[football] walk side by side

For Porto, the European Super Cup belongs to the kind of game that needs to win as much as possible, but it doesn't matter if it loses. It is also a game that even if Porto loses, it will not be treated harshly by the media-lost to last season The king of Europe is nothing to be ashamed of.

Of course, if AC Milan can be defeated in this Super Cup, it will also be an excellent way for Porto to enhance the morale of the players.

"His career has gone too smoothly, which is not a good thing for his future." While saying this, Mourinho seemed to have made up his mind, and wrote down on the final list "Cyril Slade" six words, "It is not common to be able to see the world's top defense line in advance."

"But the opponent is a top defender like Nesta, Cyril's psychology..."

Before Boas could speak, he was interrupted by Faria. The fitness coach shook his head and laughed: "If you talk about psychological problems, it's because you underestimated him—if you calculate it according to the full score of 100." , Cyril's [calmness] is at least 93 points."

"In fact, what I want to say is that you not only underestimated Cyril's ability, but also underestimated Jose's professionalism," Faria went on to explain: "If Cyril's ability is really not enough, Jose will I want to train him, and I will not put him on the court. I will choose Cyril. In the final analysis, there is only one-that is, there is no player in Porto who is more suitable than him in the position of midfielder. .”

"As for other problems, you don't have to worry about it," Silvino also interjected with a smile, "If there are really problems, Jose won't be willing to let his baby bump play."

Mourinho pretended not to hear the nonsense of his assistants, and the Porto coach coughed twice, "Okay, let's discuss how to break through AC Milan's defense..."

***

August 8, Monaco Stadium.

"This is the 2002/2003 European Super Cup. The two sides of the competition are last season's Champions League winner AC Milan and the UEFA Cup champion Porto. As in previous years, this year's European Super Cup is still a duel between rich teams and ordinary teams. ... Hey Jason, do you want to guess the score of this game?" The two team commentators were in charge of explaining the game. The partner asks a question.

The commentator, known only as Jason, shrugged: "1-0, no doubt - the Italians always like it."

In fact, the jokes of the two commentators are not random nonsense, because in the past year, AC Milan is undoubtedly the team that has implemented the "1-0 doctrine" to the extreme. He never conceded two or more goals in a game he shouldn't have lost.

The attitude of the two commentators directly drawing conclusions made the Porto fans very annoyed, but there was nothing they could do - because what they said was indeed the truth. For an Italian team, especially a powerful Italian team like AC Milan, 1 -0 basically means victory.

Ancelotti did not relax because the opponent was Porto. Except for the newly signed Kaka this season, AC Milan's roster still maintains the main lineup that won the championship last season, and there is no intention of staying strong.

As for Porto, Mourinho also ranked Porto's current strongest lineup-although compared with AC Milan, this so-called strongest lineup can only be said to be shabby.

From the first second when the referee blew to symbolize the start of the game, Cyril felt that the game was unusual.

They didn't try each other for 5 minutes, and they didn't try to attack slowly. AC Milan's rhythm was very fast. At the moment the whistle sounded, they quickly entered the state, just like people who were still in the last second, and the next second It suddenly exploded at a lightning speed!

A few seconds after the start of the game, Shevchenko kicked off the ball in the middle circle, knocked the ball with his back foot, and sent the ball directly to Pirlo's feet.

AC Milan's previous offense has always been based on short pass penetration. The powerful and creative midfield combination allows them to directly crush the opposing team's midfield when attacking. Pirlo, who controls the rhythm, often At the beginning of the game, they will not speed up the rhythm, but will not rush or slow down, and penetrate into the opponent's half court steadily.

But this is obviously not the case with AC Milan at the moment.

The moment Pirlo received the ball, he lifted his foot and made a short pass. The ball quickly rolled across the lawn and fell to Kaka's feet. The young Brazilian midfielder did not stick to the ball. The information that O'Neill got is that the attacking midfielder has a very fast speed, and at this moment, it is indeed the case.

After getting the ball, Kaka took the ball and ran forward a few steps, then passed the ball to Pirlo's feet again, and he ran forward without looking back. Although his start time was late, he was still steady. Steadily formed a trident with Inzaghi and Shevchenko in front.

So far, the rhythm of AC Milan is still normal.

But just when Kaka passed the ball back to Pirlo again, the rhythm of ac changed!

Pirlo, who was in possession of the ball again, glanced up and swept across the Porto half. Instead of passing the ball forward, he crossed the ball and sent the ball to Seedorf in a parallel position. The Dutch midfielder made a decisive decision and used a long one. The oblique pass pushed the ball to Porto's half. This pass seemed to be a signal, and AC Milan's advancement speed suddenly accelerated!

It was Kaka who received the ball in the frontcourt. The Brazilian midfielder sent the ball almost at the same moment the ball reached his feet. It seemed that he did not think about it, but in fact it was a precise short pass!

At this time in Porto's half, Costinha and Carvalho had just pounced on Kaka, and the ball had already appeared at Shevchenko's feet. Costa approached the top Ukrainian striker vigilantly, but saw Shev Chenko made a fake move to break through to the left. In the next second, with a hook and a push with his right foot, the ball passed straight between Costa's legs and landed at Inzaghi's feet smoothly.

Costa felt a chill in his heart, secretly screaming that it's not good!

What happens if you miss out on a master opportunistic striker?

Under the dumbstruck eyes of the audience, Baia had no time to react. In his sight, the ball was still at Shevchenko's feet one second, but the next second, the top striker calmly chose to assist. , gave up the chance of scoring to Inzaghi who had a better position!How could a famous opportunist waste an opportunity?

The shot was right, but equally unremarkable, but it won fast enough!Under the high-speed advance of AC Milan's accelerated attack, when Baier reacted, the entire stadium resounded with thunderous shouts from the Rossoneri!

"Al! The goal is scored!!! Philip - Inzaghi! A shot in less than 20 seconds! My God! How did he appear there?" Jason almost screamed on the commentary stand After saying this, "AC Milan's rhythm is too fast! Inzaghi is like an assassin, everyone is still asleep, but he has already given Porto a bloody dagger. One knife!"

Jason danced excitedly on the commentary stage, not because he was a fan of AC Milan, but the goal itself was so beautiful!Under the skillful control of the ball by Kaka-Pirlo-Seedorf on the central axis of AC Milan, this advancement is smooth and fast!

The Christmas tree formation created by Ancelotti and AC Milan's extremely controlling midfield make their offense full of artist-like beauty!

"AC Milan leads Porto 1-0. For Porto, this is really a bad start... You know, since last season, AC Milan has already eliminated the opponents who are blocked by the score of 1-0. Every opponent on their way, there are only a handful of teams that can break through Milan's defense... Porto is in danger now!"

"It will probably be a game where all the highlights are concentrated in the first minute - I have to say that when the Italian decides to defend wholeheartedly, it means that the game will enter a boring stage."

On the sidelines of Porto, although Mourinho had no expression on his face, his heart sank at the moment. This situation that he was most worried about before the game finally happened.He raised his head and looked at Ancelotti, who was chewing gum with peace of mind on the AC Milan coaching bench opposite. His slightly chubby figure and often cheerful expression made this world famous coach look amiable.

Then he saw this good-tempered head coach waving at his players and making a gesture of recovery.

On the court, Cyril was still standing there in a daze, unable to react for a while.

Beside him, the AC Milan players either trotted or passed him slowly. Inzaghi, who scored the goal, trotted and turned around, and smiled and hugged Shevchenko who was on the way. .Shevchenko, who hugged Inzaghi enough, gave a high-five with Kaka, who was smiling shyly later, and walked towards the kick-off position with shoulders and backs together.

From Pirlo's unpredictable long pass acceleration, to Kaka's understated penetrating short pass, Inzaghi's erratic moves from left to right, AC Milan's offense is like a stroll in the garden, with incredible Elegant demeanor - but it is such an easy goal!

This...is AC Milan?