Kaka Rebirth Belt System

In the 2003-2004 season, AC Milan continued the momentum of last year's Champions League champions and led the way in the Serie A standings.

In the 22nd round of the league, AC Milan played against Inter Milan at home, winning 3:2.

In the 23rd round of the league, AC Milan played away against Lazio and won 0:1.

In the 25th round of the league, AC Milan was a guest at the New Alpi Stadium and beat Juventus 1:3.

After sweeping the three Serie A powerhouses, Milan is 7 points ahead of second-place Roma in the standings. It is time to focus on the Champions League.

On April 2004, 4, in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Milan played away against Deportivo.Deportivo Deportivo met God and killed God in this Champions League, which is a bit of a dark horse.However, Milan, the previous champion, is also very confident in winning this game. Now all the main players in the team are not injured.Although Rivaldo left last year, due to the rise of Kaka, everyone quickly forgot about the Brazilian international and gave Kaka more love.Kaka felt a little sad, but Rivaldo specifically mentioned in an interview before he left that he didn’t hate Kaka at all: “Speaking of which, I’m actually a Kaka fan. I loved him when he was still in Sao Paulo. I went to watch his game live." Rivaldo, who has always been introverted, has said so, even the critical media can't say anything to provoke dissension, and can only lament that Kaka's popularity is so good.

Although the result of this game is basically predictable, the media is still full of enthusiasm for it. The reason is the same. Redondo, whose contract with Milan expired this season, will leave the Rossoneri. Everyone is very concerned about his whereabouts. This time he just entered Ancelotti's squad.Redondo's home team, the Argentinian youth team, has long extended an olive branch to him, and the place where the prince most hopes to return has recently spread hopeful news.Florentino revealed in an interview with a reporter from "Marca": "At present, Real Madrid has no place for Redondo...Reject him back? No, I didn't say that..."

Before the game, fans in the media speculated whether Ancelotti would put him in the starting roster to fulfill Redondo’s wish. Most people still thought that Depor was not a big team, and Ancelotti would definitely seek stability. To win.The fact is true, when the starting list came out, Pirlo still sat firmly in the midfielder position.Redondo, who was sitting on the bench, had a calm expression, showing the indifference and calmness of a mature man.

Kaka, who scored twice in the first round, was not very relaxed on the court, and could even be called worried.He vividly remembers how Milan were knocked out by Deportivo in the quarter-finals - a big first-leg win and a crushing second-leg defeat.In the second round of the game, Milan was in a collective downturn, especially the midfielder Pirlo. Without his connection, everyone in Milan could be called sleepwalking.Kaka couldn't remember how he behaved at that time, he only knew that this time the Riazor tragedy must not happen again.

In the starting lineup of AC Milan this time, Thomason, who is in better condition, replaced Inzaghi and partnered with Andriy Shevchenko as a double striker.Kaka served as the single midfielder, followed by Gattuso, Pirlo and Seedorf, the backcourt was a combination of Cafu, Nesta, Maldini and Pancaro, and Dida started as the goalkeeper.

In the opening 5 minutes, Milan posed continuous threats to the opponent's goal and even got two corner kicks.The commentator followed the limelight and praised Milan with great enthusiasm: "Shevchenko's breakthrough cross and Cafu's goal passed, beautiful! Thomasson's volley shot from the right side of the penalty area was confiscated by Molina... Alas, what a pity .”

After the Deportivo goalkeeper kicked the ball with a big kick, Pablo made a diagonal pass from the left, and it was the single arrow Pandiani who got the ball.He stopped the ball with his right foot and returned, but Maldini, who came to make up for it, rushed forward too hard and failed to stop it. The Uruguayan did not choose to continue to advance after passing the Milan captain, but a low flat ball with his left foot , and accurately shot the ball low into the lower right corner of the net. Only 6 minutes into the game, Deportivo took the lead 1-0.

Just 2 minutes later, danger appeared again in front of AC Milan.Deportivo midfielder Valeron knocked the ball across the front of the penalty area to Victor. The latter tried to stage another long shot from outside the penalty area to knock on Milan's goal. Fortunately, the football flew into the penalty area and hit Pancaro's leg to stop this attack.That’s not to mention, in the 15th minute, Victor made another effort in the middle, single-handedly broke into Milan’s penalty area and shot a goal, which was saved by Dida.

But just looking at these three dangers and one goal is enough to explain a lot of problems: "Milan's midfielder seems to be a bit out of shape today. After breaking into the Milan midfielder, the Depor player got a shot without any obstacles. Marti Ni, Nesta and others also made frequent mistakes in their replacements."

The commentator's comment just confirmed Kaka's worries, but it seemed that the more anxious he was, the more useless he was. His efforts to advance and return to defense had little effect.Pirlo, who played a key position, seemed to be asleep, and even the entire Rossoneri seemed to have had their spine removed.

Deportivo coach Irueta smiled with satisfaction on the sidelines, but he fully understood the essence of containing the Rossoneri-starting from Pirlo.Pirlo in the Christmas tree formation is like the brain of the midfielder, mobilizing and directing all the offensive and defensive defenses of Milan. It just so happens that he is not in form today. Deportivo is only using the 451 formation to strengthen the midfielder to kill Pirlo. This effect can be achieved , I really have to thank the right time, place and people.

In addition, the offside tactics adopted by Irueta today are also very successful.In the 16th minute, when Shevchenko finally entered the penalty area and faced Molina directly, he fell into an offside trap and shot invalid.Such a predicament made Milan feel anxious from top to bottom.

Kaka was eager to do something to change the situation on the field. He took the initiative to retreat to participate in the interception near the midfield, and successfully got the ball and began to break through at a high speed.Sergio, Romero and others stepped forward to intercept, but none of them could compete with Kaka's striding dribbling speed, and Naibet, who was standing at the back, was also swayed by his extraordinary change of direction. .Kaka broke into the right side of the penalty area and only the goalkeeper Molina was left in front of him. After the latter made a decisive attack, he tried to block in front of Kaka and interfere, but Kaka held his breath and only had the goal in his eyes——

"Goooooooal! Kaka made a great contribution and won a victory for Milan!"

Shevchenko stepped forward to embrace Kaka excitedly, and the force of the collision almost knocked him down. After Kaka rubbed his head and showed a happy smile, deeper worries appeared in his eyes.For the goal just now, there was almost no cooperation between him and his teammates. In terms of physical strength, it is not a long-term solution. Everyone is in a sluggish state today, especially the defense.If the defensive mistakes are not suppressed, it is still a matter of time to lose the ball.

However, after the goal, AC Milan's midfield sleepwalking and defense decline still did not stop.Before the game, Ancelotti said that he would play offensive tactics and had confidence in his defense, but now the situation is completely reversed.Deportivo Deportivo continued to create threatening attacks in Milan's backcourt. They fully grasped the weakness of the wing in AC Milan's tactics, and ignored Pirlo who seemed to be sleepwalking, making Milan's defense exhausted.

In the next ten minutes, the situation on the court completely changed into a cycle of "Deportivo's offense - Milan's occasional counterattack - was blown offside - Deportivo's new round of offense", The fans were aggrieved watching, and the players were also aggrieved playing.

Where did our offensive coordination go?Where is our best defense in Europe?However, in the next second, they immediately changed the question: what happened to our goalkeeper today?

Depco's left winger Luke made a curve ball and passed the ball from the left. Dida chose to attack in front of the goal and stretched out his left hand to catch the ball, but the ball missed through his fingertips.Belleron, who had already been dormant three meters in front of the goal, easily headed the ball into the empty goal.

"goooooooal! valeron! In the 35th minute, La Coruña led Milan 2-1!" The commentator looked at Dida who was annoyed and pounded on the turf in front of the goal, and said regretfully: "Luke's kick just now was obviously a pass. Among them, Dida's attack was too reckless, so that Belleron could take advantage of it in front of the goal."

Another mistake doubled the pressure on Milan's defense, and a voice of panic began to sound in everyone's heart: Will we become the next Real Madrid?

In the game held the day before, Real Madrid was overturned by Monaco 3:1. The old player Morientes blocked his old club from the semi-finals of the Champions League with one pass and one shot.Real Madrid's strikers misfired collectively, and the defense made Casillas angry... This made the Milan generals compare this situation to themselves.If AC Milan is overturned by Deportivo, all the traditional giants in the Champions League will be out.

The more panicked, the worse the state will decline.Pirlo, who tried hard to change the situation on the field, tried hard to pass the ball diagonally into the penalty area before the end of the first half, but Shevchenko fell into the offside trap again and was disqualified as soon as he touched the ball. This made the Ukrainian nuclear warhead feel anxious. Can't hide it - he alone has been called offside four times in the first half!

However, God seems to especially like to stab another knife in the wound. With a high pass from Deportivo full-back Pablo on the left rib, the Spanish club's new round of attack kicked off again.Nesta ran towards the point where the ball landed, trying to clear the siege before Luke got the ball, hooked his right foot, but blocked the space, allowing Luke to take the ball and break into the penalty area from his side, and he wanted to return to the defense , but it was already too late!Luke, who passed Nesta, calmly pushed with his left foot directly outside the small penalty area, and the ball went into the net from the upper left corner.

In the last minute of the first half, Deportivo opened the gap again, leading AC Milan 1:3!

Shocking cheers broke out on the crowded Riazor Stadium, and the Milan fans who followed the Rossoneri to Galicia, Spain, fell into an awkward silence.They came here with an absolute lead of 4:1, but they were poured three goals in the first half, and judging by the state of the players, it seemed a bit irreversible.

Before walking into the player tunnel, Kaka glanced back at the stands occupied by blue and white stripes, and his heart was gradually occupied by panic that rarely appeared.The older main players in the team, such as Nesta and Maldini, were also in a low mood, and the visiting team's locker room was full of gloom.

Ancelotti is not a coach with a fierce personality. After commenting on the players' questions, he is more thinking about his own tactics. "Killing Pirlo" has become the consensus of many European teams, and the weakness of Milan's border defense is increasingly exposed, especially in the case of the golden combination of Nesta and Maldini making frequent mistakes. If no adjustments are made, Milan will wait for the second half. It is bound to be an even uglier situation.Ancelotti understands that the current Rossoneri desperately needs someone who can take the lead without panicking.

His eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, dejected, annoyed, numb...

Ancelotti's sharp gaze finally settled on Redondo with a calm expression. You know, Deportivo is a La Liga team.