the forwards..."

After listening to his analysis, Zhan Tianjun raised his doubts:

"But in this way, Real Madrid's central defense will be greatly reduced after Khedira leaves the field. Ancelotti is betting!"

Zhang Lu chuckled:
"At this moment, besides taking a big gamble, what choice does he have?"
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Two commentators were analyzing Real Madrid's substitutions, and AC Milan's players also walked out of the channel under the leadership of captain Kaka.

The appearance ceremony in the second half rarely gave close-up shots, but the director directed the camera to aim at the exit.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of millions of spectators, Kaka, who was walking in the front, stopped in front of the pillar with the championship trophy, and then stretched out his right hand.

"This..." Zhan Tianjun couldn't help hesitating, "Kaka touched the championship trophy ahead of time again!"

As a Liverpool fan, he is of course familiar with the allusion of "Kaka grabs the trophy", so he couldn't help using "again"...

But the surprises were just beginning.

Behind Kaka, Mexes, Zapata, Abate, De Sciglio, De Jong, Muntari, Shalawi, Longute, and Balotelli... AC Milan players lined up , everyone had a close contact with the trophy.

"The Milan players... are almost declaring that they will win the championship in advance!"

Zhang Lu was also very surprised. As a former professional goalkeeper, he is also well aware of many superstitions and taboos in football...

It's a lot more serious than popping champagne in the locker room!

This is in full view!
In case Real Madrid finally reversed, there is no place to put the faces of these people!
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Balotelli, who was at the end, even borrowed a mobile phone from the female emcee beside him, and took an early photo of himself and the trophy!

Then Bashen looked at the young and beautiful master of ceremonies, and smiled honestly:
"Beauty, add me as a friend later, after the game, I'll ask you out to hang out!"

Long Shute slapped his thigh:
Don't look at this guy's big, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and the appearance of a fool, his talent for picking up girls... I can't match it in my life!
(End of this chapter)