Super Coach

Italy is actually a very superstitious country, so people here always believe that it is not an accident that Gilardino was born on July 5, 1982, because he represents this day and is the greatest football player on the planet. , the inheritance of Paolo Rossi. [High-speed text first station]

It was on this day that Paolo Rossi led the Italian national team at Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium in the Spanish World Cup. After being tied twice, the score was exceeded for the third time. Paolo Rossi also performed a hat trick.

This is the most classic game in this World Cup, and it also laid the foundation for Italy's subsequent championship journey.

Paolo Rossi also admired Gilardino very much. He once publicly expressed his recognition of Gilardino, saying for the first time that Gilardino is his ideal successor, He is a perfect striker. , suitable for any tactic and any formation, because he is the most perfect striker in the world.

Many people have listed a lot of the shadows of Paolo Rossi they saw in Gilardino, and at the same time have high hopes for him, thinking that he will be Italy's striker hope in the future.

Gilardino's performance in Serie A is indeed very good. Whether he is in Parma or joining Milan this season, he has proven that he is a trustworthy frontcourt scorer and tactical fulcrum, but he has a hidden secret. The flaw is the European war.

Last season, he played in the UEFA Cup with Parma and scored 1 goal in 8 games. As Parma's top scorer, Gilardino's report card can be said to be very bad. This season, he arrived in Milan and has played 10 Champions League games so far. Contest. Without even one goal, this is undoubtedly the focus of everyone's doubts about him.

There is no doubt that soft-footed shrimps cannot become a big phenomenon. Players who can only vent their anger on weak teams and hold their breath when encountering strong teams will never become true superstars.

Gilardino himself understood it, so he was determined to prove that he was not a weakling in this crucial game.

so. When Ancelotti signaled that he wanted to adjust his tactics, Gilardino knew that his opportunity had come. He knew very well that when short passes were ineffective, Ancelotti had to play long passes. This is his chance.

Soon, he got a chance.

Stam directly launched a long pass from the backcourt. Gilardino and Inzaghi switched positions with their backs to Hyypia. He predicted the landing point, stood in position first, and used his body to hold the Finn. , blocking him behind him. When the ball comes, jump high and head the ball behind you.

Liverpool's defense pressed high, and when Gilardino crossed over, Inzaghi had already started.

This forward who lives on the offside line has a very keen sense of smell for the ball behind him.

Just like an extremely cunning fox, he rushes forward as soon as he seizes the opportunity.

Dangerous, Milan counterattacked with a long pass. Gilardino headed the ball over, and Inzaghi successfully countered the offside...

For a moment, all the fans in the entire Anfield Stadium were shocked, because what they saw was that there was a large gap behind Liverpool's defense, and Inzaghi easily unloaded the ball. into restricted areas.

In the business seats at Anfield Stadium, even a calm man like Galliani rushed out of his seat excitedly and waved his fists after seeing Inzaghi succeed in countering offside. Shout at the top of your lungs, llllllll!

Everyone knows that if this goal is scored, Liverpool will not only be 3 goals behind. According to the away goal principle of the Champions League knockout rounds, even if Liverpool chase 3 goals and the tie is 3:3, they are still 3:3. Lose, unless they can score 4 goals in one breath and stage the Miracle of Istanbul again.

However, everyone said that it was the miracle of Istanbul. Is it so easy to reproduce a miracle?

Inzaghi's speed is actually not slow, he is very rhythmic, especially when he stops the ball, he is very stable. Once he stops, he enters the penalty area and directly faces the Spanish goalkeeper Reina, who has also stopped at Inzaghi. When he caught the ball, he gave up the goal immediately without any hesitation.

Reina is a strange goalkeeper, with equally obvious advantages and disadvantages, especially his speed and explosive power, which are definitely second to none among all top goalkeepers. This makes his sudden attack often easily cause the opponent's one-on-one player to be stunned.

Because they have never seen a goalkeeper with such a fast attack speed. Almost as soon as he stops the ball, he takes a small step and he pounces on it. The offensive players will find that the step that was just right now seems a bit big. .

what to do?

He could only kick up hastily, just like Inzaghi is doing now, wanting to push from close range, but after seeing his swinging leg, Reina immediately chose to throw him down and directly hit his Shot into his arms.

Wow!!!!

The entire Anfield stadium was completely boiling!

All the Liverpool fans rushed out of their seats and shouted towards the stadium. Many people shouted Reina's name.

It can almost be said that his save saved Liverpool!

If the ball is scored, then Liverpool must score 4 goals in this game to possibly reverse Milan. The difficulty is almost unimaginable. And Reina is playing the role of Liverpool's savior at this moment, just like last season's Champions League. Just like in the final, this big-hearted goalkeeper performed well in key games.

Yang Cheng was also a little stunned by Milan's sudden attack, but he quickly calmed down. His first reaction was that Hyypia couldn't guard Gilardino. Not only did he fail to guard the first point, but he also let Gilardino's header went smoothly, and Carragher didn't pay enough attention to Inzaghi's movement. This is a big problem.

Do you want to remind him? Paul Bayer asked with a frown.

Yang Cheng shook his head, No, they know it themselves!

Here he of course refers to Hyypia, and they include Carragher.

Of course, Milan attacked Liverpool intentionally but not intentionally, so from this point of view, the attacker is more advantageous.

But he believes that his players can do this, whether it is Hyypia or Carragher.

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When Hyypia jumped up from Gilardino. He already knew it was broken, but there was nothing he could do.

Milan obviously consciously wanted to target him at this point. Originally, it was Carragher who was arranged by Yang Cheng to mark Gilardino. The Englishman is more energetic, and he is also better in heading, jumping, speed and physical confrontation. , Hyypia is experienced and focused, and is more suitable for assisting defense. Deal with Inzaghi.

But the two of them had obviously changed positions just now.

Are you making fun of my age? Hyypia looked at Gilardino's back as he walked back, and thought with some annoyance, If so, you will definitely regret it!

Although he was not young, he never felt it. He should be a burden on Liverpool's defense. On the contrary, at 33 years old, for a central defender, although he is not young, he is definitely not old enough to be bullied casually.

And Hyypia knows very well that if he cannot deal with Gilardino, then Milan will definitely target him, and Liverpool's tactics will be greatly reduced.

That's how tactics work on the football field. One link after another, if there is a problem in one link, it will affect the entire game.

Yang Cheng didn't say anything, but Hyypia knew that this was the leader's trust in him, and he would not let the same mistake happen again because he didn't know if Reina could save the second one-on-one shot.

Don't worry, man! Captain Gerrard clapped his hands vigorously in midfield. Boost the morale of teammates, It was just an accident, don't take it too seriously!

The fans in the stands also support the team as always.

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Reina threw the ball directly to Riise on the left, and Riise launched an attack along the left.

Compared to Milan's shift to playing long passes, Liverpool's offense is more focused on the wing.

Yang Cheng knows Ancelotti, and Ancelotti also knows Yang Cheng. Both of them know each other very well. Therefore, Yang Cheng resolutely played on the wing, and Ancelotti's full-back decisively gave up offense and chose defense.

But as Yang Cheng said in his pre-match analysis, the 442 diamond midfield position looks beautiful and can also bring out the advantages of Milan's midfielders. It looks very creative and offensive, but it cannot cover up the most fatal problem, the defense and protection in the middle, especially at the front of the penalty area.

Milan's defense is very tight, but the midfield gives Liverpool a lot of space, because only one Gattuso is not enough. Rui Costa retreats to play as a midfielder, although his organizational skills and skills have been improved. He performed well, but he also had serious problems on defense.

If Tassotti wants to use Ambrosini, he needs to use a 4321 tactic. The three midfielders are Gattuso, Rui Costa and Ambrosini. The former is responsible for defense, the Portuguese is responsible for organization and passing, and Ambros Rossini did everything, while Kaka and Seedorf moved forward to participate in the attack at any time, retreating to receive Rui Costa's pass.

In this way, the operation of the entire midfield becomes very flexible, but Ancelotti also has a big problem, that is, Milan's front line has never been able to find a forward who can disrupt the opponent's entire defense line by himself.

Why is Yang Cheng's main striker Drogba, while Larsson and Kuyt can only be used as backups?

Because Drogba alone can do many things that usually require two forward partners to do, many times, he can single-handedly mess up the opponent's entire defense line.

Just like this time, after seeing Riise dribbling the ball from the left, he immediately chose to move closer to the left, pulling Milan's entire defensive focus to the left, because both Stam and Kaladze had to be careful about Germany. Roba.

The two central defenders must have been scolding Drogba in their hearts for being restless and running around all over the game, forcing them to follow him. But when Drogba was on the left outside the penalty area and received a pass from Ronaldinho, Si Tam posted it immediately.

The two bodies collided with each other the moment Drogba caught the ball, with their chests touching their backs. However, Stam clearly felt that he had hit a mountain and could not shake Drogba. body of.

Then I saw that the Ivorian turned around and gave a gentle tap with his long legs. The ball crossed the gap between Stam and Costacourt and rolled directly to the lower left corner. Ronaldinho passed the ball It was already quickly passing Costacurta and getting the ball on the left. Quickly lean towards the middle and send the ball to the center with a low kick.

Gerrard came in from behind and hit the ball with a furious shot!

boom! ! !

The whole audience heard it very clearly, and everyone could even feel the trembling from the crossbar, as if the air in the entire stadium was responding to the vibration of the crossbar.

Gerrard's fierce shot failed to stop the ball. It's a pity that if this powerful shot had been a little more on target, Dida wouldn't have been able to stop it! The commentator on the scene also expressed regret. said.

Milan finally created a good scoring opportunity. But Liverpool was not to be outdone. Gerrard hit a powerful and heavy shot in Milan's penalty area and almost scored the first goal. ”

Gerrard knew it would be difficult to get one after he made the move. But he still shook his head in disappointment and cursed, ***!

But when walking back, he still gave a thumbs up to Ronaldinho, and then kept waving his hands to signal his teammates not to be discouraged, and at the same time encouraged the fans in the stands to cheer more.

Now after the first 15 minutes of testing and research, both teams have found each other's loopholes. Milan obviously wants to use long passes to hit Hyypia, while Liverpool is trying to create trouble on the wing. , and then connect from the center, both teams are working hard to create opportunities, it depends on who can score the opponent's goal first!

But is it really so?

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When Dida took the goal kick, Gilardino wanted to stay in position like last time. But he found that when he moved, the old fox Hyypia had already predicted the ball's landing point earlier than he did and stood in front of him.

Xiao, you can only use the same trick once, and it won't work the second time! Hyypia opened his hands firmly to block him behind her. Gilardino desperately squeezed him from behind, but found that Hyypia didn't move at all.

A player who is 1.84 meters and 76 kilograms wants to shake a player who is 1.95 meters and 88 kilograms. That is undoubtedly a very difficult thing, especially when a short player is blocked by a tall player. The gap of 11 centimeters and the weight of 12 kilograms are enough to put a shadow on the short player.

When it comes to jumping ability and heading skills, the two should be about the same, but Hyypia is rich in experience. Although his speed and flexibility decline with age, he can use consciousness, experience, and his own judgment and reaction to Make up for physical deficiencies.

The most rare thing about Hyypia is that he is stable!

Stability has always been Hyypia's characteristic, so when Gilardino saw Hyypia standing in front of him, he hoped that Hyypia would make a mistake, but the Finn was right, the same trick could be used once. , twice is redundant.

As Hyypia and Carragher rediscovered the feeling of the game, stabilized the situation again, and resolved long passes from Milan's backcourt again and again, Milan's offense was contained by Liverpool again.

Essien and Davis ran in the midfield without hesitation. The two players were almost everywhere, especially Davis. The Dutchman seemed very excited in this game. Together with Essien, he used running to build a strong defensive line. , any pass that enters this area will be blocked by them.

Kaka was frozen by two players and it was almost difficult to get the ball. Even if he got it, it would be difficult to show his strength.

One of these two guys is a seasoned skating guy with rich experience, and is small in stature, has a low center of gravity, is messy and annoying, and the other one has a frighteningly good physical condition. Often, even the slightest physical contact will cause Kaka to lose his pace. .

By freezing Kaka, Milan's offensive trident was scrapped. In addition, the frontcourt lost its stable high ball fulcrum, and Milan's formation seemed to be cut into two incompatible areas by Liverpool.

In the backcourt, Milan can control the ball but cannot pass forward, while in the frontcourt, Kaká, Inzaghi and Gilardino are isolated because it is difficult for them to get passes from behind.

When the cage of the trapped beast is firmly entrenched, it’s time to start closing it!

Why did Yang Cheng place the battlefield in Milan's half and give Milan a chance to control the ball?

It's very simple. Once a ball is broken here, it can be directly counterattacked.

So after tightening the cage in the midfield, Drogba, Ronaldinho, Robben and Gerrard in the frontcourt began to counterattack and harass, especially Drogba and Gerrard, who used a wide range of The movement restricted Milan's two central defenders and Rui Costa, while the two wingers directly interfered with Milan's two wings and were ready to attack at any time.

In the 18th minute, midfielder Davis made a diagonal stab and intercepted the ball passed to Seedorf. He then dunked past Seedorf, who was counterattacking on the spot, and passed the ball with his left foot. Gave it to Gerald nearby.

The ball was suddenly intercepted, and Milan quickly organized defense. Gattuso's task was to buffer at this time, so he pounced on Gerrard immediately, but his pounce was a bit too fierce and was beaten by Gerrard. Ladd swung away instantly.

Rui Costa chose to stand still, and after Gerrard got rid of Gattuso, he immediately chose to pass the ball.

Gerrard's diagonal pass from the center to the two wings is still very characteristic. Although the accuracy is not necessarily accurate, there is enough area for players to adjust on the wings, and at this time it is the wing players chasing When hitting the ball, a slight deviation is not a big problem. You can rely on the person receiving the ball to adjust it when sprinting forward.

The ball drew a diagonal line from Rui Costa's side, passed between Costacurta and Stam, and almost went to the bottom line along the left side of the penalty area.

The moment Gerrard passed the ball, Ronaldinho stepped on the accelerator. Like a Ferrari that suddenly accelerated, he passed Costacurta in an instant. The Milan veteran could not stop the forward sprint. The Portuguese, before he even completed his turn, saw Ronaldinho receiving the ball.

Stam came closer, but the Portuguese took advantage of the situation and moved the ball forward, then accelerated to catch up, and just passed Stam. In this case, unless the Dutch fouled, it would be difficult to block the small player. Ronaldinho could only watch helplessly as Ronaldinho rushed over and before the football crossed the baseline, he kicked the ball low and passed it to the front of the penalty area.

Drogba and Kaladze both rushed up from behind.

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