Tim came from behind Lu Ling, who had just said hello to several general acquaintances of the Milan coaching staff and shook hands with Massimo. He saw Massimo talking to the manager for a while, shaking hands and saying a word, but he didn't hear too clearly. The home fans made enough noise that he believed the photographers around him didn't hear it either. It's just that if it's included in the live footage, people may know it by analyzing the lip shape later.

"What did he say?" Tim asked in the manager's ear.

Lu Ling tried to calm himself down, the players on the field had finished taking a group photo and were scattering, and the game was about to start. She tilted her head as she continued to walk towards the dugout and replied to the assistant coach, "Nothing important. ”

Tim didn't believe it. The coach's face was very bad, and his voice was a little trembling. Massimo must have said something that affected her mood. He was about to say a few words of comfort when he heard her voice again.

"If Massimo and I were both players, if we had a fight on the pitch, he would just laugh at me for being incompetent and insulting my female relatives. We all know his purpose, it really doesn't matter. I won't be swayed by his ridiculous words. After Lu Ling finished speaking, he grinned. These words were not so much for Tim as for herself. She knew exactly what Massimo wanted to do. What he would most like to see should be her exploding immediately at that moment, but she didn't. Since she didn't have it at that moment, she couldn't let those words affect her for the rest of her time.

Tim was shocked when he heard this, and it seemed that what Massimo said was quite excessive. "On the other hand, it's an alternative compliment from him. After sitting down, Tim offered a reassuring word. 'Massimo doesn't do that to every one of his league opponents. ”

Lu Ling nodded, and then she raised her chin and looked at the field. Of course she knew that. She finally understood what kind of person Massimo was. For the Italians, it was a war, a war to be won by all means.

May 4, 7:45 p.m.

German referee Felix Brich blew the whistle and the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Milan on the QPR officially began.

Amid the singing of the new Queen's Park, AC Milan kicked off first. They came down at the back, and the QPR players immediately pressed up collectively and quickly. Mario Fernandez opted for a big foot forward, and the ball went straight off the touchline.

Lu Ling stood up from the coach's seat.

It was up to Massimo to say those words in her ear to stir up a dispute or to confuse her mind. But the words he said behind her could well have caused immediate trouble after the game. Apart from Nate, Simon, Tim and Alice, no one knew she would be leaving at the end of the season. The team is now in contention for the title on the third tier and the news of the manager's departure at the end of the season clearly does not help in any way.

How exactly did Massimo know? It can't be from the media, and nothing has been leaked by the media so far. Perhaps, it was just Italian speculation, and he thought he knew her well?

No, she didn't have time to think about that right now. Lu Ling stood on the sideline and took a deep breath. The damned Italian on the other side had achieved his goal. The race started without her attention being fully focused on it.

****

On the sidelines, Gonzalo takes a free-kick. As soon as the ball was picked up by Ian, a long, accurate diagonal pass found Patrick on the right.

Patrick is in front of the prestigious but not yet twenty-year-old AC Milan captain Giancarlo Sabatini. Patrick dribbled the ball slightly out, but suddenly changed direction, cutting directly into the box with the outside of his left foot, and this change of direction was activated, casual but violent, making Sabatini stumble and almost fall.

Patrick cut into the box with ease, followed by a powerful left-footed shot!

The ball was saved by 22-year-old Milan goalkeeper Giancarlo Donnarumma and flew off the line against the post.

It was only a minute into the game, and Patrick's performance had already ignited the enthusiasm of the home fans.

The fact that the Kings of this stadium directly took on the opponent's strongest defender and captain and won the victory was undoubtedly an extremely powerful declaration and a show of strength.

Sabatini got up from the ground. Patrick walked past him, and the two made quick eye contact.

The 185-year-tall young Italian defender is a little taller than Patrick, and underneath his loose jet-black natural curls are blue eyes similar to Patrick. There was no childishness on his face. His frame is not small, his shoulders are wide and his waist is narrow, showing extremely strong muscles and a very low body fat percentage, and the whole body proportion and intuitive feeling reveal a message - this is a natural athlete.

Sabatini turned his head again, the expression on his face as if nothing had happened, as if the person he had just been subjected to was not him at all. The Italian's blue eyes floated past Patrick, as if looking at him, and as if they weren't. Then, the young Milan captain turned to defend the corner, and the big "30" on the back of his red and black shirt was very eye-catching. The legendary number 3 of the Milan club was permanently sealed in honor of legendary captain Paolo Maldini. Although there have been some calls for Giancarlo Sabatini to regain the legendary number, the youngster still wears the number 30 for now.

Patrick didn't care if Sabatini was watching him or not.

He did it on purpose. Two or three minutes ago, as he had shaken hands with the Milan players, he saw Massimo Romano leaning over and whispering in Tina's ear. The two people don't know each other well, and it's a completely unnecessary process to talk about it for so long. If a completely unnecessary process arises, it can only be a deliberate event. After that, he saw that Tina's body language was very incongruous. He didn't know what Massimo said, and he couldn't know and didn't need to know now. But he can make his statement in other ways.

****

Nicholas stared at the TV screen. One of them will be the final opponent. He told himself.

What did Massimo tell you?

Massimo is not like me.

Massimo doesn't have a bottom line, I have.

Don't be fooled, Tina.

He is biased. Of course he has. But on another level, he may not have it. He is also keen to get his revenge on the Italians in the Champions League final at Barcelona, at the Camp Nou.

Now, the opinion of Bein's commentators and guests is that QPR has completely taken the upper hand, but that's not the case.

AC Milan are now on their feet, after the shock of the previous waves. And...... Nicholas' eyes narrowed. He remembers that last season, the Moroccan twins, one on the left and one on the right, were mainly operating in a back four, and after repeated reviews, he believed that AC Milan's defensive system was based on the traditional Italian Zona Mista (mixed zone) four-back system.

But this one, it seems that it is already a relatively pure three-back-five-back system, and the twins are wing-backed. He was just about to come to this conclusion when for the next two minutes, AC Milan set up again in a back four, with Alli staying behind and Fahd moving forward as a winger, looking like a pure back four.

Nicholas frowned. He didn't know if she would do the same when she was standing on the sideline of the court.

However, in a distraction-free environment, Nicolás immediately understood how Massimo Romano wanted his team to function.

This may be the first time Massimo has shown the system to the world in its entirety.

Whatever Massimo says to you, take it as an appreciation. Not only that, Tina, but he's offering you the system he's most proud of.

The narrator was still chattering, and Nicholas simply muted down.

The three-four-five back switching system is not the first of its kind, and has been used by many well-known coaches, including the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Germany. But in general, this switch has certain limitations. For example, the transformation is only visible on the left or only on the right, or it is only visible on the defensive end.

This is because switching between three, four and five is a very thoughtful way of playing, and it takes a lot of time and energy to practice to be proficient in training, and it takes a lot of brains to design training sessions, and even then, it is difficult to get the players to coordinate in the tense atmosphere of the game.

But Massimo Romano not only allowed his players to play with that system, but also went a step further by allowing them to switch between matches as needed for maximum efficiency in what was undoubtedly the most innovative and complete three-four-five back system Nicholas has ever seen – at least in the opening period.

First of all, the three centre-backs have wing-back attributes on the left and right, which greatly improves the flexibility of the formation change – captain Sabatini is a left-back, while Mario Fernandez is a right-back – which explains Massimo in favour of bringing in Mario from the QPR, as the Brazilian is currently the most versatile defender who can play in both positions.

In addition, among Milan's three midfielders, Kovacic and Ndombele are very athletic, responsible for up and down tandem, and also have skills and adaptability. The technically brilliant midfielder Fabio Saldo is the representative of a new generation of Italian Regista (Chapter 271), who was brought in from Arsenal by Massimo and instilled more tactical awareness. As a result, Saldo is free to switch between midfielders and centre-backs, which allows for more freedom in formation.

The flexibility of these central players, including centre-backs and midfielders, is the basis for the system.

In addition, there is another key point to achieve essential improvement - that is, Ali Hallac and Fahd Hallac both starts.

Nicholas doesn't know how Massimo has perfectly embedded the two in this system when these two have started so little at the same time, he can only think that this system has been completed in blocks and sections over the long season, that is, Ali focuses on practicing the cooperation of Ali and others when he plays, Fahd focuses on practicing the cooperation of Fahd and others when he plays, and finally combines different areas. The quality of these two men is obvious at a glance, and it is usually a cover-up to keep it up, but there is absolutely no need to hold back in this kind of super tough fight, which is why Nicholas would be so sure that they will start together - although he didn't expect to see the two play this kind of tactical content.

The Halak twins are Moroccans born in Italy, both are 180 tall, and only have slightly different hairstyles. They are all slender players, lean and flexible, and their basic skills and skills are very solid. Their biggest competitive advantage is twofold: the first is that they are all terrifyingly fast, the type of explosive and back-to-back speed, and the second is that they both seem to have infinite physical strength, which allows them to cover extremely long distances on the field, a bit like the physique of Jacob Harding of QPR.

So, in this game, Ali and Fahd became wingers with high-speed sprints on the offensive end, and they could become fullbacks at any time when defending. On top of that, they can also move to the middle to complement their teammates in the middle. Even better, the two can also echo each other from afar - when there is no need to form a five-man defence, either Fahd or Ali will have one person stay in front and the other will retreat, which can be achieved with little to no communication, and when it is necessary to form a five-man defence, it can also be done very naturally.

Right now, on the TV screen, Ali and Fahd are rushing upwards at full speed on both wings. Saldo in the middle got the ball and played a long pass to Ali Halak on the left. After Ali came up, an inverted triangle cross to the edge of the box was extremely clear, Benjamin Hamilton apparently did not follow the position when he chased back, and Ndombele got the ball, and the Frenchman moved to the feet of Fahd Halak on the right -

Fahd cut straight inside to the middle, his left foot went straight in, and Hazard inserted it to form a single knife!

Hans Bachmeier was quick and Hazard was just as quick. The ball went over Hans's outstretched left foot, but was touched by the German's left elbow before bouncing towards the goal line......

Glenn Mitchell, who was then chased back, cleared the ball with a kick.

Nicholas stared at the screen, the camera flashed to Massimo, the pale and thin Italian shouted loudly for the players on the field to quickly get back into position, his eyes revealing a slightly shiny eerie look.

****

Twenty minutes passed.

Milan's unpredictable but perfectly balanced defensive system has firmly clamped down on the QPR's attacking play.

Lu Ling saw that Pat was constantly moving, trying to find a gap in the opponent's line, but Ben and Ian had difficulty even getting the ball safely.

Now Pat had to drop back to get the ball. As soon as he got the ball, he was tackled by AC Milan's French midfielder Thangue Ndombele. The opponent was very strong and fast, and when Pat took the ball, he took a detour and then transitioned the ball to Ben, and he responded forward, trying to hit the wall to break through the opponent.

Ben seemed to hesitate for a moment, then gave the ball over anyway.

Italian defender Fabio Saldo anticipated the pass and moved over to Pate with his toe to get the ball past the other side.

This pass was successful, and Lu Ling looked eagerly at the past, and there should be a gap in Milan's front.

But by the time Pate crossed Saldo, Giancarlo Sabatini had already appeared. His position is flawless, there is no obvious space on the left and right, and he moves in broken steps to ensure that he can turn at any time, and Pat slows down when he gets the ball - if the ball is at the feet of another player, it is easy to bring the ball directly to the opponent due to inertia.

Milan's Ali Hallac on the left flank quickly made up behind Sabatini as Pate slowed down. Sabatini knows that his teammates are in place, so he takes the initiative to attack Pat!

From the reserve team game to the Champions League final, Lu Ling has rarely seen a defender attack Patrick Amber so actively.

Against Everton a long time ago, Dutch top defender Donny van der Bergh did the same, but most of them failed.

The shouts around seemed to fall silent at that moment.

Patrick forced the ball to the middle, Saldo was chasing back and squeezing Patrick's inside line, and Milan midfielder Kovacic on the other side did not come, he chose to choke Patrick's cross line and prevent Patrick from giving the ball out.

If you want to move forward, you can only choose to break through Sabatini.

Sabatini stopped his pace a little at the moment, his pace was calm but full of terrifying control, as if he could change his movement and speed at any time, and contained the explosive power to complete the tackle at any time.

Patrick made a move, making a sharp change of direction almost at a right angle, and dunking the ball to his right with his left foot. As if anticipating this, Sabatini braces his right foot, jumps in the same direction, puts it in place in the most efficient way and extends his left foot.

Both of their feet touched the ball at the same time. To avoid bouncing the ball, Sabatini's left foot squeezed the ball down at an angle, chiseling it towards the ground. Patrick used his left foot to push upwards, trying to deliberately bounce the ball into the air.

Patrick's position looked like he was already in the ascendancy, just one step away. But Sabatini leaned his body and fell completely to the canvas, and the outstretched interception turned into a down-to-the-ground tackle. He also fell to the ground very quickly, and then hooked the ball to his body with his left foot.

Patrick fell forward. The ball was left in front of Sabatini.

At this moment, it was hard for everyone to believe their eyes.

Lu Ling was completely stunned for a moment. It's not like Pat won't get the ball off, but something like this has hardly happened. What made her even more unbelievable was that Sabatini's body fell to the ground, and after hooking the ball down, it immediately bounced on the ground. Ben wanted to break the ball, but Sabatini immediately made a move to pull the ball on the spot and got rid of Ben very quickly.

This is a player who goes above and beyond. Lu Ling thought about how she felt when she watched the Italian game live.

Sabatini fed the ball forward, and the ball was picked up by Italian centre-forward Belotti, who joined Milan for €70 million this season. John was completely behind him and was about to reach out and try to break the ball, only to find Ali Hallack passing by him at a breakneck speed!

Ali Halak was already behind Sabatini, but now he has rushed along the sideline to the half of the QPR and is almost past the QPR's back line!

John hesitated, unable to confirm whether he could be flagged offside and had to retreat slightly, giving Belotti room to make a move, and the Italian centre-forward played the ball to Mateo Kovacic who came up from behind.

The Croatian midfielder passes the ball straight forward. Hazard duffled a shot and slipped the ball through.

Coming up on the right was Ali's twin brother Fahd Hallac, the Moroccan stabbed diagonally into the box from the other wing, and Hans struck -

At that moment, Lu Ling's vision was blocked for a moment, and then she saw the ball fly to the sideline, and Fahd flew into the air, falling hard, and then the referee pointed to the penalty spot!

Tim, who was behind Lu Ling, jumped up excitedly.

"Hans didn't foul! and the collision was outside the box!"

Lu Ling looked in that direction, she wasn't sure if Hans had committed a foul, or if it was in the penalty area, but referee Bricht's decision could not be changed.

Hazard walked to the penalty spot with the ball in hand.

****

In BT Sport's studio, Phil jumped, his chair almost overturned, and a string of F-Ord popped out of his mouth.

The TV footage in the studio was immediately replayed. Hans struck with a fierce attack, Fahd Ali was more like an arrow off the string, and the two were bound to collide, but the slow motion showed it clearly as Hans took the ball first and then bumped into his opponent on the line of the box.

It's not a foul, it's not a penalty.

Hans was booked. Ian was arguing with the referee, but the ball was already on the spot.

Leo Ferdinand patted Phil. "It's happening all the time, it's just too fast. And Milan's switch from defense to offense is really good. ”

Phil was angry and rushed out: "I thought you were supporting QPR." ”

Ferdinand said roughly: "Of course I support the QPR, and don't forget, I've fucking played for the QPR before. And I'm friends with Christine. ”

Phil flattened his mouth, reluctantly apologized, and then sat back and looked at the court.

Hazard faces Hans.

The Belgian's body language shows that he is relaxed. What about Hans? Phil looked at Hans, but he couldn't see clearly. Phil believed that Hans was angry.

Eden Hazard runs slowly. Almost at the same time, Hans suddenly moved a little to his right.

Phil was a little surprised that Hans rarely moved early to confuse his opponent when he saved a penalty, and probably didn't bother to do so at all.

But this time Hans did.

Hazard swings his legs.

Hazard is a very cunning Belgian.

Hans moved a little more to the right, seemingly. Phil wasn't sure.

Eden Hazard's right foot hits the ball......

Hans stood still, stretched out his left hand, blocked the ball with one hand, and then pulled it in his arms with his right hand!

Lineker, Steven Gerrard and Ferdinand applauded from the sidelines.

Phil burst into a loud laugh, accompanied by a roar at the New Queen's Park, as he slammed his swivel chair and slapped Ferdinand on the back with his hand. Later, he saw Hans stretch out his strong right arm and hold the ball into the air with one hand, as if to show something.

Gerald applauded and said, "This guy is amazing!"

Lineker quipped, "It's like crushing the ball." ”

Phil didn't engage with them, and he looked back at the TV screen. He was already reminded of one of Hazard's famous penalty routines, waiting for the opposition goalkeeper to move first before opting to shoot.

Hans's previous wrong move to the right should not mean much in Hazard's eyes, but it can plant a pre-impression in the Belgians' hearts that Hans is either left or right, and his willingness to play in the middle is enhanced.

And at the moment when Hazard was about to shoot, Hans continued to move to the right - that is, Phil caught it. This may have strengthened Hazard's mindset to play in the middle and subconsciously move slightly to Hans' left-hand side.

Of course, Phil knows that there is a lot of luck involved in the penalty and if Hazard had decided to play from an angle in the first place, there would have been no way. Hans rarely played psychological warfare with his opponents. Often, the very presence of the tall German, who would pick himself up and throw himself in the trash, was enough to psychologically oppress his opponents. But these two are so beautiful!

The game continued, with Hans throwing the ball and Gonzalo receiving it on the left to start a new wave of attacks.

The atmosphere at the new Queen's Park is back alive.

Phil glanced at the sideline, and the boss had been quiet since he reached the sideline.

****

"One-to-one. Sabatini said as he walked past Patrick.

Patrick raised an eyebrow and nodded. The young Milan captain didn't speak English very well, but the phrase was simple. This was their first verbal exchange of words, though Patrick didn't speak.

Sabatini wasn't like the opponents Patrick had faced before. It's not the same with Shafre. Saffle is a calm man, but he makes you feel that he is thinking, he is competing, while Sabatini does not let you feel this. Even if he says this, you played me once at the beginning, and now I also break your ball once, and we are tied, you still think he doesn't care about winning or losing. It's not the same as Pierre's attitude towards the game. Sabatini is the captain and he has something about him that Ian has.

Patrick then looked at Ian, his gaze sweeping to Ben. Ben is in average state today. During the warm-up and chat before the game, he thought Ben would be in good shape today. Does his back still hurt?

Benjamin felt some tingling in his back, and he didn't know for a moment if it was a real pain or a delusion, because it was not continuous, but intermittent. Ndombele, who was opposite him in this game, continued to make physical contact with himself, consciously or unconsciously.

To make matters worse, Ali Hallack moves up and down his flank a lot, and often comes inside to hang out, and Jake is a bit out of step defensively.

Jake is fast, but his opponents are faster and more savvy. John on the same flank was also overwhelmed, with Benjamin sometimes having to move on the wing to help his teammates defend. Hazard in the middle can only be handed to Ian.

Benjamin took advantage of the set-piece gap and glanced to the sidelines.

What did that Italian Massimo Romano tell her?

Large beads of sweat slipped down Benjamin's neck. He looked ahead. Pat didn't seem to have any problems. Seem. It's just that the opponent's defense is strong.

With Milan's set-up today, Pate couldn't get a good chance of taking the ball, and in addition, whether it was Sabatini coming up to grab or someone else, there were always at least two people next to him, and they could help defend from different angles, which made it extremely difficult to break through.

Patrick Amber is undoubtedly the special caretaker of every opponent of the QPR.

Another point is that Milan as a whole basically gave up the ball, extremely compressed the space at the back, extremely strong running and physical confrontation, coupled with this very tight formation, so that Pate could only find opportunities to get up on the periphery.

Benjamin felt that he should lean forward and organize more to free Patter......

The pain in my back hit again. He didn't tell her the truth, he didn't sleep very well. Originally, it was just a small problem, but now it is a little bothering me on the field. Heavy footsteps.

Something needs to change. Benjamin thought. But she was extremely quiet on the sidelines today. He had to assume that what Massimo had told her before the match had an impact on her. What was she thinking?

Ian got the ball and Benjamin motioned for the Scots to give it to him. Then he dribbled the ball and made a match with Jake. Jake pushed forward a little harder, and if it was usual, Benjamin should have been able to take a step faster and reach the ball, but this time he slipped and couldn't catch it.

Saldo stepped forward and intercepted the ball. The Italian midfielder's style is different from Benjamin's, more Latin, very agile, even soft and delicate, after his right foot interception, there is no adjustment, and the left foot directly sends a direct pass over the top.

The ball was dangerous and Belotti went straight behind the QPR defence. However, Glenn, the trailing centre-back, made an unexpected choice at this point, he jumped high and blocked the ball with a barb!

After that, Ian immediately got the second point. Kovacic pounced, but the Scot made an unexpected move as he bounced off the ball near the centre circle to get past the Croatian and then fed Gonzalo to the left to keep the ball.

It seems that everyone is aware of the need to take risks. Glenn and Ian are both very solid players and have been forced out of the way in this game, along with Hans......

Benjamin immediately moved to the left, and at the same time shouted/shouted/Patrick to the left.

So far, Patrick's attacks have been focused on the right (the opponent's left), which is the side that Sabatini is defending.

The centre-back on the other side was Brazilian Mario Fernandez. Benjamin hasn't been teammates with Mario, but he knows that most of the QPR players on the field are familiar with Mario.

Benjamin gives the ball to Patrick.

Mario, for his part, flinched a little.

QPR's No. 18 got the ball and hit the ribs head-on on this side, Saldo moved over and was carried straight away, Mario reached out to intercept, but was dunked between his legs by Patrick.

Milan's lagging centre-back, Uruguayan Mauricio Lemos, made a sliding tackle but was pulled past by Patrick with a ball on the sole of his foot at breakneck speed, in a gesture that was as accustomed to Pierre Jungkai. Patrick uses simple moves, but the feeling of being able to do so easily is striking.

After passing the third man, Patrick faced the goalkeeper from a tight angle. Near the small penalty area, Leon and Genk have rushed over to catch the ball and grab the spot, which is a great opportunity for QPR.

Patrick made a fake shot, and Milan goalkeeper Donnarumma's body froze at that moment, and then Patrick flicked his body and slammed the ball into the middle with all his left foot.

The two Milan players had chased back but couldn't get their hands on the ball, and León didn't touch it, and behind him, Genk was about to crash the ball in front of an empty goal......

Sabatini appeared at this point.

Benjamin didn't see how the Italian defender was coming around from behind Genk at that moment, and there seemed to be an unconventional hand pressing.

Genk was extremely fast, but slightly shorter than his opponent, and was forced down by the Italian's arm over his shoulder. Next, it was the unclear movement around the front, Genk lost his center of gravity and his feet went soft, Sabatini fell to the ground and cleared the ball with his right foot!

If the ball is Phil, Sabatini may not be able to get close. Benjamin thought.

Genk immediately stood up in protest, and unexpectedly, instead of protesting the movement of his opponent's hand, he pointed to his ankle to the referee, and the sock was torn.

In that short moment, in addition to the interference in his hands, Sabatini also had a foot movement, and it was likely that a slight stampede caused Genk's feet to suddenly lose strength, so that he could go around the front and successfully clear the siege.

Milan's number 30 has already stood up. The slightly curly black hair fluttered in the breeze, and it still looked like nothing had happened, and he immediately threw himself into the next defense.

This man is a wizard who transcends the limitations of his position and a master of fraud. Benjamin frowned and saw Patrick getting up from the grass, his face unkind.

Benjamin is still not sure about one thing, is Pat normal today?

****

Ian is familiar with the game where the team dominates a lot of possession and besieges the opposition. But he's never had so much possession and he always feels like a dangerous game.

He's got a good vision, he's been taught very early to play with his head up, that's basic common sense, it's just that in high-intensity games, not all players can do it.

He can do it. He observes, he thinks, and he may not be able to see the opponent's holes at a glance like Ben, but he has his own way of understanding the game.

Christine never gave too specific instructions on the direction of the tactics in the first half, and Ian vaguely thought that it might be related to a series of moves by the Milan manager in the opening game, but on closer inspection, he thought it was unlikely. She should have her plans. Before her plans unfolded, he was the captain on the field, and tactically he had to dominate the backfield.

He believes the team should now play more on the right side of the opposition and avoid Sabatini's side. Although the previous attack was eventually cleared by Sabatini, it at least showed some possibilities.

But after that attack, another ten minutes passed. The Italian coach, who kept gesturing and shouting inside the pitch, seemed to have made some adjustments, and now Mario Fernandez's side is not so easy to play. Leon was also rarely able to make a breakthrough today, in fact, he tried to work on Mario's side from the beginning, and the effect was not good.

Pat. Pat is the key.

Ian remembered something. Many years ago, when they were still in the reserves, Pat watched some of the Discovery Channel shows and suddenly talked about it at lunch. At that time, Zixiang had been complaining that Pat ruined people's appetite. But he took Pate's words to heart.

There is a kind of spider that produces a web that is different from ordinary spiders, not in a flat shape, but rich in layers and complex. When the prey crashes into the net, it is difficult to break free or break through it by its own strength, and it can only be dinner.

Now, AC Milan's defence, what is presented makes Ian feel that way.

He received Gonzalo's pass and transitioned to the right, keeping an eye on his teammates and continuing to think.

Hierarchy, the key is hierarchy.

That's why it's hard for Milan's defence to really break down. In the previous games against Chelsea, they had that level of intensity, but they weren't unassailable. Because Simeone's defensive personnel still can't do Milan's almost casual change of position and mutual protection. It's hard for him to imagine what Milan's training sessions will be like – what kind of training will produce such a high level of chemistry between the players and such a thorough understanding of tactics?

Moreover, this level brings that Milan has the possibility of counterattacking at any time. The left, the right, the middle, it's all the same. Although they were pressed back, they were not crushed and crushed, hiding the huge energy that popped up at any time.

So Ian is inclined to think that Milan are not being pressed back by the QPR at all, they have chosen this strategy on their own initiative.

Hazard is always around him, which also makes him uncomfortable, every time he receives the ball, every time he passes the ball, he can't be distracted. Eden Hazard is not as sharp as he was two or three years ago, but his skills can still pose a threat if he gets the ball to the Belgian.

Pat got the ball. Pat sent the ball forward, and Genk quickly pulled it down the left flank to catch it.

Ian thought that the Dutchman should turn around and give the ball back at this point.

But Henk didn't. Ian knew Genk felt that the game had been a bit fucked up so far, especially after his previous goal had been ruined, and the emotional problem had come to light again.

Pat is still beckoning to Genk.

Henk decided to come on his own. Genk spun past Fahd Hallac and, surprisingly, the AC Milan right wing-back didn't follow. Genk immediately turned around again and headed straight for goal.

It seems that AC Milan have leaked out of space on this side because Fahd has not been resolute with others.

But in an instant, Ian saw that the passing lines next to Genk were all cut off. Saldo moved sideways like a crab, pressing Genk while blocking his way forward to feed the ball. Kovacic stuck in the line of Genk's cross.

Henk hesitated, and Ian hurriedly called out to him. The Dutch tried to turn back, but Fahd came around behind him, cutting off his line back completely.

Spider web. Ian thought to himself. In this encirclement, Genk could only force a long pass to the right in a hurry, but the ball was not high enough and was headed down by Ali Halak at the other end.

The ball fell directly at Sabatini's feet. León immediately went up to counter-attack, but the Italian made a collision with Ali Hallac and then broke straight past the Uruguayan striker and rushed forward with the ball from the back.

Although he knew the power of Sabatini's impact with the ball before, this was the first time he had seen it in this game, and Ian hurried to move in this direction, Ben was too difficult alone.

Sabatini did pass Ben with great explosiveness and steady dribbling pace. Ali and Fahd, one left and one right, also outflanked from both sides.

Although the ball was still in Milan's half, Ian had a premonition that a hurricane was about to blow, so he hurriedly shouted and instructed the defenders to retreat quickly, while signaling Ben to hurry up and chase back.

Sabatini didn't continue to take it, he passed the ball forward.

The astute Hazard received the ball and Ian turned to chase it, and he found that John had let go again, but he saw it right away, and that was because Ali Hallack had rushed up from the road at high speed, much like the previous counter-attack. John couldn't juggle the middle and the wing, but he let go of both.

Ian decided to stop the attack at the cost of a foul, Hazard had already started and John was late and immediately shaken over, which gave him time. The Scots made two big strides to Hazard's side.

Hazard distributed the ball to Fahd on the right the moment he was knocked down. JT didn't seem to know whether to press over or not, and QPR's defense was in complete confusion in a matter of seconds.

Ian shouted, "JT, quick!" and he himself desperately chased back into the box.

JT just started, but by the time he was in a hurry, Fahd had already taken the lead, cut inside with the ball, easily got past the left central defender of the QPR, and then hit the goal with a kick -

Hans made a side pounce and pounced the ball on the other side, far from the penalty area, and the ball flew back to the right of the QPR, the left of Milan.

When Ian turned again, he saw that Sabatini had stepped forward to the spot where the ball landed. The moment the ball landed, he immediately rolled a cross with the inside of his left foot with a high arc.

The cross went around Glenn and flew to the back of the box. There, Milan centre-forward Belotti has already jumped.

The ball makes contact with the forehead and slams into the net.

In the 41st minute of the game, QPR trailed AC Milan 0:1 at home.

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When the halftime whistle blew, Lu Ling put his hands in his pockets and walked in the direction of the player's tunnel. Behind her, the players were walking off the field, and the coaches and players in the dugout and on the bench were getting up. She was greeted by the crumbling of the fans. She didn't need to go to see it, she knew that some fans would go to the lounge area at this time to have a drink and talk about the first half, and watch the TV replay in the lounge area, so the stands were mostly empty, and of course, there were also fans who didn't like to go to the crowded lounge, they were looking at the stadium with their arms crossed and complaining to their guys. Only cheers and applause continued to be heard from the away fan zone. Obviously still excited about that goal.

Everyone understands the meaning of an away goal. It may come as a surprise that the QPR playing at home with Patrick Amber and León Ferreira should have scored first, but it may not come as a 1-0 score against a strong team this season, with the 1-0 score being the signature score for AC Milan.

1:0 is enough to trap you. Enough to close the door to the finals.

If she had not been a participant in this match, she would have cheered and even howled for Massimo Romano's system. Oh, Italian football, Italian football, those who love you will be in tears if they read Massimo's tactics on this occasion.

"Hey—"

Lu Ling was about to walk to the players' tunnel. She slowly turned her head. Her brow furrowed, meaning to ask. After that, she didn't wait for him and continued to walk towards the players' tunnel.

Benjamin, who was shoulder-to-shoulder with the manager, covered his mouth and whispered, "Are you alright?"

Lu Ling's hands were still in her pockets, and she didn't look at him. She replied, "I'm fine." Why do you ask?"

"Massimo seems to have told you something......" Benjamin whispered, still covering his mouth with his hand. He observed the side of her face, her lips darker than ever, and he saw her eyes drooping, the tip of her tongue sweeping over her lower lip.

Lu Ling was just about to speak, but suddenly remembered something, and shouted in the direction of the home team's locker room, she asked a staff member to urge the two data analysts sitting in the stands to come over quickly. Soon there were various voices behind her, and she knew that most of the players and coaches on both sides had entered the players' tunnel.

She continued to walk towards the locker room, but turned her head to look at Benjamin, and she noticed that he was sweating more than usual, so she asked, "Is your back okay?"

Benjamin was stunned, his gaze a little evasive. "I'm fine. ”

"Okay, thank you. Lu Ling stared at those gray and green eyes and continued, "If you can't insist on telling me, when we go to Milan, I still need you." ”

"I promise. Benjamin looked her in the eye as well. He felt like he was swearing every time he said I promise in front of her.

Before Benjamin pushed open the locker room door for Lu Ling, she pushed open the locker room door first. Then, she turned her head and her eyes fell on Benjamin's face and then behind him, and she half-blocked her mouth and lowered her voice: "This is a two-legged match of at least 180 minutes, and a lot of people are involved, not only the players and coaches. A lot will happen in those 180 minutes, and it is not the words that Massimo told me that can change the course. Have some faith in me, okay?"

Benjamin nodded. He knew there was someone else behind him. 166 Reading Network