our euro cup

Chapter 198 Half time is over, two goals behind

We were scored by Juventus at the beginning of the game. This situation caught everyone off guard.Everyone knows that Juventus is difficult to play, but everyone did not expect that Juventus is so difficult to play!

After a goal was scored, there were some ideological fluctuations among our players on the Milan field-some wanted to attack, while others wanted to defend. More chaos ensues on the scene!
As a defensive midfielder, Pirlo hopes to stabilize the defense first, and then attack slowly, while the young and energetic Shevchenko keeps shouting for the ball to the players in the backcourt. He wants to counterattack quickly. , to pose more threats to Juventus' defense!As a result, Shevchenko's running position appeared to be too forward, and unfortunately fell into Juventus' offside trap!

In the confrontation between top clubs, possession of the ball is always a very important statistic.Especially the effective possession of the ball. When the team is attacking, especially when it enters the threat area-the first 30 meters of the opponent's goal, the possession of the ball obtained by the offensive side is particularly important!Improving the efficiency of the opponent's 30-meter area will always be the goal pursued by top clubs.However, Shevchenko's offside made it easy for our Milan team to waste the ball possession opportunity at the front of the opponent's penalty area created so hard. This is an unforgivable mistake in the top confrontation!

Sure enough, after a successful offside defense, Juventus used a quick counterattack and threatened our defense with a high ball!The ball was passed to the head of striker Piero very accurately. When Piero jumped to head the ball, Maldini had already taken off. However, this pass was really subtle and hit Piero precisely. Even if Maldini jumped higher than Del Piero, he couldn't win the header!
Maldini's defense failed, allowing Piero to easily top the ball to Nedved who was swimming at the front of the penalty area!Our midfielder Pirlo saw that Nedved had entered the range, and rushed forward to block his shot!However, Nedved's technique is so delicate and exquisite. He dunked the ball lightly from the air, just past Pirlo's defense, and then he used his left foot to hit a very beautiful long shot. !

With this shot, a golden lightning-like light was drawn from Nedved's feet, and it blasted towards our goal like a cannonball!Dida fought hard to save the ball, his fingernails will touch the ball, and the ball smashed hard on the goal crossbar!At this time, Del Piero ran into our penalty area ghostly, aimed at the rebounded ball, and scored with a header!
The ball went in! 2:0!Just about 40 minutes into the first half, our majestic Champions League champion AC Milan was beaten 2-0 by the defeated Juventus in the Champions League final!At this time, the entire San Siro stadium fell silent, and even the most die-hard Milan fans in the San Siro south stand stopped shouting and singing... It seems that even they don't believe that we Milan can still score. Bring it back——

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How did that happen?We are clearly the strongest team in the world!Compared with Juventus, although we do not have Nedved, we also have four great No. [-] midfielders!Whether it's Pirlo, Seedorf, Rui Costa or Rivaldo, the prestige of each of these stars is not inferior to Nedved!Why is everyone's performance so sluggish today?Could it be that because we won the UEFA Champions League, the desire for honor of us champions has decreased!

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Mr. Ancelotti was also very disturbed when he saw the situation on the field.He is a Confucian commander-in-chief, even if he is uneasy in his heart, he will not show it.However, seeing his preoccupied face and the way he kept communicating with assistant coach Boban holding the tactical board... I knew that he was actually very uncomfortable.Although Juventus was our defeat last season, it is still a strong team after all.If we lie on the credit book and fall asleep, while others are constantly working hard to improve, then we will be replaced by them anytime, anywhere!

In the last 5 minutes of the first half, Juventus was still attacking, but we looked exhausted, not only defending, but even defense seemed weak.This situation made our players on the field, including Mr. Ancelotti, very worried... Is this still our great Milan?Is it still our Milan team that won the Champions League?How did we become like this?Where is our morale?
Juventus launched a last wave of attack in the last moments of the first half, and there was a lot of panic in front of our goal, which made me feel as if we were about to concede a third goal.Fortunately, however, we had Dida, who made a flying save to save a tricky shot from Del Piero.Finally, the referee blew the half-time whistle after Juventus' corner kick went nowhere.

At the end of the first half, our performance was very unsatisfactory.Although the opponent is Juventus, we did not show the ability and courage that the Champions League champions should have.In the first half of the game, we were pressed by Juventus for 45 minutes, and it was really a very disappointing scene.Mr. Ancelotti was also very dissatisfied with this, but he did not express it publicly in front of everyone.He greeted everyone to enter the locker room, and when he arrived in the locker room, he said:

"Everyone, we are the champions of the Champions League, that's true. We are just the champions of the Champions League, not now and not in the future. Only by working harder can we win more championships, not Lie on the credit book, eat your laurels, and sleep well. I think everyone should know the environment we are in. Juventus is a very strong team and our great opponent. When facing a great opponent, How can we beat each other if we don’t show a great performance? So I hope that everyone can cheer up, for the future of Milan, for the hope of our entire team, everyone will work together and play well in the second half!"

Inspired by Mr. Ancelotti, each of our players shouted: "Yes!"

We were two goals behind in the first half, but it wasn't the end of the world.As long as we can play better than each other in the second half, then we still have a chance to win!

Regardless of whether I can play or not, I also hope to win in my first Milan first-team game!
(End of this chapter)